一Have you ever been to Yiwu，Zhejiang?

一Yes．It is China’s largest city ________small commodities（商品）．

A．in honor of             B．in case of                  C．in favor of              D．in terms of

As a result of the 29th Olympics，Beijing doesn’t have ______it used to．

A．as much as pollution                                B．pollutions as many as

C．as much pollution as                            D．so many pollutions as

On my first day of school，I didn’t speak a word of English．I felt lost and  1  in the classroom．I came home and told my mother I’d learned my first English word：  2  ．It was the nickname a boy had given me．

    Luckily for me，my teacher that year Was Dorothy Collins．She was young and African American．  3  I think she understood how I  4  as the only non—white kid．And she never 5    that I could catch up．

Still，the teasing（嗤笑） 6  ．The boy who called me stupid wouldn’t stop  7  my accent．He was a good student and the proud holder of our class’s reading award（奖）．It was a（n）8  given to a student whose schoolwork，participation and homework were  9  ．I wanted that award．

As Mrs. Collins  10  me on，I gained confidence and language skills．By midyear，I was well on my  11  to speaking English fluently and was quite good at reading．  12   the award ceremony coming up，I worked as hard as I could．The day  13   came，and I was so nervous．When Mrs. Collins announced me as the 14  ，it was my proudest moment．I got a fancy certificate and a blue ribbon（丝带）that Mrs. Collins pinned to my dress．I took the reading  15   right out of that boy’s hot little hands，and I felt happy for myself．

    From then on，I worked  16  harder in school．Mrs. Collins helped me understand that I had a  17  for language，so in high school I studied French and minored（辅修）in it in college．As I began enjoying Success as a singer，I  18  Mrs. Collins in interviews when I was asked about people who had inspired（激励）me．

I feel  19  that the God brought Mrs. Collins and me together all those years ago．My first-grade teacher didn’t just teach me the language：She helped me find my 20  ．

1．A．frightened    B．excited            C．satisfied                 D．tired

2．A．black              B．stupid                  C．clever                    D．dumb

3．A．but                 B．so                       C．and                        D．nevertheless

4．A．acted              B．lived                    C．felt                        D．studied

5．A．believed          B．expected              C．refused                  D．doubted

6．A．continued       B．lasted                   C．started                   D．reduced

7．A．looking into       B．1aughing at          C．referring to             D．showing off

8．A．right               B．judgment              C．honor                    D．offer

9．A．active          B．optimistic             C．aggressive              D．excellent

10．A．turned          B．cheered                C．followed              D．carried

11．A．road             B．mind                    C．way                       D．side

12．A．As                B．After                   C．With                     D．For

13．A．eventually       B．slowly                 C．quickly                   D．fortunately

14．A．partner         B．winner                 C．player                    D．loser

15．A．book            B．material                C．machine                 D．award

16．A．quite             B．more                   C．less                       D．even

17．A．gift               B．habit                    C．chance                   D．present

18．A．mentioned      B．involved               C．included                 D．reminded

19．A．funny           B．amused                C．lucky                     D．surprised

20．A．pleasure        B．experience            C．kindness              D．confidence

My horse，Treasure，is my hero because she helped me discover how t6 relate to her．In the process，she“fixed”my relationship with my husband and my children．

    When I got her，she was 2 years old．She was not going to accept any kind of instructions from me．In the interest of not getting myself killed，I started to read and educate myself on ways to manage a high-spirited horse．

I discovered horsemanship（马术），a method of training that focuses on communication．In order to communicate with another person，you must be understood．The very definition（定义）of understanding is two or more persons share the same idea．This simple definition had a big influence on me．I realized that communication is a two-way street!

When I started to adopt horsemanship in my life，I noticed a change in the way other people related to me．My husband，when I stopped ordering him around，became happier and more helpful．My children，when I practiced being fair，firm and most of all，considerate（体贴的），were motivated（激发）to act sooner，at the polite request instead of the orders from me．

    I think the most valuable life skill I learned from my horse is that pressure motivates．but release（释放；放松）teaches．My children were more considerate of each other．and started to ask first，without telling．I became aware of my position as a role model．

My horse was not hard to catch．Today，five years later，I have the perfect horse．I also have very polite kids and a very happy husband．There’s nothing in the world that can compare to being loved by ones you love most—even if it all started with the attitude of a very special horse．

1．What process does the author refer to in Paragraph 1?

    A．The process of training her horse．

    B．The process of educating her kids．

    C．The process of life changing in her life．

    D．The process of getting on with her husband．

2．What can we learn about the horse?

