he was in the first third-grade

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he was in the first third-grade篇一：2011年英语三级模拟试题及答案

英语三级测试试题

Part II Reading Comprehension (30%)

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the following passages:

He was in the first third-grade class I taught at Saint Mary’s School in Morris, Minnesota. All 34 of my students were dear to me, but Mark Eklund was one in a million. Very neat in appearance, he had that happy-to-be-alive attitude that made even his occasional mischievous

delightful.

he said to me, “Thank you for correcting me, Sister!”

The years flew by, and before I knew it Mark was in my class again. One Friday, things just didn’t feel right. We had worked on a new concept all week, and I sensed that the students were growing frustrated with themselves—and edgy with one another. So I asked them to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then I told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates

and write it down.

It took the remainder of the class period to finish the assignment, but as the students left the room, each one handed me the papers. Charlie smiled. Mark said, “ Thank you for teaching

me, Sister. Have a good weekend.”

That Saturday, I wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and I listed what everyone else had said about that individual. On Monday I gave each student his or her list. Some of them ran tow pages. Before long, th4e entire class was smiling. “Really?” I heard whispered. “I never knew that meant anything to anyone!” “I didn’t know others liked me

so much!”

No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. Several years later, after I returned from a vacation, my parents met me at the airport. From them I knew that Mark was killed in Vietnam. So I attended the funeral. After the funeral, Mark’s father took a wallet out of his pocket. “They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might recognize it.” Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. I knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which I had listed all the good things each of Mark’s classmates had said

about him.

Mark’s classmates started to gather around us. Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, “I still have my list. It’s in the top drawer of my desk at home.” Chuck’s wife said, “ Chuck asked

me to put his in our wedding album.”

That’s when I finally sat down and cried. I cried for Mark and for all his friends who would

never see him again.

1. When Mark was in the third grade, he ＿＿＿.

A) was very shy and quiet

B) was rough and disobedient

C) never talked without permission

D) often talked without permission

2. One Friday, the students were growing frustrated with themselves because ＿＿＿.

A) the new concept they had been working on was too difficult

B) they were not interested in learning the new concept

C) the teacher was not familiar with the new concept

D) the teacher became very impatient with them

3. After the funeral, Mark’s mother thanked the author for ________.

A) correcting Mark for misbehaving at school many times

B) giving Mark the list of all the good things said about

C) teaching Mark for such a long period of time

D) asking Mark’s classmates to have dinner with them

4. The reason why the students kept the lists of all the good things is that ＿＿＿.

A) they missed each other after they departed

B) they wanted to show the lists to their husbands or wives

C) they valued the teacher’s effort for copying all the good things about them

D) they treasured what made them feel good about themselves

Passage II

Questions 5 to 8 are based on the following passage:

There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, vastly different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is, how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the

complexities of spelling?

If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teacher’s interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe”. He will tend to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. That’s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and

pay attention to content rather than technical ability.

I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal

experience: “This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible.” It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil’s technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child’s deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention

to the error, but if his priorities had centered on the child’s ideas, an expression his

disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation to seek

improvement.

5. Teachers differ in their opinions about _____.

A) the difficulties in teaching spelling

B) the role of spelling in general language development

C) the complexities of the basic writing skills

D) the necessity of teaching spelling

6. The expression “play safe” probably means _____.

A) to write carefully

B) to do as teachers say

C) to use dictionaries frequently

D)to avoid using words one is not sure of

7. Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that _____.

A) students will be able to express their ideas more freely

B) teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes

C) students will have more confidence in writing

D) students will learn to be independent of teachers

8. The major point discussed in the passage is ______.

A) the importance of developing writing skills

B) the complexities of spelling

C) the correct way making compositions

D) the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition

Passage III

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the following passage:

Population tends to grow at an exponential rate. This means that they progressively double. As an example of this type of growth rate, take one penny and double it every day for one month. After the first week, you would have only 64 cents, but after the fourth week you would have

over a million dollars.

This helps explain why the population has come on “all of a sudden”. It took form the beginning of human life to the year 1830 for the population of the earth to reach one billion. That represents a time span of at least two million years. Then it took from 1830 to 1930 for world population to reach 2 billion. The next billion was added by 1960, only thirty years, and in 1975

world population reached 4 billion, which is another billion people in only fifteen years.

World population is increasing at a rate of 9,000 per hour, 220,000 per day, 80 million per year. This is not only due to higher birth rates, but to lower death rates as well. The number of

births has not declined at the same rate as the number of deaths.

Some countries, such as Columbia, Thailand, Morocco, Costa Rica, and the Philippines, are doubling their populations about every twenty-one years, with a growth rate of 3.3 percent a year or more. The United States is doubling its population about every eighty-seven years, with a rate of 0.8 percent per year. Every time a population double, the country involved needs twice as much of everything, including hospitals, schools, resources, food and medicines to care for its people. It is easy to see that this is very difficult to achieve for the more rapidly growing

countries.

9. This passage chiefly discussed_______.

A) the growth of world population

B) one type of the exponential rate

C) the population problem of more rapidly growing countries

D) the possible ways of dealing with the rapid population growth

10. According to the passage, what helps to explain why the population problem has come

on “all of a sudden”?

A) The penny which doubles itself every day for one month.

B) The time span of at least two million years in human history.

C) An illustration of the exponential growth rate given by the author.

D) The large amount of money you would luckily make after the fourth week.

11. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) World population is increasing at a rate of 150 per minutes.

B) Lower death rate also contributes to world population growth.

C) The population of Columbia has been doubling every year for 21 years.

D) The United States is usuall6y doubling its population about every 87 years.

12. When a population doubles, the country involved needs twice as much of everything,

including ______.

A) hospitals and medicines B) schools and students

C) food and manpower resources D) all of the above

Passage IV

Questions I3 to 15 are based on the following passage:

For years it has been possible to set up cameras to take pictures of cars as they speed

along highways, jump lights or drive too fast down the street.

However even if the pictures are taken automatically, someone still has to do all the paperwork of issuing fines. But now a British company called EEV has come up with a

computerized video system that can do it all automatically.

They suggest that all number plates have a bar code as well as the usual number. The bar

codes are just strips of lines like those you see on food packets but bigger. EEV’s high speed video camera system can read a bar coded number plate even if the car is doing over 100 miles per hour. The computer controlling the system could then use the information from the bar code to find out the name and address of the driver (from vehicle records), print out the fine and send it off automatically. The inventors also suggest that the system could watch traffic to help catch

stolen cars.

The new electronic system could be watching everyone that passes the cameras! Many people find the idea that “big brother is watching you” is more of a worry than a few motorists getting away with driving too fast. Moreover, some people will be very unhappy to realize that

with new system the police could find out where a particular car has been.

13. The best title for the article could be ______.

A) People Who Drive Too Fast

B) Stop People from Driving Too Fast

C) EEV and the Police System

D) Implications of Computerized Systems for Motoring Offense

14. A traditional function of the camera as used by the traffic police system is to ______.

A) take snapshots of cars on highways

B) catch cars violating traffic rules

C) send fines to fast motorists

D) make the traffic system fully automatic

15. The newly-invented system functions more efficiently with the aid of __________.

A) car number plates C) bar coded numbers on number plates

B) vehicle speeding records D) print-out fines

Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20%)

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

1. There is no ______ in insisting on the impossible.

A) mind C) meaning

B) sense D) help

2. She asked that the letter be ______ in order that the contents should remain a secret..

A) eliminated C) ruined

B) destroyed D) spoiled

3. In spite of the thunderstorm, the children slept______ all night.

A) soundly C) sensitively

he was in the first third-grade篇二：2011年12月英语三级考试最后冲刺试题及答案(第十二套)

Part II Reading Comprehension (30%)

Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage I

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the following passages:

He was in the first third-grade class I taught at Saint Mary’s School in Morris, Minnesota. All

34 of my students were dear to me, but Mark Eklund was one in a million. Very neat in appearance, he had that happy-to-be-alive attitude that made even his occasional mischievous delightful.

One morning my patience was growing thin when Mark talked once too often, and then I made a novice-teacher’s mistake. I looked at Mark and said, “ If you say one more word, I am going to tape your mouth shut!” But he talked again. Without saying a word, I proceeded to Mark’s desk, tore off two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his mouth. After class he said to me, “Thank you for correcting me, Sister!” The years flew by, and before I knew it Mark was in my class again. One Friday, things just didn’t feel right. We had worked on a new concept all week, and I sensed that the students were growing frustrated with themselves—and edgy with one another. So I asked them to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then I told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.

It took the remainder of the class period to finish the assignment, but as the students left the room, each one handed me the papers. Charlie smiled. Mark said, “ Thank you for teaching me, Sister. Have a good weekend.”

Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that

had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. I knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which I had listed all the good things each of Mark’s classmates had said about him.

That’s when I finally sat down and cried. I cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again.

1. When Mark was in the third grade, he ＿＿＿.

A) was very shy and quiet

B) was rough and disobedient

C) never talked without permission

D) often talked without permission

2. One Friday, the students were growing frustrated with themselves because ＿＿＿.

A) the new concept they had been working on was too difficult

B) they were not interested in learning the new concept

C) the teacher was not familiar with the new concept

D) the teacher became very impatient with them

3. After the funeral, Mark’s mother thanked the author for ________.

A) correcting Mark for misbehaving at school many times

B) giving Mark the list of all the good things said about

C) teaching Mark for such a long period of time

D) asking Mark’s classmates to have dinner with them

4. The reason why the students kept the lists of all the good things is that ＿＿＿.

A) they missed each other after they departed

B) they wanted to show the lists to their husbands or wives

C) they valued the teacher’s effort for copying all the good things about them

D) they treasured what made them feel good about themselves

Passage II

Questions 5 to 8 are based on the following passage:

I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: “This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible.” It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil’s technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child’s deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the error, but if his priorities had centered on the child’s ideas, an expression his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation to seek improvement.

5. Teachers differ in their opinions about _____.

A) the difficulties in teaching spelling

B) the role of spelling in general language development

C) the complexities of the basic writing skills

D) the necessity of teaching spelling

6. The expression “play safe” probably means _____.

A) to write carefully

B) to do as teachers say

C) to use dictionaries frequently

D)to avoid using words one is not sure of

7. Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that _____.

A) students will be able to express their ideas more freely

B) teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes

C) students will have more confidence in writing

D) students will learn to be independent of teachers

8. The major point discussed in the passage is ______.

A) the importance of developing writing skills

B) the complexities of spelling

C) the correct way making compositions

D) the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition

Passage III

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the following passage:

rth week you would have over a million dollars.

World population is increasing at a rate of 9,000 per hour, 220,000 per day, 80 million per year. This is not only due to higher birth rates, but to lower death rates as well. The number of births has not declined at the same rate as the number of deaths.

9. This passage chiefly discussed_______.

A) the growth of world population

B) one type of the exponential rate

C) the population problem of more rapidly growing countries

D) the possible ways of dealing with the rapid population growth

10. According to the passage, what helps to explain why the population problem has come on “all of a sudden”?

A) The penny which doubles itself every day for one month.

B) The time span of at least two million years in human history.

C) An illustration of the exponential growth rate given by the author.

D) The large amount of money you would luckily make after the fourth week.

11. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) World population is increasing at a rate of 150 per minutes.

B) Lower death rate also contributes to world population growth.

C) The population of Columbia has been doubling every year for 21 years.

D) The United States is usuall6y doubling its population about every 87 years.

12. When a population doubles, the country involved needs twice as much of everything, including ______.

A) hospitals and medicines B) schools and students

C) food and manpower resources D) all of the above

Passage IV

Questions I3 to 15 are based on the following passage:

For years it has been possible to set up cameras to take pictures of cars as they speed along highways, jump lights or drive too fast down the street.

However even if the pictures are taken automatically, someone still has to do all the paperwork of issuing fines. But now a British company called EEV has come up with a computerized video system that can do it all automatically.

They suggest that all number plates have a bar code as well as the usual number. The bar codes are just strips of lines like those you see on food packets but bigger. EEV’s high speed video camera system can read a bar coded number plate even if the car is doing over 100 miles per hour. The computer controlling the system could then use the information from the bar code to find out the name and address of the driver (from vehicle records), print out the fine and send it off automatically. The inventors also suggest that the system could watch traffic to help catch stolen cars.

13. The best title for the article could be ______.

A) People Who Drive Too Fast

B) Stop People from Driving Too Fast

C) EEV and the Police System

D) Implications of Computerized Systems for Motoring Offense

14. A traditional function of the camera as used by the traffic police system is to ______.

A) take snapshots of cars on highways

B) catch cars violating traffic rules

C) send fines to fast motorists

D) make the traffic system fully automatic

15. The newly-invented system functions more efficiently with the aid of __________.

A) car number plates C) bar coded numbers on number plates

B) vehicle speeding records D) print-out fines

Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20%)

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the se

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大学英语三级测试试题（1）

学院、系、班级___________ 学号_________ 姓名__________

【Part II Reading Comprehension (30%)

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the following passages:

He was in the first third-grade class I taught at Saint Mary‘s School in Morris, Minnesota. All

34 of my students were dear to me, but Mark Eklund was one in a million. Very neat in appearance, he had that happy-to-be-alive attitude that made even his occasional mischievous delightful.

One morning my patience was growing thin when Mark talked once too often, and then I made a novice-teacher‘s mistake. I looked at Mark and said, ― If you say one more word, I am going to tape your mouth shut!‖ But he talked again. Without saying a word, I proceeded to Mark‘s desk, tore off two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his mouth. After class he said to me, ―Thank you for correcting me, Sister!‖

The years flew by, and before I knew it Mark was in my class again. One Friday, things just didn‘t feel right. We had worked on a new concept all week, and I sensed that the students were growing frustrated with themselves—and edgy with one another. So I asked them to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then I told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.

It took the remainder of the class period to finish the assignment, but as the students left the room, each one handed me the papers. Charlie smiled. Mark said, ― Thank you for teaching me, Sister. Have a good weekend.‖

That Saturday, I wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and I listed what everyone else had said about that individual. On Monday I gave each student his or her list. Some of them ran tow pages. Before long, th4e entire class was smiling. ―Really?‖ I heard whispered. ―I never knew that meant anything to anyone!‖ ―I didn‘t know others liked me so much!‖

Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. I knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which I had listed all the good things each of Mark‘s classmates had said about him.

Mark‘s classmates started to gather around us. Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, ―I still have my list. It‘s in the top drawer of my desk at home.‖ Chuck‘s wife said, ― Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album.‖

That‘s when I finally sat down and cried. I cried for Mark and for all his friends who

would never see him again.

1. When Mark was in the third grade, he ＿＿＿.

A) was very shy and quiet

B) was rough and disobedient

C) never talked without permission

D) often talked without permission

2. One Friday, the students were growing frustrated with themselves because ＿＿＿.

A) the new concept they had been working on was too difficult

B) they were not interested in learning the new concept

C) the teacher was not familiar with the new concept

D) the teacher became very impatient with them

3. After the funeral, Mark‘s mother thanked the author for ________.

A) correcting Mark for misbehaving at school many times

B) giving Mark the list of all the good things said about

C) teaching Mark for such a long period of time

D) asking Mark‘s classmates to have dinner with them

4. The reason why the students kept the lists of all the good things is that ＿＿＿.

A) they missed each other after they departed

B) they wanted to show the lists to their husbands or wives

C) they valued the teacher‘s effort for copying all the good things about them

D) they treasured what made them feel good about themselves

Passage II

Questions 5 to 8 are based on the following passage:

If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teacher‘s interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to ―play safe‖. He will tend to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. That‘s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.

I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: ―This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible.‖ It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil‘s technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child‘s deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the error, but if his priorities had centered on the child‘s ideas, an expression his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation to seek improvement.

5. Teachers differ in their opinions about _____.

A) the difficulties in teaching spelling

B) the role of spelling in general language development

C) the complexities of the basic writing skills

D) the necessity of teaching spelling

6. The expression ―play safe‖ probably means _____.

A) to write carefully

B) to do as teachers say

C) to use dictionaries frequently

D)to avoid using words one is not sure of

7. Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that _____.

A) students will be able to express their ideas more freely

B) teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes

C) students will have more confidence in writing

D) students will learn to be independent of teachers

8. The major point discussed in the passage is ______.

A) the importance of developing writing skills

B) the complexities of spelling

C) the correct way making compositions

D) the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition

Passage III

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the following passage:

This helps explain why the population has come on ―all of a sudden‖. It took form the beginning of human life to the year 1830 for the population of the earth to reach one billion. That represents a time span of at least two million years. Then it took from 1830 to 1930 for world population to reach 2 billion. The next billion was added by 1960, only thirty years, and in 1975 world population reached 4 billion, which is another billion people in only fifteen years.

9. This passage chiefly discussed_______.

A) the growth of world population

B) one type of the exponential rate

C) the population problem of more rapidly growing countries

D) the possible ways of dealing with the rapid population growth

10. According to the passage, what helps to explain why the population problem has come on ―all of a sudden‖?

A) The penny which doubles itself every day for one month.

B) The time span of at least two million years in human history.

