Reyes admits that he has enjoyed a quick rise to the top, the road to success has not always been smooth.

A．While              B．Since        C．As            D．If

—People like traveling very much.

—Yes, Sometimes we do need a journey to         from our busy life a while.

A．run away        B．get away   C．take away      D．break away

She was over the age limit and         , her application for the job was rejected.

A．as a result B．in conclusion        C．worse still   D．what’s more

After five years of preparation, Shanghai presented the world         many said was the greatest Special Olympics.

A．when      B．what           C．where          D．which

—They suggest the number of cars should be limited to stop air pollution.

—         , the idea is not very practical.

A．Sounds good as it                                       B．As it sounds good

C．As good it sounds                           D．Good as it sounds

Around the Family Drum

The power of the family drum remains tied to my heart. Every winter as long as I can  1  , family and friends gathered at my grandfather’s home in the  traditional village of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, on January 6.

I remember   2  great fondness as a young boy watching and eventually   3  the buffalo dance during the day. In the evening my grandfather’s home became the central   4  place for family, friends and relatives.

My father loved to   5  , the old Taos Pueblo and Apache round dance songs dating back   6  the late 1800s. I would watch him close his eyes and he seemed to travel back in time trying to   7  a particular sage’s （先哲的）song. With a growing smile, he would start beating the   8  and introduce an ancient song.

The day I was finally   9  to sit around the family drum was a   10 time for me, involving extreme boyhood concentration, not only to memorize the   11  , but also to beat the drum on tempo（节拍）and put the singing together with the drum beat. I made my share of   12  , and I must have sounded like a young wolf howling among those more experienced,   13  in time I gained confidence, and a voice  14  enough to start leading some of the songs.

Sitting around the family drum with my father and uncles brought me a sense of great comfort and inner  15  . It was a wonderful experience to be   16  around the circle of love, acceptance and teaching.

Sometimes while we were singing, there might   17  a knock at the door. In Pueblo tradition, the person outside would peek his head in and   18  say, “I heard the drum, and I wanted to ask   19  to enter your house you ‘my’ grandfather would permit it! ” My grandfather would   20   nod and tell the visitor to enter and join us around the drum.

These are unforgettable memories, I often close my eyes and can hear uncles and my beloved father now departed singing around the family drum!

1．A．remember             B．recognize             C．realize                 D．remind

2．A．from                     B．with                    C．by                      D．to

4．A．chatting                B．visiting                C．gathering             D．comforting

5．A．create                   B．write                   C．sing                    D．play

6．A．as far as                B．as old as              C．as long as            D．as late as

7．A．record                  B．repeat                  C．recall                  D．recite

8．A．door                     B．drum                   C．foot                    D．head

9．A．ordered                 B．refused                C．allowed               D．advised

10．A．terrible                B．memorable           C．believable            D．comfortable

11．A．moves                 B．dances                C．stories                 D．songs

12．A．efforts                B．mistakes              C．progress              D．success

13．A．and                     B．but                      C．or                       D．so

14．A．strong                 B．sharp                  C．weak                  D．low

15．A．thought               B．emotion               C．calm                   D．joy

16．A．left                     B．found                  C．seated                 D．arranged

17．A．hear                    B．have                    C．sound                 D．come

18．A．respectfully         B．shamefully           C．peacefully            D．carefully

19．A．questions             B．reception             C．suggestions         D．permission

20．A．hesitatingly         B．cautiously         C．patiently          D．politely

Equal Inheritance

A certain merchant had two sons. The elder son was his favorite, and he intended to leave all his wealth to this son when he died. The mother felt sorry for her younger son, and she asked her husband not to tell the boys of his intention. She hoped to find some way of making her sons equal. The merchant heeded her wish and did not make known his decision.

One day the mother was sitting at the window weeping. A traveler approached the window and asked her why she was weeping.

“How can I help?” she said. “There is no difference between my two sons, but their father wishes to leave everything to one and nothing to the other. I have asked him not to tell them of his decision until I have thought of some way of helping the younger, but I have no money of my own, and I do not know what to do in my misery.”

Then the traveler said to her, “There is help for your trouble, Tell your sons that the elder will receive the entire inheritance（遗产）, and that the younger will receive nothing. Then they will be equal.”

