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Literature is a word used to describe written as well as spoken material. Generally speaking, it is often used to describe anything from creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama and fiction.

    Then why read literature, since it is often imaginary and seems unconnected with real life?

    A lot of us read literature for enjoyment and relaxation. It’s always pleasant to read some interesting books in our spare time. In a modern life full of stress, it is our common wish to read some imaginary works and look for relaxation from the stress in life.

    Reading literature is more than fun; it also allows us to get knowledge. As a general rule, literature represents a language of a people, and it often gives us an insight(洞察力) into the traditions, attitudes and values of the age in which it was written.

Sometimes literature can even offer us new, creative ways to have a better understanding of the world. It introduces us to new worlds of experiences. We enjoy the comedy and the tragedy of poems, stories and plays; and we may even grow through our literary journey with books. At last we may discover meaning in literature by looking at what the writer says and how he or she says it. In some ways, we explore the human condition and analyze(分析) the way they think and feel the way they feel. Literature helps us think clearly and encourages us to open minds.

So we can certainly say literature is of great importance to us. Why not get going with one poem, drama or fiction at once?

*Two-year-old hero Ye Chengfeng saved most of his family from a deadly gas leak(泄漏). As his grandfather lay dead, the child woke up his grandmother and saved five other family members from death.

　 *More and more British school kids use their mobile phones to cheat(作弊)in exams. They use them to send messages to get the answers. So far this year, 1,013 students were caught cheating with mobile phones. Teachers are now teaching themselves so they can find the cheats. They also ask the students to hand the phones in before exams.

　 *A new study shows that girl chimps(黑猩猩) are faster to use tools than boys! Experts found that girl chimps in East Africa use sticks to dig in the soil two years earlier than boys do. But they don’t know why. Girls watched their moms work, but the boys climbed trees. Yes, human girls always learn to write and draw first, but boys often run and play balls earlier than girls.

　 *In Germany, doctors have three ways to help kids who are addicted (上瘾的)to the Internet. First, learning art — Kids learn painting or singing; Second, doing sports — Kids do swimming or horse riding. The last one is to go into nature — Kids plant flowers and grow vegetables. Doctors want kids to find other ways to have fun rather than surf the Internet.

(　 )61. How many family members did 2-year-old Ye Chengfeng save?

　　 A. Six.　　　 B. Five.　　　 C. Three.　　　 D. Four.

(　 )62. The British teachers are teaching themselves to________.

　　　A. send messages to each other　　　

　　 B. find their students’ cheats in exams

　　　C. stop the students from using their mobile phones

　　　D. ask the students to hand in their phones before exams

(　 )63. According to the third piece of news, we know ________.

　　　A. chimps are cleverer than monkeys　

　　　B. only chimps in East Africa can use tools

　　　C. human boys always learn to write and draw earlier than girls

　　　D. experts don’t know why girl chimps use tools faster than boys

(　 )64.The German doctors help kids addicted to the Internet so that they can__.

　　 A. go into nature　　　　　　

　　 B. enjoy their school life better

　　 C. become famous painters and singers　　　

　　 D. find some other ways to enjoy themselves

(　 )65. Choose the best title for each piece of news above from the following six

　　 ones:

　　　 ①Girls learn faster than boys?　 ②Phone cheats　　　 ③Little hero

　　　 ④No cheating!　　　 ⑤Internet cure　　　 ⑥Go into nature

　　 A. ① ⑤ ④ ⑥　 　　　　　　 B. ③ ④ ⑥ ⑤

　　 C. ③ ② ① ⑤　 　　　　　　 D. ② ③ ① ⑤

Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of.

Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.

After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face.

He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he

finished eating, he went back to his room,without a word. In no time he was back hittingthe books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mothertried to understand what was happening.

Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table

and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise,

little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She

went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”

Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”

“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”

Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking. ”

(    )58. Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?

A. Because he could eat well there.

B. Because he could earn more about nuns.

C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.

D. Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more.

(    )59. “Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 用功   B. 捶书   C. 发泄   D. 振作

(    )60. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______.

A. teachers should be strict with their students

B. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes

C. a catholic school is much better than other ones

D. nuns are good at helping children with their math

When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.

I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was

serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served

so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly.As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure.My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they

understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.

In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and

experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn

from their rich experience.

However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old”

shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many

people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercise or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.

After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more;I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words

(    )54. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______.

A. the manager asked him to do so            B. he respected the elderly

C. the couple wanted him to do so               D. he wanted more pay

(    )55. When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _______.

A. nervous       B. satisfied     C. unhappy    D. excited

(    )56. After this experience, Jack _______.

A. lost his job in the restaurant  

B. made friends with the couple

C. no longer respected the elderly

D. changed his way with older people

(    )57. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.

B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.

C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.

D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.

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　　　 D. 800-850-8288

A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith began to leave. He was about to start the car when a gunman (持枪者)   36   up from the back seat. He  37   a gun to Mr. Smith’s head,“Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.

　　“All right”Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled away from the side of the street and   38   down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not   39   the gunman. He knew he needed help. Where were the police? As he drove   40   each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to meet a police car. But he could see    41    . “Just my luck,” he thought. “If I was   42   too fast, there would be a police car on every corner.”

　　   43    he pushed his foot down on the accelerator(加速器), and the car ran   44  faster. “What are you doing?” shouted the gunman. “Keeping off the police.” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car   45   there.”

　　He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong   46    of the road. Not one of the policemen saw him. Again Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a    47     plan.

　　He    48   a corner and saw the police station in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car hit a police motorbike down and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he   49   back to grab the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the   50   and quickly caught the gunman.

　　(    )36.   A. woke       B. sat       C. stood    D. jumped

　　(    )37.   A. brought     B. pointed   C. held     D. carried

　　(    )38.   A. drove       B. left      C. took     D. pushed

　　(    )39.   A. fight        B. lift       C. keep      D. hit

　　(    )40.   A. around    B. over       C. through     D. towards

　　(    )41.   A. somebody  B. anybody   C. everybody   D. nobody

　　(    )42.   A. driving    B. moving    C. getting      D. walking

　　(    )43.   A. Slowly    B. Suddenly   C. Quietly     D. Carefully

　　(    )44.   A. more     B. much      C. very        D. quite

　　(    )45.   A. front      B. near      C. below       D. back

　　(    )46.   A. street     B. way      C. side         D. corner

　　(    )47.   A. new      B. safe      C. hard         D. nice

　　(    )48.   A. found     B. turned     C. stopped at    D. arrived at

　　(    )49.   A. got       B. looked    C. turned       D .came

　　(    )50.   A.  sound    B. man     C. voice       D. noise

Every year a lot of tourists travel to Hainan, because it's ________island.

　　 A .so a beautiful　　　　　　 B. so beautiful　　

　 C such a beautiful　　　　　 D. a such beautiful

The workers were making so much noise in the workshop, and the boss hurriedly went to see ______________ .

　　　 A. what the matter was　 　　B. what was the wrong

　　　 C. what wrong was　　　　 　D. what was the matter

—A number of volunteers __________ willing to teach in China's rural农村的 areas

—Yes, the number is getting__________.

A is; bigger and bigger　　　 B. are; bigger and bigger

C is; more and more　　　　 D are; more and more

---Do you know ________ this dictionary belongs to?

---Let me see. Oh, it’s ________.

A. who; mine           B. who; me               C. whose; mine            D. whose; me