"Depend on(依靠) yourself" is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. But all these only help you to help yourself.
　　There have been many men in history.  But many of them were very poor in childhood, and no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. Schools were few. They could not depend upon themselves for an education. They saw how it was and set to work with all their strength to know something. They worked their own way till they became well known.
　　One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, "I can not make worthy men of you, but I can help make men of yourself."
　　Some young men don't try their best to make themselves valuable to the human beings. They can never gain achievement(成就) unless they see their weak points and change their course. They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as they live, unless they accept the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own efforts.
小题1: Which of the following titles fits this article best?

A．What Nature Says to Every Man.	B．How to Be Famous.
C．Men Must Help Each Other.	D．Depend on Yourself.

小题2:According to the famous teacher in England, a teacher can________.

A．make his pupils worthy men

B．help his pupils find a way to be famous

C．help his pupils make themselves useful men

D．make his pupils men of strength and courage

小题3:From this article we can learn the writer ________.

A．sings highly praise for parents and teachers

B．is a man of strong character

C．thinks highly of those who are struggling or success

D．feels it the most important of all to accept the advice of others

A proverb says :“Time is money.”But in my opinion, time is even more valuable than money. Why? Because when money is spent ,we can earn it back .However when time is gone ,it will never return .This is the reason why we must value time.
There is no doubt that the time we have is unusually limited. So even an hour is extremely precious. We should make full use of our time to do useful things .As students we must not relax our efforts to engage in our studies so as to serve our society and our nation in the future.
But it is pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time .They spend their valuable time smoking, drinking and so on. They do not realize that wasting time is equal to wasting a part of their valuable life.
In a word, we should get into a good habit of saving time. Do not put off what can be done today until tomorrow. Laziness will not only bring us failure but also lead us to the road of poverty.
小题1:When we say “Time is money.”we mean ______

A．Time is equal to dollars, pounds…	B．Time is gold .
C．Time is valuable .	D．We must spend time in buying goods

小题2:People who spend time smoking, drinking ________.

A．do not know how to kill time as clearly as others

B．doubt that they will become more dangerous to society

C．realize how important their lives are

D．waste their whole lives without realizing the importance of time

小题3: If people get lazy, _______.

A．they will bring us failure.

B．they are likely to fail

C．they are usually busy smoking, drinking and so on

D．they will lead us the road of success

小题4:Being students, we must _______.

A．work hard at our subjects

B．do whatever we want to do

C．not always engage ourselves in our lessons

D．have a rest now, than we can get relaxed from our busy studies

It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of________to where he was going. Pretty soon he________that he was lost, but he________to drive, expecting to re-find his way or to________someone who could tell him how to get back to the________.
It was a long________road. For many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost________，he saw in a________a tall farmer ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his________team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，farmer.”
“Hello，yourself，”the farmer replied，________ploughing.
“Where does the horse________？”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It________stays right where it is，”said the farmer，________stopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town？” said the city man，speaking a little________.
“Don’t know. I never________it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting________.“What do you know？You’re the biggest fool I________ saw.”
________ stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time________at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much. ________I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost！”

小题1:	A．signs B．orders C．attention D．direction

小题2:	A．realized B．recognized C．accepted D．received

小题3:	A．stopped B．used C．wanted D．continued

小题4:	A．miss B．meet C．look D．lose

小题5:	A．town B．country C．capital D．village

小题6:	A．lonely B．busy C．dirty D．crowded

小题7:	A．at noon B．at night C．raining D．dark

小题8:	A．truck B．pile C．field D．store

小题9:	A．strong B．tired C．weak D．tiring

小题10:

A．but B．went on C．stopped D．still

小题11:

A．go B．lead up C．get D．show

小题12:

A．always B．often C．sometimes D．seldom

小题13:

A．began B．still C．without D．already

小题14:

A．clearly B．lower C．more loudly D．more politely

小题15:

A．judged B．measured C．saw D．studied

小题16:

A．sad B．lovely C．friendly D．angry

小题17:

A．ever B．often C．even D．never

小题18:

A．Still B．Not C．With D．Finally

小题19:

A．gladly B．immediately C．in silence D．excitedly

小题20:

