I have never learned as much maths in my life as I did last year．It was because of Ms．Vacirca  1 I truly understood what I was learning．It might not seem   2 a big deal to some, but to me it is．I have never met a woman so caring and so determined to teach her  3  ．I never really wanted to work for good  4 in maths class．I never knew how to study maths and never understood some of the concepts（概念）．I can remember trying to slip out of the classroom  5 Ms．Vacirca caught me and yelled across the  6  , “Lauren, are you coming to extra help during lunch?” It was a nightmare—she would always  7 me with one foot out of the door, it never failed． 8 then I just thought of it as a thing I had to do．It was funny to see how everyone would be in her room during lunch and then again after school．She would  9  everyone to come every day, just so we could do our homework in  10 ．Many of the students thought of her as a bit of nag（爱唠叨的人）,but  11 they knew that she was right and respected for it．Many of her tests were  12 at first, but as the year progressed they became easier．I knew that it was because of her．

Even outside class, she was  13 as ever．She always wanted to know what was going on in my （and everyone else’s） life, and she was always looking out for everyone’s best interest．

Ms．Vacirca is a sweet woman with a sense of  14  that you just have to laugh at．When regents（评议员）were coming, she was more careful than ever about everyone doing well．Many of the students she had taught before  15 high, and so she  16 the same from us．Day after day there were students in the classroom  17 problems．When it was time for our big test, I knew I was ready．I walked out of that test with my head  18 ．

I knew that I was a  19 and Ms．Vacirca had made me that way．I appreciated all the hard work that she put into helping me and my fellow students．I knew that I would  20 her．

1．A．how                  B．what                C．why                D．that

2．A．as                     B．like                  C．as though         D．as if

3．A．students            B．children           C．classmates              D．family

4．A．grades            B．salary              C．life                  D．subjects

5．A．after                  B．until                 C．before             D．unless

6．A．seat                   B．classroom        C．yard                D．kitchen

7．A．see                    B．help                 C．catch               D．beat

8．A．And                  B．So                   C．Ever                D．Even

10．A．peace                  B．disorder           C．surprise           D．home

11．A．inside        B．outside             C．almost             D．hardly

12．A．different          B．simple              C．easy                D．hard

13．A．frightened        B．caring              C．careful             D．right

14．A．duty                B．time                 C．foolishness       D．humor

15．A．jumped            B．grew               C．scored             D．drank

16．A．expected          B．received           C．wished            D．hoped

17．A．previewing       B．reviewing         C．learning           D．making

18．A．high                B．tall                   C．low                 D．down

19．A．failure              B．student            C．success           D．hero

20．A．miss                B．hate                 C．forget              D．find

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1．Where will you post a notice if you need someone to look after your children?

A．PERSONAL                    B．HELP WANTED

C．DOMESTIC　SERVICE          D．ROOMMATES

2．A second-hand jacket will probably cost you _____．

A．＄60                 B．＄40                   C．＄20                  D．＄10

3．To have your travel notes published , you may contact ____．

A．Students’ Union                    B．Gayle Moore

C．The International Center              D．Life-Planning Workshop

4．If you want to have someone wake you up in the morning, your may call _____．

A．800-5224             B．800-5770            C．800-7839              D．800-0760

“S．H．E．is going to sing at the CCTV annual Spring Festival Evening Party, is that true?” cried out Peng Weiye, a Senior 2 girl in Shanghai and die-hard（铁杆的） S．H．E．fan．

After checking it on the Internet, Peng quickly phoned friends to spread the news．For fans like her, S．H．E．’s performance is perhaps the only part of the old fashioned evening to get excited about．

The Taiwanese band is made up of Selina, Hebe and Ella．Their name comes from the first letter of each of the singers’ English names．

Last week S．H．E．announced they will perform in Las Vegas, US, over Christmas and then in Guangzhou on January 15．

At their Shanghai show on October 30, hundreds of parents waited outside the Hongkou Stadium．Thousands of teenagers sang, cried and shouted as the band performed．

“I love their music, healthy image and everything related to them．Thank God that, although my parents don’t understand why I love them so much, they still bought me a ticket for that show,” said Peng about the Shanghai performance．

It is not just on the mainland that the three girls have thrilled （make sb．excited） audiences．In the past year the band has passed through Taiwan, Hong Kong and even Singapore and Malaysia．

When the three high school girls entered a singing contest in Taiwan in 2000, none of them ever dreamed of being a superstar．“We had never met before, and we didn’t talk at all at the beginning,” recalled Ella．

When asked about the secret of their success, she said, “Our average looks and not-so-expensive clothes keep us close to our fans．We are happy to be the girl next door, your singing sisters．”

“ It’s really a magical journey, from day- dreaming high school girls to singers performing on the same stage as our idols．Nothing but magical,” she said．

1．What makes Peng Weiye, a senior 2 girl, so excited?

