The following diaries were written by an Australian boy named Tony. He was on holiday with his family in South Asia.
27 December, 2007
This morning I read an e-mail about a boy in hospital looking for his father and I finally thought of a way to help. I took my camera to the hospital and took photos of the boy. Now I’m going to set up a website on my dad’s computer, upload the photos and add his name and information of the hospital. Hopefully it will help!
2 January, 2008
At the end of the trip, I learned that the boy found his father! His Swedish uncle saw the e-mail on my webpage and arranged the meeting. Is it my website that has made such a success? But at least I’ve done something.
We’re returning home tomorrow but I will remember the experience and tell my friends: No matter what we are, we can think of a way to help others.
小题1:. Tony thought of the way to ______.

A．forget the experience

B．take photos of the travelers

C．set up a website for the hospital

D．help the boy find his father

小题2: ______ saw the e-mail and photos on the webpage and arranged the meeting.

A．The boy’s uncle	B．Tony
C．Tony’s father	D．The doctor

小题3: Tony was more likely to be ______ in South Asia.

A．living	B．studying
C．shopping	D．traveling

小题4: It can be learned from the diaries that ______.

A．people are willing to set up websites

B．Tony’s father worked in the hospital there

C．people can do something to help each other

D．Tony went there to look for his family members

Many artists late in the last century were in search of a means to express their individuality. Modern dance was one of the ways some of these people sought to free their creative spirit. The beginnings of modem dance were happening before Isadora Duncan, but she was the first person to bring the new dance to general audiences and see it accepted and acclaimed.
Her search for a natural movement form sent her to nature. She believed movement should be as natural as the swaying of the trees and the rolling waves of the sea. Her great contributions are in three areas.
First, she began the expansion of the kinds of movements that could be used in dance. Before Duncan danced, ballet was the only type of dance performed in concerts.  In the ballet the feet and legs were emphasized, with virtuosity (技巧高超) shown by complicated, codified positions and movements. Duncan performed dance by using all her body in the freest possible way.  Her dance stemmed from (源自) her soul and spirit. She was one of the pioneers who broke tradition so others might be able to develop the art.
Her second contribution lies in dance costumes (服装). She discarded corset, ballet shoes, and stiff costumes.  These were replaced with flowing clothes, bare feet, and unlimited hair.  She believed in the natural body being allowed to move freely, and her dress displayed this ideal.
Her third contribution was in the use of music. In her performances she used the symphonies (交响乐) of great masters, including Beethoven and Wagner, which was not the usual custom.
She was as exciting and eccentric in her personal life as in her dance.
小题1:. The best title for the passage would be“_________”.

A．Dance in the Twentieth Century

B．Artists of the Last Century

C．Natural Movement in Dance

D．A Pioneer in Modern Dance

小题2: According to the passage, nature meant_________ to Duncan.

A．something to conquer	B．a model for movement
C．a place to find peace	D．a symbol of disorder

小题3: The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses_________.

A．Duncan’s further contribution to modern dance

B．The music customarily used in ballet

C．other aspects of Duncan’s life

D．audience acceptance of the new form of dance

Miss Wu is a young teacher of English in China. She loves teaching very much. One day when she was giving an English lesson, she found the headmaster sitting at the back of the classroom. After class, the headmaster told her that he came to her class to find out how much English and how much Chinese she was using. The result was about half English and half Chinese. She was using Chinese when she gave instructions to her students and when she wanted to get feedback (反馈） from her students. The headmaster told her that she should use more English in her class.
Miss Wu made a plan like this:
·talk with an Englishman every Sunday for two hours to learn more English expressions;
·write some English expressions on cards. These cards not only remind her to use English in class, but also help her remember some expressions;
·have a five-minute talk in English with students before class.
She used body language to help her if students could not understand.
One year later, she found she could use English freely in class.
小题1: Miss Wu ______.

A．has a poor memory	B．is a teacher of Chinese
C．loves her job	D．is angry with the headmaster

小题2: The headmaster came to Miss Wu’s class to ______.

