1 . Be a Good One
"Whatever you are,” said Abraham Lincoln, "be a good one." He
Composer Frederick Loewe was not always
During those
They said nothing and made no movement toward the piano.
Whatever you are, be a
| A．linked | B．ensured | C．proved | D．invented |
| A．need | B．take | C．make | D．bring |
| A．greedy | B．famous | C．polite | D．generous |
| A．actor | B．conductor | C．singer | D．musician |
| A．failed | B．worked | C．acted | D．lived |
| A．choices | B．jobs | C．chances | D．fortunes |
| A．Or | B．So | C．But | D．And |
| A．card | B．violin | C．basketball | D．piano |
| A．hard | B．memorable | C．unforgettable | D．wonderful |
| A．bother | B．seek | C．struggle | D．afford |
| A．recorded | B．played | C．wrote | D．liked |
| A．surprised | B．satisfied | C．ashamed | D．terrified |
| A．edge | B．chair | C．blanket | D．floor |
| A．Thus | B．Therefore | C．Instead | D．However |
| A．money | B．cost | C．charge | D．fee |
| A．form | B．meaning | C．title | D．beauty |
| A．adapted | B．turned | C．responded | D．led |
| A．honest | B．good | C．wise | D．positive |
| A．content | B．patient | C．popular | D．busy |
| A．experience | B．present | C．addict | D．receive |
2 . “Homestay is a form of study abroad program. It allows the visitor to rent a room from a local (当地的) family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitor's language ability，”said a teacher during a school meeting last term.“Students who wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience should join this kind of holiday. I am sure you won't be disappointed (失望的)．”
After this special meeting，I always thought about this kind of holiday. Last month，I had a chance at last to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates and we went to London，a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.
As we were still young，we had a group leader who planned things for us and looked after us. After we got to London，we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family (寄宿家庭) was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. They treated me as a daughter of their family during my stay there. They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from them，too.
The holiday was filled with activities every day. After breakfast，a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sightseeing trip to different places of interest like the Big Ben，the London Bridge，and the Buckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.
The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it. Yet，time really flew fast. Three weeks later，we had to leave “home” for Hong Kong.
1. In the “homestay” program，a visitor can ________.| A．learn more about holidays | B．understand his culture better |
| C．improve the language ability | D．take part in foreign meetings |
| A．last month | B．years ago |
| C．the special meeting | D．her stay abroad |
| A．make plans for the family | B．take care of the students |
| C．stay with different families | D．rent rooms to the students |
| A．was very kind to her | B．went sightseeing with her |
| C．had two white daughters | D．was interested in her activities |
| A．wished to stay a little longer | B．spent three weeks in her home |
| C．had classes in many interesting places | D．helped the teacher take the students in a car |
Most people think that making a film is exciting. In fact, sometimes it is and sometimes it isn’t. Earlier this year, I worked in a new film. It was about a bomb threat on a big British ship. Two hundred people were needed to act as the passengers in the film. I was one of them.
Before we left, we were wanted to bring some warm clothes. These were necessary because the ship was going to spend the whole 16 days sailing in bad weather.
Then the day came and we sailed out of Dover. The boat had on board the film crew, the director, the actors and actresses including Brinksley Meers, who acted the leading role, and us-200 amateur(业余的) extras.
People came for different purposes. Some wanted to meet Brinksley Meers in person. Others were curious to see how a film was made. A housewife with her three children came for free holiday and a bit of adventure.
During the voyage, a lot of people were very seasick. And although the work was very interesting, it was also very hard. We often worked all day on one scene, performing it again and again under the hot lights. In the evenings, there were drinks in the bar, but most people were so tired that they went to bed early. The next day often began at 6:30 in the morning, sometimes with breakfast being filmed.
When the ship finally returned to port, most people had enjoyed the trip, but were also so tired that they at least needed a week’s holiday. Answer the following questions:
1. Which role did the author act in the film?2. Why the film crew were asked to bring some warm clothes?
3. Who acted the leading role?
4. Why the author said “they at least needed a week’s holiday”?
5. what do you think of the author want to tell us about making a film?
