题目内容
On February 9th, 2013, Sarah Darling was walking along the street when she met a homeless man named Billy Ray Harris. She reached into her change purse, emptied out all the coins she had and gave them to the homeless man. Neither of them realized that this small generous act would change their lives. 
Sarah didn’t realize that she had given Billy not only all her change but also her diamond ring that she had put in her change purse earlier until the following morning. She and her husband, Bill Krejci, rushed to see if they could find Billy. The homeless man was not only in the same place, he also immediately returned the ring. The grateful couple paid him back for his honesty by emptying out their pockets of all the money they had.
Bob Krejci, a web designer, felt that he needed to do something more for this amazingly honest man. So on February 18th, he set up a special page to raise money for him. In just four days, Billy received over $85,000 and there seems to be no end yet.
That is not enough. Billy is living with a person who is generous instead of living in the streets. And that’s not all—Thanks to the news report, he got together again with his older brother, Edwin Harris who he had been unable to find for 27 years.
All the good luck is just because Billy did the right thing—returning something that did not belong to him.
【小题1】When did Sarah realize that she had also given Billy her diamond ring?
| A．On February 9th, 2013 | B．On February 10th, 2013 |
| C．On February 18th, 2013 | D．On February 22nd 2013 |
A. Billy is living with a generous person.
Billy has found his brother.
Billy bought a diamond ring.
Billy appeared in the news report
【小题3】The underlined word “That” in Paragraph 4 refers to(指代) “________”.
| A．returning the ring | B．setting up a page |
| C．living in the streets | D．receiving money |
| A．Generous Woman Changed Her Own Life |
| B．Kind Man Set Up Special Page |
| C．Homeless Man Returned Diamond Ring |
| D．Many People Donated Much Money |
【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】D
【小题4】C
解析试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是一个诚实的流浪汉归还了一位女士Sarah无意间给他的一枚钻石戒指，而他的这份善良也给他自己带来了回报。他不仅从人们那里得到了很多捐款，而且找到了他失散多年的哥哥。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据短文的开头可知，On February 9th, 2013, 在2013年2月9日的这一天，Sarah给了Billy，这个流浪汉一些零钱，她也不小心把她的钻石戒指给了他。再根据短文第二段的第一句话Sarah didn’t realize that she had given Billy not only all her change but also her diamond ring until the following morning. 可知，在第二天早上她才意识到这件事。故应该是2013年2月10号。故选B。
【小题2】推理判断题。根据短文中Billy is living with a person who is generous可知A选项在文章中提到了；根据Thanks to the news report, he got together again with his older brother可知B选项提到了；根据Thanks to the news report可知D选项也提到了。C选项这句话不符合文意，这个钻石戒指是Sarah的，并不是Billy买的。故选C。
【小题3】词义猜测题。根据文意可知，这里的that 代指的应该是前文中所提到的事情，故浏览上一段的内容可知，这里应该指的是当Billy归还了戒指之后，在Bob的努力下，人们为他捐了很多钱。故选D。
【小题4】主旨大意题。这篇短文讲述的是一个诚实的流浪汉归还了Sarah无意间给他的一枚戒指，而他的这份善良也给他自己带来了回报。他不仅从人们那里得到了很多捐款，而且找到了他失散多年的哥哥。故这篇短文的标题应该是C，Homeless Man Returned Diamond Ring.。
考点：社会现象类短文阅读。
People with disabilities make up a large part of the population. It is reported that over 35 million Americans have physical, mental, or other disabilities. About half of these disabilities are “developmental", that is to say, they happen before people’s twenty-second birthday, often from born conditions, and are hard enough to affect three or more areas of development, such as movement, communication, occupation, etc. Most other disabilities are considered “adventitious" (偶然的), i.e., accidental or caused by outside forces.
Before the 20th century, only a small percentage of people with disabilities survived for long. Medical treatment for these disabilities was unavailable. Improvements in medicine and social services have created a climate in which people with disabilities can expect to have such basic (基本的) needs as food, shelter, and medical treatment. Unluckily, these basics are often not available. Human rights such as the right to vote, marry, get an education, and achieve work have traditionally been not agreed on the basis of disability.
In recent ten years, the disability rights movement has been organized to fight against these disagreements of human rights. Congress(国会) replied by passing important laws recognizing(承认) people with disabilities as a protected group under human rights laws.
It is reported that more than half of qualified(有资格的) Americans with disabilities don’t have work, and a lot of those who do work are out of work. About two-thirds live at or below the official lowest level.
Obvious difficulties, especially in communication and public awareness(意识), prevent disabled people from taking part in society. For example, while no longer stopped by law from marrying, a person unable to communicate is excluded(排斥) from society and social activities which might lead to the development of long-term relationships.
Only when public attitudes(态度) advance as far as laws have, disabled people will be fully able to take their rightful place in society.
