My sister and I grew up in a little village in England．Our father was a struggling  1  ，but I always knew he was  2   ．He never criticized us，but used  3    to bring out our best．He’d say，“If you pour water on flowers，they flourish．If you don’t give them water，they die．” I  4   as a child I said something   5  about somebody，and my father said，“   6   time you say something unpleasant about somebody else，it’s a reflection of you．” He explained that if I looked for the best  7  people，I would get the best  8  ．From then on I’ve always tried to  9 the principle in my life and later in running my company．

Dad’s also always been very  10  ．At 15，I started a magazine．It was  11  a great deal of my time，and the headmaster of my school gave me a 12 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine．

I decided to leave，and Dad tried to prevent me from my decision， 13   any good father would．When he realized I had made up my mind，he said，“Richard，when I was 23，my dad  14  me to go into law．And I’ve  15   regretted it．I wanted to be a biologist，  16  I didn’t pursue my  17  ．You know what you want．Go fulfill it．”

As  18   turned out，my little publication went on to become Student，a national  19   for young people in the U．K．．My wife and I have two children，and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad  20  me．

1．A．biologist              B．manager                  C．lawyer                    D．gardener

2．A．strict                        B．honest                    C．special                    D．learned

3．A．praise                       B．courage                  C．power                    D．warmth

4．A．think                        B．imagine                   C．remember               D．guess

5．A．unnecessary              B．unkind                    C．unimportant            D．unusual

6．A．Another                    B．Some                      C．Any                        D．Other

7．A．on                            B．in                           C．a(chǎn)t                           D．a(chǎn)bout

8．A．in case                            B．by turns                  C．by chance               D．in return

9．A．revise                       B．set                          C．review                    D．follow

10．A．understanding          B．experienced             C．serious                   D．demanding

11．A．taking up                 B．making up               C．picking up               D．keeping up

12．A．suggestion              B．decision                  C．notice                     D．choice

13．A．a(chǎn)nd                        B．a(chǎn)s                           C．even if                    D．a(chǎn)s if

14．A．helped                    B．a(chǎn)llowed                   C．persuaded               D．suggested

15．A．a(chǎn)lways                    B．never                      C．seldom                   D．a(chǎn)lmost

16．A．rather                     B．but                         C．for                         D．therefore

17．A．promise                  B．task                        C．belief                      D．dream

18．A．this                        B．he                          C．it                            D．that

19．A．newspaper                     B．magazine                 C．program                 D．project

20．A．controlled               B．comforted               C．reminded                D．raised

The man from the west stopped and drew back his arm．“You’re not Jimmy Wells，” he said in a quick and angry way，“Twenty years is a long time，but not long enough to change a man’s nose from a Roman to pug．”“It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one，” said the tall man，“you’ve been under arrest for ten minutes．Silky Bob．Chicago thinks you may have dropped over our way and phones us she wants to have a word with you．Going quietly，are you? That’s sensible．Now before we go to the station，here’s a note I was asked to hand you．You may read it here at the window．It’s from Patrolman Wells．?”The man from the West opened the little piece of paper handed him．His hand was steady when he began to read，but it trembled a little by the time he finished．The note was rather short．Bob: I was at the right place on time．When you struck the match to light your cigar I saw it was the face wanted in Chicago．Somehow I couldn’t do it myself，so I went around and got a plain clothes man （便衣） to do the job．

1．The man from the West must have broken the law _____．

A．in Chicago                                               B．in New York    

C．in his hometown                                      D．somewhere else

2．The man from the West recognized the tall man not to be the one he had been waiting for because the tall man ____．

A．had a different accent from his               B．had a different nose from his friend’s

C．was his another old friend                   D．said "Chicago wants to talk with you．?"

3．The two men may have walked _____．

A．for ten minutes      B．a(chǎn)rm in arm          C．face to face              D．both A and B

4．We can suppose Jim _____．

A．was afraid of the man from the West

B．got another man to help him when necessary

C．had an appointment with Bob 20 years ago

D．had something else to do and couldn’t come himself

Among all the fast growing science and technology，the research of human genes，or biological engineering as people call it，is drawing more and more attention now．Sometimes it’s a hot topic discussed by people．

The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with，such as cancer and heart disease．Every year，millions of people are murdered by these two killers．And to date，doctors have not found an effective way to cure them．But if the gene technology is applied，not only these two diseases can be cured completely，bringing happiness and more living days to the patients，but also the great amount of money people spend on curing their diseases can be saved，therefore it benefits the economy as well．In addition，human life span（壽命） can be prolonged．

Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children．Some families，with the English imperial（皇帝的） family being a good example，have hereditary（遺傳的） diseases．This means their children will for sure have the family disease，which is a great trouble for these families．In the past，doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases．But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly．Scientists just need to find the wrong gene and correct it，and a healthy child will be born．

Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to manufacture（生產(chǎn)） human beings in large quantities．In the past few years，scientists have succeeded in cloning a sheep; therefore these people predict that human babies would soon be cloned．But I believe cloned babies will not come out in large quantities，for most couples in the world can have babies in very normal way．Of course，the governments must take care to control gene technology．

1．What does "these two killers" in the second paragraph refer to?

A．Gene technology and another treatment of the two diseases．

B．The two murderers who killed the cloned baby．

C．The two diseases of cancer and heart disease．

D．Hereditary diseases and cancer．

2．What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?

A．Gene technology can help people to give birth to a baby．

B．Gene technology can be used to clone human babies．

C．How gene technology can be used to treat hereditary diseases．

D．Gene technology can solve all the problems of the English imperial family．

3．In what way can gene technology help to treat hereditary diseases?

A．Gene technology helps people with hereditary diseases to live longer．

B．Using gene technology，scientists find the wrong gene and correct it．

C．Using gene technology，human babies can be cloned．

D．Doctors can cure cancer and heart disease with the help of gene technology．

4．What is the main purpose of writing this passage?

A．Expressing the writer's idea that gene technology will benefit people．

B．Telling people the advantages and disadvantages of gene technology．

C．Telling the readers that gene technology will not benefit people．

D．Explaining that gene technology will also do harm to the humanity．

Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames（綽號(hào)）．Some people called him Bagamo．They said his mouth looked like a large bag．Musicians often called him Pops，as a sign of respect for his influence（影響）on the world of music．

Born in 1901 in New Orleans，he grew up poor，but lived among great musicians．Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth．Armstrong often said，“Jazz and I grew up together．”

Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet（短號(hào)）at a boy’s home．In his late teens，Armstrong began to live the life of a musician．He played in parades，clubs，and on the steamboats that travelled on the Mississippi River．At that time，New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians．Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal．

In 1922 he went to Chicago．There，the tale of Louis Armstrong begins．From then until the end of his life，Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went．Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song．

His cornet playing had a deep humanity（仁愛(ài)）and warmth that caused many listeners to say，“Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over．”He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most-admired people in the world．His death，on July 6，1971，was headline news around the world．

1．Armstrong was called Pops because he ______．

A．looked like a musician                                 B．was a musician of much influence

C．showed an interest in music                         D．travelled to play modern music

2．The third paragraph is developed ______．

A．by space                 B．by examples           C．by time                   D．by comparison

3．Which statement about Armstrong is true?

A．His tale begins in New Orleans．

B．He was born before jazz was invented．

C．His music was popular with his listeners．

D．He learned popular music at a boy’s home．

4．Which would be the best title for the text?

A．The Invention of the Jazz Music．           B．The Father of the Jazz Style．

C．The Making of a Musician．                D．The Spread of Popular Music．

I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage．For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father．Totally loving．No ifs，ands or buts．

The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio．The speaker was quoting a Biblical passage about husbands and their wives．Then he went on to say，“Love is an act of will．A person can choose to love．” To myself，I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband．Well，for two weeks that would change．

And it did．On arriving at the beach cottage，I kissed Evelyn meeting me at the door and said，“That new yellow sweater looks great on you．” “Oh，Tom，you noticed”，she said，surprised and pleased．Maybe a little puzzled．After the long drive，I wanted to sit and read．Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach．I started to refuse，but then I thought，“Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me．” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites．

So it went．Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums．Relaxed and happy，that’s how the whole vacation passed．I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love．

There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment，however．Evelyn and I still laugh about it today．On the last night at our cottage，preparing for bed，Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression．

“What’s the matter?” I asked her．

“Tom，” she said in a voice filled with distress，“ I don’t?”

“What do you mean?”

“Well…that checkup I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me? Tom，you’ve been so good to me…am I dying?”

