1 . I grew up five minutes from Clapham Junction station in south London. Our house backed onto the railway, so the regular sound of passing trains was a sound I found noisy. Clapham Junction was famously busy, but it felt separate from the rest of London, as if its purpose was to carry people away from the capital. I felt I stood on the edge of the city.

During my last year at primary school, I spent every afternoon going across the road with my mum to eat white toast with drinking sugary tea. My mum would argue with the Greek Cypriot owner about politics. They disagreed about everything, but laughed a lot while arguing. Our life seemed uneventful.

But as time passed by, our area changed. The town became modern, and I changed a lot too. I went from a state primary school to a private secondary school. I stopped drinking sugary tea. I cared less about branded skirts but more about books. I spent less time hanging around the common but more travelling to the libraries where I found my interest.

It was then that I discovered Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle and Elaine Dundy's The Dud Avocado. After that I scanned the shelves of bookshops for some writing. In this way I found so many writers who have influenced me: Barbara Pym, EM Delafield and so on.

Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People wasn't like any other book I'd read. For more than sixty years the rock solid, time-tested advice in this book has carried thousands of now famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives. Now this previously revised and updated bestseller is available in trade paperback for the first .time to help you achieve your maximum potential throughout the next century! I read it as a guide anyway. And in a way it was.

1. How did the author feel about her childhood?

A．Meaningful.

B．Unsatisfied.

C．Unforgettable.

D．Colorful.

2. What happened to the author when she studied in the secondary school?

A．She often felt lonely.	B．She usually drank sugary tea.
C．She began to become modern.	D．She started to like reading.

3. What does How to Win Friends and Influence People mean to the author?

A．The world.

B．A dream.

C．The inspiration.

D．A plan.

4. What may be the best title for the text?

A．My Colourful Life	B．Reading Changed Me
C．My Hometown Raised Me	D．My Learning Experience

2 . London’s newest skyscraper (摩天大楼)is called the Shard and it cost about 430 million pounds to build. At a height of almost 310 metres, it is the tallest building in Europe. The Shard has completely changed the appearance of London. However, not everyone thinks that it is a change for the better.
The Shard was designed by the famous Italian architect Renzo Piano. When he began designing the Shard for London, Piano wanted a very tall building that looked like a spire (尖顶)• He wanted the glass surfaces to reflect the sky and the city. The sides of the building aren’t regular. So the building has an unusual shape. It looks like a very thin，sharp piece of broken glass. And that is how the building got the name: the Shard. Piano says that the spire shape of the Shard is part of a great London tradition. The shape reminds him of the spires of the churches of London or the tall masts (桅杆）of the ships that were once on the river Thames.
The Shard has 87 floors. At the top, there is an observatory. At the moment the building is empty, but eventually there will be a five-star hotel. There will also be top quality restaurants, apartments and offices.
Before building work began, a lot of people didn’t want the Shard though the plans were approved. Now they are still unhappy about the Shard. Some critics say that such a tall skyscraper might be good in a city like New York, but not in London. They say that the best thing about the Shard is its spire shape. But that is the only thing. There is no decoration, only flat surfaces. The Egyptians did that 4,500 years ago. They also think the Shard is too big for London. It destroys the beauty of the city.
Other critics don’t like what the Shard seems to represent. They say that the Shard shows how London is becoming more unequal. Only very rich people can afford to buy the expensive private apartments and stay in the hotel. But the people who live near the Shard are among the poorest in London. So the Shard seems a symbol of the division in society between the very rich and the poor.
The Shard now dominates the London skyline. It is not certain, however, that ordinary London citizens will ever accept it as a valuable addition to the city.
1. London’s newest skyscraper is called the Shard because of ._____

A．its cost

B．its size

C．its shape

D．its height

2. When he designed the Shard, Piano wanted it to _____

A．change London’s skyline

B．inherit London’s tradition

C．imitate the Egyptian style

D．attract potential visitors

3. The critics who refer to social division think the Shard_______ .

A．is only preferred by the rich

B．is intended for wealthy people

C．is far away from the poor area

D．is popular only with Londoners

4. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A．The Shard: Cheers and Claps

B．The Shard: Work of a Great Architect

C．The Shard: New Symbol of London?

