In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great _26_. Three of those rich men and their servants were_27_together on a road when they came to a very_28_village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _29  he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _30 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the _31  situation, stopped for a short time and gave _32  all his food and drink, since he _33  see that money would be of little _34  to them. He made sure that they each _35  their fair share and would have enough food to _36  for some time . Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _37  and went straight through the _38  without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other_39  the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _40  that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they  41 the  third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was  42  travelling quickly, but his wagons,  43  the gold and valuables they had been  44  ,were now full of farming tools and bags of  45  .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.

小题1:	A．loss B．expectations C．success D．problems

小题2:	A．standing B．travelling C．gathering D．running

小题3:	A．faraway B．poor C．different D．ancient

小题4:	A．unless B．because C．so D．if

小题5:	A．them B．anything C．nothing D．those

小题6:	A．curious B．worrying C．dangerous D．puzzling

小题7:	A．the villagers B．his servants C．the others D．the rest

小题8:	A．could B．might C．should D．must

小题9:	A．interest B．concern C．use D．attraction

小题10:

A．returned B．gained C．offered D．received

小题11:

A．remain B．last C．supply D．share

小题12:

A．turned back B．set out C．showed off D．speeded

小题13:

A．village B．land C．field D．road

小题14:

A．whether B．how C．where D．when

小题15:

A．good B．certain C．true D．strange

小题16:

A．welcomed B．met C．taccepted D．persuaded

小题17:

A．still B．already C．always D．indeed

小题18:

A．except B．instead of C．apart from D．along with

小题19:

A．loading B．treasuring C．carrying D．earning

小题20:

A．food B．jewels C．money D．seeds

The most frightening words in the English language are “our computer is down.” You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “I’m sorry, I can’t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”
“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”
“I can’t write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.” I looked down at the counter and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, “What do you do?”
“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”
“So when it goes down, you go down with it.”
“That’s right, sir.”
“How long will the computer be down?” I wanted to know.
“I have no idea. Sometimes it’s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There is no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it’s down, it won’t answer us.”
After the girl told me they had no backup computer, I said, “Let’s forget the computer. What about your planes? They are still flying, aren’t they?”
“I can’t tell without asking the computer.”
“Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he’s flying to Washington.” I suggested.
“I wouldn’t know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn’t take you if you didn’t have a ticket.”
“Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours?”
“I wouldn’t know,” she said, pointing at the desk screen. “Only IT knows. It can’t tell me.”
By this time there were quite a few people standing in line. The words soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.
小题1:The word “down” in the sentence ‘Our computer is down.’ means _____________.

A．falling

B．downcast

C．drop

D．dead

小题2:The best title of the article is _________.

A．Asking the Computer

B．The Computer of the Airport

C．The Most Frightening Words

D．When the Computer Is Down

小题3:What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?

A．She could answer the passengers’ questions

B．She could do nothing.

C．She could sell a ticket.

D．She could write out a ticket.

Once there was a man who lied to eat mangoes. One day he decided to get the sweetest mango from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are exposed to the sun the most are the sweetest.
So he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. He managed to pick up a few sweet reddish fruits, but, in an attempt to climb down, he slipped and started falling towards the ground. Fortunately, he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree. Then he started to call nearby villagers for help. They immediately came with a ladder and sticks, but could do little to help him.
Then after some time one calm and thoughtful person arrived - a well-known sage who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were very curious to see what he would do, as he was famous in solving many people’s problems in the area and sometimes very complicated ones.
He was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man.
Everybody was surprised. The hanging mango lover started to shout: What are you doing?! Are you crazy? Do you want me to break my neck?”  The sage was silent. Then he took another stone and threw it at the man. The man was very angry: “If I could just come down, I would show you!”
That’s what everybody wanted - that he came down. But how? Now everybody was tense, as to what would happen next! Some wanted to chastise the sage, but they didn’t. The sage picked another stone and threw it again at the man, even more forcefully. Now the man on the tree was enraged and developed a great determination to come down and take revenge.（复仇）
He then used all his skill and strength and somehow reached the branches which were safe to start going down. And he made it! Everybody was amazed.
However, the rescued man found the sage gone. He stood there, realizing that the man really sed him because he induced（引诱）him to try his best and save himself.
“I should be thankful and not angry.”
小题1:From the story we know that the sweetest mango must be the one        .

A．on the very top of the a tree

B．hidden in the middle of a tree

C．on the tree for the longest time

D．exposed to sunlight less often

小题2:What happened after he had picked a few sweet reddish mangoes?

A．He slipped and fell to the ground suddenly.

B．He was climbing down quickly but carefully.

C．He remained hanging helplessly on the tree.

