13、It is the test system, rather than the teachers, _______ is to blame for the students’ heavy burden nowadays．

A．who         B．this          C．that         D．whom

12、_______ for a strong and fair climate agreement at the key UN summit in Copenhagen, 50,000 people in London wore blue and went to the streets．

A．Call          B．Calling     C．To call           D．Called

11、— Did you see who the driver was?

— No, so quickly _______ that I couldn’t get a good look at his face．

A．does the car speed by                                  B．did the car speed by

C．the car sped by                                           D．the car speeds by

10、Our English teacher devoted herself _______ to her teaching, which earned her a good     reputation in our school．

A．strongly         B．entirely          C．extremely          D．freely

9、They would appreciate _______, to be frank, if the goods could be delivered as soon as possible．

A．that         B．this            C．it          D．one

8、— Thank you for reminding me of the time, or I _______ late for the flight yesterday．

— Don’t mention it．

A．should be            B．would be           C．will have been            D．would have been

7、Last night, I was about to pull out of the parking lot when I noticed a hitchhiker （搭便車的人）．I know that picking up a hitchhiker can be __1__, but I want a try, as they may have a sincere need to reach their __2__．I rolled down my window and called the man to my car．I asked him where he was_3__ and he told me that he needed a ride to his doctor’s office which would __4__ in 15 minutes．

__5__ he got in he told me that the person who was supposed to drive him there didn’t appear．He continued to tell me that he is a __6__ and goes out to sea for weeks at a time．He needs to take

__7__for his nerves, _8__ which, he told me, it would be impossible for him to work．

With some __9__ driving we managed to get there in about ten minutes．I told him I would wait and bring him back．He __10__ me and said he should be back only in fifteen minutes．

Shortly after, he came back to tell me that the doctor was still with other __11__and it was going to take a while _12__．I told him that I was going to grab a coffee while I __13___．But it ended up taking about forty-five minutes, __14___we had a bit more time than __15__．

Afterwards he got back in my car and  tried his hardest to _16__ for keeping me waiting so long．I tried my best to make him feel at _17__ and drove him back to where I had picked him up．Again he _18__ his thanks and we said our good-byes．

I feel that the universe or God always __19__ us with what we need．Maybe God did put him in my path．In his case it was a __20__, in mine the opportunity to help someone else．

1．A．pleasing                B．helpful                 C．dangerous           D．surprising

2．A．home                    B．destination           C．office                  D．clinic

3．A．coming                 B．leaving                C．living                  D．heading

4．A．close                    B．open                   C．end                     D．stay

5．A．Once                    B．Since                  C．Before                 D．While

6．A．doctor                  B．salesman             C．fisherman            D．postman

7．A．rest                      B．medicine              C．temperature         D．a(chǎn)dvice

8．A．without                 B．with                    C．of                       D．for

9．A．careful                  B．exciting               C．quick                  D．relaxing

10．A．praised                B．thanked               C．encouraged          D．refused

11．A．relatives               B．patients               C．guests                 D．nurses

12．A．later                    B．sooner                 C．faster                  D．longer

13．A．waited                 B．visited                 C．examined             D．drove

14．A．turning up           B．taking out            C．making up           D．turning out

15．A．promised             B．suggested            C．limited                 D．expected

16．A．explain                B．excuse                C．a(chǎn)pologize             D．forgive

17．A．rest                     B．safety                  C．ease                    D．sorrow

18．A．expressed            B．supplied               C．a(chǎn)nnounced           D．exchanged

19．A．offers                 B．provides              C．combines            D．connects

20．A．car                     B．treatment             C．gift                     D．ride

6、When I was still a student, I found it hard to get back on track with school after the holiday break ended．Fortunately, I could also make up for late homework．But as a working professional, I no longer have that luxury — any delay or mistakes in my work caused by a holiday hangover may end up being costly．The good news is that with a simple strategy in place, it won’t take much effort to return to your normal productivity level．

Plan your post-holiday work schedule even before the holiday begins．This is the primary reason why I easily got back to my regular workload．As soon as the holiday was over, all I had to do was look at the schedule I prepared two weeks earlier to see what I needed to do．Without it, I would have probably spent a day or two regrouping．

I have to admit that it’s wise to work a little during the holidays．If you feel that’s being too much of a killjoy, choose to work on light tasks — perhaps checking your mail or brainstorming．The point is to avoid work being overwhelming after the holidays．It doesn’t mean you’ll get up in the middle of a family gathering and start typing away in your laptop．Make yourself part of the festivities, only get some work done during times when less is happening．

Stick with your normal body clock．Many people feel tired post-holidays because their body clocks have adjusted to a later waking-up time．If this has happened to you, make sure to try and reset your body clock back to suit your ideal sleeping hours before the regular workweek starts．

It’s important to relax．I know some people who actually spend the holidays being completely stressed out preparing gifts and celebrations．The irony is, they don’t end up enjoying their supposed “vacation time” from work．Avoid falling into that trap and catch up on your sleep．

1．How many tips does the author mention in this passage?

