2 . I still remember the day when I was driving to the supermarket I own. When I came out, I found a boy _________ my car with a brush. I went over and patted (轻拍) him_________ the shoulder, which surprised him very much. In no time he began to _________ at me. So I was sure he _________ some money. From the shoes he was wearing I could hardly imagine how _________ he was. So I offered him a $1,000 bill. To my great surprise, he _________ to take it. When I was wondering what he was doing, he said, “ I was waiting here for 4 hours, waiting for you. Your _________ is so beautiful and I like it, but I don’t need that.” I knew he was mentioning the _________.

As he had refused the money, I offered to drive him around the town. The boy became so _________ that he got into the car at once, “Would you please drive me__________? It is only about 3 miles.” I thought maybe the boy wanted to show off to his friends and his family. __________ I stopped, he jumped out and ran into an old building, telling me to wait there for some time. Very soon he came out, saying to a little girl on his back, “Look at this beautiful car. I will buy you __________ someday.”

I noticed his sister had a pale face. __________, her legs were too thin, and she was unable to __________.

After that day I went to his home several times. And I got to know more about him and his__________. Poor as they were, the boy__________ refused my money, and said, “I can__________money by myself, thank you.”

Soon I __________my manager of the supermarket that a boy would go to__________here the next day.

No matter how poor we are, we would__________give in to ourselves.

1.

A．repairing

B．cleaning

C．fixing

D．hitting

2.

A．over

B．Off

C．in

D．on

3.

A．shout

B．cry

C．smile

D．throw

4.

A．lost

B．got

C．received

D．needed

5.

A．rich

B．poor

C．handsome

D．brave

6.

A．begged

B．agreed

C．allowed

D．refused

7.

A．car

B．shoes

C．suitcase

D．clothes

8.

A．Box

B．wheel

C．paper

D．bill

9.

A．Unhappy

B．scared

C．excited

D．unfriendly

10.

A．yard

B．office

C．school

D．home

11.

A．As soon as

B．As long as

C．As well as

D．So far as

12.

A．one

B．it

C．this

D．that

13.

A．What’s more

B．In addition

C．What’s worse

D．In general

14.

A．run

B．jump

C．climb

D．walk

15.

A．brother

B．family

C．friend

D．boss

16.

A．no longer

B．at last

C．at first

D．once again

17.

A．spend

B．save

C．make

D．borrow

18.

A．told

B．asked

C．answered

D．warned

19.

A．shop

B．work

C．sleep

D．buy

20.

A．always

B．often

C．ever

D．never

3 . One day, 12-year old Sean Redden logged on to the Internet and went to a popular chat room. Just as he was about to sign off, he saw the name of someone he'd never seen there before, Susan. Her brief message was “Would someone help me?”

Sean typed back, “What's wrong?” A moment later he received this message, “I can't breathe. Help me! I can't feel my left side. I can't get out of my chair.”

At first, Sean thought pretending to be paralyzed (瘫痪) was a bad joke. Then he wondered what if she really was sick. “Hey, Mom,” he called. “There's a kid here who's sick or something.” Sharon looked at the computer screen. “It's not just some game, is it?” she asked.

The message was not a joke. “Susan” was actually a 20- year- old student, working late at night at a college library near Helsinki, Finland-almost 7, 000 miles away from Sean's home in Texas. While searching the Internet, she began to feel terrible pain all through her body. The library was silent and empty. The nearest phone was outside in the hallway. She couldn't move that far. Any movement caused the pain to get worse. Then she realized she might get help on the Internet.

“I don't think it's a joke, Mom,” Sean said. And he typed, “Where are you?” After a long pause (暂停), the letters appeared: “Finland.” Sean and Sharon couldn't believe it. Not knowing what else to do, Sharon called the local police.

Sharon explained the situation to Officer Amy Schmidt. Schmidt told Sharon to try to get the sick girl's phone number. Texas police called the international telephone operator and asked to be connected to the proper agency (机构) in Finland. The call was connected to a nearby rescue station. The Texas police gave Susan's address to the Finnish operator. When Sean heard that, he typed, “Help is on the way.”

