School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my ____1___ to get home. Sitting at the front makes you __2_____ out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

   Janie, the driver, tries to break the ____3____ atmosphere by striking the match of ___4_____ . I try to mind my manners and ____5____ listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, ___6_____, her conversation was worth listening to.

   “My father’s sick,” she said to no one in ___7___. I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitde and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?” With her eyes wet and her voice tight from ____8____ the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she ____9____. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”

   I couldn’t respond. I was ____10____. My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great ____11____ my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, ____12____ still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go ____13___ that.

   Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was ____14____ her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as __15______ but a driver.

I suddenly felt I was very ___16____. I realized I had only thought of people as__17____as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by job and brushed her off as ____18_____.

For all I know, I’m just another person in ____19_____ else’s world, and may not even be important. I ___20_____ not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments to keep. Understanding people is an art.

1.A. anxiety        B. determination       C. decision        D. attempt

2.A. find           B. make              C. think          D. stand

3.A. unpopular    B. uncomfortable    C. unusual   D. unforgettable

4.A. fire            B. topic      C. conversation    D. discussion

5.A. politely     B. devotedly     C. carelessly      D. sincerely

6.A. however      B. therefore      C. thus          D. otherwise

7.A. surprise      B. common       C. silence        D. particular

8.A. fighting        B. avoiding        C. clearing       D. keeping

9.A. told           B. lasted         C. repeated      D. continued

10.A. for sure        B. at ease         C. in shock       D. in despair

11.A. mercy        B. pain         C. pity           D. disappointment

12.A. but           B. yet           C. and           D. or

13.A. over          B. round       C. through       D. without

14.A. almost       B. nearly            C. ever            D. just

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

16.A. sad          B. embarrassed     C. selfish      D. worried

17.A. far           B. long          C. much         D. well

18.A. unfit    B. unselfish      C. unnecessary      D. unimportant

19.A. everyone     B. someone     C. anyone          D. no one

20.A. must          B. may             C. can             D. should

My chance came at last. Our school was going to hold a sports meet. I knew what it   41   to me so I got up very early to prepare for it. I  42   running and jumping. When I was   43 , I reminded myself of my promise and went on.

  44   the time came nearer, I felt quite   45  . On the first day I came fourth in the 1500m   46   but I was far from   47   because what I wanted most was the highlight of the sports meeting—250x8 relay race. I would run the last leg for my team.

With a shot, the race began. All the students were   48   for their team. The competition was so   49   that I began to feel nervous. Before my turn came, my team was   50   the others. Even worse, I almost dropped the stick when I was trying to   51   it.

  52  after that, there was nothing in my mind except to run as fast as possible. Just when I was approaching the finish line, my legs   53  . Then my promise came to mind again and   54   me to go on. To my surprise, I was the first to   55  the finish line!

  56  , I had proved to myself and those who had often laughed at me that I am not   57   at all! My classmates greeted me warmly and I hugged them tightly. I had won the prize as well as their   58  .

From the sports meeting, I learnt that sometimes things are not so difficult as they   59   to be. Just try your best without fear and you might be surprised at the   60  .

A. mattered                B. held                  C. meant               D. brought

A. exercised               B. practiced           C. chose                D. tried

A. tired                   B. upset                 C. lazy                  D. happy

A. For                    B. By                    C. With               D. As

A. confident               B. worried             C. proud                D. nervous

A. run                    B. jump                 C. race                  D. match

A. happy                    B. sad                   C. excited              D. pleased

A. heading                 B. racing               C. cheering            D. shouting

A. difficult                 B. close                 C. heated               D. near

A. running before           B. leading           C. falling behind    D. catching up with

A. fetch                         B. hold                  C. pass                  D. take

A. Then                     B. But                   C. Thus                 D. Even

A. gave in                  B. gave out            C. gave up             D. gave away

A. had                    B. made                C. let                    D. got

A. draw                         B. cut                    C. cross                 D. catch

A. At last                   B. After all            C. Above all          D. As a result

A. bad                    B. weak                 C. slow                 D. strong

A. congratulations       B. respect                     C. support             D. pride

A. seem                     B. hope                 C. look                  D. expect

A. beginning                 B. place                 C. result                D. time

The Ministry of Education has spared no efforts to bring on IT learning. What is its main aim? Is it to teach students how to learn the computer or is it meant to change the usual method of teaching in order to    1  students’ strong interest in computers?

Teaching students computer knowledge and skills is different     2  giving class lessons through the use of computers. And schools are beginning to pay much attention to using computers to teach students. There is     3  about the fact that IT learning plays an important role as a new teaching tool in this day of technology.    4  ,?views differ on whether the schools can achieve their targets, as success     5  whether they can make use of computers effectively.

Let’s take the subject of Chinese as an example and see    6  difficulties the experts face in their IT management. At present,20 percent of lessons are given with the help of computers. In other words, in a period of 10 weeks, a Chinese-language teacher must spend two weeks to teach the subject    7  .In carrying out such a major policy as IT learning, the experts should know the    8  that different teachers teaching different subjects have different demands, thus making it     9  to see the policy through.

Some teachers, having already got some computer knowledge, will still be forced to    10  the training courses with those who have zero knowledge about computer.

Another problem is that new teachers may be sent to work in schools    11  IT learning has just started. All teachers—including the seniors who are very     12  in teaching, but who suddenly have no idea what to do when it comes to computers will have to    13  from the very beginning. They will become    14  and their teaching performances may be badly affected. The experts have found out how much of each subject is taught by computers in every school, and have     15  all schools to complete the given work. A hard-pressed teacher may put the daily teaching     16  or the courses onto the computer just to order the required time for IT learning and then    17  the usual way. Furthermore, he may leave school work to his    18  through the computer before class comes to an end in order to “complete” his IT learning    19  .   20   the teaching of the Chinese language is concerned, do computer lessons really achieve the desire goals to raise the students’ level of Chinese, pass on common values and so on? I am not so sure.

1.A.show                      B.be                             C.match                       D.have

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

3.A.no reason               B.no doubt                   C.no need                     D.no time

4.A.However                B.Therefore                  C.And                          D.So

5.A.depends on             B.leads to                            C.results in                   D.believes in

6.A.that                        B.such                          C.what                         D.how

7.A.the usual way          B.the regular way      C.the best way                     D.the new way

8.A.fact                        B.message                    C.news                         D.truth

9.A.easy                       B.helpful                      C.hard                          D.fast

10.A.sit for                   B.run for                      C.give                          D.attend

11.A.for which                  B.that                           C.where                       D.which

12.A.interested              B.satisfied                    C.successful                  D.experienced

13.A.work                    B.start                          C.teach                         D.manage

14.A.pleased                 B.disappointed              C.certain                      D.comfortable

15.A.ordered                B.improved                  C.encouraged                D.instructed

16.A.methods               B.skills                         C.programs                   D.performances

17.A.make a living        B.give lessons         C.go to lectures            D.does work

18.A.work-mates           B.headmasters         C.instructors             D.students

19.A.skills                    B.experiences                C.duties                        D.methods

20.A.As                       B.So long as                 C.Even though              D.As far as

Doing community service work, I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a   36   shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.

I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to   37   . She wanted to help,    38   she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to    39    and hand out to people. When getting to the homeless shelter I passed out the remaining meals. I had the containers with my   40   cookies in them and began to   41   , offering them to anyone near me.

I    42    an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me    43   in the eye and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had, and his eyes    44    a little bit and he said, “No one has    45    called me sir.” He was completely taken aback.

It struck me. 

I explained I had been raised that    46    color and social status, everyone deserved     47    . It made me    48    to think that just because he was homeless, no one    49   him the honor. It broke my   50   , and I couldn’t help   51   cry. I just didn’t understand    52   no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every    53   person deserves to be treated with dignity. Years later, I still carry that memory and the    54   it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can    55   make a difference in someone’s life.

How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?