4 . Police Officer Tidwell left the station just after 8 a.m. on Sunday June 4. He had spent a boring night on duty and was looking forward to his day of rest. By habit he took a short-cut down the path behind Dugby Hall road and after a minute or two he saw a man climbing down a drainpipe (雨水管)from an open bedroom window of Number 29. In silence, Tidwell crept into the garden. The man reached the ground and was dusting himself down when he felt his arm caught.
“It's 8:15 on a Sunday morning,” said the officer, "and this sort of thing seems an unlikely adventure at such a time. Would you mind explaining?"
The man was obviously scared but tried to keep calm. He said, "I know what you are thinking, officer, but it isn't true. This is a funny mistake.”
“It's part of my job to take an interest in unusual events. I think you've just left this house in a manner other than the customary one. That may be quite innocent, but I'd like to make sure." Tidwell took out his notebook and a pen. “Name, address and occupation and then, please, tell me your story..."
“Charlie Crane, lorry driver, from Nottingham, 51 Breton Street. My story...”
"Yes. What were you doing like a fly on that wall, Mr. Crane?”
“Well, I had a breakdown yesterday and had to stay the night here. Bed and breakfast. The land-lady's name is Mrs. Fern. She gave me breakfast at seven, and I was out of he: mthe right way and down at the lorry by half past seven. Only when I felt around for a cigarette did I realize I'd left $80 in my envelope under the pillow here at number 29. I always put it un er my pillow at night. It's a habit I've got into. I even do it at home...
“I see. Why didn't you miss it when you went to pay Mrs.... What's her name?”
“I'd paid her last night. You've got to pay when you take the room, see? So I came rushing back, but it's Sunday, and she'd gone back to bed, and could I wake her? I rang the bell and banged on the front door for ten minutes before I came round here to the back and spotted my bedroom window still open. Up I went, then, up this pipe. It's a trick I learned in the army. She didn't make the bed、and money was still there. You know the rest, I hope you believe it because... ”
"Mr. Crane, whatever are you doing here? I thought you'd gone an hour ago." It was Mrs. Fem, speaking from the kitchen at the corner of the house.
1. Why was Tidwell walking along the path behind Dugby Hall road?| A．He usually discovered something suspicious along that way. |
| B．He knew he would get home quicker that way. |
| C．He chose to go that way by chance. |
| D．He had an appointment with a man at number 29 there. |
| A．the man had fallen and needed attention |
| B．he thought he knew him |
| C．he had seen him do a strange thing |
| D．the man had tried to escape from a window |
| A．he had lost his way in the dark |
| B．he had suddenly fallen ill that night |
| C．Nottingham was too far for him to drive that night |
| D．there was something wrong with his lorry |
| A．Because he had no occasion to remember the money thing. |
| B．Because he had put the money under the pillow. |
| C．Because he trusted the landlady. |
| D．Because he was in such a hurry that morning. |
| A．take Crane back to his office |
| B．accuse Crane of misbehaving |
| C．force Crane to pay Mrs. Fem some money |
| D．just let Crane go |
Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things. If this is even possible, it is short-term, and tends to backfire. If you order someone to do something against their will, they may do it because they feel they must, but the anger they feel will do more harm in the long-term. They will also experience fear.
Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down, making the person unable to function at his or her best. If they associate you with this emotion of fear, they will become less functional around you, and you will have succeeded in not only shooting yourself in the foot, but possibly making a very good employee or partner unable to perform effectively. Fear has no place in leadership.
The way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use of emotion. We can order someone to do something, which may be part of the work day; or we can employ them at the emotional level, so they became fully devoted to the projects and provide some of their own motivation (积极性). Today’s work place is all about relationships. Anyone works harder in a positive environment in which they’re recognized and valued as a human being as well as a worker. Everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like. Leaders understand the way things work. They know the pay check is not the single most motivating factor (因素) in the work life of most people.