D．The Shard: A Change for the Better?

3 . Who needs friends? According to most psychologists (心理学家), we all do, especially nowadays when so many other aspects (方面) of modern life are changing. It seems that having friends keeps us both healthy and happy.

The number of TV series about groups of friends shows just how important friendship is to us. Psychologist Dorothy Rowe says that many of us now turn to our friends, instead of our families, for advice, comfort and security (安全感). One woman named Rebecca she interviewed even told her that if she had got to choose between her husband and her friend, she would choose her friend.

Since our friends mean so much to us, it is not surprising that the happiest marriages are also friendships. “Once the romantic stage of a relationship has passed, it is friendship that holds people together,” says Rowe. If the couple do not make some change, they will either get tired of each other and break up or stay together and seek friendship with others.

But is friendship equally important to women and men? According to author Rhonda Pritchard, women are more likely than men to have close friends. “You tell a friend things that you’d never tell a partner”, says one woman she interviewed. For men, friendship is usually based on doing things together rather than the private conversations that are typical of women friend. Men share time and activities like building a fence or a business, running, riding a bike, fishing or watching football, but they don’t often share their feelings.

Although many women find their relationships with a husband or boyfriend is not enough, many men say that their partner is their best friend. Even women who are very happily married are likely to become very unhappy without a close friend and can even find the breakup of a close friend as painful as the end of a marriage.

1. What did Rebecca think about friendship?

A．Families are reliable forever.

B．Her friend means more to her than her husband

C．One needn’t have too many friends.

D．Friends are as important as families.

2. Some couples look for friends outside their relationships because         .

A．they are encouraged by their partners.

B．they are not fairly treated by their partners

C．they don’t get what they need from their partners.

D．they think their friends are more romantic.

3. What is the main difference between men’s and women’s friendships?

A．Women often do things together.

B．Women often talk about business with friends.

C．Men seldom talk about their feelings.

D．Men often talk to their friends about work and family.

4. When a friendship ends, some women may      .

A．feel as upset as when a marriage ends.

B．share feelings with their partners.

C．treat their partners as friends.

D．turn to their husband for comfort.

4 . Road Trip Planning

There are so many things to consider when planning a road trip, especially if you want to make it a great one. Think about it, with what little vacation time we have these days, don’t you want your vacation to be the kind that you remember forever and talk about for years to come?     1     Here are some ways to approach all the information to help you plan your vacation.

Select Your Destination

First, you have to select a destination. There are many articles that include trip ideas, free road trip plans and tips about specific destinations.

    2    

This is where the FUN comes in! Road trip games are always a great idea, and the longer your trip is, the more you’ll enjoy them. Creating your own soundtrack (原声带) is another key to a fun road trip. Whenever you hear those songs long after your trip, they will bring memories flooding back and a smile to your face.

Pack for Your Trip

Before you go, you’ve got to figure out what to pack. This road trip planning guide covers every kind of trip from camping to family to Spring Break to romantic.    3    

Save Money

    4     Not necessarily. Things can add up fast. The tips here will help you cut corners a little, making your vacation more affordable.

Maximize (使最大化) Your Travel Experience

Having traveled all over the world since I was a child, I’ve learned to get the most out of traveling.    5     It’s an inner journey as well. Growing as a person while on a road trip or any kind of vacation is the best kind of souvenir (纪念品) to bring home.

Enjoy this road trip planning guide and get ready to plan your best road trip yet!

A．Prepare Some Games and Songs

B．Note Your Home and Road Safety

C．Travel is more than just going to a place.

D．I learned the hard way about planning, too.

E．However, without the right planning, that may not happen!

F．Some people might say “Isn’t a road trip itself cheap?”

G．There are also some tips about packing a suitcase and creating a packing list.