A．She got her name from the author’s husband． 

    B．She was difficult to deal with at first．

    C．She is not loved by the family．

    D．She is now five years old．

3．The passage tells us that ________．

    A．the author can’t manage her family well

    B．the author loves the horse more than her family 

    C．the author’s kids used to be considerate of each other

    D．the author used to think ordering was a good way to relate to others

4．By saying“communication is a two-way street”in Paragraph 3，the author is trying to show that __________．

    A．understanding between people is good for both parts

    B．the more ways of communicating，the better

    C．communication may result in differences  

    D．sharing the same idea is not important

5．The author can now be best described as _________．

    A．very strict              B．rather clever            C．considerate             D．hard working

Around 55％of people aged 18—34 in Spain are still living in their parents’ homes．The Spanish Government is so worried that it has decided to help them leave the nest．To persuade young people to leave their homes，the Youth Institute started a“Youth Emancipation（解放）”program this month，which offers guidance in finding rooms and jobs．

    Economists say young people’s family dependence is caused by job-loss and the increasing housing prices．

    Cultural reasons also lead to the problem，say sociologists．Family ties in south Europe-Italy，Portugal and Greece-are stronger than those in middle and north Europe，for example，Finland．

    In Spain，especially in the countryside，it is common to find entire groups of aunts，uncles，cousins，nieces and nephews all living on the same street．They regularly get together for Sunday dinner．

    Parents’ tolerance（宽容）is another reason．Spanish parents accept late-night partying and are wary of setting bedtime rules．“A child can arrive home at whatever time he wants．If parents are dissatisfied with him，he’ll put up a big fight and call the father a Fascist（法西斯），”a sociologist at Carlos University in Madrid said．

    Mothers’ willingness to do everything for children worsens the problem．Dionisio Masso，a 60-year-old woman in Madrid，has three children in their 20s．The eldest，28，has fl girlfriend and a job．But life with mum is good．“His mum does the wash and cooks for him；in the end，he lives well，”Masso said．

1．The“Youth Emancipation”program aims at helping young people_________．

    A．fight for freedom                                     B．live on their own

    C．fight against Fascism                                  D．get rid of family control

2．According to the passage，family ties are stronger in Portugal than in ________．

    A．Finland                B．Greece                 C．Spain                     D．Italy

3．The following are the reasons for young people’s family dependence EXCEPT_____

A．parent’s tolerance                                    B．cultural traditions

    C．housing problems                                       D．unwillingness to gel married

4．Which of the following statements is NOT true of Dinoisio Masso?

    A．She is in her sixties．                               B．She lives in Madrid．

    C．She has at least one son．                           D．She has all easy life．

5．The underlined phrase“wary of”in Paragraph 5 means“______”in this passage．

    A．tired of         B．worried about        C．careful of         D．enthusiastic about

根据所给汉语句子写出空白处单词的正确形式。

1．地震过后，一场雷暴又袭击了这个城市。

    A thunderstorm ___________the city after the earthquake．

2．我们的法律规定人人平等。

    Our laws state that all men are __________．

3．总统会见了与会各国代表。

    The President received the__________ of all nations at the meeting．

4．很多学生抱怨作业太多。

    Many students __________that there was too much homework for them．

5．全球金融危机对一些工业国家和地区影响较大。

      The global financial crisis has a greater effect on some __________countries and areas．

6．本周末我们将免费去参观历史博物馆。

    We will visit the history museum free of __________this weekend．

7．这种动物已经在地球上存在几十万年了。

    This creature has _________on the earth for tens of thousands of years．

8．我刚刚找到工作，自然买不起这么贵的衣服。

      I’ve just found a job．_______，I can’t afford such expensive clothes．

9．她拒绝了我们的邀请，让我们很失望。

    She turned down our___________，which made us very disappointed．

10．你父母对你的想法有什么反应?

      How did your parents ____________to your idea?

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    As we grow up，we gradually develop a set of our own values or beliefs．These are influenced by society，our family，the education we receive and so on．Once this value system is set up，it’s not easy to change later in life．

    According to our different values，experts put US in three categories．They are：the ant（蚂蚁），the cricket（蟋蟀）and the snail（蜗牛）．

    ◆The ant—work first

    Just like ants who work heart and soul in summer in order to store food for winter，these people don't care about enjoying the moment．They work very hard and save money they earn so that they can enjoy life when they get old and retire．The ant loves to save but they could make more out of their money if they were willing to invest in some stocks（股票）with low risk．

    ◆The cricket—______________________

    The cricket wants to enjoy everything now and doesn’t think too much about the future．They even borrow money when they really want something．Many young people now belong to this group．These people have little savings．When they get old，they might have problems．They should learn to save and buy insurance．

    ◆The snail一live under pressure

    The snail refers to people who make life difficult for themselves．They take big long-term loans（贷款）from the bank in order to buy things such as luxury houses．They are happy to take big loans even though they are not sure they can afford them．This can cause problems in the future．They should plan more carefully．

1．What does the passage mainly talk about?（Please answer within 15 words．）

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

      Some people would like to borrow a lot of money without thinking whether they can repay it．

___________________________________________________________________________

3．Please fill in the blank in the second category with proper words or a phrase．（Please answer within 5 words．）

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4．Which category do you belong to? What advice should you take according to the passage? （Please answer within 30 words．）  

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5．Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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一He has changed so much．

—_______I could hardly recognize him just now!

A．No way         B．No problem         C．No doubt              D．No wonder

In order to look more pretty，_______she wants is ________she can lose weight soon．

A．which；that         B．which；how         C．what；that           D．what；why

The teacher wants his students to know more about modern science and tries to develop a（n） _______about nature among his students．

A．curiosity         B．habit         C．ability             D．independence