Heredity （遗传） is not the only thing that influences our color. Where we live and how we live after we are born are important too. For instance, our genes influence how fat or thin we are. But our weight depends mainly upon how much we eat and how much exercise we get. In the same way, our skin color depends to a large extent upon how much sunshine we get.

       When summer arrives and light-colored people go to the beaches, some will tan darkly, some will tan lightly and few will not tan at all. Each one is born with a different ability to tan, but the differences do not appear until the conditions are right An outdoor man will soon become pale if he changes to an indoor job, while a desk clerk will take on tan after a short vacation in the sun. Sometimes people decide that being tanned is better than being pale. Sometimes they decide the opposite.

       Centuries ago, most of the people in Europe were peasants and they had to work in the fields all day. Noblemen, on the other hand, did not have to work. They stayed indoors and remained pale. You could always tell a nobleman from a peasant because a peasant had a tan. As a result, noblewomen did their best to keep skins as light as possible. A skin so pale was considered a mark

of great beauty and nobleness.

       During the Industrial Revolution things changed. Farmers left their fields and went to work in factories, mines and mills. Working for long hours in dimly-lit factories and mines made their skins pale. Wealthy people, however, could afford to travel to sunny countries. They had the leisure （空闲）to lie around on the beaches and get tan. Having a tan became a sign of wealth.

       In Western Europe and North America pale skin is no longer desirable. Instead of bleaching themselves white with lemon juice, many women spend their time under a sun-lamp. The desire for a quick tan has led to the invention of pills and lotions （化妆水）that darken the skin artificially without exposure to sunlight These pills and lotions can be bought by anyone at any drugstore. A rich man can spend hundreds of dollars on a vacation in the sunny West Indies and get his suntan there. But his lowest-paid clerk can have what looks like the same tan out of a bottle for a few cents.

1．Besides genes, our skin color has much to do with ______.

      A．exercise           B．sunshine          C．food               D．weight

2．Centuries ago in Europe, it was considered of great beauty to have ______.

       A．pale skin                           B．light-colored skin

       C．dark-colored skin                       D．a suntan

3．During the Industrial Revolution people began to like to have a tan because it was a sign of

          .

       A．good health          B．great strength       C．wealth                 D．youth

4．Pills and lotions have been invented in Western Europe and North America        .

       A．to make people look wealthy                 B．to smooth people’s skin

       C．to help people to have a quick tan          D．to protect people from suntan

5．What does the passage mainly tell us?

       A．Noblemen centuries ago did not like traveling.

       B．Attitudes towards the color of skin change with time.

       C．Exposure to sunlight is the only thing that determines skin color.

       D．Having a tan is considered a sign of wealth nowadays in North America.

Statuses are wonderful human inventions that enable us to get along with one another and to determine where we "fit" in society. As we go about our everyday lives, we mentally attempt to place people in terms of their statuses. For example, we must judge whether the person in the library is a reader or a librarian, whether the telephone caller is a friend or a salesman, whether the unfamiliar person on our property （房产）is a thief or a meter reader, and so on?

       The statuses we assume often vary with the people we meet, and change throughout life. Most of us can, at very high speed, assume the statuses that various situations require. Much of social interaction consists of identifying and selecting among appropriate statuses and allowing other people to assume their statuses in relation to us. This means that we fit our actions to those of other people, based on a constant mental process of assessment and understanding although some of us find the task more difficult than others; most of us perform it rather effortlessly.

       A status has been compared to ready-made clothes. Within certain limits the buyer can choose style and material. But an American is not free to choose the clothes of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince. We must choose from among the clothing presented by our society. Further more, our choice is limited to a size that will fit, as well as by our pocketbook. Having made a choice within these limits we can have certain changes made, but apart from minor adjustments, we tend to be limited to what the stores have on their shelves. Statuses too come ready-made, and the range of choice among them is limited.

1．The writer tells us that statuses can help us ______.

       A．determine whether a person is fit for a certain job

    B．behave appropriately in relation to other people

    C．protect ourselves in unfamiliar situations

    D．make friends with other people

2．According to the writer, people often assume different statuses ______.

    A．in order to identify themselves with others

    B．as their mental processes change

    C．in order to better identify others

    D．as the situation changes

3．In the last sentence of the second paragraph, "it" refers to " ______"

    A．constant mental process

    B．selecting one' s own statuses

    C．identification of other people' s statuses

    D．fitting our actions to those of other people appropriately

4．By saying that " an American is not free to choose the clothes of a Chinese peasant or that of a

       Hindu prince" in Paragraph 3 , the writer means ______.

