1 . One day, Jack told his friend Tom that he loved a very beautiful girl with charming eyes and long hair, and that he wanted to marry her. Tom was so happy to hear the news and asked Jack to lead him to her. However, Tom loved her at first sight, He             then told Jack, “This girl is not suitable for you. She deserves a handsome man like me.” Jack was astonished and struggled with Tom until they went to the police to solve the problem.
They told the policeman their story. The policeman asked them to bring the girl to his office. However, when the policeman saw her, he became taken with
The king asked them to bring him the girl. When the king saw the girl, he said, “Oh, the girl should marry a king like me.” They all argued with each other.
Then the girl said, “I have a solution. I’m going to run and you’ll run after me. I’ll be the wife to the one who catches me first.” The four men all agreed and ran after her. While running after her, they suddenly fell into a deep hole. From the             top, the girl looked at them and said, “Now, let me tell you who I am.”
“I’m Reputation--I’m the one all people run after. They compete against each other to get me. They leave principles aside to seek for me, and they are sure to fall like you!”
1. What makes the four men love the girl?

A．The girl’s beauty.

B．The girl’s reputation.

C．The girl’s smart mind.

D．The girl’s way to speak.

2. The underlined part “ taken with” in Para. 2 means          .

A．close to	B．attracted to
C．confused about	D．delightful with

3. According to the passage, we can infer that           .

A．men can never touch beautiful girls

B．running after girls makes us fall down

C．seeking only for reputation may bring disasters

D．love at risk is all the time taking place everywhere

4. What could be the best title of the passage?

A．All Men Are Similarly Stupid

B．A Smart Girl Has All Solutions

C．Be Careful about Beautiful Girls

D．Always Follow the Principles in Life

2 . To Friend or Not to Friend

We all love our parents and turn to them when we're in need, but would you like them to hear the conversations you have with your friends on the school playground or lunch queue? Social networking sites have become extensions of the school hallways, so would you add your parents as "friends” and allow them to view your online activities and conversations with friends?

In the past the generation gap included a technology gap, where children were up to date with latest technology and parents were left behind, content to continue their day to day lives as they always had because they had no need to know more about technology. However, more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives. This realization has given many parents the motivation to educate themselves about social networking sites.

These days many people are attracted to social networking sites because they can choose who they have around them; there's also a certain amount of control over privacy that we don't get in real life. Sometimes we feel that privacy is violated when we must accept a "friend" request from a parent or family member.

It's a difficult choice whether or not to allow a parent to become a part of our online lives. On the one hand we don't want to "reject" their request because that might hurt their feelings or make them feel you have something to hide. On the other hand if you do accept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate the way you did before.

A recent survey suggested that parents shouldn't take it personally if their child ignores their request: "When a teen ignores a parent's friend request, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are hiding something, but it could mean that this is one part of their life where they want to be independent." Perhaps talking with parents and giving explanations would help soften the blow if you do choose not to add them to your friends list.

1. From Paragraph 2, we learn that

A．parents feel secure about the privacy online

B．social networks successfully fill the generation gap

C．parents have realized the importance of social networks

D．social networks offer a platform for parents to communicate

2. Teenagers may refuse a parent's friend request because .

A．they hide something from their parents

B．they are unwilling to be watched by parents

C．their parents tend to fall behind in technology

D．their parents make negative comoments on them

3. The passage is mainly about

A．parents* friend requests	B．social networks
C．privacy online	D．the generation gap

4. The passage is written mainly for

A．teachers	B．parents
C．teenagers	D．researchers

3 . Harriet Tubman was born a slave. She didn’t get a ___________ to go to school. As a(n) ___________, Harriet had to work very hard in the ___________ all day. That way, her owner could ___________ a lot of money when he sold his crops. Harriet didn’t think that she was being treated ___________.

After Harriet grew up, she ___________ from the plantation(种植园) to the northern United States. There, and in Canada, ___________ could be free.

Harriet liked to be free. She felt ___________ for all of the black people who were ___________ slaves. Harriet returned to ____________ to help other slaves run away. She made ____________ that they got to the North and became free.

Harriet was in great ____________ because of a law that she had just ____________. The law said it was illegal to ____________ slaves run away. She also ____________ that the slave owners said they would ____________ $4,000 to anyone who could catch her.

There were many ____________ about Harriet helping slaves run away. In all, she made nineteen trips back to the South and guided about 300 slaves to ____________. When the Civil War broke out, the northern states ____________ with the southern states. Harriet ____________ the northern states because the northerners believed that slaves should be free. She worked as a nurse and spied behind enemy lines until the northern states won the war.

1.

A．day

B．chance

C．permission

D．moment

2.

A．child

B．owner

C．woman

D．teenager

3.

A．farms

B．school

C．fields

D．factory

4.

A．earn

B．steal

C．cost

D．spend

5.

