We often think of the days___we spent together on the island.

A.when B.which C.in which D.during which

All the apples___fell down from the tree were eaten up by the pigs.

A.they B./ C.that D.which

I am going to see the manager tomorrow, ____ he will be back from New York.

A.when B.which C.in which D.on which

The reason _______ he has resigned is poor health.

A.in which B.where C.why D.which

This is the TV station ____ we visited last year

A.where B.that C.to which D.in which

Do you know the man ___ just now?

A.to who I nodded B.I nodded to

C.whom I nodded D.whom I nodded to him.

The English program normally attracts 1,000 students a year, ______  half will be from abroad.

A.in which B.for whom C.with which D.of whom

The workers overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time,

______ is something we had not expected.

A.what B.that C.which D.it

If a shop has chairs _____ women can park their men, they will spend more time in the shop.

A.that B.which C.when D.where

语法填空

I have always enjoyed listening to music. It helps me clam down after a busy day, and I am also one of those 1. can listen and study at the same time. I am fond of 2.（classic）, but I also like many other types of music. Among all the 3.（talent） musicians, I like Beethoven best, because he is one of the greatest 4.（composer） in the world. Though he went 5.（complete） deaf during the last years of his life, he didn’t give up composing.

When I was a child, I used to listen to music on the radio. 6. the invention of personal computers and cellphones, I prefer 7.（listen） on the cellphone, as new functions 8.（add） to it in the past few years. The technology is developed to meet customer demand. Some people 9.（affect） by anxiety start to feel relaxed when listening to music on the cellphone. And others worry about not being able to use it well. However, I am 10. dependent（依赖） on the cellphone that I fail to live without it.

    Music can calm the soul and inspire creativity, but it won’t, according to researchers from Harvard, improve intelligence.

“More than 80 percent of American adults think that music can improve children’s grades or intelligence, “said Samuel Mehr, a Harvard Graduate School of Education doctoral student in a statement. “Even in the scientific community, there’s a general belief that music is important to children’s development — but there is very little evidence（证据） supporting the idea that music classes improve children’s intelligence.”

The view that music improves intelligence can date back to a study published in 1993 in the journal Nature, which describes the “Mozart effect” as the ability for people who play instruments to perform better at spatial（空间的） problems. The study later was proved wrong, but the idea that music could make you smarter remained.

To test the connection between music and intelligence, researchers studied 29 parents and their four-year-olds. It turned out that music training did not improve the children’s intelligence. The children who had music training performed only slightly better at one spatial problem.

The researchers then did the study again, but with 45 parents and children. Half the group were given music training and the other half didn’t receive any. As with the first study, the second round produced no evidence that music training made the participants any smarter.

The researchers limited their research to classical music, and didn’t show whether different types of music made any difference. And while they concluded that the idea that music makes you smarter is a myth（谬见）, they argue that teaching children music is still important, and may have other advantages that aren’t all connected with intelligence.

1.What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?

①Music can encourage creativity.

②Most American parents take music seriously.

③Most scientists believe music has no advantages to children’s development.

④The idea that music can improve intelligence is not true.

A.①②③ B.②③④

C.①③④ D.①②④

2.What can we know about the “Mozart effect” from the passage?

A.It was brought up by Mozart.

B.It proved that music could make children smarter.

C.The idea has been completely accepted.

D.It is the origin of the idea that music can improve intelligence.

3.According to the researchers, ______.

A.music can help one become much cleverer

B.music lessons should be stopped in school

C.music is important to children’s development

D.students should learn different kinds of music

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A.Music — the Key to Your Success

B.The Advantages of Learning Music

C.The Connection Between Music and Creativity

D.Music May Not Make You Smarter

    I went deaf in my right ear and was left with 50% hearing in my left when I was a little boy. My doctors _______ that I would be completely deaf, and today, my hearing has _______ to 20%, so I think I’m doing pretty _______.

For my 18th birthday, my dad asked me to deejay（当唱片节目主持人） at the restaurant he owned. I was _______. I e-mailed a well-known New York City was DJ: “I know you like challenge. How about _______ a deaf person to deejay?” He wrote back the next day: “Challenge _______.” He tutored me twice a week for two years, helping me develop proper skills. I practiced four hours a day. Now when I’m _______, my muscle memory recovers.

