4. Pornographic literature and art                 . (corrupt)

色情文艺腐蚀年轻人的心灵。

3. He decided              he possessed and became a monk        (give)

他决定放弃他所有的一切，出家为僧。

2. I'm writing                to express her thanks for your gift. (behalf)

我代表我母亲写信，对你的礼物表示感谢。

1.                  ，you'll be able to overcome all the difficulties you meet with sooner or later (keep)

只要你不断努力，你迟早会克服你所遇到的所有的困难。

When we were seniors,we began to think about college. Kyle decided on Georgetown,and I was going to Duke. I knew that we would always be friends,that the miles would never be a problem. He was going to be a doctor,and I was going for business on a football scholar?ship. Kyle was valedictorian (致告别辞的人) of our class.

I teased him all the time about being a nerd (书呆子) .He had to prepare a speech for gradu?ation. I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak.

Graduation day arrived ― I saw Kyle and he looked great. He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school. He filled out and actually looked good in glasses. He had more dates than me and all the girls loved him！

Boy,sometimes I was jealous. Today was one of those days. I could see that he was nervous about his speech. So,I smacked (拍打) him on the back and said, "Hey,big guy,you'll be great！"

He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled. "Thanks," he said. As he started his speech,he cleared his throat,and began. "Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. Your parents,your teachers,your siblings (兄弟姐妹) ，maybe a coach... but mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them. I am going to tell you a story." .

I stared at my friend in disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. " Thankfully,I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeaka?ble."

I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome,popular boy told us all about his weakest moment. I saw his mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I realize its depth.

Never underestimate (对.... 估计不足) the power of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person's life. For better or for worse. God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way. Look for God in others.

"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."

(   ) 5. In what way did the writer save his friend,Kyle?

   A. He really saved his friend,Kyle's life when he was killing himself over the week?end.

   B. When they first met,maybe the writer's words,attitudes towards life affected him deeply.

   C. The writer may do nothing in order to save his friend's life.

   D. The writer himself didn't know that he had saved his friend.

(   ) 6. What does the underlined phrase "filled out" in the passage really mean?

   A. Made out. B. Made fat.

   C. Made more complete. D. Made for.

(   ) 7. Which can best describe the meaning of the sentence "Not until that moment did I realize its depth"?

   A. I knew all the time what I had done had tremendous impact on my friend.

   B. I did know something of the story my friend told until the very moment.

   C. I realized the meaning of the friendship between us at that moment.

   D. I wasn't aware that what I'd done had great influence on my friend.

(   ) 8. What can be inferred from the passage?

   A. Being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.

   B. Not until that moment did I realize its depth.

   C. Sometimes your small behavior would be of great value to affect other person's life.

   D. When we graduate,we should thank those who helped us make it through those tough years.

For many years Henry had been a journalist. He had worked on many international news?papers and magazines and traveled all over the world.

Henry had witnessed wars and natural disasters such as floods,earthquakes and erupting volcanoes.

He had reported on serious accidents such as major fires and airline crashes. He had seen every kind of terrible crime and strange event there was. He had met and written about some of the most unusual people in the world. In fact,there wasn't much that Henry had not seen or done.

Now he was retired from journalism (新闻业) .He owned a very expensive restaurant and spent his days talking to his wealthy and important customers. He liked to say that nothing sur?prised him.

One day he was sitting at the bar in his restaurant when a big gorilla walked in and asked for a table. Henry showed no surprise. He took the gorilla to a table and handed him a menu. He treated him politely and pretended there was nothing at all strange about having a gorilla in his restaurant. The gorilla looked through the menu and ordered a salad.

Henry served the gorilla his salad personally,knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened. At last the gorilla finished his salad and asked for the bill. Henry wrote out the bill and handed it to the big animal. The gorilla studied it,shook his head sadly,then gave Henry fifty dollars. "Thank you," Henry said,and then to make conversation he added, "We don't get many gorillas in this restaurant."

