-You won’t go to school by bus，will you?

-______

A．Yes，I will not go by bus                                   B．Yes，I will be on foot

C．No，I’ll just walk                                       D．Of course

The museum______ all of us visited yesterday has a history of 200 years．

A．where              B．that                C．what               D．to which

-Guess what! I have got A for my term paper．

-Great! You _____ have read widely and put a lot of work into it．

A．must                B．should                   D．ought to                 D．needn’t

A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul  1   his office，a street a street urchin （頑童）was walking around the shiny new car， 2   it．

“Is this your car，Mister?” he said．

Paul nodded．“My brother gave it to me for Christmas．” The boy was   3  ．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything? Boy，I wish ．．．” He  4 ．

Of course Paul knew what he was going to   5 ．He was going to wish he had a brother like that．But what the boy said shocked Paul all the way  6  to his heels．

“I wish，” the boy went on，“That   7  could be a brother like that．”

Paul looked at the boy in  8  ，then impulsively（有意的） he added，“Would you like to take a  9   in my car?”

“Oh yes，I’d love that．”

After a short ride，the boy   10  with his eyes aglow，said，“Mister，would you mind driving in front of my   11 ?”

Paul smiled a little．He thought the boy wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile．But   12   was wrong again．“Will you stop   13   those two steps are?” the boy asked．

He got out and   14   the steps．Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back slowly，He was   15   his little crippled（ 跛足的） brother．He sat him down on the bottom step，then sort of squeezed up against him and   16   the car．

“  17   she is，Buddy，just like I told you upstairs． 18   I’m gonna give you one just like it ．．．then you can see for   19   all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about．”

Paul got out and lifted the crippled boy to the front seat of his car．The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable  20   ride．

That Christmas Eve，Paul learned what Jesus meant when he said：“It is more blessed to give ．．．”

（    ）1．A．checked            B．devoted to               C．came out of     D．picked up

（    ）2．A．a(chǎn)dmiring            B．striking                   C．measuring        D．examining

（    ）3．A．a(chǎn)mused             B．touched                  C．a(chǎn)stonished        D．related

（    ）4．A．choked              B．hesitated                 C．promoted         D．neglected

（    ）5．A．send for            B．look for                  C．wish for          D．care for

（    ）6．A．down                B．out                         C．in                    D．up

（    ）7．A．mine                 B．yours                      C．you                 D．I

（    ）8．A．silence               B．a(chǎn)stonishment           C．low spirits        D．view

（    ）9．A．chance                     B．ride                        C．look                D．rest

（    ）10．A．turned             B．jumped                   C．cried               D．played

（    ）11．A．my brother       B．my neighborhood     C．the steps          D．my house

（    ）12．A．now                B．a(chǎn)gain                      C．then                D．finally

（    ）13．A．from which      B．what                       C．a(chǎn)t which          D．where

（    ）14．A．ran up             B．jumped off              C．fixed up           D．fell over

（    ）15．A．rescuing          B．leading                    C．carrying           D．following

（    ）16．A．pointed to        B．looked into              C．turned to          D．ran to

（    ）17．A．As                   B．So                          C．There                     D．Surely

（    ）18．A．Some way              B．Some time               C．Today              D．Some day

（    ）19．A．a(chǎn) while            B．yourself                  C．the moment      D．some reason

（    ）20．A．city                 B．country                   C．evening            D．holiday

The pickle jar（腌菜罐子）as far back as I can remember sat on the floor in my parents’ bedroom． 1   he got ready for bed，Dad would empty his pockets and toss his   2   into the jar．When the jar was   3  ，he would take the coins to the bank．Taking the coins to the bank and say  4  to the cashier，"These are for my son’s college fund（資金）．He’ll   5  work at the mill（磨坊） all his life like me．"

The years passed，and I   6  college and took a job in another town．Once，while visiting my parents，I noticed that the pickle jar was gone．It had served its purpose and had been removed．My dad was a man of   7   words，and never lectured me on the  8  of determination，perseverance and faith．The pickle jar had taught me more than   9  could have done．

When I married，I told my wife Susan about the  10  ．In my mind，it showed how much my dad had   11   me．Dad continued to drop his coins into the jar，no matter how   12things got at home．

 The first Christmas after our daughter Jessica was born，we spent the holiday with my parents．After dinner，Susan  13   our baby into my parents’ bedroom to feed her．When Susan came back into the living room，there was  14  tears in her eyes．She handed Jessica to Dad before taking my hand and leading me into the room．

"Look，" she said   15  ，her eyes directing me to a spot on the floor．To my   16  ，there，as if it had never been   17  ，stood the old pickle jar，the bottom already   18 with coins．I walked over to the pickle jar，dug down into _19___ and pulled out a handful of coins．With the strong emotions choking me，I dropped the coins into the jar．I looked up and saw that Dad，carrying Jessica，had slipped quietly into the room．Our eyes  20 ，and I knew he was feeling the same emotions I felt．Neither one of us could speak．

（    ）1．A．While                B．If                           C．When              D．Unless