_______ I started, I wouldn’t tell the club managers I was deaf. I would just _______, introduce myself and start playing music. At the end of the night, someone would say, “Oh, here’s the check.” And I’d say, “What? Oh, I can’t hear.” They were always so ________. Sometimes I would bring doctor’s ________ because they wouldn’t believe me. It was reassuring（令人安心的） that they came there not out of ________, but because I was good.________ people started calling me “Deaf DJ”.

It is not all about ________. For each show, I can hear some of the lower frequencies（频率） and feel the ________ in my feet. I can feel the energy of the song and the ________ goes crazy. The next time you go dancing ________ your ears, and you’ll feel a little bit of how I do it. You’ll start using your other senses. You’ll start seeing that you’re able to listen to the music in a ________ way.

Now, I play at all sorts of get-togethers in many different places. I also go to schools for the deaf and talk to the students about motivation and ________ themselves. I tell their parents, “My ________ to you is to let your kids follow their dreams. I’m a deaf DJ, so why not your kids?”

1.A.agreed B.proved C.predicted D.admitted

2.A.increased B.stayed C.dropped D.kept

3.A.well B.much C.bad D.little

4.A.disappointed B.anxious C.shocked D.excited

5.A.changing B.expecting C.teaching D.imaging

6.A.refused B.accepted C.found D.paid

7.A.singing B.watching C.performing D.listening

8.A.When B.While C.After D.Until

9.A.cheer up B.show up C.look up D.call up

10.A.satisfied B.frightened C.worried D.surprised

11.A.notes B.orders C.plans D.letters

12.A.encouragement B.favor C.pity D.respect

13.A.Easily B.Eventually C.Regularly D.Immediately

14.A.sensing B.playing C.feeling D.hearing

15.A.beat B.noise C.clap D.wave

16.A.music B.song C.crowd D.manager

17.A.fold B.cover C.close D.hide

18.A.complex B.traditional C.strange D.different

19.A.believing in B.agreeing with C.concentrating on D.worrying about

20.A.point B.advice C.idea D.message

单句语法填空

1.To make a good ____________, she dressed well and told some ____________ stories about herself, which made the interviewers deeply ____________.（impress）

2.Chongqing is known to us all ______ a “foggy city”.

3.It was when I got back to my apartment ______ I first came across my new neighbors.

4.Almost all pre-school children go to a kindergarten, ______ they learn simple games and songs.

5.______（settle） in Austria for years, he got used to the life there.

6.Born into an artist’s family, she showed a great gift for painting from ______ early age.

7.By the time you receive this letter, I ______（leave） this city for my hometown.

8.A library as well as 5,000 books ______（offer） to the country as a gift last year.

9.The little boy showed his great ______ for painting. We believed he would become a ______ artist.（talent）

10.The air gets thinner and thinner ______ the height increases.

Writing

介绍一下令你印象最深的一位老师(80-100字)。

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Translation

1.有志者，事竟成。where

2.最后，这个牧羊人被绳之于法。justice

3.上海的气温在0℃到35 ℃之间。range

4.我正在街上走着，这是忽然有人从后面拍我的肩膀。when

PEOPLE— ________

This Thursday, Irena Sendler will be honoured for her work as a smuggler (偷运者). During World War II, the Polish social worker smuggled nearly 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw ghetto (聚居区). She gave them new identities, found them safe places with good-hearted Christians, and kept the children’s real names buried in jars in her neighbours’ gardens. (The play, Life in a Jar, based on her story, is being performed.) At 93, Sendler lives in a Warsaw nursing home and is too weak to travel to Washington D.C., to receive the 2003 Jan Karski Award for Valor and Compassion from the American Center of Polish Culture. One of the children she saved will accept the award for her.

You risked your life to save the children.

I was taught by my father that when someone is drowning, you don’t ask if they can swim, you just jump in and help. During the war, everyone was drowning, but mostly the Jewish children.

How did you persuade parents to give up their children?

I had to answer honestly that I didn’t even know if we would get past the guards.

What was the most frightening moment?

When I saw a priest (牧师) in charge of an orphanage for Jewish children in the ghetto walk with them out to be killed. The children were in their best Sunday suits. The priest was killed with them.

How did you get the children to behave as you smuggled them out?

I told the older children to act as if they were sick and sometimes gave the younger ones a sleeping pill. They were told to remember their new names. I also told the children to tell guards they had only been visiting a servant in the ghetto and were going back to their real homes outside.

