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I found the imagination of becoming a grandmother somewhat discouraging. I was younger than I thought a grandmother should be when I got the news that I was going to become one myself. I admit, it was not a role that I was emotionally ready to accept. I had been a young mother, and had certainly hoped my daughter would not face that same challenge. I remarried when she was a teenager, and then had two more children. On getting the news that she was expecting(怀孕), I remember thinking “What do I know about being a grandmother? —I haven’t even finished raising my own kids yet!” I don’t like to be unprepared, so I read a few books about grandparenting. That gave me a little help, but I was still uncertain. I thought about other grandmothers I knew, and got a few ideas I liked and a few more that I didn’t. But I couldn’t quite figure out what kind of grandmother I wanted to be. Then I thought about my own grandmother, Granny, as she’s known by most people, and I knew I had the answer.
I didn’t realize it until that moment, but my own grandmother was the example for the kind of grandmother I wanted to be. I am fortunate that I got to spend a lot of time with my grandparents when I was a little kid. Here is what I learned from my Granny：
Grandmothers always have a cookie jar. For my whole life, Granny always had a cookie jar full of cookies. When I was a little tiny girl, just at eye level with the counter, Granny would get the cookie jar down for me. When I was a little older I learned how to pull the chair over so I could reach. As I got taller, if I really stretched, I could reach the cookie jar with my finger tips and move it close enough to get it down off the counter to find out what kind of treat was inside. Always the first thing I did when I went to Granny’s house was check the cookie jar, and there were always cookies in it. Many years later, I’ll drive my own children to Granny’s house and the first thing to do is get us all a cookie.
So grandmothers must have a cookie jar, and on my granddaughter’ s first Christmas，my daughter bought me my own cookie jar. She said when they came to see me，her daughter would find the treat the way she did and I did

  1. 1.

    The writer thought it was a little discouraging to be a grandmother because________

    1. A.
      she was not old enough to be one
    2. B.
      she was not emotionally ready to be one
    3. C.
      she thought her daughter was too young to be a mother
    4. D.
      grandmother should be older than she was
  2. 2.

    The underlined phrase “that same challenge ” in the first paragraph refers to “________”

    1. A.
      taking care of a grandchild
    2. B.
      taking care of a baby
    3. C.
      being a young grandmother
    4. D.
      being a young mother
  3. 3.

    It can be inferred from the last paragraph that________

    1. A.
      the writer has many happy memories of her grandmother’s cookie jar
    2. B.
      the writer always wanted to know what was inside her grandmother’s cookie jar
    3. C.
      the writer often drove her grandchildren to see her grandmother’s cookie jar
    4. D.
      women of the writer ‘s age all have a cookie jar for their grandchildren
  4. 4.

    What kind of grandmother did the writer want to be?

    1. A.
      One who has a jar filled with many kinds of cookies for children and herself
    2. B.
      One who grows up with her grandmother^ cookie jar with all kinds of cookies
    3. C.
      One who is like her own grandmother with a cookie jar to treat her grandchildren
    4. D.
      One who always makes different kinds of cookies to treat her grandchildren
  5. 5.

    Which of the following can be the best title of this text?

    1. A.
      Grandmother’s Cookie Jar
    2. B.
      Grandmother’s Treat for Children
    3. C.
      Grandmothers and Grandchildren
    4. D.
      Happy Memories of Cookies

Audrey Hepburn (奥黛丽·赫本) won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first
major American movie, Roman Holiday, which was released in 1953. But she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting.
Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey’s father was British and her mother was Dutch. Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood. During World War II, she lived and studied in the Netherlands. Her mother thought it would be safe from Gerrnan attacks. Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war. But she realized she wasn’t going to be a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演员). So she began taking acting parts in stage shows. Later she began to get small parts in movies.
But it was Audrey Hepburn’s move to America that brought her true fame. In 1951 she played the character“Gigi”in the Broadway play of the same name to great critica1 praise. Two years later, Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.
Audrey made more than 25 movies. Among her most popular roles was Holly Golightly in Breakftist at Tiff any’s in 1961. Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.
She was married two times and had one son by each husband. In 1989, the UN Chi1dren’s Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador. She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF(联合国儿童基金会)projects. The UN agency said she was a tireless worker. She often gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects.
Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World War Ⅱ. She said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aid. She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993 from colon cancer

  1. 1.

