C

From 17 to 23 June 2013 it’s Bike to School Week! This special week has been held since 2004 for the purpose of encouraging children to travel to school on their bikes. Did you know that as little as 15 minutes of activity a day can cut in half a child’s risk of becoming obese (肥胖的)?

Not only will cycling start a new exercise routine (惯例), it will also reduce busy traffic on the school roads. Don’t forget how much it will help the environment! So how can you get involved? Start off by reading the Pedal Pack — it’s full of ideas to help you plan your own event. The bike breakfast is a great idea because pupils will need fuel for their bodies in the mornings — both for the school day and the bike journey!

And remember to make other kids feel involved throughout the planning stage and in the event itself. Ask them to put up posters before the event and then reward them with certificates later on!

There are lots of benefits (益处) to be gained by cycling to school — But before you start there are some important tips to consider. Firstly, make sure that your bike is in good working order; check the tires, lights etc before you start a week of cycling to school. It’s also important to plan your route(路线) — so that you know exactly where you are going — this way you can familiarize yourself with the roads and other things that you need to know along the way.　 And always make sure that someone knows the route you will be taking.

As for the teachers? Well, you’re just as much expected to be cycling to school too! So what are you waiting for?　

11. What is the benefit of cycling to school according to the passage?

A. It can save some time.

B. It can help some students in need. 　　　　　　　　　

C. It can improve the heavy traffic on the school roads.　　　　　

D. It is the best way to help some students lose weight.

12. In the Pedal Pack, you can 　　.

A. find a story about bicycling　 　

B. get a map for the bike route 　

C. find some ways to repair the bike　 　　　　　　　　

D. get a guide to the bike-related events

13. Who will be rewarded with certificates?

A. Those who support the event.　　

B. Those who take part in the event.

C. Those who organize the event.

D. Those who put up posters before the event.

14. Which of the following is TRUE about the Bike to School Week event?

　　　 A. It lasts one week every month.　　

B. It has a history of over ten years.　

C. It is popular with the students around the world.

D. It aims to encourage people to take action to reduce pollution.

15. You are asked to do all the following before you start cycling to school EXCEPT 　　.

A. take your breakfast　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. get familiar with the route

C. buy a good book on traveling　　　 　　　　　　　

D. keep your bike in a good state

B

19-year-old Danny Bowman once spent 10 hours a day taking selfies (自拍). Now the British teen is talking about the real dangers of selfie addiction (上瘾).

His addiction started at age 15 and quickly went out of control, which made him want to kill himself because he couldn’t take the perfect selfie.

“I always wanted to take the perfect selfie and when I realized I couldn’t, I wanted to die,” he tells Mirror of his 200-selfie-a-day addiction. “The only thing I cared about was having my phone with me so I could take a picture of myself at any time of the day.”

“I lost my friends, my education, my health and almost my life,” Bowman says.

At Bowman’s worst, he would cut class three times an hour to take a selfie, and at last he dropped out of school at age 16, when his health started to fail. “I only ate an apple and a bowl of rice a day in order to be thinner,” he says.

He didn’t leave his house for six months because he always thought he was not handsome enough.

“Danny’s case is unusual,” says Doctor　 David Veal. “But this is a serious problem. It usually makes people want to kill themselves or do other unusual things.”

Bowman is believed to be Britain’s first case and now receives treatment to help him deal with his technology (技术) addiction. “Though the cases of technology addiction are rare now, I think this kind of thing can happen to anyone. For me it showed itself in selfies; it could be something different for someone else,” he says.

6. What’s Danny Bowman worried about?

A. His selfie addiction.

B. His dropping out of school.

C. His staying indoors too long. 　

D. His dislike of study.

7. What happened at Bowman’s worst?

A. His schooling was badly influenced.

B. He took his phone wherever he went.

C. He had no interest in food.

D. He lost most of his friends.

8. Bowman stayed indoors for six months because ______.

A. he wanted to take a good picture

B. he was shy with his classmates

C. he wanted to become healthy

D. he was worried about his looks

9. What does Dr. David Veal think of selfie addiction?

　　　 A. It has no real dangers.　 　

B. It will disappear itself.

C. It can cause serious problems.

D. It can be easily controlled.

10. What Bowman says in the last paragraph suggests that ______.

A. one can easily become addicted to taking selfies

B. technology addiction can be easily discovered

C. technology addiction is becoming quite popular now

D. the development of technology also has a bad influence

A

Fifteen minutes before our restaurant closed, a gentleman came in.　 I was the waitress who got to take his order and serve him his food.

The customer was difficult. He was quite openly upset with how his food was prepared. He sent his order back twice. When it at last arrived to his liking, he needed a cup of coffee.　

At this point, I had stayed 45 minutes past closing time. I didn’t even want to sit down because I knew my knees would pain and it would hurt terribly to get back up. I knew he would probably not give a tip. However, I tried to give him good service.

