"An Englishman，even if he is alone，forms an orderly queue of one，" wrote a famous British author，George Mikes．While this sounds funny，it's a popular English stereotype（刻板印象）．From the supermarket to the subway，queues are a common sight on the streets of Britain．
Here in China，queues are normal，too．It is a part of everyday life．People queue most of the time，from buying tickets in the cinema to waiting for seats at a restaurant．But in certain situations，you'll find yourself in the middle of a rushing crowd，such as getting onto the subway．Even away from the busy subway platform，queues are different．
One day I was standing in line at the supermarket．I left a small space in front of me．Within seconds，a girl walked by and took her place in that small space．I was surprised at first，but later I found these experiences very interesting．It is with these small，everyday differences that I get to live and learn in a new culture．
Back in Britain，the person spends about six months of their life waiting in a queue，according to the auction site MadBid．To pass the time，maybe they tell themselves the famous proverb．．Good things come to those who wait．
1.From the passage，we know that the English are famous for
A．being rude and loud
B．traveling on subways
C．forming an orderly queue
D．standing in line at the supermarket
2.How did the writer feel when the girl jumped the queue?
A．From annoyed to calm．
B．From calm to angry．
C．From surprised to interested．
D．From shocked to angry．
3.The passage is mainly about ____．
A．comparing queuing in two cultures
B．praising the English for good manners
C．calling on people in China to queue more
D．explaining why people rush in some situations
4.Where would you most probably read this passage?
A．Novel． B．Poster．
C．Newspaper． D．Science magazine．
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Carnegie was born in 1888 to a poor farming family in the central United States．The boy didn't see a train he was 12 years old．In his teens，he had to get up at 3 am every day to milk the cows in his family．
When Carnegie first entered college，he felt because of his clothes and ordinary looks．His mother him: "Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?"．
Carnegie tried to be more active in college．He joined the debate（辩论） team．But one after another，he lost 12 meets．The young man was very in himself．He said later that he thought of killing himself after so many failures． soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside．Because of his hard work，he at last． In 1906，Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became widely known．The young man made his own words come true，"Believe that you will succeed， you will．"
In order to his success，Carnegie opened schools and wrote books．His best-sellers include How to Win Friends，Influence People，How to Stop Worrying and Start Living．More than 50 million of his books have been printed in 38 languages．They are still helping people on the road to success．
1.A．when B．as C．until D．while
2.A．hopeless B．tired C．happy D．useless
3.A．replied B．ordered C．protected D．encouraged
4.A．colleges B．looks C．families D．speeches
5.A．interested B．surprised C．disappointed D．excited
6.A．Although B．Then C．So D．But
7.A．succeeded B．failed C．graduated D．tried
8.A．or B．but C．and D．so
9.A．achieve B．share C．realize D．show
10.A．schools B．ones C．stories D．copies
写 作（共1题，满分20分）
青少年是祖国未来的建设者，为了实现伟大的中国梦，应该不断地补充正能量(positive energy)。正能量包括以下几个方面：
品行“正能量”：热爱祖国(motherland)，关爱他人，保护环境…
学业“正能量”：好学上进，成为有用的人才(an able man)
健康“正能量”：锻炼身体，远离垃圾食品，生活习惯健康
要求：根据以上提示，就如何补充正能量写一篇英语短文谈谈自己的看法，可以适当发挥，不少于80词。
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阅读下面的短文，并根据文章后的要求答题。（请注意问题后的词数要求）
Recently using a mobile phone has become a fashion. Do you often send text messages (短信) to your friends or family? If you keep sending text messages over and over again, there may be something wrong with your fingers. Everybody using the mobile phones should be careful. If you don’t, you may get injured one day.
Text messaging or texting is becoming popular. But scientists have found out that texting can give us problems with fingers. Too much texting can make your fingers uncomfortable. When we press small buttons over and over again, we may have a disease called RSI. RSI is short for Repetitive Strain Injury (重复性力损伤).
Harriet Wilson is a doctor. She has many patients with RSI. She says we should check how much time we are spending in typing text messages. _________ we spend more than 10 to 15 minutes every day, we could have such problems in the future.
Mobile phones are getting smaller and smaller. And the buttons are getting closer together. Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a larger phone with bigger buttons. So it’s a good idea to use a larger phone. If you use a computer keyboard and play video games for long, you may have the same problem. More and more people can find themselves with RSI.
1. What’s the result of keeping sending text messages over and over again?(no more than 8 words)
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2. Translate the underlined English sentence into Chinese.
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3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with a proper word. (one word)
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4.Will we have the same problem if we use a computer keyboard or play video games for long?
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5.Why do we had better use a large phone? (no more than 15 words)
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Do you still remember the scores in your past exams? Perhaps the only test score that I remember is the 55 I got when I was in high school.
The test was the final for a course. I remembered waiting anxiously (焦虑地) as my teacher Mr. Right passed out our papers one by one. It was a rather 1.___________ test. I heard my classmates groaning (叹息), and I could tell by the groans that the scores weren’t looking good.
Mr. Right put my paper on my desk. There in big red numbers, was my score, 55! I lowered my head, and 2.___________ the score up quickly. A 55 is not something that you wanted your classmates to see. “The scores were not very good, none of you 3.____________,” Mr. Right said. “The4.____________ score in the class was a 55.”
A 55? That’s me! I didn’t feel so bad. I had the highest score. I felt a lot 5.____________.
I walked home alone that day with the low but high score. My mother6.___________ that I had a big test that day and asked me as soon as I got home, “How did you do in your test?” “I made a 55,” I said. A frown (皱眉) now stood on my mother’s face. I knew I had to 7.___________ at once. “But Mum, I had the highest score in the class,” I proudly said. I thought that explanation would make a difference. “You 8.___________!” my mother replied. “But it’s the highest!” I insisted (坚持). “I don’t care what scores others had, but you failed. What matters is what you do!” my mother firmly said.
For years, my mother was 9.__________ in that way. It didn’t matter what others did, it only mattered what I did and that I did it excellently.
We often don’t understand the 10.___________ of good parents until we ourselves stand in the parents’ shoes. My mother’s words have helped me throughout life.
