The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet , chat and go where we've never been before.
But just as in face to face communication, there are some rules of  behavior that should be followed when on line . _1____Imagine how you'd feel if you were in the other person's shoes.
For anything you're about to send: ask yourself,"Would I say this to the person's face ? If the answer is no ,rewrite and reread .____2__________
If someone in the chat room is rude to you , your instinct (本能 ) is to fire back in the same manner . But try not to do so ._____3________If it was caused by a disagreement with another member , try to fix the situation by politely discussing it. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.
____4_____offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake, whether it's a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it. If it is a small mistake, you may not need to say anything. Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before saying anything. Having good manners yourself doesn't give you license to correct everyone else .___5_______At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those you have offended.
It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age, sex, and marital statues. unless you know the person very well , and both comfortable with sharing personal information, don't ask such questions.

A.It's natural that there are some people who speak rudely or make online.
B.Repeat the process till you feel sure that you'd feel comfortable saying the words to the person's face.
C.Everyone was new to the network once.
D.The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated.
E. When you send short messages to a person online, you must say something beautiful to hear.
F. You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block their messages.
G. If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake , point it out politely.

Many years ago, I pulled a family out of a burning car somewhere in Wyoming. Last week I received a telephone call from a woman who could not stop crying as she told me that one of my stories had saved her son from committing suicide. In closing she called me a hero.

That got me thinking about what a hero is. Was I a hero because I pulled a family from a burning car? If so, how could I be a hero just because I wrote a story that saved someone’s life?

Today I looked up the word “hero” in the dictionary to see exactly what it meant. It read “a person who does something brave” and also “a person who is good and noble”.

That statement impressed me more than the part about being brave. So I thought about something very important. And I remembered what happened to me years ago.

After my marriage of twenty years ended, I was in such a condition. I was within hours trying to get up enough courage to end the pain and misery. When I returned home, someone had sent me a card in the mail which told me how much they would appreciate me as a friend. That wonderful card probably saved my life. That person, without even knowing it, saved a life and became a hero.

The many stories I kept writing in the following years saved the life of a teenage boy. In turn that makes the person who sent me the card a double hero. I suppose that is why I fight so hard to help the children now living in orphanages (孤儿院). Most children come out of these institutions with a very hard and bitter attitude against the world. The gifts we send them let them know that they have not been forgotten. Hopefully, most of them will never hurt anyone because of the kindness shown to them by those of us who cared. If it works, we will also become "heroes".

1.The main idea of the passage is _______________.

A.why the writer should be a hero            B.that everyone is a hero

C.whether the writer is a hero               D.what a hero exactly is

2.Why did the woman call the writer a hero at the end of the call?

A.Because he asked her son not to kill himself.

B.Because he saved a family from a burning car.

C.Because his story saved her son’s life.

D.Because he was cute and kind to everybody.

3.What does the underlined word “it” in the last sentence of Paragraph 5 refer to?

A.The fact that the sender helped the writer.

B.The action of sending the card.

C.The wonderful card the writer received.

D.The fact that the sender was a friend of the writer.

4.According to the writer, who can be considered as a hero?

A.A person who is brave.

B.A person who helps someone in trouble.

C.A person who can hold a door for others.

D.A person who writes wonderful stories.

 

第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It was almost Christmas. We wrote to my father, asking him to  36  an artificial tree for us and   _37  it to us in several smaller boxes. Two days before Christmas we were in a  38  . All of the boxes that my father had sent us arrived except for the one with the tree  39 . We decided to wait one more day.

Meanwhile, in Bremerhaven, a young mail clerk  40  a box under a counter. He  41  that someone would be without a tree for Christmas. Although he was closing up and there was no  42_   on Christmas, he processed the mail and got it to Mannheim.

After putting the  43  on the proper shelf, he headed to the snack bar. The place was  44   and he ended up sharing a table. Two men were speaking and the clerk discovered that one of his  45  at the table was working in Mannheim. He said to the man, "You could  46  play Santa for someone in Mannheim tonight if you'd like to." The man  47  to deliver it and the two walked to the mail room to  48  the package.

At home in Mannheim, we were busily  49  to think up some way to put our tree together, but couldn't  50  a workable solution. We were ready to give up  51  the door bell rang. There stood a stranger holding a long  52  carton, our tree trunk. We invited him in,  53  it was Christmas Eve and he was  54  to get home to his own family.

The next day as we watched our little boy's eyes light up at the  55  of our beautiful tree, I whispered a little prayer: "Bless the stranger who brightened up our Christmas with his kindness."

