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    On April twenty-second, some American children stayed out of school but they were not punished. They were with their parents. As Faith Lapidus tells us, it was Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.
The Ms. Foundation for Women started the program seventeen years ago, in 1993. At first it was just called Take Our Daughters to Work. Gloria Steinem and other foundation leaders pointed to studies showing that self-image suffers as girls become teenagers. They can lose trust in their abilities and intelligence, especially in areas like science, math and technology. So the Ms. Foundation planned a day for parents in New York City to show girls all the possibilities for them in the professional world. But there was so much interest, the organizers decided to make it national.
At first, girls mostly followed their mom or dad around at work to learn about their jobs. Later, employers and schools began to offer organized activities. But from the beginning there were protests(反對) from parents and others about the exception of boys. So in 2003 the day was renamed Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work.
2007 was the last year that the Ms. Foundation for Women headed the program. Now, the event is run by a twelve-person group called the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Foundation.
The event is connected with Mattel, the company that makes Barbie dolls.
Carolyn McKecuen is president of the foundation. She says a total of about thirty-three million children and adults are involved in the program. About one-third of the adults work at large companies or nonprofit organizations. Another third are in small businesses. The rest work in education.
Carolyn McKecuen says the numbers from this year's event are not final yet. But early reports suggest that participation was up at least ten percent from last year. And she says the foundation is hoping to find support to expand the program internationally. She says there are lots of requests from other countries for information about how to set up similar programs.
【小題1】It was called Take Our Daughters to Work at first because ______.

A．girls are considered to be clever than boys

B．girls are considered to be more foolish than boys

C．girls aren’t confident in some areas as they becomes older

D．girls don’t want to learn some science subjects

【小題2】Why was the day renamed as Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day later?

A．Because some parents were against only girls’ having the chance.

B．Because some parents wouldn’t like to take their daughters to work.

C．Because some employers were against parents’ taking their children to work.

D．Because some schools didn’t want to give any students’ time to leave school.

【小題3】How many years did the Ms. Foundation for Women head the program?

A．17

B．18

C．14

D．10

【小題4】From this passage we can learn ______.

A．April twenty-second is a day for some American children to stay out of school for punishment

B．the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day is a national in America

C．Mattel is the president of the foundation whose company makes Barbie dolls

D．Lots of other countries want to set up similar programs for parents and children

【小題5】The last paragraph shows that ______.

A．the program becomes more and more welcome

B．the program will come an end without international support

C．the program has been copied by many other countries

D．Carolyn McKecuen wants more and more children to take part in the program

Many of the stories written by Mark Twain take place in Hannibal, Missouri. The small wooden house where he lived as a boy still stands there. Next to the house is a wooden fence. It is the kind described in Twain's book, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," published in1876.
In that story, Tom has been told to paint the fence. He does not want to do it. But he acts as if the job is great fun. He tricks other boys into believing this. His trick is so successful that they agree to pay him money to let them finish his work. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is considered one of the best books about an American boy's life in THE the1800s.
Tom Sawyer's good friend is Huckleberry, or "Huck," Finn. Mark Twain tells this boy's story in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Huck is a poor child, without a mother or home. His father drinks too much alcohol and beats him.
Huck's situation has freed him from the restrictions of society. He explores in the woods and goes fishing. He stays out all night and does not go to school. He smokes tobacco.
Huck runs away from home. He meets Jim, a black man who has escaped from slavery. They travel together on a raft made of wood down the Mississippi River. Huck describes the trip:  "It was lovely to live on the raft. Other places seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft... Sometimes we'd have that whole river to ourselves for the longest time... We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them---. “
【小題1】From the second paragraph we learn Tom Sawyer is a ______ boy.

A．kind

B．smart

C．clumsy

D．honest

【小題2】The reason why Huck runs away from home is that ______.

A．his family is poor	B．he wants to find a friend live with
C．there’s no warn in his home	D．he loves nature and likes to adventure

【小題3】 The underlined word “restrictions” can be replaced by _____.

A．limits

B．prohibition

C．forces

D．rules

【小題4】Why did Huck feel comfortable living in a raft? Because _____.

A．Huck made the raft by himself	B．Huck could eat fresh food here
C．Huck could have the river there	D．Huck likes to be free

【小題5】The stories of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” are probably _____.