A．She is the one who will be met by S．H．E．

B．S．H．E．will perform in Las Vegas over Christmas．

C．Her parents bought her a ticket for S．H．E．’s Shanghai show．

D．S．H．E．will perform on the annual CCTV Spring Festival Evening．

2．How did the Taiwanese band get the name?

A．Their fans gave the name to them．

B．Their idols had a deep influence on them．

C．A singing contest gave their idea of the band name．

D．The first letter of each of the singers’ English names．

3．What do you know about Peng Weiye?

A．She stayed outside the Hongkou Stadium to listen to S．H．E．

B．She will watch the performance in Guangzhou on January 15．

C．She pays close attention to everything about S．H．E．

D．She appreciates that her parents understood her well．

4．Which is true about S．H．E?

A．They caused a storm of excitement in Southeast Asia．

B．They have well prepared to perform with their idols．

C．They were close friends when they entered a singing contest．

D．Their secret to success is the pretty faces and expensive clothes．

From the moment that an animal is born it has to make decisions．It has to decide which of the things around it are for eating, and which are to be avoided; when to attack and when to run away．The animal is, in fact, playing a very dangerous game with its environment, a game in which it must make decisions— a matter of life or death．

Animals’ ability to act reasonably is believed to come partly from what we may call “genetic（遗传性的）learning”, which is different from the individual（个体的）learning that an animal does in the course of its own lifetime．Genetic learning is learning by a species—animals of the same kind—as a whole and it is achieved by selection of those members of each generation that happen to act in the right way．However, the role of genetic learning depends upon how similar the future environment is to the past．The more important individual experience is likely to be, the less important is genetic learning as a means of getting over the problems of the survival game．Because most animals live in ever changing environments from one generation to the next, it is not surprising to find that very few species indeed depend wholly upon genetic learning．

In the great majority of animals, their particular ways of acting in a new environment are a compound（复合体）of individual experience added to the action patterns animals are born with．That is why animals can survive．

1．The animal’s life will come to an end_____．

A．if the animal makes a wrong decision     B．if the animal plays a dangerous game

C．when the animal attacks its enemy       D．when the animal runs too slowly

2．Very few species depend entirely on genetic learning because____．

A．each generation has its own way of learning

B．their environments change all the time

C．they can act reasonably on their own

D．it takes their whole life to learn

3．When the environment doesn’t change much_____．

A．animals cannot act in a right way

B．genetic learning is less important for animals

C．individual learning plays a less important role

D．animals cannot get over problems on their own

4．Animals’ living on generation after generation depends on _____．

A．their natural action pattern with their own experience

B．the lessons they have learnt during their lifetime

C．their experience in particular environments

D．the knowledge passed on by their parents

On hearing the words “Just do it!”, you will know there is a Nike product nearby．If it’s “Always Coca-Cola”, you can be sure someone wants to sell you a refreshing drink．

An advertising slogan（广告标语） is to a brand what eyes are to a person．The slogan helps people understand the brand better by telling them what it wants to sell to its customers．Good slogans leave a message inside people’s minds．It’s almost certain that every brand has a popular slogan．

Here are a few examples:

“Just do it!”—This slogan speaks out to teens．It tells them to do something, but only if they think it’s worth it．And if so, why not do it wearing Nike?

 “Always Coca-Cola．”—Coke’s slogans change every few years, but this one has enjoyed a lasting popularity because it shows the brand’s spirit．It seems to say “Coke is the only drink there is; there are no other forms of drinks．”

“Share moments, share life．”—This slogan from Kodak connects photos and beauty．It asks people to remember the happy moments in life by taking photos of them—using Kodak film of course!

1．What would be the best title for the text?

A．Just Do It!                                   B．Slogan And Brand

C．Famous Slogans                       D．What Is A Good Slogan?

2．Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence （paragraph 2）?

A．A good advertising slogan should draw people’s attention．

B．A brand should have an advertising slogan just as people have eyes．

C．An advertising slogan is as important to a brand as eyes are to a person．

D．An advertising slogan acts as the eyes of a brand．

3．The word “them” in the last paragraph refers to____．

A．people                                         B．the happy moments

C．photos and beauty                     D．Kodak film

4．Which of the following tables can best match the slogans with their brands?

