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3. Those who a themselves to despair cannot succeed.
3. abandon
When I was 11,I threw a glance into Dad’s lunch box and made the unexpected discovery that my mother still showed her love towards my father. The evidence,a napkin resting on top of the sandwiches packed in wax paper,was certain “Love you!” she had written on the napkin. “Meat loaf for supper!”
Mum penned all kinds of messages to Dad on those paper napkins,and he saved a whole pile of them. What embarrassed me as a kid has become a precious memory of my parents.
It also started my own brand of lunch box notes. When my kids were young,I’d glue little drawings on their lunches. Lots of sketches (素描) of our dog,Max,along with smiling flowers. When they were teenagers,I’d copy words of wisdom from great people,Einstein,for example,or Bruce Springsteen. Then,my kids grew up making their own handwritten notes. And my husband writes me love notes on recycled paper,because he’s all about being green.
Friends who know about my lunch box notes eagerly share stories of their own family traditions. So many focus on food. Maura’s mum always drew hearts on the shells of hard-boiled eggs. Melinda wrote messages on her kids’ bananas.
We’re into the third generation of lunch box notes in our home. Whenever my 3-year-old grandson,Clayton,spends the night,he knows his lunch is going to have a napkin note from Grandma in the morning. Last week,I drew a picture of me,waving widely and shouting his name. He took one look at it and screamed, “Where’s Grandpa?” I added a man in a clean shirt. “You forgot his tie”’ he said. 1 quickly drew a line of stripes (条纹) down the front of the shirt. Clayton smiled. “Grandpa ,” he whispered,running his fingers across the napkin. “It’s you!”
( ) 1. When the author first saw Dad’s lunch box notes,
she felt .
A. moved
B. nervous
C. proud
D. awkward
( ) 2. What did the author put in the lunch boxes when her kids were in their teens?
A. Words of love.
B. Pictures of flowers.
C. Famous words of wisdom.
D. Drawings of their favourite animals.
( ) 3. It can be inferred that .
A. the author’s husband is an environmentalist
B. the author’s children dislike making lunch box notes
C. the author’s grandson likes drawing pictures on napkins
D. the author’s friends all had their brand of lunch box notes
( ) 4. What’s the best title for the text?
A. Old generation’s way of expressing love
B. Different brands of lunch box notes
C. Some interesting family traditions
D. Lunches packed with love
B An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.
Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January,according to UCAS,the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up.
Professor John Beath,the president of the society,and a leading lecturer at St Andrews University,said his first-year lectures—which are open to students from all departments— were drawing crowds of 400,rather than the usual 250.
“There are a large number of students who are not economics majors,who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’t traditionally done. ” He added.
University applications rose by 7 % last year. But there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump,with people’s renewed interest in careers in the public sector,which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.
A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters,and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on,although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.
Zack Hocking,the head of Child Trust Funds,said, “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that’s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty. ”
( ) 5. Professor John Beath’s lectures are.
A. given in a traditional way
B. open to both students and their parents
C. connected with the present situation
D. warmly received by economists
( ) 6. Incomes in the public sector are more attractive because of their.
A. greater stability B. higher pay
C. fewer applications D. better reputation
( ) 7. According to Zack Hocking,the global economic crisis might make the youngsters.
A. have access to better equipment
B. wiser in money management
C. confident about their future careers
D. get jobs in Child Trust Funds
( ) 8. What’s the main idea of the text?
A. Universities have received more applications.
B. College students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty.
C. Economics is attracting an increasing number of students.
D. Parents are concerned with children’s subject selection.
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增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(A) ，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多条的词用斜线(\) 划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 莓处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起) 不计分。
Do you read reviews after you see a movie? I use to do that,but I usually regretted. I read so much about a movie on advance that I often ended up not go to see it at all. The writers point out everything that is wrong with the film,but seldom mentions anything good about one. They also tell many things and even the ending of the movie. Lately I have changed way I choose movies to watch. I read reviews afterwards if necessary. What is very importance to me is that I don’t watch the talk shows in that people discuss movies. And I don’t ask other people how they like of it. Now,I enjoy myself even more.
Seated in a convertible (敞蓬车) with the top down at 60 miles an hour,Mary looked at the flies that sat on top of Mark’s hair. How could they stay there? She wondered.
Mary had not seen Mark in years,until the other day when he came into the cafe where she worked. His appearance was different from when he was in high school. Now,he was a bit fat and thick glasses covered his eyes. However,that didn’t change Mary’s feelings for him at all. He had just bought a new red sports car and asked her if she would like to go for a ride and then have dinner with him. Her heart beat with excitement as he opened the door for her. She noticed something very strange as Mark got into the car and started to drive away. On the hair was a group of flies just sitting there.
Mary stared in amazement. It seemed the faster they drove,the more determined the flies were to stick to his hair.
Mary remained silent. She leaned forward and turned the radio on,to try to divert her attention away from the flies,but she couldn’t help thinking about them. She looked up at Mark,who was completely devoted to what was going on and continued to sing to the music while driving merrily along.
Finally,Mark pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road beside a diner and looked in the mirror and said, “Mary,I would like to comb my hair before we get something to eat. Could you reach under the seat and give me my hair cream?”
Mary reached under the seat and pulled out a camping backpack,which contained a round jar and started to laugh wildly as she pointed to the label (商标) •
“That’s not hair cream on your hair,Mark!It says it’s Fly Trap Glue!”
( ) 5. The underlined word “divert” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “ ___”.
A. take B. absorb
C. replace D. recover
( ) 6. Why did Mary burst into laughter?
A. Because Mark had prepared a jar of hair cream for her.
B. Because Mary played a trick on Mark.
C. Because Mark had mistaken Fly Trap Glue for hair cream.
D. Because their ride wasn’t well prepared.
( ) 7. What’s the best title for this passage?
A. A Wonderful Ride B. Unchanged Love
C. A Hair Trick D. Stuck on You
4. 我认为天黑之前不可能完成那项工作。
8. It was a long journey,but we e arrived.
5. You can (查阅) your notes when you are speaking.
2. Yolanda went the test paper once more carefully for fear that she would overlook any essential details.
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