Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer (扫盲志愿者). The training I received, though excellent, didn't tell me how it was to work with a real student, however. When I began to discover what other people’s lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading.
My first student Marie was a 44-year-old single mother of three children. In the first lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule, she told me it would not help because she couldn't read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn't always remember what she needed. Also, she could only recognize items by sight, so if the product had a different label, she would not recognize it as the product she wanted.
As we worked together, learning how to read built Marie’s self-confidence. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program, she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy first grader, with his reading. I found that helping Marie to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before.
As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Marie did.What did the writer do last summer?
| A．She worked in the supermarket. |
| B．She helped someone to learn to read. |
| C．She helped some single mothers. |
| D．She was trained by a literacy volunteer. |
Why didn't Marie go to the supermarket by bus at first?
| A．Because she liked to walk to the supermarket. |
| B．Because she didn't have a bus schedule. |
| C．Because she couldn't afford the bus ticket. |
| D．Because she couldn't find the right bus. |
How did Marie use to find the goods she wanted in the supermarket?
| A．She knew where the goods were in the supermarket. |
| B．She asked others to take her to the right place. |
| C．She managed to find the goods by their looks. |
| D．She remembered the names of the goods. |
Which of the statements is TRUE about Marie?
| A．She could do many things she had not been able to before. |
| B．She was able to read stories with the help of her son. |
| C．She decided to continue her studies in school. |
| D．She helped to build up my self-confidence. |
A strange thing happens to nearly everybody at night. They turn off the lights, put up the covers and close their eyes. Six or seven hours later, they wake up again. Strange, isn’t it?
Sleep puzzles science. Scientists and doctors would rather talk about why one can’t fall asleep. They are not so sure what causes sleep.
The best conditions for sleep, they say, are good health and meal neither too big nor too small. No worries and a comfortable place to sleep in are important, too. They advise against two in one bed.
Strange things happen during sleep. For example, you move often. You would feel tired if you didn’t. You also dream. Part of your brain is still awake when you dream. Dreaming happens when the memory and imagination parts of your brain are still awake. Experiments have shown that bad dreams may be caused by a stomachache.
Don’t worry if you dream. Some great stories and poems were begun while the writers slept.
41. Sleep puzzles scientists because they are not certain _______.
why one can’t fall asleep
why one wakes up six or seven sleeping hours later
both A and B
D. what causes sleep
42. You would feel tired during sleep if you ________.
A. move often B. sleep on your back C. didn’t move D. went back too later
43. Dreaming happens when _______.
A. you are in a deep sleep B. you are not comfortable
C. part of our brain is still awake D. there’s too much noise in the room
44. The best title for this passage is ________.
A. Why You Dream B. The Strangeness of Sleep
C. What Happens During Sleep D. The Cause of Sleep
Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive(欺骗)?When someone tells you something that is true，but leaves out important information that should be included. he can give you a false picture．
For example，someone might say，“I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery(彩票)．It was great．I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy’s a winner，right? Maybe，maybe not．We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets，and only one was a winner．He’s really a big loser!
He didn’t say anything that was false，but he left out important information on
purpose．That’s called a half truth．Half truths are not technically lies，but they are
just as dishonest．
Some politicians often use this trick．Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last
term，her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs．Then she seeks an
other term．One of her opponents(对手)says，“During Governor Smith’s term，the
state lost one million jobs!” That’s true．However，an honest statement would have
been，“During Governor Smith's term，the state had a net gain of two million jobs．’’
Advertisers(广告商)will sometimes use half—truths．It’s against the law to make
false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth．An advertisement might say，
“Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache．”It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky
Company．
This kind of deception happens too often．It’s a sad fact of life：Lies are lies，and
sometimes the truth can 1ie as well．How much did the lottery winner lose?
| A．one hundred dollars． | B．Two hundred dollars． |
| C．Three hundred dollars． | D．Four hundred dollars． |
We may infer that the author believes people should
| A．buy lottery tickets if possible | B．make use of half—truths |
| C．be careful about what they are told | D．not trust the Yucky Company |
What do the underlined words “net gain” in Paragraph 5 mean?
| A．final increase | B．big advantage |
| C．1arge share | D．total number |
What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?
| A．False statements are easy to see through． |
| B．Half-truths are often used to mislead people． |
| C．Doctors like to act in advertisements． |
| D．Advertisements are based on facts． |
How many examples does the writer give to show how the truth is used to deceive?
| A．One． | B．Two． | C．Three． | D．Four． |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．Using half truths is against the law． |
| B．Technically，half truths are in fact lies． |
| C．Yucky Pills is a very good medicine for toothache． |
| D．Governor Smith did a good job during her last term． |
Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
| A．He’s really a big loser! |
| B．Sometimes the truth can lie as well． |
| C．Advertisers will sometimes use half truths． |
| D．It’s against the law to make false statements． |
Young visitors to museums often complain(抱怨)about having museum feet，the
tired feeling one gets after spending too much time in a museum．A case of museum feet
makes one feel like saying：“This is boring．I could have done the painting myself．
When can we sit down? What time is it?
