假设你是李华，最近你校组织了一场讨论。讨论的主题是：本市要不要修地铁？请你根据下表所提供的信息，给某报社编辑写一封信，客观地介绍讨论情况，并发表自己的看法。

60%的学生赞成	40%的学生反对	个人观点
1.方便，快速，安全	1.花费太大，浪费钱	……
2.节能，无污染	2.应花钱建更多的公路和铁路
3.缓解地面交通拥挤；减少交通事故	3.可能破坏某些地下文物古迹

注意：

1、词数100左右；

2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3、开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

4、historical relies under ground(地下文物古迹)

Dear Editor,

    The students in our school had a heated discussion about whether a subway should be built in our city. We have different opinions about this topic.

                                                                            

                                                                            

Yours,

Li Hua

 The award should be given to ___ ▲ __makes great contributions to the film industry.

A. whomever             B. whoever            C. whichever           D. whatever

The jobs of the future have not yet been invented.　36　By helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds.

　　1. Curiosity

　　Your children need to be deeply curious.　37　Ask kids, “What ingredients(配料)can we add to make these pancakes even better next time?” and then try them out. Did those ingredients make the pancakes better? What could we try next time?

　　2. Creativity

　　True creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new from it.　38　There are a dozen different things you can do with them. Experimenting with materials to create something new can go a long way in helping them develop their creativity.

　　3. Interpersonal Skills

　　Understanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids. We know what’s going on inside our own head, but what about others? Being able to read people helps kids from misreading a situation and jumping to false conclusions.　39　“Why do you think she’s crying?” “Can you tell how that man is feeling by looking at his face?” “If someone were to do that to you, how would you feel?”

　　4. Self-Expression

　　　40 There are many ways to express thoughts and ideas—music, acting, drawing, building, photography. You may find that your child is attracted by one more than another.

A. Encourage kids to cook with you.

B. And we can’t forget science education.

C. We can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways.

D. So how can we help our kids prepare for jobs that don’t yet exist?

E. Gardening is another great activity for helping kids develop this skill.

F. We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories.

G. Being able to communicate ideas in a meaningful way is a valuable skill.

Let’s look back all these years you’ve gone through, what have you done for your life? Are you spending your time wisely to make your life worthwhile? Neal Wu shared some ways we should do to make our short time of life meaningful, find out what you need to do next:

a. Make friends as opposed to networking

Your friends will go a lot further than the professional contacts you make, especially since only one of the two groups is invested in your personal happiness.

b. Become an expert by learning as much as you can and deeply seeking out the things you are curious about

Find the things you enjoy and practice the skills you want to develop. If you can achieve expertise then it will be easy to obtain an audience.

c. Volunteer to help out those less fortunate

In the process you will gain a ton of new perspective and will better understand other people’s real problems. In a society that always looks upward, these people are being forgotten easily.

d. Become as independent as possible

Even though you work in a big company, you should constantly make small steps to reduce your dependence on your job. Write a book, build an app, or start a small business on the side. Release your inner entrepreneur.

e. Don’t spend too much time worrying about your personal brand

Accomplish(完成) things, and the recognition will follow.

f. Stop treating life as a competition and do things for their own sake

Genuine(真正的) interest should be what drives you to improve yourself, rather than a desire to beat others. Find a community of people who are interested in the same things as you do, and drive each other to keep improving.

(    )4. How many ways to make life meaningful did Neal Wu share?

A. 4           B. 5          C. 6          D.7

(    )5. To make your life meaningful, you are advised to __________.

A. protect yourself and hardly help others

B. communicate more with the experts than your friends

C. rely more on your families than friends

D. explore the aspects of life you are interested in

(     )6. What’s the meaning of the underlined words personal brand?       

A. one’s particular interest shown in some aspects

B. an impression in the mind of others about an individual or group

C. something you are concerned about

D. private possessions

(    )7. Where can you most likely to find this article?

A. The News of the World                B. The New York Times

C. Life                               D. Scientific World  

 

Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top 31, but on their way back conditions were very 32. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon 33 alone, he would probably get back 34. But Simon decided to risk his 35 and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope（绳）.

