----Do you know if Linda is willing to take charge of the program?

----_______, does it?

A. It takes no timeB. It counts for nothing

C. It doesn’t make senseD. It doesn’t hurt to ask

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like ? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”

Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.

1.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend

B. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had

C. My Father

D. My Childhood

2.What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?

A. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.

B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.

C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.

D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.

3.Why did her father listen to her quietly?

A. Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.

B. Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.

C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.

D. Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.

4.What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?

A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said.

B. He criticized (批評) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.

C. He told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.

D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.

Is crying good therapy? Experts say yes. Having a good weep at the weekend is becoming more popular among office workers in China.

“I need to cry to let my feeling out,” said 22-year-old Guo Meng, a smart-looking young woman. “I remember one day when I got home I felt so down but I had no one to talk to, so I just curled up(蜷縮) with my teddy bear and cried myself to sleep,” Guo said. The next day, she said, she felt much better and life seemed not so bad after all.

Because crying is taken as a sign of weakness, people make a great show of being strong and not displaying emotion. Psychologists and medical practitioners agree that crying is beneficial for mental health but people still regard it as a sign of failure and bottle up their feelings. A famous Chinese author once said to cry is normal, and even brave. Those who display their emotions can deal with their troubles bravely after the tears dry, while those who soldier on let problems fester（惡化）.

In the Chaoyang district of Beijing, there is a special place for people to cry their sadness out. It is called “Cry Bar”. On the door of each of its “cry rooms” there is a saying encouraging people to let the tears flow freely.

“Crying is a kind of therapy, but it needs some direction,” said Milulu, a psychologist.

“People should realize the point of crying is to relieve pressure, but some of the young people who come to the Cry Bar simply sit and weep. The purpose of crying is to make it easier to improve your life after the tears dry, not to get lost in bad memories.”

Crying is only one way of relieving pressure, and we need to face problems squarely and solve them once the tears have dried, said Mululu.

1.Crying _____ made Guo Meng feel better.

A. with some friendB. all the night with a toy

C. during her sleep D. in bed before sleep

2.According to the third paragraph, people usually make great efforts to_____.

A. get rid of their sadness B. bottle up their feelings

C. act on psychologists’ advice D. face their troubles bravely

3.What should the customers do at the Cry Bar?

A. Think of every sad experience they’ve had and cry

B. Keep crying as loudly as long as possible.

C. Satisfy any desire to cry and weep until it is gone.

D. Hold back their tears until they can’t help but cry.

4.From the text, we can learn that crying ____.

A. is to relieve pressure B. must help to solve problems

C. means facing problems squarely D. can’t weaken sad feelings.

WHAT happens to a teenage kid when the world he thought he knew suddenly changes? Find out in Little Brother by American author Cory Doctorow. It is a fascinating book for a new generation of sci-fi readers.

Marcus Yallow, 17, from San Francisco is much more comfortable in front of a computer than obeying the rules of society. Smart, fast and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting （騙過） his high school's monitoring system. This way he and his friends get to head off to play a popular online game in real life.

While they are playing, a bomb explodes on the Bay Bridge. Marcus stops a military vehicle to get help for his injured friend, but this simple act throws him into a Department of Homeland Security （DHS） secret prison.There he is treated as a possible terrorist. He is eventually let go after four days, but his injured friend disappears.

When he returns, Marcus discovers that there are many "security measures" in place and that now all citizens are treated like potential terrorists.While some consider this government action necessary for public safety, Marcus sees this as a complete destruction of the rights he is supposed to have as a citizen.

He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him with only one thing to do: to take down the DHS himself. He helps organize a large network called Xnet to spread the truth, anonymously(匿名地).

The book presents a young man who is irresponsible, but learns about himself, and grows, in the course of the story. As part of this learning and growing he becomes aware of very serious issues about his society.

1.What kind of article does this passage belong to?

A. A fascinating story.B. A book review.

C. A news report.D. A TV programme.

2. Marcus Yallow was sent to prison because________.

A. he killed his friend

B. he bombed a military vehicle

C. he did something that a possible terrorist could do

D. his injured friend disappeared

3.From the second paragraph we can infer that______.

A. Marcus Yallow is much more comfortable obeying the rules of society

B. Marcus Yallow is smart, fast and wise in real life

C. Marcus Yallow always plays online games in real life

D. Marcus Yallow is expert at the network world

4.In the end of the book, Marcus Yallow __________.

A. is supposed to be more irresponsible

B. becomes aware of very serious issues about his society

C. presents a young man who is irresponsible

D. plays a popular online game in real life

What’s on stage

An acrobatic(雜技)show: To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe(劇團(tuán))will present “ The Soul of China”, where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills(寒意)will run down your spine(脊柱) as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.

