Charlie Bucket，the beloved hero of British writer Roald Dahl’s evergreen 1964 children’s story Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ,is like all of Dahl’s readers．We may come from richer or poorer families than Charlie does，but we all share his desire to win that golden ticket to explore the wonders of Mr Willy Wonka’s candy factory． ． ．
Mr Wonka is the most famous chocolate maker in the world．His chocolates
are not just sweet and delicious but little works of art. He makes hot ice creams for cold days and candies that change color every 10 seconds as you suck on them.
So, naturally, when Mr Wonka announces a competition to visit his famous chocolate factory, very kid in the world is wildly excited. To win a place you have get a ticket. To get a ticket you have to be lucky, finding a golden ticket beneath the silver foil(箔) when you buy a bar of Wonka's chocolate.
Charlie wants a ticket more than anyone. But his family is so poor that they have no money to spare for candy. Charlie watches on the news as each lucky kid gets a ticket. When his grandpa slips Charlie some money and tells him to buy a Wonka bar, it seems that the story will change. But no, there's no ticket in the bar.
But Charlie's luck does change. Against all the odds(逆境),when he has given up all hope,he finds himself holding the last golden ticket.
So Charlie，along with other kids，starts his magical trip. Inside, there are more amazing things than you could ever imagine.
People love to read about the downtrodden(受压迫的)hero who comes out on top. but Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is much more than a simple story.“Dahl's words.,wild imagination and menacing(令人讨厌的)adult characters all combine to make his work ring so true ,”commented Publishers Weekly. “The way he celebrates the innocence of childhood never goes out of style.”
According to the passage, Wonka's chocolates .
| A．are works of art appealing to kids |
| B．can change shapes every 10 seconds |
| C．are popular with poor families |
| D．can bring good luck to poor kids |
Charlie buys a Wonka bar in order to .
| A．taste sweet and delicious chocolates |
| B．try his luck to get a ticket in the bar |
| C．explore the wonders of chocolates |
| D．find out how chocolates are made |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passages？
| A．Charlie wants to get more golden tickets than anyone else. |
| B．Charlie has learnt to produce the most delicious chocolate. |
| C．Charlie's trip in the Chocolates Factory is full of amazement. |
| D．Mr. Wonka announces an activity in which kids can get chocolates. |
The author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory thinks highly of .
| A．wild imagination | B．innocence of childhood |
| C．vivid description | D．disgusting adult characters |
Julia Roberts was born on October 28，1967，in Smyrna，Georgia. She is one of the most popular film actresses in the United States．She caught the public’s eye in Mystic Pizza. The next year, she became more famous because of Steel Magnolias．Roberts earned an Oscar nomination(提名)for Best Supporting Actress for her work on the film.
After that，Roberts’ career really took off. ① One of her best known roles was as a hooker who falls in love with a man played by Richard Gere in Pretty Woma n. Roberts then played a variety of dramatic and romantic roles in such films as The Pelican Brief，Michael Collins，My Best Friend’s Wedding，Stepmom, and Notting Hill. In 2000, she made a dramatic breakthrough(突破)with her powerful performance in Erin Brockovich . In the film, she played the title character--a brave，struggling single mom. ② Based on a true story, Brockovich helped lead the fight against a California power company that destroyed a small town’s water supply. Roberts won several awards for that film, including her first Academy Award.
Since then, Roberts has taken some light—hearted roles，and appeared with George Clooney in Ocean’s Eleven and Ocean’s Twelve. Roberts also made her first Broadway(百老汇)appearance in Three Days of Rain in 2006.
Roberts has been married to cameraman Danny Moder since 2002. In 2004, the couple welcomed twins ---Phinnaeus Walter and Hazel Patricia, and in 2007, their third child, Henry Daniel, was born. What’s the correct time order of the following films?
1. Ocean’s Twelve 2. Steel Magnolias
3. Michael Collins 4. Pretty Woman
| A．2—4—3—1 |
| B．2—4—l—3 |
| C．4—1—2—3． |
| D．4—1—3—2． |
All of the following are films except ______________.
| A．Mystic Pizza |
| B．Notting Hill |
| C．Three Days of Rain |
| D．Stepmom |
What do we learn about the film Erin Brockovich from the passage?
| A．It was first shown at the end of last century. |
| B．The main character of the film is a childless woman. |
| C．Julia Roberts won her first Academy Award for her performance in it. |
| D．The story of the film takes place in New York. |
Which of the following films did George Clooney star in?
| A．Pretty Woman. |
| B．The Pelican Brief. |
| C．Ocean’s Eleven. |
| D．My Best Friend’s Wedding. |
In the cold, dark waters of the Antarctic hides a creature with eight arms, two super long tentacles（触须）and eyes as big as dinner plates. Sound like something out of a science fiction movie? This sea monster is the real deal.
