Drawing is a universal language. It was probably our first form of self-expression when we were babies: long before we start writing, we’re painting and scribbling(乱涂), both in order to make sense of the world and because we enjoy it.

In the history of human culture, too, painting and image making came before writing or even simple mathematics: 30,000 years ago compared to 5,000. Yet after we leave school most of us never pick up a pencil again—willingly. If asked to draw something, most adults and many older children will shake their heads and say, “ Not me! I can’t draw. I’m hopeless at it.”

When you think about it, this is very strange. Drawing involves coordinating(协调) the hand and the eye with the pencil. It’s a basic skill, no more difficult to learn than other amazing things that humans do, such as hitting a tennis ball over the net or writing our own name. there’s no special talent involved. Anybody who can learn to write can learn to draw.

So, there you are – no excuse not to get out your pencil, pencil sharpener and rubber and take part in the Big Draw, a nationwide series of free art events taking place all over Britain next October. Everyone’s welcome: all you need is a willingness to express yourself through drawing.

The Big Draw, now in its fifth year, has already achieved two world records: one for the longest drawing in the world (1km) and the other for the greatest number of people drawing at the same time (7,000). This year, there will be an attempt to create a new Guinness World Record for the longest visitors’book: people will be invited to leave their name and a drawing on a three-kilometer piece of paper.

The theme this year is Inside\Outside—People, Structure( 结构) and Spaces, and other events planned include drawing on a three-kilometer piece of paper.

The Big Draw is not about turning the nation into artists, it is about helping people to acquire this universal language of communication. Its greatest achievement next October will be to bring hundreds of thousands of people together to look, imagine, draw and have fun.

6. What is the writer’s main purpose in this text?

A. To call on people to join a cultural event.    B. To describe the history of drawing.

C. To advise us to take drawing lessons.       D. To explain how children develop.

7. When we were babies we expressed ourselves by_______.

A. enjoying language              B. learning to write.

C. making marks on paper.         D. painting pictures of the world.

8. What can we learn about drawing from the text?

A. It is the oldest human activity.    B. It came before writing or mathematics.

C. You can do it well if you keep your eye on the pencil.

D. It requires special ability which only a few people have.

9. Who is the Big Draw for?

A. People who can’t draw.         B. people who would like to try drawing.

C. People who want to create a world record.

D. People who don’t draw though they are adults.

10. The Big Draw already holds a world record for _______.

A. the number of visitors to the event.       B. the length of time spent on a drawing.

C. the number of balloons released in one day.

D. the number of people drawing at the same time.

Our mood may change suddenly like a storm with lightning and thunderbolts that comes without notice.

   The good news is that bad moods can leave as suddenly as they have come. Exceptions to this rule of course are cases where there are other problems such as depression or any other mental destruction.

 How to improve your mood? 

46     When you understand that you are not feeling happy but you are in depression or disappointment, then you can use these simple techniques that will be able to change the negative situation and improve your mood.     

47   . Exercises, gymnastics and sports help a lot to achieve a better emotional balance. If you feel that you are in a bad mood, take a hot bath or sauna.      48       .

Watch a movie, read a book or talk to a friend.

   49     . When you leave work or home, go to places that make you happy and calm. This helps to improve your mood.  

 Make relations with happy, optimistic and pleasant people.    50     . Positive and optimistic feelings that create positive thinking for the future will help you overcome your bad feelings and defeat your bad mood.

 When the problem of bad moods, frustration and negative emotions beyond normal situations becomes chronic (长期的), it is important to turn to a specialist for help.

A．The relaxation of the muscles will help.

B．Change your environment.
C．Use physical activity to fight against feelings of depression.

D．This can help you improve your mood significantly.

E. First you have to learn to recognize when you are in a bad mood.

F. There are ways to improve your mood.

G. Changes in feelings and mood can happen for various reasons.

The qualities that boys and girls consider important in a friend seem to be the same, _______ the basis of these friendships.

  A. in terms of           B. regardless of     

   C. in favor of          D. ahead of

 At the age of 13, my family moved a third time Once again, I was at a new school. So was a girl in my class named Lizzie. That’s where the similarities   41  . I was tall and she was small. My hair was thick, short and ugly while hers was long and beautiful. I was   42   and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t   43   her, considering her my   44  , but she wanted to be friends.

