What is language for? Some people seem to think it’s for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words — the longer the lists, the better. That’s wrong. Language is for the exchange (交流) of ideas and information. It’s meaningless knowing all about a language if you can’t use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they can ’t speak correctly or fluently(流利地). They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard Shaw once wrote, “Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They are English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right. People not only make history, but they make language. But people can only make its own language. It can’t make another people’s language. So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldn’t overdo it. They should put communication first.
小題1:Language is used to ________.
A．express oneselfB．practice grammar rules
C．talk with foreigners onlyD．learn lists of words
小題2: Generally, when an American or an Englishman speaks English, he ______.
A．never makes mistakesB．often makes mistakes
C．can’t avoid（避免）making mistakesD．a(chǎn)lways makes mistakes
小題3:“Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” The sentence means that ______.
A．foreigners speak correct English.
B．foreigners speak incorrect English.
C．foreigners speak English according to the grammar rules.
D．foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English.
小題4:If too many native speakers break a rule, ______.
A．what they will become rightB．they are against the law
C．they should say sorry to othersD．they will become heroes
小題5:When we speak a foreign language, we should _____.
A．speak in Chinese wayB．speak by the rules
C．speak to native speakersD．not be afraid of making mistakes

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Creativity(創(chuàng)造性)is the key to a brighter future, say education and business experts. Here is how schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.
　     If Dick Drew had listened to his boss in 1925, we might not have a product that we now think of as very important: a new type of tape. Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company. At work he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. But his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Finally, using his own time, Drew improved the tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his former company learned from its mistake. Now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking and developing new ideas.
　     Creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is it necessarily an indicator of high intelligence. Just that a person is highly intelligent does not mean that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something.
　     Unfortunately, schools have not tried to encourage creativity. With strong attention paid to test results and the development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many educators give up creativity for correct answers. The result is that children can give back information but can’t recognize ways to use it in new situations. They may know the rules correctly, but they are unable to use them to work out practical problems.
　     It is important to give children choices. From an early age, children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their results. Even if it’s choosing between two food items for lunch, decision-making helps thinking skills. As children grow older, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money, but not help them too much if they make the wrong decision. The child may have a hard time, but that is all right. This is because the most important characteristic of creative people is a very strong desire to find a way out of trouble.
小題1:What did the company where Dick Drew worked learn from its mistake?
A．They encouraged people to work longer.
B．They discouraged people to think freely.
C．They asked people to spend all their work time developing new ideas.
D．They encouraged people to spend some of their work time considering and
improving new ideas.
小題2:Creativity is something ______.
A．that people are born with
B．that depends on intelligence
C．that is a way of using what one has learnt to work out new problems
D．that is not important
小題3:Why don’t schools try to encourage creativity?
A．They don’t understand the importance of education.
B．They don’t want their students to make mistakes.
C．They pay too much attention to examination marks and language skills.
D．They think it more important to remember information.
小題4:What should the parents do when their children decide how to spend their money?
A．Try to help them as much as possible.
B．Take no notice of whatever they do.
C．Help them if their decision is wrong, but not too much.
D．Leave them as they are.

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In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the one who’d lived those years with us.In fact, we don’t have to wait for anniversaries to thank the ones close to us—the ones so easily overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this: give it now！While your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it. Saying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world’s happiness.
Saying thanks not only brightens someone else’s world, but it also brightens yours. If you’re feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to others. It may be just the medicine you need.
Of course, there are times when you can’t express gratitude immediately. In that case don’t let embarrassment sink you into silence—speak up the first time you have the chance.
Once a young minister, Mark Brian, was sent to a remote parish of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. He had been told that the Indians did not have a word for thank you. But Brian soon found that these people had exceptional generosity. Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks.
I wonder if we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more responsive, more sensitive and more caring?
Thankfulness sets in motion a chain of reaction that transforms people all around us—including ourselves, for no one ever misunderstands the melody of a grateful heart.
小題1:In the first paragraph the writer mainly encourages us       .
A．to express our sincere thanks timely to those around us
B．never to overlook our close friends in daily life
C．to wait for a proper occasion to show our gratitude
D．to increase the world’s happiness by saying thanks
小題2:When we say something for what others do for us, it ______.
