8、Learning to save money when you're young is an important lesson．All good lessons and habits begin early, and saving is a skill that everyone needs．Many people - adults included – do not have a good sense of saving for the long run．

       I have been lucky to learn this lesson early because I have had a grass-cutting business since I was 10 years old．Of the money I make, I spend about 10 percent and save the other 90．

    Making sure you save and don't spend too much is a good way to build up wealth．I have put my earnings in a bank．Many teens I know spend all the money they earn, so it never has a chance to grow．Young people should realize that their teenage years are a great time to begin saving．

    At high school, many parents pay for almost everything, so your expenses can be small．If you have a job．you should have fun with some of the money．But you should also save some so that it will grow．Then you can begin planning for your future．When you spend money, you not only lose that money, but also lose the interest you should have earned by saving it．

    After high school, college is expensive and then "real" life begins, with expenses such as food and rent．ff you can hold onto a good percentage of the money you earn as a teen, going to college and buying a house will be much easier．The earlier you begin saving, the more time the money has to grow．If you are in your thirties without any savings, you will always have to struggle, The earlier you begin saving, the easier it is to create a nest egg （储备金） ．

1．According to the author, a man can build up his wealth by ____．

     A．finding a good job                   B．saving money when he grows up

     C．buying a house                    D．saving money and spending less

2．The author seems to believe____．

     A．it is hard to save money when in high school

     B．if you have a job, you needn't save money

     C．when spending one loses more than the money he pays

     D．going to college will be easier if you borrow money from the bank

3．The best tide of the passage can be ____．

     A．Saving for future                    B．Learning to spend less

     C．How to save money                D．How to make money

4．The text is written mainly for ____．

     A．adults       B．teenagers       C．businessmen            D．college students

7、The library is one of the most frequented places in western colleges．Students turn to it for research , workshop discussions, downloading a professor's PPT presentation, and many other services．

       Compared with Chinese libraries, college libraries in the US and UK tend to offer more resources．For example, a postgraduate at Yale University can borrow as many as 225 books at a time．In addition to borrowing books, there are online and digital resources, including audio and video recordings, maps, sheet music and databases （数据库） offering items from newspapers, magazines and transcripts, as well as teaching PPTs．

       Another useful service in western college libraries is the Interlibrary Loan．This allows a student at one school to borrow books from another school．The loan request is made through the student's college library, which gets the book, gives it to the user, and arranges for its return．

       Technology has brought more services to students and has made libraries attractive．Some universities have instant messenger（即时通讯工具） or mobile text services to ask the librarian for information．Earlier this year．Harvard University launched a new Scan and Deliver service, allowing students to make requests for book excerpts （摘录） and journal articles．Requests made through the system are handled by library staff．The student receives an e-mail with an Internet link to a file containing the scanned pages．The service is free and all requested material comes within four days．

       It used to be that libraries didn't allow food or drinks．But that rule is changing and many of them now contain a cafe so students can spend as much time as they want in library．

       Actually, some US campus libraries are now all-night affairs, or have at least one study lounge open all night．

1．Which of the following doesn't belong to the library's service?

     A．Offering online digital resources．

     B．Providing audio and video materials．

     C．Supplying food and drinks for free．

      D．Helping borrow books from other libraries．

2．What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4?

     A．Both students and libraries have benefited from technology．

       B．Information can be sent out by instant messenger.

     C．Students can gel requested excerpts through e-mail．

     D．The service in libraries has been greatly improved．

3．What's Harvard University's new service?

     A．The students can get scanned materials through the Internet．

     B．The students can borrow more than two hundred books at a time．

     C．The students can go to other school libraries to borrow books．

     D．Requested materials can be delivered to their students by post．

4．The passage is written mainly to ____．

     A．make a comparison between Chinese libraries and the western ones?

     B．introduce some new services offered by the western college libraries

     C．inform readers about the university libraries in the western countries

     D．show how library staff work in western college libraries nowadays

6、Obama is believed to have inspired a generation of young people, getting them to take an  interest in politics．American politicians can come from different backgrounds, but there are a few things people do in common to get involved in politics and prepare themselves for a career．

       Serve in the military: According to foxnews．com statistics（统计数据） ,61 percent of the US presidents have had some military service．Military service can add some luster to a politician．

       John McCain and John Kerry both served in the navy during the Vietnam War．

       Get a law degree: Although doctors, scientists and teachers can be and have been politicians , a law degree is considered the most useful and relevant degree．It's a popular background for becoming a legislator （议员，立法委员）, and some political positions call for a law degree．

Historically, the vast majority of American presidents have been lawyers．Hillary and Bill Clinton are both graduates of Yale Law School．

       Do volunteer work: Volunteering to work for a political campaign of either a new or an established politician is another way to start．It can bring you in close contact with a candidate （候选人） and allow you to impress them with your dedication and work．Often, volunteers are rewarded with jobs or appointments （任命） if their candidate wins．

       Obama's speechwriter Jon Favreau volunteered for John Kerry for a term while he was still at college．

       Start locally: Another popular way to begin is by starting at the local level and climbing your way up．Most national senators （参议员） and representatives （众议员） first held office at the city or state levels of government, which also has representatives and senators．Bill Clinton was the governor of Arkansas State．Sara Palin began her career as a city councilor （参事） of Wasilla, Alaska, and went on to become governor．

       In summary, starting your political career at the bottom provides a path to follow to the top．

1．According to the passage, when added some luster, a politician will become more ____．

     A．healthy          B．wealthy          C．active           D．attractive

2．Who did some work for a politician before graduation from college?

