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People like artists and writers usually work on their own, with no one else around. Most of my friends all work (1) other people in factories, shops and so on, and they tell me that they would never get things done if they worked alone. I’m not (2) that all artists and writers do, either. I was born in a small village in the country where everyone knew everyone else: that is, they knew everyone except a writer who (3) himself to himself. By the time I was (4) enough to learn people’s names, he had been (5)in the village for at least twenty years, but the villagers still regarded him as a (6) ! Every morning he would walk down to the local shops to do his(7) , and although he had to greet everyone he met, only two or three would (8) his greeting. Just occasionally, someone would ask him (9) he was doing, and every time his answer would be the same: “I’m still writing the book.” And that was all we (10) learned about him.Because no one had ever visited his house, I (11) once walking up to the house with three or four other boys to see (12) we could see what he did. We climbed up to the (13) and looked in, expecting to see our writer typing (14) at his desk. Instead, he was sitting in an armchair (15) a book.

(1)

A. without B. around C. with D. for
[　　]

(2)

A. sure B. afraid C. glad D. sorry
[　　]

(3)

A. talked B. kept C. taught D. paid
[　　]

(4)

A. young B. old C. tall D. strong
[　　]

(5)

A. live B. lived

C. lives D. living

[　　]

(6)

A. stranger B. writer

C. friend D. fool

[　　]

(7)

A. washing B. cooking

C. shopping D. typing

[　　]

(8)

A. hear B. like

C. return D. hate

[　　]

(9)

A. what B. how

C. why D. where

[　　]

(10)

A. always B. still

C. hardly D. ever

[　　]

(11)

A. finish B. enjoy

C. remember D. plan

[　　]

(12)

A. that B. if

C. when D. whom

[　　]

(13)

A. chimneys B. doors

C. windows D. walls

[　　]

(14)

A. slowly B. carefully

C. clearly D. busily

[　　]

(15)

A. reading B. writing

C. copying D. selling

[　　]

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完形填空。

     I went back to China as soon as school was over at the end of June from Canada. It's    1    to go back
to China this summer because of the A (H1N1) flu. Everybody seemed to be    2   . The easiest thing for us
to do was to wear masks (口罩) on the plane, as my mom suggested. However, it was not    3   to wear a
mask for ten hours. I decided to put the masks into my bag    4   wearing them.
    Everything seemed OK    5   the flight. I saw only five people wear masks all the time. When we arrived
in Beijing, some    6    came into the plane and took our temperature. Fortunately,    7   had a fever. Therefore,
I was able to get home on time.
     However, everything went wrong after I got home. I became sick, with a sore throat and a fever because
I had not    8    my mom's words. Luckily, I just had a common    9 . While I was sick in bed, I thought that
if I had listened to my mom at first, I   10   would have never caught the cold. It's always wise to listen to
your mom's suggestions.

(     )1. A. difficult
(     )2. A. happy
(     )3. A. necessary
(     )4. A. thanks for
(     )5. A. before
(     )6. A. policemen
(     )7. A. somebody
(     )8. A. followed
(     )9. A. stomachache
(     )10. A. differently

B. impossible
B. nervous
B. healthy
B. instead of
B. by
B. doctors
B. anybody
B. heard
B. toothache
B. particularly

C. easy
C. excited
C. unfair
C. because of
C. after
C. engineers
C. nobody
C. known
C. cold
C. usually

D. important
D. sad
D. comfortable
D. except for
D. during
D. reporters
D. everybody
D. understood
D. headache
D. probably

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阅读理解。

       A friend of mine asked me the question, "Who said life was going to be fair, or that it was even meant
to be fair?" Her question was a good one. It reminded me of something I was taught as a youngster: Life isn't
fair. It's a bummer, but it's absolutely true.
      One of the mistakes many of us make is that we feel sorry for ourselves, or for others, thinking that life
should be fair, or that someday it will be. It's not and it won't. One of the nice things about surrendering (承认)
to the fact that life isn't fair is that it keeps us from feeling sorry for ourselves by encouraging us to do the
very best we can with what we have. We know it's not "life's job" to make everything perfect it's our own
challenge. Surrendering to this fact also keeps us from feeling sorry for others because we are reminded that
everyone is dealt a different hand; everyone has his own strengths and problems in the process of growing up,
facing the reality and making decisions; and everyone has those times that they feel cheated or unfairly treated.
     The fact that life isn't fair doesn't mean we shouldn't do everything in our power to improve our own lives
or the world as a whole. Instead, it suggests that we should. When we don't recognize or admit that life isn't
fair, we tend to feel pity for others and for ourselves. Pity is a self-defeating (自我挫败的) emotion that does
nothing for anyone, except to make everyone feel worse than they already do. When we do recognize that life
isn't fair, however, we feel compassion (同情) for others and for ourselves. And compassion is a heatfelt
emotion that delivers loving-kindness to everyone it touches. The next time you find yourself thinking about
the unfair world, try reminding yourself of this very basic fact. You may be surprised that it can push you out
of self-pity and into helpful action.

