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To Have and Have Not What Makes a FamilyIt had been boring hanging about the hotel all 2A nuclear family is defined as a married
afternooncouple with their minor children
1. Why did the writer want to leave the hotel? 3The information in this passage would most
To have a change of scene. likely be found in an anthropology textbook
2. What attracted the writer to the shop? The 4The information in the first paragraph is
light coming from inside. presented mainly through pointing out similarities
3. The writer found the stock in the front of the 5The word mobility means readiness to move
shop of top quality. Tales of the Terrible Past
4. What was unusual about the way the woman It is not the job of fiction writers to analyze
looked at him? She seemed to know him and interpret history
well. 1. This passage is mostly about two novels that
5. The writer disliked the back room because he deal with slavery
saw nothing he really liked. 2. Beloved is set in Ohio after the Civil War
Pop Music in Africa3. The writer seems to feel that the books are
Young musicians in African countries are worthwhile but challenging
creating a new kind of pop music 4. The writer emphasizes that the two books are
1This passage is about how African pop music similar in their portrayal of violence
is more serious than most pop music. 5. The word appalling means terrible2For people outside of Africa, African pop Seeing the World Centuries Ago
music is both familiar and different. If you enjoy looking through travel books by
3The musicians mentioned in this passage all such familiar authors as Arthur Frommer or
write about serious problems. Eugene Fodor,
4Eric Wainaina studied music in Boston. 1. This passage is mostly about where three early
5Witness Mwaijaga writes about the problems travel writers went and wrote about
of women partly because she has had a difficult life 2. Ibn Battutah traveled throughout the Muslim
herself. world
Why So Many Children 3. The books of the three writers were popular
In many of the developing countries in because they told of strange and exotic locales
Africa and Asia 4. The overall organization of this passage is
1In a traditional agricultural economy, a large through chronological order
family can be an advantage. 5. In this passage attest means to give proof of
2. When countries become industrialized, the birth “Lucky” Lord Lucan -- Alive or Dead
rate generally goes down. On 8th November 1974 Lord Lucan,a British
3. According to this passage, Italy today is an aristocrat,vanished
example of an industrialized country with a low 1The public are still interested in the
birth rate. investigation because Lord Lucan has never been
4. Saudi Arabia is mentioned in the passage found
because it shows that factors other than the 2It is thought that Lucan killed the nanny
economy influence birth rate. because it was dark and he thought she was Lady
5. In Mexico, Thailand, and Indonesia, the Lucan
government has tried to improve the condition of 3Aspinall thought Lucan killed himself by
women. sinking his boat
Narrow Escape 4Lucan could have been killed because people
We had left the hut too late that morningthought he might talk to the police about them if he
1. Why was it “too late” by the time they left the was caught
hut in the morning? Rocks loosened by melting ice 5Ex-detective MacLaughlin claimed that Mr
could be dangerous. Barry Haplin was really Lord Lucan in disguise
2The first reason given to explain why The Travels of Ibn Battuta
mountaineers hate talus is that climbers above you “I left Tangier, my birthplace,
might cause it to fall on you. 1. What is the passage mainly about? The
3What is likely to be the meaning of "Cailloux"? adventures of Ibn BattutaRocks are falling. 2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to
4What is sarcastic in the words of the boy in set off for in line 5? left to go to.
paragraph four? Being hit by a rock isn't "pleasant" 3. The Sultan of Delhi gave Ibn Battuta a
at all. position of judge because Ibn Battuta had studied
5In what sense was Toby "safe"? The in Meccaoverhanging rock would protect him from falling 4. Which of the following would the writer of this
rocks. passage most likely agree with? Ibn Battuta should
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Shark Attack! a child's behaviour should make an appointment to
Craig Rogers was sitting on his surfboard, discuss the matter with a teacher. Spending time in
1. After Craig Rogers fell into the water, the front of the screen does not necessarily affect a
shark.swam away. child's performance at school. Even if a child is
2. It is difficult for the author to understand why absolutely crazy about using the Internet, he or she
great whites often let humans escape is probably just going through a phase, and in a
3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to few months there will be something else to worry
make up, in line 2 of paragraph 4? Are about!