    In Paragraph 1,“her aid work”means     

    1. A.
      winning an Academy Award as Best Actress
    2. B.
      taking acting parts in stage shows
    3. C.
      making her own movies
    4. D.
      acting as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF
  2. 2.

    The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands was that     

    1. A.
      she wanted to be a ballerina
    2. B.
      her parents were from Britain
    3. C.
      it was safe there
    4. D.
      the education there was excellent
  3. 3.

    We can infer from the passage that     

    1. A.
      Audrey’s parents lived in Germany during World War Ⅱ
    2. B.
      Audrey lived in America in the 1950s
    3. C.
      Audrey was made to give up dancing
    4. D.
      the character“Gigi”in the Broadway play was her most popular role
  4. 4.

         is NOT mentioned in the passage about Audrey Hepburn

    1. A.
      Marriage
    2. B.
      Identity
    3. C.
      Contribution
    4. D.
      Religion
  5. 5.

         is the right order for Audrey’s life.
    ①The first time she began to play in movies.
    ②She returned to London from the Netherlands.
    ③She won an Academy Award as Best Actress.
    ④She travelled all over the wor1d in support of UNlCEF projects.
    ⑤She played a part in My Fair Lady

    1. A.
      ②①③⑤④
    2. B.
      ①②③⑤④
    3. C.
      ②①⑤③④
    4. D.
      ①②⑤③④

People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog’s life, describes a person who has an unhappy existence.
Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.
Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.
Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways. People who are unkind or uncaring can be described meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. Mean dogs are often used to guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite.
Husbands and wives use this doghouse term when they are angry at each other. For example, a woman might get angry at her husband for coming home late or forgetting their wedding anniversary. She might tell him that he is in the doghouse. She may not treat him nicely until he apologizes. However, the husband may decide that it is best to leave things alone and not create more problems. He might decide to let sleeping dogs lie.
Dog expressions also are used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs

  1. 1.

    To achieve success, you must ______

    1. A.
      feel dog-tired
    2. B.
      work like a dog
    3. C.
      become sick as a dog
    4. D.
      be meaner than a junkyard dog
  2. 2.

    To everyone’s surprise, Jack has been employed by a big company, about which we can say, “_______”

    1. A.
      Every dog has its day
    2. B.
      Jack works like a dog
    3. C.
      His bark is worse than his bite
    4. D.
      Jack really lives in a dog-eat-dog world
  3. 3.

    What kind of people live a difficult life?

    1. A.
      Those who are in the doghouse
    2. B.
      Those who have the dog days
    3. C.
      Those who lead a dog’s life
    4. D.
      Those whose bark is worse than his bite
  4. 4.

    What does the article mainly talk about?

    1. A.
      Dogs’ life in America
    2. B.
      How to treat dogs well
    3. C.
      Why Americans love dogs
    4. D.
      Expressions with the word “dog”


Taking children to school on time doesn’t have to be a battle against the clock. Here are some rules for you to follow.
Lay out children’s clean clothes the night before. Who wants to be looking through unsorted clothes for three pairs of matching socks at 8:00am? Just have the clothes you know they will wear and the food they like ready and waiting. It makes life easier when you can’t spare the time in the morning.
Allow time for yourself. Whether it’s a hot shower, a cup of coffee or five minutes’ peace, leave yourself enough time. This doesn’t include “Just five more minutes” in bed, which will often turn into oversleeping followed by mayhem.
Stick to a routine. Make sure your children know what you expect from them every morning and stick to that routine, whether it’s that they should be fully dressed before breakfast or that they should brush their teeth straight afterwards. My personal top tip for the easiest way to a pain-free morning is no TV the night before.
Keep calm. If the bus is late or you have forgotten where you parked the car, or if you are late, don’t get angry and blame the children. Every one has such a bad morning. But if your children are often late for school, it’s up to you to start a more organized morning routine

  1. 1.

