A moment’s drilling by the dentist may make us nervous and upset．Many of us cannot stand pain．To avoid the pain of a drilling that may last perhaps a minute or two，we demand the “needle” —— a shot of Novocain （一种麻醉药） —— that deadens the nerves around the tooth.

Now it’s true that the human body has developed its millions of nerves to be highly aware of what goes on both inside and outside of it．This helps us adjust to the world．Without our nerves——and our brain．Which is a bundle of nerves —— we wouldn’t know what’s happening．But we pay for our sensitivity．We can feel pain when the slightest thing is wrong with any part of our body．The history of torture（酷刑）is based on the human body being open to pain.

     But there is a way to handle pain．Look at the Indian fakir（苦行僧）who sits on a bed of ails．Fakirs can put a needle right through an arm，and feel no pain．This ability that some humans have developed to handle pain should give us ideas about how the mind can deal with pain．The big thing in withstanding（经得起）pain is our attitude toward it．If the dentist says, “This will hurt a little,” it helps us to accept the pain．By staying relaxed, and by treating the pain as an interesting sensation, we can handle the pain without falling apart．After all, although pain is an unpleasant sensation, it is still a sensation, and sensations are the stuff of life.

1．A system of nerves enables us to           

   A．suffer pain     B．avoid pain    C．feel pain       D．enjoy pain

2．The sentence “But we pay for our sensitivity.” in the second paragraph implies that     .

   A．we should pay a debt for our feeling

   B．we have to be hurt when we feel something

   C．our pain is worth feeling

   D．when we feel pain, we are suffering it

3．The author uses the Indian faki as an example to show that         .

   A．Indians are not at all afraid of pain

   B．people may be senseless of pain

   C．some people are able to handle pain

   D．fakirs have magic to put needles right through their arms

4．_______ helps us most to handle pain.

   A．Attitude        B．Interest      C．Nerves          D．Life

5．The author's attitude towards pain is______.

    A．pessimistic      B．optimistic     C．critical   D．practical

A controversial new study has claimed that men really are more intelligent than women．The study concluded that men‘s IQs are almost four points higher than women’s.

    British-born researcher John Philippe Rushton says the finding could explain why so few women make it to the top in the workplace.

    He claims the “glass ceiling” phenomenon is probably due to inferior intelligence，rather than lack of opportunity.

    The University of Western Ontario psychologist reached his conclusion after．Scrutinizing the results of university ability tests taken by 1 00，000 students aged 17 and 18 of both sexes.

    A focus on the factors such as the ability to quickly grasp a complex concept，verbal reasoning skills and creativity――some of the key factors of intelligence――showed the male teenagers had IQs that were an average of 3.63 points higher．The average person has an IQ around 100.The findings，which held true for all classes and levels of education，overturn 100 year opinion that men and women average the same in general mental ability．They also conflict with evidence that girls do better in school exams than boys.

    But Professor Rushton argues that the faster maturing of girl s leads to them outshining boy in the classroom.

1．The report is mainly about         .

   A．a study that shows men are cleverer than women

   B．the “glass ceiling” phenomenon

   C．Professor Ruston’s theory on IQ

   D．the difference between male and female

2．The underlined word “scrutinizing” in the fourth paragraph probably means——.

A．making up                       B．carrying out   

C．examining carefully             D．looking at

3．The tests were taken by         .

   A．boy students aged 17 and 18

   B．100，000 boy and girl students aged 17 and 18

   C．girl students aged 17 and 18

   D．100，000 girl students

4．We can infer that the average woman has an IQ of           .

   A．a little less than 100           B．100                               C．more than 100       D．96.37

5．Which of the following opinions does Professor Rushton NOT accept?

   A．Men’s IQs are almost four points higher than women’s

   B．Few women make it to the top in the workplace.

   C．Men and women average the same in general mental ability.

    D．The faster maturing of girls leads to them outshining boys in the classroom.

