Date of birth: July 26. 1985 Weight: 50 kg
Place of birth: Changsha, Hunan Favorite city: Paris
Height:164 cm Hobby: music
Type of blood: AB
Zhou Bichang was the winner of the Super Girls. She did
quite well in her studies and got a high score of 681 in her NCEE in 2003.
Zhou Bichang graduated from Futian High School in Shenzhen and is now a student at the Xinghai Conservatory of Music(音乐学院) in Guangzhou.
Although her parents gave her a name with the meaning "write excellently" in the hope that she would become a writer. Zhou seems to be a born singer. She could sing theme songs of TV shows very well when she was only two years old. She has more than 4,500CDs.
Zhou has been well-known across the country during the contest. Fans gave her a nickname "BB" and themselves a title "Chalks". However, BB doesn’t seem to enjoy the sudden success. Now she is back to school but feels a bit uneasy when fans see her. "What I really love is singing," said BB in an interview, "but not the life of a star," But that’s exactly why "Chalks" love "BB".Zhou Bichang is called ______ by her fans.
| A．Chalks | B．BB | C．Write fluently | D．Bichang |
What do Zhou Bichang’s parents want her to be in the future?
| A．A writer. | B．A pop singer | C．A film star. | D．We don’t know. |
What’s the meaning of the underlined word "uneasy"?
| A．nervous | B．worried | C．excited | D．uncomfortable |
What do you think Zhou Bichang can do well in from this passage?
| A．Only her study. | B．Only singing. |
| C．Both her study and singing. | D．Her study, singing and writing |
The Internet has changed our habits, including our habit of sending greeting cards. There are many e-card websites that make it easy to find the right greeting cards. They have greatly changed the way we send greetings to each other.
Our lives have become so busy that we have limited personal time. These e-card websites have allowed everyone to easily share their feelings with each other. They include plenty of greeting cards that can be used immediately. The users can choose any card they like, from festival greetings to birthday wishes. In fact, e-cards are perfect for any event. That’s why more and more people like to send e-cards. If the users are interested in making their own greeting cards on the Internet, they can create a card within only a few minutes.
They allow you to send your greetings on a special date. So you can plan for the occasion(场合)when you want to send the card. For example, you can send your e-card on a certain day and then visit the person with some flowers the next day. This will surely create a good impression on the persons you love and give them a great surprise.
We have never forgotten the importance of saying sorry to our beloved ones. But sometimes we fail to do so, because we are not brave enough to face those we hurt. Some e-cards allow us to express our feelings in a more thoughtful way.
Although some people still would rather buy traditional cards in the shops for the persons they love, especially when they want the cards to last a long time, more and more people are choosing to send greetings on the Internet.More and more people like sending _____ to each other.
| A．traditional cards | B．e-cards |
| C．flowers | D．computers |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The way we sending greetings to each other has never been changed. |
| B．People can’t make their own greeting cards on the Internet. |
| C．E-cards can help you to say sorry to those you hurt in a thoughtful way. |
| D．Few people would rather send traditional cards to the persons they love. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．Different cards for different people. |
| B．The writer tries to persuade people not to use traditional cards any more. |
| C．The difference between e-cards and traditional cards. |
| D．Why do more and more people like using e-cards. |
Molly Daniels opened the door so hard that the door nearly broke it. Then she looked through the window at her neighbor across the yard. “She is in my garden again. Those are my strawberries, not hers. Maybe I should call the police.”
Her friend, Doris, was sitting at the table with a cup of coffee in her hands. “ You want to call the police because she picks your strawberries?” she asked.
“Of course,” Molly answered angrily. “ What would you do if your neighbor walked into your yard without your permission and picked your strawberries?”
“ I would say, better her than the bees.”
“ The bees don’t take my strawberries.”
“But the birds do,” Doris continued. “ That old lady only picks a few strawberries every year, and the only ones she picks are those you leave to the birds. Why don’t you pick some of your good strawberries and give them to her?”
“ Are you crazy? What are you thinking?’
“ Don’t you remember what happened when you were in hospital last year? She went to see you and gave you a pot full of chicken soup. When you give her the strawberries you can tell her that you still remember that.”
