So desperate _______ that no one could help another, each ______ to save himself and his animals．

A．was the situation; was trying                 B．the situation was; trying

C．the situation was; was trying                D．was the situation; trying

-- We are short of hands at the moment．

--- Don't worry．_______ the factory, the managing director will begin to ______ new employees．

A．Immediately he reaches; take up              B．Directly he reaches; take on

C．On arriving; take off                              D．As soon as he returns; take in

While in the army there was nothing I dislike so much as the map-reading course，for the simple reason that I always feel  1   even with a map in my hand．For weeks I had 2  awake at night thinking of the  3  test I would have to face at the end of the course．4  the evil day arrived．It was my responsibility to lead a small band of soldiers back to camp from the middle of    5  ．We were driven out in a（n）  6   lorry and left in a ploughed field with 7   to get back to camp as quickly as possible．

Well knowing my  8  ，the soldiers smiled as they saw me looking at the map and they made all sorts of helpful suggestions．I folded the map up，put it in my pocket，and said that we would   9  east．After walking through the cornfield for over an hour we came to a wide stream．I looked at the map   10  ．It seemed to be  11  with masses of thin blue lines．But which   12 line was this steam? In despair，we sat down in the cool  13  and I feel 1ike  14  the map into the water．Fifteen minutes later，a boat passed and I asked the boatman if he could give us a  15 to the nearest village．I  16  that we had been out for a walk and 17    got lost．The boatman invited us on  18 and I felt    19   when he told me that he had helped hundreds of soldiers to pass their map-reading test! Not long  20   ,we got off that boat and, following the boatman’s instructions, took a bus into the village and got back to camp．

1．A．stupid                   B．blind                   C．puzzled               D．lost

2．A．suffered                B．lain                     C．slept                   D．1aid

3．A．basic YCY             B．actual                  C．practical              D．special

4．A．At last                B．At once               C．As a result           D．After all

5．A．village                   B．downtown           C．nowhere              D．forest

6．A．closed                   B．advanced             C．ordinary              D．damaged

7．A．suggestions           B．directions            C．information          D．instructions

8．A．weakness              B．thought               C．task                    D．strength

9．A．head                     B．point                   C．march                 D．guide

10．A．gradually             B．therefore             C．merely                D．again

11．A．spread                 B．painted                C．covered               D．separated

12．A．similar                 B．particular             C．correct                D．wonderful

13．A．tent                     B．shadow               C．shore                  D．shade

14．A．tearing                B．throwing             C．striking               D．destroying

15．A．lift                      B．rider                    C．favor                  D．service

16．A．declared              B．pretended            C．admitted              D．described

17．A．altogether            B．almost                 C．possible               D．somehow

18．A．board                  B．boat                    C．purpose               D．platform

19．A．afraid                  B．foolish                 C．fortunate             D．interested

20．A．ago                     B．1ate                    C．afterwards           D．away

Staying positive through the cold season could be your best defense against getting ill, new study findings suggest．

In an experiment that exposed healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found that people with a generally sunny character were less likely to fall ill．The findings, published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, build on evidence that a "positive emotional style" can help to protect us from suffering the common cold and other illnesses．

Researchers believe the reasons may be both objective — as in happiness improving immune function — and subjective — as in happy people being less troubled by a sore throat or runny nose．"People with a positive emotional style may have different immune responses to the virus," explained lead study author Dr Sheldon Cohen of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh．"And when they do get a cold, they may interpret their illness as being less severe．"

Cohen and his colleagues had found in a previous study that happier people seemed less likely to catch a cold, but some questions remained as to whether the emotional style itself had the effect．

For the new study, the researchers had 193 healthy adults complete standard measures of personality characteristics, self-felt health and emotional style．Those who had a tendency to be happy, energetic and easy-going were judged as having a positive emotional style, while those who were often unhappy, tense and aggressive had a negative style．

The researchers gave them nasal （鼻腔的） drops containing either a cold virus or a particular flu virus．Over the next six days, the volunteers reported on any aches, pains or sneezing they had, while the researchers collected objective data．Cohen and his colleagues found that based on objective measures of nasal troubles, happy people were less likely to develop a cold．

1．Which is the best title for the passage?