As they 36 down, the weather got worse. Then another 37 occurred. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, 38, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（峭壁）. It was 39 for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s 40 was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. 41, after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to 42. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe 43 into a large crevasse（裂缝）in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he 44 to get out of the crevasse and started to 45 towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers 46.

Simon had 47 the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be 48, but he didn’t want to leave 49. Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t 50 it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.

31.A. hurriedly                 B. successfully          C. carefully                       D. early

32. A. difficult                  B. similar                   C. special                         D. normal

33. A. climbed                 B. worked                 C. continued                           D. rested

34. A. unwillingly              B. safely                    C. slowly                           D. regretfully

35. A. fortune                   B. time                       C. health                           D. life

36. A. lay                          B. settled                   C. went                             D. looked

37. A. trouble                   B. damage                C. storm                                  D. change

38. A. by chance                     B. by mistake            C. by choice                            D. by luck

39. A. unnecessary         B. practical                C. important                            D. impossible

40. A. height                            B. strength                 C. weight                          D. equipment

41. A. Finally                    B. Patiently                C. Surely                          D. Quickly

42. A. stand back                   B. take a rest                   C. hold on                         D. make a decision

43. A. jumped                  B. fell                          C. escaped                      D. backed

44. A. managed               B. planned                 C. waited                          D. hoped

45. A. run                          B. skate                            C. march                          D. move

46. A. around                   B. away                            C. above                          D. along

47. A. headed for                   B. travelled                C. left for                           D. returned to

48. A. dead                      B. hurt                        C. weak                                   D. late

49. A. secretly                  B. tiredly                    C. anxiously                            D. immediately

50. A. find                         B. make                            C. believe                         D. accept

Let children learn to judge their own work.  16 ．if corrected too much， he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the languages he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit， he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people.  17 ．they learn to do without being taught-to walk， run， climb， whistle， ride a bicycle-compare those performances with those of more skilled people， and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his own mistakes for himself， let alone correct them.  18 ．We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him， or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out， with the help of other children if he wants it， what this word says， what answer is to that problem， whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.

　　If it is a matter of right answers， as it may be in mathematics or science， give him the answer book. 19 ．

Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work？ 20 ．Let’s end this nonsense of grades， exams， marks， Let us throw them all out， and let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn， how to measure their own understanding， how to know what they know or do not know.

A. Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can‘t find the way to get the right answer.

B. Point out his mistakes.

C. In the same way， when children learn to do all the other things,

D. Let him correct his own papers.

E. We do it all for him.

F. We allow him to learn from other children.

G. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time；

    It happened to me recently. I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama’s Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of our President. A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, “a brilliantly（精彩地）written book”. However, he then went on to talk about Mr Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all. I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.

    And it seems that my friend is not the only one. Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t. In the World Book Day’s “Report on Guilty Secrets”, Dreams From My Father is at number 9. The report lists ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading, and as I’m not one to lie too often (I’d hate to be caught out), I’ll admit here and now that I haven’t read the entire top ten. But I am pleased to say that, unlike 42 percent of people, I have read the book at number one, George Orwell’s 1984. I think it’s really brilliant.

    The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it. It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoevsky (I haven’t read him, but haven’t lied about it either) and Herman Melville.

Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to “impress” someone they were speaking to. This could be tricky if the conversation became more in–depth!

But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, people named J. K. Rowling, John Grisham, Sophie Kinsella (ah, the big sellers, in other words). Forty-two percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story (I’ll come clean: I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so).

29. How did the author find his friend a book liar?

A. By judging his manner of speaking.

B. By looking into his background.

C. By mentioning a famous name.

D. By discussing the book itself.

30. Which of the following is a “guilty secret” according to the World Book Day report?

A. Charles Dickens is very low on the top-ten list.

B. 42% of people pretended to have read 1984.

C. The author admitted having read 9 books.

D.Dreams From My Father is hardly read.

31. By lying about reading, a person hopes to      .

A. control the conversation

B. appear knowledgeable

C. learn about the book

D. make more friends

32. What is the author’s attitude to 58% of readers?

A. Favorable.    B. Uncaring     C. Doubtful     D. Friendly

A Canine Reading Buddy

Dogs and people have developed a special bond over time. Recently, however, some dogs have taken a different role in people’s lives—therapy dogs.

