He ought ________ have done so even though possible.


  1. A.
    not to
  2. B.
    to not
  3. C.
    not
  4. D.
    never

Mary was only too ready to help others, seldom, ________, refusing them when they turned to him．


  1. A.
    if so
  2. B.
    if not
  3. C.
    if any
  4. D.
    if ever

You are ________ you think you are!


  1. A.
    not half as cleverer as
  2. B.
    not half as clever as
  3. C.
    as not half cleverer as
  4. D.
    as not half clever as

Twenty-first century humanity has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon, and surveyed the planets. But for all the progress, people still don’t know one another very well.
That brings about Theodore Zeldin’s “feast of conversation”-events where individuals pair with persons they don’t know for three hours of guided talk designed to get the past “Where are you from?”
Mr. Zeldin, an Oxford University professor, heads Oxford Muse, a 10-year-old foundation based on the idea that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement.
The “feast” in London looks not at politics or events, but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes, hopes and fears, enemies and authority, the shape of their lives. The “menu of conversation” includes topics like “How have your priorities(优先考虑的事) changed over the years?” Or, “What have you rebelled against the past?”
As participants gathered, Zeldin opened with a speech: that despite instant communications in a globalized age, issues of human heart remain. Many people are lonely, or in routines that discourage knowing the depth of one another. “We are trapped in shallow conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful,” he says. “But thinking interaction is what separates us from other species, except maybe dogs…who do have generations of human interactions.”
The main rules of the “feast”: Don’t pair with someone you know or ask questions you would not answer. The only awkward moment came when the multi-racial crowd of young adults to seniors, in sun hats, ties and dresses, looked to see whom they would be ‘intimate’ with for hours. But 15 minutes later, everyone was seated and talking, continuing full force until organizers interrupted them 180 minutes later.
“It’s encouraging to see the world is not just a place of oppression and distance from each other,” Zeldin summed up. “What we did is not ordinary, but it can’t be madder than the world already is.”
Some said they felt “liberated” to talk on sensitive topics. Thirty-something Peter, from East London, said that “it might take weeks or months to get to the level of interaction we suddenly opened up.”

  1. 1.

    What can the “conversations” be best described as?

    1. A.
      Deep and one-on-one
    2. B.
      Sensitive and mad
    3. C.
      Instant and inspiring
    4. D.
      Ordinary and encouraging
  2. 2.

    In a “feast of conversations”, participants ______

    1. A.
      pair freely with anyone they like
    2. B.
      have a guided talk for a set of period of time
    3. C.
      ask questions they themselves would not answer
    4. D.
      wear clothes reflecting multi-racial features
  3. 3.

    In paragraph 6, “they would be ‘intimate’” is closest in meaning to “______”

    1. A.
      they would have physical contact
    2. B.
      they would have in-depth talk
    3. C.
      they would be close friends
    4. D.
      they would exchange basic information
  4. 4.

    From the passage, we can conclude that what Zeldin does is ______

    1. A.
      an attempt to promote thinking interaction
    2. B.
      one of the maddest activities ever conducted
    3. C.
      a try to liberate people from old-fashioned ideas
    4. D.
      an effort to give people a chance of talking freely

