--- Mum, I wonder if I can be a good manager．

---- Don’t worry．Girls can be ____ they want to be just like boys．

A．whoever       B．which        C．whatever        D．no matter what

When children are very young, they learn from their grandparents and parents what is proper and good behavior．

       A two-year-old child always  1  of himself or herself first．Sometimes, he or she tells people “This is  2 ．” Of course, the  3  of sharing has to be  4 so that the child learns to  5  along with another child．

       It is  6  for a family member to train the child so that he or she can  7  how to serve others and become a useful person in  8 ．Discipline（纪律） should always be given with  9 ．

       Once a young child is taught to  10 , the child begins to realize that  11  is not a punishment but a valuable  12  in life．The idea of discipline becomes more important  13  the child is a student in elementary school．．

       If a person is  14 , he or she will not have  15  in life．If a person is trained, it doesn’t  16  what job he or she accepts, and there will be a  17  result．Parents and grandparents are very  18  that young children learn discipline early in their life, for happiness and pride will be the  19  of their achievements．

       Usually, it is in middle school that children decide whether they will accept discipline as the road to success．For those who do, the  20  is very bright leading to a happy life．

1．A．cares                    B．says 　　         C．speaks                D．thinks

2．A．mine                     B．ours               C．theirs              D．yours

3．A．fact                     B．idea                C．reason           D．mind

4．A．exchanged          B．introduced           C．brought           D．known

5．A．come                    B．go                 C．do                D．get

6．A．necessary           B．easy                  C．hard               D．clear

7．A．learn                   B．study                  C．guess              D．remember

8．A．country                 B．family                 C．society             D．public

9．A．dislike                  B．excitement           C．love                D．anger

10．A．live                    B．share                C．play               D．work

11．A．homework         B．order             C．exam               D．discipline

12．A．lesson                 B．text              C．class              D．work

13．A．though                B．because               C．since              D．when

14．A．taught                B．unknown             C．popular             D．untrained

15．A．help                   B．business              C．success           D．purpose

16．A．matter                B．like                   C．seem               D．appear

17．A．bad                    B．good                  C．final               D．natural

18．A．careful                B．worried               C．surprised           D．hopeful

19．A．example              B．reason                C．result              D．point

20．A．future                B．sun             C．day             D．sky

Football--called soccer in the United States--is probably the most popular sport in the world today, It has been popular for a long time．But many years ago each country had different rules for its own football game．

       In 1863 a group of people met in England to change this．They wrote a set of rules for all countries to follow．They also planned for soccer teams from different countries to play against each other．The idea worked．These rules are the same today, more than 100 years later． Now teams from all the world compete in the famous World Cup．The cup is a series of games which is held every four years．Team from many countries plays to see which is the best．Soccer is so popular today that it is not unusual for 600 million people to watch a World Cup match on television．

       How did the World Cup start? The soccer team from Uruguay won the Olympic championship in soccer in 1924 and 1928．That country decided to have the first World Cup games in Montevideo in 1930, These first games were not very successful．Only thirteen teams arrived to play and eight of them were from South America．

       It didn't seem like a world championship．The team from Uruguay won the Cup that first year．

1．In 1863 a group of people met in England______．

       A．to play for football teams from different countries

       B．to learn the rules for football

       C．to write a set of rules for football

       D．to have matches between teams from different countries

2．The rules written in 1863 are _____．

       A．the same as today's                          B．different from today's

       C．changed a lot                               D．changed a little

3．When did the first World Cup take place?

       A．In 1930．           B．In 1924．            C．in 1928               D．In 1934

4．The first World Cup was not successful because

       A．the Olympic champion didn't take place

       B．some of the teams arrived too late

       C．all teams were from South America

       D．it did not seem like a world championship

The conflict（争执） over what or how much homework should be comes partly from the fact that people can't seem to agree on the purpose of homework．

       What teachers think?

       Some teachers think that homework is necessary to reinforce（巩固）what is learned in school．And so they ask their students to memorize what was discussed in class through homework．．

       Some teachers think the point of homework is to cover material that the class didn't have time to get to, so their homework is to let students learn additional things．

       Other teachers like homework simply because they want students to form work habits and still others believe homework is necessary because it is the best way for parents to learn what their children do in school．

       Parents' ideas．

       But many parents seem to have different ideas．

       Elissa Cohen, who has twins at Lafayette Elementary School, doesn't like the fact that third-grade students in DC elementary schools are asked to write about 25 book summaries a year．“They do the same thing over and over without really getting into alternate（交替） ways of thinking about books and thinking about reading and writing．”

       Experts' opinions．

       Some education reformers （改革者）, such as Howard Gardner, a Harvard University, professor well-known for his theory on multiple intelligence（智力）, think that Cohen is on the right track．But it is often hard to persuade overworked teachers to give much thought to homework tasks．

1．How many opinions do the teachers have on "homework"?

       A．3               B．4．              C．5                 D．6

2．According to the experts' opinions,

       A．teachers should give necessary work to the students

       B．teachers should not work too hard or too long

       C．teachers should let the students repeat what they didn't have time to get in class

       D．what Cohen's thinking about is correct

3．What's the problem with Elissa Cohen's twins in writing about their book report?

