14、--I can’t find my purse anywhere.

---You       have lost it while shopping.

A. may                        B. can                   C.  should            D. would

13、He     as a national hero for winning the first gold medal for his country in the Olympics.

A. regarded                 B. was regarded    C. has regarded    D. had been regarded

12、The artist was born poor,      poor he remained all his life.

A. and                        B. or                    C. but                  D. so

11、All people,      they are old or young, rich or poor, have been trying their best to help those in need since the disaster.

A. even if                    B. whether           C. no matter                D. however

10、---I am afraid I can’t return the book to you before Friday.

---       .

A. Don’t be afraid        B. Be careful        C. Not at all          D. Take your time

9、Teenagers        their health because they play computer games too much.

A. have damaged                B. are damaging    C. damaged          D. will damage

8、   I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t  1  to start the bus soon because it was not yet   2 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story   3 , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her   4  was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she   5  still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked   6  .

   When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares(车费). When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he   7  that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to   8  the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he   9  her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s  10  .

   The woman was watching the incident.  11  the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预).

   “Stop   12  him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”

   “He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver   13  .

   “Well, that’s no   14  to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.

  Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her   15  money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a   16  time.”

   All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.

   She rode the rest of the way home   17  a happy smile, with the money she’d lost 18  .

   On the road of life, the help of strangers can   19  our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the   20  will be when we make it a little smoother for others!

1. A. try                      B. care                        C. decide                    D. intend

2. A. empty          B. full                         C. crowded                 D. ready 

3. A. tearfully              B. seriously                 C. carefully                 D. calmly 

4. A. fare                     B. possession              C. money                    D. wealth 

5. A. strangely              B. happily                    C. secretly                  D. fortunately 

6. A. unsatisfied            B. weak                     C. unhappy                 D. excited 

7. A. explained              B. declared                  C. admitted                 D. found 

8. A. get off                B. start                       C. get on                    D. stop 

9. A. begged                B. scolded                   C. praised                   D. thanked 

10. A. request              B. action                    C. suggestion              D. command 

11. A. Unless               B. Although                 C. Until                      D. When 

12. A. attacking           B. bothering                       C. blaming                  D. wronging 

13. A. warned             B. whispered               C. shouted                  D. repeated 

14. A. problem            B. need                       C. matter                    D. reason 

15. A. spending           B. collected                C. remaining               D. borrowed 

16. A. busy                 B. cold                       C. hard                      D. fearful 

17. A. giving                B. wearing                  C. taking                    D. forcing 

18. A. forgotten           B. used                      C. earned                    D. returned 

19. A. move                       B. increase                        C. lighten                   D. carry 

20. A. world                B. journey                  C. smile                     D. friendship

7、   I arrived at my mother’s home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food flew over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt(被子)after quilt from the boxes, proudly showing me their beauties. She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church. When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the bottom of one box. I pulled it out. “What is this?” I asked.

   “Oh?” Mom said, “That’s Mama’s quilt.”

   I spread the quilt. It looked at if a group of school children had pieced it together; irregular designs, childish pictures, a crooked line on the right.

   “Grandmother made this?” I said, surprised. My grandmother was a master at making quilts. This certainly didn’t look like any of the quilts she had made.

   “Yes, right before she died. I brought it home with me last year and made some changes,” she said. “I’m still working on it. See, this is what I’ve done so far.”

   I looked at it more closely. She had made straight a crooked line. At the center of the quilt, she had stitched(缝) a piece of cloth with these words:  “My mother made many quilts. She didn’t get all lines straight. But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished her last quilt.”

   “Ooh, this is so nice, Mom,” I said. It occurred to me that by completing my grandmother’s quilt, my mother was honoring her own mother. I realized, too, that I held in my hands a family treasure. It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with the loving hands of another.

1. Why did the author go to mother’s home?

   A. To see her mother’s quilts.                      B. To help prepare for a show.

   C. To get together for the family dinner.        D. To discuss her grandmother’s life.

2. The author was surprised because      .

   A. the quilt looked very strange.                    B. her grandmother liked the quilt.

   C. the quilt was the best she had seen.           D. her mother had made some changes

3. The underlined wood “crooked” in the passage most probably means       .

   A. unfinished           B. broken                     C. bent                         D. unusual

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

   A. A Quilt Show      B. Mother’s Home  C. A Monday        Dinner     D. Grandmother’s Quilt

6、   While all my classmates seen to be crazy about a one-way ticket to Mars(火星), I’d rather say Mars is totally unsuitable for human existence. People won’t have enough food supplies there, and the terrible environment would make it impossible for them to live a long life. Besides, the journey won’t be safe. Can anybody explain to me just why people would go to Mars, never to return?

Steve Minear, UK

   Here are the things you can think of: the desire to explore a foreign and unique environment, the excitement of being the first humans to open up a new world, the expectation of fame and glory…For scientists there is another reason. Their observations and research will probably lead to great scientific achievements.

Donal Trollop, Canada

   There are already too many people on the Earth. I think that sometime before the end of the century, there will be a human colony(殖民地)on Mars. It will happen when people finally realize that tow-way trips to the red planet Mars are unnecessary. Most of the danger of space Flight is in the launches(发射) and landings. Cutting the trip home would therefore reduce the danger of accidents, save a lot of money, and open the way to building an everlasting human settlement on another world.

   Enough supplies can be sent on ahead. And every two years more supplies and more people will needs, and Mars is far more pleasant than the other planets in the outer space.

Paul Davies. USA

1. The main purpose of Steve Minear’s writing is     .

   A. to report his classmates’ discussion

   B. to invite an answer to his question

   C. to explain the natural state of Mars

   D. to show his agreement on going to Mars

2. Which of the following best states Donal Trollop’s idea?

   A. There is a plan to send humans to Mars.

   B. There are many reasons for going to Mars.

   C. Scientists become famous by doing research on Mars.

   D. It is possible to build an Earth-like environment on Mars.

3. Paul Davies points out that      .

   A. humans need only a one-way ticket to Mars.

   B. two-way trips to Mars will be made safe soon

   C. it is easy to reduce the danger and cost of flights to Mars

   D. it is cheap to build an everlasting human settlement on Mars

4. What does Paul Davies think of human existence on Mars?

   A. Humans will have to bring all they need from the Earth.

   B. Humans will find Mars totally unsuitable for living.

   C. Humans can produce everything they need.

   D. Humans can live longer in the colony on Mars.

5、   Being able to multitask—doing several things at the same time—is considered a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again.

   What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle an ever larger number of electronic devices(电子产品)as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a significant amount of time in fruitless efforts as they multitask.

   Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they cat at the family table.

   Multitasking also affects young people’s performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinion of the effect of modern gadgets(器具)on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive response(反应). However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positive. Educators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They believe that many college students now need help to improve their study skills. Similarly, employers feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over again, as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary for them to learn special skills to do their work.

1. What does the underlined word “juggle” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

   A. Want to buy                             B. Take the place of.

   C. Use at the same time                 D. Seek for information from.

2. In Paragraph 3, the author points out that      .

   A. family members do not cat at the family table

   B. family member do not greet each other

   C. young people live happily in their families

   D. young people seldom talk with their family members

3. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

   A. Multitasking is harmful to young people’s development.

   B. Young people benefit a lot from modern gadgets

   C. Multitasking is an important skill to young people.

   D. Young people must learn skills for future jobs.

4. The author develops the passage mainly by    .

   A. providing typical examples

   B. following the natural time order

   C. comparing opinions from different fields

   D. presenting a cause and analyzing its effects