Our bachelor uncle lived with us, who loved hunting and fishing; and it was one of the pleasures of our young life to go fishing with him.

I remember my first fishing experience as if it happened yesterday. I was very excited when I received that first fishing pole from my uncle's hand, and went fishing with him. It was a still, sweet day of early summer; the leaves seemed greener, the flowers brighter, the birds merrier, than ever before.

My uncle considerately placed me at the most favorable point. I threw out my line as I had so often seen others, and waited anxiously for a bite, moving the bait (鱼饵) in rapid movement on the surface of the water just like the jumps of a frog. Nothing came of it. "Try again," said my uncle. Suddenly the bait sank out of sight. "Now for it," thought I, "here is a fish at last."

I made a strong pull, and brought up a tangle of weeds. Again and again I cast out my line with aching arms, and drew it back empty. "Try once more," he said, "we fishermen must have patience to catch a fish." "But remember, boy," he said, with his big smile, "never say you've caught a fish until it is on dry ground. It's no use showing off anything until it's done."

How often since I have been reminded of the fish that I did not catch! When I hear people boasting of a work as yet undone, I will remember the wise caution of my uncle in that particular instance takes the form of a proverb of universal application: "NEVER BOAST (吹嘘) OF YOUR FISH BEFORE YOU CATCH HIM."

4. From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2, we can infer that_____________.

A．the leaves and the flowers were not so beautiful before.

B．the birds ate lots of fish and felt far merrier than before.

C．that day the author was much happier than ever before.

D．that day the uncle was much happier than ever before.

5. What message can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A．Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.

B．Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

C．One false step will make a great difference.

D．True friends have hearts that beat as one.

6. Which of the following can best describe the author’s uncle?

A．Strong and brave.	B．Wise and patient.
C．Patient and strong.	D．Lazy and talkative.

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

A．A sweet day of summer	B．My first fishing pole
C．The way to catch a fish	D．The fish I didn’t catch

You’re in a department store and you see a couple of attractive young women looking at a sweater. You listen to their conversation:

“I can’t believe it — Lorenzo Bertolla! It is almost impossible to find. Isn’t it beautiful? And it’s a lot cheaper than the one Sara bought in Rome.”

They leave and you go over to see this incredible sweater. It’s nice and the price is right. You’ve never heard of Lorenzo Bertolla, but those girls looked really stylish. They must know. So, you buy it. You never realize that those young women are employees of an advertising agency. They are actually paid to go from store to store, talking loudly about Lorenzo Bertolla clothes.

Every day we notice what people are wearing, driving and eating. If the person looks cool, the product seems cool, too. This is the secret of undercover marketing.

Companies from Ford to Nike are starting to use it.

Undercover marketing is important because it reaches people that don’t pay attention to traditional advertising. This is particularly true of the MTV generation — consumers between the age of 18 and 34. It is a golden group. They have a lot of money to spend, but they don’t trust ads.

So advertising agencies hire young actors to “perform” in bars and other places where young adults go. Some people might call this practice misleading, but marketing executive Jonathan Ressler calls it creative. “Look at traditional advertising. Its effectiveness is decreasing.” It is true, because everyone knows and ad is trying to persuade you to buy something. However, you don’t know when a conversation you overhear is just a performance.

8. The two attractive young women were talking so that they could ______.

A．be heard by people around	B．get the answer at a lower price
C．be admired by other shoppers	D．decide on buying the sweater

9. It can be learned from the passage that Lorenzo Bertolla is ______.

A．a very popular male singer	B．an advertising agency
C．a brand name of clothes	D．a clothing company in Rome

10. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A．Traditional advertising will soon disappear in the market.

B．The MTV generation tends to be more easily influenced by ads.

C．Undercover marketing will surely be banned soon by the government.

D．Traditional advertising is becoming less effective because it’s too direct.

11. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．Two Attractive Shoppers	B．Undercover Marketing
C．Ways of Advertising	D．Lorenzo Bertolla Sweaters

Social networks are a big part of nearly every teenager's life in this day and age. Many teens have QQ, WeChat, or Weibo but little do a lot of teens know that they can be held responsible for everything they post for the rest of their lives. Everything you post online is part of a digital footprint that can always be traced (追踪) back to you. That includes every post, even every like, comment, favorite and forward that you have ever committed. All pictures you've posted or will post have been stored in a digital database, and it is the companies' right to keep all of these documents that you believe to have been deleted or hidden.

With every post comes a consequence; whether it is good or bad, what you post could be seen by anyone. That is why you have to be very careful of what you decide to post or comment.

If you think you are safe from Servite finding out about one funny comment you made six months ago on a meaningless picture, you are probably wrong. Recently, a senior, Aaron, at Servite learned this lesson the hard way this year. He wrote a series of ugly comments towards Connelly girls on a web page, ignoring potential consequences.

This student, however, did have to face consequences from Servite as he was removed from all of his leadership roles in the school. Surprisingly enough, he fully agreed with his punishment handed down by the administration and fully understood why he was given such severe discipline (处罚). “When you agree to come to Servite, you are agreeing to defend what Servite stands for,” the young man said. “That continues from 8 am to 2 pm. It's at all times.”

