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“I’ve changed my mind.I wanted to have a telescope，but now I want my dad back.” Lucien Lawrence’s letter to his father for Christmas written after his father had been knifed to death outside his school gate，must have touched everyone’s heart.Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn’t see the stars in the sky.When those whom we love depart from us，we cannot see the stars for a while.

But Lucien，the stars are still there，and one day，when you are older and your tears have gone，you will see them again.And，in a strange way，I expect that you will find your father there，too，in your mind and heart.I find that my parents，who died years ago，still figure in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive.I still live to please them and I’m still surprised by their reactions.I remember that when I became a professor，I was so proud，or rather so pleased with myself that I couldn’t wait to cable my parents.The reply was a long time in coming，but when it did，all my mother said was “I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children！” I haven’t forgotten.The values of my parents still live on.

It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care.Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence have been to face the aggressors，and to lay down my life for those in my care？How many people would want me back for Christmas？It’s a serious thought，one to give me pause.

I pray silently，sometimes，in the dead of night，that ancient cry of a poet “Deliver my soul from the sword，and my darling from the power of the dog.” Yet I know the death comes to us all，and sometimes comes suddenly.We must therefore plan to live forever，but live as if we will die tomorrow.We live on，I’m sure，in the lives of those we love，and therefore we ought to have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasure.If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true，there might be fewer knives on our streets today.

1.According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph________.

A．puts forward the subject of the text

B．shows the author’s pity on the kid

C．relates a kid wrote a letter to his father

D．makes a clear statement of the author’ views

2.In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to explain to us________.

A．how much he misses his parents now

B．why his parents often appear in his dreams

C．when Lucien will get over all his sadness

D．how proud he was when he succeeded in life

3.What feelings did the author’s mother express in her reply?

A．Proud. B．Happy.

C．Disappointed. D．Worried.

4.In the author’s opinion，the value of a person’s life is ________.

A．to leave a precious memory to those he loves and cares for

B．to have a high sense of duty to the whole society

C．to care for what others will remember and treasure

D．to share happiness and sadness with his family

5.What does the writer mean by mentioning the sentence taken from an old poem?

A．Call on criminals and murderers to lay down their guns.

B．Advise parents to stay with their children safely at home.

C．Spend every day meaningfully while alive.

D．Try to keep violence and murder far away from society.

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Everyone had an application form in his hand, but no one had an idea which office room ____.

A. to send it B. to have it sent

C. to send to D. to send it to

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A: You are lucky to be working in 1. a big city that everything here is wonderful.

B: I don’t think so. 2. (actual) I don’t have interest in city life.

A: Why? City life seems to be very interesting and 3. (comfort).

B: Not really. People can hardly enjoy sunshine because of tall buildings around their houses. They can hardly know 4. season it is. What’s going on in nature seems to have nothing to do 5. them.

A: That’s terrible. Sunshine and fresh air are quite valuable. 6. seems that rural life is better. But working in a big city means 7. (make)more money without hard work like farming, doesn’t it?

B: Yes, perhaps, but there is another problem. The cost of living in the city is much higher than 8. in the countryside. Sometimes people can’t make 9. (end) meet these years.

A: So that’s how it is! I hadn’t thought of that. I 10. (wish) to ask you to help me find a job here. Now I give it up. I’d rather live in my village all my life.

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Deputy (副职) Head Teacher Wanted

Position：Deputy head teacher

Employer：Bracknell Forest Council

Published：10∶00 A．M.Mon.Dec.12,2011

Closing date：10∶00 A．M.Mon.Jan.16,2012

Working pattern：Full?time

Salary：￡20,000－￡34,999 per year

Location：Jennett’s Park Primary School，Bracknell，Berkshire

The governors are seeking to employ an enthusiastic deputy head teacher to be a key partner in founding and leading our brand?new primary school in Bracknell.

We offer：

● a brand-new school building

● the opportunity to work in close partnership with the head teacher and governors to create and develop a new staff team

● a growing community looking forward to their new school opening

● the opportunity for further professional development which will support you through the next stage of your career

● the opportunity to lead key projects across the school

You will be：

● an excellent classroom practitioner (从业人员)，who will enjoy shaping and delivering a broad，balanced and creative curriculum in class

● able to lead the staff by focusing on teamwork

● committed to working in partnership with parents and the nearby community

For further information，you can contact the head teacher，Ms Maria Soulsby，by dialing 32899918 or you can send an email to Maria，soulsby@bracknell?forest.gov.uk. You can also come to visit our school in person.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date，that means your application has not been accepted.Apply using Bracknell Forest Council application forms only；CVs (简历) will not be accepted.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.

