Animals have the ability to make people understand them, especially(尤其) when they are in serious danger and hope to get help from man. And they often go together to help one another.
One day, I visited my friend Jack on a sheep farm in North America. Suddenly one sheep came to cry in front of us. She made the most painful(痛苦的) cries. Jack said ,"Something must be wrong. Come on, Mike. Let's follow her."
Together we followed the sheep back to where she was feeding on the farm. She rushed forward and kept on looking back to see if we were coming. She finally took us to an old well (井) , and we heard the sad voice of her young baby that had fallen into the well. As the well had no water and was only six feet deep, we took a ladder(梯子） and climbed down. After a few minutes, the baby sheep was saved. The mother sheep looked happy with the successful (成功的) result of the accident. She came to tell us her trouble and got help. How amazing!The mother sheep came to Mike and Jack because_______.
| A．she needed their help | B．she had no food |
| C．she had no water | D．there was a hunter |
When Mike and Jack went to the well, they found a _______ in it.
| A．man | B．ladder | C．sheep | D．wolf |
What does the underlined word "accident" mean in Chinese?
| A．机会 | B．演出 | C．玩笑 | D．事故 |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．There was no water in the well. |
| B．At last the baby sheep lost its life. |
| C．The story happened in North America. |
| D．Animals can make people understand them. |
Take a look at our library! Our library is open to everyone and the library card is free!
| BOOKS ·picture books for children ·information about the world ·novels ·books in 36 languages ·stories of kinds You can enjoy newspapers and magazines in the reading room. You can borrow five books at most one time and keep them for three weeks. |
VIDEO ·all kinds of video films ·TV plays ·music video ·special interests You can enjoy yourself and take time to watch your favourite videos at home. You can keep a video for a week for 1 dollar. You can borrow as many videos one time as you like. |
AUDIO（音频） ·music of everyone: classical, rock, pop, jazz, blues , folk ·Language cassettes（磁带）="42" main languages in the world. Special rooms for you to enjoy listening. CDs and cassettes can be borrowed —FREE. You can borrow one CD or one cassette one time and keep it for one week. |
Which of the following can only be enjoyed in the reading room?
| A．Newspapers | B．Music videos | C．CDs | D．Language cassettes |
In the library we can .
| A．borrow the newest magazines | B．watch our favourite video films |
| C．listen to CDs of pop music | D．find books in 42 main languages in the world |
Which of the following is Not True?
| A．You can pay nothing for the library card. |
| B．You can borrow as many videos as you like one time. |
| C．There are rooms for you to enjoy TV plays in the library. |
| D．You can borrow five books at one time and keep them for three weeks. |
任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
BLUE SKY HOTEL
150rooms156 Xinlin Road
Two restaurants(24hr.)Tel: (0471) 740-5386
Swimming pool Fax: (0471) 840-5181
Near the downtownThere are _________________ rooms in the Blue Sky Hotel.
The restaurants are open for _____________________.
The Blue Sky Hotel is at __________________________.
If you want to book a room, you can call ____________________.
You can __________________________ to relax in the Blue Sky Hotel.
D
Everyone would like to be remembered. A few people even try to do something that no one else in history has ever tried to do. These people sometimes have their names recorded（记录）in the Guinness Book of Records.
Often it takes a group of people to do something unusual. One such team paddled（用桨划）a bathtub（浴缸）145 kilometers for 24 hours. This group had 13 members. They paddled their bathtub on a river near Ashford, Great Britain on May 28 and 29. 1983. A month later, a racing team of hospital bed pushers in Avon, Great Britain, pushed a hospital bed 16 kilometers in just 50 minutes! However, the distance（距离）record for hospital bed pushing is still held by the men of Bruntsfield Bedding Center. This team from Edinburgh pushed a hospital bed 5,203 kilometers in 1979. It took the team 35 days to cover the distance.
Another group of record makers held the highest dinner party in the world. Nine people from Sydney,Australia, climbed Mountain Huascaran on June 28, 1989. The climbers carried a dinner table. chairs, and a meal up the mountain. When they reached the top, they all put on warm suits for dinner.
