On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and her key in it, pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the Over 60s Club. She always went there on Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone.

At six o’clock she came home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? Had someone got in? She checked the back door and the windows. All were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry.

Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door—“a master key ”perhaps. So she stayed at home the following Thursday. Nothing happened. Was anyone watching her movements? On the Thursday after that she went out at her usual time, dressed as usual, but she didn’t go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through her garden and the back door. She settled down to wait.

It was just after four o’clock when the front door bell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making a cup of tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter box being pushed open. With the kettle of boiling water in her hand, she moved quietly toward the front door. A long piece of wire appeared through the letter box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob on the door lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. There was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet.

1.Mrs. Clarke looked forward to Thursday because__________.

A. she worked at a club on the day

B. she lived alone

C. she visited a club on Thursdays

D. a special visitor came on Thursday Clarke

2. If someone had made a forced entry,________.

A. Mrs. Clarke would have found a broken door or window

B. he or she was still in the house

C. things would have been thrown about

D. he or she would have needed a master key

3.According to the passage, which of the following is right?

A. She is about more than 50 years old.

B. The next day after she found something unusual in her house, she stayed at home.

C. The man who tried to enter her house wore a pair of gloves.

D. Mrs. Clarke was in an attempt to trick the thief when she noticed something unusual.

4.The wire fell to the floor________.

A. because Mrs. Clarke refused to open the door

B. when the man’s glove dropped off

C. because it was too hot to hold

D. because the man just wanted to get away

单词拼写（每小题1分，共10分）
【小题1】Kindness is one of our Chinese__________________(特征)．
【小题2】The teacher____________(分成) us into 3 small groups and we began to play.
【小题3】It is______________(要求) that the students not use calculators in maths tests.
【小题4】They'll arrive in 5 minutes，____________(同时)we have some tea.
【小题5】You can slow the bleeding by applying __________(压力) to the wound.
【小题6】She was even less______________(热情的) about going to see the film.
【小题7】What you do is not_____________(与……一致) with what you say.
【小题8】The cat _____________(吞下) a bird just now.
【小题9】The English_____________(系) of our school will hold a celebration.
【小题10】The injured were carried into the____________(救护车) immediately.

Shopping in Singapore is really a pleasure for tourists. The Great Singapore Sale is held every year, usually during the summer months. Singapore’s famous shopping stores welcome a great number of visitors from all over the world. Their shopping hours last till midnight. During this time, nice and cheap goods are on sale for tourists to choose from. Tourists can also try delicious foods there and experience the Singaporean nightlife.

Certain stores offer discounts (折扣) of up to 70 percent or even higher if people use their credit cards. For tourists that hold a special Tourist Card, they can enjoy a lot of benefits, such as discounts on watches, jewelry and cosmetics (化妆品). The card also gives discounts when you visit local attractions such as the Singapore Zoo.

It is well worth checking out in the different shopping districts of Singapore during this 8-week Shopping Marathon. Orchard Road is surely the best place for shopping in the city. A large number of restaurants, clubs and cafes can be found in this area. Marina Bay includes both big department stores as well as small shops, so everything you would want to buy can be found here.

Advice for tourists planning to enjoy this festival of shopping: travel light and take a comfortable pair of shoes with you for you are sure to do a lot of walking and return with your bags much heavier.

53. You probably see the Great Singapore Sale when you go to Singapore in ______.

A. January                        B. August                     C. May                             D. November

54. We can learn from the passage that ______. 

A. the Great Singapore Sale is held twice each year

B. the Shopping Marathon lasts for more than two months

C. Orchard Road is Singapore’s best shopping street

D. Marina Bay is a narrow street with small shops 

55. Why are tourists advised to travel light if they intend to enjoy the shopping festival?

A. They will buy many goods and have to do lots of walking.

B. It is not safe for them to take heavy bags with them.

C. There is heavy traffic in the shopping districts of Singapore. 

D. Travelling with too many things is not allowed in Singapore.

56. The author wrote this passage mainly to ______.

A. tell readers his or her experience and impression of visiting Singapore

B. help readers find the best shopping centres in Singapore

C. explain what has made Singapore popular around the world

D. introduce shopping in Singapore and attract more readers to go shopping there

“A very disruptive(调皮捣蛋的) six-year-old child kicked my legs and clawed at my hand,” said one teacher. “ I broke up a fight and was kicked between my legs,” said another. Many people have heard stories like this. But the situation is more worrying still and it involves parents.

Every child, regardless of the circumstances into which they are born, has the right to achieve their potential, regardless of their parents’ wealth and class. And we recognize that, as a nation, it is a long way to achieve this goal. But with rights come responsibilities and what worries people is that we are in danger of ignoring the latter.

Far too many children are behaving badly at school, even to the point of being violent to staff. This is terrible enough, but it is hard to be surprised since many children are just mirroring the behaviour of their parents.

