My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son.  I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. “For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time”, and hung up .

Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll .In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl . I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”

By saying “Karl became withdrawn”, the author means that the boy changed entirely and  ________  .

  A．preferred to stay alone at home       B．lost interest in his studies

  C．refused to talk to others             D．began to dislike his mother

There was silence on the other end of the line because  ________ .

  A．the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother

  B．the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking

  C．the speaker didn’t want the mother to recognize his voice

  D．the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother

The sentence “…he even made the honor roll” means that “ ________  ”.

  A．he was even on the list to be praised at the parent-teacher meeting

  B．he was even on the list of students who made progress in grades

  C．he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves around

  D．he was even on the list of the best students at school

What is the main idea of this passage?

  A．Children in single-parent families often have mental problems.

  B．Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life.

  C．Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.

  D．School education doesn’t work without full support from parents.

Nickname: Hawaii’s Island of Adventure

Size: 4,028 square miles

Population: 148,677. The most heavily populated areas are Hilo on the east side and Kailua-Kona on the west.

Temperature: Averages between 71℉and 77℉ year around (expect the mercury(水银柱) to drop at higher heights).

Beaches: 47    Golf Courts: 20    Highest Peak: Mauna Kea, 13,796 feet.

Agriculture: The bulk of Hawaii’s farming products are grown and processed on the Big Island, including coffee, macadamia nuts and papaya.

Lodging: 9,655 rooms total; nightly rates range from $35—$5,000.

Airports: Hilo International Airport on the east side and Kona International Airport on the west side.

Rental Cars: All of the nationally known rental car companies have locations at Hilo International and Kona International Airports as well as many resorts. In addition, Hilo, Kona and the major resort areas are serviced by taxis.

Resources: Call (800) 648-2441 to order a video, poster, brochures and maps from the Big Island Visitors Bureau. See www.bigisland.org for updated information.

Shopping: The largest shopping centers are in Hilo, Kona, Waimea and the Kona Coast.

_________ are mostly interested in reading the passage.

A. Students           B. Businessmen           C. Tourists          D. Immigrants

The average population per square mile on the island is about _________.

A. 28              B. 32                 C. 37               D. 44

The underlined part “expect the mercury(水银柱) to drop at higher heights” means _________.

A. Things are easy to lose weight at higher places    

B. Dropping things from higher places is expected        

C. Temperature is expected to be lower at higher places    

D. Temperature is expected to be higher at higher places

 __________ are not mentioned as a traffic means to get around the Big Island.

A. Trains             B. Planes             C. Rental cars         D. Taxis

What can we infer from the passage?

A. You can see www.bigisland.org for updated information.          

B. You can call (800) 648-2441 to order some food.

C. You can find some courts to play tennis on the island.

D. You may pay a high price for spending one night on the island.

Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born at Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16,1775, and died on July 18, 1817. She began writing early in life, although the prejudices of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously ( 匿名 ).

    But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous local people and visitors. She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806, Bath was her home. Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which are largely set in Bath. The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it, keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels. Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen's Bath can be enhanced (增强)by visiting the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street. Here, in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city, you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen's time and the importance of Bath in her life and work.

    The Centre has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society. After your visit to the Centre, you can look round the attractive shop, which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related books, cards and many specially designed gifts. Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy.

    You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen's Bath, which is a great way to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath. The tour lasts about one and a half hours. The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived, walked and shopped.

56. Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath________.

A. in her early twenties                             B. in her early teens

C. in her late twenties                               D. in her late teens

57. What can we learn about Bath from the passage?

A. Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen's death.

B. The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.

C. Bath remains almost the same as in Jane Austen's time.

D. No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen's time.

58.The author（作者）writes this passage in order to________.

A. attract readers to visit the city of Bath           

B. ask readers to buy Austen's books

C. tell readers about Jane Austen's experience

D. give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society

59. It takes you about one and a half hours________.

A. to get to the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street

B. to buy Jane Austen related books, cards and gifts

C. to find a guide to take you to the Centre               

D. to look around the city of Bath on foot

It was the summer of 1965. Deluca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked Deluca about his plans for the future. “I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” DeLuca recalls saying. “Buck said, ‘You should open a sandwich shop.’”

That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, buck wrote a check for $1000. DeLuca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1000.

But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.

DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.’” And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.

But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” DeLuca says.

And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” DeLuca adds.

DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.

DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to ____.

       A．support his family

       B．pay for his college education

       C．help his partner expand business

       D．do some research

Which of the following is true of Buck?

       A．He put money into the sandwich business.

       B．He was a professor of business administration.

       C．He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.

       D．He rented a storefront for DeLuca.

What can we learn about their first shop?

       A．It stood at an unfavorable palce.

       B．It lowered the prices to promote sales.

       C．It made no profits due to poor management

       D．It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches

They decided to open a second store because they ___    .

       A．had enough money to do it.

       B．had succeeded in their business

       C．wished to meet the increasing demand of customers

       D．wanted to make believe that they were successful

What contribute most to their success according to the author?

       A．Learning by trial and error.     B．Making friends with suppliers.

       C．Finding a good partner.       D．Opening chain stores.

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

What I Want for You and Every Child in America

Dear Malia and Sasha,

    I know that you've both had a lot of ___21  these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn't have let you have．But I also know that it hasn't always been easy for you and Mom, and that as excited as you both are about that new puppy, it doesn't ___22  for all the time we've been apart．I know ___23  I've missed these past two years, and today I want to tell you a little more   about why I decided to take our family on this journey．

    When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me---about how I'd___24   my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want．But then the two of you came into my__25  with all your curiosity and mischief （捣乱） and those smiles that never___26  to fill my heart and light up my day．

    I want all our children to go to schools___27  of their potential-schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill（灌输）in them a sense of___28  about the world around them．I want them to have the chance to go to college__29  their parents aren't rich．And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time with their own__30  and retire with dignity．

    I want us to___31   the boundaries of discovery so that you'll live to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our planet cleaner and safer．And I want us to push our own human boundaries to reach ___32  the divides of race and region, gender and religion that___33  us from seeing the best in each other．

    That was the___34   your grandmother tried to teach me when I was your age, reading me the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence and telling me about the men and women who marched for__35   because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean____36  ．

    She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better and that the____37  work of perfecting our union falls to each of us．It's a charge we pass on to our children, coming closer with each new generation to___38    we know America should be．

    These are the things I want for you, to___39   in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach．And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and thrive that you girls have．That's why I've taken our family on this great adventure．

    I am so proud of both of you．I love you___40    you can ever know．And I am grateful every day for your patience, poise （自信）, grace, and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the White House．

    Love, Dad

A．play        B．fun      C．pain     D．gain

A．take up    B．pick up  C．make up       D．put up

A．how much    B．how many     C．how soon     D．how long

A．lose   B．make         C．take             D．walk

A．world       B．family       C．position     D．place

A．succeed     B．come         C．tend         D．fail

A．worth     B．worthless     C．worthwhile    D．worthy

A．humor   B．happiness    C．wonder       D．sadness

A．even if      B．as if   C．though   D．although

A．friends B．kids C．boys D．girls

A．rush    B．catch    C．push     D．pull

A．to B．in   C．into     D．beyond

A．keep    B．let C．make     D．warn

A．way     B．method   C．means    D．lesson

A．quantity    B．quality C．equality     D．quarter

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

A．unfinished B．finished C．unfinishing D．finishing

A．which   B．who C．what     D．that

A．wake up     B．grow up C．come up D．get up

A．rather than     B．other than     C．less than   D．more than