8、—We’d better go downstairs right now for lunch.

—__________ They serve food 24 hours a day.

A．Hurry up!                                           B．Take your time.

C．No way!                                             D．It doesn’t matter.

7、Recently, one of my best friends, whom I've shared just about everything with since childhood, spent the weekend with me．Since I moved to a new town several years ago, we’ve both always looked forward to the few   1   a year when we can see each other.

Over the weekend, we spent hours and hours, staying up   2   into the night, talking about the people she was   3  ．She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how he experimented with drugs and was   4   other self-destructive behavior．I was blown away! She told me   5   she had been lying to her parents about where she was going and even  6   out to see the guy．No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she deserved   7  , she didn’t believe me．Her self-respect seemed to have   8  .

I tried to   9   her that she was ruining her future and heading for big   10  , but she thought it acceptable to have such a boyfriend.

By the time she left, I was really worried about her and   11  by the experience．It had been so frustrating, I had come   12   to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just   13   too far apart to continue our friendship—but I didn’t．I put the   14   of friendship to the final test．We’d been friends for far too long．I had to hope that she   15   me enough to know that I was trying to save her from   __16  herself．I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer  17  .

A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our   __18  , and then she told she had broken up with her boyfriend．I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of   19   running down my face．It was one of the truly   20   moments in my life．

1．A．instants             B．times                   C．weeks                 D．scenes

2．A．straight                 B．a(chǎn)head                  C．late                     D．long

3．A．hanging with         B．dealing with         C．trading with        D．comparing with

4．A．of                         B．a(chǎn)bove                  C．through               D．into

5．A．how                     B．why                    C．when                  D．where

6．A．coming                 B．stealing                C．hurrying              D．driving

7．A．worse                   B．higher                 C．better                  D．poorer

8．A．improved              B．changed              C．strengthened        D．disappeared

9．A．recommend           B．a(chǎn)dvise                 C．convince             D．introduce

10．A．chance                B．trouble                C．destination          D.ambition

11．A．exhausted           B．satisfied              C．encouraged          D．a(chǎn)ccustomed

12．A．a(chǎn)lmost                 B．forward              C．close                   D．nearby

13．A．kept                    B．moved                 C．settled                 D．grown

14．A．power                 B．difference           C．quality                 D．wisdom

15．A．praised               B．blamed                C．valued                 D．followed

16．A．hurting                B．cheating              C．criticizing           D．concerning

17．A．everybody           B．nobody                C．something           D．a(chǎn)nything

18．A．friendship            B．conversation        C．relationship          D．decision

19．A．surprise               B．sorrow                C．joy                     D．disappointment

20．A．regretful              B．rewarding            C．vital                    D．urgent

6、Knowing how much her own children loved presents at Christmas, Ann Sutton always tried to seek help for one or two poor families．With a social worker mother, the Sutton children had inherited her commitment to service, and knew never to take their good fortune at Christmas for granted．This year, Kinzie, her seven-year-old daughter was thrilled that Santa Claus would make a special visit to a 22-year-old mother named Ashley who worked in a factory raising her 12-month-old son by herself．

The phone rang on Sunday．A representative from a local organization was calling to say that the aid Ann had requested for Ashley had fallen through．No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing．

Ann saw the cheer vanish from her children’s faces at the news．Without a word, Kinzie ran into her bedroom．She returned, her face set with determination．Opening up her piggy bank, she put all the coins onto the table: $3.30．Everything she had.

“Mom,” she told Ann, “I know it’s not much．But maybe this will buy a present for the baby.”

At a breakfast meeting the next day, Ann told her coworkers about her daughter’s story．To her surprise, staff members began to open their purses and empty their pockets to help Kinzie．By day’s end, the story of Kinzie’s gift had spread beyond Ann’s office．She received a call from an unknown donor．If a seven-year-old could give everything she had, he said, he should at least match her gift 100 to 1．He contributed $300．

On Christmas Eve, Ann drove through the pouring rain to the small trailer where the Ashleys lived．Then she began to unload the gifts from the car, handing them to Ashley one by one．

Ashley was very moved．Reflecting on a little girl’s generosity, Ashley says she’ll one day be able to do something similar for someone else in need．“Kinzie could have used that money for herself, but she gave it away,” Ashley says．“She’s the type of kid I’d like my son to grow up to be.”

1．According to the text, Ann Sutton ______________.

    A．is making lots of money                       B．is ready to help others

    C．is only caring about herself                   D．is a hard-working mother

2．Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

    A．Ashley lived a hard life with her little son.

