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9．A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin（顽童）was walking around the shining car．"Is this your car，Paul？"he asked．
Paul answered，"Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas．"The boy was surprised．"You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything？Boy，I wish…"He hesitated．
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He was going to wish he had a brother like that．But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly．
"I wish，"the boy went on，"that I could be a brother like that．"Paul looked at the boy in surprise，then he said again，"Would you like to take a ride in my car？"
"Oh yes，I'd love that．"
After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，"Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？"
Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car．But Paul was wrong again．"Will you stop where those two steps are？"the boy asked．
He ran up to the steps．Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back，but he was not coming fast．He was carrying his little disabled brother．He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car．
"There it is，Buddy，just like I told you upstairs．His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent．And some day I'm going to give you one just like it …then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I've been trying to tell you about．"
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car．The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride．

66．The street urchin was very surprised whenB．
A．Paul received an expensive carB．Paul told him about the car
C．he saw the shining car D．he was walking around the car
67．From the story we can see the urchinA．
A．wished to give his brother a car
B．wanted Paul's brother to give him a car
C．wished he could have a brother like Paul's
D．wished Paul could be a brother like that
68．The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his houseD．
A．to show his neighbours the big carB．to show he had a rich friendC．to let his brother ride in the carD．to tell his brother about his wish
69．We can infer from the story thatB．
A．Paul couldn't understand the urchin
B．the urchin had a deep love for his brother
C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother
D．the urchins'wish came true in the end
70．The best name of the story isC．
A．a Christmas PresentB．A Street Urchin
C．A Brother Like ThatD．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride．

8．Everyone knows how the story of Cinderella does everything from sweeping the floor to cooking the meals before she meets the prince．If someone asked Cinderella，"Are there any kinds of household work that you particularly hate？"She probably would answer，"Why，none，of course．Housework is my duty!"In the real world，however，most people have certain dislikes for some kinds of household work．Two of these tasks are ironing（熨）clothes and washing dishes．
Ironing clothes is most hated because it is not a task that can be completed quickly or thoughtlessly．Each piece of clothing must be handled（处理）separately，so ironing a basket of them can take hours!If you do not follow directions carefully，it might become wrinkled and you have to start over．Perhaps that is why ironing is not a favorite thing to do．It calls for extreme attention to detail from beginning to end．
Another household job that many people dislike is washing dishes．Of course，some people claim that this work is no longer a problem because，we have dishwashers now!However，no one would argue that dishes，silverware，and especially pots and pans washed in a dishwasher don't come out as clean as they do when washed by hand．For this reason，many of us continue to wash our dishes．And it is a job that not only takes a lot of energy but also requires the patience to wash and dry them．In addition，unlike ironing clothes，washing dishes is a thing that usually must be done every day．I don't know how Cinderella felt about this particular task，but I believe that most people hate it as much as I do．

4．For Cinderella，doing household work isB．
A．what she hates to do
B．what she is responsible for
C．what she loves to do
D．what she is content with
5．Most people hate to do clothes-ironing becauseA．
A．it takes a lot of time
B．it has to be done by one person
C．it must be handled skillfully
D．it needs careful planning
6．Many people still prefer washing dishes by hand to machine washing becauseA．
A．hand washed dishes are cleaner
B．dishwashers are not so easily handled
C．some dishes cannot be washed by machine
D．washing dishes by hand is cheaper
7．Ironing is different from washing dishes in thatB．
A．it requires patience
B．it is not a daily housework
C．it is not tiring
D．it needs less care．

7．If you have ever been discouraged because of failure，please read on．Usually，achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing．Let me explain．
Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house．As they were working，several older boys stopped by to watch．
"What are you doing？"asked one of the visitors．
"We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!"one of the brothers answered excitedly．
The older boys began to laugh，telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible．After a long silence，one of the diggers picked up a bottle full of spiders and insects．He removed the lid（盖子） and showed the wonderful contents to the visitors who were laughing at them．Then he said quietly and confidently，"Even if we don't dig all the way through the earth，look at what we found along the way!"
Their goal was far too difficult，but it made them big．And that is what a goal is for-to make us move in the direction we have chosen．In other words，it sets us digging!
But not every goal will be fully achieved．Not every job will end successfully．Not every hope will come to pass．Not every love will last．But when you fall short of your aim，perhaps you can say，"Yes，but look at what I found along the way!Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!"And I believe it is the joy in the journey，in the end，that truly matters．

