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Maybe you have ever seen a cross. A cross can be a piece of jewelry or an image in
a painting. But do you know the cross is a very popular symbol for Christmas?
It came from the story of Jesus’ death on the cross two thousand years ago in Jerusalem. Jesus was Jewish,and at that time Jewish people were under Roman rule. Jesus was badly punished because he declared to be the Son of God and the King of Jews. Surely,the Son of God could have saved himself from the death!But the Bible says that Jesus had a reason to die that day. It was in God’s purpose that it would happen.
Christians call the day that Jesus died “Good Friday”.At first,it is hard to understand how a terrible day could ever be called good. Well,the story does not end there. Jesus died and he was buried. But three days later,Jesus was alive,and the whole world was changed.
Today,Christians everywhere remember this important time. They celebrate Easter. Easter is the day that Jesus rose from the dead. After his death on the cross,Jesus’ body was placed in a tomb. On the third day from then,God raised him from the dead. Jesus stayed on earth physically for several weeks. Many people saw him. Easter is the happiest time of year for Christians because they believe that Jesus had victory over death and evil and that now he lives with God the Father in heaven. But before celebrating Easter, Good Friday should be remembered. Jesus died a horrible and painful death. He suffered, though he did noting wrong. Christian believe that Jesus was God’s substitute(代表) for humans, because humans all do wrong. He died because of humans and he died for humans.
Christians often wear crossed around their necks of hang them in their homes because they believe it is a very important sign. The cross helps them remember how much God loves them. It helps them remember how much his Son had to suffer. Seeing a cross always makes them think of Jesus’ death, and what it means.
小题1:According to the bible, why Jesus could not save himself from death that day?
A.Jesus was not afraid of deathB.God arrange Jesus’ death for certain purpose
C.Jesus should die without a reasonD.Jesus was not God’s Son at all
小题2:Which is the right order of the events given in the passage?
a. Jesus was sentenced to death on the cross by the Romans
b Christians began to celebrate Easter
c Jesus declared himself the Son of God and the King of the Jews
d Three days later,Jesus came to life
e. “Good Friday” came into being
A.a—e—c—d—bB.a--e—b—d—cC.c—a—b—d—eD.c—a—e—d—b
小题3:In Christians’ belief, for what reason did God want Jesus to die?
A.God loved humans despite human’s wrong—doing,so he asked his beloved Son to die in human’s place
B.Jesus did something wrong by acclaiming himself the Son of God
C.God wanted His Son Jesus to live with him in heaven
D.God wanted “Good Friday” and “Easter”mainly to be remembered by humans
小题4:.It can be inferred from the passage that____________
A.a cross is a piece of jewelry or an image in a painting for Christians
B.Christians call the day that Jesus died “Good Friday”mainly to reduce their pain for the loss of Jesus
C.if Jesus hadn’t returned to life, people would often wear crosses around their necks or hang them in their homes
D.Christians like crosses because crosses always remind them of God’s love and Jesus’ death
小题5: The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to___________
A.introduce a symbol for Christian---- the cross
B.tell an interesting Christian story
C.describe the rebirth of Jesus
D.inform the origin of two Christian festiva
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Education is   24 , compared with schooling. Education has no  25 . It can take place  26 , whether in the shower or on the bus, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the  27 learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class.
  28 the experience of schooling can be known in advance, education quite often produces  29 . A chance talk with a   30  may lead to a person to discover how  31 he knows of another country. People obtain education from  32 on. Education,  33 ,is a very  34 and unlimited term. It is lifelong experience that starts long  35 the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life.
Schooling, on the other hand, is a   36 experience, whose style changes  37 from one way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take  38 seats, use similar textbooks, do homework ,and    39 ,and so on. Schooling has usually been  40 by the edges of the subjects being taught.
小题1:..
A.ThenB.HoweverC.Thus D.Therefore
小题2:.
A.understandB.needC.enjoyD.interrupt
小题3:.
