One very cold day，a snowstorm blew into our area. Needing firewood，I quickly set out with my best friend，Bruce，to look for a tree to cut down. I was glad to have Bruce along with. Cutting down a tree in a snowstorm can be dangerous. So it was important to have a friend who could warn me of danger.
When I chose a big tree about 23 meters tall and prepared to cut it down，my best friend suddenly warned me，“Don’t cut down that tree！It’s too close to the power line！﹙电线﹚”I wasn’t sure about it. So I decided to disregard his warning. I wanted to finish the job quickly and go home. So I began cutting down the tree. When the tree fell，there was no longer any doubt that my friend was right.
The tree caught the power line，bringing it to the ground. I considered cutting the tree off the line. After all，electricity can’t travel through wood，so I could safely remove the tree. As I reached out my finger to touch the tree，pain ran up my arm and through my head. I was shocked!
After I returned home and told my mother what had happened，she quickly called the power company. The workers from the power company soon arrived on the scene. One of them asked if I had touched the tree，and when I told him I had，his face turned pale.
“You should have been killed，” he said.
So why am I still alive？It was my boots that saved my life.
Within two hours，the workers removed the tree. Soon the snowstorm calmed down—but not my mother.
Even though she was glad I wasn’t hurt，my mother was still serious. After all，I shouldn’t have brushed off my friend’s warning.
Through this experience，I learn it’s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective. Taking time to listen might actually save a lot of time and trouble. It certainly would have kept me from getting the “shock” of my life.
【小题1】The underlined word “disregard” in the second paragraph means “________”．

　单词拼写（每小题1分）

根据所给汉语注释，写出所缺单词的正确形式(每空限写一词)。

⒈ You have so many nice cards. It’s hard for me to make a ______ (选择).

⒉ You look so _______ (困乏的)。 You must have stayed up last night.

⒊The human _______ (脑) is the centre of higher nervous activity.

⒋_______ (信念) can remove mountains.

⒌Learning English is my great _______ (乐趣).

⒍ The jacket _________ (花费) me 168 yuan.

⒎He ________ (点头) to show that he understood what I had said.

⒏ Work hard, and you’ll ________ (一定) succeed in the future.

⒐ He _______ (赚得) a lot of money by selling minerals last year.

⒑ __________ (除……之外) English, we have seven subjects to learn.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

People do not analyse every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a 36 problem. They often accept the opinion or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without 37  ; they try to find a solution by trial and error. However, when all of these methods 38  , the person with a problem has to start analyzing . There are six 39 in analysing a problem.

40 ,  the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must 41 that there is a problem with his bicycle.

Next the person must 42 the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For example, he must 43 the parts that are wrong.

Now the person must look for 44 that will make the problem clearer and lead to 45 solutions. For example, suppose Sam 46 that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes. 47   , he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, talk to his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully.

After 48 the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an example 49   , his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old ones.

In the end, one 50 seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the 51 idea comes quite 52 because the thinker suddenly sees something in a 53 way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum stuck to a brake. He immediately hits on the solution to his problem: he must 54 the brake.

Finally the solution is 55   . Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly. In short he has solved the problem. 

1.A. serious           B. usual                 similar                    D. common

2.A. practice     B. thinking            understanding        D. help

3.A. fail                B. work                 change                    D. develop

4.A. ways           B. conditions         stages                     D. orders

5.A. First              B. Usually             In general            D. Most importantly

6.A. explain        B. prove                show                   D. see

7.A. judge          B. find                  describe            D. face

8.A. check           B. determine        correct                      D. recover

9.A. answers        B. skills              C. explanation         D. information

10.A. possible      B. exact           C. real                 D. special

11.A. hopes         B. argues            C. decides               D. suggests

12.A. In other wordsB. Once in a while C. First of all         D. At this time

13.A. discussing    B. settling down    C. comparing with      D. studying

14.A. secondly     B. again             C. also                   D. alone

15.A. suggestion  B. conclusion         C. decision             D. discovery

16.A. next         B. clear            C. final                  D. new

17.A. unexpectedly B. late              C. clearly               D. often

18.A. simple          B. different         C. quick               D. sudden

19.A. clean            B. separate          C. loosen               D. remove

20.A. recorded           B. completed        C. tested                       D. accepted 

　　Ever since news of widespread food recalls caused by a carcinogenic dye broke, there has been confusion(混淆) over possible links to the country of the same name, but Sudan officials say there is no connection whatever.?

Sudan1 is a red industrial dye that has been found in some chilli powder, but was banned in food products across the European Union (EU) in July 2003.?

Since the ban was put in place, EU officials have been striving to remove some food products from the shelves. So far 580 products have been recalled.?

Last week Sudan's Embassy in the United Kingdom asked the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for clarification of the origin of the dye's name.?

Omaima Mahmoud Al Sharief, a press official at Sudan's Embassy in China, explained the purpose of the inquiry was to clear up any misunderstanding over links between the country and the poisonous dye.?

“We want to keep an eye on every detail and avoid any misunderstanding there,” she said. “Our embassy to Britain asked them how the dye got that name and whether the dye had something to do with our country. But they told us there was no relationship.”?

The FSA, an independent food security watchdog in Britain, received a letter from the Sudanese embassy last week.?

“They asked us why the dye is named Sudan, however, we also do not know how it got the name,” she said. “People found the dye in 1883 and gave it the name. Nobody knows the reason, and we cannot give any explanation before we find out.”?

Sudan dyes, which include Sudan?1 to 4,are red dyes used for colouring solvents(溶剂),oils, waxes, petrol, shoe and floor polishes. They are classified as carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.?

What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph One??

A. Causing cancer.B. Having side effect.

C. Containing poison.D. Poisonous.

How did the Sudan?1 get its name??

A. The dye is often produced in Sudan.?

B. The dye has something to do with the country named Sudan.?

C. Nobody is sure of the origin of the name.?

D. Many foods produced in Sudan contain the dye.

We can infer from the passage that _______.?

A. the Sudan government is paying much attention to the food safety?

B. Sudan?1 is often used to be added to the food?

C. people didn't realize the danger of Sudan?1 until 2003?

D. many food shops will be closed down

Which of the following is the best title??

A. Keep away from Sudan?1

B. No Sudan?1 dye links to the country?

C. How Sudan?1 dye got its name

D. Pay attention to the food safety