C) An illustration of the exponential growth rate given by the author.

D) The large amount of money you would luckily make after the fourth week.

11. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) World population is increasing at a rate of 150 per minutes.

B) Lower death rate also contributes to world population growth.

C) The population of Columbia has been doubling every year for 21 years.

D) The United States is usuall6y doubling its population about every 87 years.

12. When a population doubles, the country involved needs twice as much of everything, including ______.

A) hospitals and medicines

C) food and manpower resources B) schools and students D) all of the above

Passage IV

Questions I3 to 15 are based on the following passage:

For years it has been possible to set up cameras to take pictures of cars as they speed along highways, jump lights or drive too fast down the street.

They suggest that all number plates have a bar code as well as the usual number. The bar codes are just strips of lines like those you see on food packets but bigger. EEV‘s high speed video camera system can read a bar coded number plate even if the car is doing over 100 miles per hour. The computer controlling the system could then use the information from the bar code to find out the name and address of the driver (from vehicle records), print out the fine and send it off automatically. The inventors also suggest that the system could watch traffic to help catch stolen cars.

The new electronic system could be watching everyone that passes the cameras! Many people find the idea that ―big brother is watching you‖ is more of a worry than a few motorists getting away with driving too fast. Moreover, some people will be very unhappy to realize that with new system the police could find out where a particular car has been.

13. The best title for the article could be ______.

A) People Who Drive Too Fast

B) Stop People from Driving Too Fast

C) EEV and the Police System

D) Implications of Computerized Systems for Motoring Offense

14. A traditional function of the camera as used by the traffic police system is to ______.

A) take snapshots of cars on highways

B) catch cars violating traffic rules

C) send fines to fast motorists

D) make the traffic system fully automatic

15. The newly-invented system functions more efficiently with the aid of __________.

A) car number plates C) bar coded numbers on number plates

B) vehicle speeding records D) print-out fines

Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20%)

1. There is no ____A__ in insisting on the impossible.

A) mind

B) sense

C) meaning D) help C) ruined D) spoiled 2. She asked that the letter be ______ in order that the contents should remain a secret.. A) eliminated B) destroyed

3. In spite of the thunderstorm, the children slept______ all night.

A) soundly C) sensitively

B) noisily D) quickly

4.These books were very dear to him and he bought them at ______ expense when he was studying abroad.

A) considerate

B) considerable C) considering D) considered

5. Nothing that I can see ______ what you have described.

A) compares C) resembles

B) relates D) consists

6. Now the income of the family was ______ more than one-third.

A) dropped off

B) returned to C) cut down D) reached for

7. I was very tired. Otherwise, I ______ to the theatre with you.

A) had gone C) would go

B) went D) would have gone

8. Do you consider ______ more people over?

A) any good sending C) that any good sending

B) any good to send D) it any good sending

9. It was raining hard, but by the time class was over, the rain ______ .

A) had stopped

B) stopped

A) go out

B) go off C) might have stopped D) would stop 10. Without enough air, the fire will easily ______. C) go over D) go though

11. The paper parcel ______ a clean shirt, socks, and a handkerchief.

A) composed C) constituted

B) contained D) was made up of

12. ______ , he‘ll make a first-class tennis player.

A) Giving time C) Being given time

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All the Good Things

[1] He was in the first third-grade class I taught at Saint Mary's School in Morris, Minnesota. All 34 of my students were dear to me, but Mark Eklund was one in a million[N]. Very neat in appearance, he had that happy-to-be-alive attitude[N] that made even his occasional mischievousness delightful.

[2] Mark also talked incessantly. I had to remind him again and again that talking without permission was not acceptable. What impressed me so much, though, was his sincere response every time I had to correct him for misbehaving—"Thank you for correcting me, Sister[N]!" I didn't know what to make of it at first, but before long I became accustomed to hearing it

many times a day.

[3] One morning my patience was growing thin[N] when Mark

talked once too often, and then I made a novice-teacher's mistake.

I looked at Mark and said, "If you say one more word, I am going to

tape your mouth shut[N]!"

[4] It wasn't ten seconds later when Chuck blurted out, "Mark is talking again." [N] I hadn't asked any of the students to help me watch Mark, but since I had stated the punishment in front of the class, I had to act on it.

[5] I remember the scene as if it had occurred this morning. I walked to my desk, very deliberately opened the drawer and took out a roll of masking tape. Without saying a word, I proceeded to Mark's desk, tore off two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his mouth. I then returned to the front of the room.

[6] As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing, he winked at me. That did it! [N] I started laughing. The entire class cheered as I walked back to Mark's desk, removed the tape, and shrugged my shoulders. His first words were, "Thank you for correcting me, Sister."

[7] At the end of the year I was asked to teach junior-high math. The years flew by, and before I knew it[N] Mark was in my classroom again. He was more handsome than ever and just as polite[N]. Since he had to listen carefully to my instructions in the "new math", he did not talk as much in the ninth grade[N] as he had in the third.

[8] One Friday, things just didn't feel right[N]. We had worked hard on a new concept all week, and I sensed that the students were growing frustrated with themselves—and edgy with one another. I had to change the mood of the class before it got out of hand. So I asked them to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then I told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.

[9] It took the remainder of the class period to finish the assignment, but as the students left the room, each one handed me the papers. Charlie smiled. Mark said, "Thank you for teaching me, Sister. Have a good weekend."

[10] That Saturday, I wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and I listed what everyone else had said about that individual. On Monday I gave each student his or her list. Some of them ran two pages. Before long, the entire class was smiling. "Really?" I heard whispered[N]. "I never knew that meant anything to anyone!" "I didn't know others liked me so much!"

[11] No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. I never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents. But it didn't matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with themselves and one another again.

[12] That group of students moved on. Several years later, after I returned from a vacation, my parents met me at the airport. As we were driving home, Mother asked the usual questions about the trip—the weather, my experiences in general. There was a slight lull in the conversation. Mother gave Dad a sideways glance and simply said, "Dad?" My father cleared his throat as he usually did before saying something important. "The Eklunds called last night," he began.

[13] "Really?" I said. "I haven't heard from them for several years. I wonder how Mark is."

[14] Dad responded quietly. "Mark was killed in Vietnam," he said. "The funeral is tomorrow, and his parents would like it if you could attend." To this day I can still point to the exact spot on I-494[N] where Dad told me about Mark.

[15] I had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. Mark looked so handsome, so mature. All I could think at that moment was, Mark, I would give all the masking tape in the world if only you could talk to me[N].

[16] After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates headed to Chuck's farmhouse for lunch. Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting for me. "We want to show you something," his

father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket. "They found this on Mark when

he was killed. We thought you might recognize it."

[17] Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of

notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many

times. I knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which I had

listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him.

"Thank you so much for doing that," Mark's mother said. "As you can see,

Mark treasured it."

[18] Mark's classmates started to gather around us. Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, "I still have my list. It's in the top drawer of my desk at home." Chuck's wife said, "Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album." "I have mine too," Marilyn said. "It's in my diary." Then Vicki,

another

classmate, reached into her pocket-book, took out her wallet and showed her worn and ragged list to the group. "I carry this with me at all times," Vicki said without hesitation. "I think we all saved our lists."

[19] That's when I finally sat down and cried. I cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again. (1050 words)

Mother Tongue

Amy Tan

[1] I am a writer. And by that definition, I am someone who has always loved language. I am fascinated by language in daily life. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with.

[2] Recently, I was made keenly aware of the different Englishes I do use. I was giving a talk to a large group of people, the same talk I had already given to half a dozen other groups. The nature of the talk was about my writing, my life, and my book, The Joy Luck Club. The talk was going along well enough until I remembered one major difference that made the whole talk sound wrong. My mother was in the room. And it was perhaps the first time she had heard me give a lengthy speech, using the kind of English I have never used with her—a speech filled with carefully constructed grammatical phrases, burdened, it suddenly seemed to me, with nominalized forms, past perfect tenses, conditional phrases, all the forms of standard English that I had learned in school and through books, the forms of English I did not use at home with my mother.

[3] Just last week, I was walking down

the street with my mother, and I again found

myself conscious of the English I was using,

the English I do use with her. We were talking

about the price of new and used furniture and I

heard myself saying this: "Not waste money

that way." My husband was with us as well,

and he didn't notice any switch in my English.

And then I realized why. It's because over the

twenty years that we have been together I've

often used the same kind of English with him, and sometimes he even uses it with me. It has become our language of intimacy, a different sort of English that relates to family talk, the language I grew up with.

