I was 9 years old when I found out my father was ill. It was 1994.but I can remember my mother's words as if it were yesterday. "Kerrel, I don't want you to take food from your father, because he has AIDS. Be very careful when you are around him."

AIDS wasn't something we talked about in my country when I was growing up. From then on, I knew that this would be a family secret. My parents were not together any more and my dad lived alone. For a while, he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his condition worsened. My father's other children lived far away, so it fell to me to look after him.

We couldn't afford all the necessary medicine for him because Dad was unable to work. I had no money for school supplies and often couldn't even buy food for dinner. I would sit in class feeling completely lost, the teacher's words muffled as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage__

I did not share my burden with anyone. I had seen people react to AIDS. Kids laughed at classmates who had parents with the disease. And even adults could be cruel. When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside even though he was too weak to feed himself.

I had known that he was going to die, but after so many years of keeping his condition a secret, I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days. Sad and hopeless, I called a woman at the nonprofit National AIDS Support. That day, she kept me on the phone for hours. I was so lucky to find someone who cared. She saved my life .

I was 15 when my father died. He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to anyone. Even me, he didn't want to call attention to AIDS.

1.What does Kerrel tell us about her father?

A. He had stayed in the hospital since he fell ill B. He depended on the nurses in his final days.

C. He worked hard to pay for his medication. D. He told no one about his disease.

2.What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

A. Kerrel couldn't understand her teacher. B. Kerrel had special difficulty in hearing.

C. Kerrel was too troubled to focus on the lesson. D. Kerrel was too tired to hear her teacher's words.

3.Why did Kerrel keep her father's disease a secret?

A. She was afraid of being looked down upon. B. She thought it was shameful to have AIDS.

C. She found no one willing to listen to her. D. She wanted to obey her mother.

4.Why did Kerrel write the passage?

A. To tell people about the sufferings of her father. B. To show how little people knew about AIDS.

C. To draw people's attention to AIDS. D. To remember her father.

It’s a safe bet that a robot made your car and made your computer. Pretty soon, they could be making your bed and breakfast too.

Increasingly, engineers are saying that robots are going to move out of research departments and into your home. Companies including Sony and General Electric are working on designs for small robots. Products like the Roomba, a robot that can clean floors, are flying off the shelves.

What’s behind this new robot revolution? It’s partly a matter of technology. Devices that can recognize and respond to a human voice have been developed. There are now a few different ways for robots to move around. They can walk, crawl or ride on wheels. Robots are being made smaller and smaller. They are also becoming more and more energy efficient.

A bigger part of the story is on the demand side. From the day the television remote control was invented, people around the world have searched for new ways to be lazy. Take into consideration that more and more people can afford robots, and the time seems ripe to introduce robots to the average family.

To be sure, robots that walk on two legs and talk like people are still a long way off. However, robots that do basic housework such as cleaning or gardening are sure to come out soon. One thing is certain---when these robots do come to our homes, it will change things forever.

1.According to the passage, robots can do the following things EXCEPT________.

A. cleaning floors B. making cars C. talking like people D. making computers

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Smaller robots are less energy efficient. B. Roomba has been out of date

C. People will become lazier than before. D. People’s demand contributes to new robots

3.The underlined part in the 2nd paragraph probably means________.

A. new robots will soon come into people’s homes. B. new robots can fly by themselves .

C. robot products are cheaper and cheaper D. new robots have more functions than old ones

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Robots will soon be on sale B. Robots are in great demand

C. Robots are coming into our families. D. Robots help us a lot

Science has a lot of uses. It can uncover laws of nature, cure diseases, make bombs, and help bridges to stand up. Indeed science is so good at what it does that there’s always a temptation(誘惑) to drag it into problems where it may not be helpful. David Brooks, author of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to go against the temptation.

Brooks gained fame for several books. His latest book The Social Animal, however, is more ambitious and serious than his earlier books. It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics. The book focuses on big questions: What has science uncovered about human nature? What are the sources of character? And why are some people happy and successful while others aren’t?

To answer these questions, Brooks studies a wide range of disciplines（學科）. Considering this, you might expect the book to be a simple description of facts. But Brooks has formed his book in an unusual, and perhaps unfortunate way. Instead of introducing scientific theories, he tells a story, within which he tries to make his points, perhaps in order to keep the reader’s attention. So as Harold and Erica, the hero and heroine in his story, live through childhood, we hear about the science of child development and as they begin to date we hear about the theory of sexual attraction. Brooks carries this through to the death of one of his characters.

