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Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmes are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her.   Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk (民間) music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys (牛仔) who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
【小題1】Which of the following is talked in this passages?

A．pop music, folk music

B．popular, folk and country music

C．pop music and western music

D．folk, pop and classical music

【小題2】When pop singers _________ , they will become national stars.

A．make much money

B．make a CD or tape

C．a(chǎn)re loved by all the young people

D．a(chǎn)re wanted to sing on the radio

【小題3】From the passage we know that country music is about the ________.

A．common life of Americans

B．country life and love stories

C．life of cowboys

D．school life in America

【小題4】What would be the best title (標(biāo)題) for this passage？

A．American Music	B．Popular Music
C．History of Music	D．Western Music

A trip with your family and friends to Disney World can be one of the best vacations of your life. When you decide to travel to this destination, you can be sure in the knowledge that you are going to have a great time.
Many travelers may be worried about the exorbitant amount of money that one has to pay for a comfortable and fun trip to Disney World. We all want to give our family and children the best time since it may only be a once in a lifetime vacation. However it would not be wise to end up in debt over a week-long stay in Disney World. A few handy tips and a little planning can make a lot of difference and can reduce some of your financial (經(jīng)濟(jì)上的) worries.
You need to start planning for a vacation to Disney World well in advance. The first step is deciding what time of year you wish to visit it. The peak seasons of the year will be costly for the accommodations (膳宿) whether you are staying within or outside the theme park. Staying outside the resort is a choice that may save you a large amount of money if you plan to stay for a week or two. Also, there are plenty of budget (價格低廉的) hotels outside Disney World that offer cheap and pleasant accommodations with shuttle services. Another money saving tip is to buy food ahead of time. If you have most of your meals at your hotel or at cheaper restaurants, it will save you a lot of money. You can try not to buy food in and around Disney World. Carrying food and beverages and enough cold water would help you reduce the cost, too.
【小題1】The first paragraph mainly tells us that ______.

A．a(chǎn) trip to Disney World must be the best vacation of your life

B．you are sure to have a good time by visiting Disney World

C．when you decide to travel to Disney World, you should bring your family and friends with you

D．you can get rich knowledge during your travel to Disney World

【小題2】The underlined word “exorbitant” in Paragraph 2 probably means “______”.

A．too low	B．too high
C．too expensive	D．too small

【小題3】Why do you need to start planning for a vacation to Disney World well in advance?

A．You can get more information about Disney World ahead of time.

B．You can make it more economical to travel to Disney World.

C．You can spend longer time traveling in Disney World.

D．You can receive a warm welcome in Disney World.

【小題4】How can you save money if you visit Disney World according to the passage?

A．By going there in the peak seasons.

B．By staying outside the resort for a week or two.

C．By buying food ahead of time in Disney World.

D．By carrying enough food and drinks.

Italian Lakes and Greek Islands(12days)
Prices starting from$1999
Your tour begins in Milan, Italy, and moves on to the pretty Italian Lake District and the attractive resort（勝地） of Stresa, your home for two nights. Collette Vacations has carefully chosen the Costa Victoria as your home away from home for your 7-night journey along the waterways of the Mediterranean. The cruise ship is filled with the warmth and culture of Italy and is richly designed with entertainment（娛樂） areas and very good living conditions. It will take you to the places of your dreams.
You’ll spend 4 days touring Greek cities you’ve always heard about. In Katakolon, you will have the only unguided tour to nearby Olympia on the whole journey. Then with a local guide you will visit the Greek islands of Santorini, which is often related to the story of the lost city Atlantis, and Mykonos, a wonderful island with beautiful beaches.
Your journey ends in Verona, home of the love story Romeo and Juliet, with a fun-filled farewell dinner--- a perfect ending to a pleasant journey.
12Days, 25 Meals, 10 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 9Dinners
Day 1      Overnight fight to Italy
Day 2-3    Regina Palace, Stresa, Italy
Day4—10  Costa Victoria (Costa  cruises)
Day11     Hotel Leopardi, Verona, Italy
Day12     Leave for home
Please Note

Leaving date	Price for one person
April 7	$ 2 099
June 2	$ 2 199
October 6	$ 2 099
November 3	$ 1 999

【小題1】How is the journey planned?

A．It starts and ends in Italy.

B．It starts and ends in Greece.

C．It starts in Italy and ends in Greece.

D．It starts in Greece and ends in Italy.

【小題2】What can be inferred from the travel plan?

A．The price may get lower than those in the plan.

B．The price include three meals a day.

C．The price is the highest in summer.

D．The prices include entertainment service.

【小題3】What does the underlined part “the Costa Victoria” most probably refer to?

A．A famous hotel.	B．A beautiful resort.
C．A comfortable ship.	D．A long-distant bus.