As he was finishing his burger, I was refilling his coffee and accidentally spilled (洒落) it on the table and his plate. Of course I said sorry at once and used a piece of cloth to clean the table. I had thought he would become angry. However, he took a piece of paper out and helped clean off the spilled coffee. He asked to speak to the manager, so I called my boss to come over to the table.

Instead of complaining to my boss and asking us to make up for his meal, he simply said, “This young lady’s done a good job. You need to keep her around as long as you can!” After he paid his bill, he left and left a tip. The customer had offered a $15 tip for his $8 dinner.

1. Why did the author say the customer was difficult?

　　　 A. Because he could only give a small tip.

B. Because he came to the restaurant very late.

C. Because the author wanted to go home early.

D. Because he was always dissatisfied with the food.

2. We can learn from the third paragraph that 　　.

　　　 A. the author liked her work very much

B. the author’s knees were always in pain　 　　　　　　

C. the author was too tired at that time 　　　　　　　　　　

D. the author seldom received tips

3. What happened after the author spilled the coffee?

　　　 A. The customer refused to pay his bill.

B. The customer complained to the boss.

C. The customer became angry at once.

D. The customer offered the author help.

4. Which of the following words can best describe the author’s feeling at last?

A. Surprised and happy.

B. Calm and confident.

C. Nervous and sad.　　　

D. Worried and disappointed.

5. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

　　　 A. A waitress who was praised by a customer

B. An unexpected tip from an unlikely customer

C. An unlucky waitress who served a difficult customer

　　　 D. A difficult customer who came to a restaurant very late

D

What happens when we want to do something impossible? It may seem unlikely, but it is our true nature. It may seem silly, but it is our heart’s purpose.

Once there was a strong camel. She liked dancing very much. She wanted to be a ballet (芭蕾舞) dancer. “To make every movement a thing of beauty,” said the camel, “is my dream.”

Again and again she practiced. She repeated the five basic positions a hundred times each day. She worked for long months under the hot sun, but not once did she think of stopping.

At last the camel said, “Now, I am a dancer.” She gave a performance and danced before an invited group of friends. She did very well. When her dance was over, she made a deep bow.

There was no applause (鼓掌). Instead, everyone laughed at her.

“I must tell you frankly,” said one of her friends, “you are lumpy and humpy. You don’t have any talent in dancing. You are, like the rest of us, simply a camel. You are just an animal. You are not and never will be a ballet dancer!” With these words, they moved away across the sand, laughing and joking.

“How wrong they are!” said the camel. “I have worked hard. I will be a good dancer. I will dance and dance just for myself.” That is what she did. It gave her many years of pleasure.

She practiced hard and made much progress in her dancing skills. Occasionally, the camel was chosen to perform at an animal party before her old friends. The camel was lucky because she knew exactly what she wanted and she never gave up.

47. Why did the camel want to become a ballet dancer?

　　 A. To show her great ability.　　　 B. To win applause from others.

　　 C. To prepare for a party.　　　　　　 D. To walk in a beautiful way.

48. What did the other camels think of the camel’s dancing at first?

　　 A. They thought poorly of it.　　　 B. They seemed calm about it.

　　 C. They enjoyed it excitedly.　　　 D. They were surprised at it.

49. Which of the following words can best describe the camel?

　　 A. Crazy.　　　　　 B. Confident.　 　 C. Proud.　　　　　　 D. Unlucky.

50. What can we learn from the story?

　　 A. Choose a job you are good at.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Dance for the pleasure of others.

　　 C. Success results from hard work. 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Dancing needs more practice.

C

43. If one wants to visit a garden on Monday, April 2, he or she may choose 　　　.

　　 A. Tower Hill Botanic Garden　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the Boston Public Garden

　　 C. Green Animals Topiary Garden　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the Heritage Museum and Gardens

44. If a couple with a 5-year-old child want to go to Tower Hill Botanic Garden, they have to pay 　　　.

　　 A. $19　　　　　　　 B. $24　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. $31　　　　 　　　 D. $38

45. What do we know about the garden at 380 Cory’s Lane, Portsmouth, RI?

　　 A. It is designed by Charles Dexter.

　　 B. It has a history of more than 120 years.

　　 C. Visitors can see real animals and birds there.

　　 D. Babies sitting in strollers can’t get in.

46. The passage is most probably taken from 　　　.

　　 A. a sports book　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a travel guide

　　 C. a movie magazine　　　　　　　　　 D. a newspaper report

B

A boy called Mario loved to have many friends. He showed off a lot, always talking about how many friends he had at school. One day his grandpa said to him, “Mario, I bet you don’t have as many friends as you think. I am sure many of them are just acquaintances (泛泛之交).”