Three years ago, five parrots were set free in a wild place of Arizona, thousands of miles from the Channel Islands in Jersey where they had been looked after by zookeepers. No evolutionary strategies informed them how to behave in this new landscape of mountainous pine forest unoccupied by their kind for 50 years. To the researchers’ surprise, they failed to make contact with a group of wild parrots imported from Mexico and set free at the same time. Within 24 hours the reintroducing ended in failure, and the poor birds were back in cages, on their way to the safety of the Arizona reintroduction programme.
Ever since then, the programme has enjoyed great success, mainly because the birds now being set free are Mexican birds illegally caught in the wild, confiscated （没收） on arrival north of the border, and raised by their parents in the safety of the programme. The experience shows how little we know about the behaviour and psychology （心理） of parrots, as Peter Bennett, a bird researcher, points out: “Reintroducing species of high intelligence like parrots is a lot more difficult. People like parrots, always treating them as nothing more than pets or valuable ‘collectables’.”
Now that many species of parrot are in immediate danger of dying out, biologists are working together to study the natural history and the behaviour of this family of birds. Last year was an important turning point: conservationists founded the World Parrot Trust, based at Hayle in Cornwall, to support research into both wild and caged birds.
Research on parrots is vital for two reasons. First, as the Arizona programme showed, when reintroducing parrots to the wild, we need to be aware of what the birds must know if they are to survive in their natural home. We also need to learn more about the needs of parrots kept as pets, particularly as the Trust’s campaign does not attempt to discourage the practice, but rather urges people who buy parrots as pets to choose birds raised by humans.

  1. 1.

    What do we know about the area where the five parrots were reintroduced?

    1. A.
      Its landscape is new to parrots of their kind.
    2. B.
      It used to be home to parrots of their kind.
    3. C.
      It is close to where they had been kept.
    4. D.
      Pine trees were planted to attract birds.
  2. 2.

    The reintroducing experience three years ago shows that man-raised parrots

    1. A.
      can find their way back home in Jersey
    2. B.
      are unable to recognize their parents
    3. C.
      are unable to adapt to the wild
    4. D.
      can produce a new species
  3. 3.

    Why are researches on parrots important according to the passage?

    1. A.
      The Trust shows great concern for the programme.
    2. B.
      We need to know more about how to preserve parrots.
    3. C.
      Many people are interested in collecting parrots.
    4. D.
      Parrots’ intelligence may some day benefit people.
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, people are advised ______.

    1. A.
      to treat wild and caged parrots equally
    2. B.
      to set up comfortable homes for parrots
    3. C.
      not to keep wild parrots as pets
    4. D.
      not to let more parrots go to the wild

Last week, I bought an alarm system for about $ 450. It consisted of a control unit with three small units. I put the control unit in the sitting-room and fastened the other units by the front door, back door and living-room windows. The instructions told us to choose three numbers, so we chose 4, 9 and 1, the last three numbers of our telephone number.
Now I must explain how the alarm works:
l There is a power siren(警报器) in the control unit. It makes a very loud noise.
2 Each of the small units sends out beams or rays in different directions. If anything moves, it breaks a beam. This sends a signal to the control unit. The siren makes a noise which you can hear 50 meters away.
3. When we go to bed, I press the three buttons numbered 4, 9 and 1. Then we have 30 seconds to get out of the room before the alarm starts to work.
That night I slept soundly because I was sure that no burglar(夜贼) could get into our house. However, at about 2:10 a. m., I woke up and heard the siren. “There must be a burglar in the house,” Mary said. “What shall we do?”“I’ll go and see who’s there,” I said. “Stay here. Don’t make a noise.”I went downstairs quietly. When I reached the living-room, I switched on my torch and looked round the room. Then I turned the light on. I switched the siren off and searched the rooms downstairs. There was nothing wrong except that the back door was unlocked. I locked it, reset the alarm and went back to bed. About an hour later, the alarm started again. I jumped out of bed, fell over a chair in the dark and bumped into the bedroom door. Mary woke up and started hitting me with a torch. “Hey! Wait a minute!” I whispered. “It’s only me. I’m going downstairs to see what’s wrong.”I went down into the living-room and listened for a moment. The only sound I could hear was the siren. I turned on the light and then switched the siren off. As I did so, I glanced across at the curtains in front of the windows. I saw a house lizard (a kind of small animal) disappear behind the curtains.“Oh!” I said to myself. “That’s our burglar. ”When the lizard moved, it started the siren. I guessed that the alarm had been made in Europe, where there are no house lizards. Well. I won’t finish this story but if you want an alarm system free of charge, let me know. I’ll send you ours. We bought a dog this morning. It knows the difference between a lizard and a burglar.

