______ at the theatre, he found the ticket his friend had given him was left at home.

A. To arrive                B. On arriving                 C. While arrived              D. On arrived

假设你是新华中学的学生李华，得某英文报招聘兼职记者，你有意应聘，请按下列要点给报社写一封自荐信。

写作内容：

1 表达感兴趣。

2 说明优势：知识面、英语水平、合作精神、相关经历（学校广播站记者）。

3 希望得到回复。

  写作要求：

1 必须使用5个句子表达全部内容。开头已经为你写好。

2 作文不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

Dear Sir or Madam,

  I am a student from Xinhua Middle School. I am glad to learn that you want a few part-time English reporters.

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阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确和拼写正确。

Today is January 26^th. Our class had a discussion

about       to stay at home or go out for a trip as the winter                   71．          

holiday is d      near. Some of us are in favor of staying at home.        72．___________

They think it’s both _______(方便)and comfortable. What’s more,       73． ___________

they can save money for other purposes. But they will l      the chance  74．___________

of getting to know the outside world. However, o      prefer to go out  75． ___________

for traveling since it can increase their ______(知识) and broaden their    76． ___________

horizons. But maybe they’ll spend more money and meet many     (困难)77． ___________

while traveling. P       , I think it would be much better to stay            78． ___________

at home, for I can do what I like, such ______reading books, watching    79． ___________

TV and _______ my parents with some housework.                    80． ___________

The young boy saw me, or rather, he saw the car and quickly ran up to me, eager to sell his Hunches (串) of bananas and bags of peanuts．Though he appeared to be about twelve, he seemed to have already known the bitterness of life．“Banana 300 naira．Peanuts 200 naira.” He said in a low voice．I bargained him down to 200 total for the fruit and nuts．When he agreed, I handed him a 500 naira bill．He didn’t have change, so I told him not to worry．He said thanks and smiled a row of perfect teeth.

When, two weeks later, I saw the boy again, I was more aware of my position in a society where it’s not that uncommon to see a little boy who should be in school standing on the corner selling fruit in the burning sun．My parents had raised me to be aware of the advantage we had been afforded and the responsibility it brought to us. I pulled over and rolled down my window．He had a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts ready．I waved them away．“What’s up?” I asked him．“I … I don’t have money to buy books for school.” I reached into my pocket and handed him two fresh 500 naira bills．

“Will this help?” I asked．He looked around nervously before taking the money．One thousand naira was a lot of money to someone whose family probably made about 5,000 naira or less each year．

“Thank you, sir,” he said．“Thank you very much!”

When driving home, I wondered if my little friend actually used the money for schoolbooks.

What  if he’s a swindler (骗子)? And then I wondered why I did it．Did I do it to make myself feel better? Was I using him? Later, I realized that I didn’t know his name or the least bit about him, nor did I think to ask.

Over the next six months, I was busy working in a news agency in northern Nigeria. Sometime after I returned, I went out for a drive．When I was about to pull over, the boy suddenly appeared by my window with a big smile ready on his face. “Oh, gosh! Long time.”  “Are you in school now?” I asked. He nodded. “That’s good,” I said．A silence fell as we looked at each other, and then I realized what he wanted．“Here,” I held out a 500 naira bill．“Take this.” He shook his head and stepped back as if hurt．“What’s wrong?” I asked．“It’s a gift.” He shook his head again and brought his hand from behind his back．His face shone with sweat．He dropped a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts in the front seat before he said, “I’ve been waiting to give these to you.”

68．What was the author’s first impression of the boy?

A．He seemed to be poor and greedy．       B．He seemed to have suffered a lot.

C．He seemed younger than his age            D．He seemed good at bargaining.

69．The second time the author met the boy, the boy _____.

A．told him his purpose of selling fruit and nuts 

B．wanted to express his thanks

C．asked him for money for his schoolbooks    

D．tried to take advantage of him

70．Why did the author give his money to the boy?

Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting（永恒的、永久的） happiness. Aristotle (亚里士多德), a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.

The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future —for example, getting into college or getting a good job —that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.

Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience dancing, playing a sport, or swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity. Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.

65. The best title of the passage is ________.

A. Money Makes You Happy                          

B. The Secrets of Happiness

C. Ideas for Helping Other People to Be Happy     

D. Good Friends Make You Happy

66.The second paragraph tells us that ________.

A. the more friends you have, the happier you will be

B. we shouldn’t think about our future

C. happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life.

D. some people fail to live a happy life

12-year-old John Thomas Robertson is a born train fan. “I’ve liked trains probably from the day I was born,” he told Good Morning America. “When I was very little,” he said, “my grandpa got me a train model. I would just watch it go round for hours and hours.”

When Robertson finally had the opportunity to ride on a train, he felt great. His journey was so mind-blowing that he couldn’t keep it to himself: he decided to take all his classmates to go on a ride with him. When he found that some of his classmates couldn’t pay the fares, he spent money he had saved by collecting cans (罐子) and bottles and raised more than ＄1,000 for them.

That train was such a happy one that he made it yearly action. “It never gets boring for some reason; it’s just very fun,” he said. “It really lets people get away from their busy life and have fun.”

Every October, Robertson takes a new group of disabled children to ride the train — but now, he has a problem. Several disabled children were refused because the train was not accessible (可用的) to disabled people. “He was angry to think that children of his own age couldn’t ride a train,” his mother said.