       A．They find homework really hard．

       B．They simply copy one repeatedly．

       C．They aren't given much thinking about what they read．

    D．They get different ways of thinking about their work．

For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house．Some deal with the situation by watching TV．But all of them have something in common．They spend part of their time alone．They're called latchkey children, They're children who look after themselves while their parents work outside．Lynette Long was once the headmaster of an elementary school．She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry．A lot of the kids bed chains around their necks with keys attached．I was often telling them to put them inside their shirts．There were so many keys that it never came to my mind what they meant．” Slowly , she learned they were house keys．

       She and her husband began talking to the children who had them．They learned of the effect working parents had on their children．Fear is the biggest problem faced by the children at home alone．One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to are reported to be scared．Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety．

       The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding．It might be in a shower stall under a bed, in a closet．The second is TV．They’ll often play it at high volume．

       It ‘s hard to get numbers on latchkey children and most patents are slow to admit they leave their children alone．

1．The main idea about "latchkey" children is that they ______．

       A．are growing in numbers

       B．suffer problems from being left alone

       C．watch too much TV during the day

       D．are also found in middle schools

2．The main feeling these children have when they are at home alone is_____．

       A．tiredness            B．freedom            C．loneliness            D．fear

3．The underlined word "nightmares" means _____．

       A．night suit                                  B．night habit

       C．terrible dreams at night                       D．staying up at night

4．We may draw a conclusion that _____．

       A．latchkey children enjoy being left alone

       B．latchkey children try to hide their feeling

       C．latchkey children often watch TV with their parents

       D．it's difficult to find out how many latchkey children there．

One afternoon after school had finished , Peter and Jane were walking along the street．Suddenly they heard a big noise．

       “Come on” shouted Peter．“That sounds like an accident．Let’ see what’s happened．”

       They ran to where the noise came from．As soon as they got there, they could see what had happened．A small car had knocked into the side of a truck．The accident had happened in a quiet street with only four houses in it．Peter and Jane were the first ones to reach the site．No other people came．“We must be the only ones who saw the accident,” said Jane．They found that both the car driver and the truck driver were hurt．

       “Peter,” said Jane,“ Run back down the road to Mrs Day’s house．Ask her to call the policemen and the ambulance．Hurry．I’ll stay here．”

      Off went Peter as fast as he could．There was nothing Jane could do but wait．She knew that when people were hurt in an accident, they shouldn’t be moved．It wasn’t long before the police car and the ambulance arrived．The policeman got the car door open and they carried the man out．Then they got the truck driver out．The men weren’t seriously hurt, but they were both taken to the hospital．The policemen thanked Peter and Jane, “You were very good to act so quickly when you saw the accident．Thank you for all your help．”

1．The accident happened _______．

       A．in a quiet street one school day afternoon

       B．in a busy street one school day afternoon

       C．in a quiet street one Sunday after noon

       D．in a busy street one Sunday afternoon

2．______in the accident．

       A．Only the car driver was hurt           B．Only the truck driver was hurt

       C．Neither of the two drivers was hurt     D．Both the drivers were hurt

3．_____called the policeman．

       A．Jane             B．The drivers             C．Mrs. Day         D．Peter

4．Jane did nothing before the policemen arrived because _____．

       A．she was too frightened to do anything

       B．she was alone after Peter left

       C．she was waiting for Peter

       D．she knew she shouldn’t move the two drivers

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两处为多余选项

       What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, red?   1   ．Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead．You tend to be pessimist．At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference, as well as the effect that colors have on human beings． 2  ．If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly．

       3 ．A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day．  4   ．A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides（自杀）than any other bridge in the area ----until it was repainted green ．The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply．Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue．

       5 ．It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey．

A. On the other hand, black is depressing．

       B. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favorite color as grow up---we are born with our preference．

       C. The rooms are painted in different colors as you like．

       D. If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement．

       E. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active．

       F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colors．

       G. Colors do influence our moods---there is no doubt about it．

假定英语课上老师要求同学之间交换批改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

       注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

       2．只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不计分．

I used to going into the countryside to draw animals and plants, on one day I was walking across a field, looking for rabbits to draw．Lost in thought, I hadn't noticed a bull （公牛）to running towards me．About 100 metres ahead of was a tree under which I would sit and draw．Suddenly, I heard the noise behind me．I turned and saw the bull．I knew a bull can run more faster than a man, and I also knew that a bull can't see very clearly and notice only shape and movement．So I ran calmly towards the tree, keep the tree, myself and the bull in a straight line．I also threw my bag to the right, so it was out the line of the tree．The bull saw a sudden movement and headed to the bag．I reached the tree and climbed up it．

写一则口头通知，词数为100左右。要点如下：

       一澳大利亚学生旅游团（touring group） 要到我校参观，时间定在11月18日，星期五下午。我们的客人将于下午2点钟到达，晚上6点钟离开。我们将于下午2点10分在操场开欢迎会，人人都要准时参加。会后，我们要带他们参观教学楼、实验楼、图书馆和游泳池。最后，要在大礼堂 （auditorium） 举行聚会，聚会上有唱歌、跳舞、音乐、游戏和交换礼物等活动。请大家积极参与。谢谢。

In the face of _____ failure, it is vital that we should keep up _____ good state of mind．

A．a; /                  B．/; a                  C．the; /               D．/; the