Our school is very beautiful,________ an area of around 12mu．

A．taking           B．rejecting          C．accompanying           D． covering

The archaeologists will work in the fields for months, which ______ the farmers losing the best opportunity to plant crops．

A． lies in            B． results from        C． results in           D． leads in

Many people believe that English is an easy language．Indeed, the author of a popular book on the history of English says that English “… has a grammar of great  1 ”． But if you have read the  2  articles in this series, it will be clear that I have a  3 opinion． My intention  4, not always so seriously, that English is in fact full of difficulties to the non-native speakers．The biggest book of English grammar contains 1800 pages and 5   3 kilos, which doesn’t necessarily prove that English grammar is  6 , but it  7 , undoubtedly, show that there is a lot of  8 !

So is English easy or not? Actually, English can be said to be difficult 9  we can point to many other languages that are  10．But English, like every language, is a hugely complex system  11  many aspects（方面）．It may be that some aspects of the language system are easier in English but  12  aspects are more difficult．For example, English spelling is more difficult than German spelling, but on the other hand adjectives are easier to use in English because they do not 13  their endings as they do in  14

And it seems that some languages are easier at the beginning but get 15  harder,    16  for other languages the opposite is true．I remember struggling terribly in my first few years of learning German to  17  terms with the interaction of articles（冠词）, case（格）and word order．However, once I had mastered this aspect of grammar,  18 else seemed very difficult in learning German．  19， I have the feeling that English gets more and more difficult  20  the learner advances．

1． A． difficulty               B． complexity            C． simplicity              D． difference

2． A． first few                B． few first                C． a few first          D． first a few

3． A． similar                   B． complex                C． public               D． different

4． A． has been to show   B． has been shown    C． has shown            D． shows

5． A． is weighed             B． are weighed           C． weighs                  D． weigh

6． A． easy                      B． difficult                 C． useful                   D． useless

7． A． did                        B． does                      C． has                       D． have

8． A． it                          B． them                     C． that                      D． those

9． A． only if                   B． if only                   C． even if                  D． as if

10． A． more difficult       B． more complex        C． easier                    D． closer

11． A．consisted of        B．being consisted of    C． consists of            D． consisting of

12． A． another                B． the other                C． others                   D． other

13． A． change                B． learn                     C． use                       D． spell

14． A． Germany          B． German             C． German language   D． the Germans

15． A． eventually            B． progressively         C． previously             D． finally

16． A． when                   B．as                           C． while                    D． since

17． A． come to               B． come up                C． come through        D． come into

18． A． anything              B． something             C． everything             D． nothing

19． A． On the other hand B．On the contrary      C． On average            D． On the whole

20． A． farther                 B． the farther             C． further             D． the further

Most people have heard of Shakespeare and probably know something of the plays that he wrote． However, not everybody knows much about the life of this remarkable man, except perhaps that he was born in the market town of Stratford-upon-Avon and that he married a woman called Anne Hathaway．We know nothing of his school life．We do not know, for example, how long it lasted, but we presume（推测）that he attended the local grammar school, where the principal subject taught was Latin．

Nothing certain is known of what he did between the time he left school and his departure（出发）for London．According to a local legend, he was beaten and even put in prison for stealing rabbits and deer from the estate of neighboring landowner, Sir Thomas Lucy．It is said that because of this he was forced to run away from his native place．A different legend says that he was apprenticed（做学徒）to a Stratford butcher, but did not like the life and for this reason decided to leave Stratford．

Whatever caused him to leave the town of his birth, the world can be grateful that he did so．What is certain is that he set his foot on the road to fame when he arrived in London．It is said that at first he was without money or friends there, but that he earned a little by taking care of the horses of the gentleman who attended the plays at the theatre．They stopped and spoke to him．They found his conversations so brilliant（有才气的）that finally he was invited to join their company．

1．In the early life of Shakespeare, he_______．

A．attended a public school                        B．lived in London

C．studied Latin                                              D．was put in prison

2．Why was he forced to leave his native place according to this passage?

A．Because he didn’t want to go to school．

B．Because he left for London to become famous．

C．Because he had stolen deer and was beaten．

D．No one knows for certain．

3．What is the reason why the world can be grateful?

A．He wrote many world-famous plays ．

B．He was an actor．

C．He lived a hard life． 

D．He liked to travel all over the world．

4．The best title is_______．

A．The Early Life of Shakespeare                     B．Shakespeare’s life in London

C．Shakespeare’s Role in Performance              D．Shakespeare’s Later Life

Leeds, England—a Leeds University psychology （心理学）professor is teaching a course to help dozens of Ritons forgive their enemies ．” The hatred we hold within us is a cancer,” Professor Ken Hart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart diseases．More than 70 people have become members in Hart’s first 20-week workshop in London--- a course he says is the first of its kind in the world．

These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory． They realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, said Canadian-born Hart． The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight．