1. The words "a bummer" in the first paragraph probably means ___.

A. a chance
B. a disappointment
C. a choice
D. an embarrassment

2. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. We cannot just feel sorry, but take actions.
B. We may feel worse when we realize the unfaimess.
C. Life will become fair someday through our great efforLs.
D. Pity is a self-defeating emotion delivering loving-kindness.

3. The best title for the passage is___.

A. Push You out of Self-pity
B. Face the Problems in Your Life
C. Encourage Yourself to Do the Best
D. Surrender to the Fact that Life Isn't Fair

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完形填空。

     He lost his arms in an accident. Since then, he has had to depend on his  1 brother. In order to  2 him,
his younger brother became his shadow (影子), never leaving him  3 for years. Except for writing with his
4 , he was completely unable to do anything in his life. 　
    As the two brothers  5 together,then one day, his younger brother had to work far from him, living his
own life, as many normal people do. So he was heart-broken and didn't know  6 to do. 　
    A similar misfortune (不幸) happened to a girl,  7 . One night her mother disappeared after arguing with
her father. So her father went out looking for her mother,  8 her alone at home. She tried to prepare meals
for her parents, but only to catch a big fire,  9 took her hands away. 　
     10 her elder sister who was studying in another city, showed her willingness to help her, she made up
her mind to be completely independent (独立的). At school, she always studied hard. she learned to be
self-reliant (自理). 　
     One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to a television interview program. They both  11 to
write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother's arms are my
arms; while the girl wrote: "I am  12 . Though I lost my arms, I still have legs." 　
    They had  13 experienced a terrible disaster (灾难), but their different attitudes showed the nature of
their lives. If you choose only to complain and  14 it, it will always follow you wherever you go. But if
you decide to be  15 , the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.

(     )1. A. younger
(     )2. A. look for
(     )3. A. alone
(     )4. A. hands
(     )5. A. went up
(     )6. A. what
(     )7. A. instead
(     )8. A. staying
(     )9. A. where
(     )10. A. Because
(     )11. A. were ordered
(     )12. A. poor
(     )13. A. all
(     )14. A. give up
(     )15. A. sick

B. young
B. look at
B. lonely
B. arms
B. brought up
B. how
B. too
B. leaving
B. which
B. Though
B. were warned
B. lucky
B. either
B. fight with
B. ill

C. elder
C. look after of
C. along
C. toes
C. grew up
C. where
C. either
C. saying
C. when
C. As
C. were asked
C. worried
C. both
C. escape from
C. strong

D. older
D. take care of
D. behind
D. legs
D. gave up
D. which
D. neither
D. waiting
D. who
D. For
D. were said
D. unlucky
D. none
D. go over
D. hard

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Read “The Write Stuff” and answer questions 1 to 6.

The Write Stuff

　　Throughout history people have written with many different tools and on many different surfaces.

　　PAPYRUS

　　Papyrus was one of the earliest known writing surfaces. For almost 4000 years papyrus was the main writing material used in the Middle East and around the Mediterranean. The Egyptians first made papyrus from the stem of the papyrus plant which grew along the banks of the River Nile.

　　1．Papyrus was made by cutting a papyrus stem into thin strips.

　　2．Two layers of strips were then pressed together until they stuck.

The Egyptians wrote on papyrus with brushes.

　　ANIMAL SKINS

　　When papyrus became scarce, people used animal skins to write on. This was called parchment. It was made from sheep skin which was washed, scraped, stretched and dried.

　　Parchment had a very smooth writing surface. It was used in Europe until the late Middle Ages.

　　Scribes wrote on parchment with quill pens made from goose feather.

　　PAPER

　　Around AD 105, a Chinese official called Cai Lun invented a new writing material made from old rags. This was known as paper. Paper is still made approximately the same way today as it was by Cai Lun, except that now machines are used.

PEN POWER

　　The problem with quill pens and later metal pens was that they had to be dipped in ink every few seconds. In the 19th century fountain pens were invented. These had a container for ink inside them－no more dipping or dripping!

　　The nib of a modern fountain pen is very similar to the point of the reed pen invented by the Ancient Greeks.