5 . I was reading these interesting stories behind a group of great logos in the world. Personally Nike is my favorite one — it’s so simple. And I liked the stories behind them, which made me forget all other things. McDonald’s, Apple, Mercedes Benz and Adidas own great logos as well, and they are among my favorites.
Nike
In the Greek myth, Nike is the goddess of victory and the source of inspiration for soldiers. This logo represents the wing in the famous statue of the Greek goddess. Nike’s logo was designed by Carolyn Davidson in 1971 for $35, and was registered as a trademark in 1995.
McDonald’s
The logo was designed in 1962 by Jim Schindler to resemble the archshaped(拱形的) signs on the side of the company’s then walk-up hamburger stand. Later on, the two golden arches were combined together to form the M. The McDonald’s name was added to the logo in 1968.
Apple
There are different stories behind Apple’s logo. The first logo was a reference to the religious story of Adam and Eve, in which the apple represented the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. One year later, the second logo was designed in 1977 by Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne, and it described Sir Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree. This logo didn’t stay long. One year later it was replaced almost immediately by graphic designer Rob Janoff’s “rainbow apple”, a rainbow-colored silhouette(轮廓) of an apple with a bite taken out of it. And then the rainbow-colored apple was replaced by the one-colored logo in 1998. It has not been changed so far.
Mercedes Benz
The Mercedes Benz logo, which was originally created by Gottlieb Daimler in 1909, consists of a simple description of a three-pointed star that represents its rule of the land, the sea and the air. The company was founded by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach. Mercedes is the name of Maybach’s elder daughter, while Benz came as a result of a combination with Benz, Cie and DMG in 1926.
Adidas
The Adidas logo, which was created by the founder of the company Adi Dassler, represents mountains, pointing towards the challenges that are seen ahead and goals that can be achieved. The logo was used for the first time in 1967.
1. What does the author think of the stories of the great logos?

A．They are boring.	B．They are out of date.
C．They are attractive.	D．They are practical.

2. What does Nike’s logo stand for?

A．The goddess of victory.

B．The source of inspiration for soldiers.

C．The statue of the Greek goddess.

D．The wing of the Greek goddess.

3. We can learn that Apple’s present logo is ________.

A．the religious story of Adam and Eve

B．a bitten apple with only one color

C．Newton’s sitting under an apple tree

D．the rainbow-colored bitten apple

4. ________ stands for the rule of the land, the sea and the air.

A．Nike’s logo	B．Apple’s logo
C．The Mercedes logo	D．The Adidas logo

5. Which of the following time orders describes the births of the great logos?

A．Mercedes Benz –McDonald’s – Nike – Apple.

B．Nike – McDonald’s – Apple – Mercedes Benz.

C．McDonald’s – Apple – Nike – Mercedes Benz.

D．Nike – Mercedes Benz – McDonald’s – Apple.

6 . When two ninth-grade students found smoke coming out of the back of their school bus early Tuesday morning，their bus driver knew just what to do. Thanks to her _______ thinking，more than 50 students’ lives were _______.

While _______ a group of 56 students to their middle school in Duncan，South Carolina，on Tuesday，Teresa Stroble noticed the heavy _______ rising from the back of her bus. She _______ pulled the bus over，evacuated(疏散) the students，and radioed the transportation office to ask _______ to call 911. Firefighters arrived at the scene shortly after the fire began and quickly _______ the fire，which CBS News reported was so _______ that people driving by were able to feel its heat inside their cars. Parents of the children on the bus were _______ the fire，but thanks to Stroble，the news they received was all ____________ not a single child had been hurt.

Since then，Stroble，who has been a bus driver for seven years ____________ also works as a teacher’s assistant(助教)，has been ____________ for her brave actions. “We are so ____________ of our bus driver，” headmaster Scott Turner told local CBS News. “She was ____________ .She also kept the students calm. She made sure they were safe. She didn’t leave the bus ____________ they all left. She is our ____________ today.”

The local fire department is still unsure what ____________ the fire，but some say that this 1995 ____________ has been known to have wiring and electrical problems. ____________ ，we’re so happy that Stroble was able to ____________ on her feet and keep everyone safe and sound.

1.

A．careful

B．deep

C．kind

D．quick

2.

