In a class I teach for adults, I recently did the “unpardonable．” I gave the class homework!

The assignment （任务） was to “go to someone you love   36   the next week and tell them you love them．It   37   to be someone you have never   38   those words to before or at least haven’t shared those words with for a long time．” That doesn’t   39   like a very tough assignment,   40   you stop to realize that most of the men  were over 35 and were   41   in the generation of men that were taught that expressing emotions is not “macho （男子汉气概的）．” Showing feelings or crying （heaven forbid!） was just not done   42  this was a very threatening assignment for some．

At the   43   of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to   44   what happened when they told someone they loved them．I fully expected one of the   45   to volunteer, as was usually the   46  , but on this evening one of the men raised his hand．He appeared quite moved and a bit   47  ．As he unfolded out of his chair, he began by saying, “Dennis．I was quite   48   with you last week when you gave us the assignment．I didn’t think that I had   49  to say those words to and   50  , who were you to tell me to do something that personal? But as I began driving home my conscience （良知） started talking to me．It was telling me that I   51   exactly who I needed to say I love you to．You see, five years ago, my father and I had a heated   52   and really never resolved it since that one．We   53   seeing each other unless we absolutely had to at Christmas or other family gatherings．But   54   then, we hardly spoke to each other．So last．Tuesday   55   I got home, I had convinced myself．I was going to tell my father I loved him．”

A．after          B．before          C．for             D．within

A．has to        B．ought to        C．had better     D．can

A．told           B．said           C．talked           D．spoken

A．look          B．hear          C．listen           D．sound

A．when         B．until            C．that             D．unless

A．born          B．grown          C．raised           D．risen

A．And           B．But             C．So             D．For

A．beginning      B．end           C．middle          D．stating

A．announce      B．share           C．answer          D．ask

A．men           B．adults           C．students         D．women

A．case           B．thing           C．story            D．experience

A．afraid        B．shaken          C．terrible         D．worried

A．happy        B．pleased         C．angry           D．satisfied

A．everybody     B．nobody          C．someone       D．anyone

A．else           B．except          C．beside           D．besides

A．thought      B．considered       C．knew         D．guessed

A．disagreement B．encouragement C．disappointment D．discouragement

A．imagined       B．risked           C．avoided         D．escaped

A．still               B．even            C．just           D．only

A．by the time    B．at the time       C．for the time      D．during the time

One of the requirements for being admitted to the University is that you _____ the English test orgainzed by it.

A. will pass    B. would pass    C. pass    D. must pass

Americans are proud of their variety- and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform. whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States?

     Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian (百姓的) clothes. People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity (身份) than to step out of uniform ?

     Uniforms also have many practical benefits. They save on other clothes.  They save on laundry bills.  They are tax- deductible ( 可减税的). They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes.

     Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least.

     Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems. Though they are long-lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.

【小题1】It is surprising that Americans who worship variety and individuality ___________.

A. still judge a man by his clothes     

B. hold the uniform in such high regard

    C. enjoy having a professional identity

    D. will respect an elevator operator as much as a general in uniform

【小题2】 The chief function of a uniform is to ___________.

    A. provide practical benefits to the wearer

    B. make the wearer catch the public eye

    C. inspire the wearer's confidence in himself

    D. provide the wearer with a professional identity

【小题3】 According to the passage, people wearing uniforms _____________.

    A. are usually helpful             B. have little or no individual freedom

    C. tend to lose their individuality   D. enjoy greater popularity

【小题4】The best title for this passage would be ____________.

    A. Uniforms and Society

      B. The Importance of Wearing a Uniform

      C. Practical Benefits of Wearing a Uniform

      D. Advantages and Disadvantages of Uniforms

阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

        Honesty is one of the most treasured traditional values in China. The children are taught to be honest when they are very young. At schools the students are also instructed to be honest.

       However, with the development of society, we often hear complaints about dishonesty. Reports with the theme of dishonesty often appear in the media. For example, some people try to get rich and live a comfortable life. But they do not work hard honestly, instead they cheat others. They sell something quite ordinary at a very high price. Some people's delaying paying back the loan can serve as another example. Some people, including some college students, get loan from the bank, and promise to pay within, say, 3 years. However, they don't do that.

       The dishonest people sometimes can get benefit from their behaviors. So some people assert that dishonesty can bring people benefit, while honesty only makes people suffer. Is that so? Definitely not. It is always true that honesty is the best policy. It pays to be honest. The cheater selling "the treasure" mentioned above will surely be disclosed and punished some day.

       On the contrary, if he had been honest, neither the buyer nor he himself would have suffered. The people who do not return money in time will sooner or later become infamous, and will not get the money from others again. If he had acted differently, he would have earned respect and trust, meanwhile, the bank would not have suffered from loss.

[写作内容]

1. 以约30个词概括短文的要点。

2. 然后以约120个词就“诚实”的主题发表看法，并包括以下要点：

（1）你对不诚实现象的看法；   

（2）诚实的重要性是什么；

（3）作为中学生，该如何做一个诚实的人。

【写作要求】

     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；标题自定。

Children find meanings in their old family tales. 

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,    33   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   34   his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   35   , he loaded his family into the car and   36   them to see family members in Canada with a   37   ,“there are more important thins in life than money. ” Ks5u

The  38   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   39    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was  40    that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t.   41     , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they   42    was how warm the people were in the house and how  43     of their heart was accessible.  Ks5u

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children   44    hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing  45    in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.  Ks5u

A university   46    of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to Ks5u47   parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.  Ks5u

The  48    is telling the stories in a way children can  49     . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that   50   , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s  51    , and make eye contact（接触）to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children5u 52   they should take from the story and what the moral is . ” Ks5u

A. missed         B. lost          C. forgot           D. ignored Ks5u

A. when           B. while        C. how             D. why Ks5u

A. friendless     B. worthless  C. penniless        D. homeless Ks5u

A fetched          B. allowed   C. expected      D. took Ks5u

A. hope         B. promise          C. suggestion     D. belief Ks5u

A. tale          B. agreement  C. arrangement   D. report Ks5u

A. large         B. small       C. new             D. grand Ks5u

A. surprised       B. annoyed    C. disappointed     D. worried Ks5u

A. Therefore      B. Besides     C. Instead         D. Otherwise Ks5u

A. talked about  B. cared about C. wrote about   D. heard about Ks5u

A. much      B. many        C. little            D. few Ks5u

A. beyond       B. over        C. behind          D. through Ks5u

A. argument     B. skill         C. interest         D. anxiety Ks5u

A. study          B. design      C. committee     D. staff Ks5u

A. provide      B. retell       C. support         D. refuse Ks5u

A. trouble       B. gift      C. fact             D. trick Ks5u

A. perform      B. write        C. hear                 D. question Ks5u

A. means        B. ends         C. begins          D. proves Ks5u

A. needs         B. activities  C. judgments     D. habits Ks5u

A. that          B. what        C. which          D. whom Ks5u