Although he is poor nevertheless, he is satisfied with his situation.（)

is now a memor, it is also a real dream that never ends. ----While his love is now amemory, it is also a real dream that never ends. Although the car is old, it still runs well. Although we are a small company, we produce over 10,000 machines a year. Although I quite understand why he refused to help her, I cannot agree that he was right not to do so. Although no more than twenty-two, she was already a highly successful business-woman. Although in poor health, she continued to carry out her duties.

Although interior design has existed since the beginning of architecture, its development 【21】______ a specialized field is really quite recent. Interior designers have become 【22】______ partly because of the many functions that might be 【23】______ in a single large building. There might be stores, theatres, restaurants, and other 【24】______ on the main floor or lower floors of building, while the upper floors might have hotel rooms, apartments, or business offices for many 【25】______ kinds of companies.

The importance of interior design becomes 【26】______ when we realize how much time we spend in places surrounded by four walls. Whether we need to be 【27】______ , we want our surroundings to be as attractive and comfortable as possible. We also expect each place to be appropriate 【28】______ its use. You would be shocked if the 【29】______ of your bedroom was suddenly changed to look like that 【30】______ a restaurant. And you 【31】______ feel right in a business office that looked like a school.

It soon becomes clear that the interior designer' s most important basic 【32】______ is the function of the particular space. For example, a theatre with poor sight lines, poor sound-shaping qualities, and too few 【33】______ and exits will not work for its 【34】______ , 【35】______ how 【36】______ it might be decorated. 【37】______ , for any kind of space, the designer needs to make various kinds of decisions. He or she must 【38】______ decoration of everything from the shape, textures, lighting, and 【39】______ to floor. 【40】______ addition, the designer must usually select furniture or design built-in furniture, according to the functions that need to be served.

【21】

A．into

B．with

C．on

D．as

A.×

B.while

C.however

D.but

orporation, has a mission: “to put a computer on every office desk and in every home”. Bill Gates has had this mission since he was a university student years ago. This deep personal interest, together with his technical skills and his business marketing skills helped him to create a giant computer company and to make him wealthy.

Although he is so wealthy, Bill Gates does not want to give up. He is still very interested in his vision and he travels the globe, making quick stops in cities to sell the new software products of his company.

The central vision of Bill Gates is the “information highway”. This is a network for computers that will link every home, office and shop in the future. This computer network system will have an effect on business, shopping and education. Bill Gates says that the main use of this new technology will be in communication. It will be a way to find people with common interests and to share opinions with them.

But is this communication by computer along the “information highway” really a good thing？ Won’t we be sitting at home, only “socializing” with our computer, paying big companies money so that we can receive information that some large communication corporation somewhere had decided is “acceptable” for us to read？ No, says Bill Gates, he thinks that the phrase “information highway” is a terrible phrase. It makes people think that we are all going down the same road, he says. In fact, the computer network will let us choose our own intellectual direction. It will give us freedom. It will also bring good to society, because it will allow for the spread of education. When more and more people receive education, the gap between the rich and the poor will narrow.

In the meantime, however, the gap between the rich and the poor is still there. To be added to this now is the gap between those with computers and those without.

1.Ever since he was a college student, Bill Gates has __________.

A. become very interested in the computer

B. set up a goal to popularize the computer

C. discovered great potentials in computer business

D. dreamed of having a giant computer company

2.Bill Gates’ success depends on the following except ___________.

A. his vision and his travel over the globe

B. his technical skills and business marketing skills

C. his deep personal interest in developing computer science

D. his strong desire to make big money

3.The word “vision” (line 2, parA.2) probably means________.

A. sight

B. idea

C. effort

D. daydream

4.The “information highway” will mainly be used _______.

A. in human communication

B. to help link every home, office and shop

C. in business, shopping and education

D. to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor

5.The best title for this passage is probably _________.

A. Bill Gates, his Vision and Mission

B. Computer and Information

C. Advantages of the Computer Network

D. One of the World’s Computer Giants

nto a meaningful activity. Having vegetables in the backyard makes home gardening appealing for many people. In addition, vegetable gardening provides exercise and fun for both urban and suburban families.

Vegetable gardeners agree that many home-grown vegetables are superior to those purchased from markets. From spring through late fall, a well-planned and well-kept garden can provide a supply of fresh vegetables, thus increasing the nutrition of the family diet.

Freezers make it possible to keep some of the vegetables to be enjoyed at a later date. Other vegetables can be stored for a few months in a cool area.

Although the money spent for a garden may be little, one cannot escape the fact that gardening requires hard work and time. Many of the gardening tasks must be performed at times that are most inconvenient. Not doing jobs that should be done on a regular basis may result in failure and a negative feeling toward gardening.

One should not plant a garden that is too large for him to care for. A small, well-kept garden is more enjoyable and profitable than a large neglected one. Vegetables do well in full sunlight and need at least five or six hours of sun during the middle of the day. Too much shading results in poor plants and few vegetables. If possible, the garden should be near the house, so the gardener can work in it whenever they are free.

Soils for vegetables should be easily broken up and porous (多孔的) for quick water drainage and good aeration(透气). Usually the home owner has little choice in the type he can choose.

Fortunately, many vegetables can be grown on poor soils if the soils are properly prepared.

