You and your friends are settling into your seats. The new Spider-Man movie is about to start and you’ve got the snacks: soda and popcorn. Food is part of what makes the movies fun.
Just as the lights go out, you catch a slight smell of … tuna fish? You turn your head, searching for the source. Then you spot him: A couple rows back, some guy is enjoying a tuna fish sandwich. How’d he get that in here? You wonder. Then you remember how much you paid for your snacks.
What invites the unwelcome outside food is probably the price. Why pay $ 5 for a bag of M&Ms when you can get them for a dollar at the corner store?
Earlier this year, a Michigan man decided to fight for his right to snack. Joshua Thompson is suing his local theater after it banned outside food. He argues the ban breaks a Michigan law that prevents businesses from charging extremely high prices. However, most legal experts believe Thompson has little chance of winning his case, though he does have a point: 85 cents out of a dollar of treats a movie theater sells is pure profit.
The truth is that movie theaters are more in the snack business than the movie business. A huge part of the ticket income goes to the Hollywood studio. This makes sense, since the studios have to pay the costs of movie production and advertising. But that often doesn’t leave much cash for the theater, which also has its own running costs. If customers stopped buying food, owners would have to raise ticket prices even higher.
Of course, there’s another reason to think twice before bringing food into the movies: It’s against the rules. Breaking those rules can have unpleasant consequences too. Some theaters will kick you out if they catch you. Even without the threat of punishment, we should follow rules all the time------out of respect.
Here’s a good idea: Eat before the movie.What is the topic of the text?
| A．Movie Theaters’ Ban on Outside Food. |
| B．A Michigan Man’s Fight for His Right. |
| C．The Pleasure of Enjoying Snacks. |
| D．Bad Manners in Movie Theaters. |
What do we know about Joshua Thompson?
| A．He broke a Michigan law. |
| B．He was forbidden to have snacks at the theaters. |
| C．He thinks cinema tickets are too expensive. |
| D．He is likely to lose the case. |
In Paragraph 5, the author mainly explains _________.
| A．how movie studios work with movie theaters |
| B．why snack sales are important to movie theaters |
| C．why Hollywood studios must pay high costs |
| D．how movie theaters reduce their operating costs |
How does the author feel about bringing outside food into the cinema?
| A．It is great fun. | B．It is convenient. |
| C．It is unacceptable. | D．It is lawful. |
三．阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
When the research on the effect of electric fields on E．coli was begun in 1962, it was essential that a biologist–specifically, a microbiologist–contributed to the project．She does not want her name used because she did not become a scientific researcher for fame, but rather for the challenge of putting pieces of a scientific puzzle together．
As a girl, she was inspired by the work of great scientists: she read the story of the cure of malaria in the Panama Canal; she also read a biography of Madame Curie．These accounts inspired her to pursue a career in scientific research．After high school, she worked for the Michigan Department of Health, where she did research in biology and microbiology．There, her colleagues saw 
her talent and encouraged her to pursue science as a career．She went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in 1948 in medical technology．
When she began working at Michigan State in the early 1960s,
she was balancing the demands of scientific research with the needs
of her family．At that time both of her children were in school．She would work in the lab in the morning while they were at school, go home to see them at lunch, return to the lab for the afternoon, go home for dinner, and return to the lab in the evening, if necessary．At that time, there were fewer women scientists working than there are today, but she encountered several in her career．At the Michigan Department of Health, many of her colleagues were women and, consequently, she did not feel isolated because of her gender–nor did she feel that she was treated differently because she was a woman．
While working at Michigan State, she also felt that she was treated with respect by her peers．Her colleagues, among them doctors and Ph．D．chemists, all treated her as an equal．On the whole, she believes that there is not a great deal of difference between men and women in science．
1．Why does the woman scientist refuse to let out her name?
A．Because she is a shy lady．
B．Because she doesn’t mind her fame．
C．Because she never takes pride in her research．
D．Because she never works for her fame．
3．What is the noble lady scientist really interested in?
A．The life stories of other women scientists．
B．Biology and microbiology．
C．The secret of the success of the other scientists．
D．The difference between men and women scientists．
3．Who helped and encouraged her to carry on her scientific research?
A．Her family and friends． B．Madame Curie．
C．Her colleagues and other scientists． D．Some of the officials．
4．What is the whole passage mainly about?
A．The life story of a famous woman scientist with great success．
B．A brief introduction about an unknown great woman scientist．
C．The new development of a special woman scientist．
D．The secret of an infamous woman scientist．
HONG KONG, Feb 2 (Reuters Life!) – They’ll huff, they’ll puff – and Hong Kong Disney hopes. The Three Little Pigs will bring the house down this Chinese New Year.
