Passage1

Manyofusdon'tpaymuchattentiontotheimportanceof

eyecare.Itissaidthatifyoutakecareofyourbody,thenyou

cansurelybehealthy.Thatiswhyoureyesshouldbegivenalot

ofcare.Naturaleyecareshouldbeputinanumberoneplace.

Thereareseveralcausesleadingtopooreyesightlikenot

eatingenoughfood,genes（基因）andaging（老化）.Televisions,

computersandreadingarealsothecausesofhavingpoor

eyesight.Ifyouhappentoworkinfrontofacomputer,you'd

bettertakeabreakeveryonceinawhile.

Somethingdirtycancauserednessanditwillmakeyou

feeluncomfortable.Itisbadforyoureyes,too.Ifthishappens,

thebestwayistocleanyoureyesbyusingcoldwater.Youmust

alsotryyourbesttoprotectyoureyesfromharmfulthings.For

example,sunglassesarenotjustforfashionbuttheycanalso

serveasagreatwaytoprotectyoureyesightfromUVrays.

Eatinghealthyfoodswilldogoodtoyoureyesight.

RememberthatvitaminsA,CandEaregoodforeyes.Trytoeat

foodgroupsthathavethesevitamins.Andyoushoulddoeye

exercisesbecausetheyprotectyoureyesight,too.Ifaperson

exercisesregularly（定期地）andeatstherightkindoffood,his

eyeswillstayingoodconditionforalongtime.

Allabovearenaturalwaysofeyecarethathelpuskeep

healthyeyes.Beinghappyallthetimecanbehelpfultoa

person'seyesight,too.Inaword,eyecareisveryimportant,no

matterhowoldapersonis.

1.isthemostimportantwaytoprotectoureyes.

A.Takingmedicine

B.Naturaleyecare

C.Seeingthedoctor

D.Beinghappyallthetime

2.Allthefollowingcausescanleadtopooreyesight

EXCEPT.

A.computersB.agingC.readingD.height

3.Whatshouldyoudoifyouhavetoworkinfrontofa

computeraccordingtothetext?

A.Havearestafterworkingforawhile.

B.Eathealthyfoods.

C.Cleantheeyesbyusingcoldwater.

D.Wearapairofsunglasses.

4.Whatdotheunderlinedphase“UVrays“meaninChinese?

A.閃電B.沙塵C.紫外線D.超聲波

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.WaysofDoingEyeExercise

B.WaysofEyeCare

C.WaysofBeingHappy

D.WaysofBeingHealthy

【主旨大意】本文是一篇說明文。文中主要就如何進行眼部

護理提出了幾條建議。如：在電腦前工作久了要休息一下，

眼里進臟東西時用冷水清洗眼睛，健康飲食，定期做眼保健

操等。

1.B【解析】細節理解題。根據第一段最后一句"Naturaleye

careshouldbeputinanumberoneplace.”可矢口保護眼睛的最重

要的方法是天然的眼部護理。故選B。

2.D【解析】細節理解題。根據第二段前兩句"Thereareseveral

causesleadingtopooreyesightlikenotenoughfood,genes（基

因）andaging（老化）.Televisions,computersandreadingare

alsothecausesofhavingpooreyesight.”可知身高不是導致眼

部疾病的原因。故選D。

3.A【解析】細節理解題。根據第二段最后一句"Ifyouhappen

toworkinfrontofthecomputer,you'dbettertakeabreakevery

onceinawhile."可知如果你必須在電腦前工作，要不時地休

息一會兒。故選A。

4.C【解析】詞義猜測題。結合常識可知太陽鏡有防紫外線

的功能，聯系前半句”...sunglassesarenotjustforfashionbut

theycanalsoserveasagreatwaytoprotectyoureyesight…”可

知此處指的是通過防止紫外線來保護你的視力。故選C。

5.B【解析】標題歸納題。根據短文描述以及最后一段首句“AH

abovearenaturalwaysofeyecarethathelpuskeephealthy

eyes.”可知這篇短文主要介紹了一些眼部護理的方法。故選B。

Passage2

Amotherreturnedhomefromthestoreverytired.Asshe

putdownallofthethingsonthekitchentable,her8-year-old

sonranuptoher.Hewaswaitingforherandwantedtotellher

whathisyoungerbrotherhaddone.

“WhileIwasoutplayingandDadwasonacall,Tylertook

hiscrayonsandwroteonthewall!Ifsonthenewwallpaperyou

justhungupinthelivingroom.Itoldhimyouwouldbemadat

himfordoingitagain,butIcouldn'tstophim.^^

Sheletoutalongsoundandasked,uHediditagain?Where

isyourlittlebrothernow?”