       A．Stay Away from Being Negative

       B．Positive or Negative？It’s Up to You．

       C．Emotional Style and Flu．

       D．Optimistic People Likely to Keep Diseases Away．

2．According to Dr Cohen’s research, the reason why some people are unlikely to catch a cold may be that _____．

       A．their cheerful mood benefits the immune system

       B．they have developed a certain way against flu virus

       C．they are less likely to have a sore throat and runny nose

       D．they have got a stronger self-confidence in their health

3．The research is done by _____．

       A．getting volunteers in one emotional group and analyzing them

       B．conducting a medical experiment on volunteers of different emotional styles

       C．collecting and analyzing volunteers' objective nasal production data

       D．having volunteers answer questions on personality, health and emotions

4．The passage is probably written for _____．

       A．medical students                             B．lead authors

       C．the public                                        D．the volunteers

During the school year many parents take on the role of driver as they drive their children from one lesson to another．Many of us want our children to have a little taste of everything, from organized sports to music, dance and more．But we can overdo it, leaving our children feeling a little burnt out, and according to parent educator Diane Loisie, it's their school work that suffers the most．"After school, if they're busy in a number of sporting events, besides, they need to do their homework, then the time they'll feel sleepy is in the classroom．Your child needs free time．So if you're filling up that after school time, then it's during the day that they're going to be taking a break．"

Professor Claire McDermott agrees that there's a lot to be gained from sometimes putting those scheduled lessons and activities away．"Relaxing time is important for children．It's time just to do the things they want to do．A child can go up to their room, or they can play around．It doesn't look like productive time; parents certainly wouldn't be saying ‘Wow, are they ever learning things now?’  But this relaxing time gives both the body and the brain just a wonderful chance to relax after a day．It helps a child prepare for sleep, and it also helps to understand the learning that's gone on that day．"

It's hard to prevent signing our kids up for some activities and lessons．After all, many of us want our children to have a head start in life and the chance to join in great activities in the arts or sports is a part of that．However, Loisie feels that in the long run most children feel better with just a few key activities because it gives them an opportunity to master them．"When we get our children in too many activities because we want our children to experience everything, then what we're doing is setting them up not to be good at one thing or gaining a skill．" So choose your children's activities wisely．It may be one of the best things you've ever done for your kids．

1．What is the biggest disadvantage for children to attend too many lessons after school?

       A．They can get bored easily about everything．

       B．They might have no time to do the homework．

       C．They might not pay much attention to learning．

       D．They can not easily focus on learning during the day．

2．What should we think of children's playing around aimlessly?

       A．It is productive． B．It is helpful．       C．It is a bad habit． D．It is a waste of time．

3．Why should parents limit the activities our children attend?

       A．Because children have no time．

       B．Because children cannot learn many things．

       C．Because children do not have enough sleep．

       D．Because children cannot focus on too many activities．

4．What is the main idea of this passage?

       A．Don't be children's drivers after school．

       B．Choose activities for your children wisely．

       C．Make your children learn as much as possible．

       D．Let children learn something from various subjects．

Sir William Osler has a few words for you: “In the Life of a young man the most essential thing for happiness is the gift of friendship．” Truer words were never spoken．For what more could you ask than comradeship during the peaks and valleys of life? To whom else but a close, valuable friend can you show off your successes and complain about your failures or losses?

