Chinese swimmer Xiong Guoming made a record at the 1993 Asian Games in Japan, but

was punished for taking banned medicine. His record was   16   and he was not   17  to take part in any other competitions for two years.

It was a great   18  and   19   for Xiong, one of the best-known swimmers in the world. This bad news harmed the fame of the Chinese swimming team, and resulted   20   in all Chinese records in swimming. However, the so-called banned medicine was, in fact,   21__    traditional Chinese health food.

It may have been   22  to Xiong, as he had no  23  of some of the banned chemical elements in the health food. The failure was a sudden blow to him. He became very disappointed.   34   only 20 years old, he  25   the life style of a retired man, passing his time in doing such things as keeping pets and growing flowers. Day after day, he was worried and displeased.

Back to the training pool was all the more difficult to him. To other people, it was just a   26    of getting prepared for a competition, but to him, it was to rebuild self-confidence first. He did not lose heart, after all.  27   advice and help of his coach and leaders of the swimming team, Xiong decided to   28   swimming again as his career.

29  expected, Xiong took first place again. In the recent Eighth National Games, he took a number of titles, and broke an Asian record. Tears ran down his cheeks as he was receiving the gold medals. In the thundering applauses（鼓掌欢迎）Xiong felt as if he had been given a new birth. "I want to   30   the world that I am a good swimmer, and that I do not cheat anyone    31  . My   32   depends upon my sweat," Xiong said. He also   33  thankful to those who had helped and cared for him when he was   34 .

Xiong, the young swimmer with a brighter future, is well   35   his way to the coming Olympic Games.

17. A. admitted                      

18. A. fight                             

19. A. damage                      

20. A. in trouble                    

21. A. almost                           

22. A. wrong                 

23. A. opinion                             

24. A. Even                               

25. A. liked                                

26. A. matter 

27. A. Thanks to           

28. A. take up                     

29. A. Being                          

30. A. tell                     

31. A. anywhere             

32. A. future                         

33. A. was                             

34. A. in danger            

35. A. finding                         

Why I Don’t Spare “Spare Change”

“Poor but honest.” “The deserving（值得帮助的）poor. ” These words always come to my mind when I think of “the poor. ” But I also think of people who, perhaps through alcohol（酒）or drugs, have ruined not only their own lives but also the lives of others in order to give way to their own pleasure. Perhaps alcoholism and drug addiction（上瘾）really are “diseases. ” as many people say, but my own feeling－based, of course, not on any serious study－is that most alcoholies and drug addicts belong to the “undeserving poor. ” And that is largely why I don’t give spare change to beggars.

But surely among the street people there are also some who can rightly be called “deserving.” Deserving what? My spare change? Or simply the government’s assistance? It happens that I have been brought up to believe that it is proper to make contributions to charity（慈善机构）, but if I give some change to a beggar, am I making a contribution to charity and thereby helping someone, or, am I perhaps simply encouraging someone not to get help? Or, maybe even worse, am I supporting a cheat?

If one believes in the value of private charity, one can either give to needy people or to charitable organizations. In giving to a beggar one may indeed be helping a person who badly needs help, but one cannot be certain that one is giving to a needy person. In giving to an organization, on the other hand, one can feel that one’s money is likely to be used wisely. True, facing a beggar one may feel that this particular unfortunate person needs help at this moment－a cup of coffee or a sandwich－and the need will not be met unless I put my hand in my pocket right now. But I have come to think that the beggars whom I meet can get along without my spare change, and indeed perhaps they are actually better off for not having money to buy alcohol or drugs.

I know nothing about these beggars, but it’s my impression that they simply prefer begging to working. I am not generalizing about street people. I am talking about the people whom I actually meet. That’s why I do not give “spare change, ” and I don’t think I will in the future.

64．What does the author think of beggars who take drugs?

A．They should be given a cheek-up.

B．They really need money to live.

C．They have no pleasure in life.

D．They are not worth helping.

65．Why doesn’t the author give money to street people?

A．He doesn’t think they need help.

B．He doesn’t have enough money to give.

C．He is not convinced they will use it rightly.

D．He believes they can get help from the government.

66．In the second paragraph, the author presents his idea by _______.

A．asking questions for people to think about

B．giving examples to support his argument

C．raising questions and answering them

D．expressing his opinions directly

67．Which of the following opinions does the author accept?

A．Drug addiction is a disease.

B．Some street people are poor and needy.

C．Most beggars have received enough help.

第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the least important positions．21 of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility placed upon them at the very  22  of their career．They were  23 to the broom(扫帚), spending the first hours of their business lives   24 the office．
And here is the basic  25 of success, the great secret:  26  your energy, thought, and capital (资本) wholly on the business in which you are  27 ．Having begun in one line, determine to fight it out on that  28 , to lead in it, adopt every  29  , have the best machinery, and know the most about it．
The companies which fail are those which have 30 their capital, which means that they have scattered their brains  31  ．They have investments in this, or that, or  32 , here, there, and everywhere．“Don't put all your eggs in one basket” is all  33 , I tell you．“Put all your eggs in one basket, and then  34  that basket”．Look round you and take  35 ; men who do that do not often fail．It is easy to watch and carry the one basket．It is trying to carry too many baskets  36 breaks most eggs in this country．He who  37  three baskets must put one on his  38  , which is likely to fall down．One  39 of the American businessman is lack of concentration．
Remember: put all your eggs in one basket, and watch that basket． 40 Emerson says, "no one can cheat you out of final success but yourselves．"
21．A．None         B．Few              C．All          D．Many
22．A．beginning      B．end           C．point           D．promotion
23．A．ordered       B．promoted           C．introduced            D．stated
24．A．sweeping out   B．taking out      C．bringing out       D．picking out
25．A．inspiration     B．condition            C．plan              D．case
26．A．concentrate    B．devote             C．apply       D．bury
27．A．charged        B．engaged            C．prepared     D．done
28．A．position      B．career           C．row          D．line
29．A．improvement   B．chance           C．learning     D．rise
30．A．gathered     B．forbidden          C．got          D．scattered
31．A．also          B．either           C．neither        D．yet
32．A．one            B．the other         C．others       D．the others
33．A．apparent      B．clear            C．wrong       D．perfect
34．A．notice       B．observe            C．stare         D．watch
35．A．notice        B．comment         C．interest       D．concentration
36．A．what          B．that               C．whoever      D．whichever
37．A．brings         B．takes              C．carries       D．owns
38．A．mind         B．brain              C．head         D．hand
39．A．fault          B．advantage          C．pattern       D．model
40．A．When         B．While               C．Which       D．As

第二节：读写任务（满分25分）

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】  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．标题自定。

【评分标准】      概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。