D．He shouted loudly for help but no one helped.

小题3:How did the man feel when the sage hit him with a stone?

A．He was nervous.	B．He kept silent.
C．He felt surprised.	D．He was angry.

小题4:What do you think motivated the man to climb down?

A．Courage.

B．Revenge.

C．Carefulness.

D．Assistance.

小题5:What does the story imply?

A．Anger saves one’s life.	B．Wisdom does count.
C．Skill and strength count.	D．Anger is the biggest enemy.

At railway stations all across Britain next week, groups of students will gather with their backpacks to wait for the trains that will carry them home for Christmas. This is as large a movement of human beings as before, but with more contradictory traffic flows, so that trains filled with the young pass each other travelling in every direction.
At first, I went home every weekend with my washing, but then those visits became less regular. How did I let my parents know I was coming? They had no phone. Perhaps I wrote to them ("Expect me with dirty shirts this Friday afternoon"), but more likely I didn't let them know, and just turned up or didn't turn up, not understanding that my parents' dashed hopes of seeing me were a greater casualty of my carelessness than a spoiled tea.
And in all this I suspect I was typical, at least of young men. As for our fathers and mothers, none of them talked of "empty-nest syndrome", even though its implication that the principal human duty is to protect and feed the young would have suited their generation better than ours. Then, the feelings of loss went without a name. Today, it's a condition with remedies, which will make parents feel more enjoyable in their life. The Mayo Clinic, for example, suggests you try to maintain regular contact with your children through "visits, phone calls, emails, texts or video chats". If you feel depressed, lean on loved ones or your mental health provider. Above all, stay positive: "Thinking about the extra time and energy you might have to devote to your marriage or personal interests after your last child leaves home might help you adapt to this major life change."
What can’t be denied, however, is that children often leave home. In modern societies, this is what they do. Christmas is the very time they can be depended on to return. For the non-religious, that may be this season’s true comfort and significance.
小题1:The main reason for the busy traffic across Britain next week is that         .

A．young students will travel home for Christmas

B．young people will travel in every direction

C．it is a large movement of human beings

D．the traffic flows will be more contradictory

小题2:From the second paragraph we can learn that the writer      .

A．went home every week to wash dirty clothes

B．understood his parents’ desire of seeing him

C．didn’t understand his parents’ feelings

D．went home to see his parents regularly

小题3:The underlined word “remedies” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to          .

A．reasons

B．excuses

C．habits

D．solutions

小题4:From the last paragraph we know that        .

A．in modern society, children should leave home

B．Christmas is likely a time for family reunion

C．the significance of Christmas is celebration

D．Christmas is not a comfort for the non-religious

小题5:From the passage we can infer that by writing the article the writer’s purpose is to       .

A．persuade the young to show concern for their parents

B．ask the young to go home regularly

C．make the young understand their parents’ interests

D．enable the young to be more independent

阅读下面微博上的短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。  

I have know Li Yong, my friend, since my childhood and we have been studying in the same class of the same middle school, so we have been together almost every day and have built up very close friendship.
Li Yong actually used to be a good example for me to follow because be was a top student in study and got along very well with us fellow classmates. He was once responsible, active, positive and s army guy street with himself, so both teachers and classmates thought well of him. However, 3 months ago, everything changed. He often came late for class. When at class, be often did something that had mouthing to do with study. Last week, he even fought with a student of another class over a very small thing, which had a very bad influence on our class. He let us all a little bit down!
But this afternoon, when school was over, he was alone in the classroom, writing something with a knife on his desk. Coming closer to him I found carved on the desk were the words: “For my class, I must change! Action speaks louder than words.” From these words I could read his determined mind, which make me moved, while at the same time, it seemed as if the desk were crying and wanted to say something to him because of the carving.
[写作内容]
1．以约30个词概括以上博文的主要内容。
2．然后以约120个词就李勇的做法发表你的看法，内容包括：
（1）李华为何因李勇的行为而感动，并说明其理由；
（2）假如你是“课桌”，你想对李勇说什么，为什么？
（3）作为学生，你是如何为班级做出自己的贡献的？
[写作要求]
1．作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准]
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

You and I have principles(原则). And we also have opinions. I have __36___ about what I think is right or wrong or good or ___37___. But they are only opinions---I could be wrong! I ___38__ try to build my life around my opinions, but I will try to __39___ my principles.
A 15-year-old boy learned a(n) __40____ lesson about life principles. On his way home he found a woman’s __41____ that contained $127 as well as her ID card. ___42____ hesitation, he hopped(快速跳) onto his bike and went over to her ____43___---about a mile away. He told her he __44___ her wallet and she gave him a big hug and twenty dollars.
That evening the boy told his parents about the event and his father said, “I don’t think you should have ___45___ $20 for doing what you should have done. A person shouldn’t be ___46___ for being honest.”
He thought about his father’s __47___ and decided he would return the money. He biked to the lady’s home and ___48___ her back the twenty dollars. She didn’t want to take it, but he told her she __49___ to---that his father pointed out __50____ to him that he had never __51____ before.
When principles ___52___ our every action and decision, we actually change. These great principles __53___ our lives and make us into persons of character. That boy is __54___ to be raised by a wise father who had the ___55___ to say, “Those are my principles.”

