2．One evening after dinner.Mr．and Mrs．Tisich called a family meeting． We've had to make a difficult ——青夏教育精英家教网——

2．One evening after dinner，Mr．and Mrs．Tisich called a family meeting．"We've had to make a difficult decision，"Mr．Tisich announced．"You see，your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a television station in Chicago．Unfortunately，the station is not here．After thinking long and hard about it，we've concluded that the right decision is to move to Chicago．"Marc looked shocked，while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they'd be moving．"It's surprising，but exciting!"she said．Marc simply said，"We can't go-I can't leave all my friends．I'd rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons!"
The Tisichs hoped that by the time they moved in August，Marc would grow more used to the idea of leaving．However，he showed no signs of accepting the news，refusing to pack his belongings．When the morning of the move arrived，Marc was nowhere to be found．His parents called Tommy Lyon's house，but Mrs．Lyons said she hadn't seen Marc．Mrs．Tisich became increasingly concerned，while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so irresponsibly．
What they didn't know was that Marc had started walking over to Tommy's house，with a faint idea of hiding in Lyons's attic（阁楼） for a few days．But something happened on the way as Marc walked past all the familiar landscape of the neighborhood：the fence that he and his mother painted，the tree that he and his sister used to climb，the park where he and his father often took evening walks together．How much would these mean without his family，who make them special in the first place？Marc didn't take the time to answer that question but instead hurried back to his house，wondering if there were any moving cartons（纸板箱）the right size to hold his record collection．

63．The conflict （冲突）in this story was caused byC．
A．Marc and Rachel's different attitudes．
B．a quarrel between Tommy Lyons and Marc．
C．Marc's disagreement with his parents about their move．
D．Mr．and Mrs．Tisich's comment of Marc's irresponsibility．
64．Marc and Rachel's reactions to the move were similar in the way that both wereA
A．surprised
B．angry and upset
C．anxious for more details
D．worried about packing
65．The reason for Marc's going home was thatB．
A．he did not want to be left behind．
B．he realized his family was important to him．
C．he hoped to reach an agreement with his parents．
D．he wished to be a more responsible person
66．What would most likely happen next？C
A．Marc would bring his records over to the Lyons's house．
B．Mr．and Mrs．Tisich would call the police．
C．Marc would join his family for house moving．
D．Mr．and Mrs．Tisich would start searching for Marc．

1．When I learned that my 71-year-old mother was playing Scrabble-a word game-against herself，I knew I had to do something．My husband suggested we give her a computer to play against．I wasn't sure my mother was ready for it．After all，it had taken 10years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker．Even so，we packed up our old computer and delivered it to my parents'home．And so began my mother's adventure in the world of computers．
It also marked the beginning of an unusual teaching task for me．I've taught people of all ages，but I never thought I would be teaching my mother how to do anything．She has been the one teaching me all my life：to cook and sew； to enjoy the good times and put up with the bad．Now it was my turn to give something back．
It wasn't easy at the beginning．There was so much to explain and to introduce．Slowly but surely，my mother caught on，making notes in a little notebook．After a few months of Scrabble and other games，I decided it was time to introduce her to word processing（文字处理）．This proved to be a bigger challenge to her，so I gave her some homework I asked her to write me a letter，using different letter types，colors and spaces．
"Are you this demanding with your kindergarten pupils？"she asked．
"No，of course not，"I said．"They already know how to use a computer．"
My mother isn't the only one experiencing a fast personal growth period．Thanks to the computer，my father has finally got over his phone allergy（过敏反应）．For as long as I can remember，any time I called，my mother would answer．Dad and I have had more phone conversations in the last two months than we've had in the past 20years．

56．What does the author do？B
A．She is a cook．
B．She is a teacher．
C．She is a housewife．
D．She is a computer engineer．
57．The author decided to give her mother a computerD．
A．to let her have more chances to write letters
B．to support her in doing her homework
C．to help her through the bad times
D．to make her life more enjoyable
58．The author asked her mother to write her a letterC．
A．because her mother had stopped using the telephone
B．because she wanted to keep in touch with her mother
C．so that her mother could practice what she had learned
D．so that mother could be free from housework
59．After the computer was brought home，the author's fatherD．
A．lost interest in cooking B．took more phone calls
C．played more games D．began to use it．

