Today, as I was relaxing at the beach, I couldn't help but eavesdrop（窃听，偷听） on a conversation four high school kids were having on the beach blanket next to me. Their conversation was about making a positive difference in the world. And it went something like this…
"It's impossible to make a difference unless you're a huge company or someone with lots of money and power," one of them said.
"Yeah man," another replied. "My mom keeps telling me to move mountains – to speak up and stand up for what I believe. But what I say and do doesn't even get noticed. I just keep answering to ‘the man’ and then I get slapped back（山谷回声） in place by him when I step out of line."
"Repression…" another snickered.
I smiled because I knew exactly how they felt. When I was their age, I was certain I was being repressed and couldn't possibly make a difference in this world. And I actually almost got fired from school once because I openly expressed how repressed(压抑) I felt in the middle of the principals’ office.
I Have A Dream.
Suddenly, one of the kids noticed me eavesdropping and smiling. He sat up, looked at me and said, "What? Do you disagree?" Then as he waited for a response, the other three kids turned around too.
Rather than arguing with them, I took an old receipt out of my wallet , tore it into four pieces, and wrote a different word on each piece. Then I crumbled the pieces into little paper balls and handed a different piece to each one of them.
"Look at the word on the paper I just gave you and don't show it to anyone else." The kids looked at the single word I had handed each of them and appeared confused. "You have two choices," I told them. "If your word inspired you to make a difference in this world, then hold onto it. If not, give it back to me so I can recycle the paper." They all returned their words.
I walked over quickly , sat down on the sand next to their beach blanket and laid out the four words that the students had returned to me so that the words combined to form the simple sentence,        "I have a dream."
"Dude, that's Martin Luther King Jr.," one of the kids said.
"How did you know that?" I asked.
"Everyone knows Martin Luther King Jr." the kid snarled. "He has his own national holiday, and we all had to memorize his speech in school a few years ago."
"Why do you think your teachers had you memorize his speech?" I asked.
"I don't really care!" the kid replied. His three friends shook their heads in agreement. "What does this have to do with us and our situation?"
"Your teachers asked you to memorize those words, just like thousands of teachers around the world have asked students to memorize those words, because they have inspired millions of repressed people to dream of a better world and take action to make their dreams come true. Do you see where I'm going with this?"
"Man, I know exactly what you're trying to do and it's not going to work, alright?" the fourth kid said, who hadn't spoken a word until now. "We're not going to get all inspired and emotional about something some dude said thirty years ago. Our world is different now. And it's more screwed up than any us can even begin to imagine, and there's little you or I can do about it. We're too small, we're nobody."
Together
I smiled again because I once believed and used to say similar things. Then after holding the smile for a few seconds I said, "On their own, ‘I' or ‘have’ or ‘a’ or ‘dream’ are just words. Not very compelling or inspiring. But when you put them together in a certain order, they create a phrase that has been powerful enough to move millions of people to take action – action that changed laws, perceptions, and lives. You don't need to be inspired or emotional to agree with this, do you?"
The four kids shrugged and struggled to appear totally indifferent, but I could tell they were listening intently. "And what's true for words is also true for people," I continued. "One person without help from anyone else can't do much to make a big difference in this crazy world - or to overcome all of the various forms of repression that exist today. But when people get together and unite to form something more powerful and meaningful then themselves, the possibilities are endless.
Together is how mountains are moved. Together is how small people make a big difference.
1.Why were the kids repressed?

A．Because they were scolded by their teachers

B．Because they lacked confidence of making a difference in the world

C．Because they didn’t have lots of money or power.

D．Because one of them almost got expelled from school.

2.What did the writer do when one of the kids noticed him eavesdropping?

A．He argued with them.

B．He played a game with them.

C．He scooted over sat down on the sand next to their beach blanket .

D．He took an old receipt ,ripped it into four pieces, and wrote a different word on each piece.

3.Which of the following is not true?

A．“I Have A Dream” was delivered by Martin Luther King.

B．A national holiday was named after Martin Luther King to honor him.

C．Teachers asked kids to memorize Martin Luther King’s famous speech.

D．Martin Luther King made a difference because he is a man with power.

4.Give a proper Chinese translation to explain the underlined sentence.

A．车到山前必有路???????? B．从我做起

C．团结就是力量?????????? D．三人行,必有我师

5.Which of the following sentences is true according to the story.

A．The kids and the writer are complaining about their life.

B．All of the four kids don’t believe they can change the world.

C．The word on the paper inspires the four kids.

D．The writer’s purpose is to tell them to a faith in the life.

6.Which of the following can be the best title for the story?

A．How adults persuade kids

B．How small people make a big difference

C．How young adults build up their confidence

D．How create a better world to live in

One day when the famous American scientist Edison was on his way home, a young man stopped him and required to have a word with him. Edison accepted his request.
The young man asked, “How can you invent so many things and achieve your fame?”
The scientist said, “It seems that you have been thinking of becoming famous every day.” The young man nodded, “Yes. I have been dreaming of being a person as notable(著名的) as you. Every minute I am thinking of how to become reputable. I don't know when I can achieve my fame (名声,名望).”
Edison told him, “Don’t worry, young man. If you want to be a famous man this way, you will have to wait until you die!”
“Why should I?” the young man was puzzled.
Edison said, “What you dream is actually a high building. You never think of how to build it with bricks（砖块）. Thus the building will never come into reality（现实）. However, your story can serve as a mirror. People will remember you because of your illness and laziness. They will often speak of your name while they give warnings to their children. Aren’t you a notorious（声名狼藉） person by then?”
【小题1】What happened to Edison when he was on his way home?

Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house. One of them crawled into the house while the other waited outside.

There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl into the house. “look! In comes one.” She said to the man in the house. Te thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us two try to crawl into the house together.” At that time, two mice happened to crawl into the house too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come two. Catch them!” the two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in he house said, “You saw them come in but where are they?” I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started to run away at once.

The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rope broke and the woman came home for one. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait of her any longer and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “How they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “ I asked you to fetch a rope. Why don’t you hurry for it?” the two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes

1.The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because ________.

A. they were found out

B. they were frightened by what they had heard in the house

C. they didn’t work together well with each other

D. mice stopped them from doing so

2.From the last paragraph we know that __________.

A.       the two thieves were farmer selling potatoes.

B.        The woman recognized the two thieves

C.        The woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and mad fun of them

D.       The two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all

3.When the woman said “How thy look like the two of last night”___________.

A. she referred to the two thieves          B. she meant nothing    

C. she said it on purpose                 D. she referred to the two mice

4.“__________” is the title for this passage.

A. Two Clever Thieves               B. Terrible Mice

C. Hit the Mark by a Fluke            D. A Clever Couple

5.Which of the following statements is false?

A.   The two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes.

B.    Whenever thy found mice, the people in the house would try to catch them.

C.    The two thieves ran away at once because they thought the woman had seen them.

D.   The man let the woman go home for a rope, which would be used for catching the thieves.

Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.

There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl into the house.“Look！In comes one，”she said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside，“She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him，so he said，“Let us two try to crawl into the house together.”At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house，too. The woman saw the mice and shouted，“In come two，catch them！” The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said，“You saw them come in but where are they？ I will catch them tonight.”The two thieves started running away at once.

The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rein（缰绳）broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said，“How they look like the two of last night.”The man said，“I asked you to fetch a rope，why don’t you hurry for it？”The two thieves ran away quickly without their sweet potatoes.

1.The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because______.

A．they were found out

B．they were frightened by what they had heard in the house

C．they didn’t work together well with each other

D．mice stopped them from doing so

2.From the last paragraph，we know that ______.

A．the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoes

B．the woman recognized the two thieves

C．the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of them

D．the two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all

3.“______”is the best title for this passage.

A．Two Clever Thieves                      B．Terrible Mice

C．Hit the Mark by a Fluke                   D．A Clever Couple

4.Which of the following statements is FALSE？

A．The two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes.

B．Whenever they found mice，the people in the house would try to catch them.

C．The two thieves ran away at once，because they thought the woman had seen them.

D．The man let the woman go home for a rope，which would be used for catching the thieves.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were dressed warmly and equipped with the rented video we had been dying to     36  . I was feeling a little   37   , as I was carrying our shopping，bags of snacks and the    38    .They were so heavy that I decided to   39   some things. So I started to walk towards the garbage can   40   I noticed a poor man walking his bike out of the restaurant in front of us. He _41    a paper bag with his dirty hand. He headed over to another nearby garbage can and started _42    it. I suddenly felt very 43  because I was about to do away with a new drink just  44 it was heavy.

I knew this man would take all he could  45    , so I walked up to him and  46   the drink and some snacks to him. The man looked up   47     and took what I gave him. A huge smile spread   48    his face and this caused me to feel indescribable  49    . I felt like I  50   be happier with myself, but then he said, “This is my son’s lucky day!”

With that, he  51    me happily and started off on his bike. I even heard him  52   a song as he rode away. I got a warm feeling inside and I knew I had done something good for the man and his family. I now understand what is    53    by the saying “Giving is getting”.

Since then, every time I have the   54   to do something nice, the picture of the man’s happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind. This is the  55    of charity.

1. A. watch              B. look                 C. see                    D. listen

2. A. upset               B. happy                 C. tired                    D. excited

3. A. video              B. books                 C. pizza                 D. clothes

4. A. send off           B. throw away         C. put away            D. send out

5. A. after              B. when                  C. before              D. while

6. A. owned              B. presented         C. held                 D. sought

7.A. going into       B. finding out        C. looking through    D. searching for

8.A. stupid           B. guilty                 C. disappointed            D. happy

9. A. since               B. for                     C. because            D. when

10.A. get                B. search                C. hear                    D. see

11.A. dropped           B. kept                   C. turned                D. handed

12. A. in silence          B. in return           C. in surprise         D. in a hurry

13.A. around                B. across                C. over                      D. to

14. A. regret          B. satisfaction       C. failure                 D. curiosity

15.A. couldn’t       B. shouldn’t           C. needn’t                 D. mustn’t

16. A. smiled          B. told                   C. stared at                  D. thanked

17. A. singing           B. sounding           C. listening                D. making

18. A. referred          B. said                    C. meant                    D. spoken

19. A. time              B. chance                C. idea                    D. effort

20. A. power              B. effect                   C. strength           D. mystery