My family and I are going to take a holiday in the USA, Colombia, England, France and Switzerland in three hours. Now we are getting ready for it. Mum and Dad have already __【小题1】__(浇水) the plants. My brother has packed the__【小题2】__(毛巾). They’re in the suitcase, __【小题3】__(在……旁边) the guidebook. But he hasn’t locked the windows yet. I’ve already surfed the Internet and found out a lot of information about the cultures and customs in these countries. Here is what I’ve learned online. In the USA, just like in China, people are supposed to __【小题4】__(摇动)hands when they meet for the first time. In England, people should kiss each other when they meet for the first time. In Japan, it’s polite for you to bow when you meet someone for the first time. You’re supposed to use your chopsticks in a __【小题5】__(合适的)way. It’s rude to __【小题6】__(指) at someone with your chopsticks while eating. And you are also supposed to make a noise while eating noodles. It shows you like the food. In France, it’s bad manners to say “I’m __【小题7】__(饱的).”. You should say “It was delicious.” if you don’t want any more food. In Colombia and Switzerland, people have quite different attitudes __【小题8】__(对于) time. Colombian people are very __【小题9】__(宽松的) about time. It’s OK if you arrive a little late. But Swiss people think being on time is very important. It’s the __【小题10】__(国土) of watches, after all.

 
During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape. When I traveled across to the other side of the island (岛屿), I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, “Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day.”
So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole (洞) in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe (独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn’t I think before I began work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn’t move it! I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn’t move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.
That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive.  A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.
My life was still busy from morning to night. There were always things to do or to make. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals. They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.
I kept food and tools (工具) at both my houses, and also wild goats (山羊). There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats’ milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn (玉米) fields. And so many years went by.
【小题1】 The purpose of making a canoe on the island was to _____________.

A．escape in it	B．get to the other side of the island
C．use it for food	D．go around the island

【小题2】 To survive, the writer did the following EXCEPT _____________.

A．keeping goats for milk	B．making clothes from animal skins
C．working in the cornfields	D．going fishing in the sea

【小题3】Why didn’t the writer use his first canoe?

A．Because it was too small for a long journey.

B．Because it was too heavy to get down to the sea.

C．Because there was something wrong with it.

D．Because the writer was busy building a second house.

【小题4】From the story, we can learn that _____________.

A．the writer tried to make his stay comfortable on the island

B．the writer had nothing to do on the wild island

C．the writer tried to escape in the second canoe, but failed

D．the writer was in prison on the island, losing his freedom

In a few years, most people will know that a healthy, happy, loving family is a joy and it is a necessary part for building a strong society. But there are still some people who don’t believe family life can be an enjoyable experience.
Some people already accepted the idea of the “me generation” so they fail to understand that there is a time in life when they have to give up their time to something more valuable.
At a time when adults need to think about the needs of their family, they will be doing other important things. Some people will spend too much time working for a more powerful car or a bigger house so that they can proudly say that they have them. Some will be doing dangerous things so that they may tell their stories to their friends, and others will recite things like “ I must become the best I can be.”  or “I don’t want to be at the bottom.” The needs of their family will be forgotten and they never seem to have time for the family.
Many people have not experienced a strong helpful perfect family life, so they have never discovered its worth. Many people have always experienced family life as a flight, so they can’t find time and energy for work.
But it is really very important that we all expect good family relations. We need to realize and value the importance of what can be achieved by loving each other in the family. It is also important for our society to encourage family members to create happiness.
【小题1】What does the writer expect family life to be like?

A．Happy experience.

B．A strong society

C．Too much work

D．A flight

【小题2】What is meant by “me generation”?

A． I will do whatever the family want me to do.	B．Nothing is more important than myself.
C．I always agree with people around.	D．The generation is my age group.

【小题3】Why haven’t some people discovered the worth of family life?

A．They are not married.	B．They grow in a happy family.
C．They don’t live with the family.	D．They have never enjoyed family life.

