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Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing world. But the 31 is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a 32 country like Germany?

Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making 33 for the homeless of Berlin, Germany’s capital. They first 34 one long hot summer when most Germans were 35 on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, 36 a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.

The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren’t 37 . “What these people also need is warmth and 38 ,” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t 39 to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita 40 there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always 41 to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.

The couple were soon 42 all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to 43 donations. Today, over thirty companies 44 donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to 45 them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer 46 new shoes.

Kurt and Rita receive no 47 for their hard work. “ We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t 48 money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita admits she often gets 49 , she says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a 50 in the world.

1.A. result B. truth C. reason D. idea

2.A. traditional B. developing C. typical D. wealthy

3.A. preparations B. houses C. meals D. suggestions

4.A. began B. met C. called D. left

5.A. asleep B. alone C. across D. away

6.A. brought up B. set up C. put aside D. gave away

7.A. enough B. necessary C. helpful D. expensive

8.A. fame B. freedom C. courage D. caring

9.A. hesitate B. agree C. pretend D. intend

10.A. made sense B. found out C. made sure D. worked out

11.A. open B. crowded C. noisy D. near

12.A. costing B. wasting C. taking D. spending

13.A. pay for B. ask for C. look into D. carry out

14.A. completely B. calmly C. regularly D. roughly

15.A. advertise B. sell C. deliver D. lend

16.A. donates B. produces C. designs D. collects

17.A. permission B. payment C. direction D. support

18.A. borrow B. raise C. save D. expect

19.A. surprised B. excited C. tired D. amused

20.A. profit B. difference C. decision D. rule

Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, serious man not the sort of person around whom one could laugh. As a teenager arriving in America, knowing nothing, I wanted a father who could explain the human journey. In college, when friends called home for advice, 1 would sink into deep depression for what I did not have.

Today. at twenty-seven, I have come to rediscover them in ways that my teenage mind would not allow — as adults and as friends with their own faults and weaknesses.

One night after my move back home, I overheard my father on the telephone. There was some trouble. Later, Dad shared the problem with me. Apparently my legal training had earned me some privileges in his eyes. I talked through the problem with Dad. analyzing the purposes of the people involved and offering several negotiation strategies. He listened patiently before finally admitting, “I can’t think like that. I am a simple man.”

Dad is a brilliant scientist who can deconstruct (解构) the building blocks of nature. Yet human nature is a mystery to him. That night I realized that he was simply not skilled at dealing with people, much less the trouble of a conflicted teenager. It’s not in his nature to understand human desires.

And so, there it was — it was no one’s fault that my father held no interest in human lives while 1 placed great importance in them. We are at times born more sensitive, wide-eyed, and dreamy than our parents and become more curious and idealistic than them. Dad perhaps never expected me for a child. And I, who knew Dad as an intelligent man, had never understood that his intelligence did not cover all of my feelings.

It has saved me years of questioning and confusion. I now see my parents as people who have other relationships than just Father and Mother. I now overlook their many faults and weaknesses, which once annoyed me.

I now know my parents as friends: people who ask me for advice; people who need my support and understanding. And I’ve come to see my past clearly.

1.What was the author’s impression of her father when she was a teenager?

A. Friendly but irresponsible.

B. Intelligent but severe.

C. Cold and aggressive.

D. Caring and communicative.

2.Why did the author feel depressed when her friends called home?

A. She did not have a phone to a1l home.

B. Her father did not care about her human journey.

C. Her father was too busy to answer her phone.

D. Her father couldn’t give her appropriate advice.

3.After the author overheard her father on the telephone.

A. he blamed her for impoliteness

B. he rediscovered human nature

C. he consulted with her about his problem

D. he changed his attitude towards the author

4.The author realized that ______.

A. her father had too many faults and weaknesses

B. her father was not as intelligent as she had thought

C. her father was not good at interpersonal relationships

D. her father placed too much importance in social activities

5.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A. My Parents as Friends

B. My Parents as Advisors

C. My Father — a Serious Man

D. My Father — an Intelligent Scientist

The concept of solitude (独处) in the digital world is almost non-existent. In the world of digital technology, e-mail, social networking and online video games, information is meant to be 1. . Solitude can be hard to discover once it has been given up. In this respect, new technologies have 2. our culture.

The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a(an) 3. as we’ve known. People have become so 4. in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted even if they’d rather not be. Today we can talk, text, e-mail, chat and blog to share our ideas, not only from our 5. , but from our mobile phones as well.

Most developed nations have become 6. on digital technology simply because they’ve grown accustomed to it, and at this point not 7. it would make them an outsider. 8. , many jobs and careers require people to be 9. . From this point of view, technology has changed the culture of work. Being reachable might feel like a 10. to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.

