11、I have bought a good book, ______ that will surely interest ______ of the students．

A．one; everyone                     B．the one; everyone

C．one; every one                            D．the one; every one

10、Whom do you want to have_______ the living conditions of migrant workers?

A．improve                                      B．to improve

C．improving                                     D．improved

9、— Do you mind if I close the window?

— _______．We should let in more fresh air．

A．Yes, go ahead．                                         B．Of course not

C．I would like to close it                                 D．I’d appreciate it if you didn’t

8、— Mr. Smith never means what he says．I dislike him．

— ______________, as the saying goes．

A．A single flower does not make a spring

B．A still tongue makes a wise head

C．A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds

D．Actions speak louder than words．

7、       People do not analyze every problem they meet．Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a  1  problem．They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people．Other times they begin to act without   2  ; they try to find a solution by trial and error．However, when all of these methods   3  , the person with a problem has to start analyzing．There are six   4   in analyzing a problem．

       First the person must recognize that there is a problem．For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does．Sam must   5  that there is a problem with his bicycle．

       Next the person must  6 the problem．Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work．For example, he must   7  the parts that are wrong．

       Now the person must look for   8   that will make the problem clearer and lead to  9 ．  solutions．For example, suppose Sam   10  that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes．At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, talk to his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully．

       After  11 the problem, the person should have  12  suggestions for a possible solution．Take Sam as an example   13  , his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes, buy new brakes and change the old ones．

       In the end, one   14  seems to be the solution   15   the problem．Sometimes the  16 idea comes quite  17  because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a 18   way．Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum stuck to a brake．He immediately hits on the solution to his problem: he must  19   the brake．

       Finally the solution is  20 ．Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly．In short, he has solved the problem．

1．A．serious                 B．usual                  C．similar                D．common

2．A．practising             B．thinking              C．understanding     D．helping

3．A．fail                       B．work                  C．change               D．develop

4．A．ways                   B．conditions           C．stages                D．orders

5．A．explain                 B．prove                 C．show                 D．see

6．A．judge                   B．find                    C．describe             D．face

7．A．check                  B．determine            C．correct               D．recover

8．A．a(chǎn)nswers               B．skills                  C．explanation         D．information

9．A．possible                B．exact                  C．real                    D．special

10．A．hopes                 B．a(chǎn)rgues                C．decides               D．suggests

11．A．discussing           B．settling down      C．comparing with   D．studying

12．A．exact                  B．enough               C．several               D．countless

13．A．once                  B．a(chǎn)gain                  C．a(chǎn)lso                    D．a(chǎn)lone

14．A．suggestion          B．conclusion          C．decision              D．discovery

15．A．with                   B．into                    C．for                     D．to

16．A．next                   B．clear                   C．final                   D．new

17．A．unexpectedly       B．late                     C．clearly                D．often

18．A．simple                B．different             C．quick                 D．sudden

19．A．clean                  B．separate              C．loosen                D．remove

20．A．recorded          B．completed        C．tested                 D．a(chǎn)ccepted

6、       It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night．The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently．

       My father realised it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him．I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same．I' m so glad I did．

       On the way to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape．After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea．As we got on board, we noticed two big humps （脊背） in the distance．

       On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby．We couldn't believe it — there aren't any whales along the coast here．The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive．

       The little baby whale —actually as big as our boat — was obviously stuck and could not move．The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools （漩渦） and waves．"She's trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side," my father said．At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently．With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water．Then it swam up right beside its mum．They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction．We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel．Slowly, they let us lead them, sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe -- and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes．Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance．

       In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half．That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day．Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea．

1．The author says "I' m so glad I did．" （ in Para．2） because _________．

       A．he witnessed the whole process of fishing

       B．he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea

       C．he experienced the rescue of the whales

       D．he spent the weekend with his family

2．The mother whale failed to help her baby because __________．

       A．she had stayed in the polluted water for too long

       B．the whirlpools she had made were not big enough

       C．she had no other whales around to turn to for help

       D．the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction

3．What is the theme of the story?

       A．Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness．

       B．Fishing provides excitement for children．

       C．It's necessary to live in harmony with animals．

       D．It's vital to protect the whale in the ocean．

5、Britons Learn to Forgive

       LEEDS, England ─ A Leeds University psychology （心理學(xué)） professor is teaching a course to help dozens of Britons forgive their enemies．

       “The hatred we hold within us is a cancer,” Professor Ken Hart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease．

       More than 70 people have become members in Hart’s first 20-week workshop in London ─ a course he says is the first of its kind in the world．

       These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory．They realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, said Canadian-born Hart．

       The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight．

       The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hatred in these people．“People have lots of negative attitudes towards forgiveness,” he said, “People confuse forgiveness with forgetting．Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one．”

       Hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed．

       “The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various kinds of angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes towards the person you are angry with,” said Norman Claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project．

       Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people “want to get free of the past”．

1．From this passage we know that _________．

       A．high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hatred

       B．high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professors

       C．without hatred, people will have less trouble connected with blood pressure and heart

       D．people who suffer from high blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies

2．In Hart’s first 20-week workshop, people there can ________．

       A．meet their enemies       　               B．change their attitudes towards bitterness

       C．enjoy the professor’s speech             D．learn how to quarrel with others

3．If you are a member in Hart’s workshop, you’ll ________．

       A．pay much money to Hart                 B．go to the workshop every night

       C．a(chǎn)ttend a gathering twice a month          D．pour out everything stored in your mind

4．The author wrote this passage in order to ________．

       A．persuade us to go to Hart’s workshop

       B．tell us the news about Hart’s workshop

       C．tell us how to run a workshop like Hart’s 　

       D．help us to look at various kinds of angers

4、       Beginning college is exciting: new ideas to explore, new challenges to meet and many decisions to make．Your future begins here．

       However，you will find college life is different from your previous school environment．Many of us can be easily overwhelmed（壓垮）by the details of running a well-balanced life．While some of us may have the know-how, I guess there are more of us who can benefit from learning about the experiences of others who have walked the college halls before you．

       The following you may find of use about life on campus．

       * Plan well．There are so many new things to do at a new college or university．Give yourself time to make new friends and become familiar with the campus, but don’t forget why you are there．Give some time for social activities and manage your time wisely．

       * If you don’t have a “system” for planning your time now （like a day timer, a computer data book）, get one．Most of all, don’t depend on your memory．

       * Don’t miss the guidelines．The restrictions, rules and regulations of all kinds can usually be found in your student handbook．Consider them well-balanced food for thought．What dates are important? What pieces of paper need to be handed in? What can/ can’t you do in class? What can/ can’t you do in your student residence（住處）? Who has right for what? What do you need to complete to graduate?

       * Write the word “STUDY” on the walls of our bedroom and bathroom, and maybe it will help to write it on a piece of paper and stick it on the telephone, TV and the kitchen table．Consider this—you are paying thousands of dollars for your courses．You pay every time you have to repeat or replace a course．

       * Build your identity．This is the time for you to decide what to do and what not to do．Take as much time as you need to explore new ideas．Do not be afraid of the beyond．This is learning to make good choices．

1．What is the main purpose of the passage?

       A．To offer advice on college life．

       B．To explain why college life is exciting．

       C．To describe the importance of college life．

       D．To persuade you to go to college．

2．According to the passage, why is it exciting to begin college life?

       A．Because you will have more freedom at college．

       B．Because you will no longer be afraid of the beyond．

       C．Because you prepare for your future career and life there．

       D．Because professors there will provide you with many new ideas．

3．The underlined word “know-how” refers to ．

       A．a(chǎn)n understanding of how things are going at college

       B．practical knowledge about how to behave and what to do at college

       C．college halls where rules and regulations are presented

       D．a(chǎn)n environment completely different from the one you’re used to

4．According to the passage, college students ________ ．

       A．needn’t learn from those who went to college before them

       B．spend as much time as possible on social activities

       C．should know what they have fought for on campus

       D．a(chǎn)re supposed to repeat or replace at least one course

3、 

       To err is human．To blame the other guy is even more human．

       Common sense is not all that common．

       Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?

       These three popular misquotes （戲謔的引語） are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature．To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don’t want to accept the responsibility for the problem．Perhaps it is the natural thing to do．The original quote about human nature went like this, “ To err is human, to forgive, divine（神圣的）．” This saying mirrors an ideal: people should be forgiving of others’ mistakes．Instead, we tend to do the opposite --- find someone else to pass the blame on to．However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity．

       Common sense is what we call clear thought．Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan．Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine．Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything．People say that in a large company, “the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing．”

       And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people, get the idea that it’s okay not to be totally honest all the time．There is a corollary（直接推論）to that: if good excuse is “good” even if it isn’t honest, then where is the place of the truth?

1．According to the author, what is a sign of a man’s maturity?

       A．Doing things his own way．

       B．Bearing responsibility for his mistakes．

       C．Making as few mistakes as possible．

       D．Thinking seriously about his wrongdoing．

2．Which of the following is N0T based on common sense?

       A．A man tries to take charge of everything in a large company．

       B．A student goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather．

       C．A company’s next move follows a good plan．

       D．A lawyer acts on fine judgments．

3．What is the author’s opinion about a good excuse?

       A．Making a good excuse is sometimes a better policy．

       B．Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas．

       C．A good excuse is as rewarding as honesty．

       D．Bitter truth is better than a good excuse．

4．What would be the best title for his passage?

       A．A Mirror of Human Nature                    B．To Blame or to Forgive

       C．A Mark of Maturity                              D．Truth or Excuse