A．saved

B．shown

C．gotten

D．checked

3.

A．bringing

B．driving

C．inviting

D．walking

4.

A．gas

B．water

C．smoke

D．heat

5.

A．gradually

B．suddenly

C．finally

D．immediately

6.

A．anyone

B．someone

C．everyone

D．another

7.

A．found out

B．turned down

C．put out

D．cut down

8.

A．large

B．wide

C．fast

D．bright

9.

A．tired of

B．angry about

C．surprised at

D．worried about

10.

A．new

B．simple

C．good

D．active

11.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．so

12.

A．praised

B．encouraged

C．helped

D．supported

13.

A．sure

B．fond

C．certain

D．proud

14.

A．serious

B．mad

C．calm

D．positive

15.

A．after

B．until

C．if

D．because

16.

A．hero

B．friend

C．teacher

D．leader

17.

A．controlled

B．fixed

C．ordered

D．caused

18.

A．topic

B．bus

C．source

D．detail

19.

A．Also

B．Besides

C．However

D．Later

20.

A．think

B．focus

C．stand

D．look

7 . 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。

Last summer, my friend and I hired (租)a car and headed for Toronto. We didn’t book (预订) a hotel room because it was at the    1    (begin) of September and we thought it would be easy for us    2    (find) a hotel.

We have been driving for six hours when the weather changed and it looked as if a thunderstorm (雷暴) was coming. We got lost and both were    3    (hunger)when I saw an old lady    4    (park) her car. I stopped and asked if she knew a hotel nearby. She said that there was a hotel down the road,     5    it had been closed. It was the old lady    6    looked at me and said,“Why don’t you girls just stay the night at my house? I’ll cook for you.”

We ended up going to a little island in Lake Muskoka,     7    her family lived. We slept in the    8    (comfort) beds they built for their kids, and they cooked for us. We    9    (stay) at their house for three nights in all and also met their friends. Those days were the    10    (good) part of our three-week trip! We were glad that we got lost and met the old lady.

8 . Camp Odayin provides fun, safe and supportive camp experiences and community building opportunities for young people and their families this year.

Winter Camp February 15 - February 17

It is hosted in Amery, a two-hour drive from the Twin Cities and free round trip transportation is provided from Minneapolis and Madison. This camp is for children who have attended Residential Camp or Day Camp before. Campers can experience snowshoeing, skiing and snowboarding. Registrations are processed during December & January.

Moms Retreat May 16 - May 17

Scheduled in downtown Stillwater, Moms Retreat will seek to improve the quality of caregivers' life. It will include meals, boarding and yoga activities.

Registration will open in April for moms that receive the email invitation from Camp Odayin. If the limit is reached, we will start a wait list.

Residential Camp July 13 - July 18

Campers will have a chance to communicate with other young people sharing the same grade. Hosted in Lutherdale, it will include swimming, horseback riding and talent show. The approval by the Camp Odayin Director is necessary.

Registration will open in early March and is due May 1st.

Family Camp October 26 - November 1

Hosted in Camp Lake, the camp is a two-night commitment for families with children suffering from heart diseases, who will benefit from connecting with other families who have similar health, emotional and social concerns. Activities will include drawing, fancy dress balls and movies.

Families who have a child in 12th grade or younger (no minimum age) can attend. Camper registration is available online in late August.

1. Which camp is intended for previous campers only?

A．Moms Retreat.	B．Winter Camp.
C．Residential Camp.	D．Family Camp.

2. Where can you go if you choose to register on August 28?

A．To Amery.	B．To Stillwater.
C．To Camp Lake.	D．To Lutherdale.

3. What is special about Residential Camp?

A．It offers a variety of activities.

B．It provides access to shopping.

C．It allows sick children to participate.

D．It requires the camp leader's approval.

9 . The Internet plays a big part in human life. We use it for work and pleasure. We use it to learn a new language. We find advice on it. We use it to connect with family and friends. We use it to stay in touch with events we care about. The list goes on and on.

