15、— I reminded you not to forget the appointment with the house agent.

— ____, but I was caught in a traffic jam.

A．So you did         B．So I did          C．So did you         D．So did I

14、However busy he is, he will _________ some time for exercise every day.

A．put away         B．turn out           C．bring in            D．set aside

13、Management theories are ____ but the method of doing business is different.

A．the same pretty much                                  B．much pretty the same

C．the same much pretty                                  D．pretty much the same

12、I was surprised to see how much ____ she was looking with her new hairstyle.

A．good           B．well            C．better           D．best

11、— Jane and Maria look exactly the same to me.

— Oh, sometimes it’s hard for me to tell one twine from____.

A．a(chǎn)nother            B．others             C．the other           D．the others

10、Chuck was one of my students in my high school English class．He was a writer of great 1．So, when he was accepted into the journalism program at the University of Missouri, I wasn’t 2.

During his first year at college, Chuck stopped by the school a few times to keep me informed of his 3．We recalled（回憶）that we had worked together several years before to 4 money for 23 sick Cambodian babies who were being cared for by a nurse friend of mine in Thailand, a place far away yet close to our 5．Chuck raised several thousand dollars．It was an activity that 6 our formal relationship into a friendship.

In his second year at college, it was discovered that Chuck had lung cancer and had only a short while to 7．I went to see him one day．Seeing me, he was filled with 8 and we talked and laughed for most of the afternoon.

About six weeks later, Chuck died．It was a great 9 for everyone, especially for his family．Chuck was 10 and full of promise．More importantly, he was a good person, a just person.

When I went to his 11, his father told me that several weeks before, Chuck had asked him to 12 his possessions with him so that he might select a few things to be buried in the coffin（棺木） with him．Chuck 13 six items, including an essay he had written.

He told me that Chuck liked the 14 I had written to him at the bottom of the last page．In that little note, I affirmed his talent as a 15.

I was grateful for the 16 gift Chuck gave me that day．His taking my note with him offered me a great opportunity to 17 students’ lives．I felt a sense of purpose that was greater than ever．Whenever I 18 my purpose, I think of Chuck, and I am reminded of it once again: 19 have the power to affect hearts and 20 for a long time.

1．A．use                      B．promise              C．height                     D．a(chǎn)ssistance

2．A．disappointed          B．a(chǎn)mused               C．excited                   D．surprised

3．A．secret                  B．job                     C．progress                D．family

4．A．raise                    B．borrow               C．spend                    D．save

5．A．college                 B．hearts                 C．village                    D．friends

6．A．transformed          B．divided               C．put                        D．devoted

7．A．spare                   B．a(chǎn)ct                     C．live                        D．sleep

8．A．worry                  B．joy                     C．pain                       D．tears

9．A．honor                   B．comfort              C．day                        D．loss

10．A．fortunate            B．serious               C．talented                  D．unsatisfied

11．A．funeral                B．office                 C．dormitory               D．school

12．A．go over              B．take over            C．give away              D．threw away

13．A．a(chǎn)dded                 B．bought                C．examined               D．chose

14．A．story                  B．letter                  C．joke                       D．message

15．A．writer                 B．teacher               C．doctor                   D．comedian

16．A．excellent             B．practical             C．extraordinary         D．expensive

17．A．believe                B．draw                  C．know                     D．influence

18．A．remember           B．forget                 C．change                   D．a(chǎn)chieve

19．A．Parents               B．Teachers             C．Students                D．Strangers

20．A．health                 B．concentration      C．a(chǎn)ccents                  D．minds

9、One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read:

For washing the car ………………………………………………………………$5.00

For making my own bed this week ……………………………………………… $1.00

Going to the provision shop ………………………………………………………$0.50

Playing with little sister……………………………………………………………$0.25

Taking out the rubbish…………………………………………………………… $1.00

Getting a good report card……………………………………………………… ..$5.00

And for sweeping the common corridor…………………………………………..$2.00

Total……………………………………………………………………………… $14.75

His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment．I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind．So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote :

For nine months I carried you, growing inside me …………………………… No Charge

For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you…………………No Charge

For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose ………………………….No Charge

When you add it all up, the full cost of my love………………………………..No Charge

Well, when he finished reading, he had big tears in his eyes．He looked at his mother and said, “Mummy, I love you.” Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the “bill” “All paid.”

1．What’s the best title for this passage?

    A．Part-time Job                                      B．Mother’s Love, No Charge

    C．Payment for House Work                     D．Greedy Mother

2．The write wrote the passage in order to ___.

    A．show that children should be paid for their housework

    B．show that children should not be paid for their housework

    C．show a clever way of teaching children

    D．tell children how to spend their spare time

3．How do you think of the mother in the passage?

    A．Clever                                                B．Greedy

    C．Cold – hearted                                    D．Selfish

4．From the last passage we know that____

    A．the boy got all the money he wanted

    B．the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy

    C．the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework

    D．the mother was angry with what the boy said

8、Michelle Obama is the first lady of American fashion, appearing on the cover of the March issue of Vogue.

Every first lady since Lou Hoover—except Bess Truman—has been appeared in the high-fashion magazine, but Mrs. Obama is only the second to appear on the cover．She appears wearing a silk dress by Jason Wu.

Vogue’s editor Andre Leon Tally recalled his interviews with Mrs. Obama ahead of US president Barack Obama’s swearing-in ceremony（就職典禮）．“One of the best experiences of my life .” “She is so easily reached, natural and normal.” he said.

