Dear Cary,
I’m writing because I’ve understood you’ve struggled with alcoholism(酗酒)．I’ve been fighting mine ever since I went through 9-11．After that，I’ve been more or less useless professionally –I’m a lawyer–and have had to resign from my job because I was discovered passed-out drunk in front of my computer. I’ve taken some medicine and it has helped somewhat. I can manage about a month without drinking，but after that I end up having a crazy stage where nothing matters except drinking．After a week or so of heavy drinking，I start having nightmares of people jumping. After that，it’s a week of not being able to get out of bed.
I was supposed to travel to a conference but didn’t make it because I got so drunk at the airport that I fell down on my face and spent the rest of the day in the emergency room. I have been hiding from my family since then．Fortunately they won’t be expecting me to come back for a week or so. Otherwise, they would notice the bump on my forehead and two black eyes．
I don’t really know what I’m asking you．Cary, I need a way out that doesn’t involve causing pain to my family．I’m taking medicine，but I still have these attacks every few months．If there’s alcohol in the house，I can’t stay away from it．It seems that this will never end. I’m afraid of what will happen if something bad happens，like a family member dying, or getting fired again．
Thanks for reading．
Yours T
1.The underlined sentence shows us all the following EXCEPT____________．
A．that the author is a lawyer by profession
B．that the author is a lawyer and he seldom gets drunk
C．the reason why the author had to resign
D．that the author was once discovered drunk as a fish
2.The author writes to Cary in order to____________．
A．offer advice B．tell a story
C．avoid nightmares D．ask for help
3.What is the author worried about?
A．Losing his job B．Missing the conference
C．Bring pain to his family D．Giving up drinking
4.What do we learn from the passage?
A．T’s family members don’t want to see him because of his alcoholism．
B．Getting drunk once prevented T from attending a conference．
C．T will have nightmares when he stops drinking．
D．T never attempted to give up his alcoholism．
5.We know from the passage that Cary____________．
A．likes to talk about the details of his life．
B．is an expert on treating alcoholism
C．is probably a recovered alcoholic
D．never suffered from alcoholism
Many television programmes are very realistic. One who watches TV often feels that whatever happened in the film could well happen to him. With only a little imagination, every man in the street becomes a thief, a spy or a murderer. Jane had been watching a spy film at her friend’s house. In it, a young girl had been followed and murdered. She felt a little frightened, walking to the station. She took a train back to the centre of the city. There were a lot of people traveling with her, so she felt much safer.
A man sitting opposite her, reading a newspaper, glanced at her. She thought nothing of it until she saw him staring at her. Remember the film and feeling very uncomfortable, she got off the train and went to the bus stop. When he got on the same bus as she did, she found that he was following her. As long as she had been with other people she wasn’t frightened. But when she got off the bus, the streets were almost empty. She walked as quickly as she could. She could hear footsteps following her but she didn’t dare to look around. After what seemed to have been hours, she was unable to find them, because she was so frightened. The footsteps stopped behind her. She felt a hand on her shoulder. Instead of feeling hands round her neck, however, she heard a pleasant voice. “I apologize if I frightened you. I’m your new neighbour. I thought I recognized you in the train, but I wasn’t sure.”
1.Jane felt frightened, walking to the station, because ________.
A. she had seen a murder on television
B. she was being followed
C. she had been at her friend’s house
D. she was a girl of rich imagination
2.Jane’s friend lived ______ her.
A. very near B. a short distance away from
C. a long way from D. next to
3.Jane was really frightened because _______.
A. the man who followed her was her new neighbour
B. the man apologized
C. the street was empty
D. she thought she met a murderer
4.The man put his hand on her shoulder. He meant to _______ Jane.
A. kill B. be friendly to C. frighten D. play a joke on
5.A girl will be frightened if ______.
A. she often watches TV
B. she is followed by a stranger for a long time.
C. she meets her neighbour suddenly
D. she feels a hand on her shoulder
Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance.