   36    Some therapy dogs visit patients in hospitals or nursing homes, while others visit children in schools and libraries. They are there to help children become better readers.

Reading programs that use therapy dogs have been in existence for more than ten years. All therapy dogs of this program are registered with an organization that tests the dogs to make sure they have the right personality for the job.

   37    Both the dogs and the handlers are volunteers with the reading program.

At the start of a reading therapy session, a child and a dog are introduced. The pair is allowed to settle down in a quiet corner together.    38    An adult handler stays nearby but generally lets the dog perform its job without interfering(干涉). Sometimes, a handler may ask a question that encourages the child to work with the dog to help the child feel more comfortable.

Not every child will be able to be part of a reading therapy program that uses dogs. A few children might be allergic to dogs or afraid of them; some children might have cultural traditions that prevent them from touching a dog.    39  

Reading therapy programs inspire learning and change.    40    They spend time with human friends. For dogs that love human companionshiop and a quiet place to rest, being part of a reading therapy program can be a great way to spend a few hours each day. The readers benefit too, gaining confidence and learning that reading aloud can be a relaxing experience.

A. How do the therapy dogs benefit from it?

B. But therapy animals also serve in many other areas.

C. As the child reads, the dog usually lies quietly and listens.

D. When reading to an animal, some children may become relaxed.

E. In these circumstances, other animals are available, such as cats and parrots.

F. A therapy dog is more of a companion and is trained to help people in different ways.

G. A dog’s handler also takes a class and must pass a test to work in the therapy program.

I was ill that day, otherwise I ____ (take part in) the sports meet.

阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇 120 词左右的英语短文。

There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving birds. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt the great love from the birds.

One day the girl left the door of the cage open. The larger and the stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. Suddenly she felt the bird go softly.She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.

he noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to fly into the clear, blue skyhe lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air . The bird circled once, twice, three times.

The girl watched delightedly at the bird’s enjoyment. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest songs that she had ever heard.

The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, while the best way to keep love is to give it WINGS!

【写作内容】请以约 120 词就“爱就要放手”这一主题发表看法，并包括如下要点： a）以自己为例，简述生活中你父母对你的过度关注；

b）你父母的做法对你造成了什么不良影响；

 c）如果有机会，你会就此问题对父母说些什么。

【写作要求】

1.作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原 文中的句子。

2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

When it was announced that Patrick Modiano had won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Oct.9, the Swedish Academy had not yet managed to reach the writer himself to tell him the news. as the Telegraph put it, “It was a curious case of missing personhood in an author whose career had been spent in searching others, within the confines (界限) of a single city.”

Though the 69-year-old French author has had a successful writing career, only six of his books have been translated into English. One reason for this might be that “Modiano’s storylines are as slim as the books themselves”, said the BBC.

While most of Modiano’s works don’t run for hundreds of pages, they explore serious subjects. The author’s signature themes are Germany’s occupation during World War II and the evolution of Paris over the past century.

Modiano’s life has been greatly affected by Nazi Germany’s occupation during the war, and his family’s connections to it. According to New York-based newspaper Forward, his father survived the war dishonorably. When Paris’s Jews were rounded up for deportation(驱逐)to concentration camps, the businessman did not join them but spent the time making money from deals with Nazis on the black market.

“The novelist has a duty to record the traces of the people who were made to disappear,” French writer Clemence Boulouque, also an expert in Jewish Studies, told The New York  magazine.

In his more than three dozen novels, Modiano has returned again and to the same themes: Jewishness, the Nazi occupation, and loss of identity.

Paris is another recurring(重复的)theme in Modiano’s works .Most of his novels are set in the city , from the rich parts of downtown Paris to more remote suburbs where the characters try to live anonymous protect lives.

Anne Ghisoli, the director of  Librairie Gallimard, a bookstore in Paris, concluded, “Modiano is a master of writing on memory and occupation, which haunt(萦绕)and inform his works. He is a chronicler(年代记录者)of  Paris ,its streets, and its present.”