[4] You should know that my mother's expressive command of English doesn't reflect how much she actually understands[N]. She reads financial reports, listens to Wall Street Week (a TV financial news program), converses daily with her stockbroker, and reads many types of books with ease. Yet some of my friends tell me they only understand 50 percent of what my mother says. Some say they understand 80 to 90 percent. Some say they understand none of it, as if she were speaking pure Chinese. But to me, my mother's English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It's my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, full of observation and imagery. That was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world.

[5] Lately, I've been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to other people as "broken" English. But I shrink with pain when I say that. It always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than "broken", as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked certain wholeness and soundness. I've heard other terms used, "limited English", for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people's perceptions of the "limited" English speaker.

[6] I know this for a fact[N], because when I was growing up, my mother's "limited" English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of empirical evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.

[7] My mother has long realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to ask me to call people on the phone to pretend I was she. In this guise, I was forced to ask for information or even complain and yell at people who had been rude to her. One time it was a call to her stockbroker in New York. She had cashed out her small stock portfolio[N] and it just so happened we were going to go to New York the next week, our very first trip outside California. I had to get on the phone and say in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, "This is Mrs. Tan."

[8] And my mother was standing in the back whispering, "Why he don't send me check, already two weeks late. So mad he lie to me, losing me money."

[9] And then I said in perfect English, "Yes, I'm getting rather concerned. You had agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn't arrived."

[10] Then she began to talk more loudly, "what he want, I come to New York tell him front of his boss, you cheating me?" And I was trying to calm her down, make her be quiet, while telling the stockbroker, "I can't tolerate any more excuses. If I don't receive the check immediately, I am going to

speak to your manager when I'm in New York next

week."

[11] Why were there not more Asian Americans

represented[N] in American literature? Why are

there

few Asian Americans enrolled in creative writing programs? Why do so many Chinese students go into engineering? Well, these are broad sociological questions I can't begin to answer. But I have noticed in surveys that Asian students, as a whole, always do significantly better on math achievement tests than in English. And this makes me think that there are other Asian-American students whose English spoken in the home might also be described as "broken" or "limited". And perhaps they also have teachers who are steering them away from writing and into math and science, which is what happened to me. Fortunately, I happen to be rebellious in nature and enjoy the challenge of disproving assumptions made about me[N]. I became an English major my first year in college, after being enrolled as a pre-med. (1079 words)

he was in the first third-grade篇五：九年级英语素质检测卷

九年级英语素质检测2014.01

第一部分听力部分

第一节.听小对话，选择图片。（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)

()1. What’s Lucy’s favorite subject ?

A．Science B. MathsC.Chinese

()2.How does Tom learn Chinese?

A. On the computer. B. By himself. C. On the recorder.

()3.Where did Kate go yesterday?

A . Bank. B. Hospital. C. Theater.

()4.When is the boy’s birthday?

A . June 8. B. June 19. C. June 20.

( ) 5. Why won’t Liu Ying go to Hong Kong on vacation this May Day holiday?

A. It’s too hot. B. It’s too touristy. C. It’s too expensive.

第二节．听长对话，回答问题。（共5小题, 每小题1分，共5分）

听下面一段较长的对话，回答第6至7两小题。

()6. What time does Mary get up?

A. 6:00 a.m. B. 7:00 a.m. C. 7:30 a.m.

()7. How does Mary get to school?

A. On footB. By bikeC. By bus

听下面一段较长对话，回答第8至10三小题。

()8. Why is Jeff tired today?

A. He had a volleyball match yesterday.

B. He didn’t sleep well last night.

C. He got up too early this morning.

()9. When is Jeff having the math test?

A. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow.C. This morning

()10. What should Jeff do?

A. Go to bed early. B. Have a rest. C. Drink water .

第三节. 听独白，请根据独白的内容，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择正

( )11. A. Running B. Doing some reading C. Watching TV

()12. A. videos B. music C. books

()13. A. Sleeping B. Swimming C. Singing

()14. A. bus B. car C. subway

( )15. A. 6:00 p.m. B. 7:00 p.m. C. 8:00 p.m.

第二部分笔试部分

二. 单项填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分)

请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

( )16. The man is very rich. He has __________ airplane.

A: a B: the C; an D: /

( )17. How do you learn English?_______.

A .For the people B. By working with my friends

C .I don’t like English D. We like English

( )18 I used to go to sleep ________ my bedroom light ________.

A. with, open B. with, on C. and, open D. in, on

( )19. —Can I get my ears pierced, Mom? —No. As a student, you ________ do that.

A. are allowed to B. should be allowed to

C. may not D. shouldn’t be allowed to

( )20.The Voice of China is very popular , lots of people love to _________ to watch it.

A. wake up B. get up C. stay up D. make up

( A. if B. unless C. when D. that

( )22. Are you considering _____ a job these days?

A. change B. to change C. changed D. changing

( ) 23. I don’t know _________.

A. what to do it B. how to do C. what to do D. to do what

( ) 24.He ______ be a history teacher.

A. used to B. be used to C. use to be D. be use

( )25. — I’m afraid that I’ll fail the math test.

— _____________!

A. Work hard B. Have a good rest. C. Well done. D. Don’t worry

( )26．My hobby is collecting stamps．I need __________ before I have 3000 stamps．

A．more one B．any more C．one more D．more than

( )27. The price of the book is __________ so I would rather not buy it.

A. low B. high C. cheap D. expensive

( )28. Do you know what__________ before you __________?

A.was happened; came

B. is happening; come D. happened; had come C. had happened; came

A. appear; disappeared ( )29. He made his final __________ last winter and__________ from then on.B. appearance; disappeared

D. appearance; appeared C. disappearance; appeared

( )30. Could you tell me__________?

A. what’s the matter with you

C. what the matter with you is B. what was the matter with you D. what the matter with you was

三. 完型填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分)

Mark was in the first third-grade class I at Saint Mary's School in Morris, Minnesota. He very much and I had to remind him again and again that talking without for misbehaving, he would say, "Thank you for correcting me, Sir!" I didn't know what to make of it at first, hearing it many times a day.

One morning growing thin when Mark talked once too often, and then I made a novice-teacher's (新手老师的) mistake. I looked at Mark and said, "If you to help me watch Mark, but since I had said the punishment a roll of masking tape. Without saying a word, I went to Mark's desk, tore off two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his mouth. I then

As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing, he winked (眨眼) at me. That did it! I started laughing. The whole class as I walked back to Mark's desk, removed the tape, and shrugged ( ) 31. A. studied B. taught C. lived D. learned

( )32.A. singingB. speakingC. talkingD. laughing

( ) 33. A. thatB. him C. itD. her

( ) 34. A but B. soC. andD. however

( ) 35. A. angerB. pleasureC. patienceD. care

( ) 36. A. talk B. speak C. readD. say

( ) 37. A. bodyB. handC. headD. mouth

( ) 38. A. sentencesB. seconds C. hours D. words

( ) 39. A. HeB. IC. Mark D. Chuck

( ) 40. A forB. at C. in the front of D.in front of

( ) 41. A. rememberB. think C. imagine D. wonder

( )42.A. took out B. took off C. took place D. took up

( ) 43. A. moved B. returnedC. rushedD. jumped

( ) 44. A cried B. shoutedC. cheeredD. worried

( ) 45. A. tapingB. helping C. teaching D. correcting

四、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，从每个小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

（A）

()46. Peter’s study group meeting will be on____________.

A. Sunday morning B. Monday afternoon

C. Saturday evening D. Friday afternoon

( )47. From Peter’s plan we learn that Peter likes ___________.

A. table tennis B. music C. art D. basketball

( )48. What will Mary do on Wednesday evening?

A. Study for an exam .B. See her friends.

C. Play basketball. D. Go to her art class.

（B）

Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents

were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life

was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called, used to do his

mother's job in the theatre when she was ill.

When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an

actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the

character* of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.

From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.

Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife' and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.

( )49. Chaplin used to when his mother was ill.

A. look after her

B. do the housework D. do his father's job C. do his mother's job

( )50. From Paragraph 2, we can know that .

A. Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old

B. Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old

C. people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman

D. Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street

( )51. Chaplin made his most famous films.

A. From 1889 to 1936

C. From 1953 to 1975

A. the acting

（C）

I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. So they can't learn it well. But English is very easy for me. I'm good at it. I'm very glad to tell you something about how I study English.

First, I think an interest in English is very important. When I was in Grade One, we had a new subject-English. It was fresh for me. I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark. How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs.The songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!

Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary. Then practice again and again, never be tired. And I also have a good habit: Asking whenever*I have a question, I must make it clear by asking our English teacher. How happy I am when I understand!

Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels. From these I know English is not only interesting, but also useful. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well.

