(2012·洛陽高二檢測) _______ of danger in the street at night, she had to go home with a friend _______ her.

A. Warned; accompanied

B. Having warned; accompanying

C. Warning; accompanying

D. Having been warned; accompanying

—Did you return the book on me? Why can’t I find it anywhere?

—_______. You were writing a letter at your desk at that time.

A. I will give it to youB. I did give it to you

C. I had given it to youD. I do give it to you

We should always keep in mind that accidents _______ from carelessness while driving.

A. ariseB. arouseC. beginD. rise

(2012·衡陽高二檢測) People often have the belief _______ a healthy environment and development cannot be possible at the same time, but this does not have to be true.

A. thatB. whichC. whereD. what

(2012·南寧高二檢測) He didn’t make _______ clear when and where the meeting would be held.

A. thisB. thatC. itD. one

You can visit our homepage _______ the Internet, which, in reality, is popular _______ our fans.

A. from; toB. via; with

C. into; amongstD. with; into

The elderly Chinese man in the small booth (售票口) behind the thick glass shook his head. I didn't need to know a word of Chinese to understand there were beds available for the Thursday night train from Beijing to Shanghai. I had a Friday morning

with my college friend. I must be on that train. Desperate times desperate measures. So I squatted(蹲下). I assumed that this was the international for “Are there any hard seats available?”

, there were. It was seat 109. Very quickly, I found it. The Chinese man sitting in it, however, seemed to beg to differ.

I panicked. I am a man who usually avoids conflicts(沖突) and so I my seat, as if still looking, to buy myself more time. I had two options: The first is to be a and ask for what was rightfully mine. The second was to 23 and spend the next 13 hours staying in a corner.

Well, nine out of ten times I choose the second option. But at that moment, every square inch of had already been claimed. There wasn’t a corner in which to cower(退縮). So, I mustered up(聚集) some and presented the man with my proof of ownership. He looked at my ticket and .

About midnight my became heavy and I was ready for the lights to dim and my date

Ms ZZZZ to start. But the room bright and hot. I tried to persevere and was even able to work into a sleeping position.

It is here I must admit: I have a bladder (膀胱). The man next to me drank a Coca-Cola, a bag of milk and a bottle of water and the course of 13 hours he did not move once. I drank but finally, I made my way to the bathroom at 3:02 am.

After waiting in a thick cloud of cigarette smoke, I finally used the bathroom. The philosophy(原則) of my sleeping was right: if you get a seat on a train, don’t move.

1.A. extraB. fewC. someD. no

2. A. discussionB. appointment

C. debateD. conversation

3. A. take upB. call for

C. keep awayD. bring in

4.A. habitB. custom

C. symbolD. style

5.A. NaturallyB. Luckily

C. IndeedD. Suddenly

6. A. rushed towardsB. jumped upon

C. pushed intoD. walked past

7. A. manB. human

C. fellowD. hero

8.A. give upB. lie down

C. wait forD. sit still

9. A. seatsB. beds

C. spaceD. corners

10. A. everB. yet

C. stillD. even

11. A. informationB. support

C. confidenceD. force

12. A. movedB. refused

C. acceptedD. admitted

13.A. bodyB. eyelids

C. armsD. legs

14. A. toB. on

C. withD. from

15. A. remainedB. turned

C. stuckD. continued

16.A. itB. him

C. oneD. myself

17.A. sickB. wrong

C. healthyD. small

18.A. atB. overC. toD. from

19. A. everythingB. something

C. nothingD. anything

20. A. neighbourB. friend

C. colleagueD. partner

Bus crash kills four Taiwanese, injures 15

(People’s Daily Online)

14:38, August 16, 2011

A tourist bus crashed on the highway in Jilin province leaving four Taiwanese tourists dead at the scene and 15 injured.

According to the Jilin Publicity Department, the bus overturned after colliding with a car on the Hunchun-Ulanhot expressway in Jilin province around 440 kilometers away from Changchun. Four Taiwanese tourists were killed instantly, including one man and three women, and of the 15 injured, 14 were Taiwanese tourists.

The tour leader provided a list of the dead: The three women killed were Lv Huiyu, 42; Zhao Zhuo, 62; Liao Xiuyun, 42, and the man was Wang Mingwei, 24. Moreover, the injured tourists were mostly elderly. The oldest injured tourist is around 80 years old and the youngest victim was about 50 years old. Five of them were hurt seriously, but their injuries are not life threatening.

According to the local public security bureau, the bus had a capacity(載客量) of 39 people and carried a real load of 21 people. It belongs to the Heilongjiang Juntai Transport Co., Ltd.

The departments of public security, fire control, the Taiwan Affairs Office have actively operated scene rescue, accident investigation and follow-up care for victims after the tragedy(悲劇). The Jilin provincial party committee secretary Sun Zhengcai issued instructions immediately requiring proper handling of the aftermath and genuine care in helping the victims. The vice-governor Chen Weigen visited the injured in the First Hospital of Jilin University.

The responsible person of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office is heading for Changchun.

1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. All the people injured on the bus were Taiwanese tourists.

B. The accident happened on the expressway near Changchun.

C. Most of the injured were elderly.

D. Most of the injured were seriously hurt and several of them were dying.

2. Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “colliding” in the passage?

A. 碰撞；相撞B. 拐彎

C. 翻轉(zhuǎn)D. 墜毀

3. What is the writer’s attitude in writing this passage?

A. Sad.B. Objective.

C. DisappointedD. Doubtful.

Each new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap. Some call it the summer learning setback. Simply speaking, it means the longer kids are out of school, the more they forget. The only thing they might gain is weight.

Most American schools follow a traditional nine-month calendar with winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation. Some schools follow a year-round calendar. They hold classes for about eight weeks at a time, with a few weeks off in between. The National Association for Year-Round Education says there were fewer than 3,000 such schools at last count. They were spread among forty-six of the fifty states.

But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school. Lead researcher Paul von Hippel said, “Year-round schools don’t really solve the problem of the summer learning setback. They simply spread it out across the year.”

Across the country, research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students. Experts say this can be prevented. They note that many schools and local governments offer programs that can help.

But calling them “summer school” could be a problem. The director of the summer learning center at Johns Hopkins, Ron Fairchild, said research with groups of different parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term “summer school”. In American culture, the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood. The parents welcomed other terms like “summer camp”, “extra time” and “hands-on learning”.

1. According to the first paragraph, the summer learning gap _____.

A. helps children to gain weight

B. leads children to work harder

C. improves children’s memories

D. affects children’s regular studies

2. Compared to traditional schools, students in the year-round ones _____.

A. perform better and have more learning gains

B. have much less time for relaxation every year

C. have generally the same number of class days

D. hold more classes with more free weeks off

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Students from poor families often fall behind after the vocation.

B. Year-round schools can solve the problem of the learning gap.

C. There are schools in each state following a year-round calendar.

D. Nothing can help the students who fall behind after the vocation.

4. Why did almost all parents dislike the term “summer school”?

A. Because they cherish the children’s rights of freedom very much.

B. Because they are worried about the quality of the “summer school”.

C. Because they want their children to be forced to make up the gap.

D. Because they couldn’t afford to the further study during the vacation.