【小題4】Tourists will travel on their own in _____.

A．Stresa

B．Olympia

C．Mykonos

D．Verona

English is the native or official language of one-fifth of the land area of the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages.
More people study English than any other language. In many countries, the textbooks in universities are in English. Many university classes are taught in English even though the native language is not English.
English is the language of international communication. It is the language of international business, research, and science. More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is written in English. More than half of the scientific research journals are in English. Most other languages have borrowed many English words.
Why did English become the international language? In the middle of the nineteenth century, French was the international language. The Britain became very powerful in the world. England started colonies in North America and India in the seventeenth century. By 1900 England also had colonies in other parts of Asia, Africa and the South Pacific. The people in the colonies had to use English. Slowly it became more important than French internationally. After the Second World War, the United States became very powerful, and even more people began to learn English.
Is English a good international language? It has more words than any other language. The grammar is simpler than in other major languages. However, English spelling is difficult. Foreigners all have trouble spelling English. So do native speakers!
Since 1880, people have invented over fifty artificial (not natural) languages. No one speaks them as a native language. However, none of them has ever become popular. Some people don’t want to study English, but it is the international language. There is no way to change that now.
【小題1】English is the native language of ______.

A．South Africa

B．Australia

C．All of Canada

D．Malaysia

【小題2】England started a colony in India in the ______.

A．1600s

B．1800s

C．1700s

D．1900s

【小題3】Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the text?

A．The English grammar is simple in general.

B．It has a good vocabulary.

C．Its pronunciation sounds pleasant.

D．It is difficult to spell correctly.

【小題4】The author concludes that____.

A．it is necessary to invent a new language.

B．English is the international language whether you like it or not

C．English is much better than other languages

D．English should be spoken all over the world

The Elysee Palace in France enjoys equal popularity in the world with the Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom, the Kremlin in Russia as well as the White House in the U. S. It is the residence of the president of the French Republic and the symbol of the supreme authority in France.
The Elysee palace, with an area of 11,000 square metres, is at the eastern end of the Champs Elysee in the city of Paris proper and backed by a large and peaceful garden of more than twenty thousand square metres. Its main building, quite handsome and graceful, is a two-story classical stone architecture of European style, and beside it are two side buildings facing each other and with an extensive rectangular courtyard in the middle. There are altogether 369 halls and rooms of different sizes.
The Elysee Palace, built in 1718, has a ling history of close to300 years to date. This house was at first a private residence of a count named d’Evreau, so it was called Hotel d’Evreau. It had later gone through many changes and its owners had been changed for many times, but all the residents in it were distinguished persons and high officials. The house was renamed Bonaparte Mansion when it was owned by Louis X V and Louis X VI successively when they acted as emperors. Napoleon I signed his act of abdication here when he had suffered defeat in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Nopoleon III moved in the   Mansion in 1848 when he was elected president, and the house became a Royal Palace when he declared himself as emperor. The Third French Republic issued a decree in 1873, appointing officially the Elysee Palace as the residence president of the French Republic. Over the hundred years since then, almost all the president of the French Republic worked and lived there. Starting from 1989, the Elysee Palace is open to the public every year in September on the French Castles Day.
【小題1】The number of the buildings of the Elysee Palace is ______.

A．3

B．4

C．5

D．6

【小題2】 Why does the writer mention the Buckingham Palace?

A．To tell us it’s very famous in the world

B．To tell us the Elysee Palace is as large as it.

C．To show that the Elysee Palace is also a symbolic building.

D．To show that it is also the living place of the president.

【小題3】What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To tell us the long history of the Elyseee Palace.

B．To make an introduction of the Elysee Palace.

C．To show the political importance of the Elysee Palace.

D．To explain how the Elysee Palace became the residence of presidents.

【小題4】 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．The time when the Elyusee Palace is open to the public.

B．The reason why Napoleon I signed his act of abdication.

C．The time when the Elysee Palace became the residence of president of the French Republic.

D．The reason why there’s the French Castles Day.

Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt.
In the early 16^th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. A particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king of England in 1546. Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry IV, King of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out.
Though the belief in the merit of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18^th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War Ⅱ. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea; clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far?
Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist(免疫學(xué)家)，encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some ground.
【小題1】The kings of France and England in the 16^th century closed bath houses because      .

A．they lived healthily in a dirty environment

B．they thought bath houses were to dirty to stay in

C．they believed disease could be spread in public baths

D．they considered bathing as the cause of skin disease

【小題2】Which of the following best describes Henry IV’s attitude to bathing?________.

A．Afraid

B．Curious

C．Approving

D．Uninterested

【小題3】The underlined sentence in paragraph one is closest in meaning to __________.

