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In 1981, there were more than 1.3 million elephants in Africa. But in 1991, that number was cut down to 600,000. African elephants are hunted for their valuable ivory tusks(象牙). More have been killed by poachers(偷獵者). Poachers are hunters who kill animals illegally. An adult(成年) elephant eats as much as 300 pounds a day. In their search for food, elephants often move great distances. When they cannot find the grasses they prefer, they may strip(剝光) the land of trees.
Today, the area in which elephants herds live is smaller than it used to be. Many areas in their path have been turned into farms. And some elephants have been killed by farmers for trampling(踐踏)their crops.
What can we do here in our country about a threatened animal that lives so far away? Our government has passed a law to protect it. People cannot import or bring in items made from ivory or any part of the elephant’s body.
Most countries throughout the world have also stopped ivory imports. It is hoped that the ban(禁令) on the sale of ivory will help save the African elephant. But the world’s largest land animal needs other help. The countries where these animals live are often poor and unable to manage the herds. If the elephant is to survive, this animal is going to need our support for many years to come.
【小題1】The number of the elephant in Africa in 1991 was      .

A．the same as that ten years ago	B．more than that ten years ago
C．a(chǎn) little less than half of that in 1981	D．a(chǎn) little more than half of that in 1981

【小題2】African elephants have been killed mainly because _____.

A．they eat a lot	B．they have beautiful tusks
C．poachers kill for fun	D．there are too many of them

【小題3】 The areas where African elephants live are much smaller today because ___.

A．they tend to live in herds

B．there are not so many of them today

C．many of these areas have been turned into farms

D．farmers have been killing them to save their crops

【小題4】It is mentioned in the passage that our country has ____.

A．officially stopped ivory imports

B．banned the killing of elephants in Africa

C．threatened the elephants that live far away

D．helped the African countries where elephants live

【小題5】 Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Poachers have a license(執(zhí)照) to hunt for animals.

B．Elephants do a lot of good for the farmers in Africa.

C．We live too far away to help to save the African elephants.

D．The African elephant needs the world’s support for its survival

It was on a warm day last summer. I was walking by the sea. The waves came and went. But I didn’t see them. I was lost in my thoughts.
A row of small holes soon caught my eyes. They lay in the sandy earth by the side of a road. In a minute I would have stepped on them.
What are these holes? I wondered. It had an answer soon. A fat, hairy insect crawled up from the earth. It had a wide tail. It was using the tail to dig in the ground.
The insect moved round and round in one spot(地點(diǎn)). Soon it had made another hole. When it was finished, the insect hid at the bottom. It covered its head with sand.
By now my thoughts of the early morning had gone. This new hole and the insect were all my world. So I sat quite still by the side of the road. And I waited.
As I watched, a small ant crossed the road. It passed my foot, and then it crossed the sandy earth. In a little while it reached the edge of the hole. I saw it start to fall in. The ant tried to turn back. But it couldn’t.
And then I knew. I knew why the holes were there. For just then the fat insect came up out of the hole. It ate the ant who was trapped there.
Later I learned the insect’s name. It’s called ant lion. It digs holes to catch ants.
I’ll never forget that day. The holes looked so small to me. But to the ant and the ant lion they were the whole world.
I took my walks by the sea that summer. But I never again learned as much as I did on the one.
【小題1】 What did the ant lion use to dig holes?

A．Its tail

B．Its feet.

C．Its head

D．Its whole body

【小題2】 Why did the ant lion hide in the hole?

A．To keep the sun away	B．So no one would catch it.
C．So the ant wouldn’t see it	D．To keep warm.

【小題3】 Why did “I” sit down by the side of the road?

A．To think	B．To eat her lunch
C．To watch the little holes	D．To catch ants.

【小題4】Why did the ant lion dig the holes?

A．To play a game	B．To catch its food
C．To hide its eggs	D．To hide from its enemy

【小題5】Why did “I” never forget that day?

A．Learned something	B．Had a nice time
C．Saw the ant lion whenever she took a walk
D．Felt sorry for the ant.

Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely. So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous, talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.
Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall , good looking young man with big , happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.
When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!
【小題1】 Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is _________.

A．rich

B．young

C．lonely

D．a(chǎn) bad student

【小題2】 Jean thought “David” was special because he _________.