A．Really B．Perhaps C．Certainly D．Fortunately

When I left my bag on a train, I lost my most precious possession, a small framed photograph of my great grandparents, Emily and Gordon Baker. The frame was made of silver, with an elegant flower design in one corner. The photograph was taken in March 1939 0n their wedding day. Emily looked very happy, and Gordon looked rather a larmed.  A few months later, he was killed in action in North Africa. I received the photograph when my aunt Mabel died.
I'm a student at Edinburgh University and I live in an old Edwardian house.  At the end of last term, I packed a large bag and a small bag and set off for London, where I was planning to catch the Eurostar train to Paris. Minutes after getting off the train at Kings Cross Station, I realized that I'd left the small bag in the overhead luggage rack. I ran back to the train, but it had already left the platform.  www.com
This all happened several months ago, and I had become resigned to the loss of my most precious possession. then last week, something extraordinary happened. I logged onto the site ~ eBay and looked for a silver photo frame and I found it ! The photo of my great grandparents was on eBay !
I called the person who was advertising it.   He was a little suspicious(怀疑 )  at first, and told me that he had bought it from a stall at an antique market. After we talked for a while, he asked if there was any way I could prove it was mine. All I could think of was that the photo was taken in March 1939. He opened the frame and made sure that this date was written by hand on the back of the photograph.
“It ' s definitely yours. " he said.  "Come and get it ! "
小题1:. The author's most precious possession was      .

A．A wedding photo in a silver frame taken in North Africa

B．A pretty family portrait in a silver frame taken in 1939

C．A special photo of his great grandparents in a silver frame

D．A common photograph of his grandparents taken by Mabel

小题2:. Which of the statement about the author is not wrong?

A．He left the photo on a train and never got it back.

B．He put the photo in a small bag and left it on a train.

C．He left the photo on the Eurostar and ran back to get it.

D．He left the photo at his old Edwardian house in Edinburgh

小题3:. The man advertising the frame proved it was the author's      .

A．by calling the seller up immediately

B．according to the price of the silver frame

C．by the author's explanation about the photo

D．by the date written on the back of the photo

小题4:. It can be inferred that the author felt______when he found the silver photo on eBay.

A．nervous	B．excited
C．disappointed	D．worried

Over 500 dogs being delivered to a butcher house were saved by a Chinese animal protection organization. The incident then resulted in a debate among Chinese netizens about the necessity of pouring so much money and efforts into saving dogs.
On Friday, a truck loaded with over 500 dogs was stopped by volunteers from animal protection organization on Beijing section of Jingha expressway.
Beijing Times reported these dogs were being delivered to slaughter houses in the city of Changchun, northeast one in Jilin Province and would be eventually served on dinner tables.
After negotiations  (协商)  with the truck driver and a philanthropic  (慈善)  founda tion, Shangshan Foundation purchased these dogs with much money. Dogs were then delivered to the headquarter of China Small Animal Protection Association (CSAPA) , being taken care of and waiting for adoption.
After the dog saving mission was reported, Chinese net users debate over whether saving dogs worth so much efforts and money while there are still many poor and needy people in China lacking assistance.
Some net users argue the dog saving mission is placing too much attention to animals while lots of needy people are still left unattended.
A microblogger "Xiaowulaitajie" said on China's twitter-like website, weibo. com, "Dogs are saved, adopted and they attracted media attention. We'd better spend such money and take such efforts in helping the needy people. "
Another microblogger, Liluping, said "We poured such huge sum of money into saving dogs. I would rather the money be spent on disaster relief. "
Some applaud volunteers' actions and show eagerness of offering their helping hands to those saved dogs.
Still many disapprove those "saving dogs" critics. They argue that such act nevertheless embodies social progress.
A microblogger named "broken bridge" said, saving dogs does not go against taking care of people. Such enthusiasm in public affairs will help raise social awareness in helping the needy.
I think people and animals are created equal. Attention should be paid to people as well as animals.
小题1:. According to the passage, we know the article probably comes from________ .

A．a science fiction	B．a TV programme
C．the Internet	D．a magazine

小题2:. Which one has the similar meaning to the underlined word “embodies”?

