Jascha Richter once sang “don't need too much talking without saying anything” to reveal his lonely feeling in a crowd．

       Dad always told me never to ever reveal my true opinions towards other people if such opinions are negative．He said this is the “Chu Shi Zhe Xue”, the philosophy of dealing with social network．

       It seems that everybody here just follows this philosophy very, very well．

       Friends．I would say that if I were given true friendship I would definitely treasure it with my greatest care．If I really regard someone as my close friend, I would never leave her alone whenever she's in need, either financially or mentally．And I always believe, as long as I treat people with whole-hearted honesty, I would have some rewards—at least, just ONE true friend of the same gender（性别）．

      Sometimes I just miss my friends in China．Perhaps when we became friends, we were still young, too young to have been polluted by any dirt in the society．But here, it is simply different．It seems that all of us have learnt how to SURVIVE in a foreign land and such an experience actually makes us learn how to extract （榨取） the most benefits from the surroundings in order to survive．

       All are friends around me．I've looked through all the dark sides of their personalities and yet I have to pretend that I know nothing．THEY ARE GOOD．THEY ARE GOO D．AND WE ARE FRIENDS．And then I can make myself comfortable enough to talk to people I hate the most．And of course, they don't say any words truly from their hearts．Neither do I．

       But, sometimes I just feel unwilling to talk to these people．Sometimes, I just want to be alone, quietly, without being forced to listen to their gossip or other useless words．

       “Standing on a mountain high

       Looking at the moon through a clear blue sky

       I should go and see some friends

       But they don't really comprehend”

       Jascha Richter expresses my feelings also．

1．What do we know about the writer’s father according to this passage?

       A．He is really a good philosopher．

       B．He possibly gets on well with others．

       C．He told the writer to reveal her true opinions．

       D．The passage doesn’t tell us at all．

2．What’s the most probable reason the writer mentions Jascha Richter’s song twice in the passage?

       A．She likes Jascha Richter’s song．

       B．Jascha Richter is one of her friends．

       C．The song expresses her feelings．

       D．She uses it to perfects her article．

3．Which of the following statements about the writer is TRUE?

       A．She is now living abroad but doesn’t enjoy the life there．

       B．She absolutely believes in her father’s philosophy．

       C．She shows a positive attitude towards her relationship with others．

       D．She thinks highly of her friends by repeating “They are good”．

4．The writer mostly expresses her ______ in this passage．

       A．happiness           B．homesickness C．sadness        D．loneliness

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( ∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

   删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

    修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

    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)不记分。

    One afternoon after I was on my way home，the weather changed suddenly．Dark clouds were gathered．I began to feel worried because I didn’t have both a raincoat or umbrella about me．It soon started to rain. Just as 1 was hurrying home, I heard of someone calling me from behind．I turn to have a look and found that he

 was Liu Wei, a good neighbor of mine．He offered to share his umbrella with me．We walked all the ways home．With Liu  Wei’s  help, I would  have got wet to the skin．How thankful 1 was to his help!

I asked him to ______ me a few minutes so that we could go over all the problems.

1. A.
   spend
2. B.
   spare
3. C.
   save
4. D.
   share

Many businesses today use conferences as a means of discussing new plans for company. As people are paying more attention to the environment and green problems, more businesses are looking for ways to reduce their negative effect on the environment. Many businesses do this by using web conferencing.

     Web conferencing is a technology that allows people to communicate more effectively over the Internet. It is an easy way of hosting and attending conferences without having to leave the office. Each of the people involved in a web conference will be posted an invitation to the conference with the time and date of the web conference on it. When the conference is ready to begin, all participants (参与者) must sit at their computer and they will be connected over the Internet.

Obviously, in doing this no fuel is used in traveling to and from a conference, and less work time is taken up in attending a conference.

Any material to be used during the web conference is simply e-mailed to all the participants before the conference. This not only saves paper but also greatly reduces mailing cost for the business.

As a conference hall or business center isn’t being used, it means that the only power that is used is the power used by the participants’ personal computers. Similarly conference organizers don’t have to arrange for food or overnight accommodation (住宿) for participants. All this means that less energy is used.

Many companies actively do many things to reduce their negative impact (影响) on the environment. So web conferencing is much cheaper and greener and more people are willing to host and attend a web conference.

What is the passage mainly about?

A. Ways of protecting the environment.

B. Green benefits of web conference.

C. Ways of hosting a web conference.

D. Impacts of web conferencing on costs.

According to paragraph 1, many companies use web conferencing because they________.

A. are interested in using any new technology

B. believe that web conferencing is more convenient

C. want to do something to protect the environment

D. haven’t enough money to hold a traditional conference

Web conferencing has all of the following advantages EXCEPT _________.

A. saving time                B. promoting understanding

C. saving energy              D. saving paper

The participants of a web conference_________.

A. will be e-mailed an invitation before the conference

B. are required to sit in the office together

C. will receive many paper materials

D. must have access to the Internet

“Football is a very short-term career. Football really prepares you for almost nothing. The only thing I got out of football was the ability to work hard.” says Gales Sayers. So what do you do after your glory days on the field are over? Here’s what one of the top players, Gales Sayers did after he put down the pigskin.

Gales Sayers: #40, Chicago Bears, Running Back.  

Gales Sayers became famous in 1965. After recovering from a serious knee injury in 1968, Sayers returned to the Bears in 1969 and was awarded the George Halas Award as “the most courageous player in professional football.” At the award ceremony, he owed his prize to his friend and teammate Brian Piccolo, who was dying of cancer.

Sayers couldn’t get away from the injuries, though, and another blow to his knee put an end to his football career in 1971. His personal life was unfortunate as well, as he and his wife, Linda, split up that year. Shortly after that, Sayers started a new life and career as an assistant athletic director in the University of Kansas. By 1976 he was moving up the ladder at Southern Illinois University, becoming the first African-American athletic director at a major university.

Sayers started a computer supplies company in 1984 with his second wife, Ardie, whom he married in 1973. The couple was looking for a field with a future, and computers seemed to have it all. Seventeen years later, the company that bears his name is a national provider of technology solutions, with 10 locations and over 350 employees across the country. Just like in the old days the honors started rolling in. Sayers was listed into the Chicago Area Entrepreneurship(企业家) Hall of Fame in 1999.

What does the underlined sentence “he put down the pigskin” mean?

A. Sayers ended his football career.                

B. Sayers was too tired to go on playing.

C. Sayers intended to start a new career.            

D. Sayers only wanted to rest for some time.

 How many times was Sayers honored in his life?

A. Only once as a football star.                      

B. Only once as a businessman.

C. Twice in all.                                        

D. We are not quite sure.

 Sayers started his new career mainly because of _______ .

A. the first knee injury in l 968                         

B. his unfortunate personal life

C. another more serious knee injury                  

D. a friend’s being deadly ill

What can be learned from this passage?

A. Football players are not successful all the time.

B. A successful businessman should be a ball player first.

C. A retired football player can easily make money.

D. Whatever you do, working hard is the most important.