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5．A German taxi-driver，Franz Bussman，recently found his brother who was thought to have been killed twenty years before．While on a walking tour with his wife，he stopped to talk to a workman．After they had gone on，Mrs．Bussman said that the workman was closely like her husband and even suggested that he might be his brother．Franz laughed at the idea，pointing out that his brother had been killed in action during the war．Though Mrs．Bussman knew this story quite well，she thought that"There was a chance in a million that she might be right．"
A few days later，she sent a boy to the workman to ask him if his name was Hans Bussman．Needless to say，the man's name was Hans Bussman．And he really was Franz's long-lost brother．When the brothers were reunited，Hans explained how it was that he was still alive．
After having being wounded towards the end of the war，he had been sent to hospital and was separated from his unit（部队）．The hospital had been bombed and Hans had made his way back into Western Germany on foot．Meanwhile，his unit was lost and all records of him had been destroyed．Hans returned to his family house，but the house had been bombed．Guessing that his family had been killed during an air-raid（空袭），Hans settled down in a village fifty miles away where he had remained ever since．

21．How to understand the sentence"There was a chance in a million that she might be right．"？A
A．There was a little possibility of what she suggested，though little．
B．It was impossible for her to be right．
C．She had no chance to meet his brother any more．
D．There were many chances for her to meet his brother again．
22．Walking along the street，B．
A．Mr．Bussman recognized his brother at the first sight．
B．Mr．Bussman happened to meet a workman and talked to him．
C．Mrs．Bussman thought of the workman as her long-lost brother．
D．Mr．and Mrs．Bussman talked to the workman for he was like his brother．
23．Which of the following orders is right？D
a．He walked back to Western Germany．
b．He was wounded when the war was coming to the end．
c．The hospital was destroyed by bombs．
d．He came back to his family house．
e．He was sent to hospital．
f．His unit of German didn't exist any longer．
A．b-a--e-d-f-c
B．c-b-f-d-a-e
C．b-e-a-c-d-f
D．b-e-c-a-f-d
24．Which of the following can be used as the best title of the passage？C
A．Living Not Far
B．Coming Back to Life
C．A Chance in a Million
D．Back after the War．

4．There were smiling children all the way．Charily they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway，wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang．Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives．This is the simple village people of Malaysia．I was moved．
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car，so this was the first time I was on a train．I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread．I looked about the train．There was not one familiar face．I sighed and sat down to read my Economics．
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia．Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore，so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past．As we went beyond the city，I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green．Then the first village came into sight．Immediately I came alive； I decided to wave back．
From then on my journey became interesting．I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life．Then everything came alive．The mountains seemed to speak to me．Even the trees were smiling．I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time．
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry．I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3：00pm．Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth．I looked at the people all around me．They all looked beautiful．When my uncle arrived with a smile，I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug （拥抱）．I had never done this before．He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile．We walked arm in arm to his car．
I looked forward to the return journey．

32．The author expected the train trip to beD．
A．adventurous B．pleasant
C．exciting D．dull
33．What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip？A
A．The friendly country people．
B．The mountains along the way．
C．The crowds of people in the streets．
D．The simple lunch served on the train．
34．Where was the writer going？C
A．Johore Baru．B．The Causeway．
C．Butterworth．D．Singapore．
35．What can we learn from the story？D
A．Comfort in traveling by train．
B．Pleasure of living in the country．
C．Reading gives people delight．
D．Smiles brighten people up．

3．Many people now have problems with sleep．Drinking milk is helpful．A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night's sleep．But now a study has found it really does help people nod off-if it is milked from a cow at night．
Researchers have discovered that"night milk"contains more melatonin（褪黑激素），which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety．
The study，by researchers from Seoul，South Korea，involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night．
Those given night milk，which contained 10times the amount of melatonin，were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime，according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food．
Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer．
While the effect of cows'milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now，taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night．
Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content，which helps people to relax．
Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening．The more fat you take in before bedtime，the greater burden you will put on your body at night．

