8、It was my birthday last Thursday and I decided to   1   by inviting a few friends out to supper．I 2   a restaurant in a quiet part of town．It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly．It is hardly ever crowded, because   3   people know about it, so it is not usually necessary to book a table．In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening  4 ．

When we entered the restaurant, I was surprised to find it completely   5  ．I looked around but not a   6    table was free． One of the waiters recognized me． He came across and explained the situation．“A party of tourists came in about    7    ago．” he said．“It was like an invasion!  8    the place was full! We can hardly manage．”

The waiter then   9  a table in the corner．“The people there   10  ． ” he said, “Just hold on and you will   11    a place there．” He was right．Fifteen minutes later, the people  12  the corner table paid their bill, got up and left．I led my friends across and we all sat down．

Unfortunately our table was almost out of sight．We tried to attract the attention of the waiter who sent us there, but he, like  13    waiters,  14    the party of tourists．They ordered lots of food．But at last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very   15   with their service．The waiter now very tired, appeared at our table． I advised （建议） my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our  16 ．

A few moments later he  17   to our table．We could tell from his face that he had  18  for us．  19   a little embarrassed （尴尬的） he informed us that there was   20    left．“All we can offer you” he said, “is an omelet!（煎蛋卷）”

1．A．remember          B．celebrate          C．memorize               D．congratulate

2．A．chose                   B．selected           C．picked up                D．elected

3．A．a few                   B．a little              C．few                        D．little

4．A．as a rule                            B．as a matter of fact

C．as usual                           D．as is known to all

5．A．empty            B．full                  C．free                       D．quiet

6．A．one                   B．any                  C．single                     D．other

7．A．a half hour        B．half a hour              C．half an hour            D．an hour half

8．A．suddenly            B．soon                C．quickly                   D．certainly

9．A．pointed out     B．pointed over    C．pointed on            D．pointed to

10．A．will leave                 B．are about to leave

C．are to leave                      D．will be leaving

11．A．find                 B．find out           C．looked for               D．searched

12．A．by                   B．beside             C．at                           D．near

13．A．all the other                              B．all an other 　　

C．all the others                             D．all other

14．A．were kept busy                          B．was busy with  

C．kept busy with                             D．were busy with

15．A．excited            B．tired                C．pleased              D．disappointed

16．A．dishes              B．food               C．menu                 D．order

17．A．went               B．came              C．was                   D．returned

18．A．a good news    B．good news      C．bad news            D．a bad news

19．A．Looking           B．Look               C．Looked               D．Looks

20．A．meat or fish                                 B．no meat and fish

C．meat and fish                               D．no meat or fish

7、For years we have been told that encouraging a child’s self-respect is important to his or her success in life． But child experts are now learning that too much praise can lead to the opposite effect． Praise-aholic kids who expect it at every turn may become teens who seek the same kind of approval from their friends when asked if they want to go in the backseat of the car．

The implication （含义） of saying “You are the prettiest girl in class,” or talking about the goals she scored but not her overall effort, is that you love her only when she looks the best, scores the highest, achieves the most． And this carries over to the classroom．

Social psychologist Carrol Dweck, PhD, tested the effects of overpraise on 400 fifth graders while she was at Columbia University． She found that kids praised for “trying hard” did better on tests and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised for being “smart”．

“Praising attributes （品质） or abilities makes a false promise that success will come to you because you have that quality, and it devalues effort, so children are afraid to take on challenges,” says Dweck, now at Stanford University, “They figure they’d better quit while they’re ahead．”

1．The underlined words “Praise-aholic kids” refers to kids who are ______．

    A．very proud of being praised               B．worthy of being praised

    C．extremely fond of being praised            D．tired of being praised

2．The author quoted （引用） Dr．Dweck’s words in the last paragraph in order to make the article _____． 

