Linda Evans was my best friend-like the sister I never had．We did everything together：piano lessons，movies，swimming，horseback riding．
When I was 13，my family moved away．Linda and I kept in touch through letters，and we saw each other on special times-like my wedding(婚礼)and Linda's．Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes，and we wrote less often．One day a card that I sent came back，stamped “Address(地址)Unknown” I had no idea about how to find Linda．
Over the years，I missed Linda very much．I wanted to share(分享)happiness of my children and then grandchildren．And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died．There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill．
One day，I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman-Linda's married name．“There must be thousands of Wagmans．” I thought，but I still wrote to her．
She called as soon as she got my letter．“Mrs．Tobin!”she said excitedly，“Linda Evans Wagman is my mother．”
Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much，even after 40 years，laughed and cried and caught up on each other's lives．Now the empty place in my heart is filled．And there's one thing that Linda and I know for sure：We won't lose each other again!
(1)
The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans ________．
[ ]
A．
at the age of 13
B．
before she got married
C．
after they moved to new homes
D．
before the writer's family moved away
(2)
They didn't often write to each other because they ________．
[ ]
A．
got married
B．
had little time to do so
C．
didn't like writing letters
D．
could see each other on special time
(3)
There was an empty place in the writer's heart because she ________．
[ ]
A．
was in trouble
B．
didn't know Linda's address
C．
received the card that she sent
D．
didn't have a friend like Linda to share her happiness and sadness
During a winter’s night in 1935, Xia Xinmin, a 21-year-old soldier in the Red Army, was climbing a snowy mountain．With heavy snowflakes flying around him, Xia felt shattered by the piercing cold wind? He couldn’t move one more step．So his friends tied him to the tail of a horse, dragging him forward．
“You can’t imagine the cold, fighting for breath on the high mountain, ” said Xia．“But I survived thanks to help from other soldiers and our strong willpower．”
Xia was among the soldiers who overcame the dangers of the 12,500-kilometre Long March．Surrounded by Chiang Kai-shek’s Kuomintang Army, the Red Army began the two-year march to escape．On October 22, 1936, they finally succeeded, arriving at Shaan’xi．
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the victory? Seventy years have passed, but stories of the Red Army’s bravery have been passed down through families．“I was quite touched when my grandfather told me his wartime stories, ” said Guan Yingran, 17．His grandfather experienced countless dangers after he joined the Red Army at the age of eight．
“Gradfather said it was their belief in winning a better life for all the people that finally led them out of darkness, ” said Guan．
Yin Weidong a policeman who retraced the full route in October, fully understands the power of belief．The 34-year-old was really frightened when he fell into a swamp．“It helped me understand the spirit of the Long March which means you must never give up hope．”
Recent years have seen groups of people like Yin retrace the march．Two Englishmen finished their new Long March in 2003．This summer students from 13 universities took part in a relay to cover the full route．In this way they figured out what young people could learn from the Long March．
Lin Lu, a 17-year-old girl said the Long March encouraged her to work hard during Senior 3．“Like the soldiers, I believe in myself and that I can win a place at my dream school．” However, she said her bitterness is nothing compared to that of the army．“They lost their lives, but all that I lost was a few hours’ sleep．”
“In modern society where beliefs tend to be lost, the Long March teaches people to search for them again, ” said Wang Shuzeng, author of the book “Long March” in 2006．
(1)
The experience of Xia ________．
[ ]
A．
showed how tough the journey can be for those who want to retrace the route
B．
is an example of the tough soldiers who achieved the success of the Long March
C．
gave us a clear picture of what qualities a good mountain climber must have
D．
warn us of the potential dangers of climbing high mountains alone
(2)
Those who retraced the route ________．
[ ]
A．
are inspired by the spirit of the Long March
B．
overcame the same dangers as 70 years ago
C．
believed in winning a better life for all the people
D．
were mostly students from famous universities
(3)
By quoting the author of the book“Long March”, the writer means that ________．
[ ]
A．
the Long March is a valuable lesson for people in modern society
B．
people should try to retrace the route of the “Long March”
C．
living in a comfortable environment, people easily lose their beliefs
D．
people should sometimes search for difficulties in their lives
阅读理解
BEIJING.Oct.14(Xinhua)－A total of 120 middle school students from 35 countries will attend the final of an international China language contest, to be held in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality from Oct.16 to 30．
The candidates, aged from 15 to 20, must be from foreign countries and not native Chinese speakers, said a statement issued by the Chinese Language Council(CLC), the contest's organizer, here Thursday．
All of the candidates have passed the preliminary contests(初赛)held in their own countries．
According to the organizer, the competition will have a top prize, five second prizes, 10 third prizes and a dozen prizes for special talents．The organizer will also launch an online vote for“the most liked candidate．”
It was the third year China has held the contest．
“The competition not only tests the proficiency of Chinese language but also the candidates'capability to communicate across different cultures,”the statement said．
All the candidates in the final will receive scholarships from the Chinese government, said Hu Hangyu, an official with the Education Bureau of the Chongqing Municipality, jointly organizing the contest．
They will also meet local Chinese students and live with Chinese families, Hu said．
“The competition is to meet the increasing demand for Chinese learning by foreign youngsters,”said Xu Lin, the CLC director．
The CLC has also hosted similar contest for foreign college students since 2002．
China has been working to promote Chinese language learning abroad over the past few years．According to the CLC, the country had 282 Confucius Institutes and 272“Confucius Classrooms”in 88 countries and regions as of 2009 since the first one was established in 2004．
(1)
The text is intended to ________．
[ ]
A．
show the popularity of Chinese language learning in the world
B．
introduce an international Chinese language learning test system
C．
make readers aware of the importance of Chinese language learning
D．
report an international Chinese language contest to be held
(2)
The candidates must be ________．
[ ]
A．
foreign college students
B．
non-native middle school students
C．
native Chinese students
D．
students from Confucius Institutes
(3)
According to the text, the competition is ________．
[ ]
A．
organized by the Chongqing Municipality government
B．
mainly to test the candidates'Chinese language competence
C．
held every three years in Chongqing Municipality
D．
to provide foreign students with a chance to know China
(4)
What has China been doing to promote Chinese language learning abroad according to the text?
