Mr Black once decided to travel by air on business because of some reason. He liked　16 beside a window when he was　17 ,so when he got onto the plane, he　18　 a window seat. He　19  that all of them had already been taken  20  one, and there was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one. Mr Black was 21  that he had not taken the one by the window, but, anyhow, he at once went towards 22 .
When he  23 it, however, he saw that there was a notice on it. It was written 24  ink and said,“This is reserved for proper load balance. Thank you.” Mr Black had never seen such a notice in a plane  25 ,but he thought that the plane  26   be carrying something particularly heavy in 27  baggage room which made  28  necessary to have passengers properly balanced, so he walked on and  29  another empty seat, not beside the  30 ,to sit in.
Two or three other people tried  31   in the window seat beside the soldier, but they, too, 32  the notice and went on. Then, when the plane was nearly full, a very beautiful girl stepped into the plane. The soldier, who was 33  the passengers coming in, quickly took the notice off the seat beside him－and  34   that way succeeded in  35   the company of the girl during the whole of the trip.

小題1:	A．sitting B．to sit C．sat D．sit

小題2:	A．traveling B．sitting C．flying D．sleeping

小題3:	A．found B．looked for C．noticed D．searched

小題4:	A．found B．looked for C．saw D．observed

小題5:	A．besides B．except C．expect D．except for

小題6:	A．glad B．pleased C．surprised D．surprising

小題7:	A．it B．one C．got D．reached

小題8:	A．get to B．a(chǎn)rrived C．got D．reached

小題9:	A．by B．with C．in D．of

小題10:

A．past B．then C．a(chǎn)go D．before

小題11:

A．may B．must C．would D．should

小題12:

A．her B．plane C．its D．it's

小題13:

A．that B．this C．it D．everything

小題14:

A．see B．seeing C．finding D．found

小題15:

A．one B．window C．soldier D．girl

小題16:

A．to sit B．sitting C．to seat D．seating

小題17:

A．watched B．saw C．read D．found

小題18:

A．seeing B．watching C．seen D．watched

小題19:

A．in B．by C．on D．for

小題20:

A．failing B．having C．missing D．helping

It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just 36 any November day. His 37 , when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it 38 . One morning, I walked slowly 39 and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs, 40 those good people would not see me. I was 41 . My first thought was, how would I ever 42 them? I didn’t have the 43 to brush my hair, 44 clear someone’s walk.
Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I 45 asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence（能力） and 46 . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I 47 myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?
Learning to receive the love and 48 from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a 49 for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”
Over and over, I heard 50 words from the people who supported me during those 51 days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your 52 may be the hardest work you will ever do.”
I am not the person I 53 was, but in many ways I have changed for the 54 . I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming from 55 one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.

小題1:	A．on B．in C．like D．for

小題2:	A．body B．soul C．shoe D．footprint

小題3:	A．sweep up B．drop off C．fall down D．pile up

小題4:	A．upstairs B．downstairs C．indoors D．outdoors

小題5:	A．so B．yet C．a(chǎn)nd D．for

小題6:	A．delighted B．disappointed C．a(chǎn)nnoyed D．a(chǎn)shamed

小題7:	A．pay B．a(chǎn)ward C．reward D．treat

小題8:	A．courage B．strength C．spirit D．power

小題9:	A．stand alone B．leave alone C．sit alone D．let alone

小題10:

A．frequently B．gradually C．hardly D．uncertainly

小題11:

A．intelligence B．independence C．excellence D．qualification

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)chieve B．praise C．respect D．promote

小題13:

A．supply B．support C．contribution D．similar

小題14:

A．burden B．job C．business D．sorrow

小題15:

A．sensitive B．same C．considerate D．similar

小題16:

A．blue B．rainy C．bright D．snowy

小題17:

A．despair B．difficulty C．pain D．regret

小題18:

A．still B．once C．even D．never

小題19:

A．worse B．less C．more D．better

小題20:

