10、— Shall we attend the concert this evening?

— Great idea, _____ we can do some shopping first．

A．if           B．before           C．since           D．when

9、— I’m not good at singing, you know．

— _____．It’s just for fun．

A．All right            B．No problem            C．Come on            D．Cheer up

8、Although _____ by Xiamen University wasn’t far beyond his dream, he couldn’t afford the tuition．

A．having being accepted                                 B．being accepted

C．to have been accepted                                 D．a(chǎn)ccepted

7、— Why didn’t you tell me the truth that day?

— I _____, but you _____ for Fuzhou when I went to see you．

A．did; would leave                                         B．would; have left

C．would have; had left                                    D．had; left

6、Before the economic crisis came, John had sensed that the firm was to be ruined and he _____ just in time．

A．pulled up         B．pulled out           C．pulled off          D．pulled down

5、It has been difficult to sit on the bench for the majority of my high school basketball career．I watch my team from the baseline and   1   why I am not good enough to be on the floor．  2   endless hours of work and devotion, pushing myself through drill after drill, the   3  thing I want is to be a cheerleader（啦啦隊隊長）．The feeling of   4   is sometimes very powerful and drives me to   5  on the spot．I often feel as though my efforts are wasted and my time is eaten away, devoted to  6 ．

It is  7   to be a spectator （旁觀者）for the game I love, knowing that no one has enough faith to give me the chance to  8  ．Tears well up, but I hold them back and stabilize （使安定）myself．I shouldn’t be so   9  over something so silly．

Away from the game, it’s easier to put my thoughts together,  10  letting my emotions drive my reasoning．I consider   11   I am where I am．I have played basketball my whole life．I have a passion for the   12   and always have．There is nothing like the thrill of   13   : the swish of the net, the sweat rolling off my cheeks, even the bruises （傷疤）are battle wounds worn   14  after every game．

Even if I don’t play much, I take part in every  15 ．I am part of a team of girls who   16 

together like a family．I am there for them,   17   they are for me．

The decision isn’t difficult when I consider the   18   that being a part of a team brings me — and not just any team, but my team．I   19   basketball and my teammates．When I think about that, my view from the   20  really isn’t so bad after all．

1．A．say                       B．laugh                   C．wonder               D．guess

2．A．Before                  B．a(chǎn)fter                    C．During                D．Since

3．A．first                      B．next                    C．other                   D．last

4．A．toughness             B．sadness               C．hopelessness        D．worthlessness

5．A．fight                     B．quit                     C．retire                   D．separate

6．A．a(chǎn)nything                B．something            C．everything           D．nothing

7．A．heartbreaking         B．hardworking        C．outstanding          D．easy-going

8．A．rest                      B．shine                   C．win                     D．think

9．A．sorry                    B．nervous               C．upset                  D．a(chǎn)fraid

10．A．other than            B．rather than           C．more than            D．less than

11．A．what                   B．how                   C．why                    D．whether

12．A．sport                   B．music                  C．a(chǎn)rt                     D．science

13．A．watching             B．waiting                C．learning               D．playing

14．A．proudly               B．painfully              C．luckily                 D．bravely

15．A．game                  B．practice               C．discussion           D．decision

16．A．live                     B．stick                   C．join                     D．compete

17．A．if                        B．because               C．though                D．a(chǎn)s

18．A．kindness              B．relation                C．joy                      D．way

19．A．love                    B．thank                  C．help                    D．miss

20．A．court                  B．bench            C．stadium            D．floor

4、The writing of Shakespeare are today little read by young people in Britain．His young readership is limited to those who choose to study literature at university．

Shakespeare’s work, together with most other classics, is seen as remote, and written in a 400-year- old version of English that is about as inviting as toothache．

Still, in British schools, it is necessary to study the poet, and when something is made compulsory, usually the result is boredom, resentment（憎恨） or both．

This was my experience of the classics at school．But when I reached my late teenage years, I had a change of heart．Like every other young person since the dawn of time, the world confused me．I wanted answers, so I turned to books to find them．

I went on to take a PhD in literature and have taught it in Britain and China．I have never regretted it．There is something in literature that people want, even if they don’t read books．You see this in the popularity of TV and movie adaptations of great works, the recent film version of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice being a case in point．These popular adaptations may help increase people’s interest in the classics．

Reading a simplified Romeo and Juliet may perhaps lead to a reading of Shakespeare’s actual plays．If that is the case, then I welcome the trend．But do not make the mistake of thinking that it is the same thing．Shakespeare is a poet．His greatness is in his language．Reading someone else’s rewriting of his works is like peeling a banana, throwing away the fruit, and eating the skin．Take on the original．It really is worth the effort．

1．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

     A．The language used in classics is no longer in use today．

     B．British students usually find compulsory reading dull．

  C．Only those studying literature read Shakespeare’s works．

  D．For British people, Shakespeare’s works are no longer classics．

2．According to the passage, the writer _____ ．

    A．has liked literary classics since an early age

    B．was forced to read the classics for a PhD

    C．turned to literature to seek answers in his teens

    D．thinks only people who read books like literature

3．The underlined phrase “a case in point” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “_____”．

    A．a(chǎn) great hit                               B．a(chǎn) good example

    C．a(chǎn) movie adaptation                        D．a(chǎn) popular phenomenon

4．What does the writer intend to tell us in the last paragraph?

    A．The fruit of a banana is more useful than its skin．

    B．The rewriting trend does more harm than good．

    C．Readers should try to read the original versions．

    D．Readers need to learn the language in the classics．

3、A 17-year-old boy, caught sending text messages in class, was recently sent to the vice principal's office at Millwood High School in Halifax, Nova Scotia．The vice principal, Steve Gallagher, told the boy he needed to focus on the teacher, not his cellphone．The boy listened politely and nodded, and that's when Mr．Gallagher noticed the student’s fingers moving on his lap．He was texting while being scolded for texting．“It was a subconscious act,” says Mr．Gallagher, who took the phone away．“Young people today are connected socially from the moment they open their eyes in the morning until they close their eyes at night．It’s compulsive．”

A study this year by psychology students at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Ga．, found that the more time young people spend on Facebook, the more likely they are to have lower grades and weaker study habits．Heavy Facebook users show signs of being more sociable, but they are also more likely to be anxious, hostile or depressed．（ Doctors, meanwhile, are now blaming addictions to “night texting” for disturbing the sleep patterns of teens．）

Almost a quarter of today’s teens check Facebook more than 10 times a day, according to a 2009 survey by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit group that monitors media’s impact on families．Will these young people get rid of this habit once they enter the work force, or will employers come to see texting and “social-network checking” as accepted parts of the workday?

Think back．When today’s older workers were in their 20s, they might have taken a break on the job to call friends and make after-work plans．In those earlier eras, companies discouraged non-business-related calls, and someone who made personal calls all day risked being fired．It was impossible to imagine the constant back-and-forth texting that defines interactions among young people today．

Educators are also being asked by parents, students and educational strategists to reconsider their rules．“In past generations, students got in trouble for passing notes in class．Now students are adept（熟練的） at texting with their phones still in their pockets,” says 40-year-old Mr．Gallagher, the vice principal, “and they’re able to communicate with someone one floor down and three rows over．Students are just fundamentally different today．They will take suspensions rather than give up their phones．”

1．The underlined word “a subconscious act” refers to an act __________．

A．on purpose                                        B．without realization

C．in secret                                            D．with care

2．Young people addicted to the use of Facebook _________．

A．a(chǎn)re good at dealing with the social relationships and concentrate on their study

B．have high spirits and positive attitudes towards their life and work

C．have been influenced mentally in the aspects of behaviors and habits

D．a(chǎn)re always in bad mood and have poor performance in every aspect

3．Through the situation of today’s older workers in their 20s, it can be inferred that __   _．

A．the employers will accept young people’s sending text messages

B．a(chǎn) cellphone is a must for today’s older workers instead of young people

C．the employers prefer older workers to young people

D．the employers will find it hard to control the interaction among young people

4．Mr. Gallagher reminds us that the students in the past and those today _________．

A．like to break rules and have the same means of sending messages

B．a(chǎn)re always the big problem for the educators and their parents

C．like sending text messages but those today do it in a more secret and skillful way

D．cannot live without a cellphone

5．What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Teenagers and Cellphones                B．Teenagers’ Texting Addiction

C．Employers and Teenagers                D．Teenagers’ Education

2、A religious person will have a different thought from one who is not．And a Democrat usually doesn’t view issues the same way as a Republican．

Take the shoes for example．It has the same principle．Some like custom shoes for personalization．But some don’t．Someone will buy a shoes printer only for one desired image．That all depends on different conceptions．So when you have a negative thought about yourself, don’t consider it a fact until you also reflect on the opposite view．And if the alternative is more positive, accept that to be your truth．

An anorexic （厭食癥患者） looks in the mirror and thinks she’s fat．As a result she starves herself and rids her body of vital nutrition．But society thinks she’s too skinny．Unless she can change her perception, she’ll never agree with society．And she’ll never get better．What are you seeing in you that is preventing you from realizing how beautiful you are? Or how smart you are? Or how lovable? If you take the positive view, that is how other people will see you too．

More often than not the critical statements that damage your self-esteem come from your own mind．Now you know how you can silence them．A bad comment is usually not about you; it’s about something that is going on with the commenter．Don’t believe anything that is said to you that isn’t in your best interest．And don’t waste any time or brainpower on anyone who doesn’t think you are amazing．

It’s what you think that creates how you feel．Design your own custom shoes, despite other one’s critical eyes．If you like it, it will be the top one．If someone tells you you’re fat, or stupid or otherwise unappealing, the only person you should think badly about is them!

1．What is the passage mainly about?

      A．Try to be different．                            B．Different beliefs make different views．

       C．You are actually amazing．                   D．Trust what people say to you．

2．Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor （暗喻）?

       A．A Democrat usually doesn’t view issues the same way as a Republican．

       B．Some like custom shoes for personalization．

       C．An anorexic looks in the mirror and thinks she is fat．

       D．Design your own custom shoes, despite others’ critical eyes．

3．The reason why the writer wrote this passage is to         ．

       A．confuse people as how to think

       B．help people learn how to do self – reflection

       C．tell people different ways of thinking

       D．show he is smarter than most of the people