People all over the world are trying hard to do something unusual to make a record. It should be understood, however, that now not all the records will be kept in the Guinness Book of Records. According to the passage, what record was made near Ashford in May, 1983?
| A．A record for paddling a bathtub. |
| B．A record for climbing a mountain. |
| C．A record for pushing a hospital bed |
| D．A record for swimming across a river. |
The word cover in the passage means _______.
| A．start | B．go through | C．keep | D．know |
What was unusual about the highest dinner party held by the nine people in the passage?
| A．The people who held the dinner party all came from Sydney. |
| B．Only nine people held the highest dinner party. |
| C．They had a meal on the mountain. |
| D．They carried a dinner table and chairs up the mountain to hold the dinner party. |
Which of the following shows the right order（顺序）of what happened in the passage?
a. A group of 13 members paddled a bathtub on a river near Ashford.
b. A team from Edinburgh made a distance record for hospital bed pushing.
c. A group of nine people from Sydney had a dinner party on the top of Mountain Huascaran.
d. A racing team pushed a hospital bed 16 kilometers in just 50 minutes in Avon.
| A．a-b-c-d | B．d-b-c-a | C．a-d-b-c | D．b-a-d-c |
Which of the following is mentioned（提及）in the passage?
| A．Hospital bed pushing was a popular sport in Edinburgh. |
| B．People living in Ashford usually used a bathtub to carry things. |
| C．Two different records for hospital bed pushing were given. |
| D．Hospital bed pushing was held twice a year in Avon, Great Britain. |
C
There are 5 channels on British television and each channel has several news programs all day long. Some programs are only for 3 minutes but some are one hour long. The people who read the news are called news presenters and because they appear on television every day, they are very famous.
This is a popular news presenter in England called Trevor McDonald, in the news studio. He presents a program called “News at Ten”every Monday to Friday evenings.
Another popular news presenter is Kirsty Young. She has a more modern style of reading the news, as you can see, she sits on the desk not on a chair!
Television news presenters need to have worked as journalists because they have to write most of the news that they read. Sometimes an important new event happens after the program has started, so the presenter has to be able to read something without looking at it first. They must always keep calm even when there are many changes during the program. At the end of “News at Ten”Trevor McDonald says “And finally...”. Then he reads an unusual or interesting item. It’s a famous saying in England now.Who sits on the desk to read the news?
| A．Kirsty Young. | B．Trevor McDonald. |
| C．All the news presenters. | D．Some journalists |
People in Britain can watch TV news _______ every day.
| A．only for three minutes | B．for an hour |
| C．in the evening | D．at any time |
Which is the best title of this passage?
| A．Television News | B．Trevor McDonald |
| C．Evening News | D．News at Ten |
B
People usually talk about two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. Scientists think that there are also two kinds of people: people who prefer warm colors and people who prefer cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and yellow. Where there are warm colors and a lot of lights people usually want to be active. People think that red, for example, is exciting. Sociable people, those who like to be with others, like red.
The cool colors are green, blue and violet. These colors, unlike warm colors, are relaxing. Where there are cool colors, people are usually quiet. People who like to spend time alone often prefer blue. Red may be exciting, but one scientist says that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colors than in a room with cool colors. He says that a warm color, such as red or orange, is good color for a living room or restaurant. People who are resting or eating do not want time to pass quickly. Cool colors are better for offices or factories if the people who are working there want time to pass quickly.According to this passage, people who don't like to be with others _______.
| A．like orange color | B．like blue color |
| C．prefer warm color | D．are usually active |
Which of the following is true according to this passage?
| A．Scientists like warm colors better than cool colors. |
| B．Time seems to pass more quickly in a room with red than with violet. |
| C．Time passes more slowly where there are cool colors. |
| D．We'd better color a living room or restaurant in warm colors. |
Why are offices and factories often colored in cool colors according to the scientist?
| A．Because these colors can make time pass more quickly. |
| B．Because these colors can make people excited. |
| C．Because everybody likes white color. |
| D．Because working people can be more active. |
The best title of this passage should be _______.
| A．Warm Colors and Cool Colors | B．People and Colors |
| C．Sociable People Like Warm Colors | D．Places and Colors |