Time: 7:30 p. m. , September 13-19

Place: Capital Theatre, 22 Wangfujing Dajie, Dongcheng District

Exhibitions

Joint show: A group ink painting exhibition is running at the Huangshicheng Art Gallery in Beijing. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display.

Time: 9:00 a. m. —5:00 p. m. until September10

Place: Huangshicheng Art Gallery, 136 Nanchizi Dajie, Dongcheng District

Oil paintings: The Wangfung Art Gallery will host a joint show of oil painting by 10 young and middle-aged artists. On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture the wondrous variety of life in unique styles.

Time: 9:00 a. m. —4:00 p. m. until September15

Place: 136 Nanchizi Street, Dongcheng District

Literature museum: The National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers an in-depth study of the evolution of Chinese literature from 1919 to 1949.

Time: 9:00 a. m. —4:00 p. m. , daily

Place: 45 Anyuan Donglu, Chaoyang District (shaoyaoju area)

Concerts

Beijing rocks: “The Fashion Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans out by the thousands next month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm.

Time: September 16

Place: The Olympic Center

Belgium Orchestra(管弦樂隊(duì)): La Petite Bande, the Baroque Orchestra of Belgium, will perform in Beijing at the Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities as part of activities across the world to commemorate(紀(jì)念) the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death.

Time: 7:30 p. m. September 11-14

Place: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities

1.What do you think of the acrobatic show mentioned here?

A. When you watch it, you will certainly feel cold.

B. Something strange will puzzle everyone, including scientists.

C. Unexpected things will make you excited and surprised.

D. Even the bravest ones will be too frightened to go on watching.

2. The most characteristic thing about the Fashion Night of Chinese Rock is that____.

A. it will let the audience choose the music

B. it is to bring thousands of rock fans out of their homes

C. it will certainly cause a rock storm throughout China

D. it is to be held in memory of one of the greatest musicians

3.Suppose it is September 14th today, how many activities can people choose to attend?

A. 2.B. 3.C. 4.D. 5.

4. On the whole, we can conclude____.

A. people in Beijing prefer modern culture to something traditional

B. there are usually more cultural activities in September than in any other month

C. most of the cultural activities in Beijing are for foreign visitors only

D. we can enjoy a large variety of cultural activities in Beijing

People born in winter are more likely to suffer mental health disorders, according to a recent study carried out by researchers at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee.

Researchers raised baby mice from birth to weaning (斷奶) in either “summer” light cycles of 16 hours of light and 8 hours of dark or “winter” cycles of 8 hours of light and 16 hours of dark. A third group experienced 12 hours of light and 12 hours of dark a day.

Then half the winter mice stayed in a winter cycle, while half switched to a summer schedule. The summer mice were similarly split. The mice raised in equal periods of light and dark were split into three groups, one of which stayed on the 12?hour schedule, one of which joined the winter group, and one of which joined the summer group.

After 28 days, it turns out the summer?born mice behaved the same whether they stayed on the summer cycle or switched to winter. But among the winter?born mice, those stayed in winter kept their previous schedule, while those that switched to summer stayed active for an extra hour and a half, which indicates that mice born and weaned in a winter light cycle showed dramatic disruptions in their biological clocks.

The finding is the first of its kind in mammals, and it could explain why people born in winter are at higher risk for mental health disorders including bipolar depression, schizophrenia and seasonal affective disorder.

“We know that the biological clock regulates mood in humans，”said study researcher McMahon. “If the mechanism (機(jī)制) similar to the one that we found in mice operates in humans, then it could not only have an effect on a number of behavioral disorders, but also have a more general effect on personality.”

1.How many groups of mice are there finally in all in the experiment?

A. Four.B. Five.C. Six. D. Seven.

2.What's the main idea of the text?

A. The biological clock regulates mood in humans.

B. People born in winter are at higher risk for physical health disorders.

C. Being born in winter has a negative effect on people's mental health.

D. The length of light will influence the behavior of the mice.

3.The underlined word “split”(Paragraph 3) can be replaced by ________.

A. endedB. torn C. hitD. divided

4.Who is the appropriate reader of the passage?

A. A job?hunter. B. A student in the university.

C. A newly?married couple. D. An experienced dentist.

根據(jù)漢語意思翻譯下列句子，每空一詞

1.19世紀(jì)后期，歐洲發(fā)生了巨大的變化，從以農(nóng)業(yè)為主的社會變成了以工業(yè)為主的社會。

In the late 19th century, Europe ­ , from a mostly agricultural society to a mostly industrial one.