"At fifty dollars for a salad," the gorilla said, "I'm not surprised."

(   ) 1. What does the underlined word " witnessed" mean?

   A. Perceived. B. Spectated. C. Observed. D. Identified.

(   ) 2. According to the passage,Henry,as a journalist for many years,had         .

   A. had the most unusual experiences   B. traveled all over the world

   C. made great achievements in his career   D. seen and done everything

(   ) 3. From the sentence "Henry served the gorilla his salad personally,knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened"，you learn that         .

   A. his staff were not brave enough

   B. Henry didn't normally serve customers

   C. Henry was very glad to serve a gorilla

   D. his staff were frightened when seeing Henry serving

(   ) 4. What does the last sentence of the passage imply?

   A. The higher the price is,the more the consumers are.

   B. The lower the price is,the fewer the consumers are.

   C. The more gorillas come,the more complicated the problem is.

   D. The fewer gorillas come,the simpler the answer is.

Inside the Russian Embassy in London a KGB colonel puffed (吸了一口) a cigarette as he read the handwritten note for the third time. There was no 1        for the writer to express regret,he thought. 2       this problem would be easy. He would 3        that in a moment. The thought of it caused a grim (冷酷，可怕的) smile to 4        and joy to his heart. But he pushed away those thoughts and turned his5      to a framed photograph on his desk. His wife was beautiful,he told himself as he remembered the day they were 6       . That was fortythree years ago,and it had been the proudest and happiest 7        of his life.

What had happened to all that time? Why had it 8        so quickly,and why hadn't he spent more of it with her? Why hadn't he held her close and told her more9      that he loved her? He cursed himself 10       a tear came from the corner of his eye,ran down his cheek,then dropped onto the note. He stiffened (使强硬) and 11        his face with the back of his hand. There was no need for remorse (懊悔，自责) or regret,he told himself. In a few moments he would join her and at that time would express his undying love and devotion.

After 12       the note ablaze (着火，燃烧) he dropped it into an ashtray and watched it burn. For a time the names 13        moving shadows on the walls of the darkened room,then they nickered (吃吃地笑着) and died out. The colonel dropped the cigarette to        the floor and ground it 14        with his heel,then 15       the photograph to his breast,removed a pistol from his pocket,placed the barrel in his mouth and 16        the trigger. In the ashtray a small 17        of the note 18       . Where it had been wetted by his tear it had 19        to burn,and on that scrap (碎片) of paper 20        the words " died yesterday."

(   ) 1. A. need   B. problem   C. wonder   D. doubt

(   ) 2. A. Having   B. Mending   C. Dealing   D. Correcting

(   ) 3. A. do   B. act   C. get   D. make

(   ) 4. A. exist   B. stand   C. happen   D. appear

(   ) 5. A. mind   B. attention   C. thought   D. observation

(   ) 6. A. engaged   B. met   C. married   D. dated

(   ) 7. A. month   B. week   C. day   D. year

(   ) 8. A. past   B. moved   C. passed   D. flew

(   ) 9. A. time   B. often   C. many   D. usual

(   ) 10. A. for   B. as   C. because   D. since

(   ) 11. A. wiped   B. cleaned   C. cleared   D. rubbed

(   ) 12. A. placed   B. setting   C. put   D. laid

(   ) 13. A. lighted   B. put   C. cast   D. formed

(   ) 14. A. off   B. down   C. away   D. out

(   ) 15. A. held   B. took   C. clutched   D. lifted

(   ) 16. A. stretched   B. pushed   C. dragged   D. pulled

(   ) 17. A. portion   B. share   C. percentage   D. item

(   ) 18. A. left   B. remained   C. stayed   D. lasted

(   ) 19. A. forbad   B. enabled   C. succeeded   D. failed

(   ) 20. A. were   B. written   C. read   D. said

"飞人"刘翔已经成为很多中学生的偶像，请你根据下面的资料，用120个字左右简要介绍他的情况。

When I was 17 ,I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last,someday you'll most certainly be right. " It made an impression on me,and since then,for the past 33 years,I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself："If to?day was the last day of my life,would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And when?ever the answer has been "no" for too many days in a row,I know I need to change something.

