While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job wanted at a school about ten miles from where I   16  . Because I was in great need of   17  and wanted to do something useful, I applied（申请）.
Three days later, a letter   18  . It asked me to see the   19  at Croydon. It proved to be an    20  journey—a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at   21  a quarter of a mile. It was clearly that the headmaster himself opened the door. He was   22  and round.
“The school” he said, “has a group of twenty-four boys   23  seven and thirteen.”
I should have to teach all the   24  except art,   45  he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into   26  groups and teach them at three different   27  , and I was not  28  at the thought of teaching maths—a subject which I didn’t do very well in at school. It was  29  that I had to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be   30   themselves at that time.
Before I had time to ask about my salary（薪水）, he got up to his feet. “ Now,” he said. “ you’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really runs this school.

小题1: A．lived B．played C．studied D．worked
小题2: A．help B．money C．rest D．force
小题3: A．arrived B．received C．returned D．wrote
小题4: A．editor B．teacher C．headmaster D．student
小题5: A．comfortable B．difficult C．unpleasant D．short
小题6: A．first B．last C．least D．most
小题7: A．bad B．glad C．short D．smiling
小题8: A．between B．from C．by D．under
小题9: A．people B．subjects C．boys D．knowledge
小题10: A．who B．where C．what D．which
小题11: A．two B．three C．four D．five
小题12: A．subjects B．lessons C．levels D．regions
小题13: A．glad B．surprised C．angry D．sad
小题14: A. better	C. more exciting	C. worse	D. nicer
小题15: A．enjoying B．helping C．studying D．managing

Traditional Chinese festivals are now getting their own logos(标识).Here’re logos for China’s seven important traditional festivals.

	Chunjie, Spring Festival, China’s lunar new year, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. People usually get together, watch fireworks and the lion dance, eat dumplings and put on new clothes. They pay New Year calls to their relatives and friends. Children usually get red packets.
	Yuanxiao, Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first month in the Chinese calendar. People watch lanterns and eat sweet dumplings.		Qixi, the Night of Sevens is on the seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese calendar. It’s Chinese version(版本)of Valentine’s Day(情人节).
	Qingming, Tomb-Sweeping Festival is around April 5.People from home and abroad go to the graves(墓)of the dead in memory of(纪念)them.		Zhongqiu, Mid-Autumn Festival, is on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar. Families enjoy moon cakes and tell the story of  Chang’e.
	Duanwu, Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese calendar. People eat rice dumplings and remember the poet Qu Yuan.		Chongyang, Double Ninth Festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar. It’s the date to pay respect(尊敬)to the old.

 
小题1:Mid-Autumn Festival is ________ in the Chinese calendar.

A．on 15th of August	B．on 7th of July
C．on 15th of January	D．on 5th of May

小题2:What do Chinese people eat at Dragon Boat Festival?

A．Dumplings.	B．Moon cakes.
C．Rice dumplings.	D．Sweet dumplings.

小题3:Chinese version of Valentine’s Day is ________.

A．Lantern Festival	B．the Night of Sevens
C．Spring Festival	D．Tomb-Sweeping Festival

小题4:At Tomb-Sweeping Festival, people go to the graves in memory of ________.

A．Qu Yuan

B．the elderly

C．Chang’e

D．the dead

小题5:At Double Ninth Festival, what do people usually do?

A．They watch lanterns.	B．They pay respect to old people.
C．They visit their relatives.	D．They get together to tell stories.

The Aborigines (澳洲土著) have lived in Australia for about 60,000 years. They painted pictures inside caves, and these are the rock paintings that have given us so much information about Aboriginal life. For example, some of the paintings that are about 10,000 years old show men with boomerangs. From this we know that the Aborigines started using boomerangs for hunting at that time. Other pictures show kangaroos, so we know that there were kangaroos at that time.
The Aborigines believed that spirits made people, animals and plants, and that these spirits still live in the earth. For Aborigines, no one can own the earth—the earth belongs to the spirits.
In 1700, there were many Aboriginal groups with a population of 750,000 all over Australia, and there were probably more than 240 different Aboriginal languages. The groups did not have a leader. Instead, things were decided by the older men in a group. People from different groups often travelled hundreds of miles to meet each other.
Aboriginal life changed when an English boat arrived in Australia in 1770. Many Aborigines were killed in the wars that they had with the English. More Europeans came, and they started taking land from the Aborigines. The Europeans also brought new illnesses that killed the Aborigines. The result is that today there are only about 300,000 Aborigines in Australia.
小题1:The Aborigines painted pictures       .

A．on animals’ fur	B．on the land
C．on the tree	D．on the rock

小题2:What do you think the Aborigines used boomerangs to do?

A．To paint.

B．To hunt.

C．To fight.

D．To play.

小题3:The Aborigines thought        were the most important on the earth.

A．people

B．animals

C．spirits

D．plants

小题4:In an Aboriginal group        decided things.

A．the older men	B．the leader
C．the English	D．the Europeans

小题5:The number of the Aborigines is small today       .