But he wouldn’t say no: he recently sent a letter to the train office for help. To his surprise, the leader, Ty Pennington, took the letter seriously. He said that he and his workers would work on making a train accessible to disabled people.

61. The first time John Thomas Robertson took a train, he_______

A. felt extremely happy.           B. was frightened by it.

C. watched it for hours.            D. acted as a driver.

62. John Thomas Robertson is a born train fan, because he _______.

A. was taken on a train the day he was born.

B. his grandpa once worked on the train.

C. took a group of disabled children on board a train.

D. was greatly attracted to trains since early childhood.

63. The underlined word “mind-blowing” can be replaced by “_______”.

A. exciting       B. frightening       C. surprising    D. disappointing

64. The disabled children were refused to get on the train because _______.

A. they couldn’t afford the train tickets

B. Robertson had not saved enough money for tickets

C. the train didn’t have special services for them

D. the workers there would not allow them to do so

Nick Campbell sat at the side of the road and wondered what to do next. He looked at the second-hand Harley Davidson he’d bought from a back-street garage back home in Miami at the beginning of his trip six weeks before.

For years he had dreams of crossing the United States from east to west by motorbike and he’d finally decided that it was now or never. He’d given up his job, sold his car and set off for the journey of his dreams. He’d been lucky, or so he thought, to find this old Harley Davidson and had bought it for a very reasonable price------it had cost him just $600. But five kilometers from Atlanta, he had run out of luck. The motorbike had broken down.

He pushed the bike into town and found a garage. The young mechanic told him to leave the bike overnight and come back the next day. The following morning, to his surprise, the man asked if the bike was for sale. “Certainly not,” he replied, paid his bill and hit the road.

When he got to Kansas the old machine ran out of steam again. This time Nick thought about selling it and buying something more reliable, but decided to carry on. When the bike was going well, he loved it.

However, in Denver, Colorado the bike broke down again so he decided to take it to a garage and offer it for sale. The mechanic told him to come back in the morning.

The next day, to his amazement, the man offered him $2,000. Realizing the man must be soft in the head, but clearly not short of money, Nick asked for $ 3,000. The man agreed and they signed the papers. Then the mechanic started laughing. In fact it was several minutes before he could speak and when he could he said, “That’s the worst deal you’ll ever make, boy."

     He removed the seat. On the underside was the inscription (铭文):

     'To Elvis, love James Dean. '

56. Harley Davidson here refers to a _________.

   A. car          B. truck         C. garage          D. motorbike

57. Which of the following did Nick value most?

A. Harley Davidson.   B. His job.    C. His dream to travel.   D. His car.

58. Nick was unwilling to sell his Harley Davidson because he thought it was

   A. lovely        B. valuable       C. reliable          D. old

59. The underlined word ~ hi the 6th paragraph is closest in meaning to

   A. clever        B. crazy          C. honest           D. kind

60. At the end of the story, Nick must have felt very __________.

   A. sorry          B. delighted        C. excited         D. moved

Things of Value

       Our area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history. We were on “evacuation alert (疏散警报)”. If we got the   36   to evacuate, we would have to leave immediately.

       We   37   suitcases with some clothes and set them by the door. We didn’t  38  these things were valuable, but time was. We moved the computers, with which I wrote for newspapers and made a   39  . We took family pictures off the   40   and packed them in boxes. These were truly valuable and could not be replaced.

       Then we took a hard look at all that   41 . There was a lamp that belonged to my great grandmother. It was a   42  to my family. And there was the piano my wife    43   to play when she was a little girl. Not of great   44   in itself, but another family connection. It was impractical to move everything from our home and store them for an indefinite (无限的) time. Some important items would have to stay behind.

       The thought of   45   something passed down from our families saddened me deeply,   46   I’d never been much attached to things. It’s about what they   47  —family and love. They each had a(n)   48   to tell, and some of them spoke in the   49   of our parents and grandparents.

       The fire   50   reached our home. We were lucky. And though I felt grateful that all was   51  , I also realized just how fortunate I had been   52  . I saw just how rich my life had been.

Someone  53  said, “There are people so poor that the only thing they have is money.” And now I  54  I was indeed rich. I was rich in family, rich in memories, rich in everything that really  55  to me. I am wealthier than I ever believed possible.

       It took a fire to teach me, I wonder if there is any other kind of wealth worth seeking.

36.     A．answer         B．task            C．chance         D． call

37.     A．packed          B．bought       C．searched        D． sold

38.     A．worry           B．think            C．care           D．doubt

39.     A．mark           B．sign           C．living        D．plan

40.     A．albums         B．ceilings        C．windows      D．walls

41.     A．left             B．remained     C．burnt           D．unmoved

42.     A．connection    B．present        C．symbol         D．treasure

43.     A．forgot           B．agreed       C．learned         D．refused

44.     A．quality          B．taste          C．sense        D．value

45.     A．knocking out   B．leaving behind C．giving away     D．picking out

46.     A．even though    B．unless        C．but            D．or

47.     A．contained       B．included      C．represented   D．gathered

48.     A．idea            B．lie              C．right         D．story

49.     A．sounds         B．speeds       C．voices         D．feelings

50.     A．once           B．never        C．seldom             D．finally

51.     A．spared         B．returned      C．stopped             D．found

The new secretary is supposed to report to the manager as soon as she ______________.

A. will arrive    B. arrives     C. is arriving    D. is going to arrive

.I am here not because I want to earn money ________I want to educate the children.

A. but  B. but because        C. but for        D. and because