Studies of museum behavior show that the average visitor spends about four seconds looking at one object．For young visitors，the time call be even shorter．Children are more interested in smells，sounds，and the “feel’’ of a place than looking at a work of art．If they stay in a museum too long，they will feel tired and become impatient．
To avoid museum feet，try not to have children look at too many things in one visit．It is reported that young visitors get more out of a visit if they focus on no more than nine objects．One and a half hours is the ideal(理想的)time to keep their eyes and minds sharp，and their feet happy.When a child gets “museum feet”, he or she feels．
| A．bored | B．interested | C．pleased | D．angry |
To attract more children，museums should offer more．
| A．reading materials | B．works of art |
| C．1ively things | D．comfortable shoes |
Children can benefit most from a visit to a museum if they spend .
| A．1ess than 4 seconds looking at 1 object |
| B．a whole morning focusing on 19 objects |
| C．the time together with their parents |
| D．1.5 hours focusing on 9 objects |
What’s the passage mainly about?
| A．The cause of museum feet and how to avoid them． |
| B．How to build better museums for children． |
| C．How to prevent children from getting museum feet． |
| D．Why more children get museum feet than adults． |
Amanda Clement grew up in Hudson，South Dakota．Baseball was always her favorite sport．Once in a while her brother Hank and his friends would let her play first base in their games．More often，however，they asked her to umpire(裁判)for them, because they knew her calls would be fair and there would be no arguing．
One day in 1904，Amanda and her mother traveled to Hawarden，Iowa，to watch Hank play for the home team against Hawarden．When they arrived at the ball field，two local teams were waiting to play a preliminary(预备)game．The umpire hadn’t arrived，so Hank argued that the teams should let his sister serve as umpire．The players finally agreed．
Amanda，then sixteen and standing five feet，ten inches tall，made perfect calls．
She was so good that players for the main game asked her 10 umpire for them and even
offered to pay her．Thus，at sixteen，Amanda Clement became the first paid female
baseball umpire on record．She is honored in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown，
New York．Hank and his friends often asked Amanda to umpire for them because
| A．they wanted to make her happy |
| B．she called them brothers |
| C．no one else wanted to do it for them |
| D．she knew the rules well and was fair |
Amanda went to Hawarden in order to
| A．serve as umpire |
| B．make money |
| C．watch her brother play |
| D．help the local teams |
Amanda most probably learned how to umpire a baseball game .
| A．in her P．E．classes at school | B．in an umpire training school |
| C．by watching and playing the games | D．from her mother，a baseball umpire |
Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
| A．Amanda Clement．First Female Umpire |
| B．A Family of Baseball Fans |
| C．Baseball Games in Hawarden，Iowa |
| D．The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown |
Once upon a time a man became a great archer(射手)．He asked the king to declare
him as the greatest archer of the country．The king was about to do so when an old
servant of the king said，“Wait，sir．I know an old man who lives in the forest．He is a
much greater archer．Let this young man go to him and learn from him for at least three
years．”
The man could not believe that there could be a greater archer than him，but he
went and found the old man and he was! For three years he learned from him．Then one
day, when he thought he had learned everything，the thought arose in him：“If I kill this
old man，then 1 will be the greatest archer．”
The old man had gone to cut wood and he was coming back carrying wood On his
shoulder．The young man hid behind a tree，waiting to kill him．He shot an arrow．The
old man took a small piece of wood and threw it．It struck the arrow and the arrow
turned back and wounded the young man very deeply．The old man came，took Out the
arrow and said。“I knew that some day or other you were going to do this．That’s why
I have not taught you this secret．There is no need to kill me．My Master is still alive，
and I’m nothing before him．You must be with him for at least thirty years．And he is
very old, so go fast! Find the old man!”The underlined word in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to“ ”
| A．admire | B．advise | C．announce | D．admit |
The young archer wanted to kill the old man in the
| A．he had nothing more to learn from him |
| B．he could then become the greatest archer |
| C．the old man refused to teach him everything |
| D．the king’s old servant ordered him to do SO |
The following pictures show what happened between the young archer and his
master．Which is the right order of the events?
| A．1—2—3—4 | B．4—3—2—1 |
| C．4—2—3—1 | D．4—2—1—3 |
What do you think would most probably happen next?
| A．The young archer died from the wound soon after． |
| B．The king declared the young man the greatest archer． |
| C．The young archer found the old man’s master and killed him． |
| D．The young archer set off to look for the old man’ S master． |
What lesson can you learn from the story?
| A．There’s always someone better than you in this world． |
| B．You must never try to become better than your teacher． |
| C．The older a man is，the better archer he usually becomes． |
| D．Always use a piece of wood to protect yourself from an arrow． |