—Your mother won't agree with you on that, you know, this hairstyle is not suitable for a student．

—    ? I don't care what she thinks．Anyway, I am not a child any more．

A．How come             B．So what           C．What for           D．How so

You made too many mistakes in your exam．You         your lessons last night．

A．mustn’t have prepared                              B．needn’t have prepared

C．shouldn’t have prepared                              D．can’t have prepared

Beijing--Arms churning（剧烈急速扭动） high, face twisted in pain as he ran toward the finish line, Usain Bolt kept 1_ the clock, his second gold medal of the Beijing Games assured．This was now about a world _2_．Everyone was _3_ by racing against history．

He_4_himself in 19．30 seconds to_5_ Michael Johnson’ s 12-year-old world, one of the most venerable（珍贵的）in the books． Bolt added the 19．30--0．02 better than Johnson’s old mark _6_ the 9．69 he ran the 100 four nights before when set the world record, it brings _7_to the audience’s endless interest．

Everyone_8_ he could have done better in the 100 had he run hard the whole way,_9_ the 200 has always been Bolt’s favorite, _10_he spent his life on, and this time he showed his hand in the race． “I’ve been dreaming of this__11 I was a child,” Bolt said． “So it 12_ a lot more to me．” He became the first man _13_ the 100-200 double at the Olympics since Carl Lewis in 1984．

Nobody_14_Johnson had ever run a 200 in under 19．6 and nobody had broken 9．7 in the 100 before Beijing． Bolt has done _15_of them, the only man ever to break the world record in both sprints in the same Olympics． Bolt won the race _16_the eve of his 22nd birthday and a version of “Happy birthday” played and people_17_heard other voices as he took off his gold shoes and wrapped the Jamaican flag around his_18_ like a scarf．

Michael Phelps was the story of these Olympics with his 8 swimming gold medals,_19_ Bolt became the breakout superstar in double world records． “I can’t, I won’t compare myself with Michael Phelps,” Bolt said． “I’m on the track; he’s in the water． He’s the best in _20_he does． We can’t compare too much．” Such is Bolt．

1．A．glancing at            B．looking at            C．glaring at             D．staring at

2．A．show                    B．scene                  C．record                 D．sight

3．A．disturbed               B．admired               C．attracted              D．defeated

4．A．found                   B．saw                    C．let                       D．wanted

5．A．hold                      B．set                      C．follow                 D．break

6．A．to                         B．about                  C．in                       D．of

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

8．A．thought                 B．considered           C．decided               D．proved

9．A．but                       B．and                     C．so                       D．then

10．A．the one                B．which                 C．that                     D．when

11．A．Until                    B．After                   C．Since                  D．While

12．A．says                    B．means                 C．causes                D．decides

13．A．winning               B．win                     C．to win                 D．to winning

14．A．more than            B．as well as            C．rather than           D．other than

15．A．both                    B．one                     C．all                       D．each

16．A．at                       B．on                       C．in                       D．during

17．A．quite                   B．nearly                  C．hardly                 D．always

18．A．shoulders            B．feet                     C．arms                   D．hands

19．A．yet                      B．and                     C．meanwhile           D．for

20．A．what                   B．why                    C．how                    D．whether

Computer

A computer is a machine．

A machine is interesting

A machine is useful

I can study a computer．

I can use it．

Who made it?

Human beings made it

I am a human being．

I am warm． I am wise．

I have sympathies for animals and people．

I conduct a computer．

A computer does not conduct me．

By Gwendolyn Brooks

    Gwendolyn Brooks talks about writing poems:

    In your poems, talk about what you know． Talk about what you think． Talk about what you feel． Talk about what you wonder．

    COLLECT WORDS!

    Buy your own dictionary． Read your dictionary every day． Circle exciting words． The more words you know, the better you will be able to express yourself your thoughts．．

    Be yourself． Do not copy others’ poems．You are as important as they are ．Do not be afraid to say something NEW．

    In some of your poems, BE A LITTLE MYSTERIOUS! Surprise yourself and your reader!

1．What is Gwendolyn Brooks?

A．A computer user．                                    B．A mad poem reader

C．A poet．                                                  D．Not a normal man

2．What does Gwendolyn Brooks suggest you write in a poem?

