“Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him，and let him know that you trust him．” These words are from the black American educator，Booker Washington．He was saying that，“If you want people to grow up，you have to stop treating them like children．”

       In America，families are close but children are encouraged to be independent，to make their own decisions，even at a very early age．It’s not unusual for a child of seven to be given an allowance（津貼）every week．The child is encouraged to save some of the money but he or she can spend it on whatever they choose，for example，buying clothes，school supplies or CDs．Some teenagers even have their own credit cards! That’s a big responsibility since even adults are tempted to overspend when they have credit cards．

       From an early age，American children are asked for their opinions and they are included in family decision making．At the dinner table，teenagers will be listened to on any topic，from politics to buying a new family car or where the family will go on vacation．In this way, teenagers are getting practice in becoming individuals：they are learning how to stand on their own two feet．

       Many Chinese young people are becoming almost as interested as American teens in searching for independence．They want to express those qualities that make them unique human beings．You can see this in the way they dress, the music they listen to and the friends they choose．“Super Girl” Li Yuchun caught the imagination of Chinese teenagers on the “Super Girl” television contest．She was not the traditional “nice，young Chinese girl”．With her short，spiky hair and boy-like clothes, she was telling everyone that she was different．She had the courage to be her own person and to stand on her own two feet．．．a(chǎn)nd she won!

       There is an old saying，“Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him and then choose that way with all his strength．” If you do this, step by step, over a period of time, you may find that you have become the person you always wanted to be．

1．The passage is intended to encourage the youth to________．

       A．save money for useful things             B．become independent

       C．express their great ambitions               D．make important decisions

2．A child of seven is given an allowance so that he can______．

       A．be accepted as a popular guy                B．learn to decide how to use money

       C．overspend money without care           D．have school supplies of his own

3．The author implies that many Chinese children________．

       A．a(chǎn)re more independent than Americans

       B．should become interested in America

       C．a(chǎn)re happy with their present situation

       D．a(chǎn)re not satisfied to be nice, quiet ones

4．The main idea of the last paragraph is________．

       A．that we should do things step by step

       B．why we should understand our desires

       C．what we should plan for our own life

       D．how we can manage to realize our dreams

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Childish Voice

When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time to teach a man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why   36   had such a big influence   37   a person. I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult．But now,   38   I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel   39   to express my own   40    on this saying. I know that I’m just a high school student with very   41   experiences. There are still many things   42   me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice.  

I once read this sentence: “To make this world a happy place to live, you’d better   43   youreself and your heart , instead of the whole world.” I was shocked. It made me think about life   44   . There are so many things around us that    45    our will. We can’t force life    46    our wishes.The earth won’t stop turning no matter whether we   47   it or not. What we can do is just to make ourselves  48   the world. I think we should learn to accept   49   life gives us, no matter whether it’s the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy.

Deeply moved by the pop song Grandmother (by Jay Chou), I always try to   50   every pleasant thing in my life, but now I see I don’t catch most of the pleasant moments. It is more   51   that they slip by and leave you feeling   52   . I realize that I’m not just living   53   myself and that there are the others around me I should think of .They all pay attention to my growing up, even if it’s just a little progress.  

Everyone has his or her own attitude towards life, be it positive or   54    . It doesn’t matter, I think. There is one   55   that should be obeyed—and that’s to make this world better.

36．A．man                B．time                       C．thing                      D．parent

37．A．a(chǎn)bout              B．with                       C．on                          D．in

38．A．before             B．a(chǎn)fter                       C．a(chǎn)s                           D．when

39．A．a(chǎn)nxious           B．worried                  C．tired                       D．glad

40．A．beliefs             B．opinions                 C．confidences             D．expressions

41．A．a(chǎn) few                     B．little                       C．few                        D．a(chǎn) little

42．A．waiting for      B．sticking with           C．dealing with            D．doing with

43．A．a(chǎn)sk                  B．change                    C．exchange                D．force

44．A．myself             B．itself                      C．oneself                   D．themselves

45．A．go with           B．go along                 C．go ahead                 D．go against

46．A．being followed B．to be followed         C．to be following        D．to follow

47．A．receive            B．a(chǎn)ccept                     C．refuse                     D．a(chǎn)pprove

48．A．fit                   B．suit                        C．beat                        D．match

