E-shopping, when properly          , can save us a lot of time and energy.

A．done          B．is done            C．having done           D．doing

In a class I teach for adults, I recently did the “unpardonable.” I gave the class homework!

The assignment（任务） was to “go to someone you love   1  the next week and tell them you love them. It   2    be someone you have never   3   those words to before or at least haven't shared those words with for a long time.” That doesn't   4  like a very tough assignment   5  you stop to realize that most of the men were over 35 and were   6  in the generation of men that were taught that   7  emotions is not “macho（男子汉气概的）.” Showing feelings or crying (heaven forbid!) was just not done. So this was a very threatening assignment for some.

At the   8  of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to  9   what happened when he told someone he loved them. I fully expected one of the   10  to volunteer, as was usually the  11  , but on this evening one of the men raised his hand. He appeared quite moved and a bit   12  . As he unfolded out of his chair, he began by saying, "Dennis, I was quite   13  with you last week when you gave us this assignment. I didn't feel that I had   14  to say those words to, and  15  ,　who were you to tell me to do something that personal? But as I began driving home my conscience started talking to me. It was telling me that I   16  exactly who I needed to say I love you to. You see, five years ago, my father and I had a heated  17  and really never resolved it since that time. We   18  seeing each other unless we absolutely had to at Christmas or other family gatherings. But  19  then, we hardly spoke to each other. So last Tuesday   20  I got home I had convinced myself. I was going to tell my father I loved him.”

1．A．after                     B．before                 C．for                      D．within

2．A．has to                   B．ought to              C．had better            D．can

3．A．told                      B．said                     C．talked                  D．spoken

4．A．look                      B．hear                    C．listen                   D．sound

5．A．when                    B．until                    C．that                     D．unless

6．A．born                     B．grown                 C．raised                  D．risen

7．A．exchanging            B．conveying            C．express               D．explaining

8．A．beginning              B．end                     C．middle                 D．starting

9．A．announce              B．share                   C．answer                D．ask

10．A．men                    B．adults                  C．students              D．women

11．A．case                    B．thing                   C．story                   D．experience

12．A．afraid                  B．shaken                C．terrible                D．worried

13．A．annoying             B．pleased                C．angry                  D．satisfied

14．A．something           B．nobody                C．someone             D．anyone

15．A．besides                B．beside                 C．except                 D．else

16．A．thought               B．considered           C．knew                  D．guessed

17．A．disagreement       B．encouragement     C．disappointment     D．discouragement

18．A．imagined             B．risked                  C．avoided               D．escaped

19．A．still                     B．even                    C．just                     D．only

20．A．by the time          B．at the time           C．for the time         D．during the time

Attitude is an internal（内在的）state that influences the choices of personal action made by the individual. Some researchers consider that attitudes come from differences between beliefs and ideas: others believe that attitudes come from emotional states. Here, we focus on the effects of attitudes upon behavior, that is, upon the choices of action made by the individual.

The kinds of actions taken by human beings are obviously influenced greatly by attitude. Whether one listens to classical music or rock, whether one obeys the speed limit while driving, whether one encourages one’s husband or wife to express his or her own ideas－all are influenced by attitudes. These internal states are acquired throughout life from situations one is faced with in the home, in the streets, and in the school.

Of course, the course of action chosen by an individual in any situation will be largely determined by the particulars of that situation. An individual who has a strong attitude of obeying laws may drive too fast when he is in a hurry and no police cars in sight. A child who has a strong attitude of honesty may steal a penny when she thinks no one will notice. But the internal state which remains unchanged over a period of time, and which makes the individual behave regularly in a variety of situations, is what is meant by an attitude.

Attitudes are learned in a variety of ways. They can result from single incidents, as when an attitude toward snakes is acquired by an experience in childhood at the sudden movement of a snake. They can result from the individual’s experiences of success and pleasure, as when someone acquires a positive attitude toward doing crossword puzzles by being able to complete some of them, and frequently, they are learned by copying other people’s behavior, as when a child learns how to behave toward foreigners by observing the actions of his parents. Regardless of these differences, there is something in common in the learning and modification(修正) of attitudes.

