10、I was 15 when I walked into McCauley’s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at  1  on the shelves，the man behind the counter，the shop owner, asked if I'd like  2  .I needed to start preparing for college， 3   I said yes. I worked after school and during the summer for the lowest wages，and the job helped pay for my freshman year of   4  . I would work many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students Union during college; I was a hotel maid and   5  made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most   6  .

       One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost everything we had at that time   7  and found other books we could order. She left the store less 8  . I’ve always remembered the  9  I felt in having helped her.

       Years later，as a   10  in Los Angeles，I heard about an immigrant child who was  31   with his thumb attached, weblike, to the other fingers. His family could not afford a corrective operation, and the boy lived in 12        ，hiding his hand in his pocket.

I      13    my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast，a doctor and a nurse called，offering to perform the  14   for free.

       I visited the boy in the recovery room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his       15  hand and say; "Thank you." I felt a sense of   16          .

       In the past，17   I was at McCauley’s Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the customers，not he store. Today it’s the   18   . NBC :News pays: my salary, and I   19  as if I work for the viewers, helping them make  20  of the world.

1．A．maps                    B．titles                    C．articles                D．reports

2．A．a book                  B．a job                   C．some tea             D．any help

3．A．but                       B．so                       C．thought            D．because

4．A．life                       B．education             C．family                 D．college

5．A．so                        B．yet                      C．even                   D．still

6．A．boring                   B．surprising            C．satisfying            D．disappointing

7．A．in need                B．in all                    C．in order               D．in stock

8．A．worried                 B．satisfied               C．excited                D．puzzled

9．A．pride                     B．failure                 C．regret                  D．surprise

10．A．boss                   B．storeowner         C．bookseller         D．TV reporter

11．A．forced                 B．born                    C．made                  D．operated

12．A．shame                 B．honor                  C．horror                 D．danger

13．A．hoped                 B．promised             C．persuaded            D．suggested

14．A．action                 B．program              C．treatment           D．operation

15．A．repaired           B．connected            C．injured             D．improved

16．A．pleasure              B．sadness               C．interest                D．disappointment

17．A．because               B．while                   C．since                   D．even if

18．A．difference            B．same                   C．usual                   D．request

19．A．think                   B．hope                   C．feel                     D．believe

20．A．sense                  B．use                     C．record              D．feeling

9、The old-fashioned general store is fast disappearing, This is, perhaps, a pity, because shopping today seems to lack that personal element which existed when the shopkeeper knew all his regular customers personally. He could, for instance, remember which brand of tea Mrs. Smith usually bought or what sort of washing-powder Mrs. Jones preferred. Not only was the shop a center of buying and selling, but also a social meeting place.

A prosperous general store might have employed four or five assistants, and so there were very few problems in management as far as the staff was concerned. But now that the supermarket has replaced the general store, the job of the manager has changed completely. The modern supermarket manager has to cope with a staff as many as a hundred, apart from all the other everyday problems of running a large business.

Every morning, the manager must, like the commander of an army division, carry out an inspection of his store to make sure that everything is ready for the business of the day. He must see that everything is running smoothly. He will have to give advice and make decisions as problems arise, and he must know how to get his huge staff to work efficiently with their respective responsibilities.

No matter what he has to do throughout the day, however, the supermarket manager must be ready for any emergency that may arise. People in the trade say that you are not really an experienced supermarket manager until you have dealt with a flood, a fire, a birth and a death in your store.

1．In the author's opinion, it is a pity that there are fewer old general stores now because ______.

       A．there is less trading business

       B．there used to be more social activities in the old days

       C．the supermarket manager has more problems than before

       D．there is less personal contact between manager and customer.

2．In what way has the job of the store manager changed?

       A．He doesn't sell tea and washing-powder any more.

       B．He has a much larger staff to take care of , to say nothing of all the other daily problems of running the store.

       C．He must try hard to remember the names of his regular customers.

       D．He has to give advice and make decisions when problems arise.

3．Who are Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Jones mentioned in the first paragraph?

