He had to sell his luxury car, ________ his company was in debt.

A. before                        B. until                     C. while                    D. for

Victims, ________ in the news, who are infected with H7N9 have come up to 28.

A. is reported         B. reported        C. reporting   D. which reports 

---Are there any books related to the situation around Diaoyu Island?

---There’re only a few, ________.

A. if some               B. if any        C. if many              D. if ever

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中, 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As a father, I greatly valued the moments    36    my son and I could be together, and that day was really special.

Louisville, Kentucky was a place where basketball was an important part of life, and   37     taking my son to an NBA exhibition game was one of those special moments. But little did I realize how special that evening was going to be! It was blowing some mean wind. Josh     38     my hand as we crossed the parking lot and    39    for the famous Freedom Hall.  40     eight years old, he still felt it was okay to hold his father’s hand, and I felt grateful, knowing that this kind of moments would pass    41   .

The stadium  42  nineteen-thousand-plus fans, and it definitely looked like a sellout(客满的).The expectation of seeing Mrhael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls  43  the Washington Bullets  44  our pace across the parking lot, thinking about  45  the game was going to go. The tumstile(十字转门)clicked and Josh hung on to his souvenir ticket stub (票根）like he had just won the lottery! We pushed our   46          to the upper-level seats of the “true” fans. Before we know it, the game was  47  way. During a time out, we dashed to   48         hot dog and Coke and rushed back so that we   49 miss a single part of the game. Things were going as expected until halftime. I started to talk to some friends  50  when there was a pull on my sleeve, my arm was pulled over by a  51        young Josh, and he began putting a multicolored, woven yarn bracelet(丝织手獨）around my wrist. It  52  really well, and he was really focused attentively as he carefully made a double square knot to keep it secure. On this special  53  I realized the significance of the moment. With a smile, I told him proudly how I knew this was a  “friendship brardet” and said, “I guess this means we are   54        ” Without missing a beat, his big brown eyes looking me straight in the face, he exclaimed, “We’re  55  friends. You’re my dad!”

1.A. when         B. what     C. that      D. which

2.A. particularly        B. certainly        C. specially        D. especially

3.A. held   B. had        C. carried D. caught

4.A. left     B. set         C. walked  D. headed

5.A. As      B. Though C. But        D. Even

6.A. often B. frequently     C. soon      D. slowly

7.A. sat      B. seated  C. included        D. involved

8.A. with   B. for         C. to D. against

9.A. sped up      B. looked up      C. built up D. turned up

10.A. what         B. that       C. which    D. how

11.A. path          B. way       C. route    D. track

12.A. on    B. in  C. by D. under

13.A. eat   B. book     C. order    D. make

14.A. wouldn’t  B. needn’t          C. dared not           D. mustn’t

15.A. besides    B. near      C. nearby  D. beside

16.A. exhausted        B. pleased          C. determined  D. astonished

17.A. fit     B. suited   C. matched        D. applied

18.A. situation  B. occasion        C. position         D. condition

19.A. neighbors         B. classmates     C. teammates    D. friends

20.A. no more than   B. better than   C. more than     D. other than

MELBOURNE, Australia – A kangaroo frightened by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, throwing the pet underwater and hitting the owner in the stomach with its back legs. The Australian, Chris Rickard, was in stable condition Monday after the attack, which ended when the 49-year-old struck the kangaroo in the throat.

Rickard said he was walking his blue dog, Rocky, on Sunday morning when they surprised a sleeping kangaroo in Arthur's Creek northeast of Melbourne. The dog chased the animal into a pond, when the kangaroo turned and knocked the pet underwater.

When Rickard tried to pull his dog free, the kangaroo turned on him, attacking with its back legs and tearing a deep cut into his stomach and across his face.

"I thought I might take action to drag the dog out from under his grasp, but I didn't expect him to actually attack me," Rickard, 49, told The Herald Sun newspaper. "It was a shock at the start because it was a kangaroo, about 5 feet high, they don't go around killing people."