24．One of the brothers showed a bottle to the older boys toB．
A．present what tools they were using
B．show what they had found in their digging
C．frighten them away
D．make them curious
25．We can infer from the passage thatC．
A．digging a hole all the way through the earth is impossible
B．the writer thinks that the two brothers will reach their goal one day
C．a goal is something that we have chosen and want to achieve
D．everyone can succeed if he sets a goal
26．What is the best title for the passage？D．
A．Failure is the mother of success
B．Where there is a will，there is a way
C．No pains，no gains
D．Joy in the journey．

6．She is a cute，quiet girl．As a daughter，she has no secrets from her mother，who is very pleased with her．But recently she has become somewhat mysterious，and not
so open as before．She has a diary that she keeps under lock and key．Her mother can't help worrying about her：what if she falls in love，which is too early for a girl of her age？After all，she is reaching the"dangerous stage"．These thoughts have caused trouble in the mother's mind．
One weekend the girl came to tell her mother that she was going to the cinema with her schoolmate and would return late．As this was the first time，her mother agreed，but she couldn't help worrying because her daughter had never been away at night before．The mother waited till nine and decided to go out to meet her daughter．Just at that moment the noise of a car pulling up drew her to the window and there was her daughter，waving goodbye to a boy．Her heart missed a beat．When the girl came in，the mother was watching TV，pretending nothing had happened．"Mom，I'm back．""Yeah．""Sorry to be late．Still sitting up？""Yes，oh，that…who's that boy？"The daughter was silent for a moment．"Ah．It's my monitor．He gave me a lift on his way home．Mom，I'm going to bed．""All right．Go to sleep early．"
Next morning when the mother went to the daughter's room to do some cleaning，she found her diary left at her pillow．Finally she opened it．It read：Mom，it's love that made you ask，but it would show your understanding of me if you hadn't．
Holding the diary，the mother fell into thought．

21．Which is the correct order according to the story？A．
a．She took a lift back in her monitor's car．
b．She went to see a film with her schoolmate．
c．She wrote in her diary to tell her mother．
d．Her mother worried about her daughter's returning late．
A．b，d，a，c B．d，b，a，c C．b，a，d，c D．b，d，c，a
22．Which of the following is true according to the story？B．
A．The girl knew her mother wouldn't ask her the question about the boy．
B．What the daughter did recently had worried her mother．
C．The mother didn't read her daughter's diary the next day．
D．The girl's diary was always unlocked．
23．The main purpose of this article is to show that parents shouldA．
A．care about what their children really think and feel
B．talk with their children about their early love
C．not give much freedom to their children
D．keep silent about their children's early love．

5．Phonetics Professor Henry Higgins first meets Eliza Doolittle，a flower girl，near the Royal Opera House，late on a cold March night．Eliza is selling flowers．Higgins is out on his endless search for new dialects of London's speech．
Higgins makes a bet with Colonel Pickering that he can turn the cockney（伦敦腔）flower girl，Eliza Doolittle，into a lady within three months．To do so，he must change her thick London accent，teach her to speak proper English and teach her manners．
Higgins looks upon her not as a person but as raw material for his experiment．He trains Eliza for weeks．When no progress is made，Eliza，loses her courage，Higgins loses his temper，and even Pickering's patience wears thin．
At last she improves．In order to test Eliza，he decides to introduce her to his mother's guests at the Ascot Race Meeting．Eliza proves to be a success．Pickering and Higgins are very proud，and neither of them takes into account Eliza's personal accomplishments in the matter．Eliza has absorbed the sophistication（世故） and the courage to see the unfairness of this，and she blows up，demanding recognition．The Professor is astonished．It is as though a statue has come to life and spoken．Eliza rushes out of the house angrily．
Higgins discovers that he is hurt because Eliza leaves him．He meets her at his mother's flat where she has gone for advice．They argue violently and she storms out．It is only a moment after her departure that Higgins finally wakes up to the fact that Eliza has become an entirely independent and admirable human being．He realizes that he will have a difficult time getting on without her．