All staff employed in the school must be aware that a check on the criminal record will be done.

1.According to the passage，the deputy head teacher ________.

A．will work for the school as a part?time teacher

B．will have the opportunity to work with governors

C．doesn’t have to work with parents

D．must be aware of his criminal record

2.From the passage we can know that Jennett’s Park Primary School________.

A．has a long and old history

B．uses an old building

C．has a woman head teacher

D．wants to have a male deputy head teacher

3.Whose application is likely to be accepted?

A．A person who sends the required application form on January 13,2012.

B．A person who sends a specially designed CV on January 15,2012.

C．A person who used to be a professional head teacher.

D．A person who is able to create a curriculum with his team members.

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Cotton farmers in some Indian villages are busily buying Coca Cola and Pepsi, believing that the sugar in the fizzy (有泡沫的) drinks kills pests.

Farmers say scientists advised them to mix pesticides with a sugary juice to control pests, and they found the mixture cheaper and more effective than pure chemicals — although soft drink makers and scientists dismissed the remarks. N. Hamunayya, who has become a famous person in his village in the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh, said his crop survived an attack of pests which had resisted other pesticides. “We found that all the colas had uniform effect on pests. The pests became dead and fell to the ground，” he said. He said the drinks had all the elements they needed: they were cheaper, sticky, fizzy, and attracted ants, which ate the young of the pests. But Thinupathi Reddy, assistant director of the Regional Agri Research Station, Guntur, says tests had proved such results wrong. “We conducted some field trials on cotton crop at our research station. There was no obvious productivity or destruction of pests，” he says.

Statements from Pepsi and Coca Cola said there was “no scientific basis” for this_practice. But their dealers are enjoying increasing sales. Mantan Wall, who sells soft drinks in 17 villages in the region, said sales rose up, thanks to the farmers. “For the 10 days between August and September I had successful business. Instead of just 30 cases (each containing a dozen one litre bottles) of cola, I started selling almost 200 cases，” he said. “We expected the sales to drop after the news over pesticide residues (残留) in the cola drinks. Now I have to keep extra supply for the cotton farmers，” he said.

In February, an Indian environment group made a report saying drinks made by Coca Cola and Pepsi contained pesticides and called for tougher safety standards. The US firms strongly rejected the findings of the New Delhi?based Centre for Science and Environment and said their products were safe.

1.Some Indian farmers think the drinks can kill pests because ________.

A.there is some pesticide left in them

B.they are sticky and fizzy

C.they have elements that kill pests

D.they made the pesticide more effective

2.The underlined part “this practice” in Para. 3 probably refers to “________”.

A.testing the mixture

B.selling more drinks in India

C.mixing the drinks with the pesticide

D.attracting ants to eat the young pests

3.The drink makers would not accept the fact that their drinks could kill pests because they ________.

A.thought it went against science

B.believed that the farmers didn't tell the truth

C.might fear that it could bring harm to their business

D.insisted that no poison was left in their products

4.The writer's purpose of writing this passage is to ________.

A.tell an interesting incident

B.warn people that some drinks might be dangerous to health

C.suggest using Coca Cola to kill pests

D.announce a new discovery of Coca Cola

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Since Henry Ford turned it into a mass?market product a century ago, the car has delivered many benefits. It has promoted economic growth, increased social mobility and given people a lot of fun. But the car has also brought many problems. It pollutes the air, creates traffic jams and kills people. An astonishing 1.24 million people die, and as many as 50 million are hurt, in road accidents each year.

Drivers and passengers waste around 90 billion hours in traffic jams each year. In some car?choked cities as much as a third of the petrol used is burned by people looking for a space to park.

Fortunately, a new technology promises to make motoring safer, less polluting and less tendency to hold?ups. “Connected cars” — which may eventually develop into driverless cars but for the foreseeable future will still have a human at the wheel — can communicate wirelessly with each other and with traffic management systems, avoid walkers and other vehicles and find open parking spots.

Some parts of the transformation are already in place. Many new cars are already being fitted with equipment that lets them keep their distance and stay in a motorway automatically at a range of speeds. Soon, all new cars in Europe will have to be able to warn the emergency services if their on?board sensors (传感器) discover a crash. Singapore has led the way with using variable tolls (道路通行费) to smooth traffic flows during rush hours; Britain is pioneering “smart motorways”， whose speed limits vary constantly to achieve a_similar_effect. These new inventions could create a much more highly effective system in which cars and their drivers are constantly warned of dangers and showed the ways. Traffic always flows at the proper speed and vehicles can travel closer together, yet with less risk of crashing.