A.differenceB.importanceC.useD.problem
小题4:.
A.unexpectedB.endlessC.countlessD.simple
小题5:.
A.answersB.waysC.edgesD.meanings
小题6:.
A.anywhereB.anywhere elseC.some whereD.somewhere else
小题7:..
A.part-timeB.publicC.standardD.strict
小题8:.
A.IfB.BecauseC.SoD.Though
小题9:..
A.prideB.surprisesC.knowledgeD.progress
小题10:..
A.neighborB.friendC.foreignerD.teacher
小题11:.
A.wonderfullyB.wellC.greatly D.little
小题12:..
A.babiesB.grown-upsC.womenD.men
小题13:..
A.stillB.nextC.thenD.yet
小题14:..
A.longB.broadC.narrowD.short
小题15:..
A.that B.whenC.afterD.before
小题16:..
A.basicB.strictC.finalD.irregular
小题17:..
A.unusuallyB.differentlyC.littleD.frequently
小题18:.
A.largeB.newC.fixedD.small
小题19:.
A.take examsB.hold examsC.mark papersD.read papers
小题20:.
A.changedB.limitedC.chosenD.controlled
A U.S man found 300 letters to God floating in the Atlantic Ocean last week. He said on Friday he would   1   them to a church instead of selling them on eBay following protests from religious people.
The letters , sent to a late Baptist clergyman (牧师), were   2  put in a sealed plastic shopping bag near a    3   in Atlantic, New Jersey.
Bill Lacovara, an insurance adjuster from Ventnor, New Jersey, said he got the bag while on a fishing trip last week.
The letters were     4     to the clergyman, who died in 2004. Someone cleaning his house may have   5   the bag, which Lacovara found about 100 miles (160km) from Cooper’s house.
They include one from a teenage girl asking God to    6  her for her wrongdoing, one from a prisoner who said he was    7    and someone had set a trap for him, and    8   from a man who wanted God’s help winning the lottery, according to media reports.
Lavovara said he could have    9   them on eBay for up to $15,000(7,889 pounds) according to his prediction of the compete price and would have given the money to charity. But he has changed his mind because he said the move caused     10    to some religious people.
“They said they were    11    in me, and I didn’t want to do something that’s going to create    12     results.” he told Reuters.
Some    13    him to burn the letters, throw them back in the ocean or give them to a church, Lacovara said.
Lacovara said about a dozen clergymen have offered to take the letters, and he is evaluating the    14   to make sure the letters don’t fall into the     15    hands.
1.    A. donate                     B. show          C. sell                 D. owe
2.    A. hurriedly                  B. privately       C. mysteriously   D. occasionally
3.    A. river                      B. lake                   C. hill                 D. beach
4.    A. taken              B. offered       C. addressed      D. given
5.    A. collected           B. thrown        C. opened        D. destroyed
6.    A. forgive            B. punish        C. adjust         D. charge
7.    A. friendly            B. correct              C. innocent      D. energetic
8.    A. others                     B. another       C. the other      D. one
9.    A. auctioned         B. bought             C. donated               D. discounted
10.   A. damage            B. offence       C. injury               D. worry
11.   A. absorbed           B. involved            C. interested      D. disappointed
12.   A. final              B. direct               C. same         D. bad
13.   A. forced             B. urged               C. questioned           D. pleased
14.   A. requests                   B. orders              C. commands           D. invitations
15.   A. wrong                     B. poor                C. tight                D. firm
Recently, one of my best friends, whom I’ve shared just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, spent the weekend with me.Since I moved to a new town several years ago, we’ve both always looked forward to the few times a year when we can see each other.
Over the weekend, we spent hours and hours, staying up late into the night, talking about the people she was hanging around with.She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how he experimented with drugs and was into other self-destructive behavior.I was blown away! She told me how she had been lying to her parents about where she was going and even stealing out to see this guy because they didn’t want her around him.No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she deserved better, she didn’t believe me.Her self-respect seemed to have disappeared.
