Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service.

Because the entire village lived on fishing, a volunteer rescue（营救） team was needed in case of emergency（紧急时刻）. One night, the winds  1  , the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea. The crew in trouble  2  the SOS. The captain of the rescue rowboat team   3  the alarm and the villagers   4  in the town square overlooking the sea. When the team started their rowboat fought their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited   5  on the beach, holding lamps to  6  the way back.

An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared through the fog and the   7  villagers ran to greet them. Falling  8  on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more  9  and they had to leave one man behind. Ever one more passenger would have surely  10  the rescue boat and all would have been lost.

  11  , the captain called for another volunteer team to   12  the survivor. Sixteen –year-old Hans stepped forward. His mother grabbed his arm, crying, “please don’t go. Your father  13  in a shipwreck （船只失事）10 years ago and your elder brother, Paul, has been lost   14  for three weeks. Hans , you are all I have left.”

Hans replied, “Mother, I have to go.   15  everyone said I can’t go, let someone else do it?” Mother, this time I have to so my duty. When the call for  16  comes, we all need to take our turn and do our part. Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and  17  into the night.

Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans’ mother like a century.   18  the rescue boat dashed through the fog with Hans standing up in the bow.   19  his hands, the captain called, “did you find the lost man?”  20 able to control himself, Hans excitedly cried back, “Yes, we found him. Tell my mother it’s my elder brother, Paul!”

1．A．stilled                    B．screamed             C．stopped               D．calmed

2．A．set about               B．sent out               C．came up with       D．took over

3．A．sounded                B．set                      C．took                    D．made

4．A．gathered                B．followed              C．fought                 D．struggled

5．A．nervously              B．angrily                 C．fearfully              D．happily

6．A．hope                     B．light                    C．expect                 D．try

7．A．promising              B．hoping                 C．cheering              D．standing

8．A．uncomfortable       B．exhausted            C．disturbed             D．painful

9．A．villagers                B．sailors                 C．captains              D．passengers

10．A．pushed                B．pulled                  C．overturned           D．settled

11．A．Anxiously            B．Strangely             C．Unexpectedly       D．Doubtfully

12．A．look after            B．look for               C．look out              D．look on

13．A．died                    B．pulled                  C．went                   D．interrupted

14．A．in the fire            B．at sea                  C．on strike              D．in the war

15．A．How about          B．What for             C．What if               D．What with

16．A．service                B．excitement           C．decision              D．love

17．A．appeared             B．disappeared          C．came                  D．went

18．A．Therefore            B．Firstly                 C．When                  D．Finally

19．A．Making               B．Keeping               C．Showing             D．Cupping

20．A．Hardly                 B．Only                   C．Seldom               D．Always

A certain hunter had found a piece of forest by chance .It was a wonderful place and there were plenty of animals to hunt there .The only trouble was that the place was very difficult to get to .

       He returned from his first visit to the place in late autumn, and could not get back until the snow melted in the following spring .Then he went to the pilot of a small plane, who earned his living by carrying hunters to parts of the country where there were no roads and no railways ,and asked him to take him back to his favorite piece of forest.

       The pilot did not know the place, so the hunter showed it to him on the map. “But there is nowhere to land there, man!” said the pilot , “I have flown over that part of the country on my way to other places ,and I know that we can’t land anywhere between this river and these mountains”. “I thought you were a wonderful pilot,” said the hunter, “some of my friends said you could land a plane on a postage stamp.” “That’s right,” answered the pilot, “I can land a plane where nobody else can. But I tell you there is nowhere to land in the place you are talking about.” “And what if I tell you that another pilot did land me there last spring?” “Is that true?” asked the pilot. “Yes, it is. I swear（发誓）it.”

       Well, this pilot could not let himself be beaten by another, so he agreed to take the hunter.

       When they reached the place, the hunter pointed out a small spot without trees in the middle of the forest ,with a steep（悬崖）rise at one end . The pilot thought that there was not enough room to land there, but the hunter said that the other pilot had done so the year before, so down went the plane. When it came to the rise, it turned right over onto its back. As the hunter climbed out, he smiled happily and said, “Yes, that is exactly how the other pilot managed it last time.”

1．The hunter’s second visit to the forest happened in          .

       A．late autumn          B．spring                 C．early winter         D．summer

2．Which is NOT true about the forest mentioned in the passage?

       A．There were plenty of animals to hunt there.

       B．Many people flew there to hunt every year.

       C．It was between a river and some mountains.

       D．There was not enough room for a plane to land there.

3．The pilot finally agreed to take the hunter because          .

       A．The hunter promised that there was enough time to land there

       B．The pilot earned a lot of money by taking the hunter there

       C．The pilot could land a plane anywhere

       D．The hunter mentioned that another pilot really took him there last time.

4．What was the result of the plane’s landing?

       A．The pilot landed the plane with no problem at all.

       B．The pilot failed to land the plane.

       C．The plane caught fire.

       D．The plane succeeded landing but also turned over.

