—Is a map very __________ when I pay a visit to Beijing?

—Sure, if you go there for the first time, you will find that the map of Beijing is of great ___.

A. important; useful B. importance; useful C. importance; use D. important; use

—Why are there so many policemen in the jewellery shop?

—Don’t you know that the shop _____________ and some jewellery was taken away?

A. was broken out B. was broken into C. was broken down D. was broken off

—Do you mind my parking here? The parking lot is full.

—______. Look at the sign! It says, “No Parking!”

A. Yes, go ahead B. No, I don’t mind C. It doesn’t matter D. You’d better not

完形填空

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Every Friday afternoon, Anni, a primary school teacher, asks her students to write down who they’d like to ______ the following week. She also asks the students to recommend one student who has been an ______ student that week. The result is kept secret and nobody ______ her knows it.

And every Friday afternoon, ______ the students go home, Anni takes out those pieces of paper and studies the names.

Who is not getting required by anyone else?

Who never gets ______ enough to be recommended?

Who had a lot of friends last week but ______this week?

You see, Anni is not looking for a new seating form or “excellent students.” In fact, she is looking for ______ children unnoticed by their classmates.

Anni’s special method is like taking an X-ray of a classroom to see into the hearts of students. It is also like looking for gold --- those little ______ who need a little help. And it did work because such kids are often too ______ to share their loneliness. But as she said --- the______ comes out on those little pieces of paper.

After she watched the documentary about teenagers’ violence(暴力), this ______ woman knew that All Violence Begins With Loneliness. She found that the children unnoticed will try to be noticed in any way______ .

And so she______ to start fighting violence early. When she sits in her ______ classroom and studies those names, ______ Anni is doing --- is SAVING LIVES.

1.A. play   B. play with  C. sit    D. sit with

2.A. honest   B. excellent C. important  D. ideal

3.A. except   B. beside   C. besides   D. including

4.A. until   B. before   C. when   D. after

5.A. seen   B. noticed  C. watched   D. looked

6.A. many   B. much   C. none   D. some

7.A. popular  B. lonely   C. alone   D. good

8.A. student  B. child   C. one    D. ones

9.A. shy   B. patient   C. nervous   D. proud

10.A. opinion  B. truth   C. idea   D. way

11.A. brave  B. honest   C. friendly  D. wise

12.A. in the end B. to the end C. by the end D. at the end

13.A. agreed  B. remembered C. decided   D. began

14.A. clean  B. noisy   C. empty   D. bright

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

SIDE A No. 293083

Student Bus Card
Name: Lilian College: University of Chichester
From: April 1st, 2014 To: June 30th, 2014
Price: $180
Not valid (有效的)for travel unless it’s used in the bus companies of
Stagecoacn, Season, Goldrider and Busabout in the UK
SIDE A No. 293083

Student Bus Card
Name: Lilian College: University of Chichester
From: April 1st, 2014 To: June 30th, 2014
Price: $180
Not valid (有效的)for travel unless it’s used in the bus companies of
Stagecoacn, Season, Goldrider and Busabout in the UK
 

SIDE B No. 293083

Thank you for travelling with Stagecoach
If the card is found, please return to any Stagecoach driver.
SIDE B No. 293083

Thank you for travelling with Stagecoach
If the card is found, please return to any Stagecoach driver.
 

1.The card is used for________.

A. taking a taxi B. travelling by train

C. taking a bus D. entering the college

2.What does Lilian do according to the card?

A. A bus driver B. A university student

C. A college teacher D. A middle school student

3.You can NOT find _________in the card.

A. Lilian’s age B. the price

C. the card number D. the time limit

My grandfather is an eighty-year-old man. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.

Families aren’t families the way they used to be. A lot of families have broken down. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now everyone is working. No one has time to look after children at home．

And the cars! No one walks any more: everyone drives. We used to walk five miles to school every day, even in winter. But now they don’t. And in school the children don’ t have to think any more. In math class, for example, we used to add, subtract, multiply and divide in our heads. Kids don’ t use their heads any more; instead, they use calculators(计算器).

Most families have computers now. In the past we didn’ t have computers. We didn’t even have lights. My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now nobody eats at home and cooks food any more.

And people don’t talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think...

Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.

1.What does my grandfather think of the life today?

A. Life today is better than it used to be. B. Life today is worse than it used to be.

C. Life today is as good as it used to be. D. Life today is as bad as it used to be.

2.In the past___________________________.

A. students walked to school, even in winter B. no one had time to look after children at home

C. nobody ate at home and cooked food D. kids used calculators instead of their heads

3.What changes have happened to some families, according to the passage?

① There are lights at home. ② People like to cook and eat at home.

③ Lots of families have computers. ④ Many families have broken down.