A．completely imaginary	B．a(chǎn)ccording Mark Twain’s experiences
C．Mark Twain’s autobiography(自傳)	D．records from his last generation

Jesse was a great teacher, tutor, mentor, and family member. He was a dedicated (忠誠的)volunteer in the Peace Corps in Guinea, West Africa. He went to a place where he knew he could make a difference and wanted to help teach children who otherwise would not have a teacher. He made friends wherever he went and touched the hearts of many.
Jesse was never one to go anywhere without making a good impression on everyone he met. His sudden death in a tragic car accident in Africa brought his family and friends together in a celebration of his life. They came from all over: Africa, Canada, the US. The church was filled with people who knew that Jesse had made a difference in their lives, in the lives of the children, and in the hearts of his loved ones.
Jesse volunteered with the Peace Corps to help educate children in Guinea, Africa. Guinea is a very poor and complex country where tribalism（種族主義） is strong. Each tribe that Jesse worked with wanted him to commit（致力于）to one or the other.
Jesse would not surrender（投降）to tribalism when he took an African name, and he wanted a tribal last name. Each of the two tribes in which he taught insisted that he choose their name. He would not choose but married the tribes' two names into one.
Jesse was a light to all who knew him. We will always remember the joy and love he brought to his work, to his family, his friends. The people who loved Jesse are planning to build a school in Guinea in his honor. So his work continues...
【小題1】Why were there so many people remembering Jesse?

A．Because he was a volunteer in the Peace Corps in Guinea.

B．Because he was kind and helpful to people from heart.

C．Because he wanted to make friends with all people.

D．Because he loved children who needed education.

【小題2】Jesse died from _____.

A．a(chǎn) tribal fight

B．a(chǎn) traffic accident

C．a(chǎn) sudden disease

D．tiredness of overwork

【小題3】The way he dealt with the tribalism was ______.

A．giving in to one side	B．criticizing both sides
C．uniting both sides	D．satisfying both sides

【小題4】 From this passage we can learn _____.

A．Jesse was a person had great influence in Guinea

B．Jesse was a person who had religion belief

C．Jesse was a hero of many local people

D．Jesse did great contribution to local peace

【小題5】 The writer wrote this passage _____.

A．in memory of the teacher	B．in praise of a teacher
C．in honor of a teacher	D．in approval of a teacher

Barbara and Barry Zucker – Pinchoff, both doctors from New York City, took their three daughters on a walking safari（旅行）last year in Tanzania. Barbara told about their experience in Kinbero, “It is the most remote（遙遠(yuǎn)的）place we have ever been to,” camping with a few other Americans, two Tanzanian guides, and several Hadza（哈扎人）who had time to sit and chat because they had just killed a giraffe.
About 400 members of the Eastern Hadza tribe（部落）live in Tanzania today, the only hunter-gatherers who remain in Africa. The Hadza hunt game, gather edible plants and honey, and move from place to place whenever the weather changers. Every two weeks or so, they move to a new campsite.
At the Pinchoffs’ campsite, three Hadza men stopped by to visit and ended up staying three days. One of the guides gave the men a cigarette. They took out the tobacco, put it in a pipe, and lit the pipe with fire they started.
It takes less than two hours for Hadza women to build a new camp. They make huts（茅屋）by bending branches into round structures about six feet high, and then covering them with long, golden grass. If the weather is very wet, the women may choose a dry cave to set up a camp. Some rock caves have been used over thousands of years and are decorated（裝飾）with ancient rock paintings. Whether they sleep in huts, caves or in the open, the Hadza cover themselves only with thin cloths and depend on fire to keep them warm.
The Hadza refuse to be “settled” into villages or to have the life of farmers. By 1979, almost all of them had returned to their old ways. They Hadza may be the only tribe in Africa the has never paid taxes.
【小題1】 The passage mainly tells up         .

A．one of the author’s travel experiences

B．the life of the Hadza tribe in Tanzania

C．Barbara’s walking safari in Tanzania

D．the efforts of the Hadza to keep their old ways

【小題2】What does the underlined word “game” ( in Paragraph 2 ) probably refer to?

A．Part of a match.	B．Edible wild animals.
C．An area of work.	D．A children’s activity.

【小題3】What do we know about the life of the Hadza?

A．They change their campsites regularly.	B．They live mainly on farming.
C．They keep warm using leaves at night.	D．It takes them a long time to set up a camp.

【小題4】Where do the Hadza live in wet weather?

A．On the farm.

B．In huts.

C．In caves.

D．In the open.