1．According to the passage, attitudes __________.

       A．come from different situations in one’s life

       B．are largely affected by one’s behavior

       C．remain unchanged in one’s daily life

       D．could be chosen according to one’s will

2．The author uses the examples in Paragraph 3 to show ______.

       A．people often make mistakes when they are not noticed

       B．people with good attitudes may sometimes do bad deeds

       C．particulars of a situation may influence an individual’s action

       D．an individual may change his or her attitude fairly easily

3．Which of the following is TURE about the learning of attitudes?

       A．Attitudes are only learned through one’s success.

       B．Attitudes learned in danger will last longer.

       C．Copying others behavior is not a good idea.

       D．Attitudes can be learned from one’s  parents.

4．What would be the best title for the passage?

       A．Differences of Attitudes.                B．Nature of Attitude.

       C．Choices of Attitudes.                   D．Modification of Attitude.

At Patcham High School, all people are of equal value and therefore equally deserving of our time, efforts, patience, support and respect. Our students’ academic success and personal development lie at the heart of our educational practice.

Patcham High School is determined to be a school of excellence and wishes to be a learning school, a family school and a community school.

Firstly, all students are of equal value and will have the opportunity to gain the fullest advantages from education to develop their skills.

Secondly, we intend to keep in very close contact with the families of our students. We shall encourage the families of the school to help and support us in the interests of all our students.

Thirdly, as a community school we intend to help our students understand, respect and live positively with people in our local area.

Above all, we aim to establish and encourage a friendly pattern of relationships between students and teachers based on mutual respect and trust. By the time they leave Patcham High School, all students will have received the best possible information and advice, designed for them as individuals, to enable them to make informed choices about their future education or careers and how to achieve their ambitions.

　　We encourage our students to have high expectations and to understand that leaving Patcham is a launching off for further education and successful life—long learning.

1．What does the author want to tell us about Patcham High School?

       A．The education aims of the school.

　　B．The new term plan of the school.

　　C．The skill development of the students.

　　D．The good relationship between the school and the parents.

2．The students have the opportunity to develop their skills mainly because ___________.

　　A．the teachers put all their efforts to the students

　　B．the school has the advantages of friendly relationship with the students

　　C．the school has close contact with the community and families

　　D．the school puts emphasis on both academic success and personal development

3．We may infer from the passage that ___________.

　　A．the students’ learning interests are fully improved at school

　　B．the parents’ contact with the school is very helpful to the students

　　C．the school has different plans for the students from different backgrounds

D．the school and parents trust each other in the students’ development

4．The underlined word “mutual” in the last paragraph means        .

       A．friendly               B．common              C．positive               D．deep

The Hong Kong Medical Association（HKMA）Council discussed in a meeting the problem of using mobile phones while driving. The following prints were recorded.

1.There is now objective scientific information, most recently from Toronto, showing that the

risk of bringing about traffic accidents rises fourfold if a mobile phone is used while driving.

2. Hands-off models of mobile phones are no safer than hands-on models.

3. Switzerland, Israel, Brazil and some states in Australia now have laws banning the use of

telephones while driving motor vehicles. The Council also recorded that mobile phones serve a special socio-economic function in Hong Kong, such as operation of goods vans and taxis, and forbidding their use by law immediately may disrupt（扰乱）important aspects of our socio-economic life. We doubt whether the low figure of 1--3 traffic accidents per year locally occurring while a motorist was using a mobile phone, as offered by the Secretary for Economic Services Mr. Stetpen Pritt, was systematically collected.

The HKMA Council strongly advised that:

1. Drivers of all motor vehicles in Hong Kong should stop their vehicles in safe places when

they wish to use their mobile phones.

2. The government should seriously consider adding an additional charge of driving without

due care and heavier punishments on drivers connecting with traffic accidents while using mobile phones.

3. Statistics on mobile-phone-induced traffic accidents should be collected systematically

without delay. If necessary, the police may be empowered to cross-check with phone companies whether the driver' s phone was in use at the time of a traffic accident.