1. According to the article, Patrick Modiano ____________.

A. likes to involve his his memories in his writing

B. usually writes stories with disappearing people

C. is so popular that post of his works are on sale

D. didn’t suffer much during World War II thanks to his father

2. The underline word “slim” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ____.

A. thin    B. hard

C. simple    D. dull

3. Which of the following can be the best title?

A. French Author’s Surprise

B. Modiano’s Life and His Books

C. World War II and the Nazis

D. Memory Author Wins the Nobel

为庆祝6月5日“世界环境保护日”，某英文报社将举行一次英文作文竞赛，呼吁人们保护环境，提出有效的保护措施。请以下面的内容为参考，写一篇文章投稿。

1．回收利用有用物质，掩埋有害物质。

2．废水、废气要净化；

3．植树造林，保护环境；4．保护海洋，禁止过度捕鱼；5．充分利用自然资源。

注意：1．词数：120左右；

2．可适当发挥，但不要逐句翻译

重点词汇词组：garbage   environment  take some measures

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71.Mirella approached him and, after a brief                 (hesitate), shook his hand.

72.He had done the job         (proper), which made his boss happy with him.

73.The book is an                 (analyse) of poverty and its causes.

74.Neither fluency nor              (accurate) is easy to come by in learning a foreign language.

75.I never thought he could do so well. It was really beyond my            (预料).

76.Water is a liquid at room temperature and has a relatively high    ___    (结冰的) point.

77.A local newspaper             (评论) that crimes were on the decrease.

78.The other day the crowd                (鼓掌) his wonderful performance for five minutes.

79.The two brothers decided to go to America to try their f                .

80.What a m        room! You should learn to put everything in order.

Everyone knows that fish is good for health. ___11___ But it seems that many people don’t cook fish at home. Americans eat only about fifteen pounds of fish per person per year, but we eat twice as much fish in restaurants as at home. Buying, storing, and cooking fish isn’t difficult. ___12___This text is about how to buy and cook fish in an easy way.

___13___ Fresh fish should smell sweet: you should feel that you’re standing at the ocean’s edge. Any fishy or strong smell means the fish isn’t fresh. ___14___When you have bought a fish and arrive home, you’d better store the fish in the refrigerator if you don’t cook it immediately, but fresh fish should be stored in your fridge for only a day or two. Frozen fish isn’t as tasty as the fresh one.

There are many common methods used to cook fish.___15___ First, clean it and season it with your choice of spices（调料）.

Put the whole fish on a plate and steam it in a steam pot for 8 to 10 minutes if it weighs about one pound. (A larger one will take more time.) Then, it’s ready to serve.

A. Do not buy it.
B. The easiest is to steam it.
C. This is how you can do it.
D. It just requires a little knowledge.
E. The fish will go bad within hours.
F. When buying fish, you should first smell it.
G. The fats in fish are thought to help prevent heart disease.

The football match between the Chinese team and the Japanese team seemed ______and attractive. The audience felt so ____ that they all shouted at the top of their voices.

A．satisfied; exciting               B. satisfied; excited

C. satisfying; excited                D. satisfying; exciting

5 Ways to Get Work Done

As the day draws to a close,are you having trouble finishing your work? You don't need to end up with a sense of failure.In the hours left,the following ways can help you get things done to have a sense of achievement.

1.Trick yourself.

___16___.So,try this: add something to your to-do-list that takes only 30 seconds to finish.Feeling a bit inspired? Then use as short a deadline to deal with another.Or focus on something by giving yourself only five minutes,and then work as long as you can.

2.Take lots of breaks.

Find yourself checking your cellphone or reading the Internet?___17___.Have some breaks,and you'll be able to face your work again with delight.

3.Use rewards.

One-hundred more words on this report,and you can have a cup of coffee.One more phone call,and you can check your personal email.___18___.

4.___19___.

Most of us spend too much of our day sitting.It's bad for our health and bad for our concentration.Take a walk or do some jumping in a free meeting room—anything to get you refreshed and your brain working again.

5.Work as a team.

When you have a big project deadline coming up,you can even keep a meeting room and work in the same place.___20___,but also you'll feel more connected to your co-workers while doing it.

A.Get physical exercise

B.Don't feel guilty

C.Do things energetically

D.Not only will you get more done

E.Rewards are wonderful motivators

F.Endless work makes us busy and tired every day

G.A feeling of having made progress will inspire you

Today’s workplace is unique in history. Never before have we seen people working together who represent such different backgrounds and experiences. This difference of age, race, gender, and work style makes it very difficult to organize and run a company.

