Manners nowadays in big cities like London are particularly non-existent.It's nothing for a big,strong schoolboy to push an elderly woman aside in the dash for the last remaining seat on a bus,much less stand up and offer his seat to her,as he ought to.In fact,it is saddening to note that if a man does offer his seat to an older woman,it is nearly always one from the older generation.

This question of giving up seats in public transport is much argued by young men,who say that,since women have claimed equality,they no longer deserve to be treated with courtesy and that those who go out to work should take their tum in the rat race like anyone else.Women have never claimed to be physically as strong as men.Even if it's not agreed,however,that young men should stand up for older women,the fact remains that courtesy should be shown to the old,the sick and the burdened. Are we really so lost to all ideals of unselfishness that we can sit there indifferently reading the paper or a book,saying to ourselves "First come,first served",while a gray-haired woman,a mother with a young child or a cripple stands?Yet this is too often seen.

Older people,tired and easy annoyed from a day's work,aren't angels,either-far from it.Many an argument or an insulting quarrel breaks out as they feel tired of pushes in the queue and shove（猛推）each other to get on buses.

If cities are to remain pleasant places to live in at all,however,it seems necessary,not only that communication in transport should be improved,but also that communication between human beings should be kept smooth and polite. Shop assistant won't bother to assist,taxi drivers shout at each other as they dash dangerously round comers,bus conductors pull the bell before their desperate passengers have had time to get on or off the bus,and so on.It seems to us that it's up to the young and strong to do their small part to stop such deterioration（恶化）.

5. What can be inferred from the first paragraph?

A. A big strong schoolboy never pushes the elderly for a seat on a bus.

B. Young persons are sure to offer seat to the elderly.

C. Older generation have better manners than the young.

D. Elderly women are often treated politely.

6. What's the author's attitude towards the young men's argument about offering seat in public?

A. Tolerant.    B. Doubtful.    C. Positive.    D. Negative.

7. What do we know about older people when they are tired from a day's work?

A. Older people behave worse than the young.

B. Older people may also have unpleasant behaviors.

C. Older people don't like taking buses.

D. Older people are good at argument and quarrel.

8. Why does the author write this article?

A. To tell us that manners nowadays in big cities are non-existent.

B. To scold the persons who have no manners at all.

C. To warn us of the seriousness of young men's lacking good manners.

D. To call on the young to improve the situation.

Scientists in Mexico have just begun a new study of one of the world’s biggest pyramids:  the Pyramid of the Sun, north of Mexico City. They’re putting lots of small, high-tech machines under the pyramid to try to unlock some of its secrets. For thousands of years, people have tried to uncover the secrets of the pyramids.

The people who built the pyramids made lots of secret doors and rooms to stop robbers from finding the treasures inside. However, there always have been some smart thieves in history. Now, almost all of Egypt’s pyramids have been robbed, including the Great Pyramid of Khufu, which is the largest pyramid in the world. It is the only one of the ancient wonders of the world that is still standing.

In AD 820, an Arab king named Abdullah AL Manum got a group of workers to dig their way into the Great Pyramid and have a look. Inside the pyramid, they found three rooms --- the Queen’s Chamber, the Grand Gallery and the King’s Chamber. But to their surprise, the men didn’t find the treasures they wanted. The Queen’s and King’s Chambers were both empty! Where were the King’s mummy and his treasures? Had someone already taken them away? The huge stone doors at the pyramid’s entrance were still closed when AL Manum’s men went inside. How had the thieves got in and out?

Since then, many people have gone inside the Great Pyramid to have a look or to try to take things. But still, no other chambers or walkways have been found.

In 2002, an American team made the most recent visit to the Great Pyramid. Scientists sent a robot into the pyramid, but they only found a mysterious locked stone door.

21．The first two paragraphs were written to show that ________.