A．More about computers．

B．Some mysterious facts：The more mysterious, the better

C．What you know, think, feel and wonder．

D．Some more unusual words．

3．In this poem, Gwendolyn Brooks tells ______．

A．the importance of computers

B．the differences between human beings and computers

C．computers are better than human beings  

D．the correct way to operate a computer

4．You can infer that Gwendolyn Brooks thinks______．

A．it is difficult to use a computer

B．computer, only a tool

C．computers become more and more important in human beings everyday life

D．one day, computer may conduct human beings

It is a matter of common observation that although incomes keep going up over the years，

people never seem to become much better off! Prices are rising continuously．The condition is termed（称作）one kind 0f inflation，the money supply is becoming inflated so that each unit of it becomes less valuable．People have got used in recent years to higher and higher rates of inflation．What could be

bought ten years ago for one dollar now costs well over two dollars． It seems that this rate of inflation is tending to rise rather than to fall．If in the real world our money incomes go up at the same rate as prices，one might think that inflation does not matter．But it does when money is losing value，it lacks one of the qualities of a good money---stability of value．It is no longer acceptable as a store of value；and it becomes an unsuitable standard of deferred（延期）payments．Nobody wants to hold a wasting possession，so people try to get rid of money as quickly as possible．Inflation therefore stimulates people spending，and prevents people from saving．

1．What does inflation mean?

A．People’s money becomes more valuable

B．The problem of employment will be solved．

C．It’s easier for people to find better paying jobs．

D．Money keeps losing its value．

2．From the passage．we can know inflation          .

A．seldom happens                                       B．is very common at present

C．is a must                                                   D．has become less in recent years

3．According to the passage，if incomes and prices rise together           ．

A．the business will become better                  B．money will hold its value

C．inflation won’t be a problem                       D．inflation will remain to be a problem

4．When money loses its value        ．

    A．it's no longer stable                                  B．the price of the goods will go down

    C．foods will lose their value                            D．income will keep rising

5．In a period of inflation，people are likely to        ．

    A．put much money on the stock market（股市）

      B．stop spending money

C．hold on to money as a dependable possession      

D．spend money as soon as possible

Ahoy! As one pirate might say to another．

Pirates and pirate talk are all the range．But you don’t have to go to the Caribbean or Nederland to find pirate tales．There are some good ones in the United States．

Pirate Jean Lafitte built a pirate village he called Campeche on Texas’ Galveston Island in 1817．It had huts（临时营房） for the pirates, a shipyard, bars and gambling（赌博） houses． It also had a slave market and boarding houses for visitors．Needless to say, pirates such as Lafitte were not nice guys．

General James Long tried to get Lafitte to help Texas fight for independence from Spain and Mexico．But Lafitte wouldn’t do it．Instead, in1821, He attacked an American ship and was forced to leave the island．

Before he did, he hosted a party for his pirates with wine and burned his village．Some say he buried treasure on the island, but it’s never been found．

John Matthews, author of a new children’s book, Pirates, shares some cool pirate facts．

Matthews says he’s been fascinated by pirates for as long as he can remember． “for me, they represent a kind of freedom,” he says．“However cruel the men（and women）were, there was a unity and sense of honor we could still learn from．”

1．The part is mainly about______________．

A．how pirates become popular                  B．a famous pirate village

C．pirate tales in US                            D．Pirate Jean Lafitte

2．Which of the following is true about Pirate Jean Lafitte according to the passage?

A．He played an important role in helping Texas to gain its independence．

B．In the early 19th century, he built a pirate village on one island in Texas．

       C．He was considered a great leader because of his contribution to Campeche．

       D．In 1821, he left the island in Texas willingly to seek for better fortunes．

3．Which of the following would Matthews probably not agree?

       A．Pirates stand for a kind of freedom．          B．Pirates are united on board ship．

       C．Pirates have a reason to be cruel．           D．Pirates have a sense of honor．

I don't know anyone who doesn't want a real life filled with love．In order for this to happen, the effort must start within us． Rather than waiting for other people to provide the love we desire, we must be a vision and source of love．We must tap into our own loving-kindness in order to set an example for others to follow．

   It has been said that the shortest distance between two points is an intention．This is certainly true with regard to a life filled with love．The starting point or foundation of a life filled with love is the desire and commitment to be a source of love．Our attitude, choices, acts of kindness, and willingness to be the first reach-out will take us toward this goal．

   The next time you find yourself frustrated（受挫）at the lack of love in your own life or at the lack of love in the world, try an experiment．Forget about the world and other people for a few minutes．Instead, look into your own heart．Can you become a source of greater love? Can you think loving thoughts for yourself and others? Can you extend these loving thoughts outward the rest of the world-even to people whom you feel don't deserve it?

