The workers who brought the girl to the orphanage(孤儿院) knew little about her. The street where they found her had been her home for many years. Her parents were unknown. They left her long ago. At the orphanage, the girl, like all the children there, was taught to read and write. While she was studying at the orphanage, she learned something else－to be independent(独立). At twenty-one, she left the orphanage and began to work as a secretary. And then, in 1975, while she was still working as an ordinary secretary, something special happened. She entered the Miss Hong Kong Competition and won it. This was the turning point in her life. Now her name, Mary Cheung, was known to everybody.
Mary entered the competition because she wanted to show that orphanage girls could be something. Winning the competition gave her the chance to start a new life. This led her first into television and then into business as a manager. When she was working as a manager, she had trouble with her reports. “My English just wasn’t good enough.” she says. Luckily, she had a boyfriend (who later became her husband) to help her.
Mary studied management(管理) at Hong Kong Polytechnic and graduated in 1980. She started her own business in 1985. But she did not stop developing herself. She then studied at the University of Hong Kong. Since 1987, she had spent a lot of time on photography(摄影). She has held several exhibitions of her works in many places－China, New Zealand and Paris. She still found time, however, to work on TV, write for newspapers and support her family.
The girl from the street has come a long way, but her journey has not finished yet.
Before Mary Cheung was brought to the orphanage, _____.
| A．she had lived with her parents whose names were not known |
| B．she had lived in the street for many years |
| C．the workers knew her well |
| D．she had learned to write and read by herself |
The sentence “orphanage girls could be something” means that orphanage girls could be _____.
| A．popular and successful | B．understood by others |
| C．Miss Hong Kong | D．known to everybody |
When did her life change completely?
| A．In 1987. | B．In 1985. |
| C．In 1980. | D．In 1975. |
This passage is probably taken from _____.
| A．a newspaper | B．a science magazine |
| C．a history textbook | D．a novel |
According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?
| A．All the children at the orphanage liked Mary. |
| B．Mary was not happy working as a secretary. |
| C．Mary’s boyfriend was good at English. |
| D．Mary’s life in the orphanage was difficult |
Once a tiger was in a cage. Soon a good man went by. As soon as the tiger saw the man, the tiger began to cry. “Please! Please!” the tiger called. “Please, let me out.” “No,” said the good man. “If I do, you will eat me.” “I will not eat you,” the tiger said. “Please let me out.”
The good man believed the tiger. He opened the door of the cage. The tiger jumped out. “How silly you are,” the tiger laughed. “Now I am going to eat you.” “Wait!” the man cried. “You ought not to eat me. Let us ask others what they think.” “You may ask three others. ” the tiger said.
The good man asked a tree. The tree said, “I give shade (树荫). And yet I am cut down. Let the tiger eat you.”
Next, the good man asked a bird. The bird said, “I hurt no one. Yet people hunt and kill me. Let the tiger eat you.”
The last one that the good man asked was a road. The road said, “I don’t care if the tiger eats you. People could not get along too well without me. Yet all day and all night people step on me without even a ‘thank you’.”
The tiger was ready to eat the good man. Just then a dog came by. “What is happening?” asked the dog. The man told the dog the whole story.
“I don’t understand,” said the dog. “The tiger wants to eat you because you put him in a cage?”
“No, no,” said the man. “Some other men put him in a cage.”
“Oh,” the dog said. “He is going to eat you because you do not have a cage.”
“Silly dog!” the tiger cried. “Don’t you understand? I was in the cage. This man let me out.”
“Oh, I see,” the dog said. “When the man was in the cage, you let him out.”
“I was in the cage!” the tiger cried. “In this way!” with that, he jumped back into the cage.
At once, the dog closed the door of the cage. “Oh,” the dog laughed. “At last I understand!”
