I had the meanest mother in the world．While other kids ate candy for breakfast．I had to have cereal, eggs and toast．Others had cakes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich．As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids'．But at least I was not alone in my suffering．My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did．

My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times．She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing．We had to wear clean clothes every day．Other kids always wore their clothes for days． We reached the height of disgrace （耻辱） because she made our clothes herself, just to save money．

The worst is yet to come．We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning．So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law．She made us work I

believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us．Through the years, our friends' report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing．My mother, however, would only be satisfied with black marks．None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout （辍学者）．

She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults．Using this as a background, I'm now trying to bring up my three children．I'm filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world．

1.From the passage we can learn that the writer's mother was____．

    A．not generous at all                  B．very cruel to her children

    C．very mean with money matters         D．very strict with her children

2.Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?

    A．Eating differently from other kids．                     B．Letting mother know where they were．

    C．Going to bed early and getting up early．                D．Wearing clean clothes made by mother．

3.It can be inferred from the passage that____．

    A．the writer's family lived a miserable life              

    B．all the other kids studied better than the writer

    C．Mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law

    D．the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

    A．The writer is very thankful to her mother．

    B．The writer has a deep hatred for her mother．

    C．Mother practiced economy in running her home．

    D．The writer is strict with her children when bringing them up．

5.The passage was written in a way of__   __tone．

    A．humorous    B．hateful         C．ridiculous      D．impatient

The fact that blind people can see things using parts of their bodies apart from their eyes may help us to understand our feelings about color．If they can sense color differences, then perhaps we, too, are affected by color without knowing it．Salesmen have discovered by experience over a long period of time that sugar sells badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered not agreeable to the taste, and that cosmetics（化妆品） should never be packed in brown．These discoveries have grown into a whole subject of color psychology．

Some of our preferences are clearly psychological．Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore connected with calm, while yellow is a day color connected with energy and encouragement．Experiments have shown that colors, partly because they are connected with psychology, also have a direct effect on people's mind．People in bright red surroundings show an increase in breathing speed, heartbeat and blood pressure．Red is exciting．Pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming color．Being exciting, red was chosen as the signal for danger, but a closer study shows that a bright yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm, so fire engines in some advanced areas are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop buses, trucks and cars．

1.The passage tells us that salesmen have____ ．

    A．tried colors on blind people                            

    B．found out that colors affect sales

    C．developed a special subject of color psychology

    D．discovered the relationship between color and psychology

2.It can be inferred from the passage that__ _．

    A．blind people cannot sense color differences             

    B．foods sell well in green or blue wrappings

    C．w hat color we prefer depends on our state of mind

    D．a bright color has exactly the opposite effect to red

3.The most effective color in the passage for warning people is____．

    A．red              B．dark blue       C．green           D．bright yellow

4.If someone is in an angry mood, which color is better for him to become quiet?

    A．Red．            B．Dark blue．      C．Brown．          D．Bright yellow

5.Which of the following do you think is the best title for the passage?

    A．Colors and Feelings                  B．Colors and Sales

    C．The Blind and Colors                 D．Preferences for Colors

The UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world．But to those who are new to it all, sometimes it can be confusing．

October is usually the busiest month in the college calendar．Universities have something called Freshers' Week for their newcomers．It's a great opportunity to make new friends, join lots of clubs and settle into university life．

However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, the outlook of meeting lots of strangers in big halls can be nerve-wracking （令人头痛的）．Where do you start? Who should you make friends with? Which clubs should you join?

Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you worrying about starting their university social life on the right foot．So just take it all in slowly．Don't rush into anything that you'll regret for the next three years．

Here are some top advice from past students on how to survive Freshers' Week:

·Learn rules．Make sure you know British social manners．Have a few wine glasses and snacks handy for your housemates and friends．

·Be kind．Sometimes cups of tea or even slices of toast can give you a head start in making friends．

·Be sociable．The more active you are, the more likely you'll be to meet new people than if you're someone who never leaves their room．

·Bring a doorstop．Keep your door open when you're in and that sends positive messages to your neighbors that you're friendly．

So with a bit of clever planning and effort, Frsshers' Week can give you a great start to your university life and soon you'll be passing on your experience to next year's new recruits．

1.Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the passage?

    A．It's a good idea to bring a doorstop．

    B．A hit of planning can make Freshers' Week easier．

    C．October is generally the busiest month for universities in the UK．

    D．The first week of your even- year at university is called Freshers' Week．

2.We can infer from the 4th paragraph that____ ．

    A．the newcomers usually miss the days living at home

    B．many freshers are worried about how to fit university life

    C．most of the students in the L K spend three years in universities

    D．all the new students will make new friends and join certain clubs

3.Why does the author suggest having wine glasses and snacks handy?