A．facing B．noticing C．managing D．expressing

If you are lost in the mountains, stay calm in the face of darkness, loneliness, and the unknown. It will greatly increase your chances of survival. Many people think that   preparing necessary equipment and knowing how to use it are very important, but in fact eighty percent of mountain survival is your reaction(反應(yīng)) to fear.
Finding a hiding place
Unnecessary labor (勞動) will make you sweat and make you cold. Find a hiding place around you before trying to start your own construction. If you are in a snow-covered area, you may be able to dig a cave in deep snow for protection from the wind. You should try to hide yourself in the middle of the mountain if possible. Stay out of the valleys--- cold air falls, and the valley floor can be the coldest area on the mountain.
Signal(發(fā)信號) rescuers for help
The best time to signal rescuers is during the day. Signal for help from the highest point possible--- it will be easier for rescuers to see you, and any sound you make will travel farther. If you take a box of matches and a space blanket ( a special blanket for traveling ), build three smoky fires and put your blanket ---gold side facing out --- on the ground.
Do not walk away
It will make finding you more difficult , as search teams will be trying to follow your path and may miss you if you have gone off in a different direction. Searchers often end up finding a car with no one in it. If you get frostbitten(凍傷) , do not rewarm the affected area until you are out of danger.
You can walk on frostbitten(凍傷) feet, but once you warm the area and can feel the pain, you will not want to walk anywhere. Try to protect the frostbitten area and keep it dry until you are rescued.
小題1: When lost in the mountains, you can increase your chances of survival if you _____.

A．take a space blanket with you	B．do more physical labor
C．try to find a car immediately	D．walk as far as possible

小題2: According to the passage, people most probably fail to survive if they ______

A．do not take enough equipment	B．stay in the middle of the mountain
C．do not keep themselves warm	D．stay in a snow-covered area

小題3:What can we infer from the passage?

A．Don’t travel by yourself	B．Mountain traveling is dangerous
C．Don’t get frightened in danger	D．Avoid going to unfamiliar places

小題4: Which statement is not true according to the passage?

A．If lost in the mountains, you must try to find a way out quickly.

B．Stay out of the valleys when looking for a hiding place

C．The best time to signal rescuers is during the day

D．With a space blanket, you can put it on the ground---gold side facing out

As kids, my friends and I spent a lot of time out in the woods. “The woods” was our part-time address, destination, purpose, and excuse. If I went to a friends house and found him not at home, his mother might say, “Oh, he’s out in the woods, ” with a tone(語氣) of airy acceptance. It is similar to the tone people sometimes use nowadays to tell me that someone I’m looking for is on the golf course or at the gym, or even “away from his desk.” For us ten-year-olds, “being out in the woods” was just an excuse to do whatever we feel like for a while.
We sometimes told ourselves that what we were doing in the woods was exploring(探索). Exploring was a more popular idea back then than it is today. History seemed to be mostly about explorers. Our explorations, though, seemed to have less system than the historic kind: something usually came up along the way. Say we stayed in the woods, throwing rocks, shooting frogs, picking blackberries, digging in what we were briefly persuaded was an Indian burial mound.
Often we got “l(fā)ost” and had to climb a tree to find out where we were. If you read a story in which someone does that successfully, be skeptical: the topmost branches are usually too skinny to hold weight, and we could never climb high enough to see anything except other trees. There were four or five trees that we visited regularly—tall beeches, easy to climb and comfortable to sit in.
It was in a tree, too, that our days of fooling around in the woods came to an end. By then some of us had reached seventh grade and had begun the rough ride of adolescence(青春期). In March, the month when we usually took to the woods again after winter, two friends and I set out to go exploring. We climbed a tree, and all of a sudden it occurred to all three of us at the same time that we really were rather big to be up in a tree. Soon there would be the spring dances on Friday evenings in the high school cafeteria.
小題1:The author and his friends were often out in the woods to _______.