B. From the 1920s to the 1950s D. From the 1950s to the 1980s D. the music ( )52. Chaplin won the Oscar for when he was 83 years old. B. the art C. the film

he was in the first third-grade篇六：b4u2_passage_1

All the Good Things

1 He was in the first third-grade class I taught at Saint Mary's School in Morris, Minnesota. All 34 of my students were dear to me, but Mark Eklund was one in a million. Very neat in appearance, he had that happy-to-be-alive attitude that made even his occasional mischievousness delightful. 2 Mark also talked incessantly. I had to remind him again and again that talking without

permission was not acceptable. What impressed me so much, though, was his sincere response every time I had to correct him for misbehaving. "Thank you for correcting me, Sister!" I didn't know what to make of it at first, but before long I became accustomed to hearing it many times a day.

3 One morning my patience was growing thin when Mark talked once too often, and then I made a novice-teacher's mistake. I looked at Mark and said, "If you say one more word, I am going to tape your mouth shut!"

4 It wasn't ten seconds later when Chuck blurted out, "Mark is talking again." I hadn't asked any of the students to help me watch Mark, but since I had stated the punishment in front of the class, I had to act on it.

5 I remember the scene as if it had occurred this morning. I walked to my desk, very deliberately opened the drawer and took out a roll of masking tape. Without saying a word, I proceeded to Mark's desk, tore off two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his mouth. I then returned to the front of the room.

6 As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing, he winked at me. That did it! I started laughing. The entire class cheered as I walked back to Mark's desk, removed the tape, and shrugged my shoulders. His first words were, "Thank you for correcting me, Sister.

7 At the end of the year I was asked to teach junior-high math. The years flew by, and before I knew it Mark was in my classroom again. He was more handsome than ever and just as polite. Since he had to listen carefully to my instructions in the new math", he did not talk as much in the ninth grade as he had in the third.

8 One Friday, things just didn't feel right. We had worked hard on a new concept all week, and I sensed that the students were growing frustrated with themselves and edgy with one another. I had to change the mood of the class before it got out of hand. So I asked them to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then I told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.

9 It took the remainder of the class period to finish the assignment, but as the students left the room, each one handed me the papers. Charlie smiled. Mark said, "Thank you for teaching me, Sister. Have a good weekend."

10 That Saturday, I wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and I listed what everyone else had said about that individual. On Monday I gave each student his or

her list. Some of them ran two pages. Before long, the entire class was smiling. "Really?" I heard whispered. "I never knew that meant anything to anyone!" "I didn't know others liked me so much!"

11 No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. I never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents. But it didn't matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with themselves and one another again.

12 That group of students moved on. Several years later, after I returned from a vacation, my parents met me at the airport. As we were driving home, Mother asked the usual questions

about the trip, the weather, my experiences in general. There was a slight lull in the conversation. Mother gave Dad a sideways glance and simply said, "Dad?" My father cleared his throat as he usually did before saying something important. "The Eklunds called last night," he began. 13 "Really?" I said. "I haven't heard from them for several years. I wonder how Mark is.

14 Dad responded quietly. "Mark was killed in Vietnam," he said. "The funeral is tomorrow, and his parents would like it if you could attend." To this day I can still point to the exact spot on I-494 where Dad told me about Mark.

15 I had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. Mark looked so handsome, so mature. All I could think at that moment was, Mark, I would give all the masking tape in the world if only you could talk to me.

16 After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates headed to Chuck's farmhouse for lunch. Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting for me. "We want to show you

something," his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket. "They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might recognize it."

17 Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. I knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which I had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him. "Thank you so much for doing that," Mark's mother said. "As you can see, Mark treasured it."

18 Mark's classmates started to gather around us. Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, "I still have my list. It's in the top drawer of my desk at home." Chuck's wife said, "Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album." "I have mine too," Marilyn said. "It's in my diary. " Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocket-book, took out her wallet and showed her worn and ragged list to the group. "I carry this with me at all times," Vicki said without hesitation. "I think we all saved our lists."

19 That's when I finally sat down and cried. I cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again.

he was in the first third-grade篇七：The Power of a Note

The Power of Words

At any level of society, people who are good with words often have power or influence. The capacity to communicate is a valuable asset in any situation, whether you want to convince, console or encourage others. To be able to use the right words at the right time is both a skill and a gift.

We often assume that to be a good communicator you have to be well educated but in fact people from all walks of life can communicate effectively. The most important aspect of the art of communicating is to know or understand one's audience. Without this sensitivity, it is impossible to choose words that will have the desired impact on the person or people with whom we are speaking.

One of the advantages of education is that it often enables one to change levels or registers of language more easily. When speaking to a person in a position of authority, we normally speak differently than we would if we were speaking to a close friend. Education increases our vocabulary and our capacity to switch from one type of language to another. In other words, we can choose to speak in plain and simple language or with complex and sophisticated sentences. Changing registers does not mean, of course, that the content of what we say becomes more or less profound. Just because a person speaks in simple terms (or even incorrectly) does not mean that they are not saying something important and profound. After all, one of the most famous sentences in the English language is extremely simple grammatically but complex from a philosophical point of view: "To be or not to be, that is the question."

In our personal lives, other people's words can change our mood or even our attitudes. Words are an essential link between friends, relatives, colleagues and acquaintances. Using kind and thoughtful words to maintain and to improve our relationships is one way to contribute to the well-being of others. In today's fast-paced world, it is often easy to become so involved with one's daily existence that one forgets to keep in touch with friends, to give words of encouragement to the people around us and to show that we care about them.

The written word is even more powerful than the spoken word because it can be kept and treasured as a permanent reminder of a positive gesture on the part of someone we knew or still know. With the advent of email, letter-writing has perhaps made a comeback. Providing one has access to a computer and a modem, keeping in touch with distant friends and colleagues has been made much easier. ( 441 words)

The Power of a Note

便笺的力量

On my first job as sports editor for the Montpelier (Ohio) Leader Enterprise, I didn't get a lot of fan mail, so I was intrigued by a letter that was dropped on my desk one morning.

[2] When I opened it, I read: "A nice piece of writing on the Tigers. Keep up the good work." It was signed by Don Wolfe, the sports editor. Because I was a teenager (being paid the grand total of 15 cents a column inch [N], his words couldn't have been more inspiring. [N] I kept the letter in my desk drawer until it got rag-eared. Whenever I doubted I had the right stuff to be a writer [N], I would reread Don's note and feel confident again.

[3] Later, when I got to know him, I learned that Don made a habit of [N] writing a quick, encouraging word [N] to people in all walks of life. "When I make others feel good about themselves," he told me, "I feel good too."

[4] Not surprisingly, he had a body of friends as big as nearby Lake Erie [N]. When he died last year at 75, the paper was flooded with calls and letters [N] from people who had been recipients of his spirit-lifting words.

[5] Over the years, I've tried to copy the example of Don and other friends who care enough to write uplifting comments, because I think they are on to something important. In a world too often cold and unresponsive, such notes bring warmth and reassurance. We all need a boost from time to time, and a few lines of praise have been known to turn around a day [N], even a life.

[6] Why, then, are there so few upbeat note writers? My guess is that many who shy away from the practice are too self-conscious [N]. They're afraid they'll be misunderstood, sound sentimental or insincere. Also, writing takes time; it's far easier to pick up the phone.

[7] The drawback with phone calls, of course, is that they don't last. A note attaches [N] more importance to our well-wishing. It is a matter of record [N], and our words can be read more than once, savored and treasured.

[8] Even though note writing may take longer, some pretty busy people do it, including George Bush. Some say he owes [N] much of his success in politics to his ever-ready [N] pen. How? Throughout his career he has followed up virtually every contact with a cordial response—a compliment, a line of praise or a nod of thanks. [N] His notes go not only to friends and associates, but to casual acquaintances and total strangers—like the surprised person who got a warm pat on the back for lending Bush an umbrella.

[9] Even top corporate managers, who have mostly affected styles of leadership that can be characterized only as tough, cold and aloof, have begun to learn the lesson, and earn the benefits, of writing notes that lift people up. [N] Former Ford chairman Donald Peterson, who is largely

credited for turningthe company round in the 1980s, made it a practice to write positive messages to associates every day. [N] "I'd just scribble them on a memo pad or the corner of a letter and pass them along," he says. "The most important ten minutes of your day are those you spend doing something to boost the people who work for you."

[10] "Too often," he observed, "people we genuinely like have no idea how we feel about them. Too often we think, I haven't said anything critical; why do I have to say something positive? We forget that human beings need positive reinforcement—in fact, we thrive on it!"

[11] What does it take to write letters that lift spirits and warm hearts? [N] Only a willingness to express our appreciation. The most successful practitioners include what I call the four "S's" of note writing.

