I have recently completed my college degree. The last project was called “Smile”. The class was asked to go out to smile at three people and document their reactions（反应）. I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake.

My husband, the youngest son and I went out to McDonald. We were standing in line when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away. As I turned around I smelled a horrible body odour（气味） and saw two poor homeless men standing behind me. As I looked at the short blue-eyed gentleman closest to me, he was “smiling”. The second man fumbled（摸索）with his hands as he stood behind his friend.

The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could afford.

Then I really felt it — I embraced（拥抱）the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed   all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action. I smiled and asked two more breakfast meals on and gave them to the men.

The blue-eyed gentleman looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”

I turned in my project. My teacher said, “Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings share this need to heal people and to be healed.

In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald’s and every soul that heard the story in the classroom. But, I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn.

1. The underlined part “a piece of cake” in Paragraph 1 means _______.

   A. easy      B. embarrassing        C. moving         D. comfortable

2.Why did people around the author in the McDonald step back?

   A. Because they were very polite to the two men.

   B. Because they were moved by the two men.

   C. Because the two men smelt terrible.

   D. Because the two men seemed unfriendly.

3. Why did the two men only buy coffee?

   A. Because they didn’t have enough money.

   B. Because they didn’t feel hungry.

   C. Because they knew others would help them.

   D. Because they were looked down upon.

4.How did the teacher think of the author’s project?

   A. Hard to believe.       B. Interesting to read.

   C. Very puzzling.        D. Very satisfying.

5. What did the author think she learn from the story?

   A. A friend in need is a friend indeed

   B. Helping others can bring pleasure to many people.

   C. Nothing is difficult to a willing heart.

   D. Don’t judge people according to their appearance.

 

Yesterday I had a walk with a friend in the street. When we were passing by a house, I  36   a BlackBerry cell phone. I picked it up and it still  37  ! I started checking the contact list and calling numbers. I wanted to see  38   I could get some information about the owner of the phone.  39   , only one person answered and she didn’t recognize the   40   that I was calling from. In the end, she said,” It is just so nice that you are trying to   41   whose phone it is.”

   Since that lady didn’t know whose phone it was, my friend   42   me to go back to the street. I   43   . We went back to the street and to the house   44    which we had found the BlackBerry cell phone. I   45   the door. Two college students   46   and said they hadn’t lost their phones. But when I told them the story and    47   some names on the contact list, one of them said that he   48   had those names so it must be the phone of one of his   49   .

   They said it was   50   that I too the time to find the   51   .I really didn’t have anything to say because in my mind I was just doing the   52   thing. I never considered   53   the phone----it wasn’t mine. I immediately tried to find the owner because that is exactly what I would want   54   to do if any of my family members   55   their phones.

1.A. bought               B. dropped                C. repaired               D. found

2.A. rang                   B. sang                      C. worked                  D. shook

3.A. that                    B. if                          C. what                    D. how

4.A. Probably            B. Interestingly         C. Finally                   D. Unluckily

5.A. number              B. street                    C. man                      D. name

6.A. talk about          B. think of                 C. find out                 D. care about

7.A. advised              B. pushed                  C. helped                  D. showed

8.A. laughed             B. understood           C. argued                  D. agreed

9.A. at the back of    B. in front of             C. on the top of        D. far away from

10.A. turned to          B. looked for             C. knocked on          D. broke into

11.A. answered         B. shouted                C. ran                        D. passed

12.A. spelled             B. wrote                    C. mentioned            D. remembered

13.A. sometimes       B. also                      C. hardly                   D. always

14.A. kids                  B. parents                 C. students                D. friends

15.A. exciting            B. necessary             C. wonderful             D. impossible

16.A. phone               B. information          C. buyer                    D. owner

17.A. important        B. right                     C. strange                 D. brave

18.A. giving               B. borrowing            C. mending               D. keeping

19.A. them                B. him                       C. someone               D. myself

20.A. lost                   B. described             C. needed                 D. lent

 

第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共35分)

第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节 任务型读写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

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Being lonely in the crowd might seem ridiculous. But according to a recent survey, the situation is all too common. Loneliness and other anxiety problems — worrying about life's pressured — can even lead to self-murder.

An article in China Daily gave no reason for this other than the usual blaming of the post-80s generation. According to a high-level official, young people suffering from discouragement are mostly “spoiled (溺爱的) and have not been taught to be independent, responsible and express 'thank-you'.” Well, how do you like that! First, I don't think China's youth are exactly spoiled. They certainly have more things than their parents did, but a lot of the money spent on them is for their education including various extra classes.

Discouragement and anxiety are now the fastest growing challenges in modern societies. We sense a lack of close friends who can talk to honestly and openly. In 1985, a US study found that one in ten people did not have such a friend. In 2006, it was one in four. It's easy to see the connection between loneliness and discouragement. But what actually causes this increasing loneliness?

Surely, with Internet social networking sites such as Kaixin, we have more friends than ever. A new study has shown that the more time teenagers spend in front of computers, the less close they are to friends and family. Kaixin or QQ may be fun but it lacks meaning, compared to personal connections in the real world.

