It was Thanksgiving morning. I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together on the top step.
“Any old papers, lady？” asked one of them.
I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals(凉鞋), wet with heavy snow.
“Come in and I'll make you a cup of hot cocoa.”
They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started cooking.
The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich？”
“Am I rich? Pity, no！”
I looked at my worn­out slipcovers(椅套). The girl put her cup back in its saucer(茶碟)carefully and said, “Your cups match your saucers.” They left after that, holding their papers against the wind. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful.
Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.
I tasted the potatoes and stirred(搅动)the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a regular job, these matched, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy marks of little sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am.
1. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．A story of Thanksgiving Day．

B．Lady, are you rich?

C．Don't forget how rich you are

D．Does cups and saucers match well?

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

A．The writer had thought she wasn't rich because her supplies were not expensive.

B．The girl thought the writer was rich just because she wanted to make the writer happy.

C．If cups and saucers match well, they are a best pair even though cheap.

D．After hearing what they said, the writer seemed to understand what a rich life was.

3. The writer left the muddy marks of little sandals on the floor for a while to________.

A．remind her that she shouldn't forget how rich she was

B．show that she was a kind­hearted lady

C．leave room for readers to think about what being rich is

D．prove that she had understood what meant being rich

4. It can be inferred from the text that whether you are rich depends on________.

A．what attitude you have had towards life

B．how much money you have made

C．the way you help others

D．your social relationship

The drug store was closing for the night. Young Alfred Higgins, the shop-assistant, was ready to go home. Mr. Carr, the boss, stared at him and said: “Hold on, Alfred. Maybe you'd be good enough to take the things out of your pockets and leave them here before you go.” Alfred's face got red. After a little hesitation, he took out what he had stolen. Mr. Carr said, “Maybe I should call your mother and let her know I'm going to have to put you in prison.”
Alfred thought his mother would come rushing in, eyes burning with anger. But, to his surprise, she arrived wearing a smile. “Hello, I'm Alfred's mother. Is he in trouble?” she said. Mr. Carr was surprised, too. He had expected Alfred's mother to come in nervously, shaking with fear, asking with wet eyes for a mercy for her son. But no, she was most calm, quiet and pleasant and was making Mr. Carr feel guilty…. Soon Mr. Carr was shaking his head in agreement with what she was saying. “Of course”, he said, “I don't want to be cruel. You are right. Sometimes, a little good advice is the best thing for a boy at certain times in his life and it often takes the youths long time to get sense into their heads.” And he warmly shook Mrs. Higgins's hand.
Back home, without even looking at Alfred, she said, “You are a bad luck. It is one thing after another, always has been. Why do you stand there so stupidly? Go to bed.” In his bedroom, Alfred heard his mother in the kitchen. There was no shame in him, just pride in ___________ He felt he must tell her how great she was. As he got to the kitchen, he saw his mother drinking a cup of tea. He was shocked by what he saw. His mother's face was a frightened, broken one. It was not the same cool, bright face he saw earlier in the drug store. As she lifted the tea cup, her hand shook. And some of the tea splashed on the table. Her lips moved nervously. She looked very old. He watched his mother without making a sound. The picture of his mother made him want to cry. He felt his youth coming to an end. He saw all the troubles he brought his mother in her shaking hand and the deep lines of worry in her grey face. It seemed to him for the first time he had ever really seen his mother.
5. Which of the following is probably said by Mrs. Higgins while talking to Mr. Carr?

A．“Please, for God's sake, you know, he is just a kid.”

B．“I can't believe it! You are treating my son like that!”

C．“Punishment makes sense because it teaches about the law.”

D．“You know, it takes time for a youth to truly grow up.”

6. What does the underlined phrase "his mother's strength"(Para. 3) refer to?

A．Mrs. Higgins's attitude towards parental sufferings.

B．Mrs. Higgins's calmness and communicating skills.

