Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria (衡量标准，尺度) in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools. They looked for a university that offered the teenager’s intended major (主修科目), one located near a large city, and a campus (大学校园) where their daughter would be safe.
“The safety issue (问题) is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn’t alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns (担心), and the same question was always asked: What about crime? But when college officials al ways gave the same answer---“That’s not a problem here.” ---Mahoney began to feel uneasy.
“No crime whatsoever?” comments (评论) Mahoney today. “I just don’t buy it.” Nor should he: In 1999 the U.S . Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation.”
But getting accurate information isn’t easy. Colleges must report crime statistics (统计数字) by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity (名声), leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be serious,” warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc., the nation’s leading campus safety watchdog (监视) group.
To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions.The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August_________.
| A．to express the opinions of many parents |
| B．to choose a right one for their daughter |
| C．to check the cost of college education |
| D．to find a right one near a large city |
It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges_________.
| A．receive too many visitors |
| B．mirror the rest of the nation |
| C．hide the truth of campus crime |
| D．have too many watchdog groups |
The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means “_________”.
| A．mind | B．take | C．believe | D．expect |
What is the text mainly about?
| A．Exact campus crime statistics. |
| B．Crimes on or around campuses. |
| C．Effective solutions to campus crime. |
| D．Concerns about kids’ campus safety. |
Dear Mom,
I'm sorry that I can't go back home for Mother's Day next week. On that day, I'll have to go to an important meeting for my boss, who helps me a lot with my work and life here. But I'll find time to see you at home soon.
Mom, thank you for everything you've done for Tim and me. After Dad died ten years ago, you had to work in a supermarket in the daytime and in a restaurant at night. But you always gave us two your love and care. You don't have to work now, but I still remember your coming home and feeling tired many evenings.
Tim is going to finish his studies next month. He said he would move back from school and look for a job near home. I'm glad you won't live by yourself any more. Let's plan to take a trip in the near future. It's been years since the three of us took a trip together.
Happy Mother's Day. I love you!
Best wishes
JohnWhat can we learn about John's mother?
| A．She lives by herself now. |
| B．She still works day and night. |
| C．She will make a plan to save money. |
| D．She used to be too busy to care for her children. |
What do we know from the letter?
| A．John has two brothers. |
| B．John is unhappy with his boss. |
| C．John has to work on Mother's Day. |
| D．Tim will leave home for his job soon. |
Which is said in the letter?
| A．John's father died at work. |
| B．Tim will look for a teaching job. |
| C．John bought a gift for his mother. |
| D．John hopes to take a trip with his family. |
Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotel often provide guests with things like disposable(一次性的)toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers. Many guests like the idea because they don’t have to bring their own. But ,if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables. They want to ask people to use fewer disposable things.
Many disposable things are made of plastic. People throw them away after only using them once. It is a waste of natural resources(资源)and is very bad for the environment. Do you know that one Chinese person makes as much as as 400kg of waste a year? Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons of plastic bags and 1,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to bread down. So wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again.
Back at home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place. Try to do these things in your daily life: use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry. Then you can use it over and over again. Do not use paper cups. At your school canteen(食堂). use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of(代替) disposable ones. Which of the following may still be provided(被提供) in Beijing hotels after June?
| A．toothbrushes | B．tea cups | C．shampoo | D．paper slippers. |
Why do many hotels provide guests with some disposable things?
| A．To let their guests take fewer things while travelling. |
| B．To hope their guests use fewer disposable things. |
| C．To wish their guests to save money. |
| D．To want their guests to use more disposable things. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Many disposable things are made of plastic. |
| B．Throwing disposable things away is a waste of natural resources. |
| C．Plastic is very bad for the environment. |
| D．Plastic breaks down easily. |
What can we do to make our world a better place at home and school?
| A．Using shopping bags made of plastic. |
| B．Using paper cups instead of plastic ones. |
| C．Using disposable plates, bowls and chopsticks. |
| D．Using everything over and over again. |
We can tell from the story that____________________________.
| A．People don’t like disposable things at all. |
| B．We can’t use paper or plastic bowls at school. |
| C．We should use fewer plastic things and protect our environment. |
| D．Hotels won’t provide disposable things to save money. |
0ur village carpenter(木匠)，John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two window. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill( 账单) for his job.
My wife said to me quietly, “That’s his ninth cup of tea today. ”But she said in a loud voice, “It’s a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?” “I’ll decide about that when I see the bill,” I said. John laughed and gave me his bill for the work. I read:
One dining table 10th November, 2011
Cost of wood $ 17:00
Paint $1. 50
Work, 8 hours($1 an hour) $8. 00
Total $36. 50
When I was looking at the bill, John said,” It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny. ”
“Yes,” I said. “I’m glad it’s only the 10th of November. ”
“Me, too,” said John, “you wait—it will be a lot colder by the end of the month. ”
“Yes, colder—and more expensive! Dining table will be $20 more expensive on November 30th, won’t they, John?”