小题1:	A．opinions B．wishes C．decisions D．suggestions

小题2:	A．well B．mistaken C．right D．bad

小题3:	A．shan’t B．won’t C．can’t D．don’t

小题4:	A．change B．advise C．follow D．make

小题5:	A．valuable B．easy C．difficult D．funny

小题6:	A．bag B．wallet C．suitcase D．box

小题7:	A．About B．For C．Without D．In

小题8:	A．factory B．school C．office D．house

小题9:	A．checked B．searched C．threw D．found

小题10:

A．accepted B．supplied C．received D．borrowed

小题11:

A．rewarded B．praised C．forgotten D．blamed

小题12:

A．actions B．worries C．words D．excuses

小题13:

A．took B．gave C．put D．set

小题14:

A．attempted B．preferred C．planned D．had

小题15:

A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing

小题16:

A．guessed B．taught C．met D．realized

小题17:

A．guide B．do C．interrupt D．allow

小题18:

A．limit B．shape C．prevent D．keep

小题19:

A．unlucky B．careful C．brave D．lucky

小题20:

A．right B．courage C．wisdom D．chance

I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The announcement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box office in Richland Hills any day between 10:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Since I work from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unluckily, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for 15 minutes waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office.
The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly 20 minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and went back across the town. By Friday, I realized that my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold out all the tickets.
小题1:The writer could go and buy the ticket __________.

A．any day before work hours

B．both before and after work hours

C．only during lunch time

D．on Saturday and Sunday

小题2:The writer tried to go to the theatre every day, but was only successful______.

A．twice	B．three times
C．four times	D．five times

小题3:He failed to get the ticket on Friday because _________.

A．it was impossible to make the round trip to the theatre in 45 minutes

B．the concert wasn’t on Friday

C．it was expensive to take a taxi

D．all the tickets had been sold out

小题4:The word "______" can be used instead of the underlined(划线的)word "relieved".

A．nervous

B．terrified

C．pleased

D．sad

Tracy Caulkins is known as the first American to set an American record and win an American title in each of four swimming strokes（泳姿）: breaststroke, butterfly, backstroke, freestyle.
Tracy Caulkins was born in Minnesota and lived in Iowa until she was six. She began swimming when she was eight, after the family had moved to Nashville, Tennessee. While unwilling at first to swim in cold water or get her face wet, she began to train in earnest (认真地) as her talent became clear. Though her father worked for the public schools, the family sent her to a private school when the public schools could not accommodate (适应) her training schedule.
At age 13, Tracy Caulkins took part in the trials(选拔赛) for the 1976 Olympics, but did not make the team. She continued to win national and international titles, and was disappointed in 1980 when the U.S. didn’t attend the Moscow Olympics. She continued to train and compete.
In 1981, Tracy Caulkins began college, graduating in 1985. In college, she continued competing and training, though she had slowed down from her peak (顶峰) years.
Caulkins trained especially hard for the 1984 Olympics, and not only made the team, but was captain of the swim team and at Los Angeles, won three gold medals and was named Sportswoman of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee. After that she retired from swimming, and was a commentator (解说员) for swimming events as well as taking advantage of her fame to do business.
Tracy Caulkins married Australian swimmer, Mark Stockwell, in 1991, their romance having begun at the 1984 Olympics when he jumped into a warm-up pool to introduce himself. They married in Nashville and moved to Australia, where they had three children. Caulkins continued to be professionally involved in sports.
小题1:Tracy Caulkins was sent to a private school because _____.

A．the schedule of the public school wasn’t suitable for her

B．her parents had to work in the school

C．her family had moved to Nashville, Tennessee

D．she showed strong interest in swimming

小题2:Which Olympic Games did Tracy Caulkins attend?

A．The 1976 Olympic Games.	B．The 1980 Olympic Games.
C．The 1984 Olympic Games.	D．The 1992 Olympic Games.