    B．The Sutton children took Anne as an example to follow．

    C．The coworkers of Ann helped Kinzie to realize her wish.

    D．Ann Sutton tried to ask for help for her own children.

3．What can we learn about Kinzie?

    A．She was afraid that Santa Claus would visit the Ashleys.

    B．She should get some presents from her mother at Christmas．

    C．She devoted all her coins to buying a present for the baby.

    D．She was cheerful when hearing the aid had fallen through.

4．Which of the following can be inferred from the text?

    A．It rained heavily on Christmas Eve.

    B．Ann handed gifts to Ashley one by one.

    C．Ashley hoped she would help someone else in need.

    D．A good deed can influence many people’s behavior.

5．What would be the best title for the text?

    A．A Young Girl’s Gift                              B．A Mother’s Love

    C．A Story of Young Girl                           D．An Unknown Donor

5、Laws that would have ensured pupils from five to 16 received a full financial education got lost in the ‘wash up’．An application is calling on the next government to bring it back.

At school the children are taught to add up and subtract（減法） but, extraordinarily, are not routinely shown how to open a bank account — let alone how to manage their finances in an increasingly complex and demanding world.

Today the parenting website Mumsnet and the consumer campaigner Martin Lewis have joined forces to launch an online application to make financial education a compulsory element of the school curriculum in England．Children from five to 16 should be taught about everything from pocket money to pensions, they say．And that was exactly the plan preserved in the Children, Schools and Families bill that was shelved by the government in the so-called “wash-up” earlier this month — the rush to legislation before parliament was dismissed．Consumer and parent groups believe financial education has always been one of the most frustrating omissions of the curriculum.

As the Personal Finance Education Group (Pfeg) points out, the good habits of young children do not last long．Over 75% of seven- to 11-year-olds are savers but by the time they get to 17, over half of them are in debt to family and friends．By this age, 26% see a credit card or overdraft（透支） as a way of extending their spending power．Pfeg predicts that these young people will “find it much harder to avoid the serious unexpected dangers that have befallen many of their parents' generation unless they receive good quality financial education while at school.”

The UK has been in the worst financial recession（衰退）for generations．It does seem odd that — unless parents step in — young people are left in the dark until they are cruelly introduced to the world of debt when they turn up at university．In a recent poll of over 8,000 people, 97% supported financial education in schools, while 3% said it was a job for parents．

1．The passage is mainly about _____________.

    A．how to manage school lessons

    B．how to deal with the financial crisis

    C．teaching young people about money

    D．teaching students how to study effectively

2．It can be inferred from the first two paragraphs that __________.

    A．the author complains about the school education

    B．pupils should not be taught to add up and subtract

    C．students have been taught to manage their finances

    D．laws on financial education have been effectively carried out

3．The website and the consumer campaigner joined to _________.

    A．instruct the pupils to donate their pocket money

    B．promote the connection of schools and families

    C．a(chǎn)sk the government to dismiss the parliament

    D．a(chǎn)ppeal for the curriculum of financial education

4．According to Pfeg, ___________.

    A．it is easy to keep good habits long

    B．teenagers spend their money as planned

    C．parents are willing to pay the debt for their kids

    D．it will be in trouble if the teenagers are left alone

5．A poll is mentioned to ___________.

    A．stress the necessity of the curriculum reform

    B．show the seriousness of the financial recession

    C．make the readers aware of burden of the parents

    D．illustrate some people are strongly against the proposal

4、Imagine a world 400 years ago where children were used as chimney sweeps．The pay was low, it was a dirty trade and there was little reward for the men who did the job and even less for children.

Medway’s annual Sweeps Festival recreates the joy and laughter enjoyed by the chimney sweeps at their traditional holiday: the one time of the year the sweeps could leave the soot（煙灰） behind and have some fun．The sweeps’ holiday was traditionally held on 1 May each year．Locally, they used to mark the occasion by staging a procession through the streets of Rochester.

Their fun continued with the Jack-in-the-Green ceremony, a seven-foot character that they used to waken at dawn on Blue Bell Hill, Chatham．The Jack-in-the-Green would walk with the chimney sweeps in their parade．When the Climbing Boys’ Act 1868 made it illegal to employ young boys to carry out the trade, the traditional procession gradually began to fade．The final May celebration was held in the early 1900s.

