Our school was offered________by the local government，which delighted all of us.

A．many equipments                                B．much equipment

C．lots of equipments                               D．a number of equipment

The members of the club discussed the problem for a whole morning，not reaching any________.

A．decision　　                                       B．conclusion　　

C．balance　　                                         D．understanding

根据下列提示，写一篇英语短文，简要介绍你的英语老师Bruce：

1．Bruce是位英国人，40岁左右，又高又瘦，戴着一副眼镜；

2．对学生要求严格，认真备课，认真批改作业；

3．教学方法不同于别人，鼓励学生思考，培养学生自学能力；

4．和学生打成一片，和蔼可亲，深受学生的爱戴和尊敬。

要求：1.要有标题；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．词数：150左右。

Teaching kids to fish sometimes puzzles us parents.Now I’d like to give you a few tips.

First of all，start them young.

Get them in a boat，or on a pier (码头)，or on the bank at as young an age as you possibly can.Obviously this means being extremely conscious about their safety.Whatever you do，DON’T plan on any fishing yourself.If fishing is going to happen，the fishing will be done by the kids with your help！This lets you pay attention to them and not ignore them while you fish.

Next，make sure you plan the first trips to someplace where you can actually catch a lot of fish.At this point，it doesn’t matter what kind or how big，just make sure they can catch some.A small child’s patience is very short，and waiting 30 minutes for a bite will turn them off in a hurry.You may need to go to a small pond where the fish are dying to eat bread balls.Any type of fish will do.Remember，this is for them，not for you.

As they fish，cheer for every fish they catch.Make a really big deal out of it.Take pictures.And if it’s possible，take some home to clean.Let the child help you clean with a table knife，so he can’t get hurt.

Make sure he makes and sees the connection from catching to cleaning to cooking.As soon as you have the fish cleaned，it’s into the kitchen to start cooking.Make him flour and cornmeal the fish.Let him see the fish cooking，and talk about how good they are.Then when it’s ready，make sure you brag (吹嘘) on the fact that he (or she ) caught these fish，and “aren’t they good？”

In this way，I’m sure your kids will be interested in fishing and good at fishing.

Title：Teach a kid to fish

My friend Karen and I were always together.Karen was  only a few months older than I．I always thought she was so beautiful，with long hair and blue eyes.I loved Karen so much because she liked me for being the way I was.I could be myself and share my secrets with her and I never felt like I was being judged.

We had so much fun and were really quite silly.One time I asked my mom to make us the same dresses so we could pretend we were twins.

We continued as best friends throughout grade school.One day，Karen was going to another friend’s place and asked me to come along，but I couldn’t go because I had a babysitting job that afternoon.We walked together to the Becker’s home where I was to babysit and then she continued on her way without me.We had agreed that I would meet her at the corner when she returned and I finished my job.

At four o’clock I rushed to the corner so I wouldn’t be late for meeting Karen.Just as I arrived at the corner，I saw Karen crossing the street.In a second it happened.I  saw Karen’s body fly up in the sky.A car had hit her!

Karen was on life support for a week before it was decided that they would allow her to go in peace.Karen’s parents wanted to donate her organs (器官) to the hospital，but there was nothing left healthy enough to be used because she was hit so hard.

I have never got so close to another person since Karen died.I do miss her！Do you cherish (珍惜) your friends？If you don’t，please do，as you may lose them one day.

71．What’s the best title for the passage?

 A．A horrible car accident.

 B．An unforgettable experience.

C．My dearest friend—Karen.

 D．An unforgettable girl.

72．The writer likes Karen mainly because________.

A．Karen was beautiful

 B．Karen looked like her

C．Karen was kind

D．Karen loved her for who she was

73．When Karen was hit by a car，she was________.

A．on her way to a friend’s place

B．on her way to the Becker’s home

C．shouting to the writer who was so far from her

D．heading to the corner where she and the writer would meet

74．Why were Karen’s organs unable to be donated?

A．Because her parents refused to do that.

B．Because all of her organs were seriously damaged.

C．Because the doctors thought it was too cruel.

D．Because no patients needed organs in the hospital then.

75．What does the writer suggest we do?

A．Cherish our friends.

B．Accept the fact that people die.

C．Be careful when crossing the street.

D．Never be too close with someone.

A 13­year­old American boy on Saturday became the youngest climber to conquer Mount Everest，the world’s highest mountain.

Jordan Romero from Big  Bear，California，climbed up the 8,850 meter summit (峰顶) from the Tibetan side.On the same day，a Nepali (尼泊尔的)  man，Apa Sherpa，broke his own world record of climbing Everest when he reached the summit for the  twentieth time.Apa Sherpa’s team set off from Nepal’s  capital，Kathmandu，last month，heading for the base camp  (大本营) on the Chinese side of the mountain.