And then there are those endless online games popular with young Chinese but increasingly there are more interesting choices. For example, new sports such as skateboarding are starting to catch on in bigger cities, as is playing music in a band. These creative hobbies are done in a group and thus friendship can be stronger. Hopefully young people will also be drawn out of the Internet cafes and interactive computer games that in fact fail to recreate a real and interactive experience.

Plenty of friends, but I’m still lonely
Situation	=(77)________is common among teenagers, which even causes adoption of self-destruction. =Youth (78) ________ from discouragement and other anxiety problems.
(76) ________for being lonely	=Teenagers lack independence and (79)________ and expression of appreciation. =Parents focus mostly on children's (80) ________ including extra classes rather than the personality building. =People have no close friend who can have an (81) ________ and open chat with each other. =Youth spend more time on computers and get less (82) ________to their family and friends. =Kaixin or QQ may be fun but doesn't have the experience from real (83) ________ connections.
Conclusion	=Attending sports or playing music in a band to (84) ________ friendship. =(85) ________ a real and interactive experience instead of staying long in Internet cafes.

 

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　　All over the world mothers and fathers teach their children manners. There are all kinds of manners. Other children may have manners that are not like yours.

　　Sometimes good manners in one place are bad manners in other places.

　　If you visit some friends in Mongolia and they ask you to eat with them. What kind of manners do they want you to have? They want you to give a loud “belch” after you finish eating. Belching world show that you like your food. But in some other countries, if you give a loud “belch”, you are told to say “Excuse me, please.”

　　In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts of Polynesia it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. People show their good manners by turning their backs on others while they eat.

　　What are manners like in an East African town? The people try not to see you. When you are visiting a friend, he may not see you at all. If you are polite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes what he is doing. Then he will talk to you.

　　If you visit a friend in Arabia you should walk behind other tents until you come to his tent. If you pass in front of other tents, you will be asked into each one. The people will ask yon to eat with them. And it is bad manners if you say no.

　　Manners are different all over the world. But it is good to know that all manners began in the same way. People need ways to show that they want to be friends.

(1)What's the main idea of this passage?

[　　]

A. Manners are different throughout the world.

B. Mothers are different throughout the world.

C. Children's manners are different.

D. When you are in Rome, do as the Romans do.

(2)In some other countries in the world, if you belch after a meal,________.

[　　]

A. you show that you like the food very much

B. it is good manners for you to say “Excuse me, please”

C. you ask the host to say “Excuse”instead of you

D. you are telling the host you dislike the food

(3)What's the polite way of eating if you are living in Polynesia?

[　　]

A. Eating outside together with your family.

B. Eating while sitting face to face.

C. Eating at the back of your house.

D. Trying not to make yourself seen eating.

(4)What will an Arabian do if he sees a person walking in front of his tent?

[　　]

A. He will feel very angry and drive the person off.

B. He will politely ask where the person is going and act as a guide.

C. He will ask the person to eat with him.

D. He will give the person some food to show his pity.

(5)Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A. People show they are friendly in different manners.

B. Good manners are the same in different countries.

C. In the East African town the people who try not to see you are not polite at all.

D. Different manners in different countries show people's different ideas.

I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.

We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s  36  rang, it was my mother calling from my  37 . She asked if I had  38  my mobile. I checked my purse. It was  39 !

I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys,  40  it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but  41  it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a  42  near his home.

Later that evening, I went to  43  him there. I didn’t dare to go  44 , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After  45  10km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys  46 .

My  47  were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you  48  my mum?” I asked. He  49  that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts. But all they  50  was my mobile phone number—which didn’t    51  . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who  52  my house.

I was  53  to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost for ever. I was so  54  to Rhys and offered him some money, but he  55 .

As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.

1.                A．electric car      B．mobile phone    C．radio D．doorbell

 

2.                A．hospital        B．company        C．school    D．home

 

3.                A．found          B．changed        C．lost  D．bought

 

4.                A．gone           B．new           C．busy D．broken

 

5.                A．accepted       B．returned        C．got  D．answered

 

6.                A．before         B．because        C．after D．if

 

7.                A．coffee shop     B．post office       C．hotel D．supermarket

 

8.                A．follow          B．meet           C．catch D．punish

 

9.                A．slowly          B．back           C．alone D．finally

 

10.               A．driving         B．running        C．walking    D．riding

 

11.               A．talked about     B．looked for      C．heard of   D．knew about

 

12.               A．difficulties      B．fears           C．diseases   D．hopes

 

13.               A．remember      B．know          C．tell   D．understand

 

14.               A．realized        B．repeated       C．explained  D．believed

 

15.               A．had           B．noticed         C．expected  D．finished

 

16.               A．happen        B．matter         C．help  D．fit

 

17.               A．called          B．visited         C．shared    D．sold

 

18.               A．sorry          B．glad           C．sad   D．proud

 

19.               A．useful          B．strange         C．grateful   D．polite

 

20.               A．missed         B．appeared       C．agreed    D．refused

 

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