[ ]
A．
Thousands of Chinese teachers are sent abroad to teach the language．
B．
282 Confucius Institutes are established in China to teach Chinese．
C．
The Chinese language contests for foreign students are regularly held．
D．
Many Chinese students are sent abroad for culture exchanges every year．
(5)
In which part of the newspaper is the text most likely to be found?
[ ]
A．
Education
B．
Advertisement
C．
Business
D．
Entertainment
阅读理解
Proverbs(谚语)are quite common in spoken English．We don't normally put them in a composition or a letter．Sometimes it is helpful if you know what common proverbs mean．Here are a few examples．
1)“Once bitten, twice shy．” If a dog bites me, I shall be twice as careful in future when I see it．This proverb is also used to apply to many things and not only to dogs．If you have been cheated at a shop, you will not go to the same shop again．
2)“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush．” If I am a hunter, trying to catch birds, it is better to catch one than to see two birds in a bush but not able to catch them．Thus this means that what you have already got is better than the chance of being able to get something bigger in future．
3)“Too many cooks spoil the broth(soup)”．When too many people do something, they get in each other's way and do a bad job．
4)“To pour oil on troubled waters” is to try to calm things down．Oil is lighter than water．If a ship is in trouble at sea, another ship may come to help it．The second ship can send small boats to rescue people．However, it may first pour oil on the sea to make the sea less rough．
5)“Don't be a dog in a manger(槽)”means“ Don't be selfish．” In a stable(马房), the manger is the place where the horse's food is put．Sometimes a dog will sleep in the manger and bark when a horse comes to get its food．The dog doesn't want to eat the hay in the manger but it will not let the horse eat it．
6)“He is sitting on the fence” means that somebody will not say whether he is in favor of a plan or against it．He is sitting on a fence between two opposing sides, perhaps waiting to see which side will win．
7)“He who pays the piper calls the tune．” A piper is a musician．The man who employs or pays a musician can say what tunes the man will play．Thus this means that if a man provides the money for a plan, he can say how it will be carried out．
8)“You can't get blood out of a stone” means that you cannot get something from a person who has not got any of the things you want．e．g．you cannot get a million dollars from a poor man．
(1)
Peter has a bicycle which is much too small for him but he does not want to let his younger brother ride on it．His mother is angry and says to him：________．
[ ]
A．
You can't get blood out of a stone
B．
Don't be a dog in a manger
C．
The early bird gets the worm
D．
To pour oil on troubled waters
(2)
Mr．and Mrs．Smith had a quarrel．Their friend, Mr．Brown, wanted to talk to them．When he came back, he told his wife that he had been trying to help the Smiths by ________．
[ ]
A．
pouring oil on troubled waters
B．
getting blood out of a stone
C．
being a dog in a manger
D．
sitting on the fence
(3)
Mr．Wang paid for a new school．Some people didn't like the design of the school but they didn't argue with Mr．Wang because ________．
[ ]
A．
he was sitting on the fence
B．
once bitten, twice shy
C．
he who pays the piper calls the tune
D．
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
(4)
Mrs．Lin wanted to buy a new dress．Her husband suggested that she buy it from a shop near their home．Mrs．Lin disagreed because she had been cheated by that shop．So she said ：“I won't go there again because ________．”
[ ]
A．
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
B．
I am sitting on the fence
C．
once bitten, twice shy
D．
too many cooks spoil the broth
阅读理解
The earthquake affected the students of the destroyed areas in many ways：losing parents, being scared and feeling lonely．How can we help them? Teens reporter talked with Lin Dan, the program director of the Sunshine in Your Heart Project at the Red Cross Society of China．
How will the earthquake affect the teenagers mentally?