“Heisinhisroom.^^thesonansweredquickly.

Shewalkedtotheyoungerson'sroom.Shecalledhisfull

nameassheentered.Then,shefoundTylerwhowastryingto

hide.Heknewthattheworstmomentswerecoming!Forthe

next10minutes,theroomwasfullofhershoutingaboutthe

expensivewallpaper.Shescoldedthelittleboyforhisbad

behavior.Themoreshescolded,themaddershegot.Finally,she

stopped.

Shewalkedtothelivingroomtoseewhathappened.Asshesaw

thewall,hereyeswerefilledwithtearsatonce.Itsaid“Ilove

Mommy“andaheartshapewasaroundit.

Well,thewallpaperremained,justasshefoundit.A

reminder（提示）toherandtoall.Taketimetoreadthe

handwritingonthewall.

1.WhatdidTylerdobeforethemothercameback?

A.Hehadabigfightwithhiselderbrother.

B.Hebrokeallhiscrayonsandthrewthemaway.

C.Heplayedgameswithhiselderbrotherintheirhouse.

D.Hebrokethenewwallpaperbywritingsomethingonit.

2.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentence?The

mother.

A.begantorealizehermistake

B.wasquiteangrywithherlittleson

C.didn'tgetalongwellwithherlittleson

D.wantedtomakeherlittlesonfeelrelaxed

3.Themotherwaswhenshesawwhatherlittlesonhad

writtenonthewallpaperforthefirsttime.

A.angryB.surprisedC.movedD.relaxed

4.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“scolded”?

A.贊揚B.責備C.摧毀D.接受

5.What'sthemainideaofthestory?

A.We'dbettertaketimetolearnfromothers5mistakes.

B.Lovefromyourmotheroftenhidesinsmallthings.

C.It'simportanttobelieveinyourfamilymembers.

D.It'simportanttoshowlovetoourfamilies

【主旨大意】本文是一篇記敘文。講述的是泰勒在家里的新

壁紙上亂寫亂畫，媽媽知道后很生氣。但當她看到壁紙上寫

的話時卻非常感動。因為這些話傳遞出了兒子對媽媽的愛。

1.D【解析】細節理解題。根據短文第二段第一、二句"...Tyler

tookhiscrayonsandwroteonthewall!It'sonthenew

wallpaperyoujusthungupinthelivingroom..........泰勒用他的

蠟筆在客廳里你剛掛上的壁紙上寫東西。”可知D項符合題

忌、O

2.B【解析】推理判斷題。根據前段語境可知泰勒用蠟筆在

客廳新掛的壁紙上寫東西。由此可知媽媽聽到這些，肯定會

很生氣，故選B。

3.C【解析】細節理解題。根據文中倒數第二段第二句"Asshe

sawthewall,hereyeswerefilledwithtearsatonce.當她看到墻

時，她的眼睛里立刻充滿了淚水。”可知媽媽是感動的。故選

Co

4.B【解析】詞義猜測題。根據第五段第五句"Forthenext10

minutes,theroomwasfullofhershoutingabouttheexpensive

wallpaper.接下來的十分鐘，房間里到處都是她關于昂貴的壁

紙的喊叫聲。”可知她在責備她的小兒子，可推斷本句中的

“scolded”指的就是“責備”。故選B。

5.D【解析】主旨大意題。根據文中的描述可知小兒子在壁

紙上寫的是“我愛媽媽”。媽媽看到后很感動，她保留了壁紙。

因此這篇文章告訴我們的是如何向家人表達愛，故選D。

Passage3

Oneoftheeasiestandcheapestwaystohelpyourhealthis

justtosleepforeighthoursormoreeverynight,butmoreand

morepeopleintheworldarenotsleepingenough.Accordingto

theWorldHealthOrganization,overhalfthepeopleintheworld

maybesleeD-deDrived.Theresultofthisisnotjustalotoftired

people:intheUnitedStatesalone,sleepydriverscauseatleast

100,000caraccidents,and1,500deathsayear.Problemswith

sleepcanalsocausemental（心理的）problems,aswellas

medicalproblemssuchashighbloodpressureandheart

problems.

Americanculturevaluesworkandoftendoesn'tvalue

sleep.Infact,peoplewhosleepalotareoftencalled"lazy".

