Every day my husband parked his car in the same open-air car park in Zimbabwe. On this particular day, he had been running to his car with a pile of office papers under his arm. As he opened the car door, he suddenly lost control of his body. He felt a stabbing pain in his arm, and became totally breathless and lost consciousness. As he fell down, half in, half out of the car, his last thought was “what a way to die”.
A young woman getting into her own car in the deserted car park noticed what was going on and at once ran to my husband’s aid, trying to bring his life back. Realizing time was important, she tried to move my husband to her car, calling the guard at the gate.
Fearing an ambulance would take too long to arrive, she felt it better to get to the hospital as quickly as she could. She raced through traffic lights sounding her car’s horn and rushed into the hospital, calling out, “I have an unknown man here who I think is having a heart attack.
Having realized he was in capable hands, the woman returned to the car park, found his keys on the ground, collected his papers and piled them in the car. Having seen my husband come out of a certain building each day, the security guard thought he knew where he worked. The young woman managed to locate his colleagues and they in turn contacted my niece, who waited for me to return home so she could break the news to me.
After careful tests it turned out that my husband’s disease had nothing to do with heart. We were naturally eager to find the kind stranger who had come to his aid. After some weeks we discovered where the young woman worked. She was overjoyed when my husband walked into her office with a huge bouquet of flowers. She said she required no thanks, and preferred to remain anonymous (匿名的).
We now live in a different country, but each Christmas my husband remembers her act of kindness and sends a gift. We regard every day of his life as a bonus, all thanks to this kind stranger.
1.From the passage, we can infer that _______.
A. a heart attack hit the writer’s husband suddenly
B. there were few people in the park that day
C. the young woman was at a loss at first
D. the woman was fined for breaking the traffic lights
2.Who told the writer the news of her husband’s illness?
A. The young woman.
B. The security guard.
C. The colleague of her husband.
D. The writer’s niece.
3.What might be the most suitable title for the passage?
A. The Gift of Life
B. An Act of Gratitude
C. The Attack of a Disease
D. The Story of a Young Woman
书面表达
假定你叫李华，你的美国笔友John来信告诉你他想在上海迪斯尼乐园(Disneyland)开放的第一天去参观。请你给他写封回信，要点如下：
1. 诚挚邀请；
2. 接机事宜；
3. 住宿安排；
4. 行程规划。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语和结尾语已为你写好。
Dear John,
I’m so pleased to receive your last letter.
I’m looking forward to seeing you as soon as possible.
Yours,
Li Hua
语法填空：阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Last week, our class was _1.___duty in the cafeteria for student self-management(自我管理). On the first day, I __2.___ (shock) to see so much left over food thrown away by students. What a waste! Being concerned about it, my classmates and I had a heated discussion,_ 3._ is on how to solve the problem. Lots of good ideas came up, such as holding class meetings, putting up wall newspapers and charging a fine for wasting food. Finally, we all agreed that wall newspaper would be __4.___(good) choice.
The next day, we put our idea into 5.__(real). Towards lunch time, we put up a wall newspaper outside the school cafeteria, _6.___(call) on students not to waste food. Many students gathered around to read and __7.___(express) their support. To my great delight, there were changes soon. In the cafeteria, I found the trays（托盘）returned after lunch all empty without any leftover. Food __8.___ (save) and the dining hall was cleaner. Seeing this, I was full of_9.__ (excite) and was proud of _10.___ we had done.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A few years ago, my younger brother and I went to Norfolk, Virginian by plane. _________, before we took off, we heard the pilot's voice throughout the plane, “Sorry, ladies and gentlemen. We have no _________ on the plane. We have a generator(发电机), and we are going to _________ the engines with it. We will _________ in the air and head to Norfolk, and see what happens. ”
See what happens? We are going to get up in the air, and see what happens? At this point, one woman started crying. “Oh, no! We are going to_________ ！” There were sighs of _________ and anxiety quickly spreading throughout the plane, and we hadn't even _________ yet. Thirty minutes passed and we were still _________ there. Then the voice of the pilot came over again,“ Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are _________ , so are we. We only have one engine going right now, and it is working double time. ”
There was crying _________ we had walked into graves(坟墓). But the pilot told us our one engine was working double time, and his_________was to get up in the air and see what happens! Then we did. We got up in the air and _________ happened. We arrived in Norfolk and everyone _________ for still being alive.
