2．How to Become ClevererOnce a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer.because his mother——青夏教育精英家教网—

2．How to Become Cleverer
Once a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer，because his mother always called him"foolish boy"．
"That's easy，"answered the fisherman．"I know one way to make you become cleverer．"
"Really？"
"Of course．It is said a fish head is good for brain．If you eat one，you'll become cleverer indeed．Pay only three pounds for one fish head．"The boy paid him three pounds and the fisherman cut off a fish head and handed it to him．
A raw fish head is not good-not even for a hungry boy to eat but the boy ate it up in two gulps．
"Do you feel anything？"asked the fisherman．
"Not in my head，"said the boy．
The boy lay on the ground and thought．"One whole fish costs only two pounds．I had paid him three pounds for the fish head．Why couldn't I have the whole fish for soup，a head for brain and one pound left over？"He jumped up and shouted at the fisherman．"You thief!You are fooling me!"The fisherman laughed，saying，"The fish head works now，you see．"

8．The boy ate up the raw fish head only in two gulps，because heC．
A．enjoy it                        B．wanted to taste it
C．took it as a good medicine      D．was a foolish boy
9．The boy came to the fisherman in order toB．
A．buy a fish head                B．ask the fisherman a question
C．buy a whole fish               D．A and C
10．The boy paid three pounds．He should have hadC．
A．a whole fish
B．a fish head and one pound back
C．a whole fish and one pound back
D．a whole fish，a fish head and one pound back
11．C helped the boy become cleverer．
A．A good meal                 B．The raw fish head
C．Nothing                     D．What had happened．

1．One day，when 12-year-old Sean Redden went to a popular chat room on the Internet，he saw the name of someone he'd never seen there before，Susan Hicks．Her message was"Would someone help me？I can't breathe．Help me!I can't feel my left side．"
At first，Sean thought it was a bad joke and he told his mother Sharon Redden．But she asked，"It's not just some game，is it？
The message was not a joke．"Susan Hicks"was actually 20-year-old Taija Laitinen，a student working late at night at a college library near Helsinki，Finland---almost 7，000miles away from Sean's home in Texas．While searching the Internet，she began to feel terrible pain all through her body．The library was empty and the nearest phone was outside in the hallway．She couldn't move that far because any movement caused the pain to get worse．Then as the pain became worse，she began typing her message for help in the chat room．
"I don't think it's a joke，mom，"Sean said．He typed，"Where are you？The letters appeared，"Finland．"Sean and Sharon couldn't believe it．Not knowing what else to do，Sharon called the local police and explained the situation to officer Amy Schmidt．Schmidt told Sharon to try to get the sick girl's phone number and address．
Meanwhile，the Texas police called the international telephone operator and asked to be connected to the proper agency（机构） in Finland．The Texas police explained the situation and gave Susan's address to the Finnish operator．When Sean heard that，he typed，"Help is on the way．"
In the few minutes，the library door opened．Doctors and three policemen ran in．Taija turned once more to the computer，"They are here．Thanks．Bye-bye．"

4．At first when receiving the message for help，SeanA．
A．didn't believe it               B．took no notice of it
C．called the police at once        D．had a joke with the person
5．What was the problem with the person who asked for help？D
A．She lost her phone．
B．She couldn't finish her work
C．She was locked in the library．
D．She felt pain and couldn't move．
6．What can we learn from the text？C
A．The policeman Sean's mother called was in Finland．
B．Susan Hicks was a friend of Taija Laitinen．
C．Sean and his mother offered help in time．
D．Sean had seen Taija Laitinen before．
7．What does the underlined phrase"on the way．"refer to？B
A．There is a way                    B．to be arriving soon
C．have a long way to arrive         D．to have almost finished．

20．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
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限一词．
2．只允许修改10处；多者（从第11处起）不计分．
I'm a Chinese boy aging 17and I'm crazy about music．It is one of the most important thing in my life．I listen music whenever I can．I have a minidisk player，with it I can have access to music whether walking in the street or ride on the bus．At home，there has a CD player in my room，and the music is on all the time．
I like rock music best of all．My favorite band is Rolling Stones，which had produced 40albums since 1966．It happened that there was a living concert of Rolling Stones last Sunday．I decided to go．It was a great fun．I am also fond of classical music．I especially enjoy playing Beethoven once I'm doing my homework．