    The passage is mainly intended for __________

    1. A.
      parents
    2. B.
      teachers
    3. C.
      students
    4. D.
      early birds
  2. 2.

    The underlined word “mayhem” is closest in meaning to __________

    1. A.
      the bad habit
    2. B.
      the sleeping hour
    3. C.
      some preparation
    4. D.
      some trouble
  3. 3.

    What’s the author’s first choice to have a pain-free morning?

    1. A.
      Have clothes ready in advance
    2. B.
      Allow enough time for peace
    3. C.
      Get dressed before breakfast
    4. D.
      Don’t watch TV the night before
  4. 4.

    How many rules are mentioned for your reference in the passage?

    1. A.
      Five
    2. B.
      Four
    3. C.
      Three
    4. D.
      Two

Thid is a true story of a mother’s sacrifice(牺牲) in an earthquake.
When the rescuer reached the ruins of a young man’s house, they saw her dead body through the cracks. Her pose was somehow strange—she knelt(跪) on the ground like a person who was worshiping(祷告);her body was leaning forward, and her two hands were supported by an object. However, the cold and stiff body told them that she had passed away for sure.
The rescuers left this house and were going to search the next collapsed building. For some reason, the team leader was driven by a strong force to go back to the ruined house. Again, he knelt down to search the little space under the dead body. Suddenly, he screamed with excitement, “A child! There is a child1”
The whole team worked together; carefully they removed the piles of ruined objects around the dead woman. There was a 3-month-old little boy wrapped in a blanket under his mother’s dead body. Obviously, the woman had made great sacrifice in order to save her son. When her house was falling, she used her body to make a cover to protect her son. The little boy was still sleeping peacefully when the team leader picked him up.
A doctor came quickly to examine the little boy. After he opened the blanket, he saw a cellphone inside the blanket.There was a text massage on the screen. It said, “If you can survive, you must remember that I love you.” Everybody that read the massage cried

  1. 1.

    Why did the young woman kneel on the ground?

    1. A.
      To protect herself from the earthquake
    2. B.
      To show respect for God
    3. C.
      To ask God for help
    4. D.
      To protect her baby
  2. 2.

    After reading the text massage, everyone felt quite ______

    1. A.
      shocked
    2. B.
      excited
    3. C.
      moved
    4. D.
      afraid
  3. 3.

    What’s the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?

    1. A.
      To prove that a cat has nine lives
    2. B.
      To show the power of a mother’s love
    3. C.
      To express his thanks to the rescuers
    4. D.
      To give advice on how to rescue others

When I was in medical college, I went camping with some of my friends. The season was summer; therefore, we chose to go to the seaside. After arriving there, we rent a room and left our luggage there. We finished lunch and then decided to rent a boat because the sea and the weather were beautiful.
We started to row, but about one mile out, the weather suddenly changed. Although the weather was not good, we didn't want to give up, but finally my friends and I agreed that we should go back. We tried to change the boat's direction, but as soon as we changed it, the oarlock (桨架)broke. Therefore, we were unable to turn back. We had to wait for help because we couldn't do anything.
After seeing the change of weather, we shouldn't have continued to row, but it was too late. We regretted(后悔) it. The sea changed a lot, the waves got very high, and the boat began to shake like a cradle(摇篮). One of my friends started to cry; another started to vomit(呕吐). Three hours passed, and nobody came to help us. We were just praying.
Fortunately, after five long hours of waiting, two big boats came to rescue us and we escaped. If they hadn't come to get us, we would have crossed the border between Turkey and Greece because the border was very close.
This story is the most exciting story of my life because we could have died, but luck was with us and we escaped

  1. 1.

    What does the author mainly tell us in this passage?

    1. A.
      An experience at sea
    2. B.
      An exciting experience when swimming
    3. C.
      The changeable weather at the seaside
    4. D.
      It is dangerous to boat at sea
  2. 2.

    When did they begin to go boating in the sea?

    1. A.
      In the morning
    2. B.
      In the afternoon
    3. C.
      In the evening
    4. D.
      At night
  3. 3.

