Thereisatree____agroupofLeaguemembersoftenplaychess.

ReadingComprehension

Passage1

Languagesaremarvelouslycomplexandwonderfullycomplicatedorgansofculture.Theyembodythequickestandthemostefficientmeansofcommunicatingwithintheirrespectiveculture.Tolearnaforeignlanguageistolearnanotherculture.Inthewordsofapoetandphilosopher,“Asmanylanguagesasonespeaks,somanylivesonelives.”Acultureanditslanguagesareasinseparableasbrainandbody;whileoneisapartoftheother,neithercanfunctionwithouttheother.Inlearningaforeignlanguage,thebestbeginningiswiththenon-verballinguisticelementsofthelanguage,itsgestures,itsbodylanguage.EyecontactisextremelyimportantinEnglish.Directeyecontactleadstounderstanding,or,astheEnglishmaxim(格言)hasit,seeingeye-to-eye.Wecanneverseeeye-to-eyewithanativespeakerofEnglishuntilwehavelearnedtolookEnglishisspoken

3.Accordingtothispassage,gesturesare________.

A.non-verbalaswellasnon-linguistic

B.verbalandlinguistic

C.non-verbalbutneverthelesslinguistic

D.verbalbutneverthelessnon-linguistic

4.“Asmanylanguagesasonespeaks,somanylives”means________.

A.ifoneleansmanyforeignlanguages,onewillhaveabetterunderstandingofhisownlanguage

lifeisricherandmoreinterestingifoneknowsseverallanguages

nomatterhowmanylanguagesoneknows,onecanneverknowmorethanone’sownculture

ifapersonspeaksonlyonelanguage,hewillliveaveryhappylife

5.Oneofthefollowingwhichisnotsynonymouswiththeothersis_______.

A.signsB.gesturesC.maximsD.bodylanguage

Theprimaryschool____(在孩提时代我在那里学习)hadverylittleequipment.

Hetalkedaboutthemenandbooks____interestedhimgreatlyintheschool.

• A.that
• B.when
• C.who
• D.which

Theday____(在那天我第一次遇见他)wasthefirstofMayontheGreatWall.

Passage4

Questions 16to 20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Morethan30,000driversandfrontseatpassengersarekilledorseriouslyinjuredeachyear.Atthespeedofonly30milesperhouritisthesameasfallingfromathird-floorwindows.Wearingaseatbeltsaveslives;itreducesyourchanceofdeathorseriousinjurybymorethanhalf.

Thereforedriversorfrontseatpassengersover14inmostvehiclesmustwearaseatbelt.Ifyoudonot,youcouldbefinedupto￡50.itwillnotbeuptothedriverstomakesureyouwearyourbelt.Butitwillbethedriver’sresponsibilitytomakesurethatchildrenunder14donotrideinthefrontunlesstheyarewearingaseatbeltofsomekind.

However,youdonothavetowearaseatbeltifyoureversingyourvehicle;oryouaremakingalocaldeliveryorcollectionusingaspecialvehicle;orifyouhaveavalidmedicalcertificatewhichexcusesyoufromwearingit.Makesurethesecircumstancesapplytoyoubeforeyoudecidenottowearyouseatbelt.(76)Rememberyoumaybetakentocourtfornotdoingso,andyoumaybefinedifyoucannotprovetothecourtthatyouhavebeenexcusedfromwearingit.

1.Thistextistakenfrom________.

A)amedicalmagazineB)apolicereport

C)alegaldocumentD)agovernmentinformationbooklet

2.Wearingaseatbeltinavehicle________.

A)reducesroadaccidentsbymorethanhalf

B)savesliveswhiledrivingataspeedupto30milesperhour

C)reducesthedeathrateintrafficaccidentsD)savesmorethan15,000liveseachyear

3.Itisthedriver’sresponsibilityto________.

A)makethefrontseatpassengerwearaseatbelt

B)makethefrontseatchildrenunder14wearaseatbelt

C)stopchildrenridinginthefrontseatD)wearaseatbelteachtimehedrives

4.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingpeopleridinginthefrontdosnothavetowearaseatbelt?

A)Someonewhoisbackingintoaparkingspace.

B)Someonewhoispickingupthechildrenfromthelocalschool.

C)Someonewhoisdeliveringinvitationletters.

D)Someonewhoisunder14.

5.Forsomepeople,itmaybebetter________.

A)towearaseatbeltforhealthreasons

B)nottowearaseatbeltforhealthreasons

C)togetvalidmedicalcertificatebeforewearingaseatbelt

D)topayafineratherthanwearaseatbelt