7、My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died．As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him．But the more I tried, the more he pulled away．When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year．At this rate he would never graduate．I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him．Nothing worked．

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help．“ Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son． I’m at the end of my rope．I’m giving the whole thing up to you．” I was at work when I got a phone call．A man introduced himself as the headmaster．“I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences．” Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger．“I love my son but I just don’t know what to do．I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked．It’s out of my hands．” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line．The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time”, and hung up．

Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades．Finally, he even made the honor roll．In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl．I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around．On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded．“That was me．I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you．That’s when I knew I had to make you proud．”

1．By saying “Karl became withdrawn”, the author means that the boy changed entirely and ______．

       A．preferred to stay alone at home             B．lost interest in his studies

       C．refused to talk to others                       D．began to dislike his mother

2．There was silence on the other end of the line because______．

       A．the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother

       B．the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking

       C．the speaker didn’t want the mother to recognize his voice

       D．the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother

3．The sentence “he even made the honor roll means that______”．

       A．he was even on the list to be praised at the parent-teacher meeting

       B．he was even on the list of students who made progress in grades

       C．he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves around

       D．he was even on the list of the best students at school

4．What is the main idea of this passage?

       A．Children in single-parent families often have mental problems．

       B．Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life．

       C．Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers．

       D．School education doesn’t work without full support from parents．

6、Handshaking, though a European practice, is now often seen in big cities of China．Nobody knows exactly when the practice started in Europe．It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed （無武器的） hands to each other as a sign of goodwill．As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other’s hands to make a deal or to reach an agreement．The practice was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or leaving each other．“Let’s shake （hands） on it” sometimes means agreement reached．

Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet? No．Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be polite．It is really very impolite to give your hand when the other party, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not mean anything to him or her．Even if, for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly．There is generally a misunderstanding（誤解） among the Chinese that westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved （保守的） in manner．But in fact some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today．So it is a good idea to shake hands with a westerner only when he shows interest in further relations with you．

1．In the old days in Europe, people put out their unarmed hands to each other．

       A．to make a deal                                      B．to greet each other

       C．to show friendliness                             D．to reach an agreement

2．The first paragraph mainly tells us ______．

       A．where handshaking was first practiced

       B．how handshaking came about

       C．a(chǎn)bout the relationship between handshaking and trade

       D．a(chǎn)bout the practice of handshaking both in Europe and in China

3．According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

       A．Westerners are more reserved than the Chinese．

       B．Westerners are unwilling to shake hands．

       C．We should make a judgment before shaking hands．

       D．We shouldn’t shake hands with European women．

4．The main purpose of the text is______．

       A．to tell us some differences between the East and the West

       B．to offer us some important facts about handshaking

       C．to introduce us to some different customs in the West

       D．to give us some advice before we travel abroad

5、The private automobile（私家車） has long played an important role in the United States．In fact, it has become a necessary and important part of the American way of life．In 1986, sixty-nine percent of American families owned at least one car, and thirty-eight percent had more than one．By giving workers rapid transportation, the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work．This has encouraged the growth of the cities, but it has also led to traffic problems．

For farm families the automobile is very helpful．It has made it possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for pleasure, and also to transport their children to distant schools．

Family life has been affected（影響） in various ways．The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics, outings, and other shared experiences．However, when teenage children have the use of the car, their parents can’t keep an eye on them．There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs, or showing off by speeding or breaking down traffic laws．Mothers of victims（受害者） of such accidents have formed an organization called MADD（Mothers Against Drunk Driving）．These women want to prevent further tragedies（悲劇）．They have worked to encourage the government to limit the youngest drinking age．Students have formed a similar organization, SADD（Students Against Drunk Driving） and are spreading the same message among their friends．

For many Americans the automobile is a necessity．But for some, it is also a mark of social position and for young people, a sign of becoming an adult．Altogether, cars mean very much to Americans．

1．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

       A．Cars have encouraged the growth of the cities．

       B．Cars can bring families together when they go for picnics．

       C．Cars have enabled people to live far from their place of work．

       D．Cars help city families to transport their children to faraway schools．

2．What has been done to deal with the problem of drunk driving?

