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13 October

Dear Editor,

　　I’m writing to ask you what has happened to our youth．They are not as polite, hard-working or clever as my generation．I will give you two examples．

　　Last Friday, I got on the underground at 9∶15 am．It was very busy so there were no free seats．There were some teenagers sitting on the seats nearest me．I didn’t know why they were not at school．They were talking loudly and laughing．It was difficult to read my newspaper with all the noise．A heavily pregnant woman(孕妇) and her daughter got on at the next stop, with lots of shopping bags．I expected the teenagers to let them sit down．They saw the woman but did nothing．I had to ask them to offer her a seat．They unwillingly did so but gave me a rude look．I got off at the next stop and was glad that the teenagers didn’t follow me．

　　Last Saturday, I had dinner with my friend’s family．I was expecting to meet his children, who I hadn’t seen for ten years．During dinner, we started talking about world politics．It soon became clear that they didn’t know much．They couldn’t tell me the name of the King of Spain or the President of Italy．All they knew about was the Internet and which singers were the most beautiful．In my day, students knew the kings, queens and presidents of every country in Europe．

　　I worry about the future of Germany．How could these young people become responsible workers and parents?They sit around McDonald’s after school instead of going to the library like I did at their age．Maybe they have too much money．Perhaps another reader can give us an idea about what to do with this “lost generation．”

Franz Vogts

Mamburg

(1)

Mr．Vogts writes this letter to the editor to ________．
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A．	show how rude the teenagers are
B．	complain the way some people act
C．	express his worry about Germany’s future
D．	show how lazy young people nowadays are

(2)

When Franz Vogts met the teenagers on the underground, he ________．
[　　]
A．	expected that they would make less noise
B．	knew there was no hope for him to get a seat
C．	felt he would meet with some trouble from them
D．	thought they should have been studying instead of staying there．

(3)

By saying “lost generation”, the writer refers to ________．
[　　]
A．	the youth of today
B．	his worry about these young people
C．	the fact that young people are worse than before
D．	the fact that he was angry with young people today

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　　One day some 50 years ago in Shanghai an incident happened on my way to school on a bus. The bus was so 1 that I had to stand with my back 2 against the door. When it reached a stop, I had to get down first to give 3 to other passengers. I 4 expected that I should be the first to 5 again. But to my surprise, I was just about to step forward when a big and rough hand 6 me back and let a beautiful lady on. I turned and noticed that the 7 man was a young foreigner. 8 as I was to argue with him in English, still I 9 in Chinese. He must have understood my language, for he came over and 10 me down. All the passengers and onlookers (旁观者) took 11 on me and began speaking against his 12 . Before he could ask my pardon, there came a police officer, who was also a foreigner. I was taken to the police station 13 the young foreigner was set free. With great pity and strong anger, a group of onlookers 14 me there. The officer turned all the 15 upside down and I was condemned (被谴责) as a trouble-maker but not 16 to pay a fine (罚款) because of the angry 17 in the eyes of the onlookers.

　　The incident 18 me greatly. It took me many later years to understand the real 19 was that the Chinese were 20 people.

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　　Elizabeth Clay drove her old car and planned to spend the holiday with her parents too far away．It was unfortunate for her to have got a flat tire and more unfortunate to have no such tire around．What happened next and what would she do then?

　　Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents．The next day she drove her old car home along the road．　1　 she found she got a flat tire．The 22-year-old student 　2　 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk．No 　3　 tire．

　　At this time, a car 　4　 Paul and Diane told Clay to 　5　 them to a service station near their 　6　．They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to 　7　 with her car．“Follow us home,” said Paul．

　　The couple called around to find a tire．No 　8　．They decided to let her use their own car．“Here,” Paul said, handing Clay a 　9　 of keys, “Take our car．We 　10　 be using it over the holiday．”

　　Clay was 　11　 ?“But I'm going all the way to South Carolina, and I'll be gone for two weeks,” she 　12　 them．

　　“We know,” Paul said．“We'll be 　13　 when you get back．Here's our number if you need to 　14　 us．”

　　Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched as the 　15　 put her luggage into their car and then 　16　 her off．Two weeks later she 　17　 to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio 　18　．

　　“Thank you so much,” she said．“How much do I 　19　 you?” “Oh, no,” Paul said, “we don't want any money．It's our 　20　．” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure, it was now her duty to pass on their do unto others spirit．

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I teach biology at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday ,at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my 1 how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so 2 . He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so 3 .

His question 4 me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up ,you have a 5 about how you want to deal with life that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.

“Let me give you an example,” I continued, 6 all sixty students in the class. “In 7 to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at a 8 in Henderson, 17 miles down the highway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I 9 the highway and turned onto College Drive .I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college .But just then my car 10 . I tried to start it again, but the 11 wouldn’t work. 12 I turned my flashers on, took my books, and 13 down the road to the college.

“As soon as I got there ,I called and 14 for a tow truck to meet me at my car after 15 . The secretary there asked me what had happened. “This is my 16 day,” I replied, smiling.

She was 17 . “What do you mean?”

“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway. It didn’t .” I replied. “ 18 , it broke down in the perfect place: off the highway, 19 walking distance of here.

I’m still able to teach my class , and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient 20 .”

I ended my story. In spite of the early hour, no one in my class seemed to be asleep. Somehow ,my story had touched them.

