8.Dear Daisy,
Phew!I'm so glad that day is over.I was so worried all summer that my first day at my new school would be terrible.
I'm really tired,but my first day at school went well and I feel much better now.
First of all,we had to meet outside the school building.I was very nervous because my primary school only had 300 pupils but in the secondary school there are about 1,300.What a difference!The older pupils are really big.I felt so small waiting there in front of the school.
The other problem was that I didn't know anyone.My family moved over the summer holidays,because of Dad's new job.So now I have to try to make some new friends.Standing in front of the school this morning,I wanted to be back at my old school with my old friends.
The head teacher came out and told us to go into the school hall.Then he called our names out to tell us which class we were in.My class teacher is called Mrs.Black.She took us to our classroom.It's on the 5th floor and …guess what?…We aren't allowed to use the lift.I couldn't believe it.
When we were walking up all the stairs I started talking to another boy who didn't know anyone.He said his family had moved from Hong Kong over the summer.He seemed really nice so we sat together when we got to our classroom,out of breath!He said his English was very poor but I thought it was really good.
We spent all morning with Mrs.Black looking at our timetables.Everyone in the school has a different timetable-can you believe it?Half of the school is learning Spanish as a second language and the other half learns French.I'm in the Spanish group,which sounds like fun.I'm worried that I'll forget my timetable and go to the wrong room!How will anyone help me if nobody else has the same timetable as me?
Lunchtime was OK.After lunch we started lessons.I had maths,which was complicated and difficult and then history,where we started to learn about ancient Greece.That looks interesting.I have to do some homework tonight to find out how the ancient Greek people lived.
So far so good.I'm quite looking forward to tomorrow,even though I've got science.I hate science!
Jason
51.How did the author feel on the first day at his new school?B
A.Terrible.B.Good.C.Worried.D.Funny.
52.The head teacher came toA.
A.tell the students which class they were in    
B.give the students a timetable
C.show the students how to use the lift         
D.tell the students what language they would learn
53.What does the author think of‘Everyone in the school has a different timetable.?B
A.He liked this very much
B.He was worried about this.
C.He liked this a bit
D.He couldn't understand the timetable.
6.America's greatest technological achievement,the Hoover Dam,now has a companion piece,a bridge held up by the longest arch in the Western Hemisphere(半球).The Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge,which opened this month and connects the U.S.states of Arizona and Nevada,crosses the vast chasm(峡谷)890 feet above the Colorado River that is controlled by the dam.
The striking 1,900-foot-long structure will improve traffic in the region and help protect the dam from being destroyed.It is the seventh highest bridge in the world,behind four in China,one in Papua New Guinea and one in the US state of Colorado.
"The Hoover Dam is the greatest civil engineering achievement in America's history,"said the bridge project manager Dave Zanatell."Our goal was not to outdo or outshine it.Our goal was to,in a respectful way,do something that would be great for our generation and that would stand besides Hoover Dam in a respectful and quality way that would become a part of Hoover's legacy(遗产)."
Just as the Hoover Dam was built in the heart of the Great Depression(大萧条)and was seen as an example of the nation's can-do spirit,some hope this project can also provide some uplift.
The bridge is surprising:at 1,050 feet,its support arch holds up a roadway that lies on 300-foot-long concrete pillars(柱子),some of the tallest in the world.It contains 16 million pounds of steel.
  The idea of the bridge came into being in the 1960s because the top of the Hoover Dam has been a narrow two-lane road that is the fastest route from Arizona to Las Vegas and then the Pacific Northwest and Canada.
   Access to the dam from each direction is a dangerously winding route,but massive trucks and passenger vehicles shared it for decades.During the day,when thousands of tourists travel to the dam from Las Vegas three times as many accidents as on a normal road will happen.
   The bridge has a sidewalk on the side facing the dam.The wall on both sides is 54 inches high,so walkers can take photos there.
64.Which of the following is true of the Hoover Dam?B
A.It was completed recently.
B.It was built during the hard times.
C.It has the longest arch.
D.It's the seventh highest dam in the world.
65.What is one of the purposes of building the bridge?A
A.To protect the dam
B.To save the cultures.
C.To outdo the dam
D.To develop the tourism.
66.The underlined word"uplift"in Paragraph 4 meansC.
A.lift of the heavy object             
B.support in money
C.spiritual encouragement              
D.instruction in technology
67.Which of the followings shows the right position of the bridge and dam?A

68.The text is mainly aboutD.
A.the Hoover Dam                       
B.American western development
C.a tour along the Colorado River          
D.a recently built bridge.