Did you tell your own two children what you did?

I never told them. Only when my daughter went to Israel did she learn all about me. I thought it was only normal to do so. And it was a very painful subject. It was always on my mind that I couldn’t do more.

1.We can learn from the passage that Irena Sendler ________.

A.will go to Washington to accept the award with her daughter

B.was caught a few times while she was rescuing the Jewish children

C.told those parents that their children’s lives would be guaranteed

D.saved thousands of Jewish children at the risk of her own life

2.The expression “everyone was drowning” can best be replaced by “________”.

A.everyone was involved in the war

B.all the people were drowned

C.all the people were facing danger and death

D.Jewish children were being killed

3.Which one could NOT be expected when Sendler was smuggling the Jewish children?

A.The children pretended to be brothers and sisters from one big family.

B.Some children pretended to be returning home after visiting servants in the ghetto.

C.The children were asked to remember and use new names instead of real ones.

D.Some children were told to pretend to be sick in front of the guards.

4.Which of the following is best for the blank in the title?

A.DISASTER SURVIVOR B.IMPRESSIVE SMUGGLER

C.AWARD RECEIVER D.SECRET DEFENDER

Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English.

Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspaper. You may find the information you need.

Global English Center

﹡General English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

﹡3-month (700 yuan), 6-month (1,200 yuan) and one-year (2,000 yuan) courses.

﹡Choices of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day, Mon－Fri.

﹡Experienced college English teachers.

﹡Close to city center and bus stops.

Tel: 67705272            Add: 105 Ahongshan Road, 100082

Modern Language School

﹡Special courses in English for business, travel, banking, hotel management and office skills.

﹡Small classes(12-16 students) on Sat. &Sun. from 2:00－5:00 p.m.

﹡Native English teachers from Canada and the USA.

﹡Language lab and computers supplied.

﹡3-month course: 1,050 yuan; 6-month course: 1,850 yuan.

Write or phone: Modern Language School, 675 Park Road. 100056

Tel: 67353019

The 21st Century English Training Centre

﹡We specialize in effective teaching at all levels.

﹡We offer morning or afternoon class, both three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan.

﹡We also have a six-week TOEFL preparation class during winter and summer holidays.

﹡Entrance exams: June. 1 and Dec. 1

﹡Only 15-minute walk from city centre.

Call 67801642 for more information

The International House of English

﹡Three/Six- month English courses for students of all levels at a very low cost: 60 yuan for 12 hours per week: convenient class hours: 9:00－12:00 a.m. and 2:00－5:00 p.m.

﹡A 4-month evening programme specially for developing speaking skills (same cost as day classes).

﹡Free sightseeing and social activities

﹡Very close to the Central Park. For further information call 67432308

1.You work from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. Which school will you choose?

A.Global English Center and Modern Language School.

B.Global English Center and the International House.

C.Modern Language School and the 21st Century.

D.The 21st Century and the International House.

2.The 21st Century is different from the other three schools in that______.

A.its teaching quality is better B.it is nearest to the city centre

C.its courses are more advanced D.it requires an entrance examination

3.You will probably prefer to go to the International House because it _________.

A.offers free sightseeing and social activities

B.has a special course in spoken English

C.costs less than the other schools

D.has native English teachers

4.If you take the evening programme at the International House, you will pay about _______.

A.60 yuan B.240 yuan C.720 yuan D.960 yuan

    Any snakebite can be dangerous if infection (感染) sets in. Some types of snake poison make the bite area swollen (肿胀的) or painful. Others cause bleeding or damage the heart’s nerves. Here are some especially dangerous snakes:

The largest of all poisonous snakes, king cobras can reach 5.5 meters in length. Each king cobra bite contains enough poison to kill an elephant — or 20 people. But these big snakes usually avoid people. They live throughout India, southern China and Southeast Asia.

A bite from Australia’s inland taipan, the world’s most poisonous snake, releases enough poison to kill 100 men. The good news is that people rarely come in contact with this snake, and a treatment for its poison exists.

Russell’s viper lives throughout Asia, including India, southern China, and on the island of Taiwan. It prefers grassy fields but can be found in forests and urban areas. It bites more people and causes more deaths than any other poisonous snake.

Though short, the common Indian krait packs a powerful punch (攻击) in its bite. Most often, it strikes people at night while they are sleeping. Since the bite causes little pain, victims are often not sure that they have been bitten until they begin to experience stomach cramps (痉挛). Without treatment, symptoms will worsen quickly and can lead to death.