28．According to the text，the mice fed with daytime milkB．
A．started sleep more easily B．were more anxious
C．were less active D．woke up later
29．Which of the following is true of melatonin according to the text？D
A．It's been tested on mice for ten times
B．It can make people more energetic
C．It exists in milk in great amount
D．It's used in sleeping drugs
30．What can be a suitable title for the next？A
A．Night Milk and Sleep
B．Fat，Sugar and Health
C．An Experiment on Mice
D．Milk Drinking and Health
31．How does the author support the theme of the text？D
A．By giving examples
B．By stating arguments
C．By explaining statistical data
D．By providing research results．

2．Some young Cambodians are learning a new sport-skateboarding．The country's first skateboard park is located on the grounds of a local charity group at the edge of Phnom Penh，the capital．
Sports like Khmer boxing and soccer are wildly popular in Cambodia．But Chea，who has been skating for 6months，says skating has already become his favorite sport．
The skaters are learning tricks like launching off a jump or half-pipe and flying through the air on their narrow wooden boards．
A non-governmental organization called Skateistan Cambodia organizes weekly programs at the park．Skateistan started its work in Afghanistan years ago．Rory Burke is working with the group which expanded to Cambodia last year．
Rory Burke points out，"Yeah，it's definitely not a typical Cambodian pastime （消遣）．And I think the idea of‘why skateboarding'is that it's not been done before here．We want to use skateboarding as something saying，‘Hey，this is new，this is something different．'And that kind of itself becomes a little bit of hook．People see it and they think and they say，"Wow，‘what is that？'，and they want to get involved．"
Skateistan partners with local groups that work with young people．The park is on the grounds of the group known as PSE，where children attend school and learn a trade．There are almost one hundred twenty participants．They all come from troubled lives．
Seventeen-year-old Sang Rotha is a student at PSE．"Sometimes I don't do well on subjects like math，"he says，"I feel bad when I find it hard to keep up with my lessons．So that is why I skateboard-to improve my bad feelings．"
He says he began skateboarding more than a year ago．Before he started training，it seemed very easy．But it was very difficult to learn tricks，and he got hurt a lot from falling off．
Rory Burke says learning to deal with the difficulties is part of the lesson for these young skateboarders．

24．According to the passage，PSE is a groupC．
A．that works with Cambodian students
B．for young Cambodians to learn a trade
C．for young Cambodians in troubled lives
D．for young Cambodians taking skateboarding
25．What is said about skateboarding in the passage？B
A．It is easy for young Cambodians to learn．
B．It is a good sport to help regain good feeling．
C．It originated in Afghanistan years ago．
D．It is as popular as Khmer boxing in Cambodia．
26．The underlined part a little bit of hook probably meansD．
A．something strangeB．something quite new
C．something differentD．something attractive
27．It can be inferred from the passage that skateboarding is becomingC．
A．a sport liked by most young Cambodians
B．an increasingly popular sport in Cambodia
C．a sport used to better young Cambodians'life
D．a good way to train young Cambodians'learning skills．

1．When you go to St．Petersburg，you will be attracted by so many attractions．If you're short on time，or just want to make sure to hit the highlights，these are the top must-see sights in St．Petersburg．
The Hermitage Museum
The Hermitage Museum is one of the most important sights to see for any visitor to St．Petersburg．There you can see lots of different paintings of old masters inside the Hermitage．Prepare to come face-to-face with classic Western artists．
The Russian Museum
The Russian Museum holds one of the largest collections of Russian art in the world．View Russian art creations through the ages，from Byzantine-style icons to the Socialist Realism of Stalin's times．
Kizhi Island
Kizhi Island is an open-air museum of wooden buildings from the Karelia Region of Russia．These impressive structures are made without any nails （钉子）-the wood fits together with joints（铆） and grooves （沟槽）．
Peterhof
Peterhof is beautiful and fun．You'll be charged for admission （门票），but go to Peterhof when the fountains are working-during the day in the summer．They are shut off in winter as well as in the evenings．
The Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood
Love it or hate it，the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood is an attractive must-see sight．The beautiful look may make your eyes brighten，and the paintings inside the church will make you say"Wow!"
The Bronze Horseman Statue
The Bronze Horseman is a part of Russian Culture and a symbol of St．Petersburg．This statue of Peter the Great sitting on his horse can truly show Peter the Great's influence on the Russian idea of greatness．It was made famous by Alexander Pushkin．