49．A．what               B．whatever                 C．which                     D．why

50．A．miss                B．catch                      C．escape                    D．lose

51．A．probably          B．likely                     C．possibly                  D．unlikely

52．A．regretful        B．a(chǎn)wful                     C．seccessful                D．terrible

53．A．for                  B．by                          C．on                          D．with

54．A．wrong             B．false                       C．negative                  D．true

55．A．point               B．rule                        C．thing                      D．word

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Hilary Smith belonged to a good family. But by the age of twenty, he had spent all the money the good old family had. He then had some trouble with the bank and was put in prison. He escaped from the prison and ran to Australia without delay.

Hilary did not like Australia and Australia did not like Hilary. What he could do seemed to be one of two things: die or work. The thought of neither of these gave him any pleasure. Then he remembered that he was not alone in the world. He possessed an aunt.

She was his father’s only sister, but his father used to say she brought no glory to the family. Hilary, of course, tried to discover what she had done. It seemed that she had failed to marry a nobleman. Instead, she had chosen a husband who was connected with trade. Of course as soon as she became “Mrs Parks”, her brother considered her dead. Later on, Mr. Parks died and left her a lot of money; but that did not bring her back to life in her brother’s opinion.

Hilary discovered his aunt’s address. Fortunately she remained faithful and honest to him even after she fell ill. So Hilary’s star shone again. When he was feeling honest, he could talk attractively. He frequently visited his aunt’s house; and soon he was living comfortably in the building which the profits of trade had provided.

One thing was soon clear: his aunt was seriously ill, and nothing could cure her illness. Hilary was very worried. Fate had found a home for him, and was now going to throw him out of it. There was only one thing that could save him: her will.

“Will?” she said, “yes, I have made one. That was when I was a girl and had not much money. I left all my money to some religious people.”

“Didn’t you make another will when you were married?” Hilary asked.

His aunt shook her head. “No,” she said in a low voice, “There was no need. When I finally had a lot of money I found I had no relations.”

On the next day he went to the public library and examined a book of law. It told him what he already believed. When a woman is married, an earlier will loses its value. A new will must be made. If no new will is made, the money goes to the nearest relation. Hilary knew that he was his aunt’s only relation. His future was safe.

After a few months had passed, Hilary’s problems became serious. He badly needed money. He had expensive tastes, and owed a lot of money to shopkeepers. They trusted him because his aunt was rich; but the debt was terrible.

Unfortunately his aunt did not want to discuss money matters at all. In the end they had a quarrel about the small amount of ten pounds. Hilary was now very angry. He began to wonder about a new problem. Was it kind to want his aunt to live any longer? Was it not better for her to die now? While he was considering what to do, his aunt told him that she was going to send for her lawyer. So she was going to make a new will. Hilary thought she might leave all her money to someone else. Soon he reached a clear decision．He must do a great kindness to the poor old woman.

One night when the old servant who had been nursing his aunt went off, he doubled the amount of some medicine. The total amount was too great and it could just put her to sleep forever.

“Thank you,” his aunt took the glass from his hand with a grateful look. “I want, more than anything, to sleep, and never to wake up again. Is that what you wish, Hilary? I have given you your chance. Don’t blame me if I have some doubts about what you intended to do. Sick people get these ideas, you know. One thing I ought to explain to you. Mr. Parks never married me. He already had a wife and couldn’t marry again. That made your foolish father very angry with me… Well, if I am alive tomorrow I shall make another will in your favor. If I die tonight, you’ll get nothing… No, Hilary, don’t try to take the glass away. If you do that, I shall know; and I don’t want to know. Good night, Hilary.”

Then, very carefully, she raised the glass to her mouth and drank.

1.From the story, we learn that Hilary’s aunt was ______.

A. bad-tempered and lonely                    B. kind-hearted and wise

C. careless about money                       D. cruel to her nephew

2.Why did Hilary’s father consider his aunt dead?

A. Because they lost contact with each other after her marriage.

B. Because she married a businessman.

C. Because she broke away from the family for a better life.

D. Because he thought she was a shame to the family.

3.The underlined sentence “He must do a great kindness to the poor old woman” in Paragraph 11 suggests that Hilary Smith ______.

