I was in a charity shop looking at the second hand books.It just so happened that the book shelves were next to the toy section.After a few minutes I became aware of a group of women standing behind me.They were poorly dressed and spoke in what sounded like an eastern European language.As they looked through the clothes rails a little girl,about three years old,came over to the toy section.Immediately her attention was caught by a toy pram（婴儿车）. What is it about little girls and toy prams? I don't know,but whatever it is its incredibly cute! She spoke to her mother and,in halting English her mother asked the shop assistant how much it cost.Three pounds was the answer---about five dollars.The mum looked down at her child,perhaps calculating what she still had to buy and how much money she would have left.Then she simply shook her head.  The child didn't react badly as some might.Being told“no”was obviously not a new experience for her.But she couldn't keep the disappointment from her face. I had the grand total of four pounds in my pocket,two two-pound coins.A moment later I tapped the mother on the shoulder,pointed to the coins which I had left in the pram and said,“Buy her a dolly too.” I didn't hang about to see the end result.After all,it's not about being thanked.I made my way out of the shop and into the sunshine. The money was an investment in the happiness of the world.Was there any better way,I wondered,to get so much happiness for so little money than to buy a little girl a toy pram? And a dolly to sit in it!

1.What did the little girl say to her mother according to the second paragraph?

A. She asked her mother to calculate her money.

B. She asked her mother to buy the toy pram for her.

C. She asked her mother to borrow money from the author.

D. She asked her mother to ask the shop assistant the price of the toy pram.

2.The mother shook her head because ________.

A. she thought the toy wasn’t worth the money

B. she found it difficult to calculate her money

C. she found she didn’t take enough money with her

D. she thought the toy was not suitable for her daughter

3.It can be inferred from the third paragraph that ________.

A. the girl usually behaved badly

B. the mother usually treated her daughter badly

C. the mother was not rich enough to meet her daughter’s need often

D. the little girl was often refused because she asked for too many toys

4.What words can be used to describe the author?

A. Optimistic and energetic. B. Pleasant and grateful.

C. Wealthy and healthy. D. Sympathetic and helpful.

Why do some parents tend to hold back their disabled children from experiencing life? Even when they are grown, the parents will not allow certain things to happen. It's true that they do have a certain amount of responsibility in protecting their severely disabled adult child, but at what point do they become overly protective?

Parents want to create a safe haven, a place where they know that nothing bad will happen to their beloved child. This seems to be a respectable and notable act in caring for a person with a disability, but it can have a side effect. When protecting their child from suspected hardships, not wanting anything bad to happen to them, they very well may be preventing good things from happening to them.

In life we all make mistakes, it is how we are able to grow and strengthen our character. Parents may feel that in certain instances their child will get hurt or mistreated in some way, so they build walls in their own minds convincing themselves of the need to shelter. However, the disabled, yes even the “severely disabled” deserve to make personal mistakes as well. Even more, they have the right to succeed.

Parents should do everything and anything within their power to see their disabled children lead a somewhat “normal” life. Parents should help their children, not hold them down. This could make them think they are unworthy and that their parents do not believe in them.

Whatever it may be, let them at least try. If they want to attend college, so be it. Parents should find out all they can, and be involved in every detail. Get to know the aides, experience it with them. If they want to dare and someday marry, so be it. Don't shut them out and form bad or critical opinions about them just because you are afraid. Unite as a family and make it work.

1.What side effect will it have when the parents overprotect their disabled children?

A. Their children will never grow up in the future.

B. Their children will find no shelter when they grow up.

C. Their children will become less confident when facing troubles.

D. Their children will less likely meet with good things.

2.What attitude does the author hold towards the parents who overprotect their disabled children?

A. Supportive. B. Objective. C. Critical. D. Uninterested.

3.The suggestions in the last paragraph imply that ________.

A. parents should be a bridge, not a brick wall

B. parents should act as their children’s best friends

C. parents should encourage their children to get married

D. parents should live in harmony with their disabled children

4.What is the best title of this passage?

A. Living Within Parents’ Power

B. Letting Your Disabled Child Succeed

C. Getting out of a Brick Wall in Their Life

D. Helping Your Disabled Child out of Trouble

I log onto a computer at the doctor’s office to say I have arrived and then wait until a voice calls me into the examination room.

There, a robotic nurse directs me onto a device and then takes my blood pressure. Some time later, in steps the doctor, who is also a robot. He notes down my symptoms and gives me a prescription. I pay for my visit using a credit card machine and return home without having met another human being.

This scenario(场景) is my nightmarish(噩梦般的) vision of the future, which hasn’t come to pass—at least not yet.

I should say I really do like many aspects of technology. I am a big fan of air conditioning in the summer and heaters in winter. But I am writing this because I don’t want machines to take over.

When I call my dentist's office and actually get a human being on the line, I am thrilled. And when I see the introduction of yet more self-service checkout stations at the grocery store, I feel like shouting: "When it comes to cashiers(收银员), make mine human, please!"

