8、There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know a thing about being a good father. I couldn’t   1   him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “  2  ” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a   3  . Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad ---- he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.

So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and   4   every penny I could and   5  I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to   6   to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I’ll only   7  you five dollars.” I offered with a smile.

   “I see.” was all he said.

One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a   8   to work. The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house,   9   it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a（n）   10  day. As I dropped my dad off, I   11   him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his   12   from the trunk （車尾箱）of my car. Watching his sun weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were   13   lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher（水泥修整工）.

In that instant, it   14   to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out,   15  hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him   16   about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he “charge” us for it.

When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to   17   me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my   18  . Don’t work too hard. I love you.”

His   19   met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he   20   his throat and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”

1．A．like                       B．remember         C．forget                   D．care     

2．A．Sorry                    B．Yes                    C．No                       D．Well     

3．A．car               B．friend                 C．job                       D．present

4．A．spent                   B．earned                C．kept                     D．saved   

5．A．when          B．if                         C．because                D．though 

6．A．pay it back        B．hand it over        C．turn it up              D．show it

7．A．pay              B．charge              C．offer                   D．provide

8．A．ride                      B．leave                  C．trip                    D．hurry   

9．A．as                     B．although             C．but                       D．since   

10．A．ordinary          B．hot                  C．work                    D．special 

11．A．helped           B．followed             C．left                     D．watched

12．A．tools               B．clothes        C．luggage             D．bag

13．A．fewer              B．more          C．longer          D．deeper

14．A．happened       B．seemed               C．occurred              D．appeared

15．A．whatever            B．whenever           C．wherever              D．however

16．A．talk                 B．complain        C．ask               D．speak

17．A．hand               B．pass            C．lend               D．take

18．A．help             B．advice          C．treat                     D．reply

19．A．hands              B．smile                  C．voice                   D．eyes

20．A．cleaned              B．wiped               C．cleared                D．felt

7、Has anyone been prepared for the possibility that unexpected poor visibility （能見度） will stop the pilot from landing? If your pilot is forced to turn back only for his lack of passing a certain test, you will be certainly shocked. This very thing happened to the passengers on Flight BE1431 on Thursday. Just minutes before landing on Charles de Gaulle Airport （戴高樂機場）, Paris, the pilot, a very experienced one, told his passengers, “Unfortunately I’m not qualified to land in Paris for the poor visibility. To do so a level II qualification（資格）is required, which I have not gained. We’ll have to fly back.” Then, you may guess how the passengers felt about their flight back to the starting airport.

    A spokeswoman said the pilot was really experienced with more than 30 years flying a number of different passenger aircraft types. “But he has recently transferred from flying a BQ300 to a BQ400, so he has to regain his qualification for landing in such conditions as the thick fog he experienced this time,” she said. “The pilot, therefore, quite correctly turned the aircraft back, a decision 100 percent accepted by the aviation（航空）officials in the company.”

One passenger said she had missed an appointment for an interview in Paris. “I might have had a nice chance to work in Paris,” she told the local newspaper. “The whole thing sounds hard to believe. If I had not been on the plane, I would take it as a funny story!”

The British Civil Aviation Authority described the incident as one that was “quite unusual but probably not unheard of”, because there are different classifications（等級）of aircraft with different qualifications for landing in different climatic conditions and when an aircraft is updated, the pilots have to get retrained, even though they have enough skills to do the job successfully.

Poor pilot, it’s not really his fault...   

1．According to the passage, it was _____ that mainly caused the aircraft to fly back.

     A．the unusual thick fog                         B．the pilot’s qualification

  C．the air traffic controller                        D．the airline company

2．The spokeswoman thought _______.

     A．the pilot did a funny thing                    B．the pilot lacked the ability

     C．the pilot should not fly the new plane     D．the pilot did what he should

3．Without her own experience, the passenger would consider the incident to be quite _______.

     A．unsafe             B．normal             C．unbelievable             D．acceptable

4．Which of the following is true?

     A．It was the airline’s fault to require pilots to update qualification.

  B．The announcement made by the pilot seemed quite interesting.

     C．Actually, the pilot had the ability of landing the plane safe.