A．express.	B．share.
C．emphasize.	D．prevent.

小题3:. Whose opinion is closest to the writer's?

A．Some net users'.	B．Liluping's.
C． Broken bridge 's.	D． Xiaowulaitajie's.

小题4:. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Why some people disagree to save the 500 dogs.

B．How the volunteers saved the 500 dogs to be killed.

C．These dogs were finally saved and sent back to their owners.

D．Different Chinese net users have different opinions on the mission.

On Christmas, children are curious about what to be in the stockings (长筒袜). It might be safe to think children will ask Santa for an extensive list of toys, games and big dinners. But a survey of their lists for Father Christmas has shown many have more serious concerns, requesting "a dad" instead. Despite their material requests, a 'dad' is tenth most popular Christmas list request for children who would be happy to give up the latest iPad, toy or new pet, a survey of 2,000 British parents has found.
Most children will put a new baby brother or sister at the top of their Christmas list, closely followed by a request for a real-life reindeer (驯鹿). A "pet horse" was the third most popular choice, with a "car" at number four.
The survey also found children aged 3 to 12 years also wanted a dog, chocolate and a stick of rock. Traditional hopes for a white Christmas were represented by a wish for "snow" in ninth place, with sensible youngsters also requesting a "house". Of the top 50 festive requests, 17 related to pets and animals, with some imaginative children hoping for a chicken and an elephant. iPhones and iPads also appeared on the list, with some quirky children asking for the moon, a time machine, and a pond cover. A request for a "mum" reached number 23 on the list.

小题1: What’s the No.1 on the children’s Christmas list?

A．A new baby brother or sister.	B．A real-life reindeer.
C．A pet horse.	D．A house.

小题2: Which of the following is not included on the Christmas list?

A．A car.	B．A chicken.
C．A stick of rock.	D．A monkey.

小题3: What do quirky children in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Children with quick reaction.	B．Children with wild ideas.
C．Children with cleverness.	D．Children with good manners.

小题4:Which of the statements is Not True according to the passage?

A．Some children would rather request a dad than the latest iPad for Christmas.

B．Children of different character or ages may ask for different Christmas gifts.

C．A real-life reindeer is next to a car on children’s Christmas list.

D．According to the survey, a ‘dad” is tenth most popular Christmas list request.

If you, a man, are looking through this, congratulations: you are a survivor (幸存者). According to a survey, you are more than twice likely to die of skin cancer than a woman, and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. If you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you will die on average five years before a woman.
There are many reasons for this. Men take more risks than woman and are more likely to drink and smoke—but perhaps more importantly, men don’t go to the doctor.
“Men aren’t seeing doctors as often as they should.” says Dr. Gullotta,“This is particularly so for the over 40s, when diseases tend to strike.”Gullotta says a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or two. For those over 45, it should be at least once a year. Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old man who had delayed(延迟) doing anything about his smoker’s cough for a year. “When I finally saw him it had already spread and he has since died from lung cancer.”he says.“Earlier finding and treatment may not have cured him, but it would have made him live longer.”
According to a recent survey, 95% of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70% of men in the same age group.
“A lot of men think they are strong enough. While some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know. Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies.” Dr. Gullotta says. He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be found out by check-ups. Regular check-ups for men would place strain on the public purse, Gullotta says. “But prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to cure the diseases. Besides, the final/highest cost is far greater: it is called premature death(过早死亡).”

小题1: From the first paragraph, we can know that _________.

A．women are more likely to die of skin cancer

B．men are more likely to get some deadly diseases

C．men can live five years longer than women

D．men who live long are very lucky

小题2:What is a more important reason for man’s death?

A．Men take more risks than women.

B．Diseases tend to strike men easily

C．Men don’t go to doctors for check-ups.

D．Men like drinking and smoking.

小题3:Why does the author take a 50-old-man as an example?

A．To realize the importance of disease prevention.

B．To show he could have avoided death.

C．To prove smoking leads to lung cancer.

D．To think highly of the doctor’s work.

小题4:What can be drawn from the last paragraph?

A．Treatment would cost a lot of money.

B．Cars are more valuable than health.