One day, she invited me over and I was too shocked to   45  . Actually, no one had  46   me over to play before,   47   this girl, who wore the latest fashions, wanted to see me.

We had a great time that afternoon. Our jaws(下巴）   48   from smiling so much. She    showed     me her   49  , which had   50   come from a designer clothing store down the block,  51   owner sometimes used her as a(n)   52   for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes  53  .

Lizzie   54   the whole neighborhood. The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the movie theater gave her free   55   and the pizza place let her have free pieces. Soon I was   56   in her magic world. We slept over at each other’s   57   and spent every  58   moment together. As time went by, I let my hair grow out, and learned to love being tall.

Lizzie, my first real friend since childhood, helped me   59   my tough teenage years and taught me a(n)   60   thing about making friends: Your “worst enemy” can turn out to be your best friend.

41.     A. ended         B. returned     C. crowded in     D. came out

42.     A. easy-going         B. awkward    C. disabled      D. positive

43.     A. abandon            B. amuse        C. stand         D. forbid

44.     A. classmate          B. side            C. competitor  D. enemy

45.     A. prepare             B. try             C. quit            D. reject

46.     A. ordered             B. needed               C. asked          D. encouraged

47.     A. in case              B. but             C. as if           D. so

48.     A. ached         B. fell apart     C. broke         D. turned out

49.     A. magazines         B. coats          C. toys           D. necklaces

50.     A. carefully            B. secretly      C. mostly               D. anxiously

51.     A. that            B. where        C. which        D. whose

52.     A. model        B. effort         C. reporter      D. reader

53.     A. in exchange       B. for fun      C. by accident     D. at random

54.     A. hated         B. delighted     C. admired      D. terrified

55.     A. visas          B. dinners       C. passes        D. guarantees

56.     A. curious             B. defeated     C. unlucky      D. included

57.     A. houses              B. classrooms C. hearts        D. arms

58.     A. useful        B. free            C. busy          D. exact

59.     A. give away          B. get across   C. get through D. go over

60.     A. disappointing     B. confusing   C. comforting D. amazing

The snow is gone and green grass can be seen growing close to the sunny side of homes. The birds in the back yard are singing in the bush. Spring is here, and with   41   come memories of the smell of   42  , new sneakers, and longer days.

As a kid, I knew spring arrived when I walked into the house after school and   43  paint. The first warm day would cause my mum to have the idea of   44  . She opened the windows, let the fresh air in, opened a can of paint, and put a fresh   45  on the walls of a room.

Spring was also the time to change   46  . In Nova Scotia, we had snow on the ground almost  47   from late December until late March. We spent all of our time outside wearing our   48   winter boots. To run in them was like running with two weighty bags.

In late April or early May, mum would take us to the town to buy a new pair of light   49   for each of us. I still remember the rubber  50  , with the trademark imprinted on it. After a month or two, small hands would tear it off, and leave a circle, darker than the   51   material around it.

Later, when we returned home, my brothers and I   52   our new sneakers. The door shut   53   behind us when we rushed out, causing a shout of   54   from our dad. Then we ran across the fields. The weight of the heavy winter boots was   55  . It felt like we were   56   through the air or we could jump thirty feet like a kangaroo. The thoughts of summer’s approach and the   57   wind of spring rushing past our uncovered ears were  58  .

When life gets me down; when everything seems  59   ; I don’t let it   60   me. I would let my room put on a new coat of paint, pull on a new pair of sneakers, and just run like it was spring.