The good man and the dog walked off. The tiger looked sad in the cage. If he waited long enough, perhaps another good man would come by.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案, 并将其标号填入题前括号内。When the tiger saw the man, he began to cry, because _____________.
| A．he wanted the man to help him out of the cage |
| B．he wanted to eat the man |
| C．he wanted to eat the dog |
| D．he wanted to eat the bird |
After the tiger jumped out of the cage, he wanted _____________.
| A．to thank the man | B．to eat the man |
| C．to ask the others | D．to run away |
The tree ____________ with the tiger because _______ to the tree.
| A．agreed; humans were kind |
| B．agreed; humans were not kind |
| C．disagreed; humans were kind |
| D．disagreed; humans were not kind |
The bird let the tiger eat the man because __________.
| A．people helped birds |
| B．it liked tigers |
| C．it liked the man |
| D．people hunted and killed him |
What happened to the tiger at last?
| A．The dog agreed that the tiger could eat the good man. |
| B．The tiger jumped back into the cage and was closed in the cage again. |
| C．The tiger ate the good man and the dog. |
| D．The tiger made friends with the good man and the dog. |
阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
Dear Sir,
I am writing to you about my stay at your hotel. My wife and I arrived on Saturday, 15th May and stayed for a week. Though we were treated well and found the service excellent, we think there are one or two matters we should bring your attention.
1. We had hoped for a nice holiday from our busy work lives, and your advertisement said “comfortable and quiet”. We want to have a chance to enjoy ourselves. However, we were always waken up by the noise every morning. Is it really necessary for the workers to start their repair work so early?
2. We had hoped to swim in your “wonderful pool”. To our disappointment(失望), we found that it was closed for the whole time of our stay.
I hope you do not mind my writing to you about these things, but I would be happy if you could give me some explanation. As I said at the start, it is a pity, and your service is so good in other fields.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Yours sincerely
Mr Hector Bradley
根据材料内容选择最佳答案, 并将其标号填入题前括号内。Whom is Mr Hector Bradley probably writing this letter to?
| A．His friend. | B．The owner of a hotel. |
| C．An editor. | D．His father. |
When did they get to the hotel?
| A．On 15th May. | B．Three days ago. |
| C．Last year. | D．On a cold winter morning. |
What’s the main idea of the second paragraph (段落)?
| A．The hotel was very comfortable and quiet. |
| B．The workers in the hotel were very hard-working. |
| C．He thought the hotel hadn’t provided them a quiet place. |
| D．The service in the hotel was very excellent. |
What did Mr Bradley think about the swimming pool?
| A．He felt disappointed because the swimming pool was closed for the whole time of their stay. |
| B．He felt disappointed because the swimming poop was too small. |
| C．He felt pleased with it because he had a good time there. |
| D．He found it really wonderful, just like what was said in the advertisement. |
What kind of letter is it?
| A．An invitation letter. |
| B．A thank-you letter. |
| C．A recommendation letter |
| D．A complaint letter. |
| Circle 0 if the statement is not true of your child. Circle 1 if the statement is sometimes true of your child. Circle 2 if the statement is very true or often true of your child. 0 1 2 1. Argues a lot 0 1 2 2. Can’t pay attention for long 0 1 2 3. Cries a lot 0 1 2 4. Is cruel(残酷的) to animals or other children 0 1 2 5. Gets in fights 0 1 2 6. Has friends who get in trouble 0 1 2 7. Lies or cheats 0 1 2 8. Is very loud 0 1 2 9. Doesn’t like to talk 0 1 2 10. Runs away from home Add the numbers you circled. That is your total score. If your total score is: 0-5 Your child were an angel! 6-10 Your child gave you a little trouble, but overall he/she behaved pretty well. 11-15 Your child gave you quite a bit of trouble—more than the average child. 16-20 Your child gave you a lot of trouble! (Note: This questionnaire is just for fun. The real questionnaire(调查表) that psychiatrists(精神病学家) gave parents was much longer and was scored differently.) |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。Who is the form designed(设计) for?
