8、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,   1   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most．In one of the darkest times   2   his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   3    , he loaded his family into the car and   4    them to see family members in Canada with a 5   ,“there are more important things in life than money．”

    The  6   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   7   house from a more expensive and comfortable one．He was _ 8   that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset．To his surprise, they weren’t．  9   , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s．What they   10   was how warm the people were in the house and how   11    of their heart was accessible． 

    Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children   12    hard times．Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing  13   in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals．

    A university 14  of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to  15   parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety．

    The   16  is telling the stories in a way children can   17 ．We’re not talking here about the kind of story that   18  , “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   `19   , and make eye contact （接触） to create “a personal experience”．We don’t have to tell children K  20   they should take from the story and what the moral is ．

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7、Transport Guide

The Brisbane City Council（BCC）is responsible for bus and ferry services with in the city limits and suburbs．Most buses will either arrive at the city or an interchange where connecting buses can be caught．BCC buses operate from 5：30 am to 11：00 pm Monday to Thursday and 5：30 am to 12：00 am on Fridays．On weekends and public holidays buses operate less frequently．Pre-paid bus tickets can be purchased from the QUT （Queensland University of Technology）bookshop，the campus newsagency, most other newsagencies and general stores，and any BCC Customer Service Centre．Short-term students at QUT cannot use their ID cards to gain a discount fare on BCC public transport．You will need to buy an adult ticket to travel．Bus fares are dependent on the number of zones you have to travel．There are several types of tickets：

Single：one way ticket to reach your destination，including transfers within 2 hours．

Daily：unlimited travel within the zones．

Off-peak’ Daily：discounted unlimited travel between 9：00 am and 3：30 pm and after 7：00 pm

Monday to Friday, and all day on weekends and public holidays．

Weekly：unlimited travel within the zones for one week from the date of issue．

Monthly：unlimited travel within the zones for one calendar month from the date of issue．

Ten-trip Saver：10 trips at any time within the zones on buses and ferries only．

Transport routes．timetables and fare information are available from:

Public Transport Information Centre

69 Ann Street （corner of George St）

Brisbane City

Phone l3 12 30（Transport Information Service）

1．The transport guide above is most likely provided by        ．

A．Public Transport Information Centre

B．the Brisbane City Council

C．Queensland University of Technology．

D．BCC Customer Service Centres

2．We can learn from the passage that         ．

A．buses are scheduled as usual on weekends and public holidays

B．regular students at QUT need to buy adult tickets

C．Pre—paid tickets can be bought from the Public Transport Information Centre

D．Ten-trip Savers can be used at off-peak time

3．An exchange student staying at QUT for five days has to travel between zones every day．What type of ticket would he probably buy?

A．Single          B．Weekly          C．Off-peak Daily         D．Ten—trip Saver

6、Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the best．For example, to absorb heat from the sun to heat water, you need large, flat, black surfaces．One way to do that is to build those surfaces specially, on the roofs of buildings．But why go to all that trouble when cities are rub of black surfaces already, in the form of asphalt （柏油） roads?

  Ten years ago, this thought came into the mind of Arian de Bondt, a Dutch engineer．He finally persuaded his boss to follow it up．The result is that their building is now heated in winter and cooled in summer by a system that relies on the surface of the road outside．

    The heat-collector is a system of connected water pipes．Most of them ran from one side of the street to the other, just under the asphalt road．Some, however, dive deep into the ground．

    When the street surface gets hot in summer, water pumped through the pipes picks up this heat and takes it underground through one of the diving pipes．At a depth of 100 metres lies a natural aquifer （蓄水层） into which several heat exchangers （交换器） have been built．The hot water from the street runs through these exchangers, warming the ground-water, before returning to the surface through another pipe．The aquifer is thus used as a heat store．

    In winter, the working system is changed slightly．Water is pumped through the heat exchangers to pick up the heat stored during summer．This water goes into the building and is used to warm the place up．After performing that task, it is pumped under the asphalt and its remaining heat keeps the road free of snow and ice．

1．Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs?

A．Arian de Bondt got his idea from his boss．

B．Large, flat, black surfaces need to be built in cities．

C．The Dutch engineer's system has been widely used．

D．Heat can also be collected from asphalt roads．

2．For what purpose are the diving pipes used?