The black mamba, a native of Africa, is actually olive or grey in color. Only the inside of its mouth is black. When black mambas feel threatened by a human, they make a loud hissing sound to warn the person away. If the warning is ignored, the snake will attack the person repeatedly. And they can attack quickly, moving over the ground at speeds of up to 20 kilometers per hour.

1.According to this article, what is a particular feature (特点) of the king cobra?

A. Its seasonal changes. B. Its lack of movement.

C. Its sense of hearing. D. Its amazing size.

2.According to this article, which of the following is known for its speed?

A. The inland taipan. B. The black mamba.

C. The Indian krait. D. The Russell’s viper.

3.What does the article imply about the inland taipan?

A. It is believed to have died out.

B. Meeting with it can cause death.

C. Some people keep one as a pet.

D. Very little is known about its behavior.

4.In which magazine would you most likely find this article?

A. Let’s Explore Nature B. Weekly Travel Digest

C. Psychology Magazine D. Global Warning News

    More and more shoppers are buying things online these days, allowing them to avoid aggressive salespeople and long lines at checkout counters. In spite of online convenience, however , there are some items — like clothes — that customers prefer to examine before buying. In light of this, two companies are finding ways to modernize stores and ______ the gap between online and in-store retail (零售).

A software company that also happens to sell designer jeans, Hointer has created a fast and painless shopping experience for its customers.

Shoppers walk into a Hointer store and select one of the many pairs of jeans _____ down from bars. Then they point their smartphones at the tag and ______ the Hointer app, after which they select the size and press “try on.” The app then directs them to a specific dressing room. German-made robots bring out the ______ jeans and deliver them through a chute (斜槽) to the dressing room in about 30 seconds. Immediately after _____ pairs of jeans are dropped through another chute, the “outbox,” they disappear from the list in the app.

Purchases at Hointer are made with a swipe (刷卡) of a credit card. And interacting with a salesperson is optional! This allows Hointer to hire fewer people and focus on their ultimate goal: developing ______ that supports a retail revolution.

Men’s clothing retailer Bonobos has come up with a more personalized shopping experience. Although it is — in fact — an online retailer, Bonobos has decided to open a handful of brick-and-mortar stores called Guideshops. Shoppers make an appointment online before arriving at a Guideshop, where they receive one-on-one ______ from a fitting guide. Because these shops have limited inventories (存货), shoppers aren’t able to take home the outfits they select. But guides help shoppers make online purchases before they leave, after which the items will be____ to customers in one or two days.

While Hointer focuses on convenience, Bonobos Guideshops focus on customer service. But both efforts have one thing in common: giving clothing retailers a new look for the 21st century.

1.A.break B.shallow C.bridge D.deepen

2.A.hiding B.hanging C.storing D.labeling

3.A.start B.upload C.save D.download

4.A.desired B.well-designed C.promoted D.well-prepared

5.A.qualified B.wanted C.chosen D.unwanted

6.A.employment B.efficiency C.technology D.market

7.A.contact B.instruction C.notice D.attention

8.A.presented B.packaged C.delivered D.transferred

Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.

As a student, I get so many assignments every day. I have to stay up late in order to finish all my homework. I used to complain about all this pressure  1. school with my classmates. We did not appreciate our teachers for their hard work. We only knew that we got a lot of homework.

After a few months, we did not complain about homework anymore because we knew that our teachers worked 2. (hard) than we did. We had no right to complain. Sometimes, we said, “I didn’t go to bed until 12:00 o’clock last night. Now I just want to sleep.” Our teacher would answer us, “I go to bed at 1:00 a.m. every day.” Since we knew how hard teachers work, we started to appreciate them. To give our thanks, we wrote a big card to the teachers  3.it was teachers’ day. When they got our card, they  4. (touch) because their students finally knew the teachers’ effort.

After giving the card, I realized  5. powerful the sentence “thank you” is. When we give our thanks to somebody, the world is full of love. I say “thank you” to my friends, family, classmates, teachers, and even strangers. I like to see the smiles on their faces, so saying “thank you” every day is the way I make the world a better place.

