Newspapers in Great Britain vary greatly in their ways of carrying the news. There are serious （严肃的）papers for those who want to know about important happenings everywhere, both at home and abroad．There are popular newspapers for those who prefer entertainment(娱乐) to information．

    The London newspaper that is best known outside Great Britain is probably the Times．It began in 1785, and has a high reputation (名声) for believable news and serious opinions on the news． It calls itself an independent （独立的）paper, which means that it does not give its support to a particular political party. Its leading articles give the opinions of the editors, not those of the owners of the paper．

    Letters to the editor are printed in the newspaper．These parts of the Times are always interesting．Most of the letters are serious subjects．But from time to time there will be long letters on the subject which is not at all serious, perhaps on a new fashion (时装) of dress, or the bad manners of the young people, compared with the manners of thirty years ago．

If you want to get pleasure, please buy yourself ＿＿＿＿．

  A. a serious newspaper            B．a foreign newspaper

  C. any independent paper          D．a popular newspaper

The Times is an independent paper because ＿＿＿＿＿．

  A．it gives special support to all the political parties

  B．it supports no political parties

  C．the editors' opinions are not examined by the owners of the paper

  D．it is not controlled by the British Government

The underlined word “vary” in the passage probably means “＿＿＿＿＿”．

  A．improve            B．compete with each other

  C．are different         D．keep in touch with each other

Which of the following is NOT true?

  A．The subjects of the letters to the editors are serious at all times．

  B．The amusing parts of the paper are letters to the editors．

  C．The manners of the young people thirty years ago were often polite．

  D．Sometimes pieces of writing on the latest fashion in clothes can satisfy your interest.

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Learning to study is not difficult. The first thing to remember is that you must be willing to learn. It doesn’t mean that you must always like the subject. It does mean, however, that you must be willing to learn whatever is necessary. Try to understand why it is important and how it will help you now and later. Knowing mathematical facts will be useful in your whole life. Knowing how to spell words makes any kind of writing easier. Sometimes the subject that you think is going to be uninteresting will be attractive when you begin to work on it. Learning things can be fun if you can try your best.

Here’s some advice for you. Have a certain time each day and a quiet place with good lighting for study, so that you can concentrate on your study without interruptions. Have everything ready before you sit down to study, a dictionary, paper, a pen and books. Be sure you understand what you should learn before you start. Read carefully and pay special attention to the most important things. When memorizing, find out the main parts and then recite the whole thing. Check your homework after you finish it. Never forget the importance of review and preview.

[写作内容]

1.       概括短文内容要点，该部分词数大约为30；

2.       就“想学就能学好”这个主题发表你的看法， 至少包括以下内容要点，该部分词数为120左右。

A. 以亲身经历说明只有想学才能学好这个道理；

B. 学习本身可能就是乐趣；

C. 要有良好的学习方法；

D. 学习并不是难事。

[写作要求]

1.       作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2.       文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章结构连贯。

Newspapers in Great Britain vary greatly in their ways of carrying the news. There are serious （严肃的）papers for those who want to know about important happenings everywhere, both at home and abroad．There are popular newspapers for those who prefer entertainment(娱乐) to information．

    The London newspaper that is best known outside Great Britain is probably the Times．It began in 1785, and has a high reputation (名声) for believable news and serious opinions on the news． It calls itself an independent （独立的）paper, which means that it does not give its support to a particular political party. Its leading articles give the opinions of the editors, not those of the owners of the paper．

    Letters to the editor are printed in the newspaper．These parts of the Times are always interesting．Most of the letters are serious subjects．But from time to time there will be long letters on the subject which is not at all serious, perhaps on a new fashion (时装) of dress, or the bad manners of the young people, compared with the manners of thirty years ago．

If you want to get pleasure, please buy yourself ＿＿＿＿．

  A. a serious newspaper            B．a foreign newspaper

  C. any independent paper          D．a popular newspaper

The Times is an independent paper because ＿＿＿＿＿．

  A．it gives special support to all the political parties

  B．it supports no political parties

  C．the editors' opinions are not examined by the owners of the paper

  D．it is not controlled by the British Government

The underlined word “vary” in the passage probably means “＿＿＿＿＿”．

  A．improve            B．compete with each other

  C．are different         D．keep in touch with each other

Which of the following is NOT true?

  A．The subjects of the letters to the editors are serious at all times．

  B．The amusing parts of the paper are letters to the editors．

  C．The manners of the young people thirty years ago were often polite．

  D．Sometimes pieces of writing on the latest fashion in clothes can satisfy your interest.