A．write some English expressions on cards

B．help her improve her English teaching

C．give instructions to the students

D．get feedback from the students

小题3:After the headmaster left, Miss Wu realized that she should _____ in her class.

A．use more Chinese	B．use more English
C．use half English and half Chinese	D．use body language

小题4: What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Use cards in English teaching

B．Talk with English-speaking people

C．Speak more English in English class

D．Learn more English expressions

Mr. Samson was a newspaper editor in Boston, America. On the night of August 28, 1988, when he was on night duty, he dreamed that a volcano (火山) near the Island of Java erupted (爆发) , and that the local people were buried under lava (熔岩).
When he woke up from the bad dream with a start, he thought it was very interesting material, so he wrote it down on a piece of paper, left it on the desk and went home. Early in the morning, the editor-in-chief came to work and saw the paper. He took it for the latest news that something important had happened last night and published it immediately. Only later did he find out it was just about what Mr. Samson had seen in his dream. But it was all too late because the newspaper had already been delivered (传送).And it caused a great panic.
In no time the editors met to discuss the serious problem. They finally decided to make an apology in the newspaper. Just at that time word came that a volcano on a small Island between Java and Sumatra did erupt. The eruption made the small island lose two thirds of its area, and the seismic sea waves caused tragedy (悲剧) in human.
小题1:The volcano on a small island between Java and Sumatra erupted _______.

A．on the night of August 28, 1988.

B．on the morning of August 28,1988.

C．on the night of August 29, 1988.

D．on the morning of August 29,1988

小题2: The editor in the newspaper office ______.

A．didn’t make an apology in the newspaper

B．took back all the newspaper

C．made an apology to the readers in the newspaper.

D．didn’t realize the serious problem

小题3:From the passage we learn that ______.

A．the eruption did little damage to the small island

B．Mr.Samson was an expert in volcanos

C．the newspaper would be more popular

D．Mr. Samson would lose his job for the news

小题4:What is the best title for the passage?

A．The Bad News

B．News Leading to a Tragedy(悲剧)

C．Seeing is Believing

D．Dream News Became True

Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community. When she was 16, her father         her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income. With English as her second language and         education, the future didn't look bright for Lilly.
Lilly's father was a stubborn man who         took “no” for an answer. He told Lilly to find a job. With small hope of gaining        , each day, she would just ride to the city, walk         around and at dusk return home.
On one of her trips, Lilly saw a sign at a big company.       she knocked on her very first door. In her         English, Lilly told the office manager she was interested in the position of being a secretary. The manager         to give the girl a chance. He directed her to type a single letter, and then       . Lilly looked at the clock and saw it was 11：40 a．m. She thought everyone would be leaving for lunch at noon, when she could              away in the crowd. But she knew she should          the letter.
On her first try, Lilly got through one line of five words and made four mistakes. On her second attempt, she completed a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes. She looked at the clock: 11：55—five minutes to        . Just then, the manager walked in. He came directly over to Lilly, read the letter and said, “Lilly, you're doing        work !”
With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her         began to grow. Lilly thought，“Well, if he thinks it's good, then it must be good. I think I'll stay！” Lilly did stay—all because someone gave a        and uncertain girl the gift of self---confidence when she knocked on the door.

小题1:	A．reminded B．forced C．encouraged D．helped

小题2:	A．poor B．formal C．good D．modern

小题3:	A．often B．usually C．sometimes D．hardly

小题4:	A．employment B．improvement C．judgment D．development

小题5:	A．carefully B．happily C．aimlessly D．rapidly

小题6:	A．Confidently B．Proudly C．Calmly D．Nervously

小题7:	A．broken B．perfect C．written D．fluent

小题8:	A．refused B．decided C．pretended D．failed

小题9:	A．stopped B．continued C．left D．sighed

小题10:

A．break B．slip C．pass D．drive

小题11:

A．read B．write C．attempt D．deliver

小题12:

A．freedom B．success C．discussion D．reward

小题13:

A．terrible B．excellent C．honest D．easy

小题14:

A．belief B．patience C．confidence D．strength

小题15:

A．shy B．lonely C．selfless D．modest

Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final     . All the kids had been working hard for some time, review their     . If they didn’t pass the exams, they would have to     them in September. There were usually a few who     , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year. She worked so hard that her mother       her. Jane went bed late. The night before the big day, her mother      that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised to      her up in the morning.
Jane was too           to fall asleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, the      did work. In no time she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldn’t answer     of the questions. Everyone       her was writing pages and pages.      she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write about. From time to time, she looked at her      . Time was running      . There was only an hour      . She started one question, wrote two sentences,       and tried another. With only an hour left, she wrote       two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started      . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible              . A minute later,         called her name.

小题1:	A．harvests B．exams C．reports D．papers

小题2:	A．exercises B．jobs C．books D．lessons

小题3:	A．take B．write C．attend D．do

小题4:	A．cheated B．succeeded C．passed D．failed

小题5:	A．cared about B．felt proud of C．worried about D．thought highly of

小题6:	A．advised B．agreed C．promised D．allowed

小题7:	A．ring B．wake C．put D．pick

小题8:	A．sad B．tired C．happy D．nervous

小题9:	A．dream B．pill C．suggestion D．music

小题10:

A．all B．none C．any D．some

小题11:

A．ahead of B．behind C．in front of D．around

小题12:

A．Unless B．However C．Though D．As

小题13:

A．watch B．paper C．teacher D．book

小题14:

A．up B．down C．out D．over

小题15:

A．run B．left C．remaining D．go

小题16:

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

小题17:

A．another B．more C．other D．the other

小题18:

A．thinking B．dreaming C．crying D．writing

小题19:

A．exam B．dream C．story D．night

小题20:

A．her mother B．her teacher C．a classmate D．a friend

I began working in journalism (新闻业) when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition (竞争).
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself easily seen, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was supper time, I walked back home.
“How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.
“None.”
“Where did you go?”
“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”
“What did you do?”
“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”
“You just stood there?”
“Didn’t sell a single one.”
“My God, Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in, “Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel(五分镍币). It was the first nickel I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence, and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.
“If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful reporter as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
小题1:Why did the boy start his job young?

A．He wanted to be famous in the future.

B．The job was quite easy for him.

C．His mother had high hopes for him.

D．The competition for the job was serious.

小题2:From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _______.

A．excited	B．interested
C．ashamed	D．disappointed

小题3:The phrase “this battle” in the last paragraph refers to      .

A．the war between the boy’s parents

B．the arguing between the boy and his mother

C．the arguing between the boy and his customers(顾客)

D．the fight between the boy and his father

小题4:What is the text mainly about ?

A．The early life of a reporter.

B．The early success of a reporter.

C．The happy childhood of the writer.

D．The important role of the writer in his family.

Mary was seven years old. Her parents recently moved to a new town, and so Mary was going to a       school, which was a few kilometers from the house they lived in now. A school bus going around picked up        every morning and brought them back to their      every afternoon, and as both of Mary’s parents        to go to work, she always went on this bus.
Mary’s parents always      their alarm clock for seven o’clock so that none of them would be        . But one morning the alarm      to go off, and it was not until a quarter past eight that Mary’s mother suddenly      , looked at the clock and said, “What’s ever happened to that clock?” and then        into Mary’s room to wake her up.
“I’m sorry, dear,” she said, “       you’ll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even      break-fast and then I’ll         you to school on my way to the office.”
“But how can you find the      , Mum?” Mary said, “You’ve been to school only once.”
“Yes,” her mother answered, “but you’ve done the        several times now on the bus, so you can be my guide to get there, can’t you?”
“Oh, yes,” said Mary, “I suppose so.” She washed, and        and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off. Mary told her mother to turn each time they came to a place she         . In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town       they got to her school. When they arrived, her mother saw that it was not really very far from her house.
“Why ever did you make me go such a long way round, Mary, instead of the most          way?” her mother asked her.
“Well, Mum,” answered Mary, “it was because I didn’t know       else to get here. That’s the way our bus always goes to        the other children to school.