A．is good for both us and people who help us
B．benefits the people who do something for us
C．wastes our and our friends’ time at the same time
D．does harm to both us and people who help us
小題3:According to the writer,        could be the best way to prevent ourselves from being left out.
A．seeing a doctor to find the right medicine we need
B．expressing our gratitude in an easy way
C．speaking up the moment we have the chance
D．showing others actively we are willing to help them
小題4:Mark Brain’s story is mentioned in the passage in order to show the fact that       .
A．the Indians didn’t have any words for appreciation
B．the Indians were particularly generous to others
C．some people may express their gratitude through different approaches
D．Mark Brain set the Indians an example to show saying thanks is very important

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That year , in the local school, there was a new math teacher, as well as some new pupils. One of the new kids was the stupidest child anyone had ever seen. It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried explaining numbers to him; he would always end up saying something enormously stupid. Like two plus two was five, seven times three was twenty-seven, or a triangle had thirty corners……
Before this boy arrived, math lessons had been the most boring of all. Now they were great fun. Encouraged by the new teacher, the children would listen to the pieces of nonsense spouted by the new kid, and they would have to correct his mistakes.
Whenever the new teacher asked questions, the stupid kid would stand up but made the wrong answers, the other students all wanted to be the first to find his mistakes, and then think up the most original ways to explain them. To do this they used all kinds of stuff : sweets, playing cards, oranges, paper planes, etc. It didn’t seem like any of this bothered the new kid.
However, Little Lewis was sure that it was bound to make him feel sad inside. Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school. On leaving school, the new kid walked a few minutes to a local park, and there he waited for a while, until someone came along to meet him……
It was the new teacher!
The teacher gave the new kid a hug, and off they went, hand in hand. Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.
小題1:根據(jù)短文第二三段描述，可知這位新老師的工作很有創(chuàng)造性，故選A。
小題2:根據(jù)短文最后一段Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.描述，可知選B，這個所謂的最蠢的學(xué)生其實比其它學(xué)生知道的多。
小題3:根據(jù)Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school.描述，可知選B。
小題4:聯(lián)系上文To do this they used all kinds of stuff :可知選C。
小題5:The math lessons became interesting again because of the new teacher’s ___________.
A．creativityB．imaginationC．responsibilityD．curiosity
小題6:The passage implies that the stupidest child____________________________.
A．was in great need of math teacher’s help after class
B．knew much more about math than other classmates
C．had no much gift for math and was slow to learn it
D．disliked both the new math teacher and his lessons
小題7:According to the passage, Lewis followed the stupidest in order to ______________.
A．learn about where he livedB．find out if he felt upset
C．say something to comfort himD．make friends with him
小題8: What does the underlined word “this” in the third paragraph refer to ?
A．To find the stupidest kid’s mistakes.
B．To think up the most original ways to explain.
C．To use all kinds of stuff.
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I read a letter of a mother of a gifted child to an expert with gifted children stating that her son was always complaining that he doesn’t like his teacher for she talks in baby language and she lets them sing baby songs. Having an insufficient（不足夠的） understanding of being different from their normally developing classmates, gifted children may find themselves wanting to learn more than being boxed with other kids of their age. They want to quench（解渴） their thirst for knowledge. However, in the process, they tend to develop negative（負面的） thoughts about school and teachers. Thus, they tend to exhibit behavioral problems.
Behavioral problems of gifted children could be mainly correlated（相關(guān)的） to their asynchronous（不同步的） development. This development means that the child has uneven（不均衡的） development in their mind, body and emotions. To explain further, a gifted child may live in different ages at once. He may show high intellectual（智力的） capabilities at some point but the time his emotions rule, he would go back to his true age going through tantrums（脾氣發(fā)作） and endless sobbing（哭泣）. He maybe find it happy playing with kids his age but the next day, he would be bored with that and he would find conversing with older kids to be more challenging.
