Lu Xun is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20^th century. Besides his famous stories, he also wrote many influential articles about the living conditions of Chinese people.

     Born in 1881 in a wealthy family, Lu Xun had a happy childhood. In 1893, however, his grandfather, a senior government official, was put into prison for taking money. At the same time, his father became seriously ill. From that time on, his family were no longer accepted by their relatives and friends. These early experiences greatly influenced his writing.

     By the time Lu Xun arrived in Nanjing to study at university in 1899, he already believed that Chinese society had to change and become modern. In 1902 he went to study in Japan. There, he began writing articles for several Chinese student magazines. He showed a gift for writing and translating and he even wrote several books, although none was popular. He returned to China in 1909 because he was in need of money.

     After working for several years as a teacher in Beijing, Lu Xun again returned to writing. In 1918, he wrote his famous short story Diary of a Madman. It was the first Chinese novel published using the everyday language that people spoke, which helped make it a great success. This, together with his novel The True Story of Ah Q (1921), made Lu Xun a leading Chinese writer.

     Although successful, Lu Xun still worried greatly about China’s future. In 1926, he moved to Shanghai and gave up writing stories in order to devote himself to what he called “pen warfare”. He now only wrote articles which called on(号召) the people to fight against the government. For this, the government stopped him from publishing any more books. He was forced to write his articles using false names.

Since his death in 1936, Lu Xun’s importance and influence have grown. Today, many of his writings are included in school textbooks and his works are read by millions around the world.

41. Which of the following greatly influenced Lu Xun’s writing according to the passage?

   A. The people he met in Japan.

   B. The experiences in his early life.

   C. Working as a teacher in Beijing.

   D. His father’s being put into prison.

42. According to the passage, why was Lu Xun’s story Diary of a Madmam so popular?

   A. It was based on Lu Xun’s diary.

   B. It was the first novel to use everyday language.

   C. Its story took place in modern times.

   D. It was written using a western style.

43. The underlined word “This” (Paragraph 4) refers to      .

   A. the success of Diary of a Madman

   B. the use of everyday language

   C. the first Chinese novel

   D. The True Story of Ah Q

44. After moving to Shanghai, Lu Xun mainly wrote       .

   A. funny stories

   B. articles about himself

   C. articles against the government

   D. stories about government officials

45. In what order did these events take place in Lu Xun’s life?

   a. The government stopped him from publishing books.

   b. He wrote Diary of a Madman.

   c. His father became ill.

   d. He moved to Shanghai.

   e. His writings were put into textbooks.

  A. c-a-b-d-e     B. c-b-d-a-e

  C. a-c-d-b-e     D. a-d-b-c-e

Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a big impression on me.

       There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children talked excitedly about the clowns. It was clearly a very important day out for them. The father and mother seemed happy as they could be.

       The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”

       The ticket lady told him the price.

       The man’s wife lowered her head. There was no longer a smile on the man’s face. He quietly asked, “How much did you say?”

       The ticket lady again told him the price.

       The man obviously didn’t have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news?

       Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped it on the ground. (We were not rich ourselves at all!) He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, you dropped this.”

       The man understood my father was helping him. He picked up the money, looked straight into my dad’s eyes, and in tears replied. “Thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

       Although we did not go to the circus that night, we didn’t go home with unhappiness.

36. Why does the writer say “Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean” ( Paragraph 2)?

A. To show the children were well looked after.

B. To show cheap clothes could be popular.

C. To show how hard the mother worked.

D. To show how rich the family were.

37. Why was the poor man unhappy after he spoke with the ticket lady?

A. He had lost his money.

B. His children were noisy.

C. The tickets were sold out.

D. The tickets were too expensive.

38. Who did the $20 note belong to?

A. The poor man           .                    B. The writer’s father.

C. The poor man’s wife.                      D. The ticket lady.

39. Why was the poor man in tears at the end of the story?

A. He found the money he lost.

B. He wanted others to help him.

C. He made his children unhappy.

D. He was thankful for the kindness.

40. Which of the following statements is probably true according to the passage?

A. The poor man’s family saw the circus that night.

B. The two families became close friends.

C. The writer’s father earned some money.

D. The writer saw the circs that night.

In England, some food companies across the whole country have been told to carry out urgent (紧急的) tests on all beef products. Do you know why? That’s because some food companies used horsemeat to make beef products.

       There are some examples about the horsemeat matter. In January, 2013, in a number of UK supermarkets, frozen hamburgers were found to have traces of horsemeat in them. Some frozen beef products made by food company FINDUS were found to contain horsemeat. All of the beef products made by this company have been removed from sale.