       A．Parents have paid more attention to their children．

       B．Some organizations have been set up against drunk driving．

       C．Mothers have tried to persuade their children not to drink alcohol．

       D．University students have asked the government to solve the problem．

3．We can infer from the text that in America．

       A．it will be more difficult for people to get new cars

       B．parents will not allow their children to have their own cars

       C．the government will encourage people to use public transportation

       D．cars will still be popular though they have caused many problems

4、One of Britain’s bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected（可疑的） police killer David Bieber--and was thanked with flowers by the police．It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to ￡30,000 reward money．

Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt．

Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bieber’s bedroom and to watch him secretly．Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building．

She said,” I was very nervous．But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park I was so glad they were there．”

The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious（懷疑） of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the day before New Year’s Eve with little luggage and wearing

sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face．She said, He didn’t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact（接觸）．Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her bosses Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm．Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the wanted man．Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes．

“It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said ‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?’ My heart missed a beat．”

Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor room and handed over the key．

“I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to

watch．I could not see into the man’s room, but I could see the passage．The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing．Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed（帶上手銬）．”

1．The underlined phrase “be in line for” （paragraph 1） means _______．

       A．get                      B．be paid                C．a(chǎn)sk for                D．own

2．Vicki became suspicious of David Bieber because _______．

       A．the police called her

       B．he looked very strange

       C．he came to the hotel with little luggage

       D．he came to the hotel the day before New Year’s Eve

3．Vicki’s heart missed a beat because _________．

       A．the phone went again                    B．she would be famous

       C．the policemen had already arrived     D．she saw 20 policemen in the car park

4．David Bieber was most probably handcuffed in ________．

       A．the passage                                      B．the man’s room

       C．Vicki’s bedroom                              D．the top floor room

5．The whole event probably lasted about _______ hours from the moment Bieber came to the hotel to the arrival of some armed officers．

       A．6                        B．8                        C．11                      D．14

3、Allan goes everywhere with Birgitta Anderson, a 54-year-old secretary．He moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her．‘Most people don't seem to mind Allan,’ says Birgitta, who thinks he is wonderful．'He's my fourth child,' she says．She may think of him and treat him that way, buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes, but in fact Allan is a dog．Birgitta and Allan live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides （提供）a high level of care for its people．This level of care costs money．People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so aren't surprised to find that owning a dog means yet more taxes．Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dog, money that is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill．However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to pay health and even life insurance （保險(xiǎn)）for their dog．In Sweden dog owners must pay for any damage （損壞）their dog does．A Swedish Kennel Club official explains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car you, as the owner, have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killed in the accident．

1．Birgitta pays taxes for Allan because          ．

       A．he is her dog                                      B．he is her child

       C．he follows her everywhere                  D．he often falls ill

2．The money paid as dog taxes is used to          ．

       A．keep a high level of care for the people

       B．pay for damage done by dogs

       C．provide medical care for dogs

       D．buy insurance for dog owners

3．If a dog causes a car accident and gets killed, who should pay for the damage done to the car?

       A．The owner of the car．                  B．The owner of the dog．

       C．The insurance company（公司）         D．The government．

4．From the text it can be inferred that in Sweden         ．

       A．dogs are welcome in public places

       B．keeping dogs means asking for trouble

       C．many car accidents are caused by dogs

      D．people care much about dogs

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    Growing up is not easy．Sometimes all that is need                            1．___________

is someone to rely on．For many years, she was Mum．                     2．___________

My mother was a career woman and had her own                             3．___________

problems to take care, but when I needed her, she                             4．___________

was always there．Her strength came from anywhere                        5．___________

I don’t quite know, somewhere very deep．She was so

strong that she would never break down, even while I                         6．___________

went to her with all my little-boy problems and shout                           7．___________

at her．Her strength made me stronger and gave to me                        8．___________

courage to try things other thought were impossible．A                        9．___________?

helping hand is always stronger enough to lift you up．                10．___________

1、當(dāng)今我國大學(xué)生就業(yè)成功率很低，你班學(xué)生就大學(xué)生應(yīng)該如何選擇工作進(jìn)行討論，請(qǐng)客觀地介紹情況，并談?wù)勀愕目捶ā?/p>

觀點(diǎn)  理由  一部分人：喜歡比擅長重要。興趣是最好的老師，精通與擅長的可能性會(huì)大大增加等。

另一部分人：擅長比喜歡重要。擅長更容易成功，后天努力培養(yǎng)興趣

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    Recently the students in our class have discussed the following topic: which is more important for college graduates to choose jobs, being interested in it or being good at it?