1、The boy went home and thought about 12 long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said， “Look， son， you have to make up your own mind on this. However， I think it is a very important 13 for you.” Finally， after sitting with it for a week， the boy turned in the 14 paper， making
2、no changes at all. He said to the teacher， “You can keep the F and Ill keep my 15 .” （ ）1. A. speech B. paper C. notice D. diary （ ）2. A. paint B. win C. own D. sell （ ）3. A. just B. almost C. ever D. even （ ）4. A. heart B. life C. advice D. trust （ ）5. A. to B. with C. from D. for （ ）6. A. word B.
3、letter C. note D. post （ ）7. A. How B. Why C. When D. Where （ ）8. A. unusual B. unforgettable C. unimportant D. unrealistic （ ）9. A. money B. time C. space D. effort （ ）10. A. wonder B. way C. problem D. matter （ ）11. A. Though B. Since C. Until D. If （ ）12. A. himself B. him C. it D. itself （ ）13.
4、A. change B. gift C. message D. decision （ ）14. A. long B. thick C. same D. correct （ ）15. A. grade B. dream C. duty D. secret 二、阅读理解。 A （ ）1. _ had the most people. A. Tokyo B. Seoul C. London D. Moscow （ ）2. People in London didnt live as well as those in _. A. Moscow B. New York C. Seoul D. Londo
5、n （ ）3. It was the most difficult for people in _ to make a phone call. A. Tokyo B. London C. New York D. Seoul （ ）4. People in Tokyo or New York owned more telephones than people in _. A. Seoul or London B. Seoul or Moscow C. Moscow or London D. Seoul， Moscow or London （ ）5. Every child could go to
6、 middle school in _. A. Tokyo B. New York C. Moscow D. London B My wife and I used to feel that it was impossible to be a true friend to someone whose name we didnt know. How wrong we were！Years of Sunday-morning bus trips through the city with the same group of “nameless” people have changed our op
7、inions. Before the bus takes off， we all join in a conversation Wheres the silent woman who sits up front and never responds to our cheery greetings？ Here she comes. Her worn clothing suggests she doesnt have much money to spare， but she always takes an extra cup of coffee for the driver. We get smi
8、les from a Mexican couple as they get on the bus hand in hand. When they get off， theyre still holding hands. The woman was pregnant late last year， and one day her change of shape confirmed that shed delivered the child. We even felt a little pride at the thought of our extended family. For many mo
9、nths， our only sadness lay in our inability to establish the same friendship with the silent woman at the front of the bus. Then， one evening， we went to a fish restaurant. We were shown to a table alongside someone sitting alone. It was the woman from the bus. We greeted her with friendly familiari
10、ty wed shown all the year， but this time her face softened， then a shy smile. When she spoke， the words escaped awkwardly from her lips. All at once we realized why she hadnt spoken to us before. Talking was hard for her. Over dinner， we learned the stay of a single mother with a disabled son who wa
11、s receiving special care away from home. She missed him desperately， she explained. “I love him. and he loves me， even though he doesnt express it very well，” she murmured. “Lots of us have that problem， dont we？ We dont say what we want to say， what we should be saying. And thats not good enough.”
12、The candles flared on our tables. Our fish had never tasted better. But the atmosphere grew pleasant， and when we parted as friendswe shared names. （ ）6. Which of the following might be the best title of this passage？A. Friends of the Road. B. The Silent Woman on the Bus. C. Going to Work by Bus. D.
13、 Different Kinds of Friendship. （ ）7. All the following words can be used to describe the woman EXCEPT _. A. poor B. warm-hearted C. silent D. cold （ ）8. The underlined word “inability” in the fourth paragraph probably means _. A. dreams B. feeling C. being unable to D. being able to （ ）9. Why did t
14、he woman usually keep silence while taking the bus？A. She was worried about her disabled son. B. She was sad to see the happy Mexican couple as a single mother. C. She had difficulty in expressing herself. D. She was only interested in the bus driver. （ ）10. The woman had the same problem with her s
15、on in the way that _. A. they both were good at communicate with others B. they both had some difficulty in expressing C. they both liked bus travel D. they both brought interest to the passengers C Im here today because I have something important to discuss with you. Im here because I want to talk
16、with you about your education and whats expected of all of you in this new school year. Now， Ive given a lot of speeches about education. And Ive talked about responsibility a lot. Ive talked about teachers responsibility for inspiring students and pushing you to learn. Ive talked about your parents
17、 responsibility for making sure you stay on track， and you get your homework done， and dont spend every waking hour in front of the TV or with the Xbox. Ive talked a lot about your governments responsibility for setting high standards， and supporting teachers and principals， and turning around schoo
18、ls that arent working， where students arent getting the opportunities that they deserve. But at the end of the day， we can have the most knowledgeable teachers， the most supportive parents， the best schools in the worldand none of it will make a difference unless all of you fulfill your responsibili
19、ties， unless you show up to those schools， unless you pay attention to those teachers， unless you listen to your parents and grandparents and other adults and put in the hard work it takes to succeed. Thats what I want to focus on today the responsibility each of you has for your education. I want t
20、o start with the responsibility you have to yourself. Every single one of you has something that youre good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. Thats the opportunity an education can provide. Maybe you could be a gre
21、at writermaybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper， but you might not know it until you write that English paper. Maybe you could be an inventormaybe even good enough to come up with the next iphone or the new medicine， but you might not know it until you do your project for
22、your science class. Maybe you could be a mayorbut you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team. （ ）11. What type of writing is the passage？A. An ad. B. A letter. C. A speech. D. A message. （ ）12. Which job is NOT mentioned in the passage？A. Lawyer. B. Writer. C. Inven
23、tor. D. Mayor. （ ）13. The underlined word “knowledgeable” probably means _. A. wise B. special C. strict D. patient （ ）14. What will probably be talked about in paragraph 5 that follows？A. You have to know what you want to be when you grow up. B. Whatever you want to do with your life， youll need an
24、 education to do it. C. No matter what you do， you should work hard on it. D. The government， your teachers and your parents will give you a lot of help. （ ）15. Which may be the best title？A. The Responsibility of Teachers， Parents and Students. B. The Beginning of the New School Year. C. The Import
25、ance of Education. D. The Responsibility Each of the Students Has for His Education. 三、阅读理解填词。It was a sunny winter day. I had gone down the tower when a blind man came toward me. He kept close to the wall， touching it lightly with his hand. I s 1 still and looked at him walking toward the tower. “W
26、hat does a blind man want to climb up the tower for？” I w 2 ， “Not the view certainly， perhaps he wants to jump.” Thinking of this terrible reason， I thought I should f 3 him. He went up slowly and stopped from time to time. I followed him a few steps behind. When he got to the first corner of the b
27、ell tower， I came c 4 to him. “Excuse me，” I said as politely as I could， “but I wonder why you came up.” “Youd never g 5 ，” he said. “Tell me， then，” he smiled， “Perhaps climbing up the tower. You have n 6 and yet， not being blind， perhaps you wonthow the sun shines into the tower through the windo
28、ws， so that one can feel the cool steps suddenly become quite w 7 ， even in winter. But behind the wall there is shade. There is no place so good as this for f 8 the difference between light and darkness. Though Im blind， I also want to feel the happiness brought by the sunlight.” He said and seemed as p 9 as a child. I had never thought that even a blind man could have his way to enjoy the beautiful life. But we often