After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar, and created diabeticrockstar.com, a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones—a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources.
Jason Swencki’s son, Kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children's forums(论坛) together most evenings. "Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the site's volunteers. "They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel alone." Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages.
These days, Thomas's main focus is his charity（慈善机构）, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people—225 to date—who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses. Fight-it.org has raised about $23,000—in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean.
Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. "Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure," says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar's original members. "But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now."
1.Which of the following is true of Christopher Thomas?
A. He needs to go to the doctor every day.
B. He studies the leading cause of diabetes
C. He has a positive attitude to this disease.
D. He encourages diabetics by writing articles.
2.Diabeitcrockstar.com was created for _________.
A. diabetics to communicate B. volunteers to find jobs
C. children to amuse themselves D. rock stars to share resources.
3.According to the text, Kody ______.
A. feel lonely because of his illness
B. benefits from diabeticrockstar.com
C. helps create the online kid’s forums
D. writes children’s stories online
4.What can we learn about Fight It?
A. It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties.
B. It organizes parties for volunteer once a year.
C. It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics.
D. It owns a well-known medical website.
5.The last paragraph suggests that Thomas ______.
A. works full-time in a diabetes charity
B. employs 22 people for his website
C. helps diabetics in his own way
D. tries to find a cure for diabetes
Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.
Dear boys and girls,
It’s a great honor to speak here .I’m really sorry that it will be only ten days 1. you graduate from our school .I have always been feeling honored to have been your English teacher in the2. three years, during 3. I have been greatly impressed by your 4. qualities such as honesty ,diligence, cleverness, unselfishness ,co-operation and so on. 5. in my teaching career have I met such wonderful students as you .
The possibility of enhancing one’s knowledge is limitless .Graduation6. marks a stage of one’s education .Unceasing asking 7. knowledge will unceasingly escalate us to ever higher and higher attainments.
I do believe that your efforts will eventually pay off . I, as well as your other teachers ,am praying that every one of you will be admitted to 8. ideal college.
Love from
Your English teacher
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
One evening after dinner, Mr. And Mrs.Bond called a family meeting. " We've had to make a _______decison," Mr. Bond announced. " You see, your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago. However, the station is not here. After thinking long and hard about it, we've ________ that the right decision is to move to Chicago."
Marc looked ________, while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they'd be moving. " It's surprising but exciting!" she said. Marc simply said, " I can't leave my _______. I'd rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons!"
The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August, Marc would grow more ________ the idea of leaving. However, he showed no signs of accepting the decision, refusing to __________ his belongings.
_______ the morning of their move, Marc was nowhere to be found. His parents called Tommy Lyons' house, but Mrs. Lyons said she hadn't seen Marc. Mrs. Bond became increasingly anxious while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so ________.
What they didn't know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy's house with a faint idea of hiding in Lyons' attic(阁楼) for a few days. But as he walked along, all the _______ landscape of his neighbourhood _________ him of the things he and his family had done together: the green fence he and his mother had painted; the trees he and his sister used to climb while playing hide- and- seek; the park where he and his father often took walks together. How much would these mean without his family, who made them special in the first place? Marc didn't take the _____ to answer that question but instead, he hurried back to his house, ______ if there were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection.
1.A. different B. quick C. wise D. final
2.A. known B. recognized C. concluded D. insisted
3.A. shocked B. puzzled C. disappointed D. excited
4.A. classmates B. friends C. neighbours D. parents
5.A. delighted at B. pleased with C. accustomed to D. worried about
6.A. pack B. abandon C. tie D. pile
7.A. Before B. In C. On D. During
8.A. rudely B. irregularly C. irresponsibly D. naughtily
9.A. beautiful B. familiar C. splendid D. modern
10.A. recalled B. convinced C. warned D. reminded
11.A. time B. courage C. strength D. patience
12.A. looking B. wondering C. asking D. expecting
The next thing he saw was smoke from behind the house.
A.rose B. rising C. to rise D. risen