     D．The weather above the Airport was within the pilot’s expectation.

6、Positive thinkers admit when they feel frustrated or depressed, they don't ignore it. But they don't blame themselves either. Instead, they try to understand the negative thoughts and feelings and counter（反擊）them with more positive ones.

So how do you stay positive, maintain motivated and sustain healthy behaviors? Here are some tips:  

Look for a good role model. There is always someone who seems to be doing just what you want to be doing. Maybe they've scheduled exercise into their workday and switched from coffee to green tea Learn from a successful friend, family member or colleague. Ask them how they keep healthy and follow in their footsteps.

Try some positive self-talk and avoid negative-talk. Take a minute to give yourself an ego boost. Repeat some motivational words out loud to yourself. Negative talk such as "I can't do it," "I'm fat," is dangerous for your well-being and healthy goals. Try to avoid the negative self-talk before it harms you. Remind yourself that you deserve happiness and can make positive changes.

Get support. Tell your friends and family about your healthy habits. It helps to have an encouraging network.

Reward yourself. Treat yourself to something for your healthy efforts. Take a nice bath, get a massage, and enjoy a new DVD or CD．

Have a plan. Making a plan to exercise or eat healthy lunches with a friend can mean the difference of sticking with your goals or falling off track. If you've planned for an activity, you'll likely stick with it. You may even find that writing down your goals and steps to achieve them can help you stay on track. Take it day by day or week by week. The process of writing down your personal action plan is a good way to keep you honest and watch your progress or failures.

1．By writing the text the author intends to _______.

       A．offer some advice on how to stay positive

       B．persuade readers to learn from a role model

       C．provide some solutions to personal problems 

       D．inform readers of some tips on physical health

2．What does the phrase “to give yourself an ego boost” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．to get lost in deep thought.

B．to think about the hardships.

C．to check what mistake you made.

D．to make you feel better about yourself.

3．Which of the following would the author Not agree to?

A．Saying some positive words to yourself helps you to feel good.

B．By staying with your companion you can avoid the negative-talk.

C．A successful friend, relative or colleague can be your role model.

D．Creating a helpful network is a good way to keep you motivated.

4．To make sure that you always stay on track, what should you do?

A．Eat out with your best friends.

B．Relax yourself after a hard day.

C．Write down what you want to achieve

D．Rewrite your plans as often as you can.

5、The global financial crisis is likely to cause increased mental health problems and even suicides（自殺）as people struggle to deal with poverty and unemployment, the World Health Organization warned Thursday.

Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are already affected by mental problems such as depression and bipolar disorders （帶狂躁的抑郁癥）and the current market meltdown （崩潰） could worsen feelings of despair among people who can't stand such illnesses.

The United Nations agency said the impact could be especially marked for those living in low and middle income countries where access to treatment is often limited.

“We should not be surprised at the turbulence （動蕩）and likely consequences of the current financial crisis. Now we are seeing a huge gap in taking care of people in great need,” WHO director general Margaret Chan told at a meeting of mental health experts.

“It should not come as a surprise that we continue to see more stresses, suicides and mental disorders,” Chan warned.

Benedetto Saraceno, director of WHO's mental health, said mental health disorders affected one in four people at some point in their lives.

Mental and neurological disorders are often chronic （慢性）and disabling, he said. Nearly 1 million people commit suicide worldwide every year, a large proportion （比例）of them are young adults.

Asked about the financial crisis, Saraceno said, “Poverty can be the consequence of such events, the debts, despair and sense of loss that may reach middle and lower classes. Even the poor can be affected by this crisis.”

“There is a clear evidence that suicide is linked to financial disasters. I am not talking about the millionaire's jumping out of the window but about poor people,” he said. The global crisis could be expected to affect the “stability（穩(wěn)定）of communities and families”, according to Saraceno.

1．According to the passage, the chief result of the worldwide financial crisis is that  ________ .

    A．more people will be poorer

    B．more people will be out of jobs

    C．more people will suffer from mental problems

    D．more people will commit suicide

2．The United Nations agency worried that________. 