In high school I joined the girl athletic club. At our first track meet, I entered for the long jump, but was made an alternate（替補）for the 50 yard dash. I didn’t like it, since I was better at long distance, but they assured me I would never have to run; they just ran out of alternate.
As I walked up to the start line, I saw my Dad on the sidelines. He was watching. Position, ready, set and off went the starting gun. Believe it or not, I closed my eyes and ran like I’d never run before.
I knew I didn’t have a chance of winning. But I started to hear cheering and thought for a minute, was it possible? I opened my eyes and to my disappointment, everyone else was crossing the finish line, inches away from each other and I was only half the distance.
That moment felt like days. I felt so stupid. I just wanted to melt into the ground and disappeared. Worse than that, my Dad was watching and then I felt ashamed. I kept running hard as I could, crying all the way towards the finish line. It seemed no one noticed me as I crossed the finish line. I saw my Dad standing there looking at me. I was ashamed to look at him. He walked over to me and said, “I’m so proud of you.” I was surprised, “For what? Everyone else finished before I even got halfway. I looked like a fool.” “Because you didn’t give up, not even when you realized what had happened. You gave it your all and finished.” I laughed and cried at the same time.
I find I can face what seems impossible, even alone and afraid, and, that winning does not always come in as you expect. I give my best effort to all I do, win or lose. I don’t give up in the middle of anything.
【小題1】The author meant to compete in        .

A．the 50 yard dash

B．the long jump

C．the long-distance run

D．the high jump

【小題2】When the author heard cheering, she thought        .

A．she had the chance to win the game

B．she left others inches away halfway

C．other competitors were encouraging her

D．somebody had won the game

【小題3】What happened after the author crossed the finish line?

A．She cried at the sight of her father.

B．Everyone cheered her for her success.

C．Her farther came up and comforted her.

D．She felt ashamed to meet her classmates.

【小題4】What lesson can we learn form the author’s experience?

A．What seems impossible always becomes possible.

B．Don’t lose heart halfway whatever you do.

C．Success will come as long as you expect it.

D．Try to do everything until you win in the end.

Maggiano is an award-winning teacher in the Social Studies Department at West Springfield High School in Virginia．He has taught in public and private schools for 25 years．In a piece on his blog called “The Classroom Post,” he calls for more males to enter the profession(職業(yè)).
Men Teach, a non-profit organization that encourages men to enter teaching, reports that in 2008, 18.8% of all elementary and middle school teachers were men．At the high school level during the same year, men comprised（構(gòu)成） 44% of the work force.
Why are there so few men in teaching? Men Teach says low pay and lack of prestige（聲望）, as well as a perception in our culture that teaching is for women．As a result, there is no organized effort across the country to attract men into the teaching profession.
A study in 2008 by the National Education Association showed that the number of male teachers hit a record 40-year low．Males comprised 24.5 percent of public schoolteachers．States with high percentages: Kansas (33.6 percent), Oregon (31.6 percent), Alaska (30.9 percent) and Indiana (30.5percent).States with the lowest percentage : Arkansas (16.2 percent), Virginia (17.4 percent), Mississippi (17.5 percent), Louisiana (18 percent), South Carolina (18.5 percent) and Georgia (19.7 percent)．
There is no definitive(確定) research that male students--or female students, for that matter-- learn better from a particular sex.
But as Maggiano put it, “Kids today, both boys and girls, must have the same opportunity to learn from outstanding, devoted men that I did．However, I have heard little discussion about this problem coming from our national leaders．
【小題1】What worries Maggiano is that_______．      

A．nobody will take his place when he retires
B．male teachers are not so excellent
C．men are not interested in teaching	D．there is not enough teachers in the schools

【小題2】According to the text , we can infer that______．    

A．the number of male teachers hit a record 40-year low in 2008

B．it is not certain that students will learn better from male teachers

C．male teachers get a higher pay

D．organized efforts have been made to call on men into the teaching profession

【小題3】In which state are male teachers most badly needed?

A．Alaska

B．Virginia

C．Georgia

D．Arkansas

【小題4】What does the last paragraph suggest?

A．The government doesn’t pay much attention to the shortage．of male teachers in the school.

B．Students find it easy to learn from male teachers.

C．I’m glad to hear the discussion about the shortage of male teachers in the school.