As a result, companies are looking for individuals who can manage a wide range of employees effectively. Increasingly, managers are discovering that age differences among workers are a major cause of concern.

This has been an important realization. The management difficulties and challenges have led some experts to study intergenerational differences for an understanding of problems in the workplace. What they have discovered is interesting and may provide ways of improving working conditions in companies that employ individuals from different generations.

The first thing to realize, they say, is that differences of opinion about the importance of work and how to get work done are not a coincidence. That is, it is not an accident that young employees will be different from older employees. In fact, if employers do not pay attention to these differences, it is possible that anger will build up between people and lead to difficulties in the company.

Resentment (仇恨) between members of different generations, if not attended to, can lead to extreme anger and unhappiness and even lasting enmity if people are not careful. That individuals from different generations should come to view each other as if they were from different sides of warring countries should not be surprising.

It is natural for individuals from the same generation to form alliances (联盟), to come together for protection. Different generations represent different experiences in life, and these lead naturally to different opinions about oneself and one’s approaches to work.

If you were raised in a time of plenty, when products were readily available and relatively inexpensive, you would believe that prosperity is natural and expectable. If, on the other hand, you were raised in a time of scarcity, you would always be careful not to waste things for fear you would not have enough. You would make angry people who seem to believe that problems will always solve themselves. Such optimism in the face of difficulties would be a source of unhappiness between you and them. It is difficult, in such circumstances, to achieve a happy, agreeable atmosphere in the workplace.

32. According to the experts, employers should realize ______ if they want to avoid anger

between employees.

A. the different understanding of problems in the workplace

B. the different views on value of work and working methods

C. the different genders of employees in the workplace

D. the different ways of expressing anger in the company

33. The word “enmity” is closet in meaning to ______.

A. hatred                 B. sorrows            C. ignorance                 D. forgiveness

34. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Employees in some companies regard each other as mere enemies.

B. Employees’ attitudes towards life are related to the time when they grow up.

C. Employees who are raised in a time of scarcity tend to be angry with others.

D. Achieving a harmonious atmosphere in the workplace is the main task for employers.

35. What does the writer mainly talk about in the passage?

A. Employees should be cooperative and friendly with each other.

B. It is difficult for employers to have workers work in a friendly way.

C. The weakness of human nature causes the anger between employees.

D. The generational differences cause the disharmony among employees.

When I was a kid my parents sent me to a summer camp in New Hampshire.__36__At the camp we did tons of great things like swimming, sports, and archery, but for me, the most memorable experience was an overnight trip of mountain climbing.If you’ve ever hiked a mountain, you know it’s a physical challenge, especially when you’re carrying your food and shelter on your back.__37__

“How much farther is it？”

“My pack is too heavy.Can you carry it for me？”

The reply of the teachers was, “Suck it up.” The truth is, the complaining campers were nowhere near the point of exhaus38__Once they realized they weren’t getting any sympathy they overcame the discomfort, and in most cases ended up having a great time.

__39__You can complain, or you can make the best of it.If you complain, you might feel like you’re getting the negative energy out, but you’re probably not going to cause a positive change.It’s much more likely that your complaining will arouse the dislike of those around you.

No one likes a complainer.Complaining makes life harder for everyone.__40__

A．The summer camp was interesting but full of complaint.

B．The kids simply weren’t used to the physical challenge.

C．It’s no use complaining and it can’t bring us what we want.

D．This was a great experience for me.

E．There are two ways to deal with an unpleasant situation.

F．When campers got tired, they certainly started complaining.

G．We should complain less and make more effort.

 

When one loves one’s Art, no service seems too hard.

Joe was a man with a genius(天才) for art. Delia did things in six octaves(音阶) promisingly.

Joe and Delia became in love with one of the other, or each of the other, as you please, and in a short time were married – for (see above), when one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.

They began housekeeping in a flat. It was a lonesome(无人迹的) flat, but they were happy; for they had their Art, and they had each other. 

Joe was learning painting in the class of the great Magister – you know his fame. His fees are high; his lessons are light – his high-lights have brought him fame. Delia was studying under  Rosenstock – you know his reputation as a disturber of the piano keys.

