That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away any possible robbers(抢劫犯). Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck(垃圾车) pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.
1.How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?
A. Cold and sick B. Lucky and hopeful
C. Satisfied and cheerful D. Disappointed and helpless
2.From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy_____.
A. solving her problem at the bank
B. taking part in various city activities
C. learning acting in an evening school
D. preparing for the first night show
3.On her way home the writer_____.
A. lost her wallet unknowingly
B. was stopped by a garbage truck driver
C. was robbed of her wallet by a man with a knife
D. found some homeless people following her
A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,”he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.”The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer , neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,”said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles (运货车队). Five years later, the man was the one of the largest food retailers (零售商)in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said,“I haven’t got one.”
His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied,“Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft.”
1.The man didn’t get the job because he _______________________.
A disliked the job B didn’t pass the test
C didn’t have an e-mail D knew nothing about computers
2.Why could the man become one of the largest food retailers in the US?
A Because he had many friends to help him.
B Because he was smart and worked very hard.
C Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.
D Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living.
3.What does the story want to tell us?
A Computers are very important in our daily life.
B Everyone can make a lot of money with only $10.
C The HR manager didn’t find the ability of the man.
D Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard,
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡相应位置上。
Chinese proverbs(谚语) are rich and they are still widely used in Chinese people’s daily life. Behind these proverbs there 1. (be) often interesting stories. For example, the proverb, “plucking up (拔高)a crop to help it grow”, is based 2. the following story.
It is said that a short-tempered(脾气急躁的) man in the Song Dynasty (960—1279) was very anxious to help 3.___ rice crop grow up quickly. He was thinking about this day and night. But the crop was growing much _____4. (slow) than he expected.
One day, he came up with 5.___ idea that he would pluck up all of his crop a few inches. He did so the next day.
He was very tired after doing this 6. a whole day, 7. he felt very happy since the crop did “grow”higher.
His son 8. (hear) about this and went to see the crop. Unfortunately the leaves of the crop began to wither(枯萎).
This proverb 9. we learn through this story is saying we have to let things go in their natural course. Being too anxious to help an event develop often 10. (result) in the contrary to our intention.
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little ___1______ All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 2 mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, "Only a miracle（奇迹） can save him now", the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she 3 her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.
"And what do you want?" asked the chemist.
"It’s for my little brother," the girl answered back. "He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a 4 . His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my 5______says only a miracle can save him."
"We don’t sell miracles here, child. I’m sorry," the chemist said, smiling 6 at the little girl.
In the shop was a 7 customer. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of miracle does your brother need?"
"I don’t know," she replied. "He’s really sick and mommy says he needs 8 . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my 9 ."
"How much do you have?" asked the man.
"One dollar and eleven cents, _____10 ____I can try and get some more," she answered quietly.
"Well, what a coincidence（巧合）," smiled the man. "A dollar and eleven cents? The 11 price of a miracle for little brothers. Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents."
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without 12 and it wasn’t long before __13__________was home again and doing well.
The little girl was____14______. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the 15 of a little child.
1.A dog B sister C brother. D father
2.A. tearful B. helpless C. hopeful D. kind
3.A. followed B. made C. took D. found
4.A. favor B. doctor C. hope D. miracle
5.A doctor B mum C family D daddy
6.A. gently B. sadly C. strangely D. coldly
7.A. well-dressed B. kind-hearted C. well-behaved D. good-looking
8.A. a doctor B. a surgeon C. an operation D. a kindness
9.A. suggestions B. wishes C. ideas D. savings
10.A but B when C so D because
11.A. same B. exact C. proper D. necessary
12.A. difficulty B. delay C. charge D. result
13. A the chemist B the doctor C Andrew D the girl
14.A satisfy B happy C frightened D angry
15.A. cleverness B. faith C. courage D. devotion
你是李华，想申请到一家外资企业做暑期工作。对方要求你用英语写一篇短文（只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容），介绍自己的基本情况。短文应包括下表所列全部内容。
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姓名 |
李华 |
出生年月 |
1994年6月 |
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出生地 |
广东中山 |
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学历 |
2000——2006 光明小学 2006——2009 中山市第六中学 |
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所学主要课程 |
语文、数学、英语、物理、化学、电脑 |
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特长 |
英语、电脑（去年在全校电脑竞赛中获第一名） |
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业余爱好 |
游泳、滑冰、集邮、流行音乐 |
单词拼写(用一到三单元生词的合适形式填空,答案写在答题卷上)（10%）
1.I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be o for so long that I’ve grown crazy about everything to do with nature.
2.I am only able to look at nature through dirty c hanging before very dusty windows.
3.The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the t clouds held me entirely in their power; it was the first time in a year and a half that I’d seen the night face to face…
4.She is very (可靠的)and I knew I didn’t need to encourage her.
5.She gave me a (坚定的)look----the kind that she would not change her mind.
6. Then (逐渐地) between about AD 800 and 1150 English became less like German.
7.The latter gave a separate (身份、特色)to American English spelling.
8. India has a very large number of (流利的) English speakers.
9.After g from college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip.
10.Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to the place, she insisted that she
o the trip properly.
