Because of the financial crisis this year, the company decided not to _______ dividends (股息) to its shareholders.

       A. vary                        B. distribute                  C. disturb                            D. contribute

Some say everyday miracles(奇迹) are predestined(注定的)----the right time for the appointed meeting. And it can happen anywhere.

In 2001, 11-year-old Kevin Stephan was a bat boy for his younger brother's Little League team in Lancaster, New York. It was an early evening in late July. Kevin was standing on the grass away from the plate, where another youngster was warming up for the next game. Swinging his bat back and forth, giving it all the power an elementary school kid could give. The boy brought the bat back hard and hit Kevin in the chest. His heart stopped.

When Kevin fell to the ground, the mother of one of the players rushed out of the stands to his aid. Penny Brown hadn't planned to be there that day, but at the last minute, her shift(换班)at the hospital had been changed to see her son’s performance. She was given the night off. Penny bent over the senseless boy, his face already starting to turn blue, and giving CPR, breathing into his mouth and giving chest compressions. And he revived in the end.

After his recovery, he became a volunteer junior firefighter, learning some of the emergency first-aid techniques that had saved his life. He studied hard in school and was saving money for college by working as a dishwasher in a local restaurant in his spare time.

Kevin, now 18, was working in the kitchen when he heard people screaming, customers in confusion, employees rushing toward a table. He hurried into the main room and saw a woman there, her face turning blue, her hands at her throat. She was choking.

Quickly Kevin stepped behind her, wrapped his arms around her and clasped his hands. Then, using skills he'd first learned in Scouts. The food that was trapped in the woman's throat was freed. The color began to return to her face.

"The food was stuck. I couldn't breathe," she said. She thought she was dying. "I was very frightened."

Who was the woman?

Penny Brown.

1. The author wrote the passage to show us that_______.

A. miracles are predestined and they can happen anywhere

B. whoever helps you in trouble will get a reward one day

C. God will help those who give others a helping hand

D. miracles won’t come without any difficulty sometimes

2. Which of the following statements is True of Kevin Stephan?

A. He was hit on the face by a boy and almost lost his life

B. He was a volunteer junior firefighter, teaching the players first-aid skills

C. He worked part-time in a local restaurant to save money for college

D. He saved Penny Brown though he didn’t really know how to deal with food choke

3. Why did Penny Brown change her shift and was given the night off that night?

A. She was invited to give the players directions

B. She volunteered to give medical services

C. She was a little worried about his son’s safety

D. She came to watch her son’s game and cheered him

4. When Kevin knew the woman was Penny Brown, probably he first felt _____.

A. happy        B. surprised         C. sad       D. worried

 The pretty woman didn’t choose ____ of the coats and went away without looking at a third one.

  A. any              B. both             C. either           D. all

 _________ is unknown to us all.

A. Where did he get it       B. Where he got it     C. That where he got       D. Which he got it

Honesty may well be the policy, but it often deserts us when no one is watching, psychologists report today. Experiments with an honesty box to collect payments for hot drinks show that people are better at paying up when under the gaze(注视) of a pair of eyes. The surprise was that the eyes were not real, but photographed.

Researchers at Newcastle University set up the experiment in secret. They attached a poster to a cupboard of mugs above an-honesty box alongside a kettle, with tea, coffee and milk. Over 10 weeks, they alternated each week between images of eyes and pictures of flowers.

Dr. Bateson, a behavioral biologist and leader of the study, said that even though the eyes were not real they still seemed to make people behave more honestly. They effect may arise from behavioral characteristics that developed as early humans formed social groups that increased their chances of survival. Individuals had to co-operate for the good of the group, rather than act selfishly.

"If nobody is watching us it is in our interests to behave selfishly. But when we think we're being watched we should behave better, so people see us as co-operative and behave the same way towards us, "Dr. Bateson said.

"We thought we'd get a slight effect with eyes, but it was quite striking how much difference they made. Even at a subconscious(潜意识的) level, it seems people respond to eyes, and that might be because eyes send a strong biological signal we have evolved(进化) to respond to."

The finding, which researchers believe sheds light on our evolutionary past, could be turned to practical use. The psychologists say images of eyes could promote ticket sales on public transport and improve monitor systems to prevent antisocial behavior.

1. This passage is mainly about _______________.

A. the policy of honesty            B. an honesty box to collect money

C. evolution on honesty               D. an experiment on honesty

2. The reason for doing the experiment secretly is that the researchers _____________.

A. wanted to get a comparatively more exact result

B. had known they wanted to do something illegally

C. meant to get the co-operation of their colleagues

D. intended to sell the hot drinks at a higher price

3. People behave honestly under watchful gaze of eyes because _____________.

A. they want to leave a good impression   B. they fear to be laughed at by others

C. they've got the nature through evolution D. they take the photo for a real pair of eyes

4. Images of a pair of eyes can be applied to all except _____.

A. tickets sales on public transport          B. cold drink sales in public places

C. places with “No spitting!” signs          D. Christmas decorations in one’s home

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第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35 分）

 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10 分）

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     增加：在缺词处增加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

     删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词后面写出修改后的词

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I want to work as a tour guide after my graduation from college. The first reason is that I can devote myself for work after years of hard learning. Be interested in my career, I will fix my mind on my job to show my talent and make a contribution to the  society, but I can realize the meaning of life. Secondly, I can make my dream of traveling around the world came true. While experiencing difference cultures, I will give my helping hands to who are in need of help along my way.  Last, it was high time that I should shoulder the duties. I should do something for my parents and other family member because they had been  giving so much love to them while I was growing up.

. ---- Oh, It’s you! I _________.

    ---- I’ve just had my hair cut and I’m wearing new glasses.

A.didn’t recognize                  B.hadn’t recognized  

C.haven’t recognized                D.don’t recognize

---How did you_____ the old valuable house？

  ---It used to be_____ my uncle. He left it to me in his will.

A.take possession of; in possession of

B.take the possession of; in the possession of

C.take possession of; in the possession of

D.take the possession of; in possession of

— When can I see you, Mr Black? Three o’clock this afternoon?

— Oh, no. I ________ a meeting then.

A. will have    B. will be having  C. am having     D. have

. ____ I am concerned, we should be brave and we will reach the top of the hill at last ____ we try our best to climb the hill.

   A. So long as; as long as     B. As far as; as longer as 

C. So long as; as far as       D. As far as; as long as