A. was determined to put his aunt’s life to an end

B. decided to do his aunt a favor to call in a lawyer

C. made up his mind to take good care of his aunt

D. would help his aunt to donate all her money to religious people

4.Which of the following is the focus of the story?

A. Hilary’s aunt’s money.                    B. Hilary Smith’s debts.

C. The intended murder.                     D. Hilary’s aunt’s marriage.

5.Which part of what Hilary’s aunt said finally might make Hilary frustrated?

A. She wanted to sleep and never to wake up again.

B. She never got married to Mr. Parks.

C. Mr. Parks had a wife.

D. She would make a new will tomorrow.

6.Which detail from the story is the climax（高潮）of the story?

A. Hilary escaped from the prison.

B. Hilary quarreled with his aunt about ten pounds.

C. Hilary’s aunt drank the medicine her nephew prepared for her.

D. Hilary’s aunt made a will to leave all her money to someone else.

 

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The World Health Organization recently reported that the number of cases of tuberculosis(TB) has been abating since 2006 . Also, fewer people are dying from TB. But a study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, says smoking could threaten this progress.

Nearly twenty percent of all people use tobacco, and millions of non-smokers get sick from breathing the smoke. The new study predicts that smoking will produce an additional thirty-four million TB deaths by 2024.

Efforts to control the spread of TB have mainly focused on finding and treating infections. Fewer efforts have been made to understand the causes. Dr Anthony Fauci is the director of the United States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious diseases. He said, “Despite our control efforts, we still have more than a million people each year dying from TB and millions of people  getting infected; we realize it’s still a very important problem. So we have to do the practical thing and we have to do the fundamental research things at the same time. ”

Smoking does not cause TB; bacteria cause the infection. But the study says smoking affects the nervous system in a way that makes an inactive case of TB more likely to develop into an active one. Stanton Glantz is the director of the University of California’s Centre for Tobacco Control Research and Education and an author of the new study. He says it shows that TB cannot be controlled unless tobacco use is controlled.  He said, “It increases the number of people who will get TB by about seven percent.”

The study is described as the first to identify a direct link between tobacco use and rates of TB infection and death. Professor Glantz says the results should guide those creating health policies and TB control efforts. He said, “If you want to control the infectious disease of TB, you have to control the tobacco industry and the tobacco industry’s efforts to increase tobacco use, particularly in developing countries where TB is a big problem.”

1.What would be the beat title for this passage?

A．Scientists try to find the causes of TB deaths.

B．Study shows smoking is harmful to our health.

C．Study links smoking to millions of TB deaths.

D．Scientists pay more attention to TB deaths than before.

2.What does the underlined word “abating” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．Responding        B．Surviving.          C．Rising.            D．Falling.

3. What would Dr Anthony Fauci probably agree with?

A．More efforts are needed to find the causes of TB infections.

B．TB infections are no longer a serious problem.

C．Few efforts have been put into the work of treating TB infections.

D．The practical and the fundamental research cannot be done together at present.

4.It is implied in the passage that ____________.

A．it is not very hard to control TB

B．smoking indirectly leads to TB

C．a(chǎn)n inactive case of TB is deadly

D．people cannot blame smoking for TB

 

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A well-dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’s birthday. The price didn’t matter, since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that costs $5, 000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.

A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality as she wanted a pair of earrings made. "Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?" said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, "I would say it’s exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl."

The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.

Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse." “I don’t like to part with it." she said sadly, I got it from my mother, and, my mother got it from her’s. But I really need the money.

The jeweler was quickly to pay her before she changed her mind .Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news .The man, however, was nowhere to be found. The jeweler immediately realized the whole thing.

1.Actually, the man wanted to buy another pearl for _____.

A．himself           B．his wife           C．no one           D．his mother

2.He paid $5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining because______.

A．he wanted to make the jeweler believe him

B．he was very rich.

C．his business had been successful

D．he was anxious to get it

3.He told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be______.

A．exactly the same quality as the black one

B．exactly the same size as the black one.

C．exactly the same as the black one

D．exactly worth $25,000

4.The jeweler couldn’t find the man anywhere because ______.

A．he happened to be out

B．he died suddenly

C．he wouldn’t show up until the jeweler called him a second time

D．he got $20,000 by cheating and had run away with the money

 

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