小题1:	A．big B．nice C．different D．distant

小题2:	A．pupils B．teachers C．parents D．passengers

小题3:	A．offices B．towns C．classrooms D．homes

小题4:	A．seemed B．had C．refused D．used

小题5:	A．found B．set C．cleaned D．fixed

小题6:	A．late B．ready C．lazy D．asleep

小题7:	A．started B．stopped C．failed D．continued

小题8:	A．stood up B．stayed up C．put up D．woke up

小题9:	A．rushed B．stepped C．escaped D．jumped

小题10:

A．but B．and C．so D．then

小题11:

A．later B．quicker C．easier D．heavier

小题12:

A．bring B．fetch C．leave D．drive

小题13:

A．truth B．bus C．way D．guide

小题14:

A．homework B．shopping C．trip D．reading

小题15:

A．rose B．dressed C．moved D．showed

小题16:

A．wondered B．realized C．recognized D．designed

小题17:

A．unless B．after C．if D．before

小题18:

A．comfortable B．helpful C．important D．direct

小题19:

A．how B．when C．what D．which

小题20:

A．look for B．pick up C．drop by D．deal with

Walking round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas      for her father.
She      that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was     satisfied with perfume (香水).     , shopping at this time of the year was a most      job. People      on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost      you over in their hurry in order to      something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter (柜台), where some beautiful ties were on     . "They are      silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to      her to buy one. But Edith knew from past      that her choice of ties never pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and     where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the     were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father      smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was     to please him.
When she got home, with her small but      present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already      table. Her mother was in great     . "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so      that she could not say a single word.

小题1:	A．suit B．card C．thing D．gift

小题2:	A．believed B．wished C．hoped D．thought

小题3:	A．never B．seldom C．always D．little

小题4:	A．Therefore B．Luckily C．Besides D．Finally

小题5:	A．unhappy B．careful C．exciting D．tiring

小题6:	A．walked B．stepped C．lifted D．stood

小题7:	A．turned B．hit C．brought D．knocked

小题8:	A．watch B．find C．grasp D．sell

小题9:	A．time B．show C．board D．duty

小题10:

A．real B．cheap C．poor D．exact

小题11:

A．hope B．ask C．force D．persuade

小题12:

A．experience B．things C．books D．school

小题13:

A．stopped B．saw C．asked D．found

小题14:

A．money B．cigarette C．shapes D．shop

小题15:

A．always B．nearly C．only D．never

小题16:

A．hardly B．impossibly C．possibly D．certainly

小题17:

A．cheap B．well-chosen C．expensive D．ready-made

小题18:

A．on B．by C．beside D．at

小题19:

A．excitement B．anger C．sadness D．disappointment

小题20:

A．glad B．happy C．surprised D．excited

John Smith, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at a11. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. Jack decided to living a simple life like everyone else. He gave $l0,000 of his money to a charity (慈善机构) to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.
Up to now John has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each $200 a month. The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing. John receives a report each year on the children’s progress. They can write to each other. but usually the children do not speak English.
When John first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was nothing special,” he said. “Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn’t know anything about their life.” Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. “When I met her, I felt very happy.” he said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”
小题1:. John didn’t need to look for a job             .

A．before he went to college	B．after he went to Africa
C．because he got a lot of money	D．before he received a report

小题2:. John has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children             .

A．near Washington	B．in European countries
C．only in Africa	D．throughout the world

小题3:. John learned about the children’s progress by             .

A．visiting them each year	B．getting a report every year
C．staying with them	D．talking to them in English

小题4:. The underlined words “for a good cause” means “­­­­­­­­           ” in Chinese.

A．施舍	B．行善
C．优惠	D．赏赐

小题5:. What’s the main idea of the story?

A．Help others, and you will feel happy.

B．It’s necessary to write letters to poor children.

C．Live a simple life, and you can give others help.

D．It’s the most important to help the children in Africa.