41. A. autumn                B. spring            C. winter             D. summer

42. A. flowers                B. food            C. wine               D. paint

43. A. smelled                B. bought                 C. made             D. matched

44. A. adventure                     B. communication       C. decoration             D. happiness

45. A. coat                  B. jacket          C. sweater      D. shirt

46. A. socks                 B. caps                   C. gloves         D. shoes

47. A. especially                     B. normally        C. continuously         D. commonly

48. A. new                           B. heavy            C. light            D. soft

49. A. pants                         B. trousers                C. sneakers            D. glasses

50. A. circle                  B. rabbit          C. line             D. star

51. A. ugly                          B. colorful                 C. new                    D. faded

52. A. tore down              B. put on         C. made up     D. turned down

53. A. heavily                        B. slightly          C. gently          D. slowly

54. A. excitement            B. joy             C. surprise             D. anger

55. A. increasing             B. coming           C. gone           D. measured

56. A. running                B. flying             C. walking        D. riding

57. A. warm                   B. cold           C. biting            D. strong

58. A. terrible                B. negative                C. delightful        D. fearful

59. A. successful                   B. hopeless       C. satisfying            D. hopeful

60. A. cheat                 B. change                 C. win             D. affect

October 15th is the Global Handwashing Day. Activities are planned in more than 20 countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap. For example, donators will give 150,000 bars of soap to schools in Ethiopia.

Experts say people around the world wash their hands every day, but very few use soap at so-called important moments. These include after using the toilet, after cleaning a baby and before touching food.

Global Handwashing Day is the idea of the Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing with Soap. Partners include the United Nations Children’s Fund, American government agencies, the World Bank and soap makers Unlever and Procter and Gamble. The organizers say all soaps are equally effective at removing disease-causing germ. They say the correct way to wash is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap. Rub it into all areas, including under the fingernails. Rub for at least twenty seconds. Then rinse well under running water. Finally, dry your hands with a clean cloth or wave them in the air.

The Partnership for Handwashing says soap is important because it increases the time that people spend in washing hands. Soap also helps to break up the dirt that holds most of the germs. And it usually leaves a pleasant smell. The Partnership for Handwashing also says washing with soap before eating or after using the toilet could save more lives than any vaccine(疫苗)or medicine. Hand washing could also prevent the spread of other diseases. When people get germs on their hands, they can infect themselves by touching their eyes, noses or mouths. Then they can infect others.

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

   A.Hand washing: so important--it gets a day of its own.

.   B. Find out why washing hands carefully is so important.

   C.Say no to washing hands in the wrong way.

   D. Want to live a longer life?--wash your hands.

29. The word “rinse” in Paragraph 3 probably means ______.

   A. to dry your hands                  B. to rub your hands carefully

   C.to wash away the soap            D. to clean your fingers

30. The last paragraph mainly tells us ______.

   A. how to wash your hands correctly

   B.the dangers of washing hands without soap

   C.why washing hand with soap is so important

   D. when we should especially wash our hands with soap

31. In which part of newspaper would you most probably read this passage?

A. Health report                   B. Public service     

   C. Medical care                     D.advertisement

Driving a car is not just handling controls and judging speed and distance. It requires you to predict what other road users will do and get ready to react to something unexpected , When alcohol is consumed, it enters your bloodstream and acts as a depressant （抑制药），damaging eyesight, judgment and co-ordination （协调），slowing down reaction time and greatly increasing the risk of accidents. Even below the drink driving link , driving well be affected.

Alcohol may take a few minutes to be absorbed into the bloodstream and start action on the brain. Absorption rate is increased when drinking on an empty stomach or when consuming drinks mixed with fruit juice. To get rid of alcohol from the body is a very slow process and it is not possible to speed it up with any measures like taking a shower or having a cup of tea or coffee.

The present Road Traffic Ordinance states clearly that the limit of alcohol concentration is :

● 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of blood ;or

● 22 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath ;or

● 67 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of urine(尿液)

Drivers who cause traffic accidents, or who commit a moving traffic offence or 

are being suspected of drink driving will be tested.

Any drive found drinking beyond the limit will be charged.The driver declared

 guilty may be fined a maximum of HK25,000 and be sentenced to up to 3 years

 in prison and punished for 10 driving-offence points; or temporarily banned 

from driving.

The same punishment applices to failing to provide speciments(本) far breath,

 blood or urine tests without good excuse.

Drink driving is a criminal offebce.Be a responsible,driver,think before you drink. For the safety of yourself and other road users, never drive after consuming alcohol.

13.The first paragraph is mainly about_____________.

