Tom was one of the brightest boys in the year, with supportive parents．But when he was 15 he suddenly stopped trying．He left school at 16 with only two scores for secondary school subjects．One of the reasons that made it cool for him not to care was the power of his peer(同龄人)group．
The lack of right male(男性的)role models in many of their lives－at home and particularly in the school environment－means that their peers are the only people they have to judge themselves against．
They don't see men succeeding in society so it doesn't occur to them that they could make something of themselves．Without male teachers as a role model, the effect of peer actions and street culture is all-powerful．Boys want to be part of a club．However, schools can provide the environment for change, and provide the right role models for them．Teachers need to be trained to stop that but not in front of a child's peers．You have to do it one to one, because that is when you see the real child．
It's pointless(无意义的)sending a child home if he or she has done wrong．They see it as a welcome day off to watch television or play computer games．Instead, schools should have a special unit where a child who has done wrong goes for the day and gets advice about his problems－somewhere he can work away from his peers and go home after the other children．
(1)
Why did Tom give up studying?
[ ]
A．
He disliked his teachers．
B．
His parents no longer supported him．
C．
It's cool for boys of his age not to care about studies．
D．
There were too many subjects in his secondary school．
(2)
What seems to have a bad effect on students like Tom?
[ ]
A．
Peer groups．
B．
A special unit．
C．
The student judges．
D．
The home environment．
(3)
What should schools do to help the problem schoolboys?
[ ]
A．
Wait for their change patiently．
B．
Train leaders of their peer groups．
C．
Stop the development of street culture．
D．
Give them lessons in a separate area．
(4)
A teacher's work is most effective with a schoolboy when he ________．
Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are ready to take home a lot of hardware tonight as they lead all artists with 10 and eight nominations．The ladies also perform, along with fellow Album of the Year nominees the Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga and the Dave Matthews Band．In addition, Bon Jovi, Green Day, Lady Antebellum, Maxwell, Pink and Zac Brown Band will also take the stage．But perhaps the most expected moment is the Michael Jackson tribute(吊唁礼物), which features the 3-D mini-movie "Earth Song" and will be highlighted by performers Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood and Usher．
Maurer 9/8c NBC
A mysterious company named Sabre, headed by an attractive, stubborn CEO(Kathy Bates), appears out of nowhere and buys out(买断股份)Dunder Mifflin．As Michael is unwilling to follow Sabre's new policies, Andy and Erin write a welcome song to greet the company．Meanwhile, Pam and Jim hope to get accepted into a desired local day-care center．
Surviving Survivor 8/7c CBS
It's hard to believe it's been 10 years since the first season of Survivor．But tonight ten of the game's most iconic players, including previous winners Richard Hatch, Parvati Shallow and Tom Westman, discuss the series in detail and provide insights into how the game is actually played and the impact it's had on their lives．In addition, updates on beloved former castaways, like Ethan Zohn, Rupert Boneham and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, are given．
Private Practice 10∶01/9∶01c ABC
So Maya's pregnant and wants to have the baby．What to do now? Dink(Stephen Lunsford), the boy who did his part to get her into this mess, has a solution：He wants to marry her．You can imagine how Sam and Naomi will feel about that．And if that won't raise the histrionic level enough for you, how about this：A couple has two dying daughters, and only one can be saved．Their choice．And Brian Benben is back, so expect more Pete-Violet- Sheldon angst．
(1)
Edna is crazy about pop stars, so she will most likely choose ________ to enjoy．
[ ]
A．
Grammy Awards
B．
Maurer
C．
Surviving Survivor
D．
Private Practice
(2)
From the passage, we can learn that Dunder Mifflin is ________．
[ ]
A．
a CEO
B．
a company
C．
an employee in the company
D．
a piece of office equipment
(3)
According to the passage, Surviving Survivor is most probably ________．
[ ]
A．
a musical play
B．
a game show
C．
a love story
D．
a cultural documentary
(4)
The above programs ________．
[ ]
A．
are loved by all viewers
B．
are on the top list for the week
C．
are broadcast on the same channel
D．
are accessible on the same night
阅读理解
A few days ago I asked my son's governess(女家庭教师)Julia to come into my study．“Be seated, Julia,”I said, “Let's settle our accounts．I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you're too polite to mention it．Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month…”
“Forty．”
“No, thirty．I made a note of it．I always pay our governess thirty．Well, um, you've been here two months, so…”
“Two months and five days．”
“Exactly two months．I made a special note of it．That means you have sixty dollars coming to you．Take off nine Sundays…you know you didn't work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks．And three holidays…”Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but－not a word．
“Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars．Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied(从事)only with Dick．Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch．Twelve and seven-nineteen．Take nineteen off…that leaves…hmm…forty one dollars．Correct?”
Julia's left eye reddened with tears welling up．Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but－still not a word．
“Around New Year's Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars．The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but － forget it．When didn't I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect(疏忽), Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten．Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick's shoes．You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it．So, that means five more dollars off．The tenth of January I gave ten dollars．”
“You didn't．” sobbed Julia．
“But I made a note of it．”
“Well…if you say so．”
“Take twenty seven from forty one－that leaves fourteen．”
Both her eyes were filled with tears．Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose．Poor girl!
“Only once was I given any money,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “and that was by your wife．Three dollars, nothing more．”
“Really? You see now, and I didn't know that! Take three from fourteen－that leaves eleven．Here's your money, my dear．Three, three, three, one and one．Here it is!”