A．because their living condition was very bad

B．because the English killed a lot of them in the wars

C．because of the new illnesses the Europeans brought them

D．because of the wars and the new illnesses

“I believe you’re the right person to write an advice column (专栏) for the students called Dear Amy!” Jenny, editor of the school newspaper, said to Andy, who finally agreed to accept the job if Jenny promised not to tell it to anyone else.
At first it wasn’t too bad. Most of the letters he received were interesting and quite easy to answer. Then came a letter from a person named Joe.
“Dear Amy,” it began, “I’m in real trouble. I’ve wanted to be a songwriter all my life, but my parents won’t even let me take music lessons. I have a guitar, but they both get angry if I play. I’ve tried explaining, but they won’t listen. I feel sad. Should I run away from home? Maybe that will make my parents agree.” The letter signed “Joe”.
Andy thought about this letter for a long time. Should he advise someone to run away from home? Probably not. But didn’t Joe have a right to be a songwriter if he wanted to? Andy thought hard, but couldn’t think out a good answer. Andy couldn’t sleep. He just worried about poor Joe.
At a bar a few days later, Eleanor, a girl in Andy’s math class, sat down next to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you? You look a little worried.”
“I guess I do,” said Andy.
“If you got an problem, why don’t you try writing to Dear Amy about it?” asked Eleanor.
Andy sighed; but she continued, “in fact, I guess Dear Amy is rather busy with other problems. She still hasn’t answered the phony letter I wrote her last week. You’d better read it – it may even make the most hard-hearted person cry! It was supposed to be from a songwriter named Joe.”
小题1:

小题2:It’s clear “Dear Amy” ______.

A．helps students who want to run away from home	B．answers letters from the students
C．writes songs for the students	D．meets readers at a bar

小题3:

小题4:

小题5:The underlined word “ phony ” perhaps means ______.

A．unreal

B．boyish

C．popular

D．favourite

In the past, large numbers of American people liked to use tomorrow’s money. However, since the economic depression(经济萧条), many have learnt to live  16 . Here is a true story about an American girl, Anna. After graduation, she began to live in Los Angeles on her own. She  17  a job in a publishing house(出版社) and earned  18  $30,000 a year. Her parents thought Anna’s life would be  19 , but Anna was able to live on her money and still  20  $5000 in the first year. How could she do so in  21  expensive city?
Cheap living always starts with keeping the  22  cost small. For people, that  23  housing. So Anna chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was  24 . When she ate  25 , she went to cheap restaurants.  26  she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then took the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Today young people often  27  a lot of money on entertainment. But Anna loved going to museums and parks as the  28  for these places were free. Did Anna feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She even  29  to take two trips, one to the Netherlands,  30  to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something hard. It’s a kind of game,” said Anna.

小题1:	A．happily B．luckily C．hopefully D．cheaply

小题2:	A．found B．gets C．looked for D．makes

小题3:	A．more than B．less than C．more D．less

小题4:	A．dangerous B．hard C．easy D．comfortable

小题5:	A．made B．gave C．took D．saved

小题6:	A．so an B．such an C．so D．such

小题7:	A．expensive B．much C．big D．heavy

小题8:	A．does B．becomes C．helps D．means

小题9:	A．food B．clothes C．studying D．traveling

小题10:

A．away B．out C．up D．inside

小题11:

A．Soon B．Finally C．Once D．Again

小题12:

A．pay B．spend C．cost D．take

小题13:

A．tickets B．seats C．exhibition D．tea

小题14:

A．tried B．had C．needed D．managed

小题15:

A．another B．the other C．other D．other

An American friend has invited you to visit his family. You’ve never been to an American’s home before, and you’re not sure what to do. Should you take a gift? How should you dress? What time should you arrive? What should you do when you get there? Glad you asked. When you’re the guest, you should just make yourself at home. That’s what hospitality(款待) is all about: making people feel at home when they’re not. 
The question of whether or not to bring a gift often makes guests squirm（难为情）. Giving your host a gift is not just a social manner in some cultures-it’s expected. But in American culture, a guest is not necessary to bring a present. Of course, some people do bring a small present to their host to show their thanks. The right gifts for the host might be flowers, candy, and you can bring toys if the family has small children. If you choose not to bring a gift, don’t worry. No one will even notice.
小题1:The passage talks about ______.

A．where to find a friend in need	B．what to do while visiting your friends
C．how to make friends	D．when to visit your friend

小题2:The underlined word “manner” means ________ in Chinese.

A．弊端

B．礼节

C．趋势

D．挑战

小题3:You can _______ if you want to bring a gift to your friend according to the passage.

A．bring a bundle of beer

B．bring him some beautiful clothes

C．bring delicious food

D．buy a bunch of fowlers

小题4: The underlined sentence wants to tell us _______.