I tried to convince her that she was ruining her future and heading for big trouble.I felt like I was getting nowhere.I just couldn’t believe that she really thought it was acceptable to hang with a bunch of losers, especially her boyfriend.
By the time she left, I was really worried about her and exhausted by the experience.It had been so frustrating, I had come close to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just grown too far apart to continue our friendship,but I didn’t.I put the power of friendship to the final test.We’d been friends for far too long.I had to hope that she valued me enough to know that I was trying to save her from hurting herself.I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer anything.
A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our conversation, and then she told me that she had broken up with her boyfriend.I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of joy running down my face.It was one of the truly rewarding moments in my life.Never had I been so proud of a friend.
小题1:In the writer’s opinion, her friend ________.
A.was a girl with no self-respect
B.could find a better boyfriend
C.was brave enough to stick to her own choice
D.didn’t value the writer’s suggestion
小题2:What did the writer worry about?
A.She would lose the friendship with her.
B.Her friend’s parents would be worried about their daughter.
C.Her friend would get into great trouble with the boy.
D.Her friend’s boyfriend would be in great trouble.
小题3:We may leam from Paragraph 3 that the writer ________.
A.didn’t want to go anywhere else
B.hated her friend’s hanging with her boyfriend
C.couldn’t believe that her friend’s choice was acceptable
D.doubted that she could in any way help her friend
小题4:What can be concluded from the passage?
A.Friendship starting from childhood is not reliable.
B.Friendship is a cure for any injury in life.
C.Friendship should be everlasting once begun.
D.Friendship can have magical power in life.
There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two buckers. One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one, which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best.
Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along the path, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled (溢出). The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked along the path.
Sometimes the new bucket would say, “See how capable I am! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day! I don't know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of space you are!”
And all that the old bucket could say was, “I know I’m not very useful, but I can only do my best. I’m happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least.”
One day, the gardener heard that kind or conversation. After watering the flowers as usual, he said, “You both have done your work very well. Now I am going to carry you back. I want you to look carefully along the path.”
Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare (光秃秃的)earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden.
小题1:What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?
A.DirtyB.Dark
C.Worn-outD.Plain-looking.
小题2:What was the old bucket ashamed of?
A.His past.B.His aging.
C.His manner.D.His leaking.
小题3:The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to         
A.laugh at the old one
B.take pity on the old one
C.show off its beautiful looks
D.praise the gardener’s kindness
小题4:Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?
A.Because it was used to keep a balance
B.Because it stayed in its best condition
C.Because it was taken as a treasure
D.Because it had its own function
All sorts of items become litter(垃圾) but two of the most common and most dangerous are cigarette butts(烟头) and plastic bags. Litter is a big problem for our environment but it is a problem that individuals can easily do something about. Not littering at all or cleaning up litter, such as  cigarette butts and plastic bags, greatly improves the quality of our environment.
Although cigarette butts, are small, they are bad for the environment. Over 1,600 billion cigarette are smoked each year in China and large quantities of the butts are thrown away. Worldwide, about 4. 5 trillion butts are littered every year. Apart from the fact that butts spoil the beauty of the environment, they contain some very toxic chemicals. These find their way into the water supply where they decrease the quality of the water and endanger plants and animals that live there. So, if people have to smoke, they shouldn't throw away the butts but put them in the rubbish bin instead.
Plastic bags are another common form of litter that is a danger to the environment. There areseveral reasons for this. They are made from oil and gas, which are non—renewable resources. If they are not recycled, these resources are lost to us. In China, 2 billion plastic bags are used every day. An enormous number of these become litter. This is a huge problem because they last from 20 to 1,000 years in the environment. They float easily in the air and water and travel long distances. They find their way to rivers, parks, beaches and oceans. Plastic bags kill up to one million seabirds, 100, 000 sea mammals and countless fish each year worldwide. It is up to people not to let plastic bags become litter. It would be better if they used fewer and recycled them.