I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who really wants it. Computers can be shut down and mobile phones can be turned off. The ability to be “connected” and “on” has many 11. , as well as disadvantages. Travelers have ended up 12. on mountains, and mobile phones have saved countless lives. They can also make people feel 13. and forced to answer unwanted calls or reply to unwanted texts.

Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society 14. according to different generations. Some find today’s technology a gift. Others consider it a 15. . Regardless of anyone’s view on the subject, it’s hard to imagine what life would be like without keeping up with the advancements in technology.

16. A．updated B．received C．shared D．collected

17. A．respected B．shaped C．ignored D．preserved

18. A．edge B．stage C．end D．balance

19. A．sensitive B．intelligent C．considerate D．reachable

20. A．media B．computers C．databases D．monitors

21. A．bent B．hard C．keen D．dependent

22. A．finding B．using C．protecting D．changing

23. A．Also B．Instead C．Otherwise D．Somehow

24. A．connected B．trained C．recommended D．interested

25. A．pleasure B．benefit C．burden D．disappointment

26. A．aspects B．weaknesses C．advantages D．exceptions

27. A．hidden B．lost C．relaxed D．deserted

28. A．amused B．excited C．confused D．trapped

29. A．vary B．arise C．spread D．exist

30. A．present B．tendency C．progress D．curse

There is a famous story about British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He was writing a poem when he was interrupted by a knock at the door.

This was an age before telephones. Someone was delivering a message. When Coleridge got back to his poem, he had lost his inspiration. His poetic mood had been broken by the knock on his door. His unfinished poem, which could otherwise have been a masterpiece, would now never be more than a fragment.

This story tells how unexpected communication can destroy an important thought, which bring us to the cellphone.

The most common complaint about cellphones is that people talk on them to the annoyance of people around them. But more damaging may be the cellphone’s interruption of our thoughts.

We have already entered a golden age of little white lies about our cellphones, and this is by and large(大体上)a healthy, protective development. “I didn’t hear it ring” or “I didn’t realize my phone had shut off” are among the lies we tell to give ourselves space where we’re beyond reach.

The notion of being unreachable is not a new concept—we have “Do Not Disturb” sign on the doors of hotel rooms. So why must we feel guilty when it comes to cellphones? Why must we apologize if we decide to shut off the phone for a while?

Now time alone, or a conversation with someone next to us which cannot be interrupted by a phone, is something to be cherished. Even cellphone devotees（信徒）, myself usually included, can’t help at times wanting to throw their phone away, or curse the day they were invented.

But we don’t and won’t, and there really is no need. All that’s required to take back our private time is a general social recognition that we have the right to it. In other words, we have to develop a healthy contempt for the rings of our own phones.

A cellphone call deserves no greater priority than a random word from the person next to us，though the call on my cellphone may be the one-in-a-million from Steven Spielberg—who has finally read my novel and wants to make it his next movie. But most likely it is not, and I’m better off thinking about the idea I just had for a new story, or the slice of pizza I’ll eat for lunch.

1.What is the point of the anecdote(轶事)about the poet Coleridge in the first three paragraphs?

A．To direct readers’ attention to the main topic.

B．To show how important inspiration is to a poet.

C．To emphasize the disadvantage of not having a cellphone.

D．To encourage readers to read the works of this poet.

2.What does the writer think about people telling “white lies” about their cellphones?

A．It is a way of signaling that you don’t like the caller.

B．It is natural to tell lies about small things

C．It is basically a good way to protect one’s privacy.

D．We should feel guilty when we can’t tell the truth.

3.According to the author, what is the most annoying problem caused by cellphones?

A．People get so obsessed (着迷) with the cellphone rings that they fail to notice anything else.

B．People feel guilty when they are not able to answer their cellphones.

C．Cellphones interrupt people’s private time.

D．With cellphones it is no longer possible to be unreachable.

4.What does the last paragraph suggest?

A．A person who calls us from afar deserves more of our attention.

B．Steven Spielberg once called the author to talk about the author’s novel.

C．You should always finish your lunch before you answer a call on the cellphone.

D．Never let cellphones disturb your life too much.

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分）

1.I have not been able to be_______(在户外) for so long.

2.After_______(毕业)from college，we finally got the chance to take a bike trip.

3.The water pipes in some buildings cracked and _____(爆裂).

4.She is very ______(可靠)and I knew I did not need to encourage her.

5.Some of the rescue workers and doctors were_____(陷入困境) under the ruins.

6.Only then did we decide to answer_______(暴力) in a peaceful way.

7. ______(事实上)，he is a dishonest businessman.

8.The baby felt_____(忽视)by her parents.

9.The earthquake nearly ______（毁坏）everything in the city.

10.The officer ordered the soldiers to stand______(挺直).

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