  1. 1.

    The writer bought an alarm system to ________.

    1. A.
      make sure that he got up early every day
    2. B.
      warn him when there were lizards in his house
    3. C.
      frighten burglars and tell him that somebody had got into the house
    4. D.
      make Mary feel safe to live in the large room
  2. 2.

    The purpose of the three units was to________.

    1. A.
      send a message to the control unit and start the siren
    2. B.
      sound their own sirens when the control unit told them so
    3. C.
      check that the control unit worked properly all the time
    4. D.
      give them enough light
  3. 3.

    If the writer set the alarm and remained in the room for more than half a minute, _______.

    1. A.
      nothing would happen
    2. B.
      the control unit would not work
    3. C.
      the siren would make a noise
    4. D.
      the dog would bark
  4. 4.

    The purpose of the writer in writing the passage is to ________.

    1. A.
      tell us that the alarm system doesn’t work
    2. B.
      tell us an interesting experience
    3. C.
      show us how the alarm system works
    4. D.
      make it clear that he wants to give away his alarm system

Sir William Osler has a few words for you: “In the Life of a young man the most essential thing for happiness is the gift of friendship.” Truer words were never spoken. For what more could you ask than comradeship during the peaks and valleys of life? To whom else but a close, valuable friend can you show off your successes and complain about your failures or losses?
What is a “good friend”? How is he best described? Well, it has been my observation that although many will cry with you, few can sincerely rejoice (欣喜) with you. Therefore, in my opinion, a good friend is one who can enjoy your successes without envy; one who can say, “That was wonderful! You can do it again, even better if you want!” and mean it. Nothing taxes a friendship more than the prosperity of one and not the other. Even the closest of friendships often cannot resist such pressure and fail. No wonder many minor friendships go down day by day for the same reason.
A person of good character and sound moral, of honor and humor, of courage and belief is a friend to be sought and treasured — for there are few. Too often we hear, “If you can count your good friends on more than one hand, consider yourself blessed.”
What makes a friendship last? Well, I don’t know all the answers, but one of my observations is that most good friends usually have similar tastes. They generally like and dislike many of the same things. There also usually seems to exist a similarity of personality types — especially in the fundamental values of life such as honesty, sincerity, loyalty, and dependability. More often than not, birds of a feather do fly together. I don’t think it matters a lot whether one prefers jazz or hockey to another’s Mozart or ballet. Much other matters far more: relying, sharing, giving, getting, enjoying; a sympathetic ear always there; criticism when it can help; praise — even if only because it would help. With not many people on this earth will you find this much in common. When you find one, hang on to him, for a good friend found is a rare treasure.

  1. 1.

    The function of Paragraph 1 is to introduce _____.

    1. A.
      a famous saying 
    2. B.
      the topic for discussion
    3. C.
      a famous person 
    4. D.
      two different attitudes
  2. 2.

    What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?

    1. A.
      People don’t have to pay taxes to develop friendship with others.
    2. B.
      Success of one person can promote his friendship with others.
    3. C.
      Friendship can be affected by the difference in success between friends.
    4. D.
      Nothing can affect friendship because it has gone through the peaks and valleys of life.
  3. 3.

    What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

    1. A.
      One is lucky to have many friends.
    2. B.
      A friend should have a good character.
    3. C.
      We should count our friends on more than one hand.
    4. D.
      A true friend should be treasured because there are few.
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, which of the following plays the LEAST important role in a long-lasting friendship?

    1. A.
      Hobbies.                           
    2. B.
      Tastes.
    3. C.
      Personality.                         
    4. D.
      Sympathy.