1．A．schoolmates B．children C．teachers D．students

2．A．bad B．good C．sad D．free

3．A．cheerful B．grateful C．hopeful D．thankful

4．A．informed B．told C．reminded D．warned

5．A．decision B．choice C．preference D．judgment

6．A．showing B．demanding C．addressing D．commanding

7．A．contribution B．devotion C．application D．addition

8．A．school B．college C．university D．institute

9．A．exited B．found C．crossed D．entered

10．A．broke B．died C．ended D．finished

11．A．instrument B．wheel C．light D．engine

12．A．But B．And C．So D．Or

13．A．marched B．drove C．rode D．followed

14．A．prepared B．looked C．waited D．arranged

15．A．class B．work C．study D．lunch

16．A．usual B．unusual C．unlucky D．lucky

17．A．astonished B．excited C．puzzled D．pleased

18．A．Anyway B．Instead C．Also D．Still

19．A．within B．beyond C．without D．along

20．A．order B．need C．way D．situation

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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　It happened in one of those colorful Danish inns which offer service specially for tourists and where English is spoken．I was with my father on a business－and－pleasure trip, and in our free hours we were having a wonderful time．

　　“I wish Mother were here．” I said．

　　“If your mother had come with us,” said Father, “it would have been wonderful to show her around．”

　　He had visited Denmark when he was a young man, I asked him, “How long is it since you were here?”

　　“Oh, about thirty years．I remember being in this very inn, by the way．” He looked around, remembering．“Those were pleasant and enjoyable days…” He stopped wuddenly, and I saw that his face was pale．I followed his eyes and looked across the room to a woman who was setting drinks before some customers．She might have been pretty once, but now she was fat and her hair was untidy．“Do you know her” I asked．

　　“I did once,” he said．

　　The woman came to our table．“Drinks?” she asked．

　　“We'll have beer,” I said．She nodded and went away．

　　“I couldn't believe it! How she has changed! Thank heaven she didn't recognize me,” Father said in a low voice, cleaning his face with a handkerchief．“I knew her before I met your mother, ”he went on．“I was a student, on a tour．She was a lovely young girl, very graceful．I fell madly in love with her, and she with me．”

　　“Does Mother know about her?” I said suddenly, without thinking．

　　“Of course,” Father said gently．He looked at me a little anxiously．I felt embarrassed(尴尬)for him．

　　I said, “Dad, you don't have to…”

　　“Your mother would tell you if she were here．I don't want you wondering about this．I was a foreigner to her family．I depended on my father．If she had married me, she wouldn't have had any bright future．So her father was against our romance．When I wrote to my father that I wanted to get married he stopped posting money to me．And I had to go home．But I met the girl once more, and told her I would return to America, borrow enough money to get married on, and come back for her in a few months．”

　　“We knew, ”he continued, “that her father might stop and take away our letter, so we agreed that I would simply mail her a slip of paper with a date on it, the time she was to meet me at a certain place; then we'd get married．Well, I went home, got the money and sent her the date．She received the note．She wrote me：‘I'll be there．’ But she wasn't．Then I found that she had been married about two weeks before, to a local innkeeper．She hadn't waited．”

　　Then my father said, “Thank God she didn't．I went home, met your mother, and we’ve been completely happy．We often joke about youthful love romance．I suggest that one day you write a story about it．”

　　The woman appeared with our beer．

　　“You are from America?” she asked me．

　　“Yes,” I said．

　　She smiled happily, “A wonderful country, America．”

　　“Yes, a lot of your countrymen have gone there．Did you ever think of it?”

　　“Not me．Not now, ”she said．“I thought so one time, a long time ago．But I stayed here．It's much better here．”

　　We drank our beer and left．Outside I said, “Father, just how did you write that date on which she was to meet you?”

　　He stopped, took out an envelope and wrote on it．“Like this, ”he said．“12/11/13, which was, of course, December11th, 1913．”

　　“No!”I said loudly．“It isn't in Denmark or any European country．Over here they write the day first, then the month．So that date wouldn't be December11th but the 12th of November!”

　　Father passed his hand over his face．“So she was there!” he signed,“and it was because I didn't show up that she got married．” He was silent a while．“Well,” he said, “I hope she's happy．She seems to be．”

　　As we continued walking I said, “It's a lucky thing it happened that way．You wouldn't have met Mother．”

　　He put his arm around my shoulders, looked at me with a heartwarming smile, and said,“I was doubly lucky, young man, for otherwise I wouldn't have met you, either!”

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When Father recognized the waitress as his old love, he was ________．
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A．	very excited
B．	really surprised
C．	deeply regretful
D．	quite happy

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When the woman went to fetch beer, Father cleaned his face with a handkerchief because________．
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A．	he didn't want to meet her face to face
B．	he was afraid of being recognized
C．	he was sorry that he had lost her
D．	he was wondering what to say to her

(3)

Which of the following can best finish the son's words“Dad, you don't have to…”?
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A．	cover it up
B．	be worried
C．	tell Mother
D．	explain

(4)

What do we know about the woman when Father and son saw her at the inn?
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A．	She had forgotten all about her youthful romance．
B．	She was quite satisfied with her present life．
C．	She was still angry with that heartless young man．
D．	She was tired of her dull life in Denmark．

(5)

The woman's father was against her romance because the young man ________．
[　　]
A．	was an American and needed support
B．	was a rich man's son
C．	would take his daughter away
D．	could not speak Danish．

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