4. The word their in line 2 of paragraph 4 means The Old Gate
great whites'. In the Middle Ages the vast majority of
5. What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph? European cities had walls around them. This was
We now know great whites don't mistake partly for defensive reasons but another factor was
humans for other animals. the need to keep out anyone regarded as
School Lunch(完型)undesirable, like people with contagious diseasesResearch has shown that over half the The Old City of London gates were all demolished
children in Britain who take their own lunches to by the end of the 18th century. The last of London's
school do not eat properly in the middle of the day. gates was removed a century ago, but by a stroke
In Britain schools have to provide meals at of luck, it was never destroyed
lunchtime. Children can choose to bring their own This gate is, in actual fact, not called a gate at
food or have lunch at the school canteen. all; its name is Temple Bar, and it marked the
One shocking finding of this research is boundary between the Old City of London and
that school meals are much healthier than lunches Westminster. In 1878 the Council of London took
prepared by parents. There are strict standards for the Bar down, numbered the stones and put the
the preparation of school meals, which have to gate in storage because its design was
include one portion of fruit and one of vegetables, unfashionable it was expensive to maintain and it
as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like was blocking the trafficbread or pasta. Lunchboxes examined by The Temple Bar Trust was set up in the
researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and 1970's with the intention of returning the gate
chocolate bars. Children consume twice as much home. The aim of the Trust is the preservation of
sugar as they should at lunchtime. the nation's architectural heritage.Transporting the
The research will provide a better gate will mean physically pulling it down, stone by
understanding of why the percentage of stone, removing and rebuilding it near St Paul's
overweight students in Britain has increased in the Cathedral. Most of the facade of the gate will
last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot probably be replaced, though there is a good
criticise parents, but it can remind them of the chance that the basic structure will be sound. The
nutritional value of milk, fruit and vegetables. hardest job of all, however, will be to recreate the
Small changes in their children's diet can affect statues of the monarchs that once stood on top of
their future health. Children can easily develop bad the gateeating habits at this age, and parents are the only Family Historyones who can prevent it. In an age when technology is developing
A Powerful Influence faster than ever before, many people are being
There can be no doubt at all that the Internet attracted to the idea of looking back into the pasthas made a huge difference to our lives Parents are One way they can do this is by investigating their
worried that children spend too much time playing own family history. They can try to find out more
on the Internet, hardly ever doing anything else in about where their families came from and what
their spare time. Naturally, parents are curious to they did. This is now a fast?growing hobby,
find out why the Internet is so attractive, and they especially in countries with a fairly short history,
want to know if it can be harmful for their like Australia and the United Stateschildren. Should parents worry if their children are It is one thing to spend some time going
spending that much time staring at their through a book on family history and to take the
computers? decision to investigate your own family's past. It is
Obviously, if children are bent over their quite another to carry out the research work
computers for hours, absorbed in some game, successfully. It is easy to set about it in a
instead of doing their homework, then something is disorganised way and cause yourself many
wrong. Parents and children could decide how problems which could have been avoided with a
much use the child should make of the Internet, little forward planningand the child should give his or her word that it If your own family stories tell you that you
won’t interfere with homework. If the child is not are connected with a famous character, whether
holding to this arrangement, the parent can take hero or criminal, do not let this idea take over your
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more drastic steps dealing with a child's use of the research. Just treat it as an interesting possibilityInternet is not much different from negotiating any A simple system for collecting and storing your
other sort of bargain about behaviour. information will be adequate to start with; a more
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important thing, though, is to get started. Who Four weeks ago US children dressed as
knows what you might find? monsters and asked for sweets
Helen and Martin 1. On Halloween, children in the United States
With a thoughtful sigh, Helen turned away often dress up as ghostsfrom the window and wa1ked back to her favourite 2.When are turkey and pumpkin pie eaten?On
armchair. Would her brother never arrive? For a Thanksgiving
brief moment, she wondered if she really cared that 3. Thanksgiving is the time for the American
much. people to thank God for providing them with
Over the years Helen had given up waiting comfortable and happy livesfor Martin to take an interest in her. Her feelings 4. Many children in the United States like
for him had gradually weakened until now, as she Thanksgiving because they can stay with their
sat waiting for him, she experienced no more than parents at home and eat a lot of nice fooda sister's curiosity to see what had become of her 5. The first pilgrims settled in America in 1620.
brother. TV Shows and Long Bus Trips
Almost without warning, Martin had lost his Long bus rides are like television shows
job with a busy publishing company after spending 1. According to the passage, what do the
the last eight years in New York as a key figure in passengers usually see when they are on a long bus
the US office. Somehow the two of them hadn't trip? Advertisements on billboardsbothered to keep in touch and, left alone, Helen 2. What is the purpose of this passage? To talk
had slowly found her confidence in her own about the similarities between long bus trips and
judgement growing. Ignoring the wishes of her TV showsparents, she had left university halfway through 3. The writer of this passage would probably favor
her course and now, to the astonishment of the no billboards along the road.
whole family, she was gaining a fast-growing 4. The writer feels long bus rides are like TV
reputation in the pages of respected art magazines shows because they both have a beginning, a
and was actually earning enough to live on from middle, and an end, with commercials in betweenher paintings. 5. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is
Of course, she took no pleasure in Martin's somewhat like the beginning because both are
sudden misfortune, but she couldn't help looking exciting.
forward to her brother's arrival with quiet Modern Sun Worshippers
satisfaction at what she had achieved. People travel for a lot of reasons. Some
Telling Tales about People(阅读预备) tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrinesOne of the most common types of nonfiction, 1. The writer seems to imply that Europeans
1. This passage is mostly about the travel mostly for the reason that they wish to
characteristics of autobiographies,memoirs,and escape from the cold, dark and rainy days back at
biographies. home2. Helen Keller wrote an autobiography. 2. In paragraph 2, cities like London,
3. Autobiography writers are not always objective Copenhagen, and Amsterdam are mentioned to
because they want to present themselves in a good show that they are not good cities in terms of
lightgeography and climate4. The writer introduces each category in the 3. According to the passage, which of the
passage by defining it. following countries attracts more tourists than the
5. Diverse means varied or different _. others? Spain.
A. able to swim in deep water B. similar or 4. The latter half of the last sentence in
alike C. varied or different D. enjoying paragraph 3, i.e., "or one tourist for every person
poetry living in Spain" means every year almost as many
Outside-the-classroom Learning Makes a Big tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that
DifferencecountryPutting a bunch of college students in charge 5. According to the passage, which of the
of a $300,000 Dance Marathon, following factors might spoil the tourists' fun at
1. An extracurricular activity like raising a fund of Mediterranean resorts and beaches? Rainy weather.
$300,000 is risky because most student leaders will The Changing Middle Classnot take an interest in it. The United States perceives itself to be a
2. American students join campus organizations middle-class nation
mostly for gaining experience. 1. The i