We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?” “When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?” When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it’s too late.

Why do we go wrong about our friends – or our enemies? Sometimes what people say nodes their real meaning. And if we don’t really listen, we will miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “You are a lucky dog.” Is he really on your side? If he says, “You are a lucky guy” or “You are a lucky girl”, that’s being friendly. But “lucky dog?” There is a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn’t see it himself. But bringing in the word “dog” puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you deserve your luck.

“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for” is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped（包，裹）up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn’t important. It’s telling you to think of all the starving（饥饿的）people in the world when you haven’t got a date for Saturday night.

How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person while talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone（语气，腔调）of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.

1．In this passage, the writer tries to tell us how to _______.

       A．avoid mistakes about money and our friends

    B．keep people friendly without trusting them any more

       C．avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell us

       D．keep people at a distance during communication

2．In the 1st paragraph the writer recalls（回忆）some things that may happen between some friends and they _________.

       A．think it was a mistake to have broken up with their girl friends

       B．feel happy, thinking of how nice their friends were to them in the past

       C．feel they may not have “read” their friends true feelings correctly

       D．feel very sorry that their friends didn’t help them and let them down

3．While we are listening to a person, the important thing for us is __________.

A．to check his words against his manner, tone of voice and posture

B．to listen to how he pronounces his words in front of you

C．to notice his tone of voice, his posture and his clothes

D．not to believe what he says in any situation or at any time

4．According to this passage, the underlined phrase “puts you down” can be replaced by another phrase “________”.

       A．makes you pleased                               B．makes you proud

       C．makes you feel stupid                           D．makes you excited

It’s enough to give anyone an earache. Women spend an average of about five years on the phone during their working lives, as research has showed.

You won’t be surprised to learn that women spend a longer time than men on the phone.

Both sexes make and receive almost the same number of calls ---- 277,000 for men and 288,000 for women. But women spend 13,500 more hours in total on their conversations.

More than half of those chats are work-related but people spend on average twice as long on a personal call (ten minutes) as on a business one.

Despite the explosion in mobile phone ownership, most people still prefer to use landlines, the poll（民意调查）found.

However, when people are tired of talking, the top excuse for getting a caller off the line is to say “Someone’s at the door”. Other falsehoods（谎言）include “I’m cooking” and “I need to go to the toilet”.

Eight out of ten phone users admitted not answering their phones on purpose if they did not want to speak to the caller.

One in three people thought calls after 10 pm were unacceptable but a quarter of those polled said they did not mind calls up to midnight.

Two-thirds admitted they had people in their address books who they knew they should ring but never got round to doing so.

Joseph Blass, managing director of telecom（电信）company Toucan, said, “As a nation, we love to chat on the phone but it is quite astonishing when we look at the total number of calls we make in a lifetime”.

1．According to the poll, when someone on the phone says “Sorry, someone is at the door”, he or she may mean _________.

       A．I want to stop chatting

       B．I am going to the toilet

       C．I am too tired to talk any longer

       D．I must go to open the door for someone

2．According to the passage, which of the following statements if TRUE?

       A．Women spend about five years talking on the phone during their lifetime.

       B．On average, work-related calls are only half as long as personal calls.

       C．Women make and receive exactly the same number of calls as men do.

       D．Men spend a longer time than women on the phone.

3．From the text, we know that _________.

       A．80% of people always refuse to answer a phone call

       B．most people never ring the people in their address books

       C．calls around midnight are acceptable to some people

D．Joseph Blass was one of the people who were polled

4．What Joseph Blass says in the last paragraph shows that ________.

       A．it’s no wonder that we all love to chat on the phone

       B．people insist on often phoning their families and friends

       C．the amount of time people spend on the phone was unexpected

D．The total number of calls people make in a lifetime is astonishing

President: Mrs. A. Teapot

Directors: Mrs. B. Fox, Captain W.L. Chaser, Dr. V. Moody

10 June 2008

The Headmaster,

Chickfield School.

Dear Headmaster,

Thank you for your telephone message. We shall be happy to welcome your pupils to the Gardens and Park. The entrance charge is 1 pound 50 pence each child. The teachers are allowed in free.

Our restaurant will also be glad to provide meals at the following low and very reasonable prices: lunch: ￡3.85, tea: ￡1.20 for each child. Our President has asked me to inform you that teacher’s meals will be supplied free of charge.

Our Directors are pleased to act as Guides at a small additional cost of 25 pence each child (teachers free).

Please let us know the number of children coming as soon as possible so that we can make the necessary arrangements.

Yours truly,

T. Bull (Miss)

Secretary

Miss. T. Bull

Chadley Gardens and Wild Life Park.

Dear Miss Bull,

Thank you so much for your letter of 10 June. I am pleased to say that twenty-eight teachers from this school will visit the Gardens and Wild Life Park on Friday, June 28^th

I am afraid that the children have decided to save some money, so they will not be coming, and I am therefore arranging to take them to London for they the day.