I had been to several doctors as a child，but I have a special place in my heart for Dr.Vincent．He was a Pediatric Cardiologist at UCLA back in 1971 who saved my life．I was eight years old at the time with a severe heart problem and I needed heart surgery．My Morn did not have the money，and without the surgery there was a real good chance I would not live to be thirteen years old．After contacting several organizations Dr.Vincent was able to get financial help for me through United Way，a Crippled Children’s Organization.

Dr.Vincent was a handsome man；he was also very gentle and caring．I remember being in the hospital for an Angiogram test，and during the procedure I was crying hysterically，so the medical staff called in Dr.Vincent to calm me down，and he was able to comfort me when no one else could．Then the time came for me to have heart surgery；there was a fifty—percent chance that I would not make it through the surgery because it was experimental．At the time I was only the second or third person to have this procedure done，they reconstructed the main artery by using an artery from my leg．I was absolutely terrified，and again Dr.Vincent reassured me he would see to it that everything would be all right．I had a lot of confidence and trust in Dr.Vincent．He came to see me after the surgery，which was extremely painful but very successful，and brought me a stuffed animal．I was so surprised to get this gift from Dr.Vincent；I gave him a hug．I guess Dr.Vincent must have known I was feeling very lonely and scared．You see，I had no family or friends visit me while I was in the hospital except for my Mom，and I am not sure why．I do know one thing：I had a wonderful doctor who took the time to help a scared little girl who felt all alone.

    This was twenty eight years ago，so wherever you are，Dr.Vincent，I want to thank you for not only saving my life，but you helped me live a normal productive life，and for showing me that you truly cared，for that I will be eternally grateful to you.

1．The reason why Dr.Vincent is special to the writer is that          .

   A．he was handsome

   B．he was caring and kind

   C．he carried out the operation

   D．he offered the money the operation needed

2.According to the author，Dr.Vincent was called in during her test to            .

   A．feed her                         B．comfort her                   C．examine her      D．scare her

3．We can learn from the passage all of the followings are true except that           .

   A．the operation was experimental                                   

   B．she didn’t trust Dr.Vincent

   C．the operation was extremely painful                                  

   D．she felt scared and all alone

4．How did Dr.Vincent get the money for the operation?

   A．He collected it in the hospital.

   B．He saved the money day by day.

   C．He got help from an organization.

   D．He borrowed the money from his friends.

5．What does the underlined word “eternally” in the last paragraph mean?

   A．immediately      B．gradually        C．permanently      D．presently

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出一个最佳选项。

I was a single parent of four small children，working at a minimum—wage job．Money was always   1   I never   2   any in the bank．It was Christmas time，and although there wasn’t money for a lot of gifts，we planned to decorate our home and celebrate with friends.

But the big   3    for the kids was the fun of Christmas shopping at the mall．They talked and   4  for weeks ahead of time，asking each other and their grandparents what they wanted for Christmas．I dreaded it．I had   5   $100 for presents to be shared by all five of us.

    The   6  day arrived and we started out early．I   7  the money equally among us and reminded them to  8  gifts about four dollars each．Then everyone scattered for shopping.

Back in the car driving home，everyone was  9 high Christmas spirits，but my younger daughter，Ginger，was unusually  10 .I could  11  through the plastic bag that she had bought candy bars—fifty—cent candy bars! I was so angry．For what did you swap the twenty dollars you   12  from me? I wanted to yell at her，but I didn’t say anything   13   we got home．I   14  her into my bedroom and closed the door，ready to be  15  again when I asked her what she had done with the money.

    “I was looking around，thinking of what to buy，and I stopped to   16   the little cards on one of the Salvation Army’s Giving Trees．One of the cards was for a little girl，four years old， and all she wanted for Christmas was  17   with clothes and a hairbrush．So I   18   the card off the tree and bought the doll and hairbrush for her and took it to the Salvation Army booth.’’

    “I only had   19   money left to buy candy bars for us，” Ginger continued，” but we have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”

    I never felt so   20   as I did that day.