“The team has just called in and believe that they are standing on top of Mt.Everest，” Romero’s blog said.“Their  dreams have now come true.Everyone is happy.”

The climbing has put Romero one step closer to reaching his goal of climbing the highest mountains on all seven continents (大洲)．“It is just a goal，” Romero said.He had already climbed five peaks  (高峰)，and needs to climb only Vinson Massif，the highest peak in Antarctica，to hit his goal.

The youngest person before to climb Everest was 16­year­old Temba Tsheri Sherpa of Nepal.Romero climbed together with a team including his father Paul and three local guides.He wanted to pick a small piece of rock from the top of the world and wear it in a necklace.

While Nepal insists that anyone planning to climb Mount Everest must be 16，China does not have any age restrictions  (限制)．Some mountain climbers haven’t agreed with the Romero family for letting him try it but his father said the climbing from the Chinese side is less dangerous.

68．Jordan Romero climbed up Mount Everest mainly to________.

A．meet Apa Sherpa                                B．build his body

C．break the world record                        D．realize part of his goal

69．To stand on the highest mountains on all seven continents，the next act of Jordan Romero is to climb the peak in________.

A．Asia                                                   B．Antarctica 

C．Europe                                               D．Africa

70．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The great dream of picking rocks from top of Everest

B．California teen becomes youngest to climb Everest

C．The most number of successful Everest climbs

D．Mount Everest climbing becomes more popular

Technology helps people do everything from planning to meet for a movie to keeping in touch with a friend who lives in a different country.

When planning to get together with friends，Julian said，“If I want to go and see a movie with a few friends，I usually send them text messages.By telephone，you have to call every single friend one by one.But text messaging allows you to send the same message to as many people as you’d like，which saves a lot of time.”

Email，IM，and other low­cost methods of communication also help people keep long­distance friendships in ways they couldn’t have even a few years ago.

Mike told us，“I had this friend when I was 8 or 9，and then she moved away to the country.We promised to stay friends and to send letters，and at the start we did.Then the letters got fewer and fewer and we at last stopped writing to each other.I think if we had had email，we would still be in touch.”

James found out about cost the hard way.He said，“I called my friend in New Zealand，which is halfway around the world，and it cost me over $200！So now I just stay up  late to see if I can catch him on MSN or I write an email.”

Email，IM，and other low­cost ways of keeping in touch also allow people to develop brief acquaintances (与人相识) into long­lasting friendships.Andrea told us，“I met this really cool girl.We sometimes email each other.We’ve been in touch over half a year and it’s nice to talk to her.”

64．What is this passage mainly about?

A．Technology has improved greatly.          

B．Technology can help our social lives.

C．Technology keeps far­away friends close.    

D．Text messages bring advantages to our life.

65．How does Julian usually get in touch with a group of friends?

A．By emailing them.

B．By chatting with them on MSN.

C．By sending them text messages.

D．By giving them a phone call.

66．What does James most probably think of calling his friend in New Zealand?

A．Convenient.                                        B．Costly. 

C．Difficult.                                            D．Necessary.

67. The writer uses Andrea’s story to show that________.

A．everyone can make good use of technology

B．long­lasting friendships can be gained anywhere

C．there are many kinds of ways of keeping in touch

D．it is easier to make new friends than before due to technology 

It amazed me—every time I saw Joe he was smiling.It didn’t matter whether he had to stop at a stop light，or if he was the seventh person in line at the bank，and the teller (出纳员) ended her job just before he got there.Joe always smiled.It made me wonder why he always seemed so happy.

Having observed Joe with other people，I noticed something else too.Joe asked people how they were doing，and really seemed to listen to their answers.He showed pity to someone who was hurting，and had kind words，and offered to help in any way he could.

It made me think.What if I tried to smile more？An experiment began when I went to the supermarket.I smiled as I went up and down the supermarket and people I didn’t even know smiled back at me.Some even spoke！The little kid in the cart who was giving his mother a hard time saw me smile；he stopped talking and then made a shy attempt at a smile.The man in the cart for the disabled needed help to reach for something，and I got it for him.The smile even transferred (转移) over to him，and he thanked me.

As I drove home，I was smiling.Now I know a smile is a small thing，but what if we all tried to smile a few more times each day？I couldn’t believe how great I felt.Nothing in my life had changed，but maybe it had.What I had learned was that such a small thing could lift not only my spirits，but also the spirits of those around me.So smile!

60．What did the writer wonder?

A．Why bad things never happened to Joe.

B．What kind of person Joe was.

C．Why Joe always seemed so happy.

D．How to be as happy as Joe.

61．What do we know about Joe from Paragraph 2?

A．He has nothing to worry about.

B．He lives a very hard life.

C．He is kind and ready to help others.

D．He often asks others to smile.

62．What experiment did the writer do?

A．He smiled at others in the supermarket.