20．When you visit a museum you must ask for _____ before taking photographs inside it．（　　）

19．下面短文中有10处语言错误．请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Things change over time．Sometimes when important people leave our life，it is forever．So it is necessary to stay touch with our loved ones，includes our friends．I lost contact with some trusted friends of mine when I transferred to the new school．I kept trying to search for any informations about them though it was almost impossible．My luck improved this May that I got my best friend's phone number．We met each other，sharing with each other our past years that we spent together．It was a totally relief for me to see my friend unchanged it．
Some things cannot be taken away as time going by．If you miss your friend，pull out your phone and make a call until he is out of reach．

18．I was puzzled!Why was this old woman making such a fuss about an old copse which was of no use to anybody？She had written letters to the local paper，even to a national，protesting about a projected by-pass to her village，and，looking at a map，the route was nowhere near where she lived and it wasn't as if the area was attractive．I was more than puzzled，I was curious．
The enquiry into the route of the new by-pass to the village was due to take place shortly，and I wanted to know what it was that motivated her．So it was that I found myself knocking on a cottage door，being received by Mary Smith and then being taken for a walk to the woods．
"I've always loved this place，"she said，"it has a lot of memories for me，and for others．We all used it．They called it‘Lovers lane'．It's not much of a lane，and it doesn't go anywhere important，but that's why we all came here．To be away from people，to be by ourselves．"she added．
It was indeed pleasant that day and the songs of many birds could be heard．Squirrels watched from the branches，quite bold in their movements，obviously few people passed this way and they had nothing to fear．I could imagine the noise of vehicles passing through these peaceful woods when the by-pass was built，so I felt that she probably had something there but as I hold strong opinions about the needs of the community over-riding the opinions of private individuals，I said nothing．The village was quite a dangerous place because of the traffic especially for old people and children，their safety was more important to me than an old woman's strange ideas．
"Take this tree，"she said pausing after a short while．"To you it is just that，a tree．Not unlike many others here．"She gently touched the bark，"Look here，under this branch，what can you see？"
"It looks as if someone has done a bit of carving with a knife．"I said after a cursory inspection．
"Yes，that's what it is!"she said softly．
She went on，"He had a penknife with a spike for getting stones from a horse's hoof，and I helped him to carve them．We were very much in love，but he was going away，and could not tell me what he was involved in the army．I had guessed of course．It was the last evening we ever spent together，because he went away the next day，back to his Unit．"
Mary Smith was quiet for a while，then she sobbed．"His mother showed me the telegram．‘Sergeant R Holmes …Killed in action in the invasion of France．'…"
"I had hoped that you and Robin would one day get married．"she said，"He was my only child，and I would have loved to be a Granny，they would have been such lovely babies'-she was like that!"
"Two years later she too was dead．‘Pneumonia （肺炎），following a chill on the chest'was what the doctor said，but I think it was an old fashioned broken heart．A child would have helped both of us．"
There was a further pause．Mary Smith gently caressed the wounded tree，just as she would have caressed him．"And now they want to take our tree away from me．"Another quiet sob，then she turned to me．"I was young and pretty then，I could have had anybody，I wasn't always the old woman you see here now．I had everything I wanted in life，a lovely man，health and a future to look forward to．"
She paused again and looked around．The breeze gently moved through the leaves with a sighing sound．"There were others，of course，but no one can match my Robin!"she said strongly．"And now I have nothing-except the memories this tree holds．If only I could get my hands on that awful man who writes in the paper about the value of the road they are going to build where we are standing now，I would tell him．Has he never loved，has he never lived，does he not know anything about memories？We were not the only ones，you know，I still meet some who came here as Robin and I did．Yes，I would tell him!"
I turned away，sick at heart．

