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—Did you meet anyone ________ at the party?

—No, in fact, I found the party rather ________.

A. interesting; boring

B. interested; boring

C. interesting; bored

D. interested; bored

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If you live in a big city, there are many things to drive you crazy on your daily route, and it’s not just overcrowded subway trains.

Vicky Zhao is a mainlander working in Hong Kong. For her, one thing she can’t put up with is people standing on the wrong side of the escalator(自动扶梯) in subway stations. “Escalators help us move faster and save time. It isn’t a place to rest,” the 24-year-old says. “I often see tourists block the way with their suitcases or chatting on the escalators during rush hours. It annoys me to no end.”

Admitting she is not the patient type, Zhao says things are much better in Hong Kong than in cities on the mainland where “stand right, walk left” signs are often ignored.

The logic behind the “stand right, walk left” escalator etiquette(礼仪) seems obvious. Even though you may want to catch your breath while you’re transported up or down, you should still consider others and leave enough space for people in a hurry, so that they can run and catch the train.

Many cities’ escalators, including London’s and Beijing’s, use the “stand right, walk left” system to speed up the flow of people. (Australia is an exception and you should stand on the left side instead.) But some cities discourage people from moving on escalators out of safety reasons. In Hong Kong’s subway stations there are regular announcements asking people to “stand still” on escalators. Even so, most people in this fast-paced city observe the “stand right, walk left” etiquette.

But the people who stand on escalators defend themselves by telling the walkers not to be so impatient. The BBC quotes one stander as saying: “If the person is in such a rush, why not just take the stairs? Even when the escalator is packed and there’s nowhere to move, I see these same people complaining about not being able to pass.”

Whatever the escalator etiquette is in the place you live or visit, do what most people are doing and always be mindful of others: leave enough space between each other, don’t stay at the end of the escalator, and if someone is blocking your way, a simple “excuse me” is enough.

1.In the second paragraph, the underlined word “It” refers to ________.

A. the author’s living in the big city of Hong Kong

B. being crowded on the subway trains in rush hours

C. people’s blocking the way or chat on the escalators

D. people’s standing on the right side resting

2.When on the escalator, a majority of local people in Hong Kong ________.

A. stand still as the railway stations require

B. ignore the “stand right, walk left” signs

C. use the stairs instead of escalators

D. follow the “stand right, walk left” etiquette

3.What can be inferred from the 6th paragraph?

A. Not everyone follows the “stand right, walk left” etiquette.

B. The BBC is against the “stand right, walk left” etiquette.

C. People should be patient and take the stairs if possible.

D. People shouldn’t complain about the crowded escalators.

4.Which of the following statements is the writer’s opinion?

A. People should stand right no matter where they are.

B. People should do as the Romans do and consider others.

C. People should do as they like on the escalators.

D. People should be seriously criticized when they block the way.

I am looking forward to ________ your answer as soon as possible.

A. receivingB. being receivedC. receiveD. be received

As Rosalie Warren stood at the mailbox in the lobby of her apartment building in May 1980, she shared the anxiety of many other college seniors. In her hand was an envelope containing her final grades. As she nervously opened it, Warren wondered whether her hundreds of hours of studying had paid off.

They had.

“I got five A’s,” she still recalls with elation. “I almost fell on the floor!”

Warren would graduate from Suffolk University with a Bachelor of Science degree in philosophy and history at age 80. Three years later, at age 83; she would receive her second degree from Suffolk, a master’s in education.

Now, with both diplomas proudly displayed in her apartment, Warren is not finished with learning. Now 93, she continues for her 18th year at Suffolk under a program that allows persons 65 and over to attend classes tuition free. “It’s my life to go to school, to enjoy being in an academic atmosphere,” she says. “That’s what I love.”

Warren was born Rosalie Levey on Aug.29, 1900. Two years after she entered high school, her father died. Warren had to leave school for factory work to help support her family’s 10 children. Warren describes herself as a “person who always liked school,” and she says the move “broke my heart completely because I couldn’t finish high school.”