【小题4】What is the writer’s purpose of writer the passage?

A．To ask people to study family life.

B．To tell people to work hard for the family.

C．To advise people to create happy family life.

D．To give people some examples of family members.

根据表格内容，选择正确答案。
Many young people want to be pop stars．Pop stars are rich．Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life．Is that true? The answer is definitely no．In fact, they have very hard lives．They spend much of their time on travel．Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars．The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star．

Feb． l0, 2012
5:00	Woke up and had breakfast in the hotel． Packed bags． Took taxi to airport．
7:30	Plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather．
8:30	Plane landed． Waited for luggage (行李)for half an hour． Signed for fans at the airport．
9:45	Arrived at the hotel and had a short rest．
10:00	Started out to attend the meeting with fans and gave an interview to the local reporters．
11:00	Went to radio station to attend the live show．
12:00	Had lunch with local producer (制片人)
I3:00	Went to theatre and prepared for the night’s show． The lighting of the theatre was good, but the band did poorly．
17:00	Back to hotel． Tried to have a rest． Still worried about the band．
18:00	Had supper, but ate little．
18:30	Went to theatre again and got ready for show．
19:30	Sang very well, and audience gave a warm welcome． The band improved a little．
22:00	Show was over． Very tired from it．
23:00	Back to hotel． Took a bath． Too excited to sleep, so watched TV．
0:00	Fell asleep, with TV on．

【小题1】The pop star went back to the hotel _________ on Feb．10, 2012．

A．once

B．twice

C．three times

D．four times

【小题2】According to the chart, the pop star was good at _________．

A．singing

B．dancing

C．making faces

D．playing the piano

【小题3】The pop star felt ________ after the performance．

A．tired

B．excited

C．sad

D．both A and B

【小题4】The band did _________ in the rehearsal (彩排) in the night’s show．

A．better in the show than

B．worse in the show than

C．in the show as badly as

D．not do as well as in the show

【小题5】This passage mainly tells us that _________．

A．pop stars are not rich in fact

B．young people had better not be pop stars

C．there are many young people wanting to be pop stars

D．pop stars don’t have an easy life as they seem to have

Today, it is a big problem for young graduates to get satisfying jobs.     41  that there are  thousands of different kinds of jobs in the world. Choosing the right one itself is not easy.
“Finding a job” is not    42   as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job because they are not    43  for it. Sometimes “Chance” may    44   a more important part than “decision”.
Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs   45  you might enjoy doing after school or university. First, it is important   46    what kind of person you are, which special qualities    47   you outstanding among people and what you are interested in. There is a difference   48  an interest and a skill. If you like   49   and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest. But if you can   50  a horse that looks like a horse not a big dog, that is     a 51   .
Then ask yourself a question, “ In the following three areas--skills with people, skills with information and skills with things, which are your    52  skills?”
After   53   your skills, the next step is research. To    54   as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers for information. Ask your friends     55   the work they do.
Finally, trust your own ideas and your own thinking! It is your own life, just find the job you really enjoy doing.

【小题1】

A．It’s saying B．It’s say C．It is said D．It says

【小题2】

A．same B．as same C．so good D．the same

【小题3】

A．suitable B．fitted C．able D．like

【小题4】

A．take B．play C．have D．choose

【小题5】

A．which B．what C．if D．whether

【小题6】

A．feel B．realize C．to feel D．to realize

【小题7】

A．helps B．makes C．make D．help

【小题8】

A．both B．between C．from D．either

【小题9】

A．art B．music C．sports D．acting

【小题10】

A．ride B．feed C．draw D．treat

【小题11】

A．success B．skill C．hobby D．fact

【小题12】

A．good B．the best C．better D．best

【小题13】

A．examine B．have examined C．examining D．examined

【小题14】

A．find out B．look out C．find D．look at

【小题15】

A．what do they think of B．how do they think of C．what they think of D．how they think of