In a few minutes, Susan heard people running down the hallway outside the door. Suddenly, the door opened. Emergency workers and three policemen ran in. Susan turned once more to the computer, “They are here. Thanks. Bye-bye. ”

Four days later, the police in Texas received message from officers in Finland: “Thanks to her Internet friend, Susan had received medical treatment she badly needed and is doing well.”

1. According to the text, Sean was about to sign off when __________.

A．he noticed an unfamiliar name

B．he came across a friend in the chat room

C．a boy started a conversation with him

D．he met with difficulty in sending messages

2. What was Sharon's first attitude toward the message for help?

A．Happy.	B．Doubtful.
C．Frightened.	D．Worried.

3. What happened to Susan?

A．A robber hit her on her left side.	B．She was locked in the library.
C．She left her phone in the hallway.	D．She was too sick to move.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Help on the Internet	B．Help on the Way
C．Making Friends Online	D．Police Officer's Act of Kindness

5 . I believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like_________ or straightforward. And it’s still what_________ a man a good citizen. This is my secret, and I try to live by.

I’ve been in the taxi business for thirty-five years, _________ there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxi drivers have to be rough and tumble(乱作一团) fellows to be able to take it in New York. You’ve got to be _________ to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day.

Because taxi drivers are tough, people get the_________ impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will act as_________ fellows. You read in the papers almost every week_________ a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or like that people leave in their_________. If they weren’t honest, you wouldn’t be reading those stories in the papers. One time, I found an emerald(翡翠的) ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of suitcases that day, so I went back to where I had_________. It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her____________ to her. I didn’t get as much as “thank you.” ____________, I felt good because I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she____________.

I was born and raised in Ireland until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I____________ several jobs to earn a few dollars before joining the army in World War Ι. After being discharged(退伍), I bought my own car and have owned one ever since. It hasn’t been too easy____________, but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit____________ for a rainy day(一时之需). In all my years of driving a taxi, I have never had____________ with the public，not even with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong(顽固的) once in a while, I just agree with them and then they behave themselves.

People ask me about tips. As far as I know, ____________ everyone will give me something, because most Americans are____________ generous. I always try to be nice to everyone, whether they____________ or not. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish（教区). I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time, and the____________ I try, the easier it gets.

1.

A．dishonor

B．dishonesty

C．faithful

D．outspoken

2.

A．take

B．make

C．become

D．have

3.

A．knowing

B．known

C．knew

D．know

4.

A．generous

B．mild

C．tough

D．warm-hearted

5.

A．right

B．proper

C．wrong

D．bad

6.

A．bad

B．rude

C．good

D．tough

7.

A．when

B．where

C．which

D．what

8.

A．houses

B．cars

C．pockets

D．rooms

9.

A．dropped her off

B．picked her up

C．dropped her down

D．pull her down

10.

A．emerald

B．suitcase

C．car

D．ring

11.

A．So

B．However

C．Still

D．Though

12.

A．was

B．is

C．has

D．did

13.

A．made

B．put

C．held

D．took

14.

A．at times

B．some time

C．in no time

D．at one time

15.

A．made

B．saved

C．got

D．paid

16.

A．difficult

B．trouble

C．word

D．anything

17.

A．especially

B．specially

C．particularly

D．actually

18.

A．never

B．seldom

C．fairly

D．poorly

19.

A．tip

B．advise

C．suggest

D．ask

20.

A．better

B．harder

C．longer

D．shorter

6 . Social media brings endless concerns for parents, with worries that it weakens their children’s confidence and attention spans. But others counter that it could also be broadening their horizons.

The latest round of worry was sparked by a study of the impact of social media use on 8-12-year-olds published by Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner for England. The report focused on 132 children, who described pressures from constant contact, online comments that weaken their self-esteem, and the need to shape offline activities to make them shareable.

“You see your friends going ice skating, partying or talking about how much revision they have done, and it can make you feel inadequate,” says Bea, a junior school student from Bristol, UK. “It’s just so hard to get away from it.”