1.     A．tight           B．adequate      C．short           D．ample

2.     A．withdrew        B．deposited    C．stored          D．hid

3.     A．day             B．excitement                       C．time       D．wish

4.     A．asked           B．searched      C．planned         D．waited

5.     A．included        B．borrowed      C．saved           D．charged

6.     A．fine            B．fair          C．funny           D．big

7.     A．allocated       B．contributed    C．assigned       D．advocated

8.     A．look up         B．look for      C．look through    D．look into

9.     A．in              B．at            C．for             D．of

10.  A．happy           B．upset         C．noisy           D．quiet

11.  A．tell            B．think         C．believe         D．consider

12.  A．cheated         B．grasped       C．attained        D．stole

13.  A．unless          B．until         C．as              D．since

14.  A．found           B．forced        C．seized          D．called

15.  A．angry           B．curious       C．excited         D．surprised

16.  A．watch           B．read          C．enjoy           D．buy

17.  A．card            B．toy           C．gift            D．doll

18.  A．took            B．kept          C．turned          D．1eft

19.   A．little          B．no            C．enough          D．many

20.   A．glad            B．poor          C．rich            D．great

第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有1 0秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What are the man and the woman talking about?

   A．Buildings.           B．University.          C．New laboratories.

2．What do you know about the man's son?

   A．The son is not doing well.                               

   B．The son is as smart as his father.

   C．The son is very poor.

3．What does the man mean?

   A．It's too far away to walk to.                        

   B．It's within walking distance.

   C．It's not far, but too far to walk to.

4．Where does this conversation most probably take place?

   A．At home．            B．At a restaurant．    C．At a party.

5．How did the man move the desk?

   A．He moved the desk alone.                                 

   B．He had some classmates move the desk.

   C．His classmates helped him.

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒种；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6．Whose mother was ill?

   A．Jeff’s.             B．Jack’s.             C．Richard’s.

7．With whom did the man go traveling?

   A．Maria.               B．His dog.             C．Jeff and Richard.

8．What kind of food will the man and the woman eat?

   A．American food．      B．Indian food．        C．Chinese food.

9．Where is the restaurant?

   A．On Queen Street．    B．On Main Street．     C．On Rain Street.

10．How does the woman know that the Easten Palace is a good Chinese restaurant?

   A．She has been there several times.                

   B．She has tried it once.

   C．She has been told about it.

11．What time will they most likely meet?

A．7：05 pm．          B．7：1 5 pm．          C．6:50pm

听第8段材料，回答第l 2至l 4题。

12．Where does this conversation take place?

A．At a restaurant.    B．In a hospital.        C．In the Once.

13．When does the woman get a pain in her stomach?

   A．About an hour after she has eaten.               

   B．About an hour before she has eaten.

   C．As soon as she begins to eat.

14．What can you conclude about the woman’s husband from this conversation?

   A．He eats very quickly.                                        

   B．He doesn’t eat as quickly as his wife.

   C．He sometimes eats more slowly than his wife.

听第9段材料，回答第1 5、1 6题。

15．What do we learn about Dave?

   A．He enjoyed the movie and the company.

   B．He enjoyed the movie but not the company.

   C．He didn’t enjoy the movie or the company.

16．Why did Dave say his roommate was a real fool?

   A．His roommate thought the Titanic was a Japanese boat during World War II.

   B．His roommate believed that the Japanese sank a boat called the Titanic.

   C．His roommate said that the Japanese won the war using a boat called the Titanic.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．What did the 19th century scientists think?

   A．Different part of the brain functions differently.

   B．It is not easy to say exactly what every part of the brain does.

   C．The way the brain works is not as simple as people may think.

18．How many chemical changes take place in the brain?

   A．10，000 every second.                                    

   B．6，000，000 every minute.

   C．100，000 every hour.

19．How can the brain keep its power?

   A．To increase the amount of research done on the brain.

   B．To say exactly what each part of the brain does.

   C．To give the brain plenty of exercise.

20．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

   A．We can remember everything that happens to us.

   B．The power of one’s brain gets weaker as one grows older.

    C．We should use our brain less so that it can work better.