Manyfamousmensayproudly,“Ionlyhavetimetosleepfor

fourorfivehoursanight.^^Students,especiallycollegestudents,

oftensleepforonlyafewhoursanight.Theyoftensay,'Tm

usedtosleepingonlyalittle.^^

Butaccordingtoexperts,sleepislikemoney.Ifyousleep

foronlyfivehoursaday,youdon't"getusedtoit”,butinstead,

buildupa"sleepdeficit（虧損）"It'slikeacreditcard（acard

usedtobuythingsorservices）saysDr.JamesMaas,“Youare

onlyborrowingtime.Youalwayshavetopayitback.^^For

example,ifyousleepforfourhoursonMondayandthensleep

foreighthoursonTuesday,onWednesdayyouwillstillhavea

“sleepdeficif5offourhours.Thisdeficitcancontinuefor

monthsorevenyears.Peoplewitha“sleepdeficit^^are

sleep-deprived.Drivingandmakingdecisionscanbedangerous

forthesepeople.

Anotherresearchshowspeopleshouldsleepfornineor

tenhourseverynight.Morethanhalfthepeopleintheworld

mayberunninga“sleepdeficit”.Youdidn'tdoyourhomework

lastnight?Maybeyoucantellyourteacherthatyouwere

workinghardonyoursleepdeficit.

“Don'tthinkyouwillbedoinglessworkbecauseyou

sleepduringtheday.That'safoolishideawhichisheldby

peoplewhohavenoimagination.Youwillbeabletodomore.^^

saidWinstonChurchill.

1.Howmanyhoursdoweneedtosleepforeverydayifwewant

tokeephealthy?

A.7B.8C.11D.12

2.Fromthepassageweknowsleep-deprivedpeople.

A.areeasilytired

B.aremostlikelytocausetrafficaccidents

C.canhavebothmentalandmedicalproblems

D.havealltheaboveproblems

3.WhatWinstonChurchillsaidmeans.

A.sleepmoreduringtheday,workmoreatnight

B.sleepingduringthedayinfluencesyourwork

C.peoplewhosleepduringthedayhavenoimagination

D.sleepingduringthedayishelpfultoyourwork

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sleep-deprived"mean?

A.容易困倦的B.入睡有困難的

C.缺乏睡眠的D.害怕睡覺的

5.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SleepandHealth

B.TheLessSleep,theMoreDanger

C.WorkLess,SleepMore

D.PayBackYourSleepHours

【主旨大意】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了保持健康

最簡單的方法就是保證每晚有充足的睡眠。把睡眠比喻成了

信用卡，虧損的睡眠遲早是要還的。

1.B【解析】細節理解題。根據第一段第一句"Oneoftheeasiest

andcheapestwaystohelpyourhealthisjusttosleepforeight

hoursormoreeverynight…”可知，如果我們想保持健康，每

天晚上需要至少八小時的睡眠。故選B。

2.D【解析】細節理解題。根據第一段內容可知，有睡眠問

題的人們可能容易累、最可能引起交通事故、也可能有精神

和醫學問題。故選D。

3.D【解析】細節理解題。根據短文最后一段第一、二、三

句"Don'tthinkyouwillbedoinglessworkbecauseyousleep

duringtheday.That'safoolishideawhichisheldbypeoplewho

havenoimagination.Youwillbeabletodomor已“可矢口，白天睡

覺休息好的人可能做更多的工作。故選D。

4.C【解析】詞義猜測題。聯系第一段第一句"Oneoftheeasiest

andcheapestwaystohelpyourhealthisjusttosleepforeight

hoursormoreeverynight,butmoreandmorepeopleinthe

worldarenotsleepingenough.”可知此處指：按照世界健康組

織統計，世界一半以上的人們可能睡眠不足。故選C。

5.A【解析】標題歸納題。根據短文內容可知，整篇文章講

述了睡眠與健康的關系，充足的睡眠有利于你的健康。故選

Ao

Passage4

Musicisdifferentfromsongs.Songsexpressfeelingswith

lyrics,butmusicwithtones（音調）.Unlikesongs,musictonesin

themselveshavenospecificmeanings.Differentpeoplemayget

differentthingsfromthesamemusicalperformance.Though

somemusicworksaredifficulttounderstand,peopleneedmusic

intheirdailylifebecauseitbringsfuntothem.Differentpeople

likedifferentmusic.Forexample,someloveclassicalmusic,

andotherstakepleasureinpopmusic.Mostyoungpeoplelike

popmusic.

PopmusicbeganintheUSAandbecamepopulararound

theworldduringthe1950sand1960s.Thebestknownearly

kindofpopmusicwas“rockandroll”.Popmusichastakenthe

placeofnativemusicinmanypartsoftheworld.Ithascaused

thenumberofpeopleforjazzmusictobecomemuchsmaller

thaninthe1950sandithasnowbeguntobecomethemost

popular.Muchpopmusiciswithoutartisticvalue,buttheworks

ofsomepopsingerssuchastheBeatles,BobDylan,thegroups

likePinkFloydandCrosbyareexcellent.Andthereisstillgreat

interestinittoday.Popmusicconcertsandfestivalsareheldall

overtheworld.

