Students who get tired of looking at the four walls of a classroom might like to take the nature course being offered by Carvel College again this summer．Groups of about a dozen students each，led by an experienced guide，will go on ten﹣day camping trips to the mountains to study the plants and animals that grow and live there．
Students carry their own things，which includes sleeping bags，warm clothing，food and water，and other useful tools．And what do the students do all day？Well，as soon as the sun comes up，they eat breakfast and start climbing up the mountain trail to the next campground，which is five to ten miles away．As the students take notes，the guide points out different plants and animals alongside the trail．The climb is usually over by early afternoon，so the group spends the rest of the day resting or swimming in a mountain lake．Before dinner each night，they all come together and discuss the day's activities．
At the end of the course，the students write reports using the information they have collected．But they don't mind at all．What they do mind is leaving the beauty of the wilderness and the good friends they've made to return to their normal lives in the city．
（1）What can the course offer to the students？
| A． |
Better grades in tests． |
| B． |
Free vacations in mountains． |
| C． |
A different learning experience． |
| D． |
Better chance to study in Carvel College． |
（2）How far does a student have to walk throughout the course？
| A． |
About five to ten miles． |
| B． |
About two hundred miles． |
| C． |
About fifty to one hundred miles． |
| D． |
About sixty to one hundred and twenty miles |
（3）What do the students have to do before dinner？
| A． |
Wash themselves up in a mountain lake． |
| B． |
Attend classes by the experienced guide． |
| C． |
Write about what they see along the trail． |
| D． |
Review what they learn through discussion． |
（4）What can we tell about the course？
| A． |
They will change campgrounds everyday． |
| B． |
The students have to learn all by themselves． |
| C． |
Pens and books will be useless in the course． |
| D． |
Carvel College will provide everything for the students． |
（5）From the last paragraph we know the students are ．
| A． |
serious with the final report |
| B． |
unwilling to go back to the city |
| C． |
looking forward to returning home |
| D． |
too tired to stay in the course any longer． |
When this story happened, they were working around a very large house. Their job was to do the cleaning. It was not a difficult job, but sometimes it was a little dangerous, because they had to walk below where workmen were working. Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground.
One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette behind one of his ears. Suddenly somebody on the top shouted, "Look out!" But Joe did not "look out". He looked up. And as he did so, a long knife missed Joe's head, but it cut off one of his ears. At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out, "I've lost an ear. Help! Help!"
Jeff ran up to help his friend. "Look for my ear," Joe told him. "It must be on the ground somewhere." Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear. At last he found an ear on the ground. He picked it up and carried it to Joe. "Here you are," he said, "I've found it." Joe looked at it. "No, that's not my ear." he said, "Mine had a cigarette behind it."What were Joe and Jeff?
| A．Soldiers. | B．Drivers. | C．Farmers. | D．Cleaners. |
How did Joe lose his ear?
| A．He cut it off by himself. | B．Jeff cut it off with a knife. |
| C．A falling knife cut it off. | D．A cigarette burned it up. |
From the passage, we know Joe was not _______.
| A．strong | B．kind | C．foolish | D．clever |
Which is the most possible title for this passage?
| A．A Lost Ear | B．A Busy Cleaner |
| C．A Falling Knife | D．A forgetful Man |
Yancheng History Museum is closed on _______
| A．Monday | B．Friday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
Tommy is an 8-year-old boy. He wants to visit the City Flower Show with his parents. How much will they pay?
| A．75yuan | B．100yuan | C．125yuan | D．150yuan |
If you want to get more information about English Winter Camp, you can _________.
| A．go to Canada |
| B．write to CEE/CCIEE |
| C．call at (0515)6606-2607 |
| D．send an e-mail to Yancheng Teachers University |
_____ will give Performances in Pop Music in Yandu Park.
| A．Bands | B．Dancers | C．Singers | D．Both A and C |
How old is “old”? The answer has changed over the years. Two Hundred years ago, you were old at 35. At the beginning of the 20th century, the average life span (平均寿命) was 45. In 1950, 70-year-olds were really old. Today, a healthy 70-year-old is still thought young.
So, how old is “old”? The answer is one you’ve heard many times, from all kinds of people. “You are as old (or young) as you feel.” Your age simply tells you how many years you have lived. Your body tells you how well you’ve lived.
“Nobody grows old by living a number of years,” wrote a writer. “People grow old when they don’t have their ideals (理想).” People shouldn’t have the wrong ideas about aging. Sometimes, older minds can be as bright as young minds. Alice Brophy once said, “It makes me unhappy when people say, ‘You look young for your age.’ What does that mean? You know you can die old at 30 and live young at 80.”About 100 years ago, the average life span was __________.
| A．35 | B．45 | C．70 | D．80 |
The meaning of the word “aging” is __________.
| A．growing old | B．staying young | C．keeping healthy | D．feeling unhappy |
According to the passage, which of the following is true?
| A．Old people are not as bright at young people. |
| B．All older people are healthy and strong. |
| C．Aging does not mean you become unhealthy. |
| D．Most older people are unhealthy and poor. |
The passage is mainly(主要地) about _________.
| A．the average life span | B．aging |
| C．the 20th century | D．older people and young people |
Most people in America live in small family groups. More than a quarter of homes in America have only got one person in them. Some of these are old people but some are people of twenty or thirty years old who would like to live alone. 35％ of homes have two people in them, and another 17％ have three people. 15％have four people in them, and the other homes have five or more.
The families in America are small. It is unusual for parents to have more than two children. When children are about eighteen or nineteen years old, they leave their parents’ homes, and they often go to different cities. Sometimes they only visit their parents two or three times a year.How many people in America have 3 people living in them?
| A．17% | B．15% | C．35% | D．5% |
At what age do children in America usually go away from. heir parents’ homes？
| A．About 30 or 31 | B．About 20 or 21 | C．About I ? or less | D．About 18 or 19 |
What is the passage?
| A．A traveling story | B．A report | C．An invention | D．A joke |
How do you feel when you have to make a speech in front of class? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get really shy?
Shyness means feeling nervous or afraid when you’re around other people. Experts have found that more than 80% of middle school students feel afraid to be the center of attention. Some kids are born shy. Some become shy later because of their life experiences(经历).
It’s OK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet new people. In fact, everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just a case of how much.
Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they get shy. But some become so shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to order and pay for their food. Some are afraid of meeting new people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be bad for a person.
If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a very big problem. Some experts say shy people are cleverer because they think more and talk less. Shy people are also good at working with others because they think more for other people. Some great people in history were shy, too.
You see, being shy isn’t all bad. But remember not to let good opportunities(机会) pass by just because of it! If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or practice your spoken English in front of others, just do it! There’s nothing to be afraid of. The underlined phrase “to feel yourself again” in the third paragraph means “________”.
| A．感受生活 | B．恢复过来 | C．玩得开心 | D．寻求帮助 |
What kind of shyness can be bad according to the passage?
| A．You find it hard to enjoy yourself at a party. |
| B．You feel a little nervous when you go to a new place. |
| C．You seldom go outside, afraid of meeting new people. |
| D．You have a red face when you’re asked to answer a question in class. |
If you have to practice your spoken English in class, ________.
| A．just do it |
| B．just refuse to do it |
| C．you’d better ask someone to help you |
| D．tell your teacher you’re too shy to do that |
We can infer(推断)from the passage that_________.
| A．kids are all born shy |
| B．you can’t change yourself |
| C．shy people can also be successful |
| D．shy people are not good at working others |
What’s the best title for this passage?
| A．Are you too busy? | B．Think more for others! |
| C．Are you shy or not? | D．Once he was shy just like you! |