My father grew up in Oklahoma during the early years of the Great Depression. He was the only living child of a hard?working farmer and a____mother.When Dad completed the eighth grade, my grandfather believed his only son would work on the farm. My grandmother, however, understood the door that education could open even in____economic times. She persuaded grandfather to____Dad to finish high school.

Dad worked hard and completed high school at the age of 16. At last, grandpa was to have his wish. Dad would work on the farm, easing the economic and physical ____grandpa carried. But grandmother again begged grandpa to permit my father to go to college.

After____, grandpa made the most difficult decision of his lifetime. He walked to the chicken coop (鸡笼子), where he did his____. Taking a shovel in his work-worn hands,grandpa dug up a jar that held all the family’s savings. He offered the jar and its precious____to Dad, saying, “Here boy, go and make something of yourself.”

Realizing that his family was sacrificing all their savings by in his education, Dad became a steward(管家) of those funds. He____his bachelor’s degree and then went on to the University of Oklahoma,where he graduated second in his____school class in 1936. Jobs were hard to come by when Dad graduated, so he opened his own practice and lived in a home with a dirt floor. He worked long hours, but I remember him____the great books he discovered in the course of his education with me.

Our family was changed by the long walk that grandpa took to the chicken coop. Education is more than an investment in our family. It is a treasure. I____my father to college and law school, and all of my children have also____ higher education. We have been transformed by a sacrifice made two generations ago by a loving. If grandfather had not been convinced by my persistent(固执的) grandmother, he would not have made the____.

1.A. beautiful B. devoted C. lazy D. curious

2.A. tough B. great C. peaceful D. competitive

3.A. permit B. take C. ask D. force

4.A. pains B. troubles C. burdens D. activities

5.A. graduation B. work C. reflection D. permission

6.A. cooking B. cleaning C. farming D. banking

7.A. books B. bills C. savings D. coins

8.A. investing B. storing C. treasuring D. raising

9.A. failed B. received C. offered D. needed

10.A. maths B. educat C. economics D. law

11.A. making B. writing C. protecting D. sharing

12.A. joined B. followed C. advised D. accompanied

13.A. sought B. insisted C. favored D. considered

14.A. toughly B. kindly C. rudely D. fully

15.A. sense B. use C. difference D. effect

Pulling heavy suitcases all day in the summer is hard work, especially when you are a thin 14-year-old boy. That was me in 1940-the youngest and smallest baggage boy at New York City's Pennsylvania Railway Station.

After just a few days on the job, I began noticing that the other fellows were overcharging passengers. I'd like to join them, thinking, "Everyone else is doing it."

When I got home that night, I told my dad what I wanted to do. "You give an honest day's work," he said, looking at me straight in his eye. "They are paying you. If they want to do that, you let them do that."

I followed my dad's advice for the rest of that summer and have lived by his words ever since.

Of all the jobs I've had, it was my experience at Pennsylvania Railway Station that has stuck with me. Now I teach my players to have respect for other people and their possession. Being a member of a team is a totally shared experience. If one person steals, it destroys trust and hurts everyone. I can put up with many things, but not with people who steal. If one of my players were caught stealing, he'd be gone.

Whether you're on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family. if you can't trust one another, there is going to be trouble.

1.What can be inferred about the baggage boys?

A. They could earn much, but they had to work hard.

B. Many of them earned money in a dishonest way.

C. They were all from poor families.

D. They were thin, young boys.

2.What does the father's advice imply?

A. It is wrong to give more to the passengers.

B. Don't believe them if they are paying you more.

C. Don't follow others to overcharge the passengers.

D. It is difficult to work hard and live as an honest boy.

3.The underlined word "it" (in Paragraph 2) refers to______

A. overcharging passengers B. pulling heavy suitcases all day

C. paying passengers money D. working in an honest way

4.The writer can't put up with stealing because he thinks that _______.

A. it is a total shared experience

B. it is considered as the most dangerous

C. it does great harm to human relationship

D. it may led to the loss of his sports team.

5.It can be concluded from the text that _______.

A. his father's advice helped him to decide which job to take up

B. working in the sports team was his most important experience

C. he learned much from his shared experience with his team members

D. his experience as a baggage boy had a great influence on his late life

Sometime in the next century, the familiar early-newspaper on the front porch (门廊) will disappear. And instead of reading your newspaper, it will read to you. You'll get up and turn on the computer newspaper just like switching on the TV. An electronic voice will distribute stories about the latest events, guided by a program that selects the type of news you want. You'll even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear. Do you want more information on this brief story? A simple touch makes the entire text appear. Save it in your own personal computer if you like. These are among the predictions from communication experts working on the newspapers of the future. Pictured as part of broader home-based media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers will unite print and broadcast reporting, and offer news and analysis with video images of news events.

