You cannot find a better way to enjoy Scottish traditions than going fishing and tasting a little bit of whisky(威士忌)at a quiet place like the Inverlochy Castle. When Queen Victoria visited the castle in 1873, she wrote in her diary, “I never saw a lovelier spot ,” And she didn’t even go fishing.
Scotland is not easily defined. In certain moments, this quiet land of lakes and grasses and mountains changes before your very eyes. When evening gently sweeps the hillside into orange light ,the rivers, teeming with fish, can turn into streams of gold . As you settle down with just a fishing pole and a basket on the bank of River Orchy, near the Inverlochy castle , any frustration will float away as gently as the circling water. It’s just you and purple , pink ,white flowers, seeking a perfect harmony . If you are a new comer to fishing, learning the basics from a fishing guide may leave you with a lifetime’s fun. For many, fishing is more than a sport, it is an art.
Scotland offers interesting place where you can rest after a long day’s fishing. Set against a wild mountain and hidden behind woodland , the beautiful Inverlochy Castle Hotel below the Nevis is a perfect place to see the beauty of Scotland’s mountains . Ben Nevis is the highest of all British mountains , and reaching its 1342-metre top is a challenge . But it’s not just what goes up that matters; what comes down is unique . More than 900 metres high, on the mountain’s north face, lies an all-important source of pure water. Its name comes form the Gaelic (盖尔特) language “usqueb” or “water of life”, and it is the single most important ingredient(原料) in Scotland’s best-known drink: whisky.Queen Victoria’s story wants to tell us that _____.
| A．the Queen is rich in tour experience |
| B．tasting whisky is better than going fishing |
| C．the Castle is a good place to go in Scotland |
| D．1873 is a special year for the Queen |
How is Paragraph 2 mainly written?
| A．By making comparisons. |
| B．By following time order. |
| C．By analyzing causes. |
| D．By giving descriptions. |
What makes Ben Nevis special ?
| A．The water from the mountain. |
| B．The beauty of its surroundings. |
| C．The Inverlochy Castle Hotel. |
| D．The challenge up to its top. |
What is the main purpose of the passage?
| A．To introduce Scottish traditions to tourists. |
| B．To show the attractions of Scotland to readers. |
| C．To explore geographical characteristics of Scotland. |
| D．To describe the pleasures of life in Scotland. |
People
People is America’s No.1 magazine about fascinating（迷人的）people. It’s a guide to who and what’s hot in the arts, science, business, politics, television, movies, books, music and sports. It is published weekly.
Publisher: The Time Inc. Magazine Company
Cover Price: $211.47
Our Price:$117.00
Issues（期数）:53 issues/ 12 months
Lucky
Lucky is the shopping magazine with the best buys（合算的商品）, and the fashion tips you’ll need before you hit the stores. What makes Lucky really special is that it gets you the information you need before anyone else has it.
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications Inc.
Cover Price: $35.40
Our Price:$15.00
Issues（期数）:12 issues/ 12 months
Parents
The most trusted magazine for parents who want to raise smart, loving and self-confident children. Each issue has age-specific child-development guidance, advice on your child’s health and safety, and the best ways to encourage your child’s learning.
Publisher: Meredith Corporation
Cover Price: $42.00
Our Price:$9.97
Issues（期数）:12 issues/ 12 months
Entertainment
This magazine covers movies, television, music, Broadway stage productions, books, and popular culture. Unlike celebrity-focused magazines like People, its main concentration is on entertainment media and reviews. It’s intended for a more general audience.
Publisher: The Time Inc. Magazine Company
Cover Price: $199.50
Our Price:$38.95
Issues（期数）:57 issues/ 12 months Which of the following is for common readers?
| A．Lucky. | B．Parents | C．Entertainment. | D．People. |
According to the passage, what makes Lucky so special?
| A．It has lots of cartoons. | B．It has pictures of stars. |
| C．It tells you where to find bargains. | D．It has information no one else has. |
The underlined phrase, “celebrity-focused magazines” , probably refers to magazines focusing on ______.
| A．hot events and famous stars | B．festivals and celebrations |
| C．political events | D．daily life |
You’re most likely to find the above information ______.
| A．on a magazine club website | B．in an educational magazine |
| C．in a guide to magazines | D．in a magazine sales report |
Buy ______, a reader can save most.
| A．Lucky. | B．Parents | C．Entertainment. | D．People. |
Angry survivors（幸存者）demanded answers on Sunday after a terrible accident at “Love Parade 2010”, a music festival in Germany, killed 19 people and left hundreds hurt.
