It’s really true what people say about English politeness: it’s everywhere. When squeezing past someone in a narrow aisle, people say “sorry”. When getting off a bus, English passengers say “thank you” rather than the driver. In Germany, people would never dream of doing these things. After all, squeezing past others sometimes can’t be avoided, and the bus driver is merely doing his job. I used to think the same way, without questioning it, until I started travelling to the British Isles and came to appreciate some more polite ways of communicating with people.

People thank each other everywhere in England, all the time. When people buy something in a shop, customer and retail assistant in most cases thank each other twice or more. In Germany, it would be exceptional to hear more than one thank you in such a conversation. British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room. English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposed to Germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.

Another thing I observed during my stay was that English people rarely criticize others. Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me, my employers stressed several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism. It has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, English people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable. This also is shown in other ways. British men still open doors for women, and British men are more likely to treat women to a meal than German men. However, I do need to point out here that this applies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men! Yes, the latter are a bit tightfisted.

1.What is the author’s attitude towards English politeness?

A. He thinks it is artificial                B. He gives no personal opinion

C. He appreciates it                   D. He thinks it goes too far.

2.What can we learn about customers and retail assistants in Germany?

     A. A customer never says thank you to a retail assistant.

     B. It’s always a retail assistant who says thank you.

     C. They may say thank you only once.

     D. they always say thank you to each other.

3.We can learn from the last paragraph that Scottish men ___________.

     A. are more likely to be involved in a fighting.   

B. are more polite than English men.

     C. treat women in a polite way.         

D. are not so willing to spend money for women.

4.The author develops the text through the method of ____________.

   A. making comparisons            B. telling stories

   C. giving comments               D. giving reasons

Several hundred strangers received “love letters” from a young man on the street. The letter was written and given out by Yang Yang, a student majoring in human resources at Chongqing University of Science and Technology，who hoped to show his disappointment with job hunting.

    Yang’s story has caught media attention perhaps because it is similar to those of millions of recent graduates seeking jobs and struggling for survival in the country’s wealthiest cities. They have diplomas, rather than professional skills，and come to big cities in hopes of better lives, only to find low-paying jobs and poor living conditions.

They are China’s “ant tribe(蚁族)”, a term created by sociologist Lian Si from Peking University in his 2009 book, Ant Tribe. “They’re so similar to ants. They share small and narrow living areas. They’re intelligent and hard-working, yet nameless and underpaid.” The term also speaks to their helplessness in a world governed by the law of the jungle -- only the strongest survive.

A survey in Lian’s another book published this year, Ant Tribe II, found nearly 30 percent of “ants” are graduates of famous universities—almost three times last year’s percentage. Most had degrees in popular majors. In addition, 7.2 percent of "ants" have at least a master’s degree compared to 1.6 percent in 2009.

    An “ant’s” average monthly salary is l, 904 yuan, with about 64 percent of them earning less than 2,000 yuan a month.

  Another survey in the 2010 Annual Report on the Development of Chinese Talent found more than 1 million “ants” live in big cities.

   “Most ants are from rural families or small towns, and their experiences in universities didn’t arm them well enough to fight with competitors in big cities’ employment markets.” Professor Zhang Ming at Renmin University of China said.

The “ant tribe’s” embarrassing living situations have become a serious social problem, and the government should develop smaller cities to attract more graduates from big cities, Zhang

believed.

    However, “ants” expect more study and training opportunities in big cities, which keeps them positive despite their situations.

1.Yang’s story is introduced in order to_________.

A. analyze graduates’ difficulties in finding jobs

B. lead to the topic of the article—“ant tribe”

C. tell readers a story about those big cities

D. show a clever way of dealing with pressure

2. The “ants” fail to find high-paying jobs mainly because__________.

A. they have no diplomas from good universities

B. their majors do not meet the needs of society

C. those from rural areas are not treated equally

D. they do not have necessary professional skills

3. “Ant tribe” members are similar to ants in the following aspects EXCEPT that_________.

A. they live in narrow and small places in groups

B. they work hard but earn little for survival

C. they are in a world judged by the jungle law

D. they are pleased with being nameless and underpaid

4.Professor Zhang thought “ants” problems could be solved by__________.

A. creating more jobs for graduates in big cities

B. developing smaller cities to attract graduates

C. sending graduates to rural areas and small towns

D. training graduates to improve their ability

 ____1.____ Many things can become distractions (分散注意力). Your ability to focus your mind, emotions, and physical movements will directly influence your success. Staying focused on the task at hand can be easier said than done. Here are some powerful techniques that can help you improve your ability to focus.

For physical control, it helps to have a constant exercise schedule. ____2.____ Exercising helps you gain better command of your body, and even goes beyond the body, giving you more flexibility not just physically but also emotionally and mentally. When you feel more comfortable in your body, you increase your self-confidence, which helps you feel more relaxed.

For mental control, meditation (沉思；冥想) does the task. ____3.____ It’s easy to get distracted by things in your background, but in order to perform well you have to maintain a high degree of focus. When you relax your thoughts it trains your mind to deal effectively with outside distractions so you can stay centered on what matters most at that moment.

____4.____ It prevents you from overreaction and also from overacting. When your emotions settle down, you gain greater awareness of the environment you’re in, and feel calm and in control.

____5.____ The good thing is that self-control can be developed. Start exercising frequently, get yourself into meditation, and start to feel positive changes in your career and your life in general.

英语课上,老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下小作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

As a student, I hate the exam system we are now used. This system may be a good way to

test a student’s memory, and it can tell you nothing about a student’s ability. It does not

good to students or teachers. As soon as a child begins the school, he enters a world of

exams that will decide his future. In fact a good exam system should train a student to

think himself, but it now does something like that. So students are encouraged to

remember what is taught. The students who comes out first in the exam often may not be

the best in their studies. It must be some better way to test a student’s true ability except

knowledge. And that is where we should do right now.

当前，“酒后驾车”成了人们热议的话题。请你根据以下提示对“酒后驾车”谈谈个人看法：

1．“酒后驾车”的危害。如：引发交通事故，造成交通阻塞，构成生命危险，造成财产损失等。

2．你的建议。

注意：1．词数100词左右；  

2．开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

      Nowadays, drinking and driving is becoming a heated topic among people in China. Here, I’d like to air my views about it.

    ____________________________________________________________________________

I am ________ captain of our class team at school and also ________ member of the senior high team.

   A. the; a                  B. a; a                   C. 不填; the                 D. 不填; a

 —Peter, you won the first place??]

—________！I don’t believe you.

A. Oh, come on              B. Congratulations  C. Well done                 D. Good luck

Much ________ my surprise，every student looked at me ________ surprise when I came into the classroom.

A. in; to                  B. to; by                C. to; in                       D. in; in  

—The sports meeting will be ________ till next week because of the bad weather.

   —I’ve got it.

   A. put off                B. given up            C. put away                  D. given out

Mr. Brown knows little Japanese, so he can’t understand the ________ on the bottle of the pills.

A. explanations     B. instructions    C. descriptions              D. Introductions