Children have to take risks on their journeys to adulthood, and desires to fit in and be popular existed before Mark Zuckerberg came along with Facebook. However, in previous generations these pressures came largely from people they knew, and they mostly stayed outside the home. Now the pressures could come from any one of the nearly 3 billion people online, and follow them from school to home, and can even continue through the night.

The pressures do get on parents’ nerves, among which the utmost concern is how their children can be protected from harm, given that social media is a necessary way of interaction for many young people. According to Longfield’s study, children should be taught about online safety from an early age, better before secondary school. There is growing evidence that efforts need to be extended to provide earlier guidance on less extreme but more common risks, including over-sharing, low self-esteem, addiction and insomnia. The evidence suggests she is right. However, approaches that focus merely on the potential negatives are unlikely to work.

“My school has tried to do a lot, but it often involves trying to drill into us how bad social media can be,” says Bea. “People of my age really like social media, so I think a better approach would be if they said ‘Although it is good, here are some negatives’.”

1. What does the underlined word “concerns” mean________.

A．worries

B．thoughts

C．ideas

D．difficulties

2. We can learn from Paragraph 4 that________.

A．Facebook gives children the chance to fit in

B．children used to face more dangers than today

C．parents give their children much pressure at home

D．children’s pressures may come from strangers nowadays

3. According to the passage, parents’ latest concern for children is________.

A．their addiction to social media	B．possible harm brought by social media
C．negative comments from online friends	D．social media’s damage to their concentration

4. We can infer from Bea’s words that________.

A．teenagers believe social media has no negatives

B．the approaches adopted by the school are effective

C．adults overemphasize the bad effects of social media

D．it is easy for teenagers to get addicted to social media

7 . I was about 30 years old and was working as a firefighter in the South Bronx’s Engine Co.82. It was a restful Sunday and between alarms I rushed to the office to read a copy of the New York Times. I read an article on the Book Review section which openly stated what I took to be a calumny (诽谤) -- that William Butler Yeats had gone beyond his Irishness and was forever to be known as a universal poet. As I read it, my blood began to boil.

I grabbed a piece of paper and wrote out a letter of anger to the editor. Yeats had lived his life and written his poetry through the very essence of his Irish sensibility. It was offensive to think Irishness was something to be transcended (超越). I don’t know why I felt it my duty to safeguard the reputation of the world’s greatest poet. I just knew that I had to write that letter.

After my letter got published, I received a letter from The New Yorker asking for an interview. When my article Fireman Smith appeared in that magazine, the editor of a large publishing firm called me, asking if I was interested in writing a book about my life. I had little confidence to write a whole book, though the subject was worthy. I wrote Report From Engine Co.82 in six months, and it sold really well. In the years that followed, I wrote three more best-sellers.

Being a writer had been far from my expectations. How had it happened? I often found myself thinking about it, and my thoughts always came back to that letter to the New York Times. For me, the writing was a natural consequence of the passion I felt and the subjects represented the great values burning within me as I wrote.

Your education and your experience will guide you toward making a right decision, but your passion will enable you to make a difference in whatever you do. That’s what I learned the day I stood up for Ireland’s greatest poet.

1. Why did the author write to the New York Times?

A．To present his love for literature.

B．To spread Irish culture to the world.

C．To protect the reputation of an Irish poet.

D．To express his expectation of being a writer.

2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 imply?

A．I felt awkward when I read the article.

B．I felt angry at the statement in the article.

C．I became excited when I read about Yeats.

D．I was very proud of Yeats being a universal author.

3. According to the author,what is the key to his success in writing?

A．His skills in arguing.	B．His educational background.
C．His passion for writing.	D．His experience as a firefighter.

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．My Journey to Be a Writer.	B．A Letter that Changed My Life.
C．How to Become a Great Author.	D．My Defense of Ireland’s Greatest Poet.

9 . “Don’t tell anyone”. We hear these words when someone tells a secret to us. But it can be hard to keep a secret. We often tend to “spill the beans”, even if we regret it later.

According to Asim Shah, professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine, US, keeping a secret may well “become a burden”. This is because people often have an “obsessive and anxious urge to share it with someone”.

