This article may shock some sensitive readers, _____I offer my apologies in advance.

A. from whom    B. for whom

C. to whom  D. towards whom

- She always hands in her homework on time.

- _______.

  A. So I do      B. I do so         C. So do I        D. The same to me.

完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

John had been on the road visiting customers for more than three weeks. It was coming up on Mother’s Day. He said to himself, “I’ll _36_Mom some roses.”

He went into the small shop and saw a boy talking to the clerk. “How many roses can I get for six dollars, ma’am?” the boy asked. The clerk _37_to explain that roses were_38_. Maybe the young man would be happy with carnations(康乃馨).

  “No, I have to have roses,” he said, “My mom was sick so much last year and I didn’t spend much time with her. I want to get something _39_. It has to be red roses, because that’s her _40_.”

   The clerk looked up at John and was just shaking her head. Something inside John was _41_by the boy’s voice. He looked at the clerk and _42_said that he would pay for the boy’s roses.

   The clerk looked at the young man and said, “Okay, I will give you a dozen red roses for your six dollars.” The young man _43_ jumped into the air. He took the flowers and ran from the store.

   John _44_his own flowers and had the clerk be sure that delivery(快递) would_45_ a note telling his mother how much he _46_her. As he drove away from the shop, he saw the young man walking down the sidewalk. He _47_ him cross the street and enter a cemetery(墓地). The young man _48_by a small monument and went on his knees. He carefully _49_ the roses on the grave and _50_ to sob. John heard the young man speak, “Mommy, why didn’t I tell you how much I love you? Jesus, please, _51_ my mommy. Tell my mommy I love her .”

   John _52_, tears in his eyes, and walked back to his car. He _53_ quickly to the ___54__and told her he would take the flowers to his mother _55_.

A. lend         B. send         C. bring          D. take

A. offered       B. tried         C. decided        D. tended

A. cheap        B. ugly         C. reasonable      D. expensive

A. special       B. meaningful    C. great          D. nice

A. feeling       B. hobby        C. favorite        D. interest

A. beaten       B. knocked       C. hit            D. touched

A. straightly     B. sorrowfully    C. silently        D. naturally

A. just         B. almost         C. hardly        D. seldom

A. ordered      B. bargained      C. packed        D. accepted

A. contain      B. include        C. conclude       D. hold

A. missed      B. loved          C. treasured      D. valued

A. watched     B. noticed        C. heard          D. felt

A. hurried      B. went          C. passed         D. stopped

A. dropped     B. put           C. delivered       D. cast

A. pretended    B. began         C. attempted       D. volunteered

A. find         B. congratulate    C. apologize      D. promise

A. disappeared  B. moved         C. turned         D. shook

A. drove       B. walked         C. ran            D. rushed

A. home       B. shop           C. market         D. company

A. quickly      B. naturally       C. personally      D. responsibly

It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their ears, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.

The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries (食品杂货) saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.

I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, and then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.

People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity (人性) as a whole. And it has influenced (影响) us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.

Why was the bike so important to the couple?

A. The man’s job was bike racing.        B. It was their only possession.

C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed.        D. They used it for work and daily life

We can infer from the text that ________

A. The couple worked 60 hours a week    B. people were busy before Christmas

C. the stranger brought over the bike      D. life was hard for the young family

How did people get to know the couple’s problem?

A. From radio broadcasts.     B. From a newspaper.

C. From TV news.         D. From a stranger.

What do the couple learn from their experience?

A. Strangers are usually of little help.     B. One should take care of their bike.

C. News reports make people famous.    D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.

情景作文

假设你是红星中学高二（1）班的学生李华，上周六在颐和园你做了一件好事。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文周记，途述事情发生的全过程。

注意：

    1．周记的开头已为你写好。

    2．词数不少于60。

    Last Saturday was sunny. I went to the Summer Palace to spend my weekend as usual.

It is really ___ useful dictionary, ___ dictionary every one of us needs．

    A．an, a                B．a,the        C．the, a      D．a, a

—Mum, where is my raincoat?

    —Oh, I forgot to tell you．It ___ behind the kitchen door．

    A．would hang       B．has hung         C．is hanging       D．hung

Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the websites you’ve visited. Or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits.