A．completely

B．fairly

C．specially

D．freely

6.

A．profited

B．escaped

C．resigned

D．graduated

7.

A．American citizens

B．white owners

C．farm workers

D．black people

8.

A．happy

B．excited

C．wrong

D．sorry

9.

A．still

B．yet

C．only

D．merely

10.

A．Canada

B．the South

C．the North

D．the US

11.

A．perfect

B．hard

C．possible

D．sure

12.

A．anger

B．anxiety

C．hurry

D．danger

13.

A．passed

B．obeyed

C．broken

D．respected

14.

A．help

B．prevent

C．stop

D．catch

15.

A．worked out

B．sent out

C．found out

D．pointed out

16.

A．pay

B．make

C．require

D．get

17.

A．times

B．celebrations

C．stories

D．accidents

18.

A．freedom

B．safety

C．power

D．wealth

19.

A．united

B．fought

C．argued

D．settled

20.

A．looked for

B．stood for

C．depended on

D．stuck to

4 . UNITED NATIONS, December 19, 2013 (Xinhua)—The United Nations held a special meeting to honor great Nelson Mandela, the former South African president who passed away on December 19, 2013 at the age of 95, because Nelson Mandela is respected across the world. And to South Africans he is a superstar. He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races, although he spent 27 years in prison.

Nelson Mandela, winning the nation’s first all-race elections in 1994, stopped working completely in 1999. But he remains as popular as ever. His being popular has promoted the whole national industry. His picture has appeared at many places, including on some goods. His face has appeared on a South African coin, a business area was named in his honour and some business leaders hope to build a great statue in his honour—the Statue of Freedom. It would stand taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty.

His being popular is similar to that of John F. Kennedy in U.S. or Winston Churchill in Britain, but few politicians in this times have achieved his level of being popular. Sometimes it isn’t completely appreciated what a skilled performer Mandela has been throughout his political career. He’s a very, very clever man. However, he is far from perfect.

Most articles for his birthday, which appeared in every major South African newspaper on the day, mainly mentioned that Mandela did have his shortcomings. Then they returned to their flowing praises.

“Through the ages, the human race has had its icons (偶像)—men and women who rose above ordinary people to encourage their generations,” The Mail and Guardian Weekly said. “In our generation, the gods presented us Nelson Mandela.”

1. Nelson Mandela is loved by all the people of South Africa because                 .

A．he’s as popular as Kennedy and Churchill

B．he spent 27 years in prison

C．he’s a great fighter against the racialism

D．he’s the first all-race elections president

2. Which of the following statements about Mandela’s picture is TRUE?

A．It helps develop business.

B．It appears on the Statue of Freedom.

C．It is used to raise money for the Statue of Freedom.

D．It is similar to that of John F. Kennedy or Winston Churchill.

3. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means “                ”.

A．Mandela is as great as god

B．We are proud to live in Mandela’s time

C．Mandela lives together with us all

D．We are proud to know Mandela

4. What can we infer from the text?

A．He contributed a lot to the development of peace between races.

B．Most articles specially stressed Mandela’s shortcomings.

C．The Statue of Freedom is a present for Mandela’s birthday.

D．The article may have appeared in a newspaper on Mandela’s birthday.

5 .                                                                            You Did More Than Carry My books

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark _______ down and helped the boy pick up these articles. _______ they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark _______ the boy’s name was Bill, that he _______ computer games,baseball and history, that he was having a lot of _______ with his other subjects and that he had just broken _______ with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was _______ in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed _______ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They _______ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before ________, Bill asked Mark if they ________ talk.

Bill ________ him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you ________ wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I ________ out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess(脏乱) ________ anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to ________ my things. But after we spent some time together ________ and laughing, I realized that ________ I had done that, I would have ________ a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You________ my life.”

1.

A．fell

B．bent

C．lay

D．sat

2.

A．Although

B．After

C．Since

D．Until

3.

A．realized

B．discovered

C．said

D．decided

4.

A．played

B．made

C．tried

D．loved

5.

A．questions

B．ideas

C．trouble

D．doubt

6.

A．up

B．out

C．off

D．away

7.

A．called

B．helped

C．invited

D．allowed

8.

A．peacefully

B．pleasantly

C．freely

D．willingly

9.

A．continued

B．agreed

C．forced

D．offered

10.

A．movement

B．graduation

C．separation

D．vacation

11.

A．would

B．should

C．could

D．must

12.

A．reminded

B．told

C．spoke

D．asked

13.

A．even

B．usually

C．ever

D．never

14.

A．checked

B．took

C．cleaned

D．put

15.

A．over

B．into

C．with

D．for

16.

A．find

B．pack

C．pick

D．hold

17.

A．talking

B．playing

C．reading

D．watching

18.

A．before

B．as

C．while

D．if

19.