假如你是李华，你校国际交流部正在招聘志愿者，接待来访的英国中学生。请你写信申请，内 容包括：

1.申请原因；

2.口语水平；其他优势。

注意：1.词数：100左右 ;

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3 .开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir/Madam,

I’m writing you this letter for the position of a volunteer.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Looking forward to your early reply.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错 误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。

As more and more people choose bike-riding instead of drive, bike-sharing enjoys great popularity in China. It’s very convenient of you to use a mobike if you have a mobile phone. You just need to find the nearest mobike through the APP, scan the QR code on the bike, but enjoy your trip. Compared with other form of shared bikes, a mobike have many advantages. One obvious advantage is that you can find a mobike easy and never worry about where to park them. In word, bike-sharing benefits people a lot. It has become a new way of transportation, that reduces traffic jams and helps protect the environment as well as.

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。

Organized by Beijing Normal University, an 1.（importance） forum （论坛）on the spirit of the Chinese women’s volleyball team was held on Saturday in Beijing. Around 500 people from different fields 2.（attend） the forum.

Professors and experts gave significant speeches, sharing their 3.（opinion） on the spirit of women’s volleyball and on 4. building of sports power. Lang Ping, chief coach of women’s volleyball team, also shared her views, 5.（make） all the audience deeply impressed.

Cheng Jianping, the Party chief of Beijing Normal University, said in his speech women’s volleyball has influenced people 6.（great）, and encouraged them 7.（struggle） for their aspirations （抱负）.The spirit of women’s volleyball has not only showed patriotism （爱国主义）but also brought confidence and courage to people 8. are facing new challenges. So far, China 9.（enter） a new era （时代），and it should continue to carry forward this spirit. Meanwhile, this spirit should be closely linked 10. patriotism education, Cheng said.

    When I look back on my childhood, a mixture of happiness and sorrow floods over me. I have living memories of every past life story that has had deep _______ on my future view of life. Here is one such _______ story.

Shaking in my underwear (内衣)on the driveway, I watched the home quickly _______ to the ground. A moment ago I was sleeping _______ in my comfortable bed when a _______ woke me up. My grandma’s bedroom was just next to mine and my brother’s. A fire had _______ there and awakened her. Upon hearing her, my older brother began to take action. The house, however, was over 50 years old and made of _______ . Before we could do anything, the fire had _______ it.

I stood trembling with great _______ as the fire ruined my books, clothes, and toys. I watched ________while my mother cried and my father swore (咒骂). I wondered what would ________ ahead of us since everything was lost. However, as I looked around, I ________ something for the first time: What matters aren’t ________. I saw my older brother running across the ________ by our house to get help. I saw my oldest brother who ________ from an earlier accident standing painfully on one leg. I saw my parents gathering together and my grandma ________ our little dog in her arms. Everything that was ________ had survived the fire. Our lives would continue. And that was all that mattered.

The accident that night helps me learn the ________ we share actually means much more than materials. Live our life for the things that ________, not for the things we own. Let the ________ inside us make this world a warmer place.

1.A.impression B.challenge C.difference D.influence

2.A.classic B.lovely C.meaningful D.funny

3.A.pull B.burn C.run D.push

4.A.deeply B.badly C.terribly D.nervously

5.A.event B.notice C.scream D.song

6.A.broken in B.broken out C.broken up D.broken down

7.A.mud B.steel C.wood D.curtain

8.A.destroyed B.attacked C.spread D.injured

9.A.delight B.joy C.hope D.fear

10.A.hopefully B.excitedly C.helplessly D.happily

11.A.earn B.inform C.meet D.lie

12.A.dismissed B.realized C.desired D.approached

13.A.families B.surroundings C.things D.people

14.A.bridge B.pole C.tree D.rope

15.A.starved B.escaped C.recovered D.suffered

16.A.holding B.defending C.hitting D.beating

17.A.cheap B.important C.expensive D.native

18.A.pain B.worry C.wealth D.love

19.A.matter B.decide C.determine D.depend

20.A.heart B.fire C.spirits D.feelings

    Why do you run? Different people have different reasons. Whatever your reason, there’s one thing we can be sure of: Running is much better injury-free. In his book, Dr. Jordan Metzl’s Running Strong, Metzl has the perfect suggestions for enjoying your running without losing your well-being. Here are five must-follow rules for injury-free running:

1. Train for your level of fitness and your goals.

1. If you run for fitness and your goal is 30 minutes a day, that’s cool. But if you are just starting out, you need to get there slowly.

