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  Andy rode slowly on his way to school, day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had prornised him.He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him.

  He rode along until a strange around drew him to the present.He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the heavens.What he saw him.A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like clack cloud and the buzzing mass towards him.

  With no wast.Andy sped off in the opposite direction, riding without knowing how to escape the swarm a rapidly beating heart and his legs pumping furiously down the rough road.As the bees came closer, his panic incread.Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings(蜇).The last sting had landed him in hospital-and that was only one bee sting!He had been forced to stay in bead for two whole days.Suddenly, his father's words came to him.“When you are in a tight situation, don't panie.Use your brain and think your ways out of it.”

  On a nearby hill, he could see smoke waving slowly skywards form the chimney of the Nelson family home.“Bees don't like smoke,”he thought.“They couldn't get into the house.”Andy raced towards the Nelson house, but the bees were gaining ground.Andy knew be could not reach the house in time.He estimated that the bees would eatch up with him soon.

  Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a small dam used by Mr.Nelson to irnigate his vegetable garden.Off his bike and into the cool water he dived, disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects.After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees has gone.Dragging himself out of the dang the struggled up the hilly slope and rang the doorbell.Mr Nelson took hism inside and rang his mother.

  “You'll really red that aming break to help you recover,”laughed his mother with lelief.“Thank goodness you didn't paril But Andy did not hear her.He was dreaming once again at the she he would catch tomorrow.”

(1)

Why did Andy fail to notice the swarm of bees earlier?

[  ]

A.

He was riding to school.

B.

He was listening to a strange sound.

C.

He was going fishing with his father.

D.

He was lost in the thought of the fishing trip.

(2)

Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the swarm of bees in the passage?

[  ]

A.

They crowded like a black cloud.

B.

They shocked and terrified Andy.

C.

They tried to attack Andy in a mass.

D.

They made Andy stay in hospital for two days.

(3)

How did Andy avoid the bees in the end?

[  ]

A.

He asked Mr.Nelson in help.

B.

He hid himself under the water.

C.

He rushed into the Nelson house.

D.

He rode off in the oppossnte ditcction.

(4)

Which of he tollowing can best describe Andy's escape from the becs?

[  ]

A.

No pain no gains.

B.

Once bitten, twice she

C.

Where there is a will, there is a way.

D.

In time of dangct, one's mind works fast.

China Daily Oct.11.2008-TheMinistry Of Health has called for more awareness from the public on the mental health of the young.as part of efforts to mark World Mental Health Day which fell on Friday.

More than 15 percent of Chinese youths have been found with mental problems.and about 30 million young people under 17 are suffering from depression,the Shanghai-based Wenhui Daily reported.The World Health Organization estimates that before 2020,the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent ,and mental problem will become a major factor behind deaths and illness in the young worldwide.

Dang Xianhong,the spokesperson for the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau,said rapid

social change is one of the reasons behind the rising number of youngsters with psychological problems.If these mental dispenses are not addressed on time, science of crimes,drug-taking

and other dangerous behaviors are expected to rise.Experts said mental diseases could be caused by many factors,such as the inability to handle interpersonal relations well, unstable emotions and pressures from an overload of studies.A number of expects have also said the one child policy is another reason leading to poor mental health in the young.Children are said to be too “spoiled”and“selfish”in a one child family.

It’s reported that schools in many cities are rolling out measures to help students maintain their mental well-being.Yin Jingmiao, a teacher of the Beijing No,105 Middle School,told China Daily that the school invites psychologists to provide counseling to students three times a month.“Students can be arranged to have 40-minute counseling sessions.” Yin said.“The school also gives lectures on mental health to senior grade students before they take the national college entrance exams to help ease any anxiety arising from the tests.”

Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A.Efforts to Mark World Mental Health Day

B.Public Awareness on Youngsters’Mental Diseases Expected

C.How to Maintain Mental Well-being

D.Seriousness of Youngsters Mental Health Problems

The writer intends to tell us in the second paragraph that _____.

A.metal problems will become as serious as deaths and illness

B.only young people are suffering from metal health problems

C.mental health problems of the young are becoming a popular problem

D.the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent

Which could be the consequence if the problem is left untreated?

A.Inability to handle interpersonal relations.

B.Unstable emotions.

C.Drug.taking and other dangerous behaviors.

D.Rapid social changes

Why is Beijing No.105 Middle School mentioned in the passage?

A.To provide the students with counseling sessions.

B.To give an example showing how mental problems are dealt with.

C.To help ease the anxiety arising from college entrance exams.

D.To call on other schools to learn from No.105 Middle Schoo1.

The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two 1 systems on the whole.
The 2 of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated(孕育) by rivers. In China, the mother river is the Yellow River 3 the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were developed for several thousand years and formed their own 4. Then in Dang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture 5 went overseas to Japan, 6 into the Japanese society and shaped the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it belongs to the same 7.
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was 8 on the Mesopotamian Plain ---- the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known 9 the base of the European culture. Like the Chinese culture, the European one also 10 waters. When the colonists of England 11 in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't 12 from the European one a lot.
At the same time, the difference of the language systems 13 the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language (see the picture below) while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.
Other factors like human race difference counts as well. But what’s more, 14 the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no 15 from the other.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      connected
    2. B.
      separate
    3. C.
      ancient
    4. D.
      remote
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      preservation
    2. B.
      development
    3. C.
      resource
    4. D.
      origin
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      if
    2. B.
      until
    3. C.
      while
    4. D.
      as
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      styles
    2. B.
      habits
    3. C.
      ways
    4. D.
      means
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      hurriedly
    2. B.
      slowly
    3. C.
      unfortunately
    4. D.
      suddenly
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      made
    2. B.
      crashed
    3. C.
      mixed
    4. D.
      applied
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      culture
    2. B.
      nation
    3. C.
      influence
    4. D.
      system
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      brought up
    2. B.
      brought out
    3. C.
      brought in
    4. D.
      brought along
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      after
    2. B.
      as
    3. C.
      for
    4. D.
      of
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      crossed
    2. B.
      drunk
    3. C.
      swam
    4. D.
      plunged
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      touched down
    2. B.
      put down
    3. C.
      got down
    4. D.
      settled down
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      evolve
    2. B.
      judge
    3. C.
      distinguish
    4. D.
      rise
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      adds to
    2. B.
      results from
    3. C.
      turns up
    4. D.
      takes over
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      but for
    2. B.
      for all
    3. C.
      due to
    4. D.
      at all
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      relationship
    2. B.
      difference
    3. C.
      interference
    4. D.
      familiarity

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