The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional intelligence---knowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and those of others. Developing your emotional intelligence is the single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationships with people around you, which is the key to the leadership skills.
1. The underlined phrase “shooting oneself in the foot” means _____ in this passage.| A．throw or walk in a specific direction or towards a specific objective |
| B．to grow forth (向前) from the ground |
| C．to move or pass suddenly or swiftly |
| D．to injure or harm one's own interests |
| A．he cannot work at his best | B．he is forced to do things |
| C．he feels his brain shut down | D．he thinks of his work as too heavy |
| A．People tend to associate leadership with fear. |
| B．Working conditions affect people’s physical health. |
| C．Smart people are more functional in the work place. |
| D．Good relationship is the key to business success. |
| A．develop his own personality | B．provide better suggestions |
| C．give his employees a pay raise | D．hide his own emotion of fear |
| A．provide a variety of project for employees |
| B．help raise employees’ living standards |
| C．deal wisely with employees’ emotions |
| D．give employees’ specific instructions（指导） |
6 . At the age of 60, my father was hit by a car when he walked to a nearby supermarket to buy vegetables. After
Since I was his only child, it was my
Dad became the
It is eight years since the
| A．lying | B．waiting | C．staying | D．sleeping |
| A．excited | B．calmed | C．hurt | D．protected |
| A．Luckily | B．Amazingly | C．Unfortunately | D．Regularly |
| A．slowly | B．strangely | C．lightly | D．seriously |
| A．turn | B．duty | C．favor | D．habit |
| A．almost | B．half | C．truly | D．simply |
| A．stopping | B．performing | C．accepting | D．planning |
| A．so | B．though | C．if | D．before |
| A．cleverest | B．oldest | C．bravest | D．kindest |
| A．flew | B．jumped | C．drove | D．walked |
| A．repaired | B．designed | C．answered | D．cleaned |
| A．useless | B．wrong | C．dangerous | D．impolite |
| A．foolish | B．big | C．shy | D．foreign |
| A．show | B．lend | C．share | D．sell |
| A．pick | B．hide | C．buy | D．plant |
| A．graduation | B．invention | C．mistake | D．accident |
| A．teacher | B．grandfather | C．doctor | D．uncle |
| A．weight | B．age | C．height | D．look |
| A．tiring | B．relaxing | C．amusing | D．interesting |
| A．perfect | B．important | C．easy | D．happy |
7 . According to Guglielmo Cavallo and Roger Chartier, reading aloud was a common practice in the ancient world, the Middle Ages, and as late as the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Readers were “listeners attentive to a reading voice,” and “the text addressed to the ear as much as to the eye.” The significance of reading aloud continued well into the nineteenth century.
Using Charles Dickens’s nineteenth century as a point of departure, it would be useful to look at the familial and social uses of reading aloud and reflect on the functional change of the practice. Dickens habitually read his work to a domestic audience or friends. In his later years he also read to a broader public crowd. Chapters of reading aloud also abound in Dickens’s own literary works. More importantly, he took into consideration the Victorian practice when composing his prose, so much so that his writing is meant to be heard, not only read on the page.
Performing a literary text orally in a Victorian family is well documented. Apart from promoting a pleasant family relationship, reading aloud was also a means of protecting young people from the danger of solitary（孤独的）reading. Reading aloud was a tool for parental guidance. By means of reading aloud, parents could also introduce literature to their children, and as such the practice combined leisure and more serious purposes such as religious cultivation in the youths. Within the family, it was commonplace for the father to read aloud. Dickens read to his children: one of his surviving and often-reprinted photographs features him posing on a chair, reading to his two daughters.
Reading aloud in the nineteenth century was as much a class phenomenon as a family affair, which points to a widespread belief that Victorian readership primarily meant a middle-class readership. Those who fell outside this group tended to be overlooked by Victorian publishers. Despite this, Dickens, with his publishers Chapman and Hall, managed to distribute literary reading materials to people from different social classes by reducing the price of novels. This was also made possible with the technological and mechanical advances in printing and the spread of railway networks at the time.
