New traffic rules that took effect on January l, 2013 are much stricter than        in the past．

      A. that                         B. this                         C. those               D. what

 “The first and best of victories for a man is to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,” says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses (冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.

A single angry word has lost many friends. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. “Whoever the gods would destroy, they first make them mad.” “Keep cool,” says Webster, “anger is not argument.” “Be calm in arguing,” says George Herbert, “for fierceness (狂怒) makes error a fault.”

To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. “Anger,” says Pythagoras, “begins with foolishness and ends with regret.” You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.

Self-control is man’s last and greatest victory.

If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking too.

28. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Self- control is important for a man.                     

B. We should learn to be strong.

C. A man who keeps cool won’t lose any game.

D. The great heroes in history knew how to control themselves.

29. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. If you are mad, the gods will fail you.

B. If you lose your temper first, gods will fail you first.

C. If you can’t control yourself, you will be crazy.

D. If the gods want to fail you, they will make you mad first.

30. Which of the following is NOT true, according to passage?

A. The first and best of victories for a man is to conquer himself.

B. You will make a small mistake serious if you don’t keep cool.

C. You must measure a man’s strength by the power of the feelings which conquer him.

D. Anger begins with foolishness and ends with regret.

31. Which of the following can’t help you avoid anger, according to the passage?

A. Being calm in arguing.                 

B. Checking your temper or anger by speaking low.

C. Keeping your mouth shut.              

D. Trying to make the other angry first.

 Home is ________ somebody notices when you are no longer there.

  A. that                B. when            C. how          D. where

       If I had ever feared death before, it was _______ compared to how I felt as the roller coaster moved faster and faster.  

A. anything                      B. something                C. everything         D. nothing

Nothing but some ancient Chinese coins _______ in the sunken ship since they began the exploration.

  A. were found        B. was found        C. have been found  D. has been found

    My Mother’s Hands

   50 years ago, for some reason, I was not accepted by the school. However, it was my mum, who held my little hands and tried countless schools and managed to get me registered

   50 years later, the day after my mother had slipped into a coma from a stroke, I sat next to her, holding her hand, stroking it, watching her body heaved up and down as she breathed heavily, like she was struggling with something.

   A few days later. Mum died. At her bedside, I spent some time just looking at my mother, soaking in the finality of her death. There she was, my mother, motionless and lifeless. I took hold of her still warm but lifeless hand, holding it for the last time, recalling every piece of precious moment we spent together. . .

   I finally let go of her hand---1ifeless, yet having given so much life to so many of us---and placed it next to her body. I found myself saying silently to her the only words that came to my mind, “Goodbye Mum, thank you for everything.”

   Thank you, Mother, for not giving up, so that I could go to school. Thank you for coaching me, for reading to me, for ironing my school uniforms, for combing my hair, for tying my shoe laces, for making sure I had a little handkerchief inside my pocket…

   Rest in peace, Mother, you are still very much alive in us. Happy Mother's Day

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   有人说, 因为上帝不能无处不在, 所以他创造了“母亲”。你的母亲是一位怎样的女性?请以“母亲”为主题写一篇记叙文, 结合自身的经历讲述母亲对你的爱或者她对你成长的影响。内容要点包括：

   1. 以约30个词概括以上短文内容。

   2. 然后以约120个词讲述母亲对你的爱或者她对你成长的影响, 并包括以下要点：

   （1）描述你的母亲;

   （2）简述她对你的影响;

   （3）你准备怎样表达对她的感激之情?

----Ready to quit guessing , Sandy? 

----No, no, I hold on! I think I ____ to the answer.

A. come  B. have come  C. came  D. am coming

 By improving reading skills, you can read faster and understand more of          you read．

A．that                 B．what                 C．which                    D．whether

 Little        that the course of his life was about to change then.

A. he is known                                 B. did he know

C. does he know                             D. is he known

目前，教育厅严禁各个学校假期补课，对此不同的人有不同的看法。阅读下表内容，写一篇介绍性短文，并谈谈自己的看法。

    注意：词数120左右。短文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：补课remedial work

Nowadays, many middle schools are forbidden to do remedial work during the vacation, about which different students have different opinions.

 Don’t become addicted to online games, ______about what is more important.

A. forgot B. to forget    C. forgetting         D. having forgotten

The Dragon Boat Festival ________ the beginning of the hottest season of the year.

   A. is marking        B. marks                  C. will mark        D. marked

Our website is presenting to you the world’s leading museums and gallaries:

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

The Smithsonian is one of the world’s leading research and museum complexes, with 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park, and various research stations. More than 137 million objects detailing America’s history are exhibited here.  There’s so much to see that, if you spent every day and night looking at the exhibits at normal pace, in ten years you’d see only ten percent of the whole. Therefore, it’s wise to head out with a plan. Focus on some famous exhibits at two or three different museums.

Le Louvre, Paris, France

The Louvre was a medieval fortress and the palace of the kings of France before becoming a museum two centuries ago. The addition of the Chinese architect I. M. Pei’s stylish glass pyramid(金字塔) shocked many when it was opened to public in 1989 as the new main entrance, yet it somehow works and has won compliment in the country, combining the palace’s various elements to make the museum stand out as the most shinning diamond on the French artistic crown. The museum’s collections, though failing to excel in numbers, are among the most important in the world.

The Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece

The amazing groundfloor gallery houses were found from the slopes of the Acropolis( 卫城). Its amazing see-through glass floor provides a walk over history, with a view of the archaeological(考古的) digging. Smaller settlements have been dug out, providing glimpses of Athenian life. Despite its lack of variety in exhibits and limited collections, the Acropolis attracts audience by, for the first time, allowing visitors to take in the stone exhibits, which are displayed in open air characterized by changing natural light.

State Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia

Russia may be isolated from the artistic centers of the US or West Europe, but the Hermitage has managed to acquire a spectacular collection of world art—three million items in numbers. The museum occupies six buildings along the Neva River, the leading structure being the candy-like Winter Palace. This gloriously  blue-and-white structure was finished in 1764 and over the next several centuries was the main residence of the czars（沙皇）. The museum’s leading attraction is Western European art—in 120 rooms in four buildings ranging from the Middle Ages to the present day.

70. Compared with the other three, which of the following is not geographically distinguished in art history?

   A. Smithsonian Institution.           B. Le Louvre.

   C. The Acropolis Museum.              D. State Hermitage.

71. Which of the following enjoys the largest number of exhibit collections?

   A. Smithsonian Institution.           B. Le Louvre.

   C. The Acropolis Museum.              D. State Hermitage.

72. The new Le Louvre entrance was recognized by French people because ______.

   A. it was designed by a famous foreign architect

   B. it was constructed in a very fashionable style

   C. it demonstrates the joint effect of different factors

   D. it exhibits the diamond on the crown of a French king

73. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

   A. If you plan well, you can view most exhibits of Smithsonian Institution during one visit.

   B. The Winter Palace used to serve as the home for Russian kings.

   C. For preservation, the Acropolis Museum exhibits are not allowed to be exposed to sunlight.

   D. The Russian domestic art works are the most attractive collections in State Hermitage.

--- Can I look at the menu for a few more minutes before I order?

--- Of course. ________, Sir.

A. Make yourself at home                              B. At your service 

C. Take your time                                   D. It doesn’t matter

It’s a headache trying to ________ in a strange, new town. I will just take a taxi and avoid all the trouble.

       A． settle down          B．work out                 C． hold out           D． get around

— I broke your cup．I'm really sorry．

—          .

       A．You're very welcome．                    B．It's my pleasure．

       C．That's all right, don't worry．          D．Can you mind being more careful?

Some young Cambodians are learning a new sport — skateboarding. The country’s first skateboard park is located on the grounds of a local charity group at the edge of Phnom Penh, the capital.

Sports like Khmer boxing and soccer are wildly popular in Cambodia. But Chea ，who has been skating for 6 months ，says skating has already become his favorite sport.

The skaters are learning tricks like launching off a jump or half-pipe and flying through the air on their narrow wooden boards.

A non-governmental organization called Skateistan Cambodia organizes weekly programs at the park. Skateistan started its work in Afghanistan years ago. Rory Burke is working with the group which expanded to Cambodia last year.

Rory Burke points out, “Yeah, it’s definitely not a typical Cambodian pastime (消遣）.And I think the idea of ‘why skateboarding’is that it’s not been done before here. We want to use skateboarding as something saying, ‘Hey，this is new ，this is something different.，And that kind of itself becomes a little bit of hook. People see it and they think and they say, ‘Wow, what is that?，and they want to get involved. ”

Skateistan partners with local groups that work with young people. The park is on the grounds of the group known as PSE, where children attend school and learn a trade. There are almost one hundred twenty participants. They all come from troubled lives.

Seventeen-year-old Sang Rotha is a student at PSE. “Sometimes I don’t do well on subjects like math,”he says, “I feel bad when I find it hard to keep up with my lessons. So that is why I skateboard -to improve my bad feelings. ’，

He says he began skateboarding more than a year ago. Before he started training, it seemed very easy. But it was very difficult to learn tricks, and he got hurt a lot from falling off.

Rory Burke says learning to deal with the difficulties is part of the lesson for these young skateboarders.

43.   According to the passage, PSE is a group ______.

A.    that works with Cambodian students

B.    for young Cambodians to learn a trade

C.    for young Cambodians in troubled lives

D.    for young Cambodians taking skateboarding

44.   What is said about skateboarding in the passage?

A.    It is easy for young Cambodians to learn.

B.    It is a good sport to help regain good feeling.

C.    It originated in Afghanistan years ago.

D.    It is as popular as Khmer boxing in Cambodia.

45.   The underlined part a little bit of hook probably means ______.

A.    something strange  B. something quite new

C.    something different D. something attractive

46.   It can be inferred from the passage that skateboarding is becoming ______.

A.    a sport liked by most young Cambodians

B.    an increasingly popular sport in Cambodia

C.    a sport used to better young Cambodians’ life

D.    a good way to train young Cambodians’ learning skills