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her shock over Saturday’s tragedy in the western city of Duisburg., “This was a very sad day,” Merkel said.
Witnesses（目击者）said that people pushed into the narrow tunnel, the only entrance to the Love Parade festival, from both sides until it was dangerously overcrowded. The panic began as festival-goers began to lose consciousness（意识）as they were crushed against the walls and each other. The dead included eight foreigners, from Australia, Italy, the Netherlands, China, Bosnia and Spain. More than 340 people were injured.
After the panic, a lot of emergency vehicles（救援交通工具）, including helicopters, could be seen carrying away the injured people. The festival itself, however, went on. Police were afraid that ending the music altogether could cause further unrest among the crowd.
“The event was a real mess,” Patrick Guenter, a 22-year-old baker, said. “Although the festival was full, they kept letting people in,” he added. “It seems the organizers didn’t plan the route. And no one knew what was going on.” said Taggart Bowen-Gaddy, 20, an American from Philadelphia.
Officials said 4,000 police officers and 1,000 security guards provided security for the event, which attracted up to 1.4 million people.
“I warned one year ago that Duisburg was not a suitable place for the Love Parade. The city is too small and narrow for such events. It is a pity that…” German police union chief Rainer Wendt said.
The chief organizer, Rainer Schaller, said the popular event would never be held again, “out of respect for the victims and their families”.How many Germans were killed in the stampede at “Love Parade 2010”?
| A．19 | B．8 | C．11 | D．15 |
How did the German Chancellor Angela Merkel feel about the tragedy?
| A．She was very disappointed. | B．She was very surprised. |
| C．She was very puzzled. | D．She was very touched. |
According to Patrick Guenter and Taggart Bowen-Gaddy, _______.
| A．the event was well-organized |
| B．the performance was wonderful |
| C．Duisburg was suitable for the Love Parade |
| D．the organization was very bad |
We can infer from the passage that _____.
| A．Rainer Wendt’s warning went unnoticed |
| B．Rainer Wendt was a chief organizer of “Love Parade 2010” |
| C．the popular event would be held in the next year |
| D．Duisburg is a suitable place for the Love Parade |
According to the passage, we learn that ______.
| A．the Love Parade has been canceled forever |
| B．the Love Parade is a very popular sport event |
| C．the festival was ended after the panic |
| D．there are many entrances to the Love Parade |
“Be nice to people.” This sounds like a platitude（老生常谈）,but I’ll never forget my father’s words. I was 10, and I had been mean to someone. He said, “There is no point in being mean to anyone at any time. You never know who you’re going to meet later in life. And by the way, you don’t change anything by being mean. Usually you don’t get anywhere.”
“Remember you can do anything you want to do. Don’t let an
yone say, ‘You’re not smart enough, it’s too hard, it’s a foolish idea, no one has done that before, girls don’t do that.’ ”My mom gave me that advice in 1973. And it allowed me to never worry what others were saying about my career direction.
“Always do the best job you can do at whatever you’re assigned（分派）,even if you think it’s boring.” Jerry Parkinson, my boss at P&G, told me this in 1979. Here I was fresh out of Harvard Business School(HBS), and I was assigned to determine how big the hole in the Ivory shampoo bottle should be: 3/8 of an inch or 1/8 of an inch. I did research, focus groups and I would come home at night wondering how I had gone from HBS to this. But later I realized any job you’re given is an opportunity to prove yourself.
“Don’t be a credit hog. If you’re constantly in the neighborhood of good things, good things will happen to you.” Tom Tierney, who was my boss at Bain in 1981 and is now on the eBay board, told me this. It’s true that you get ahead by praising other people.