In the end, however, “I went to school nights,” she recalls. “Any place I could find an outlet of learning and teaching, I was there.”

A short time later, her mother became ill, and Warren had to care for her, once again putting her education on hold.

Finally, in 1921, her mother, now recovered, drew from her saving to send Warren to Boston University for two years to study typing, stenography, and office procedures.

Those courses helped Warren gain several long-term office positions over the next 60 years, but her great desire “to be in the academic field” continued.

In 1924, she married Eugene Warren, and seven years later, her daughter, Corinne, was born. In 1955, by then a widow and a grandmother, Warren took a bus tour across the United States that was to last nine months. She said she wanted to see “things you never see in the West End.”

When she returned home, she took a bookkeeping position and also enrolled in courses in philosophy, sociology and Chinese history.

In 1975, when she was 75, Warren learned from a neighbor about Suffolk University’s tuition-free program for senior citizens.” I was at the registrar’s office the very next day,” she recalls. At first, she took one or two courses at a time, but encouraged by her professors, she enrolled as a degree candidate.

“I had not studied for so many years,” she says, “but I was determined.” For the next four years, Warren, who calls herself a “student of philosophy,” worked toward her degree.

Nancy Stoll, dean of students at Suffolk, says Warren is “an interesting role model for our younger students—that learning is a lifetime activity...She is genuinely enthusiastic about being here, and that permeates (散发) her activities and is contagious (传染的) to students and faculty.”

1.What does the word elation mean in the sentence “I got fives A’s”, she still recalls with elation”?

A. Great happiness.B. Great surprise.

C. Great pride.D. Great honor.

2.Which statement can be inferred from the underlined sentences?

A. Because Warren needn’t pay her tuition; she went to study at Suffolk University.

B. At first Warren had to pay for her courses at Suffolk University.

C. Most of the students at Suffolk University are older than 65.

D. Suffolk University encourages older people to take courses.

3.It can be inferred from this passage that Rosalie Warren _______.

A. came from a wealthy family

B. didn’t like working in an office

C. put her family before her education

D. didn’t like her family very much

4.What is the main topic of this passage?

A. Rosalie Warren’s family

B. Rosalie Warren’s life

C. Rosalie Warren’s education

D. Rosalie Warren’s studying at Suffolk University

It is very ________ that she will ring me tonight.

A. likelyB. possiblyC. probablyD. perhaps

Terror attacked the heart of the World War I soldier，as he saw his lifelong friend falling in the battle．Caught in a trench（战壕） with ________ gunfire whizzing（飕飕地移动）over his head，the soldier asked his ________ if he might go out into the “No Man's Land” between the trenches to bring his ________ partner back．

“You can go，”said the officer，“but I don't think it will be worth it．Your friend is ________ dead and you may throw your own ________ away．”

The officer's words didn't ________ to him，and the soldier went anyway. Surprisingly he ________ to reach his friend，lift him onto his ________，and bring him back to their own trench．As the two of them ________ in together to the bottom of the trench，the officer ________ the wounded soldier，and then looked kindly at his friend．

“I told you it wouldn't be worth it，” he said．“Your friend is dead，and you are terribly wounded．”

“It was worth it，________，sir，” the soldier said．

“What do you mean by ‘worth it’?” ________ the officer．“Your friend is dead!” “Yes sir，” the soldier answered．“But it was worth it because when I got to him，he was still ________，and I had the ________ of hearing him say，‘Jim，I knew you'd come．’”

Many a time in ________，whether a thing is worth doing or not really depends on ________ you look at it．Take up all your ________ and do something your ________ tells you to do so that you may not ________ doing it later in life．May each and every one of you be blessed with the company of ________ friends.