Most of the technology is available now, but convincing more people that they don't need to read a newspaper is the next step. But resistance to computer newspapers may be stronger from within journalism. Since it is such a cultural change, it may be that the present generation of journalists and publishers will have to die off before the next generation realizes that the newspaper industry is no longer a newspaper industry. Technology is making the end of ' traditional newspapers unavoidable.

Despite technological advances, it could take decades to replace newsprint with computer screens. It might take 30 to 40 years to complete the changeover because people need to buy computers and because newspapers have established financial interests in the paper industry.

1.Which of the following is NOT an advantage of computer newspapers?

A. They are cheaper than traditional newspapers.

B. They are more convenient to read.

C. You can choose the kind of voice you want to hear.

D. You can easily save information for future use.

2.Which of the following is a reason why it will take a long time to complete the changeover?

A. The technology is impossible now.

B. Computer newspaper s are too expensive.

C . The popularization of computers needs a long time.

D. Traditional newspapers are easier to read.

3.It can be inferred that journalists are against computer newspapers because ____ .

A.they don't know how to use computers

B. they think computer newspapers take too much time to read

C. they think the new technology is bad

D. they have been trained to write for traditional newspapers

4.We can infer from the passage that .

A. all technological changes are good

B. new technologies don't always replace old ones

C. new technologies will eventually replace old ones

D. traditional newspapers are here to stay for another century

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Computer newspapers are well liked.

B. Newspapers of the future will be on the computer.

C. Newspapers are out of fashion.

D. New communications technology.

Blind imitation is self-destruction. To those who do not recognize their unique worth, imitation appears attractive; to those who know their strength, imitation is unacceptable.

In the early stages of skill or character development, imitation is helpful.When I first learned to cook, I used recipes (菜谱)and turned out some tasty dishes.But soon I grew bored.Why did you follow someone else’s way of cooking when I could create my own? Imitating role models is like using training wheels on a child’s bicycle; they help you get going, but once you find your own balance, you fly faster and farther without relying on them.

In daily life, imitation can hurt us if we subconsciously(下意识地)hold poor role models.If, as a child, you observed people whose lives were bad, you may have accepted their fear and pain as normal and gone on to follow what they did. If you do not make strong choices for yourself, you will get the results of the weak choices of others.

In the field of entertainment, our culture glorifies celebrities.Those stars look great on screen.But when they step off screen, their personal lives may be disastrous. If you are going to follow someone, focus on their talent, not their bad character or unacceptable behaviors.

Bless is that the person is willing to act on their sudden desire to create something unique. Think of the movies, books, teachers, and friends that have affected you most deeply.They touched you because their creations were motivated by inspiration, not desperation.The world is changed not by those who do what has been done before them, but by those who do what has been done inside them.Creative people have an endless resource of ideas.The problem a creator faces is not running out of material; it is what to do with the material knocking at the door of imagination.

Study your role models, accept the gifts they have given, and leave behind what does not serve.Then you can say, “I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors’ tragedies and declare victory, and know that they are cheering me on.

1.Imitation proves useful when you .

A.know you are unique

B.lose the balance of life

C.begin to learn something new

D.get tired of routine practice

2.To avoid the bad result of imitation, we should________.

A.forget daily fear and pain

B.choose the right example

C.ask others for decisions

D.stay away from stars

3.According to the author, the world moves on because of those who are .

A.desperate to influence others with their knowledge

B.ready to turn their original ideas into reality

C.eager to discover what their ancestors did

D.willing to accept others’ ideas

4.The trouble a creator faces is .

A.the lack of strong motivation

B.the absence of practical ideas

C.how to search for more materials

D.how to use imagination creatively

5.What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A.To highlight the importance of creatively.

B.To criticize the characters of role models.

C.To compare imitation with creation.

D.To explain the meaning of success.

“A very destructive seven-year old child kicked my legs and scratched at my hand,” said one teacher. “I broke up a fight and was kicked,” said another. Many people have heard stories like this. But the situation is more worrying still and it involves parents.

Every child, regardless of the circumstances into which they are born, has the right to achieve their potential, regardless of their parents' wealth and class. And we recognize that, as a nation, it is a long way to achieve this goal. But rights come with responsibilities and what worries people is that we are in danger of neglecting the latter.