（    ）2．A．coins                 B．wallet                     C．money             D．bill

（    ）3．A．emptied             B．filled                       C．sold                 D．broken

（    ）4．A．seriously            B．gently                     C．proudly            D．a(chǎn)nxious

（    ）5．A．still                   B．a(chǎn)lso                        C．a(chǎn)lways             D．never

（    ）6．A．finished             B．started                    C．entered            D．dropped

（    ）7．A．no                     B．many                      C．few                 D．big

（    ）8．A．worth                B．values                     C．use                  D．differences

（    ）9．A．money               B．words                     C．books              D．a(chǎn)ctions

（    ）10．A．coins               B．jar                          C．determination   D．faith

（    ）11．A．loved               B．treated                    C．supported        D．encouraged

（    ）12．A．rough              B．easy                       C．smooth            D．wrong

（    ）13．A．led                  B．carried                    C．brought           D．took

（    ）14．A．upset               B．cold                        C．worried           D．strange

（    ）15．A．happily            B．a(chǎn)ngrily                    C．loudly              D．softly

（    ）16．A．surprise           B．delight                    C．comfort           D．satisfaction

（    ）17．A．used               B．lost                         C．removed          D．forgotten

（    ）18．A．covered           B．filled                       C．spread             D．supplied

（    ）19．A．the pillow         B．the jar                     C．my hand bag    D．my pocket

（    ）20．A．separated         B．left                         C．locked             D．escaped

We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers．Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way we had to stop at the traffic lights and there my wife saw the bookshelf．

It stood outside a furniture （家具）shop．"Buy it，" she said at once．"We’ll carry it home on the roof rack（車頂行李架） I’ve always wanted one like that "

What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer，and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack．It was tall and narrow，quite heavy too．

As it was getting darker，I drove slowly．Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening．The police even stopped traffic to let us through．Carrying furniture was a good idea ．

After a time my wife said，"There’s a long line of cars behind．Why don’t they overtake?"

Just at that time a police car did overtake．The two officers inside looked at us seriously when they went past．But then，with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic．The police car stopped at our village church．One of the officers came to me．

"Right，sir，"he said "Do you need any more help now?"

I didn’t quite understand "Thanks，officer，" I said．"You’ve been very kind．I live just down the road"

He was looking at our things：first at the flowers，then at the bookshelf．"Well，well，" he said and laughed．"It’s a bookshelf you’ve got there! We thought it was ~ eh something else "

My wife began to laugh．Suddenly I understood why the police drove here．They had mistaken the bookshelf for a coffin（棺材）

I smiled at the officer．"Yes，it’s a bookshelf，but thanks again．" I drove home as fast as I could．

（    ）1．From the story we know that ______

A．the writer was poor and didn’t buy the bookshelf for his wife

B．the writer’s wife didn’t like the bookshelf at all

C．the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife

D．the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife

（    ）2．What made the writer think that carrying furniture was "a good idea"?

A．He could drive slowly and it was safe

B．Other drivers would let him go first

C．His wife could use a new bookshelf

D．He could save a lot of money and time

（    ）3．The underlined word“overtake”most probably means______．

A．to catch up with                                         B．to pass after catching up with

C．to take by surprise                                    D．to keep up with

（    ）4．Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why the police officers mistook the bookshelf for a coffin?

A．The writer was driving slowly                      B．There were many flowers in their car

C．The bookshelf was tall and narrow               D．There were many ears behind us

In a house，the kitchen is most likely to change in the future．The refrigerator may be able to talk to the owner when some part of it wears out．So before it stops working，the refrigerator itself may let you know that there’s a problem．In addition，your fridge will also be able to tell you what are inside it．You don’t need to stand in front of an open refrigerator and look for what you want．When you have taken out the food from your refrigerator，your table may suggest recipes based on what you put on it．How is this possible? The reason is the tiny computer chips，called RFIDs．They will be put in all the equipment in your kitchen，and even in furniture．

Besides refrigerator and table，other equipment in your kitchen will benefit you because of the chips．The washing machine will know how to wash plates cleaner．And you will be able to control your oven with your cell phone．You put your dinner into the oven before you leave home，and your phone will tell the oven when to start cooking，so that the meal has been ready when you get home．When you go to a grocery2 store．the RFIDs will also help you a lot．You put the chips  in your shopping bag before leaving home，and then they will tell you what you already have in your refrigerator．And the chips will charge your credit card，so that you don’t need to wait for a  long time before the cash desk any more．

If you love all the things today’s kitchen can do for you，you’ll love what tomorrow’s kitchen will do for you．

（    ）1．The main purpose of the passage is to______．

A．give advice on how to use your kitchen

B．discuss what our life will be like in the future

C．tell how the kitchen will be developed in the future

D．describe how we will go grocery shopping in the future

（    ）2．What does the writer tell us in the second paragraph?