A．better-known                             B．better-organized   

C．more persuasive                             D．more interesting

3．We can infer from the passage that _____．

    A．praise for efforts should be more encouraged

    B．praise for results works better than praise for efforts

    C．praising a child’s achievements benefits his or her success in life

    D．praising a child’s abilities encourages him or her to take on challenges

6、One morning a few years ago, Harvard President Neil Rudenstine overslept．For this busy man, it was a sort of alarm: after years of non-stop hard work, he might wear himself out and die an early death．

Only after a week’s leave — during which he read novels, listened to music and walked with his wife on a beach — was Rudenstine able to return to work．

In our modern life, we have lost the rhythm between action and rest．Amazingly, within this world there is a universal but silly saying: “I am so busy．”

We say this to one another as if our tireless efforts were a talent by nature and an ability to successfully deal with stress．The busier we are, the more important we seem to ourselves and, we imagine, to others．To be unavailable to our friends and family, and to be unable to find time to relax — this has become the model of a successful life．

Because we do not rest, we lose our way． We miss the guide telling us where to go, the food providing us with strength, the quiet giving us wisdom．

How have we allowed this to happen? I believe it is this: we have forgotten the Sabbath, the day of the week — for followers of some religions — for rest and praying．It is a day when we are not supposed to work, a time when we devote ourselves to enjoying and celebrating what is beautiful．It is a good time to bless our children and loved ones, give thanks, share meals, walk and sleep．It is a time for us to take a rest, to put our work aside, trusting that there are larger forces at work taking care of the world．

Rest is a spiritual and biological need; however, in our strong ambition to be successful and care for our many responsibilities, we may feel terribly guilty when we take time to rest．The Sabbath gives us permission to stop work．In fact, “Remember the Sabbath” is more than simply permission to rest; it is a rule to obey and a principle to follow．

1．The “alarm” in the first paragraph refers to “_______”．

    A．a signal of stress                   B．a warning of danger

C．a sign of age                       D．a spread of disease

2． According to Paragraph 4, a successful person is one who is believed to _______．

A．be able to work without stress    

B．be more talented than other people

C．be more important than anyone else         

D．be busy working without time to rest

3．Some people feel guilty when taking time to rest because they _______．

A．think that taking a rest means lacking ambitions

B．fail to realize that rest is an essential part of life

C．fail to realize that religions force them to rest

D．think that taking a rest means being lazy

4．What is the main idea of this passage?

    A．We should balance work with rest．

B．The Sabbath gives us permission to rest．

C．It is silly for anyone to say “I am busy．”

D．We should be available to our family and friends．

5、The Diet Zone: A Dangerous Place

Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet…We are surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere we look and listen．We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us．We are paying for products that harm us psychologically （心理上） and physically．

    Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically．On one level, we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods．Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale （秤）instead．All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet” in food labels．

On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects．Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don’t have to work to get results．Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle．

    The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause．Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients （营养成分）．Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products．Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemicals that go into diet products are potentially dangerous．

Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them．Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals．Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological and physical harm that comes from using them．

1．From Paragraph 1, we learn that ______．

A．diet products fail to bring out people’s potential

B．people have difficulty in choosing diet products

C．diet products are misleading people

D．people are fed up with diet products

2．One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to ______．

A．try out a variety of diet foods            

B．hesitate before they enjoy diet foods

C．pay attention to their own eating habits    

D．watch their weight rather than their diet

3．In Paragraph 3, “gain comes without pain” probably means ______．

A．losing weight is effortless                  

B．it costs a lot to lose weight

C．diet products bring no pain                 

D．diet products are free from calories

4． Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products ______．

A．are over-consumed             B．lack basic nutrients

C．are short of chemicals           D．provide too much energy

4、Most Americans who earned money last year are expected to pay the I．R．S． part of what they earned． Only those who earned very little are not required to make such a payment．They still must send a tax report to the government．

Most American workers have already paid all or most of their federal income taxes．This is because part of the tax goes to the I．R．S．each time a worker is paid．The government returns some of the money if too much was withheld． People who work for themselves usually send a tax payment to the I．R．S．every three months．

