Living in a modern society has its advantages and disadvantages. One disadvantage is that you often have to live closer to other people than you would like to. Sometimes, your neighbors make noise that you are not comfortable with.

   The best way to solve this problem is to talk with your neighbor first. You should be very polite and ask your neighbor if he knows how thin the walls of your homes are. This way doesn’t criticize (批评) his behavior; it simply points out that he may not realize how far his sound travels. Tell him that you know that sometimes you make noise as well, but that you do your best to keep it down. Often this will solve the problem right away, but sometimes the neighbor may become angry.

   If your neighbor becomes angry with you, there are some more steps you can take. You might write a letter to the neighborhood committee. Make sure you write down the source of the noise and the time in the letter. They will review the situation and decide whether your neighbor is out of line. Some noise is considered to be reasonable, even if it bothers you. So you may prepare a good pair of earplugs (耳塞).

    Even if your neighbor makes too much noise, you don’t have to live your life in discomfort. It’s always a good idea to be friendly to your neighbors. You may clean the rubbish in front of his door. He’s sure to appreciate (感激)behavior like this and be more open to your suggestions about noise level.

57. What is the first step to deal with the noisy neighbor?

A. To buy a good pair of earplugs.

B. To offer suggestions to the neighbor.

C. To ask the neighborhood committee for help.

D. To tell the neighbor how bad his behavior is.

58. What should be written in the letter to the neighborhood committee?

A. How to punish your noisy neighbor.

B. Where and when the noise appears.

C. How to make the noise less in the neighborhood.

D. What problems the noise causes to your life.

59.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A. You should control your noise as well.

B. You can live comfortably even if there is noise.

C. Your neighbor may be more friendly than you think.

D. You should build good relationship with your neighbor.

60.The author wrote this passage to tell us ____ .

A. why we should get on well with neighbors

B. how to relax ourselves in a modern society

C. how to become known among neighbors

D. what we should do with our noisy neighbor 

Dr. Lynn Moorman was a young doctor. She had a strange experience in June when she was spending Saturday night at her parents’ house. Whenever she stayed with them, she slept on the long sofa in the sitting room. The sofa was set against a wall under a large picture window (整块玻璃做的景观窗).

Around three o’clock that morning, Dr. Moorman opened her eyes and noticed a flashing light outside the house. She thought that it was a firefly (萤火虫). A moment later, as the light continued to flash, she realized that it was too bright to be a firefly.

Then the light moved towards the window and unbelievably through the window into the room. It passed in front of her, perhaps as close as three feet. Then Dr. Moorman noticed that it appeared to have two sets of wires (电线) coming from the top and bottom (底部). Each time the object flashed, Dr. Moorman saw it clearly. But when the light turned off, the object was no longer seen.

Dr. Moorman was quite scared. She thought about shouting, but couldn’t open her mouth. When the light moved into the kitchen, she ran to her sister’s bedroom. “Move over,” she said, “ I saw something, maybe an alien, that scared me and I’m coming into bed with you.” The next morning at breakfast she told her family what had happened, but no one else had noticed anything. Her experience remains a puzzle.

Did Dr. Moorman meet an alien? Did she imagine the object? Or did she see a small UFO that had come visiting that night?

54、From the first paragraph, we know _________.

A、Lynn was a single woman                    

B、Lynn spent Saturday at her parents’ house every week.

C、Lynn liked sleeping on the sofa                    

D、Lynn might not live with her parents

55、The underlined word “flashing” in the second paragraph means _________ in Chinese.

A、明亮的        B、发光的           C、闪烁的          D、昏暗的

56、What’s the best title for this passage?

A、A strange Experience   B、The object   C、Dr. Moorman   D、Sleeping on the sofa

“Fire! Fire!” What terrible words to hear when one wakes up in a strange house in the middle of the night! It was a large, old, wooden house and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out of bed, opened the door and stepped outside the house. There was full of thick smoke.