What is a“good friend”? How is he best described? Well, it has been my observation that although many will cry with you, few can sincerely rejoice （欣喜） with you．Therefore, in my opinion, a good friend is one who can enjoy your successes without envy; one who can say, “That was wonderful! You can do it again, even better if you want!” and mean it．Nothing taxes a friendship more than the prosperity of one and not the other．Even the closest of friendships often cannot resist such pressure and fail．No wonder many minor friendships go down day by day for the same reason．

A person of good character and sound moral, of honor and humor, of courage and belief is a friend to be sought and treasured — for there are few．Too often we hear, “If you can count your good friends on more than one hand, consider yourself blessed．”

What makes a friendship last? Well, I don’t know all the answers, but one of my observations is that most good friends usually have similar tastes．They generally like and dislike many of the same things．There also usually seems to exist a similarity of personality types — especially in the fundamental values of life such as honesty, sincerity, loyalty, and dependability．More often than not, birds of a feather do fly together．I don’t think it matters a lot whether one prefers jazz or hockey to another’s Mozart or ballet．Much other matters far more: relying, sharing, giving, getting, enjoying; a sympathetic ear always there; criticism when it can help; praise — even if only because it would help．With not many people on this earth will you find this much in common．When you find one, hang on to him, for a good friend found is a rare treasure．

1．The function of Paragraph 1 is to introduce _____．

       A．a famous saying                                 B．the topic for discussion

       C．a famous person                                D．two different attitudes

2．What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?

       A．People don’t have to pay taxes to develop friendship with others．

       B．Success of one person can promote his friendship with others．

       C．Friendship can be affected by the difference in success between friends．

       D．Nothing can affect friendship because it has gone through the peaks and valleys of life．

3．What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

       A．One is lucky to have many friends．

       B．A friend should have a good character．

       C．We should count our friends on more than one hand．

       D．A true friend should be treasured because there are few．

4．According to the passage, which of the following plays the LEAST important role in a long-lasting friendship?

       A．Hobbies．         B．Tastes．         C．Personality．       D．Sympathy．

CONCORD，N．H．—Torrential rain forced hundreds of people from their homes in parts of New England on Sunday, as water flowed over dams and washed out roads．The governors of New Hampshire and Massachusetts declared states of emergency．Maine’s governor also declared a state of emergency for one county．“It’s a very serious situation, ” said New Hampshire Governor John Lynch, adding that forecasters were predicting 12 to 15 inches of rain by the end of the storm in parts of southern New Hampshire．“It continues to change and the situation continues to worsen．”

In some towns, police and fire crews used boats to get people out of their homes and stranded cars after hundreds of roads were damaged．Others got around in kayaks（皮船）．Some towns shut down, not letting anyone pass except emergency vehicles．“The town is cut right in half,” said Glenn Laramie, police chief in Andover, N．H．A dam in Milton, N．H．, was in danger of failing, which could send a 10-foot wall of water downstream, the National Weather Service said in a bulletin．People downstream were being evacuated from the town．

In Massachusetts, cars were pulled from flooded streets in downtown Peabody, about 20 miles north of Boston, and about 300 people were evacuated from an apartment complex for seniors．Businesses stacked sandbags at their doors, trying to prevent damage from water that at one point rose to waist-deep．

Some parts of New Hampshire had seen 7 inches of rain by midday Sunday and forecasters said up to 5 more inches might come during the day．About 100 residents were evacuated from their homes in Wakefield, N．H．, because of concerns about two dams in the area．

Flooding in New Hampshire in October killed seven people, carried off homes and washed away miles of roads down to bedrock．

In Maine, flooding was reported on 60 roads in the southern part of the state, said governor’s spokeswoman Crystal Canney．More than 50 homes in Sanford and several in Kennebunk also were evacuated, state officials said．

1．Which is NOT true according to the article？

       A．The situation in N．H．is very serious．

       B．New England is a region of the U．S．

       C．A state of emergency was declared in three whole states．

       D．Seven people lost their lives in New Hampshire in October．

2．What is the main idea of the passage？

       A．Two dams failed in New Hampshire．

       B．Flood in New Hampshire．

       C．State of emergency in New England．

       D．Severe floods in three U．S．states．

3．In paragraph 4, the underlined word “evacuate” most probably means“_________”．

       A．rescue              B．rapped              C．send away         D．wash away

4．What was mentioned to cope with the situation？

       A．Some towns shut down．                    B．Some dams were open．

       C．People all left their homes．                  D．Some temporary houses were built．

