Mrs. Blake teaches English in a large school in the inner area of a big city on the west of coast. Even since she was a young girl, she has wanted to become a teacher. She has taught eight years now and hasn’t changed her mind. After she graduated from high school， she went on to college. Four years later，she received her bachelor’s degree （B A） in English and her teaching certificate（证书）. Then she went to teach in the secondary schools of her state. In the summers，Mrs. Blake takes more classes； she hopes to get a master’s degree （M A）. With an MA，she will receive a higher salary and if possible， she hopes to get a doctor’s degree as well. The school day at Mrs. Blake’s high school，like that in many high schools in the United States，is divided into one hour each. Mrs. Blake must teach five of these periods. During her free period，which for her is from 2 to 3 P.M. ，Mrs. Blake must meet with parents，make out examinations，check assignments at all，Mrs. Blake works continuously from the time she arrives at school in the morning till the time she leaves for home late in the afternoon.

21.How long is it since Mrs. Blake graduated from middle school?

    A. four years      B. eight years         C. twelve years       D. twenty years

22.According to the article，which is the right order of the degrees a person can receive after going to university?

    A. a doctor’s degree – a bachelor’s degree – a master’s degree

    B. a bachelor’s degree – a master’s degree – a doctor’s degree

    C. a master’s degree—a bachelor’s degree – a doctor’s degree

    D. a bachelor’s degree – a doctor’s degree—a master’s degree

23.How many degrees has Mrs. Blake achieved so far ?

    A. one           B. two             C. three                D. none

24.Which of the following sentences is not true?

    A. Mrs. Blake teaches in the inner area of big city on the east of the United Sates

    B. Mrs. Blake has turned her wish of becoming a teacher into reality.

    C. Mrs. Blake is still studying in her holidays in order to get higher degrees.

    D. The working hours in the school where Mrs. Blake works are similar to those of many other high schools in the states.

25.According to the third paragraph，Mrs. Blake is ______ during the school day.

A. lonely         B. free             C. funny               D. busy

There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages.

　On the last day of one voyage, the ship was in a small port. It was winter time, and the sea was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, “If one of you stays in the water during the whole night, I will give him my ship. But if he comes out before the sun appears, I shall get his wages.”

　 The sailors had heard about the captain’s cheating, so they didn’t trust him. But then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. He got into the water, and, though it was very cold, he stayed in it. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away.

　“You are cheating,” the captain said to the sailor. “The fire’s warming you.”

　“But it’s half a mile away! ”said the sailor.

　“A fire’s fire,” answered the captain. “I have won.”

　The sailor came out of the water, and said, “Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you can’t cook a chicken.”

　“I can, ”answered the captain.

　“If you cook this chicken,” said the sailor, “I shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you can’t, you will give me your ship.”

　The captain agreed, took the chicken and said, “Where’s the fire?”

　“There it is,” answered the sailor. “On the shore.”

　“But it’s half a mile away,” said the captain angrily.

“ ‘A fire’s fire’ you said,” answered the sailor. “If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken.”

26.The captain got the sailors’ wages ________.

　 A. to buy a chicken for himself           B. and kept the money for future use

　 C. by cheating him                     D. and said he would return the money soon

27.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

　 A. All the sailors refused to get into the water because it was too cold。

　 B. The captain knew that the fire the fishermen made was enough to warm the sailor in the water.

　 C. The captain succeeded in cheating the sailor.

D. It was the sailor who was cleverer.

28.The captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because he ________.

　 A. didn’t want to lose the bet            B. didn’t believe the sailor’s success

　 C. wanted to keep his promise           D. wanted to show his cleverness

29.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

　 A. The sailors didn’t trust the captain.

　 B. In order to help the sailor in the water, the fishermen made a fire.

　 C. The captain failed to cheat the sailor this time.

　 D. The sailor didn’t get out of the water before the sun appeared.

30.What is the title of the story?

　 A. How a Captain Cheated His Sailor           B. How a Sailor Got a Ship

　 C. A Brave Sailor                           D. A Fire Is Fire

Teaching materials for learning Chinese are provided here. There are sites where you may find interesting instructions suitable for you. Here are some sites to begin your surfing. 

 You may start with these pages from this website — just to get a little taste of it without working too hard. 

 ● A Is For Love

Flash cards for learning a few Chinese words 

 ● Listening to the sound of Chinese 

Play a few words of Chinese on your computer.

 ● A few Chinese words 

Each word is enlarged for easy study. 

If you are studying Chinese, these tools can help. 

● Zhongwen site 

More than a dictionary! 

● Clavis Sinica

 Excellent program by Professor David Porter. It displays a whole document in Chinese  or , and gives individual word’s definition, pronunciation as well as much more information when you click on that word. If you are studying Chinese, this is a very useful tool. 

● Chinese Character Visual Dictionary 

 If you like to know more, go to the following sites on the Internet. 

● The Chinese Outpost

 Pronunciation, Character and Grammar By Mark Andrew Baker. The best. A must-visit site.

● Learn Cantonese / Mandarin Online 

● Internet Based Chinese Teaching and Learning 

● Rainland Kids discover Chinese — Site is in Germany 

 If you want to have a better understanding of China, go to this one.

● Wanfang Data

As an affiliate (分支) of Chinese Ministry of Science & Technology, Wanfang Data has been the leading information provider in China since 1950s. With a wide range of database resources and value-added services, Wanfang Data has become a gateway to understanding Chinese culture, medicine, business, science, etc.

31.The underlined(画线的) lines are probably some ______.

 A. books                                      B. websites 

C. tips for learning Chinese                  D. dictionaries for learning Chinese

32.This passage is most probably from ______.

