第一篇 Telling Tales about People 讲述关于人们的故事One of the most common types of nonfiction, and one that many people enjoy reading, is stories about peoples lives. These stories fall into three general categories: autobiography, memoir, and biography.1. This passage is mostly about the characteristics of autobiographies，memoirs，and biographies 2. Helen Keller wrote an autobiography.3. Autobiography writers are not always objective because they want to present themselves in a good light. 4. The writer introduces each category in the passage by defining it.5. Diverse means varied or different _.A. able to swim in deep water B. similar or alike C. varied or different D. enjoying poetry第二篇Outside-the-classroom Learning Makes a Big Difference 课外学习带来很大不同Putting a bunch of college students in charge of a $300,000 Dance Marathon, fundraiser surely sounds a bit risky. When you consider the fact that the money is supposed to be given to children in need of medical care, you might call the idea crazy.1. An extracurricular activity like raising a fund of $300,000 is risky because most student leaders will not take an interest in it.2.American students join campus organizations mostly for gaining experience.3.Who is Katie Rowley? Shes a senior student.4.What do student leaders need to carry an activity through to a successful end? Passion.5.The phrasal verb fatten up in paragraph 6 could be best replaced by polish.第三篇Milosevics Death 梅洛舍维奇之死Former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic was found dead last Saturday in his cell at the Hague-based International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. The 64-year-old had been on trial there since February 2002.1.Where did Milosevic die? In prison.2.Which of the following is NOT true of the young Milosevic?He was extremely ambitious.3. All of the following persons in one way or another changed his fate EXCEPT his parents.4. Why was Milosevic sent to Kosovo in 1989? To remove the Serbians fears that they were discriminated against.5.What happened in 1991? Yugoslavia broke up.第四篇Feast on Turkey and Good Wishes at Thanksgiving 火鸡盛宴和感恩节的祝福Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweets. That was Halloween. In a few weeks American houses will be red and green and filled with presents, for Christmas. 1. On Halloween, children in the United States often dress up as ghosts.2.When are turkey and pumpkin pie eaten？On Thanksgiving .3.Thanksgiving is the time for the American people to thank God for providing them with comfortable and happy lives.4.Many children in the United States like Thanksgiving because they can stay with their parents at home and eat a lot of nice food.5. The first pilgrims settled in America in 1620.第五篇Sino-Japan Animosity Lessens 中日敌意减少Chinese and Japanese people view each other slightly more positively than last year, according to a survey released on Wednesday at a press conference in Beijing.1.Which of the following statements about the survey is true? The survey found that people in both China and Japan generally agree that the relationship between the two countries is important.2.According to the passage, the Beijing-Tokyo Forum aims at promoting communication between the two countries.3.In the last year, 30.2% of ordinary Chinese and 43.2% of Chinese students have a positive impression of Japan.4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the major obstacles to improving bilateral ties? Trade frictions5. The survey found that an overwhelming majority of the respondents from each country believed that the Civil exchanges were an important way to improve relations.第六篇TV Shows and Long Bus Trips 看电视与长途汽车旅行Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. 1.According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip? Advertisements on billboards.2.What is the purpose of this passage? To talk about the similarities between long bus trips and TV shows.3.The writer of this passage would probably favor no billboards along the road.4. The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because they both have a beginning , a middle , and an end, with commercials in between.5. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are exciting.第七篇 Modern Sun Worshippers 现代日光浴崇拜者People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines. Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places. 1.The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that they wish to escape from the cold, dark and rainy days back