In fact, it’s likely that some of these things have already happened to you. Who would watch you without your permission? It might be a husband or wife, a girlfriend, a marketing company, a boss, a police or a criminal. Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you’ve never intended to be seen.

Some experts tell us boundaries are healthy, and it’s important to reveal (暴露) yourself to your friends, family and lovers in stages, at proper times. But few boundaries could remain. The digital equipment makes it easy for strangers to know who you are, where you are and what you like. In some cases, a simple Google search can even reveal what you think. Like it or not, increasingly we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret.

   The key question is: Does that matter?

   When opinion polls ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it. A survey shows that 60 percent of them feel their privacy is “slipping away, and that bothers me.”

But people often say one thing and do another. Only a tiny number of Americans change the behaviors in an effort to protect their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths (收费站) to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track your automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquits has run a series of tests, and these tests show that the majority of Americans will not keep personal secret just in order to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon (优惠券)

   But privacy does matter—at least sometimes. It’s like health: when you have it, you don’t notice it. Only when it’s gone, do you wish you’d done more to protect it. So, when it comes to privacy, why do so many people say one thing and do another? And what can be done about it?

What would be the experts advise on the relationships between friends?

   A. Friends should open their hearts to each other.

   B. Friends should always be faithful to each other.

  C. There should be a distance even between friends.

   D. There should be fewer secrets between friends.

The author says “we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret” because ______.

   A. modern society has finally entered a much opened society

   B. people leave privacy around when using modern technology

   C. there are always people who are curious about others’ affairs

   D. many search engines profit by selling people’s privacy

According to Alessandro Acquits, most Americans _________.

   A. like to exchange their personal secret for the commercial benefit

   B. aren’t interested in the pitiful commercial benefit to keep their personal secret

   C. pay no attention to their personal secret for the commercial benefit

   D. can’t keep the balance between their personal secret and the commercial benefit

The best title for the passage could be _________?

   A. Is Privacy As Important As Health

   B. What Can Be Done to Protect the Privacy

   C. Does Privacy Matter

   D. Does Modern Technology Reveal Privacy

When it was his turn to deliver his speech,        , he walked towards the microphone.

A. nervously and embarrassingly          B. nervous and embarrassedly

C. nervously and embarrassing           D. nervous and embarrassed

If you want to improve your child’s results at school, you could do a lot worse than ensuring that they do plenty of exercise. Scientists have already shown that physical activity can make you brainier. But a team in America has used scans to show that an important part of the brain actually grows in children who are fit. These youngsters tend to be more intelligent and have better memories than those who are inactive.

　　Scientists also found that one of the most important parts of their brains was 12 percent larger than those of unfit children. They believe that encouraging children to take exercise from a very young age could help them do better at school later. Researchers from the University of Illinois, in the U.S., studied the brains of 49 children aged nine and ten using a magnetic resonance imaging scan (核磁共振摄影扫描), a technique which provides very detailed pictures of organs and tissues in the body.

　　They also tested the fitness levels of the children by making them run on a treadmill (跑步机). The scientists found that the hippocampus, a part of the brain responsible for memory and learning, was around 12 percent larger in the fitter children.

　　Professor Art Kramer, who led the study published in the journal Brain Research, said the findings had important implications for encouraging individuals to take part in sport from a young age. “We knew that experience and environmental factors and socioeconomic status all impact brain development,” he said. “If you get some terrible genes from your parents, you can’t really fix that, and it’s not easy to do something about your economic status. But here’s something that we can do something about.”

If you want to improve your children’s result in school, ____________.

A. it is worse to ensure that they do plenty of exercise

B. you can have their brain scanned

C. it could be better to make sure that they do a lot of exercise

D. you can do a lot except ensuring that they do exercise

According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The fitness level of the children is linked to their intelligence.

B. Children who have a larger hippocampus will probably have better memories.

C. You can do something about the genes from your parents.

D. Unhealthy children will probably have a smaller hippocampus than others.

All the following factors that have some influence on one’s brain are mentioned EXCEPT ____________.

A. genetic factor    B. economic status   C. physical fitness  D. economic development