19．Around twenty years ago I was going through hard times．I （56）could（can） not find a satisfying job．To my shame，I had to drive a school bus （57）to make（make） ends meet．
One afternoon，while（58）driving（drive） through a quiet suburban neighborhood，I was （59）sosad that I kept asking myself"Why has my life become so hard？""What's wrong with the world？"Then I pulled over the bus to drop off a little girl．As she passed，she handed me a pretty earring，saying she found it on the floor of the bus and I should keep it in case the owner came to look for it．
In the evening，the owner did come to look for her earring．When I handed it to her，she got very excited and said，"Thanks，you're （60）really（real） a noble gentleman．"I told her that she should thank the little girl （61）who/thathad found it．She said，"Yes，and you are a good driver，too"．（62）Whata lovely world it is!Then she left with （63）satisfaction（satisfy）．I （64）was touched（touch） by her last words．I had thought something was wrong with the world just because of my poor condition．In fact，（65）nothingwas wrong with the world．I should change my attitude towards life．

18．You may want to impress every classmate．（31）G Because approaching her directly may result in an awkward situation，an alternative solution is to try and impress her．Instead of thinking about the idea that you need to impress someone，take the time and effort to develop attractive qualities．Doing this will increase the possibility that the person you are trying to impress will approach you．
（32）A
Whether you feel like you are too fat，too skinny or too tall，accept yourself the way you are．（33）E By liking yourself and accepting who you are，you will feel more confident and have healthier self-esteem．Have a positive，optimistic attitude and feel good about yourself，despite your flaws．Classmates，especially those who are not so confident，will see how confident a person you are through your actions，not by how you look； and this quality will naturally be attractive and impressive．
Show off your intelligence．
You are in school already，and the classroom environment is a good place to show other people your diligence．Do not try to show off your intelligence for the sake of trying to look smart．（34）F Prepare for class every day and be patient in class．
Act with kindness
In a world full of people who have bad attitudes，acting with kindness will make you stand out．（35）B Offer them help with questions they are having difficulty with．Share with them tips that can help them improve their grades in class．

A．Accept who you are．
B．Be polite to your classmates．
C．If possible，go to your teacher in charge for help．
D．You are what you eat and wear in the eyes of your classmates．
E．Don't try to be someone you are not because this will not impress others．
F．Instead，study hard，take notes，do your homework，study at home and listen to the teacher．
G．Maybe there is a classmate you want to get to know better，but find her challenging to approach．

17．Street art can be found on buildings，sidewalks，street signs and even trash cans from Tokyo to Paris to New York City．This special kind of art can take the form of paintings，sculptures，cloth or even stickers．Street art has become part of a global visual culture．Now，even art museums and galleries are collecting the work of street artists．
It is not easy to provide an exact history of the street art movement．This kind of art has developed in many kinds of ways in places all over the world．Also，because it is illegal to paint public and private property without permission，street artists usually work secretly．This secretive nature of street art and its countless forms make it hard to define exactly．And people have different opinions about the movement．Some think street art is a crime and destroys property．But others see this art as a rich form of non-traditional cultural expression．
Many experts say the movement began in New York City in the nineteen sixties．Young adults would use paint in special cans to spray their"tag"on walls and train cars around the city．This tag was a name they created to identify themselves and their art work．This colorful style of writing is also called graffiti．It is visually exciting and energetic．
Graffiti also became a separate movement expressing the street culture of young people living in big cities．Graffiti art represented social and political rebellion．These artists could travel around areas of the city making creative paintings for everyone to see．Sometimes this street art created a dispute between artists and city officials．Graffiti artists created their images and city officials quickly painted over them．
During the 1980s，two famous New York painters-Keith Haring and Jean Michel began showing their work in art galleries and museums．This is when street art started to become part of the more general popular culture．

27．What can we infer from the first paragraph？A
A．Street art has become popular and is accepted as a kind of culture．
B．Street art is very special compared with other forms of popular art．
C．Many people are beginning to learn street art．
D．Street art is better developed in big cities than in rural areas．
28．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．"TAG"was a word created by people to distinguish street artists and the other artists．
B．There are three reasons to explain why it is hard to define the history of street art．
C．The movement of street art began in the 1980s in New York City．
D．All the people don't think that the street art is a rich form of cultural expression．
29．The city officials used to do away with graffiti probably because．B
A．they caused arguments between people
B．they were ugly in someone's eyes
C．they were not painted under proper guidance
D．they didn't express good traditional culture．
30．They best title of the passage is．C
A．The way to become a street artist．
B．What does Graffiti art stand for？
C．The history of an art movement．
D．the work of street artists．