     A．Hillary Clinton．  B．John McCain．    C．Jon Favreau         D．Sara Palin．

3．The underlined word "dedication" most probably means "____"．

     A．education         B．consideration      C．relation           D．devotion

4．The main point of the passage is that ____．

     A．political careers should start at the bottom in America

     B．almost all American presidents have been lawyers

     C．politicians cannot succeed without others' help in America

     D．American politicians come from different backgrounds?

5、WASHINGTON - It is announced Friday that White House visitor records will be opened up on a regular basis for the first time in modern history, providing the public an unusually detailed look at who gets the opportunity to help shape American policy at the highest levels．

       "Americans have a right to know whose voices are being heard in the policymaking process," the president said in a written statement issued by the White House while he vacationed with his family at Camp David．

       By the end of the year, the White House will begin posting online every month the names of the people who visited in the last 90 to 120 days．Each person's full name will be listed, along with the date and time they entered and left and the name of the person they visited．About 70, 000 to 100,000 people visit the White House each month, and the records will include tourists as well as people conducting business．

       The White House pointed out several exceptions to the policy: "purely personal guests" of the Obama family; those cases in which the disclosure （透露） of visitors' names "would threaten national safety interests" ; and those who come for "particularly sensitive meetings," like candidates for a Supreme Court nomination （提名）．Officials said only a "small number" will fit in the latter category, and their names would eventually be disclosed after they are no longer secret, like after a nomination is publicly announced．Moreover, they said, the number of undisclosed visitors will be told, to make clear how few they are．

1．Why will the White House visitor records be open to the public?

     A．To attract more visitors to the White House．

     B．To allow people to know more about the life of the Obama family．

     C．To let the public know who are influencing the policies．

     D．To ask the public help correct the policies made by the government．

2．From the passage we can learn that ____．

     A．all the visitors' names will be posted online soon after their visits

     B．not all visitors are allowed to visit the White House

     C．some visitors' names can be found online until they're not secret

3．According to the passage, whose name might be kept secret for some time?

     A．A tourist．                         B．A businessman．

     C．A foreign student．                   D．A foreign minister．

4．What's the main idea of the passage?

     A．The White House will open the records of the visitors to the public

     B．In America more and more people are becoming policy makers．

     C．The Americans have a right to know who are making policies．

     D．President Obama has announced a new policy while on holiday．

4、根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

— Why didn't you answer me in the exam just now?

— Hey, I really don't like to help you cheat．

—   1  

—Yes, we are．But that's nothing to do with good friends or not．

— Why?  2   People say "A friend in need is a friend indeed"．I needed your help just now．

— Well,   3     If I had helped you cheat just now, then I would not be a real friend．If I had helped you, you might be able to pass the exam but you can't learn anything and you will never try to study hard．

—   4     You know my father will beat me if I can't pass this exam．

— Well, if your father beats you then, that should be a good lesson for you．

— Now I really doubt if you are really my friend or not．

—   5   

— Good for me? You want me to be beaten by my father?

A．Good friends should help each other all the time．

B．I think you should know what I mean．

C．Come on! It's just an exam．

D．I don't agree with you．

E．We are good friends, aren't we?

F．I can't agree with you more．

G．What I said and did is for your own good．

3、根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

1．The player injured both his ____ （肩膀） during the game．                        1．_______

2．He thought it better to begin work ____ （立刻）．                                        2．_______

3．He didn't turn up though he ____ （承诺）．                                                  3．_______

4．She was looking at herself in the ____ （镜子）．                                          4．_______

5．Your face seems ____ （熟悉）．I must have met you before．                      5．_______

6．I haven't got any ____ （零钱） for the tip．                                               6．_______

7．The ____ （高度） of the building is sixty feet．                                          7．_______

8．Kate called Tom ____ （邀请） him for a meal on Sunday．                          8．_______

9．All children should____（尊重） their parents．                                            9．_______

10．Christmas is a ____ （季节） of merry-making．                                       10．_______

2、此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正；

       此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线

       划掉。

              此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

       此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

       注意：原文没有错的不要改。

       Our school had a series of activity for Girls' Day．I had                                 1．_______

great difficulty decided to take part in the singing competition with my                 2．_______

roommates．It was a really challenge for me because I had never sung               3．_______

on stage．We choose the song Seasons in the Sun and changed the words．          4．_______

To make sure our performance was good, they made great efforts to                 5．_______

practise it again and again．Therefore, when time came to perform, I                  6．_______

was too nervous to remember any words of the song ！                        7．_______

       Although result was that we failed to make the finals, for me,                   8．_______

having courage to sing on public was a great experience．I believe the                9．_______

chance I grasped it has been a turning point in my life．                         10．_______

1、假定你是李华，经常与在美国的笔友约翰网上交流各自的学习生活情况。最近，你们班开展了一场针对广告的讨论。请你给约翰写一封e-mail，告诉他你们的讨论情况。以下是同学们的两种不同看法：

       请你写一篇短文，概括双方观点，并发表自己的看法。

       注意：

       1．词数100左右。开头已写好，不计入总词数。

       2．可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear John,

       Nowadays advertising is a highly developed industry．People can see advertisements everywhere．Recently our class has had a discussion about advertising．