       A．They are friends of the store manager’s

       B．They are shop assistants.

       C．They are both regular customers of the store.

       D．They represent any of the regular customers of the old general store.

4．The supermarket manager is compared to ______ by the author.

       A．an orchestra conductor                        B．a traffic supervisor

       C．a military leader                      D．a school inspector

8、Tomorrow was his girlfriend’s birthday and the young man was having a difficult time deciding on a present for her. She already had more clothes than she knew what to do with them, so he couldn’t get any kind of apparel. She never ate sweets, so candy was out of the question. What then? He had a very special reason for wanting to impress her with just the right gift: tomorrow he was going to make an offer of marriage to her.

He finally decided on perfume(香水). All girls liked perfume. That raised another problem, however. What kind did she prefer? He couldn’t ask her because that would ruin the surprise.

At last the young man hit upon a brilliant idea. That afternoon. pretending to take his girlfriend’s fox terrier, little dog for a walk, the young man and the dog went directly to the perfume counter of the town’s biggest apartment store. Good! There was a large well-ordered display of perfume. He beckoned(召唤)a clerk, instructing her to open a large number of bottles and wave the stoppers(瓶塞) under the dog’s nose.

Nestled in the young man’s arm, the terrier began to restless and bored as this seemingly pointless game went on. Then Fritz suddenly became lively, wiggling in the young man’s arms and barking excitedly, as the clerk waved one stopper under its nose.

“ I’ll take that one,” said the young man to the clerk. The price was high, but it was worth it, he thought.

“My favorite perfume!” said the girl the next evening as she unwrapped the package. “ How did you know?” she asked, dabbing(轻涂) perfume behind each ear.

“ Intuition(直觉)，I guess. ” said the young man ,deciding that it wasn’t exactly wrong to tell a lie under the circumstances. One day, after they were married, he would admit that his intuition had really been a little dog named Fritz.

1．The word “apparel” in Paragraph I can be best replaced by            .

       A．sweets                B．birthday present   C．perfume              D．clothes

2．How did the young man decide on the birthday present?

       A．By his intuition                                    B．By taking the advice of the clerk.

       C．By the dog Fritz.                                  D．By asking his girlfriend

3．What can you learn from the last paragraph?

       A．The young man’s intuition is very good.

       B．The young man told a white lie at first.

       C．The dog Fritz knew what the young man wanted well.

       D．His girlfriend was disappointed in him

4．What do you think of the young man in the story?

       A．He is creative                                      B．He is always curious.

       C．He is a kind man.                        D．He is very serious.

7、Do you want to watch a hot movie while chatting with your friend on the phone, or shop with your mobile while on a train? The ongoing construction of a new telecommunication service will make these things reality, very soon.

It is reported that China is to issue its first license for the commercial use of third generation telecommunication technology(3G) early next year.

The so-called 3G technology will enable mobile phone users to enjoy high speed Internet based services. It will help increase mobility in many areas of our lives.

Nowadays, many mobile phones also allows you to send e-mails or read the latest stories on the Internet, but their services are limited by their transporting speed, which is only 10 kilobytes(KB) per second. But 3G will enable you to connect to the Internet with a speed of up to 2 megabytes(M) per second.

If recent mobile technology is like riding bike on a country road, then 3G will make you fly on the information highway. For example, a mobile phone with 3G technology will enable you to download a three minutes MP3 song within two minutes. But at the moment, it will take you up to an hour to do this with your mobile phone.

In the near future, we’ll expect high-speed access to the Internet, entertainment, information and electronic commerce services wherever we are not just at our computers or television sets.

In the UK and many other European countries where 3G services have around since 2003, 3G has already become a part of modern business life: Nowadays, employees are able to spend some of their working hours at home: The new technology allows the emergency services to provide a video link with a hospital or doctor for patients who need special care.

1．What can we use mobile phone to do nowadays?

       A．Download a three minute MP3 song with two minutes.

       B．Call our friends through video phones:

       C．Surfing the Internet.