Finally, in 1998, I was in New York watching the ticker as eBay went public. My husband is a surgeon（外科医生）.I called him and told him the great news. And he said, “That’s nice. But Meg, remember that it’s not brain surgery.” We can learn that ______ from the passage.
| A．“Be nice to people” is the topic that people like |
| B．it’s not necessary for us all to be too mean at any time |
| C．I never forget any word that father spoke to me |
| D．we won’t be successful if we are too mean to others |
How many pieces of advice were given by her family?
| A．Two. | B．Four. | C．Three. | D．One. |
This passage was written by _____ order.
| A．story development | B．time | C．working conditions | D．ideas |
The author’s husband is more concerned _____ than eBay’s going public.
| A．his success | B．opportunity to prove himself |
| C．brain surgery | D．his career |
What’s the main idea of the whole passage?
| A．Advice in life really made a difference to us. |
| B．We should be nice to people around us. |
| C．People can succeed by praising others. |
| D．Too mean persons will get nothing from life. |
I have recently completed my college degree. The last project was called “Smile”. The class was asked to go out to smile at three people and document their reactions（反应）. I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake.
My husband, the youngest son and I went out to McDonald. We were standing in line when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away. As I turned around I smelled a horrible body odour（气味） and saw two poor homeless men standing behind me. As I looked at the short blue-eyed gentleman closest to me, he was “smiling”. The second man fumbled（摸索）with his hands as he stood behind his friend.
The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could afford.
Then I really felt it — I embraced（拥抱）the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action. I smiled and asked two more breakfast meals on and gave them to the men.
The blue-eyed gentleman looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”
I turned in my project. My teacher said, “Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings share this need to heal people and to be healed.
In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald’s and every soul that heard the story in the classroom. But, I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn. The underlined part “a piece of cake” in Paragraph 1 means _______.
| A．easy | B．embarrassing | C．moving | D．comfortable |
Why did people around the author in the McDonald step back?
| A．Because they were very polite to the two men. |
| B．Because they were moved by the two men. |
| C．Because the two men smelt terrible. |
| D．Because the two men seemed unfriendly. |
Why did the two men only buy coffee?
| A．Because they didn’t have enough money. |
| B．Because they didn’t feel hungry. |
| C．Because they knew others would help them. |
| D．Because they were looked down upon. |
How did the teacher think of the author’s project?
| A．Hard to believe. | B．Interesting to read. |
| C．Very puzzling. | D．Very satisfying. |
What
did the author think she learn from the story?
| A．A friend in need is a friend indeed |
| B．Helping others can bring pleasure to many people. |
| C．Nothing is difficult to a willing heart. |
| D．Don’t judge people according to their appearance. |
Do you want to have a lot of close friends? In order to make it happen, you must do a lot of things right. You will learn tips on how to build a solid friendship.
You should be extra respectful when you are at others’ homes. For example, you must not make unpleasant comments about them. Once when I was at the house of a friend as a high school senior, I told him he had feet that looked funny while he had his socks off in his bedroom. He rebutted(反驳),“If you’re going to make fun of my feet, you can leave.’’
You must be a person of your word. For example, if you say you will do something for or with your friend, you must follow up on it.
You must respect people other than your friends.This includes respecting your friends’ family members and being polite to others in general.
It is helpful to be supportive. You should try to provide help when your friends need it.
You should understand them. Even if you do not agree with some of the things they do, you should show an understanding of why they do them and offer advice while avoiding telling them they are at fault for their problems.
You must be caring. You must put care into the things you do for them and show concern for their troubles.
Having a good attitude is a must. You must avoid being combative(好斗的)as well as being sad or mad too often.
Take these tips to build solid friendships!The purpose of the passage is to________.
| A．explain why people need close friends |
| B．teach us how to build a solid friendship |
| C．show us how important close friendship is |
| D．let people know more about friendships |
What did the author mainly want to show by mentioning his friend in high shool?
| A．Friends should respect one another. |
| B．There is no perfect person in the world. |
| C．Making fun of friends is unpleasant. |
| D．It’s impossible to take off one’s socks before others. |
The underlined part “be a person of your word’’ in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by“ ________’’.
| A．make your promise |
| B．keep your promise |
| C．be a responsible person |
| D．be an honest person |
From the 6th paragraph, we can learn that we should________.
| A．agree with things our friends do |
| B．disagree with things our friends do |
| C．tell our friends they are wrong directly |
| D．express our understanding to our friends |