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When I was 16 years old，a boy gave me an important gift． 1
It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school，and my old school was far away． 2 I was very lonely，and afraid to make friends with anyone．
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing，I felt my heart broken．I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems．And I didn’t want my parents to worry about me．
Then one day，my classmates talked happily with their friends，but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual．
3 I didn’t know who he was．He passed me and then turned back．He looked at me，with a smile on his face．
Suddenly，I felt the touch of something bright and friendly．It made me feel happy，lively and warm．
4 I started to talk with other students and made friends．Day by day，I became closer to everyone in my class．The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now !
5 I believe that the world is what you think it is．If you think it lonely，you might always be alone．So smile at the world and it will smile back．
A．At that moment，a boy entered the classroom．
B．He’s living in Australia now and he loves it．
C．It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone．
D．It was a smile．
E．That smile changed my life．
F．It’s practically impossible to make friends here．
G．As a result，no one knew who I was．
Some 80 percent of graduate students in East China’s Zhejiang Province said in a survey they will give up trying to find jobs in Beijing，Shanghai and Guangzhou，first-tier cities in China that have been considered dream places for many，because of the untouchable home prices and high living costs．
The Yangtse Evening Post conducted the survey among 50 job seekers who were attending Sunday’s job fair in Jiangsu for graduate students．The survey showed graduates are becoming more realistic in their job search despite the job market becoming better．
The fair attracted more than 10，000 graduate students with 7，382 positions．
“The pressure of buying a house in Beijing is unbelievable，”said Wang Jian from Nanjiing Normal University，who acknowledged he had thought about finding a job in Beijing，Shanghai or Guangzhou，but in the face of huge pressures，he has no choice but to be “realistic”．
People can have a very comfortable life in Nanjing with a monthly salary of between 3，000 yuan($450)and 4，000 yuan，but in Shanghai，5，000 yuan a month can only help you survive and buying a house will remain a dream．
A student from Nanjing University of Science and Technology said he just turned down an offer from a Shanghai company of 7,000 yuan a month because“living costs in Shanghai are too high．”
An unnamed male student from Nanjing University said he will try first-tier cities only if he can get a high salary．“I would go to Beijing only if I can earn 200，000 yuan a year，”he said．
“Beijing，Shanghai and Guangzhou once had the advantages that other cities don’t have，but the high housing prices and living costs make young people barely able to breathe，”said Ren Leiming from the job service center of Jiangsu’s colleges and universities．
“First-tier cities have plenty of talents that make it hard for people to be outstanding，and if you go work in smaller cities you can become a dominant player at your position much more easily，”said Ren．
1.The majority of graduate students will give up trying to find jobs in the first-tier cities because .
A．it is not easy to find jobs there．
B．home prices and living costs there are very high．
C．they can’t make full use of their knowledge and skills there．
D．monthly salaries there are low compared with those in other cities．
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the job market now?
A．There are more job opportunities offered now．
B．The job markets are becoming more and more competitive．
C．Many graduate students aren’t satisfied with the working conditions．
D．Companies and enterprises have stricter rules to take in graduate students．
3.We can learn from the news report that ．
A．in Shanghai，5，000 yuan a month can only help you buy a luxury house
B．the fair attracted more than 10，000 graduate students and laid-off workers with 7，382 positions
C．The Yangtse Evening Post conducted the survey among 50 personnel managers who were attending Sunday’s joh fair in Jiangsu for graduate students
D．a student from Nanjing University of Science and Technology turned down an offer from a Shanghai company of 7，000 yuan a month
4.The words Ren said in the last paragraph mean .
A．people can’t achieve more in first-tier cities
B．people can easily be outstanding in smaller cities
C．he would rather go to first-tier cities than smaller cities
D．talents are more welcome in first-tier cities than smaller ones
Americans love to talk and generally it is OK to talk even to strangers about nearly any subject at any time as long as you are polite．However there are some subjects，like racism，American foreign policy，gun ownership，and religion that are best discussed among friends．
In America，it is OK to approach a stranger and start up a conversation with him as long as the subject is not too abstract．In America，it is not considered inappropriate to talk to people you don’t know．Talking to a stranger about the weather or the quality of nearby restaurants，or the prices in a grocery store is all perfectly fine．Even complimenting someone on the car they drive or asking them where they bought their clothes are all appropriate topics of conversation with complete strangers．
Generally，Americans prefer that people say what they think and they respect frankness．Usually when it comes to personal matters，it’s best to accentuate(强调)the positive：don’t tell someone that their children are ugly or that their cooking is terrible．However；it’s OK to tell someone that they are wrong as long as you do so politely and with respect．Americans generally believe that you show someone respect by telling them the truth．Don’t be afraid to be honest with Americans，but be appropriate．
Most Americans will start a conversation with a person they just met by asking them what they do for a living．This question is not only considered appropriate by Americans，but it’s also considered an important way to learn about someone．
1.The passage mainly tells us ．
A．how to make friends with Americans
B．how to make proper conversations with Americans
C．what Americans like to talk about in their dailv life
D．what to avoid in talking with Americans
2.When you talk to an American for the first time，you can ask him the following questions EXCEPT “ ”.
A．How does America treat other countries
B．Where did you buy your wonderful car
C．What do you do
D．How is the dessert the nearby restaurant offers
3.When you find that an American has made a mistake, you’d better ．
A．point it out directly and politely
B．pretend not to see it
C．tell his friends about this
D．cover it up for him
Science can’t explain the power of pets，but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure(血压) and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack，reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer．
Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings．For some．an animal provides more comfort than a husband／wife．A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress(紧张)1evels and blood pressure in people－half of them pet owners－while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic(算术)or held a hand in ice water．Subjects completed the tasks alone，with a husband／wife，a close friend or with a pet．People with pets did it best．Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates．With pets in the room，people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions．It seems people feel more relaxed(放松)around pets，says Allen，who thinks it may be because pets don’t judge．
A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits．Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs；a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program．On average，people lost about 11 pounds，or 5％ of their body weight．Their dogs did even better，losing an average of 12 pounds，more than 15％of their body weight．Dog owners didn’t lose any more weight than those without dogs but，say researchers，got more exercise overall－mostly with their dogs--and found it worth doing．
1.What does the text mainly discuss?
A．What pets bring to their owners．
B．How pets help people calm down．
C．People’s opinions of keeping pets．
D．Pet’s value in medical research．
2.We 1earn from the text that a person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well if ．
A．he has a pet companion
B．he has less stress of work
C．he often does mental arithmetic
D．he is taken care of by his family
3.According to Allen，why did the people do better with pets around when facing stressful tasks?
A．They have lower blood pressure．
B．They become more patient．
C．They are less nervous．
D．They are in higher spirits．
4.The research mentioned in the last paragraph reports that ．
A．people with dogs did more exercise
B．dogs lost the same weight as people did
C．dogs liked exercise much more than people did
D．people without dogs found the program unhelpful
Most British parents give their teenagers pocket money．Teenagers get between￡7 and￡20 a week．They spend it on fast food，designed clothes，the cinema，concert，magazines and mobile phones．
1)Lazy parents?
37％of parents pay teenagers to clean the living room，66％of parents pay teenagers to take the rubbish out．
2)Lazy teens?
51％of teenagers don’t make their beds before they leave home．
Only 1 3％of teenagers wash the car for money．
Some parents even pay their teenagers to do their homework．
3)Equality?Not Yet!
Boys get more money than girls for most odd jobs．
For washing the dishes，boys get about￡4 and girls get about￡1．
4)And if you need some more money?
Teens get an extra￡250 a year out of their parents on top of pocket money!
About 50％of teens get gifts or money from their grandparents．
Go to Mum if you need extra money! She gives more than Dad．
5)Where you live makes a difference!
Parents in Scotland and the North of England give more pocket money．
6)Spending
51％of teenagers spend their money on clothes．
39％of teenagers buy cosmetics(装饰品)，jewellery and toiletries(洗漱用品)．
Less than 30％of teenagers save any money．
7)Earnings
Here are some children who tell us about their pocket money：
Emma：I get￡30 a month．I have to take the rubbish out and tidy my room．
James：I get￡10 a week．But I have to clean the car，hoover(用真空洗尘器清洗)the house and load and unload the dishwasher．I usually save the money．
Lain：I get￡7．50 a week．I have to be“good”but I don’t have to do any jobs for the money．
Richard；I get￡5 a week．But our neighbors go away a lot and they give me￡25 a week for looking after their cats．
1.This passage is mainly about ．
A．teenagers everywhere get pocket money
B．how to spend pocket money
C．some bits about pocket money in Britain
D．how to get pocket money
2.According to the passage，which statement is true?
A．Parents are lazy so they let children do housework．
B．Teens are too lazy to do housework unless they are given pocket money．
C．The pocket money boys and girls get is not equal．
D．It is not right for children to ask for pocket money．
3.We can infer from the passage that ．
A．boys earn more money at home than girls
B．girls earn more money at home than boys
C．only rich parents give children pocket money
D．most children spend their pocket money
4.Who most probably gets the most money for a whole year according to the passage?
A．Emma B．J ames C．Lain D．Richard
Mother’s Day was coming，but John had been visiting customers．He was now in a small town just outside a flower shop and he knew what to do．
He went into the shop and saw a young man 26 the clerk to sell him some roses for six dollars，but the clerk just explained that roses were 27 ．
The clerk looked up at John， 28 her head．Something inside of John was 29 by the boy’s voice．John had been 30 in his business，and he looked at the clerk and 31 mouthed that he would pay for the roses．
The clerk looked at the young man and told him to get the roses for six dollars．The young man almost jumped into the 32 and ran from the store with the 33 ．It was worth the extra dollars just to see that kind of 34 ．
John ordered his own flowers and made sure that the 35 would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her．He drove away from the shop，feeling very 36 ．He caught a light about two blocks away．As he 37 at the light，he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk．He watched him cross the street and enter a park through two huge gates．Suddenly，he 38 that it wasn’t a park but a cemetery(公墓)．
The light 39 ，and John slowly crossed the intersection．He 40 and on an impulse(冲动)got out and began to fclllow the boy．The young man stopped by a small monument and went to his 41 ．He began to cry after he carefully 42 the roses on the grave．He stared at the little boy’s heaving(起伏的) body and listened to his crying．
John turned with 43 ，and walked back to his car．He drove 44 to the shop and told the clerk he would 45 the flowers personally．He wanted to tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her．
1.A．begging B．ordering C．forcing D．urging
2.A．cheap B．beautiful C．expensive D．special
3.A．shaking B．waving C．nodding D．holding
4.A．recalled B．touched C．hurt D．lightened
5.A．influenced B．ruined C．buried D．blessed
6.A．loudly B．silently C．gently D．calmly
7.A．river B．air C．lake D．hole
8.A．money B．flowers C．basket D．cards
9.A．surprise B．horror C．excitement D．sadness
10.A．delivery B．message C．transportation D．transfer
11.A．relaxed B．disappointed C．good D．sorry
12.A．sang B．waited C．looked D．stood
13.A．remembered B．found C．discovered D．realized
14.A．flashed B．changed C．disappeared D．shone
15.A．drove back B．pulled over C．broke down D．burst out
16.A．arms B．palms C．feet D．knees
17.A．laid B．decorated C．set D．grew
18.A．laughter B．anger C．tears D．astonishment
19.A．slowly B．quickly C．carefully D．excitedly
20.A．bring B．fetch C．take D．catch