25．From the passage we can see thatB．
A．Eliza has made rapid progress during the first week
B．turning Eliza into a"lady"is not an easy job
C．Higgins gives up when no progress is made
D．Pickering often loses his temper when teaching Eliza
26．What does the underlined phrase"blow up"mean in this passage？C．
A．To become very excited．
B．To be very disappointed．
C．To become very angry．
D．To be very interested．
27．Why is Higgins astonished when Eliza demands recognition？D．
A．Because he thought Eliza was only a statue．
B．Because his mother's friends don't like Eliza at all．
C．Because he thinks highly of Eliza's personal achievements．
D．Because he didn't realize that Eliza had become an independent person．

4．假设你是校报编辑李华，拟招聘一名校报英文版编辑，请用英文以"An English Editor Wanted"为题写一则招聘启事．内容要点如下：
1．要求：擅长英语和画画；能熟练使用电脑；乐于为同学服务等；
2．工作内容：编辑学生的英文来稿；负责英语栏目设计等；
3．有意者请在下周五前与校报编辑部联系．
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．不要逐字翻译，可适当发挥．
3．参考词汇：栏目 column；编辑部editorial office
An English Editor Wante
Our school newspaper is in great need of an editor for its English edition，whose job is to pick out and edit the English articles from students and design the English columns．（高分句型一）（描述工作情况）
Anyone who wants to apply for the job must meet the following requirements：First，he/she should be good at English and drawing．Second，he/she should be able to operate the computer skillfully．Third，he/she should show a willingness to give up some of his/her spare time to serve the students．（提出能力要求）
Those who are interested in the job and meet the requirements please get in touch with the editorial office of the school newspaper before next Friday．（高分句型二）．
Editorial Office．

3．Saber Miresmailli was on vacation in London when，caught in a bit of traffic on London Bridge，he decided to take a photo of Tower Bridge．
"I noticed the couple，"he said．"At that moment，I did not see anyone from the wedding party or a photographer with the couple，so I took several pictures．Usually，my pictures are not very good given the fact that I don't use flash and I don't stop to compose （构图）-so when I got back after two weeks，I was very surprised to find this one turned out so well．"
Miresmailli said，"I thought to myself，if it was me getting married，I would have wanted the picture．"
So he posted the photo on Facebook and attached a few friends with the hope of finding the couple and passing them the picture．What happened next，he said，"was crazy．"
"I received more than 2，000requests from perfect strangers and lots of positive and negative emails．"Until this afternoon，almost 230，000people had shared his Facebook post on the photo．
There's also been an uncertain identification of the couple．It's likely that their names are Laura and James．"If it's the right couple，"Miresmailli said，"they are on their honeymoon in Bali and have no idea about the photo．I believe they will be shocked to find out about their fame"．
Miresmailli said he's been drowned by the interest in the photo．
"I just want to give them their picture and go back to work and tend my tomatoes，"he said．

21．Saber Miresmailli is seeking for a couple whoC．
A．held the wedding party in Bali
B．were looking for their wedding pictures
C．were taken a photo by him without knowing it
D．became famous for their honeymoon experience
22．Why are Miresmailli's photos usually not satisfactory？D．
A．They are not developed in time．
B．He is not good at finding views．
C．He doesn't take enough pictures．
D．He doesn't care much about photograph skills．
23．What is the right order of the whole story？B．
a．received requests and emails
b．posted the photo on Facebook
c．noticed a couple
d．took a photo
e．was caught in traffic
f．attached some friends
A．e，d，c，b，a，f
B．e，c，d，b，f，a
C．c，d，e，b，f，a
D．c，e，d，b，a，f
24．Miresmailli said the words in the last paragraph with a sense ofD．
A．pride  B．duty       C．appreciation   D．humour．