55．The main purpose of this passage is toD．
A．draw attention to the damage that wars cause
B．persuade people to give up private interest
C．arouse the awareness of being environmentally friendly
D．introduce a touching but sad love story
56．Which of the following words can best describe Mary Smith？B
A．Selfish． B．Faithful． C．Changeable． D．Stubborn．
57．The underlined sentence"I felt that she probably had something there"meansC．
A．I thought there might be something hidden in the woods by Mary Smith
B．I guessed there might be a story related with Mary Smith
C．I thought there might be some reason for Mary Smith's protest
D．I guessed there might be a secret purpose of Mary Smith．
58．What was probably the carving on the wounded tree？C
A．The date when Robin Holmes would leave for army．
B．Their wish that this place and tree would last long．
C．Their names and a heart with a sign of arrow through it．
D．Their protest against the war which tore them apart．
59．In Mary's opinion，which of the following might have caused Robin's mother's death？D
A．Pneumonia B．A chill on the chest C．A heart attack D．Severe sorrow
60．The"tree"probably stands forA．
A．her romance B．her determination C．her sadness D．her dream．

17．Free On-line Short Stories For Kids：Trevor The Taxi
In this children's story，suited to younger children，we have an adventure with Trevor．He is a taxi．Trevor loves his life：
"Sometimes he takes patients to the nursing home，where they can get better after being ill，and sometimes he takes people home when they have been shopping，and Stan puts all their packages inside Trevor's boot，so they will not get wet or broken．"
The black cab，in this adventure，goes far beyond the call of duty whilst he achieves his wildest dreams!What could this be？Well you will just have to read this short story for yourself!
Free On-line Short Stories For Kids：The Girl Who Believed In Fairies
The fairy queen is upset and the elves just don't know what to do：
"Oh，oh，"sobbed the queen，getting her hankie all wet with her constant crying．For the twelfth time that day，Elgie the chief elf took her hankie and wrung it out on to the carpet of grass that grew all around the palace．"
How will they manage to help the queen？Why was she so unhappy？There is only one person that can help!Can she do it？This is a lovely fairy tale that will glow the embers of your heart-only for young little princesses!
Free On-line Short Stories For Kids：The Envious Kings
This story is suitable for 6years and upwards．
Unfolding in the story pages of this recommendation is a children's story about two kings who were competing with each other：
"In spite of the easy life that the two kings had，they were not happy，for each of them kept thinking that the other one had a bigger and better palace，or owned more horses，or had more jewels or even had creamier milk．"
They were both petty and，through their envy，they caused themselves much trouble．Who do you think saved the day？Well，you will just have to read the story to find out!
Free On-line Short Stories For Kids：The Wise Old Woman
This story is probably suited to the 8years old age range and upwards，although would appeal to adults，alike．
Here I introduce you to one of my kids on-line stories listed on the writing and literature section of Hubpages．In this parable you will find a magical world of wisdom involving trees，people and someone very special．
"As she stood and watched，the knowledge melted into her and the sapling grew…The magical transition took her breath away and as she watched on with ore，she noticed something strange．"
So，what was this strangeness and magical transition？Let me leave you with wonderment…and a click of the link!
Free On-line Short Stories For Kids：Unusual Stories-Faffenburger's Odyssey
This story is probably more suited to the older child．So who is Faffenburger？Well with one of these free on-line short stories for kids，we enter into a different realm．A world of nonsense as Faffenburger moves within alpha and omega．This is a rather unusual story as you will find out!
"My friend，Henry Faffenburger stomped down the long lane on his short stumpy legs，moonlight glancing off his bald-spot，which was a little surprising as there was no moon that night．As he rounded the bend，he saw a pair of headlights coming toward him．They drew level，and stopped．A small man with yellow eyes emerged from the darkness behind the lights，and enquired if Faffenburger would like a lift．
"Where are you going？"asked my friend．"Wherever you want to go"，replied the owner of the yellow eyes．"
So，the adventure begins!Where will they go？Alpha，Omega or just the middle？After all，it was a long summer-especially the middle!Take a closer look at this-you might find something a little more strange and a little more hidden that you have noticed before．Intrigued？Well you should be with Faffenburger's Odyssey!