After all, human cashiers sometimes give you a store coupon (优惠券) for items you are buying. Even more than that, real-life cashiers often take an interest in particularly cute children, which can brighten a young mother's day. A cashier may also show compassion for an elderly person struggling to get that last penny out of her purse.

Machines can be efficient and cost-effective and they often get the job done just fine. But they lack an element so crucial to everyday life.

It is being human that prompts(促使) us to smile at others, which may be what they need at that moment. Call it the spirit, the soul or the heart. It is something no machine will ever have.

1.What’s the author’s purpose in writing the first two paragraphs?

A. To indicate high technology can make our future life very efficient.

B. To warn readers of the possible dangers of robotic nurses and doctors.

C. To describe a possible future scene where robots take control of our life.

D. To predict how technology can affect we see a doctor in the future.

2.What is the main reason that the author prefers being served by humans rather than by robots?

A. Robots don’t offer to give store coupons.

B. Robots are indifferent and emotionless.

C. Services from robots cost less time and more money.

D. Robots can’t do a job as well as humans do.

3.What does the underlined word “element” mean in the eighth paragraph?

A. Humor. B. The ability to speak.

C. Methods. D. Effective communication.

4.What’s the main idea of the text?

A. The opinion about using man or machine.

B. Machines give people a lot of convenience.

C. Being human service is better than service from machines.

D. Being human service cost little money.

Have you fallen into a pattern of sleeping poorly?1.Getting a good night sleep is very important to your physical and emotional health.Here are some simple actions and choices you can make right now to help you sleep better at night.

1.Avoid coffee,smoke,and alcohol.If you want coffee in the afternoon or evening,drink less.An alcohol drink,especially more than one,will not help you sleep better.A drink may,or may not,help you fall asleep,but alcohol causes you to sleep poorly and be unable to sleep all night, 2.

2.Don’t overeat,but don’t go to bed hungry.If you aren’t tired of milk,try a small glass of warm milk or a piece of mild cheese in the evening.A small piece of chicken or other protein may also work well before bed. 3.

3. 4.It can help you avoid lacking water and is generally good for your health.However,avoid water and other fluids for the last two hours before bedtime to reduce your need to go to the bathroom during the night.

4.Make your bedroom as quietly as you can. 5.Consider using earplugs(耳塞) if your bedroom is noisy. Some people find that the white noise from a fan,as well as the air flow,helps them sleep better.Others find soft music or natural sounds like waves or bird songs to be relaxing and contribute to sleep.If you use music to help you fall asleep,you may find that you get better rest later in the night if you set the music to turn off after an hour.

A. Drink enough water early in the day.

B. If you have a clock that ticks loudly,replace it.

C. If you drink too much water,you will feel bad.

D. Don’t have your stomach empty before going to bed.

E. Are you concerned that you may not sleep well tonight?

F. Are you always worried about what you eat in the evening?

G. Cigarettes are always an unhealthy habit,especially in the evening.

I realize that we all live in a world where trust is in short supply. It seems that everywhere I go, I have to_______my identity and trustworthiness—whether it's a bank, shop or any office I have been accustomed to living by the_______that no one is trustworthy(可信赖的) _______proved otherwise. Yesterday I saw a young man who lived by a totally_______rule.

I was walking along a busy intersection when I_______a young man standing near the pedestrian crossing setting up a stall(货摊)._______I would ignore and hurry past such sellers. But I noticed this young man was_______so I stood for some time without crossing the street to see how he sold his_______.

Soon, a young mother with a little boy came by and the child set his_______on one of teddy bears. The mother asked the________and it was only one dollar. She pulled out a dollar note and told the young man that she was giving him 10 dollars and wanted the________back. I was________to know how he was going to do it. He told the mom to put the__________in the pouch(袋子) hanging around his neck and take out whatever change he________her.

I realized that this young man's whole mode of earning________ on trusting people not to cheat him. There was no ________for him to know if someone took out more out of his pouch of earning. I was so________by how this young man trusted people that I bought a car model from him I did not need it, ________. I just hoped to help a little.

Now I________believe that the world would be a better place if we could all learn to________others more, like the young blind street seller of toys.

1.A. introduce B. present C. prove D. request

2.A. rule B. habit C. practice D. law

3.A. if B. since C. although D. unless

4.A. similar B. different C. special D. common

5.A. approached B. noticed C. watched D. looked

6.A. Actually B. Normally C. Informally D. Casually

7.A. blind B. handsome C. disabled D. strange

8.A. clothes B. bears C. toys D. pouches

9.A. mind B. interest C. heart D. attraction

10.A. price B. stall C. toy D. help

11.A. money B. charge C. change D. note

12.A. anxious B. surprised C. pleased D. curious

13.A. hand B. money C. teddy bear D. necklace

14.A. gave B. owed C. owned D. showed

15.A. depended B. settled C. decided D. focused

16.A. problem B. point C. way D. doubt

17.A. attracted B. shocked C. excited D. touched

18.A. either B. instead C. moreover D. though

19.A. firmly B. tightly C. unwillingly D. negatively

20.A. take in B. turn to C. help out D. believe in

1.If you buy their equipment, they will offer you technical __________ (assist).