I handed her eleven dollars．She took them and pocketed them．
“Merci(法语：谢谢),”she whispered．
I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room．I was overcome with anger．“For what, this ‘merci'?” I asked．
“For the money．”
“But you know I've cheated you－robbed you! I have actually stolen from you! Why this ‘merci'?”
“In my other places they didn't give me anything at all．”
“They didn't give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you．．．I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you．．．Is it really possible to be so spineless(懦弱)?Why didn't you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws(爪)－to be such a fool?”
Embarrassed, she smiled．And I could read her expression, “It is possible．”
I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars．She murmured her little “merci” several times and went out．I looked after her and thought, “How easy it is to crush(压榨)the weak in this world !”
(1)
What shocked the writer was Julia's ________．
[ ]
A．
nervousness in front of her boss
B．
acceptance of injustice(不公平)
C．
shyness when talking about money
D．
unwilling to express herself
(2)
The writer said, “Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws?” He was actually telling the governess ________．
[ ]
A．
to be more aggressive(侵略的)
B．
to be more careful in her work
C．
to protect her right
D．
to live independently
(3)
At the end of the story, the writer said, “How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!” to show ________．
[ ]
A．
his understanding of Julia's anxiety
B．
his worry about Julia's future
C．
his concern on the living condition of working - class people
D．
his sympathy(同情)for the mental state of the weak
(4)
From the story, we can tell that Julia's employer was ________．
[ ]
A．
greedy(贪婪)but honest
B．
ill - tempered but warm - hearted
C．
strict but forgiving
D．
none of the above
阅读理解
I made a pledge(发誓)to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage．For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father．Totally loving．No ifs, ands or buts．
The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio．The speaker was quoting a Biblical(圣经)passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives．Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will．A person can choose to love．” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband．Well, for two weeks that would change．
And it did．Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you．”
“
Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased．Maybe a little puzzled．
After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read．Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach．I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn's been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me．” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites．
So it went．Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums．Relaxed and happy, that's how the whole vacation passed．I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love．
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however．Evelyn and I still laugh about it today．On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with saddest expression．
“
What's the matter?” I asked her．
“
Tom,” she said in a voice filled with distress, “do you know something I don't?”
“
What do you mean?”
“
Well… that checkup I had several weeks ago… our doctor… did he tell you something about me? Tom, you've been so good to me… am I dying?”
It took a moment for it all to sink in．Then I burst out laughing．
“
No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms．“You're not dying; I'm just starting to live．”
(1)
In the first paragraph, “No ifs, ands or buts” probably mean ________．
[ ]
A．
unnecessarily
B．
unconditionally
C．
impossibly
D．
unintentionally
(2)
From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ________．
[ ]
A．
alone
B．
with his family
C．
with Evelyn
D．
with his children
(3)
During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because ________．
[ ]
A．
she looked lovely in her new clothes
B．
she was seriously ill
C．
he was determined to be a good husband
D．
he had made a lot of money in Wall Street
(4)
By saying “I'm just starting to live,” Tom means that ________．
[ ]
A．
he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before
B．
he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change
C．
he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life
D．
he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband
阅读理解
I had to knock on the taxi to get his attention．Finally, the driver, a man about 60, looked up from behind the wheel and apologized, “I'm sorry, but I was reading a letter．” He sounded as if he had a cold or a cough．
Since I was in no hurry, I told him to finish his letter．He shook his head, explaining that he had already read it several times and almost knew it by heart．Curious, I asked whether it was from a child or maybe a grandchild．“This isn't family,” he replied．“though he might just as well have been a regular member of the family．Old Ed and I grew up together．”
They were always friends．But since he moved away from the neighborhood 30 years ago, it'd generally just been postcards at Christmas time between them．A couple of weeks ago, Ed died．“I should have kept in touch．” He repeated this, more to himself than to me．To comfort him, I said sometimes we just didn't seem to find the time．“But we used to find the time,” he said．“Take a look．” He handed the letter over to me．
The first sentence “I've been meaning to write for some time, but I've always delayed it．” reminded me of myself．It went on to say that he often thought about the good times they had had together．When I read the part where it said “Your friendship really means a lot to me, more than I can say because I'm not good at saying things like that”, I found myself nodding in agreement．
We had gone several kilometers and were almost at my hotel, so I read the last paragraph：“So I thought you'd like to know that I was thinking of you．” And it was ended with “Your Old Friend, Tom．”
“I thought your friend's name was Ed,” I said．
“I'm Tom,” he explained．“It's a letter I wrote to Ed before I knew he'd died．I never put it in the mailbox．I guess I should have written it sooner．” His face was pale as he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief．
When I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away．I had to write a letter and post it．
(1)
Who wrote the letter?
[ ]
A．
Tom．
B．
Old Ed．
C．
The author．
D．
The driver's grandchild．
(2)
It can be inferred from the passage that the driver regretted________．
[ ]
A．
missing Ed's funeral
B．
moving away from his neighborhood
C．
forgetting to send Ed Christmas cards
D．
not being able to keep in touch with Ed
(3)
From Paragraph 4, we learn that the author of the passage________．
[ ]
A．
often fails to write to his friends
B．
had no intention to write to his friends
C．
had many great moments with his friends
D．
was good at expressing feelings to his friends
(4)
What message does the passage probably try to convey？
[ ]
A．
Comfort your friends when they are feeling down．
B．
Life is unpredictable so live each day as if it were your last．
C．
Remember to always mail your letters after expressing your words．
D．
Always make time to value and experience your lasting friendships．
