Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to  16 .

I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph 17 we realized we were   18  . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand new $20 bill. I was so   19  because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on   20  seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line.   21  I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About half way through the meal, I   22   I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just   23   out, and nobody had noticed, I felt terrible.

My conscience( 良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t  24 over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and   25   for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I  26  to give myself the pleasure of an ice-cream for   27   that someone would say, “ Hey, Jeff, why don’t you use the change   28   the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so   29  of my cash now.

For the next two years, whenever I was   30  of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “ Don’t think about it...”

I have learned two things from this   31 . Maybe I was a fool for   32 in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a   33  pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience   34  up with you.

This reflect the saying, “ A coward(懦夫) dies a thousand deaths; a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “ 35 ” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.

Write a winning story!

       You could win ￡1,000 in this year’s Fiction Prize and have your story printed in Keep Writing magazine. Ten other lucky people will win a cheque for ￡100.

       Once again, we need people who can write good stories. The judges, who include Mary Littlejohn, the novelist, Michael Brown, the television reporter, and Susan Hitchins, the editor of Keep Writing, are looking for interesting and original stories. Detective fiction was extremely popular last year, although the competition winner produced a love story. You can write down about whatever you want but here’s some advice to start your thinking:

       Write about what you know

       This is the advice which every writer should pay attention to and, last year, nearly everyone who wrote for us did exactly that. Love, family, problems with friends ---- these were the main subjects of the stories. However, you need to turn ordinary situations into something interesting that people will want to read about. Make the reader want to continue reading by writing about ordinary things in a new and surprising way.

       Get your facts right

       It’s no good giving a description of a town or explaining how a jet engine works if you get it wrong. So avoid writing anything unless you’re certain about it.

       Hold the reader’s attention

       Make the beginning interesting and the ending a surprise. There is nothing worse than a poor ending. Develop the story carefully and try to think of something unusual happening at the end.

       Think about the characters

       Try to bring the people in your story alive for the reader by using well-chosen words to make them seem real.

       Your story must be your own work, between 2,000 and 2,5000 words and typed, double-spaced, on one side only of each sheet of paper.

       Even if you’re in danger of missing the closing date, we are unable to accept stories by fax or email. You must include the application form with your story. Unfortunately your story cannot be returned, nor can we discuss our decisions.

       You should not have had any fiction printed in any magazine or book in this country ---- a change in the rules by popular request ---- and the story must not have happened in print or in recorded form, for example on radio or TV, anywhere in the world.

       Your fee of ￡5 will go to the Writers’ Association. Make your cheque payable to Keep Writing and send it with the application form and your story to:

       Keep Writing

       75 Broad Street Birmingham

       B12 4TG

       The closing date is 30 July and we will inform the winner within one month of this date. Please note that if you win, you must agree to have your story printed in our magazine.

1.How should writers deal with ordinary situations while writing?

A. They should make them appealing to readers.  

B. They should copy others’ ideas.

C. They should change some facts to make them interesting. 

D. They should describe them as they are.

2.What shouldn’t a writer do?

 A. Making the contents interesting. 

B. Getting the facts right.

C. Meeting the deadline. 

D. Making the end ordinary.

3.Writers should present their works in the following ways except that ____________.

A. they should write originally

B. they can type their stories as they like

C. they should follow some rules

D. they should hand in their stories in time

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Late stories can be faxed if necessary.                            

B. Entry needs no fee.

C. Winners can have their stories printed in other magazines.  

D. All stories should be presented by mail

第三部分  阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

    A group of graduates，highly established in their careers，got together to visit their old university professor．

    The conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and in life．offering his guests coffee，the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups——plastic，glass，crystal(水晶)，some plain—looking，some expensive，some fine——telling them to help themselves to the coffee．

    When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand，the professor said：“If you noticed，all the nice—looking，expensive cups were taken up，leaving behind the plain and cheap ones．While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves，that is the source of your problems and stress．”

    “What all of you really wanted was coffee，not the cup，but you consciously went for the best cups and were eyeing each other’s cups．”

    “Now consider this：Life is the coffee and the jabs，money and position in society are the cups.They are just tools to hold and contain life，and do not change the quality of life．Sometimes，by concentrating only on the cup，we fail to enjoy the coffee．So，don’t let the cups drive you．．．enjoy the coffee instead．”

56．Why did the conversation soon turn into complaints?

