His first successful fight was for the equal rights of black people in South Africa. Then, as the first black president, he fought to unite the country and organize the government. Now Nelson Mandela has set his sights on a new enemy, AIDS.
On March 19 the 82-year-old, former president, hosted his second AIDS-awareness concert. He warned that 25 million people in Africa were already infected with the fatal disease.
Mandela was born in a small village in South Africa in 1918. He was adopted by the chief of his tribe and could have been a chief himself and lived a happy country life.
But he refused to be a chief when his people lived under racial discrimination(歧视). He decided to fight for equal rights for all the people in South Africa. Before 1990, under the country’s Racial Segregation Law, colored and white people lived separately. Black people were treated unfairly even when taking a bus. Blacks had to stand at the back of the bus to make room for white people even when there were only a few of them on board.
For his opposition to the system, Mandela was arrested and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990 and became the president of the country after the first election were held in which everyone could vote.
Mandela was not only a political fighter who attacked with speeches. He was also a trained boxer and fought in the ring when he was young.
“Although I did not enjoy the violence of boxing, I was interested in how one moved one’s body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat”, he wrote in his autobiography.
As a skillful fighter, he chose music as his weapon against AIDS. He hopes to win another victory against AIDS.When was Mandela arrested?
| A．In 1963 | B．In 1990 |
| C．When he refused to be a chief | D．When he became the president |
Nelson Mandela succeeded in doing the following except _______.
| A．winning the equal rights for the black people in South Africa |
| B．Uniting South Africa |
| C．organizing a government in South Africa |
| D．controlling the spread of AIDS |
If Nelson Mandela hadn’t fought against racial discrimination, he_______.
| A．could have been the president of South Africa |
| B．could still have lived a happy life |
| C．could have been in a difficult situation |
| D．would have been an excellent boxer |
Which of the following statements can best describe the life of Nelson Mandela?
| A．struggle is his life |
| B．sports make his fame |
| C．fight for equal rights |
| D．a great fighter against government. |
C
Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress（紧张） helps to bring it on．It is worthwhile to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them．
Are we underemployed, or overburdened with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure（闲暇） in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all they should be?
All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and bring our frustrations（沮丧，挫败） into the open．People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health better than shoes who bottle up their feelings．[
If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them．It is possible to change jobs．We can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will accept a different living standard．We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude．It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy．Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour’s anger．The teaching in the Bible “Don’t let the sun go down upon your wrath（愤怒）” is good advice from the health point of view as well as the religions（宗教，信仰）．
65．Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A．Freedom from responsibilities helps relieve（减轻）stress．
B．Stress is the direct cause of cancer．
C．The cause of stress are worthy of serious study．
D．Cancer is the number one killer in our society today．
66．According to the text, which of the following people is more likely to suffer from stress?
A．People who have cancer．
B．People who like to quarrel with others．
C．People whose living standard is low．
D．People who have more responsibilities than they can handle．
67．The word “row” in the third paragraph most probably means．
A．a noisy quarrel
B．a very loud noise
C．a neat line of things side by side
D．a journey in a boat
68．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?
A．Changing our jobs．
B．Changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy．
C．Speaking out about our frustrations．
D．Reading the Bible．
B
had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang．It was a strange farmer．I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him．He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything．Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident．I really didn’t know who she was but I had to go．
It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn’t know the way．I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place．He was standing there, waiting for me．It seemed that Milly had died．“She meant more to me than anyone even my own wife!” he said．I could see that he had been crying．I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal（丑闻）．I was even more surprised when he told me he had put her in the barn（厩）．“I couldn’t leave her in the cold!” he said．Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his．I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door．He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground．
“She was such a good cow! I wouldn’t let anyone except a doctor touch her!” he said and cried again．
60．The farmer wished that the writer might．
A．look into the matter
B．bring Milly back to life
C．free him from a scandal
D．keep the whole thing a secret[
61．The underlined phrase in the first paragraph means “ ”．
A．expect B．understand C．see clearly D．hear clearly
62．Before he arrived at the farmer’s house, the writer expected to see Milly lying．
A．on the ground of a barn B．on the floor of a room
C．in bed in a room D．in bed in a barn
63．What do we know about Milly for the story?
