VIII. 听短文填空。(共5小题，每小题1分，计5分)

C

13 October

Dear Editor,

I am writing to ask what has happened to the young. They are not as polite, hardworking or clever as my generation (一代人). I’ll give you an example.

Last Friday, I got on the underground at 9:15 a.m. It was very busy so there were no free seats. There were some teenagers sitting on the seats near me. I don’t know why they were not at school. They were talking loudly and laughing. It was difficult to read my newspaper with all the noise. A heavily pregnant (怀孕的) woman and her daughter got on at the next stop, with lots of shopping bags. I expected the teenagers to let them sit down. They slowly did so but gave me an impolite look. I got off at the next stop and was glad that the teenagers didn’t follow me.

I worried about the future of our country. How could these young people become responsible (有责任心的) workers and parents? They sit around McDonald’s after school instead of going to the library like I did at their age. Maybe they have too much money. Perhaps another reader can give us an idea about what to do with this “lost generation”.

Franz Johnson

20 October

Dear Editor,

I read Mr. Johnson’s letter about the problem of today’s youth with much interest. He described teenagers on a train not giving seat to a pregnant woman and her daughter. I was the woman. We must have seen things differently. I found the teenagers helpful and kind. Did Mr. Johnson see the teenagers help me off the train? Did he see them carry my shopping bags to a taxi for me? Did he see them friendly to my daughter? Obviously (明显地) not.

“Older ” people often say today’s youth isn’t as good as their generation. Their parents said that about them. Mr. Johnson must accept (接受) that the world is changing and young people are changing with it. I find today’s youth mostly kind and more fun than my generation.

Perhaps Mr. Johnson should really try to get to know some young people before he calls them the “lost generation”.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Linda Black

(　) 66. Mr. Johnson wrote the letter to ______.

A. ask for help from the newspaper　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. find the way to solve the problem

C. show his worry towards the young　　　　　　　　　　 D. teach the young people a lesson

(　) 67. When Mr. Johnson was young, he usually _______ after school.

　 　A. went to the library　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. read newspapers

　C. went to the McDonald’s　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. helped people in trouble

(　) 68. In the second letter, Mrs. Black _______.

A. discussed the youth problem with the old 　　 B. told another story about the young people

C. wanted to show her thanks to the young people　 D. wanted the “older” people to understand the young

(　　 ) 69. Which of the following is the correct order of what happened?

　 　① Mrs. Black wrote to the newspaper.　　　 ② Mr. Johnson thought the young people might follow him.

　 　③ Mrs. Black got on the train with her daughter.　 ④ Mr. Johnson asked the young people to give her seat.

　　A. ③④②①　　　　　 B. ③④②① 　　　　 C. ④②③①　　　　　 D. ②③①④

(　) 70. From the two letters we can learn that ______.

A. Mrs. Black didn’t like the old like Johnson　　　　　　 B. people have different ideas about the young

C. older people are more helpful than the youth　　　　　 D. people should talk more about the same story

卷II (非选择题，共35分)

B

Hu Ting has got a big problem. She wrote to Ralph, a social worker, for some advice. Here are their letters.

(　) 61. Hu Ting wrote the letter to______.

　 　　　A. recommend herself　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. invite Ralph to her school

　 　　　C. complain about exams　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ask for help

(　) 62. In this passage, the underlined word “cheating” means______ in Chinese.

　 　　　A. 行骗　　　　　　　　　　 B. 作弊　　　　　　　　 C. 骗钱　　　　　　　　 D. 哄骗

(　) 63. To get a good result in the final exam, Hu Ting______.

　 　　　A. worked hard with other students　　　　　　　　　 B. worked harder than before

　 　　　C. cheated in the exam　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. asked her teacher for help

(　) 64. Ralph advised Hu Ting ______.

　 　　　　A. to ask her teachers for help　　　　　　　　　 B. not to share her problem with others

　 　　　C. not to think much of this　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to take the exam again and move on

(　) 65. From Ralph’s letter, we can learn that______.

　 　　　A. we should face our problems and solve them

　 　　　B. we shouldn’t tell our parents about our problems

　 　　　C. we should focus on (集中) our study and do nothing else

　 　　　D. once we cheated in an exam, it will never be forgotten by others

A

Mr. Hill thought she came from a rich family and she was very lazy. She never did any housework. Her husband had to do all at home though he was busy in his office. The man had to do some shopping in the market on Saturday. Then he cooked for his family and then he did some washing. When his wife went to the dances, he began to read his books. He was polite and never minded it at all.

It was a Sunday evening. Mrs. Hill made her husband go and see a new film with her. He had something important to do and couldn’t agree. It made her angry. She tore (撕) one of his expensive dictionaries into pieces. Mr. Hill said nothing and put on his clothes and went out. She knew he was going to his office. She brought the key to his car out of his pocket and threw it away over the wall. He slapped her face and left. The woman began to cry sadly. The next morning she went to see her father, a famous professor, and told him what happened to her.

“Tom slapped me on my face to insult (侮辱) you!” said the woman. “You should retaliate against (报复) him.”

The old man knew his daughter well. He asked, “On which side of your face did he slap you?”

“On the left side.”

The professor slapped her on the right side of the face and said, “He’s insulted my daughter and I had to insult his wife!”

Of course the woman knew what it meant and after that she did nothing to provoke (招惹) her husband.

(　　 ) 56. Mrs. Hill did nothing at home because ______.

A. she was born in a rich family　　　　　　　　 B. her father was a famous professor　

C. she was very lazy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. she was in poor health

(　) 57. The woman threw the key away in order to _______.

A. make her husband angry　　　　　　　　　　　 B. make her husband not go to his office 　

C. help her husband　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have a joke with her husband

(　) 58. The word “slap” in the story means _______.

A. 掌击　　　　　　　　　　 B. 砍　　　　　　　　　　 C. 鼓掌　　　　　　　　 D. 抚摸

(　) 59. The professor wanted to ______, so he slapped his daughter’s face.

A. retaliate against Mr. Hill　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. make his daughter happy　

C. stop his daughter provoking Mr. Hill　　　　　　 D. let his daughter do some housework

(　) 60. Which of the following is TRUE?

　　　　 A. Mr. Hill is a famous professor.

　　　　 B. Mrs. Hill cooked delicious meals.

　　　　 C. Mr. Hill beat Mrs. Hill on her right side.

　　　　 D. Mrs. Hill stopped provoking Mr. Hill from then on.

45. Anyone _____ with what I said may put up your hands.

A. which agrees　　　　　 B. who agree　　　　 C. who agrees　　　　 D. which agree

44. -We ________ home if there is no bus .　 -Oh, what a pity!

A. will walk　　　　 B. have walked　　　　　　　 C. walked　　　　　　　　　　 D. walk

43. Do you know ______?

　　　 　　A. which floor did he live on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on which floor did he live

　 　　　　C. which floor he lived on　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. he lived on which floor

42. Who was the first one ______?

A. to reach　　　　　　　　　 B. to arrive　　　　　　　　　 C. to get to　　　　　　　　　 D. to arrive at

41. -She didn’t come to school yesterday, didn’t she?　 -______, though she was not feeling very well.

A. No, she didn’t　　　　 B. Yes, she didn’t　 C. No, she did　　　　 D. Yes, she did