Cleaning up your cigarette butts and plastic bags would improve the environment. And we would know that we were doing something to look after our planet. However, I believe the best solution would be not to smoke or use plastic bags at all.
小题1: Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?
A           B.         C.          D.
( ①=" paragraph" 1; ②=" paragraph" 2; ③=" paragraph" 3; ④a paragraph 4 )
小题2:The word “toxic” in the paragraph 2 most probably mean “________”
A.preciousB.extraC.poisonousD.useless
小题3: From the text. we know the fact that_________
A.Chinese smokers litter up to 4. 5 trillion butts every year
B.people in the world use 2 billion plastic bags in a single day
C.plastic bags cause 1 million deaths of seabirds each year worldwide
D.the butts can last 20 to 1,000 years in the environment of China
小题4: What's probably the best title of the passage?. Clean Up Your
A.Say Goodbye to SmokinB.Protect the Endangered Sea Animals .C.Use Paper Bags NowD.Clean Up Your Butts and Bags
What makes a person a scientist? Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others? The answer is “no”. It isn’t the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools which make him a scientist. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter. You will probably agree, too, that knowing how to investigation, how to discover information, is important to everyone. The scientist, however, goes one step further; he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions and that his answer he gets to many questions is into a large set of ideas about how the world works.
The scientist’s knowledge must be exact. There’s no room for half right or right just half the time. He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit. What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. If the conditions are different, any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration(实证) must be explained by the changes in the conditions. This is one reason why investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein, who developed the Theory of Relativity, arrived at the theory through mathematics. The accuracy(正确性) of his mathematics was later tested through investigation. Einstein’s ideas were proved to be correct. A scientist uses many tools for measurements. Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations(计算) that may test his investigations
小题1: What makes a scientist according to the passage?
A.The tools he uses.B.His ways of learning
C.The way he uses his toolsD.The various tools he uses
小题2: “…knowing how to investigation, how to discover information, is important to everyone.”
The writer says this to show ___________.
A.the importance of information
B.the difference between scientists and ordinary people.
C.the importance of thinking
D.the difference between carpenters and ordinary people
小题3: A sound scientific theory should be one that _________.
A.works under one set of conditions at one time and also works under the same conditions at other times
B.doesn’t allow any change even under different conditions
C.Can be used many times under different conditions
D.Can be used for many purposes
小题4:What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Scientists are different from ordinary people.
B.The Theory of Relativity.
C.Exactness is the core (核心) of science.
D.Exactness and way of using tools are the keys to making of a scientist.
  What is art? According to one definition, it is the creation of something that appeals to our sense of beauty. This definition may include painting, drawing, sculpture, and architecture, or performing arts such as music and drama. Cultural and historical influences, as well as one’s own consciousness of what is aesthetically(审美地 )pleasing, play a role in what one believes to be art. To some people, art is the description of an object--- a painting or sculpture of a person, for example. For others, art may be a blank canvas, or a piece of chalk.
In order to talk about the different artistic styles that have existed over time, art historians have classified these styles into different periods and organized them in chronological order. The works of art produced within each period mirror the culture and events of that time.
The earliest forms of art, from the prehistoric era(时代), include simple cave paintings and figures made from stone. These were followed by the sculptures and carvings of Ancient Civilizations era. Styles of the later Classical era (800 B.C. to 200 A.D.), reflect the culture of the time--- one that favored simplicity and balance. The period of the Middle Ages followed, and was succeeded by a revival(复兴) of classical styles in the Renaissance era, beginning around 1400. Well-known artists of this time include Michelangelo and da Vinci. One hundred years of Baroque style, and then fifty years of Rococo followed the 200-year Renaissance. The start of the nineteenth century saw the rise of the Premodern era, followed by the Modern era, a period that lasted until 1945. This was followed by Postmodern era that characterizes the present day.