As far as the Internet being a part of our lives, — well, that train has left the station. There is no going back to an Internet-free life. But can using the Internet too much be bad for our health? It might be, say researchers. A new study finds that heavy Internet use may be connected to high blood pressure (血压) in a young group: teenagers.

The study results show that teens who spend at least 14 hours a week only online may cause high blood pressure, which makes your heart and blood vessels (血管) work too hard. Over time, this extra pressure increases your risk of a heart attack. High blood pressure can also cause heart and other diseases.

The Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan did the study. 335 young people, from 14 to 17 years old, took part in it. 134 of the teens were described as “heavy Internet users”. And researchers found that out of these 134 teens, 26 had high blood pressure. The researchers say the study is the first to connect heavy web use with high blood pressure.

The lead researcher is Andrea Cassidy Bushrow. She said, “Using the Internet is part of our daily life, but it shouldn’t ruin us.” Ms. Cassidy Bushrow adds that it is important for teens to stop to have a rest regularly from their computers or smart phones and do some kind of physical activity. She also suggests that parents shouldn’t let their children use the Internet for more than two hours a day, five days a week.

1. What does the underlined part “that train has left the station.” mean in paragraph 2?

A．Life without the Internet is nowhere to be found.

B．The train has stopped at the wrong station.

C．There is something wrong with the station.

D．The train has changed its course.

2. What can we learn from Para. 3and Para.4 ?

A．There is no relation between high blood pressure and Internet use.

B．There are more advantages than disadvantages of Internet use.

C．Heavy Internet users will probably have high blood pressure.

D．There is no harm of high blood pressure.

3. Andrea Cassidy Bushrow would agree that ________.

A．teenagers shouldn’t use the Internet

B．the Internet will ruin human life in the future

C．smart phones are more harmful than computers

D．regular breaks are necessary when using the Internet

4. What can be used as the best title of the passage?

A．Most teenagers have high blood pressure.

B．How to prevent teenagers from the Internet.

C．Every coin has two sides - so does the Internet.

D．Too much Internet use may be bad for teenagers.

10 . It’s a popular belief that a fish’s memory lasts for only seven seconds. It may seem sad to think that they don’t remember what they’ve eaten or where they’ve been, and they don’t identify you or any of their friends -- every moment in their life would be like seeing the world for the first time.

But don’t be so quick to feel sorry for them. A new study has found that fish have a much better memory than we used to think. In fact, certain species of fish can even remember events from as long as 12 days ago. In the study, researchers from Mac Ewan University in Canada trained a kind of fish called African cichlids to go to a certain area of their tank to get food. They then waited for 12 days before putting them back in the tank again. Researchers used computer software to monitor the fish’s movements. They found that after such a long break the fish still went to the same place where they first got food. This suggested that they could remember their past experiences.

In fact, scientists had been thinking for a long time that African cichlids might have a good memory. An earlier study showed that they behaved aggressively（挑衅地）in front of certain fish, perhaps because they remembered their past “fights”. But until the latest findings, there was no clear evidence.

Just as a good memory can make our lives easier, it also plays an important part when a fish is trying to survive in the wild. “If fish are able to remember that a certain area contains safe food, they will be able to go back to that area without putting their lives at risks,” lead researcher Trevor Hamilton told Live Science.

For a long time, fish were placed far below chimpanzees, dolphins and mice on the list of smart animals. But this study has given scientists a new understanding of their intelligence.

1. According to the article, people commonly believe that _______.

A．fish can only remember part of their past experiences

B．fish can remember things that happened long time ago

C．a fish’s memory lasts for only seven minutes

D．fish don’t recognize any of their friends

2. How can fish benefit most from a good memory? They can remember _______.

A．where to get food and survive

B．their enemies and fight

C．where to escape to when in danger

D．their friends and help each other

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．African cichlids always treat other fish aggressively.

B．African cichlids can remember things for 12 days.

C．African cichlids don’t belong to the list of smart animals.

D．Only African cichlids have a good memory.

4. What is the article mainly about?

A．Fish having very bad memories.

B．Fish being smarter than we thought.

C．How fish improve their memory.

D．What we can learn from fish.