A. the introductions of driving skills     B.the process of alcohol being absorbed 

C. the effect of drinking on driving      D.  the dangaga of drinking to your body

14.The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “________”.

   A. alcohol       B. absorption     C. process    D.blood

15. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A. Drinking below the drink driving limit has no effect on driving.

    B.  Having a cup of tea helps to get rid of alcohol from the body

    C. .Alcohol is taken in more quickly when drunk with fruit juice. 

    D.50 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of breath is below the drink limit

       假设你是晨光中学的高中生李华。 你校拟选拔一批优秀学生，利用暑假到晨曦希望中学为学生辅导英语，你希望参加此活动。请根据以下提示，用英语给校评选组一封申请信：

1.对此活动的认识（如对本人，学生及社会的益处等）

2.个人优势（如性格，独立生活能力，语言能力等）

3.你的计划（如怎样进行辅导等）

注意：词数100左右。可适当加入细节，以使内容充实，行文连贯。

      信的开头结尾已给出，不计入总字数。

参考词汇：晨曦希望中学 Chenxi Hope Junior School

Dear Sir/Madam,

        I am Li Hua from Class One, Senior Two._____________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________________

                                                                                       Yours sincerely，

                                                                                        Li Hua

Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.

He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wind up（设定） his alarm clock. He tried to shave quickly and cut himself when he got blood all over his clean shirt, so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean needed ironing（熨烫），so he ironed it . While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to read the electricity meter（电表）, he showed him where the meter was, said goodbye and found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he decided he couldn’t go to work by bus. He telephoned for a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Harry got in and began to read the newspaper.

   In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt and took him to the police station. He was kept till 3 o’clock in the afternoon before the policeman was sure that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about four, his boss took a look at him and told him to go away and find another job.

25. Harry had_____

A. a lucky day   B. an unlucky day   C. a busy day   D. a good day

26. Why did Harry wear the shirt with blood on it?

A.    He had only one shirt        B.The only other needed ironing

C.  The iron had burnt a hole on his clean shirt.

D.  He cut himself and got blood on his shirt.

27. His boss told him to go away and find another job because_____.

A.    he had been kept by the police    B. there was blood on his shirt

C. he was late for work             D. he had killed a woman

The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge

Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!

The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites, even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity and how it inspires them to explore their world.

Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue, Cambridge 02139 by Friday, February 8th.

Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will be exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served.

Between March 10th and March 15th, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at：http：//cambridgesciencefestival.org.

9. Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?

A. Cambridge locals    B. School students.    C. CSF winners.     D. MIT artists.

10. When will the prize-giving ceremony be held?

A. On February 8th.       B. On March 10th.    C. On April 21st.        D. On March 15th

11. What type of writing is this text?

A. An exhibition guide.                B. An art show review.

C. An announcement.                          D. An official report.

   Jazz composer(作曲家), saxophonist(萨克斯管演奏家)and bandleader Benny Carter died in Los Angeles, California in July. He was most famous for the saxophone, but he could also play the piano and other instruments.

   He was born in New York City in 1907. His mother and music teachers who lived nearby taught him to ply the piano and trumpet(小号). He started the saxophone as a teenager.

   In 1935 he moved to London, England. There, he formed a musical group that had members of different races and nationalities. This was quite unusual at that time. Benny Carter returned to the United States in 1942. He began writing music for movies. He also produced a major collection of jazz albums, including recordings by other artists.

   Benny Carter is considered the main developer of the big band swing style of jazz. He was presented with a Grammy award for lifetime achievement in 1987. He won two more Grammies later. And in 2000, President Bill Clinton awarded him the National Medal of Arts.

   Musicians of his time called Benny Carter “The King” When he died, music producer Quincy Jones said, “ A big, big person walked out of the room.”

68.The best title for the text might be _______.

A.     A Brief Introduction to Benny Carter  B. Developer of the Big Band Swing Style of Jazz

C. A Famous Composer Benny Carter     D. A Saxophonist and bandleader Benny Carter.

69. Benny Carter was presented with a Grammy award for lifetime achievement in 1987 mainly because______.

A.     he wrote a lot of music for movies   B. he produced a major collection of jazz albums

   C. he was the main developer of the big band swing style of jazz.

   D. he was good at composing and playing instruments.

70. Why did musicians of his time call Benny Carter “The King”?

A .Because they envied him very much. B. Because they respected him for his talent in music.

