1 . Nicholas Winton，a British saved 669 children from the Nazis，was awarded the highest civilian honour in the Czech Republic on Tuesday．
Winton，now 105，was presented with the Order of the White Lion by the Czech president in a special ceremony at Prague Castle．
Winton，who has often been nicknamed “the British Schindler”，organised the transportation and settlement of 669 children over nine months before the Second World War broke out in September 1939．Most of those he saved were Jewish children living in then-German occupied Czechoslovakia whose families were later imprisoned or murdered in concentration camps．
Winton gave a speech during the ceremony．He said，“I want to thank you all for this enormous expression of thanks for something which happened to me a long time ago．I am delighted that so many of the children are still about and are here to thank me．England was the only country at that time willing to accept unaccompanied____．I thank the British people for making room to accept them，and of course the enormous help given by so many of the Czechs who were at that time doing what they could to fight the Germans and to try to get the children out．’’
In the same ceremony，the Order of the White Lion was also presented to his grandson Nicholas Soames in honor of Sir Winston Churchill．They are the only British citizens to receive the award，after Margaret Thatcher and the Queen．Presenting the award，the Czech President，Milos Zeman said．“It is a great pleasure to present this award to two great personalities of the UK．I am only ashamed it has been awarded so late—but better late than never．”
1. Why has Winton been called“ the British Schindler”?

A．Because he rescued 669 children before the Second World War．

B．Because he joined the army in the Second World War．

C．Because he made great contributions after the Second World War．

D．Because he saved 669 Jewish children before the Second World War．

2. According to Winton，we can infer_______．

A．all the children once he saved attended the ceremony

B．the Czechs also played an important role in helping the children

C．England was the only country to fight the Germans at that time

D．England was the only country to help the Czechs

3. The underlined word“minors”in Paragraph 4 refers to ________.

A．Englishmen	B．Germans
C．children	D．Winton’s family members

4. The passage mainly wants to tell us_________．

A．Winton was awarded

B．Winton saved 669 children

C．what the Order of the White Lion is

D．Winton felt thankful at the ceremony

2 . Handball(手球)is a hugely popular sport in Europe and Asia, and it is one of the fastest and most exciting sports in the world．It combines basketball and soccer with the attracting saves of water polo．
Handball is played on an indoor court(the size of two basketball courts)and there are goals at each end．There are twelve players on each team，two goal keepers and ten field players，but there is a maximum of one goalkeeper and six field players from each team allowed on the court at any one time．The idea is simple：score more goals than the other team．
The ball is made of leather or synthetic material and it must be round．The surface must not be shiny or slippery．The size and weight of the ball varies for male and female teams，and adult and junior teams．
Handball has the same free-ranging play as basketball，with all players except the goalkeeper constantly moving from attack to defence．The goalkeeper uses hands, feet，head and body to keep out the other team’s shots．The origins of handball are unclear．Many people believe that it developed as a training game for soccer，to be played in the off season，or when it snowing．Now，in countries where handball is popular，players can earn large sums of money，and indoor stadiums seating over ten thousand people sell out regularly．Handball has been played at the Olympics since 1972．
1. The passage states that handball was most probably developed__________．

A．as a replacement for basketball

B．by supporters of water polo

C．as a training game

D．for the 1972 Olympics

2. The statement，“The idea is simple”，emphasizes that in handball the _____ ．

A．game has only one purpose

B．court is clearly marked

C．players can change positions

D．goalkeeper is the last defense

3. It is clear that the writer believes the sport of handball __________.

A．is more popular for men than for women

B．is great fun for the audience

C．requires an unusually shaped ball

D．should only be played in winter

4. In which order does the information appear in the passage?
a．type of ball                 b．court size
c．beginning of the sport   d．team members