A．spend their free time

B．play golf and other sports

C．a(chǎn)void doing their schoolwork

D．keep away from their parents

小題2:What can we infer from Paragraph 2 ?

A．The activities in the woods were well planned.

B．Human history is not the result of exploration.

C．Exploration should be a systematic activity.

D．The author explored in the woods aimlessly.

小題3:The underlined word “skeptical” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.

A．calm

B．doubtful

C．serious

D．optimistic

小題4:How does the author feel about his childhood?

A．Happy but short.

B．Lonely but memorable.

C．Boring and meaningless.

D．Long and unforgettable.

Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe．I had been abroad a couple of times， 36 I could hardly claim to know my way around the continent．Moreover， my  37 of foreign languages was  38 to a little college French．
I  39 ．How would I，unable to speak the language and totally  40 with local geography or transportation systems，  41 interviews and do research? It seemed  42 ，and with much regret I sat down to write a letter begging  43 ．Halfway through，a thought ran through my mind：you can’t learn if you don’t  44 ．So I accepted the assignment.
There were some bad news. But by the time I had  45 the trip I was an experienced 46 ．And ever since，I have never hesitated to  47 for even the most remote places，without guides or even  48 bookings，confident that somehow I will  49 .
The point is that the new，the  50 ，is almost by definition scary．But each time you try 51 ，you learn，and as the learning piles up，the world  52 to you.
I’ve  53 to ski at 40，and flown up the Rhine River in a balloon．And I know I’ll go on doing such things．It’s not because I’m  54 or more daring than others. I’m not. But I’ll accept anxiety as another name for  55 and I believe I can accomplish wonders．

小題1:	A．though B．a(chǎn)nd C．but D．since

小題2:	A．knowledge B．view C．target D．experience

小題3:	A．forced B．limited C．reduced D．increased

小題4:	A．left B．doubted C．paused D．hesitated

小題5:A. occupied     B. unfamiliar    C: mixed    D. popular

小題6:	A．get up B．put up C．set up D．cheer up

小題7:	A．impossible B．possible C．easy D．disturbing

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)way B．down C．off D．for

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)sk B．try C．practice D．a(chǎn)ccept

小題10:

A．finished B．started C．reserved D．cancelled

小題11:

A．traveler B．reporter C．writer D．thinker

小題12:

A．take B．head C．make D．change

小題13:

A．careful B．free C．professional D．a(chǎn)dvanced

小題14:

A．lose B．win C．manage D．remember

小題15:

A．different B．same C．old D．bad

小題16:

A．nothing B．something C．a(chǎn)nything D．everything

小題17:

A．sticks B．comes C．opens D．drinks

小題18:

A．learned B．hoped C．forgotten D．a(chǎn)ttempted

小題19:

A．weaker B．braver C．worse D．luckier

小題20:

A．trouble B．failure C．victory D．challenge

For some minutes, all was quiet in the street. Then from across the street someone came walking.
It looked like a man of middle height, dressed in a big raincoat, a soft hat and rubber-soled boots or shoes, and making little sound while walking. No one was in sight. It was a street with two rows of about fifty small houses and there were three lamps on either side. The lamp nearest to the child’s house could be seen clearly, but the others were almost hidden by the smoky air. A car passed the end of the street and its lights showed faintly，but clearly enough to show the smooth skin of a woman’s face. The car disappeared as the woman, wrapped up in her coat, reached the doorway of the child’s house. She put a key in the lock quickly, pushed the door open and stepped inside, then closed the door without looking round. She began to breathe hard.
She leaned against the door for a moment, then straightened up as if with an effort, and walked towards the door of the front room, the passage leading to the kitchen, and the narrow staircase. She hesitated outside the door, then went up the stairs quickly but with hardly a sound. There was enough light from the narrow hall to show the four doors leading off a small landing(樓梯平臺). She pushed each door open in turn and shone a torch inside, and the light fell upon beds, walls, furniture, a bathroom hand-basin, a mirror which flashed brightness back; but this was not what the woman was looking for. She turned away and went downstairs, and hesitated again at the foot of the stairs, then turned towards the kitchen. Clearly there was nothing there, or in the small washroom that she wanted. Two rooms remained; the front room and a smaller one next to it. She opened the front room door. After a moment, she saw the child’s bed and the child.
小題1:The lights of the car passing the end of the street showed that ______.