They were mighty(非常地) happy as long as their money lasted.  

After a while, Art flagged(减退). Everything going out and nothing coming in, money was lacking to pay Mr. Magister and Rosenstock their prices. When one loves one’s Art, no service seems too hard. So, Delia said she must give music lessons to make the ends meet.

For two or three days she went out looking for pupils. One evening she came home overjoyed.

“Joe, dear,” she said, cheerfully, “I’ve a pupil. And, oh, the loveliest people! General – General Pinkney’s daughter Clementina – on Seventy-first street.”

“That’s all right for you, Dele,” said Joe, “but how about me? Do you think I’m going to let you work while I play in the regions of high art? ”

Delia came and hung about his neck.

“Joe, dear, you are silly. You must keep on at your studies. It is not as if I had quit my music and gone to work at something else. While I teach I learn. I am always with my music.”

“All right,” said Joe. “But I may sell some of my pictures as well.”  

The next few weeks, they both busied themselves with their own business and brought back a ten, a five, a two and a one – all legal tender notes – and laid them beside each others’ earnings.

One Saturday evening Joe reached home first. He spread his $18 on the table and washed what seemed to be a great deal of dark paint from his hands.

Half an hour later Delia arrived, her right hand tied up in a shapeless bundle(束) of wraps and bandages(绷带).

“How is this?” asked Joe. Delia laughed, but not very joyously. “Clementina,” she explained, “insisted upon a Welsh rabbit(一种奶酪) after her lesson. In serving the rabbit she spilled a great lot of it, boiling hot, over my wrist. Nothing serious, dear.”

“What time this afternoon did you burn your hand, Dele?”

“Five o’clock, I think,” said Dele. “The iron – I mean the rabbit came off the fire about that time.”

“Sit down here a moment, Dele,” said Joe. “What have you been doing for the last few weeks, Dele?” he asked.

She braved it for a moment or two with an eye full of love and stubbornness, but at last down went her head and out came the truth and tears. 

“I couldn’t get any pupils,” she wept. “I got a place ironing shirts in that big Twenty-fourth street laundry(洗衣店). A girl in the laundry set down a hot iron(熨斗) on my hand this afternoon. I think I did very well to make up both General Pinkney and Clementina. What made you ever suspect that I wasn’t giving music lessons?”

“I didn’t,” said Joe, “until tonight. And I wouldn’t have then, only I sent up this cotton waste and oil from the engine-room this afternoon for a girl upstairs who had her hand burned with a smoothing-iron. I’ve been firing the engine in that laundry for the last few weeks.”

“And then you didn’t …” said Delia

And then they both looked at each other and laughed, and Joe began:

“When one loves one’s Art no service seems …”

But Delia stopped him with her hand on his lips. “No,” she said – “just ‘When one loves.’”

46. What can we know about the couple from the story?

 A. They both became famous for their talents in art.

 B. They turned out to be working at the same laundry. 

C . Art helped them out of the poverty they were faced with.

 D. Studying from famous teachers contributed most to their poverty.

47. What qualities of the couple’s are best conveyed in the story?

  A. intelligent and economical      B. faithful and romantic 

  C. considerate and giving             D. hardworking and loyal

48. Which of the following does NOT give readers a clue(线索) that the couple were telling white lies?

 A. Delia said she must give music lessons to make the ends meet. 

B. Joe washed what seemed to be a great deal of dark paint from his hands.

 C. Delia’s right wrist was tied up in a shapeless bundle of wraps and bandages.

 D. “The iron – I mean the rabbit came off the fire about that time” said Dele.

49. Why does the author repeat “When one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.”?

A. To reveal the theme of the story.     

B. To explain the author’s writing purpose.

C. To indicate the sad mood of the story.

D. To assist with the development of the story.

50. What can serve as the best title of this story?

A. A Service of Love      B. A Service of Art        C. No Art No Love  D. The Love for Art

最近，你班就“90后的成长”话题进行了一项社会调查，调查显示，人们对“90后”青少年的现状褒贬不一。请根据以下要点用英语写一篇文章，介绍调查结果，并谈谈你自己作为一名“90后”的感想。

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Recently our class has conducted a survey about “The growth of post-90’s generation”. People have different opinions on it. ______________________________________.