The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hate in these people, “People have lots of negative（消极）attitudes towards forgiveness,” he said． “People confuse（混淆） forgiveness with forgetting．Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one．” Hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed． “ The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various kinds of angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes towards the person you are angry with,” said Norman Claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project．Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people want to get free of the past"．

1．From this passage we know that_____．  

A． high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hatred ．

B． high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professors

C． without hatred, people will have less trouble connected with blood and heart

D． people who suffer from blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies

2．In Hart's first 20-week workshop, people there can ______．

A． meet their enemies                       B． change their minds．

C． enjoy the professor's speech ．             D． learn how to quarrel with others

3．If you are a member in Hart' s workshop, you'll ______．

A． pay much money to Hart

B． go to the workshop every night

C． attend a gathering twice a month

D． pour out everything stored in your mind

4．The author wrote this passage in order to______．

A． persuade us to go to Hart's workshop

B． tell us the news about Hart's workshop

C． tell us how to run a workshop like Hart's

D． help us to look at various kinds of angers

Recently a professor of philosophy（哲学）in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of life． He has discovered that how we deal with money in our daily life has more meaning than we usually think．One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week．From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really valued in life．

He says our relation with others often becomes clearly defined when money enters the picture．You might have wonderful relationship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends． But you will know him only when you ask him to lend some money．If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t．This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it．

Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important．The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book．

Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man?

Answer: The most surprising thing is how people give me so much respect． I am nothing． I don’t know much．All I am is rich．

People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end （目的）． Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life．

1．According to the first paragraph, people have not realized ______．

A． how important money is in their daily life

B． how one spends money shows what is important to him

C． that money is more important than their philosophy of life

D．that their understanding of life is more important than money

2．The author seems to believe that asking your friend to lend you some  money______

A． is a good way to test your friendship．  

B． will do harm to your friendship ．

C． will strengthen your friendship． 

D． is a good way to break off your friendship

3．What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?

A． Money is an end．                          B． Money is a means．

C． Money is everything．                       D． Money is unimportant

Knowing the best way to study will help you to be a better student．By using your time properly, you can do your homework more quickly．Learning to study is not difficult．

The first thing to remember is that you must be willing to learn．It doesn't mean that you must always like the subject．It does mean, however, that you must be wil1ing to do whatever is necessary to learn．Try to understand why it is important and how it will help you now and later to do and learn other things．Knowing mathematics facts will be useful in your whole life． Knowing how to spell makes any kind of writing easier．Sometimes subject that you think is going to be uninteresting will be exciting when you begin to work at it and understand it more clearly．Learning things can be fun if you are willing to work with them．

Here's some advice for you: have a certain time each day and a quiet place with good lighting for study, so that you can concentrate（集中） on your study without interruptions（中断）; have everything ready before you sit down to study, a dictionary, paper, a pen and books; be sure you understand what you should learn before you start; read carefully and pay special attention to the most important things; when memorizing, first find out the main parts and then recite the whole thing; check your homework after you finish it; never forget the importance of review and preview．

1．The main object of the article is______

A． to prove that learning is not difficult

B． to make the readers be interested in study

C． to tell the importance of self teaching 

D． to tell the students how to study well

2．The first thing to remember in studying is that

A． you must like the subject                           B． you must follow the teacher

C． you must enjoy learning                            D． you must study hard

3．We learn things because______

A． our parents want us to learn                             B． every student learns at school

C． we may use these things in the future         D． we like the subjects

4．Which of the following is NOT the advice given in the article?

A． To put a pen, paper and books beside you before study．

B． To study at any possible time and place．

C． To review and preview．

D． To pay attention to the most important things．

根据所给单词的首字母或者汉语意思填写单词。

1． He ____（否认 ） attempting to murder the president last week．

2． I bought the dress with only 50yuan． It’s a real b_________．

3． The man tried to break into the shop during the night, but got _____（陷、困 ） in the chimney．

4． Getting high marks is not worth the ______ （ 牺牲 ） of your good reputation．

5． Water can ____ （吸收）and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature．

6． The Opening C_______ of the 2008 Olympic Games was splendid．

7． It is believed that these big stones were t_______ here with the help of the aliens．

8． Entering Grade Three, you should adjust some of your studying ________ （ 策略 ）．

9． The a________ temperature in summer here is about 22C．

10． “He is a little noisy, but o_______ he is a good boy,” said the mother．

David joined the army when he was eighteen．And for 

several months he taught how to be a good soldier．                1．_______

He did quite good in everything except shooting．One day he         2．_______

and his friends are practising their shooting, and all of                3．______

them did well besides David．At last the officer said, “David!        4．_______

You are quite hopeless! Do not waste your bullets．                5．_______

Go behind the wall, and shoot you．” David felt ashamed． He      6．_______

went behind the wall and a few seconds late the officer                     7．_______

and the others young soldiers heard a sound of a shot                8．______

“Heavens!” the officer said, “has that silly man really shooted         9．______

himself?” He ran behind the wall anxious．But David was all         10．______

right． “I am sorry, sir,” he said “But I missed again．

We stood at the top of the mountain ______ east of the city, watching ________burning rising sun．

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