A．the Pyramid of the Sun is an unusual historic building

B．ancient Egyptian emperors were cruel

C．construction workers led a hard life in ancient Egypt

D．the secrets of the pyramids remain to be uncovered

22．Which of the following is NOT true to the Great Pyramid of Khufu?

A．It is the largest pyramid in the world.

B．It is the only one of the ancient wonders that is still standing.

C．Abdullah AL Manum took the King’s mummy and his treasures away.

D．Scientists found a mysterious locked stone door to the Great Pyramid.

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

A．The Pyramid of the Sun

B．The Great Pyramid of Khufu

C．A Mysterious Locked Stone Door

D．Unlocking the Doors of History

A wireless smart pillbox can remind patients to take their daily vitamins,          we all find hard to believe．

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

 --- How did he lose much weight?

   --- _____ eating less, he walked ten miles every day.

A. In terms of       B. In spite of       C . With regard to   D. Apart from 

 For a few years, I have been wearing a ring on my right hand. It's not always the__16__ring, but it's always a ring that has__17__on it so that when I look at it, I'm__18__or reminded of something important. I have made a__19__of buying rings like this whenever I see one in a store. Sometimes I give them away as __20__to someone like Jennie.

     I first met Jennie in the __21__waiting room and we had talked several times. One night I sat down beside her and __22__how her son was doing because I knew that he was in very__23__condition. She told me that she didn't know what to do any more because it seemed none of the__24__from the doctors was good. They weren't at all sure her son was going to __25__the accident that had hurt him so badly. With__26__in her eyes she said, "They're __27__my hope."

     I knew then that it was__28__just a coincidence that I was wearing the ring that I had on that day. As she__29__to talk, I __30__slipped the ring off my finger and placed it in Jennie's hand. I told her to wear it to remember that God loved her and He would be with her__31__all of this.__32__Jennie looked down at the ring, she got excited and then held it tightly,__33__the word written on the ring was "HOPE".

     The last day I was at the hospital, I saw Jennie in the distance as I got on the lift. She __34__and held up the hand with the ring on it as she called out to me saying, "Look, I __35__have Hope!" 

How to rebuild trust after it’s broken

Maybe your partner cheated on you, your best friend stabbed you in the back, or your co-worker took credit for your idea. On the other hand, maybe you lied to your sweetheart, stole the guy or girl your friend had an eye on, or failed to help a co-worker or classmate on an important project. Trust between two people means that they can be vulnerable(易受攻击的) with each other.   36    Here are what you need to do from both angles.

1. Coming clean does work. If you are the one who betrayed someone else, you need to come clean. In interpersonal relationships, it’s especially important to tell the truth when you would benefit a lie.    37 

2. Being defensive or casual about the problem never works. There must be a sincere effort to work out the issues, or the wall will never come down.   38   Be patient with the other person, but be persistent in your own efforts.

3.    39  Trust between two people means that you have to be dependable and consistent over a long period of time.  40  If you can’t be honest in the future, or cannot do all that you promise to do, the person you betrayed will be unable to accept that you are worthy of being trusted again.

A. Talking about what made you do it.

B. Keep your word going forward.

C. You should avoid making the same mistake at all costs.

D. Therefore, losing trust is two-way street, and so is rebuilding it.

E. Denial will only make the other party’s distrust run deeper, especially if the truth is already clear.

F. You should make a promise to do better, but a promise or apology alone will only restore trust short-term.

G. The angrier you are, the less you are able to hear what the aggrieved one has to say, and the worse what they feel will get.

–Have you got any particular plans for the coming holiday?

   --Yes. _____, I’m going to visit some homes for the old in the city.

    A. If ever       B. If busy       C. If anything      D. If possible

If you want to stand out, there is no alternative but hard work.

Once a boy in __41__clothes full of patches ran to ask a successful building contractor (承包商) in a construction site, “How could I become as __42___as you when I grow up ?”