A．lost

B．passed

C．left

D．forgotten

20.

A．helped

B．changed

C．improved

D．recovered

6 . Introduction to letters to Sam

Dear Reader,

Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my____, Sam,was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been____ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the ___to tell Sam what I had_____.

For years I have been hosting a program on the____and writing articles for a magazine. Being____to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart____, exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and____. So when Sam was born, I ___to tell him about school and fridship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these____. I hope that Sam would____them sooner or later .

However, that expectation____when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He____to communicate with others, even the family members. That was____for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even____now to tell him. I wanted him to____what it means to be “diffenet” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll___ as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just____if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life .

Now____the book has been pubhshed, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life. and all about what it means to be a____.

Daniel Gottlied

1.

A．son

B．nephew

C．brother

D．grandson

2.

A．seriously

B．mentally

C．slightly

D．quictly

3.

A．ability

B．time

C．courage

D．reaponsibuty

4.

A．written

B．suffered

C．observed

D．lost

5.

A．radio

B．television

C．stage

D．bed

6.

A．ready

B．unable

C．anxious

D．eager

7.

A．warm

B．broken

C．closed

D．open

8.

A．hosts

B．vistors

C．readers

D．reportets

9.

A．began

B．stopped

C．forgot

D．decided

10.

A．letters

B．emails

C．books

D．diaries

11.

A．find

B．read

C．collect

D．keep

12.

A．developed

B．disappeared

C．changed

D．arrived

13.

A．tried

B．refused

C．regretted

D．hoped

14.

A．exciting

B．acceptable

C．strange

D．heartbreaking

15.

A．less

B．everything

C．more

D．nothing

16.

A．understand

B．explain

C．believe

D．question

17.

A．fear

B．face

C．know

D．cause

18.

A．felt

B．guessed

C．saw

D．doubted

19.

A．as

B．once

C．though

D．if

20.

A．teacher

B．child

C．man

D．writer

7 . Children have their own rules in playing games. They seldom need a referee (裁判) and rarely take trouble to keep scores. They don’t care much about who wins or loses, and it doesn’t seem to worry them if the game is not finished. Yet, they like games that depend a lot on luck, so that their personal abilities cannot be directly compared. They also enjoy games that move in stages, in which each stage, the choosing of leaders, the picking-up of sides, or the determining of which side shall start, is almost a game in itself.

Grown-ups can hardly find children’s game exciting, and they often feel puzzled at why their kids play such simple game again and again. However, it is found that a child plays games for very important reasons. He can be a good player without having to think whether he is a popular person, and he can find himself being a useful partner to someone of whom he is ordinary afraid. He becomes a leader when it comes to his turn. He can be confident, too, in particular games, that it is his place to give orders, to pretend to be dead, to throw a ball actually at someone, or to kiss someone he has caught.

It appears to us that when children play a game they imagine a situation under their control. Everyone knows the rules, and more importantly, everyone plays according to the rules. Those rules may be childish, but they make sure that every child has a chance to win.

1. What is true about children when they play games?

A．They can stop playing any time they like.

B．They can test their personal abilities.

C．They want to pick a better team.

D．They don’t need rules.

2. To become a leader in a game, the child has to _________.

A．be a useful partner

B．wait for his turn

C．be confident in himself

D．be popular among his playmates

3. Why does a child like playing games?

A．Because he can be someone other than himself.

B．Because he can become popular among friends.

C．Because he finds he is always lucky in games.

D．Because he likes the place where he plays a game.

4. Which is the best title for this passage?

A．Rules in Children’s Games

B．Advantages of Playing Games for Children

C．Reasons for Children’s Games

D．How to Be a Popular Game Player

8 . Metro Pocket Guide

Metrorail (地铁)

Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out. Up to two children under five may travel free with a paying customer.

Farecard machine are in every station, Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the station and farecard machine only provide up to $ 5 in change.

Get one of unlimited Metrorail rides with a One Day Pass. Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro stations. Use it after 9:30 a.m. until closing on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays.

Hours of Service

Open: 5 a.m. Mon — Fri                  7a.m. Sat — Sun.

Close midnight Sun — Thur.          3. a.m. Fri — Sat. nights

Last train times vary. To avoid missing the last train, please check the last train time posted in the station.

Metrobus

When paying with exact change, the fare is $ 1.35. When paying with a smatTrip CARD the fare is $1.25

Fares for the Senior /disabled customers

Senior citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare. On Metrorail and Metrobus, use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTrip card. For more information about buying senior/disabled farecards, farecard or SmarTripR card and passes, please visit MetroOpenDoors.com or call 202-637-7000 and 202-637-8000.

Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorail services by calling 202-962-1100

Travel tips

Avoid riding during weekday rush periods — before 9:30 a.m. and between 4 and 6 p.m.

If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost & Found at 202-962-1195.