A．She had met with an accident． B．She had caused a scandal．
C．She was seriously ill． D．She was hidden somewhere．
64．The person who told the story is probably a．
A．farme B．policeman C．country doctor D．newspaper re5-6porter
D
Festival Activities Program
TIME AND PLACE
October 24 ~ 30
Oct．24 ~ 30: 9:00 a．m ~ 4:00p．m
Oct．25 ~ 29: 12:00 p．m ~ 9:00p．m
at Kerry Center Hotel
Classroom area
（1）English Taster Lesson（2）Food health-keeping method presentation
Computer area
（3）E-photography and Techno-Music（4）Education Software Demonstration
Internet Training area
SINA and Capital On-line will provide Internet Training for the public．The focus（焦点） will be on browsing the Internet; how to find useful information on the web; and how to design an elementary web page．
Foyer Activity area
（5）The students from Beijing TV University for the aged will provide a calligraphy （handwriting） demonstration．
（6）Children activities
69．A 70-year-old teacher wants to see how to use writing brush well, he should go to．
A．Classroom area
B．Computer area
C．Internet Training area
D．Foyer Activity area
70．The programs will last for．
A．a week B．a month C．five days D．two days
71．The word “browsing” in the passage probabl
y means．
A．seeing everywhere
B．going here and there
C．staring everywhere
D．reading here and there in books, etc．
Ⅳ．阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
At one time or another most farmers have problems with mice．This is especially true for grain farmers．Mice eat a lot of grain．They also carry diseases（疾病）, which people can get from eating or touching grain the mice have made dirty．Farmers can use special grain storage building or they can kill the mice．However, both methods can be costly．Farmers must buy materials to build the special grain storage buildings or chemical poisons to kill the mice．
Here is a way to kill mice without spending a lot of money．It is a simple but effective king of mouse trap．The method is first used by some farmers in the west African country of Mali．An agricultural expert in Mali reported about the Mali mouse trap in a magazine．The expert reported that his gardener caught 150 mice in just one night．The gardener used four traps．The trap is easy to make．First, remove the top from a 20 liter metal or plastic container（容器）．Put it 
n a hole in the ground．The top edge of the container should be the level with the surface of the 
ground．Fill the container with water to within eight centimeters of the top．Add tiny pieces of grain wastes．They should float on the water．Also put some wastes on the ground near the trap．During the night, mice will come out to eat the grain wastes．They will fall into the container and drown．Replace the food in the trap every night．
56．According to the passage, used the mouse trap first．
A．an agricultural expert in the west Africa
B．farmers in the United States
C．an American gardener
D．farmers in Mali
57．What does the passage mainly tell us?
A．A simple and effective method used by farmers to kill mice．
B．Methods used by farmers to kill mice．
C．Farmers have problems with mice．
D．How to kill mice．
58．is not needed in making the mouse trap．
A．Water B．A container C．chemical poison D．Food
59．Which of the following can’t protect grain from being eaten by mice?
A．A special grain storage building． B．Chemical poisons．
C．A mouse trap． D．A hole in the ground．
D
The regular use of text messages and e-mails can lower the IQ more than twice as much as smoking marijuana(大麻). That is the claim of psychologists who have found that tapping away on a mobile phone or computer keypad or checking them for electronic messages temporarily knocks up to ten points off the user’s IQ.
This rate of decline in intelligence compares unfavorably with the four-point drop in IQ associated with smoking marijuana, according to British researchers, who have labeled(贴标签于，指……为，分类) the fleeting phenomenon of enhanced stupidity as “infomania”.
The noticeable drop in IQ is believed to be the result of the constant distraction of “always on” technology when employees should be concentrating on what they are paid to do. Infomania means that they lose concentration as their minds remain fixed in an almost permanent state of readiness to react to technology instead of focusing on the tasks in hand.
The brain also finds it hard to deal with keeping lots of tasks in motion at once, reducing its overall effectiveness. While modern technology can have huge benefits, excessive(过度的) use can be damaging not only to a person’s mind, but to his or her social life.
Eighty volunteers took part in clinical (临床的)trials on IQ damage and 1,100 adults were interviewed.
More than six in ten people polled admitted that they were addicted to checking their e-mails and text messages so that they examined work-related ones even when at home or on holiday. Half said that they always responded immediately to an e-mail and one in five would interrupt a meeting to do so.
Furthermore, Informania is having a negative effect on work colleagues, increasing stress and disagreeing feelings. Nine out of ten polled thought that colleagues who answered e-mails or messages during a face-to-face meeting were extremely rude. Yet one in three Britons believed that it was not only acceptable, but actually diligent and efficient to do so.
67. What does the underlined part mean?
A. A person’s IQ drops ten points if he or she always checks electronic messages.
B. The person who has a higher IQ enjoys checking electronic messages.
C. The person who has a lower IQ enjoys checking electronic messages.
D. A person’s IQ is ten points higher if he or she always checks electronic messages.
68. What happens to people with infomania?
A. People with infomania can only concentrate on their tasks in hand.
B. People with infomania are addicted to smoking marijuana.
C. People with infomania can’t respond to technology immediately.
D. People with infomania can’t concentrate on their tasks in hand.
69. From the passage, we can learn that.
A. about 550 interviewees responded to an e-mail immediately
B. about 670 interviewees responded to an e-mail immediately
C. about 40 taking part in clinical trials on IQ were addicted to checking e-mail
D. about 16 taking part in clinical trials on IQ refused to answer e-mails immediately
70. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. The regular use of text messages and e-mails can be compared to smoking marijuana.
B. Modern technology can damage a person’s mind.
C. The regular use of text messages and e-mails can harm your IQ.
D. Electronic messages can have effects on the user’s life.