A．a(chǎn) woman was driving the car

B．someone was standing by a street lamp.

C．a(chǎn) man and a woman were walking up the street.

D．a(chǎn) woman was walking by herself up the street.

小題2:After the woman closed the front door, she ___________.

A．looked round quickly	B．started breathing again
C．rested before moving	D．walked straight towards the front door

小題3: When she was upstairs, the woman _______.

A．saw that there was a wash-basin in each room

B．noticed a mirror which she was looking for

C．found a torch in one of the rooms

D．opened four different doors

小題4: Once she was in the house, the woman behaved as if what she was looking for ____

A．might be in the kitchen

B．was more likely to be upstairs

C．would be easily seen by the light from the hall

D．would look frightening to a child

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺點(diǎn)). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark(標(biāo)記) the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could — and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused(拒絕) to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
小題1:What does “Week by week her list grew” mean in the first paragraph?

A．As time went by, she discovered more shortcomings of mine.

B．She made a longer list of my shortcomings the next week.

C．She more and more disliked me as time went by.

D．She added one more shortcoming on the list every week.

小題2:What did the father ask her daughter to do when she complained(抱怨) about her “enemy”?

A．To pay no attention to her “enemy’s” gossiping.

B．To keep away from her “enemy” at school.

C．To write down what the girl said and accept the truth.

D．To do whatever she wanted to as usual.

小題3:Why did her father refuse to take the list her daughter made?

A．Because he wanted her daughter to perfect herself.

B．Because what the list said were not his shortcomings.

C．Because he thought the list didn’t belong to him.

D．Because he believed the list could be well kept by her.

小題4:Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A．Not an Enemy, But a Good Friend	B．The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had
C．My Father and I	D．My Childhood

Selina, Michael, Tony and Sam enjoy listening to the radio. Read the following description and help them make proper choices.
57. ________ Tony, a sports lover, always cares much about sports events. He dreams to be a sports reporter after graduation.
58. ________ Michael is a university student. He likes music very much, especially rock and pop music.
59. ________ Sam is a teacher. He is one of the most popular teachers, because he always likes to tell his students what is going on world widely. So he needs to know global events of all kinds.
60. ________ Selina has three children. They are very lovely. They are interested in drama, reading and watching TV as well.

A. BBC Radio 3 BBC 3 broadcasts radio entertainment all day, every day. Hear the original radio comedies which became TV hits and the all-time comedy greats. There’s drama as well as reading of favourite books and a daily show just for kids.	B. BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 2 Music celebrates the very best in music. It’s a station for people who are passionate about rock and pop music. The station plays a rich mix of modern and classic artists and is devoted to the success of new rising bands.
C. BBC Radio 1 Devoted to giving you comments on news and sports events. Special rights on all the major sports events including up to the minute news and debates.	D. BBC World Service World Service gets to the heart of global events. Programmes cover news to science and the environment to arts, religion and music of all kinds.

One day a famous speaker gave a speech to a crowd of people. He held up a   21   bill. He asked, “Who would like this $20 bill ? ” Hands were   22  . Then he said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first let me do this.” He began to crumple（弄皺）the   23 . He then asked the audience, “   24  still wants it ?” Still the hands went  25  in the air.
“ What   26  I do this? ” He asked, and he  27  it on the ground, and started to step on it. He  28  it up. Now the bill was  29  and crumpled. “ Now who still wants it?” Still the hands went up.
“My friends,” He continued, “You have all  30   a good lesson . No matter   31  I did to the money, you still wanted it because the bill did not lose its  32 . It was still worth $20. Many times in our   33 , we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on, because we sometimes  34  wrong decisions, or we may   35  with something we do not   36 .When that happens, we feel depressed and think we are   37 . But in fact no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. The worth of our life comes not   38  what we do or whom we know, but in who we are! Don’t forget ‘the worth of a thing does not depend on its outside   39  , but on its inner value.’ This is the   40  of life.