"I was stuck having to hold on to the dog with both hands because it was half drowned and I couldn't really see anything because the kangaroo just attacked me.”

He added, "All I could do was just keep pushing for the bank and he was trying to push me under the water, so at that point I struck him in the throat and that made him back off a little bit.

"I don't think I'll ever be able to watch kangaroo programs quite the same as I used to — it might bring back a couple of bad memories.”

Kangaroos rarely attack people but will fight if they feel threatened.

 Dogs often chase kangaroos, which have been known to lead the pets into water and defend themselves there.

Rickard said he ended the attack by hitting the kangaroo in the throat adding Rocky was "half-drowned" when he pulled him from the water.

1.Rickard and his pet dog were attacked when _________.

A. he was teasing a kangaroo                B. he was walking his dog

C. swimming in the pond                   D. dragging his dog out from water

2.In Australia, kangaroos ________.

A. are only seen in zoos

B. frequently attack people and pets

C. get along rather peacefully with people

D. can be found swimming in ponds

3.The kangaroo attacked the man and his dog probably because ________.

A. the man struck it in the throat              B. the dog chased it

C. the man wanted to drown it                D. it wanted to drown the dog

4.As a result of the attack, ________.

A. the dog was drowned dead

B. the kangaroo was killed 

C. kangaroos should be under stricter protection

D. Rickard was left a deep impression

Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, announced the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday．The win makes Mo Yan the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel in its 111-year history．Informed of his win today, the author, who was having dinner at home, was “overjoyed and scared"．

Born in 1955 to parents who were farmers, Mo Yan－a pen name for Guan Moye, grew up in Gaomi in Shandong province in eastern China． At the age of 12, he left school to work, first in agriculture, later in a factory. In 1976, he joined the army and during this time began to study literature and writing．

He published his first book in 1981, but found literary success in 1987 with Hong Gaoliang Jiazu, which was successfully filmed in the same year, directed by famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou. In his writing, Mo Yan draws on his youthful experiences and on settings in the province of his birth and his works show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique culture and folk customs．Mo Yan is known as a prolific（多产的）writer．In addition to his novels, he has published many short stories and essays on various topics. Despite his social criticism, he is seen in his homeland as one of the most famous contemporary authors．Dozens of his works have been translated into English, French, Japanese and many other languages．

The awarding ceremony will be held on December 10．The winner will win a medal, a personal diploma and a cash award of about $l million．

1.Mo Yan developed his ability for writing when he was     _   .

A. on a farm        B. in a factory       C. in the army       D. in a school

2.One of Mo Yan's characteristics of writing is that he ________.

A. explains difficult matters in simple words

B. focuses on social problems in the country

C. describes his characters in a unique way

D. writes about topics he is familiar with

3.What's the best title for this passage?

A. How Mo Yan Gets Nobel Prize       

B. Mo Yan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

C. An Introduction to Nobel Prize

D. A World Famous Writer, Mo Yan

It's not about how much money you make, and it's not about who your daddy is. We're talking about being attractive in general, whether it's on a job interview or just gaining the respect of your colleagues . . .

Ask lots of questions

If you come across as a know-it-all (even if you really do know it all!), it really pushes people away. Rather, asking lots and lots of questions makes people feel like you care, you can be trusted.

Great body language

Your body language says a lot about you - it says whether you have confidence, or simply if you really care. Talking physically, it is one of the most important physical characteristics you need!

Stay busy

Always have something to do. Have you ever seen someone just sitting around, doing nothing? How unattractive. Always be busy with something, even if for some reason you have to make something up.

Show your pearly whites (or just smile)

Smile more, no matter how ugly your teeth are. I'm not kidding about this one. It's not all about the teeth. If you are smiling genuinely, you can draw everyone for 100 meters around to you.