C．Mrs. Higgins's love and care for her son Alfred.

D．Mrs. Higgins's greatness as a woman.

7. After the incident, young Alfred would probably ________.

A．change his attitudes towards life

B．feel ashamed of her mother

C．learn to live an independent life

D．hate Mr. Carr for hurting her mother

People are being tricked into Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service without realizing they’re paying for it by giving up loads of personal information.
Most Facebook users don’t realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea what they’re paying for Facebook because people don’t really know what their personal data is worth.
The biggest problem, however, is that the company keeps changing the rules early on you keep everything private. That was the great thing about Facebook. You could create your own little private network. Last year. The company changed its privacy rules so that many things; your city, your photo, your friends’ names were set, by default (默认)to be shared with everyone on the Internet.
According to Facebook’s vice-president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people don’t share information. They have a “less satisfying experience.
Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. In original business model, which involved selling ads and putting them. At the side of the pages totally, who wants to took at ads when they’re online connecting with their friends?
The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April. Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social networking sites. “I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them,” Schrage admits.
I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy, it’s only the beginning，which is why I’m considering cancelling my account. Facebook is a handy site, but I’m upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don’t know. That’s too high a price to pay.
8. What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph?

A．It is a website that sends messages to users who want to get married.

B．It earns money by putting on advertisements.

C．It makes money by selling its users’ personal data.

D．It provides loads of information to its users.

9. What does the author say about most Facebook users?

A．They are unwilling to give up their personal information.

B．They don’t identify themselves when using the website.

C．They don’t know their personal data enriches Facebook.

D．They care very little about their personal information.

10. Why does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage?

A．To obey the Federal guidelines.

B．To provide better service to its users.

C．To improve its users’ connection

D．To expand its business.

11. Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account?

A．He is dissatisfied with its present service.

B．He finds many of its users untrustworthy.

C．He is upset by its frequent rule changes.

D．He doesn’t want his personal data badly used.

12. What you have just read is a _______.

A．note

B．report

C．poster

D．schedule

13. What is going to take place on 2 February, 2013?

A．A party for close friends to meet and have fun.

B．A party to celebrate a traditional festival.

C．A big event to welcome a Chinese new year.

D．A social gathering to raise money for wildlife.

14. How much do you have to pay in total if four of you go together?

A．$ 20.

B．$ 40

C．$ 80

D．$ 60

15. Which of the following statements is true?

A．It's unnecessary to take soft drinks with you.

B．Tickets are sold in Kwun Tong High School.

C．Free digital cameras are provided for everybody.

D．Festival food will be served without extra charge.

Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesn't mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or another, you'll have to stand up and say—problems, I don't want you in my life.

    16    Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children—the list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shaped and colors and feelings.

But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.

Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help.     17    Talking helps you move on and let go.

Write your problems.     18    When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.

Don't lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, don't lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family…you should still have faith.     19    

Your problems aren't the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, there are another one million people whose problems are huger than yours.     20    Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed.

Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.

A．Of course, we've been fighting troubles ever since we were born.

B．When we have a problem, a pressing, critical, urgent, life-threatening problem, how do we try and solve it？

C．Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don't want a real person to talk with.

D．But the truth is that when you talk about it, you're setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you.

E．We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.

F．Tell yourself：when they can deal with them, why can't I？

G．With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose.