       The government said that there’s nothing to suggest any health risk from the products. Food minister David Heath said people should not throw away frozen meat products and carry on eating meat. The government will tell people not to eat meat if the meat is not safe.

       Food safety has been an important matter all over the world. More and more countries plan to take some useful measures to ensure the safety of food.

31. In England, some food companies have been told to ________urgently.

       A. stop making beef products

B. test all their beef products

       C. test all their products

D. remove all their products from sale

32. What else did some food companies use to make beef products in England according to the passage?

       A. Horsemeat.        B. Beef.                 C. Fish.                 D. Chicken.

33. What does “traces” mean in the second paragraph?

       A. 描绘                       B. 追踪                C. 少量                D. 探索

34. What should people do with meat products according to David Heath’s suggestions?

       A. Send them back to the food companies.         

B. Throw them away.

       C. Never eat them.                                          

D. Go on eating them.

35. More and more countries plan to take some useful measures to ensure __________.

       A. horsemeat out of products                        B. the food safety

       C. the test food                                                D. the food sale

To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor; you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your audience; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasant voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear.

Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he doesn’t sit still before his class; he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings.

There are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s.

The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand(预先).What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage. A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience take an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand anything, they say so. The teacher can’t learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.

I have known many teachers who are fine actors in class but are unable to take part in a stage-play because they can’t keep strictly to what another has written.

26. What does the underlined word “gifts” mean?

     A. presents      B. knowledge      C. skills       D. advantages

27. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

  A. A good teacher should speak clearly.

  B. A good teacher should sit still before his class and speak with his body language.

  C. A good actor should speak as others have asked him to do.

  D. A good actor should repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part.

28. The skills of a good teacher are ________ .

A. draw his students’ attention

B. change his voice when needed

C. act out what he is teaching

D. all the above

29. From the passage, we know_______________.

  A. a good teacher should be a good actor

B. a good teacher may be unable to act well on the stage

C. a good actor should be a good teacher

D. a good actor may act well in class

30. The title (标题)of the passage is _____________.

  A. How to be a good teacher

B. How to be a good actor

  C. A good teacher’s knowledge

D. A good actor’s behavior

Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 80 miles. It was late, I was late, and I was driving      11   .

At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was ___12   on the road by now, but as I came near the light, it turned     13    , and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right, and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights,    14      there I sat, waiting for the light to    15    , the only human being, for at least a mile in any     16    .

I started wondering why I      17     to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was    18      no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no     19      in going through it.

Much later that    20     , after I’d met with a group in Lewisburg and had climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I’d stopped for that light     21      me. I think I stopped     22      it’s part of a contract(契约) we all have with each other. It’s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to follow    23    : we don’t go through red lights.

We do     24       we say we’ll do. We show up when we say we’ll show up.

I was so     25      of myself for stopping for that red light. And as no one would ever have known what a good person I was on the road from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, I had to tell s someone.

11  A. fast                   B. slowly               C. carefully               D. hard

12  A. late                   B. alone                        C. worried                    D. afraid

13  A. green         B. yellow               C. red                          D. dark

14  A. and                   B. or                            C. so                            D. but

15  A. return        B. change                    C. start                         D. continue

16  A. attention            B. background              C. direction                   D. information

17  A. refused             B. decided                    C. prepared                   D. forgot

18  A. hardly        B. luckily               C. usually                 D. clearly

19  A. danger              B. excuse                     C. space                       D. energy

20  A. moment            B. night                        C. afternoon                 D. morning

21  A. depended on      B. looked forward to      C. stayed away from     D. came back to

22  A. though              B. unless               C. because                    D. until

23  A. me                    B. it                             C. him                          D. us

24  A. what                 B. how                         C. why                         D. that

25  A. tired                  B. ready                       C. proud                D. sorry

      The thing that matters is not whether you fail or not, ________ whether you try or not.

       A. and                          B. but                           C. so                     D. or

       — Come and join us, Ben!

— I’m afraid I can’t. I’m too busy now. If I ________ time, I would certainly go.

       A. had                          B. will have                   C. have had           D. have

The firemen soon ________ the big fire.

       A. put off                     B. put up        C. put out                     D. put on

  I don’t understand _________ that everything’s fine when it’s not.

A. how can he say                               B. can he say how

C. he can say how                               D. how he can say

  There has never been such a beautiful village _________ in the world.

A. anywhere            B. everywhere        C. somewhere        D. nowhere