   C. Because he was awarded by the President.

   D. Because he treated different races and nationalities fairly

71.The underlined sentence “A big , big person walked out of the room.” Means_______.

A.A very tall and fat man stepped out of the house

B.A very famous musician passed away.  

C.A very big person came out of the room for a walk.

D.A very gifted man gave up his career for ever.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(?)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除: 把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改: 在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意: 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
         2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

I rode a bus to my office ten miles away in last month. I carried only a few cash to last each week. One night, as I walk to the usual bus stop, I met a beggar whom had no legs. I stopped and opened my wallet, but I was discovered that I had no money at all. I apologized to him immediate. I became worried so I had no way to get home. At my surprise, the beggar pulled out many coin from his broken bowl. Embarrassed, I took enough for his bus fare, and he said, “Good luck!”

     A study of English learning problems was carried out among a tolal of 106 foreign students.It shows that most students

considered understanding spoken English to be their biggest problem on arrival. This was followed by speaking. Writing increased as a problem as students discovered difficultties in writing

papers that they were now expected to hand in. Reading remained as a significant problem.

     The information gained helped us in determining where special attention should be paid in our course. Although many students have chosen to join the course with a reasonable motivation, we  considered  it important to note what seemed to encourage interest. Nearly all the students have experienced some kind  of grammar-based English teaching in their own country. To use the same method would be self-defeating because it might reduce motivation, especially if it has failed in the past. Therefore a different method may

help because it is different.

     Variety of activity was also seen as a way of maintaining  or increasing motivation. Several years  ago we had one timetable that operated throughout, but we soon found that both the students and the teachers  lost interest by about halfway through the ten weeks. This led us to a major re-think, so finally we brought it  into line with the expressed language needs of the students. 

24. What is the text mainly about? 

A. Foreign students have more problems.

B. Teaching should meet students' needs.

C. English learning problems should be studied again.

D. There are many ways to improve English.

25. Writing became a bigger problem when foreign students _____. 

A. became less interested in reading

B. became better at speaking

C. had to write their papers

D. had fewer problems with listening 

26. We may infer from the last two paragraphs that _____. 

A. teaching content should be changed halfway

B. grammar-based teaching seems to be encouraging

C. English courses are necessary for foreign students

D. different teaching methods should be used

27. The word "it" underlined in the last paragraph refers to "_____". 

A. re-think  B. timetable  C. motivation   D. activity

Simple ways to get happy

We are not suggesting that you can reach a permanent state called “happiness” and remain there. But there are many ways to turn the path of anxiety, anger, and sadness into a state of happiness. Here are four ideas to get you started.  36 

● Laugh out loud

Just expecting a happy, funny event can raise levels of pleasure-causing hormones (荷尔蒙) and lower production of stress hormones. Researchers at the University of California tested 16 men who all agreed they thought a certain videotape was funny. Half were told three days in advance they would watch it.  37   When they actually watched the video, their levels of stress hormones dropped greatly, while their levels of pleasure-causing hormones rose 27 percent.

● Do one thing at a time

Edward Suarez, professor of medical psychology at Duck, found that people who do several things at the same time are more likely to have high blood pressure.   38   Instead of talking on the phone while cleaning the kitchen, sit down in a comfortable chair and turn your entire attention over to the conversation.

●  39 

Although relationships help take away stress, sometimes you need time to recharge and reflect on your own. Take yourself out to lunch or to a movie, or simply spend an afternoon reading at home, or looking through books in a bookstore.

● Practice mindfulness

  40   Instead of worrying about your check-up tomorrow while having dinner with your family, focus on the here and now — food, the company, and the conversation.

   Some time ago, a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became more upset when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree.

   Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift box to her father next morning and said, “This is for you, daddy.” The father was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found the box empty. He spoke to her in a harsh manner, “Don't you know, young lady, when you give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside the package?”

   The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and said, “Oh Daddy, it is not empty. I blew kisses into it until it was full." The father was crushed. He fell on his knees and put his arms around his little girl and he begged her to forgive his unnecessary anger.