    What they regretted was that ______ when the weather changed

    1. A.
      they went camping at the seaside
    2. B.
      they went on rowing
    3. C.
      the waves got very high
    4. D.
      they started too late
  4. 4.

    One of his friends started to vomit because _________

    1. A.
      he came down with a disease
    2. B.
      they stayed three hours at sea
    3. C.
      the boat shook too much
    4. D.
      nobody came to help them

Five years ago, Wang Baoqiang was a nobody to most Chinese people. However, he is now a household film star in China.
Wang is the youngest child of a poor family in Hebei province . Dreaming of becoming an actor, he left home at the age of 8 to study kung fu at Shaolin Temple, since kung-fu actors seemed to appear most often on the big screen.
At 14, he moved to Beijing for his acting career for the first time, with little money in his pocket. He worked at a construction site（建筑工地）for 20 to 25 yuan per day, and spent his free time standing in front of the Beijing Film Studio, eager to be chosen as temporary（临时的）actors.
This was the most difficult time for the boy. His opportunity finally came one day after he went for a role in the movie “Blind Shaft”. He was chosen to play a young coal miner. The movie won him three prizes in Thailand, France and Taiwan. But his success didn’t make any difference to his life.
That year, he went home for the Spring Festival. He gave his family his earnings from the movie, around US$250 and then returned to Beijing with 500 yuan, the same amount he had when he first set foot in the city. His life was as simple as before.
Thanks to his natural performance in “Blind Shaft,” he was invited by the famous director Feng Xiaogang to act in the film “A World Without Thieves” in 2004, which made him famous
immediately. People called him “Shagen,” the name of his character in the movie.
Wang’s latest work, “Soldiers’ Sortie” has made him the most popular actor on the Chinese mainland . For the actor, it’s a dream coming true.
“Dreams come true. I think my life is exactly a course of pursuing（追求）dreams. No matter how tough one thing is, I can make it as long as I put great effort into it,” he said

  1. 1.

    Why does Wang Baoqiang leave for Shaolin Temple at his early age ?

    1. A.
      To study kungfu to build up his strength
    2. B.
      He has seen through the human society
    3. C.
      To realize his childhood dream to be an actor
    4. D.
      To make money in support of his family
  2. 2.

    Which of the following films made him win three prizes ?

    1. A.
      A World Without Thieves
    2. B.
      Soldiers’ Sortie
    3. C.
      Plot Against
    4. D.
      Blind Shaft
  3. 3.

    What would be the best title for this passage ?

    1. A.
      The Movies about Wang Baoqiang
    2. B.
      Pursuing Dreams
    3. C.
      How to Become Famous
    4. D.
      Overnight Well-known

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  1. 1.

    Suppose you are a first-year student who wants to earn some money to pay your university expenses,you may_________

    1. A.
      call 345-674132
    2. B.
      call 366-76564
    3. C.
      contact United Business Ltd
    4. D.
      contact Cumberland University
  2. 2.

    According to the advertisements,which of the following is TRUE?

    1. A.
      Experience is required if you want to work as a shop assistant
    2. B.
      You may be employed by United Business Ltd.if you can type fast enough
    3. C.
      You are sure to get a job at Tommy's Kindergarten if you have a degree
    4. D.
      Nile Airlines needs a peson to deal with customers' information
  3. 3.

    Who are the advertisements intended for?

    1. A.
      Job hunters
    2. B.
      College graduates
    3. C.
      Retired teachers
    4. D.
      Computer majors