Because of high intellectual level, a gifted child often acts differently in his own classroom. He has the thinking of being above from the rest of his classmates when it comes to grades, academic awards and school recognitions. In classroom discussions, the child may be very cooperative（合作的） having advanced knowledge in the lessons but it is mostly that he will suffer from boredom as he is not challenged by the lessons and he would feel no improvement with them.
小題1:Which of the following best explains the asynchronous development?
A A child has good development both in mind and body.
B A child cannot get along well with his classmates.
C A child is intellectually developed but not equal with emotionally.
D A child doesn’t feel happy with his school and teachers.
小題2:What is most likely to be talked about in the paragraph following the passage?
A How a gifted child gets along with his classmates.
B How to get a gifted child involved（被卷入） in a classroom discussion.
C What can arouse（激發(fā)） a gifted child’s interest.
D How a teacher should handle a gifted child in class.
小題3:We can infer from the passage that ______.
A we needn’t pay special attention to gifted children
B a gifted child is well above others in every way
C it’s best to teach a gifted child separately
D teaching a gifted child can be challenging

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Many Chinese students who have learnt English for more than ten years are still unable to speak English very well when they meet a foreigner. They seem to have mastered the basic language structure(結(jié)構(gòu)), but a conversation in English will make them feel uneasy. They are afraid that other people might find out their mistakes.
It's uncommon that many students who are bad speakers of English can write English perfectly. This proves that they are unable to organize their idea in English. The center of the problem is that they lack practice and confidence (自信).
Why should you be afraid? Do you fear those foreigners with whom you are speaking? Don't be shy, they will not laugh at you just for a little mistake you make. The best way to get rid of trouble is to learn to speak by speaking more. I am sure that constant practice will help you succeed.
小題1:What's the best topic for the passage?
A．How to Speak to ForeignersB．How to Study English Well
C．How to Organize the Idea in EnglishD．Practice Speaking English All the Time
小題2: Many Chinese students can write English very well, but they cannot speak English fluently because _______________.
A．they seldom meet foreigners
B．they seldom practice speaking English
C．they had no chance to speak English
D．they think it's enough to master the basic language structure only
小題3:So many Chinese students are afraid to speak to foreigners because __.
A．they are afraid they can't understand foreigners
B．they don't think their English is poor
C．they worry about making mistakes in their speaking
D．they didn't like speaking to foreigners
小題4:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A．We can speak English fluently by doing more speaking.
B．If you can write English perfectly, you are able to organize your idea in English.
C．If you can write good English composition, you can speak English very well.
D．Any Chinese students can't speak English fluently because they are afraid of making mistakes.
小題5:In the last paragraph, the expression "get rid of" means_______.  
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When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”
Remembering that I’ ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choice in life.
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors’ code for preparing yourself to die.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was completely in despair. Later that evening, I had another examination and my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’ m fine now.
This was the closest I’ve been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.
Your time is so limited that you shouldn’t waste it repeating someone else’s life. Don’ t be trapped by dogma（教條）—which is living with the results of other people’ s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
小題1:The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because_________.
A．he had to rest at homeB．his disease couldn’t be cured
C．his disease was not serious at allD．he had to wait for the result of the test
小題2:How did the author feel after the diagnosis?
A．HopelessB．ExcitedC．OptimisticD．Angry
小題3:What does the author think of death?
A．He thinks it is impossible to avoid.
B．He thinks it is not the end of life.
C．He thinks it is nothing to be scared of.
D．He thinks it is the beginning of a new life
小題4:In the author’ s opinion, we should ____________.
A．follow others’ adviceB．take no notice of diseases
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Recently there was a major discovery in the scientific research — the mapping of all DNA in a human gene(基因) is complete. Couple of years ago, this seems an impossible task for scientist to accomplish. All this progress in science leads us to believe that the day, when the human being will be cloned, is not far away. Human cloning has always been a topic of argument, in terms of morality(道德) or religion.
Taking a look at why cloning might be beneficial, among many cases, it is arguable that parents who are known to be at risk of passing a genetic limitation to a child could make use of cloning. If the clone was free of genetic limitations, then the other clone would be as well. The latter could be inserted in the woman and allowed to ripen to term. Moreover, cloning would enable women, who can’t get pregnant, to have children of their own.
