— Are you sure the delegation will come to our school next week?

— _____. The head of it has just emailed me about the departure time of their flight.

A. No wonder.                  B. You bet.                  C. Don’t mention it.                 D. Definitely not.

What is known to all is that up to now China has made a great________ to preserving the peace.

A. conclusion                    B. comment                    C. campaign                      D. contribution

While I don’t have much difficulty finding___________ word to make a description of something, he can easily find___________ word.

A. a; 不填                    B. 不填; a                   C. the; a                     D. a; the

Research shows that humans___________ from selfish to unselfish behavior when they are watched.

A. tell                    B. switch                    C. range                        D. distinguish

To tell you the truth, it is he rather than you that__________ for the accident.

A. is to blame                   B. is to be blamed                C. are to blame                  D. are to be blamed

Supposing you__________ the lottery, what would you do with the money?

A. would win                    B. have won                    C. won                   D. had won

A curve is a line__________ no part is straight and which has no angle.

A. that                    B. whose                   C.in which                    D. of which

The word “track” ________ a path which is made of earth ________ having a surface covered with other materials.

A. refers to; rather than                             B. leads to; other than                   

C. adds to; rather than                  D. replies to; other than

—Why didn’t you hire the young man?

—__________ qualification, ability and experience, he‘s not well suited to the position we offer.

A. In terms of                                B. In spite of       C. In favor of                    D. In want of

Li Chen and Fan Bingbing have fallen in love with each other, __________ a hot topic in the entertainment industry.

A. having made                  B. to make                    C. making                    D. make

Linda, if you hurry up, I think it quite _______ that you will catch the next train.

A. certainly                    B. likely                    C. possibly                  D. probably

_________ the coast of China South Sea appeared two unidentified warships sailing at full speed.

A. At                    B. On                    C. Off                    D. From

It was playing video games that took the boy too much time that he_______ have spent learning.

A. could                   B. must                C. might                D. ought to

It is the respect for universal rights, our respect for different cultures, and our__________ to international laws that guide China’s openness to other countries.

A. comprehension               B. contribution.                 C. commitment                 D. consideration

Although there were so many people in the square, I could _________my friend in the distance. Because she really stood out,  dressed in red.

A. A. pick off                    B. pick out                   C. pick on                      D. pick up

The date for the next round six-party talk ____ but whether progress will be made remains ____.

A. has agreed; to be seen                          B. has been decided on; to be seen

C. has been reached; being seen          D. has been determined on; being seen

_________ energy are abused in our daily life, only causing waste.

A. A good many                 B. An amount of    C. Plenty of                 D. Quantities of

If you put the watermelon in a square box when they are growing, the watermelon will _________ the shape of the box and grow into a square fruit.

A. take up                    B. take off                   C. take after                    D. take on

Dozens of family members of the victim __________ at the gate of embassy requesting a report with concrete evidence of the accident.

A. gathered                B. separated                C. collected                      D. removed

— Tom! Corey has broken the glass.

— ______. Such things happen.

A. What a pity.                    B. No way.                    C. It doesn’t matter.                D. By no means.

I always walk to my husband’s office after work, wait for him and then we drive home together every day.

One day, while I was waiting for him, a beautiful Cadillac（凯迪拉克轿车）  21   near me. I was busy   22   the car when I noticed the driver.   23 , she was probably the most   24   woman I had ever seen outside of a movie screen. Her eyes were as blue as the sea, and she had teeth like pearls. Minutes later, a man walked over and they drove off. Sitting there, dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, I wanted to   25  .  “Why is it so  26  that some people have it all?” I thought.

The next week I saw her again, and after that it almost became my   27  to see her. I would   __28  if she and her husband ate out a lot and where they went. I wanted her to get out of the car so that I could see her in   29   length.

A few weeks later, this question was   30   for me. I was waiting at my usual spot and the lady’s husband came over to their car. He opened the door. The pretty woman   31   walked around to the passenger side—leaning on a walking cane. She   32   one leg with her hands and then the other. She had an artificial limb （假肢）on her left leg and a brace on her right one.