36. A. useless                       B. careless             C. homeless                  D. hopeless

37. A. participate               B. involve          C. choose                D. go

38. A. however              B. but             C. yet                 D. so

39. A. bring               B. fetch            C. collect             D. take

40. A. classmate’s             B. schoolmate’s     C. sister’s                D. family’s

41. A. walk around       B. knock around      C. come around            D. stand around

42. A. went                  B. came           C. approached           D. met

43. A. right                   B. even             C. still                 D. just

44. A. watered             B. cried             C. tore                D. dropped

45. A. already              B. ever            C. still                D. yet

46. A. in spite              B. regardless of     C. concerned about      D. for fear of

47. A. happiness                   B. truth                 C. respect                         D. help

48. A. strong-minded            B. sad                 C. frightened           D. pleased

49. A. handed                 B. afforded          C. provided            D. supplied

50. A. eyes                          B. mind                 C. opinions                   D. heart

51. A. but                                B. and                   C. until                        D. or

52. A. what                B. when            C. whether              D. why

53. A. single                  B. poor           C. ordinary            D. normal

54. A. stories                       B. lessons              C. experiences            D. tears

55. A. equally                      B. hardly            C. really                       D. finally

信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

首先，请阅读以下有关音乐会的信息。

A. Raymond’s Solo Concert: Raymond, the talented singer who shifts freely between musical, folk songs and hip hop, is to give a solo concert this weekend. The event will be part of the Asian tour promoting his new album. His concert has very high ticket prices, but his fans have bought tickets worth one million yuan in just four days.

Place: Grand Theatre

Time: 8:30 – 10:30 pm, January 6

Price: 380 – 2,000 yuan

Tel: 7322-3411

B. Prince of the Piano: Clayderman has established a truly international career as a best selling recording artist and concert performer. He has recorded over 1,000 melodies and created a "New Romantic" style through a repertoire which combines his 'trademark' originals with classics and pop standards. In fact, despite his natural shyness and reserve, he is completely in his element on stage; a Richard Clayderman concert is a real 'Spectacular'.

Place: The Great Hall of the People

Time: 8:00 – 10:00 pm, January 7

Price: 180 – 1680 yuan

Tel: 7310-5266

C. Live Music: Audiences in the city will be able to make a date with one of the most famous German Orchestras on the evening of Jan. 27 at Century Center. Conducted by Florian Stubenvoll, the orchestra will perform 11 classics including Beethoven's "Fledermaus Ouverture," Mozart's "Symphony No. 40," and four pieces by Johann Strauss.

Place: Century Theatre

Time: 8:00 – 10:30 pm, January 10

Price: 120 – 680 yuan

Tel: 7988-7311

D. Jazz Night: Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Brown, the famous trumpet player. He’s coming with his new 7–piece band, Herbie’s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’s third visit to China. The first two have been sold out, so get your tickets quickly.

Place: The Jazz Club

Time: 10:00 pm till late! January 7, 9, 11

Price: 100 – 200 yuan,

Tel: 7599-7862

E. Scottish Dancing: Want to get your body some exercise while enjoying live music? Take your partner here and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. There will be instructors demonstrating the dances. The live band is also excellent.

Place: Jack Stein’s

Time: 7:30 – 10:00 pm, January 5 – 7

Price: 70 yuan including one drink

Tel: 7832-1788

F. Beijing Rocks: “The Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans special performance. Eight Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience can even decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm.

Time: January 8, 9

Place: Worker’s Stadium

Time: 8:00 – 11:30 pm, January 4

Tel: 7633-0640

Price: 90 – 680 yuan

请阅读以下观众的信息，然后匹配与其适合的音乐会。

56. Mike and his girlfriend are both university students. The coming Sunday (January 6) is his girlfriend’s birthday. As both of them are music fans, Mike would like to take his girlfriend to enjoy some live music and learn something new.

57. Joey and his friends always enjoy their weekend by attending late night activities. However, he hasn’t joined them for a long time because he has been working for a couple of weeks. This weekend he wants to have some fun and excitement with his friends, who are interested in western music.

58. Alice is a college student who studies music, and playing the piano is her favorite. Her parents approve of her attending concerts and pay for the tickets. As a result, she doesn’t care much about how much the ticket might cost.

59. Tracy is interested in a variety of music. Like most of the other university students, she has a part-time job. She would like to amuse herself by attending concerts. Since she does not earn much, she can only afford a ticket that costs no more than 100 yuan.

60. Sally enjoys listening to foreign music in her spare time. She would like to attend concerts performed by foreign bands or orchestras whenever it’s possible. But according to the school rules, she has to return to her dormitory before 11:00 pm.