Joe and David were both mountaineers. As Joe was well experienced, he was always asking David to learn from him. "Want to stand on top of the world, David?" "Of course. It has already been my dream!" David answered.

On a sunny morning, the two men started for the top of a famous mountain. After they climbed over one of the most dangerous slopes (斜坡), they found a man lying in the snow. "He's going to die," David looked at Joe and said, as if he would help the man. "Leave him alone and just follow me! But if you bring the burden with you, I'm afraid that you'll lose your own life." Joe warned David. Then he turned around and walked forward alone. It was too cold, after thinking for a while, David made up his mind to help the man. He carried the man on his back and went to make his way. Little by little, David's temperature made the man warm. The man came to himself! And soon he could move all by himself. Together they moved side by side.

About two hours later, they caught up with Joe. To their surprise, they found that Joe was lying in the snow, too. He had been frozen to death!

1. David was _________ than Joe in climbing mountains.

A. less experienced    B. cleverer               C. less confident        D. far stronger

2. The underlined word "burden" here in Chinese means _________.

A．病人                         B．累赘                    C．伙伴                   D．绊脚石

3. The man was going to die because _________.

A. he was badly hurt                                      B. he was too tired

C. it was terribly cold there                           D. he fell down from the top

4. Which is WRONG according to the passage?

A. David used to listen to Joe.

B. Joe thought David would lose his life if he saved the man.

C. David saved the man's life because they were good friends.

D. Among the three man, only Joe died on the mountain.

5. The best title of this passage may be _________.

A. On the top of a famous mountain!          B. Help Others, Help Yourselves!

C. Wear Correct Clothes in the Snow!               D. Be Good Friends!

 “BANG!” the door caused a reverberation (回声). It was just standing there, with father standing on one side, and I was on the other side. We were both in great anger. “Never set foot in this house again!” stormed father. I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street. The street lights were shining, causing rather a sad feeling.

A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree. But now … I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old. We differ in our ways of thinking. He always put his opinions and codes of behavior on me. Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits it. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. I wandered in the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived ,I saw that the light was still on.

I thought to myself: “Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”

All the lights were off except father’s. Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself. After an argument he has the habit of creeping up(悄悄地来到) in my sleep. This was how he always was．He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature. With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron(铁的) door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love—it’s second to none. 

1.Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.

a. I opened the door and entered the house.

b. Sadly I ran out into the street.

c. I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit.

d. I thought of my father’s kindness towards me.

e. I walked about in the street without any aim.

A. b, e, d, c, a        B. b, e, c, d, a             C. b, e, a, c, d        D. b, e, c, a, d

2.What made the writer think of his childhood ?

A. The sight of the street lights.???????????????  

B. The sight of the empty street.

C. The sight of a father with a child in his arms.??

D. The sight of light in his own house.

3. Why do you think the father often shouts at his son?

A. perhaps the father is getting older and older. 

B. perhaps the son has already grown up.

C. perhaps they never agree with each other. 

D. perhaps the father has got used to doing that.

4. According to the passage what does “Love—it’s second to none” mean ?

A. 爱并没有什么??? B. 爱是第二位的???

C.? 爱是至高无上的??? D. 爱就是没什么

5.What conclusion can you come to after reading the passage?

A. The father treats his son in an unfair way. 

B. The father is actually kind to his son.

C. The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son. 

D. The father is always finding fault with his son.

阅读上面的5段语言材料，请找出与它们相对应的标题。

1.Your best chance of success is by doing what you really want to do. Ask yourself, “If money were not so important, what kind of work would I do for free?” Then just do what you like to do.

2.Think about what you are going to do. You have to start somewhere and it may be quite a real beginning. Whether you are beginning in business or you’re dreaming to be a star, you have to start at the bottom.

3.Great ambition（目标）is necessary. An English student called Richard Brason opened a student magazine when he was only 16 years old. But he didn’t stop there. He also opened a record business with many shops, and now his company has planes, trains and cars.

4.The only people who succeed without hard work are lottery（彩票）winners. You need a “can do” attitude（态度）and you must work step by step, which will help you get what you really want. You are on the right way to win the success.

5.If you always say someone is successful, it doesn’t mean anything to you. Learn from those who have already succeeded in something, especially where they do the same as you want to do.

A．Think big

B．Start small

C．Follow the leaders

D．Find the work you love

E. Be prepared to work hard