Animals are not always animals. Some of them will try to cheat or cow some others in the way the human beings often do. Here is a fairy tale from Aesop for you to enjoy.
An eagle（鹰）made her nest at the top of a high tree while a cat, having found a convenient hole, moved into the middle of the trunk, and at the same time a wild pig, with her young took shelter in a hollow at its foot. The cat then decided to make all serve her in her wise way.
To carry out her design, she climbed to the nest of the eagle, saying, "Destruction is preparing for you and for me too, unfortunately. The wild pig, whom you see daily digging up the earth, wishes to uproot the tree, so she may on its fall seize our families as food for her young."
Having thus frightened the eagle out of her senses, she crept down to the cave of the pig, saying, "Your children are in great danger, for as soon as you go out to find food, the eagle is prepared to jump upon one of your little pigs."
Having filled these fears into the pig, she went and pretended to hide herself in the hollow of the tree. When night came she went out silently and obtained food for herself and her children, but pretending to be afraid, she kept a lookout all through the day. Meanwhile, the eagle, full of fear of the pig, sat still on the branches, and the pig, terrified by the eagle, did not dare to go out from her cave. Thus they both, along with their families, starved from hunger, and afforded good food for the cat and her children.What was the eagle afraid of?
| A．Her home would be destroyed. |
| B．Her children would get lost. |
| C．She would be taken as the cat’s food. |
| D．Her family would be eaten by the wild pig. |
What was the pig frightened of?
| A．The eagle would kill her young child. |
| B．The eagle would cheat her away. |
| C．The cat was telling the true story. |
| D．She could not find enough food. |
How did the cat get what she wanted?
| A．By running here and there. |
| B．By cheating both the eagle and the pig. |
| C．By waiting and catching the chance. |
| D．By fighting against the eagle and the pig. |
Which of the following might be the best title of the above passage?
| A．Believe it or not. | B．Animal stories. |
| C．How one can be successful. | D．Don’t be afraid. |
When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, “Well, it’s soandso's fault.”or “I know I'm late, but it's not my fault; the car broke down.”It is probably not your fault, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation.This is the winner's key to success.
Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or，you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don't rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don't have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So，stop focusing on “whose fault it is.”Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stone for success.According to the passage, winners __________.
| A．meet with fewer difficulties in their lives |
| B．have responsible and able colleagues |
| C．blame themselves rather than others |
| D．deal with problems rather than blame others |
The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.
| A．improve | B．avoid | C．accept | D．consider |
When your colleague brings about a problem, you should __________.
| A．blame him for his lack of responsibility |
| B．tell him to find the cause of the problem |
| C．find a better way to handle the problem |
| D．ask a more able colleague for help |
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
| A．A Winner's Opportunity. | B．A Winner's Problem. |
| C．A Winner's Secret. | D．A Winner's Achievement. |
ARIZONA
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Details：Hotel taxes are an additional 17.1 percent.
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CALIFORNIA
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NEVADA
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Time: Nov. 17,2006Jan. 15, 2007
Details：Hotel taxes are an additional 12 percent.
Contact：866/3992753，montelagovillage._com
YELLOWSTONE
Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
The Deal：A twonight stay, breakfast daily, fullday ski rental, unlimited iceskating and skates, and a book of Yellowstone photos. Rates start at $ 119 per person.
Time：Jan. 1Mar. 2,2007
Details：Hotel taxes are an additional 8 percent.
Contact：866/4397375，travelyellowstone._comA couple, with their 13yearold son, had a halfday tour of Canyon de Chelly without stay on Nov. 13,2006.They should pay________.
| A．$114 | B．$189 | C．$177 | D．$123 |
If a couple wants to have a cheap 3day trip, they had better contact________.
| A．800/6792473 | B．866/3992753 |
| C．800/23TAHOE | D．866/4397375 |
If you are interested in iceskating, you may find more information in________.
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| C．tbirdlodge._com & zephyrcove._com |
| D．zephyrcove._com & travelyellowstone._com |
Chances
I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career(职业)．
I wasn't an excellent student because I didn't do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn't have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn't the type to have a career.
I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn't too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she'd give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn't often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early morning with the children.
One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification(资格证书)if I wanted to work with children. I didn't think I would be accepted because I didn't take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a parttime course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I've got a fulltime job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren't top of the class at school.What is the author's present job?
| A．Working parttime in a college. |
| B．Helping children with their schoolwork. |
| C．Looking after children at a kindergarten. |
| D．Taking care of children for a family. |
When staying with the two girls' family, the author________.
| A．was paid for extra work |
| B．got much help from her boss |
| C．took a day off every other week |
| D．often worked long hours |
Why did the author leave her first job?
| A．She decided to attend a parttime course. |
| B．She found a fulltime job. |
| C．She was fed up with children. |
| D．She needed a rest after working extra hours. |
What has the author learned from her own experiences?
| A．Qualifications are necessary for a career. |
| B．Hard work makes an excellent student. |
| C．One must choose the job she likes. |
| D．Less successful students can still have a career. |
Perhaps the most extraordinary (奇特的) building put up in the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace (水晶宫) which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all the other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all the time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. Plenty of goods were sent to the exhibition from all parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on show. Though in those days, traveling was not as easy as it is today, steamboats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. There were six million visitors in all, and the money from the exhibition was used to build museums and colleges. Later the Crystal Palace was moved to the South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.The Crystal Palace was built up .
| A．in the 1950s | B．in the 1900s | C．shortly before 1851 | D．before 1951 |
People from many countries came to the Crystal Palace mainly to.
| A．buy goods | B．visit an exhibition |
| C．travel around | D．enjoy the Crystal Palace itself |
What happened to the Crystal Palace in 1936?
| A．It caught a terrible fire. |
| B．It disappeared suddenly. |
| C．It went to the South of London. |
| D．It was rebuilt. |
The Crystal Palace was famous to all because.
| A．it is the biggest building in the world |
| B．so many visitors had been there |
| C．it was made of iron and glass |
| D．it was burnt down at last |
The writer .
| A．thought the Crystal Palace very useful |
| B．sang high praise for the Crystal Palace |
| C．wanted the Crystal Palace to be rebuilt |
| D．was one of the visitors to the Crystal Palace |
I travel a lot, and I find out different "styles" (风格) of directions every time 1 ask "How can I get to the post office?"
Foreign tourists are often confused (困惑) in Japan because most streets there don't have names in Japan. People use landmarks (地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, "Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop."
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, "Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile."
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. "How far away is the post office?" you ask. "Oh," they answer, "it's about five minutes from here." You say, "Yes, but how many miles away is it?" They don't know.
It's true that a person doesn't know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, 'Sorry, I have no idea." But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers "I don't know." People in Yucatan believe that "I don't know" is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place they usually _________
| A．describe the place carefully |
| B．show him a map of the place |
| C．tell him the names of the streets |
| D．refer to recognizable buildings and places |
What is the place where people measure distance in time?
| A．New York. | B．Los Angeles. | C．Kansas. | D．Iowa. |
People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ________
| A．in order to save time | B．as a test |
| C．so as to be polite | D．for fun |
Which sentence is true according to the text?
| A．There is no street names in Japan. |
| B．There is no landmarks in the countryside of American. |
| C．People in Yucatan always give wrong answers when asked the way. |
| D．People in Los Angeles measure distance in time, not miles when asked the way. |
What can we infer from the text?
| A．It's important for travelers to understand cultural differences. |
| B．It's useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly. |
| C．People have similar (相似的) understandings of politeness. |
| D．New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors. |