They'll have feelings of fear, anger and feel they are not safe．They will find it hard to focus．They will tend to cry and shout and tremble．And they might be afraid to be alone．
What will happen if they are not helped?
The teenagers will find it hard to live in a balanced way．If things get worse they might not be able to focus on their studies．They might give up on life．
How can we help them overcome these problems?
The first thing is to build up trust with them．Show your sympathy and sadness, and be their friend．Then you have to give them a sense of safety．Tell them that there's a solution to every problem．Thirdly, try to satisfy their psychological needs．Be a good listener if he or she needs to talk．
Some of us were not directly affected by the quake but have seen images on TV and feel scared．What should we do?
Talk with an adult and/or share your feelings with someone who might feel similar．If this doesn't help, then you should see a doctor for professional help．
(1)
What's the best title of the passage?
[ ]
A．
The scare caused by the earthquake
B．
Dealing with the pain left behind after the earthquake
C．
How to get a sense of safety
D．
The psychological needs
(2)
The earthquake will affect the teenagers mentally．Which of the following statements is not included?
[ ]
A．
They'll tend to cry and shout and tremble．
B．
They may be afraid to be alone．
C．
They'll feel unsafe．
D．
They'll feel sympathetic．
(3)
The underlined word “psychological” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to “________”．
[ ]
A．
mental
B．
physical
C．
material
D．
professional
(4)
From the passage, we can infer that ________．
[ ]
A．
the scare caused by the earthquake can be relieved quickly
B．
seeing a doctor is the most important measure to deal with the problems
C．
the images on TV can also affect people and even cause problems
D．
to help them overcome these problems, we should always talk with them
(5)
To help them overcome the problems, we should not ________．
[ ]
A．
build up trust with them
B．
give them a sense of safety
C．
solve every problem they have for them
D．
be a good listener if they need to talk
阅读理解
Jeremy Shu-How Lin is an American professional basketball player with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association．Lin was born on August on 23, 1988 in Los Angeles , California , and grew up in a Christian family in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Palo Alto．His parents, Gie-Ming and Shirley, emigrated from Taiwan to the United States in the mid-1970s．They are dual nationals of both Taiwan and the U．S．
Lin's parents are both 5 feet 6 inches tall．His maternal grandmother's family was tall, and her father was over 6 feet．Lin has an older brother, Josh , and a younger brother , Joseph．
In his senior year in 2005-2006, Lin captained Palo Alto High School to a 32-1 record and upset nationally ranked Mater Dei , 51-47 , for the California Interscholastic Federation(CIF)Division II state title．He was named first – team All-State and Northern California Division II Player of the Year, ending his senior year averaging 15.1 points , 7.1 assists , 6.2 rebounds and 5.0 steals．
Lin sent his resume and a DVD of highlights of his high school basketball career to many universities．Harvard and Brown were the only teams that guaranteed him a spot on their basketball teams．
In July 2005, then-Harvard assistant coach Bill Holden saw that Lin was 6 feet 3 inches, which fit the physical attributes he was seeking , and he had a 4.2 grade point average in high school , which fit Harvard's academic standards．However, Holden was not initially impressed with Lin's on-court abilities, and told Lin's high school basketball coach , Peter Diepenbrock , that Lin was a “Division III player”．Later that week, Holden saw Lin playing in a much more competitive game, driving to the basket at every opportunity with the “instincts of a killer”．Lin became a top-priority for Holden．Harvard coaches feared that Stanford, close to Lin's home, would offer Lin a scholarship, but it did not , and Lin chose to attend Harvard．
Joe Lacob, incoming Warriors' owner and Stanford booster, said Stanford's failure to accept Lin “was really stupid．The kid was right across the street．If you can't recognize that, you've got a problem．” Kerry Keating, the UCLA assistant who offered Lin the opportunity to walk-on , said in hindsight that Lin would probably have ended up starting at point guard for UCLA(University of California at Los Angeles)．
(1)
Which of the following statements about Shu-How Lin is NOT correct according to the passage ?
[ ]
A．
He is a professional basketball player of the NBA．
B．
He was brought up in a Chinese-American family．
C．
His parents are of medium height．
D．
He is the oldest son in his family．
(2)
The statistics in the third paragraph shows that ________．
[ ]
A．
Lin is an excellent basketball player
B．
Lin is an excellent captain of a basketball team
C．
Lin is an excellent organizer on the basketball court
D．
Lin has a large number of fans all over the country
(3)
Bill Holden gave a chance to Lin because ________．
[ ]
A．
he was tall enough with excellent records on the basketball court
B．
he finally found Lin with the instincts of a killer
C．
he found Lin was a very active basketball player
D．
his all-round abilities fit Harvard's academic standards
(4)
Joe Lacob thinks that ________．
[ ]
A．
It was a mistake for Stanford not to accept Lin
B．
Lin can make a good captain of the university basketball team
C．
Lin is hopeful to be an excellent point guard
D．
some Division I coaches have problems finding good basketball players