On February 21, New Zealand fishermen landed a colossal squid the length of a school bus. They had been fishing with long lines for Chilean sea bass in the waters off the coast of New Zealand when they caught the rare squid. With two hours of hard work, the crew skillfully pulled the creature into a net and dragged in aboard their ship.
Scientists estimate(估计) that the animal weighs about a half ton and is about 40 feet long. That would make this colossal squid the biggest on record.
First identified in 1925 after two tentacles were found in a whale’s stomach, the colossal squid has long been a mystery. The animals are not easy to observe because they can go down to ocean depths of 6,500 feet. What scientists do know from studying the bodies of a half dozen colossal squids is that they are fierce hunters. So the recently discovered huge squid has been frozen in order to keep it for scientific study.
It will be transported to New Zealand’s national museum in the capital city of Wellington. Experts believe it to be the first adult male ever caught undamaged. “Scientists will be very interested in this amazing creature,”said New Zealand Fisheries Minister Jim Anderson. “It adds immeasurably to our understanding of the marine(海洋的) environment Why did the fishermen catch the squid?
| A．Because the squid could help them catch Chilean sea bass |
| B．Because the squid is of world-record-breaking size |
| C．They found the squid by accident and caught it |
| D．They caught the squid for scientific research |
According to Paragraph 4 the huge squid may be ___.
| A．hard identified |
| B．easily frightened |
| C．sheep-like |
| D．aggressive |
Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the text?
| A．Scientists had known much about the huge squid’s diet and behavior |
| B．The recently discovered squid will be exhibited around New Zealand |
| C．The recently discovered squid is the first male squid ever caught |
| D．Research on the squid will help us understand the marine environment better |
The best title for the text would be ___.
| A．Science Fiction and the Real |
| B．Fishermen and the Monster |
| C．Huge Squid Caught |
| D．New Research |
The laptop is a machine which can be a mobile office；it can be used to entertain us and people can play computer games on them. One machine can perform many tasks at the same time. As technology grows，the size of the new laptop machines is decreasing. Now laptops are lighter，have smaller screen sizes，and perform better. Smaller screen laptops，which are more convenient to take along with，have been specially designed for professionals. Huge display screen laptops are still used by graphic(绘画的)designers and those who like playing computer games.
Laptops are advanced machines，and they can be very expensive. When we spend much money on something，we should take good care of it. I know some people who buy a new laptop every year. The reason they do this is that the old one either is broken or has some problems which cannot be fixed. Common problems are the breaking of the screen，the breaking of joints of the laptop，display problems，and keyboard problems.
Different problems will always come up with machines，and they cannot be avoided(避免)．Old machines will always have to be replaced by new ones. However，if we are more careful and handle our laptops with care，they will last for a longer period of time，and they will perform better. This is not a hard thing to do，but it will greatly increase the life and performance of laptops.According to the first paragraph，the laptop is a machine which________.
| A．is being used by more and more people in the office |
| B．will take the place of desktops sooner or later |
| C．is specially designed for people who like playing computer games |
| D．can be used for both work and entertainment purposes |
The underlined word in the first paragraph means “________”．
| A．becoming smaller |
| B．becoming more important |
| C．becoming more popular |
| D．becoming better |
We infer that graphic designers still use huge display screen laptops most probably because________.
| A．huge display screen laptops are very cheap |
| B．small display screen laptops are not on sale yet |
| C．they can see their drawings more clearly |
| D．they also want to play computer games |
What can we learn from the second paragraph?
| A．That laptops can only be used for one year. |
| B．That laptops are not as good as desktops. |
| C．That the prices for laptops are too high. |
| D．That laptops may have problems which cannot be fixed. |
Kate Anderson became an accidental car thief when she went to pick up her daughter’s car near an Ohio University building last week. Anderson saw the nickelgray Toyota Camry and used her daughter’s key to unlock the car，start the engine and drive home.