The pigs, who last the Big Bad Wolf in Disney’s 1933 hit cartoon, will parade around the park in a bid to attract visitors during the lunar new year holiday, which this year falls on Feb 18. This year has been dubbed the “Year of the Pig.”
With funny caps and oversized bow ties the porky trio will make their first appearance before Sleeping Beauty’s castle. Millions of mainland Chinese visitors are expected to visit Hong Kong during the extended break.
Hong Kong Disney will be decked out in splendid golds and reds in the run up to this important holiday. The park will also have firecrackers and peach blossoms to ward off bad luck.
Mickey, Goofy, Donald and the gang will wear traditional Chinese clothing during the festivities which run from February 2 to March 4 th.
The pigs are part of a marketing campaign aimed at restoring the park’s reputation which was ruined last Chinese New Year when overcrowding made officials lock the doors, barring scores of mainland tourists with valid tickets from entering.
1．The underlined phrase “bring the house down” in the first paragraph probably has the same meaning as .
A．pull down the house B．be warmly welcomed
C．be on stage D．be brought in to Hong Kong
2．We can infer from the passage that the three little pigs are .
A．special pigs to be raised in Hong Kong B．imported from Europe
C．lovely cartoon characters D．specially prepared for the festival dinner
3．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A．There were too many people from Hong Kong to visit the park last year.
B．Many people from mainland China could not enter the park although they had the right ticket.
C．Many people from mainland China could not enter the park because they did not have the right ticket.
D．The officials looked the doors in order not to ruin the reputation of the park.
In a moment of personal crisis (危机), how much help can you expect from a New York taxi driver? I began studying this question and found the answers interesting.
One morning I got into three different taxis and announced: “Well, it’s my first day back in New York in seven years. I’ve been in prison.” Not a single driver replied, so I tried again. “Yeah, I shot a man in Reno,” I explained, hoping the driver would ask me why, so I could say casually, “Just to watch him die.” But nobody asked. The only response came from a Ghanaian driver: “Reno? That is in Nevada?”
Taxi drivers were uniformly (一致地) sympathetic when I said I’d just been fired. “This is America,” a Haitian driver said. “One door is closed. Another is open.” He argued against my plan to burn down my boss’s house: “If you do something silly and they put you away, you cannot look for another job.” A Pakistani driver even turned down a chance to profit from my loss of hope: He refused to take me to the middle of the George Washington Bridge, a $20 trip. “Why you want to go there? Go home and relax. Don’t worry. Take a new job.”
One very hot weekday in July, while wearing a red ski mask (面具) and holding a stuffed (塞满的) pillowcase with the word “BANK” on it, I tried hailing (招呼) a taxi five times outside different banks. The driver picked me up every time. My ride with Guy Caaude Theve – nain, a Haitian driver, was typical of the superb (一流的) assistance I received.
“Is anyone following us?”
“No.” said the driver, looking in his rearview mirror at traffic and me.
“Let’s go across the park,” I said. “I just robbed the bank there. I got $ 25,000.”
“$ 25,000?” he asked.
“Yeah, you think it was wrong to take it?”
“No, man. I work 8 hours and I earn just $ 70. If I can do that, I do it too.”
As we approached 86, Lexington Street, I pointed to the Chemical Bank.
“Hey, there’s another bank.” I said. “Could you wait here a minute while I go inside?”
“No, I can’t wait. Pay me now.” His reluctance may have something to do with money – taxi drivers think the rate for waiting time is too low, but I think he wanted me to learn that even a bank robber can’t expect unconditional support.
1．From the Ghanaian driver’s response, we can infer that .
A．he was not caring about the killing
B．he was frightened to hear what the writer said
C．he thought the writer was a criminal
D．he thought the writer was crazy
2．Why did the Pakistani driver refuse to give the writer a ride?
A．He didn’t want to help the writer get over his career crisis.
B．He was in a hurry to go home and relax.
C．The place was far away.
D．He thought the writer was going to kill himself.
3．The underlined word “reluctance” in the last paragraph most probably means .
A．anger B．unwillingness C．opportunity D．eagerness
4．What does the passage mainly discuss?
A．Honesty of taxi drivers in New York.
B．Taxi riders’ awareness of possible dangers.
C．Taxi drivers’ attitudes towards riders.
Once home to the world’s largest trading port , East London is a lovely and cultural place to visit . Here are some of the places of interest there .
Aquarium (水族馆)
Beachfront , Esplanade , East London
Tel : 705 2637
Open daily ：9 a. m.— 5 p.m.
Fish Feeding daily at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Seal Show : daily at 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (Performances are only 10 minutes long.)
Fees : adults-£9,, children (3—16years) —£5, schools/ groups£3 per person .