D．The shortage of male teachers in the school has no effect on students．

JAMES Brown, the legendary US singer known as the “Godfather of Soul”, died Christmas morning, 2006. he was 73.
Brown was one of the major musical influences of the last
50 years. He provided the basis for much of black music and
most of pop music with his early hits like. “Please, Please,
Please”. He essentially created funk（“瘋客”音樂）with
mid-1960s songs such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag".
It won him a Grammy Award as best rhythm-and-blues song,
and it was only the beginning of Mr. Brown's rhythmic
breakthroughs. His rapid-footed dancing inspired Michael Jackson and Prince. Rap stars of recent years, such as Fat Boys and Public Enemy, have all borrowed his lyrics and rhythms.
Brown's songs in the late 1960s and early 1970s, such as "Hot Pants" and "Make It Funky", mixed the sophistication(復(fù)雜) of jazz-style arrangements with raw funk. With these songs, Brown established himself as the godfather not just of soul, but of all subsequent styles of dance music: funk, disco, hip hop.
"He made soul music a world music," said Al Sharpton, who toured with Brown in the 1970s and imitates his hairstyle to this day. "What Brown was to music in terms of soul and hip hop, rap, all of that, is what Bach(巴赫, 德國作曲家) was to classical music. He put everybody on a different beat, a different style of music."
Amid the civil rights movement of the 1960s Mr. Brown used his fame and music for social messages. He released "Don't Be a Dropout" in 1966 and met with Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey to promote a stay-in-school initiative. Two years later "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" insisted, "We won't quit movin' until we get what we deserve."
【小題1】The passage is mainly about _______.

A．black music in the US

B．James Brown's unique music styles

C．James Brown's contribution to American music

D．great musicians in the US in the last 50 years

【小題2】The author intends to tell us by the last paragraph that ______.

A．James Brown was proud of being a black

B．James Brown was also active in political movements

C．the then Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey was one of Brown's fans

D．no children dropped out of school because of James Brown's social influence

【小題3】 Which of the following indicates that Brown's career began to take off?

A．His rapid-footed dancing.

B．His three years in prison.

C．His tour around the country with Al Sharpton.

D．His mid-1960s songs such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag".

【小題4】James Brown has influenced all American music types EXCEPT ______.

A．classical music	B．rhythm-and-blues
C．Rap	D．hip hop

Saturday 28 April, 2001: Dennis Tito was setting off on his holiday. Mr. Tito’s journey was  certainly unusual! So was the transport he chose, and the price of his trip.
The 60-year-old multi-millionaire from New York was sitting on board a Russian spaceship.  He was on a journey to the International Space Station. It might have been a routine trip for the  two astronauts who were traveling with him, but for him it was certainly no ordinary journey.  Dennis Tito was the first tourist ever in space, and he had paid the sum of $20 million to go there.  As the spacecraft left the earth’s atmosphere, Tito drank a glass of fruit juice to celebrate and  looked down at the earth’s blue-green surface. Two minutes later, he was sick. Luckily it was  only a minor problem. He soon recovered, and from then on enjoyed a smooth journey. When he  arrived at the space station, there was a big smile on his face. “A great trip!” he commented． “I  love space.”
For a long time space travel was something for heroes. But all this is going to change.  Companies like ProSpace are investing large amounts of money in space travel. They want space  and space travel to belong to the public, not just governments. There are other plans, like voyages  through space from one side of the world to the other. Maybe we will be able to depart from New  York at nine o’clock in the morning, and arrive an hour later-- in Tokyo! Such a schedule would  allow the business traveler to return to New York on the same day, and still have eight hours for a  meeting!
【小題1】Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A．Business Travelers

B．Space Tourists

C．A Space Exploration

D．A Frightening Adventure

【小題2】According to the passage, Dennis Tito   .

A．enjoyed his trip very much	B．was too sick to eat anything in space
C．suffered a lot during the trip	D．didn’t think the trip was worthwhile

【小題3】Which of the following statements is tree according to the passage?

A．Tito was the first American tourist in space.

B．Tito contributed all of his wealth to his space trip.

C．Tito visited the Russian Space Station during his trip.

D．Space travel has become a routine for Tito since then.

【小題4】It can be expected from the passage that   .