John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.
“If it’s not too much trouble, John,” I said,“Please add(加) it up again, You can forget the date-------”
I paid him $26. 50 and he was happy to get it. Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?
| A． Because he didn’t want the writer to check the bill carefully. |
| B． Because he wanted to show that he was really polite. |
| C．Because it’s a good way to communicate with each other. |
| D．Because he wanted to confirm what the weather was like. |
How much would John ask for if he made a dining table on the last day of December according to his bill?
| A．$ 26. 50 | B．$36. 50 | C．$56. 50 | D．$57. 50 |
When John got the money, he was happy because__________________________.
| A． he felt lucky to get the money for his work |
| B． he got paid a lot more than usual for his work |
| C． he got as much money as he had expected |
| D． he didn’t have to add up the costs any more |
Which word can best describe John?
| A． Clever | B． Silly | C． Dishonest | D． Humorous(幽默的) |
What can we learn about John from the passage?
| A． He made a mistake carelessly in the bill |
| B． He tried to get more money for his work. |
| C． He had written the bill before the writer got home |
| D． He had talked about the bill with the writer’s wife. |
One day three Frenchmen who did not know English very well were talking about the English language.
The first Frenchman said, ‘I heard someone shout ‘look out’ ,I put my head out of a window and a basin of water fell on me. It seems that ‘look out’ may mean ‘don’t look out!’
The second one followed, ‘ I was once on a ship and heard the captain（船长） shout, ‘All hands on the deck(甲板)’ I put my hands on the deck and someone trod(踩)on them.’
The third one told his friends his experience too, ‘One early morning I called on my English friend and the maid(女佣) said, ‘He is not up yet, come back in half an hour.’ When I went again for him, she said, ‘He’s not down yet.’I said, ‘If he’s not up and he is not down, where is he then? What a strange language it is!’What is the possible meaning of “look out” in this passage?
| A．Put your head out and look outside | B．Be careful |
| C．Come out and have a look | D．Both A and B |
When the captain shouted. “All hands on deck”, he really meant to tell____________.
| A．Everyone on the ship to put his hands on the deck |
| B．All the sailors(水手)to put their hands on the deck |
| C．All the sailors to come up to deal with (处理)some trouble |
| D．Everyone on ship to gather (集合)on the deck |
What did the maid mean when she said, “He’s not up yet”?
| A．He has not risen to his feet yet. |
| B．He’s not back yet. |
| C．He has not got up yet. |
| D．He was ill in bed. |
Where was the third Frenchman’s English friend then?
| A．He was at a party. |
| B．He was at work. |
| C．He was in his bedroom. |
| D．He was in the bathroom. |
What do you think was the three Frenchmen’s real trouble?
| A．English is too difficult to understand. |
| B．They didn’t use the language so often. |
| C．They knew nothing about the English idioms.(成语\习惯用语) |
| D．They were not sure about the English grammar. |
Last year I travelled to Paris by plane. I was very excited because I knew I would meet a lot of interesting people and see some amazing things there. On the night before I left, I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep at all. When I sat on the plane the next day, I felt very tired. I wanted to have a good sleep during the 9-hour flight. Unluckily, there was a baby sitting next to me. It cried and screamed during the whole trip. How could I fall asleep with all of that noise?
When I arrived in Paris at last, it was already 8 o’clock in the evening. I felt even more tired. After getting off the plane, I went to my hotel at once. I paid no attention to the beautiful evening scenery of Paris. I just wanted to have a good rest in my room. When I lay down on the comfortable bed, I fell asleep very quickly.
A sudden noise woke me up at midnight. I didn’t know what happened, so I turned on the light. What did I see? You wouldn’t believe it! I saw two mice playing on the floor!
What a terrible trip!How did the writer travel to Paris?
| A．By train. | B．By plane. | C．By boat. | D．By car. |
When did the writer probably start his trip?
| A．At about 9 a.m. | B．At about 10 a.m. |
| C．At about 11 a.m. | D．At about 12 a.m. |
Why did the writer feel even more tired when he arrived in Paris?
| A．Because he didn’t sleep well the night before. |
| B．Because he didn’t want to go to Paris. |
| C．Because a baby sang songs all the way during the whole trip. |
| D．Because the flight was too long and a baby cried and screamed during the whole trip. |
What did the writer see in the hotel room at midnight?
| A．A mouse. | B．A cat. | C．Two cats. | D．Two mice. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．The writer had a good rest in the hotel room. |
| B．The writer couldn’t sleep well in the hotel room, either. |
| C．The writer enjoyed the first night in Paris a lot. |
| D．The writer would never travel by plane again |