Many people find home gardening______.

A．expensive and boring

B．interesting and enjoyable

C．time consuming and inconvenient

D．neither interesting nor enjoyable

erson can receive. As you know, the prizes were started by a Swede called Alfred Nobel. Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, and lived from 1833 to1896. Alfred Nobel was a chemist and inventor. He made two important inventions. And so he became very rich. Although he was rich, Nobel was not a happy man. He never married nor had children. Also, he was a sick man in a large part of his life. Nobel died at the age of sixty-three. When he died, he left a fund 基金) of $9,000, 000. The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and the promotion 促进)of world peace. The first Nobel Prizes were given on December 10th, 1901, five years after Nobel’s death. Many famous people from all over the world have been given Nobel Prizes for their achievements. Albert Einstein was one of them. Each Prize has three parts. The first part is a gold medal. Second, a winner of a Nobel Prize is given a diploma(证书)saying that he has been given the Prize. The third part of the prize is a large amount of money—about $40, 000. Often a Prize is given to just one person, but not always. Sometimes, a Prize is shared. It may be given to two or three people who have worked together. Sometimes a Prize is not given at all if there is no outstanding achievement. In 1972, for example, no Nobel Peace Prize was given. It is the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm that decides whether to give the Prize or not

1.Most people think that the Nobel Prize is __________ a person can receive.

A、 the highest honor in the world

B、 one of the highest international honors

C、 a higher honor than others

D、 as high as any other honor

2.Alfred Nobel who started the Nobel Prize was __________

A、 a rich, happy and lucky man

B、 a poor, unhappy and unlucky man

C、 a poor, but happy and lucky man

D、 a rich, unhappy and unlucky man

3.A Nobel Prize is made up of _________

A、 a gold medal and a large amount of money

B、 a gold medal and a diploma

C、 a gold medal and a diploma and a large amount of money

D、 a diploma and a large amount of money

4.A Nobel Prize is given to __________ each year.

A、 just one person

B、 one person

C、 not always one person

D、 three persons

5.When he died, Nobel left an amount of money __________

A、 to his wife and his children

B、 to the university he used to study in

C、 to his parents and his students

D、 to be spend on setting five prizes

will cause a big problem. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what the parent expects, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children. However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a reasonable way, the child may succeed in doing very well—especially if the parents are very supportive of their child. Michael Lee Chao Tin is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers a week for violin lessons. Although Michael’s mother knows very little about music, Michael’s father is a good trumpet player. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. Michael’s friend, Winston Chiu Fang Weng, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered,” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.

61.Which of the following mistakes are parents likely to make according to the passage？

A.To neglect their child’s education.

B.To help their child to be a genius.

C.To expect too much of their child.

D.To make their child become a musician.

62.What should parents do in order to help their children succeed？A.They should push the children into achieving a lot.

B.They should try to have their own successful careers.

C.They should arrange private lessons for their children.

D.They should understand and help their children in difficult times.

63.Which of the following statements about Michael Lee’s parents is true？

A.His father is a very poor player of trumpet.

B.His parents are quite rich and have a car.

C.His parents help him in a proper way.

D.His mother knows much about music.

64.Winston’s parents push their son so much that __________.

A.he has succeeded in a lot of competitions

B.he is unhappy because he is not self-confident

C.he feels he cannot learn anything about music from them

D.he has already become a better musician than his father

65.The two examples illustrate the principle that __________.

A.successful parents often have unsuccessful children

B.it is important to let children develop in the way they want

C.parents who want their child to be musical should also be good musicians

D.the more money spent on a child’s education, the better the child will do

subway station.The music was so great that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his hat.

The next day，the violinist came to the entrance again.He put down his hat as usual. Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it.It said，“A George Sang has put an important thing into my hat by mistake.Welcome to claim(认领)it.”Soon the people were all attracted by the words and wondered what it could be.After a while a man rushed through the crowd，took the violinist’s shoulders and said，“I knew you would certainly come here.”The violinist asked，“Did you lose something？”“Lottery(彩票).”The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang’s name on it.Sang took it and danced happily.

Sang was an office worker.He bought the lottery and won a prize of$500，000.But when he gave$50 to the violinist for his wonderful music，the lottery ticket was thrown in， too.The violinist was a college student.That morning，he was going to fly to Vienna for high education.However，when he found the ticket，he cancelled the flight and returned to the entrance.

Later someone asked the violinist why he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay the tuition fee(学费).He said “Although I don’t have much money，I live happily.If I lose honesty(诚实)，I won’t be happy forever.”

31.The young man played the violin for （） at the entrance.

A.pleasure

B.money

C.1ove

D.friends

32.George Sang put （） into the violinist’s hat on a Friday night by mistake.

A. money

B.1ottery

C.money and lottery

D.nothing

33.George Sang was very （） to see the young violinist the next day.

A. worried

B.sorry

C.sad

D.happy

34.The underlined word “cancelled” means （）.

A.取消

B.延误

C.预定

D.结束

35.What’s the best title(标题)for this passage？（）

A.T he meaning of honesty

B.An office worker and a lottery ticket

C.The importance of being honest

D.A violinist and an office worker

______, he never takes anything from his neighbors.

A. As he is poor

B. Poor as he is

C. As poor he is

D. As is he poor