Peter was sure that      he drank any more of this good red wine he would fall asleep．

A．if           B．when           C．as          D．since

Unemployment is on the increase．A growing number of young people,       , are finding themselves out of work．

A．in case           B．all in all          C．in particular           D．as a result

About seven years ago she felt she had to ask herself      she really wanted to spend her life farming．Now she has make up her mind to quit farming．

A．when         B．whether          C．what          D．where

I feel sorry for those young people who don’t care for their aged people       mine．

A．as I do care          B．do as I care          C．do as I         D．as I do

It was in late April, dangerously near the well – known AP exams, when the absurdity（无助的荒诞感） of my life struck me．I was making a   1   of problems to be discussed for the evening as usual．When I   2   the great number of things on the list—a literature essay, timelines for American History, a Spanish presentation and   3  for tests in both Calculus and Physics, I was overwhelmed（难以承受）to the point of   4   exhaustion （extreme tiredness）．After school arrangements had already worn away my   5 ．To keep myself awake at 11p．m．to finish five hours of   6   just seemed like too much to handle．I  7   at the computer screen with tears streaming down my cheeks,   8  my friend James about how stressed out I was over school．

       His response was immediate．“Well,   9  did you decide to take five AP classes on the top of everything you’re doing?”

       My response   10  just as quickly．“Because I need them for college．Harvard won’t   11someone who doesn’t challenge themselves with difficult classes!”

       The words sounded so   12   as I typed them on the screen that I   13  laughed out loud．I was supposed to be   14  myself not torturing（折磨）myself．That was the night I   15   that I didn’t need to deal with a course load of disastrous difficulty to   16   my own self – worth．

       It was a little too late to   17   things, of course．The AP exams were about to go full – force,   18   were winding down, and most of my clubs and organizations were about to hold their end – of – year parties．Still, I   19  a valuable lesson．No college, one billion dollar endowment（资助）or not, is worth the   20   I went through last year．I wish I’d had someone to tell me sooner that I didn’t have to do everything．Colleges don’t really want overachieving robots, They want people with passion（love）．It doesn’t matter whether you’re a policy debater or not, as long as you show that you’re going for the things you love．

1．A．list                        B．box                     C．film                    D．car

2．A．listened to             B．put up                 C．looked at             D．found out

3．A．working                B．fighting               C．struggling            D．studying

4．A．physical                B．nervous               C．constant              D．mental

5．A．patience                B．sense                  C．energy                D．evidence

6．A．sleep                     B．homework           C．essays                 D．tests

7．A．knocked                B．pointed                C．stared                 D．shouted

8．A．typing                   B．messaging           C．calling                 D．telling

9．A．who                     B．what                   C．how                    D．why

10．A．received              B．made                   C．showed               D．came

11．A．want                   B．teach                   C．meet                   D．respect

12．A．curious               B．ridiculous            C．encouraging         D．disappointing

13．A．still                     B．also                     C．almost                 D．even

14．A．admiring              B．inspiring              C．educating            D．challenging

15．A．realized               B．doubted               C．believed               D．guessed

16．A．know                  B．prove                  C．become               D．trust

17．A．keep                   B．collect                 C．change                D．forget

18．A．classes                B．exams                 C．students              D．operations

19．A．had                     B．learned                C．gave                   D．took

20．A．plans                 B．lessons                C．hardship            D．stress

One warm May day, two eighteen – year – old students from San Francisco State College decided to cool off with a swim at Bakers’ Beach．The two students were named Robert Kogler and Shirley O’Neill．They headed out to sea for a distance of 50 meters．Robert was in front．

       “Suddenly, I heard him scream,” Shirley recalls．“I looked round and saw this great grey thing going up in the air．The water seemed to be alive．”

       Robert screamed again．“It’s a shark! Get out of here!”

       An eye – witness, Army Sergeant Leo P． Day was on guard at the nearby army post． He saw exactly what happened next．“I could see this boy struggling with the shark in the water,” he said．“The sea was red with blood．He was shouting and signalling someone to go back, go back．Then I saw the girl． She was swimming towards him．She completely ignored his warning．”

       Shirley reached Robert, and tried to take his hand．

       “When I pulled, all I could see was his arm, handing by a thread,” she said．

       So she put her arm about Robert’s back, and started to swim towards the shore．She kept praying “Don't’ let it attack again!” That journey to the shore seemed to last for hours．At last, as they neared the shore, a fisherman threw them a line, and pulled them both the rest of the way．

       The young man had lost a lot of blood, and died two and a half hours later, From the teeth marks, experts identified the attacker as a Great White Shark．

       For what Sergeant Day called “the greatest exhibition of bravery I have ever seen,” the President of the US gave Shirley a medal for bravery．