C．Men are brave to accept the reality.

D．Check-ups are necessary and worthwhile.

On a hot summer day, a soft drink can really take away your thirst. At home, at school, in the park or at the movies---you can find one almost anywhere.
Carbonated
You can see bubbles(泡沫) in these! Of all soft drinks sold, about 75 percent are carbonated(碳酸的). But be careful, carbonated soft drinks have lots of sugar and caffeine(咖啡因). Caffeine is not very good for you in the summer because it takes water out of your body. And the sugar can make you overweight if you drink too much.
Fruit juice
There are different kinds of juice. One kind is made only from fresh fruit. This kind of fruit juice may not taste sweet enough for some people, but it is nutritious(有营养的). Another kind of fruit juice tastes good but has lots of sugar in it. Many young people buy this kind because the advertisements are good. It is bad for your teeth and bones to drink lots of this.
Energy drinks
These kinds of drinks have caffeine and things that make people get excited in them. They are sometimes called “party drinks”. Doctors say that if you drink too much of this kind, you may have a heart attack.
Bottled water
We have lots of different kinds of bottled water, such as mineral water, purified water and distilled water(蒸馏水). They are clean and easy to drink. But it is best not to drink very cold water. It may make your stomach feel bad.
Sports drinks
Most of these have funny names like “Scream(尖叫)” and “G-Vital(激活)”. They have lots of vitamins and minerals in them. After you play sports, you may want to drink one of these.
But if you just spend your summer holiday sitting around watching TV, you won’t need them at all!
小题1:Which two types of drinks may make you overweight?

A．Carbonated and fruit juice.

B． Energy drinks and sports drinks.

C．Carbonated and energy drinks.

D．Fruit juice and bottled water.

小题2: Which one may lead to your heart disease?

A．Carbonated.	B．Fruit juice.
C．Energy drinks.	D．Sports drinks

小题3: After sports, you have sports drinks because______.

A．they can take away your thirst

B．they can put back minerals you’ve lost in sweat

C．they have funny names that sound very exciting

D．they have no sugar

小题4:The writer wrote this passage to______.

A．warn us to keep away from soft drinks

B．teach us some useful ways of keeping healthy

C．tell us how to choose a good one from all kinds of drinks

D．make the advertisements for soft drinks

More and more people take part in marathons these days – over 30,000 people will run the London Marathon this weekend, for instance. But it’s not just the 26 miles and 385 yards that could be a daunting prospect. “I have to admit to being completely frustrated by the blocking and for 18-19 miles was just keeping away from people and being held up,” one participant grumbled after the 2012 London Marathon. “I had to overtake a lot of people and ended up with bruised（淤肿的）forearms from all the elbows,” said another.
How do such crowding problems arise, and could they be reduced? Some researchers believe that we can find the answers through a more familiar system in which jams appear – road traffic flow. Martin Treiber, of the Technical University of Dresden in Germany, has previously developed models for traffic flow. One of the first attempts to model traffic flow was made in the 1950s by James Lighthill and his collaborator Gerard Whitham of Manchester University. They considered the traffic as a kind of liquid flowing down a pipe, and looked at how the flow changes as the fluid gets denser(浓稠). At first the flow rate increases as the density increases, since you simply get more stuff through in the same period of time. But if the density becomes too high, there’s a risk of jams, and the flow rate drops sharply.
Treiber’s model of a marathon uses this same principle that the flow rate first increases and then decreases as the density of runners increases, thanks to an sudden switch from free to crowded flow. He assumes that there is a range of different preferred speeds for different runners, which each maintains throughout the race. With just these factors, Treiber can calculate the flow rate of runners, knowing the “carrying capacity”(承载能力)at each point on the route.
This allows Treiber to figure out how blocking might depend on the race conditions – for example, for different starting procedures. Some marathons start by letting all the runners set off at once (which means those at the back have to wait until those in front have moved forward). Others assign runners to various groups according to ability, and let them start in a series of waves.
Treiber has applied the model to the annual Rennsteig half-marathon in central Germany, which attracts around 6,000 participants. The traditional route had to be changed in 2013, because the police were no longer willing to close a road to ensure that runners could cross safely. It could pass either over a 60m wooden bridge or through a tunnel. Treiber used his model to predict the likely blocking caused in the various options. The model predicted that a mass start would risk an overload of runners if the bridge were to be used. Only by moving the starting point further back from the bridge could the danger be avoided – and even then, if some of the numbers assumed in the model were only slightly inaccurate, there was still a risk of jams at the bridge. On the other hand, no dangerous blocking seemed likely for the tunnel route. The run organizers consulted Treiber’s team, and eventually chose this option.
小题1:What is the worst thing while running a marathon?