Far too many children are behaving badly at school, even to the point of being violent to staff. This is terrible enough, but it is hard to be surprised since many children are just mirroring the behavior of their parents. Too many are starting school unable to hold a knife and fork, unused to eating at a table,and unable to use the lavatory properly.

We are in danger of becoming a nation of families living separate lives under one roof. The bedroom, once a place to sleep, has become the living space for the young. Spending hours in front of computer screens, on social networking sites or being immersed in computer games, children and young people spend little time with their parents. Parents are unable to monitor just what their children are watching.

Schools cannot right the wrongs of society and teachers cannot become substitute parents. Both parties need to work together. Parents must be helped and given confidence to take back control. They are responsible for setting boundaries for their children's behavior and sticking to those boundaries when the going gets tough. They are responsible for setting a good example to their children and for devoting that most precious of resources---time---so that children come to school ready and willing to learn.

1.What problem do people ignore in the writer's opinion?

A. The school violence.

B. The pressure of students' learning.

C. The right to achieve students' potential.

D. Students' responsibilities.

2.The writer's attitude to the behaviors of parents may be that of____________.

A. dissatisfaction B. sympathy

C. understanding D. tolerance

3.The underlined part in Paragraph 4 may mean_____________.

A. children don't live with their parents in the same room

B. parents care little about children's life at home

C. children spend little time with their parents at home

D. parents attempt to establish a good relationship with their children

4.From the last paragraph, we can infer that__________.

A. Schools can’t correct the wrongs that society does to teachers

B. Teachers have no responsibility for playing the role of parents

C. Parents should spend time with children making them ready to learn

D. Students are responsible for making themselves known in society

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Children’s behavior at school is worrying people

B. Parents expect schools to correct their children’s bad habits

C. There is no point in parents’ teaching children at home

D. Don’t blame teachers when it’s parents who are failing

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The Best DVD of 2010

A. The Secret

Starring: Rhonda Byrne, Paul Harrington Director: Drew Heriot

The movie presentation reveals The Great Secret of the universe. It has been passed throughout the ages, traveling through centuries... to reach you. This is The Secret to everything - the secret to unlimited joy, health, money, relationships, love, youth: everything you have ever wanted.

B. Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series

Starring: David Attenborough

With a production budget of $25 million, five years in production, over 2,000 days in the field, using 40 cameramen filming across 200 locations, this is the ultimate portrait of our planet. Planet Earth takes you to places you have never seen before, to experience sights and sounds you may never experience anywhere else.

C. Casino Royale

Starring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green

"M", head of the British Secret Service, sends the newly-promoted 007 on his first mission that takes him to Madagascar to face Le Chiffre, a financier under threat from his terrorist client(客户), who is attempting to restore his funds in a high-stakes poker game at the Casino Royale. Bond learns his most important lesson: Trust no one.

D. Heroes - Season One

Starring: Hayden Panettiere, Masi Oka

Experience the mystery and electrifying twists as seemingly ordinary people around the globe who discover they have extraordinary powers. As they come to terms with their unique abilities, their risky decisions will affect the futures of everyone around them …and the world.

E. An Inconvenient Truth

Starring: Al Gore, Billy West Director: Davis Guggenheim

Director Davis Guggenheim weaves the science of global warming with Al Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change in the most talked-about documentary of the year. An Inconvenient Truth makes that global warming is real, man-made, and its effects will be serious if we don’t act now.

F. The Queen

Starring: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen Director: Stephen Frears

Dame Helen Mirren gives a spellbinding performance in THE QUEEN, the story behind one of the most public tragedies of our time — the sudden death of Princess Diana. In the wake of Diana's death, Queen Elizabeth II finds herself in conflict with the new Prime Minister. THE QUEEN takes you inside the Royal Family and the British government.

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1.Charlie has read a lot about pollution round the world and he is really concerned about the environment issues. Recently he’s heard that there is a wonderful documentary movie about the environment and he wants to buy one.

2.Mary is a geography teacher in a junior middle school. She is not satisfied with her lessons last term. Her students felt dull at her class. This term she is going to improve her lessons and try to make her class more interesting. She is looking for some video materials for her class.

3.Jane was sad at Princess Diana’s death and she believed she was murdered rather than an accident. She is glad to hear there is a movie exploring into this matter.

4.John is a middle school student. He is especially interested in finding answers to all kinds of interesting questions about universe and life. He hopes he can learn about these in an interesting way.

5. Tom is a crazy fan of James Bond. He has collected a lots of Bond’s movies. He’s heard the new one is marvelous and he won’t miss it.

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