(A)
Rick's Return
The blue eyes that looked at him from outside the door were like the light through a magnifying glass (放大镜) when it is at its brightest and smallest, when paper and leaves begin to smoke.
"Hey," said the man in the door, "remember me?"
"Yes," the boy said, whispering, "Rick." He felt so surprised to see Rick. All of Rick seemed to be shown in the eyes, with a strong feeling that ought to have hurt him.
"You knew me," Rick said, "you hadn't forgotten."
"You're — just the same," the boy said, and felt much thankful.
He seemed even to be wearing the same clothes, the same blue shirt and gray trousers. He was thin, but he was built to be lean; and he was still, or again, sunburnt. After everything, the slow white smile still showed the slight feeling of happiness.
"Let me look at you," Rick said, dropping into a chair. Then slowly he felt more at home, and he became once more just Rick, as if nothing had happened. There were lines about his eyes, and deeper lines on his cheeks, but he looked like — just Rick, lined by sunlight and smiling.
"When I look at you," he said, "you make me think about me, for we look like each other."
"Yes," said the boy, eagerly, "they all think we both look like my grandfather."
Choose the best answers:
( ) 27. On his return, Rick .
A. had not changed much
B. looked very old
C. was much thinner than before
D. was wearing different clothes
( ) 28. Rick and the boy are probably .
A. brothers B. related
C. schoolmates D. neighbors
( ) 29. You can describe Rick as .
A. old and friendly B. old and nervous
C. thin and nervous D. thin and friendly
( ) 30. From the passage we can tell that the boy .
A. was worried that Rick had forgotten him
B. was proud of what Rick had done
C. was pleased to see Rick
D. wondered where Rick had been
( ) 31. Rick and the boy .
A. had similar personalities
B. cared about each other
C. had lived in the same house
D. felt their friendship had changed
27-31 ABDCB
(B)
Modern Technology Is Changing Our Life
Michael, a typical American, stays home on workdays. He plugs into his personal computer terminal in order to connect with the office. After work, he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recorder, or plays baseball on the computer. On many days, Michael doesn't talk to any other human beings, and he doesn't see any people except the ones on television. Michael is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible. The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us off from contact with our fellow human beings.
The world of business is one area in which technology is isolating us. Experts say, for example, that many people will soon be able to work at home. With access to a large central computer, employees such as office clerks, insurance agents, and accountants can do their jobs at display terminals in their own homes. They will never have to actually see the people they're dealing with. In addition, the way employees are paid changes. Workers' salaries are automatically paid into their bank accounts, making paper checks unnecessary. No workers stand in line to receive their pay or cash their checks. Personal banking changes, too. Customers deal with machines to put in or take out money from their accounts.
Another area that technology is changing is entertainment. Music, for instance, was once a group experience. People listened to music at concert halls or in small social gatherings. For many people now, however, music is an individual experience. Walking along the street or sitting in their living rooms, they wear headphones to build a wall of music around them. Movie entertainment is changing, too. Movies used to be social events. Now, fewer people are going out to see a movie. Many more are choosing to wait for a film to appear on television or are borrowing videotapes to watch at home. Instead of laughing with others, viewers watch movies in their own living rooms.
Choose the best answers:
( ) 32. After work, Michael likes to .
A. listen to music at the concert hall
B. watch a movie in his living room
C. run a program on his computer in his office
D. play baseball with his workmates
( ) 33. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Clerks will be able to work at home.
B. One can play baseball on the computer.
C. One can listen to music without disturbing others.
D. One can borrow books from libraries at home.
( ) 34. The sentence "Michael is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible" means
A. Michael is a person full of imagination and he can make his dreams come true
B. Michael is not a real person but the lifestyle does exist
C. Michael has ambitions but he can't make his dreams come true
D. Michael is a person full of imagination and his lifestyle is common nowadays
( ) 35. 
What will the author most probably discuss after the last paragraph?
A. Daily housework in the control of the computer.
B. Personal banking.
C. Music and films.
D. International business.
( ) 36. It is implied in the passage that .