1.Thebiggestdifferencebetweenmusicandsongsis.

A.feelings

B.lyricsandtones

C.languagesandcountries

D.meanings

2.Accordingtothepassage,thenumberofpeopleforjazzinthe

1950swasitistoday.

A.muchgreaterthan

B.muchsmallerthan

C.assmallas

D.asgreatas

3.Whichofthefollowinghasnowbecomethemostpopular

accordingtothepassage?

A.Popmusic.B.Nativemusic.

C.Jazz.D.Classicalmusic.

4.Whydopeopleneedmusicintheirdailylife?

A.Becausemusictonesinthemselveshavespecificmeanings.

B.Becausemusicworksarealleasytounderstand.

C.Becausemusicbringsfuntopeople.

D.Becausemusicispopulararoundtheworld.

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.Peoplecangetdifferentthingsfromthesamepieceofmusic.

B.Popmusicbegantobepopularinthemid-twentiethcentury.

C.Thebestknownearlykindofpopmusicwas“rockandroll”.

D.Muchpopmusicisofgreatartisticvalue,soitinterestsyoung

peoplegreatly.

【主旨大意】本文是一篇說明文。介紹了音樂和歌曲的不同，

同時著重介紹了流行音樂的起源。流行音樂起源于美國，并

在二十世紀50年代和60年代風靡世界，最早的流行音樂是

“搖滾樂”，后來慢慢變成了世界上最流行的音樂，并且在全

世界舉辦音樂會和音樂節。

1.B【解析】細節理解題。根據題中的關鍵信息“difference

betweenmusicandsongs”可以定位到第一段第二句"Songs

expressfeelingswithlyrics,butmusicwithtones（音調）.歌曲

用歌詞來表達情感，但是音樂用音調來表達。”可知選項B

與之相符，故選B。

2.A【解析】推理判斷題。根據題中的關鍵信息、"thenumberof

peopleforjazz”可以定位到第二段第四句"Ithascausedthe

numberofpeopleforjazzmusictobecomemuchsmallerthanin

the1950s…它（流行音樂）造成喜歡爵士音樂的人數比二十

世紀五十年代少很多……。”可知在二十世紀五十年代喜歡爵

土樂的人數多于今天的人數，所以選項A與之相符，故選Ao

3.A【解析】細節理解題。根據題中的關鍵信息“themost

popular”可以定位到第二段第三、四句"Popmusichastakenthe

placeofnativemusic...ithasnowbeguntobecomethemost

popular.搖滾樂已經取代了本土音樂……現在它（流行音樂）

開始變成了最流行的音樂。”可知選項A與之相符，故選A。

4.C【解析】細節理解題。根據題中的關鍵信息“peopleneed

musicintheirdaily可以定位到第一段第五句”...people

needmusicintheirdailylifebecauseitbringsfuntothem........

人們日常生活中需要音樂是因為它帶給他們歡樂。”可知選項

C與之相符，故選C。

5.D【解析】細節理解題。分析四個選項并結合文章內容可

知，答案定位在第二段第五句"Muchpopmusiciswithout

artisticvalue...許多流行音樂沒有藝術價值”，可知選項D

不符合短文內容，故選D。

Passage5

Inlife,everyoneoncestrugglesforadream,whetherifs

successfulornot.IstillclearlyrememberonedaywhenIwasin

highschool,IsawthenewsonawebsitethatChina'sGot

Talent'smass-election（海選）forthebestsingerswasgoingon.I

wasveryexcitedanddecidedtogoandtryout.Butitwasn'tas

easyasIthought.WhenIgotthere,Isawatleast100people

alreadywaitinginline.Myhandsstartedtosweatandshakeas

myturngotclose.Igotupandstartedsinging,butIsangso

badlythatIwasstoppedbeforeIevenfinishedthesong.

AfterwardsIquicklysaidgoodbyetomyfriendsandwalked

homecrying.IthoughtthatIwouldneverbeabletoshowmy

faceinpublicagain.

However,afteraboutayear,thatterribleexperiencebecame

afunnymemory.IrealizedthatIdidn'tneedtocareaboutlosing

thatdream,becauseImadeanewandmorerealisticone.I'm

goodatEnglish,aswellasothersubjects.Imadeitmygoalto

getacceptedintoColumbiaUniversity.Columbiaishard