10、The door        ．Better have it repaired．

A．won’t shut               B．hasn’t been shut          C．won’t be shut         D．isn’t shut

9、---Rose, mind your step! Aunt Jane slipped over on the wet floor and broke her leg yesterday．

---  ___        ．

A．It’s none of your business                           B．It doesn’t matter to me

C．Thank you for your reminding                            D．I will remember your words

7、There was once a scientist. After a lot of practice and efforts, he learned the art of reproducing himself. He did it so   1   that it was impossible to tell the reproduction from the original.

       One day while doing his research, he  2   that the Angel of Death was searching for him. In order to remain   3   he reproduced a dozen copies of himself. The reproductions were so   4   that all of them looked exactly like him. Now when this Angel of Death came down, she was at a loss to know which of the thirteen before her was the original scientist and  5  . She left them all alone and returned to the heaven.

       But, not for long, for being an expert in human   6  , the Angel came up with a clever idea. She said to the scientist,   7   all thirteen of them, “Sir, you must be a genius to have succeeded in making such perfect reproduction yourself. However, I’ve discovered a flaw（缺陷） in your work, just one tiny little flaw.”

       The scientist immediately jumped out and shouted, “  8  ! Where is the flaw?” “Right here.” said the Angel, as she   9   up the scientist from among the reproductions and carried him off.

       The whole purpose of the scientist and his reproduction failed as he couldn’t control his 10  , so he lost his life.

1．A．quickly                 B．perfectly              C．actually               D．really

2．A．realized                 B．remembered         C．acknowledged      D．complained

3．A．superb                  B．young                 C．aware                 D．alive

4．A．different                B．familiar                C．popular               D．similar

5．A．confirmed             B．blamed                C．confused             D．frightened

6．A．history                  B．nature                 C．society                D．system

7．A．addressing             B．mentioning           C．encouraging         D．challenging

8．A．Unbearable            B．Suspectable         C．Fantastic             D．Impossible

9．A．picked                  B．took                    C．caught                D．hid

10．A．soul                   B．idea                     C．pride                 D．spirit

5、I was working as a consultant in a beer company, helping the president and senior vice-presidents form and carry out their new planning projects. It was really a great challenge.

       At the same time, my mother was in the final stages of cancer.

       I worked during the day and drove 40 miles home to be with her every night. It was tiring and stressful, but it was what I wanted to do. My commitment was to continue to do excellent consulting during the day, even though my evenings were very hard. I didn’t want to bother the president with my situation, yet I felt someone at the company needed to know what was going on. So I told the vice-president of Human Resources, asking him not to share the information with anyone.

       A few days later, the president called me into his office.

       I figured he wanted to talk to me about one of the many issues we were working on. When I entered, he asked me to sit down. He faced me from across his large desk, looked me in the eye and said, “I hear your mother is very ill”.

       I was totally caught by surprise and burst into tears. He just looked at me, let my crying subside（平息）, and then gently said a sentence I will never forget: Whatever you need.

That was it. His understanding and his willingness both to let me be in my pain and to offer me everything were qualities of sympathy that I carry with me to this day.

1．When the author was working in a beer company, his mother        .

       A．was concerned about him                    

       B．drew the president’s attention

       C．was seriously ill 

       D．was proud of her son

2．Although he felt tired and stressed, he felt it his duty        .

       A．to carry out their new strategic vision

       B．to avoid bothering the president

       C．to tell the vice-president his difficult situation

       D．to do his job well and look after his mother

3．Most probably, the president got the information from        .

       A．a relative of the author’s

       B．the vice president

       C．the author’s good friends

       D．the author’s collegues

4．Which of the following can be used to best describe the president?

       A．Considerate.

       B．Intelligent.

       C．Honest.

       D．Consultative.

5．Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

       A．Understanding Is Everywhere

       B．Generous President

       C．Sympathy Is Needed

       D．An Unforgetable Memory

4、KANDAHAR, Afghanistan–-- Afghans burned tires and chanted “Death to America” after U.S troops fired Monday（April 12, 2010） on a civilian bus near Kandahar, killing four people and wounding more than a dozen. Afghanistan’s president accused NATO of breaking its commitment to safeguard civilian lives.

       The attack angered Afghan officials and the public in Kandahar, the Taliban’s birthplace, and dealt a blow to U.S and NATO efforts to win popular support for a coming offensive to drive the insurgents（叛亂分子） from the biggest city in the south. NATO expressed regret for the loss of civilian lives and said it was investigating.