    A．Because there was no coffee to drink．

    B．Because there was nothing to talk about except complaints

    C．Because life was not easy for everyone．

    D．Because there was nothing better than to complain．

57．The professor brought in a variety of cups because            ．

    A．he was richer than his students

    B．he was fond of collecting cups

    C．there were too many people to drink coffee

    D．the cups would play an important part in his talk

58．In the author’s opinion           ．

    A．it is necessary to have a variety of cups to meet the needs of different guests

    B．one should concentrate on main things in life

    C．the students liked drinking coffee mole than anything else

    D．cups are more important than coffee

59．We can infer that        ．

    A．in our daily life most people want only the best for themselves

    B．coffee was as important as a cup

    C． a teacher should have a11 kinds of cups at home

    D．whether coffee is nice to drink depends on the cup

 I was on my lunch break in the city, enjoying a salad at an outdoor café, when a shabby homeless lady came waking towards me. She was _36_ everyone who walked past her for spare_37_ and she looked very dirty. My _38  reaction was fear and I hoped she wouldn’t come near me, but she did.. I was on the phone and when she__39_ , I said “ I’m on the phone” in the nicest way I could, telling myself what she needed was a lesson in _40_. She walked away, mumbling(自言自语), “ I’m_41_ you. I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’ll leave.” And she turned the corner.

_42_ ,I would feel relieved or satisfied, but something in me couldn’t _43_ . Without another thought, I looked in my _44_ for the spare change I had. I even started searching through my entire purse, the pockets, everything for all of the change I could _45_ find to give. I got up and walked towards this lady and gave her all I _46_. She held my hand and said, “ Thank you!” Her hand was 47 and dirty, but I didn’t mind 48 her hand. I wanted to be there for her , when normally I would  49 the other way. She looked at me and said, “Will you touch my face?” And for some reason, I did. I put my hand on her cheek and she started to 50  .  I could  51 it was as if she had not been touched by a loving, soft hand in ages, 52 . And so I held it there, trying to 53 her with my heart open. It was powerful.

She thanked me and walked away quietly. And I walked away with an open heart, trying to 54  

sense of what had just happened. It changed something in me and has made me want to be a 55 person to the people I meet during my day.

请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选同最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

People often fall ill because of me. 1, they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own 2.A tired person may get 3, especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in 4is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.

My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though 5, he still went to the cinema .Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.

I seized this golden chance to 6him .He reacted ,trying to 7me , but I was already 8deep in his throat. He kept sneezing（打喷嚏） and his nose was running. 9he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept 10him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but  11.

The next day he couldn’t go to 12. He had lost his appetite and was not as 13as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his 14

For two days he was 15by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the 16. I knew I had to 17him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back. 18, it was my turn to feel 19now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became 20and finally my time was over.

Do you know what I am?

1.A .Therefore                   B. Besides           C. However D. Then

2.A .business B . responsibility C. excuse            D. fault

3.A. punished B. blamed          C. caught            D. killed

4.A. temperature                 B. season            C. place  D. condition

5.A. excited  B. hurt            C. late              D. tired

6.A. injure   B. bother          C. attack            D. destroy

7.A. get on with                 B. get rid of        C. put up with D .take hold of

8.A. reproducing                 B. waiting           C. hiding D. disappearing

9.A. Since    B. Once            C. Whether           D. Although

10.A. reminding                  B. upsetting         C. comforting D. influencing

11.A. escaped B. succeeded       C. regretted         D. failed

12.A. bed     B. work            C. school            D. hospital

13.A. peaceful                   B. afraid            C. active D. happy

14.A .recovery                   B. development       C. study  D. affected

15.A. protected                  B. nursed            C. scolded D. affected

16.A. loss    B. operation       C. pressure          D. movement

17.A. leave   B. catch           C. forget            D. beat

18.A. Uncertainly    B. Unsuccessfully     C. Unusually D. Unfortunately

19.A. painful B. disappointed    C. nervous           D. ashamed

20.A. bigger  B. weaker          C. smaller           D. stronger