This is the oldest aquarium in the country . It is also a large office for Tourism in East London , supplying booklets an information to the public .
Border Birders Club is one of the programs here . This is a super birding club where the whole family can have a nice Saturday walk around , looking at different types of birds and talking with the friendly members along the way . For more information , look for the notice on the notice boards outside the Beacon Bay Library and at the Aquarium or call 7352195 .
Calgary Transport Museum
13km from East London on N6 to Stutterheim
Tel : 730 7244
Open daily : 9 a. m.—4 p.m.
Closed：Friday & Christmas Day
Fees ：adults—£5, children—£3
Fine collection of restored horse drawn vehicles , carts , wagons , buggies , a gypsy caravan and governess cart .
Museum—The East London Museum
Upper Oxford Street (Entrance and parking in Dawson Road )
Tel : 743 0686
Fax : 743 3127
Open : Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m. —5 p.m.；Saturday 2 p.m.—5p.m .；
Sunday & Public Holidays 11 a.m. —4 p.m.
Fees：Adults —£5 ,children—￡2, school groups & scholars in uniform are free .
Go on a wonderful adventure into the past . Best known as the home of the Coelacanth & world’s only Dodo Egg , the museum also has an excellent display about the rich and colorful culture of Xhosa , living in South Africa . There is also a Museum Cafeteria with refreshments .
1．How much would a couple with one child pay to go to the East London Museum ?
A．£7. B．£12. C．£13. D．£23.
2．If you want to have a nice Saturday walk , you can dial .
A．7430686 B．7433127C．7352195 D．7307244
3．We can learn from the passage that .
A．On Christmas Day , you cannot visit Calgary Transport Museum
B．you can enjoy the seal show at 4 p.m. every day
C．in Border Birders Club , you can see the worlds’ only Dodo Egg
D．people can go to the Beacon Bay Library in the East London Museum
4．If a person is interested in African culture , he should visit.
A．Border Birders Club B．the East London Museum
C．Aquarium D．Calgary Transport Museum
China on Saturday opened the world’s most elevated railway(高架铁路) with the first pair of passenger trains traveling across the “roof of the world”.
Two trains set off at Golmud and Lhasa, the two start-up points of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway that is dubbed an “engineering marvel” that has linked Tibet with the rest of China for the first time.
Construction of the Qinghai-Tibet railroad is a long-cherished dream of generations of the Chinese people. A passenger train coded “Qing 1” pulled out from the Golmud station at 11:05 a.m. Some 1,142 kilometers away. Tibet’s regional capital Lhasa saw off a train bound for Lanzhou, capital of northwest China’s Gansu Province, at 11:12a.m. The train, coded “Tibet 2” carries about 700 passengers in 16 compartments(车厢) and is expected to arrive in Lanzhou in 30 hours.
Norbu , a 28-year-old Tibetan farmer from Gonggar , left home before daybreak to join the celebrations at Lhasa railway station and to catch a glimpse of the train . I’ll board a train myself sometime to visit the inland areas.”
Trains traveling across the roof of the world , with extra oxygen pumped into the cabins to prevent passengers from suffering altitude sickness , will traverse (穿越) a mountain pass sitting 5.072 meters above sea level as it rises up to the Tibetan plateau , and will drive though the Hoh Xil , China’s largest area of uninhabited land .
The cars were installed (安装) with environment-friendly toilets , wastewater deposit tank and garbage treatment facilities to protect environment along the railroad . All the Chinese characters that appear on the electronic screen in each railway car have been translated into Tibetan and English .
The Qinghai-Tibet railway is 1,956 kilometers long, with 960 km of the track located 4,000 meters above the sea level and the highest point at 5,072 meters . The project is dubbed an “engineering marvel” because people used to think the long-lasting ice and snow along the route could never support tracks and trains .
1．What’s the best title for the passage ?
A．Qinghai-Tibet Rail Moves Across the “Roof of the World”
B．Construction of the Qinghai-Tibet Railroad is Great
C．Trains May Affect the Environment of Tibet
D．The Roof of the World Welcomes Visitors
2．The train leaving for Lanzhou at 11:12 a.m. on July I was supposed to arrive there at .
A．11：12a.m. on July 2 B．13:12 p.m. on July 2
C．15：12p.m. on July 2 D．17:12 p.m. on July 2
3．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?
A．All passengers traveling across the “roof of the world” will suffer altitude sickness .
B．The Hoh Xil will attract more visitors soon .
C．The facilities on trains of the “roof of the world” do no pollution to the environment.
D．All the train staff can speak Tibetan .
4．The last paragraph mainly tells us .
A．Tibetan’s dream came true B．the completion of the project is great
C．the length of the project D．the natural conditions of the project