My members tell me that parents also come into school often and threaten staff and some staff have been attacked by a pupil’s parents. One father encouraged his child to start a fight on the playground before school started. A primary teacher reported that a parent shouted at him. We need to have a serious and sensible debate about the roles and responsibilities of parents and the support that they can reasonably expect of schools and teachers.

Children will not learn how to behave as social beings if they are stuck in front of the TV for hours every day. They need their parents to show an interest in them and to spend time with them, helping them to play with their peers(同龄人) and to learn the rules of social behavior.

Children are now arriving at school socially undeveloped, increasingly unable to dress themselves, unable to use the toilet properly, unable to hold a knife and fork and unused to eating at a table, Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, writes in today’s Observer. Instead of taking responsibility themselves, too many parents expect teachers to control their children’s behaviour and wellbeing, she adds. Bousted says one mother blamed staff when she discovered that her 16-year-old son was smoking.

We are in danger of becoming a nation of families living separate lives under one roof. The bedroom, once a place to sleep, has become the living space for the young. Spending hours in front of computer screens, on social networking sites or being immersed(沉迷于) in computer games, children and young people spend little time with their parents. Parents are unable to monitor just what their children are watching.

Schools cannot right the wrongs of society and teachers cannot become substitute parents. Both parties need to work together. Parents must be helped and given confidence to take back control. They are responsible for setting boundaries for their children's behaviour and sticking to those boundaries. They are responsible for setting a good example to their children and for devoting that most precious of resources — time — so that children come to school ready and willing to learn.

1.In the opinion of the writer, what problem do people ignore?

A. The violence in the school

B. The study pressure of students.

C. The responsibilities of the students

D. The right to achieve students’ potential.

2.The underlined part in Paragraph 7 means _____.

A. parents care little about children’s life at home

B. parents and children live in their separate rooms

C. children don’t live with their parents in the same house

D. children live a different life from that of parents at home

3.The author’s attitude to the behaviour of parents may be ______.

A. dissatisfied          B. indifferent

C. understanding   D. tolerant

4.From the last paragraph, we can infer that ______.

A. teachers have no responsibility for playing the role of parents

B. schools can’t correct the wrongs that society does to teachers

C. students are responsible for making themselves known in society

D. parents should spend time with children to make them ready to learn

Learning to save money when you're young is an important lesson. All good lessons and habits begin early, and saving is a skill that everyone __36__. Many people—adults included—do not have a good __37__ of saving for the long run.

I have been _38__ to learn this lesson early because I have had a grass cutting business since I was 10 years old. 39__ the money I make I spend about 10 percent and save the other 90.

Making sure you save and don't spend too much is a good way to __40__ wealth. I have put my earnings in a bank. Many teens I know spend all the money they earn so it never has a chance to _41__. Young people should __42_ that their teenage years are a great time to begin saving.

If you have a job at high school, you _43__ have fun with some of the money. But you should also save some __44__ it will grow. Then you can begin planning for your future. When you spend money, you not only lose that money, __45__ lose the interest you could have earned by saving it.

After high school, college is __46__， with expenses such as food and rent. If you can  __47__ a good percentage of the money you earn as a teen, going to college and buying a house will be much easier. If you are in your thirties without any savings, you will always have to __48__.

Later in life it can be hard to start saving _49__ general  cost of living is more expensive and you may only have enough to pay your _50__. If you want to buy a house and have a family, you need money to start with, which __51__ saving.

Many say money cannot make you happy, and this is true. But money can help you to lead a __52__ life.

Saving early will mean you will have to work for fewer years when you are older. It will also __53___ you to spend time doing the things that you want to do.__54__， it will mean you can live the way you want to without  55__.

1.A. needs          B. likes            C. arranges     D. expects

2.A. knowledge      B. experience       C. form         D. sense

3.A. foolish            B. fundamental C. lucky        D. grateful

4.A. With           B. Of           C. In               D. From

5.A. divide up          B. build up     C. keep up      D. make up

6.A. break          B. run          C. make             D. grow

7.A. recognize      B. realize          C. research         D. doubt

8.A. must           B. dare         C. should               D. may

9.A. so that            B. in case          C. in that      D. but for

10.A. but               B. and          C. also             D. or

11.A. expensive     B. cheap            C. boring           D. bitter

12.A. hold out          B. hold up      C. hold onto    D. hold back

13.A. survive           B. struggle     C. tolerate         D. die

14.A. if                B. as long as       C. while        D. since

15.A. bills             B. taxes            C. attention            D. consequences

16.A. results from      B. gets from        C. comes from           D. escapes from

17.A. happy         B. simple           C. miserable        D. secure

18.A. forbid            B. allow            C. Advise       D. request

19.A. In addition       B. Above all        C. On the contrary      D. Believe it or not

20.A. consulting        B. worrying     C. resting      D. thinking