Yours truly,

D. Cleverpants

Headmaster

1．What message do you think Mr. D. Cleverpants had sent to Miss. T. Bull by telephone?

    He had asked about _________.

       A．the guide and the food

       B．bringing schoolchildren on a visit and about the charges

       C．teachers’ going to the garden and about the charges

       D．the meals and the prices

2．What might visitors see in Chadley Gardens and Wild Life Park?

       A．Restaurants and meals.

       B．Only animals.

       C．Plants, trees, wild animals and birds.

       D．Presidents, secretaries, directors and the visitors.

3．How can teachers visit such places free of charge?

       A．They must bring schoolchildren to the park.

       B．Teachers don’t need to pay anything when visiting any park.

       C．They must telephone to send messages to the park.

       D．They must let the park know the member of the children going to the park.

4．Why will only teachers visit the Garden and Park?

       A．The students don’t like visiting Wild Life Park.

       B．The entrance charge is 1 pound 50 pence each child.

       C．The teachers can visit it at a low price.

       D．Everything requires money, so it’s too expensive.

Every object tells a story . Even the most ordinary objects can present to us powerful images （形象）.Sometimes it is the ordinary nature of these objects that actually makes them so extraordinary. Such is the case with an old leather（皮革）shoe in a museum in Alaska .At first glance it does not look like much .It is a woman’s shoes of a style popular in the 1890s. But what is unique（独特的）about this shoes is where it was found .It was discovered on the Checkout Pass, the famous trail（路线）used by the people seeking gold in Alaska. Who it belonged to or why it was left there is not known .Was it perhaps dropped by accident as the woman climbed up the 1,500 stairs carved（刻）outfaced ? Or did she throw away goods that she didn’t need in order to travel lighter?

       Over 100,000 people with “gold fever” made this trip hoping to become millionaires .Few of them understood that on their way the would have to cross a harsh（艰苦的）wilderness（未开发的地区）.Unprepared for such a dangerous journey ,many died of starvation and exposure（遭受）to the cold weather.

       The Canadian government finally started requiring the gold seekers to bring one ton of supplies with them. This was thought to be enough for a person to survive for one year. They would carry their supplies in backpacks（背包）each weighing up to fifty pounds; it usually took at least 40 trips to get everything to the top and over the pass. Whoever dropped the shoe must have been a brave and determined woman. Perhaps she was successful and made it to Alaska. Perhaps she had to turn back in defeat. No on will ever know for sure .But what we do know is that she took part in one of the greatest adventures in the 19th century.

1．The ordinary leather shoes of a woman is considered unusual because        .

       A．it is an important clue（线索）to a mystery

       B．it was found on a famous trail

       C．it belonged to a IP at one time

       D．it was a fashionable shoe at that time

2．According to this passage, many people who went to Alaska       .

       A．eventually became millionaires

       B．brought with them many shoes

       C．had conflicts（争执）with the local people

       D．were not properly equipped

3．The Canadian government made the gold seekers bring one ton of supplies with them so that    .

       A．they would not die of hunger of cold

       B．they army would have enough food for fighting a war

       C．they would exchange these goods with the local people

       D．they supplies would make Alaska rich

4．Which of the following is the best title?

       A．A Shoe Tells a Story                             B．Gold Fever

       C．The Importance of the Shoe           D．A shoe of Popular Style

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断；

如无错，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个单词 ：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个单词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）， 在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个单词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

I am a senior school student. I like making the friends with                                1．     

people around me and I do my best to get on good with everyone.                      2．    

But last Sunday I had found that one of my good friends                                   3．     

kept a diary, said that she didn’t like me at all and that she                                  4．     

didn’t want to be your friend any longer. And recently                                       5．     

she has start6ed playing a trick me because I’m a little bit                                  6．    

fat I’m still very kind to her but why can’t she be friend                                    7．    

to me as before ? As for losing weight, should I take more                                 8．    

exercise from now on? Use pills? But do you know any                                     9．    

other ways? Please giving me some of your advice on this matter.                      10．    

假如你是校报负责人，急需在学校内聘一位同学任英文版的编辑，请你用英文以“An English Editor Wanted”为题目写一则招聘启事。内容要点如下：

（1）该工作主要包括两部分：一是从英文报刊杂志及互联网上选择适合学生的文章；二是选择与编辑同学们的来稿。

（2）希望该同学满足下列要求：

①乐意奉献出一些业余时间为同学们服务；

②英文与美术皆好；能熟练使用电脑。

（3）感兴趣的同学请在本周内与学生会（Students’ Union）联系。

注意：（1）词数100左右；

（2）不要逐字翻译，要组成一篇通顺连贯的短文。

An English Editor Wanted

In order to understand the ________ of the animal, the researcher spent many years recording its daily activities.

A. performance         B. deed         C. behaviour           D. personality

Don’t ________ women. They are as important as men for the development of society.

A. look up to          B. look down upon          C. look out for         D. look forward to