36. A. sell              B. buy              C. deliver                 D. bring

37. A. send            B. pass                 C. carry                 D. take

38. A. surprise          B. hunger             C. pleasure                     D. panic

39. A. leaf            B. trunk                C. stand                 D. branch

40. A. watched        B. caught               C. spotted                D. broke

41. A. directed         B. whispered           C. realized                 D. confirmed

42. A. delivery         B. customer             C. money                 D. letter

43. A. present         B. tree              C. mail                           D. package

44. A. crowded         B. small             C. noisy                  D. normal

45. A. friends          B. colleagues           C. relatives               D. companions

46. A. really           B. confidently        C. kindly                 D. patiently

47. A. overcame       B. agreed              C. astonished             D. struggled

48. A. fetch              B. transform           C. post                       D. consult

49. A. solving          B. explaining          C. trying                 D. worrying

50. A. come across      B. come back to        C. come upon             D. come up with

51. A. while             B. when              C. as                        D. since

52. A. slim            B. beautiful           C. thick                 D. heavy

53. A. but               B. so                  C. because                D. or

54. A. in surprise       B. it, the, way         C. in a hurt7                    D. in lime

55. A. sight            B. back            C. corner                  D. scene

 

A. Use business recordings

B. Speak slowly and clearly

C. Learn telephone manners

D. Practice often with a friend

E. Always be considerate of your friends

F. Make sure you understand the other speaker

Telephone tips

If the phone rings and someone speaks in English, don’t be afraid to answer it! The fear of talking on the phone in a second language will disappear if you practice often. Here are a few tips for helping you improve your ability to answer a call in English.

1._______________

  Listening to someone speaking in a second language over the telephone can be very challenging because you cannot see the person you are trying to hear. However, it may be even more difficult for the person you are talking with to understand you. You may not realize that your pronunciation isn’t clear because your teacher and fellow students know and understand you. Pay special attention to your weak areas of your pronunciation when you are on the phone.

2._______________

  Don’t pretend to understand everything you hear over the telephone. Even native speakers ask each other to repeat and confirm information from time to time. This is especially important if you are taking a message for someone else. Learn the appropriate expressions that English speakers use when they don’t hear something properly. Don’t be afraid to remind the person to slow down more than once. Keep your telephone in an area that is away from other noise distractions such as a radio or television.

3._______________.

  Ask another student to practice talking on the phone with you. You might choose one night a week and take turns phoning each other at a certain time. Try to talk for at least fifteen minutes. You can talk socially, or role play different scenarios in a business environment. The most important thing about practicing telephone English is that you are not able to see each other’s mouths.

4. _______________. 

  There are many ways to get free telephone English practice. After business hours, you can call and listen to recorded messages. Write down what you hear the first time, and then call back and check if your notes are accurate. Make sure you have a pen handy so that you can repeat the information and check your comprehension.

5._______________.

  The way that you speak to your best friend on the phone is very different from the way you should speak to someone in a business setting. Many speakers make the mistake of being too direct on the telephone. It is possible that the person on the other line will think that you are being rude on purpose if you don’t use formal language in certain situations. Sometimes just one word such as could or may is necessary in order to sound polite. Take the time to learn how to answer the phone and say goodbye in a polite manner, as well as all the various ways one can start and end a conversation casually.

Listening to someone on the telephone is like listening to a taped recording in class. The only difference is that you have to talk back! Follow the tips above and remember that practice makes perfect!

 

An old problem is getting new attention in the United States—bullying.Recent cases included the tragic case of a fifteen-year-old girl whose family moved from Ireland.She hanged herself in Massachusetts in January following months of bullying.Her parents criticized her school for failing to protect her.Officials have brought criminal charges against several teenagers.

Judy Kuczynski is president of an anti-bullying group called Bully Police USA.Her daughter Tina was the victim of severe bullying starting in middle school in the state of Minnesota.Her said, “Our daughter was a very outgoing child.She was a bubbly personality, very involved in all kinds of things, had lots of friends.And over a period of time her grades fell completely.She started having health issues.She couldn't sleep.She wasn't eating.She had terrible stomach pains.She started clenching(咬紧) her jaw and grinding(磨,咬牙) her teeth at night.She didn't want to go to school.”

Bullying is defined as negative behavior repeated over time against the same person. It can involve physical violence.Or it can be verbal — for example, insults or threats.Spreading lies about someone or excluding a person from a group is known as social or relational bullying.

And now there is cyber bullying, which uses the Internet, e-mail or text messages.It has easy appeal for the bully because it does not involve face-to-face contact and it can be done at any time.

The first serious research studies into bullying were done in Norway in the late 1970s.The latest government study in the United States was released last year.It found that about one-third of students aged twelve to eighteen were bullied at school.

Susan Sweater is a psychologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and co-director of the Bullying Research Network.She says schools should treat bullying as a mental health problem to get bullies and victims the help they need.She says bullying is connected to depression, anxiety and anti-social behavior, and bullies are often victims themselves.

1.Which of the following is NOT bullying?

       A.To beat someone repeatedly.       B.To call someone names.

       C.To isolate someone from friends. D.To refuse to help someone in need.

2.Why is cyber bullying appealing to the bully?

       A.Because it can involve more people.    B.Because it can create worse effects.

       C.Because it is more convenient.         D.Because it can avoid cheating.

3.According to Susan Sweater,          

       A.bullies are anti-social      B.bullies should give victims help

       C.students are not equally treated       D.bullies themselves also need help

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the text?

       A.How to wipe out bullying in schools.

       B.Bullying has a negative influence on students in US.

       C.Cyber bullying-Taking Off in Schools.

       D.Girl's suicide in US brings fresh attention to bullying.

 

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