[12] 1) They are sincere. No one wants false praise.

[13] 2) They are usually short. If you can't say what you want to say in three sentences, you're probably straining [N].

[14] 3) They are specific. Complimenting a business colleague by telling him "good speech" is too vague; "great story about Warren Buffet's investment strategy" is precise.

[15] 4) They are spontaneous. This gives them the freshness and enthusiasm that will linger in the reader's mind long afterward.

[16] It's difficult to be spontaneous when you have to hunt for letter-writing materials, so I keep paper,envelopes and stamps close at hand, even when I travel. Fancy stationery isn't necessary; it's the thought that counts.

[17] So, who around you deserves a note of thanks or approval? A neighbor, your librarian, a relative, your mayor, your mate, a teacher, your doctor? You don't need to be poetic. If you need a reason, look for a milestone, the anniversary of a special event you shared, or a birthday or holiday. For the last 25 years, for example, I've prepared an annual Christmas letter for long-distance friends, and I often add a handwritten word of thanks or congratulations. Acknowledging some success or good fortune that has happened during the year seems particularly appropriate considering the spirit of the Christmas season.

[18] Be generous with your praise. Superlatives like "greatest", "smartest", "prettiest" make us all feel good. Even if your praise is a little ahead of reality, remember that expectations are often the parents of dreams fulfilled. [N]

[19] Today I got a warm, complimentary letter from my old boss and mentor, Norman Vincent Peale. His little note to me was full of uplifting phrases, and it sent me to my typewriter to compose a few overdue letters of my own. I don't know if they will make anybody else's day, but they made mine. As my friend Don Wolfe said, making others feel good about themselves makes

me feel good too. (978 words)

All the Good Things

美言尽在其中

He was in the first third-grade class I taught at Saint Mary's School in Morris, Minnesota. All 34 of my students were dear to me, but Mark Eklund was one in a million [N]. Very neat in appearance, he had that happy-to-be-alive attitude [N] that made even his occasional mischievousness delightful.

[2] Mark also talked incessantly. I had to remind him again and again that talking without permission was not acceptable. What impressed me so much, though, was his sincere response every time I had to correct him for misbehaving—"Thank you for correcting me, Sister [N]!" I didn't know what to make of it at first, but before long I became accustomed to hearing it many times a day.

[3] One morning my patience was growing thin [N] when Mark talked once too often, and then I made a novice-teacher's mistake. I looked at Mark and said, "If you say one more word, I am going to tape your mouth shut [N]!"

[7] At the end of the year I was asked to teach junior-high math. The years flew by, and before I knew it [N] Mark was in my classroom again. He was more handsome than ever and just as polite

[N]. Since he had to listen carefully to my instructions in the "new math", he did not talk as much in the ninth grade [N] as he had in the third.

[8] One Friday, things just didn't feel right [N]. We had worked hard on a new concept all week, and I sensed that the students were growing frustrated with themselves—and edgy with one another. I had to change the mood of the class before it got out of hand. So I asked them to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each

name. Then I told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.

[10] That Saturday, I wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and I listed what everyone else had said about that individual. On Monday I gave each student his or her list. Some of them ran two pages. Before long, the entire class was smiling. "Really?" I heard whispered [N]. "I never knew that meant anything to anyone!" "I didn't know others liked me so much!"

[13] "Really?" I said. "I haven't heard from them for several years. I wonder how Mark is."

[N] where Dad told me about Mark.

[16] After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates headed to Chuck's farmhouse for lunch. Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting for me. "We want to show you something," his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket. "They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might recognize it."

[17] Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. I knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which I had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him. "Thank you so much for doing that," Mark's mother said. "As you can see, Mark treasured it."

he was in the first third-grade篇八：高三期末阅读作业五

阅读作业五

When I taught at Saint Mary’s School in Morris, Minn, I had a really unusual student named Mark Elkland. He was then in the first third grade class, in which all 34 of my students were to me, and Mark was the dearest of all. Very neat in appearance, he had that happy-be-alive attitude that made him again and again that talking without permission was misbehavior “Thank you for correcting me, Sister !” I didn’t know what to make of it at first, but before -teacher’s mistake I looked at him and said, “If you say one more word, I am going toyour mouth shut !”

It was barely ten Chuck, a boy sitting behind Mark, cried out, “Mark is talking again!” I hadn’t asked any of the students to help mein front on it.

I remembered the as if it had occurred yesterday. I walked to my desk very , opened my drawer and took out a roll of masking tape . Without saying a word , I walked to Mark’s desk , took off two pieces of tape and a big X with them over his mouth . I then returned to the front of the room.

As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing, he winkled at me . That did it !

I started laughing . The class cheered as I walked back to Mark’s desk , the tape and shrugged my shoulders . To my , his words still were, “Thank you for correcting me , Sister.”

16．A．polite B．important C．rude D．dear

17．A．even B．just C．only D．once

18．A．remind B．persuade C．stop D．correct

19．A．agreeable B．acceptable C．considerable D．suitable

20．A．however B．therefore C．but D．yet

21．A．reply B．way C．response D．look

22．A．angry B．bored C．satisfied D．annoyed

23．A．perseverance B．patience C．love D．strength

24．A．good B．strict C．inexperienced D．immoral

25．A．let B．tie C．leave D．tape

26．A．before B．when C．until D．and

27．A．punish B．follow C．scold D．watch

28．A．measure B．punishment C．decision D．announcement

29．A．act B．play C．stand D．work

30．A．sign B．view C．sight D．scene

31．A．nervously B．sadly C．bravely D．seriously

32．A．draw B．made C．covered D．hung

33．A．tightened B．removed C．fastened D．tore

34．A．disappointment B．joy C．amusement D．anger

35．A．eager B．first C．joyful D．thankful

DAABA CBBCD ADBAD

A(2010山东A)

Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance.

After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar, and created diabeticrockstar.com, a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones—a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources.

Jason Swencki’s son, Kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children's forums(论坛) together most evenings. "Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the site's volunteers. "They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel alone." Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages.

These days, Thomas's main focus is his charity（慈善机构）, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people—225 to date—who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses. Fight-it.org has raised about $23,000—in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean.

Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. "Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure," says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar's original members. "But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now."

26. Which of the following is true of Christopher Thomas?

A. He needs to go to the doctor every day.

B. He studies the leading cause of diabetes.

C. He has a positive attitude to his disease.

D. He encourages diabetics by writing articles.

27. Diabeitcrockstar.com was created for _________.

A. diabetics to communicate B. volunteers to find jobs

C. children to amuse themselves D. rock stars to share resources

28. According to the text, Kody ______.

A. feel lonely because of his illness B. benefits from diabeticrockstar.com

C. helps create the online kid’s forums D.writes children’s stories online

29. What can we learn about Fight It?

A. It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties.B. It organizes parties for volunteer once a year.

C. It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics.D. It owns a well-known medical web-site.

30. The last paragraph suggests that Thomas ______.

A. works full-time in a diabetes charityB. employs 22 people for his website

C. helps diabetics in his own wayD. tries to find a cure for diabetes

B （2010上海A）

The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep. A few dogs started barking at it. The elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety. That didn't stop the elephant. It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people. The villagers were scared and angry. Then someone suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess.

Parbati Barua's father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer. He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk. He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round-up -- how to catch wild elephants.

Parbati hasn't always lived in the jungle. After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to boarding school in the city. But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old fife. "Life in the city is too dull. Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase," she says.

But Parbati doesn't catch elephants just for fun. "My work," she says, "is to rescue man from the elephants, and to keep the elephants safe from man." And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many years. Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land. It is now fighting back. Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to guide the animals back to the jungle before they can kill.

The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion. A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant. "Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them. They are also more loyal than humans," she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal. An elephant princess indeed!

1. For Parbati, catching elephants is mainly to ______.

A．get long lasting excitement B．keep both man and elephants safe

C．send them back to the jungle D．make the angry elephants tame

2. Before Parbati studied in a boarding school，______.

A．she spent her time hunting with her father B．she learned how to sing love songs

C．she had already been called an elephant princess D．she was taught how to hunt tigers

3. Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge because ______.

A．they are caught and sent for heavy work B．illegal hunters capture them and kill them

C．they are attacked and their land gets limited D．dogs often bark at them and chase them

4. The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that in India ______.

A．people easily fall victim to elephants' attacks B．the manelephant relationship is getting worse

C．elephant tamers are in short supply D．dogs are so powerful as elephants

Andy rode slowly on his way to school, day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had promised him. He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him.

He rode along until a strange sound drew him to the present. He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the heavens. What he saw shocked and terrified him. A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like a black cloud and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him.