13．If you're interested in paintings，you'd better go toB．
A．the Hermitage Museum and Peterhof
B．the Hermitage Museum and the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood
C．Kizhi Island and the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood
D．the Russian Museum and Kizhi Island
14．What can we know from the passage？C
A．The fountains in Peterhof can be seen all year round．
B．The largest collection of Russian art is in the Hermitage Museum．
C．The buildings on Kizhi Island are made of wood．
D．You can visit Peterhof free of charge．
15．The main purpose of this passage is toD．
A．show the wonderful history of Russia
B．introduce the famous buildings in Russia
C．persuade artists to study St．Petersburg
D．attract tourists to visit St．Petersburg．

20．假如你是值日班长，你要在班会课上做个发言，主题是别害怕失败．
发言内容包括：
（1）对待失败不同的态度；
（2）自己的失败经历；
（3）你的建议．
注意：（1）词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
Hello，everyone．Today my speech is never to be afraid of failure in life．
As we all know，failure is the mother of success．（高分句型一）Some successful people can constantly get precious lessons from failure．However，others lose confidence when they meet with any hardship，resulting in failure．（高分句型二）
Failure sometimes is more valuable than success．I still remember the experience of learning swimming last summer．I used to be terrified of water．With the encouragement of my coach，I made it at last，despite failing many times．The experience makes me learn something new about myself．
In a word，failure is not horrible．If you analyze carefully the reasons why you have failed，you will surely be a success one day．（高分句型三）
That's all．Thank you．

19．The new high-speed railway line between Urumqi，capital of the Xinjiang Uygur self-governing region，and Lanzhou，capital of Gansu province，has cut train travel time by half to less than 12hours．
The dramatic improvement will benefit many families planning reunions for Spring Festival．
"For the first time，I feel home is not that far away after all．"said Liang Shaofu as he boarded a high-speed train in Urumqi with six members of his family．
The 35-year-old left Lanzhou to set up a dry fruit business in Xinjiang eight years ago，and he has now settled in Urumqi．
The 1，776-km line，which passes through Qinghai province and is the country's first high-speed railway to be built in a high-altitude region，came into service on Dec 26．
"We normally drive home for Spring Festival to avoid the difficulties of buying seven train tickets for the whole family during the peak season．"Liang said．"Driving can be very tiring and dangerous sometimes，so one year we even decided not to go back to Lanzhou simply to avoid the trip．"
More than 600，000passengers traveled on the line during its first month，and the Urumqi Railway Bureau said the introduction of high-speed services will ease transport pressure during the Spring Festival peak season．
The existing usual railway line could no longer support Xinjiang's development．All passengers trains will gradually shift to the new link，leaving the old one to be used for goods．As a result，Xinjiang's annual goods ability could reach 200million metric tons from the current 70million．
The line passes through areas that experience high winds，and it also crosses parts of the deserted Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the bone-dry sands of the Gobi Desert．
The project could help China to promote its high-speed railway technology abroad，said Ma Xizhang，director of the Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway project's management department in Xinjiang．

9．How long did it take to go from Urumqi to Lanzhou by the usual train before？D
A．About 12hours
B．About 6hours
C．About 18hours
D．About 24hours
10．What'the main advantage of the new high-speed railway？D
A．It takes less time to go from Urumqi to Xi'an．
B．It will be more convenient for people all over the country to Xinjiang．
C．All the people in Lanzhou can return home on festivals．
D．It helps to improve Xinjiang's development．
11．From the passage we can learnB．
A．Xinjiang's annual goods ability can increase nearly four times
B．the new railway technology may help more railway lines to be built abroad
C．the high-speed railway lines can't be built across the bone-dry sands
D．the old railway lines can only carry goods now
12．Which of the following is true according to the passage？C
A．The new high-speed railway line is good for all people to go home
B．The new high-speed railway line benefits businessmen to carry goods
C．Taking the new train is safer than driving homes from Urumqi to Lanzhou．
D．Businessmen seldom went home for Spring Festival before．