A．The long distance.	B．Too many participants.
C．The dangerous blocking.	D．Serious injuries in forearms.

小题2:Which of the following statements is true?

A．James Lighthill is the first expert trying to model traffic flow.

B．The denser the flow is, the faster the flow rate becomes.

C．The flow rate increases in the beginning because fewer people passed together.

D．The flow rate increases first and then decreases later when the flow is too denser.

小题3:What is NOT true about the Rennsteig?

A．It has much less participants than the London Marathon in 2014.

B．It has a shorter distance than the London Marathon.

C．The route was changed because the traditional one is not safe any longer.

D．The participants running this marathon will pass a tunnel because this choice is safer.

小题4:What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Make a comparison between marathon and road traffic.

B．Running a marathon is somewhat dangerous if it is not well organized.

C．Introduce a new technology to solve the blocking problem in marathon.

D．Some advice for people who are to run a marathon.

阅读下面短文 , 掌握其大意 , 然后从每题所给的 A , B , C , D四个选项中选出最佳答案 .
Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour．It is said that they can then get a full view of the places that _____them．Nonsense! What you see from the ___ of a moving bus is _____and completely removed from the real sights，sounds，and_____ outside．Be adventurous! The best ______to experience any place is on foot and with absolutely no travel plan．______ go wherever your feet and your interests______ you．You finally will get to the _____ sites as you are on the bus tour—the museums, the monuments，the city hall—but you will have seen much more．You will have______the present life of the city．
“But what if I get lost?” people might ask．No one ever gets ______lost in a major city．
At first, you can find your way back to a(n) ______location．If it ____ you to“lost”，just find a taxi and go back to where you started．However， ______ things can happen if you get lost．You can _____ at a sidewalk cafe to sit and relax．You can ask the local people at the next table about the directions．And _____they don’t speak your language．your trip becomes more memorable because of the _____．Here are a few more
ways to get the most out of your travel．
Know before you go．______a few hours before your trip learning about the history and culture of your destination．This will help you understand what you’re seeing．
Move around like a local．Use the subways and buses of the city you’re _______．You’ll not only save money，but you’ll also learn how people really live．
Check the bulletin boards(布告牌)．Sometimes you can find advertisements for free concert，and _____fun activities on bulletin boards around universities．
So next time you see a poster advertising an introductory  ______tour，save your money．Instead，wander on your own．I promise you a time you’ll remember with great pleasure．

小题1:	A．remembered B．disappointed C．reminded D．interested

小题2:	A．front B．inside C．back D．center

小题3:	A．invisible B．uncertain C．uncommon D．unreal

小题4:	A．smells B．cities C．beauties D．views

小题5:	A．suggestion B．thought C．way D．tip

小题6:	A．Particularly B．Simply C．Generally D．Especially

小题7:	A．move B．lead C．tell D．help

小题8:	A．same B．mistaken C．correct D．different

小题9:	A．left B．lived C．felt D．lost

小题10:

A．terribly B．seriously C．finally D．hopelessly

小题11:

A．unknown B．strange C．well—known D．beautiful

小题12:

A．supposes B．frightens C．delights D．surprises

小题13:

A．worst B．hardest C．happiest D．nicest

小题14:

A．stop B．get C．arrive D．reach

小题15:

A．even if B．as a result C．in fact D．in case

小题16:

A．conversation B．experience C．talk D．coffee

小题17:

A．Take B．Pay C．Spend D．Use

小题18:

A．seeing B．going C．visiting D．walking

小题19:

A．other B．another C．others D．the other

小题20:

A．plane B．car C．train D．bus