       Nearly 200 Afghans blocked highway where the shooting occurred, burning tires, firing weapons and chanting “Death to America” and other slogans. They also called for the ouster （forcing somebody out of a position） of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a Kandahar native who has been appealing for the people here to support the U.S-led campaign against the Taliban.

       “The Americans are constantly killing our civilians and the government is not demanding an explanation,” protester Mohammad Razaq said. “We demand justice from the Karzai government and the punishment of those soldiers responsible.”

       Kandahar, a city of about a half million people, is nominally under government control, but the Taliban have stepped up infiltration（浸潤）, staging attacks and threatening local people.

       “These foreigners have their enemies, but killing Afghans is not the answer,” said Abdul Hadi, who sells homemade herbal medicine in a public market. He said international forces should publish a schedule of their patrols（巡邏） so Afghans can keep out of the way.

       “Better yet, I would like to see them leave Afghanistan,” he added.

       Haji Zahir, who runs a transport firm, said it was time for U.S. and other foreign forces to withdraw from the country.

       “They say they want to bring security. It is all lies, lies. They kill Afghans. That is not the way to bring security,” Zahir said.

1．According to the passage, we can safely conclude that        .

       A．American soldiers are killing Talibans effectively

       B．Anger rises as US troops kill 4 Afghans on a bus

       C．NATO expressed great dissatisfaction with American troops

       D．Afghan President Hamid Karzai required NATO to withdraw

2．The underlined word in Paragraph 5 nominally most probably means        .

       A．completely unknown to the people in the world

       B．partially well-known to the people across the globe

       C．bearing the name of a famous person around the world

       D．officially described as something, when this is not really true

3．As for NATO soldiers’ rude action, Abdul Hadi is        .

       A．absolutely angry and upset

       B．a little pleased but impatient

       C．very angry and dissatisfied

       D．impatient but bearable

4．We can infer from the passage that        .

       A．NATO troops can completely control Afghanistan

       B．NATO troops can bring security to Afghanistan

       C．Afghans will accept NATO’s control sooner or later

       D．it’s impossible for NATO to conquer Afghanistan and its people

5．Which statement is true according to the passage?

       A．NATO fails to win popular support for a coming offensive.

       B．Kandahar is the most important city in Afghanistan.

       C．NATO has really brought security to Afghanistan.

       D．NATO troops will withdraw from Afghanistan in the near future.

3、 

In “Relax, We’ll Be Fine”, columnist David Brooks writes, “the fact is, despite all the problems, America’s future is extremely bright.”

       Mr. Brooks acknowledges that “According to recent survey, 60 percent of Americans think the country is heading in the wrong direction. The same percentage believe that the U.S. is in long-term decline. The political system is not functional. A financial crisis looks unavoidable. There are plenty of reasons to be sad.”

       But, he writes:

       “Demographers（人口學家） predict that over the next 40 years, the U.S. population will increase by an additional 100 million people, to 400 million over all. The population will be determined, hardworking and relatively young. In 2050, only a quarter will be over 60, compared with 31 percent in China and 41 percent in Japan.”

       As the rising generation leads an economic recovery, it will also participate in a communal

（of community） one. We are living in a global age of social entrepreneurship（創(chuàng)業(yè)精神）.

       In sum, the U.S. is on the edge of a demographic, economic and social recovery, built on its historic strengths. The U.S. has always been good at destructive change. And it’s always been good at decentralized community-building, too. Surely a country with this much going for it is not going to wait around passively and let a rotten political culture drag it down.

1．In his article Relax, We’ll Be Fine, David Brooks intends to        .

       A．encourage Americans to be optimistic about their future

       B．give Americans courage to face their financial crisis

       C．persuade Americans to live happily and generously

       D．inspire Americans to lead an economic recovery

2．There are all the reasons for Americans to be unhappy except        .

       A．the function-failed political system

       B．the increasing population

       C．the declining economy

       D．the wrong direction and financial crisis

3．Over the next 40 years, according to David Brooks, Americans will be        .

       A．more optimistic and humorous

       B．more pessimistic and stronger

       C．more energetic and promising

       D．more considerate and aggressive

4．In the author’s opinion, America        .

       A．has always benefited from wars

       B．has done well by its political system

       C．has contributed a lot to human progress

       D．has contributed to world’s economy

5．We can learn from the passage that        .

       A．American political system and culture are backward

       B．Americans are not a nation to give in to difficulties

       C．Americans are very destructive and aggressive

       D．America has been in an economic and social recovery