小題1:	A．20 dollar B．20 dollars C．20-dollars D．20-dollar.

小題2:	A．risen B．put C．raised D．held

小題3:	A．bill B．paper C．cash D．change

小題4:	A．Somebody B．Nobody C．Anybody D．You

小題5:	A．up B．down C．a(chǎn)bove D．a(chǎn)round

小題6:	A．should B．can C．if D．Whether

小題7:	A．threw B．dropped C．fell D．put

小題8:	A．showed B．lifted C．brought D．picked

小題9:	A．good B．clean C．large D．dirty

小題10:

A．given B．learned C．taught D．taken

小題11:

A．that B．how C．what D．Why

小題12:

A．value B．price C．effect D．part

小題13:

A．studies B．work C．fields D．lives

小題14:

A．do B．make C．give D．take

小題15:

A．meet B．deal C．talk D．get

小題16:

A．like B．hope C．wish D．Expect

小題17:

A．worthless B．weak C．poor D．careless

小題18:

A．from B．in C．a(chǎn)bout D．a(chǎn)t

小題19:

A．beauty B．face C．looks D．impression

小題20:

A．lesson B．truth C．saying D．story

Rowena and Billy Wrangler are model high school students. They study hard and do extremely well on achievement tests. And next year，Rowena will be attending Harvard University．Billy，her younger brother，hopes to go to Cornell．What makes Rowena and Billy different from most students is that they don't go to school．In fact，they've never been to school．Since kindergarten，they've studied at home．Like many of more than one million people who receive home schooling in the United States, they feel as if they've gotten a good education．
The home-schooling trend began in the U.S．in the 1980s with parents keeping their children out of public schools so they could provide religious education at home. Today，as the home-schooling trend continues to grow，parents are more likely to consider home schooling as an option because they believe schools don't do a very good job of teaching and are occasionally dangerous places．But can parents really do a better job?
The answer in many cases is yes．In many studies，students taught at home ranked average or above average when compared to students who went to public schools．More importantly，these students were often more self-directed and have a greater depth of knowledge．They were well prepared for academic challenges．
One such student，Robert Conrad, now a sophomore at university, claims he really learned how to study and schedule his time during his eight years of home schooling．Still, not every student is as successful as Robert．
“For every home-schooling success story，there are an equal number of failures．”states Henry Lipscomb，an educational researcher．“There are just so many disadvantages that students taught at home have to overcome.” For example，they have fewer chances to get in touch with others of their own age．Consequently，they sometimes lack the usual social skills．“No matter what，though，”states Lipscomb，“home-schooling is a growing trend．I think we'll be seeing more and more of this．”
小題1:Compared with other students, Rowena and Billy are most different in the fact that ___________.

A．they preferred to teach themselves

B．they do extremely well on achievement tests

C．they don't go to school as other teenagers

D．they feel they have gotten a good education

小題2:According to the article, what is NOT the advantage of being educated at home?

A．Home is a safer place for children．

B．Students taught at home are more self-directed．

C．Students taught at home have a greater depth of knowledge．

D．Students taught at home can go to good universities．

小題3:The writer thinks __________ .

A．parents can do a better job than schools

B．home-schooling will be more and more useful

C．home-schooling is good in some aspects

D．students taught at home make greater achievements

小題4:The best title of this text might be ________ .

A．Home-schooling：A Growing Trend

B．Home-schooling：A Better Choice

C．Home-schooling：A Way to Success

D．Home-schooling：A New Method of Education