2.He was studying the work, with the aim of making it more __________ (access) to his students.

3.This suitcase is small and __________ (hand), and therefore easy to carry.

4.We will prepare for our departure as soon as we get the __________ (approve).

5.He shows great __________ (同情) for those poor children who can’t go to school.

6.A pet will be a good c__________ when you get old.

7.A balanced diet is __________(有益的) to our health.

8.He seemed __________ (read) a novel when I came into the classroom.

9.The children talked so loudly at the dinner table that I had to struggle __________(hear).

10.It is the first such project __________(design) by Chinese engineers.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Peter,

I’m very glad to receive your e-mail asking for information about the host family we have arranged you to stay with.

Locating in a beautiful and quiet neighborhood,the house was big enough to enable you to have a room of your own.Apart from the convenient public transportation,our private car will make your visits easy.Because all the family members can speak fluent English but have outgoing personalities,I’m sure you will have no trouble communicate with them.Above all,they hosted the American student last year,through that they gained lots of experience.In addition to,the hostess’ cooking will guarantee you a wonderfully chance of tasting delicious Chinese food.

Hope you enjoy your stay here.

假如你是新华中学学生李华，在最近举行的市高中生英语口语大赛中获得了一等奖。某英语报社邀请你写一篇稿件，介绍你练习英语口语的经验。稿件内容如下：

1.树立自信，克服羞愧心理；

2.多参加英语角活动；

3.多看英语新闻（如CCTV-9）

注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

I’m Li Hua from Xinhua Middle School.______________________________________________________

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Yours,

Li Hua

Many years ago a kind farmer bought a tank（桶）of gas for a mom with two children.He didn't accept any money but just smiled and said,"Pass it on to someone else."The mom was my mother.After many years,I had a similar experience.

A few weeks ago as my husband and I were filling up our car with a coupon（优费卷）for 99 cents a gallon,I got into a long line to pay.I could see that the young man before me was having some kind of problem;I quickly realized that he had misunderstood the coupon and thought it was 99 cents to fill his small truck.

Everyone was saying,"99 cents a gallon is so cheap-they can't give the gas away." He was embarrassed and was just calling his wife when I got to the counter（柜台）.He said to his wife,“Just come here because I don't have enough money on me.”I asked the cashier（收银员）how much his was,and she told me.

I told her I would pay for it and touched the man on the arm and told him to tell his wife it had been paid for he nodded and turned back to the phone,then stopped and looked at me.“What?”I told him again,and I was so surprised to see everyone stop what they were doing to watch me as if I had just grown another head.When he asked how he could give the money back to me,I just said,"Pass it on to someone else in need!"

1.Why did the author help the young man pay for the gas?

A. She disliked waiting for a long time. B. She had learned something from the farmer.

C. She had a lot of money. D. Her husband told her to do so.

2.We can infer from the passage that .

A. the farmer in the first paragraph must be very rich.

B. the author had misunderstood the young man's trouble at first

C. the young man forgot to bring any money with him

D. one can't buy enough gas for a truck with 99 cents

3.We know from the passage that the young man .

A. paid for his gas with the help of his wife B. went to the gas station together with his wife

C. felt stupid for having mistaken the gas price D. was not allowed to use the coupon that day

4.Why did other people stare at the author when she paid for the young man's gas?

A. They didn't believe it. B. They were embarrassed.

C. The author was foolish. D. The author looked strange.

"You can have the same neighbors for years," the old man said."You love them or you think you love them.And you hope that they love you.But do you really understand them?"

"Charlie Kemp and his family lived next door to me for fifteen years.We were good friends for all that time.I enjoy friendship---I'm sure it's the best thing in the world.And friendship with the Kemps was easy because they seemed to welcome it."

"They were interesting and intelligent people;their home caught fire twice,and twice the whole family slept in my home.They were always losing things---money,keys,or watches.Pictures fell off the walls;the children fell out of beds..."

"I was their neighbor and their friend.Life was always interesting,never dull.Best of all I liked the whole family."

"One day,I lit a fire in the garden and was burning some rubbish.After a while Charlie Kempt came out of his house and walked up the road."

"Morning Charlie,"I said,"Lovely day,isn't it?"He smiled at me and nodded.I went on with my work.

"Twenty minutes later a policeman arrived.”He walked into my garden and said,“You’ll have to put out the fire.Your neighbor has complained to us.He doesn't like the smell."

"My neighbor...?"I said.

"Yes,"the policeman said.He took out his notebook and read,"Charlie Kempt.He lives next door,doesn't he?"

1.The old man found that it was very strange that .

A. they often lost things B. Charlie told the police about the fire

C. the fire burnt the whole of the Kemps' house D. Kemp smiled to him

2.How did the old man help the Kemps?

A. He let them sleep in his house after the fires. B. He found the things they lost.

C. He thought they were interesting and intelligent. D. He lent them money.

3.The story shows that .

A. friendship is the best thing in the world B. friendship with the Kemps was easy

C. friendship with the Kemps was not easy D. we never really understand our friends