An earlier study, led by Anita E. Kelly, a scientist at the University of Notre Dame, US, suggested that keeping a secret could cause stress. People entrusted (受委托的) with secrets can suffer from depression, anxiety, and body aches, reported the Daily Mail.

But with secrets so often getting out, why do people share them at all?Shah explained that people often feel that it will help them keep a person as a friend. Another reason people share secrets is guilt over keeping it from someone close to them. A sense of distrust can develop when people who are close do not share it with each other. “Keeping or sharing secrets often puts people in a position of either gaining or losing the trust of someone,” according to Shah.

He added that talkative people could let secrets slip out (泄露). But this doesn’t mean that it is a good idea only to share secrets with quiet people. A quiet person may be someone who keeps everything inside. To tell such a person a secret may cause them stress, and make them talk about the secret.

Shah said that to judge whether to tell someone a secret, you’d better put yourself in their position. Think about how you would feel to be told that you mustn’t give the information away. Shah also recommended that if you accidentally give up someone’s secret you should come clean about it. Let the person know that their secret isn’t so secret anymore.

1. What does underlined words “spill the beans” mean?

A．Cut up beans.	B．Burst into laughter.
C．Let out the secret.	D．Keep the words.

2. What did researchers at the University of Notre Dame discover about secret-keeping?

A．It can help promote friendships between people.	B．It can result in mental and physical problems.
C．It can result in a sense of distrust between friends.	D．It can harm relationships between friends.

3. What is the main message of Paragraph 5?

A．It’s not a good idea to share your secrets with others.

B．It’s better to share your secrets with quiet people.

C．Quiet people suffer less stress from keeping secrets.

D．Talkative people are unlikely to keep secrets.

4. What does Shah suggest people do if they give away someone’s secret by accident?

A．Buy the person a gift as an apology.

B．Stay away from the person.

C．Exchange a new secret with the person.

D．Tell the affected person what happened.

10 . When Pat Jones finished college，she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could ________ she was young. Pat wanted to visit Latin America ________，so she got a job ________ an English teacher in a school in Bolivia. Pat spoke a little Spanish，________ she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn’t ________ much English.

A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind: if you dream ________ a foreign language，you have really mastered(掌握)it. Pat repeated this sentence to her students and ________ that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in ________.

One day，one of her ________ students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework. He had ________ early and had slept ________.

“What does this have to do with your ________？” Pat asked.

“I dreamed all night，Miss Jones. And my dream was in English.”

“In English？” Pat was very ________，since he was such a bad student. She was ________ secretly jealous(嫉妒的).Her ________ was still not in Spanish. But she encouraged(鼓励)her young student. “Well，________me about your dream.”

“All the people in the dream ________ English.” the student said. “And all the signs were in English. All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English.”

“But that’s ________，”said Pat. “What did all the people say to you？”

“I’m sorry，Miss Jones. That’s ________ I slept so badly. I didn’t ________ a word they said. It was a nightmare(噩梦)！”

1.

A．because

B．while

C．if

D．since

2.

A．first

B．at first

C．last

D．at last

3.

A．for

B．of

C．as

D．like

4.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．yet

5.

A．say

B．know

C．read

D．write

6.

A．in

B．about

C．of

D．for

7.

A．thought

B．realized

C．hoped

D．wanted

8.

A．English

B．Spanish

C．Russian

D．German

9.

A．bright

B．excellent

C．best

D．worst

10.

A．got up

B．gone to bed

C．stayed up

D．woken up

11.

A．well

B．soundly

C．badly

D．happily

12.

A．English

B．language

C．dream

D．homework

13.

A．surprised

B．worried

C．pleased

D．excited

14.

A．yet

B．seldom

C．also

D．still

15.

A．study

B．class

C．word

D．dream

16.

A．answer

B．write

C．tell

D．ask

17.

A．read

B．liked

C．spoke

D．learned

18.

A．funny

B．terrible

C．wonderful

D．strange

19.

A．how

B．why

C．when

D．because

20.

A．hear

B．understand

C．know

D．remember