A．To absorb heat from the sun．                            B．To store heat for future use．

C．To turn solar energy into heat energy．         D．To carry heat down below the surface．

3．From the last paragraph we can learn that ______

A．some pipes have to be re-arranged in winter

B．the system can do more than warming up the building

C．the exchangers will pick up heat from the street surface

D．less heat may be collected in winter than in summer

5、A few years ago I had an “aha!” moment regarding handwriting．

I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task．It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting，and then I realized whose it must be．I finally became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year，maybe two，and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point．

It was a very important event in the computerization of life—a sign that the informal friendly communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails．There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters，and we recognized one another's handwriting the way we knew voices or faces．

As a child visiting my father’s office，I was pleased to recognize，in little notes on the desks of his staff，the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge—except that those notes were signed “dad” instead of “RFW”．

All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The Rise and Fall of Handwriting，a book by Florey．Sire shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well，but many others argue that people in a digital age can’t be expected to learn to hold a pen．

I don’t buy it．

I don’t want to see anyone cut off from the expressive，personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does．For many a biographer，part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting．

What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16th-century Italy．That may sound impossibly grand—as if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings．However，they have worked in many school systems．

1．Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleague’s handwriting?

A．He had worked with his colleague long enough．

B．His colleague’s handwriting was so beautiful．

C．His colleague’s handwriting was so terrible．      

D．He still had a 1ot of work to do．

2．People working together in an office used to ____________．

A．talk more about handwriting                         B．take more notes on workdays

C．know better one another's handwriting          D．communicate better with one another

3．The author’s father wrote notes in pen _________．

A．to both his family and his staff                            B．to his family in small letters

C．to his family on the fridge                            D．to his staff on the desk

4．According to the author，handwritten notes _______．

A．are harder to teach in schools                       B．attract more attention

C．are used only between friends                      D．carry more message

5．We can learn from the passage that the author __________．

A．thinks it impossible to teach handwriting       B．does not want to lose handwriting

C．puts the blame on the computer                    D．does not agree with Florey

4、Brian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before the flight to Paris．He was wearing three shirts, a jacket, two pairs of socks, a pair of shorts, and two pairs of jeans．He was carrying one small backpack, which was very full, but he didn’t have any other luggage．Brian needed to meet a man named Tony before he checked in for his flight．He found Tony near the Air France counter．Tony gave him a round-trip ticket and a small package． 

    “Give this package to Jean-Paul at the airport in Paris．He will have a sign with your name on it．I think you can find him easily,” Tony said “You don’t have any luggage, right?” 

 “Only this backpack,” Brian answered．“You said I could bring one carry-on bag．” 

 “That’s right, one carry-on bag is fine．Have a good trip．” 

 “Thanks．” 

    Is Brian a criminal（犯罪）? Not at all．He is an air courier．And he paid only $110 for the round-trip ticket to Paris．Air couriers get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign countries．Businesses sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next day．Often, the only way they can do this is to use an air-courier company．It is not cheap for a business to send a package with an air courier, but it is quick．

Every year about 80, 000 people worldwide travel as air couriers．The number of tickets for courier travel is growing by about 10 percent a year．However, air-courier travel isn’t for everyone, But if you have very little money, can be flexible（灵活的）about your travel plans, and don’t mind wearing the same clothes for a week, it can be a great way to take a vacation! 

1．Why was Brian wearing so many clothes for his travel? 

A．Because they were the uniform for air couriers

B．Because that made him easier to be recognized．

C．Because his backpack had no room for his clothes

D．because he did not have any luggage with him．

2．An air courier is a person who         

      A．manages a business company in foreign countries 

      B．organizes international flights for tourists 

      C．travels around the world with cheap tickets 

      D．delivers papers and packages to foreign countries 

3．Businesses choose the air-courier service because       

      A．it costs less         B．it is flexible          C．it saves time        D．it grows fast

4．One of the disadvantages of traveling as an air courier is that he 

      A．cannot decide when and where to travel      B．cannot take any luggage with him

      C．has to wear two pairs of jeans                    D．saves little money from the travel

5．The author of the text mainly       

      A．describes the activities of a law-breaker       B．suggests an ideal way to travel

      C．argues against the air-courier travel             D．tells us about a developing business

