The author gave an example （） support of his argument.

The author gave an example in the third paragraph in order to().

A. emphasize the need to place a stronger value on national cooperation

B. explain why the American idea has been based on individual freedom

C. illustrate the fact that the Americans will not sacrifice their personal interest for the good of the entire country

D. support the idea that Americans need the spirit of national cooperation to achieve important national objectives in the 21st century

A.Stevie finished his study at a toy instruments school

B.Stevie began to study in a real instruments school

C.Stevie gave up all his toy instruments and began to buy many real instruments

D.Stevie started to play real instruments

A.the author was the best in class

B.the author didn’t have confidence in himself

C.the author wasn’t good at expressing himself

D.the author needed to be motivated

阅读理解My cousin, John, is a university student. Last year he went to Italy and stayed there for two months. I was surprised that John was able to have such a long holiday because he never has any money.

“How did you manage it, John” I asked. “I thought you were going to stay for two weeks,”

“It was easy,” John answered. “I got a job.”

“A job!” I exclaimed. “What did you do？”

“I gave English lessons to a grocer,” John answered. “His name is Luigi. We have become great friends.”

“But you’re not a teacher,” I said.

“I told Luigi I couldn’t teach,” John explained. “But he insisted on having conversation lessons. He wanted to practice his English. He has a lot of American customers, so it is important for him to speak English. I spent three hours a day talking to him. In return he gave me a room, three meals a day and a little pocket money.”

“Did your pupil learn much English？” I asked.

“I don’t know,” John said. “But I learned a lot of Italian!”

1. The cousin of the author is _________.

A)a university student

B) an Italian grocer

C) a tour guide

D) a news reporter

2. How long did John spend in Italy？

A)A week.

B)Two weeks.

C) A month.

D) Two months.

3. The author thought John could not have spent such a long holiday because _________.

A) John did not have money with him

B)John did not like Italy very much

C)John was traveling all by himself

D)John would miss his family very much

4. What do we know about John’s job？

A) John was paid well for his English lessons.

B) John gave English conversation lessons to an Italian.

C) Luigi learned a lot of English from his American customers.

D)Luigi did not know any English before John taught him.

5. What do we know about Luigi？

A) He showed John around during his stay in Italy.

B) He was angry because he learned nothing from John.

C)Every day he spent some time teaching John Italian.

D) He did not care whether John had teaching experience or not.

6. What does the underlined word “exclaimed” (Para. 4) probably mean？

A) cry out

B) laugh

C)answer

D)stand up

Psychologists have discovered that even the most independent-minded of us will conform. to social pressure when we are with a group of people. In one classie experiment, people were showna vertical line and asked to find a line of identical length from a selection of three.

You might think that this is an absurdly easy task, and when people perform. it by themselves they do it very well. However, psychologists have discovered that we are very easily swayed by the opinions of other people when we do this task in a group. In one study, a group of three people was set up,where two of the people were confederates(同伙 )of the experimenter.When the confederates deliberately gave wrong answers,people were often swayed to give the wrong answer also. In fact, 75% of people gave at least o ne wrong answer, with some people conforming to peer pressure on every occasion.

But why do people conform. in this way？ In an easy task like this, it seems that people do not want to step out of line with the prevailing opinion of the group. On more difficult tasks, people also conform. because they lose onfidence in their own ability to make decisions and prefer to trust the majority opinion instead.

A typical example of this kind of conformity arises when we come across people in distress. Would you help a woman who has been attacked in the street？It turns out that you are much more likely to go to her assistance if you are alone.When other people are also around,a diffusion of responsibility occurs. People are paralysed into inaction, because everyone assumes that someone else will go to the woman' s assistance.

25. In Paragraph 1, the underlined word "conform" probably means“ ()”.

A.seek independence

B.disobey orders

C.seek pleasure

D.follow what others do

26.What is the purpose of the experiment described in Paragraph 2？ To().

A.explain why people would be influenced by the opinions of others

B.prove that people are easily influenced by the opinions of others

C.train the confederates of the experimenter as independent-minded

D.describe how people would be influenced by the opinions of others

27.In the last paragraph, according to the author,why wouldn’t one help the woman ？He().

A.thinks he has no responsibilities to give a hand

B.thinks he has has nothing to do with it

C.is too shy to give his helping hand

D.thinks someone else will offer assistance

28.What method does the author mainly use to develop the text？ (

A.Giving examples.

B.Cause-effect analysis.

C.Comparative analysis.

D.Process analysis.

One day a lady wrote to a doctor inviting him to have dinner at her house. The doctor wrote an answer, but he didn't write clearly and the lady could not read it.

"What shall I do？" she said to her husband, "I don't know whether he is coming or not. I don't want to give him a telephone call and say that I can't read his writing." Her husband thought a moment, then he had an idea. "Thank you" said his wife. "That's a very good idea."