    A．our choice of statuses is limited

    B．ready-made clothes may need alterations

    C．statuses come ready-made just like clothes

    D．different people have different styles of clothes

5．What is the best title for this passage?

    A．Comparison of Clothes                                              B．Appropriate Relations

C．Judgment of Statuses               D．Limited Choices

1．If you are always annoyed by endless overtime work, which book can probably offer you help?

       A．The Secrets of Relationships.                B．Happiness Now.

       C．Balancing Work& Life.                       D．None.

2．The Secrets a/Relationships gives you tips on how to ______.

     A．get on with others                              B．build up confidence

     C．find a right partner                             D．make good choices

3．If you buy the three books on line, how much should you pay?

     A．￡26．20.         B．￡2.62.            C．￡28.82.             D．￡23.58.

4．The three books mainly help us ___        .

    A．make good friends easily

       B．improve our life quality

      C．hunt for a satisfactory job

       D．identify our goals

You may open your electronic mail and find information about how to buy medicine, cheap airline tickets, books and, of course, computers and computer products. There may also be offers for investment（投资）deals, bank loans and special holidays. However, to many computer users, this use of electronic spare to sell products has become a major problem as it makes computer communication more difficult.

     Many companies who want to send a great deal of advertising might use the services of a

"spammer". A spammer is a person or company that uses computers to send out millions of copies of the same sales information. Spammers find e-mail addresses from websites, news groups and

 " chat rooms" where people send messages to each other. Most spare is sent by companies who are trying to get you to buy their products. Some of these are honest companies that offer good products or services for a fair price. These companies can offer their products at a cheaper price than you might find in a store. However, much of the spam on the Internet is sent by criminals who are trying to sell products that do not exist or offer services they will not provide. They are only interested in stealing your money. When you answer their spam, you find you are expected to send them money and receive a gift. One country in Africa has become famous for the number of criminals who try every known trick to separate people from their money.

1．What does the underlined word " spam" probably refer to?

     A．Companies that send out millions of copies of the same sales information．

     B．Advertisements sent out by companies who want to sell their products．

    C．Computer virus that causes computer communication difficulties．

    D．Unwanted electronic information that reaches computer users．

2．Which of the following is true according to the text?

    A．Companies who advertise a lot are referred to as spammers．

    B．Spammers are people who receive spam on their computers．

    C．Spammers are people who collect many e-mail addresses from websites．

    D．Either individuals or organizations can be spammers if they send out spam．

3．Which is the possible suggestion from the writer concerning spam?

    B．Spam is sent out by those who want to separate you from your money．

    C．Spam is very helpful in providing you with useful information about product sales．

D．Spam helps companies to sell more of their products so it should be valued by people．

The school was across the street from our home and I would watch the kids as they __1__ during the break. She seemed so small as she __2__ her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. She stood out from them all.

I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing __3__. She would practice dribbling （运球） and shooting over and over again, sometimes until dark. One day I asked her __4__she practiced so much. She looked_5__ in my eyes and without a moment of__6__ she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is if I get a（an）__7__. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be college. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t __8__.”

Well, I had to give it in to her—she was __ 9__. One day, I saw her sitting in the grass, head __10__ in her arms. I walked toward her and quietly asked what was the matter. “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply. “I am just too __11__.” The coach told her that at her height she would probably __12__ get to play for a top ranked team, much__13__ offered a scholarship. So she should stop dreaming about college.

She was heartbroken and __14__ her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were __15__. They just did not understand the __16__of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, __17__ could stop her except one thing — her own __18__.

The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college coach. She was indeed__19__ a scholarshop. She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed and worked __20__for all those years.

1．A．studied                  B．relaxed                C．played                 D．enjoyed

2．A．pushed                  B．cleared                C．lost                     D．gave

3．A．well                      B．freely                  C．together              D．alone

4．A．how                     B．why                    C．where                 D．whether

5．A．brightly                 B．bitterly                C．directly               D．casually

6．A．argument              B．glance                 C．panic                  D．hesitation

7．A．scholarship            B．reputation            C．occupation          D．graduation

8．A．disappear              B．occur                  C．exist                   D．count

9．A．admired                B．determined           C．ashamed              D．ignored

10．A．showed               B．nodded                C．turned                 D．buried

11．A．unique                 B．flexible                C．short                   D．nervous

12．A．never                  B．always                C．ever                    D．still

13．A．more                   B．less                     C．too                     D．as

14．A．removed              B．sensed                 C．reduced               D．imagined

15．A．wrong                 B．strict                   C．cautious              D．important

16．A．nature                 B．complex              C．power                 D．result

17．A．something           B．anything              C．everything           D．nothing

18．A．skill                    B．attitude                C．champion            D．award

19．A．offered                B．required               C．promoted            D．gained

20．A．out                     B．with                    C．toward                D．at

           computers are convenient to us in daily life, it may also cause other problems.