A. ①②④ B. ②③④ C. ①②③ D. ①③④

4.The best title for this passage is _______．

A. Life in the Past B. Life at Present C. The Changes in Our Life D. My Grandfather

Manners are very important for our daily life. There are many different customs and habits among different countries. We must find out and follow their customs so that they will not think us ill-mannered. Here are examples of the things that a person with good education should do.

If you visit a Chinese family, you should knock at the door first. When the door opens, you will not move before the host says “Come in, please.” After you enter the room, you would not sit down until the host asks you to take a seat. When a cup of tea is sent to your hand, you should say“Thank you”and receive it with two hands. Before entering a house in Japan, it is good manners to take off your shoes. In European countries, even though shoes sometimes become very dirty, this is not done. In a Malay house, a visitor always leaves a little food to show that he has had enough. In England, a visitor always finishes the food to show that he has enjoyed it. The host will be pleased with that.

You have to give your present in public in the Middle East to show it is not a bribe. But it’s good manners to give your present in private in Asia. You mustn’t give knives in Latin America because it suggests that you want to cut off the relationship. You mustn’t give your food to Arabia because it suggests that you think your host isn’t offering you enough to eat .

“Come any time” means “I want you to visit me” in India. If you don’t suggest a time at once, the India will think you are refusing the invitation. But if an Englishman says “Come any time”, they will think you are impolite if you start fixing a date.

1.People should know different manners in different countries because ________.

A. actions speak louder than words B. when in Rome, do as the Romans do

C. practice makes perfect D. the early bird catches the worm

2.What is good manners in China?

A. entering the room without knocking at the door B. leaving a little food before finishing it

C. sitting down directly after entering the room D. receiving a cup of tea with two hands

3.The underlined word “bribe” mean___________ in Chinese.

A. 贿赂 B. 贪污 C. 礼物 D. 珍宝

4.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Chinese people often give presents in public .

B. Latin American people often send others knives .

C. We can send some food to Arabian people.

D. An Englishman says “Come any time” to show he’s polite.

Having a teenager at home can be a real headache. Many teenagers smoke, wear strange hairstyle and even fight. Generally , they are often taking risks.

Earlier studies have shown that teenagers are more likely to make irrational decisions than people from any other age group, including children and adults. Is it that teenagers are too young to tell right from wrong? Not really. So what’s the reason?

According to Laurence, a teacher from a US university, the reason is that teenagers care a lot about how their peers (同龄人) view them—that is “peer influence”.

As children enter their teenage years, they spend more time with their friends and classmates, and also they care more about what they think of them. This makes teenagers make decisions without thinking about the costs.

In a test, a group of teenagers were asked to play a video driving game. When they played with their friends watching around them, they took more chances and drove more carelessly because that would increase their possibility of winning. But when they played alone, they drove more safely.

Why do peers have such a big influence on teens’ behavior?

As Laurence sees it, a teenager’s brain is like a car with a good accelerator (油门) but a weak brake (刹车). The “accelerator” is fully developed by teenage years while the “brake” is still not fully developed. When teenagers are watched by their peers, they usually push hard on the accelerator. With their weak brake, it is likely that they are going to end up in an accident.

But the good news is that a violent teenager doesn’t necessarily become a violent adult. About two-thirds to three-quarters of violent youth grow out of it. “They get more self-controlled.”

1.What does the underlined word “irrational” in the 2nd paragraph probably mean?

A. Quick. B. Crazy. C. Careful. D. Correct.

2.According to the passage, teenagers often take risks because_____________.

A. They like challenging themselves. B. They are too young to tell right from wrong.

C. They don’t think about costs. D. They care about what their peers think of them.

3.How does Laurence explain the influence of peer influence on teens’ behavior?

A. By using a metaphor (比喻). B. By giving real examples.

C. By presenting research results. D. By doing experiments.

4.We can learn from the text that _____________________.

A. teenagers are easy to have traffic accidents.

B. peer influence has a good influence on teenagers.

C. most of the teenagers become less violent when they grow up.

D. teenagers shouldn’t spend all the free time with their friends.

根据首字母提示用适当的词完成短文。

When you are in England, you must walk very carefully in the street because the traffic drives on the l1.. Before c2. a street, you must look to the r3. and then left.

In the morning and in the evening when people go to or back from work, the streets are very b4.. Traffic is the most dangerous of the day.

When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic m5. on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.

In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city very well. It’s very interesting.

在横线上填入所缺部分，使句子完整（注意：每空不止一个词）。

1.My father is such a hard-working man that he is _________(太忙而不能帮助我)with my studies.

2.At that time，we_____________别无选择)but to keep the secret to ourselves.

3.The children in the poor areas should go to school______(而不是工作) to support their families.

4.________________(没有毛病)with my computer.

5.You _________________(不允许抽烟) in the library.