A．Attitudes to dirt are different in different times

B．Nothing is fixed for the attitudes to dirt

C．Attitudes to dirt never change

D．There isn’t anything fixed for attitudes to dirt

【小題4】 How does the passage mainly develop?____________.

A．By providing examples	B．By making comparisons
C．By following the order of time	D．By following the order of importance

【小題5】What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?___________.

A．To stress the role of dirt

B．To introduce the history of dirt

C．To call attention to the danger of dirt

D．To present the change of views on dirt

He lived his whole life as a poor man. His art and talent were recognized by almost no one. He suffered from a mental（精神的）illness that led him to cut off part of his left ear in 1888 and to shoot himself two years later. But after his death, he achieved world fame. Today, Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh is recognized as one of
the leading artists of all time.
　　Now, 150 years after his birth on March 30, 1853, Zundert, the town of his birth, has made 2003 “The van Gogh Year”in his honor. And the van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, home to the biggest collection of his masterpieces, is marking the anniversary（周年紀(jì)念）with exhibitions throughout the year. The museum draws around 1.3 million visitors every year. Some people enjoy the art and then learn about his life. Others are first interested in his life, which then helps them understand his art.
Van Gogh was the son of a pastor（牧師）. He left school when he was just 15. By the age of 27, he had already tried many jobs including an art gallery（畫廊）salesman and a French teacher. Finally in 1880, he decided to begin his studies in art.
Van Gogh is famed for his ability to put his own emotions into his paintings and show his feelings about a scene. His style is marked by short, broad brush strokes（筆畫）.“Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I have before my eyes, I use color more freely, in order to express myself more forcibly,” he wrote in a letter to his brother in 1888.
Van Gogh sold only one painting during his short life. He relied heavily on the support from his brother, an art dealer who lived in Paris. But now his works are sold for millions of dollars. His portrait of Dr. Gacher sold for $89.5 million in 1990. It is the highest price ever paid for a painting. “I think his paintings are powerful and the brilliant colors in them are attractive to people,” said a Van Gogh’s fan.
【小題1】All through his life, Van Gogh __________.

A．depended on his brother	B．worked hard on art studies
C．was not recognized by people	D．expressed himself in paintings

【小題2】 Van Gogh killed himself because of ___________.

A．the poor life	B．his illness
C．his pain from left ear	D．the objections from the artists of his time

【小題3】 One of the characteristics of Van Gogh’s paintings is ______________.

A．the likeness between his paintings and the reality

B．the short time for him to complete a painting

C．the various styles mixed together

D．the special strokes he made

【小題4】 The selling of his paintings is considered to be the most successful because ________.

A．more and more people like his paintings

B．people can understand him through his paintings

C．1.3 million people visit his painting museum every year

D．Zundert has made 2003 “The Van Gogh Year” in his honor

【小題5】 We can infer from the passage that _______.

A．his powerful art came from his poor life

B．his fellow townsmen regret treating him unfairly

C．a(chǎn)ll his paintings were drawn in the last 10 years of his life

D．most of his paintings are kept in the museum of his hometown

Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16^th century when English rulers tried to conquer Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally in 1921, the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland. The result is that today there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland, in the north, is part of the United Kingdom. The republic of Ireland, in the south, is an independent country.
In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger. This, and a shortage (短缺) of work, forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.
For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers. Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.
The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly. Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”. Since independence, Ireland has revived(復(fù)興) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different areas have different styles of old Irish song which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.
【小題1】What does the author tell us in paragraph 1? _____________.

A．how the Irish fought against the English

B．how Ireland gained independence

C．how English rulers tried to conquer Ireland

D．how two “Irelands” came into being

【小題2】We learn from the text that in Ireland________.

A．food shortages in the 1840s led to a decline in population

B．people are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countryside

C．it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory worker

D．different kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments

【小題3】The last paragraph is mainly about_________.

A．the Irish character	B．Irish culture
C．Irish musical instruments	D．a(chǎn) famous Irish writer

【小題4】According to the author, all the following words can be used to describe the Irish EXCEPT ___________.