A．made her quite happy on QQ	B．was from San Francisco
C．was tall and good-looking	D．was rich

【小題3】 What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Don’t believe those you get to know on QQ so easily

B．People don’t use their real names on QQ so often

C．Don’t go to meet those you get to know on QQ

D．Don’t spend much time on QQ

I used to watch her from my kitchen window．She seemed so small as she struggled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground．The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during break．I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball．I watched in wonder as she ran circles a- round the other kids．She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net．The boys always tried to stop her but no one could．I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone．
One day I asked her why she practiced so much．Without a moment of hesitation she said, "I want to go to college．The only way I can go is to get a scholarship to save money for our family．I am going to play college basketball．I want to be the best．My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count．" Well, I had to give it to her ?she was determined．I watched her through those junior high years and into high school．Every week, she led her school team to victory．
One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head in her arms．I walked up and sat down in the cool grass beside her．Quietly I asked what was wrong． "Oh, nothing," came a soft reply, "I am just too short．" The coach told her that she would probably never get to play for a top ranked team ?much less offered a scholarship —so she should stop dreaming about college．She was heartbroken and I felt my own throat tighten as I sensed her disappointment．I asked her if she had talked to Father about it yet．She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong．They just did not understand the power of a dream．He told her that if she truly wanted a scholar-ship, nothing could stop her except one thing —her own attitude．
The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was offered a scholarship and joined the college team．She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of．
【小題1】.
The author was probably the girl's___      _．

A．neighbor

B．friend

C．teacher

D．mother

【小題2】.
．Why was the girl's heart broken?

A．She was considered too short to be a top player．

B．Her coach stopped her training because of her height．

C．She couldn't be on a college basketball team．

D．She wouldn't be admitted by her basketball friends．

【小題3】.
We can learn from the passage that ___    _．

A．her family wouldn't like to pay her college fee

B．her father forced her to play basketball in collage

C．being a top basketball player can win a scholarship for college

D．she wouldn't like to turn to his father for help when in difficulty

【小題4】.
．Which proverb best matches the story?

A．Practice makes perfect．

B．Rome was not built in a day．

C．Where there is a will, there is a way．

D．Pride comes before a fall．

That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn't cold or tired any more. I ran out of the door and back to where I'd heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho？” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name？ The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you're looking for？” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn't get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn't be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.
【小題1】.. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work？

A．Cold and sick	B．Lucky and hopeful
C．Satisfied and cheerful	D．Disappointed and helpless

【小題2】. From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy      .          .

A．solving her problem at the bank	B．taking part in various city activities
C．learning acting in an evening school	D．preparing for the first night show

【小題3】.On her way home the writer        .         .

A．lost her wallet unknowingly

B．was stopped by a garbage truck driver

C．was robbed of her wallet by a man with a knife

D．found some homeless people following her

【小題4】. In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming？

A．Someone offered to take her back home	B．A red-haired man came to see her.
C．She heard someone call her name	D．Her wallet was found in a garbage truck

【小題5】. From the text, we can infer that the writer      .         .

A．would stop working at night	B．would stay on in San Francisco
C．would make friends with cleaners.	D．would give up her job at the bank

You might say that Barack Obama was elected President of the US because he knows how to give a good speech. In 2004, the little-known Obama gave a speech at the Democratic national Convention(民主黨全國會議). It was a great speech---poetic, and inspiring. The people who heard it would remember it for a long time.
Since 2004, Obama has written and delivered thousands of speeches. These are usually praised for two reasons: he treats the audiences like intelligent adults, and he is able to express difficult ideas in a straightforward, natural way.
Before becoming President, Obama was a lawyer, a college professor, and a successful writer---his two memoirs have become best-sellers. The skills he needed to succeed in his previous jobs have also contributed to his success as a speechmaker.
As a lawyer, Obama learned how to make strong, convincing arguments. As a professor, he learned how to explain complex subjects in ways that helped students understand without boring them. As a writer, he learned how to use language to have a powerful influence on his audience.
Secret weapons of Obama 
Writing team: Obama has a team of people who write his speeches. The writers chat with Obama for hours about what he wants to say. They listen to recordings of past presidential addresses and seek advice from advisers. Obama usually edits and rewrites the drafts several times.
Make fun of the guests: Obama starts his speech by gently making fun of his guests. His opening lines attract the audiences’ attention while giving them an opportunity to relax and laugh at themselves and each other.
Making fun of himself: Obama laughs at his past mistakes and is never afraid of showing them to the public.
Obama delivers speeches to audiences large and small. He can make his audiences laugh or cry. His speeches are always thoughtful, well written, and just right for each occasion.
【小題1】.. The third and fourth paragraphs mainly talk about _____.

A．why Obama’s speeches are praised

B．how Obama acquired his speaking ability

C．what subjects Obama’s speeches about

D．Obama’s success as a writer and a lawyer

【小題2】. When delivering a speech, Obama ______.

A．usually starts with some famous sayings	B．sometimes turns his speech into a song
C．sometimes shares a joke with the audience	D．is very strict most of the time

【小題3】. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Obama won the election campaign.	B．Obama is a brilliant speechmaker
C．Obama had taken a couple of jobs.	D．Obama is good at writing.

Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour（幽默感）. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.
　　   One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he’d better not go there. Mark Twain waved (搖動) his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don’t think they will come to visit me.”
　　After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few（許多） mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “I’m very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him.
　　Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn’t come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.
　　But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.
【小題1】.That day Mark Twain went to the town _____.

A．to see one of his friends

B．because he wanted to do something there for his writing

C．because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there

D．to see one of his relatives

【小題2】. The waiters felt sorry because _____.

A．they did something wrong to Mark Twain

B．their hotel was too small

C．the room was not very clean

D．there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain’s room

【小題3】. All the people present laughed heartily because _____.

A．the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn’t come into the wrong room

B．the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain’s room number

C．Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents

D．Mark Twain made a joke

【小題4】. From the story we know _____.

A．no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night

B．the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night

C．Mark Twain didn’t have a good rest that night

D．there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer

Hobbs was an orphan（孤兒）. He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.
One day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it’s too much for one and too little for the other.”
“Here is the reading of your uncle’s will（遺囑）,” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.”
“Yes, I see. I’ll do that,” said the young man.
【小題1】.. Hobbs wanted to borrow money to _______.

A．study abroad	B．work abroad
C．pay off the debts	D．learn to paint pictures

【小題2】. What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” （in Paragraph 2） probably mean?

A．Surprised.	B．Frightened.
C．Satisfied.	D．Excited.

【小題3】. With the money he got, at first Hobbs _______.

A．planned to have a happy life for a few days

B．decided to give up his work in the factory

C．was to give a dinner to his friends

D．had no idea what to do

【小題4】.. Hobbs was asked to _______.

A．tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it

B．read his uncle’s will

C．tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money

D．buy some pictures

With their weakening bodies, advanced age or increasing pressure of work or study, people have been advised and usually persuaded to have health care products. Do you remember your first time to take a nutritional supplement(營養(yǎng)補(bǔ)充品)? What was your first impression? 
Posted by Amy, Dec. 23, 2010 8:05 PM
Madeline on Dec. 24, 2010 7:25 PM
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【小題1】.
.From the text, we learn that ________________.        .

A．Madeline became more than willing to take Royal Jelly at the very beginning

B．Lori was grateful partly because Royal Jelly helped him to improve his studies

C．Royal Jelly is a product that can help renew a person’s energy and vitality

D．Amy has benefited from Royal Jelly so she posted a topic about the product

【小題2】.
Which of the following is true of Blanca?

A．She replied to the topic on Christmas Eve.

B．She tried Royal Jelly without hesitation.

C．She is now supposed to be in her seventies.

D．She was the second one to reply to the topic.

【小題3】.
. What’s the relationship between the Royal Jelly takers?

A．Lori and Blanca are Madeline’s grandchildren.

B．Madeline is Blanca’s daughter and Lori’s mother.

C．Blanca is Lori and Madeline’s great grandmother.

D．They have no blood relationship but friendship.

【小題4】.
Where can we most probably read this text?

A．In a sports club.	B．On an Internet page.
C．In a fiction.	D．In a travel magazine.

A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After mom dried her hands on apron, she read it, and this is what it said:
For cutting the grass: $5.00
For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00
For going to the store for you: $0.50
Baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping: $0.25
Taking out the garbage: $1.00
For getting a good report card: $5.00
For cleaning up and raking the yard: $2.00
Total owed: $14.75
Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he'd written on, and this is what she wrote:
For the nine months I carried while you were growing inside me: No Charge
For all the nights that I've sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you: No Charge
For all the trying times, and all the tears that you've caused through the years: No Charge
For the toys, food ,clothes, and even wiping your nose: No Charge
Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is: No Charge.
When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight at his mother and said, "Mom, I sure do love you." And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote:" PAID IN FULL".
【小題1】 The underlined sentence “the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind.” means _______.

A．the boy found something in his mother’s body burning

B．the boy thought his mother was considering how much she should pay him

C．the boy didn’t thought his mother would give him money

D．the boy thought that his mother recalled something of the past

【小題2】When the mother wrote “No charge” on the paper, she really meant that_____.

A．the boy needn’t pay the money

B．the boy should pay the money

C．what she has done for the boy is uncountable

D．she didn’t know how much she should pay the boy

【小題3】Why did the boy cry?

A．Because he couldn’t get money from his mother.

B．Because he felt shameful to ask his mother for money.

C．Because his mother beat him up.

D．Because he also loved his mother.

【小題4】What’s the main idea of the text?

A．Mother’s love for her children is invaluable.

B．The boy shouldn’t have asked his mother for money.

C．The boy’s mother should have given him money.

D．The writer mainly told us a story that a boy asked his mother for money..