With no time to waste, Andy sped off in the opposite direction, riding furiously — but without knowing how to escape the swarm. With a rapidly beating heart and his legs pumping furiously, he sped down the rough road. As the bees came closer, his panic increased. Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings (蜇). The last sting had landed him in hospital — and that was only one bee sting! He had been forced to stay in bed for two whole days. Suddenly, his father’s words came to him. “When you are in a tight situation, don’t panic. Use your brain and think your way out of it.”

On a nearby hill, he could see smoke waving slowly skywards from the chimney of the Nelson family home. “Bees don’t like smoke,” he thought. “They couldn’t get into the house.” Andy raced towards the Nelson house, but the bees were gaining ground. Andy knew he could not reach the house in time. He estimated that the bees would catch up with him soon.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a small dam used by Mr. Nelson to irrigate his vegetable garden. Off his bike and into the cool water he dived, disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects. After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees had gone. Dragging himself out of the dam, he struggled up the hilly slope and rang the doorbell. Mrs. Nelson took him inside and rang his mother.

“You’ll really need that fishing break to help you recover,” laughed his mother with relief. “Thank goodness you didn’t panic!” But Andy did not hear her. He was dreaming once again of the fish he would catch tomorrow.”

59．Why did Andy fail to notice the swarm of bees earlier?

A. He was going fishing with his father. B. He was listening to a strange sound.

C. He was riding to school. D. He was lost in the thought of the fishing trip.

60．Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the swarm of bees in the passage?

A. They crowded like a black cloud. B. They shocked and terrified Andy.

C. They tried to attack Andy in a mass. D. They made Andy stay in hospital for two days.

61．How did Andy avoid the bees in the end?

A. He rode off in the opposite direction. B. He hid himself under the water.

C. He rushed into the Nelson house. D. He asked Mr. Nelson for help.

62．Which of the following can best describe Andy’s escape from the bees?

A. No pains, no gains. B.Once bitten, twice shy.

C. Where there is a will, there is a way. D. In time of danger, one’s mind works fast.

【答案】Passage 1 CABAC

he was in the first third-grade篇九：高二(下)英语培优练习(二 )

高二（下）英语培优练习二

1．—Mum! Tom has broken my MP4 player!

—__ After all, he couldn't have done it on purpose．

A．What's the trouble? B．It doesn't matter．C．No problem． D．How come?

2．The operation is ___ success and the patient is now out of___ danger．

A．a, the B．a,/ C．/,the D．/, /

3．How do you think it___ that humans can speak so many different languages?

A．came out B．came off C．came about D．came round

4．The US economy has recently showed ___ of improvement with the unemployment

rate dropping from 9% to 8．6%．

A．signs B．symbols C．signals D．marks

5．—What was John trying to prove to the police?

—．

A．Where B．When C．Who D．What

6．—It is time to go to school now．

—How nice it would be if you ____ a bit longer with me!

A．have stayed B．stay C．would stay D．stayed

7．we will try to

be admitted to a desired university．

A．what B．which C．where D．when

8．—What do you think the lecture given by a famous professor yesterday?

—It is the most instructive lecture that I ____since I came to this school．

A．have attended B．had attended C．am attending D．attended

9．"Even if he failed to kill passers-by in his car after he got drunk, he ___be put into

prison for three years," the judge said．

A．will B．could C．might D．shall

10．—How about the shoes I bought you last Sunday, Bruce?

—Well, they ___very comfortably．

A．wear B．are wearing C．have worn D．are worn

11．I held doubt about the new coach's ability．

A．until, that B．not until, when C．until, since D．not until, that

12．—I got shocked when I heard our manager speak fluent French．

—Nothing surprising! He ___ for his master's degree in Paris University for four

years．

A．studied B．has been studying C．has studied D．studies

13．I had intended to attend their get-together yesterday, but I had an unexpected

visitor, so I must them an apology．

A．supply B．provide C．show D．offer

14．—How did she find the trip to Beijing last month?

—．

A．where B．when C．that D．until

15．With all the exercises needed ___, he went straight home, happy and relaxed．

A．to finish B．finished C．finishing D．to be finished

二. 完型填空

He was in the first third grade class I taught at Saint Mary's School in Moms,

Minnesota．．Very

neat had that happy-to-be-alive attitude that his occasional

mischievousness （恶作剧） delightful．

Mark talked constantly．I had to permission was ．What impressed me so much, though, was his sincere

I had to correct him for misbehaving．"Thank you for correcting

me．I became accustomed to

hearing it many times a day．

was growing thin when Mark talked once too often, and

word, I am going to tape your mouth It wasn't ten seconds later before

Chuck blurted （脱口说出） out, "Mark is talking again．any of the

it had occurred this morning．I

walked to my desk, very purposely opened and took out a roll of

tape．and made a big X with his mouth．I then returned to the front of the

room．As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing, he winked （眨眼） at me．That

did it! I started the

tape, and shrugged （耸肩） my shoulders．His first words were, "Thank you for

correcting me, Sister".

1．A．boring B．dear C．unfriendly D．familiar

2．A．shape B．habit C．character D．appearance

3．A．even B．ever C．just D．yet

4．A．refuse B．answer C．remind D．scold

5．A．affordable B．accessible C．acceptable D．available

6．A．every time B．last time C．next time D．first time

7．A．right away B．long ago C．long before D．before long

8．A．strength B．patience C．confidence D．energy

9．A．contribution B．decision C．promise D．mistake

10．A．one B．another C．some D．no

11．A．narrow B．shut C．open D．wide

12．A．ordered B．persuaded C．asked D．permitted

13．A．observe B．watch C．see D．notice

14．A．act B．insist C．base D．take

15．A．as far as B．as long as C．even if D．as if

16．A．door B．book C．drawer D．window

17．A．tore B．took C．cut D．put

18．A．beneath , B．over C．through D．above

19．A．shouting B．whispering C．laughing D．crying

20．A．removed B．played C．replaced D．covered

三. 短文填词

Dear Mum and Dad,

Tomorrow is my birthday．It means I am 1 8 years

old and become an a ．Now I'm writing to you 1．

2．

future plan．） to bring 3．

me up．It is you that first gave me encouragement when I

（尤其） when I was not getting 4．

my studies．Indeed, your inspiration was 5．

6．

confidence．） 7．

the college entrance examination．to 8．

preparing for it．I am s my dream will come true． 9．

Believe in me, Mum and Dad．a difference． 10．

四．书面表达

目前，社会上出现父母为孩子包办一切的现象。这种现象引发诸多问题；如：孩子缺乏

独立处理问题的能力；缺乏应对社会竞争的能力；缺乏社会责任感„„你怎样看待这种现

象？

请根据以下要求，写一篇题为“How Should Parents Help Children to Be

Independent?”的短文。

短文应包括：1．反映这种现象；2．谈谈这种现象造成的后果；

3．发表你的看法或提出你的建议。

注意：1．字数120左右。

2．开头部分已给出，不计入总词数。

How Should Parents Help Children to Be Independent?

Children are the apple of parents’ eyes, which is particularly true in single-child

families．

However,．．．

he was in the first third-grade篇十：江苏高三期末

高三英语

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分)上。

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the woman suggest doing? A. Waiting for ten minutes. A. Have a bicycle trip. A. A square box.

B. Coming back for a later show. C. Finding a less crowded cinema. B. Take photos of the city. B. A round tube.

C. Take a bus tour. C. A large envelope.

2. What does the woman plan to do? 3. What does the man buy at last?

4. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Listen to light music in the concert. B. Read some books in the library. C. Relax in the listening room. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. A newspaper.

B. Work.

C. A strike.

第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What is the man probably doing? A. Complaining about his room.

B. Checking in at a hotel.

C. Buying a house.

7. What does the woman say about George? A. He has been working here for 12 years.

B. He has always been a good doorkeeper. C. He has never complained about his job. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What advice does the man give the woman about fixing her car? A. Bargain with the mechanic. A. He has fixed her car before.

B. Avoid being overcharged. B. He is one of her neighbors.

C. Look for a mechanic she can trust. C. He will drive her home today.

9. What do we know about the mechanic?

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the probable relationship between the man and Mary? A. Colleagues. A. On foot.

B. Husband and wife. B. By car.

C. Classmates. C. By bus. C. Tying the shoes.

11. How does Ryan usually go to the kindergarten? 12. In which aspect did Ryan get a first? A. Learning the alphabet.

B. Telling time.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What special things does the man suggest taking? A. T-shirts and shorts. A. Beautiful.

