On a cold winter Sunday, the little man came up to me as I was about to enter the telephone box and asked me whether I had a match.
“I'm sorry,”I said.“I don't smoke, so I haven't any. You'd better ask someone else.”
He looked rather disappointed, hesitated, and then turned away. I watched him walk slowly down the street before I picked up the telephone directory to look up the number I meant to dial. I'm not used to a public call box, so, at my first attempt to get through, the warning pips( 嘟嘟声) had stopped before I realized I had to insert a coin. When I was at last able to speak, I was told that the person whom I urgently wanted to give a message to had just gone out. Swearing slightly under my breath, I got out of the box and came face to face with the little man. As he raised his hat again, I could see he was quite bald, and a thin line, resembling a dueling( 决斗) scar, crossed one cheek.
“Excuse my troubling you again.” he said nervously.“May I walk along with you a little way? I must tell you the truth. I need help desperately. ”
He had an unusually deep voice which suggested a strange combination of shyness and self-confidence. I was conscious of a fairly strong foreign accent and I wondered what country he had actually come from. I said that I had to catch a train in twenty minutes’ time, but that he might accompany me to the station.
“I'm going to shock you，”he said suddenly, after a moment's silence.“Can you lend me five pounds? I have no money at all.”I have come across many strange characters during my life and plenty of people have tried to borrow money from me. I have generally managed to avoid lending them any. But, perhaps because of the very directness of his appeal, I somehow had the impression that his need might be desperately urgent.
“I'm sorry,” I replied,“I'm afraid I can't lend you anything, as I'm not in the habit of carrying much money about with me. Don't you think the police might be the best people to ask for help?”
He hesitated,“I dare not go to the police,” he said quietly. “If I do go, they will have to send me home. That's what I'm afraid of. I don't know what to do. ” He shook his head rather sadly, raised his hat and left me. I caught my train and soon forgot the incident.
It was three weeks later that I happened to glance at an old evening paper and caught sight of a small paragraph at the bottom of the front page: “The unidentified body of a short bald man, with a deep scar across one cheek, was recovered from the River Thames yesterday. The police believed he had committed suicide.” I then noticed the date: just two and a half weeks before.
It was I who might have been the final cause of his terrible tragedy. For days afterwards the cruelty of my refusal made me suffer continual shame and regret. I swore that I would never again refuse any appeal for help.
1. At the beginning of the story, the little man approached the author to _______.

A．invite him to watch a football match together

B．ask him to show the direction to railway station

C．inquire where there was a department store

D．request to see if he might use his lighter

2. The author failed to get through in the phone box at his first attempt because_______.

A．he didn't have any change with him

B．he didn't realize it was a pay phone

C．the number he had dialed was wrong

D．the person he wanted to speak to was out

3. The main reason why the author hadn't lent the little man any money was that _______.

A．he never lent others any money

B．he happened not to carry any money

C．he did not trust the little man

D．he was afraid he mightn't get it back

4. What's the best title for the passage?

A．Pity for a stranger.	B．Never trust a stranger.
C．Life is but a dream.	D．The death of a beggar.

People have been painting pictures for at least 30,000 years. The earliest pictures were painted by people who hunted animals. They used to paint pictures of the animals they wanted to catch and kill. Pictures of this kind have been found on the walls of caves in France and Spain. No one knows why they were painted there. Perhaps the painter thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals. Or perhaps human beings have always wanted to tell stories in pictures.
About 5,000 years ago, the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began to use pictures as a kind of writing. They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas, and also to represent the sounds of their language. The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet(字母表).
The Egyptians used to record information and to tell stories by putting picture-writing and pictures together. When an important person died, scenes and stories from his life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was buried. Some of these pictures are like modern comic-strip (连环漫画) stories. It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic strip. But, for the Egyptians, pictures still had magic power. So they did not try to make their way of writing simple. The ordinary people could not understand it.
By the year 1,000 BC, people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea had developed a simpler system of writing. The signs they used were very easy to write, and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptian system. This was because each sign, or letter, represented only one sound in their language. The Greeks developed this system and formed the letter of the Greek alphabet. The Romans copied the idea, and Roman alphabet is now used all over the world.
These days, we can write down a story, or record information, without using pictures. But we still need pictures of all kinds: drawings, photographs, signs and diagrams. We find them everywhere: in books and newspapers, in the street, and on the walls of the places where we live and work. Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily, and they can make a story much more interesting.
5. Ancient people in France and Spain painted pictures on walls of caves probably because ______.

