C. The invention of paper is of great significance to man. D. Paper contributes a lot to the keeping of historical records. 答案： C
6. In 1920, barely out of his teens, Alfred Hitchcock went to work for an American film company which had opened a studio in Islington, London. His first job at the studio was writing captions （脚本） for silent movies. Within two years, he was writing scripts（剧本） and working as an assistant director.
For the rest of the 1920s, Hitchcock worked on one film after another in Britain and Germany. Filming was often a rough-and-ready（匆忙做成的） affair and the assistant director was required to step in and plug gaps. A cameraman went missing, Hitchcock became a cameraman. A scene needed rewriting, Hitchcock rewrote it. Someone needed to be in charge of money when the film crew was on location, Hitchcock looked after the money.
At the same time, this being the era of silent movies, Hitchcock was learning the language of cinema: telling a story－not through dialogue, but through visual images（视觉影象）. This led to his success later.
When he began to direct his own films, first in Britain and later in Hollywood, he was determined to make films that held the audience's attention and kept tension（紧张感）. He succeeded. Hitchcock's ability to put you on the edge of your seat makes him one of the greatest makers of suspense（悬念） movies. (1).Alfred Hitchcock's first job at the studio was writing captions for silent movies. A. T B. F 答案： A
(2).According to the context, \ A. T B. F 答案： B
(3).Telling a story through dialogue prepared Hitchcock for his success later. A. T B. F 答案： B
(4).He was determined to draw the audience's attention and keep tension in his film-making. A. T B. F 答案： A
(5).He had taken up different jobs before he succeeded. A. T B. F 答案： A
7. Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. She was leaving her native country to join her sister in the United States. She spoke English very well. Though she was very happy she could go abroad, she was feeling sad at leaving her family and friends. As she was thinking all about this, she suddenly
heard the airline employee asking her to pick up her luggage and put it on the scales (称). Maria pulled and pulled. The bag was too heavy and she just couldn't lift it up. The man behind her got very impatient. He, too, was waiting to check in his luggage.
\the counter, hoping to check in first. He was in a hurry to get a good seat.
Maria was very angry, but she was very polite. And in her best English she said, \There are enough seats for everyone on the plane. If you are in such a hurry, why can't you give me a hand with my luggage?\
The man was surprised to hear Maria speak English. He quickly picked up her luggage and stepped back. Everyone was looking at him with disapproval. (1).Maria's story happened _______ A. when she was leaving America B. on her way back to Santo Domingo C. before she left the USA D. when she arrived at the airport 答案： D
(2).You believe that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to ______ at the airport. A. help carry people's luggage B. ask people to pick up the luggage C. check people's luggage D. take care of people's luggage 答案： C
(3). \ A. surprised and worried B. sad and angry C. unhappy and worried D. sad and sorry 答案： C
(4). \ A. worried about Maria B. worried about the man C. sorry for Maria's manners D. sorry for the man's manners 答案： D
(5).The author mentioned Maria's age at the beginning of the story in order to show that _____ . A. she was young but behaved properly B. she would not have left home alone C. everyone around her was wrong
D. it was not good that nobody offered to help her 答案： A
8. The workers who brought the girl to the orphanage (孤儿院) knew little about her. The streets where they found her had been her home for many years. Her parents were unknown. They left her long ago. At the orphanage, the girl, like all the children there, was taught to read and write. While she was studying at the orphanage，she learned something else－to be independent. At twenty-one，she left the orphanage and began work as a secretary. And then，in 1975, while she was still working as an ordinary secretary, something special happened. She entered the Miss Hong Kong competition and won it. This was the turning point in her life. Now her name，Mary Cheung，was known to everybody.
Mary entered the competition because she wanted to show that orphanage girls could be something. Winning the competition gave her the chance to start a new life. This led her first into television and then into business as a manager. When she was working as a manager，she had trouble with her reports. \enough.\，she had a boyfriend (who later became her husband) to help her.
Mary studied management at Hong Kong Polytechnic and graduated in 1980. She started her own business in 1985. But she did not stop developing herself. She then studied at the University of Hong Kong. Since 1987，she had spent a lot of time on photography. She has held several exhibitions of her work in many places－China, New Zealand and Paris. She still found time, however, to work on TV, write for newspapers and bring up her family. The girl from the street has come a long way, but her journey is not finished yet.
(1).Before Mary Cheung was brought to the orphanage， she had lived in the streets for many years. A. T B. F 答案： A
(2).The sentence \successful. A. T B. F 答案： A
(3).Her life changed in 1985. A. T B. F 答案： B
(4).This passage is probably taken from a novel. A. T B. F 答案： B
(5).Mary's boyfriend was good at English. A. T B. F 答案： A
9. There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals.
Short-term goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possibly, months. It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation, long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.
The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow and succeed. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase.
Long-term goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action. (1).Our long-term goals mean a lot _______. A. if we cannot reach solid short-term goals B. if we complete the short-term goals C. if we have dreams of the future D. if we put forward some plans 答案： B
(2).New short-term goals are built upon______. A. a daily basis
B. your achievement in a week C. current activities
D. the goals that have been completed 答案： D
(3).When we complete each step of our goals, ________. A. we will win final success B. we are overwhelmed
C. we will build up our confidence to achieve success D. we should have strong desire for setting new goals 答案： C
(4).What is the main idea of this passage? _______ A. Life is a dynamic thing.
B. We should set up long-term goals. C. Different kinds of goals in life. D. The limitation of long-term goals. 答案： C
(5).Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage? _______ A. The long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without achieving short-term goals. B. The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals. C. Life is a static thing, thus never allowing a long-term goal to limit us.
D. We should often add new short-term goals to what have been completed.
答案： C
10．If you travel by air across the center of Africa or South America, you fly over forests for thousands of kilometers. These great forests are the oceans of trees. There are thousands and thousands of different kinds of plants and animals.
However, the world's forests are getting smaller all the time. We are cutting down the trees because we need wood, and we need more farmland. Some people say that there will not be any forests like these in 20 or 30 years. What will happen if they disappear?
If we cut down our forests, a lot of plants and animals will disappear from the world. In a lot of places the new farmland will soon look like the old deserts. Crops will not grow there. It will not rain very often, and the weather will get very hot. Perhaps the climate of the world will change. This will be dangerous for everyone in the world. That is why we must take care of our forests.
(1).The passage mainly tells us about the importance of taking care of plants. A. T B. F 答案：A
(2).Forests are homes for different kinds of animals. A. T B. F 答案：A
(3).The need for more wood and more land help to protect our forests. A. T B. F 答案：B
(4).We'll have more and greater forestsn in 20 or 30 years in some people's view. A. T B. F 答案：B
(5).The writer thinks it necessary to protect the forests. A. T B. F 答案：A
11．What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.
We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.