B. Toothbrushes. B. Expensive.

C. Sunglasses. C. Comfortable. C. To go to a party. C. At home.

14. What does the man think of his brown shoes?

15. Why does the man ask the woman to pack his blue suit and new shirt? A. To attend a meeting. A. At an airport.

B. To go to the theatre. B. At a hotel.

16. Where will the two speakers meet? 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Where are the two speakers now? A. In a radio studio.

B. At a stadium.

C. In a television studio. C. They passed balls. C. He has got hurt. C. 4:5.

18. What did the team members do before the match? A. They received interviews. A. He has disobeyed rules. A. 4:4.

B. They took photos.

19. Why are the fans of the goal keeper disappointed?

B. He has missed the ball. B. 5:4.

20. What is the final score between the Sharks United and the Spicy Chickens? 第二部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分35分)

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

21. According to a rule that took ________ effect on January 1, 2013, ________ drivers would have to pay more attention to traffic rules or they would risk being punished. A. an; the

B. 不填;不填

C. the; the D. an; 不填

22. As a popular programme, The Voice of China succeeded in developing people‟s ________ of the different music styles rather than the singers‟ appearance. A. commitment

B. appreciation C. criticism

D. cooperation

23. —What is the matter with our school network?

—I don‟t know. My computer ________ to the Internet in our office for a few days. A. hasn‟t linked B. doesn‟t link

C. wasn‟t linked

D. hasn‟t been linked

24. —What a large sum of money! Is it intended for me?

—Yes, boy. If you get full marks in the game, you‟ll have ________ that. A. more than twice than

B. more than twice as much as D. as much twice as

C. twice as much than

25. —That team ________ victory in the final.

—Yeah, but one player lost control of the ball in the last minute. A. could enjoy the company. A. whoever

B. anyone

C. whomever

D. those

27. —Mum, could you spare me a few minutes? I want to have a talk with you.

—Ok, but with little time to go, you‟d better tell me the whole thing ________. A. in detail B. in total 28. —What‟s the meaning of the word “microblog”?

—Sorry, I have no idea. I suppose you ________ as well consult our English teacher. A. might A. being defined A. it has neither acted

B. should B. to define

C. must C. defined

D. need D. to be defined

29. The decision ________ Internet addiction as a mental disorder has caused much debate among people. 30. A survey shows that the organization hasn‟t broken rules, but ________ responsibly.

B. so has it acted

C. neither has it acted D. it has so acted

31. —The company has been performing poorly over the past year. —In my view, it needs to ________ its image. A. hold up

B. take up

C. step up D. polish up

32. Mo Yan‟s success in getting the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature is the kind of life story ________ a fantastic novel might be written.

A. in which B. by whom —Sorry, I ________ an examination then. A. would prepare for A. when

B. have prepared for B. unless

C. had prepared for D. was preparing for C. if D. as

34. He hasn‟t got any hobbies, ________ you call watching TV a hobby.

35. —Look！Here comes the bus and I have to go now. Thank you for seeing me off. —Goodbye, and ________！ A. all right

B. cheer up

C. all the best

D. go ahead

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

Mark was in the first third grade class I taught at Saint Mary‟s School. He often without stopping. I had to remind him again and again that talking without was not acceptable. What me so much, though, was his response every time I had to correct him for misbehaving. “Thank you for correcting me, Sister!” I didn‟t know what to make of it at first, but before long I became to hearing it many times a day. One morning my 41 was growing thin when Mark talked once too often, and then I 42 a beginner teacher‟s mistake. I looked at him and said, “you say one more word, I am going to tape your mouth shut!”

B. must enjoy C. could have enjoyed D. must have enjoyed

26. The manager has decided to put ________ he thinks is energetic and clever in the position of the leadership of

C. in brief D. in particular

C. about which D. of whom

33. —What did you think of the lecture by Mr. Smith last night?

Ten seconds later, Mark talked again. Since I had stated the 44 in front of the class, I had to act on it. 45 saying a word, I tore off two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his mouth. A moment later, I the tape, and his first words were, “Thank you for correcting me, Sister.”

One day, I asked the students to write down the 47 thing they could say about each of their classmates. Then, I wrote down the name of each student on a(n) sheet of paper and what everyone else had said about that individual. On Monday, I gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class was “Really?” I heard the whispers. “I didn‟t know others liked me so much!” Then Mark said, “Thank you for teaching me, Sister.”

No one ever those pieces of paper in class again. I never knew if they discussed them after class. Several years later, Mark joined the army and was killed in Vietnam. At the funeral, his father said, “They found this on Mark. We thought you might it.” Opening a billfold, he removed two worn pieces of notebook paper, folded and refolded many times. They were the ones I gave him! Mark‟s mother said gratefully, “Mark better and better at school because of you and your list.”

Sometimes the smallest things could the most to others. Praise the people you love and care about before it is too late. 36. A. laughed

B. talked

C. shouted C. encouraged C. sincere

D. walked D. discussion D. impressed D. excited D. devoted D. anxiety D. forgot D. Until D. punishment D. After D. discovered D. nicest D. separate D. hid D. wishing D. found D. clean D. casually D. behaved D. lend

37. A. permission 38. A. influenced 39. A. confident 40. A. opposed 41. A. patience 42. A. made 43. A. Although 44. A. doubt 45. A. Upon 46. A. removed 47. A. biggest 48. A. valuable 49. A. expected 51. A. returned 52. A. repair 53. A. carefully 54. A. answered 55. A. owe

B. direction B. convinced B. dishonest B. addicted B. kindness B. remembered B. Unless B. By B. broke B. easiest B. rare

B. listed B. waiting

B. complaint

C. information

C. accustomed C. determination C. chose C. If

C. disappointment C. Without C. touched C. coldest C. expensive C. approved C. smiling C. lost C. refuse C. madly C. mean

50. A. regretting

B. mentioned B. recognize B. strictly B. prepared B. explain

C. recovered

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

Terry Evanshen was one of Canadian football‟s greatest receivers. One day in July 1988, his youngest daughter Jennifer remembered getting a phone call from Terry on his way home from work. “He called on his

mobile phone, and said, „I‟ll be home in 10 minutes.‟ Coming home for a barbecue,” Jennifer said. But as he passed through an intersection (十字路口) a van ran a red light, smashing into Terry‟s jeep and throwing him out of his seat belt. He was rushed to nearby Oshawa General hospital.

Moments later, police arrived at the Evanshen home with the news. Lorraine, Terry‟s wife, remembered seeing him in the ICU for the first time after the accident. There was nothing but machines all over him. He wasn‟t a pretty sight, and at that time their hope and that of the doctors wasn‟t very good. Terry lay deep in a coma (昏迷). Three weeks later, he came out of his coma. A lifetime of memories had been wiped clean. He didn‟t even recognize his own wife. He had been all but reduced to the level of a child.

At age 44, Terry Evanshen would be starting all over again. Terry had to train himself how to think, how to speak and even relearn something as basic as how to shave. What made it worse was that Terry‟s brain could not understand the most basic human emotions. But he had the support of his family, marked by small victories and a renewed bond between him and his three daughters liked to teach him how to play football again. “So I was standing there and I said „Put your hand out,‟ like he used to,” said Terry‟s daughter Tara. “Then Tracey threw him the ball and that‟s when he stood there, and that‟s when I realized, „Oh my god, I think he really doesn‟t remember how to do this.‟ ”

But when Terry returned in 1992 from a six-month stint at a rehabilitation (康复) center in Washington State, his recovery really began to pick up steam. It has taken years to rebuild his life, but today, more than 20 years since his playing days, Terry is a popular motivational speaker. He tells his inspiring story of perseverance and courage in his presentation. “Never forget we‟re all in this game of life together,” Evanshen said, as he frequently looked at his large stack of cue (线索) cards in his hands. “We will get to the finish line, one day at a time, one moment at a time, but celebrate the journey.” Evanshen says his family has been his most important asset (财产). He stresses that he refuses to be a victim, claiming he is a survivor. 56. Why did the accident happen?

A. Because Terry didn‟t fasten his seat belt.

B. Because the driver of the van didn‟t obey traffic rules.

C. Because there was something wrong with the braking system of the van. D. Because Terry talked on the mobile phone with his daughter when driving.

57. When Lorraine saw Terry in the ICU for the first time after the accident, she knew that Terry __________. A. had a good chance to recover fully soon C. was in serious and worrying condition

B. had no memory of his life before the crash D. would be a good speaker one day

58. We can learn from the passage that __________. A. Terry owed thanks to his family for their support

B. Terry didn‟t need to look at any notes when giving a speech C. Terry didn‟t get along well with his three daughters after the accident D. Terry came out of his coma at a rehabilitation center in Washington State 59. Which is the best title of the passage? A. A great receiver and his wife C. The life of a great family

B. What makes a family D. The man who lost himself

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