46．Which story is more well-received by young girls？D
A．Trevor The Taxi                  B．Faffenburger's Odyssey
C．The Wise Old Woman                D．The Girl Who Believed In Fairies
47．You can find the description of a night scene inD？
A．The Envious Kings                 B．The Girl Who Believed In Fairies
C．The Wise Old Woman                D．Faffenburger's Odyssey
48．According to the passage，the kings in"The Envious Kings"can be described asA？
A．Jealous        B．powerful    C．rude     D．ugly
49．Who will most probably find the passage useful？A
A．parents with children                B．children who love to surf the Internet
C．teachers in high school             D．experts who concern children．

16．People are seeking for opportunities that will assist them in reaching their goals．Marketing yourself is when there is a demand for you and your services that will help you achieve your goals．Though when people talk about marketing，they usually think that this is about producing a sale．But，it does not necessarily have to be．
If you are an employee then you want your boss to take your ideas，and if you are on a job hunting then you want to find a good position．So in reality，marketing really leads to sale．Therefore，marketing yourself means you are simply"selling"yourself!
The common problem in marketing yourself is that most people think that it is unpleasant to market themselves．They think that marketing concerns only to a business．Of course，this is absolutely not true．People who want to attain the success they desire must promote themselves．
Marketing yourself is a useful tool．The better you market yourself，the more opportunities you will have．Marketing yourself does not really mean telling every person how beautiful and wonderful you are．It means letting your prospective employer know that you exist or you can do something better．
There are actually several different ways of marketing yourself．But there are only two primary approaches that you carry out．The first is to find ways to reach out to others and the second is to construct ways in order for the people to find you and make connection with you．
To reach out and touch the lives of others，you have to be a good person and a good employee．In that way your good reputation will follow naturally．Have a brief and concise message that you can share with others．When you market yourself，you tell people who you are and what you can do for others．Plan well and practice your message．
In constructing ways for the people to notice and make connection with you，you must be open to them．Communication is a great opportunity to make an impact especially when you market yourself．You also communicate by what you are wearing．Know the appropriate dress code and have plenty of time to decide what you will wear．Just remember to make a great first impression!

41．What is the main idea of the passage？B
A．the reasons for marketing yourself．
B．the subject of marketing yourself．
C．the Ways of marketing yourself．
D．the uses of Marketing yourself．
42．According to the passage，as to marketing themselves，most people tend to feelC．
A．confident         B．cheerful          C．terrible          D．appropriate
43．Which of the following statements about marketing yourself is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．Marketing yourself means selling yourself to an employer．
B．Marketing yourself requires specific and detailed information．
C．Marketing yourself helps to raise the chance of getting a job．
D．Marketing yourself is intended to wear appropriate dresses．
44．In order to market yourself well，you can do these things EXCEPTB．
A．be open to others               B．praise yourself
C．wear appropriately              D．have a brief and clear message
45．From the passage，we can infer that people good at marketing themselves must beA．
A．social           B．humorous         C．hardworking       D．determined．

15．With free _______ to the internet，students can find large quantities of information as their learning materials．（　　）

14．下面文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在该句下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Maria was afraid that she was going to have to deliver a bad news to her friend Freddy．She was upsetting about the news herself．In the spring，Maria's mother had said Maria might be allowed bring a friend along on the family two-week vacation at the beach．Since then，Maria and Freddy had been doing nothing and planning all the thing they would do together．By the time August had arrived，Maria's mother had total forgotten her promise．When Maria reminded her，she said that she was sorry but that it wouldn't be enough room for Freddy because Maria's cousin，Theresa，would be going to the shore with them．Now Freddy was in his way to Maria's house．