For a girl who's interested in fashion, what would be the dream job? Being a model? Probably no — that's for a pencil thin who doesn't eat．One answer is, fashion stylist．

As more brands open stores in China to expand their reach, the increase in outdoor advertising might light a stylist spark in a girl's heart．Fashion magazine offices are crowded with interns （实习生）, and fashionable brand HR managers get thousands of resumes of people looking for a stylist position．

"It looked too high before, but now I find it more approachable," said Xue Rui, 22, a Fudan University Chinese literature graduate who works as an assistant stylist at Hermès in Shanghai．"There is no certain principle in dressing up models, and you can try every way with your own distinct taste to make them pretty and attractive．"

The attractiveness of this line of work is not only in the fabulous clothes．And it's not like it used to be: an insider's job with little recognition and even less money．Now it's a career with a profile, prospects and pay packet．

Girls can find it hard to ignore this tempt and the field is opening up to normal girls, not only style or fashion design majors．"A fashion designer knows how to make a dress pretty, but a stylist knows how to make a person beautiful, from head to toe," explained He Qing, 21, a junior in fashion design at the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology．

"You have to be 'all-round': from hair and make up to clothes, shoes, and accessories（配饰） to the event," said He．"You have to know everything, and handle several things at the same time．It's challenging．That's why I love it．"

It's not, however, without its downside, no matter how great you may think it is, "It's incredibly hard work," said Chen Qianzhu, a stylist at the Chinese version of Elle magazine．"You need to build good relations with various people — stars, photographers, PR managers, other media, even airlines．"

You need to take care of clothes in the workplace and pay for even a tiny spot you get on them, Chen said．"The worst thing is that you might work extremely hard for a week on some serious photos, but if the chief's not satisfied, you do them all over again．"

1．A fashion stylist has to do the following EXCEPT _______．

       A．make every effort to dress up models

       B．make a model attractive, from hair to feet

       C．pay for a tiny stain happening to the clothes

       D．not to eat and keep a thin figure like a pencil

2．Xue Rui, He Qing and Chen Qianzhu are mentioned in the passage in order to ______．

       A．show the strengths and weaknesses of the new type of career

       B．compare the different changes about the occupation

       C．make the article interesting and convincing

       D．support an idea by giving enough evidence

3．The underlined world 'all-round' in Paragraph 6 can be replaced by ______．

       A．all-star             B．all-out           C．all-powerful        D．all-purpose

4．Where can the passage be found?

       A．In a newspaper．                                 B．In a magazine．

       C．In an advertisement．                    D．In an essay written by a graduate．

此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在答题

卡该行右边横线上划一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在答题卡该行右边横线上写出该词，

并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在答题卡该行右边横线上写出该

加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在答题卡该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

I often quarrel about my mother over whether I can watch                               1．__________

TV after school．She holds view that senior three students             2．__________

have to make fully use of every minute to work hard at                 3．__________

their lessons．It seems to me that once I am allowed to                 4．__________

do that, I’ll unable to control myself and forget all                       5．__________

about my study．She also thinks it is bad for my eye．                6．__________

And I really can’t accept her ideas．In my opinion,                     7．__________

watch TV can refresh my mind after a day’s hard work．             8．__________

Besides, it is important for us students to know what has happened    9．__________

at home and at abroad．Thus, we shouldn’t be forbidden to watch TV．10．__________

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

例：have    A．gave    B．save    C．hat   D．made

答案是C。

1．couch     A．cough         B．doubt            C．through         D．tough

2．attempt   A．become        B．celebrate          C．Chinese           D．hotel

3．child       A．lively          B．children         C．machine         D．brick 

4．person  A．silence        B．pause            C．sugar               D．treasure

5．tongue  A．language        B．morning         C．hungry       D．single