    A．To pass the busy university life．                       B．To pass the time in a happy way．

    C．To show yourself a drinker as others．                   D．To help make friends with others．

4.The underlined word "recruits．" in the last paragraph refers to____．

    A．courses          B．freshers         C．neighbors        D．challenges

5.The main purpose of the passage is to____．

    A．advise the freshers how to behave well in universities

    B．discuss something about the Freshers' Week in the UK

    C．tell the newcomers how to make a new start in universities

    D．introduce something about higher education system of the UK

Looking back on China's road to outer space, people can easily find it has not been very smooth．In the past years, Chinese people have made hard and determined efforts to realize the dream their ancestors had for thousands of years．

After China's first satellite into the Earth's orbit in 1970 came four flights of unmanned Shenzhou spaceflight from 1999 to 2002．The country carried out its first one-piloted spaceflight in October．2003, making China the third country in the world to have independent human spaceflight ability after the Soviet Union and the United States．Then came another breakthrough on October 12, 2005． when Shenzhou 6, China's second human spaceflight, was launched, with a crew of two astronauts．What's more, the landmark （里程碑 ）spacewalk done by Zhai Zhigang, one of the three boarding Shenzhou 7, launched on Sept．25, 2008, leads the country further in its space exploration．

Meanwhile, China's moon exploration project, started in 2004, has also been progressing satisfactorily. Fifty years after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world's first man-made satellite, China's first circumlunar（绕月的 ）satellite Chang’e 1 took off on Oct．24, 2007, which became the third landmark in China's space achievements after the above-mentioned manned flights．Change 1 was expected to fulfill four scientific goals, one of which was to explore mineral elements on the moon, especially those not existent on the Earth. It's said that the lunar regolith （月壤 ） is abundant in helium-3, a clean fuel that may support the Earth's energy demands for more than a century．Nearly 3 years later, Oct．1, 2010 witnessed the launching of Chang'e 2, China's 2nd unmanned lunar probe, marking another step forward in moon exploration．This time the aim is to test the key techniques of Chang'e 3 and Chang'e 4, as a preparation for a soft lunar landing in the future．

With great expectations, people all over the world are looking forward to China's greater space achievements．

1.According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?

    A．China sent its first satellite into the Moon's orbit in 1970．

    B．China is the third country in Asia to make human spaceflight．

    C．By now, 5 astronauts have made successful spaceflight by Shenzhou spaceship．

    D．The launching of Chang'e 1 became the third landmark in China's space achievements．

2.Paragraph 2 mainly deals with the information about China's_   __.

    A．landmark spacewalk                   B．manned Shenzhou spaceflight

    C．first circumlunar satellite          D．unmanned Shenzhou spaceflight

3.We can infer from the text that____．

    A．China's road to outer space has been very smooth for a long time

    B．the lunar regolith is believed to be poor in a clean fuel called helium-3

    C．China's scientists are researching into techniques for soft lunar landing

    D．China's lunar exploration project was started in 2004 and completed in 2007

4.What can be the best title for the text?

    A．Ancient Chinese's Dream              B．The World's Great Expectations

    C．China's Moon Exploration            D．China s Major Space Achievements

5.The author's attitude towards China's space exploration is_   __.

A．negative         B．positive        

C．discouraged     D．uninterested

阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

[1]It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech. At some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned. Fortunately, such moments are usually not obvious to the listeners．Why? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say．They hear only what the speaker does say．If you lose your pace for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain point, no one will notice your mistake． When such moments occur, don't_______．Just continue as if nothing happened．

[2]Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that doesn't really matter．If you have ever listened to Martin Luther King's famous speech—” I Have a Dream", you may notice that he stumbles （结巴） over his words twice during the speech．Most likely, however, you don't remember．Why? Because you were concentrating your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech-making．

[3]People care a lot about making a mistake in a speech because they regard speech-making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication．They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition．But, in fact, the listeners are not looking for a perfect performer．They are looking for a well-thought-out speech that expresses the speaker's ideas clearly and directly．Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speaker's attractiveness by making him more human．

[4]As you work on your speech, don't worry about being imperfect．Once you free your mind of this, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely．

1.What's the main idea of this passage? （ no more than 10 words ）

2.Complete the following statement with proper words. (no more than 5 words)

It doesn't matter that you do_______________________during a speech．

3.Please fill in the blank with a proper phrase in Paragraph 1．（ no more than 5 words ）

4.Why do people most likely to forget the flaw（ 瑕疵．） in Martin Luther King's speech?

（ no more than 16 words）

5.What does the underlined word "They" （ Line 3, Paragraph 3 ） refer to? （ no more than 3 words ）

假如你是某中学高二学生李华。请你根据以下图片，用英语写一封信给某中学生英文报，谈谈自己对边做事、边听音乐的看法。

注意：

    1．要写出自己的看法（赞成或不赞成）、理由和结论；

    2．短文开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

    3．词数：120左右。

Dear editor,

I'm a student of Senior Two of a middle school．I'd like to express my opinion about a kind of common behavior I have noticed．It seems that many students enjoy listening to MP3 players while doing other things．

Your sincerely,

Li Hua

–When we got to the cinema, the film hadn’t started yet.

--So you________.

_____ she is good at is that she can _____creative imagination with intelligence to create some wonders.

A That, combine ; B What ,combine ; C That , mix ; D What, mix

Henry said he stayed at home all day, but I saw him in the supermarket. It’s __________that he was lying.

The Red Cross goes into areas _______ help is badly needed.