5.A small man with a fat stomach got on the train at the last station before the frontier (边境).He carried a paper bag.And four feet ducks could be seen under the cover.The man found an empty seat,put the bag in the middle of the floor,took out a newspaper and began to read.Then a policeman came in.Of course he saw the bag with ducks'legs at once and said,"Whose is that bag?"Nobody answered.The policeman repeated the question,and said,"I'll have to take it away from the owner.Food mustn't be taken out of the country.""Well,then,"said the small man with a fat stomach."Hurry up and take it.We want to go home."The policeman took the bag and went on to the next carriage.
At the next station,when they were safely across the frontier,the small man got up,smiled at the other passengers and said,"I hope they'll enjoy the ducks'feet.The rest of the bag had nothing but rubbish in it."Then he opened his coat and pointed to another bag he was carrying under it.It was tied tightly (紧紧地) over the stomach,which was not really fat."I have the rest of the two ducks here,"he said.With these words,he got off the train.But while he was happily walking to the exit with the bag in his hands,a policeman came up to him,saying,"Hey,man!Foreign food mustn't be brought in."
56.The small man put the bag in the middle of the floorB.
A.so that he could make more room for himself
B.so that the policeman could find it easily
C.because the other passengers didn't like it
D.because there was not an empty seat in the carriage
57.The first policeman took the paper bag away becauseD.
A.he wanted to find the owner of the bag
B.he enjoyed the ducks feet in the bag
C.the bag was put in a wrong place in the carriage
D.food can't be taken abroad
58.The bag the policeman took away had nothing in it exceptC.
A.two ducks              
B.rubbish
C.the ducks'feet and rubbish 
D.the ducks'feet
59.In the end the small manA.
A.failed to take his food home
B.crossed the frontier with two paper bags
C.took the ducks safely home
D.hid his ducks under his coat again.
3.In our culture,the sources of what we call a sense of"mastery"-feeling important and worthwhile-and the sources of what we call a sense of"pleasure"-finding life enjoyable-are not always the same.Women often are told"You can't have it all."Sometimes what the speaker really is saying is:"You choose a career,so you can't expect to have closer relationships or a happy family life."or"You have a wonderful husband and children-what's all this about wanting a career?"But women need to understand and develop both aspects of well-being,if they are to feel good about themselves.
Our study shows that,for women,well-being has two aspects.One is mastery,which includes self-respect,a sense of control over your life,and low levels of anxiety and depression.Mastery is closely related to the"doing"side of life,to work and activity.Pleasure is the other aspect,and it is made up of happiness,satisfaction and optimism.It is tied more closely to the"feeling"side of life.The two are independent of each other.A woman could be high in mastery and low in pleasure,and vice versa(反之亦然).For example,a woman who has a good job,but whose mother has just died,might be feeling very good about herself and in control of her work life,but the pleasure side could be damaged for a time.
The concepts of mastery and pleasure can help us identify the sources of well-being for women,and correct past mistakes.In the past,women were encouraged to look only at the feeling side of life as the source of all well-being.But we know that both mastery and pleasure are important.And mastery seems to be achieved largely through work.In our study,all the groups of employed women were valued significantly higher in mastery than women who were not employed.
A woman's well-being is developed when she takes on multiple roles.At least by middle adulthood,the women who were involved in a combination of roles-marriages,motherhood,and employment-were the highest in well-being,in spite of warnings about stress and strain.

65.It can be inferred from the first paragraph thatD.
A.for women,a sense of"mastery"is more important than a sense of"pleasure"
B.for women,a sense of"pleasure"is more important than a sense of"mastery"
C.women can't have a sense of"mastery"and a sense of"pleasure"at the same time
D.a sense of"mastery"and a sense of"pleasure"are both necessary to women
66.The author's attitude towards women having a career isB.
A.negative         B.positive         C.indifferent          D.realistic
67.One can conclude from the passage that if a woman takes on several social roles,D.
A.it will be easier for her to overcome stress and strain
B.she will be more successful in her career
C.her chances of getting promoted will be greater
D.her life will be richer and more meaningful
68.Which of the following can be considered as a source of"pleasure"for women?A
A.Family life                              B.Multiple roles in society
C.Regular employment                       D.Freedom from anxiety.
2.When I first saw the book Alice in Lace,I thought I was going to like it.And as it turned out,I love it!I love books about life and being a kid.And Alice in Lace is just that kind.It's a humorous book about being thirteen and the problems kids might face.Alice and her friends get a strange assignment from their totally cool teacher,Mr.Everett.It was like playing the game of"Life,"but you had to act it out.
So Pamela is pregnant,Elizabeth buys a car and Alice gets married.Well,of course,Pamela wasn't really pregnant,but she walked around with a pillow under her shirt to get people's reactions.Elizabeth didn't really buy a car,but she went to the car lot and made the sales guy think she was.The whole class got assignments like these!I would love to do something like that for school.