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external (夕卜表的) expecta?tions,all pride,all fear of embarrassment or failure―these things just fall away in the face of death,leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning,and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas (肢腺) .I didn't even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable,and that I should ex?pect to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order,which is doctor's code for prepare to die. It means to try to tell your kids everything you thought you'd have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It means to make sure that everything is buttoned up so that it will be as easy as possible for your family. It means to say your goodbyes.

I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy (活体检视) ，where they stuck an endoscope (内窥镜) down my throat,through my stomach and into my intestines (肠) ， put a needle into my pancreas and got a few cells from the tumor. I was sedated (麻醉) ，but my wife,who was there,told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope,the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I'm fine now.

(   ) 5. What does the last sentence of the passage imply?

   A. After the surgery,the writer is now fully recovered from his illness.

   B. Before the surgery,the writer knows it is hard for him to be well again.

   C. During the surgery,the writer feels quite lucky the cancer is curable.

   D. When the writer had the surgery,he is sure that cancer is nothing to fear.

(   ) 6. The underlined words "get my affairs in order" in the third paragraph most probably means         .

   A. put my things in the case in order

   B. have my things packed in order

   C. arrange everything in proper trim

   D. replace something as planned

(   ) 7. Which of the following words best describes the author's attitude towards his cancer?

   A. Disordered. B. Depressed. C. Disturbed. D. Deliberated.

(   ) 8. Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

   A. Cherish Life and Make It Meaningful

   B. Appreciate Life and Pursuit What is Important

   C. Understand Life and Ignore Any Kinds of Illness

   D. Treasure Life and Enjoy Every Minute of It

Many people could not forget the beautiful dance during the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. The dance was performed by 20 disabled girls. They can't hear or speak. But their performance is remembered by many people. The leading dancer of the dance is Tai Lihua. She is 28 years old. She is very beautiful.

Tai Lihua was born healthy. When she was two years old,she lost her hearing because of a fever. Not long after that,she became mute,too. From then on,her world was silent. But she didn't know this at first. At five years old,when she played a game about sounds with her schoolmates she discovered that she was different from the others. She was very sad about it.

Her father went to many places to look for best treatments for her illness. But nothing worked. When she was seven years old,she went to a school for deaf and mute children. In that school,she did well in her studies. Her teacher said she used her mind more than the others and was good at expressing her feeling through dance. She also began to love dance. She thought she could use dance to express what she thought about life.

When she was 15 years old,she began to learn to dance. At first,she couldn't dance well. But she didn't stop. She worked harder than the others. She also spent more time learning. Her efforts made her a very good dancer. She has been to many countries to perform and many for?eigners like her style. She now lives a happy life with her family.

(   ) 1. The underlined word "disabled" most probably means "         ".

   A. disadvantaged   B. restricted   C. handicapped   D. injured

(   ) 2. Which is the right order of the events to Tai Lihua?

a) She danced during the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

b) She was a healthy girl.

c) She began to learn to dance.

d) She lost her hearing.

e) She went to a school for deaf and mute children.

f) She couldn't speak.

g) She found she was different from the others.

   A. abdfgce   B. badfegc   C. bdfegca   D. bdfgeca

(   ) 3. Tai Lihua gave people a deep impression because         .

   A. she was pitiful with both mute and deaf

   B. she used her mind more than the others in her studies

   C. she has been to many countries and now lives a happy life

   D. while mute and deaf,she is hardworking and good at dancing

(   ) 4. The best title of the story is         .

   A. Tai Lihua,a Poor Dancer

   B. The CCTV Spring Festival Gala Is Very Popular

   C. A Beautiful Dancer in the Silent World

   D. A Performance in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala