In the last years of the Warring States period, the State of Qin attacked the State of Wei on a large scale repeatedly and occupied large areas of land, for the State of Wei was too weak to defend itself. In 273 B.C., the Qin army launched a more serious attack upon the State of Wei than ever. The king of the State of Wei gathered his officials, and asked with a worried look if anyone could propose a way to defeat the Qin army. After years of chaos caused by the wars, the officials trembled when fighting was mentioned, and no one dared to speak of resistance.
At the critical moment when a large enemy force was bearing down upon the border, most of the officials persuaded the king to sue for peace, at the cost of giving away to the State of Qin the large area of land north of the Huanghe River and south of the Taihang Mountain. However Su Dai, a counselor, did not agree. He hurried up to the king and said: "Your Majesty, they don't think about the interests of the country at all. It is just because they are afraid of death that they ask you to sue for peace by betraying the country. Of course you can temporarily satisfy the ambition of Qin, but it will never stop attacking us until our land is totally given away."
He added,“Once there was a man whose house was on fire. People told him to put out the fire with water, but he would not listen. Instead, he carried a faggot to put out the fire, only to make the fire fiercer. Isn't it similar to carrying faggots to put out a fire if you agree to sue for peace at the cost of the land of the State of Wei?”
Though Su Dai's argument was very convincing, the king accepted the suggestion of those officials and gave away to the State of Qin a large area of the land of the State of Wei. As might be expected, the Qin army attacked the State of Wei in 225 B.C. again, surrounding the capital city Daliang and flooding it by digging open the dykes (堤防) of the Huanghe River. The State of Wei was finally destroyed.
1. When asked how to defeat the Qin army, most officials _______.
A. were scared and at a loss what to do
B. looked worried and turned to Su Dai for help
C. asked a large enemy force to bear down upon the border
D. were extremely frightened and decided to give up fighting back
2.The underlined phrase“sue for”in Paragraph 2 probably means _______.
A. demand B. beg for C. search for D. negotiate for
3.Su Dai used the example of“carrying faggots to put out a fire”to show _______.
A. the ambition of the State of Qin
B. the serious results of giving in
C. the loss of the land of the State of Wei
D. the trembling consequences of defense
4. The story is mainly developed by _______.
A. time B. logic C. making comparison D. cause and effect
5. The attitude of the writer towards Su Dai is _______.
A. approval B. praise C. neutral D. disapproval
语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
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。
Watching online open classes of U.S. top universities has become indispensable for many young Chinese.
Guo Lei, a native of Guangzhou, has become 1. (addict) to various open courses after she watched the online video of "Justice: What`s the right thing to do." Guo was immediately attracted by the topic and the discussion of the Harvard students about 2. (moral) and justice. She even introduced the case to her colleagues for discussion.
About 700 sina micro bloggers 3. (post) different links to the videos. 163.com has launched a special channel for open programs, 4. (provide) more than 1,200 class hours of free videos.
Many Chinese have adjusted 5. daily timetable and some office workers quit taking naps 6. they might watch videos at noon. 7. download free online resources to their cell phones to watch while taking buses.
On Douban.com, a netizen named "an independent cat" called 8. others to get up an hour earlier in the morning to watch the videos before leaving for work, 9. has mobilized a great number of followers.
"This set up a good example of how to change and improve our teaching methods," said Wang, a counselor of Sun Yat-Sen University. He also suggested that lectures by some popular Chinese speakers and professors should 10. (translate) into foreign languages and posted online to help foreign audiences understand Chinese culture.
完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a cold winter morning. Half asleep at the train station, I stared into the distance, watching for the train to take me to my 1 in Boston. The world was quiet. The very few people on the street kept to themselves, 2 their steaming cups of coffee.
Reaching into my pocket as the train was approaching, my numb hand 3 for the $20 bill to pay my fare. The pocket was empty! I searched through my bag and then I felt 4 .
“What’s the matter?” A short, elderly man stood before me.
“Oh, nothing…. Well, I lost my money.... I’m going to 5 my match class.”
“Here, use this.” The man held a $20 bill. I looked up, 6 . People just didn’t do that anymore. Everyone worried about their own 7 , rarely stopping to think about others, especially teenage strangers.
“Thank you, but no, I can’t.”
“ 8 it – go!” The man pushed me toward the train. I bought a round – trip ticket, and he refused the change I 9 to give him back. I did not know what to say – a million thoughts raced through my mind, yet I stood 10 .
For the train ride I was silent. I began to see the world through changed 11 . That man made a difference with such a simple 12 .
A week later I was at the train station again, with an extra $20 13 I saw the man. And there he was.
“Excuse me, sir, I believe I owe you this.” I 14 the money into his hand.
Failing to refuse, he said, “Just remember to do the same for someone in your shoes someday.” I smiled, 15 .
1．A．home B．class C．office D．factory
2．A．serving B．carrying C．minding D．making
3．A．looked B．searched C．reached D．moved
4．A．hopeless B．useless C．relieved D．dissatisfied
5．A．stop B．skip C．fail D．miss
6．A．frightened B．disturbed C．surprised D．concerned
7．A．problems B．complaints C．positions D．challenges
8．A．Seize B．Get C．Catch D．Take
9．A．offered B．managed C．happened D．attempted
10．A．unconsciously B．silently C．seriously D．uncomfortably
11．A．ways B．windows C. eyes D．hearts
12．A．task B．act C．example D．performance
13．A．so that B．even if C．now that D．in case
14．A．pressed B．pushed C．dropped D．placed
15．A．finally B．happily C．content D．excited
We both strongly __________ your going to Iraq at this time of the war .It’s not a wise decision.
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A．enjoy |
B．oppose |
C．appreciate |
D．insist |
—How can the problem be solved？
—Well, we must __________ it to the president’s own judgment.
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A．depend |
B．suggest |
C．expect |
D．leave |
Always acting in a strange way, Einstein must have __________ to people around to be mad.
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A．shown |
B．imagined |
C．appeared |
D．thought |