| A．Parents. | B．Children. |
| C．Teachers. | D．Students. |
According to the final score, you can judge whether or not ______.
| A．your parents are too strict |
| B．your child is clever |
| C．your parents are kind |
| D．your child is naughty(顽皮的) |
If a child often fought with others, you should circle ______.
| A．0 | B．1 | C．2 | D．nothing |
Which is not mentioned in the form?
| A．Is noisy. |
| B．Plays with fires. |
| C．Is not friendly to others |
| D．Leaves home without permission. |
Which of the following it True?
| A．The questionnaire is designed just for fun. |
| B．The questionnaire is right designed by psychiatrists. |
| C．If your total score was “3”, your child behaved worst. |
| D．A good child should never tell a lie according to the questionnaire. |
Cows that are named and treated with a “more personal touch” can increase milk production by up to 500 pints a year.
The study, by the university’s School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, involved(包括) 516 farmers across the UK.
The study found farmers who named their cows got a 54% higher production than those that did not give their cows names. Dairy farmer Dennis Gibb said he believed treating every cow as an individual(个体) was very important.
“They aren’t just our means of making money. They’re part of the family,” he said. “We love our cows here and every one of them has a name. All of us regard them as ‘our ladies’ but we know every one of them and each one has her own personality.”
Dr Catherine Douglas said, “What our study shows is what many good, caring farmers have long since believed. Our data suggests that UK dairy farmers regard their cows as intelligent beings(智能动物). They are able to experience a range of emotions(情感的领域).”
“Placing more importance on knowing the individual animals and calling them by name can, at no extra cost to the farmer, also increase milk production.”
根据短文内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。How much milk can a named cow produce in a year?
| A．300 pounds. | B．500 pounds. |
| C．500 pints. | D．600 pints. |
What does the farmer Gibb regard his cows as?
| A．Their parents. | B．Members of their family. |
| C．Their friends. | D．Clever animals. |
Where did the experience come from?
A. The USA. B. The UK. C. The UN. D. China.How did the farmers make their cows happy?
| A．They played music in the barn. |
| B．They fed better food than others. |
| C．They named each cow themselves. |
| D．They let their cows free on the farm. |
Why did the farms want their cows to increase milk?
| A．Because they wanted to drink more. |
| B．Because their cows can be happy. |
| C．Because the milk is more delicious. |
| D．Because they made by money by selling milk. |
阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town announcing that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole town. A large crowd gathered, and they all thought it was perfect. There was not a flaw（瑕疵）in it.
Suddenly, an old man said, “Your heart is not nearly as beautiful as mine.” The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s heart. It was full of scars（伤疤）. The young man laughed. “Comparing your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”
“Yes,” said the old man, “You see, every scar represents a person to whom I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their heart that fits into the empty place in my heart. Though it has some scars, I cherish（珍惜）. Because they remind me of the love we shared. Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn’t returned a piece of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gouges（豁口）. Although these gouges are painful, they stay open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?”
The young man ripped a piece out of his perfect heart and offered it to the old man. The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man’s heart.
The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart flowed into his. They embraced（拥抱）and walked away side by side.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。The young man thought _______ at first.
| A．his heart was painful |
| B．the old man’s hear was perfect |
| C．his own heart was perfect |
| D．he himself was the most beautiful |
The old man’s heart _______.
| A． is not nearly as beautiful as the young man’s |
| B． has been given to a person who needed it |
| C． is a mess of scars |
| D．is perfect |
The scares can _______.
| A．recover by themselves |
| B．be filled as well as before |
| C．represent how hard the old man has lived |
| D．represent that the old man has given love to many people |
What does the word “wound” in the passage mean?
| A．伤口 | B．胸腔 | C．疤痕 | D．心房 |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．A flaw in the heart |
| B．the most beautiful heart |
| C．Beautiful scars in heart |
| D．offering your heart to others |
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