【小题1】. A “developmental" disability ______.
| A．is caused by forces |
| B．happens in youth and affects development |
| C．develops very slowly over time |
| D．is getting harder and harder |
| A．they were not very well looked after |
| B．disabilities destroyed body functions terribly |
| C．they were too poor to get right treatment |
| D．medical treatment were not available |
| A．One | B．Two |
| C．Three | D．Four |
| A．The public tend to(倾向) look down on the disabled people. |
| B．Many disabled people may remain single(保持单身) for their whole life. |
| C．The disabled people feel inferior(不及) to those common people. |
| D．Discriminatory(歧视性) laws prevent the disabled from mixing with others. |
| A．The Causes for Disabilities |
| B．Medical Treatments for Disabilities |
| C．The physical difficulties of the Disabled |
| D．Disadvantages of People with Disabilities |
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Overseas education consulting companies（海外教育咨询）are always busy during the summer. That’s because many students are not interested in the majors in their college entrance exams. They want to experience studying and living abroad.
Li Qing, a Chinese student, said, “In order to enter a better university, I have decided to go abroad. I think it will give me a better development.”
According to the companies’data, the number of the students who want to study abroad has increased by 40% in the last few years.
Most of the students who want to go abroad are high school graduates. More and more parents now realize the advantages of sending their children to study abroad. It’s becoming a popular choice of many welloff（富裕的）families.
Many students apply（申请）for world-famous universities. 40% has applied for the top 50 universities in the US; 70% applied for the top 30 in Britain, and 50% applied for the top 8 in Australia.
Countries like Britain, Australia, Japan, Russia, Germany and France are still favorite for the students. Schools and colleges in nearby Malaysia and Singapore are also popular.
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| Why do the high school students want to study abroad? | They don’t like their 【小题1】 in the college entrance exams. |
| How do the students think of studying abroad? | They may have 【小题2】 by studying abroad. |
| Which universities do they like? | They mostly apply for 【小题3】 universities. |
| What about the number of the students who want to go abroad? | It has increased by 【小题4】 . |
| Which country is the most popular with the students who want to study abroad? | 【小题5】 . |
It’s so beautiful outside that spending the day in the office would be very boring. So why not take the vacations(假期)off? A new survey(调查)found that 31﹪of U.S workers don’t always take all of their vacation days. Americans have 12 vacation days on average(平均)each year, but they give back an average of 3 vacation days each year.
So why don’t they use up their vacation days? Some say they would rather get money back for their unused days; some busy workers say they just can’t leave their work. Americans have fewer vacation days than workers in any other country surveyed.
The French take their vacations seriously. French workers get an average of 39 vacation days, and 40﹪ plan to take at least one there-to-four-week vacation.
Workers in Sweden receive an average of 25 vacation days a year, but they can’t find time to use them all. More workers there return vacation days than any other country surveyed.
British workers have the longest working week in Europe(欧洲),with 23 vacation days --the shortest vacation. So they feel overworked.75﹪ say their weekends or vacations are too short and 40﹪ would sacrifice a day’s pay(工资)for one more vacation day.
【小题1】____________ U.S workers don’t always take all of their vacation days.
| A．All | B．Most | C．Some | D．Few |
| A．9 | B．12 | C．15 | D．23 |
| A．America. | B．France. | C．Sweden. | D．Great Britain. |
| A．Use up. | B．Put up. | C．Take up. | D．Give up. |
| A．Some American workers are too busy to leave their work. |
| B．French workers can take one Three-to-four week days. |
| C．Swedish workers can enjoy all of their vacation days. |
| D．British workers have the shortest vacation days of all the countries surveyed. |
Students these days often have a lot of worries. Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends. . Some people think the worst thing is to do nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager from Washington, agrees. “Problems and worries are normal in life,” says Laura. “But I think talking to someone helps a lot. If we don’t talk to someone, we’ll certainly feel worse.”
Laura once lost her purse, and worried for days. She was afraid to tell her parents about it. She even walked three miles to school each day because she didn’t have any money. She just kept thinking. “If I tell my parents, they’ll be angry!” But in the end, she talked to her parents and they were really understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself. They got her a new purse and asked her to be more careful. “I will always remember to share my problems in the future!” Laura says.
Robert Hunt advises students about common problems. He feels the same way as Laura. “It is best not to avoid our problems. We should always try to solve them.” He thinks that you can first find someone to talk to. This person doesn’t need to be an expert (专家) like himself. Students often forget that their parents have more experience than them, and are always there to help them.
In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. So you’re halfway to solving a problem if you talk to someone about it!
【小题1】Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph One?
| A．What can they do about this? |
| B．Where do the problems come from? |
| C．When did they have these problems? |
| D．Why do they have so many problems? |
| A．answer a question | B．give an example |
| C．introduce his friend | D．share his experience |
| A．Laura’s teacher |
| B．the writer of the passage |
| C．a person with a problem |
| D．an expert on students’ problems |
If they eat up their food, students can collect coupons(优惠券) and exchange them for small gifts, such as books, magazines, mobile phone covers and hand warmers.