2.弗里克最喜歡二十世紀(jì)前的繪畫。在這個(gè)陳列館里，這些珍藏品

Frick pre-twentieth century Western paintings, and there are well-represented in this excellent collection.

3.另外一種學(xué)生容易寫的簡體詩是由五行組成的，叫做五行詩。

Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain, a poem______ five lines.

4.我想我之所以長壽而且精力充沛，要?dú)w功于我的健康生活。

I think my long and active life must the healthy life I live.

5.我們不必去忍受污染。

We do not have to .

6.我正在代表學(xué)校做一項(xiàng)課題研究——關(guān)于全球變暖的問題

I am doing a project my school about .

7.穿著這些衣服走起路來實(shí)在不容易，但我們還是緩緩?fù)�火山口的邊緣走去，并且向下看到了紅紅的沸騰的中央。

It was not easy to walk in these suits, but we slowly the edge of the crater and looked down into the red, boiling centre.

8.這里地面的高度從海拔700米到2,000米不等

The land in height 700 meters above sea level over 2000 meters.

Anthony is 80 years old. He lives by himself in his own home. He spends most of his time in front of the TV his favorite programs like, football, baseball, and car racing. I’ve him for about six years and his breaks my heart. Anthony reminds me of my own grandfather.

Anthonhy is from the isalnd of Malta, a small island in the Mediterranean Sea. He came to the United States, like of us, to look for a better future for his family. He eight kids and they live in the United states but of them live near him in Florida and nor do they visit him. I him once a day to check on him and spend some time with him.

I even watch TV with him that I don’t even , but the is that he feels someone is there him company. When he gets sick, or does not feel enough to cook, I will cross my fence and start for him. I will run some errands (跑腿) for him. When he has an appointment with his _ , I will drive him too. I’ll fix his remote control when it is not , etc…If something breaks or stops working, he calls me because he knows he can me anytime.

It is important to care about someone, it isn’t your own family. You would be of yourself when you do help someone. I am pretty sure there are many Anthonys out there facing the same loneliness. Please a difference in someone’s life.

1.A. forming B. playingC. watchingD. attending

2.A. knownB. noticedC. realizedD. admitted

3.A. matterB. painC. factD. situation

4.A. fewB. muchC. mostD. number

5.A. taughtB. helpedC. raisedD. brought

6.A. noneB. allC. someD. any

7.A. findB. visitC. callD. miss

8.A. workB. wasteC. qualityD. sleep

9.A. agreeB. shareC. hateD. like

10.A. point B. theme C. problem D. answer

11.A. keepingB. talkingC. makingD. using

12.A. goodB. happyC. busyD. well

13.A. cleaningB. cookingC. readingD. playing

14.A. All the while B. Once in a whileC. After a while D. In a while

15.A. teacherB. doctorC. repairmanD. child

16.A. operatingB. soundingC. usingD. working

17.A. agree withB. deal withC. count onD. learn about

18.A. as ifB. sinceC. whenD. even if

19.A. proudB. fondC. aheadD. short

20.A. makeB. feelC. forceD. explain

Summer is the second and the hottest season. In summer, many

people like to go to the _______ (沙灘), or swim in the ocean. 1. _________

As for me, I like to swim in the swimming p because I 2. _________

think that swimming in the ocean is more _______ (危險(xiǎn)的). For 3. _________

most of the time in summer, I like to stay home and turn ______ 4. _________

the air conditioner, which is very c . Also, I like to 5. _________

eat watermelons and some other ______(水果) because that 6. _________

can ______ (使……涼爽) me down. Not only is it hot in summer, 7. _________

but it rains a lot. Summer is also the typhoon season, and every

typhoon b a lot of rain and disasters. Some people may 8. _________

lose their homes or s from property damage. So, 9. _________

we have to take precautions ________ the typhoon comes. 10. ________

假設(shè)你是一名高中生，名叫李華。因?yàn)槔蠋煋?dān)心同學(xué)們?yōu)g覽不健康的網(wǎng)站，學(xué)校關(guān)閉了電腦教室的上網(wǎng)功能，同學(xué)們感到很郁悶。請你給校長寫一封建議信。內(nèi)容包括：

1. 無法上網(wǎng)給學(xué)生帶來的不便；

2. 網(wǎng)絡(luò)的必要性（幫助解決學(xué)習(xí)難題、獲取最新信息；）

3. 就老師的擔(dān)心發(fā)表你的看法。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)120左右；

2. 可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 信的開頭和結(jié)尾部分已經(jīng)給出， 不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Dear headmaster,

I’m writing to request you to allow us to surf the Internet in the computer classroom.

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

____

Yours,

Li Hua