A．they loved animals

B．they enjoyed seeing pictures

C．they preferred painting pictures to telling stories

D．they thought pictures helpful

6. The Greek alphabet was simpler than the Egyptian system for all the following reasons EXCEPT that     ______.

A．the former was easy to write

B．there were fewer signs in the former

C．the former was easy to pronounce

D．each sign stood for only one sound

7. In the last paragraph, the author thinks that pictures ______.

A．should be made easy to understand

B．are of much use in our life

C．should be made interesting

D．are disappearing from our life

8. The possible title of this article may be ______.

A．Pictures and Writing

B．The Best Way of Writing

C．Home of the Comic-Strip Stories

D．The Earliest Language in the World

Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. When connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.
People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to iPad and similar devices. One study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol.
The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease. Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.
I see people trapped in a pathological (病态的) relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them. I call this technology servitude. I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money.
What is a healthy use of technology devices? That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life? That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology. Mae West is famous for the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.” But it’s time to discover that it does not work for technology.
Richard Fernandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies.” To break the grand digital connection people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without today’s overused technology.
9. The underlined word “allure” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.

A．advantage	B．attraction
C．adaption	D．attempt

10. From the passage, technology companies aim to ______.

A．attract people to buy their products

B．provide the latest information

C．improve people’s quality of life

D．deal with cultural diseases

11. It can be inferred from this passage that people ______.

A．consider too much technology wonderful

B．have realized the harm of high-tech devices

C．can regain freedom without high-tech devices

D．may enjoy life better without overused technology

12. What’s the author’s attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices?

A．Neutral.	B．Skeptical.
C．Disapproving.	D．Sympathetic.

Sure, it’s good to get along with your teacher because it makes the time you spend in the classroom more pleasant.
And yes, it’s good to get along with your teacher because, in general, it’s smart to learn how to understand the different types of people you’ll meet throughout your life.
“But really, there’s one super-important reason why you should get along with your teacher. When you do, _____________” says Evelyn Vuko, a longtime teacher who writes an education column called “Teacher Says” for the Washington Post newspaper.
In fact, kids who get along with their teachers not only learn more, but they’re more comfortable asking questions and getting extra help. This makes it easier to understand new material and do your best on tests. When you have this kind of relationship with a teacher, he or she can be someone to turn to with problems, such as problems with learning or school life, such as bullying.
As a kid in a primary or middle school, you’re at a wonderful stage in your life. You’re like a sponge (海绵), able to absorb lots of new and exciting information. On top of that, you’re able to think about all this information in new ways. Your teacher knows that, in most cases, is very excited to be the person who’s giving you all that material and helping you make it. Remember, teachers are people, too, and they feel great if you’re open to what they’re teaching you. That’s why they wanted to be teachers in the first place—to teach!
Some kids may be able to learn in any situation, whether they like the teacher or not. But most kids are sensitive to the way they get along with the teacher, and if things aren’t going well, they won’t learn as well and won’t enjoy being in class.
13. In the passage, the author mainly talks about _______.

A．how to get along well with others

B．how much the students are expected of to get along with teachers

C．the importance of a good relation with teachers

D．how to make the time in the classroom more pleasant

14. “Learning bursts right open” in the third paragraph really means _______.

A．there will be more problems with learning

B．you find an opening to learning

C．learning becomes easier for you at once

D．there will be no problems at all with learning

15. Which of the comments is FALSE on teachers and their work according to the passage?

A．Teachers sometimes have the same feelings as students do.

B．Teachers are excited even if you wouldn’t like to accept their teaching.

C．Though few, there are still some students who can learn even if they don’t like the teacher.

D．Having a bad relationship with your teachers does more or less harm to your studies.

Scheduling Time with Yourself

Many of us are so busy with work, school and home life that often there is no time left over to do something that you enjoy. What follows are some ways to carve out that essential time you need to slow down, enjoy life and relax yourself.

    16     . Try to save certain weeknights just for you. If others ask you to do things those nights, just tell them you have plans. Use the time for gardening, reading, exercise, thinking or the ultimate luxury of doing nothing!

Monthly Treat.       17     . It could be on your lunch break, a weekend or it could be leaving work early. Maybe you get a spa treatment, go to see a movie, a haircut, play golf or whatever treat you’re always thinking about but rarely get to. Schedule it in and it will happen!

Buy Tickets in Advance. Sports, theater, concerts or any other event you would enjoy. Schedule the plans with a friend later.     18    .

    19    . Huh? Yes, many of us stay at work late on a regular basis. If this is you, make it a point to leave work exactly on time at least once a week, if not more. And then enjoy that time! Leave work at work.

Join a Group. Here are some ideas of groups that can allow you some time away from work and home: singing group, gardening group, astronomy society, book club, biking clubs, ski club, etc. What are you interested in? Strike while the iron is hot.    20    . If you can’t find a club, consider starting one yourself!