A. we may no longer need to communicate with other human beings
B. modern technology seems to be separating human beings
C. we may no longer need to work in the office
D. modern technology makes it possible for us to work and entertain ourselves at home
32-36 BDBAB
（C）
The Fridge
The fridge is considered a necessity. It has been so since the 1960s when packaged food first appeared with the label: "Store in the refrigerator." In my fridgeless fifties childhood. I was fed well and healthily. The milkman came daily, the grocer, the butcher, the baker, and the ice-cream man delivered two or three times a week. The Sunday meat would last until Wednesday and surplus bread and milk became all kinds of cakes. Nothing was wasted, and we were never troubled by rotten food. Thirty years on, food deliveries have ceased, and fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable in the country.
The invention of the fridge contributed comparatively little to the art of food preservation. A vast way of well-tried techniques already existed — natural cooling, drying, smoking, salting, sugaring, bottling. What refrigeration did promote was marketing — marketing hardware and electricity, marketing soft drinks, marketing dead bodies of animals around the globe in search of a good price.
Consequently, most of the world's fridges are to be found, not in the tropics where they might prove useful, but in the wealthy countries with mild temperatures where they are climatically almost unnecessary. Every winter, millions of fridges hum away continuously, and at vast expense, busily maintaining an artificially-cooled space inside an artificially-heated house— while outside, nature provides the desired temperature free of charge.
The fridge's effect upon the environment has been evident, while its contribution to human happiness has been insignificant (不足取的). If you don't believe me, try it yourself, invest in a food cabinet and turn off your fridge next winter. You may miss the hamburger, but at least you'll get rid of that terrible hum.
Choose the best answers:
1. The Statement "In my fridgeless fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily" in Line 2 of Paragraph 1 suggests that .
A. the author was well-fed and healthy even without a fridge in his fifties
B. the author was not accustomed to using fridges even in his fifties
C. the fridge was in its early stage of development in the 1950s
D. there was no fridge in the author's home in the 1950s
2. Why does the author say that nothing was wasted before the invention of fridges?
A. People would not buy more food than was necessary.
B. Food was delivered to people two or three times a week.
C. People had effective ways to preserve their food.
D. Food was sold fresh and did not get rotten easily.
3. Who benefited the least from fridges according to the author?
A. Inventors.
B. Manufacturers.
C. Consumers.
D. Traveling salesmen.
4. Which of the following phrases in the 3rd paragraph indicates the fridge's negative effect on the environment?
A. With mild temperatures.
B. Climatically almost unnecessary.
C. Artificially-cooled space.
D. Hum away continuously.
5. What is the author's overall attitude toward fridges?
A. Critical. B. Neutral.
C. Objective. D. Compromising.
1-5 DCCDA
(D)
Enemy or Friend
Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable heading from this list for each paragraph of the passage. Note that there is one extra heading.
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A. New teachers' opinions of involving parents B. An argument over an assignment C. A conflict (冲突) between imagination and reality D. Difficulties in sharing goals E. The best way to score high F. Proper ways of parental involvement |
6.
A high school counselor gets a call from a parent protesting the "C" her child received on an assignment. "The parent argued every point in the essay/' recalls the counselor, who soon realized why the mother was so disappointed about the grade. "It became apparent that she'd written it."
7.
In a survey, 90% of new teachers agreed that involving parents in their children's education is a priority (优先权) at their school, but only 25% described their experience working with parents as "very satisfying. " When asked to choose the biggest challenge they face, 31% of them quoted involving parents and communicating with them as their top choice. 73% of new teachers said too many parents treat schools and teachers as enemies.
8.
At a time when competition is rising and resources are limited, when battles over testing force schools to adjust (调整) their priorities, when cell phones and e-mails speed up the information flow and all kinds of private ghosts and public quarrels slip into the parent-teacher meeting, it's harder for both sides to step back and breathe deeply and look at the goals they share.
9.
Everyone says the parent-teacher meeting should be pleasant, civilized, a kind of dialogue where parents and teachers build partnership (伙伴关系). But what most teachers feel, and certainly what all parents feel, is anxiety and panic.
10.
When a teacher asks parents to be partners, he or she doesn't necessarily mean Mom or Dad should be camping in the classroom. Research shows that though students benefit modestly from having parents involved at school, what happens at home matters much more. According to research based on the National Education Longitudinal Study, a sample of nearly 25,000 eighth graders, among four main areas of parental involvement (home discussion, home supervision, school communication, and school participation), home discussion was the most strongly related.
6-10 BADCF
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