As they drove away, I began to cry. When my husband arrived, I told him about what had   __33  . He said that he knew her husband and that, when the lady was twelve years old, she had been   34  in a car that got stuck on the railroad tracks. Unfortunately, both her parents were killed. The rail company made a large   35  with her because the crossing had no   36  . That’s   37  she owns such a nice car now.

For weeks I have   38  this woman and her way of life, but now I realize how   39  I am. When you meet a person who seems to be much better off than you, don’t be fooled by   __40  .

21. A. drove in                 B. pulled up              C. sped by                  D. turned away

22. A. cleaning                  B. taking                  C. expecting                  D. admiring

23. A. Honestly              B. Sincerely              C. Surprisingly                  D. Obviously

24. A. peaceful              B. typical                  C. beautiful                  D. patient

25. A. cry                   B. argue                  C. escape                      D. ask

26. A. unbearable              B. unusual              C. unfair                    D. unbelievable

27. A. chance                  B. wonder              C. regret                      D. routine

28. A. imagine                  B. wonder              C. guess                      D. doubt

29. A. great                  B. equal                 C. full                      D. standard

30. A. raised                  B. answered              C. presented                  D. checked

31. A. slowly                  B. firmly                   C. quickly                  D. hurriedly

32. A. bent                  B. spread                   C. crossed                  D. lifted

33. A. changed                  B. happened              C. passed                  D. hidden

34. A. discovered              B. protected              C. left                      D. trapped

35. A. settlement              B. exchange              C. promise                  D. arrangement

36. A. stops                  B. notices                   C. signals                  D. lights

37. A. why                  B. when                   C. because                  D. where

38. A. respected              B. observed                C. accepted                  D. envied

39. A. boring                  B. mature                    C. lucky                  D. confident

40. A. collections              B. appearances              C. backgrounds              D. descriptions

While some dictionaries define the word “right” as “a privilege” when used in the context of “human rights”, we are talking about something more basic. Originally, people had rights only because of their membership in a group, such as a family. Then, in 539 BC, Cyrus the Great, after conquering the city of Babylon, did something totally unexpected—he set all slaves free and let them return home. Moreover, he declared people should choose their own religion. Cyrus’ statements are about the first “human rights” declaration in history.

Every person has certain basic rights, simply by the fact of being human. These are called “human rights” rather than a privilege, which can be taken away at someone’s sudden desire. They are “rights” because they are things you are allowed to be, to do or to have. These rights are there for your protection against people who might want to harm or hurt you. They are also there to help us get along with each other and live in peace.

Yet many people, when asked to name their rights, will list only freedom of speech and belief and perhaps one or two others. There is no question that these are important rights, but the full scope of human rights is very broad. They mean choice and opportunity. They mean the freedom to get a job, adopt a career, select a partner of one’s choice and raise children. They include the right to travel widely and the right to work without trouble, abuse and threat of arbitrary (霸道) dismissal. They even embrace the right to leisure.

In ages past, there were no human rights. Then the idea turned up that people should have certain freedoms. And that idea, in the wake of World War II, resulted finally in the document called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the thirty rights to which all people are entitled.

41. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A. What Are Human Rights?                                        B. Why Do We Have Human Rights?

C. How Do Human Rights Come Into Being?    D. What To Do With Human Rights?

42. How did the first human rights come into being?

A. By Cyrus conquering the city of Babylon.

B. By Cyrus setting the slaves free.

C. By Cyrus making his statement about human rights.

D. By choosing ones own beliefs.

43. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. Human rights can be taken away for some reason.