1. What should you know about farecard machine?

A．They start selling tickets at 9:30 a.m.

B．They are connected to change machines.

C．They offer special service to the elderly.

D．They make change for no more than $5.

2. At what time does Metrorail stop service on Saturday?

A．At midnight	B．at 3 a.m.
C．at 5 am	D．at 7 p.m.

3. What is good about a SmarTrip card?

A．It is convenient for old people	B．It saves money for its users[
C．it can be bought at any time	D．it is sold on the Internet

4. Which number should you call if you lose something on the Metro?

A．202-962-1195	B．202-962-1100
C．202-673-7000	D．202-673-8000

9 . Happiness pays off, studies show.
Psychologists seeking the real secrets of happiness report that very happy people tend to be more extroverted and agreeable than less happy people.
“Our findings suggest that very happy people have rich and satisfying social relationships and spend little time alone compared to average people,” write psychologists Ed Diener and Martin E. P. Seligman in the journal Psychological Science.
Solid social relationships do not promise happiness, but they are an important contributing factor. The very happy people whom the authors studied all said they had good quality social relationships. However, the authors write, there is no single key to high happiness. “High happiness seems to be like beautiful symphonic music--including many instruments, without any one being enough for the beautiful quality.”
Diener regards happiness as “subjective (主观的) well­being”--in other words, the person evaluates his or her own quality of life. The question to ask is, “Is my life going well, according to the standards I choose to use?” If the answer is “yes”, then that person is judged to be happy.
Because people evaluate their lives based on happiness, subjective well­being is very important. Though necessary, it is not enough for having a good life. “Subjective well­being seems quite necessary for the ‘good society’, although it is not enough for that society because there are other things we also value and would want in such a place.” says Diener.
Can subjective well­being be measured scientificall? Diener points out three parts contributing to happiness: pleasant emotions and moods, lack of negative emotions and moods, and satisfaction judgment, to which other factors including cheerfulness and feelings of fulfillment may be added.
There is no magic formula for happiness. Diener suggests steps you can take to ensure you are as happy as you can be. Surrounding yourself with good friends and family--people who care about you and whom you care about--is a start. Joining in activities you enjoy and value is also important; whether it’s work or play, keeping busy in an environment enjoyable to you will contribute much to your subjective well­being. In addition, a healthy outlook is necessary.
1. The underlined word “extroverted” probably means________.

A．pleasant and social	B．hard­working and active
C．careful and shy	D．warm­hearted and helpful

2. Happiness and symphonic music are common in that________.

A．they are both something beautiful

B．they both make people feel pleased

C．they both depend on more than one factor

D．they are both hard to achieve

3. According to Diener, a person can be judged to be happy when he________.

A．has rich and satisfying social relationships

B．spends more time with other people

C．joins in a lot of activities he enjoys and keeps himself optimistic

D．thinks his life is going well according to his own standards

4. Which of the following does NOT belong to factors contributing to happiness?

A．Pleasant moods.

B．Negative emotions.

C．Satisfaction judgment.

D．Feelings of fulfillment.

10 . Last week I talked with some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated, and what kind of job prospects they thought they had.
Given that I teach students who are training to be doctors, I was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without “outside help”. “What kind of help is that?” I asked, expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out.
“Surgery(外科手术)”, one replied.
I was pretty alarmed by that response. It seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job.
One girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height. “They break your legs, put in special extending screws, and slowly expand the gap between the two ends of the bone as it re-grows, you can get at least 5 cm taller!”
At that point, I was shocked. I am short, I can’t deny that, but I don’t think I would put myself through months of agony(痛苦) just to be a few centimeters taller. I don’t even bother to wear shoes with thick soles, as I’m not trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall!
It seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting “perfection”, and that is an ideal that just does not exist in reality.
No one is born perfect, yet magazines, TV shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the norm. Advertisements for slimming aids, beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspapers, further creating an idea that “perfection” is a requirement, and that it must be purchased, no matter what the cost.
In my opinion, skills, rather than appearance, should determine how successful a person is in his chosen career.
1. We can know from the passage that the author works as ________.

A．a doctor	B．a model
C．a teacher	D．a reporter

2. Many graduates today turn to cosmetic s surgery to ________.

A．marry a better man\woman

B．become a model

C．get an advantage over others in job-hunt

D．attract more admirers

3. According to the passage, the author believes that ________.

A．everyone should purchase perfection, whatever the cost

B．it’s right for graduates to ask for others to help them out in hunting for jobs

C．it is one’s appearance instead of skills that really matters in one’s career

D．media are to blame for misleading young people in their seeking for surgery

4. The best title for the passage should be “________”.

A．Young Graduates Have Higher Expectation

B．Young Graduates Look to Surgery for Better Jobs

C．Young Graduates’ Opinion About Cosmetic Surgery

D．Young Graduates Face a Different Situation in Job-hunt