我国西部有一所小学，名叫希望小学，请根据下列提示，给21th Century 写一篇报道。

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1．　 5年前，学校周围的村庄有数百名儿童因贫困不能上学，后来希望工程筹措了100万人民币建立了这所学校。

2．　 现有学生580名，教师和职员(non-teaching staff)45名，有15个教室的教学大楼，有大操场、图书馆、实验室、语音室。

3．　 教师努力工作，学生刻苦学习，教学质量稳步(steadily)提高，现在远近闻名，引起了国内外教育部门的关注。

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Well, what is “impossible” anyway? There is no difference between things impossible and possible but what you think of them as. When you are afraid to sweat for your goal, it’s very easy to find excuses to prove that your end is never to be reached. When your are reluctant to get all yourself out, it’s even easier to accept the bad circumstances. But, if you are willing, and determined to dream the impossible dream, and to take pains to realize your dream, things can be greatly different.

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Early in the morning, at noon, or in the evening, in big cities and in the countryside, you can see people running. Men and women, children and teenagers, middle-aged and old people are running. People run everywhere---- along the beaches, through the parks, down the streets, or at the gymnasium. Some people even run in their living rooms.

A few years ago, running was not so popular. In the 1960s, some people would see a runner and ask, “hey, what’s the hurry?” Or they might say to themselves, “Is he all right?” Women almost never ran. If they did, they might hear a man shout, “If I catch you, can I keep you?” But today all this is changing.Today men and women of all ages enjoy running.

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Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long ago, the world had only a few thousand people. These people moved from place to place. They moved over the land, hunting animals for food.

No one knows how and when people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any more. They could stay in one place and grew it. People began to live near one another. And so the first villages grew. Many people came to work in the villages. These villages grew very big. When machines appeared, life in the villages changed again.

Factories were built. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities grew very big.

Today, some people are moving back to small town. Can you tell why?

81.　 People moved from place to place hunting ____.

A. animals　　 B. villages　 C. machines　　 D. factories

82.　 The story says, “No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed.” The word “they” means ___.

A. animals　 B. cities　 C. people　 D. villages

83.　 What happened when factories were built?

a)　　　　 People began to live in the factories.

b)　　　　 More and more people lived near the factories

c)　　　　 There were many machines in big city factories.

d)　　　　 There were many machines in the villages

84.　 Which of the following is right?

a)　　　　 All people like to live only in very big cities.

b)　　　　 It is good to live near a factory.

c)　　　　 Some people do not like to live in big cities.,

d)　　　　 Both A and B.

85.　 Which one came first?

A. City　 B. Village　 C. Factory　　 D. Machine

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Mr. Smith gave his wife ten dollars for her birthday. So the day after her birthday, Mrs. Smith went shopping. She got on a bus and sat down next to an old woman.

After a while, she saw that the old woman’s handbag was open. Inside it she saw a wad of dollar notes(一迭钱) just like hers. So she quickly opened her own bag and looked into it, the notes were gone.

Mrs. Smith was sure that the old woman had stolen them. She thought she would have to call the policeman but as she didn’t like making a fuss(大惊小怪) and getting people into trouble, she decided to take back the money from the old woman’s handbag and say nothing about it. She looked around the bus to make sure that nobody was watching, then she carefully put her hand into the old woman’s bag, took the notes and put them in her own bag.

When she got home that evening, she showed her husband the beautiful hat. She had bought it that afternoon.

“How did you pay for it?” he asked.

“With the money for my birthday, of course.” She answered.

“Oh? What’s that then?” He asked as he pointed to a wad of ten dollar notes on the table.

76、Mrs. Smith went shopping ____.

A. after a while　 B. on her birthday.　 C. the day after her birthday　 D. ten days after

77.　 Mrs. Smith wanted to buy ____ with the dollar notes.

A. a cap　 B. a hat 　C. a handbag　 D. a hat and a bag

78.　 The old woman sitting ____ her had her handbag open.

A. under　 B. behind　 C. in front of　　 D. next to

79.　 Mrs. Smith saw ____ in the old woman’s handbag.

A. a wad of dollar notes　 B. a dollar note　 C. a wad of ten dollar notes　 D. the dollars

80.　 Mrs. Smith didn’t call the policeman because ___.

a)　　　　 she was on the bus.　

b)　　　　 she was too angry

c)　　　　 she was not sure whether she had the ten dollar notes with her

d)　　　　 she did not like to make trouble for others

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How many men do housework? Recently a European Commission tried to find out people’s ideas and reactions to the movement. As part of their survey(调查), they asked many men and women the question: “Who does the housework?” The men answered very differently from the women!