Mario disagreed with his grandpa. However, he wasn’t sure how he could test whether or not his schoolmates were real friends. Now his grandpa had something in his hand, but Mario could see nothing there. “Take it. It’s a very special chair. Because it’s unseen, it’s rather difficult to sit on. But if you take it to school and manage to sit on it, you’ll believe its magic (魔力) and be able to tell who your real friends are.”

Mario took the strange chair and set off for school. At break time he asked everyone to form a circle and put himself in the middle with his chair. Then Mario tried to sit on the chair but always missed and fell. Everyone had a pretty good laugh. He kept trying to sit on the magic chair, but kept falling to the ground. Suddenly, he tried again and didn’t fall. It was then that he finally experienced the magic. Looking around, Mario saw George, Lucas, and Diana holding him up so he wouldn’t fall. Meanwhile, many others he had thought of as friends had done nothing but laugh at him, enjoying each and every fall.

39. Mario disagreed with his grandpa because he 　　　　

　　 A. didn’t like his grandpa　　　　　　

　　 B. had many friends at school

　　 C. didn’t believe his grandpa’s words

　　 D. liked to have friends and show off

40. Mario used the special chair to 　　　.

　　 A. find his true friends 　　　　　　　 B. make more new friends

　　 C. let his friends see his special ability

　　 D. prove his grandpa was wrong　

41. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

　　 A. George, Lucas, and Diana were tricked.

　　 B. George, Lucas, and Diana were Mario’s real friends.

　　 C. George, Lucas, and Diana would be ignored by others.

　　 D. George, Lucas, and Diana were able to see the magic chair.

42. The story mainly tells us that 　　　.

　　 A. the elderly are really wise　　　 B. laughing at a friend is impolite

　　 C. an unseen chair is really powerful

　　 D. true friends are those who care for us

二、完形填空

Near my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse 　　16　 　like any other horse. But if you come near, you will notice 　　17　 　quite amazing (令人吃惊的). You will find out that one of them is 　　18　 . His owner has chosen not to kill him, 　　19　 　has made a good home for him.

If you stand nearby and 　　20　 , you will hear the sound of a bell. Looking around for the 　　21　 　of the sound, you will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field. Connected 　　22　 　the horse’s halter (笼头) is a small bell. It lets the blind friend know 　　23　 　the other horse is, so he can 　　24　 .

As you watch these two friends, you’ll see that the horse with the bell is always 　　25　 　the blind horse, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk towards the other horse, 　　26　 　that he will not be led astray (迷路). When the horse with the bell 　　27　 　each evening, it stops 　　28　 　and looks back, making sure that the blind friend isn’t too 　　29　 　to hear the bell.

Like the 　　30　 　of the two horses, God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or we have 　　31　 　or challenges. He watches over us and even brings others into our lives to 　　32　 　us. 　　33　 　we are the blind horses being guided by the little ringing bell of those whom God places in our lives. Other times we are the guide horses, helping others to find their 　　34　 . Good friends are like that. You may not always 　　35　 　them, but you know they are always there.　

16. A. acts　　　 B. smells　　 　　 C. looks　　 　　　　 D. feels

17. A. something B. everything　 　 C. anything　 　　　　 D. nothing

18. A. deaf　　 　　 B. foolish　　 　 C. dumb　　 　　　　 D. blind

19. A. while　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　 　　 C. but　　　 　　　　　 D. or

20. A. enjoy　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. listen　　　 　　 C. examine　 　　　　　 D. observe

21. A. source　　 B. resource　 　　 C. reason　　 　　　 D. cause

22. A. at　　　 　 B. in　　　　　 　 C. to　　　 　　　　 D. on

23. A. when　　 　 B. what　　　 　　 C. whether　 　　　 D. where

24. A. follow　 　 B. ignore　　 　　　 C. settle　　 　　　 D. recover

25. A. dealing with　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. focusing on　 　　 C. picking up 　　　　　 D. checking on

26. A. showing　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. believing　 　　　 C. proving　 　　　　 D. requesting

27. A. works　　 B. returns　　 　 C. rests　　 　　　　 D. sleeps

28. A. from morning to night　　 　 B. from place to place

　　 C. from time to time　　　　 　 D. from now on

29. A. out of mind　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. at rest　　　 　 C. tired out　 　　　　　 D. far behind

30. A. owner　 　　 B. trainer　　 　　 C. partner　　　 　 D. producer

31. A. advantages　 B. experiences　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. problems　　　 　　 D. questions

32. A. change　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. help　　　　 　　 C. control　　　 　　　 D. encourage

33. A. All the time 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. At a time　　 　　 C. Someday　　　　 　　 D. Sometimes

34. A. aim　　　 B. way　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. success　　　　 　 D. nature

35. A. understand 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. visit　　　　 　　 C. hear　　　　　　 　　 D. see