The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful, says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses (冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.

A single angry word has lost many a friend. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. Keep cool, says George Herbert, for fierceness (狂怒) makes error a fault.

To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. Anger, says Pythagoras, brings with folly(愚蠢) and ends with regret. You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.

Self-control is man’s last greatest victory.

If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also.

1. What does the reader learn from the first paragraph?

A. The greatest victory for a man is to conquer everything except himself.

B. One’s moral freedom is based on the control of himself.

C. To control oneself is the most difficult in one’s life.

D. If a person is too stubborn, he will feel most shameful.

2. What is the correct interpretation of “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad ”in paragraph 2 ?

A. If the gods want to kill you, they make you crazy first.

B. If you always lose your temper, you will soon be finished.

C. If you cannot control yourself, you will become crazy.

D. If you are mad, you will be punished by the gods.

3. If a man lacks self-control, he lacks all of the following EXCEPT _______.

A. the very backbone and nerve of character

B. the patience and power to control himself

C. strong feelings

D. self-confidence

4. The author’s main purpose in writing this article is to _______.

A. explain that self-control is the key to success

B. teach people how to control everything in order to make a great success

C. distinguish all kinds of self-control and suggest ways for keeping it

D. advise people not to lose temper so as to make and keep more friends

5. The passage is mainly developed by _____.

A. analyzing causes                         B. making comparisons

C. examining differences         D. listing quotations

What can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you’ll earn later.

The idea that popularity could have a serious impact on one’s earning potential shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work.

“If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations,” said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding. “Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you occasionally feel depressed,” said Xu. She believed that all this helps you “earn a higher salary”.

Maybe that’s why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism(交友狂症). A woman even complained that the networking website Facebook’s 5,000-friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts.

But what does a friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency?

“Call me uncool, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing. It seems, however, that this is no longer the definition of ‘friend’,” said Meghan Daum, who works with the Los Angeles Times in the US.

1.The new study from the University of Essex in Britain shows that _______.

2.According to Xu Yanchun, when you have lots of friends, it means________.

3.What’s the main idea of the passage?

4.We can learn from the passage that _______.

假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

      2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

My spare time is full of interested activities. I read all kinds of books in reading-room whenever I have time. I learn much in the library than in class in this way. Sports and games keep me health enough to deal with all difficulties. My favourite was volleyball among all games. I often play with volleyball after school. Sometime I go in for social practice with my classmates outside school. Thus I can gain some social experiences.

Out-of-class activities are quite necessary for our students. Through these activities we can learn many things that can’t learned in class.

信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

    请阅读下面应用文和相关信息，按照要求进行匹配，并在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

    首先，请阅读下列广告信息：

A. ENGLISH LANGUAGE CENTER

Classes for beginners for 3 months.

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Course fee: $300(10% discount for the first to enroll)

Tel: 22325445

B. HALIFAX PLAYHOUSE

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This is a magical comedy about real people. A well-acted play for everyone.

Don’t miss it.

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Admission: $3.

Tel: 3659 9988

C: LONDON COLLEGE OF ENGLISH

Classes for foreign students of all levels.

3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 1 year course.

Focus on spoken language.

Open through all year from 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p.m.

Small class with maximum 12 students.

Course fee for English for one year: $1,200

Discount at shorter period of study.

Tel: 22342381

D: EXHIBITIONS OF OIL PAINTINGS

Gallery of the Central Academy of Fine Art

A combination of Eastern and Western Art

8:00 am to 5:00 p.m. from January 3^rd to 19^th

Admission: $2 for adults, $1 for students

Tel: 33569875

E: WESTERN ART SHOW

China National Art Museum

  European modern art, Chinese art and African ancient art.

Open from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm from January 6^th to 20^th

 Admission: $3 for adults, $1.5 for middle school students.

 Tel: 25545569

F: GRAND THEATRE

Oxford Street, Leeds.

Restaurant and Café.

Sept. 1-19

Admission: Tues-Thurs. $2~6; Fri. & Sat. $4~8

Sue Townsend’s musical play.

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All kinds of drinks offered

Tel: 52011611

然后请阅读下列Wendy 等人的信息，并匹配各人所需要联系的电话号码：

1. Wendy, a student who is interested in comedy and performing, happens to be free on Oct. 12^th and wants to relax herself by enjoying some performances, but she has no more than $4.

2.Carol happens to be free on October 15^th and plans to enjoy some performances while having a cup of coffee.

3. Jenny, a student who is a major in art is interested in Italian art as well as Chinese, will be  free after school at 4:30.

4. Tom will go to study in the USA for a master’s degree. He wants to have a full-time special training for several months to improve his oral English.

5. Mark, a worker of an export company, needs to improve his writing and oral English. He can only go to the training class after work every day.

6. Wendy          A. 22325445

7.Carol               B. 3659 9988

8. Jenny              C. 22342381

9. Tom            D. 33569875

10. Mark              E. 25545569

                      F. 52011611

At the moment when looking round the world, all kinds of dance performances are being offered. There are competitions that claim to be a World Cup or World Championship, and the young dancer or the dance teacher who wants to enter his students might be quite confused. Which is which? Which is of high standard and good quality, and which is not worth going to? First of all it has clearly got to be distinguished between the different styles of dance and the purpose of such competitions. When a person wants to learn classical ballet, he or she would never dream of going to a ballroom teacher. Such a teacher might even have been world champion in his ballroom dancing, but he would definitely not be qualified in teaching proper classical ballet.

People in Britain and the USA are taking more interest in modern dance. Dance classes of all kinds are popular; the audiences going to watch modern dance companies are also larger. And perhaps the most popular modern dance company in Britain is the Ballet Rambert.

The Ballet Rambert is Britains’ oldest established dance company which began in 1926. In the 60 s the company lacked the money to go on staging big productions. The directors wanted to encourage new talent and to keep up their high standards. A change of direction was necessary. They decided to give the ballet a ‘new look” in 1966. The aim was to provide a chance for new talent – for musicians and designers as well as dancers – and to show dance as a contemporary art form. And although some of the company’s previous fans dislike the change, new audiences came to see the productions.

The modern dance pieces and modern music found unexpected popularity. In the 21 st century the Ballet Rambert was a great success in London’s West End. The company became a focus for new, progressive talent in the art.

Then, the Ballet Ramvert started to introduce young people to modern dance by giving performances at schools, which again, was a success.

The Ballet Rambert has managed to make modern dance popular while creating original and often avant – garde (标新立异) productions. It can claim to be the oldest dance company in Britain and at the same time one of the most modern!

1.If a person wants to learn classical ballet, he or she will go to         .

A．the Ballet Rambert                       B．a ballroom teacher

C．a world champion                         D．a qualified school

2.The underlined phrase “new talent” in Para. 3 probably means         .

    A．new programs                         B．new audiences

    C．avant – garde productions            D．skilled young dancers

3.From the passage we know that the Ballet Rambert          .

    A．has succeeded in making modern dance popular

    B．wanted to become the oldest dance company

    C．was once a popular dance company

    D．changed old dance into new ones

4.This passage is mainly about          .

    A．the popularity of modern dance

    B．the introduction to new modern dancers

    C．the development of the Ballet Rambert

    D．the high standard of dance performances