A．you are impolite if you don’t bring a gift

B．how to pick out a gift for our friend

C．the host won’t care if you don’t bring a gift

D．bringing a gift is very necessary

True or False （判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用"T"表示，不符合的用"F"表示）：（7分）
Richard is an exchange student from the USA. He is teaching his friends at Rose Garden School how to play Softball. He is explaining the rules.
Richard:     First, we need a bat, a ball and some bases.
Ben:        What are bases?
Richard:     They are flat squares that show you where to run. After you hit the ball, you have to run around the bases.
If you stand on a base, you are safe. If you are running to a base, and the other team touches the base with the ball, then you are out.
Jennifer:     Oh, I see. How would I hit the ball?
Richard:     Have you seen baseball on television?
Jennifer:     I have.
Richard:     Well, Softball is like baseball, only the ball is bigger and softer too.
Jennifer:     Do you like volleyball? I love it.
Richard:     I like to play beach volleyball. It’s different from volleyball.
Ben:        How?
Richard:     In beach volleyball, you only have two people on each team and the court is smaller.                                                                         
Jennifer:     Do you play on the beach?
Richard:     Yes. It’s good because if you dive for the ball, you don’t hurt yourself.
Ben:        Do you play football at your school?
Richard:     Which kind of football?
Jennifer:     I don’t understand there more than one kind? I thought everyone play the same kind of football.
Richard:     No. In the USA, we have football and soccer. Soccer is a game that is played around the world.
In other countries, soccer is called football. In the USA, we also play a different game called football.
In this game, you throw the ball and you have to wear a helmet to play.
Jennifer:     Well, I want to play softball.
小题1: The rules for playing softball are nearly the same as those for playing baseball.
小题2:In a softball game, if your team is running to a base and the other team touches the base with the ball, you are safe.
小题3:A baseball is smaller and harder than a softball.
小题4:Richard is teaching his friends how to play softball.
小题5: According to Richard, playing beach volleyball is much more dangerous than playing volleyball.
小题6: Jennifer thought that the word ’football’ had only one meaning.
小题7:In the USA, ’soccer’ is also called ’football’.

Thank you for joining CCTV’s Around The World show. Today, we’re  51  Australia. It’s a beautiful sunny day! There  52  many people here on vacation. Some are taking photos. Others are   53  on the beach. Look at this group of people playing beach volleyball. They look  54 ! I am  55  they can play in this heat. This is a very interesting place. The people are really relaxed!
小题1: A. on             B. in              C. at
小题2:A. are             B. is               C. were 
小题3: A. lieing            B. lie             C. lying
小题4: A. cool               B. cold             C. ugly
小题5: A. surprise           B. surprising           C. surprised

Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.
When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s  46 to know the right and wrong things to do. For example, in China it’s OK to  47 a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t   48 or lively, you may think there’s something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are quiet places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there might even  49 to the owner of the restaurant.
Paying the bill    50 also different from country to country. In China, one person usually pays  51 everybody. In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients(宴请宾客), but  52 friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “Going Dutch（均摊费用）”.Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the  53 .This is called “leaving a tip(小费)”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite. In the US, it’s  54 to leave tips of 10％,15％,or 20％ of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!
The way people eat food is different in the world, but you can  55 the same kind of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are popular all over the world.
小题1:A. popular           B. difficult              C. important
小题2:A. cause             B. keep                 C. make
小题3:A. noisy             B. noise                C. lucky
小题4:A. shout              B. explain              C. complain
小题5:A. are               B. is                  C. be
小题6:A. on                B. for                 C. in
小题7:A. until               B. when               C. unless
小题8:A. gatekeeper          B. seller               C. waiter
小题9:A. terrible             B. common             C. serious
小题10:A. invent              B. find                C. prefer

In many countries, unusual names for children are becoming more popular, especially when more and more stars give their children special names. In Britain, you can call a child almost anything you like except dirty words.
Some parents choose names which come from popular culture. Because of the film the Lord of the Rings(指环王), six boys were named Gandalf. Names about sport are very common, too. Since 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal after the football team.
Other parents like to make up names, or combine(合并) two names to make a special one. A mother in Britain invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter. She combined the names Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers).
In China, there are some rules about names ―- you can’t use foreign letters or symbols(符号) in a Chinese name. For example, parents are not allowed to name their baby @. In New Zealand, a name beginning with a number is not allowed. Other countries have stricter rules about calling children. For example, Japan, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Argentina have a list of names. Parents must choose the names in the lists for their children.
In Britain, some old-fashioned(过时的) names have become popular again, such as Maisie or Ella for a girl, and Alfie or Noah for a boy. But the most popular names are not the strange ones. The top names are very traditional--Jack and Thomas for boys, or Grace and Jessica f6r girls.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。(共5小题,每小题2分，满分l0分)
小题1:In Britain, people can’t use         words in their children’s names.    

A．strange

B．popular

C．old-fashioned

D．dirty

小题2:Thirty-six children were called Arsenal because of a        .        

A．movie star

B．football star

C．football team

D．film

小题3: According to the passage, which of the following names is NOT allowed?     

A．Gandulf in Britain	B．Tiaarnii in Britain
C．李@in China	D．Real in New Zealand

小题4:In          , people must name their children according to the list.  

A．Japan

B．Britain

C．America

D．China

小题5:From the last paragraph(段落), we know        today.               

A．you can name a girl Alfie in Britain

B．strange names are the most popular in Britain

C．people don’t use old names in Britain

D．the most popular names are the traditional names in Britain