A. a TV programme                         B. a teacher’s lecture

 C. a newspaper                            D. the Internet

33.If you want to know each Chinese character’s definition, pronunciation and much more information, you’d better surf ______.

A. Zhongwen site                      B. A Is For Love

C. Clavis Sinica                         D. A few Chinese words

34.If you want to know China about its culture, medicine, business, science, you’d better surf _____.

A. Learn Mandarin online                     B. Wanfang Data

C. Rainland kids discover Chinese           D. The Chinese Outpost

35.The underlined word “gateway” in the last paragraph probably refers to ______.

 A. an opening in a wall that can be closed by a gate

B. a place through which you can go to another place   

C. the space when a door is open

D. a means of getting or achieving something

Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days, but living and dealing with parents can be even tougher.

If I have learned anything in my 16 years, it is that communication is very important, both when you disagree and when you get along. With any relationship, you need to let other person know how you are feeling. If you are not able to communicate, you drift apart. When you are mad at your parents, or anyone else, not talking to them doesn’t solve anything.

Communication begins with the concerns of another. It means that you can’t just come home from school, go up to your room and ignore everyone. Even if you just say “Hi”, and see how their day was for five minutes, it is better than nothing.

If you looked up the word “communication” in a dictionary, it would say “the exchange of ideas, the conveyance （表达）of information, correspondence （通信）, means of communication: a letter or a message”. To maintain (保持) a good relationship, you must keep communication strong. Let people know how you feel, even if it’s just by writing a note.

When dealing with parents, you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as a parent. If you are trying to make them see something as you see it, tell them that you’ll listen to what they have to say, but ask them politely to listen to you. Yelling or walking away only makes the situation worse.

This is an example: one night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks, but she didn’t feel she could just ask to go home. That would be rude. After all, they had been nice enough to take her along with them. Needless to say, she was late getting home. Her parents were mad at first, not when Sophie explained why she was late, they weren’t as mad and let the incident go. Communication is the key factor here. If Sophie’s parents had not been willing to listen, Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble.

Communication isn’t a one-way deal: it goes both ways. Just remember: if you get into a situation like Sophie’s, telling the other person how you feel-listening is the key factor to communication.

36.In the writer’s view, dealing with parents is __________ than with children.

 A. more difficult                      B. easier

 C. more uninteresting                  D. more interesting
37.The main idea of the second paragraph is __________.

A. the importance of friendship         B. to make your feeling known to others

C. the importance of communication     D. the disagreement between generations

38.When parents and children are in communication, the key to a happy relationship is that __________.

A. children should always obey their parents B. they should be equal

C. parents play the leading part           D. both make the opposite know their feelings

39.The example in this passage proves that ___________.

A. Sophie’s parents are willing to listen to her

B. Sophie is very polite to her parents

C. Sophie did well in explaining her being late

D. communication is the solution(解决办法) to misunderstanding

40.All the following statements are correct except “_______”.

A. If you don’t agree with others, you’d better let them know

B. It is better to say “Hi” to others than say nothing

C. If you are not able to communicate, walk away

D. Communication is a two-way deal

Mr．Jones had always wanted to make a trip into the middle of Africa to shoot wild animals． 41   first he had no enough money, and then he was married．His wife had not wanted him to  42   her．At last his wife   43   to the trip if he allowed her to go, too．

“But it will be very uncomfortable,” Mr．Jones   44  her, “ It will be very hot and we shall live in a tent, and it   45   be dangerous．”“I don’t care,” said his wife, “I want to go with you．” So they bought a big tent, camp beds, a refrigerator（电冰箱）which did not need   46   and many other things which would make the trip comfortable, and went off to the  47  of Africa．

  The first morning,  48  Mr．Jones took his gun and left the tent, he  49   his wife a bell and explained to her , “If you fall in  50  and you need me ,  51   this bell and I’ll come at once．”

After a few minutes, he heard the bell and returned   52   to the tent．“What’s the matter?” he asked．“   53   ” said his wife, “I was only   54   the bell．” Mr．Jones went off, but after a quarter of an hour, the bell rang   55   ．

 Mr．Jones hurried back to the tent, but his wife said, “I’m   56  ．I was cleaning our tent, and I knocked the bell over by mistake．” Mr．Jones returned to his  57   , but soon he heard the   58   once more．This time, when he got back to his   59   , the tent was burning and Mrs．Jones was lying on the ground, with  60   running from a big cut on her shoulder．“That’s better!” said Mrs．Jones．“This time the bell had been used correctly!”

41．A．And      B．But         C．For      D．So

42．A．leave    B．miss         C．marry    D．care

43．A．allowed  B．permitted   C．satisfied    D．agreed

44．A．told     B．advised          C．persuaded D．warned

45．A．may B．ought            C．can’t     D．shall

46．A．money   B．electricity       C．force     D．power

47．A．south    B．middle           C．east    D．west

48．A．while    B．until        C．before  D．after

49．A．gave    B．sent         C．lent     D．bought

50．A．hurry   B．surprise          C．safety       D．danger

51．A．hit      B．knock        C．beat     D．ring

52．A．again       B．back      C．quickly      D．home

53．A．Something    B．Nothing  C．No      D．None

54．A．ringing      B．trying       C．using    D．testing

55．A．again        B．once     C．across    D．away

56．A．happy   B．sorry        C．tired        D．all right

57．A．wife         B．tent     C．trip      D．hunting

58．A．cry          B．shot    C．bell     D．shout

59．A．garden       B．house    C．camp     D．office

60．A．water        B．tears        C．blood   D．sweat