A．c—a—b—d	B．b—a—d—c
C．c—d—a—b	D．b—d—a—c

3 . As I got up today, I smelt fresh coffee. I woke up to ____ a cup of it with some biscuits on my bedside table. This reminded me of ____, the old school and college days, when mom used to wake me up by serving a ____ cup of coffee. The taste is still so ____ in my memories.
A ____ thought hit me, "I was in bed, so who prepared this coffee for me? Is it a dream?"
I pinched（掐）myself, ouch... that hurt, which meant I was not ____ I walked out of the room with the cup of coffee, ____ my roommate. I asked him whether he prepared that for me, and the answer was YES.
I was relaxed ____ somehow my heart wanted him to say NO, because I wanted to be in a ____ that my mom prepared it for me. The whole ____ reminded me of mom and I ____ her at that moment.
On my way to my office, I was thinking about those days when mom used to cook my ____ meal. I could not ____ any single day when I slept without food. But now, I no longer ____ the food mom cooked.
This very thought ____ tears to my eyes and I decided to call up mom. I reached the office and gave her a call.
The first thing she asked was, "Is everything all right?" I was ____ And I thought, "How the time has ____"
When I was with her, I used to call her after every hour when I was out with my friends. In those days she ____ asked me what was wrong, as she knew that it was my habit. My call at this point of the day to her meant that I was in ____
Time has changed, she is still the same, and it is ____ who have changed.1.

A．drink

B．find

C．prepare

D．cook

2.

A．home

B．comfort

C．warmth

D．kitchen

3.

A．smelling

B．cooking

C．steaming

D．pouring

4.

A．deep

B．heavy

C．fresh

D．recent

5.

A．funny

B．possible

C．realistic

D．sudden

6.

A．thinking

B．dreaming

C．working

D．reacting

7.

A．in place of

B．in favor of

C．in search of

D．in case of

8.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．so

9.

A．sense

B．relief

C．sorrow

D．belief

10.

A．scene

B．loss

C．care

D．matter

11.

A．hated

B．expected

C．missed

D．questioned

12.

A．last

B．every

C．tasty

D．complete

13.

A．check

B．count

C．remember

D．cover

14.

A．pack

B．finish

C．imagine

D．enjoy

15.

A．brought

B．caused

C．pushed

D．raised

16.

A．careless

B．speechless

C．rootless

D．homeless

17.

A．influenced

B．passed

C．flied

D．changed

18.

A．never

B．still

C．often

D．almost

19.

A．peace

B．surprise

C．trouble

D．progress

20.

A．my roommate

B．she

C．the situation

D．I

4 . Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?

In 1969,the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It    1    (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it    2    (actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of    3    most outstanding（杰出的）examples of environmental cleanup.

But the river wasn’t changed in a few days    4    even a few months. It took years of work     5    (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is    6    (clean) than ever.

Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit    7    is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

While there are    8    (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the    9    (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be     10    (patience).

5 . New restaurants, galleries, temples and new architecture…These places are homes for people like us who live and work there. How would you want visitors to behave in your own home? Think about it.    1    There are many ways of doing this without sacrificing our own holiday.

Do your homework    2    Guides will help you when you get to site, but is that the best place to go? Is it popular only because the one-day tourist can see it easily or because it is really a worthwhile place to visit? You’d better check it out.

    3    Don’t go to your hotels for meals. Walk around, even if in the streets closest to your hotel. Eat in local restaurants.Talk to the locals. Learn a few in the local language and use them. You will surely get a smile from the hotel staff and street sellers .

Help preserve the sites. Most of the sites you visit may be visited by millions of people a year, so care needs to be taken to allow others to enjoy them as well. Some of these monuments are so old and fragile that they are sensitive to the touch of hands or bags and shows.    4    This way, you don’t encourage the use of those plastic bags that fly all over many sites.

And here’s the big one—good manners are nearly universal.    5    If that doesn’t sound like you, then give the world a break and stay home.

A．Experience the place.

B．Always have a cloth bag with you .

C．Read up on the places you want to visit.

D．Try to buy something from the local stores.

E．A good tourist is polite, positive and eco-sensitive.

F．We’ve cleaned up after ourselves and taken only good memories.

G．If we are good tourists, wherever we go, we try to make it a little better because of our visit.

6 . Helen Thayer, one of the greatest explorers of the 20th century, loves challenges. She says, “I like to see what’s on the other side of the hill.” She has gone almost everywhere to do that.

