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由于英语将要进行社会化考试，为了开阔学生视野，某中学计划增加一门英美文学鉴赏课，这立即引起了学生们的广泛讨论。假设你是该校的一名学生，请你根据下列文章写一篇文章反映学生们的意见并发表自己的看法。

支持者：1. 能在短时间内了解名著，扩大阅读量。2. 可以提高阅读能力和写作能力。

反对者：1. 增加学生负担，没时间阅读。 2. 只能粗略了解名著，不能领会其精髓（essence）。

注意：1.开头部分已写好，不计入词数。

2.词数为100字左右。

Recently it is said that our school is planning to open a new subject, known an Appreciation of British and American Literature.

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Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family were rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: “Things aren’t always what they seem.”

The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable(好客的)farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had，the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest. When the sun came up the next morning，the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.

The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could this happen?” “Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house,” she accused. “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help.”

“Things aren’t always what they seem.” the older angel replied. “When we stayed in the basement，I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal(封口) the wall so he wouldn’t find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem.”

1.The younger angel was very angry because .

A. the older angel treated the two families unfairly.

B. the older angel killed the farmer’s cow.

C. the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live.

D. the angel of death took the cow away.

2. Why did the older angel let the farmer’s cow die?

A. Because she wanted to save the farmer’s wife.

B. Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.

C. Because she was sympathetic to the rich.

D. Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.

3.The story tries to tell the reader that .

A. the young should always learn from the old

B. angels are always ready to help the poor.

C. angels are always ready to help the rich.

D. sometimes things are not what they seem.

A typical lion tamer（驯兽师）in people’s mind is an entertainer holding a whip( 鞭) at a chair. The whip gets all of the attention, but it’s mostly for show. In reality, it’s the chair that does the important work. When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face, the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time. With its focus divided, the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next. When faced with so many options, the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.

How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion? How often do you have something you want to achieve (e.g. lose weight, start a business, travel more)—only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress?

This upsets me to no end because while all the experts are busy debating about which option is best, the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information. The end result is that we feel like we can’t focus or that we’re focused on the wrong things, and so we take less action, make less progress, and stay the same when we could be improving.

It doesn’t have to be that way. Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face, remember this: All you need to do is focus on one thing. You just need to get started. Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people. If you have somewhere you want to go, something you want to accomplish, someone you want to become…take immediate action. If you’re clear about where you want to go, the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out of the way.

1.Why does the lion tamer use a chair?

A. To entertain the audience.

B. To show off his skills.

C. To get ready for a fight.

D. To trick the lion.

2.In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair?

A. They feel puzzled over choices.

B. They hold on to the wrong things.

C. They find it hard to make changes.

D. They have to do something for show

3.What is the author’s attitude towards the expert mentioned in Paragraph3?

A. Tolerant. B. Doubtful.

C. Respectful. D. Supportive.

4.When the world is “waving a chair in your face”, you’re advised to _____

A. wait for a better chance

B. break your old habits

C. make a quick decision

D. ask for clear guidance

The day before yesterday, when Peter’s family were having dinner, Father raised an interesting question, “Was there anything in our past that we feel ashamed of, guilty about, or regretted? Maybe we can find ways to say sorry, or take some action to right any wrong doing.” This seemed like a very private matter, but Peter thought about it carefully the whole night.

Peter remembered an incident from middle school. In his school, there was a worker, Neil Stone, who none of the kids liked. One night, Peter and two of his classmates decided to play a trick on him. They found a can of red paint, and wrote on the school main road in bright red: Neil Stone is a fool! The next day, the whole school saw these words. Within two hours, Neil had Peter and his two classmates in his office. His classmates said that they had done it but Peter lied, denying the truth. No one ever talked about it.

This morning, Peter went back to his middle school. Neil Stone is still working there. “Sorry, Neil. Do you still remember what happened ten years ago? I want you to know that I did it.” “I knew it!’ Neil laughed. They had a good laugh and a lively discussion. Neil’s closing words were: “Peter, I always felt bad for you because your classmates got it off their mind, and I knew you were carrying it around all these years. I want to thank you for visiting me… for your sake.”

Peter knows that no matter how difficult the situation is, it is never too late to clear up the past and make a fresh start.

1.What did Peter remember doing in middle school?

A. Something fantastic. B. Something unpleasant.

C. Something valuable. D. Something useful.

2.What color were the words “Neil Stone is a fool!”?

A. Dark blue B. Light green.

C. Pure white. D. Bright red.

3.What does the underlined word “denying” mean?

A. 夸大 B. 赞同 C. 否认 D. 承认

4.When did Neil know who wrote the words on the school main road?

A. Ten years ago. B. The day before yesterday.

C. This morning. D. Not until Peter told him.

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Peter’s story. B. An unforgettable lesson.

C. It’s never too late. D. Every dog has its day.

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。

Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesn’t mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, you’ll have to stand up and say – problem, I don’t want you in my life.

1. Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children – the list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings.

But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.

Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. 2. Talking helps you move on and let go.

Write your problems. 3. When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.

Don’t lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, don’t lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family… you should still have faith. 4.

Your problems aren’t the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, there’re another one million people whose problems are huger than yours. 5. Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed.

Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.

A．When we have a problem, a pressing, critical, urgent, life-threatening problem, how do we try and solve it?

B．But the truth is that when you talk about it, you’re setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you.

C．Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don’t want a real person to talk with.

D．We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.

E．Of course, we’ve been fighting troubles ever since we were born.

F．With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose.

G．Tell yourself: when they can deal with them, why can’t I?

What will man be like in the future - in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make guesses, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today, for man is slowly changing all the time.

Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is relatively a short period of time, so we may suppose that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain’s capacity(容量). As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and finally we shall need our brains more and more, and finally we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring a physical change too: the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger.

Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over long period of time it is likely that man’s eyes will grow stronger.

On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life.

But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald.

Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at! This may well be true. All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and motions similar to our own.

1.The passage mainly tells us that __________.

A. Man’s life will be different in the future

B. future man will look quite different from us

C. man is growing taller and uglier as time passes

D. Man’s organs' functions will change

2.What serves as the evidence that man is changing?

A. Man has got stronger eyes now than he ever had.

B. Man’s hair is getting thinner and thinner.

C. Man’s arms and legs have become lighter and weaker.

D. Man has been growing taller over the past 500 years.

3.The change in man’s size of the forehead is probably because __________.

A. he makes use of only 20% of the brain’s capacity

B. his brain has grown larger over the past centuries

C. he will use his brain more and more as time goes on

D. the other 80% of his brain will grow in due time

4.It is implied that __________.

A. human beings will become less attractive in the future

B. parts of our bodies will become poorer if they are not used often

C. human beings hope for a change in the future life

D. future life is always predictable

完形填空,阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My daughter and I finally got around to changing all the electronic pictures stored on our computers and cellphones into ________ ones that we could actually hold in our hands and________ photo albums. It was amazing looking through decades of our lives.

There I was not even 5 years old. I looked at that boy and all those ________ versions of myself for a long time. I wondered what I would say to them ________ I had a chance. I knew that I would tell them to relax and not worry about life’s ________ so much. I would tell them that they would solve all the problems they could and ________ the ones they couldn’t. I would tell them to enjoy and ________ each day as it comes. I would tell them that every day has its own ________ and simple pleasures and they should ________them all. I would tell them to hug more, laugh more, and say “I love you” more. I would ________ them to take in more sunsets and to________ the television every so often and go watch the stars. I would tell them to sing along with the radio and read a good book every ________ they get. I would tell them to ________ pass up the opportunity to pet a dog or ________ another human being. Most of all, ________ ,I would tell them to just love, ________ that’s what we are here to do.

________ , I know that none of us can go backward in this life. Life can only go ________ . As you go forward in your own life, always take with you the wisdom you have ________, the kindness you have shared, and the ________ you have received. As you go forward, always try to be the best person you can be and always remember to just love and be loved in return.

1.A.colored B. expected C. printed D. idealized

2.A.take from B. put into C. cut off D. pick out

3.A. younger B. weaker C. happier D. newer

4.A.since B. unless C. as D. if

5.A. influences B. troubles C. changes D. failures

6.A. get through B. face with C. figure out D. run into

7.A. waste B. call C. win D. value

8.A.expectations B. ways C. delights D. plans

9.A. receive B. appreciate C. find D. provide

10.A. warn B. allow C. advise D. promise

11.A. switch on B. turn up C. discuss about D. turn off

12.A. chance B. reason C. success D. moment

13.A. always B. Sometimes C. never D. ever

14.A.welcome B. ask C. believe D. help

15.A. therefore B. though C. otherwise D. instead

16.A. because B. even if C. while D. as if

17.A. For example B. In conclusion C. Of course D. After all

18.A. well B. forward C. quickly D. smoothly

19.A. gained B. proved C. accepted D. doubted

20.A. attention B. prizes C. honors D. love

语法填空：阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

When my brother and I said we were going to spend our Christmas holidays abroad, the whole family objected violently. But nothing could persuade us1.(stay). Two days2. Christmas, we went to a small town in Southern Germany. We 3. (spend) the whole of Christmas Eve sightseeing.

There were 4. many activities in the town that they added to our excitement. The streets were crowded with people 5.the shops were full of wonderful things. In the evening. We went to listen to Christmas songs 6.(sing)by children around the 7. (bright) decorated Christmas tree in the main street. We planned to have 8. meal at the best restaurant in town the next day. However, in the morning the streets were empty. What’s worse, all the shops including the restaurants were shut. As last we had to return to our hotel, 9.(feel) very miserable. Our Christmas “feast” was a bag of fruits, 10.my brother had happened to buy the day before.

David asked his nephew to ______ his bag while he headed for a drink at the airport.

A. lose interest in B. keep an eye on

C. look away from D. keep in touch with

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