Early one morning, I witnessed romance at one the least-expected places in the world—a room in a rest home. At the time, my father  36  a room with three other gentlemen.

Before my daddy lived in the rest home, an elderly  37  was sent there. Since there wasn’t a double room  38  , they were forced to separate the couple. The gentleman, Mr.West, was  39  in the bed beside Daddy. His wife, Mrs.West, shared a room with several other ladies down the hall.

When I went to see Daddy that morning, I  40  Mr.West. Three employees were working with him. He hadn’t eaten a bite of food  41  he was sent several days earlier. I could  42  by the expression on the nurses’ faces that they were worried about him. Mr.West  43  to open his mouth for any of them.

“Go and get Mrs.West, ” the nurse told her helper. “Maybe Mr.West will eat  44  her. ”

In a few minutes a kind-looking lady was  45  into the room. Her smile was contagious（传染的）and Mr.West smiled  46  . I felt as though I was intruding（侵入）on a  47  moment, but I couldn’t take my eyes off the couple. The love between them was obvious, as Mrs.West patted Mr.West’s hand.

With a soft voice, Mrs.West tried to 48  Mr.West to eat. To everyone’s surprise, Mr.West  49  his mouth and began to enjoy the  50  and his wife’s company. While the nurses fed him, he stared at his sweetheart with a smile on his face. Mrs.West began singing a song for him. The  51  on his once solemn（严肃的）face became even brighter.

Tears  52  my eyes. The nurse then  53  the curtain around the couple to give them some quality time alone. I discovered that  54  doesn’t only exist when we’re young and in love. Romance  55  a lifetime and grows stronger with age.

1.                A．lived           B．stayed          C．shared   D．had

2.                A．husband.       B．couple         C．gentleman     D．wife

3.                A．accessible       B．acknowledge     C．available D．acceptable

4.                A．sent           B．lain            C．placed    D．fixed

5.                A．understood.     B．found          C．knew     D．met

6.                A．after           B．before          C．since     D．while

7.                A．say            B．tell            C．get D．look

8.                A．expected       B．demanded       C．refused   D．promised

9.                A．to             B．for             C．about    D．on

10.               A．reached        B．sent           C．wheeled   D．carried

11.               A．brightly        B．quietly         C．lightly     D．secretly

12.               A．personal        B．personnel       C．selfish     D．private

13.               A．convince       B．make          C．force D．urge

14.               A．closed         B．opened         C．was opening    D．was closed

15.               A．coffee         B．fruits           C．food D．sweets

16.               A．happiness       B．appearance     C．worry     D．expression

17.               A．filled in         B．filled with       C．filled D．were filled with

18.               A．pulled          B．dragged        C．put   D．pushed

19.               A．love           B．romance        C．happiness D．smile

20.               A．is             B．remains        C．lasts D．continues

Early one morning, I witnessed romance at one the least-expected places in the world—a room in a rest home. At the time, my father  36  a room with three other gentlemen.
Before my daddy lived in the rest home, an elderly  37  was sent there. Since there wasn’t a double room  38  , they were forced to separate the couple. The gentleman, Mr.West, was  39  in the bed beside Daddy. His wife, Mrs.West, shared a room with several other ladies down the hall.
When I went to see Daddy that morning, I  40  Mr.West. Three employees were working with him. He hadn’t eaten a bite of food  41  he was sent several days earlier. I could  42  by the expression on the nurses’ faces that they were worried about him. Mr.West  43  to open his mouth for any of them.
“Go and get Mrs.West, ” the nurse told her helper. “Maybe Mr.West will eat  44  her. ”
In a few minutes a kind-looking lady was  45  into the room. Her smile was contagious（传染的）and Mr.West smiled  46  . I felt as though I was intruding（侵入）on a  47  moment, but I couldn’t take my eyes off the couple. The love between them was obvious, as Mrs.West patted Mr.West’s hand.
With a soft voice, Mrs.West tried to 48  Mr.West to eat. To everyone’s surprise, Mr.West  49  his mouth and began to enjoy the  50  and his wife’s company. While the nurses fed him, he stared at his sweetheart with a smile on his face. Mrs.West began singing a song for him. The  51  on his once solemn（严肃的）face became even brighter.
Tears  52  my eyes. The nurse then  53  the curtain around the couple to give them some quality time alone. I discovered that  54  doesn’t only exist when we’re young and in love. Romance  55  a lifetime and grows stronger with age.