   An accident took the life of the child only a short time later and it is told that the father kept the golden box by his bed for all the years of his life and whenever he was discouraged or faced difficult problems, he would open the box and take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

   In a very real sense, each of us as human beings has been given a golden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family friends and God. There is no more precious possession anyone can hold.

21. The father punished his 5-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper because_________

A. it was too expensive for the family   

B. gold wrapping paper was hard to find at that time

C. she wasted too much while wrapping the gift package

D. she got the gold wrapping paper without permission

22. When the little girl brought the gift box to her father, _____

A. the father was cheerful    

B. the father was very ashamed

C. the father was very natural in behavior      

D. the father was very angry at the cheap gift

23. Through Paragraph 4, the author intends to show____

A. the daughter’s sudden death

B. the meaning of his daughter’s gift to him

C. the father’s coldness leads to his misfortune

D. the father’s suffering after his daughter died

Perhaps Joe Cheng has become popular with thousands of fans and has been chased by girls and middles students. But do you know his resume(简历)?

Yes. Joe Cheng, who plays the most popular boy in high school in the popular Taiwanese drama “It Started with a Kiss.”

Although thousands of girls have fallen in love with him for his cute smile and strong body, Cheng, 27, doesn’t want to rest on his good looks. He made the move from modeling to acting six years ago, and now he is trying another career－this time, to be a singer. Cheng worked on his first album, “Joe Cheng’s Day”, for a year. It came out on September 7.

Apart from recording his CD, Cheng has been practicing dance moves for his music video. Given his height, 188cm, this was not an easy job. “I had bad dreams about dancing,” he said.

Cheng’s life has had many ups and downs. His parents divorced when he was in primary school and he has lived with his father ever since. After dropping out of high school, he took on all kinds of jobs before being spotted by a scout（星探）for a modeling agency. Cheng said his key to life is “keeping a positive outlook and making the most out of life.”

Cheng admitted that he got bad grades when he was in high school. But he was still very popular at school. “Being very active in the students union, I was elected president. I liked to organize parties and field trips, so many teachers and students knew me,” he said.

Cheng once dreamed of becoming a cartoonist, and he regrets that he never did it. Now he hopes his teenage fans can learn from his life. “When you are in school, just focus on studies,” Cheng said. “Every young heart is eager to explore the world outside. But take your time. Finish your studies first.”

25. Which of the following can be the best title for this text?

     A. Finish Your Study First.                                  B. Life Is Full of Ups and Downs.

     C. He Has It All, but Still Has Regrets.                  D. The Key to Success.

26.What career didn’t Joe Cheng try?

     A. Acting in some dramas.                               B. Dancing for an agency.                         

     C. Modeling for an agency.                              D. Recording his own CDs.                       

27. The underlined word “outlook” in Paragraph 4 means __________.

     A. attitude                        B. scene                     C. fame                        D. appearance

28. Which of the correct order of these events?

       a. Joe Cheng dropped out of high school.

       b. Joe Cheng worked on his first album, “Joe Cheng’s Day”.

       c. Joe Cheng’s parents divorced.

       d. Joe Cheng played the most popular boy in “It started with a Kiss”.

       e. Joe Cheng worked in a modeling agency.

     A. acedb                          B. caebd                  C. caedb                      D. acebd

The measure of a man’s character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.                                   —Thomas Macaulay
   Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs Nanette O’Neil gave an arithmetic(算术)  ___ 21 ___  to our class. When the papers were  ___ 22 ___  she discovered that twelve boys had made the same mistakes throughout the test.

  There is really nothing new about  ___23___  in the exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs O’Neill  ___24___  even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to  ___25___  after class. I was one of the twelve. Mrs O’Neill asked  ___26___  questions, and she didn’t  ___27___  us either. Macaulay, she wrote on the blackboard the  ___28___  words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to  ___29___  these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.