The housework they asked people about were preparing meals, washing dishes, cleaning the house and babysitting. 48% of British husbands said they did these things. 37% of Danish men helped in the house. But only 15% of Italian wives said that their husbands hardly ever helped. The Italian and British men did not tell the truth! The Commission found that Danish men were the most trustful husbands; their answers were the same as their wives’ answers.

Do the men you know help in the house? Do you think the survey gives a true picture in your experience? Write and tell us what you think.

71．The survey was carried out in _____.

A. Britain　 B. Italy　 C. Denmark　 D. Europe

72。The subject for the survey is ___.

a)　　　　 how many boys do the housework

b)　　　　 who does the housework at home

c)　　　　 How many women do the housework

d)　　　　 Who are more diligent, wives or husbands

73。From the passage we can see that ___.

e)　　　　 there were more husbands who did the housework than wives

f)　　　　 husbands did half of the housework all the time

g)　　　　 there were more wives who did the housework than husbands

h)　　　　 wives did almost all the housework at home

74。More ____ husbands help in the house than ____ husbands.

A. British, Danish　 B. Italian, Danish　　 C. Danish, British　 D. Italian, British

75、The survey shows that ___ husbands were the most honest.

A. Italian　 B. Danish　 C. British　 D. Both A and B

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Most things cannot be enjoyed without friends, but reading can. While sitting alone in our house, we can travel around the whole world, and we can come to understand thousands of things.

We can also talk with the people living thousands of years ago. Though we may not be great, we can become the friends of bright men. Only books can give us these pleasant things. Some people can’t enjoy them, and they are poor men; some enjoy them most and they get the most happiness from them.

66．The best topic for this passage is _____.

A. Books　　 B. Reading　　 C. Happiness　 D. Greatness

67．When a person is reading, he usually ____.

A. stays at home　 B. sits by himself　　 C. travels around　 D. talks with others

68．Through reading we get to know the world is _____.

A. too wonderful　 B. so colorful　 C. quite strange　 D. very small

69、Books help us to learn the things before us, around us and far away from us, so we might ___.

A. become great people　 B. get cleverer than before

C. talk with those dead persons.　 D. become the friends of bright men

70．What does a poor man mean in this　 passage?

A. A person without money　　 B. A person without books

C. A person without friends　　 D. A person unable to enjoy reading.

Have you ever heard the phrase, “Love is blind”? If so, you are already　 　51 　with a type of mistake in our attempts to understand others: halo(光环) effects.

This type of mistake 52 　to the fact that, once we form an overall impression of somebody, it could have strong effects on our　 　53 　of his personality.　 　54 　, halo effects are both common and powerful.　 　55　 　, most organizations contain one or more “superstars”---people who have earned the reputation for being unusually　　 　56 　and capable. Once they have gained such a “halo”, everything they do receives good　　 　57 　. Ideas that would be regarded as just so-so if suggested by someone else are seen as　 　58 　　when proposed by these persons. And actions that might be considered risky if　 　　59　 　by others are seen as brave when carried out by these “chosen” men and women.

As you can see, halo effects carry high costs. They may lead some persons to have an　 　60　 high opinion of their own worth, while making things　 　61 　for others who are equally deserving. Further, by giving too much influence to persons who are not ready to receive　　 62　 , and by preventing hidden talent from being 　63 　, they can harm organizations as well as individuals. Clearly,　 　64 　, it is important to recognize the existence and impact of halo effects; only then can their harmful effects be　 　65 　.

51. A. familiar　 B. wrong　 C. connected　 D. bored

52. A. adds　 B. extends　 C. keeps　　 D. refers

53. A. choices　 B. memories　 C. judgments　 D. requirements

54. A. Unfortunately　 B. Probably　 C. Hopefully　 D. Generally

55. A. In addition　　 B. Worse still　 C. For example　 D. Above all

56. A. amusing　 B. conscious　 C. fashionable　 D. talented

57. A. comment　 B. reply　 C. effect　 D. opportunity

58. A. average　　 B. strange　 C. excellent　 D. similar

59. A. compared　 B. proved　 C. substituted　 D. undertaken

60. A. unexpectedly　 B. understandably　 C. unreasonably　 D. unsuccessfully

61. A. difficult　 B. disorderly　 C. valuable　 D. significant

62. A. us　　 B. you　 C. it　 D. them

63. A. harmed　 B. discovered　 C. wasted　　 D. protected

64. A. too　 B. then　 C. though　 D. instead

65. A. avoided　 B. discussed　 C. exposed　 D. repeated

50. I have two boys but ___ of them likes sweets.

A. both　 B. either　 C. neither　 D.　 none

49. You’d better ____ your homework first before you go home.

A. to finish　 B. finishing　 C. finished　 D. finish

48. The doctor told him nothing but _____ smoking.

A. to stop　 B. stopping　 C. stop　 D.　 stopped