Roger Alvarez, 22, was one of the 52 percent of students who didn’t make it through his senior year at Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles.
He dropped out several years ago, but by the time he was in ninth grade, Alvarez says he already knew he wasn’t going to graduate.
“There’s a certain amount of knowledge you have to have when you enter in a specific grade, and I didn’t have it.” Alvarez says,“Every class I used to go in, I was like, ‘Do I know this? I don’t know this.’”
It was a shameful attitude, he tells his former English teacher, Antero Garcia, 29.
“You were determined to help me, but what was I willing to give? I could have actually tried.”
For his part, Garcia wants to know how he could have reached out to Alvarez better, but Alvarez says Garcia had always been helpful.
“I mean, you could cheer me up, and then I see other students doing way better,” Alvarez says,“So then, I get nervous. I get stuck, and then my motivation goes to the floor.” He felt the situation was hopeless.
“You talked to me like if I could do it, but inside me, I knew I couldn’t.” he tells Garcia,“I just didn’t want you to think that I’m…stupid.”
Now, school is a life tool that Alvarez says he’s missing—but his teacher isn’t to blame.
“Always, I just wanted you to know…you were a good teacher, and I always respected you.” he tells Garcia,“Some teachers, I felt like they only wanted to teach a certain group of people. But you looked at me and you paid attention.”
“Maybe it didn’t get me to graduate, but there’re a lot of teachers, they don’t take the time to take a look. And it was never your fault.”
Alvarez now works the night shift at a loading dock(码头). He still hopes to get his degree one day

  1. 1.

    When Alvarez entered a grade, he was sure that ___________

    1. A.
      he wasn’t going to pass the class
    2. B.
      he would do better than other students
    3. C.
      he might learn an amount of knowledge
    4. D.
      he would try his best to learn at class
  2. 2.

    By saying “my motivation goes to the floor”,  Alvarez meant __________

    1. A.
      he hid his goal from others
    2. B.
      he lost heart gradually
    3. C.
      he built up his motivation
    4. D.
      he fell to the ground completely
  3. 3.

    In the opinion of Alvarez, most teachers _______

    1. A.
      paid no attention to teaching
    2. B.
      had no time to read books
    3. C.
      didn’t care about what he did
    4. D.
      showed no respect to students
  4. 4.

    The passage mainly tells us that _________

    1. A.
      a dropout complains about being treated badly
    2. B.
      a dropout plans to get his degree again
    3. C.
      a dropout shows respect for not graduating
    4. D.
      a dropout has thanks to his teacher not blame

A newspaper reporter’s job can be very interesting. He meets all types of people and lives quite a busy life. He is on the rush for news all the time, then after several years he may get a desk job, and life becomes a bit more settled. Let’s look at his work a little more closely. In a day he may have to interview the prime minister of a foreign country, and the next day he may be writing about a football match. Sometimes he may be so busy that he has hardly any time to sleep. And at other times he may go on for days looking out for news materials yet return empty-handed.
　　In the beginning, a reporter has to cover a very wide field. After the early years he becomes more specialized in his work. For example, he may finally be asked to write only on court cases or politics or sports. Some reporters may become so specialized that they are asked only to write on a special thing: horse racing, for example. In most newspaper houses there is at least one special racing correspondent. Some newspapers have book reviews. Their job is delightful. They read the latest book and then write reviews on the ones they like. Then there are those who write on films, so they get to see them even before they are shown in the cinema. How lucky, you would say!
　　A reporter’s job can also be very dangerous. A number of them have died rushing from one assignment to another, and if there is a flood or a riot(暴乱) they may get hurt or even be killed. Three years ago there was a reporter whose camera was smashed by a group of men, because they were angry with him for taking their picture. Dangerous or not, one thing is certain, and that is, their job is never dull!

  1. 1.

    What does the underlined phrase “on the rush” mean in the passage?

    1. A.
      on the beach
    2. B.
      on the spot
    3. C.
      in a hurry
    4. D.
      in no time
  2. 2.

    Reporters who write on films are said to be lucky because they _____

    1. A.
      can see more film stars
    2. B.
      can see the films before most people see them in the cinema
    3. C.
      can pay less than other people
    4. D.
      can write anything they like
  3. 3.

    A reporter’s work becomes dangerous when _____

    1. A.
      there is an interview with the prime minister
    2. B.
      there is a football match
    3. C.
      he is seeing a horror film
    4. D.
      there is a flood or a riot
  4. 4.

    From the passage we can infer that, to be a good reporter, he must be all of the following except _____

    1. A.
      brave
    2. B.
      quick in mind
    3. C.
      strong
    4. D.
      well-informed
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