Mrs. Obama described her role as “Mom in chief” to 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha．“I’m going to try to take them to school every morning, as much as I can,” she said．“But there’s also a measure of freedom．And clearly there will be time I won’t be able to drop them off at all．I like to appear in my kids’ school．I want to know the teachers; I want to know the other parents.”

Being in Vogue, though, the chat finally turns to clothes．“I’m not going to pretend that I don’t care about it,” she said．“But I also have to be very practical．Someone will always not like what you wear---people just have different tastes．”

Most cover models have their clothes chosen for them by Vogue, or at least editors work as advisers．Not this time．“She doesn’t need any help．She loves fashion and knows what works for her,” Talley said．“She has never had a talk with me about, ‘What do you think?’ or ‘How does this like?’ And I’m glad for that.”

1．From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 we know____.

    A．every first lady has appeared on the cover of Vogue

    B．only Bess Truman has appeared on the cover of Vogue

    C．only two first ladies have appeared on the cover of Vogue

    D．only Mrs. Obama has appeared on the cover of Vogue

2．From the forth paragraph we know Mrs. Obama ____.

    A．loves their daughters very much           B．likes to do housework very much

    C．likes to do all for her husband               D．has nothing to do after daughters go to school

3．From the last paragraph we know Mrs. Obama ____.

    A．is a woman of kindness

    B．has her own sense of beauty and idea

    C．herself is a clothes designer and model

    D．doesn’t like to be watched changing clothes

4．Which of the following is the best title?

    A．First ladies of Vogue Cover Model

    B．First Lady Michelle Obama Read Vogue Too

    C．First Ladies Like to be Vogue Cover Model

    D．First Lady Michelle Obama Is Vogue Cover Model

7、Far from the land of Antarctica, a huge shelf of ice meets the ocean．At the underside of the shelf there lives a small fish, the Antarctic cod.

For forty years scientists have been curious about that fish．How does it live where most fish would freeze to death? It must have some secret．The Antarctic is not a comfortable place to work and research has been slow．Now it seems we have an answer.

Research was begun by cutting holes in the ice and catching the fish．Scientists studied the fish’s blood and measured its freezing point.

The fish were taken from seawater that had a temperature of -1.88℃ and many tiny pieces of ice floating in it．The blood of the fish did not begin to freeze until its temperature was lowered to -2.05℃．That small difference is enough for the fish to live at the freezing temperature of the ice-salt mixture.

The scientists’ next research job was clear: Find out what in the fish’s blood kept it from freezing．Their search led to some really strange thing made up of a protein（蛋白質(zhì)） never before seen in the blood of a fish．When it was removed, the blood froze at seawater temperature．When it was put back, the blood again had its antifreeze quality and a lowered freezing point.

Study showed that it is an unusual kind of protein．It has many small sugar molecules（分子） held in special positions within each big protein molecules．Because of its sugar content, it is called a glycoprotein．So it has come to be called the antifreeze fish glycoprotein, or AFGP．

1．What is the text mainly about?

    A．The terrible conditions in the Antarctic.

    B．A special fish living in freezing waters.

    C．The ice shelf around Antarctic.

    D．Protection of the Antarctic cod.

2．Why can the Antarctic cod live at the freezing temperature?

    A．The seawater has a temperature of -1.88℃.

    B．It loves to live in the ice-salt mixture.

    C．A special protein keeps it from freezing.

    D．Its blood has a temperature lower than -2.05℃.

3．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to?

    A．A type of ice-salt mixture.                     B．A newly found protein.

    C．Fish blood.                                          D．Sugar molecule.

4．What does “glycol” in the underlined word “glycoprotein” in the last paragraph mean?

    A．sugar                 B．ice                     C．blood                 D．molecule

6、Runners in a relay race pass a stick in one direction．However, merchants passed silk, gold, fruit, and glass along the Silk Road in more than one direction．They earned their living by traveling the famous Silk Road.

The Silk Road was not a simple trading network．It passed through thousands of cities and towns．It started from eastern China, across Central Asia and the Middle East, and ended in the Mediterranean Sea．It was used from about 200B.C to about A.D．1300, when sea travel offered new routes．It was sometimes called the world’s longest highway．However, Silk Road was made up of many routes, not one smooth path．They passed through what are now 18 countries．The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun, deep snow and even battles．Only experienced traders could return safe.

The Silk Road got its name from its most prized product．Silk could be used as money to pay taxes or buy goods．But the traders carried more than just silk．Gold, silver, and glass from Europe were much found in the Middle East and Asia．Horses traded from other areas changed farming practices in China．Indian merchants traded salt and other valuable goods．Chinese merchants traded paper, which produced an immediate effect on the West．Apples traveled from central Asia to Rome．The Chinese had learned to graft （嫁接） different trees together to make new kinds of fruit．They passed this science on to others, including the Romans．The Romans used grafting to grow the apple．Trading along the Silk Road led to world-wide business 2,000 years before the World Wide Web.

The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods．They also share their beliefs．The Silk Road provided pathway for learning, diplomacy （外交）, and religion.

1．It’s probable that traders along the Silk Road needed____

    A．to remember the entire trade route         B．to know the making of products

    C．to receive certain special training           D．to deal with a lot of difficulties

2．The Silk Road became less important because____.

    A．it was made up of different routes         B．silk trading became less popular

    C．sea travel provided easier routes            D．people needed fewer foreign goods

3．New technologies could travel along the Silk Road because people____.

    A．learned from each other                        B．shared each other’s beliefs

    C．traded goods along the route                D．earned their living by traveling

4．What is the best title for the passage?

    A．The Silk Road: Past and Present

    B．The Silk Road: East Meets West

    C．The Silk Road: Routes Full of Dangers

    D．The Silk Road: Pathways for Learning