1．What is the main topic of the passage?

       A．The importance of objective scientific information.

       B．Using mobile phones while driving.

       C．A special socio-economic function.

       D．Forbidding the use of mobile phones.

2．The low figure of traffic accidents caused by using mobile phones in Hong Kong suggests that ______.

       A．few people there used mobile phones while driving

       B．the drivers there stopped their vehicles to use mobile phones

       C．the drivers there were afraid of the heavy punishments

       D．the people interested did not collect the information regularly

3．It is recommended that the Hong Kong government should ___________.

       A．forbid the use of mobile phones while driving

       B．take due care to stop drivers from using mobile phones while driving

       C．punish more strictly drivers connecting with accidents due to using mobile phones

       D．solve the problem of using mobile phones while driving immediately

4．The word "cross-check" in the last paragraph most probably means ____________.

       A．questioning somebody carefully

       B．considering a different source

       C．providing more cross-references

       D．joining an accident insurance company

When one person gains weight, their close friends often follow. Researchers have just offered

evidence in a study that says obesity（肥胖）appears to spread through society. But the findings

might also offer hope.

    If friends help make obesity acceptable, then they might also be influential in losing the fat.

The researchers note that support groups are already an effective tool in dealing with other socially influenced problems, like alcoholism(酗酒).

　　The findings appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine. The researchers used information collected from 12,000 people. It was collected between 1972 and 2003 as part of the Framingham Heart Study.

　　The information was highly detailed. There was even contact information for close friends of the people in the study.

　　The researchers examined more than 40,000 social ties. They found a person’s chances of becoming severely overweight increased by 50% if a friend had become obese. The risk for a wife or husband was a little less than that.

Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School was a lead researcher in the study. He says there is a direct causal relationship between a person getting fat and being followed in weight gain by a friend.

　　The study found that the sex of the friends was also an influence. In same-sex friendship, a person had a 71% increased risk of becoming obese. Men had a 44% increased risk of becoming obese after weight gain in a brother. In sisters, it was 67%.

　　The researchers also considered the effect of where people lived in relation to each other. James Fowler of the University of California was the other lead expert. He says a friend who lives a few hundred kilometers away has as much influence as one in the same neighborhood. He says the study demonstrates the need to consider that a major part of people’s health is tied to their social connections.

　　Both researchers say their research shows that obesity is not just a private medical issue, but also a public health problem.

1．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph Two mean?

　　A．Obesity has negative influence on close friends.

　　B．Friends might also play a part in losing weight.

　　C．One might have positive influence on one’s friend.

　　D．Friendship may have little to do with one’s health.

2．Which of the following statements would Nicholas Christakis agree to?

　　A．If one gains weight, one’s friends are likely to get fat.

　　B．Social problems like alcoholism are easy to deal with.

　　C．Friends usually don’t follow each other to lose weight.

　　D．One might influence others on their social behavior.

3．James Fowler seems to believe that__________ .

　　A．a friend who lives nearby affects us most

　　B．one’s health has nothing to do with friends

　　C．social connections have effects on one’s life

　　D．a friend living faraway has the same influence as one’s neighbor

4．The author makes his point clear in the text that__________ .

　　A．a major part of people’s health is based on their genes

　　B．friends living closer have greater influence on one’s health

　　C．social relationship is closely connected with people’s health

　　D．people’s physical condition is subject （受支配的） to social connections

Grandfather and 3-year-old boys are natural buddies. On this particular day in May, the grandfather was pleased to have the company of his best little pal when planting the vegetable garden. For a while, the boy seemed to like it too. His small fingers were just the right size to pick up tiny seeds and drop them into Granddad-made holes. They were a great team.

But before long the boy became restless and directed his anger at the seeds themselves.

 “What’s this one, Granddad?”

 “Beets (甜菜).”

　　 “Ugh, I hate beets.”

　　 “Well, then, let’s do the pumpkin instead.”

　　 “Yuck. I really hate pumpkin instead.”