So, next time you're about to post something you think could be received as offensive or inappropriate, think twice, or don't press the “Send”.

12. What does the author think the teens should do in the first paragraph?

A．Avoid using social media.

B．Remove their own digital documents.

C．Be responsible for what they put online.

D．Learn to balance their online and offline time.

13. What mistake did Aaron make online?

A．Drawing some meaningless pictures.

B．Making some bad comments.

C．Failing to take his lesson.

D．Breaking down a special web page.

14. What did Servite do with Aaron's case?

A．It reached an agreement with Connelly girls.

B．It helped Aaron get rid of ill effects.

C．It gave Aaron a severe punishment.

D．It stood on Aaron's side.

15. For whom is the text probably intended?

A．Teenagers.	B．Teachers.
C．Parents.	D．Network engineers.

Some students prefer to learn by themselves. They think they can learn better in this way because they have more freedom,  pressure and independence. There is some truth in their way.

    16    It is better to have a teacher, especially when they learn something more difficult.

First, a teacher can act as a guide to lead you to success. When you learn, you need help and advice. A teacher will give you a hand when you face difficulties.     17    

What is more,  a teacher puts real pressure on you.  If you study by yourself,you must be

strong-minded enough to keep on.    18     But under the guidance of a teacher, you will feel there is always someone to watch you. The teacher may give you homework to do. You must complete the homework, or you will not pass the course.

Last but not least, studying with a teacher will help you receive the benefit of the teacher’s knowledge    19    .They teach students how to learn and how to obtain information. They guide all

of you in class to discuss the material and provide extra material to broaden the scope of the topic.

    20    I choose to learn in a big family---my school. Without a teacher, I would feel there would be no fun and no pressure. I could not learn well in such dull and depressing circumstances.

A．Besides, teachers are connected with our life.

B．Teachers can help you solve all of your problems.

C．In short, I prefer to go to class studying with a teacher.

D．Without a guide, you would be searching in darkness.

E．And you may become inactive for lack of a strong will.

F．But they fail to see the advantages of learning with a teacher.

G．In class, teachers do more than just going over the material in the text.

I was watching a TV series one night when I took in one scene. A man was seeking his community votes, and people mostly wanted to know why they should give him their_______. He took them to his house and on every mirror in his house was the word “Faith” pasted(粘贴). People raised lots of _______to find out why the word was pasted on his mirrors. He said, “My dad often_______me to believe that as long as you have_______, you should have faith. Every time you look into the mirror, you’re looking at yourself and see ‘Faith’. ”

The_______I learned from this is simple—faith is a living thing and in the same way we’re all_______given 24 hours a day and we’re all given the same measure of faith. Faith keeps us going when things get_______! Why is some people’s faith stronger than that of others? Exercise! If we choose to exercise our faith, it will grow; but if we choose not to, it remains weak. Some people might_______that they don’t have faith, but we all practice faith every day even if we don’t_______it was faith. Daily tasks, such as studying, investing or reaching for a dream, take faith.

Faith________hearing and doing. I made a decision yesterday—to stop reading the newspaper full of too much sad and________news. Why? Because I ________there was a drop of my mental state after reading the newspapers.

Faith, when it’s put to________, becomes a beautiful thing. It lifts your mental state to a higher place that________you to raise yourself up and declare, “Yes, I can. ” So make the decision today to strengthen your faith by________it.

21.

A．support

B．instruction

C．pity

D．information

22.

A．voices

B．questions

C．rules

D．standards

23.

A．teaches

B．permits

C．forces

D．promises

24.

A．friendship

B．breath

C．wealth

D．success

25.

A．lesson

B．view

C．choice

D．example

26.

A．extremely

B．freely

C．equally

D．frequently

27.

A．strange

B．different

C．funny

D．rough

28.

A．argue

B．realize

C．understand

D．predict

29.

A．agree

B．appreciate

C．admire

D．acknowledge

30.

A．dreams of

B．comes from

C．feels like

D．keeps on

31.

A．various

B．genuine

C．latest

D．negative

32.

A．heard

B．noticed

C．declared

D．explained

33.

A．check

B．list

C．work

D．sleep

34.

A．warns

B．causes

C．orders

D．forbids

35.

A．exercising

B．forming

C．obtaining

D．thinking

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

I really love my job because I enjoy     36    (work) with small kids. I think my work is important. However, there was a time when I     37    (think) I would never have that sort of career.

I wasn’t     38     excellent student and in my final term, I found I wasn’t the type to have a career. I then found     39    (me) a job. Looking after two little girls wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in. I was getting     40    (extreme) tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the     41    (child).

One Sunday, I met Megan,     42     used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification. I didn’t think I would be     43    (succeed). She persuaded me to phone the local college and finally I     44    (accept) by the local college. My experience helped me a lot. Now I’ve got a full-time job at a kindergarten. I shall always be thankful     45     Megan.

46. One of the island’s chief _______(特色) was its beauty. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

47. I don't_______ (代表) anyone but myself and my own media organization.（根据汉语提示填空）