The younger son, on learning that he would inherit nothing, went to another land, where he served his apprenticeship and learned a trade. The elder son lived at home and learned nothing, knowing that someday he would be rich.

When the father died, the elder son did not know how to do anything and spent all his inheritance, however the younger son, who had learned how to make money in a foreign country, became rich.

1．In her mother’s opinion, the younger son should             .

      A．become richer than his brother

       B．get half of the family wealth

       C．know his father’s intention

       D．learn a way to earn money

2．The mother was weeping because she felt             .

       A．angry                  B．moved                 C．helpless               D．ashamed

3．What is the message of the story?

       A．Inheriting money sometimes brings a person bad luck.

       B．Brothers should learn to get along well with one another.

       C．People with enough money don’t have to work hard for success.

       D．Learning to earn money is more important than having money given.

What causes traffic jams? That’s easy: too many cars. No, wrong. Think again. What causes much of the jamming on our streets are traffic lights.

Think of all the hours in your life wasted as your car journey is stopped by lights to let non-existent traffic through, and then ask yourself this: who is the better judge of when it’s safe to go-you, the driver at the time and the place, or lights programmed by an absent regulator (控制器) ? Traffic lights exist as a “ease” for a man-made problem—the priority rule(优先通行法则).

This rule gives superior rights on main-road traffic at the expense of minor-road traffic and pedestrians. To interrupt the priority streams, lights are “needed”.

Before 1929 when the priority rule came into force, a sort of first-come, first-served rule had been common. All road users had equal rights, so a motorist arriving at a crossing gave way to anyone who had arrived first. Motorists had a simple responsibility for avoiding accident, and a duty of care to other road users.

  In other walks of life the common-law principle of single queuing applies, but the law of the road, based on the priority rule that licenses queue-jumping and bad temper, creates battlegrounds where we have to fight for gaps and green time.

But when lights are out of action-when we’re free of outer controls and allowed to use our own judgment-harmonious attitudes become common. We approach slowly and find our way in turn. People are kind to each other, but when lights start working, traffic jams return.

The traffic lights encourage us to take our eyes off the road to watch the signals, rather than do the safer thing: weigh up what other motorists, cyclists or pedestrians are intending to do.

Not only do traffic lights help to lengthen journeys pointlessly, but also the UK’s large number of 24-hour traffic lights amounts to GPH(严重的全球性危害). About 30 percent of our CO2 output is from traffic. Professor David Hegg, the influential transport expert, admits that 40 percent of that comes from traffic: waiting. Every litre of fuel burnt produces 2.4 kg of our CO2 and other greenhouse gases. Multiply the minutes of forced waiting at controlled lights by the hours in the day and night, by the days in the year, by the number of vehicles, and the environmental effect becomes clear.

1．In the writer’s opinion,         are the better judges to decide when it’s safe to drive through.

       A．traffic lights         B．pedestrians          C．policemen            D．drivers

2．Before 1929,         .

       A．the priority rule started to be in use

       B．the pedestrians often gave way to motorists

       C．the motorists often gave way to the pedestrians

       D．whoever came to the crossing first had the right to go past first

3．In the passage, the writer seems to disagree with          .

       A．the law of road based on the priority rule

       B．the equal rights shared by all road users

       C．the common law of single queuing

       D．the first-come, first-served rule

4．In the last paragraph, we can learn          .

       A．traffic lights make the journey shorter

       B．the number of the cars should be lessened

       C．traffic lights help to worsen the environment

       D．40% of the CO₂output is from the traffic waiting

5．The purpose of the passage is to           .

       A．call out to stop the traffic lights

       B．complain about the heavy traffic

       C．explain how cars pollute the environment

       D．call on drivers to give way to other road users

假如你是李华，你的外国笔友Jim计划要到北京观光并观看奥运会。请你根据下列表格中的信息，在信中向他介绍一下北京。

注意：

1．词数不少于60。

2．信的开头已经为你写好（不必在答题纸上抄写）。

3．信中内容必须包括表格所提供的要点。（可适当增加内容）

Dear Jim,

Learning that you are coming to Beijing for a visit and to watch the 29^th Olympic Games, I’m very glad to offer you some information about the city.

Best wishes,

Li hua

Word came from the manager ________ a new agreement would be reached.

A．who      B．that        C．which          D．when