       D．Do online shopping.

2．3G will enable mobile phones to connect to the Internet with a transporting speed    faster than before.

       A．10 times              B．20 times              C．100 times            D．200 times

3．From the passage we can know that         .

       A．we can’t enjoy Internet based services now

       B．it is impossible for us to listen to MP3 music with our current mobile phones

       C．thanks to 3G phones, many employees needn’t travel to work any more

       D．doctors can have a face to face talk with patients in emergency.

4．The best title for the passage is            .

       A．3G Mobile Phones                               B．3G Mobile Services

       C．3G Mobile Music                        D．3G Movies

6、It was a quarter past nine as Marie hurried into the office building where she was going to work. Her bus had inched along through heavy morning traffic, making her a few minutes late for her very first job. She decided to start out half an hour earlier the next day 

Once inside the lobby, she had to stand at the elevators and wait several minutes before she could get on one going to the sixth floor. When she finally reached the office marked "King Enterprises", she knocked at the door nervously and waited. There was no answer. She tapped on the door again, but still, there was no reply. From inside the next office, she could hear the sound of voices, so she opened the door and went in. Although she was sure it was the same office she had been in two weeks before when she had had the interview with Mr King, it looked quite different now. In fact, it hardly looked like an office at all. The employees were just standing around chatting and smoking. At the far end of the room, somebody must have just told a good joke, she thought, because there was a loud burst of laughter as she came in.

For a moment she had thought they were laughing at her. Then one of the men looked at his watch, clapped his hands and said something to the others. Quickly they all went to their desks and, in a matter of seconds, everyone was hard at work. No one paid any attention to Marie.

Finally she went up to the man who was sitting at the desk nearest to the door and explained that this was her first day in the office. Hardly looking up from his work, he told her to have a seat and wait for Mr King, who would arrive at any moment. Then Marie realised that the day's work in the office began just before Mr King arrived.

Later she found out that he lived in Connecticut and came into Manhattan on the same train every morning, arriving in the office at 9:35, so that his staff knew exactly when to start working. 

1．Marie could hardly recognize the office she went into as_______.

     A．she had been there only once            B．Mr King was not in the office 

    C．nobody was doing any work            D．the office had a new appearance 

2．The people in the office suddenly started working because______ 

       A．they saw a stranger in the office       B．they had finished their morning break 

    C．no one wanted to talk to Marie          D．the boss was about to arrive 

3．We can infer from the text that the employees of the enterprise______ 

    A．would start their work by listening to a joke 

    B．were cold to new comers 

    C．were always punctual for work 

D．lacked devotion to the company 

4．The best title for this text would be ______ 

    A．Punctual Like a Clock                      B．A Cold Welcome 

C．An Unpunctual Manager                D．Better Late Than Never 

5、No one gets through life without experiencing many disappointments. Strangely, though, most people seem unprepared for disappointment and react to it in negative ways. They feel depressed or try to escape from their troubles instead of using disappointment as an opportunity for growth.

One negative reaction to disappointment is depression. A woman trying to win a promotion, for example, works hard for over a year in her department. Helen is so sure she will get the promotion. In fact, she has already picked out the car she will buy when her salary increase comes through. However, the boss names one of Helen's co-workers for the spot. Deeply depressed, Helen loses her enthusiasm for her job and can barely force herself to show up every day. Helen tells herself that she is a failure and that doing a good job just isn't worth the work.

Another negative reaction to disappointment, and one that follows depression, is the desire to escape. Kevin fails to get into the college his brother is attending, the college that was the focus of all his dreams, and decides to escape his disappointment. Why worry about college at all? Instead, he covers up his real feelings by giving up on his school-work and getting completely involved with friends, parties, and "good times".