“It’s been such a surprise,” said Liang zhaoyun,19, a student at a university in Shanghai, “It has given us one more motivation to finish our food.”
The measure is part of a national “eat-up” campaign(行动) which is organized by students to deal with food waste on campuses(校园).
Why only on campuses? You might ask. Because according to a report by Xinhua News Agency, students waste twice as much food as the national average(平均).
The campaign on campus food waste is receiving attention across the country.
“The aim of the campaign is not only to encourage students to finish their food. We hope it can also encourage students to choose a more environment –friendly and healthy lifestyle,” said Tao Siliang, Secretary of the Youth League Committee at Shanghai University.
Some school food is poorly prepared, so students do not like to finish it all. Some schools have taken notice of this and they are taking measures to improve it.
“I’m glad that we’ve reduced food waste since the ‘eat-up’ campaign began. But if we call on students to waste less food, we should also improve the service and food standard on campuses.” said Tao.
【小题1】From Paragraph1, we know that the students will get a coupon .
| A．when they eat school food | B．after they exchange gifts |
| C．if they finish all their food | D．if they collect the waste |
| A．动力 | B．机会 | C．试验 | D．条件 |
| A．students get a good education | B．schools offer small gifts |
| C．students waste too much food | D．school food is more delicious |
| A．improve the school food standard |
| B．encourage a greener and healthier lifestyle |
| C．receive attention from the society |
| D．further improve the service in universities |
| A．Enjoy Your Food | B．Reduce Waste on Campus |
| C．Meals in Universities | D．“Eat-up” Campaign on Campus |
American people like to say “ Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many countries do so, too. It is a very good habit(习惯).
You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters.
“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you,
you know that somebody wants to walk past you without touching you. It’s not polite to break others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others.
Let’s learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”.
【小题1】You should say “Thank you” when______.
| A．you say something kind to others |
| B．you help others |
| C．someone helps you |
| D．you need others to help you |
| A．widely used in the world |
| B．used more often than “Excuse me” |
| C．used only by Americans |
| D．used only between friends |
| A．cough | B．make some noise | C．go first | D．all the above |
| A．Thank you | B．That’s very kind of you |
| C．Excuse me | D．I’m sorry |
| A．to be happy | B．to be polite |
| C．to help others | D．to learn from Americans |
All over the world, people enjoy sports. Sports are good for people’s health. Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TV sets or may be online(上网) to watch.
Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in different seasons. Sometimes they play inside the room. Sometimes they play outside. We can find sports here and there. Some sports are interesting and people everywhere like them. Football, for example, is very popular in the world. People from different countries cannot understand each other, but after a game they often become very friendly to each other.
【小题1】Sports are good for _______.
| A．the players | B．people’s health |
| C．the coaches | D．people who like sports |
A. buy tickets to watch the games
B. watch the games on TV
C. watch the games on the Internet
D. A、B and C
【小题3】People play _______ in different seasons.
| A．the same game | B．different games | C．any games | D．all kinds of games |
| A．Table tennis | B．Baseball | C．Football | D．Skating |
| A．people from different countries all |
| B．people from the same country |
| C．people who do the same sports |
| D．after a game, people from different countries |
Teachers say the digital age has had a good and a not-so-good influence on the American teenagers. More than 2,000 high school teachers took an online survey.
75 percent of the teachers said the Internet and digital search tools have had a “mostly good” use for their students' research habits and skills, But 87 percent agreed that these technologies "make the students not have enough attention.” And 64 percent said the technologies “do little to help them in courses.”
Judy Buchanan is a director of the National Writing Project. Ms. Buchanan says digital research tools are helping students learn more, and learn faster. Teachers really like these tools, because they are ways to make some of learning exciting. Young people enjoy using these tools. And the goal is to help them become creative students of meaningful work, and not just that kind of copyist.
But one problem the survey found is that many students don't have a good understanding of how to use the digital knowledge well. In other words, they trust(信任) too much of the information. Judy Buchanan says these students have not developed the skills they need to tell whether the online information is good or bad.
Another problem the survey found is something that might not seem like a problem, at all, being-able to quickly find information online. Teachers say the ability of their students to work hard to find answers is becoming weaker. They say students depend too much on search engines (引擎) and do not make enough use, of printed books or research, librarians.
Besides, many teachers are also worried about the problem that the Internet makes it easy for students to copy work done by others, instead of using their own abilities.
【小题1】 of the teachers agreed technologies may stop students from having enough attention.
| A．50% | B．64% | C．75% | D．87% |
| A．One | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．make some of learning exciting |
| B．help students find answers easily |
| C．tell whether the information is good or not |
| D．help students copy the work done by others |
| A．Digital search tools have quite a lot of advantages. |
| B．Students don't know how to use the digital search tools. |
| C．Many teachers are worried about the students' abilities. |
| D．Students should learn how to use the digital tools in a right way. |