Giving Back
Fair Way
The Westborough High School golf team had taken the official photos with the state prize, The other teams, disappointed, were on the bus heading home. And then Westborough instructor Greg Rota noticed something wrong on one of the score cards. A 9 had been recorded as a 7. They were not the state prize winner; Wobum High had won. "None one have known, said Wobum's instructor, Bob Doran. For Rota, it wasn’t a difficult decision: "The prize wasn’t ours to take:?
Coin Stars
"College students are lazy. but they also wan t to help," says University of Pennsyivania graduate. Dan Hork. So she made it easy, placing cups in rooms where students could leave their spare coins, and handing out cups to first-year students to keep in their rooms. Her "Change for Change" effort has collected$40,000 for charities, which were decided upon by students .
Never Forgotten
A school in Massachusetts received a $ 9. 5 million. check from Jacques LeBermuth. But it took officials several days of digging to discover his connection. to the school, Records showed the LeBermuth came from Belgium and studied in the school in the 1920s. When his family fell on hard times, he was offered free room and board. LeBermuth became a trader, owned shares of AT&T and lived off the earnings until he died , at age 89
1.What did Greg Rota probably do in the end?
A. Returned the prize to the organizer,
B. Apologized to Wobum High School.
C. Took photos of the state prize.
D. Had a meeting with Doran
2.Greg Rota's decision shows that he was .
A. polite B. honest
C. careful D. friendly
3.The underlined word "Change" in the second paragraph means
A. Idea B. Decision C. Cups D. Coins
4.Jacques LeBermuth gave the money to the school because
A. the school asked for it
B. he had no need for that much money
C. the school had helped him in the past
D. he wanted to be remembered by the students
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Knowing how much her own children loved presents at Christmas, Ann Sutton always tried to seek help for one or two poor families. With a social worker mother, the Sutton children. had inherited（继承）her commitment to service, and knew never to take their good fortune at Christmas for granted. This year, Kinzie, her seven-year-old daughter was thrilled that Santa Claus would make a special visit to a 22-year-old mother named Ashley who worked in a factory raising her 12-month-old son by herself.
The phone rang on Sunday. A representative from a local organization was calling to say that the aid Ann had requested for Ashley had fallen through. No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing.
Ann saw the cheer fade away from her children's faces at the news. Without a word, Kinzie ran into her bedroom. She returned, her face set with determination.
Opening up her piggy bank, she put all the coins onto the table: $3.30. Everything she had.
“Mom," she told Ann, “I know it's not much. But maybe this will buy a present for the baby.”
At a breakfast meeting the next day, Ann told her coworkers about her daughter story. To her surprise, staff members began to open their purses. and empty their pockets to help Kinzie .On Christmas Eve, Ann drove through the pouring rain to the small trailer where the Ashley’s lived. Then she began to unload the gifts from the car, handing them to Ashley one by one.
Ashley was very moved. Reflecting on a little girl's generosity, Ashley says she'll one day be able to do something similar for someone else in need. "Kinzie could have used that money for herself, but she gave it away," Ashley says. "She's the type of kid I'd like my son to grow up to be."
1.According to the text, Ann Sutton .
A. only cares about poor children
B. has possessed a good fortune
C. is warm-hearted and ready to help others
D. is a single mother with a 12-month-old boy.
2.When hearing the aid had fallen through,, Kinzie
A. was not sad but cheerfu1
B. put all her coins away immediately
C. told her mother to ask the coworkers for help
D. decided to buy a present for the baby with all her allowance
3.From the text we can learn that.
A. Ann would act as Santa Claus to hand out the Christmas presents
B. the Sutton children always got lots of presents at Christmas
C. Kinzie's generosity influenced others and they clici something similar
D. Ashley was moved and promised to return the money
4.What does the text mainly talk about?
A. How a warm-hearted mother shows her love to a poor family.
B. How a mother and her young daughter helped a poor family.
C. Many people make contributions to those in need. '
D. What happened to a poor family on Christmas Eve.
书面表达
假如你是希望中学的学生李华，你校的外籍教师Mr. Green准备进行一次关于西方文化的主题讲座，他发电子邮件向你询问你最喜欢的话题。请你用英语写一封回信，内容包括：
1. 推荐你最喜欢的两个话题；
2. 简要说明推荐理由；
3. 表达对讲座的期待。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数
Dear Mr. Green,
I am very happy to hear that you will give a lecture on western culture.
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短文改错
How can a person recover from emotional problems? A popular opinion suggests that he watches humorous films. And a recent study proves this to be wrong. The study also shows that watching at sad films can make getting over a negative mood a easier job. Emotional experiences is important to people’s well-being. People are less likely to share their feelings with these who have had similar experiences. Similar, people prefer movies that reflect their mood. That’s the reason a sad film can contribute to comfort a sad person more than a pleasant one.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Autumn came again，and with it ___1.____ (come)trouble and sorrow, A strange disease had broken out among the sealers．Betty Sparrow, who was Abraham Lincoln’s mother’s aunt，and her husband were the first to ___2.__ (attack)by this terrible sickness．The narrow camp which was their home was a cheerless place even at___3.___best，and the disease did its work___4.___ (quick)．
And then Abraham Lincoln’s mother was stricken down．Suffering from damp and cold in the camp had robbed her of her __5.__(strong)and made her easily ____6.__ (catch) the disease.
One morning，when the grey daylight was struggling __7.___ the gaps of the unfinished cabin，she reached out her arms and drew little Abraham before her, “My boy, you are going __8.___ live as I have taught you．” Then the end came．
___9.__ only ten years old，Lincoln was no longer a child. He was __10.___ (determine) to be a man of the type his mother would praise and admire. Long afterward，when he had won honor and had a sure place among the great men of the world，he said，"All that I am，and all that I hope to be，I owe to my angle mother．"
完形填空
School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of ________ to get home. Sitting at the front makes you ________ out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of ________ .
I try to mind my manners and ________ listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, ________ , her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick, ” she said to no one in ________ . 1 could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice tight from ________ the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes ________ as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can ________ losing him.”
I couldn’t respond. 1 was ________ My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great ________ my own mother was thrown into when my father died.
I saw how hard it was, ________ still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go through ________ .
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a ________ world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.
I suddenly felt very ________. I realized I had only thought of people as ________ as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and ________ as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m just another person in ________ else’s world, and may not even be important. I should not have been so selfish and self—centred. Everyone ________ a place to go to, people to see and appointments to ________ . Understanding people is an art.
1.A. determinationB. decisionC. attemptD. anxiety
2.A. makeB. thinkC. standD. find
3.A. topicB. conversationC. discussionD. message
4.A. devotedlyB. carelesslyC. sincerelyD. politely
5.A. thereforeB. thusC. otherwiseD. however
6.A. commonB. silenceC. particularD. surprise
7.A. avoidingB. clearingC. keepingD. fighting
8.A. loweredB. closedC. widenedD. opened
9.A. mindB. regretC. bearD. miss
10.A. angryB. shockedC. curiousD. interested
11.A. painB. pityC. disappointmentD. mercy
12.A. yetB. andC. orD. but
13.A. thisB. themC. thatD. one
14.A. darkB. narrowC. wholeD. bright
15.A. confusedB. selfishC. worriedD. sad
16.A. longB. muchC. wellD. far
17.A. regard herB. Helped her outC. Brushed her offD. take her
18.A. someoneB. anyoneC. no oneD. everyone
19.A. hasB. takesC. findsD. needs
20.A. stayB. remainC. keepD. put