2. Wear the right shoes for your feet.

You will hear lots of opinions about whether running shoes really help prevent injury and whether you should even wear them. 2. And some of you may need a little added assistance from inserts （鞋垫）.

3. 3..

Be honest about how much sleep you need and stick to it. The cool runner is the one who wins the race. Sleep will get you there.

4. Fuel （给提供能量） your body right for running and recovery.

4. And after workout or race, you need to deliver nutrients （营养物）to all the body rebuilders in your muscles, so they can do their job and get you back into perfect shape for your run tomorrow.

5. Pay attention to pain.

When pain changes the way you run, stop running. 5. And use dynamic rest （动态休息）to stay in shape until you are back on your running feet.

A. Try to find out what’s going on and treat it.

B. Get seven to eight hours of sleep every night.

C. Running should be seen as fun rather than pain.

D. Don’t run more miles than your body can deal with.

E. A good pre-run meal plan is one that keeps you stepping strong.

F. It is because of the health benefits, including lowering your risk for disease.

G. The right running shoes can help correct foot-movement problems that lead to injury.

    On Sunday, November 3, 2019, most North Americans will mark the end of Daylight Saving Time (DST) by moving their clocks back an hour. This simple action will not only add an extra 60 minutes to their weekend, but also shift (变换，变动) daylight back into the morning hours, making it a little less painful to wake up for school and work during the shorter winter days.

Operating the clocks was first suggested by Benjamin Franklin in 1784. He mentioned the idea in a letter to the editor of the Journal of Paris and advised it should be a way to save candles, but it was not taken seriously. George Hudson from New Zealand also recommended moving the clocks back two hours in 1895 to get extra daylight time to study insects. Unfortunately, neither he nor British people William Willett, who suggested it in 1907 as a way to save electricity costs, got their wish.

It was the German Empire that began the clock shifting tradition on April 30, 1916, to save fuel needed to produce weapons and bombs for World War I. Though a few others, including the US and Britain, adopted the tradition shortly after, all the countries returned to Standard Time once the war ended, only to start DST again during World War II. Once the battle ended in 1945, the US government ended DST nationally but allowed states and districts to continue the tradition and even allowed them to establish their own start and stop dates.

However, though there have been many attempts to persuade lawmakers to end DST, both in the US and Europe, they have not been successful. Therefore, unless you live in places like Hawaii and Arizona, you have little choice but to “Fall Back” and enjoy the extra hour this weekend! Health experts suggest the best way to adjust is going to bed at your regular time, even if the day is an hour longer.

1.Who first suggested operating the clocks?

A.William Willett in 1907. B.Benjamin Franklin in 1784.

C.George Hudson in 1895. D.The German Empire in 1916.

2.Why was the “DST” used by the German Empire?

A.To end the World War II earlier.

B.To give the states and districts freedom.

C.To meet the needs of the US and British people.

D.To save fuel needed to produce weapons and bombs.

3.Before the start of DST, when it is 7:30 a.m. in Beijing, it is 7:30 p.m. in Boston. If it is 11:30 a.m. in Beijing, what time will it be in Boston after using DST?

A.10:30 p.m. B.11:30 p.m.

C.12:30 p.m. D.9:30 p.m.

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A.Attempts to end DST B.The Shorter Winter Days

C.End of DST this year D.Sunday’s Extra Time

    Parents do not owe （欠） their children a college education. If they can afford it, they can certainly send them to a good university. But they needn’t feel guilty if they can’t. When children grow up and want to get married, their parents do not owe them an apartment. They do not have the duty to look after their grandchildren, either. If they want to do it, it must be considered a favor, not an obligation.

Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.

One of their obligations is to give their children a personal worth. Children who are always made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly compared with brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so unsure, so afraid of failing that they won’t try at all. Of course they should be properly corrected when they do wrong, but it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves in time. All their parents should do is to trust them, respect them, understand them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand failure. When criticisms （批评） are really needed, they should be balanced with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.

Parents owe their children a set of solid values around which to build their lives. This means teaching them to respect the rights and opinions of others; it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by deed. A child who is lied to will lie. A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and loving.

No child asks to be born. If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child something.

1.The author thinks parents ________.

A.should send their children to college

B.should support their children after they get married

C.need to buy an apartment for their children

D.needn’t feel guilty if they can’t send their children to universities

2.What does the underlined word “obligation” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.Right. B.Promise.