You are from a middle- class family, and live in a normal-size home without any showy possessions, but you are surrounded by surprising consumption（消费）．This contrast is beginning to bother your 6-year-old son．You are worried that he will want to live as they do, and wonder if you should move．

Sometimes big pocket money, joyful birthday parties, special playrooms and super-big houses tell you that your neighbors probably have more money than you do, and that they’re not as careful as you are with money, but you may find that they cook and dig in the garden with their children just as often as you do, talk with them as freely and read to them every night．

Or you may find that some of these parents stay in one wing of their big house while their child plays by himself, way off in a wing of his own．In that unfortunate case, he is basically growing up alone without being looked after properly, but this can happen to a child who lives in a normal-size house, too, if he has a TV, a computer and a few video games in his room．Even the most caring parent doesn’t walk in and out of it to see what show her child is watching, what Internet site he has found and if he’s still playing that video game．

Too much uncontrolled screen time may lead to a certain loss of innocence（天真）,but mostly this child will lose the sense of unity and satisfaction, and if it doesn’t , you might decide to move．Don’t judge your neighborhood too harshly（严厉地），though．There are some things that are right with almost any neighborhood and some things that are wrong with the best of them—like those super-big houses．The wealth of their owners—and the way they throw money around—may make your son feel sorry for himself, unless you help him understand that you and his dad save some of the money, give some to people who don’t have enough and use the rest to pay for whatever the family needs．

Children want—should be provided with—explanations when their parents don’t give them what they want．

1．What is the problem with the worried parent in the text?

A．Her house isn’t as big as her rich neighbors’

B．Her son is left alone without anyone in charge．

C．She cannot provide her son with a special playroom．

D．She worries about the effect of her neighbors on her son．

2．In Paragraphs 2and 3, the author seems to agree that parents should____．

A．spend more time with their children

B．give their children more freedom

C．work hard to lead a richer life

D．set an example for their children to follow

3． By saying “throw money around”（Paragraph 4）,the author means that rich people___．

A．spend money carelessly  

B．save money for their children

C．help the poor people willingly

D．leave money all round the house

4．What is the main idea the author aims to express in the text?

A．Children are unfortunate to have poor parents．

B．Children should enjoy their comfortable life．

C．Children need proper guidance from their parents．

D．Children feel ashamed of themselves in a rich neighborhood．

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。—He is very good, isn’t he?

—  1 

—     I said the singer was great．

—       2 

—     Have you seen him here before?

—      3  I think he probably writes the music and words because I’ve never heard any of the songs before．

—       4  

—     People with musical ability like that have to stand around here to make a living．

—     Perhaps he enjoys it or makes more money than you think．

—       5 

A．What do you mean?

B．Sorry, what did you say?

C．I hope so．

D．Do you like popular music?

E．Be quiet, listen to him．

F．Yes, and interesting to watch．

G．Oh, yes．He’s always at exactly the same place on Saturdays when I come into town．

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释,在句子右边的横线上写出各单词的正确形式．（每空一词）

1．It’s useless to complain about life’s unfairness．We all have but one life and we must    ____（奋斗）for our dreams．

2．A drawing or model will help you see some hidden_____（场面）

3．The ___（大半）of people seem to prefer watching games to playing games．．

4．You have to be careful not to hit rocks, trees and other ________（危险）．

5．Students sometimes support themselves by ____（方法） of evening job．

6．As we joined the big crowd I got ____ （分开）from my friends．．

7．The headmaster ignored the ____（争论） between Mrs. Wang and his nephew． 

8．It is said that Miss White had some difficulty in studying the a____ maths．

9．C____ with Class Two, ours has more boy students．

10．It’s a custom in China to have some tea or other drinks before meal is s_______．

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（Ⅴ）；如果有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

     Dressing in Nikes, enjoying McDonald’s and crazy about                   1．_____

NBA games, Chen Lin’s life is flooded with product from the USA．      2．_____

But asking about her feelings towards the Western superpower, the        3．_____

Senior 3 girl is not sure．                                          4．_____

  Chen is not the only one felt confused．A recent survey shows      5．_____

that four in five Chinese general like Americans, but three in              6．_____

five agree with that the US is trying to control China．                 7．_____   

According to the survey, near half the respondents （调查对象）   8．_____

chose the Us as a friend country．The positive opinion of the US is      9．_____

more than in last year’s similar survey．                             10．_____

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