13．I first heard this story a few years ago from a girl．Probably the story is one of those mysterious．bits of folklore that reappear every few years．However，I still like to think that it really did happen，somewhere，sometime．
They were going to Fort Lauderdale--three boys and three girls--and when they boarded the bus，they were carrying sandwiches and wine，dreaming of golden beaches and sea tides as the gray，cold spring of New York vanished behind them．
As the bus passed through New Jersey，they'began to notice Vingo． He sat in front of them，dressed in a plain ill-fitting suit，never moving，his dusty face masking his age．He kept chewing the inside of his lip a lot，frozen into complete silence．
Deep into the night，the bus pulled into Howard Johnson's，and everybody got off except  Vingo．He sat rooted in his seat，and the young people began to wonder about him：perhaps he was a sea captain，a runaway from his wife，an old soldier going home．When they went back to the bus，one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself．
¨We're going to Florida，"she said brightly．"I hear it's really beautiful．"
"It is，"he said quietly，as if remembering something he had tried to forget．
"Want some wine？"she said．He thanked her and retreated again into his silence．After a while，she went back to the others，and Vingo nodded in sleep．
In the morning，they awoke outside another Howard Johnson's，and this time Vingo went in．The girl insisted that he join them．He seemed very shy，and．ordered black coffee and smoked nervously as the young people chattered about sleeping on beaches．When they returned to the bus，the girl sat with Vingo again，and after a while，slowly and painfully，he began to tell his story．He had been in jail in New York for the past four years，and now he was going home．
¨Are you married？"
"I don't know．"
"You don't know？"she said．
"Well，when I was in jail I wrote to my wife，"he said．¨‘I told her that I was going to be away a long time，and that if she couldn't stand it，if the kids kept asking questions，she；could just forget me．I'd understand．Get a new guy，I said-she's a wonderful woman-and forget about me．I told her she didn't have to write me．And she didn't．Not for three and a half  years．"
"And you're going home now，not knowing？"
"Yeah，"he said shyly．‘‘Last week，when I was sure the parole was coming through，I wrote her again．There's a big oak tree just as you come into town，I told her that if she didn't have a new guy and if she'd take me back，she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree，and I'd get off and come home．If she didn't want me，forget it-no handkerchief，and I'd go on through．"
"Wow，"the girl exclaimed．"Wow．"
She told the others，and soon all of them were in it，caught up in the approach of Brunswick，looking at the pictures Vingo showed them of his wife and three children．
Now they were 20miles from Brunswick，and the young people took over window seats，waiting for the approach of the great oak tree．Vingo stopped looking，tightening his face，as if fortifying himself against still another disappointment．
Then Brunswick was 10miles，and then five．Then，suddenly，all of the young people were up out of their seats，screaming and shouting and crying．All except Vingo．Vingo sat there stunned，looking at the oak tree．It was covered with yellow handkerchiefs-20of them，30of them，maybe hundreds．As the young people shouted，the old con slowly rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus to go home．

55．According to the passage，which statement is TRUE？C
A．The young people are travelling from Florida to New York．
B．Vingo was put in prison ten years ago，and now he was set free to go home．
C．The young people around Vingo were quite curious about his silence．
D．At last，Vingo went home together with the three boys and three girls．
56．From the underlined sentences in Para 3，we can infer thatA．
A．Vingo was nervous because he didn't know whether his wife would accept him．
B．Vingo was very disappointed because his wife didn't answer his letter．
C．Vingo was very shy because he knew someone was watching him．
D．Vingo was excited because he could go home and meet his wife and children．
57．The underlined word"fortify"in the passage has the same meaning as that in SentenceC．
A．The French soldiers are working hard to fortify airbase．
B．The food has been fortifywith Vitamin C．
C．People in the whole city were fortify by the moving story about their hero．
D．We had to drink some more coffee to fortif yourselves for the journey．
58．Which word do you think can best describe Vingo's wife？B
A．humorous      B．loyal      C．generous     D．hard-working
59．After reading the whole story，we can probably make a conclusion thatB．
A．Young people are always curious about everything new around them．
B．Home is always the first place a person wants to go．
C．Don't laugh at a person who has no home．
D．It is impolite to ask questions about one's privacy that he or she doesn't want to tell．
60．What's the best title for the passage？D
A．A story of a poor man                B．The power of love
C．Help from strangers                  D．Going home．

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