Have you ever thought about what determines the way we are when we grow up? Remember the TV program Seven Up? It started following the lives of a group of children in 1973. We first meet them as wide-eyed seven-year-olds and catch up with them at seven-year intervals: nervous 14-year-olds, serious 21-year-olds and then grown-ups.
Some of the stories are inspiring, others sad, but what is interesting in almost all the cases is the way in which the children’s early hopes and dreams are shown in their future lives. For example, at seven, Tony is a lively child who says he wants to become a sportsman or a taxi driver. When he grows up, he goes on to do both. How about Niki? She says, “I would like to find out about the moon.” And she goes on to become a space scientist. As a child, soft-spoken Bruce says he wants to help “poor children” and ends up teaching in India.
But if the lives of all the children had followed this pattern, the program would be far less interesting than it actually was. It was the children whose childhood did not prepare them for what was to come that made the program so interesting. Where did their ideas come from about what they wanted to do when they grew up? Are children influenced by what their parents do, by what they see on television or by what their teachers say? How great is the effect of a single important event? Many film directors, including Steven Spielberg, say that an early visit to the cinema was the turning point in their lives. Dr. Margaret McAllister, who has done a lot of research in this area, thinks that the major factors are parents, friends and their wider society.
【小题1】What does the text mainly discuss?

读写任务（共 1小题；满分 25分）

       阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇 150词左右的英语短文。

       A grand memorial service was held Wednesday, October 28, 2009 in central Hubei province to honor three college students who died rescuing two children from the Yangtze Rive on October 24．Thousands of people holding chrysanthemum（菊花）flowers went to the Jingzhou Memorial House to see off the teenagers, all 19‐year‐old students from the Yangtze university based in Jingzhou City．

       The three were Chen Jishi, He Dongxu and Fang Zhao． More than 10 students from the Yangtze University formed a ladder with one student holding another’s arms to rescue the two boys in the river on the afternoon of October 24． One of the student lost his grip（控制） on his classmates and all of them were in danger．Several members of a winter swimming team nearby came to help．Chen Jishi, He Dongxu and Fang Zhao were swept away in the river, but others were saved．People touched by their selfless act had donated more than 500,000 yuan to their relatives on Wednesday．Millions of Internet users made online comments to show their grief（悲伤）．

       “I am also a college student． I feel sorrow for you,” said “Liu Zhuoya” from northwestern Xi’an

       City．However, some questioned the sacrifice． “rifice three and rescue two, is that worthwhile?” asked “Tiaozhantianya” on the forum of www． 163． com． “Rescue can not be blind as they could not swim．”

【写作内容 】

       1．以约 30个词概括短文的要点。

       2．以约 120个词就“救人是否要考虑自身安全”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包括以下要点：

       1）当别人有难时，你是否会马上伸出援手？为什么？

       2）救人时你是否会考虑自身的安全？

       3）假如你当时在场，你会怎样做？

【写作要求】

       1．你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的观点，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，篇章连贯。

完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21 ~ 30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Even after several weeks, every time I read this little story I start to cry:
My sister-in-law teaches physically and mentally handicapped children at a private school in Brooklyn. She recently  21  a Special Olympics and went to the starting line of the 100-metre dash with six   22  contestants.
As the starting whistle sounded, a boy tripped, fell and began to cry. All the other   23  stopped, turned and went back to help. Then they all   24  hands and went on to the finish line together. Needless to say, everyone in the stands   25 .
Why am I so moved? There are tears of joy  26  with tears of sadness. Tears of joy, just for the   27  friendship, selflessness and love embodied (体现) by these children. Tears of sadness, just for how  28  from such behavior we adults have wandered. Wouldn’t it be nice if, at least once in a while, we could pause in our race for money and power; turn around to see the  29  of those we have left behind; go back and   30  these less able ones to their feet; and then walk forward together with them, arm in arm.
21. A. witnessed     B. reported     C. interviewed         D. attended
22. A. eager    B. smart          C. breathless D. active
23. A. players          B. members    C. runners       D. cheerleaders
24. A. held       B. shook           C. took    D. clapped
25. A. shouted         B. cheered      C. cried   D. yelled
26. A. filled      B. mixed          C. joined          D. associated
27. A. mature          B. unusual       C. common     D. pure
28. A. long       B. easily C. far       D. much
29. A. suffering       B. shortcoming       C. surrounding        D. behaving
30. A. comfort         B. support       C. carry   D. help

Dine with General St. Amour
General St. Amour was famous for his bravery, but he was born into the family of a poor peasant. Even when he became a general, he never   【小题1】  his humble origin（卑微的出身）. 
While his   【小题2】  was stationed in his hometown, he invited some of his principal officers to a dinner party at a   【小题3】 . They had just sat down at the table when his father   【小题4】  to drop in on him. When the guard   【小题5】  it to the general, he   【小题6】  rose and told his guests that his father had   【小题7】 .
He said that he knew the   【小题8】  he owed to them, but at the same time he hoped they would  excuse him   【小题9】  he withdrew (退出) because he would like to   【小题10】  with his father in another room.
Hearing what he said, all the guests present   【小题11】  that the father should be introduced to them, 【小题12】  that they would be very pleased to see one who was so closely   【小题13】  to him. But to their 【小题14】 , General St. Amour replied, “Ah, no, gentleman. You are   【小题15】  wrong. I mean my father would find himself so   【小题16】  in company with so many people who are unsuited to his rank.   【小题17】 , it would deprive(剥夺) us both of the only pleasure of the   【小题18】  ——the natural intercourse(交流) of a parent and his son.”
He then   【小题19】  himself from the table and spent the evening dining with his father.
The moral of the story is: you can’t give people   【小题20】 , but you can provide the kind of understanding that makes people keep their pride.