Since the literacy level of this section of the population was still low before school attendance was made compulsory in 1870 by the Education Act a considerable number of people from lower classes would listen to recitals of texts. Dickens’s readers, who were from such social backgrounds, might have heard Dickens in this manner. Several biographers of Dickens also draw attention to the fact that it was typical for his texts to be read aloud in Victorian England, and thus literacy was not an obstacle for reading Dickens. Reading was no longer a chiefly closeted form of entertainment practiced by the middle class at home.
A working class home was in many ways not convenient for reading: there were too many distractions, the lighting was bad, and the home was also often half a workhouse. As a result, the Victorians from the non-middle classes tended to find relaxation outside the home such as in parks and squares, which were ideal places for the public to go while away their limited leisure time. Reading aloud, in particular public reading, to some extent blurred the distinctions between classes. The Victorian middle class defined its identity through differences with other classes. Dickens’s popularity among readers from the non-middle classes contributed to the creation of a new class of readers who read through listening.
Different readers of Dickens were not reading solitarily and “jealously,” to use Walter Benjamin’s term. Instead, they often enjoyed a more communal experience, an experience that is generally lacking in today’s world. Modern audiobooks can be considered a contemporary version of the practice. However, while the twentieth and twentieth-first-century trend for individuals to listen to audiobooks keeps some characteristics of traditional reading aloud—such as “listeners attentive to a reading voice” and the ear being the focus—it is a far more solitary activity.
1. What does the author want to convey in Paragraph 1?| A．The history of reading aloud. |
| B．The significance of reading aloud. |
| C．The development of reading practice. |
| D．The roles of readers in reading practice. |
| A．He started to write for a broader public crowd. |
| B．He included more readable contents in his novels. |
| C．Scenes of reading aloud became common in his works. |
| D．His works were intended to be both heard and read. |
| A．2. | B．3. |
| C．4. | D．5. |
| A．Working place. | B．His/her own house. |
| C．Nearby bookstores. | D．Trafalgar Square. |
| A．Different classes started to appreciate and read literary works together. |
| B．People from lower social classes became accepted as middle-class. |
| C．The differences between classes grew less significant than before.. |
| D．A non-class society in which everyone could read started to form. |
| A．New reading trends for individuals. |
| B．The harm of modern audiobooks. |
| C．The material for modern reading. |
| D．Reading aloud in contemporary societies. |
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 highly educated, intelligent gentleman. He could debate or discuss for hours on almost any topic and hold your
A few days before my younger brother’s 7th birthday, Dad planned to assemble（装配）a new
“Lovett, have you ever assembled a boy’s bicycle?”
As Lovett walked towards the bike, Dad handed him the
On the night after my brother received his shiny new gift, Dad announced at the family dinner table what had happened several days earlier. He took great
He did not refer to illiteracy（文盲）, but strongly taught us to use our
| A．belief | B．breath | C．view | D．attention |
| A．willing | B．able | C．lucky | D．capable |
| A．bicycle | B．toy | C．computer | D．boat |
| A．reviewing | B．reading | C．examining | D．searching |
| A．bring | B．get | C．work | D．put |
| A．looked through | B．folded up | C．turned to | D．devoted to |
| A．brought | B．added | C．picked | D．set |
| A．effort | B．tax | C．service | D．money |
| A．Then | B．Thus | C．Since | D．Though |
| A．tools | B．routines | C．instructions | D．orders |
| A．exchange | B．think | C．learn | D．admit |
| A．partly | B．largely | C．hardly | D．fully |
| A．separate | B．different | C．major | D．spare |
| A．care | B．action | C．delight | D．risk |
| A．resources | B．heads | C．knowledge | D．hands |
| A．so | B．but | C．or | D．and |
| A．respect | B．reward | C．relief | D．regard |
| A．never | B．ever | C．always | D．often |
| A．say | B．show | C．care | D．earn |
| A．colder | B．weaker | C．broader | D．grayer |
9 . It has become acceptable for people to say that women work less than men and therefore deserve less! It may have been true in the past when women were expected to stay at home and look after children, but women have changed over the years. They have “come out”! Gone are the days when they toiled the kitchen stove all day long; they are now aware of their needs and are willing to fight for them. They expect to be given the respect they deserve, both at home and at work. They have realized their intellectual potential and have determined to do something about it!