A．You won’t need to go shopping at all with the help of RFIDs．

B．You won’t need to pay when go shopping with the help of RFIDs

C．You won’t be able to use an oven without the help of RFIDs

D．You can easily buy what  you need with the  help of RFIDs．

（    ）3．How does the writer think about waiting before the cash desk?

A．Exciting．           B．Interesting．           C．Tired．                  D．Sad．

（    ）4．The writer’s attitude towards future kitchen is______

A．positive                B．negative               C．doubtful                  D．disappointed

（    ）1．If you want to work as a language polisher，you are required to______

A．have Chinese citizenship

B．have patience and team spilt

C．have good communication skills and ability to work under pressure

D．be familiar with Internet and MS Office

（    ）2．It can be learned from the passage that______．

A．you must be a Chinese to apply for language polisher

B．you must be familiar with Internet in job hunting

C．you must be living in Beijing if you want to apply for language polisher

D．university degree is a must for the two positions

（    ）3．Which of the following is NOT true according to the Passage?

A．It is better to write your resume both in English and in Chinese

R．You can  apply for language polisher as a part-time job．

C．You will work in Beijing if you get the job as a news editor．

D．Experience in journalism is preferred when you apply for a job as a news editor

（    ）4．Where can the passage appear possibly?

A．Business Newspaper·                                  B．Wanted Ad in China Daily

C．Entertainment Newspaper·                           D．Science Fiction．（小說）

We can make mistakes at any age．Some mistakes we make are about money．But most mistakes are about people．“Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?” “When I got that great job，did Jim really feel good about it，as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?” And Paul-“why didn’t pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car?” When we look back，doubts like these can make us feel bad．But when we look back，It’s too late．

Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning．And if we don’t really listen，we miss the feeling behind the words．Suppose someone tells you，“You’re a lucky dog．” that’s being friendly．But “l(fā)ucky dog” ? There’s a bit of envy in those words．Maybe he doesn’t see it himself．But bringing in the “dog” bit puts you down a little．What he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you deserve（值得） your luck．

“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for” is another noise that says one thing and means another．It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole．But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn’t important．It’s telling you to think of all the starving （挨餓的）people in the world when you haven’t got a date for Saturday night．

How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking．Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture（姿態(tài)）? The look in his eyes? Stop and think．The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people to you may save another mistake．

（    ）1．This passage is mainly about?

A．how to interpret what people say

B．what to do when you listen to others talking

C．how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people

D．Why we go wrong with people sometimes

（    ）2．According to the author，the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that _____．

A．We fail to listen carefully when they talk

B．People tend to be annoyed when we check what they say

C．People usually stay one thing but means another

D．We tend to doubt what our friends say

（    ）3．In the second paragraph，“it” refers to______．

A．being friendly          B．a(chǎn) bit of envy            C．lucky dog               D．your luck

（    ）4．When we listen to a person talking，the most important thing for us to do is ______．

A．notice the way the person is talking

B．take a good look at the person talking

C．mind his tone，his posture and the look in his eyes

D．examine the real meaning of what he says based on his manner，his tone and his posture

Worrying about how you’ll perform on a math test may actually contribute to a lower test score，US researchers said on Saturday．

Math anxiety-feelings of dread and fear and avoiding math，can weaken the brain’s limited amount of working capacity（能力）-a resource needed to calculate difficult math problems，said Mark Ashcroft，a psychologist at the University of Nevada Las Vegas who studies the problem．

“It turns out that math anxiety occupies a person’s working memory，” said Ashcraft，who spoke at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Francisco．

Ashcraft said while easy math tasks such as addition require only a small part of a person’s working memory，harder calculations require much more．Worrying about math takes up a large part of a person’s working memory stores as well，spelling disaster for the anxious student who is taking a high-stakes test （ 高風(fēng)險(xiǎn)測(cè)驗(yàn)）．

Stress about how one does on tests like college entrance exams can make even good math students choke．“All of a sudden they start looking for the short cuts，” said University of Chicago researcher Sian Beilock．

Although test preparation classes can help students get over this anxiety，they are limited to students whose families can afford them．Finally，she said，“It may not be wise to rely completely on scores to predict who will succeed．”

While the causes of math anxiety are unknown，Ashcraft said，“People who manage to get over math anxiety have completely normal math ability．”

（    ）1．What do we learn from Ashcraft’s words?

A．Math anxiety doesn’t take up a large part of a person’s working memory

B．The easier a task is，the smaller working memory it takes up．

C．It’s necessary to judge students by their performances in exams·

D．The longer a student works，the larger working memory stores he uses·

（    ）2．Sian Beilock points out that stress________．

A．can’t be avoided before college entrance exams

B．contributes to scores in college entrance exams

C．has no effects on good math students

D．has side effects on students in college entrance exams

（    ）3．What does the underlined word “spelling” probably mean?

A．causing                  B．reducing                C．taking away            D．preparing for

（    ）4．What does the text mainly tell us?

A．The causes of math anxiety have already been found．

B．A large number of students attend test preparation classes．

C．Math anxiety weakens working memory needed to do math．

D．Few measures can be taken to get rid of math anxiety．