She went to the drugstore and gave the doctor's note to the chemist. The chemist looked at it very carefully. Then he said politely, "Could you wait a moment, madam？" He went to the back of the drugstore. After a few minutes he returned, carrying a large bottle. He gave the bottle to the lady and said, "Three times a day and one spoonful at a time."

1)、A chemist is a person who sells medicine.

A.T

B.F

2)、The lady wrote the doctor a letter because she wanted to invite him to dinner.

A.T

B.F

3)、The husband thought the letter was for the chemist.

A.T

B.F

4)、After reading the story, we know the chemist could read the doctor's note.

A.T

B.F

5)、The author thinks that some doctors write notes clearly.

A.T

B.F

C

As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information， are people remember less？ If you know your computer will save information， why store it in your own personal memory， your brain？ Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.

In a recent study， Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment， they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later， the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again， so they did not try to remember it.

In another experiment， the researchers gave people facts to remember， and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder （文件夹）. Surprisingly， people later remember the folder location （位置） better than the facts. When people use the Internet， they do not remember the information. Rather， they remember how to find it. This is called "transactive memory （交互记忆）"

According to Sparrow， we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead， computer users are developing stronger transactive memories； that is， people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesn‘t mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent， but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.

根据材料回答64-67题。 The passage begins with two questions to ______.

A.introduce the main topic

B.show the author"s altitude

C.describe how to use the Interne.

D.explain how to store information

39. Why did the author hate Mrs. Geurin at first？

A. Mrs. Geurin said somethig bad about the author’s father.

B. Mrs. Geurin gave the author a hard topic to write about.

C. Mrs. Geurin didn’t appreciate the author’s writing.

D. Mrs. Geurin didn’t like the author’s lake house.

40. Hearing what Mrs. Geurin said at the funeral, the author _____.

A. was grateful to her

B. still didn’t forgive her

C. felt ashamed of herself

D. found they had a lot in common

41. What changed the relationship between Mrs. Geurin and the author？

A. Her apology to the author.

B. Her visit to the lake house.

C. Both losing a good friend

D. A similar sad experience

42. What’s best title for the text？

A. My first teacher

B. My beloved father

C. Seeking common ground

D. Breaking down the emotional barrier

ched a Saudi army base where we could phone home.As I walked across the hot, crowded camp, a white van pulled up.I thought for a moment about terrorism.Instead the driver----speaking only Arabic -----pressed five copies of Reader's Digest into my hand, grinned and drove off in a cloud of dust.

I was amazed.One copy was dated October 1990.Under the threat of war, some 7000 miles from the United States, Saudi civilians had gotten hold of the latest issue of The Digest.As soon as I opened it, the monotony of desert life-----biting fleas, ready-to-eat meals, sand in almost everything-----seemed to disappear.It was like a letter from home.

First I flipped to “Pure Heart”, the story of the great racehorse Secretariat.Growing up in rural upstate New York, I'd spent most of my 23 years around horses, helping my dad break them for other people.I had promised my wife, Lucy, that we would get a horse of our own when I returned.Reading about Secretariat's grace and speed reminded me of those happy days.

Next I read “You Have to Get Me Out of Here!”------ a drama about a nurse who survives a rook-climbing accident by directing her own rescue.I became so caught up in her courage that I briefly forgot those sheer Colorado cliffs weren't right outside my tent.

But no story moved me like “Last Change for Baby Dylan”.I felt as if I were in the hospital beside the family, rooting for their dying infant who needed a heart transplant, as if he were my own.That baby fought a battle every bit as tough as we were going to fight, I realized.We were there to protect all the Dylans who needed a chance.By the time I finished, I had to sneak away so the guys wouldn't see me crying.

I still wonder how those Saudi got hold of a current Reader's Digest.I guess I'll never know.But one thing is for sure: they gave this homesick soldier an eloquent reminder of what he was fighting for.

1.At the beginning of the story, the author （）

A.was reaching a Saudi army base.

B.was phoning home.

C.was driving a white van.

D.was going through the hot, crowded camp.

2.The story probably took place （）

A.before 1990.

B.long after 1990.

C.in 1990.

D.it is not said.

3.The author was amazed because （）

A.the driver pressed five copies of Reader's Digest into his hand.

B.one copy was dated October 1990, the latest issue of The Digest.

C.it was the Saudi civilians who gave him The Digest.

D.he forgot his desert life.

4.How many stories from The Digest were mentioned？

A.One

B.Two

C.Three

D.Four

5.The word “Secretariat” in the story of “Pure Heart” （）

A.refers to a secretary.

B.refers to a person.

C.refers to a horse.

D.refers to a female.