    I began to run, but as I was still only half-awake, instead of going towards the stairs I went in the opposite direction. The smoke grew thicker and I could see fire all around. The floor became hot under my bare (赤裸的)feet. I found an open door and ran into a room to get to the window. But before I could reach it, one of my feet caught in something soft and I fell down. The thing I had fallen over felt like a bundle (捆) of clothes, and I picked it up to protect my face from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor gave way(垮掉)under me and I crashed (撞击)to the floor below with pieces of burning wood all around me.

    I saw a doorway in fire, then I put the bundle over my face and ran. My feet burned me terrible, but I got through. As I reached the cold air outside, my bundle of clothes gave a thin cry, I nearly dropped it in my surprise. Then I was in a crowd gathered in the street. A woman in a night-dress and a borrowed man’s coat screamed (尖叫) as she saw me and came running madly.

    She was the Mayor’s wife, and I had saved her baby.

51. The author saved the baby _____.

A. because he was very brave.                  B. because he liked the baby very much.

C. but he just happened to save it.            D. because it was the Mayor’s baby.

52. He put the bundle over his face and ran in order to ______.

A. save the baby          B. call for help              C. protect his face       D. run quickly

53. Form which group of words, we can learn the fire took place out of people’s surprise (出乎人们意料)?

A. old and wooden house, a bundle       B. crashed to, fell down

C. terrible, half-awake                   D. bare feet, a borrowed man’s coat

The Internet has become part of teenage life. A new report on 3,375 students aged from 10 to 18 in seven Chinese cities found that 38% of them think they use the Internet often.

    While most of them get   41   information and use the Internet to help themselves in their studies, but some are not using it in a good way. Many play online games too much. A few    42  visit websites they should not look at. Hong Ying, a teacher from Beijing Yinghua Middle School warns that bad things can happen if young people spend   43   time on the Internet. She had a student who  44   be good at study. But then he started visiting erotic(色情的) websites. He went mad, cheated a girl and was taken by  45 __.

    In order to help young people use the Internet in a good way, a   46   on good Internet behavior has started to be used in some Shanghai middle schools this term. The book uses real examples to teach students all about good ways of using the Internet. The book gives useful   47  , such as it’s good to read news or to find helpful information to study.

    Some students also make online friends. But if you are meeting a friend online,   48___   your parents know. Teachers and parents all think the book is a very good one.  

Hong said the book would be a guide for teens using the Internet. She believes it will keep students  49  bad sites. 

    “Many students are using the Internet without guidance(指导) from their parents,” she said. “The book will   50   students how to be a good person in the online world.”

41. A. bad                   B. interesting            C. useful                   D. exciting

42. A. even               B. never                       C. much                    D. really

43. A. little                B. a little                   C. much too                       D. too much

44. A. is used to 　      B. are used to           C. used to                  D. uses to

45. A. his teacher       B. the headmaster       C. his parents             D. the police

46. A. CD             B. book                    C. TV play               D. movie

47. A. languages           B. pictures                  C. songs                  D. advice

48. A. ask               B. prevent                    C. make sure              D. find

49. A. away from        B. with                       C. in                       D. into

50. A. make              B. talk                         C. teach                     D. learn from

--- I don’t know _________ this morning.

---I don’t know, either.

A、why was he late for school　　　　　 B、why he was late for school

C、why is he late for school　　　　　　　 D、why he is late for school

---How much _________ the shoes?

---Five dollars_________ enough.

A、is; is　　　　 　　 B、are; is　　　 C、are; are　 　　　　　 D、is; are

---Granny, you look so weak. What’s wrong with you?

---The factory made ______ noise. It was _____ noisy that I couldn’t sleep well last night.

A、too much; so          B、much too; so    C、too much; too         D、many; much

---Do you know the man with dark glasses _________ standing over there?

---Certainly. He is my English teacher.

A、which are　　　　　　　 B、which is　　　　　 C、who are　 　　　　　　 D、who is

---Must I go there with you?

---No, you_________. David _________ go with me.

　 A、mustn’t; can　　　 B、can’t; must　 C、don’t; should　　 D、needn’t ; may

---Would you please _________ the TV a little? Jack is doing his homework.

---Terribly sorry. I will.

     A、turn down        B、turn up       C、turn on           D、turn off