18．What are American high schools like？Well，I'm happy to tell you what I know．
When I started school here，it had already been a week since the school opened．At this school，freshmen usually go on a trip for about three days at the beginning of school．Unfortunately I missed that wonderful trip，which would have been the best time to get to know my classmates．I was really sad．I wished I'd known about it earlier．
Despite the disappointment，however，I gradually adapted to my new life and school．
There is a space in the basement of the teaching building where students chat and meet each other．As we do not always have the same classrooms and classmates，the school wants us to get to know each other there．Students usually come to school early，sit in that space and have fun．Around the space，there are many lockers for students to leave their books in，so that students do not have to carry a heavy schoolbag everywhere．
It really surprises me that we have almost no textbooks．We only have textbooks for World History and Algebra 2and they are big and heavy，like bricks．For other classes，we only need binders（活页夹） with paper in them．Without textbooks，students learn things freely and actively．For example，my humanities teacher just teaches us what is in her mind at the time．We never know what we will learn．
Another difference between American schools and Chinese schools is that American schools care about students'morality more than their academic studies．For example，if you do not finish your homework，you will just be asked to do it later，but if you cheat or lie，you will get a warning or even be kicked out．
I think that most students here are good at schoolwork as well，but compared to Chinese students，they can make learning a more joyful experience．I think we should take the good points from our two different kinds of education to perfect our approach to studying．

5．What was the writer sad for？B
A．He was late for school．
B．He missed the trip at the beginning of school．
C．He didn't know anyone
D．American students looked down upon him
6．Why do students go to the basement of the teaching building？C
A．To attend class．
B．To share a classroom．
C．To have fun．
D．To meet teachers．
7．How do teachers in the US teach the students？C
A．However they want to
B．They use bricks
C．Some use textbooks； some teach freely
D．They always teach as required．
8．According to the passage，in American high schools，A．
A．you are likely to be kicked out if you cheat
B．you'll be punished if you do not finish your homework
C．students are better at school work than Chinese students
D．students care about the grades they get．

17．When I was a kid，my mom was on welfare．And my dad was in jail．And I was surrounded by other drug addicts in my family who would steal money from my mom．
Things were bad．
One time I came home from school，walked up the stairs to my bedroom，and my drug-addicted uncle was drunk and passed out in my bed．
What's sad was，it wasn't one time．It was several times a week．It was so common that I'd sit on the floor and play Super Nintendo while he snored away his drug-alcohol-induced coma．
And later when I went to sleep，I'd smell the unsavory smell of alcohol on my pillowcase．
Luckily，it didn't stay that way．My grandma wanted more for my mom，and convinced her to go back to school．
And she did．
She worked full time，raised two kids full time，and went to nursing school full time．And by the time I graduated from high school，she pulled us from the brink of poverty into a middle class life．I got computers，Jnco jeans，and most important：a clean bed．
My mom was a high school drop-out．My mom married the wrong man and divorced him．My mom was surrounded by people pulling her down，and yet，she became the exception and you can be the exception too．

1．Who used to take drugs in my bed？A
A．My uncle．
B．My family
C．My dad
D．My mum．
2．I was lucky to live from poverty becauseC．
A．My grandma gave more and helped my family a lot
B．My family were drug addicts and sold to earn money
C．My mum lived in an active way and worked hard
D．I graduated from high school and began my own business
3．From the passage，we know thatC．
A．I was an exception in my family
B．my dad was a thief and sent to jail
C．my mum dropped out from high school
D．I was pulled down by surrounding people
4．The title of the passage should be"B"．
A．Go back to School
B．To be Exception
C．Never Give Up
D．Nothing is Impossible．

16．阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或用括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个单词）．
Oliver Twist，written by the novelist Charles Dickens in 1837，is set （41）in England in the 1830s．The main character，Oliver Twist，（42）experiences （experience） a childhood without parents．He is then sent to a workhouse，（43）where he has to work very hard and hardly has time to relax．To flee the circumstance，Oliver runs away to London，where he falls under the control of a man （44）called （call） Fagin．Fagin is not a good character，who teaches young boys to steal．Luckily，Mr．Barnlow，a millionaire，pities Oliver and takes （45）him （he） home and tells him （46）how to be a good man．（47）Sadly（sad），Oliver must soon leave his new father because the group of （48）criminals（criminal） find him and drag him back into the life of crime．Unless Oliver can escape，he will never be （49）reunited （reunite） with Mr．Barnlow．He will have no real family，but only bad luck．After （50）reading（read） the story，I feel very sad because of the misfortune of Oliver Twist．

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