　　 “Okay, buddy. What would you like to plant?”

　　 “How about ．．． doughnuts (油炸圈饼)?”

Just in time, the grandfather stopped himself from saying there was no such thing as a doughnut seed. Looking at the unhappy little face, he suddenly got an inspiration.

　　 “Wait a second. I have to go inside and get the right seeds.”

Granddad returned with a handful of seeds. He and the small boy solemnly planted them in a special corner of the vegetable garden.

　　 Weeks later, when the real seeds began to break through the soil, the boy became delighted with the tiny seedlings. He spent many afternoons helping Granddad water and hoe and watch them grow. And when the first baby vegetables were harvested, he liked them after all.

　　 For weeks, he forgot all about the doughnuts. But then one day at lunch, he said, “Granddad, what happened to our doughnuts? How come they didn’t grow?”

　　 Granddad paused a moment. “Well, you know, doughnuts are tricky. Some years when you plant them, you get lots of doughnuts.” He sighed sadly. “But other years, all that comes up are the holes.”

1．The word “buddies” in the first sentence probably means_________.

       A．the old and the young                         B．gardeners or farmers

       C．friends or partners 　                         D．teammates or classmates

2．From the first half of the passage we can learn that the boy_________.

　　 A．doesn’t like vegetables

         B. hates planting anything

　　 C．doesn’t like playing with his granddad

　　 D．hates planting vegetables because of his small hands

3．The boy became interested in the vegetables later because_________.

　　A．he liked them from the very beginning

　　B．those vegetables were the kinds he liked

　　C．his granddad advised him to do so

　　D．they were the fruits of his own labor

4．What do Granddad’s words imply in the last paragraph?

       A．Doughnuts sometimes grow into fruits but other times not.

       B．Doughnuts like to do tricks.

       C．You can get only holes if you plant doughnuts.

D．All jobs do not produce good results.

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余

选项。

A：Hello, Julie! Sorry, I’m late. The traffic was terrible.

B：That’s OK! I just arrived. Be careful---the steps are wet.

     1 

A：Thanks. Let’s go in ---it’s raining.

B：  2  Is it a special holiday?

A：No, but it’s a new restaurant, so the flowers are here to give congratulations to the owner and for good luck.

B：What do you mean when you say “good luck”? Do you mean good luck to make money or good luck for other things?

A：  3  Now please come over here.

B：Do you want me to sit down here? Oh, come and look at the fish.

A：  4 

B：How much is the Mandarin fish? It looks very fancy.

A：  5  I think it’s about thirty---eight yuan.

B：What does that mean? It looks as if you are pointing a gun at the waitress.

A：We use our fingers to show numbers. Don’t you?

B：Yes, but not like that. We use our fingers for numbers one to nine, but nothing bigger. We wouldn’t use our fingers to say “Thirty--eight”.

1．It is reported that most      （收养）children want to know who their natural parents are.

2．Does you close friend live on the      （九）floor in the neighborhood?

3．They finished        （测量）that piece of land last week.

4．      （沟通）with parents is one of the greatest difficulties children meet.

5．Martin Luther King was      （授予）the Nobel Prize for peace for his outstanding contributions to the world peace.

6．No one can leave the building without the p          of the police.

7．Young people must learn to be i           and not always rely on their parents.

8．These days many families are making p       for the coming Spring Festival.

9．S       , I’m a TV addict but I’ve never seen that popular television show.

10．The painful expression on his face suggested that he was really badly i            .

When my twenty birthday came, I was not at home.                    1．       

In order to celebrate such important day with my                                   2．       

parents, I wrote him a letter, in which I thanked them                          3．       

for having raised me for twenty years, and expressed                          4．       

my love for them. Later Mother talked me that when they                    5．       

read the letter, tears were filled her eyes. But Father                             6．       

appeared much cool. After that, he read it alone carefully,                     7．       

and then he put in up into a desk drawer. I can imagine the                   8．       

scene clear because I know Father. Being a man with few                    9．       

word, he prefers to show his love for me in a silent way.                  10．