根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。
1.You can find lots of useful （信息）you want on that website.
2.He （躺）on the sofa and did nothing at all the whole day.
3.Taking a deep （呼吸）can help you feel less nervous.
4.My parents promised to give me a mobile phone for my （二十）birthday.
5.All you need is far （超越）my power.
6.I'm sorry to say your group scored the （少）points of the three groups in the game.
7.Keep on trying. Nobody （怀疑）your ability.
8.- What do you think of New York and London?
-I don't like city. I like Sydney.
9.- He fell and crashed his car into a tree while he was 
driving.
- Bad news. I was told that he often worked far into the night.
10.- Why not buy that expensive skirt? It looks good on you.
-I can't because I am money to buy a big house.
In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what "keeping up with
the Joneses" is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant(仆人) and gave big parties for their new neighbors.
It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it "Keeping up with the Joneses" because "Jones" is a very common name in the United States. "Keeping up with the Joneses" came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand' s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are "Joneses" in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
1.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they _______.
A. want to be as rich as their neighbors
B. want others to know or to think that they are rich
C. don't want others to know they are rich
D. want to make themselves happy
2.It can be inferred（推断）from the story that rich people like to_______.
A. live outside New York City B. live in New York city
C. live in apartments D. have many neighbors
3.According to the writer, it is_______ to keep up with the Joneses.
A. correct B. interesting C. impossible D. good
4.Which of the following activities probably does not belong to the rich people?
A. holding a race B. riding horses
C. holding parties D. hiring a servant
Taking part in charity is not just for adult people. Kids can do it too! Melvin Sheppard, 14, an American student, has done charity work for 8 years. He has also encouraged his classmates to join him.
Melvin studies at William Allen Middle School in Philadelphia. Recently, he collected $ 1,500 by himself and $487 from his classmates to donate to Cooper University Hospital.
Melvin was born nine weeks premature (早产的) in Cooper University Hospital, weighing 2.6kg. His father told him how Cooper saved his life, so he feels thankful to the hospital.
Melvin's classmates joined him once they found out about his kind behavior. Their teacher, Michael Bemer, also held a class with them about helping others. "It wasn't really about the money," Bemer said. "It was about the fact that they were doing something good."
"It feels great, helping someone that I know." said Jordan, Melvin' s classmate. Melvin's neighbors also helped out.
Since Melvin was 6, he and his parents have given money to Cooper University Hospital every year. This year, Gray E. Stahl, the head of Cooper's division of neonatology(新生儿科学部门), went to Melvin's school to accept the money.
The money goes to a part of the hospital that helps about 500 young patients
every year.
"When they leave, we call them graduates," Stahl said, "my co - workers and I are pleased when our graduates and their families do well, like Melvin and his family."
1.When did Melvin start to do charity work?
A. When he was 14 years old.
B. When he was 8 years old.
C. When he was 6 years old.
D. When he was born.
2.Why did Melvin donate to Cooper
University Hospital?
A. He was a doctor in Cooper University Hospital.
B. His father worked in Cooper University Hospital.
C. He was thankful to Cooper University Hospital.
D. He used to volunteer in Cooper University Hospital.
3.Where did Gray E. Stahl accept the money?
A. At Melvin's school.
B. At Melvin's house.
C. At Cooper University Hospital.
D. At Cooper's division of neonatology.
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Many college graduates accept the money every year.
B. The money helps about 500 0ld patients every year.
C. Melvin does the charity work alone for many years.
D. Melvin's teacher thinks it is a great thing to learn to help others.
Alfred Nobel, a Swedish - born chemist, who died in 1896, at one time believed that his invention of explosives (炸药) could bring wars to an end, But later he found he was wrong.
Nobel was born in Sweden in 1833. With only one year of formal schooling, he became a chemist and inventor by age of 16.
He was also a linguist, speaking English, Russian, German and French besides Swedish. He wrote poetry(诗歌). He began his work with producing liquid nitroglycerin (硝酸甘油) for use in mining and construction. He then discovered that liquid nitroglycerin could be dried. He called it dynamite, after the Greek word dynamis, meaning "power". Then he became rich. When he died, his estate (财产) was worth about 89 million.