In addition to differences in artistic styles between eras, there are also differences within each era. The Postmodern era, for example, has featured innovative(创新) artistic styles such as Pop Art ( which includes work by Andy Warhol), Minimalism, and Conceptualism. Since the 1960s, Conceptualism has grown in popularity. This style focuses more on the idea or ‘concept’ of art using realistic objects, rather than on art that is created using traditional materials such as paint, canvas, stone, or clay. Whereas Warhol used a can of beans as the basis for a painting, for example, a conceptual artist might say that the can itself is a work of art.
Conceptualism has become an increasingly controversial(有争议的) art style, particularly as result of numerous conceptual artists winning the Turner Prize. This £20,000 award is presented annually to a British artist under the age of fifty, in recognition of an outstanding work. Sponsored by the Tate Gallery of Britain, it is recognized as one of Europe’s most prestigious awards for visual arts. Its aim is to promote discussion about contemporary British art. In 2002, pop music icon Madonna presented the Turner Prize to conceptual artist Martin Creed.
小题1: One of the artistic styles that many people today discuss and arguing about is ______.
A.classic styleB.ConceptualismC.Pop artD.Baroque style
小题2: Which statement is NOT true according to the passage? 
A.Pop Art, Minimalism and Conceptualism are styles that developed in the Postmodern era.
B.Some of the world’s earliest art was created in caves.
C.History, culture and one’s concept of beauty affect what a person believes to be art.
D.Art historians refer to today’s artistic period as the Modern era.
小题3: According to the passage, art historians have classified these styles into ____ periods.
A.7B.8 C.10D.12
小题4:If the passage continues, the following paragraph will be probably about_________.
A.Martin Creed’s winning worksB.Madonna’s outstanding art style
C.the status of ConceptualismD.the conclusion of art
Another food which is closely associated with Americans is apple pie.Apple pie is often served hot with a spoon of ice cream or a slice of cheese at the end of the biggest meal of the day—dinner, and it is a favorite dessert throughout the nation, if a person is typical of Americans, we can say, "He is as American as apple pie."
It is true that the apple and apple pie do not originate in America, but the expression "as American as apple pie" is not the product of a pure imagination.As early as 1625, the English colonists, having brought orchards (果园) on this new land and in most of the colonial times, the apple was a main material of both plain and fancy cooking.The first Massachusetts governor, William Endicott, was one of many keen apple planters who helped to lay the foundations for today' s apple-growing industry in America.
A major attraction of the apple for the colonists was that it could be made into cider (苹果酒). Like most Europeans, English colonists held a strong suspicion (怀疑) of drinking water, and since grapegrowing was hindered by plant peats, cider became an alternative to wine.Cheap and easy to produce, it was the American drink of first choice well into the nineteenth century. Whether it was dried, raw or cooked, the apple also found its way into numerous colonial dishes, including apple sauces, pudding, stuffings and many desserts.Therefore, the conclusion to be drawn here is obvious.The apple pie became known as American, not because it was invented on this land (since it was proved that Europeans had been eating apple pies for centuries), but because, thanks to the huge orchards in the states of Washington and New York, America became the world's largest apple-producing nation.
小题1:If a person is said to be as American as apple pie, it means that _______.
A.he always prefers apple pie as a dessertB.his favourite pie is apple pie
C.he behaves and thinks in the American way D.he is good at making American apple pie
小题2:The apple can be used to make into all of the following except _______.
A.wineB.saucesC.puddingD.cider
小题3:The underlined word hindered in Paragraph 3 means.________.
A.promotedB.preventedC.improvedD.enlarged
小题4:It can be concluded from the passage that_______.
A.the apple pie was first served in America
B.the English colonists developed a taste for the apple only after they, arrived at the New World
C.the expression "as American as apple pie" is a pure imagination
D.the apple pie is traditionally associated with Americans due to their large apple production

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