It took a moment for it all to be understood．Then I burst out laughing．

“No，honey，” I said，wrapping her in my arms．“You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live．”

1．From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ______．

A．with his family                                        B．with Evelyn

C．a(chǎn)lone                                                     D．with his children

2．During the two weeks on the beach，Tom showed more love to his wife because ______．

A．he was determined to be a good husband

B．he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm

C．she looked lovely in her new clothes

D．the doctor said his wife was seriously ill

3．The author says，“There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment．” What does “one thing” refer to?

A．He praised her sweater，which puzzled her．

B．She insisted on visiting a museum，which he hated．

C．He knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her．

D．He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying．

4．By saying “I’m just starting to live，” Tom means that ______．

A．he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life

B．he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband

C．he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change

D．he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before

As nanny（保姆），cook，cleaner，shopper，driver，and gardener，she has one of the most demanding jobs in Britain today．And paying someone else to do the chores（家務(wù)活） which take the average housewife 71 hours a week would cost ．

At over /span>，000 a year that’s more than the earnings of 70 percent of the population，including train drivers，firemen，prison officers，and social worker．Looking after a baby less than a year old takes a housewife into a even higher pay league．According to a study，she earns a week – at nearly /span>，000 a year，the same as teachers，engineers，and chemists．

Researchers put a price on each chore，then tried to find out how long the average person takes doing them．They found housewives spend an average 70．7 hours a week on housework – with looking after the children （17．9hours） and cooking and cleaning （12．9 hours each） the most time-consuming（費(fèi)時(shí)）．

A wife with a part-time job still works and average of 59 hours a week at home．Those in full-time employment put in longer hours at home than in the workplace．The good news is that these hours sharply decrease as children get older．While the average mother with child under one puts in 90 hours weekly，the figure drops to 80 hours from one to four and to 66 hours from five to ten．

Mother-of-four Karen Williams from London said，“Paying the housewives may not be practical，but the government should recognize the value of housework，perhaps through the tax．Running a house takes a lot of time and most husbands don’t understand this．For example，my husband only puts a shelf up now and again．He never cleans the kitchen – that’s the real test．”

1．Who earns most according to the text?

A．A social worker．    B．A fireman．            C．A gardener．          D．A teacher．

2．We lean from the text that looking after children ______．

A．takes more time than doing any other housework

B．means more duties than being a teacher

C．requires the mother to be well-educated

D．prevents the mother from working outside

3．According to the text，a housewife with a baby less than one year old may work _____．

A．66 hours a week                                                                          B．71 hours a week  

C．80 hours a week                                                                          D．90 hours a week

4．By mentioning her husband，Karen Williams wants to show that ______．

A．housework is no easy job 

B．her husband has no time to clean the kitchen

C．a(chǎn) housewife needs to be paid for cleaning  

D．the kitchen is hard to clean

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤。對(duì)標(biāo)有題號(hào)的每一行作出判斷：如無(wú)錯(cuò)誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個(gè)勾（√）；如有錯(cuò)誤（每行只有一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤），則按下列情況改正：

該行多一個(gè)詞：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。

該行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

該行錯(cuò)一個(gè)詞；在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

注意：原行沒(méi)有錯(cuò)的不要改。

假設(shè)你是某中學(xué)的學(xué)生會(huì)生活部的部長(zhǎng)，Lucy。你要代表學(xué)生給校長(zhǎng)反映對(duì)學(xué)校食堂的看法，并提出建議

滿意之處：1．提供很多種類的食物； 2．飯菜價(jià)格便宜，味道可口； 3．食堂環(huán)境已經(jīng)改善

不滿意之處：1．食物分量不足； 2．食堂的座位不夠，一些學(xué)生吃飯時(shí)沒(méi)有座位。

建議：希望學(xué)校會(huì)考慮增添些座位；改進(jìn)飯菜的質(zhì)量；改善服務(wù)

要求： 1．注意使用建議信的文體和委婉句式．

2．寫作時(shí)，要包括所列的要點(diǎn)，但不要逐句翻譯．

3．信的開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)寫出。

4．作文的字?jǐn)?shù)在120左右。

詞匯：  食堂 canteen  改善improve  質(zhì)量quality

Dear Headmaster，

I am the minister of students' life in the Student Union．．

___________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely，

Lucy

— Oh, must you ? Stay a bit longer．It has been such ______ fun having you here.

— Thanks．I’ve got______ early start tomorrow morning.

A．a(chǎn); an           B./; the            C./; an             D．the ;/

If the coach had to choose between the two, he would say Lisa was ______.

A．good          B．the best       C．better           D．the better