Women on two wheels have become a familiar sight on the roads of most Asian countries during the past few years. It is common to find a woman taking her children on her bicycle to school and then reach her office in time. She has become a major part in family decisions in every aspect and how those decisions are carried out. It would have been unimaginable a few years ago!
It is rather difficult to combine a career and a decent home life, “super woman” though she is. She needs to feel supported and fulfilled. She may arrive at work feeling as if she has already done a full day’s work. If colleagues doubt her commitment to her job, she will feel sad. At the same time, women of today expect their partners to contribute towards childcare and household chores.
Today’s women are learning to avoid situations that make them feel more stressed and it is a hard struggle. Despite all this, the new woman, “the superpower” has arrived. She still believes in the power and value of a family unit and she holds it in high esteem（尊重）.
1. What is the passage mainly about?| A．A woman’s opinion on her job and family. |
| B．The burden women in society have to bear. |
| C．The change of women’s status in and out of the family. |
| D．The responsibility of a couple in a family. |
| A．Comparison. |
| B．Example. |
| C．List. |
| D．Definition. |
| A．women were not seen on streets in the past |
| B．women’s jobs have changed |
| C．today’s women don’t need to toil in the kitchen |
| D．women take more responsibilities for the family |
| A．can do the housework all by herself |
| B．can deal with her work easily every day |
| C．is independent in every aspect of her life |
| D．still finds it difficult to balance her career and family |
| A．Women are still controlled by their husbands. |
| B．It means more than that she comes out of the house. |
| C．Women are not actually coming out. |
| D．Women have broken up with their families. |
Enrique released(发行) his first album “Enrique Iglesias” in 1995. This album had a collection of rock ballads(民谣) and five singles from it went straight to the top spots in Latin music. This album was followed by another “Vivir” in 1997. Three singles from this album occupied the top spots on the Latin charts yet again! Enrique also found himself nominated(提名) for the “Favorite Latin Artist” at the American Music Awards. By 1998, he had released his 3rd album, “Cosas Del Amor”. This year Enrique won the “Favorite Latin Artist”. “Bailamos” got him great fame. One of the songs in this album was also used in a movie. With the success of “Bailamos”, Enrique now already had many loyal fans. The album, “Enrique”, was released in 1999.
The year 2001 brought more success for him. His album, “Escape” had a few singles that reached the top spots. Enrique became a household name. This album is his biggest successful album so far. “Hero” and “Don’t Turn Off the Lights” soon turned Enrique into a super star. His next release in 2002 was a Spanish album “Quizas”. This album brought Enrique a “Latin Grammy Award” for the Best Pop Vocal Album. In 2007, he released another album “Insomniac” and the song “Do You Know” became an instantly popular song.
1. After his parents divorced, Enrique was sent to his father’s because _________.
| A．he could be protected from some dangers |
| B．he could learn singing from his talented father |
| C．his mother would be able to focus on her career |
| D．his father could teach him how to behave correctly |
| A．wanted to try a new singing style |
| B．hated his father for his carelessness |
| C．didn’t want to benefit from his father’s fame |
| D．planned to give his father a surprise when he succeeded |
| A．“Vivir”. | B．“Bailamos” . |
| C．“Enrique Iglesias”. | D．“Cosas Del Amor”. |
| A．following the order of his albums’ influence |
| B．analyzing the style of his albums |
| C．making comparisons of his albums |
| D．following the order of time |
| A．Enrique Iglesias’ lucky life |
| B．Biography of Enrique Iglesias |
| C．Enrique Iglesias’ secret to success |
| D．Enrique Iglesias’ wonderful singing skills |