C.Duty. D.Excuse.

3.According to the passage, what should parents do when children make mistakes?

A.Understand them and tell them not to do that again.

B.Let them learn the mistakes by themselves in time.

C.Compare them with brighter brothers or sisters.

D.Correct their mistakes immediately.

4.What does the author mainly talk about in this passage?

A.The duties of parents.

B.The best way to teach children.

C.The reason why children feel stupid and unworthy.

D.The reason why parents owe their children something.

    One day a poor man was begging with an old wallet in his hand. As he felt sad at his own bad luck, he kept wondering why some wealthy people were never satisfied and were always wanting more.

“Here,” said he, “is the master of this house—I know him well. He is a wealthy businessman. He should have turned over his business to others, and then he could have spent the rest of his life happily, but he didn’t. Instead, he sent his ships to sea to trade with foreign lands. However, there were great storms on the water, so his ships were destroyed and his treasure disappeared in the sea. As for me, if I had only enough to eat and to buy clothing, I would not want anything more.”

Just at that moment, Fortune came down the street. She saw the poor man and stopped. She said to him, “Listen! I want to help you. Hold your wallet, and I will pour this gold into it, but only on this condition: all that falls into the wallet shall be pure gold, but every piece that falls upon the ground shall become dust. Do you understand?”

“Oh, yes,” said the poor man.

“Then be careful,” said Fortune. “Your wallet is old, so do not load it too heavily.”

The beggar was so glad that he quickly opened his wallet, and a stream of yellow dollars poured into it. The wallet grew heavy.

“Is that enough?” asked Fortune.

“Not yet.”

“Isn’t the wallet cracking （裂开）?”

“Never fear.”

The beggar’s hands began to tremble. Ah, if the gold would only pour forever!

“You are the richest man in the world now!”

“Just a little more, add just a handful or two.”

Another piece was added, and the wallet cracked. The treasure fell upon the ground and turned to dust. The beggar had nothing now but his empty wallet. He was as poor as before.

1.What happened to the wealthy businessman?

A.He was robbed of his money. B.His ships sank at sea.

C.His treasure turned to dust. D.He gave his money to the poor.

2.Why do you think Fortune gave the gold to the poor man?

A.She wanted to make the poor man the richest in the world.

B.She had too much gold already.

C.She wanted to teach the poor man a lesson.

D.She liked the way the poor man spoke.

3.Which word best describes the poor man?

A.weak B.happy

C.wise D.greedy

4.What is the best title for this article?

A.The poor man and Fortune

B.The poor man and the businessman

C.The poor man and his wallet

D.The poor man and the gold

New movies set holiday eve record

Chinese moviegoers set a box office （票房） record for the eve of the week—long National Day holiday. By 9:30 p.m. September 30, new movies had brought in 630 million yuan.

The major movies contributing to the box office record were My People, My Country, The Captain and The Climbers.

My People, My Country ranked first by bringing in around 270 million yuan. It was made up of seven short stories which were set in historic moments to look back at New China’s 70 years of existence. The movie was co-directed by Chen Kaige, Zhang Yibai, Guan Hu, Xue Xiaolu, Xu Zheng, Ning Hao and Wen Muye.

Another well-received film, The Captain, earned 194 million yuan to occupy second place. Starring actor Zhang Hanyu, the film is based on heroic Sichuan Airlines pilot Liu Chuanjian, who completed one of the most miraculous （奇迹的） emergency landings in China’s civil aviation （民航） history.

Also adapted from real events, The Climbers earned 157 million yuan. With an excellent cast including Zhang Ziyi and Wu Jing, the film is about Chinese mountaineers’ climbing to the top of Mount Qomolangma.

Wu Jing said the film filled a gap in the market, with sports-themed titles quite rare in the world’s second-largest movie market.

Besides the three movies, eight other films will be on during the holiday ending on Oct 7.

1.My people, My country was directed by the following directors except ________.

A.Zhang Yibai B.Zhang Yimou

C.Chen Kaige D.Xu Zheng

2.The film The Captain has earned ________ yuan according to the passage.

A.194 million B.157 million

C.270 million D.630 million

3.Why did Wu Jing say The Climbers filled a gap in the movie market?

A.Because it is about climbing Mount Qomolangma.

B.Because it is a very successful movie.

C.Because its theme is about sports.

D.Because it is adapted from a real event.

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