With a ___43___ at the boy, the contractor replied, “There is a story about three diggers .The first digger liked holding a spade without doing anything but saying that he wanted to be a (n) __44__ in the future. The second always liked __45__ about the work and his low __46__. The third digger liked ___47___ devoting himself to digging. Later, the first was still holding his spade in the __48__ place and the second took an excuse for early __49___. Only the third became a boss. Do you understand the __50___ of this story? Just go to buy a __51___ shirt and work hard .”

 The little boy was __52__. So he asked the contractor to explain further. __53__ the working builders, the contractor replied, “Look at my workers! I can’t remember all their names, and even I have no __54__ of some of them. Most of them wear blue shirts. But if you look __55___, you will notice a sunburned man in red. He seems to be working harder than others. He is always the first one to work while the last one to leave. It is exactly his red shirt that makes him __56___. Soon he will be ___57___ to my assistant. You know, that is also how I got __58___ I am now. I worked hard and wore a striped shirt. My boss ___59___ me. I also became a boss eventually.”

Success can only __60__ action. Working hard is all winners’ shared experience for achieving their dreams.

41. A .spotted              B. ragged            C. elegant                    D. formal

42. A. creative              B. strong                   C. rich                         D. responsible

43. A. glance                B. laugh             C. wave                    D. shout

44. A. designer             B. architect                  C. boss                     D. assistant

45. A. thinking             B. learning                   C .explaining         D. complaining

46. A. spirit                  B. salary                      C. ability                    D. intelligence

47. A. quietly                B. excitedly               C. obviously              D. freely

48. A. remote                B. ideal                      C. original                     D. suitable

49. A. arrival         B. retirement               C. development             D. payment

50. A. ending               B.  people                   C.  moral                    D. importance

51. A. yellow                      B. red                        C .white                      D. blue

52. A. puzzled              B. disappointed             C. embarrassed            D. inspired

53. A. Speaking to        B.    Referring to          C. Coming to               D. Pointing to

54. A. impression          B. description                C. information              D. expression

55. A. frequently           B. regularly                C. carefully                   D. doubtfully

56. A. stand out            B. work out              C. turn out                D. give out

57. A. employed           B. elected                     C. admitted                  D. promoted

58. A. which         B. where                      C. who                  D. why

59. A. praised               B. ignored                    C. scolded                   D. noticed

60. A. bring about      B. lead to            C. result from        D. get into

 —Excuse me, do you have the time?
    —____________.

A. Yes, I do           B. Of course, I have       C. A quarter to ten        D. No problem

Dear son,

The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.

If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I   36   teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I   37   the same things thousand and one times, do not   38   me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story   39   you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a   40  , neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I   41  , in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my   42   little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking (嘲弄) smile. I taught you   43   to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life …. When at some moment I lose the memory or the   44   of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you   45   to me.

If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well   46   I need to and when not. When my   47   legs do not allow me to walk, give me your   48  , the same way I did when you gave your first   49  . And when someday I say to you that I do not want to   50   any more — that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand.

Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that,   51   my mistakes, I always wanted the   52   thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent (无可奈何) for seeing me   53   you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you   54   living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and   55  . I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.

I love you, son.

Your father

36. A. paid             B. spent                         C. cost                         D. took

37. A. praise                    B. think                          C. repeat                      D. criticize

38. A. interrupt                 B. disturb                       C. look                         D. avoid

39. A. when                     B. after                          C. since                        D. until

40. A. rest                       B. word                         C. shower                    D. sleep

41. A. discovered             B. invented                     C. noticed                     D. assumed

42. A. knowing                B. fearing                       C. enjoying                   D. consulting

43. A. what                      B. when                         C. how                         D. why

44. A. news                     B. attitude                       C. material                    D. thread

45. A. talking                   B. listening                     C. responding               D. appealing

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

47. A. tired                      B. short                          C. long                         D. strong

48. A. leg                         B. ear                             C. hand                        D. mind

49. A. step                       B. pace                          C. laugh                       D. cry

50. A. talk                        B. live                            C. write                        D. sleep

51. A. though                   B. since                          C. while                       D. despite

52. A. last                        B. first                           C. best                         D. most

53. A. near                       B. behind                        C. below                      D. against

54. A. made                     B. started                       C. earned                      D. found

55. A. mercy                    B. care                           C. excuse                     D. patience

People found it hard to           so much advertising in TV series that a rule has been made to ban it．

