China Youth says that more and more girl students have entered colleges to study in recent few years. As we know, once the number of boys was larger than that of girls, and the boys did much better than girls in our country for a long time. Now things have changed a lot.
In recent years, the proportion of girl students is growing fast. In 1998, about 39.7% of college students were girls. In 2000, it was 41.07% and in 2001, the number was 42.14%.
There are several reasons for this.
Firstly, there is little difference between boys and girls in their intelligence(智力). That’s to say, girls are as clever as boys. And boys have more interests than girls, so they may not do well in their study.
Secondly, girls are more careful and more sensible than boys. They work harder at school and they do better in all exams.
Another reason is that with the development of society, people pay more and more attention to girls’ education. China Youth says that more and more ______
| A．boys are cleverer than girls |
| B．boys can’t go to school |
| C．girls have entered colleges |
| D．girls begin to study at school |
42.14% refers to the number of _________
| A．girls at schools at schools in 1998 |
| B．girls in colleges in 2001 |
| C．boys at schools in 2001 |
| D．boys in colleges in 1998 |
The writer gave us _________ reasons to explain the question.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
The underlined word “proportion” means _________ in Chinese.
| A．身高 | B．比例 | C．特征 | D．速度 |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
| A．Boys may not do as well in their study as girls because they don’t like studying. |
| B．Boys are much cleverer than girls because they’re interested in many things. |
| C．Girls’ intelligence is the same as boys’. |
| D．Girls study harder, but they couldn’t get higher marks than boys. |
Bob always took the newspaper to Grandpa White’s home before going home. Grandpa White’s was at the end of the road. Bob liked Grandpa White. He was often waiting for him near the front gate with sweets or a nice cake. Besides, He often asked Bob about things he was doing, what he was going to do for the summer and what he liked to do.
The thing that Bob didn’t like about Grandpa was his never-ending stories about his boyhood（童年）in California. Bob was never asked to hear about Grandpa’s boyhood, but he couldn’t get away.
After Grandpa’s wife died in October, Bob could see that Grandpa was lonelier than ever. He would often join Bob halfway along the road and walk along with him as he gave out the newspapers. Grandpa seemed to have all day, and Bob was often late giving newspapers to his customers（订报者）. Bob didn’t want to complain, but the customers were unhappy.When he took the newspaper to Grandpa White, Bob would often receive _______.
| A．old newspaper | B．sweets or a cake | C．some money | D．stories |
Bob could do nothing when ______.
| A．the customers got their newspapers late |
| B．Grandpa began to tell him about his boyhood |
| C．he saw grandpa feeling lonely |
| D．Grandpa asked him about the things he was doing |
The passage mainly tells us that _______.
| A．Bob was still a child | B．Grandpa liked to tell stories |
| C．the customers sometimes got angry | D．lonely people need other people |
The clock struck(敲) eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly at a huge pile（堆） of those trouble things
—books.
I was going to have my exam the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. And I could not. The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear! Ten more books to read before I go to bed!” We students are the most wretched ones in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I did learn. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed（祈祷）, “My god, please let me pass the exam tomorrow. I will work hard next time, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the books, I fell asleep.The word “wretched” in Line 6 means _______.
| A．very happy | B．forgetful | C．unlucky | D．hopeful |
What do you think happened to the writer?
| A．He was late for the exam. | B．He passed the exam luckily. |
| C．He failed in the exam. | D．He fell asleep during the exam. |
The best title for the passage is _______.
| A．The Night Before The Exam | B．Working Far Into Night |
| C．A Slow Student | D．Going Over Lessons |
Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans own their homes and the rest rent(租) their homes. The rented homes are usually apartments(公寓).
74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.
Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average（平均）,2.64 people lived in a home in the early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves, on the average，twelve times in his or her life. In Japan, a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.According to (根据) the passage ,where do most Americans live?
| A．In the countries. | B．Around the farms. |
| C．In the towns near the sea. | D．In or around the cities. |
How many American families own a cat?
| A．40% | B．26% | C．74% | D．20% |
Families in the US are .
| A．becoming bigger | B．becoming smaller | C．no change | D．not sure |
Do all the children in the US have their own bedrooms?
| A．Yes, they do. | B．No. Half of them do. |
| C．No, 5% of the them do. | D．I don’t know. |
The passage is about _________________.
| A．people and homes in the United States |
| B．dogs and cats in American homes |
| C．teenagers’ bedrooms |
| D．moving house |
A very young boy, Tom, lives a long way from the city. One day he goes to the city to visit his friend, Jack. Jack asks Tom to have lunch together. They go into the restaurant and sit down at a table. Tom looks around and he sees some old people put eye glasses on before reading their books, so after lunch he goes to a shop to buy some glasses, too. He walks along the road, and soon finds a shop. The man in the shop makes him try on a lot of glasses, but Tom always says, “No, I can’t read with these.”
The man in the shop becomes more and more puzzled (困惑的). At last he says, “Excuse me, but can’t you read at all?”
“No, I can’t.” Tom says, “If I can read, do you think I come here to buy glasses?”Tom meets some old people ____________ .
| A．far away from the city | B．in the shop |
| C．in the restaurant | D．in the village |
When does Tom go to the shop?
| A．After lunch. | B．Before lunch. |
| C．In the morning. | D．In the evening. |
Tom goes to the restaurant to ___________.
| A．buy eye glasses | B．have lunch |
| C．buy some books | D．sell eye glasses |
Before reading their books, the old people in the restaurant ____________.
| A．put their glasses on | B．drink tea |
| C．take their glasses off | D．buy glasses |
In fact(事实上), Tom _______________.
| A．likes eye glasses | B．goes to the wrong shop |
| C．can’t read at all | D．knows the man in the shop |
| I’m a 12-year-old boy. I like traveling very much. How I wish to visit the moon some day! Wu Dong, Guangdong |
| I’m 15. Now I’m studying English in London. I want to invent(发明) a language (语言) machine (机器) that can help me understand many languages. Li Ming, Hunan |
| I’m 16. Before the earthquake (地震) on May 12, I wanted to be a news reporter. But now I want to be a doctor in the future. I’d like to help all the sick people. Wang Hao, Sichuan |
| I’m a 14-year-old girl in Tibet (西藏). The Qinghai Tibet Railway has been built. I’ll be able to reach Beijing by train in about 48 hours. My dream is to take the train to Beijing. Joma, Tibet |
| I’m 13 years old. I want to invent a machine. It can send things or people from one place to another place far away in a minute. Wei Hua, Beijing |
What is Li Ming’s dream?
| A．To invent a language machine. | B．To visit the moon. |
| C．To be a doctor. | D．To go to Beijing |
A bad earthquake happened in Sichuan on ______.
| A．May 12 | B．May 22 | C．July 2 | D．June 12 |
Who is from Tibet?
| A．Wei Hua. | B．Wang Hao. | C．Joma. | D．Wu Dong. |
People in Tibet can get to Beijing ______ in about 48 hours now.
| A．by train | B．by bus | C．by plane | D．on foot |
The best title(标题) for these passages would be “______”.
| A．A Doctor | B．My Dream |
| C．An English Teacher | D．Wenchuan Earthquake |