B. Human rights have the same meaning as privileges.

C. Human rights can help you live a peaceful life.

D. Human rights can be used to hurt others.

44. The underlined word “embrace” in the third paragraph means ____ .

A. to seek                B. to include                C. to enjoy                D. to share

45. From the last paragraph we can infer that ______ .

A. people would have freedom rat her than human rights

B. at the beginning of 20th the more complete rights appeared

C. thirty human rights have existed for about 70 years

D. World War II decided human rights

The old man fished alone in a small rowboat and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish the boy’s parents had told him that the old man was now bad luck, and ordered the boy to join another boat, which caught three good fish the first week. It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his boat empty and he always went down to help him carry in the fishing lines or take down the old, patched sail.

“Santiago,” the boy said to him as they dragged up the boat to the sand. “I could go with you again. I’ve made some money.” the old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him. “No,” the old man said. “You’re with a lucky boat. Stay with them. You must obey your father.” “We can be lucky again too. Remember when we didn’t catch a fish for 10 days, then caught a big one each day for a month?” said the boy. “Can I offer you a beer on the balcony and then we’ll take the stuff home,” said the boy. “Why not?”  the old man said.

“Santiago,” the boy said as they sat on the balcony, “If I cannot fish with you, I would like to serve in some way.” “You bought me a beer,” the old man said, lifting the bottle to his mouth. “Do you remember the first time I took you out to fish?” the old man asked. “I was five. I remember the tail of a huge fish slapping against the boat, the noise of you clubbing him and the sweet blood smell. I remember everything from when we first went together,” the boy said. The old man looked at him with his sun-burned, loving eyes.

“May I get some sardines for tomorrow? Let me get four fresh ones,” said the boy. “One,” the old man said. His hope and his confidence had never gone. But now they were freshening like a sea breeze. “Two,” the boy said. “Thank you,” the old man said. He was too simple to wonder when he had attained modesty. But he knew he had attained it and he knew it was not disgraceful and it carried no loss of true pride. “Tomorrow is going to be a good day with this wind,” he said. “I will row far out before it is light. There will going to be a good day with this wind,” he said. “I will row far out before it is light. There will be a big fish?” asked the boy. “I think so. And I know many tricks.”

46. When did the boy stop working with the old man?

A. 40 days ago.                               B. 44 days ago.                   C. 80 days ago.                   D. 84 days ago

47. Why was the boy forced to stop working for the old man?

A. It was too dangerous to continue fishing.

B. It was time for the boy to return to school.

C. The old man was thought to be a poor teacher.

D. The boy couldn’t earn enough money with the old man.

48. In paragraph 2, the boy probably mentioned their past fishing experiences in order to _____.

A. convince the old man that he should not retire

B. explain why he had to stop working for the old man

C. persuade the old man to let him return as his assistant

D. warn the old man about the danger of fishing in the deep sea

49. Which of the following did the boy NOT do for the old man?

A. Buy him a beer.  B. Repair the sail.  C.Drag up the boat. D. Take in the fishing equipment.

50. What can we learn about the old man from the last paragraph?

A. He remained optimistic about catching fish.

B. He was the most skillful fisherman in the village.

C. He would stay out longer than any other fisherman.

D. He would usually go out further than any other boat.

A child who has once been pleased with a tale likes, as a rule, to have it retold in almost the same words, but this should not lead parents to treat printed fairy stories as formal texts. It is always much better to tell a story than read it out of a book, and, if a parent can produce what, in the actual situation of the time and the child, is an improvement on the printed text, so much the better.

A charge made against fairy tales is that they harm the child by frightening him or making him sad thinking. To prove the latter, one would have to show in a controlled experiment that children who have read fairy stories were more often sorry for cruelty than those who had not. As to fears, there are, I think, some cases of children being dangerously terrified by some fairy story. Often, however, this arises from the child having heard the story once. Familiarity with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear into the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered.

There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds that they are not objectively true, that giants, witches, two-headed dragons, magic carpets, etc. do not exist; and that, instead of being fond of the strange side in fairy tales, the child should be taught to learn the reality by studying history. I find such people, I must say so peculiar that I do not know how to argue with them. If their case were sound, the world should be full of mad men attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a stick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was their beloved girl-friend.

No fairy story ever declared to be a description of the real world and no clever child has ever believed that it was.