The positive way to react to disappointment is to use it as a chance for growth. This isn't easy, but it's the only useful way to deal with an inevitable part of life. Helen, the woman who was not promoted, could have handled her disappointment by looking at other options. If her boss did not recognize her talent and hard work, perhaps she could transfer to another department. Or she could ask the boss how to improve her performance so that she could prepare for the next promotion. Kevin, the boy who didn't get into the college of his choice, should look into other schools. Going to another college may encourage him to be his own person, step out of his brother's shadow, and realize that being turned down by one college isn't a final judgment on his abilities or potential.

Disappointments are unwelcome, but regular visitors to everyone's life. We can feel depressed about them or we can try to escape from them. The best thing, though, is to accept a disappointment and then try to use it somehow: Step over the unwelcome visitor on the doorstep and get on with life.

1．In this passage, the author _____.

       A．analyzes the cause of disappointment

B．describes his personal experience in dealing with disappointment

C．criticizes Helen and Kevin's negative responses to disappointment

D．offers specific examples of the ways people deal with disappointment

2．From the context, the word "option" (Para.4) means _____.

A．way                 B．choice              C．place                D．job

3．In the author's opinion, Helen should ______ instead of feeling depressed.

       A．work even harder to get better than her promoted co-worker

B．stand the pressure and competition

C．win a good opinion from the boss by seeking his advice

D．move into another department to have her talent and hard work appreciated

4．Which of the following best expresses the main ides of this selection?

A．Disappointment is an inevitable part of life and we have to handle it in a positive way.

B．Life is made up of a series of disappointments. We have to accept them.

C．There are two kinds of reactions to disappointment.

D．Most people react to disappointment in negative ways.

4、根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两项是多余的。

A: What are you going to do for today?

    B: I was thinking of visiting Tom       1   

    A: Does he know you are coming?

    B: Yes, but I told him. I’d call him first because I wasn’t sure what time I was coming:

    A: What about you?      2   

    A: I am not sure yet.     3      

    B: I haven’t seen him since he got back from the hospital. I have been hoping to see him.

    A: It would be a good idea: if you did call on him.    4    

      Why not give Tom a call to see if he’d like to go over to Jack’s.

B: OK. We can have a little party there.

    A:      5       Remember, Jack is still sick.

A．Maybe we can have a big meal there.

B．He still does not feel well.

C．Maybe we will call on Jack together.

D．I haven’t been to his house for a long time.

    E．What are you doing today?

    F．It will have to be a quiet one.

    G．But I haven’t had a free day.

3、根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

1．Being        （健壮的）, Tom found the climb quite easy.

2．It is not easy for you to get a       （证书）if you don’t work hard.

3．Many       （志愿者）are to take part in the Olympic Games.

4．He can’t provide any         （证据）to prove his innocence.

5．The film star finally became       （州长）of California.

6．Most children       （相似）their parents to some degree.

7．With so many competitors, his          （企业）is faced with great depression.

8．Knowledge is        （积累）little by little.

9．He received it as a         （报酬）for his bravery.

10．I can hardly          （区分）one from the other, they are so much alike.

2、Most families in China hoped their single children will                          1．         

have a happy future, so they are very strict in their children.                 2．         

So do teachers in schools! Many children are given so much                3．         

homework that they have hardly any spare time have sports.                4．         

The children are forbidden to do anything but to study. No                   5．         

wonder so many children are tired of lessons. Some even                    6．         

attack or kill his parents and teachers! I believe many people                7．         

already read this kind of news in newspapers or magazines.                 8．         

Shouldn’t we draw lesson from the accidents? Now our                      9．         

government is making out a plan to solve the education problems.       10．         

1、明天是期中考试的最后一天，上午考完英语后，学生会将组织同学们去爬紫金山。

    请你将此事用便条的方式通知你校的外籍学生。要求全文包括以下内容：

1．争取考好英语。 

2．十点整排队，步行到紫金山（the Purple Mountain）山脚。

    3．穿运动鞋，带好食物和水。

4．二要互相帮助，特别注意安全，不能擅自离队。

5．在山顶，班级合影留念。

6．下山后，可步行或乖车回家。

注意：1．词数100个左右。

      2．开头已为你写好。

    Boys and girls,