  I don’t  ___30___  about the other eleven boys. Speaking for myself I can say: it was the most important single  ___31___  of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they  ___32___  seem to me the best yard-stick(准绳), because they give us a  ___33___  to measure ourselves rather than others. ___34___  of us are asked to make  ___35___  decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called  ___36___  daily to make a great many personal decisions.  ___37___  the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or turned over to the policeman? Should the  ___38___  change received at the store be forgotten or  ___39___? Nobody will know except ___40___. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always better to live with someone you respect.

21.A. test          B. problem          C. paper            D. lesson

22A. examined       B. completed    C. marked           D. answered

23.A. lying         B. cheating          C. guessing        D. discussing

24.A. didn’t           B. did              C. would            D. wouldn’t

25.A. come          B. leave            C. remain           D. apologize

26. A. no           B. certain          C. many         D. more

27. A. excuse       B. reject           C. help             D. scold

28. A. above        B. common           C. following        D. unusual

29. A. repeat       B. get              C. put              D. copy 

30. A. worry        B. know         C. hear             D. talk

31. A. chance       B. incident         C. lesson           D. memory

32. A. even         B. still                C. always           D. almost

33. A. way          B. sentence         C. choice           D. reason

34. A. All          B. Few          C. Some             D. None

35. A. quick            B. wise         C. great            D. personal

36. A. out          B. for              C. up               D. upon

37. A. Should       B. Must         C. Would            D. Need

38. A. extra            B. small            C. some         D. necessary

39. A. paid         B. remembered       C. shared           D. returned

40. A. me           B. you              C. us               D. then

 ______ time and labor, cartoonists generally draw the hands of their characters with only 3 fingers and a thumb.

A. Save                          B. Having saved          C. Saving         D. To save

   “Let’s have a journey. Why not fly out and meet me, Dad?” I say one day.

My father had just retired after 27 years as a manager for IBM. His job filled his day, his thoughts, and his life. While he woke up and took a warm shower, I screamed under a freezing waterfall in Peru. While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch, I rowed a boat across Lake of the Ozarks.

My father sees me drifting aimlessly, nothing to show for my 33 years but a passport full of funny stamps. He wants me to settle down, but now I want him to find an adventure.

He agrees to travel with me through the national parks. We meet four weeks later in Rapid City.

“What's our first stop？” asks my father.

“What time is it？”

“Still don't have a watch？”

Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore. As he stares up at the four Presidents carved in granite(花岗岩), his mouth and eyes open slowly, like those of a little boy.

“Unbelievable,” he says. “How was this done？”

A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14 years to the sculpture and then left the final touches to his son.

We stare up and I ask myself, “Would I ever devote my life to anything？”

No directions, no goals. I always used to hear those words in my father's voice. Now I hear them in my own.

The next day we’re at Yellowstone National Park, where we have a picnic.

“Did you ever travel with your dad？” I ask.

“Only once,” he says. “I never spoke much with my father. We loved each other — but never said it. Whatever he could give me, he gave.”

That last sentence — it’s probably the same thing I’d say about my father. And what I’d want my child to say about me.

In Glacier National Park, my father says, “I've never seen water so blue.” I have, in several places of the world. I can keep traveling, I realize — and maybe a regular job won't be as dull as I feared.

Weeks after our trip, I call my father.

“The photos from the trip are wonderful,” he says. “We've got to take another trip like that sometime.”

I tell him I've decided to settle down, and I'm wearing a watch.

21. We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the father _____.

A. was a very fashionable manager

    B. was unhappy with the author's lifestyle

    C. got bored with his job so he retired

    D. liked the author's collection of stamps

22. What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore?

    A. He should pursue a specific aim in life.

    B. He should learn sculpture in the future.

    C. His father is as innocent as a little boy.

    D. His father is interested in sculpture.

23. From the underlined paragraph, we can see that the author _____．

    A. wants his children to learn from their grandfather

    B. hopes to give whatever he can to his father

    C. learns how to communicate with his father

    D. comes to understand what parental love means

24. What could be inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story?

    A. They decide to learn photography together.

    B. They begin to change their attitudes to life.

    C. The call solves their disagreements.

    D. The Swiss watch has drawn them closer.

 Bob Stewart commanded the British peace-keeping force in Bosnia _______ home this month.          

       A. be returned             B. returned         C. to be returned    D. return