3、Next time a customer comes to your office, offer him a cup of coffee．And when you’re doing your holiday shopping online, make sure you’re holding a large glass of iced tea．The physical sensation（感觉） of warmth encourages emotional warmth, while a cold drink in hand prevents you from making unwise decisions—those are the practical lesson being drawn from recent research by psychologist John A．Bargh．

Psychologists have known that one person’s perception（感知） of another’s “warmth” is a powerful determiner in social relationships．Judging someone to be either “warm” or “cold” is a primary consideration, even trumping evidence that a “cold” person may be more capable．Much of this is rooted in very early childhood experiences, Bargh argues, when babies’ conceptual sense of the world around them is shaped by physical sensations, particularly warmth and coldness．Classic studies by Harry Harlow, published in 1958, showed monkeys preferred to stay close to a cloth “mother” rather than one made of wire, even when the wire “mother” carried a food bottle．Harlow’s work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need for warm physical contact from caregivers to help young children grow into healthy adults with normal social skills．

Feelings of “warmth” and “coldness” in social judgments appear to be universal．Although no worldwide study has been done, Bargh says that describing people as “warm” or “cold” is common to many cultures, and studies have found those perceptions influence judgment in dozens of countries．

To test the relationship between physical and psychological warmth, Bargh conducted an experiment which involved 41 college students．A research assistant who was unaware of the study’s hypotheses（假设）, handed the students either a hot cup of coffee, or a cold drink, to hold while the researcher filled out a short information form: The drink was then handed back．After that, the students were asked to rate the personality of “Person A” based on a particular description．Those who had briefly held the warm drink regarded Person A as warmer than those who had held the iced drink．

“We are grounded in our physical experiences even when we think abstractly,” says Bargh．

1．According to Paragraph 1, a person’s emotion may be affected by ______．

A．the visitors to his office                               B．the psychology lessons he has

C．his physical feeling of coldness                    D．the things he has bought online

2．In Bargh’s experiment, the students were asked to ______．

A．evaluate someone’s personality                     B．write down their hypotheses

C．fill out a personal information form               D．hold coffee and cold drink alternatively

3．We can infer from the passage that ______．

A．abstract thinking does not come from physical experiences

B．feelings of warmth and coldness are studied worldwide

C．physical temperature affects how we see others

D．capable persons are often cold to others

4．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Drinking for Better Social Relationships．

B．Experiments of Personality Evaluation．

C．Developing Better Drinking Habits

D．Physical Sensations and Emotions．

2、此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：

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：原行没有错的不要改。

Dear Jerry, 

 I’m glad to know that you had an interest in Chinese                       1．____________

 food．Here I’d like to tell you something about them．Chinese           2．____________ 

 food is famous with its wide variety．The food in one area                   3．____________ 

 can be easy told from that in another．For example, Shanghai                      4．____________ 

 food, a little bit sweet, differ from Sichuan food that is rather           5．____________ 

 hot．However, every kind of the Chinese food is worth trying,            6．____________ 

 because each has a delicious taste and good for health．Since                   7．____________ 

 the restaurant in China usually serves special dish of different                 8．____________ 

 areas, you can enjoy various Chinese foods whenever you                 9．____________ 

 are．I’m looking forward to meet you here so that I can tell                 10．____________

 you more about Chinese food at table．

 Best wishes．

 Jim

1、假设你是华华，与英国网友汤姆约定用对方的母语通信，以提高各自的外语水平。最近你收到汤姆的电子邮件（附后），发现有一个成语使用不当。请根据下列要点，用英文回一封电子邮件。 

要点：

1．不应使用 “无所不为”，应使用 “无所事事”; 

2．说明这两个成语的用法; 

3．给予鼓励。

注意：1．词数为100左右; 

      2．参考释义：无所不为一do all kinds of bad things 

                   无所事事一have nothing to do 

      3．除以上两个成语外，邮件中不得使用其它汉字或拼音; 

      4．电子邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好（不计人你所写词数），但不得抄人答题卡。

附（汤姆的邮件）：

华华，你好! 

近几天在忙什么事?有什么有意思的事吗?我们的学校放假了，所以这几天在家无所不为，饱食终日，只好上网发伊妹儿。没意思。我决定找份工作，做个自食其力的人。祝好!

汤姆（以下所给内容不得抄入答题卡）

 Hi! Tom 

 Nice to read your e-mail today．I noticed you’ve begun to use Chinese idioms and used most of them correctly．

…

 Hope you’ll find a good job soon．

Huahua