Having put down your pens at the end of the college entrance exam, you have ended 12 years of hard study. Forget your studies for a while. It’s time to enjoy yourselves!
There are many ways to celebrate this special month of graduation. You can have photos taken with your classmates and teachers, or dine out together and exchange gifts.
High school students in Western countries such as the United States and Canada usually have a prom to mark their graduation. It’s to mark the time kids turn into young men and women. After the prom, teenagers either go to college or find a job. It means they are no longer as dependent on their parents as they were before.
At the prom, boys usually dress in dinner jackets and bow ties, though many different types of formal clothes are worn. Traditionally, girls give boys matching boutonnieres ( 佩带在扣眼上的花). Girls traditionally wear formal dresses, or dress to shock or be noticed, in shiny or brightly colored materials.
Common prom activities include dining, dancing, the crowning (加冠) of a prom king and queen, and just talking to friends.  In some cases, high school students collect funds for their class prom through the four years of their high school.
High schools in or near large cities may rent ballrooms at expensive hotels or, to be unusual, in a pleasure cruise boat.
But often costs are cut by simply using the school gym. Students make a lot of effort to decorate the gym to make the event special. The music played at the prom will be the most popular kinds, like rock and hip-hop.
The students elect the Prom Queen. She is partnered with a Prom King who is elected similarly. These are great honors that the pair take very seriously. The two dance with each other to celebrate their election

  1. 1.

    The word "prom" is probably closest in meaning with______.

    1. A.
      a party to celebrate graduation
    2. B.
      a dancing competition
    3. C.
      a fashion show
    4. D.
      an election ceremony
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is an economical way to hold the prom?

    1. A.
      Renting a ballroom
    2. B.
      Taking a cruise boat
    3. C.
      Holding it in the school gym
    4. D.
      Wearing informal dresses
  3. 3.

    What clearly indicates that prom is very important to students?

    1. A.
      Music is played at the prom
    2. B.
      They take pictures at the prom
    3. C.
      The King and Queen dance with each other
    4. D.
      They wear formal clothes or special clothes
  4. 4.

    For what do the students just talk to friends at a prom?

    1. A.
      They don’t want to get help from their parents
    2. B.
      They will part with their friends in a short time
    3. C.
      They don’t like to be accompanied by their parents
    4. D.
      They want to be elected by their friends as the Prom King or Queen
  5. 5.

    How is the prom significant to the students?

    1. A.
      They can be relieved from the study pressure
    2. B.
      They are going to say goodbye to their friends
    3. C.
      They have chances to be elected as the Prom King or Queen
    4. D.
      The prom marks the graduation and after it they will be independent

Now I’m a senior high school student in Grade Two . I feel that school life is a little hard , just as my friends said . However , a hard life doesn’t have to mean a boring one at all .
School life is not just about studying and getting high marks . Getting involved in student clubs can be a unique and unforgettable experience .
Wang Tian enjoys Tuesday afternoons more than any other time of the week . Why ? Well , that’s when Wang and 47 other members of the DIY ( do it yourself ) club learn to make things such as rondo flowers ( 丝网花 ) and cross-stitch（ 十字绣 ）. Wang also knows how to knit scarves and make clay accessories（ 小饰件 ）. They even sell their products to raise money for poor students !
When Chen Mo started the High School , there was a drama club and a rock band , but no street dance club . So the girl started one . “Street dancing is dynamic and helps us relax and keep fit ,” Chen said . There are around 30 students in Chen’s club . They practice dance skills on Sundays . Sometimes they go to street dance performances in the city . “We watch , learn and make friends . People in this circle are actually very nice and sweet ,” she said .
There are dozens of clubs for me to choose from , such as basketball club or science club . But I love the translation club best . The 30 club members get together once a week . With the help of a volunteer teacher , I’ve learned the general principles of professional translation . It’s the first step to becoming a good translator . Besides ,after attending this club , my English has improved a lot .
I like my school life very much . And I believe whether a life is meaningful or not depends on the person who leads it

  1. 1.

    Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage ?

    1. A.
      The members in the DIY club sell their products to raise money for the club
    2. B.
      There are more members in the DIY club than in the translation club
    3. C.
      Chen Mo joined the street dance club and played an important part in it
    4. D.
      The members of the translation club meet on Tuesday afternoon
  2. 2.