A．space travel will belong to the public instead of governments

B．a(chǎn)irplanes will some day reach the speed of space vehicles

C．can will be able to circle the earth within less than an hour

D．travel between two places on earth will be made through space

After their 20-year-old son hanged himself during his winter break from the University of Arizona five years ago, Donna and Phil Satow wondered what signs they have overlooked, and started asking other students for answers.
What grew from this soul searching was Ulifeline (www. Ulifeline. org), a Web site where students can get answers to questions about depression by logging on through their universities. The site has been adopted as a resource by over 120 colleges, which can customize it with local information, and over 1.3 million students have logged on with their college ID’s.
“It is a very solid Web site that raises awareness of suicide, de-stigmatizes mental illness and encourages people to seek the help they need,”said Paul Grayson, the director of counseling services at New York University, which started using the service nearly a year ago.
The main component of the Web site is the Self-screening program developed by Duke University Medical Center that tests students to determine whether they are at risk for depression, suicide and disorders like anorexia and drug dependences. Besides helping students, the services compiles anonymous student date, offering administrators an important window onto the mental health of its campus.
The site provides university users with links to local mental health services, a catalog of information on prescription drugs and side effects, and access to Go Ask Alice, a vast archive developed by Columbia University with hundreds of responses to anonymously posted inquires from college students worldwide. For students concerned about their friends, there is a section that describes warning signs for suicidal behavior and depression.
Yet it is hard to determine how effective the service is. The anonymity of the online service can even play out as a negative. “There is no substitute for personal interaction(個人互動才能解決)，” said Dr. Lanny Berman, executive director of the American Association of Suicidology, based in Washington.
Ulifeline would be the first to say that its service is no replacement for an actual therapist. “The purpose is to find out if there are signs of depression and then direct people to the right places,” said Ron Gibori, executive director of Ulifeline.
Mrs. Satow, who is still involved with Ulifeline, called it “a knowledge base” that might have prevented the death of her son, Jed. “If Jed’s friends had known the signs of depression, they might have seen something,” she said.
【小題1】 The first paragraph is written to_________.

A．report a suicide of a young man

B．show the suffering of Mr. And Mrs. Satow

C．describe the Satows’ confusion over their son’s death

D．introduce the topic of a website called Ulifeline.

【小題2】One reason that many colleges adopt the website is to _________

A．provide their students with campus information

B．offer medical treatment to students in mental disorder

C．encourage their students to seek advice about depression

D．give their students various help they may need

【小題3】 Go Ask Alice as mentioned in the passage is________

A．a(chǎn) side effect caused by some prescription drugs

B．intended to counsel college students in mental problems

C．a(chǎn) collection of medical responses from students the world over

D．meant to describe the various signs of mental disorders

【小題4】The underlined sentence of the seventh paragraph implies that ______

A．only actual therapy can ensure adequate treatment

B．the help given by the web service is doubtful

C．doctors have expressed a negative view of the service

D．a(chǎn) therapist’s office is the first place for the depressed to go

【小題5】 Mrs. Satow would probably agree that _________

A．Jed’s friends can prevent her son’s death

B．her son’s suicide is unavoidable

C．Ulifeline is a worthwhile website

D．depression is the final cause of suicides

Picasso, the famous Spanish painter, was born in 1881. His father was an art teacher. Picasso began to paint very early. He was admitted to the Royal Academy at the age of 15. After 1900, he spent much time in Paris, living there from 1904 to 1947, when he moved to the south of France.
Throughout his career, Picasso moved from style to style with ease. He practiced sculpture, illustrated books and also showed great interest in pottery design and other fields of art.
Picasso produced a great number of drawings during his lifetime. No later artist of the School of Paris has replaced him in international influence.
Picasso is generally considered to be the foremost figure in 20th century French art. His paintings are now exhibited in leading European and American galleries.
【小題1】The main idea of the passage is ______.

A．Picasso is considered to be the foremost figure in the French art

B．Picasso is a famous Spanish painter

C．Picasso spent much time in Paris, living there from 1904 to 1947

D．Picasso’s life and art

【小題2】 According to the writer, Picasso was ______.

A．more important than any other French artist in international influence

B．more important than any other Spanish artist in international influence

C．the most important figure in Spain

D．the most important figure in France

【小題3】 How long did he stay in Spain and France?

A．Over 19 years in Spain and the rest life in France.

B．15 years in Spain and 43 years in Paris.

C．15 years in Spain and the rest life in Paris.

D．He did not stay so long in Pads than in Spain.

【小題4】 Picasso moved from style to style with ease. It means ______.

A．he did not like only one style

B．he changed his style without difficulty

C．he liked not only sculpture, but also pottery design

D．he showed great interest in other fields of art