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My father was a self-taught mandolin player. He was one of the best string   ___players in our town. He could not   ____music, but if he heard a tune a few times, he could play it.
Dad loved to play the mandolin for his ____for he knew we enjoyed singing, and hearing him play. He was always there, ____his time and efforts to see that his family had enough in their life. I had to grow into a man and have children of my own ____I realized how much he had sacrificed.
I joined the United States Air ____in January of 1962. Whenever I would come home ____ , I would ask Dad to play the mandolin. He could ____your soul with the tones that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his ____ in his ability to play so well for his family.
In 1950, our family moved to Maryland. While working at Todd Steel, he was____in an accident. On that particular day, Dad got the third index finger of his left hand _____ by the machine. He didn't lose enough of the finger ____ it would stop him picking up anything, but it did ________ his ability to play the mandolin. After the accident, When I came home and asked him to play, Dad would make _________ for why he couldn't play. For the family it didn't make any ________that Dad couldn't play as well.
In August of 1993, my father was discovered with lung cancer. He chose not to receive treatments so that he could live out the rest of his life ________ dignity. About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He made excuses but said "okay". He knew it would probably be the________time he would play for us. He tuned up the old mandolin and played a few ________. When I looked around, there was not a   ________eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet man with an inner strength. Dad would never play the mandolin for us again. Dad was doing something he had done all his life,—________. As sick as he was, he was still pleasing others. Dad sure could play that Mandolin!21.

A．instrument

B．equipment

C．musical

D．musician

22.

A．see

B．read

C．look at

D．copy

23.

A．audience

B．employer

C．family

D．friends

24.

A．employing

B．devoting

C．spending

D．wasting

25.

A．since

B．when

C．before

D．after

26.

A．Power

B．Energy

C．Strength

D．Force

27.

A．on duty

B．on holiday

C．on leave

D．on vacation

28.

A．feel

B．touch

C．contact

D．keep

29.

A．pride

B．proud

C．please

D．praise

30.

A．involved

B．participated

C．took part

D．joined

31.

A．cut in

B．cut off

C．cut up

D．cut out

32.

A．which

B．that

C．what

D．where

33.

A．destroy

B．effect

C．affect

D．injure

34.

A．uses

B．preparations

C．excuses

D．impressions

35.

A．decision

B．sense

C．comment

D．difference

36.

A．at

B．on

C．in

D．off

37.

A．first

B．latest

C．longest

D．last

38.

A．notes

B．bills

C．symbols

D．signs

39.

A．wet

B．dry

C．cried

D．crying

40.

A．sponsoring

B．taking

C．giving

D．distributing

语法填空 (共 10 小题;     (答在答题纸上)
There was a boy who was excellent at his study except for his poor handwriting . One day he made up     41    mind to improve it . With the strong will , he made use of old newspapers to write on to reduce his family’s burden.     42    time went on , he found that little progress was made     43    he had practised a lot , which made him quite upset .
    44    ( disappoint) , he turned to his teacher for help . After hearing his story , the teacher     45    (advise ) him to use the best paper rather than the old newspapers. Much to his puzzle as well as delight , by following his teacher’s     46    (suggest), he did make it . The teacher then explained to him , “ the key     47    your success is that you couldn’t take it seriously with so many old newspapers .     48    you wrote it well or not didn’t matter at all . Instead , while using the paper , you treasure it because it costs you much . Therefore , you devote yourself to     49    (practise) so as not to waste the best paper and the money. “
So do you treasure everyday by leading     50    meaningful life or do you regard your daily life just as “ the old newspapers “ ?

51. 短文改错
英语课上,老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下短文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Nowadays, almost every family has TV set, and everyone like watching TV. TV has become part of life. TV has many advantages, for example, it informs us the latest news what is happening in the world; it can broaden our minds, enlarge our knowledge and also helps us to see more of the world. So, it also has some disadvantages. People waste too much time in watching the TV and his normal life and work are affected. To the children who spend too much time watch TV, it can do harm to their sight and healthy. So we should control the time of watching TV.
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52. 假设你是某外国语学校的学生会主席。最近，为了弘扬雷锋精神，你校决定开展多项志愿服务活动。请用英语写一篇倡议书，发表在校英语报上，号召同学们加入本校的志愿者俱乐部。内容包括：
1.陈述当志愿者的好处；
2.向同学们发出几点倡议。
注意：
1.词数120左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头已给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear fellow students,
Volunteering has a positive effect on our community. ____________________________
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Students’ Union