Cloning humans would also mean that organs could be cloned, so it would be a source of perfect transfer organs. This surely would be greatly beneficial to millions of unfortunate people around the world that are expected to lose their lives due to failure of single (or more) organ(s). It is also arguable that a ban on cloning may be unlawful and would rob people of the right to reproduce and limit the freedom of scientists.
Arguments against cloning are also on a perfectly practical side. Primarily, I believe that cloning would step in the normal “cycle” of life. There would be a large number of same genes, which reduce the chances of improvement, and, in turn, development — the fundamental reason how living things naturally adapt to the ever-changing environment. Life processes failing to do so might result in untimely disappearance. Furthermore, cloning would make the uniqueness that each one of us possesses disappear, thus leading to creation of genetically engineered groups of people for specific purposes, and chances are that those individuals would be regarded as “objects” rather than people in the society.
Scientists haven’t 100% guaranteed that the first cloned humans will be normal. Thus, this could result in introduction of additional limitations in the human “gene-pool”.
Regarding such arguable topics in “black or white” approach seems very innocent to me personally. We should rather try to look at all “shades” of it. I believe that cloning is only legal if its purpose is for cloning organs; not humans. Then we could regard this as for “saving life” instead of “creating life”. I believe cloning humans is morally and socially unacceptable.
小題1:   Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A．Genetic limitation will be beneficial for some women
B．A large number of genes will prevent us from developing
C．Prohibition(禁止) of cloning might limit the freedom of scientists
D．First cloned humans might be normal according to scientists
小題2:What’s the author’s opinion on cloning?
A．Cloning should be entirely banned
B．Cloning should be used in creating life
C．Cloning will take away the right to reproduce
D．Cloning is acceptable if it is used for cloning organs
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A lazy Susan is an addition to a table that is designed to assist in moving food from one person to another while dining. This is achieved through the use of a turntable (轉(zhuǎn)盤), which usually moves the food in a circle when it is pushed by those at the table. In this way, the food never has to be picked up and passed around the table. Instead, it remains in place on the lazy Susan.
A lazy Susan may also be a part of a kitchen cabinet (櫥柜). In this sense, the lazy Susan is a type of shelving unit within the cabinet that is able to turn around its axis(軸心) . One may turn the lazy Susan in order to find certain goods in storage. From the outside, a lazy Susan appears to be two cabinets that are located at a right angle (直角) to each another. When one of these cabinets is pushed, however, both doors move and the lazy Susan is revealed inside.
It is believed that Thomas Jefferson invented the lazy Susan in the 18th century, though it was called “dumbwaiter” at that time. It is said that Jefferson invented the lazy Susan because his daughter complained she was always served last at table and, as a result, never found herself full when leaving the table. Others believe that Thomas Edison was the inventor, as he is believed to have invented the turntable for his phonograph (留聲機). The turntable may have developed into the lazy Susan later.
Regardless of who invented it, it wasn’t until 1917 that the term “l(fā)azy Susan” was used in an advertisement for the invention. In Britain, however, the term “dumbwaiter” is still used rather than “l(fā)azy Susan”. The reason for the naming of it is still a mystery. One theory is that it was named after either Jefferson’s or Edison’s daughter, both of whom were named Susan.
小題1:What is a “l(fā)azy Susan”?
A．A waitressB．A convenient toolC．A tableD．A cabinet
小題2:According to those who believed Thomas Jefferson invented the lazy Susan, _______.
A．his daughter was very lazyB．the lazy Susan didn’t exist until the 18th century
C．Thomas Edison was his friendD．Thomas Edison didn’t invent the phonograph
小題3:We can learn from the last paragraph that ___________.
A．the lazy Susan can work by itself
B．the lazy Susan was named after Thomas Edison’s daughter
C．how the lazy Susan got its name remains unknown
D．the lazy Susan was invented in Britain
小題4: The writer wrote the passage mainly to _________.
A．discuss how the lazy Susan was named B．teach us how to make a lazy Susan
C．introduce Thomas Edison’s inventionsD．tell us what a lazy Susan is and its origin

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