The federal tax rate is not the same for everyone．People who earn a lot of money pay taxes at a higher rate than those who earn less．But even people who earn the same amount do not always pay the same amount of tax．That is because of the many tax laws written by Congress．These laws were created for social or economic purposes．

For example, people who borrow money to buy a house may pay less in taxes than people who rent a home． Homeowners can subtract （减掉） the interest on the loan from their taxable income．Americans also can help reduce their taxable income by subtracting the value of money given to organizations that help the needy．

Personal income tax is not the only tax that the federal government collects．It taxes property or money left when someone dies．And it taxes earnings from the sale of some investments, such as a house．Americans also pay a federal social security tax that is used to pay retired workers．

Americans pay many other taxes, too．Most pay taxes to the state in which they live．Most states also collect sales tax．That is an amount added to the cost of goods bought in stores．

And local city and county governments collect tax on property its citizens own．Many Americans say they pay too many taxes and their taxes are too high．Others say they are willing to pay taxes to receive services from their local state and federal governments．

1．Why are some people willing to pay taxes? Because ____．

A． they want to receive services from their local state and federal governments

B．they wanted to make contributions to their country

C．part of the money goes to the I．R．S．

D．the tax laws were created for social or economic purposes

2．Why don’t the people who earn the same amount of money always pay the same amount of tax? Because ____．

A．some people are rich and others are poor              

B．they live in different areas

C．they pay the taxes according to different tax laws

D．some people don’t want to pay too much money

3．Who might pay sales tax? ____．

A．Stores          B．Consumers          C．Salesmen               D．Factories

4．Which of the following is wrong? ____．

A．The persons who earn very little may not pay personal income tax

B．People who borrow money to buy a house may pay less in taxes than people who rent a house

C．The money left by a dead person can be taxed

D．The federal tax rate is the same for everyone

3、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

1 They decorate （装饰） the walls of homes and are used in stores for sales of different goods． The news is filled with pictures of fires, floods, and special events． Photos record the beauties of nature．They can also bring things close that are far away．Through photos, people can see wild animals, cities in foreign lands, and even the stars in outer space．2

Reporting the news through photos is called photojournalism． At times photojournalists tell their stories through a single picture．At other times, they use a group of pictures to tell a story． Each picture is like a chapter in a book, which can do more than record the facts．3

Jacob Riis was among the first photojournalists．He took pictures of parts of New York City where the poor lived． Riis believed that poverty （贫穷）caused crime, and he used photos to help him prove his point．A few years later, the photos of small children working in factories by Lewis Hine shocked the public． Hine’s pictures helped bring about laws to protect such children．

Hundreds of pictures may have to be taken in order to get one or two really good photos． It takes science to have the photo come out clearly and art to make a photo that has a good design and expresses feeling． Photojournalists make an actual record of what they see． 4  It can record an important event as a beautiful or exciting picture．

5 Today photojournalists still have their pictures appear in newspapers and magazines．They also publish （发表） them in books and on the Internet．

A．It can also be a strong force for social change．

    B．Photos help people improve．

C．A photo, however, can be both a work of art and an actual record．             

D．Photos are also works of art．  

E． Photos also tell stories．

F．  Photographs are everywhere．

G．As historical and artistic documents （文献）, photos can become more important over time．

2、文中共有10处错误，每句最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在此处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出修改的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。

注意：只允许修改10处，多者（从十一处起）不计分。

It is five years now since I graduate from No．3 High School．Last Saturday, the class that I was on held a get-together, which took us a long time prepare．It was indeed not easy to get in the touch with everybody and set a well time for all of us．We all enjoyed this precious day greatly, remember the time we spent together and the people they were familiar with． It was a pity which some of us were not present as they had gone to abroad for further studies, but they called back or sent greeting card from different places．                

25、—Mike got “F” in his history test.

—           ? He has been working so hard on it.

A．How come           B．So what         C．What for        D．Why not