Wear what fits

Wear clothing that fits you. For women, wearing tight pants or shirts is not attractive. Things that just fit you and your shape are the best but not tight. Wear things that fit you nicely, please . . . And for goodness sake, both sexes, stay away from logos and printed shirts! Most people you may ask do not find this attractive. Stop being some company's billboard(广告牌).

Be interested in other man

Be interested in the other person. Don't talk about. If you are truly interested in the person, it will come across. And if you want to talk about yourself, you'll find that putting the other person first actually opens him up to return the favor and ask you questions. See how fun this is?

1.It is your ________ that makes you attractive.

A. your family background

B. fashionable tight clothes

C. your appearance and your wealth

D. proper body language and behavior

2.According to the author, if you ________, you can be trusted.

A. always smile and show your pearly teeth

B. keep asking lots of questions

C. are interested in other people’s personal affairs

D. always wear clothes that fit you

3.The purpose of staying busy is to ________.

A. gain praises from your boss and colleagues

B. look attractive among people

C. show that you are interested in your job

D. get promoted in your company

4.If you are going to a job interview, which of the following is a proper behavior?

A. Wearing a shirt with printed logos

B. Keeping talking about your own experiences and talents

C. Staying still, not making any body language

D. Smiling truly toward the people you will meet

Cheating is nothing new. But today, education and administrations are finding that examples of academic dishonesty on the part of students have become more frequent--- and are less likely to be punished---than in the

past. Cheating appears to have gained acceptance among good and poor students alike.

Why is student cheating on the rise? No one really knows. Some blame the trend on a general loosening of moral values among today’s youth. Others have attributed(归因于) increased cheating to the fact that today’s youth are far more practical than their idealistic ancestors. Whereas in the late sixties and early seventies, students were filled with visions about changing the word, today’s students feel great pressure to survive and succeed. In interviews with students at high schools and colleges around the country, both young men and women said that cheating had become easy. Some suggested they did it out of hate for teachers they didn’t respect. Others looked at it as a game. Only if they were caught, some said, would they feel guilty. “People are competitive,” said a second-year college student named Anna, from Chicago. “There is an potential fear. If you don’t do well, your life is going to be ruined. The pressure is not only from parents and friends but from yourself. To achieve. To succeed. It’s almost as though we have to surpass people to achieve our own goals.

Edward Wynne, editor of a magazine blames the rise in academic dishonesty in the schools. He claims that administrators and teachers have been too hesitant to take action. Dwight Huber, chairman of the English Department at Amarillo sees the matter differently, blaming the rise in cheating on the way students evaluated. “I would cheat if I felt I was being cheated,” Mr. Huber said. He feels that as long as teachers give short-answer tests rather than essay questions and rate students by the number of facts they can memorize rather than by how well they can combine and process information, students will try to beat the system. “ The concept of cheating is based on the false belief that the system is legal and there is something wrong with the individual who’re doing it,” he said, “That’s too easy an answer. We’ve got to start looking at the system.”

1.Educators are finding that students who cheat________.

A. have poor academic records

B. use the information in late years

C. can be academically weak or strong

D. are more likely to be punished than before

2.Which of the following statements reflects the information in the passage?

A. The pressure students faced with is partly the reason causing the student cheating.

B. Only the educational system and administrators are to blame for the rise in the cheating.

C. The 1960s vision of changing the world helped students never make mistakes.

D. Punishment for cheaters has always been severe in this country.

3.The phrase “the individuals” in Line 8, Para 3 refers to _________.

A. students who practice cheating

B. parents who put pressure on their children.

C. school administrators who approve of short-answer tests.

D. teachers who are too hesitant to take actions against cheating.

4.The author probably would agree with the point of view that _________.

A. students who cheat should be driven out of school

B. parents alone must take responsibility for the rise in student cheating

C. the educational system is sound, and students must follow every rule

D. the educational system in this country would benefit from a thorough evaluation