1 . It’s a sad reality that many of us find ourselves just too busy to contribute to our communities. For a long time, I, too, believed it cost too much in time, money and ______ to make a real difference. But all that changed when I ______ my good-deed-a-day project.

My daughter, Emily, was my primary ______. I wanted to show her we could do little things to help others, and be happy.

The first week, I wasn’t sure if I could ______it. I surfed the Internet for ideas. One day, I ______ a blind man in the subway station. He smiled as he thanked me. Another day, I brought flowers from my garden to a local nursing home... I could only hope I was arousing ______ in others.

Luckily, after just a few days I found it easier than I’d expected. I knew I was making a ______.

Every evening at the dinner table, I ______that day’s good deed to Emily. Emily began copying what I’d started. On a walk home from school, she marched over to a neighbor’s pot of geraniums(天竺葵), which had toppled(摇晃) in the wind，and set it ______. “That was my good deed for the day!” she yelled. Another day, she helped me collect ______from our neighbors for the food bank. We dropped off the food and，______we drove away, Emily announced ______that she wanted to work there one day.

By the last week, I knew I’d changed. At first, I hadn’t been entirely ______ that I could do a good deed every day. Now it was practically second ______. I felt a greater responsibility to take action when I saw a need, ______ looking the other way. I felt as though I’d awakened, somehow.

1.

A．energy

B．space

C．wisdom

D．salary

2.

A．stopped

B．started

C．forgot

D．remembered

3.

A．donation

B．expectation

C．celebration

D．inspiration

4.

A．get

B．manage

C．put

D．appreciate

5.

A．watched

B．waited

C．guided

D．ordered

6.

A．interest

B．mercy

C．awareness

D．praise

7.

A．discovery

B．difference

C．mistake

D．fortune

8.

A．reminded

B．pointed

C．recalled

D．described

9.

A．right

B．up

C．out

D．aside

10.

A．money

B．vegetables

C．donations

D．clothes

11.

A．before

B．since

C．until

D．as

12.

A．proudly

B．eagerly

C．anxiously

D．casually

13.

A．concerned

B．convinced

C．expected

D．persuaded

14.

A．scene

B．language

C．nature

D．skill

15.

A．by means of

B．regardless of

C．as well as

D．instead of

2 . I am an active playgoer and play-reader, and perhaps my best reason for editing this book is a hope of sharing my enthusiasm for the theater with others. To do this I have searched through dozens of plays to find the ones that I think best show the power and purpose of the short play.

Each play has a theme or central idea which the playwright(剧作家) hopes to get across through dialogue and action. A few characters are used to create a single impression growing out of the theme. It is not my intention to point out the central theme of each of the plays in this collection, for that would, indeed, ruin the pleasure of reading, discussing, and thinking about the plays and the effectiveness of the playwright. However, a variety of types is represented here. These include comedy, satire, poignant drama, historical and regional drama. To show the versatility(多面性) of the short play, I have included a guidance play, a radio play and a television play.

Among the writers of the plays in this collection, Paul Green, Susan Glaspell, Maxwell Anderson, Thornton Wilder, William Saroyan, and Tennessee Williams have all received Pulitzer Prizes for their contributions to the theater. More information about the playwrights will be found at the end of this book.

To get the most out of reading these plays, try to picture the play on stage, with you, the reader, in the audience. The houselights dim(变暗). The curtains are about to open, and in a few minutes the action and dialogue will tell you the story.

1. What do we know about the author from the first paragraph?

A．He has written dozens of plays.	B．He has a deep love for the theater.
C．He is a professional stage actor.	D．He likes reading short plays to others.

2. What does the author avoid doing in his work?

A．Stating the plays’ central ideas.	B．Selecting works by famous playwrights.
C．Including various types of plays.	D．Offering information on the playwrights.

3. What does the author suggest readers do while reading the plays?

A．Control their feelings.	B．Apply their acting skills.
C．Use their imagination.	D．Keep their audience in mind.

4. What is this text?

A．A short story.	B．An introduction to a book.
C．A play review.	D．An advertisement for a theater.

3 . First aid is emergency care for a victim of sudden illness or injury until more skillful medical treatment is available. First aid may save a life or improve certain vital signs including pulse, temperature, a clear airway, and breathing. In minor emergencies, first aid may prevent a victim’s condition from worsening and provide relief from pain. First aid must be given as quickly as possible. In the case of seriously injured, a few minutes can make the difference between complete recovery and loss of life.

First aid measures depend upon a victim’s needs and provider’s level of knowledge and skill. Knowing what not to do in an emergency is as important as knowing what to do. Improperly moving a person with a neck injury , for example, can lead to permanent spinal (脊柱的) injury and paralysis (瘫痪)。

Despite the variety of injuries possible, several basic rules of first aid apply to all emergencies. The first step is to call for professional medical help. The victim, if conscious (有意识的), should be reassured that medical aid has been requested, and ask for permission to provide any first aid. Next, assess the scene, asking other people or the injured person’s family or friends about details of the injury or illness, any care that may have already been given, and preexisting conditions such as diabetes (糖尿病) or heart trouble. The victim should be checked for the medical card that describes special medical conditions. Unless the accident scene becomes unsafe or the victim may suffer further injury, do not move the victim.

First aid requires rapid assessment of victims to determine whether life-threatening conditions exist. One method for assessing a victims condition is known by ABC, which stands for:

A — Airway: is it open and clear?

B — Breathing: is the person breathing? Look, listen, and feel for breathing.

C — Circulation: is there a pulse? Is the person bleeding extremely?

Check skin color and temperature for additional indications of circulation problems.

1. Before we give first aid to a victim, it is very important for us to ___________________.

A．make sure what to do and what not to do	B．refer to all kinds of handbooks on first aid
C．remove the ring or bracelet he/she may be wearing	D．take him/her to a hospital at once

2. According to this article, first aid is usually provided by _______________

A．professional doctors	B．the victim’s family members
C．the victim’s friends	D．those who are not necessarily professional doctors

3. Which of the following is NOT true when you assess a victim’s condition?

A．Checking whether there is a pulse.	B．Looking, listening and feeling for breathing.
C．Replacing his/her medical card.	D．Examining whether the airway is open and clear.

4. The purpose of the passage is to tell readers___________.

A．the importance of protecting the accident scene.	B．some basic knowledge about first aid.
C．what professional medical help is.	D．who can give first aid.

4 . Secret codes (密码) keep messages private. Banks, companies, and government agencies use secret codes in doing business, especially when information is sent by computer.

People have used secret codes for thousands of years.     1    Code breaking never lags (落后) far behind code making. The science of creating and reading coded messages is called cryptography.

There are three main types of cryptography.     2    For example, the first letters of “My elephant eats too many eels” spell out the hidden message “Meet me.”

    3    You might represent each letter with a number, for example. Let’s number the letters of the alphabet, in order, from 1 to 26. If we substitute a number for each letter, the message “Meet me” would read “13 5 5 20 13 5.”

A code uses symbols to replace words, phrases, or sentences. To read the message of a real code, you must have a code book.     4    For example, “bridge” might stand for “meet” and “out” might stand for “me.” The message “Bridge out” would actually mean “Meet me.”     5    However, it is also hard to keep a code book secret for long. So codes must be changed frequently.

A．It is very hard to break a code without the code book.

B．In any language, some letters are used more than others.

C．Only people who know the keyword can read the message.

D．As long as there have been codes, people have tried to break them.

E．You can hide a message by having the first letters of each word spell it out.

F．With a code book, you might write down words that would stand for other words.

G．Another way to hide a message is to use symbols to stand for specific letters of the alphabet.