Nobel never married, and he left most of his estate to those who have been known as Nobel Prizes. The money is invested (投资) and the interest (利息) is given out as yearly prizes for persons who have done something special for mankind in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature, and peace.
Prizes were first awarded in 1901. Over the years, many great people such as Albert Einstein in physics, Marie Curie in chemistry, Martin Luther King, Jr. for peace and Mo yan for literature got the awards.
1.From the passage we can guess the underlined word "linguist" is a person who_______.
A. can speak a foreign language
B. writes good poetry
C. knows several foreign language well
D. makes many inventions
2.Alfred Nobel believed_______.
A. he would become the richest person of the world
B. his invention could stop wars in the world
C. the Nobel Prizes could be world - famous
D. no one could use his invention to start wars
3.All the questions have been answered Except_______.
A. who chooses the Nobel Prize winners
B. when were Nobel Prizes first awarded
C. who could win Nobel Prizes
D. what else was Nobel interested in besides chemistry
Joe and his friends were on their way to the Red Cross Headquarters to take the test for the first- aid badge（徽章）.They had worked and practiced very hard the whole year and were confident that they would do well for their test.
On their way 
to the test place, they saw a hit - and - run accident. A taxi driver had sped through the red light and almost hit a schoolboy, However, he could not stop in time to avoid（避开）a motorcycle that had turned round the corner. The passenger at the back was thrown off the motorcycle and landed heavily on the ground. The taxi dr
iver was frightened and drove off.
Everyone on the street was greatly surprised.
Joe realized that they should take action when he saw the victim（受害者）bled heavily. "Come on," he said to his friends and wanted them to follow him but they didn't move.
Joe knew what they were thinking. They would have to wait for another year if they were to miss the test. "Which is more important? A man's life or a badge?" Joe asked his friends.
The question made his friends feel small.
The victim had a deep cut on his head. Joe and his friends dressed his wound to stop the bleeding while waiting for the hospital car to arrive. This was what the Red Cross Society had trained them for.
1.Joe and his friends were on their way to the Red Cross Headquarters to_______.
A. take a test on first - aid badge
B. collect their first - aid badges
C. report a hit - and - run accident
D. help the victim of an accident
2.Who got hurt in the accident?
A. The passenger in the taxi. B. The passenger on a motorcycle.
C. The taxi driver. D. The motorcycle rider.
3.The test for the first - aid badge is held _______.
A. once a year B. twice a year
C. once a term D. twice a term
4.What did Joe and his friends do for the victim?
A. They took him to the hospital.
B. They stopped the bleeding for him.
C. They did nothing for him.
D. They made a phone call to his family.
The old man walked slowly into the restaurant. His poor jacket, patched（打补丁的）trousers, and worn - out shoes made him from the usual Saturday morning breakfast crowd. With the help of his walking - stick, he walked toward a by the window. A young waitress named Mary watched him and ran over to him, and said, "Here, sir. Let me give you a with that chair.”
Without saying a word, he smiled and nodded a thank - you. She pulled the chair away from the table. And then she helped him move in front of the chair, and get seated with his walking - stick against the table. In a soft, clear voice he said, "Thank you, Miss." "You're welcome, sir." she replied. "My name is Mary. I'll be back in a moment. If you need , just wave at me!"
he had finished a hearty meal, Mary brought him the change from his ticket, helping him up from his chair and out from behind the table. She him his walking - stick, and walked with him to t
he door. Holding the door open for him, she said, "Come back and see us, sir!" He said softly with a smile, "You are very kind!" When Mary went to clean his table, she was greatly .Under his plate she found a business card and a$100 bill! The note read--"dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows by the way you others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you.”
The man she had waited on was the of the restaurant, This was the first time that she, or any of her workmates had ever seen him in person.
1.A. give out B. put out C. stand out D. work out
2.A. waiter B. manager C. door D. table
3.A. menu B. dish C. hand D. bill
4.A. comfortably B. angrily C. unhappily D. excitedly
5.A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. many things
6.A. After B. Until C. Unless D. While
7.A. made B. took C. got D. handed
8.A. bored B. frightened C. surprised D. pleased
9.A. chat B. treat C. deal D. communicate
10.A. customer B. friend C. owner D. cleaner
