阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
My First Day
I was still shy in the presence of a crowd. And my first day at the new made me a laughing stock of the classroom. I was sent to the blackboard to write my . I knew my name, and knew how to write it, but standing at the blackboard with the ____ of so many pupils on my back made me inside and I was unable to write a single letter.
"Write your name," the teacher called to me. I the white chalk to the blackboard and, as I was about to write, my mind went blank; I could not remember my name, the first letter.
Somebody laughed and I became "Just forget us and write your name," the teacher called and walked to my side, at me to give me confidence.
"What’ s your name?" she asked. "Richard," I ____ . "Then write it."
I turned to the
blackboard and lifted my hand to write, but then I was again. I tried to ___ my senses but I could remember nothing. I realized how totally I was and I grew weak and leaned my hot forehead the cold blackboard. The room burst into a loud and my muscles froze. I sat and myself. Why did I always appear so dumb I was called upon to perform in a crowd? I knew how to write as well as any other pupil in the classroom, and there was no I could read better than any of them, and I could talk when I was sure of myself. Then why did strange make me freeze? I sat with my ears and neck __, hearing the pupils around me whisper, hating myself.
1.A. school B. house C. office D. lab
2.A. address B. name C. website D. hobby
3.A. presence B. pressure C. eyes D. smiles
4.A. freeze B. struggle C. fall D. think
5.A. took B. picked C. carried D. lifted
6.A. still B. ever C. even D. also
7.A. delighted B. nervous C. disappointed D. angry
8.A. pointing B. looking C. smiling D. waving
9.A. whispered B. explained C. shouted D. nodded
10.A. empty B. stupid C. quiet D. blank
11.A. form B. collect C. make D. catch
12.A. fighting B. feeling C. failing D. afraid
13.A. by B. before 
C. from D. against
14.A. laughter B. noise C. cry D. cheer
15.A. calmed B. hid C. comforted D. blamed
16.A. where B. that C. when D. as
17.A. need B. doubt C. wonder D. use
18.A. correctly B. anxiously C. clearly D. freely
19.A. faces B. teachers C. places D. classrooms
20.A. shaking B. suffering C. burning D. Hurting
For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans． 1. Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today．Strauss' invention continues to be popular not only among Americans but also among people around the world．
Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829． 2. He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847．Before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853, Strauss worked in his brother's dry goods business．This gave him a chance to p
roduce his famous invention．After the gold rush of 1949, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes．
Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals．Instead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners．At first, he planned to sell sewing supp
lies and cloth． 3. When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining, he decided to use a special fabric to make pants for the miners．These pants proved so popular that he quickly ran out of materials to make more．
In 1873, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a process of connecting pockets with copper rivets（铆钉）．This made the pants last a long time．Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent． 4. ．
The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss' company is now one of the largest clothing companies in the world．
By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion． 5.
A．As a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States．
B．Nobody knew what kind of material was suitable．
C．He did and Levi jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since．
D．However, he did not get much business for those products．
E．He also made a great contribution to America's clothing industry．
F．Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture．
G．As the business grew, Strauss got much money from it．
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1.Which of the following magazines will probably provide you with articles about music and paintings?
A. Apollo B. The Week C. New Internationalist D. The Guardian Weekly
2.It is possible that most of the readers of the four magazines are ________ .
A. men B. women C. children D. grown-ups
3.Which of the following would you most probably read if you want to get information from the world’s most popular newspapers?
A. Apollo & The Week
B. Apollo & New Internationalist
C. The Guardian Weekly & The Week
D. The Guardian Weekly & New Internationalist
Cao Min couldn’t believe she was experiencing exactly what she had seen years ago in the film “Titanic”.
Cao and her two children from Anhui Province were traveling on board the “Liaoludu 7” on February 22. They were among the first people on the ship who were rescued by lifeboats. Cao’s one-year-old son was the youngest passenger on board.
The “Liaoludu 7” was traveling in the Bohai Straits from Lvshun in Liaoning Province to the port city of Longkou in Shandong Province. It suddenly lost its power at 2:30 pm and tilted(倾斜) on its side. With 81 people on board, the ferry began to sink.
“I was so scared that my legs couldn’t move forward. They kept shaking even when I was asked to jump onto a lifeboat,” Cao recalled.
Upon receiving the mayday appeal (紧急呼救), China Marine Search and Rescue Centre immediately informed the State Council. The center sent eight lifeboats to the fishing boats.
After more than four hours of fighting strong winds and freezing ocean water, the passengers were recovered. All but four survived. These four died after spending too long time in the freezing waters, according to a spokesperson for the Beijing-based center.
1.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. The film “Titanic” had been on show again in Shanghai.
B. Cao Min and her children experienced the terrible accident.
C. “Liaoludu 7” with all passengers on board were saved.
D. The ferry began to sink on the way to the port of Liaoning.
2.From the passage we can infer that .
A. China Marine Search and Rescue Centre quickly carried out the rescue task
B. the center sent eight lifeboats and asked for help from the United Nations
C. the passengers were fighting strong winds and freezing ocean water for one hour
D. the ferry sank into the sea immediately it tilted on its side at 2:30 pm
3.According to the passage, ________ passengers on board were still alive.
A. four B. seventy-seven 
C. eight D. eighty-one
In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of (不赞成) these life extending measures, and they argue that people should have the
right to die when they want. They say that the quality (质量) of life is as important as life itself and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They saw that people should be allowed to die with dignity (尊严) and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite (明确) answer.
1.The best title for this passage is ___________.
A. The Right to Live B. The Right to Die
C. The Doctor’s Duty D. Life Is Better Than Death
2.In recent years, people can live longer than in the past. It’s because of ___________.
A. the develo
pment of medical technology B. big hospitals
C. good doctors D. good living conditions
3.According to some people, whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to (该由) _____.
A. the doctors B. the surroundings
C. his or her family D. the patient himself or herself
4.In the writer’s opinion ______________.
A. death is better than life B. life is better than death
C. neither death nor life is good D. None of the above
5.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Most of the medical workers join in the argument.
B.The argument has ended in favor of the patient.
C.The argument hasn’t ended yet.
D. The quality of life is not as important as life itself.
There are popular programmes about the work of the police on TV. People like them because they are interesting and useful.
In London there is a TV programme called “Police Five”. It takes five minutes a week. A TV reporter talks about crimes(犯罪) in London. He asks people for help, because the police station needs their help.
The TV reporter shows picture of lost painting, lost cars and other lost things during the week. Sometimes he shows the picture of the car that the thieves(贼) drove away. When people see the picture of such things on TV, they may remember something so that they may tell the police where or when they saw them. With their help the police may catch more thieves.
Sometimes the police find a car or something expensive that has ever been lost, the TV reporter shows them on TV. Then the owners may see them and they can get them back.
1.“Police Five” is _______.
A. name of a TV reporter. B. time of a TV 
programme
C. the name of a TV programme D. a police station.
2.“Po
lice Five” is shown _________.
A. every week B. once a week C. five minutes a day D. five times a week
3.This programme is about ___________.
A. a TV reporter B. painting C. cars D. crimes
4.The police _______by this programme.
A. let people understand them B. ask for people’s help
C. let people know what was lost D. let people feel interesting