1．When Albert was attacked by a shark Shirley         ．

       A．was swimming in the sea

       B．was watching him on the shore

       C．was on guard at the nearby army post

       D．was shouting and struggling with a shark, too

2．Choose the right time order of the following events in the story．

       a．Army Sergeant saw the girl swimming to the boy．

       b．Shirley saw a great grey thing．

       c．They headed out to sea．

       d．Robert died．

       e．A fisherman threw them a line．

       f．He saw a boy struggling with a shark．

       A．b,c,e,d,f,a           B．c,a,f,d,e,b            C．b,c,f,a,d,e           D．c,b,f,a,e,d

3．We can learn from the passage that          ．

       A．the two students were brave and considerate

       B．the fisherman was adventurous and helpful

       C．the experts didn’t do much research on sharks

       D．the Sergeant cared too much about his own life

At the middle school level, there are many academic clubs in which students can participate．Students can choose clubs that focus on an area of interest．

Mathcounts Club

       Mathcounts tries to increase excitement towards mathematic achievement． It hopes to provide students with the foundation for success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers． Schools select individuals and teams to participate in competitions． Local competitions are held in February with winners progressing to state competitions and then on to the national level．Mathcounts works to challenge student math skills, develop self-confidence and give rewards for their achievements．

Envirothon

       The Envirothon program focuses on natural resources knowledge and exposes students to diverse environmental issues, ecosystems, and topography． The ecology field competition for five-member middle school teams offers competitions in wildlife, soils, forestry, current environmental issues and aquatics． Students work and learn in middle school clubs and can compete at the local and state level．

Future Problem Solvers

       Future Problem Solvers is an academic club that uses a six-step process to solve problems that may happen in the future． Students who are in the talented and gifted program, who like to “think out of the box,” or who enjoy thinking about futuristic problems may like this club． Teams comprised of four students read future scenes and write up solutions in a booklet using the six-step process． Teams that score high enough can go to the state competition and then to the international competition．

Builders Club

       Builders Club is open to any middle school student who wishes to perform community service． Each Builders Club is co-sponsored by a Kiwanis club and the middle school．The members learn by doing, and they learn organization, teamwork, and leadership． Builders Clubs can sponsor a "Teacher of the Year" program, provide a recycling collection point, organize canned food and clothing drives to support local shelters, adopt a resident at a local senior citizens home, adopt a highway, tutor, etc．

       Middle school academic clubs offer students a place to explore interests or talents．The clubs they join in middle school can help guide choices in high school and beyond．

1．The students who are not interested in competitions would like to choose        ．

       A．Mathecounts Club                                B．Builders Club

       C．Future Problem Solvers                        D．Envirothon

2．Why do some of the students choose Mathcounts Club?

       A．To be successful in science careers．    B．To enjoy solving future problems．

       C．To perform community service．          D．To study wildlife and soils．

3．What is the common feature of the four clubs?

       A．Competitions．                                   B．Sponsorship．

       C．Scientific researches．                         D．Teamwork．

4．The passage mainly talks about         ．

       A．the state academic competitions            B．middle school clubs

       C．extra – curricular activities                    D．the gifted students

At present, in many American cities especially, many teachers in the public schools say they are underpaid．They point to jobs such as secretary or truck driver, which often pay more to start than that of a teacher．In many other fields, such as law, medicine, computer science, a beginning worker may make more than a teacher who has taught for several years．

       Teaching has never been a profession that attracted people interested in high salaries．It is by history a profession that has provided rewards in addition to money—the satisfaction of sharing knowledge, of influencing others, of guiding young people．But in the past several years, there are more difficulties in teaching, for many, than there are rewards．

    Unruly students, especially in big cities, large classes and a lack of support from the public in terms of money and understanding have led many public school teachers to leave the profession．

       As a result, many of the best students, who would have chosen teaching as their life career in the past, are going into other fields．

       Another reason for this change in teacher candidates is the changing status of women in the United States．Until the late 1960s and 1970s, one of the most popular choices for women was teaching．But as other professions, such as law and medicine opened up to women, women stopped pouring into teacher training programs．Thus, a major pool of excellent candidates for the teaching profession dwindled．

       Bit by bit government officials and others realized that the status of the teacher had suffered．They talked about change． But the change in a vast society like the United States is not easy．People’s attitudes have formed over many years, and sometimes change takes many years．

1．The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 1 refers to “      ”．

       A．money                                                B．job

       C．secretary                                            D．truck driver

2．What is the present situation of the teaching?