51. The author considers that a fairy story is more effective when it is _______.

A. repeated without any change                        B. treated as a joke

C. made some changes by the parent                    D. set in the present

52.According to the passage, great fear can take place in a child when the story is _______.

A. in a realistic setting                    B. heard for the first time

C. repeated too often                    D. told in a different way

53.The advantage claimed for repeating fairy stories to young children is that it _______.

A. makes them less fearful

B. develops their power of memory

C. makes them believe there is nothing to be afraid of

D. encourages them not to have strange beliefs

54. The author’s mention of sticks and telephones is meant to suggest that _______.

A. fairy stories are still being made up

B. there is some misunderstanding about fairy tales

C. people try to modernize old fairy stories

D. there is more concern for children's fears nowadays

55. One of the reasons why some people are not in favor of fairy tales is that _______.

A. they are full of imagination

B. they just make up the stories which are far from the truth

C. they are not interesting

D. they make teachers of history difficult to teach

A senior United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) official on May 29 praised China for its remarkable achievements in children’s welfare.

A. H. M. Farook, UNICEF’s operations area officer for China and Mongolia said that China “can be very satisfied to tell the whole world what can be done with limited resources to help its children to grow healthily and happily.”

China’s child population makes up one-fifth of the world’s total. “The reason behind the tremendous achievement is China’s long tradition of caring for children both at home and in society,” he said.

“What’s more is that Chinese people have always given special attention to children who are in special need.” The UN official made the remarks when addressing a group of 50 children and staff from the Beijing Children’s Welfare Home at the Shangri-la Hotel, Beijing.

The hotel invited the orphans to share snacks, sing, dance and play games at a park inside the hotel for a “Share the Sunshine” party, as a prelude to celebrations to mark the Children’s Day.

The Beijing children’s Welfare Home, set up soon after New China was founded in 1949, has at present more than 400 children.

A leading official of the welfare institution said that the children live a happy life and that the agency spends 400—500 yuan a month for an average orphan. An average Chinese workers earned 440 yuan a month during the first quarter this year.

Gu Xiaojin, deputy secretary-general of the China Youth Development Foundation(CYDF), said people from all walks of life have contributed to the welfare of the Chinese children.

She said that CYDF set up the Project Hope in 1989, which calls on people across the country to donate money to help poor children to continue their schooling.

By the end of last year, she said, CYDF had collected nearly 700 million yuan in donations, which has helped the establishment of 2, 074 Hope primary schools and enabled more than 1. 25 million dropouts to return to school classrooms.

Three “Hope Stars” also attended the party. They were model teenagers chosen among students who are economically supported by the Project Hope to further their nine-year compulsory studies in the poverty-stricken regions. They will be torchbearers for the Chinese Team for the up coming Atlanta Olympic Games this year.

56. Children can grow healthily and happily as long as _______.

A. parents take good care of them both at home and in society

B. the whole society care for children as well as their parents

C. Schools and teachers pay much attention to the growth of children

D. Chinese people always give special attention to children who are in special need

57. Every year the Beijing Children’s Welfare Home spends _______ on the orphans

A. 1, 920, 000 yuan      B. 2, 160, 000 yuan

C. Over 2, 400, 000 yuan  D. 2, 200, 000 yuan or so

58. CYDF collected 700 million yuan with the purpose of _______.

A. reducing dropouts

B. helping homeless orphans

C. supporting the Chinese Team for the coming Atlanta Olympic Games

D. establishing 2, 074 Hope primary schools all over the country

59. We can infer from the text that _______.

A. Every Chinese child has its own special need, so we should pay special attention to each.

B. All the children in the poverty-stricken regions of China are too poor to go to school.

C. Ever since liberation. the Chinese Communist Party has been concerned about the growth of the younger generation.

D. With the help of UNICEF officials, there are no more dropouts in China.

60. It is possible that this passage was written in _______.

A. 1992                   B. 1996                   C. 1998                   D. 2000