Although I do sincerely like to have a perfect plan _________ “see what happens”,sometimes it really isn’t such a bad life strategy to see what happens. All too often, those who are running after their goals usually freeze_________ taking active action, because they think they don’t have _________ success. Actually, success will never be guaranteed(保证). The _________ thing that you can do is just get up in the air, and see what happens.
If you are planning to learn a new skill, “get up in the air, and see what happens!” It might not be as_________ as you thought. You might be smarter than you thought, and the result could be very _________ ! So don’t stay there trying nothing just because there is no _________ of guaranteed success.
1.A. Gratefully B. Excitedly C. Unfortunately D. Thankfully
2.A. service B. power C. water D. oil
3.A. shut B. fix C. change D. start
4.A. get up B. pick up C. bring up D. speed up
5.A. wait B. delay C. crash D. damage
6.A.joy B. hopelessness C. disease D. impression
7.A.landed B. backed out C. gone up D. taken off
8.A. sitting B. checking C. watching D. boarding
9.A. puzzled B. reliable C. anxious D. eager
10.A.even if B. as if C. what if D. only if
11.A. comment B. complaint C. schedule D. plan
12.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
13.A. escaped B. cheered C. recovered D. praised
14.A. less than B. other than C. better than D. more than
15.A.on average B. as well as C.except for D. instead of
16.A. realistic B. organized C. possible D. guaranteed
17.A. same B. common C. best D. last
18.A. interesting B. difficult C. powerful D. dull
19.A. rewarding B. disappointing C. intelligent D. frightening
20.A. meaning B. sign C. action D. Award
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Many people believe that that dogs should not be kept in large cities.They say that pet dogs should be banned because they are dangerous to man since they carry diseases and that they attack people especially young children.__ 1.__ For example,they eat large quantities of food that could go to feed the poor and the starving of the world. What’s more , many people spend large amounts of money on their dogs ,even buying them beds and toys,taking them to doctors when they are sick ,burying them in pet cemeteries when they die. 2._
However I disagree with these arguments.many animals carry diseases than dogs .In fact people carry more diseases than dogs._ 3._ And if they are it is because they have attacked or frightened the dog. As for money spent on dogs , what people do with their money is their own business..Finally there will always be the poor in the world .
Let us now look at why dogs are good animals. 4.__ They can also help the police to search for drugs and explosives（炸药）.In addition, dogs are able to save people’s lives after an earthquake when they are buried under fallen buildings. What’s more, dogs are used to protect property（财产） as well as woman and children. __5.__
For all these reasons I believe that pet dogs should not be banned from cities.
A. They are used by the police to catch criminals(罪犯).
B. What’s more,very few people are attacked by dogs.
C. Finally dogs are used to guide the blind in the streets.
D. Some owners even leave them their money when they die
E. The British spend more on their dogs than they do on themselves
F. In addition, they are of the opinion that dogs are expensive to keep
G. Many dogs are deserted（抛弃） by their owners when they get tired of them
Facebook is the world’s biggest social networking site. People are being tricked into Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service without realizing they’re paying for it by giving up loads of personal information.
Most Facebook users don’t realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea what they’re paying for Facebook because people don’t really know what their personal data is worth.
The biggest problem, however, is that the company keeps changing the rules. Early you could keep everything private. That was the great thing about Facebook— You could create your own little private network. Last year, the company changed its privacy rules so that many things— your city, your photo, your friends’ names— were set by default (默认)to be shared with everyone on the Internet.
According to Facebook’s vice-president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people don’t share information, they have a “less satisfying experience”.
Some critics(批评家) think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. In original business model, which involved selling ads and putting them in the side of the pages totally, who wants to look at ads when they’re online connecting with their friends?
The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April，Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urged(催促) the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social networking sites. “I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them,” Schrage admits.
I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy, it’s only the beginning，which is why I’m considering cancelling(取消)my account.Facebook is a handy site, but I’m upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don’t know. That’s too high a price to pay.
1.What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph?
A. It is a website that sends messages to users who want to get married.
B. It makes money by selling its users’ personal data.
C. It provides loads of personal information to its users.
D. It earns money by putting on advertisements.
2.What does the author say about most Facebook users?
A. They are unwilling to give up their personal information.
B. They care very little about their personal information.
C. They don’t identify themselves when using the website.
D. They don’t know their personal data enriches Facebook.
3.Why does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage?
A. To obey the Federal guidelines.
B. To provide better service to its users.
C. To improve its users’ connection
D. To expand its business.
4.Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account?
A. He is dissatisfied with its present service.
B. He finds many of its users untrustworthy.
C. He doesn’t want his personal data badly used.
D. He is upset by its frequent rule changes.