On the whole, Brooks’ story is acceptable if uninspired. As one would expect, his writing is mostly clear and, to be fair, some chapters stand out above the rest. I enjoyed, for instance, the chapter in which Harold discovers how to think on his own. While Harold and Erica are certainly not strong or memorable characters, the more serious problems with The Social Animal lie elsewhere. These problems partly involve Brooks’ attempt to translate his tale into science.

1.The author mentions the functions of science at the beginning of the passage to__________.

A. explain where science can be applied

B. show the value of Brooks’ new book

C. remind the reader of the importance of science

D. explain why many writers use science in their works

2.According to the author, which of the following could be a strength of the book?

A. Its strong basis. B. Its clear writing.

C. Its convincing points. D. Its memorable characters.

3.What is the author’s general attitude towards the book?

A. Contradictory. B. Supportive. C. Cautious. D. Critical.

4.What is the author likely to write about after the last paragraph?

A. Death of the characters. B. Brooks’ life experience.

C. Problems with the book. D. Brooks’ translation skills.

In recent years, many parents choose to accompany their children in studying, w1. has aroused a wide concern.

These parents are willing to l2.their hometown, even quit their jobs to f3. their children into the campus. Most of them rent an apartment nearby so as to t4. good care of their children. Parents consider it necessary to offer a better living c5. to the kids. Meanwhile, it can allow them to keep track of the kids’ academic performance.

Nevertheless, w6. they’ve ignored is that it will get their kids into the habit of b7.dependent. Thus, they will never develop the a8. of self-control in the future.

Trust l9. to independence. So it seems to me that parents should create room for children’s g10. and study in order to ensure their overall development.

1.水、電、氣斷了，他們生活的方方面面都受到嚴重的影響。

_________water, electricity and gas________ _______, all aspects of their life were ________ affected.

2.是電影和電視節(jié)目讓我們每天的生活更有趣。

________ ________ films and TV programmes ___________ make our daily life more entertaining.

3.因為組織者沒有準備好會議廳，他們不得不將會議延期

They had to ______ ______ the meeting because the organizers __________ __________ the hall well

4.讓我們感到非常寬慰的是，走丟的孩子回到了家，疲憊不堪卻也健康。

_______ to our relief, the lost child returned home, _________ __________ _________.

5.這兒過去有個小村莊，但是現(xiàn)在消失了。

________ ________ ________ __________ a small village，but now it disappears.

6.如果你采取來了我的建議，你就不會迷路了。

If you __________ _________ my advice, you ________ _________ lost.

7.做自愿者有助于開闊青年學生的眼界。

___________ volunteers ___________ _________ ________ the eyes of the young students.

8.我有時懷疑這本書是否值得一讀。

I sometimes ________ ________ this book is _________ ___________.

9.這則消息似乎比我們原先預想的傳播的更快。

The news __________ to be ___________ faster than we ____________ ___________.

10.這部電影太滑稽了，它告誡人們不要抽煙。

This film is really fun, ________ advice people to ___________ ____________ _____________.

近年來霧霾天氣在中國許多城市頻頻發(fā)生。霧霾天氣引起大家極大的關(guān)注。請你用英語寫一篇有關(guān)霧霾的短文向校刊“英語角”投稿,內(nèi)容包括：

1. 霧霾的危害 2. 霧霾產(chǎn)生的原因（2個） 3. 應對霧霾的措施(3個)

提示：霧霾 smog poisonous 有毒的

注意：1. 詞數(shù)110左右； 2. 可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 開頭語已為你寫好（不計入總詞數(shù)）。

In recent years, many cities in China have been hit by smog frequently, which has aroused great concern among people.

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—Can you imagine such a little insect can eat_______ much food a day?

—Yes, It’s_______ wonderful a world!

A. such; so B. so; so C. so ; such D. such; such

—How far is your office from your home?

—First, it’s ______ walk from my home to the bus stop, then_____ by bus to my office.

A. 5 minutes; 10 minutes’ B. 5 minutes ; 10 minutes

C. 5 minutes’ ;10 minutes D. 5 minutes’ ;10 minutes’

—It was my daughter Linda and his daughter Jane who did it.

—That was why I blamed you as much as________.

A. he B. him C. his D. she

—Don’t you think the movie is worth seeing?

—Worth seeing? I don’t think there is ______ the one we saw last week.

A. nothing as B. nothing like C. anything like D. something as