Molly was shocked. She had almost forgotten that little kindness because she was too angry. Then she picked a basket of good strawberries and went out. Through the window, Doris could see that the anger on Molly’s face changed into a bright smile.Molly opened the door very hard because _____
| A．she was very angry |
| B．she was very happy |
| C．she didn’t like eating strawberries |
| D．Doris wasn’t friendly |
The underline word “permission” in the passage means “_____” in Chinese.
| A．感谢 | B．许可 | C．命令 | D．警告 |
Which sentence is similar to the sentence “I would say, better her than the bees.”?
| A．It’s better to let the neighbor pick the strawberries than to give them to the bees. |
| B．The bees are better than the neighbor. |
| C．The bees like strawberries more than the neighbor does. |
| D．The neighbor is good at picking strawberries. |
From the last paragraph, we can infer(推断)what Molly did at last with a basket of good strawberries.
| A．She called the police to drive the neighbor away. |
| B．She happily gave a basket of good strawberries to the neighbor. |
| C．She ate up the strawberries herself. |
| D．She let the birds take her strawberries. |
About ten men in every hundred suffer from colour blindness in some way. Women are luckier. Only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. So some people say it is safer to be driven by women.
There are different forms of colour blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades（色调）of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green—a strange world indeed.
Colour blindness in humans is a strange thing to explain. In our eyes there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell differences between colours. There are also millions of “rods”, but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shapes but no colour.
Some insects have favourite colours. Mosquitoes（蚊子）like blue but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way humans also have favourite colours. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colours by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible（看不见得）colours around us.With the help of the cones, we can .
| A．see in a weak light |
| B．tell different shapes |
| C．kill mosquitoes |
| D．tell orange from yellow |
Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?
| A．Women are more careful. |
| B．There are fewer colour-blind women. |
| C．All of them see everything in shades of green. |
| D．None of them has trouble in recognizing colours. |
This passage is mainly about .
| A．colour and its surprising effects |
| B．danger caused by colour blindness |
| C．colour blindness |
| D．the invisible colours around us |
There was once a man who couldn’t sleep well because he was afraid that there was a stranger under his bed．He thought that as soon as he went to sleep，the stranger would come out from under the bed and rob him．He was worried that the stranger might even kill him!
Every night，after he got into bed，the man had to get up again and looked under the bed．There was never anyone there，but as soon as he got back into bed，he had to get up and looked under the bed again．This went on for hours until at last he fell asleep from exhaustion．
The time came for the man to get married．He didn’t tell his wife about his fears but she soon found out because he kept her awake all night．
“You must go to a doctor．”she told him．“He will cure you of this silly fear．”
The man did as his wife told him．He told the doctor his problem，and the doctor said，“I can cure you，but it will take about two years．You must come and see me twice a week．The fee for each visit will be $ 75．”
The next day the man called the doctor and said．“I won’t need to visit you again．I’m cured．”
The doctor was surprised．“How?”he asked．“Who cured you?”
“My wife cured me，”the man said．“When I told her how much you were going to charge me，she cut the legs off the bed．”The man thought _________was under the bed at night．
| A．a monster | B．a person |
| C．his wife | D．money |
When did the man start having his sleeping problem?
| A．After he got married． |
| B．After he saw the doctor． |
| C．Before he married his wife． |
| D．After he got a new bed． |
What does the underlined word“exhaustion”mean in this story?
| A．Bad air． | B．Medicine． |
| C．Having strong fear． | D．Feeling completely tired． |
How much would the doctor charge the man every week?
| A．$75． | B．$175． | C．$150． | D．$300． |
What cured the man?
| A．Talking to the stranger． |
| B．Having no space under the bed． |
| C．Medicine from the doctor． |
| D．Sleeping with the light on at night． |
Mary didn’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today”, “You are yellow”, “He has a green thumb(拇指）”, “He has told a white lie” and so on. And she went to the teacher Mrs. James for help.
Mary: Mrs. James, there is a colour in each of the sentences. What do they mean?
Mrs. James: In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad, yellow afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one.”
Mary: I’m afraid I don’t understand them all. Would you give me an example for “a white lie”?
Mrs. James: Certainly. Now I just give you some cakes. In fact you don’t like it, but you don’t want to let me know it. Instead you say, “No, thanks. I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie.
Mary: It sounds very interesting. Thanks very much.
Mrs. James: You are welcome. Colours are meaningful. I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future. Please come to me if you have any questions.Blue sometimes means sad in _______________ English.
| A．good | B．everyday | C．usual | D．poor |
I don’t have a green thumb, so all my plants ________________.
| A．die off | B．grow well |
| C．look nice | D．are good |
David is yellow and he is ___________ to climb the tall tree!
| A．happy | B．clever | C．brave | D．afraid |
He didn’t like me to know __________ of the accident. He told me a white lie at last.
| A．the reason | B．the true story |
| C．the meaning | D．the answer |
He is ___________today. He is told that his father is seriously ill.
| A．blue | B．yellow | C．green | D．white |