  A．catch up with        B．put up with           C．get along with        D．get away with

Ways to Free Your Mind When You’re Feeling Stuck

Have you ever felt like you were racing around in circles without making much forward progress? If you’re stuck and you don’t know how to rise, don’t look outside yourself. Look below.   36   

Go back to what’s important

When we get stuck, it can be extremely useful to come back to these three things: core values, beliefs and goals. Why? __37__

Ask for help

Very often, highly happy and successful people have a supporting group of friends, family and others who help them.   38   And don’t be afraid to reach out and help someone who’s even more stuck than you.

Embrace the natural pathways

When you get stuck, there’s no need to go back to the drawing board. Ask the people around you about the systems that are working for them, read insightful books and blog articles, and use the same methods and pathways that others have used to get unstuck.   39   

Relocate yourself to an inspiring environment

  40   You can go for a walk in a nearby park. You can come out of the office for a cup of coffee. Or if you are at home, you can simply go to a different room in the house. Whether it’s urban spaces, parks, libraries, museums or even our own backyards, there are plenty of available sources that we can draw inspiration and strength from.

A.   Goals are the outcomes in life that we strive for.

B.    Here are some useful ways to help yourself get unstuck.

C.   When you are stuck, don’t be afraid to ask for help.

D.   One way to get unstuck is to simply change your environment.

E.    Because they form the basics of what is important to us as individuals.

F.    Break the circle of worry and work on something else.

G.   In fact, the system is nothing more than a natural pathway of thought that someone has created with their mind.

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During the summer holidays, I thought I should do anything meaningful instead of touring. So I got a job at fast food restaurant and worked there for a cleaner. I worked 7 hours a day for three week. The job was hard and boring and seemed endless, it made me so tired that I nearly left it halfway. Therefore, I stuck to it with determination. Every day I start off for work early in the morning and got to home late in the evening. Finally, I finished the job before the new school term began. Now, I understand that labor means. I consider it a successful experience, which is worth remembered forever.

 _____ in Korean clothes, she looked as if she came from Korea.

   A. To dress       B. Dress          C. Dressing         D. Dressed

Unfortunately, ____ stone hit him on ______ head and he got injured.

      A. the; a                                                         B. a; 不填                                                     C. a; the                     D. the ; the

On the night of the play, Jack was at the theatre early. He was already dressed in a policeman's clothes long   21   the end of the first scene. He certainly looked the part all right, he thought as he   22   himself in the mirror. He even   23   going out into the street to see whether he could pass as a policeman out there. Just for   24  , of course.

Then he suddenly felt   25  . After all, it was his first time to have a part in a play How could he  26   all those people watching the play? He put his head in his hands and tried to   27   his lines, but nothing came to his   28  .

A knock on the door made him   29   up. He was to go on stage in the second   30  . “Have I missed my part and   31   the play for everybody?” he thought to himself.   32   it was only the manager. She   33   how nervous he was and suggested he should stand near the   34   where he could watch and follow the play. It was a good   35   of getting rid of his nervousness, she said. She was right, it seemed to   36  . In fact the more he watched the play, the more he felt himself part of it.

At last the   37   came for him to appear on the stage. But suddenly the manager came to him again, looking   38   as she placed a hand on his arm to hold him back. “Has anything gone   39  ?” Jack asked. “I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed,” she said. “They’ve   40   three pages of the play and have missed your part out completely.”