In the book Alice has a lot to think about."Getting married is hard!"Alice says.She has to plan the ceremony,the honeymoon,find a place to live,pay for furniture and two months'rent and food.Maybe she and her"husband"could work it out-if they were getting on fine!
Although this book was funny,it really made me think about how problems like these could really mess up your life.Take teenage pregnancy for example.How could you have a baby and stay in school?You couldn't find a babysitter every day to stay with your kid.A child really consumes your life.I understand what the teacher was trying to do.He was trying to discourage the class from getting into these problems by giving them a glimpse of life.As someone about to become a teenager myself,I can say sometimes a story makes you think about what's up ahead.
Overall,I would say this book is wonderful.My favorite part of the book is discovering that if I like it,there are seven other Alice books I can check out at my local library.I love this book,and I hope you will too.
59.We can infer from the passage that Pamela,Elizabeth and AliceB.
A.turn out to be the author's classmates 
B.are characters in Alice in Lace
C.get along quite well
D.become dismissed from school
60.By saying"getting married is hard"in the paragraph 3,Alice meansA.
A.life isn't easy as expected
B.it is hard to deal with her husband
C.she regrets getting married
D.it's fun to get married
61.Why did Mr.Everett give his students such assignments?B
A.To encourage them to enjoy a meaningful life.
B.To prevent them getting into those troubles at an early age.
C.To make them realize the hardship of life.
D.To teach them how to make a living.
62.The author writes the passage mainly toC.
A.advise us to buy Alice in Lace
B.tell us how wonderful Mr.Everett's idea is
C.share her inspiration from Alice in Lace
D.show off her reading ability.
1.Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames.Some people called him Bagamo.They said his mouth looked like a large bag.Musicians often called him Pops,as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.
Born in 1901 in New Orleans,he grew up poor but lived among great musicians.Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth.Armstrong often said,"Jazz and I grew up together."Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) at a boy's home.In his late teens Armstrong began to live the life of a musician.He played in parade clubs and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River.At that time New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians.Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.
In 1922 he went to Chicago.There,the tale of Louis Armstrong began.From then until the end of his life,Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went.Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular songs.
His cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say,"Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over."He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world.His death on July 6,1971 was headline news all over the world.
65.Armstrong was called Pops because heB.
A.looked like a musician               B.was a musician of much influence
C.showed an interest in music          D.traveled to play modern music
66.Which of the statements about Armstrong is true?C
A.His tale began in New Orleans.
B.He was born before jazz was invented.
C.His music was popular with his listeners.
D.He learned popular music at a boy's home.
67.Which would be the best title for the text?B
A.The Invention of the Jazz Music.
B.The Father of the Jazz Style.
C.The Making of a Musician.
D.The Spread of Popular Music.
20.Jack was so excited about getting a new backpack because his old one had a broken zipper(拉链) and a hole in the bottom.
Jack's elder brother took him to buy a new backpack.There were so many cool ones.How would he ever decide?He saw blue ones-his favorite color.He saw ones with his favorite action hero on the front.And then Jack saw a backpack with a black square design.When he opened it,he saw it had a hidden,secret small bag.He liked it,which made it different from others.
"This is the one,"he said,then carried it to the check-out counter.
That evening,Jack carefully filled his new backpack with his school things.He put his special pen in the secret small bag.The next day in English class,Mr.Mack said,"Let's write an essay about earthquakes!"Jack looked for his pen in his backpack,but he couldn't found it!He rummagedthrough his desk and his pockets,but no pen.
Jack asked if anyone had seen his pen,but no one had.Mr.Mack lent him a pencil,but Jack was feeling anxious because he lost his pen.When he got home,Jack told his brother he couldn't find his favorite pen.His brother said,"You must have put it in that secret small bag."
Jack laughed and said,"That small bag was so secret that I forgot all about it."
56.Which backpack did Jack buy?B
A.A blue one
B.One with a black square design.
C.One with an action hero
D.A small one.
57.Jack decided to buy that backpack becauseC.
A.it had his favorite color            
B.he liked the black square design
C.the secret small bag made it special     
D.his brother suggested he get that one
58.The underlined word"rummaged"in Paragraph 4 probably means"B".
A.forgot to look at                   
B.searched really well                                     
C.turned sideways                
D.threw away
59.When Jack realized what he had done,he thought it wasA.
A.funny       B.annoying   C.surprising   D.cool
60.This text mainly tells usD.
A.a story of Jack's old backpack
B.that Jack was studying earthquakes
C.that Jack was old enough to do shopping
D.a story of Jack's pen and new backpack.
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