16．It is common to have difficulties sleeping during the day．Humans are naturally wired to sleep best at night and be awake during the day．However，modern work schedules require some people to try to accommodate the unnatural schedule of shift（轮班）work-being awake at night and sleeping during the day．
In order to make this adjustment，you need to pay special attention to your sleep environment and your preparation for sleep．If shift work is a necessary part of your work life，here are some suggestions that may help．
Arrange to sleep uninterrupted in a quiet，dark room．This means you may have to turn off or unplug your phone，hang darkening curtains on the windows or wear a sleep eye mask，and train your family and friends to leave you alone while you sleep．
Fit in a nap（小睡）．When your daytime sleep period is too short，taking a short nap of less than 30minutes just before work or on a break has been shown to improve alertness and enhance performance．
Develop and follow a sleep routine．It's best if you go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day．Try not to vary this too much at weekends．Your body likes routine．
Take extra care to make healthy choices．You may be tempted to reach for unhealthy foods or nicotine to stay awake or alcohol to try to sleep．But ultimately these choices are more harmful than helpful．
If you have tried all these things and are still having problems getting enough quality sleep during the day，talk to your doctor or a sleep specialist．Sometimes medications（药物治疗）may be helpful and safe．In other cases，there may be an underlying sleep disorder that needs to be addressed．

24．The purpose of the text is toD．
A．persuade workers to have a good sleep．
B．advise night workers to keep healthy
C．encourage workers to do day work
D．help night workers to sleep well
25．What does the author recommend？B
A．A suitable amount of alcohol to help sleep．
B．A regular life on weekdays and weekends．
C．A dark room without phones to sleep in．
D．A break for sleeping anytime during the day．
26．On which condition should a person turn to a sleep specialist for help？C
A．If he suffers from a sleep disorder for the first time．
B．If a good sleep environment is greatly needed for him．
C．If he fails to get quality sleep through his own efforts．
D．If he has the problem of falling asleep in the daytime．

15．Mrs Brown was walking near a playground．She was a hurry to visit her four grandchild．She missed them very much，because she had seen them for quite a long time．She was walking while suddenly she saw a ball coming in her direction．She was already in her seventy．Should she kick the ball to send it back and should she just go past leaving the ball where it was？Finally with greatly care she gave it a kick．The ball went straight out the goal．How wonderful it was!And she happened to have helped won the match．And all her four grandchildren were on team of the winners．

14．A proverb says，"Time is money"．But in my opinion，time is even （56）more precious than money．Why？（57）Becausewhen money is spent，we can earn it back．However，when time is （58）gone（go），it will never return．（59）It is known to all that the time we can use is limited．Therefore we should make （60）good/fulluse of our time to study hard so as to serve our country in（61）the future．But it is a pity that there are a lot of people（62）who do not realize the value of time．They waste their precious time smoking，drinking and playing．In（63）a word，we should form the good habit of （64）saving （save） time．Do not put off what can be done today （65）till/until tomorrow．

13．The iPon Generation
Today it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go．They move about in their personal bubbles，sometimes unaware of what's happening around them．（31）GOutside life is shut out．So are you one of them"？
For me； walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect．（32）D What's even better，wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says；"I'm not available for chatting at the moment j"
Suppose，you're at work and about to make an incredible breakthrough？but a colleague suddenly turns up．At this precise moment，the slightest disturbance would break your concentration．（33）FOnce again，those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give that"Go away!"signal．
（34）CIt's probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family．While their mothers give them lectures about why they should do their'Yes．Mum．''Problem solved．
Pretty soon，not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our ears-but also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instrument．We'll be in a virtual （虚拟的） world，communicating with everyone else，or choosing not to，as we like．In this world，we will all be permanently plugged in．（35）AAnd they are changing our social habits along the way．
In the end，there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it!It's so strange-suddenly，I don't feel like wearing my earphones anymore

A．Our instruments are changing quickly．
B．I also have wires hanging from my ears．
C．In the home situation，teenagers love these wires．
D．I don't have to deal with the noise from the environment．
E．After all，I am listening to my favourite music and would rather not be disturbed．
F．Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions．
G．They walk around in their own spaces，with their personal"digital noise reduction systems．

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