21. A. before                        B. over                         C. since                        D. during

22. A. recognized                 B. showed                    C. admired                    D. found

23. A. learnt about                   B. thought of          C. knew about          D. heard of

24. A. joke                           B. fun                          C. play                         D. exercise

25. A. curious               B. proud                 C. sorry                 D. nervous

26. A. face                           B. guess                       C. look                         D. discover

27. A. read                           B. remember                 C. understand               D. learn

28. A. light                      B. life                     C. mind                    D. sight

29. A. wake                     B. stay                    C. dress                    D. look

30. A. scene    `                 B. place                     C. chance                 D. class

31. A. directed                 B. performed             C. ruined                  D. wrote

32. A. Even                      B. Or                     C. So                       D. But

33. A. wondered                   B. imagined                   C. noticed                     D. regretted

34. A. theatre                  B. stage                    C. street                          D. door

35. A. idea                           B. way                         C. path                         D. plan

36. A. do                             B. appear                      C. work                       D. act

37. A. day                            B. advice                      C. moment                   D. order

38. A. serious                    B. angry                          C. stubborn              D. worried

39. A. bad                            B. late                          C. mad                         D. wrong

40. A. jumped                  B. covered                C. tore                      D. picked

In Britain，it's bottoms up from the week before Christmas till the last firework explodes in the sky announcing the new year,．The last Friday before Christmas popularly known as‘Mad Friday’—is one of the busiest periods for the country’s pubs and clubs．

But it's not just the bars that get busy．Ambulances and A&E departments around Britain get packed out too．Head injuries,，cuts，falls…it's easy to end up hurting yourself or others when self-control disappear and your head is spinning due to alcoho1．Revelers(纵酒狂欢的人)have been warned by the health authorities about the dangers of deadly drinking but drinking crazily seems to be part of the festivities for some．

The charity Alcohol Concern is running a campaign of restriction by encouraging people to have a dry January．   

Jackie Ballard，the charity’s Chief Executive，believes the campaign has been successful in recent years．She says：“More than two-thirds of people even six months later are drinking at reduced levels having had a month off drink．But also a study has shown the impact it has on people’s health reducing their blood pressure and blood sugar levels．”

The study by the University of Sussex followed up nearly 900 participants in Alcohol Concern’s Dry January campaign and found out that 72％of them had kept harmful drinking sessions down and 4％were still not drinking．   

Moderation(适度)seems to be the key to everything．The official recommendation for women is not to regularly drink more than 2 to 3 units of alcohol a day．The limit for men is 3 to 4 units of alcohol—no more than a pint of 5.2％ABV lager，beer or cider．

32．The last Friday before Christmas is called．“Mad Friday”because_________.

A．people stay up too late

B．people go out and drink a lot

C．firework explodes in the sky

D．people go shoping madly

33．What is the second paragraph mainly about?  

A．The atmosphere of the bars．

B．The effect of drinking too much．

C．The customs of the festivities．

D．The importance of the health authorities．  

34．The result of dry January campaign is that________．

A．many people stop drinking

B．people drink more than before

C．people can improve their health

D．people’s blood pressure increases

35．What is the official suggestion of drinking alcohol?   

A．Women shouldn’t drink any alcoho1．

B．People should stay away from alcoho1．

C．Men may drink 3 to 4 units of alcohol at least．

D．Moderate alcohol drinking can be accepted．

Some wonderfully creative uses of X-rays have been in the world of art．But the most impressive one is to uncover what has been covered up．Details unfolded by an X-ray of a painting can ' t be seen any other way．For example, in the past, paintings were often repaired if small pieces of paint fell off the canvas （帆布）． These repairs cannot be seen just by looking at the painting．It takes an X-ray to discover where the repairs have been made．

An X-ray of a painting is one of the best ways to tell if it was created by a famous painter or if it is a forgery．If there is a question as to whether an old master has painted a certain painting or not, X-rays are made and compared to those of paintings that are known to be original．If the brushstrokes （笔迹） , for example, are shown to be totally different than in other work done by a certain artist, then the painting is proved to be a fake copy．