When Charlie Vansant left class a short time later，he found only an empty parking spot. He first assumed the car had been towed，but when the police couldn’t find a record of it，they took a theft report.
The morning after Anderson took back the car，her daughter discovered the Camry in the driveway wasn’t hers. She found Vansant’s name on paperwork in the glove compartment and looked up his phone number on the Website for the university.
When she told Vansant the car was in her driveway，“It sounded real fishy at first，like maybe she wanted to hold the thing for ransom，”Vansant said!
He eventually went to the house with a police officer，where he was reunited with his car. According to a police report，the case was closed “because of the mistaken car identity.”Anderson wasn’t charged.
Vansant seemed to blame the car company more than the “thief”．“Her key fit not only my lock，but my ignition as well—so high-five for Toyota，I guess，”he said.
Toyota spokesman Bill Kwong said key technology wasn’t as sophisticated as two decades ago，and there were so many ways to cut a key，making it possible for such a mix-up to occur. He said the company now has a microchip embedded(嵌入)in the keys for 90 percent of its vehicles that allows them to start only with the correct key.We can learn from the story that Kate Anderson ____.
| A．was an experienced but unlucky thief |
| B．took Vansant’s car away by chance |
| C．could unlock any car with her special key |
| D．was accused of theft and put into prison |
When Charlie Vansant received the phone call，he ____.
| A．ran as fast as he could to the police station |
| B．felt someone was playing a joke on him |
| C．suspected he would be forced to pay for the car |
| D．went directly to Anderson and collected his car |
Who should be responsible for the accident?
| A．Toyota Camry. |
| B．Charlie Vansant. |
| C．Toyota Company. |
| D．The police. |
According to the passage，it can be learned that ____.
| A．the daughter is more honest than her mother |
| B．many thefts occurred because the same keys were used |
| C．Toyota Camry is a kind of car，which is easier to unlock |
| D．the car producers should pay more attention to car identity |
“Children who eat less salt and drink fewer sugar-sweetened soft drinks may significantly lower their risks of obesity,” researchers recently reported in the journal Hypertension.
“Sugar-sweetened soft drinks are a significant source of calorie intake in children,” said Feng J. He, a researcher at St George’s University of London, England. “It has been shown that sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption is related to obesity in young people.” They wanted to know whether there is a link between salt intake and sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption.
Dr He and colleagues analyzed data from a 1997 national survey of more than 2,000 people between 4 and 18 in Britain. “We found that children eating a lower-salt diet drank less fluid,” said He. “From our research, we estimated that 1 gram of salt cut from their daily diet would reduce fluid intake by 100 grams per day.”
The researchers also found that children eating a lower-salt diet drank fewer sugar-sweetened soft drinks. From their research, they predicted that reducing salt intake by 1 gram each day would reduce sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption by 27 grams per day, after. “If children aged 4 to 18 cut their salt intake by half, there would be a decrease of about two sugar-sweetened soft drinks per week per child, so each child would decrease calorie intake by almost 250 kilocalories per week,” Dr He said.
In previous studies, researchers found that a low-salt diet lowers blood pressure in children, and prevents the development of high blood pressure later in life. “Both high blood pressure and obesity increase the risk of having strokes and heart attacks,” Dr He said.
Dr He recommends that parents check labels and choose low-salt food products. “Small reductions in the salt content of 10 to 20 percent cannot be detected by the human salt taste receptors (感受器) and do not cause any technological or safety problems,” Dr He said.According to the passage, obesity is directly linked to ______.
| A．high-salt foods |
| B．sugar-sweetened soft drinks |
| C．high blood pressure |
| D．strokes and heart attacks |
Compared with previous studies, the recent one found that ______.
| A．a lower-salt diet may mean less sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption |
| B．a low-salt diet keeps children out of high blood pressure |
| C．children face the risk of having strokes and heart attacks |
| D．low-salt food products do not do harm to people’s health |
Which of the following statements would Dr He agree to?
| A．The less salt people eat, the healthier people become. |
| B．Children should reduce fluid intake in their daily life. |
| C．No high-salt food products will be available in shops. |
| D．A low-salt diet may prevent both high blood pressure and obesity. |
After reading the passage, who should take effective action?
| A．Children. | B．Parents. | C．Doctors. | D．Researchers. |