A．Whether                 B．If                  C．As                 D．While

—Why? This is the third time you have missed the lecture!

A．don’t mean                                           B．didn’t mean

C．haven’t meant                          D．hadn’t meant

—Did you remember to give Jenny the money?

—Yes.          I saw her, I’m sure.

A．So long as                                           B．So far as

C．The moment                           D．Any time

She couldn't help, even though she tried not to, ______ at the strange clothes her friend was

wearing．

A．to laugh           B．laugh         C．laughing             D．laughed

Why don't you bring ______ to his attention that you are too busy to go skating with him?

A．yourself         B．that         C．one          D．it

—Did Jack come back early last night?

—Yes．It was not yet eight o' clock ______ he arrived home．

A．before            B．that         C．when         D．until

Don' t mention this matter to him while you ______ with him this afternoon．

A．will talk              B．talk             C．have talked                  D．will be talking

Children, hold the bottle with your right hand．Tommy, you are not correct．Please use your    

hand

A．other        B．the other       C．another             D．the another

The film A World Without Thieves          a great success and brought in a large profit to

the cinema．

A．was enjoyed           B．enjoyed          C．is enjoyed           D．enjoys

The theory is of great importance         the hotter a body is, the more energy it gives off．

A．that         B．when           C．which           D．what

The news that she failed her P．E test discouraged her,        ?

A．did she         B．didn't she           C．did it          D．didn’t it

Peter' s mobile phone was left in a taxi accidentally, never         again

A．to find          B．to be found           C．finding          D．being found

You may send a short message or just give me a call．     will do．

A．Either        B．Each          C．Neither           D．All

—How do you like the film?

—_____ interesting than expected．

A．A great deal of more                                B．A great deal much

C．A great deal of much                     D．A great deal more

—Could I go and smoke a cigarette?

—Oh dear, if you ______．

A．can         B．must           C．may          D．should

根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50.

       In your English class, you are asked to describe the following picture and explain to your classmates how you understand it.

上周末你陪你校的外籍教师Mr. Brown游览了长城，请你按照以上四幅图的顺序写一篇英语短文。词数不少于60个。

TURIN, Feb. 15（Xinhuanet）—Chinese Wang Meng won the women’s 500m short track speed skating Wednesday night, getting China’s first gold medal in the Turin Winter Olympic Games.

       Chinese Wang Meng won the women’s 500m short track speed skating gold medal at the Turin Winter Olympics here on Feb. 15, 2006.

   Wang Meng led all the way to clock 44.345 seconds, winning the nation’s third Winter Olympic gold after Yang Yang’s two in 2002. The 20-year-old Wang, who has won four World Cup racesover 500m, proved herself as the most consistent short tracker in the world.

   Her victory helped ease China’s pain of losing an expected gold in the women’s 500m long-track speed skating when World Cup leader Wang Manli came second to Russia’s Svetlana Zhurova on Tuesday.

   Like China’s Athens Olympic champion Liu Xiang, Wang jumped to the podium（颁奖台） and waved excitedly to the cheering crowd.

       “Not until I jumped onto the podium did I know my name had not yet been announced,” Wang said, laughing. “I was just so excited and anxious to get onto the podium.” Wang, however, admitted she wasn’t satisfied with her performance.

   "Actually I was pretty nervous tonight," Wang said. "My run was not very good from the beginning. My coach has been encouraging me all the time, telling me to trust myself. I followed the advice and I made it today."

1．From the passage we know Wang Meng has won    women’s 500m race（s） all together.

       A．five                     B．four                    C．three                   D．one

2．Wang Meng is considered the world's most successful female short tracker because        .

       A．she is the youngest tracker in the women's 500m

       B．she took part in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time

       C．she jumped onto the podium before her name was announced

       D．she has won the first place several times in the women's 500m

3．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．China failed to win5,000m long track speed skating.

       B．Wang Manli is the best female short track speed skater in the world.

       C．Wang Meng was not satisfied with herself because she could do better.

       D．The encouragement from a coach is often very important for trackers to win.