       A．Teachers work harder and get underpaid．

       B．Teachers have no opportunities to work in other fields．

       C．Teaching can attract best students to work as a teacher．

       D．Teaching can provide rewards as well as high salaries．

3．Many public school teachers turn to other professions because        ．

       A．the government doesn’t finacially support them

       B．they have to work longer hours than a lawyer

       C．their students refuse to listen to them

       D．they are not fairly treated

4．The author believes that change in teachers’ status in the United States       ．

       A．is not great                                          B．is impossible

       C．influences people’s attitude                   D．needs time

Writing articles about films for The Front Page was my first proper job． Before then I had done bits of reviewing --- novels for other newspapers, films for a magazine and anything I was asked to do for the radio．That was how I met Tom Seaton, the first arts editor of The Front Page, who had also written for television．He hired me, but Tom was not primarily a journalist, or he would certainly have been more careful in choosing his staff．

       At first, his idea was that a team of critics should take care of the art forms that didn’t require specialized knowledge: books, TV, theatre, film and radio．There would be a weekly lunch at which we would make our choices from the artistic material that Tom had decided we should cover, though there would also be guests to make the atmosphere sociable．

       It all felt like a bit of dream at that time: a new newspaper and I was one of the team．It seemed so unlikely that a paper could be introduced into a crowded market．It seemed just as likely that a millionaire wanted to help me personally, and was pretending to employ me．Such was my lack of self-confidence．

       Tom’s original scheme for a team of critics for the arts never took off．It was a good idea, but we didn’t get together as planned and so everything was done by phone．It turned out, too, that the general public out there preferred to associate a reviewer with a single subject area, and so I chose film．Without Tom’s initial push, though, we would hardly have come up with the present arrangement, by which I write an extended weekly piece, usually on one film．

       The space I am given allows me to broaden my argument --- or forces me, in an uninteresting week, to make something out of nothing．But what is my role in the public arena? I assume that people choose what films to go to on the basis of the stars, the publicity or the director．So if a film review isn’t really a consumer guide, what is it? I certainly don’t feel I have a responsibility to be ‘right’ about a movie．Nor do I think there should be a certain number of ‘great’ and ‘bad’ films each year．All I have to do is put forward an argument．I’m not a judge, and nor would I want to be．

1．What do we learn about Tom Seaton from the first paragraph?

       A．He encouraged Mark to become a writer．

       B．He had worked in various areas of the media．

       C．He met Mark when working for television．

       D．He prefers to employ people that he knows．

2．The weekly lunches were planned in order to       ．

       A．help the writers get to know each other  B．provide an informal information session

       C．distribute the work that had to be done   D．entertain important visitors from the arts

3．What does the author mean when he says that Tom’s plan ‘never took off’ in Paragraph 4?

       A．It was unpopular．                              B．It wasted too much time．

       C．It wasn’t planned properly．                D．It wasn’t put into practice．

4．Which of the following best describes what Mark says about his work?

       A．His success varies from year to year．  B．He prefers to write about films he likes．

       C．He can freely express his opinion．       D．He writes according to accepted rules．

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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

       If you walk into W．Lloyd Jerome’s dental surgery（手术） in Glasgow, you’ll see bright paintings and a fashionable blue couch which patients sit on while he checks their teeth．Jerome says, ‘That’s because they’re frightened．’

           1   ‘That’s why I don’t wear a white coat． I find that’s one of the things that people associate with pain． In fact, my philosophy is that dental treatment should take place in an atmosphere of relaxation, interest and, above all , enjoyment．

         Which is all highly shocking for anyone who associates dental treatment with pain, or at the very least, formal, clinical visits．He says, ‘If people are relaxed, entertained and correctly treated, they will forget such previous unpleasant experiences．

         Virtual -reality headsets are one of his new relaxation techniques,   2   The headsets are used for the first check – up, where the patient sits on the blue couch and watches an underwear film while I look at their teeth． “Then the headset switches to a special camera, to give the patient a visual tour around their mouth．

         Another key point is that the surgery smells more like a perfume shop than a dentist’s． Today there is the smell of orange． “When people walk in, I want them to realize with all their senses that it’s not like going to dentist’s．Smell is very important．  3 

       Known as Clasgow’s most fashionable dentist, Jerome is keen to point out that he takes his work very seriously．  4 

       For example, Jerome uses a special instrument which sprays warm water on the teeth to clean them, rather than scraping them．‘It feels a bit strange, but as long as people are relaxed, it’s not painful．

         5  One of the things I found out there was that when you make it easier for the patient, you make it easier for yourself’ He sees his patient – centred attitude as the start of a gradual movement towards less formality in the conservative British dentistry profession．

       At that moment, a patient arrives．Jerome rushes over, offers him a cup of tea, asks him what video he’d like to watch and leads him gently towards the chair．

       A．Five years ago, Jerome went to the United States to do research．

       B．He has tried to create an environment where people are not afraid．

       C．The relaxation techniques are important but the quality of the treatment is the most important thing．

       D．We were the first practice in Britain to introduce them．

       E．Now they look forward to their visits here．

       F．That dental smell of surgical spirit can get the heart racing in minutes if you’re frightened of dentists．

       G．Fifty percent of the population only go to the dentist when they’re in pain．