1.A．brightB．dustyC．continuousD．loose

2.A．partnerB．officerC．reporterD．relative

3.A．gratefulB．forgetfulC．selflessD．helpless

4.A．probablyB．personallyC．exactlyD．entirely

5.A．workB．lifeC．gunD．friendship

6.A．matterB．agreeC．escapeD．succeed

7.A．triedB．decidedC．plannedD．managed

8.A．handsB．headC．shoulderD．legs

9.A．trappedB．fellC．exploredD．competed

10.A．checkedB．recoveredC．persuadedD．transported

11.A．althoughB．thenC．whileD．anyhow

12.A．advisedB．warnedC．respondedD．ordered

13.A．aliveB．afraidC．affectedD．amazed

14.A．realityB．satisfactionC．responsibilityD．experience

15.A．lifeB．battlesC．natureD．society

16.A．whatB．howC．whenD．why

17.A．attentionB．mercyC．courageD．money

18.A．intelligenceB．friend

C．characterD．heart

19.A．forgetB．rememberC．regretD．admit

20.A．trueB．straightC．generousD．native

Nowadays, many teenagers spend too many time on computers. The number of students who come to school in the morning are already completely exhausting. The cause of this is staying late at night playing computer games and chat with their friends online. Most of them don’t realize just how damaging to their healthy this is, let alone the effect it has on their grades. I recently read an article about the damage that playing computer games are doing to kids. The article claimed for that lots of the games kids play are extremely harmful. It said that at best they are turning teens into dull people which have no social life and at worst into potential killer!

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

1.Write a letter to a friend, __________ has some difficulties with his studies.

2.Qingdao is a beautiful city, __________ I’ll pay a six-day visit.

3.I will be __________ (have) a meeting at three o’clock this afternoon.

4.The girl, __________ (她的）father was a teacher, was admitted to Beijing University.

5.__________ we all know, Mo Yan is a famous writer.

6.The plane __________ (take) off at 10 o’clock this morning.

7.If he invites me to his wedding, I __________ (attend) it.

8.A bit more effort __________ you will pass the exam.

9.Let us __________ (has) a talk face to face.

10.Sign this agreement now __________ you will regret later.

Most young architects—particularly those in big cities—can only dream about working in a building of their own. And making that dream come true often means finding a building no one else seems to want, which is exactly what happened to David Yocum and his partner, Brian Bell. Their building is a former automobile electrical-parts firm in Atlanta. From the outside, it looks too old, even something horrible, but open the door and you are in a wide, open courtyard, lined on three sides with rusting walls.

In 2000,Yocum and Bell found this building in the city’s West End. Built in 1947, the structure had been abandoned years earlier and the roof of the main building had fallen down. But the price was right, so Yocum bought it. He spent eight months of his off-hours on demolition, pulling rubbish out through the roof, because it was too dangerous to go inside the building. The demolition was hard work, but it gave him time to think about what he wanted to do, and “to treasure what was there—the walls, the rust, the light,” Yocum said. “Every season, more paint falls off the walls and more rust develops. It’s like an art installation(装置) in there—a slow-motion show.”

Since the back building had been constructed without windows, an all-glass front was added to the building to give it a view of the courtyard, and skylights were installed in the roof. The back of the building is a working area and a living room for Yocum and his wife. A sort of buffer(缓冲) zone between the front and the back contains a bathroom, a kitchen and a mechanical room, and the walls that separate these zones have openings that allow views through to the front of the studio and the courtyard beyond.

Yocum and Bell, who have just completed an art gallery for the city, feel that the experience from the decoration of their building, focusing on the inside rather than the outside, has influenced their work. It has also given these architects a chance to show how they can make more out of less.

1.According to the passage, it is_________ for most young architects in big cities to work in a building of their own.

A. unrealistic B. easy

C. unnecessary D. common

2.Working on the old building, Yocum and Bell_______.

A. removed the skylights from the bathroom

B. presented a slow-motion show in an art gallery

C. pulled rubbish out through the roof

D. built a kitchen at the back part of the old building

3.It can be inferred from the passage that Yocum and Bell ________.

A. benefited a lot from pulling down the roof

B. turned more old buildings into art galleries

C. paid more attention to the outside of the art gallery

D. got inspiration from decorating their old building

4.The main idea of the passage is that_________.

A. creative people can make the best of what they have

B. people can learn a lot from their failures

C. it is worthwhile to spend money on an old building

D. people should not judge things by their appearance

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