    How many clubs are mentioned in the passage ?

    1. A.
      5
    2. B.
      6
    3. C.
      7
    4. D.
      8
  3. 3.

    The underlined word dynamic in Paragraph 4 means __________

    1. A.
      energetic
    2. B.
      helpful
    3. C.
      challenging
    4. D.
      attractive
  4. 4.

    If you want to improve your English , you’ll probably join the _______

    1. A.
      DIY club
    2. B.
      science club
    3. C.
      drama club
    4. D.
      translation club
  5. 5.

    We can infer that _____________

    1. A.
      the writer feels the new school life is hard
    2. B.
      the writer’s friends feel the new school life is hard
    3. C.
      the writer is pleased with his new school life
    4. D.
      every student leads a meaningful life in the new school

This is the letter that Mr. White wrote before his death about his three books for children:
Dear Reader:
I receive many letters from children and can't answer them all -- there wouldn't be time enough in a day. That is why I am sending you this printed reply to your letter. I'll try to answer some of the questions that are commonly asked.
Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlotte's Web? Well, many years ago I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car, and during the night I dreamed about a tiny boy who acted rather like a mouse. That's how the story of Stuart Little got started.
As for Charlotte's Web, I like animals and my barn（谷仓） is a very pleasant place to be, at all hours. One day when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began feeling sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was doomed to die. This made me sad. So I started thinking of ways to save a pig's life. I had been watching a big grey spider at her work and was impressed by how clever she was at weaving. Gradually I worked the spider into the story that you know, a story of friendship and salvation（拯救） on a farm. Three years after I started writing it, it was published. (I am not a fast worker, as you can see.)
Sometimes I'm asked how old I was when I started to write, and what made me want to write. I started early -- as soon as I could spell. In fact, I can't remember any time in my life when I wasn't busy writing. I don't know what caused me to do it, or why I enjoyed it, but I think children often find pleasure and satisfaction is trying to set their thoughts down on paper, either in words or in pictures. I was no good at drawing, so I used words instead. As I grew older, I found that writing can be a way of earning a living.
Some of my readers want me to visit their school. Some want me to send a picture, or an autograph, or a book. And some ask questions about my family and my animals and my pets. Much as I'd like to, I can't go visiting. I can't send books, either -- you can find them in a bookstore or a library. Many children assume that a writer owns (or even makes) his own books. This is not true -- books are made by the publisher. If a writer wants a copy, he must buy it. That's why I can't send books. And I do not send autographs（亲笔签名，手稿） -- I leave that to the movie stars. I live most of the year in the country, in New England. From our windows we can look out at the sea and the mountains. I live near my married son and three grandchildren.
Are my stories true, you ask? No, they are imaginary tales, containing fantastic characters and events. In real life, a family doesn't have a child who looks like a mouse; in real life, a spider doesn't spin words in her web. In real life, a swan doesn't blow a trumpet（喇叭，小号） . But real life is only one kind of life -- there is also the life of the imagination. And although my stories are imaginary, I like to think that there is some truth in them, too -- truth about the way people and animals feel and think and act.
Yours sincerely,
E.B. White

  1. 1.

    What does the author do?

    1. A.
      a writer
    2. B.
      a reporter
    3. C.
      a doctor
    4. D.
      a teacher
  2. 2.

    What caused the author start to write?

    1. A.
      His parents’ encuoragement
    2. B.
      His talent in writing
    3. C.
      Not mentioned in the passage
    4. D.
      A writer in the early time
  3. 3.

    Why does the author think he can’t seng his autographs?

    1. A.
      Because he thinks it should be dong by movie stars.
    2. B.
      Because he thinks his writing is not good enough
    3. C.
      Because he has no much time
    4. D.
      Because he hates writing
  4. 4.

    How long had the author been writing the story of Chariotte’s web?

    1. A.
      3 minths
    2. B.
      2 years
    3. C.
      3 years
    4. D.
      5 years
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