    A．more rich people would commit suicide

    B．the financial crisis might especially influence developing or underdeveloped countries

    C．the current market meltdown could worsen feelings of despair

    D．hundreds of millions of people in the world were already affected by mental problems

3．The underlined word “impact” in the third paragraph probably means______

    A．crisis              B．disorder           C．meltdown            D．influence

4．It is implied that ________.  

    A．far more work should be done to help those who are mentally ill

    B．it will be surprising to see more people commit suicide

    C．a mental disorder is a chronic disease

    D．many more adults commit suicide worldwide than people of other ages

5．The best title for the passage is _________.  

    A．Consequences of Global Financial Crisis.

    B．Mental Disorders Resulting From Global Financial Crisis.

    C．Suicides as a Result of Market Meltdown.

    D．Chronic Mental Disorders.

4、A device that stops drivers from falling asleep at the wheel is about to go through testing at

Department of Transport laboratories and could go on sale within 12 months

       The system, called Driver Alert, aims to reduce deadly road accidents by 20% - 40% that are caused by tiredness. Airline pilots can also use it to reduce the 30% of all pilot-error accidents that are related to tiredness

       Driver Alert is based on a computerized wristband （手表帶） The device, worn by drivers or pilots, gives out a sound about every four minutes during a car journey. After each sound the driver must respond by squeezing（擠壓）the steering wheel （方向盤）. A sensor in the wristband detects this pressing action and measures the time between the sound and the driver’s response.

       Tiredness is directly related to a driver’s response time. Usually, a watchful driver would take about 400 milliseconds to respond, but once that falls to more than 500 milliseconds, it suggests that the driver is getting sleepy

       In such cases the device gives out more regular and louder sounds, showing that the driver should open a window or stop for a rest. If the driver’s response continues to slow down, the sounds become more frequent until a nonstop alarm warns that the driver must stop as soon as possible

       The device has been delivered to the department’s laboratories for testing. If these tests, scheduled for six months’ time, are successful, the makers will bring the product to market within about a year

1．According to the text, Driver Alert ______

A．aims to reduce tiredness-related accidents

B．has gone through testing at laboratories

C．aims to prevent drivers from sleeping

D．has been on sale for 12 months

2．How should a driver respond to the sounds from Driver Alert?

       A．By sounding a warning

       B．By touching the wristband.

C．By checking the driving time

D．By pressing the steering wheel

3．When the driver gets sleepy while driving, Driver Alert ______

       A．moves more regularly

B．stops working properly

  C．opens the window for the driver     

       D．sounds more frequently and loudly

3、1．My parents thought it was ___________（反常的） for a boy to be interested in ballet.（芭蕾）

2．The boss has difficulty ______________（投入） such a vast sum of money in the project

3．Having been devoted to his work for many years, John was finally _________（提升）to general manager.

4．Genius is one percent _____________（靈感） and ninety-nine percent perspiration.（汗水）

5．There won’t be such species _________________ （存在） in nature in 100 years.

6．Though many experts criticized his research, he was never d__________ from going on

7．In the a_____________ of my boss, I will have to be in charge of the company instead of him

8．Tony was in a state of poor health, so his doctor examined him t____________ from top to toe.

9．The annual conference greatly c ___________to a better understanding between the countries

10．An ambulance （救護車） will wait outside the exam classrooms in case of e_____________

2、Welcome to Holland! I hope you all enjoy you stay here.                1．____________

I’m glad you have come on April, for spring is certainly 　　　          2．____________

a best season to get to know Holland. I’m sure you will                  3．____________

amazed by the color and the variety of all the flowers. You              4．____________

won’t be able to stop take photographs! We have many                 5．____________

beautiful towns. I suggest you start by taking a boats trip                6．____________

on the Canals. It’s a relaxed way of admiring the old canal               7．____________

houses. Then you can visit to our interesting museums and              8．____________

churches. You don’t have to worry about language problems             9．____________

here. Just have a pleased trip and come again next year.                         10．___________

1、每位同學都希望自己具有良好的人際關系，成為班級中受歡迎的人。請你根據下表所提供的信息，寫一篇題為“Being a Popular Student”的英語短文，參加學校網站英語論壇的討論。

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Being a Popular Student

We all hope to be popular with our classmates and teachers.