    By opening your heart to the possibility of greater love, and by making yourself a source of love（ rather than getting love）as a top priority （重点）, you will be taking an important step in getting the love you desire．You'11 also discover something truly remarkable．The more love you give, the more you will receive．As you put more emphasis on being a loving person, which is something you can control-and less emphasis on receiving love, which is something you can't control-you'll find that you have plenty of love in your life．Soon you' 11 discover one of the greatest secrets in the world: Love is its own reward．

1．According to the passage, the goal of real life is to ______．

  A．set an example for others to follow  

  B．make the shortest distance between two points  

  C．have a plain attitude to our life

 D．fill our life with love

2． If you find yourself frustrated at the lack of love in your life you should_______．

  A．forget all about the unhappy things           B．try hard to get more love from others

  C．try to make yourself a great source of love  D．care for yourself instead of others

3． According to the idea of the passage, you will find plenty of love in your life as _______．

  A．you become a loving person                        B．you become a loved person

  C．you discovered the secrets in the world       D．you forget the world and other people

4．The best title of the passage is _______ ．

   A．More Giving, More Receiving                      B．Fill Your Life with Love

      C．Love is the Reward of Love                      D．More Giving than Given

Do you think that daydreaming is a waste of time? Probably so．

"On the contrary,'' says L．Giambra, an expert in psychology （心理学 ）．“Daydreaming is quite necessary．Without it, the mind couldn’t get done all the thinking it has to do during a normal day．You can’t possibly do all your thinking with a consciousness （有意识）．Instead, your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time．Daydreaming then may be one way that the unconscious and conscious states of mind have silent dialogues．"

    Early psychology experts paid no attention to the importance of daydreams or even considered them harmful．At one time daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses．They did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1980s．Eric Klinger, a professor of psychology, is the writer of the book DAYDREAMING．Klinger says, “We know now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we organize our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our futures．Daydreams really are a window on the things we fear and the things we long for in life．”

    Daydreams are usually very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams,

which may be hard to understand．It’s easier to gain a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine your sleep dreams carefully．Daydreams help you recognize the difficult situations in our life and find out a possible way of dealing with them．

    Daydreams cannot be predicted （预测）．They move off in unexpected directions which may be creative and full of ideas．For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were and are a main source of creative energy．

1．What's the writer’s opinion of daydreaming?

     A．He agrees with the early experts in psychology．

B．He is for L．Giambra and Eric Klinger．

     C．He doesn’t prefer either side．

D．He hasn’t formed his own idea yet．

2．Which of the following statements is true?

A．Daydreaming is less harmful than sleep dreaming．

B．L．Giambra’s opinion of daydreaming is opposite to Eric Klinger’s．

C．Early experts firmly stuck to their own opinion on daydreaming．

D．Daydreams can come very suddenly and unexpectedly

3．Which of the following can lead to daydreams according to the text?

A．Absence of attention                    B．Illness in mind．

C．Lack of sleep at night                               D．None of the above．

4．After reading the passage we can conclude _______．

A．daydreaming is neither harmful nor useful to daydreamer

B．daydreams are not the same as, but similar to sleep dreams

C． daydreaming is the result of silent dialogues between conscious and unconscious states of mind

D．daydreams are of great help to us in solving problems

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

（A: Hotel manager;  B: Hotel guest）

A: Good morning．Are you e__1_ your stay at our hotel?                 1．______

B: I’m afraid not．The room you gave me is too n__2__．It faces a         2．______

busy street and the traffic is so loud that I can’t sleep．

A: Perhaps you could try c__3___the window．                         3．______

B: I did, but it didn’t h__4___! I want another room．                     4．______

A: I’m sorry, but that’s not possible．You see, there are no other rooms a__5__. 5．______

B: What? Are you saying that the hotel is full? That’s impossible,

I haven’t seen many guests．

A: No, the hotel isn’t full, but the other rooms are m__6__expensive．        6．______

B: Look, when I b__7__this room, you didn’t say anything about the noise．   7．______

Why didn’t you tell me the t__8___?                                   8．______

A: Well, ……

    B: And the bed is very uncomfortable! You didn’t say anything about that e_9__. 9．_____

A: You see, the rooms…

   B: Could you at l___10__ do something about my shower? There’s no hot water.  10．______

A: I’m sorry, but in your room, there’s only hot water between 8:00pm and 11:00pm．

随着社会的发展，越来越多的人涌入（flood into）城市，而相关的问题也随之产生。比如：交通拥堵、住房问题、卫生设施（sanitation），环境污染，高犯罪率（rising crime）等等。请以City Problems为话题写一篇120字左右的文章，就城市化进程中所出现的问题做简单的阐述，并就种种现象发表个人的观点。