小题3:Give the correct order of the following events in Tracy Caulkins’ life.
a. She was named Sportswoman of the Year.
b. She became a commentator.
c. She got married.
d. She went to college.
e. She attended the Olympics.

A．d; e; a; b; c	B．d; e; c; b; a
C．d; a; e; c; b	D．d; e; a; c; b

小题4:When was Tracy Caulkins born?

A．In 1963

B．In 1953

C．In 1960

D．Not mentioned

I was assigned to take care of this patient a couple of weeks ago and began to grow closer to her. Communicating with her was  1  because everything she wanted to say to me had to be written on a notepad. As a nursing graduate, I was able to  2  her mind by observing even a slight  3  in a patient's facial expression.
One day, when I was checking the patient，she  4  me on the shoulder to show me a note，"Do you think I could be let go  5  the hospital in a month to see my niece get married?，，Taking her hand in mine, I told her that I could not  6  her，because I did not want to leave her a  7  sense of hope.  8，I made her believe that I would be there with her every step of the way on her journey toward  9 . Hearing that, the patient gave me a  10  and a hug.
Day by day, I built her  11  by walking around the floor with her. As I did this, I could see before my own eyes that her health was  12  improving and able to walk more steadily. On her last day in hospital, just before her niece’s  13 ，she wrote me one last note, “I couldn’t have done this  14  you; I love you.” After kissing goodbye, I had a strong sense of achievement. I realized that moments like this were  15  I woke up early for  16  in the hospital and spent long hours with her. I truly felt, and her  17 confirmed, that I was an  18 part of this woman’s recovery. My experience with this patient shows me that this career allows me to touch the  19  of people in ways that people in other  20  will never get to experience.

小题1:	A．difficult B．funny C．simple D．interesting

小题2:	A．see B．know C．read D．feel

小题3:	A．worry B．change C．pain D．excitement

小题4:	A．tapped B．hit C．knocked D．struck

小题5:	A．of B．to C．in D．from

小题6:	A．disappoint B．promise C．comfort D．trust

小题7:	A．false B．strong C．right D．good

小题8:A. Therefore       B. Besides          C However           D. Furthermore

小题9:	A．death B．success C．destination D．recovery

小题10:

A．surprise B．stare C．smile D．whistle

小题11:

A．future B．strength C．hope D．confidence

小题12:

A．slowly B．completely C．rapidly D．finally

小题13:

A．presence B．visit C．wedding D．presentation

小题14:

A．without B．behind C．except D．beside

小题15:

A．what B．why C．when D．how

小题16:

A．work B．school C．office D．exercise

小题17:

A．expression B．note C．feeling D．treatment

小题18:

A．irrelevant B．insignificant C．instructive D．important

小题19:

A．fortunes B．shoulders C．lives D．tears

小题20:

A．hospitals B．areas C．lands D．fields

My grandma whom we all called Nanny was a solid, first-generation, Italian immigrant. She came to this country with her family on a tiny ship during World War I when she was only 8 years old. During the trip she survived stormy seas，little food, and an attack by a German U-boat. After getting here，her large family worked hard to build a new life in America. They never had much money but were rich in love.
One day，when I was about 5 or 6 years old, my parents and brothers went on a trip. It was just me and Nanny in the house for the weekend. Nanny seemed so happy to be taking care of me all by herself. She made me a special breakfast that first morning. However, all I could do was to complain about how the food was not how Mom always made it. Nanny quietly put down the plate and went into the living room. I followed a minute later and saw that she had tears in her eyes. It was the first time I had ever seen my strong and proud grandmother cry and I was the one who had caused it.
I walked over to Nanny, climbed on her lap, and for the first time in my short life I did something else too. I apologized without being told to and asked Nanny to forgive me. She smiled, rubbed my head, and told me I was a good boy even though I didn’t feel like one then.
That memory just like my Nanny’s love will stay in my heart forever. It is a sign of both strength and wisdom. Asking for forgiveness helps us to learn, to grow, and to love.
小题1:Nanny，s family immigrated to America mainly because _____.

A．they suffered starvation in their homeland

B．they wanted to start a rich life in the new land

C．they tried to get away from the terrible climate

D．their country was in war and they needed peace

小题2:The boy complained to Nanny that the food _____.

A．wasn't cooked the way his mom did

B．was served a bit later than usual

C．was prepared in a special way

D．was just to his parents，taste

小题3:When seeing Nanny crying in the living room, the author felt _____.

A．surprised

B．ashamed

C．shocked

D．annoyed

小题4:The author mainly wants to tell us that _____.

A．forgiveness can be beneficial to people asking for it

B．hardships can make children more indifferent

C．grandparents are more tolerant than their grandchildren

D．family ties can sometimes be misused