25、Gloria is a famous hostess（女主持人）of a TV station．When she was 15，she happened to walk into a bookstore in her hometown and began looking at the books on the shelves．（A）The man behind the counter, John Smith, asked,“"Would you like a job in the bookstore?”She needed to start saving for（B）_______，so she said yes．

Gloria worked after school and during summer vacations，and the job helped pay for her first year of college．During college she would do many other jobs; she served coffee in the student union，was a hotel cleaner and even made maps for the Forest Service．But selling books was one of the most satisfying jobs．

One day a woman came into the bookstore and asked Gloria for books on cancer．The woman seemed（C）anxious．Gloria showed her everything they had and found other books they could order．The woman left the store less worried，and Gloria has always remembered the pride（D）she felt in having helped her customer（顾客）．

Years later，as a television hostess，Gloria heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and hand．His family was so（E）______that they could not afford（花费得起）an operation，and the boy lived in shame，hiding his hand in his pocket all the time．

Gloria persuaded（说服）her boss to agree to let her do the story．After the story was broadcast, some doctors called，offering to（F）carry out the operation for free．

Gloria visited the boy in the hospital after the operation．The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand end say,“Thank you．”What a sweet sense of satisfaction Gloria felt!

At Smith’s bookstore，Gloria always realized she was working for the customers, not the store．Today it’s the same．The TV station pays her, but she feels that she should work for the people who watch the programmes，and that（G）她应该帮助他们更好地理解这个世界．

1．将画线部分（A）改写为：

The man behind the counter, John Smith, asked ______ ______ like a job in the bookstore．

2．在（B）和（E）的空白处分别填入一个适当的单词：______;______

3．写出画线部分（C）和（F）的同义或近义词语：______; ______

4．句中画线部分（D）在文中所指代的是：______

5．将画线部分（G）译成英语：____________________________________

24、Are you spending two days in Tokyo? Are you moving to Melbourne? No matter where you’re going or how long you’re staying, keep reading! These tips will help you make the most of any city adventure．

Before you arrive

Read a city guidebook（旅行指南）．If you don’t want to buy one，just look through the guidebooks in a store．（A）就如何计划你的旅行．它们能给你提供些建议．

Search the Interact．Websites such as Citysearch．com and Economist．com provide （B） ______on cities around the world．Blogs（博客）can also give you（C）opportunities to learn from others’ travel experiences．

Doing research before you arrive will help you experience the city’s claim to fame（知名特色）．Whether（D）it is a city symbol，a shopping area, or a river-you should see it．

When you arrive

If possible，pick up a free city map at the airport，train station or your hotel．Visit the city’s tourism office，which will provide other valuable information．Sometimes local newspapers（E）offer tours or other services．

Carry the hotel’s business card or write down the（F） ______  end phone number．Take note of the neighborhood around your hotel．It will be helpful when you return．

Ask a local person for advice．Many cities have treasures that most tourists don’t know about．A local can direct you to a wonderful but less famous restaurant，park or museum．

Finally, be adventurous! Some of the best things that a city has to offer can be found by mistake．（G）If you’re not afraid to get lost, you’ll see more-end you’ll enjoy，yourself more

1．将画线部分（A）译成英语：____________

2．在（B）和（F）的空白处分别填入一个适当的单词：______;______

3．写出画线部分（C）和（E）的同义或近义词语：______;______

4．句中画线部分①）在文中所指代的是：______

5．将画线部分（G）改写为：

If you’re not afraid to get lost, you’ll see more-and you’ll______ ______ ______ ______  ．

22、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文，请你根据下列要点写回信．

要点：

1．参加中文学习班：

2．看中文书刊、电视；

3．学唱中文歌曲；

4．交中国朋友．

要求：

1．文章要包括全部要点，并适当发挥；使短文连贯、通顺；

2．语句通顺，语言连贯，内容充实；

3．字迹清晰，书写工整，卷面整洁；

4．100词左右．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数．

5．文章中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息．

Dear Peter,

I’m glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well．

Best wishes

Li Hua

19、We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book．Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down．While I watched mouth open in surprise，Mum took off her hat and coat mad gave them to me to hold．She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop（墩布）．She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up，Mum nodded and said，“very dirty floors．”

“Yes，I’m glad they’ve finally decided to clean them，”the nurse answered．She looked at Mum strangely and said，“But aren’t you working late?”