2．It was the first snow of winter-an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers．Up until now，I had been old enough to dress myself，but today I would need some help．Miss Finlayson，my kindergarten teacher，had been through first snow days many times，but I think she may still remember this one．I managed to get into my wool snow trousers．But I struggled with my jacket because it didn't fit well．It was a hand-me-down from my brother，and it made me wonder why I had to wear his ugly clothes．At least my hat and scarf were mine，and they were quite pretty．Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson help me with my boots（靴子）．In her calm，motherly voice she said，"By the end of winter，you will all be able to put on your own boots．"I didn't realize at the time that this was more a statement of hope than of confidence．I handed her my boots and stuck out my foot．Like most children，I expected grown-ups to do all the work．After much pushing，she managed to get the first one into place and then，with a sigh，worked the second one on too．I announced，"They're on the wrong feet．"She struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again．"They're my brother's boots，you know，"I said．"I hate them!"Somehow，from long years of practice，she managed to act as though I wasn't an annoying（烦人的）little girl，She pushed and pushed，less gently this time．With a greater sigh，seeing the end of her struggle with me，she asked，"Now，where are your mittens（连指手套）？"I looked into her eyes and said，"I didn't want to lose them，so I hid them in the toes of my boots．"

21．The little girl was more satisfied with herD．
A．trousers B．jacket C．boots D．hat
22．Miss Finlayson had difficulty with the girl's boots mainly becauseB．
A．the girl got them from her brother B．the girl put something in themC．they were on the wrong feet D．they did not fit the girl well
23．Why does the author say Miss Finlayson would remember that first snow day？C
A．Because the little girl was in her brother's clothes．
B．Because it was the most exciting day of the winter．
C．Because the little girl played a trick on her．
D．Because the little girl wore a pretty scarf．
24．We can learn from the text that Miss FinlaysonB．
A．was losing confidence in the little girl
B．gradually lost patience with the little girl
C．became disappointed with the little girl
D．was getting bored with the little girl．

1．The story I would like to tell happened about a year ago．I accepted a position in a company．John，an acquaintance of mine，told me much about the job and took my curriculum vitae （简历） to his supervisor．I did not refer to him as a friend because at the time we did not take part in activities together outside of work，nor did our wives．
The first week was fine．Nothing was obviously strange with John at first until the second week，when our communication began to get a little strange．John began making comments like"you would have had to pay an employment agency several hundred dollars for a job like this"．I soon forgot his words till the next day when he made another similar comment．Right then I started to really pay attention to what he meant．He acted as if I owed him money for helping me to get the job．
He began to get short with me and I had only been there for two weeks．He was supposed to train me in building our e-mail servers and setting up the entire standard monitor software．Instead，he went through the process so fast that even an experienced worker could hardly keep up．He would not slow down or check whether I was with him or not．If there was something wrong with a server，he would just buzz through the solution and not stop to say anything like"you might want to remember this．"I began to get very frustrated．
By the third week I began to get tired of his condescension （傲慢）．So I began to challenge him in a way that was only one to one．He would respond to a question of mine with a question or just make me repeat it，and then interrupt me．I began to hate him．Later I tried to avoid him as much as I could，so I wouldn't run into him．
He stopped me one day and asked me what had happened．I told him he was very condescending in his tone and manner．He asked me，"What can I do so that you will not feel like this way in the future？"I simply asked him to treat me with the same respect he would like to be treated with．He did it and we got along better gradually．I believed there was hope and eventually we would become friends and now we are．

58．Why didn't the author refer to John as a friend at first？A
A．They seldom spent free time together．B．They had only met for two weeks．
C．Their wives didn't know each other．D．They had many disagreements on work．
59．What did John most probably mean by saying the underlined sentence？C
A．The company he and the author worked in was very good．
B．The author was wise not to ask an employment agency for help．
C．He had helped the author get a job without a penny．
D．The author should have paid him several hundred dollars to express his gratitude．
60．Which of the following is TRUE according to the third and fourth paragraphs？C
A．John was an experienced and hard-working employee．
B．The author was very slow in learning new things．
C．John hardly lent an ear to what the author expressed．
D．The author gradually got accustomed to his work．
61．What's the author's purpose of sharing his story？B
A．To express his dissatisfaction with John．
B．To stress the importance of communication between colleagues．
C．To remind us what problems can occur at work．
D．To describe how to become qualified for a job．

19．More than 20million people have used the public bicycles in Beijing since they _______ available in 2011．（　　）

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