       A．2．                     B．3．                     C．4．                     D．5．

2．What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?

       A．Do some light work while you enjoy your holidays．

       B．Too much work during the holidays is a killjoy．

       C．Make yourself part of the festivities．

       D．Don’t forget your mail during your holidays．

3．According to the passage, some people feel tired after the holiday because they_______．

       A．work too much during the holidays

       B．disturb their normal body clock

       C．don’t have enough sleep during the holidays

       D．a(chǎn)lways have more work to do than usual

4．We may learn from the passage that _______．

       A．the author is a student on his holiday

       B．the author always ruins his work after-holiday

       C．it’s important to pre-plan the work schedule

       D．holidays are usually bad for regular work

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

       A．Plan Your Holidays Wisely

       B．Work Hard after Your Holidays

       C．After-holiday Work Is Overwhelming

       D．How to Avoid After-holiday Tiredness

5、I am a writer．I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language — the way it can evoke（喚起）an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth．Language_is_the_tool_of_my_trade．And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with．

Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks．Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English．But I feel embarrassed to say that．It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness．I’ve heard other terms used, “l(fā)imited English,” for example．But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions （認識） of the limited English speaker．

I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “l(fā)imited” English limited my perception of her．I was ashamed of her English．I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say．That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect．And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her．

I started writing fiction in 1985．And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal （內(nèi)在的） language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence （本質(zhì)）, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure．I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show: her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts．

1．By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that _______．

       A．she uses English in foreign trade        B．she is fascinated by languages

       C．she works as a translator            D．she is a writer by profession

2．The author used to think of her mother’s English as _______．

       A．impolite          B．a(chǎn)musing           C．imperfect            D．practical

3．Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

       A．Americans do not understand broken English．

       B．The author’s mother was not respected sometimes．

       C．The author’ mother had positive influence on her．

       D．Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts．

4．It can be inferred that the English the author’s mother used was _______．

       A．well structured                     B．in the old style

       C．easy to translate                   D．rich in meaning

5．What is the passage mainly about?

       A．The author’s experiences of using different Englishes．

       B．The author’s misunderstanding of “l(fā)imited” English．

       C．The limitation of the author’s perception of her mother．

       D．The changes of the author’s attitude to her mother’s English．

4、A new age is coming．Call it what you will: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society．It all translates to a fundamental change in the way we work．Already we’re partly there, the percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Western World．Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise．More women are in the work force than ever before．There are more part-time jobs．More people are self-employed．But the range of the economic transformation can’t be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to important new way of thinking about the nature of work itself．Long-held ideas about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employers — all these are being challenged．

We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead．No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention, the chip, would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots．Tomorrow’s achievements in biotechnology, artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changes．But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more valid, and the people who possess it, whether they work in manufacturing or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth．Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write．The ability to solve problems by applying information instead of performing routine tasks will be valued above all else．If you cast your mind ahead 10 years, information service will be superior．It will be the way you do your job．

1．A characteristic of the new age mentioned in the passage is that _______．

      A．the service industry mainly relies on females

      B．manufacturing industries are steadily increasing

      C．more people are in the service industry than before

      D．the work in the service industry is more comfortable than that in manufacturing industry

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

      A．People’s traditional concepts about jobs need changing．

      B．The relation between employees and employers is becoming tense．

      C．More women than men are in the work force．

      D．Part-time jobs are more welcome than full-time jobs．

3．By mentioning the invention of “the chip”, the author means to say that_______．

      A．we haven’t paid enough attention to the importance of high technology

      B．the chip is the most important invention today

      C．the power of science and technology is beyond our imagination

      D．it’s a great challenge to apply new inventions to our life

4．We may draw a conclusion from the passage that _______．

      A．information will play a greater role in people’s work and daily life in the future

      B．we can foresee the future if technology develops fast enough

      C．the ability of performing routine tasks gives you an advantage in work

      D．robots will replace people to do all the work both in manufacturing and service industries

5．The author’s attitude to the coming age is _______．

      A．doubtful         B．enthusiastic    C．satisfied               D．uncertain