In 1988, at the age of 50, she became the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole. She pulled her own sled (雪橇) piled with 160 pounds of supplies, and during her trip no one brought her fresh supplies. Accompanied (陪伴) only by her dog Charlie, she survived cold weather and meetings with polar bears. In fact, Charlie saved her life when one of them attacked her. Near the end of her trip, a forceful wind blew away the majority of her supplies. The last week of the trip, she survived on a handful of nuts and a little water each day.

Helen goes to challenging places not only for adventure, but also for education. Before her Arctic journey, she started a website called Adventure Classroom. On the site, she shares her adventures in order to motivate (激发) students. She explains, “Although kids often see the world in a negative way, without hope for their future, we work to inspire them to set goals, plan for success and never give up…” Helen grew up in New Zealand. Her parents were athletes and mountain climbers. Following hw parents’ example, she climbed her first mountain at 9. Later, she climbed the highest mountains in North and South America, the former USSR and New Zealand.

In 1996, she took on another challenge-the Sahara Desert. She and her husband, Bill, walked 2,400 miles across it! In 2001, she and Bill traveled on foot from west to east through the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. They hope to travel in mainland China into Sichuan and Tibet to study pandas this year.

Helen plans to continue taking trips. She’ll use her colorations, writing, photography and environmental work to create programs for her Adventure Classroom website. She wants to inspire her students never to stop facing challenges!

1. We learn from Paragraph 2 that       .

A．Helen Thayer is the first person to reach the North Pole

B．Helen Thayer ate nothing during the last week of her trip

C．Charlie prevented Helen being attacked by polar bears

D．Helen Thayer traveled to the North Pole together with her husband

2. Why does Helen travel to different places worldwide?

A．For education and adventure	B．For fun.
C．For money.	D．For fame.

3. Which is the best title for the text?

A．The Woman Who Loves Adventure	B．A Famous Woman
C．A Woman Mountain Climber	D．The Owner of Adventure Classroom

4. Which of the following places has Helen not visited yet?

A．The North Pole	B．The Sahara Desert
C．The Gobi Desert	D．Sichuan and Tibet

7 . How to Make a Budget(预算)
Most likely, you aren’t the family breadwinner. But doing a small job or getting a weekly allowance would put some money in your pocket. For kids and grown-ups alike money is easy to spend. If you aren’t careful, it can be gone in no time.
Being responsible with your money is an important skill to learn and the sooner you start the better. Whether you are tracking your spending or saving for something special, creating a budget can help you deal with expenses and plan for the future. All you need are paper and a pencil and some self-control.
First, take a look at our sample monthly budget. Then, use a separate sheet of paper to plan your own. In the first two columns, list your sources of income and how much you expect to earn from them. In the third and fourth columns, list what you expect to spend your money on and the amount.
Sample Monthly Budget

Monthly income	Amount	Monthly Expenses	Amount
Allowance	$ 20.00	Snacks	$ 26.00
Money earned selling drinks	$ 25.00	Music downloads	$ 12.00
Money earned babysitting	$ 12.50	Movies	$ 18.00
Money earned delivering newspapers	$ 30.00	Video Rentals	$ 10.00
Total:	$ 87.50	Total：	$ 66.00

The left-hand total should be more than or equal to the right-hand total. If it is, you have an effective budget.
Budgets are not complex, but sticking to them can be tough. When planning your budget, be realistic about your expenses. If you know that you drop $18 at a movie, don’t write $12 in that space simply because you wish you were spending less.
If you are eyeing a big purchase, such as a $150 skateboard, spend less and save more until you have the total amount. No matter how attractive it may be, avoid spending your savings. One day, you will thank yourself!
1. The purpose of making a budget is to help people ___.

A．learn to be realistic

B．manage their money well

C．increase their savings

D．test their power of self-control

2. What should people do when planning a budget?

A．Fill in the expenses as they really are.

B．Avoid spending money on expensive things.

C．Set aside a fixed amount of money as savings.

D．List income and expenses on two pieces of paper.

3. Who is the passage written for?

A．Bank manager	B．Parents
C．Breadwinners	D．Children