A．Schedule a treat for yourself once a month.

B．listen to your favorite music!

C．Look up a club in your area today and join!

D．Having the tickets already in hand will force you to make it happen!

E．Evenings with Yourself.

F．Take an Adult Education Class.

G．Leave Work on Time.

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On Sunday I had my own Father’s Day celebration. Suddenly I ____ about my dad a lot. My dad is absolutely the _____ man in the world. He would________ refuse anyone in trouble.
Every Thursday night, my dad would ____ Shreveport, to a church there. I always drove the car for him.
____ this happened many times, I recall ( 回想起) one incident on one of those trips to Shreveport. That time on the ____ , my dad saw a hitchhiker(搭便车的人 ). Dad asked me to pull the car over and offer him a ____ . Dad asked him his name and address, told him ours, and talked to him about all sorts of things.
At first the hitchhiker was hesitant (迟疑的 ), but he changed his _____ as he could tell we were really listening to him. I did know that it was quite________ outside and the hitchhiker was very happy to be able to get a lift in our warm car.
We ____ another forty-five minutes and learned that the hitchhiker was ____ many difficulties in life. Dad told him to keep his head up and said that________ would become better for him soon. He reached into his pocket and ____ the hitchhiker a twenty-dollar bill, leaving only a ten-dollar bill for himself. The hitchhiker then became very ____ .
I was always told never to ____ a hitchhiker and yet my dad did it every time he saw one. Dad always gave them money ____ he did not have much of his own.
From that I’ve learned a lot about my dad and ____ . I’ve learned that if you come from a place with ____ , you will show a lot of kindness to people who are ____ . Just one single kind act may________ someone’s life.21.

A．worried

B．thought

C．talked

D．learned

22.

A．cleverest

B．bravest

C．kindest

D．funniest

23.

A．never

B．ever

C．often

D．sometimes

24.

A．drive to

B．stay in

C．come from

D．head for

25.

A．Because

B．So

C．Unless

D．Although

26.

A．field

B．street

C．side

D．way

27.

A．dinner

B．ride

C．chance

D．sign

28.

A．attitude

B．trip

C．route

D．plan

29.

A．dark

B．sunny

C．cold

D．windy

30.

A．walked

B．escaped

C．drove

D．flew

31.

A．facing

B．forgetting

C．enjoying

D．causing

32.

A．habits

B．choices

C．ideas

D．things

33.

A．returned

B．handed

C．paid

D．charged

34.

A．angry

B．nervous

C．sad

D．grateful

35.

A．listen to

B．pick up

C．laugh at

D．look at

36.

A．as soon as

B．except that

C．even if

D．as if

37.

A．life

B．business

C．adventure

D．entertainment

38.

A．laughter

B．success

C．complaint

D．love

39.

A．suffering

B．travelling

C．playing

D．studying

40.

A．destroy

B．change

C．risk

D．share

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
On Thursday afternoon, with all the housework     41    (finish), Mrs White locked the door and went to the women’s club     42    usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived alone. When she came home, she sensed something     43    (usual) . Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no sign of forced entry. Had anything been taken? She went from room to room, checking, and found her camera and watch     44    (miss).
The     45    ( follow ) Thursday she went out at her usual time, but didn't go to the club. Instead, she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home,    46    (let) herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what     47    ( happen).
It was 4 o'clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs White was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and the next moment she heard her letter-box being pushed open. Picking up the kettle(壶)of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knot（圆形旋钮）on the door-lock . Mrs White raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. A sharp cry was heard outside as the wire fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back,     48    was followed by the sound of running feet.
It wasn’t long     49    the police caught the thief. And Mrs White was admired at the club for her     50    ( success ) self-protection.

51. 短文改错
Mrs Smith heard her new neighbor would come and moved into his new house, but she hadn’t seen him. One day when she came back, she saw a man wear a brown hat and dark glasses carrying a ladder on his shoulder. The man put the ladder against the window of the new house and went up to break in the window. Mrs Smith said to himself , “ Thief, it is a thief. ” She rang up the police immediate and soon two policemen appeared in the front of the house. When the man was told to hand in everything what he had stolen, he looked greatly surprising. It was then he understood the reason why the policemen came. He said in a smile on his face, “I can’t find my key. It’s my new house.”
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52. 书面表达
假定你是光明中学的李华，最近你市发现了一处唐文化遗址，是否应当开发？同学们展开了激烈的讨论，请你根据讨论情况用英语给China daily写一篇报道，并发表自己的看法。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3.开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：开发：explore 旅游业：tourism
Dear Editor,
I’m LiHua, a student from GuangMing Middle School.
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Yours,
LiHua