Since modern paints are usually made from different materials than paints of hundreds of years ago, the image they leave on an X-ray film looks different．This is another way X-rays can be used to spot a forgery．A modem artist will try to make a forgery look hundreds of years old by painting dirty vamish on it or by using artificial means to get the varnish to look cracked．To the naked eye the forgery may look old, but when a careful study of the X-ray image is made, the deception is obvious．

It was common many years ago for an artist to finish a painting, decide it wasn't any good, and paint a completely different picture on top of it．Or artists would paint over others' work —it was their version of recycling．Taking an X-ray is the only way to find out if there is a picture underneath the picture you see with your eyes．Sometimes museums will be more interested in the painting beneath than the one on top, and will restore the older one by having the top layer painstakingly removed．

63．What is the main purpose of the article?

     A．To provide information to police who are looking for stolen art．

     B．To persuade art dealers to check for fake copies before selling art．

     C．To explain how modern technology can be applied in unique ways．

     D．To help artists restore damaged artwork to its original appearance．

64．According to the passage．X-rays are used to ______．

     A．make repairs on paintings in the past

     B．identify the authenticity of an artwork

     C．change the materials of a forgery

     D．remove the recyclable paints

65．In Paragraph 3, the word "deception" probably means ______．

     A．comparison      B．drawback         C．trickery                  D．judgement

66．Which is the best title for the passage?

     A．X-ray Detectives                     B．Creative Uses of Technology

     C．Forgery Studies                      D．X-ray Painting Techniques

A spelling mistake on a sign outside a state primary school had me banging my head in despair—but don’t be panicked into thinking state education is fundamentally disabled.

There’s a notice on our local park gate, made by a local state primary school pupil, saying: “there is know things like the poo fairy.” What a good idea—a campaign to encourage the dog-owners among us to pick up their dog’s waste! And what an attractive and eye-catching poster! But “KNOW poo fairy”? why didn’t the teacher check the spelling before the poster was completed and displayed before the public? Didn’t he/she realize that not only is bad spelling a worry, but even worse—this is the sort of thing that could easily bring joy to Mr. Gove’s heart, because it seems to prove him right—ordinary state schools bad and academies good. And the country may take his propaganda (宣传) seriously. Show the panicking parents one bad spelling from a non-academy school, suggesting that it’s filled with wild and unqualified staff, and they’ll be scared that their children will come out walking on all fours, and must be marched straight into an academy—and institution full of exam results and undemocratic management.

Don’t fall for it, parents. Like thousands of teachers in state schools, and local authorities, you can care about children’s education and standards of literacy, you can even love Latin, without singing up to the Gove brigade (队列). Just because he has had an insight into our terrors and recognized our dreams, it does mean that he just knows how to take us in and what works in his favor.

“That ‘know poo’ teacher has scored an own goal,” says Fielding, “and you’re in a dilemma here. You’re caught between your enthusiasm for accurate grammar and your well-meaning social responsibilities” Even Fielding doesn’t get it. You can have the two thing together—high standards in comprehensives. We do not need academic. You can manage it!

53.       “Know” in the poster should probably be spelled as ________.

A. no                                  B. now                                  C. new                                   D. nor

54.       Who is Mr. Gove in the passage?

A. A pupil’s father concerned about education.        B. A teacher of a state primary school.

C. An advocate for academy.                                        D. An enthusiast of literacy.

55.       We can learn from the passage that the author________.

A. felt hopeless at the state primary education

B. tried to defend the spelling mistakes in the poster

C. thought highly of academy’s educational standard

D. was opposed to Mr. Gove’s misleading propaganda.

56.       What is the author’s tune towards state primary education?

A. Negative                       B. Cooperative                    C. Encouraging                   D. Praiseful