In the past, more people driving meant more roads, more jams, more death and more pollution. In future, the connected car could offer mankind the pleasures of the road with rather less of the pain.

1.According to Paragraph 2, the problem of parking has resulted in ________.

A.more time on the road

B.a great waste of fuel

C.even heavier traffic jams

D.increased death and injuries

2.What does “a similar effect” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A.Reducing traffic jams.

B.Building smart motorways.

C.Setting proper speed limits.

D.Keeping steady traffic flows.

3.What is the author's attitude towards connected cars?

A.Curious. B.Doubtful.

C.Supportive. D.Disappointed.

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

A.The Future of Cars: Wireless Wheels

B.The Future Traffic Management System

C.The Benefits and Problems of Cars

D.The Promising Future of Car Production

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

No personal success, achievement, or goal, can be realized without self-discipline. 1. It is the ability to control one’s impulses, emotions, desires and behavior. To possess it is to be able to make the decisions, take the actions, and carry out your plan regardless of the obstacles, discomfort, or difficulties, that may come your way.

How to develop self-discipline? We’ll explore it together.

· Start with baby steps. No process takes place overnight. 2. So, begin by making the decision to go forward and learning what it takes to get there.

· Learn what motivates you and what your bad triggers are. 3. Sometimes it is very difficult to fight off urges, so know the areas where your resistance is low and how to avoid those situations. Remove the temptations and surround yourself with encouraging items such as motivating slogans and pictures of what you want to achieve.

· Make certain behaviors a routine. Once you have decided what’s important to you and which goals to strive for , establish a daily routine that will help you achieve them. 4. They can put you in a negative frame of mind and hinder(阻碍)your self-discipline. A poor attitude can also be a bad habit.

___5.___ Michael Jordan has always maintained that his greatness as a basketball player came as much from his willingness to work hard at his craft, as it did his talent. It was his desire through discipline and focus that made him one of the best basketball players ever. If it worked for him, it could certainly work for the rest of us.

A．What is self-discipline?

B． Engage in sports or activities．

C．Get inspiration from those you admire．

D．You can begin by learning about yourself !

E．If you try to do too much at once , you could injure yourself and have a setback．

F．Meanwhile, get rid of some of your bad, self-defeating habits, whatever they may be．

G．It does mean learning how to focus your mind and energies on your goals until they are accomplished．

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“Reconstituted” families are more and more common in the UK.

Steve and Debbie got married in 2001 and had two children，Lily and Alex.Unfortunately，Steve and Debbie’s marriage didn’t work out and they got divorced in 2006.The children live with Debbie.In 2008，Debbie remarried.Her new husband，Martin，has three children from his previous marriage and they visit Debbie，Martin，Lily and Alex at weekends.In addition，Debbie is pregnant with her third child.She’s expecting a boy who will be a half?brother to Lily and Alex and also to Martin’s three other children.

Confused？Debbie’s family arrangements might have seemed strange 30 years ago but nowadays this kind of “reconstituted” family is increasingly common in the UK.Almost half of all marriages in Britain end in divorce and over 40% of marriages are remarriages.More than 10% of all British children live with one birth parent and a stepparent—a parent who isn’t their biological mother or father.The traditional “nuclear” family of two parents and their children is not so traditional any more.

What does all of this mean for parents in these “reconstituted” families？“There are difficulties and challenges，” says Debbie.“Different families have different routines and it can be difficult for children to move between their two families.Birthdays and holidays can be tricky.Where do the children go？Who should they spend their time with？Also，when my children are naughty it can be difficult for Martin to tell_them_off.Things that might be simple in a traditional family can be a bit more complicated.”

And how about the children？Martin’s eldest child，Ella，is 12.“I like my two families，” she says.“I live with my mum but visit my dad quite often and I’m happy that my mum and dad get along OK.They’re not married any more but it’s good that they can still be friends.” Of course divorce and separation are never easy but many families in the UK are finding ways to make family life work in new ways.

1.Why did Steve and Debbie get separated?

A．They couldn’t support the children.

B．They couldn’t get along well.

C．They were both out of work.

D．They had serious economic problems.

2.We can learn from the text that a “nuclear” family ________.

A．has two birth parents and their children

B．has two birth parents and only one child

C．is traditional but complicated

D．doesn’t have any children

3.What do the underlined words “tell them off” in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?

A．make them annoyed B．send them to school

C．let out their secrets D．talk angrily to them

4.What’s the text mainly about?

A．The difference between “marriage” and “remarriage”．

B．More and more people get divorced in the UK.

C．“Reconstituted” families are becoming more and more in the UK.

D．The marriage situation is becoming severe.

The part he ________ in the movement was important.

A．played B．acted C．behaved D．made

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