Mum just pushed harder，each swipe（拖一下）of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall．I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book．

After a long time Mum came back．Her eyes were shining She quickly put the mop back and took my hand．As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said，“Thank you．”

Outside，Mum told me：“Dagmar is fine．No fever．”

“You saw her, Mum?”

“Of course，I told her about the hospital rules，and she will not expect us until tomorrow．Dad will stop worrying as well．It’s a fine hospital but such floors! A mop is no good．You need a brush．”

（    ）1．When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was______．

A．to clean the floor                                     B．to please the nurse

C．to see a patient                                           D．to surprise the story-teller

（    ）2．When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a______．

A．nurse                   B．visitor                  C．patient                   D．cleaner

（    ）3．After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital?

A．It is a children’s hospital．

B．It has strict rules about visiting hours．

C．The conditions there aren’t very good．

D．The nurses and doctors there don’t work hard．

（    ）4．From the text we know that Dagmar is most likely______．

A．the story-teller’s sister                              B．the story-teller’s classmate

C．Mum’s friend                                            D．Dad’s boss

（    ）5．Which of the following words best describes Mum?

A．Strange．         B．Warm-hearted．        C．Clever．            D．Hard-working．

18、There was a story many years ago of a school teacher-Mrs. Thompson．She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same．But that was a lie There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard．He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath．She did not like him．

Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was in fact a very good boy before the death of his mother．Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of（感到惭愧）herself．She felt even worse when，like all her other students，Teddy brought her a Christmas present too．It was his mother’s perfume（香水）．

Teddy said，“Mrs. Thompson，today you smell just like my Mom used to．”After the children left she cried for at least an hour．On that very day, she stopped teaching reading，writing and math．Instead，she began to teach children．

Mrs. Thompson paid more attention to Teddy．The boy’s mind seemed to come alive．The more she encouraged him，the faster he improved．By the end of the sixth grade，Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class．

Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy．He wrote that he had finished high school，third in his class，and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life．He went to college．Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed，Theodore F．Stoddard，M．D．（医学博士）．

The story doesn’t end there．On his wedding day, Dr．Stoddard whispered（低声说）in Mrs. Thompson’s ear,“Thank you，Mrs. Thompson，for believing in me．You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference．”

Mrs. Thompson，with tears in her eyes，whispered back，“Teddy, you have it all wrong．You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference．I didn’t know how to teach until I met you．”

（    ）1．What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?

A．She made Teddy feel ashamed．

B．She asked the children to play with Teddy．

C．She changed Teddy’s seat to the front now．

D．She told the class something untrue about herself．

（    ）2．What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?

A．He often told lies．                                  B．He was good at math．

C．He needed motherly care．                          D．He enjoyed playing with others．

（    ）3．In what way did Mrs. Thompson change?

A．she taught fewer school subjects．

B．She became stricter with her students．

C．She no longer liked her job as a teacher．

D．She cared more about educating students．

（    ）4．Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding?

A．She had kept in touch with him．

B．She had given him encouragement．

C．She had sent him Christmas presents．

D．She bad taught him how to judge people．

（    ）5．The underlined word smartest in the passage probably means“______”．

A．cleverest              B．cleanest                  D．hardest                  D．fastest

16、在对话的空白处填入一个适当的单词，使其内容完整与正确．

Jack：Hello，Lucy!

Lucy：Hello，Jack!

Jack：How are you these days?

Lucy：Fine，thanks! And you?

Jack：I’m fine，too．Lucy，would you like to go out to dinner on Saturday night? There’s a new（1） ______near the station．

Lucy：Yes，I’d love to．But I’m（2） ______I can’t．I have to visit my grandparents．

Jack：Oh，that’s too bad．Well，what about Sunday?

Lucy：Sunday? Let me see．Yes，I think I’m（3） ______

Jack：Great．When are we going to meet?

Lucy：At six o’clock?

Jack：（4） ______good．Let’s meet at the station at six o’clock．

Lucy：All right．See you on Sunday at six o’clock．

Jack：Right．I’m looking（5） ______to it．

Lucy：Me，too，Bye，Jack!

Jack：Bye，Lucy!