The modern day Rochester Sweeps Festival is a colorful mix of music, dancing and entertainment with more than 60 Morris sides and entertainers celebrating throughout the three-day festival．The festival was revived in 1981 by local businessman Gordon Newton, a keen historian．He decided it was time to bring it back and over the years he has helped develop the festival into what it is today — an excellent performance of traditional Britain.

Gordon researched the Sweeps’ tradition and organized a small parade, involving local Morris teams．In time, Medway Council took over organization of the festival but Gordon remained actively involved．Today he is festival producer and plays melodeon（簧風(fēng)琴） for several Morris teams．Doug Hudson is the festival’s music director, a role he has held for many years．Through Gordon’s vision and hard work, Doug’s musical ability and the council’s help, the Rochester Sweeps Festival has become the largest May Day celebration of its kind in the country.

1．According to the writer, chimney sweeps ____________.

      A．were highly respected                      B．were well rewarded

      C．led a hard life in the past                 D．worked in good conditions

2．Medway’s Sweeps Festival ____________.

      A．has been organized by the Jack-in-the-Green

      B．dated back to the May celebration in the early 1900s

    C．is held to honor those chimney sweeps every other year

      D．has become a time for chimney sweeps to enjoy themselves

3．The underlined word “revive” in the 4th paragraph most probably means ___________.

      A．realize          B．review         C．recreate         D．recognize

4．It can be inferred from the passage that ____________.

      A．the festival has never been supported by the local government

      B．The festival is a good way to see British folk customs in action

      C．youngsters has been forbidden to be chimney sweeps since 1981

      D．the modern festival lasts five days celebrating the coming of spring

5．What is the passage mainly concerned about?

      A．Sweeps Festival history                        B．Medway’s traditional holidays

      C．Climbing Boys’ Act 1868                      D．a(chǎn) procession in Rochester

3、Annual holidays have become a luxury and are no longer a staple of family life, according to government research．

A getaway of a week or more is no longer considered essential by many families and is often beyond their reach, said the analysis of what parents and children say they really need．Fashionable clothes for the children, expensive birthday parties and lots of toys are also on the list of luxuries families don’t have to have．Instead, recession-hit parents are thinking of the future, and the things they want for their children centre around learning to behave properly, good education and good health．

Their picture of what a family ought to have includes a space to eat together away from the television, plenty of fruit and vegetables, and bicycles so children can get exercise．

The breakdown of necessities and luxuries was prepared by researchers from the Department for Work and Pensions(DWP) who were trying to establish an up-to-date picture of what parents say they really need．

Their findings show how families have scaled down their expectations in the face of economic difficulties — how parents are now concentrating their attention and money firmly on the long-term interests of their children．Many believe that while it is vital for a family to do things together, day trips or weekend breaks are enough．

Spending on furniture or decorating the house was also considered luxurious, unless the state of the home was so bad it became difficult to invite visitors in.

Instead, researchers said: A family home should have an area where the family can eat together, not on their laps in front of a television．Families should be able to go on outings, overnight trips and possibly short holiday: the fact of being able to share these experiences is more important than the precise activity and its cost．

1．It can be inferred that ______________.

    A．a(chǎn) week or more holiday is considered beyond many families’ reach

    B．children hardly ever need fashionable clothes and lots of toys

    C．what a family should have is basic things that they must have

    D．a(chǎn)nnual holidays were once considered necessary and vital

2．In the opinion of most parents, _____________.

    A．families can watch TV together in order to keep up their relationship

    B．day trips or weekend breaks are enough for families to share experiences

    C．their expectations should be increased in the face of economic difficulties

    D．a(chǎn) week’s holiday is an essential minimum during the financial crisis

3．Which of the following is TRUE of the researchers from the DWP?

    A．They confirm many families still need at least a week away on holiday each year.

    B．They learn it is insignificant for a family to do things with each other regularly.

    C．They want to know what parents really need in the face of economic difficulties.

    D．They found spending on furniture or decorating the house was thought valuable.

4．We can conclude from the last paragraph____________.

    A．being able to share experiences is important for families

    B．a(chǎn) family needs at least a week away on holiday each year

    C．a(chǎn) family home should have a comfortable area to watch TV

    D．going on outings and overnight trips is wasting time for families

5．What does the author mainly discuss in the text?

    A．Cycling is very important for children’s health.

    B．Family holidays once a year have become a luxury.

    C．It is vital for parents to eat together with children.

    D．Parents are concerned with children’s future.

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28、---Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away?

---Thank you. ______.

A．It couldn’t be better               B．Of course you could

C．If you like                             D．It’s up to you