A．brave

B．kind

C．pleasant

D．hard-working

【小題5】What can be the best title for the text?________

A．Life in Ireland	B．A Very difficult history
C．Ireland, past and present	D．The independence of Ireland

It is pretty much a one-way street. While it may be common for university researchers to try their luck in the commercial (商業(yè)的) world, there is very little traffic in the opposite direction. Pay has always been the biggest deterrent, as people with families often feel they cannot afford the drop in salary when moving to a university job. For some industrial scientists, however, the attractions of academia (學(xué)術(shù)界) outweigh any financial (金錢的) considerations.
Helen Lee took a 70％cut in salary when she moved from a senior post in Abbott Laboratories to a medical department at the University of Cambridge. Her main reason for returning to academia mid-career was to take advantage of the greater freedom to choose research questions. Some areas of inquiry have few prospects (前景) of a commercial return, and Lee’s is one of them.
The influence of a salary cut is probably less serious for a scientist in the early stages of a career. Guy Grant, now a research associate at the Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics at the University of Cambridge, spent two years working for a medicine company before returning to university as a post doctoral researcher. He took a 30% salary cut but felt it worthwhile for the greater intellectual chances.
Higher up the ladder, where a pay cut is usually more important, the demand for scientists with a wealth of experience in industry is forcing universities to make the change to academia more attractive, according to Lee. Industrial scientists tend to receive training that academics do not, such as how to build a multidisciplinary team, manage budgets and negotiate contracts. They are also well placed to bring something extra to the teaching side of an academic role that will help students get a job when they graduate, says Lee, perhaps experience in manufacturing practice or product development. “Only a small number of undergraduates will continue in an academic career. So someone leaving university who already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab has far more potential (潛力) in the job market than someone who has spent all their time on a narrow research project.”
【小題1】By “a one-way street” in Paragraph 1, the author means ______.

A．university researchers know little about the commercial world

B．few university professors are willing to do industrial research

C．few industrial scientists would leave to work in a university

D．there is little exchange between industry and academia

【小題2】The underlined word “deterrent” most probably refers to “something that ______”.

A．helps to move the traffic	B．a(chǎn)ttracts people’s attention
C．brings someone a financial burden	D．keeps someone from taking action

【小題3】What was Helen Lee’s major consideration when she changed her job in the middle of her career?

A．Less work hours.

B．More freedom to choose research fields.

C．Better prospects of a commercial return.

D．Her preference for the lifestyle on campus.

【小題4】What can industrial scientists do when they come to teach in a university?

A．Make its research more practical.

B．Develop its students’ potential in research.

C．Help it to obtain financial support from industry.

D．Increase its graduates’ competitiveness in the job market.

Cultural rules determine every aspect of food consumption. Who eats together defines social units. For example, in some societies, the nuclear family is the unit that regularly eats together. The anthropologist Mary Douglas has pointed out that, for the English, the kind of meal and the kind of food that is served relate to the kinds of social links between people who are eating together. She distinguishes between regular meals, Sunday meals when relatives may come, and cocktail parties for relatives and friends. The food served symbolizes the occasion and reflects who is present. For example, only snacks are served at a cocktail party. It would be inappropriate to serve a steak or hamburgers. The distinctions among cocktails, regular meals, and special dinners mark the social boundaries between those guests who are invited for drinks, those who are invited to dinner, and those who come to a family meal. In this example, the type of food symbolizes the category of guest and with whom it is eaten.
In some New Guinea societies, the nuclear family is not the unit that eats together. The men take their meals in a men’s house, separately from their wives and children. Women prepare and eat their food in their own houses and take the husband’s portion to the men’s house. The women eat with their children in their own houses. This pattern is also widespread among Near Eastern societies.
Eating is a metaphor that is sometimes used to signify marriage. In many New Guinea societies, like that of the Lese on the island of New Ireland in the Pacific and that of the Trobriand Islanders, marriage is symbolized by the couple’s eating together for the first time. Eating symbolizes their new status as a married couple. In U.S. society, it is just the reverse. A couple may go out to dinner on a first date.
Other cultural rules have to do with taboos against eating certain things. In some societies, members of a family group, arc not allowed to eat the animal or bird that is their ancestor. Since they believe themselves to be children of that ancestor, it would be like eating that ancestor or eating themselves.
There is also an association between food prohibitions and rank, which is found in its most extreme form in the caste (social class) system of India. A caste system consists of ranked groups, each with a different economic specialization. In India, there is an association between caste and the idea of pollution. Members of highly ranked groups can be polluted by coming into contact with the bodily secretions, particularly saliva（唾液）,of individuals of lower-ranked castes. Because of the fear of pollution, Brahmans and other high-ranked individuals will not share food with, not eat from the same plate as, not even accept food from an individual or from a low-ranking class.
【小題1】According to the passage, who will NOT eat together?

A．The English during regular meals.

B．Americans on their first date.

C．Men and women in Near Eastern societies.

D．Newly-married people on the island of New Ireland.

【小題2】In Paragraph 4, the underlined word "taboos" means _____________.

A．favors

B．prohibitions

C．hatred

D．gossips

【小題3】According to the passage, eating together indicates all the following EXCEPT         .

A．the type of food	B．social relations.
C．marital status	D．family ties.

【小題4】What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Different kinds of food in western countries.

B． Relations between food and social units.

C． Symbolic meanings of different kinds of food.

D．Food consumption in different cultures.