B．He bought people things in the supermarket.

C．He helped anyone who needed help.

D．He said kind words to others.

63．According to the passage，how was the writer’s experiment?

A．It was a failure.                                   B．It proved nothing.

C．It was unacceptable.                           D．It was quite satisfying.

My mother loves flowers.As soon as warm weather comes around，you will find her planting，watering and weeding over everything.For many years we lived next door to each other，and she spent as much time in my garden as she did her own.After the flowers became plentiful each  summer，she would cut colorful bouquets (花束) to enjoy inside the house—both hers and mine.I would often come  home from work and find a beautiful arrangement (布置) of  fresh flowers on my coffee table.

Shortly before Christmas one year，a local flower shop  offered a bouquet­a­month special.It seemed to be a great  way to thank her for all of the flowers she had given me  through the years.

After the holidays，in early January，I drove her to the  flower shop to pick up her first month’s bouquet.The small  fresh colorful bouquet would hardly fill a small vase (花瓶)．

I was so embarrassed (尴尬的)．However，after we returned home，she began to arrange the flowers she had received.“Mom，I’m sorry，” I told her.“I can’t believe how skimpy that bouquet is.” She looked at me and smiled.“It’s okay，” she said.“It allows me to better enjoy the beauty of each one.”

Mom’s words helped me to realize something bigger and more important—when we have too many good things，we often fail to enjoy the beauty of each one.

Thanks，Mom，for helping me understand that less is sometimes more.

56．The author bought her mother flowers to________.

A．celebrate the coming Christmas

B．express thanks for all her mother’s done

C．bring more flowers to her mother’s garden

D．arrange her mother’s new house

57．What can we infer from the passage?

A．The author couldn’t afford a big bouquet.

B．The mother was not happy when receiving the bouquet.

C．The author would pick up another bouquet the next month.

D．The mother would send back the bouquet to the flower shop.

58．The underlined word “skimpy” in Para.4 means________.

A．beautiful                                             B．colorful 

C．cheap                                                 D．small

59．What did the author learn from her mother?

A．How to grow flowers.

B．How to arrange flowers.

C．Enjoying life if possible.

D．Considering things in other ways.

Back in 2007，I rented a room in Johor Bahru，Malaysia while studying for my Masters programme in Singapore.I travelled daily by__36__across the Johor­Singapore Causeway for my__37__，which were usually in the evening.It was quite__38__by the time I got back to the bus station in Johor Bahru，and I would still need to take another bus home.

One night，I__39__the last bus and didn’t have enough money to take a taxi.With no other choice，I decided to__40__the two­kilometre journey home，which would have been fine__41__I were not so tired that day.It also didn’t__42__that the route was pretty rough  (凹凸不平的)  and dark.But I walked forward with__43__，with the promise of a night’s rest__44__me on.After walking for a few minutes，a car__45__in front of me.The driver，who looked__46__，asked where I was headed.“Not many people walk  through here，” he said，and__47__me a ride.He really__48__me up as he  went out of his way to get me to my apartment.

What was more__49__，however，was the story behind it.During the ride，the driver told me that when he saw me  walking，it made him think of his__50__who used to walk to work by the__51__road and though he often saw his uncle on the way，he had__52__offered a ride as he was headed in a different direction.__53__his uncle passed away because of an illness，and until today he still feels__54__for not being kinder to his uncle.So when he__55__me walking that night，he just had to stop and help.

36．A.bus                                               B．bike 

C．car                                                    D．train

37．A.job                                                B．classes  

C．tasks                                                  D．home

38．A.early                                              B．late 

C．cold                                                   D．hot

39．A.caught                                          B．took 

C．missed                                               D．left

40．A.drive                                             B．enjoy 

C．run                                                    D．walk

41．A.if                                                  B．though   

C．because                                              D．unless

42．A.suggest                                         B．help    

C．say                                                   D．mean

43．A.pleasure                                         B．hunger 

C．fear                                                   D．difficulty

44．A.pushing                                         B．turning 

C．holding                                               D．putting

45．A.pulled                                            B．stopped 

C．broke                                                 D．went

46．A.concerned                                    B．disappointed 

C．excited                                             D．worried

47．A.had                                               B．asked  

C．offered                                               D．got

48．A.cheered                                        B．brought 

C．gave                                                  D．picked

49．A.worse                                          B．interesting 

C．upset                                                 D．meaningful

50．A.grandfather                                   B．uncle 

C．father                                                 D．mother

51．A.busy                                              B．new    

C．main                                                 D．same

52．A.sometimes                                    B．always 

C．often                                                  D．never

53．A.Sadly                                             B．Exactly 

C．Gradually                                           D．Actually

54．A.puzzled                                          B．lucky 

C．guilty                                                 D．grateful

 55.A.knew                                           B．saw 

C．recognized                                          D．followed