Soon Tommy’s parents, who had recently separated, would arrive for a conference on his failing schoolwork and bad behavior. Neither parent knew that I had called the other.
Tommy, an only child, had always been happy, cooperative and an excellent student. How could I convince his father and mother that his recent failing grades represented a broken-hearted child’s reaction to his parents’ separation and pending (即將發(fā)生的) divorce?
Tommy’s mother entered and took one of the chairs. Soon the father arrived. Good! At least they were concerned enough to be here in time. They ignored each other.
As I gave a detailed account of Tommy’s behavior and schoolwork, I prayed for the right words to bring these two together to help them see what they were doing to their son. But somehow the words wouldn’t come. Perhaps if they saw one of his dirty, carelessly done papers?
I found a sheet in the back of his desk. Writing covered both sides: not the assignment, but a single sentence scribbled (潦草地寫) over and over.
Silently I gave it to Tommy’s mother. She read it and then handed it to her husband. Then his face softened.
At last he folded the paper carefully, placed it in his pocket, and reached for his wife’s hand. She wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled up at him. He helped her with her coat and they left together.
In his own way God had given me the words to reunite that family. He had guided me to the sheet of yellow copy paper covered with the pain out pouring of a small boy’s troubled heart.
The words are “Dear Mom…Dear Daddy… I love you…”
小題1:The author called Tommy’s parents in order to ________.

A．solve the couple’s problem

B．scold them for their divorce

C．help them realize their influence on Tommy

D．blame Tommy for his failing grades

小題2:This passage is most probably written by _________.

A．a(chǎn) teacher

B．a(chǎn) journalist

C．a(chǎn) lawyer

D．a(chǎn) doctor

小題3:How did Tommy’s parents feel after seeing the words?

A．Satisfied.

B．Troubled.

C．Depressed

D．Moved

小題4: We can learn from the passage that _______.

A．the author knew Tommy often wrote to his parents

B．the author said a lot to make Tommy’s parents reunite

C．Tommy hated his parents divorcing

D．Tommy was greatly influenced by his parents

小題5: What would be the best title for this passage?

A．A separate family	B．Tommy’s essay
C．Never divorce	D．A good teacher

I had spent over five exhausting（令人疲乏不堪的） years on my essay for my Ph. D（哲學(xué)學(xué)士）. and was anxiously preparing for my oral boards which were to be held in California, and I had  36  a flight through Minneapolis, where I was to change  37 . My flight was very late, and I was soon in an all—out run to  38  my flight. I had to stop to catch my  39 on a moving sidewalk when I  40 a woman in her fifties   41 with a carry-on bag.
I don’t know   42  , but I looked at her face and blurted out, “Are you going on flight 567 to California?”
She responded, “Yes.”
“So am I ,” I responded．“Give me your bag. I’ll run   43 and tell them to wait for you.” I took her bag and started running again. I   44 onto the plane and told a flight attendant that one more passenger was behind me and to please   45 the plane for her. I   46 myself with her bag, and a few moments later she arrived and was the last person on the plane   47 they closed the doors and   48  . After the plane leveled off, I   49 the bag to her, and she smiled at me and thanked me.
I didn’t sleep a wink in the hotel and arrived at the   50 at seven o’clock in the morning. The  51 kept me waiting for an hour in a room. I walked into the boardroom and was initially frightened by all the   52 in their robes. As I slowly   53 at the faces of all the board members, I noticed the bright face of a woman. She gave me a smile   54 a young schoolgirl. It was the same woman whose bag I had carried ahead the night before.   55 , whenever I made a mistake on any questions, she did a great job of relaxing me.

小題1:	A．prepared B．caught C．scheduled預(yù)定的 D．ordered安排好的；

小題2:	A．trains B．buses C．planes D．directions

小題3:	A．catch B．run C．get D．hold

小題4:	A．flight B．breath C．bag D．companions

小題5:	A．greeted B．met C．noticed D．seek

小題6:	A．walking B．struggle C．carrying D．running

小題7:	A．how B．why C．what D．where

小題8:	A．before B．immediately C．fast D．a(chǎn)head

小題9:	A．raced B．got C．solved D．opened

小題10:

A．leave B．hold C．remain D．reserve

小題11:

A．found B．took C．seated D．occupied

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)fter B．when C．while D．before

小題13:

A．left out B．run away C．took off D．carried away

小題14:

A．presented B．preserved C．proved D．showed

小題15:

A．place B．university C．palace D．city

小題16:

A．meeting B．board C．essay D．a(chǎn)rgument

小題17:

A．professors B．ladies C．staffs D．teachers

小題18:

A．stared B．watched C．glanced D．looked

小題19:

A．like B．a(chǎn)s C．of D．from

小題20:

A．Needless to say B．No matter how C．What’s more D．In the end

Many Chinese have been greatly shocked by the traffic accident caused by the drunk driver Sun Weiming, who has killed five and injured some others in Chengdu, Sichuan. However, such a case is not rare.
Today, the traffic accidents may have been regarded as a social problem. The car has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the blood on the street flows actually from rude behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral(道德的) rights of others. In fact, the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless but just ordinary people acting carelessly, you might say. But it is a principle both of law and common morality that carelessness is no excuse when one's actions could bring death or damage to others. A minority of the killers go even far beyond carelessness that can be imagined.
Researchers have estimated that as many as 80 percent of all automobile accidents can be attributed to(歸屬于) the psychological condition of the driver. Emotional upsets can change drivers' reactions incorrectly, slow their judgment, and make them blind to the dangers that might otherwise be obvious. The experts warn that it is important for every driver to make a conscious effort to keep his/her emotions under control.
Yet the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem isn't only put upon drivers. Street walkers regularly ignore or break traffic regulations. They are blamed in most vehicle walker accidents, and many cyclists even believe that they are not subject（受…支配） to the basic rules of the road.
Significant legal advances have been made towards safer driving in the past few years. Safety standards for vehicles have been raised both at the point of manufacture and through regular road inspections. In addition, speed limits have been lowered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreased. But the accident experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The only real and lasting solution, say the experts, is to make people believe that driving is a skilled task requiring constant care and concentration. Those who fail to do all these things present a threat to those with whom they share the road.
小題1:Traffic accidents may be regarded as a social problem because          .

A．a(chǎn)uto driving has become dangerous and harmful in today's society

B．people usually pay no attention to law and morality when driving

C．they have caused serious psychological problems among drivers

D．the car has killed and disabled more people than any weapon in history

小題2:Who are NOT mentioned as being responsible for the road accidents?

A．Careless bicycle-riders.	B．Careless people walking in the street.
C．Irresponsible auto drivers.	D．Irresponsible auto manufacturers.

小題3:Discussing solutions to traffic accidents, the author seems to be          .

A．doubtful and hopeless

B．a(chǎn)ngry and disappointed

C．objective (客觀的) and concerned

D．a(chǎn)nxious and annoyed

Experts do not really know when people began keeping fish as pets. But they say that people have been interested in fish for thousands of years. Some say the ancient Sumerians were the first civilization to keep fish in ponds more than four thousand years ago. The Chinese kept and studied carp and goldfish more than one thousand years ago. The ancient Romans kept eels as pets. And the Greek philosopher Aristotle made what is believed to be the first known study of sea life, including sharks and dolphins.
Keeping fish at home in small water tanks called aquariums is extremely popular today. And everyone seems to enjoy visiting huge public aquariums that have opened around the world.
By the middle of the eighteen hundreds, science had shown that plants, fish and other sea creatures could survive together under water. So it was no longer necessary to change the water in a tank for the fish to live there. This led to the building of the first public aquariums.
The first aquariums opened in London, England in 1853. in the next fifteen years, other aquariums opened in Europe and the United States. By 1928, there were about forty-five public aquariums.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium has been recognized as the first aquarium in the United States and it shows visitors the underwater life in the bay. The Georgia Aquarium opening in 2005 says it is the largest in the world. It has more than one hundred thousand sea animals in thirty million liters of water including two whale sharks---the world’s largest fish.
Another aquarium re-opened in 2005 in Camden, New Jersey. The Adventure Aquarium first opened in 1992. It spent about fifty million dollars expanding its building and improving its exhibits.
Aquariums provide the public with many chances to experience life under the sea. They can be found in most areas of the world. People might even want to start an aquarium at home and join the millions of people around the world who keep fish as pets.
小題1:Which aquarium opened again after its rebuilding ?

A．The Monterey Bay Aquarium.	B．The Adventure Aquarium.
C．The Georgia Aquarium.	D．The first aquarium in London.

小題2:Which of the following is NOT mentioned to have kept fish as pets?

A．The ancient Sumerians.

B．The ancient Romans.

C．The Chinese.

D．The ancient Indians.

小題3:Which of the following is correct?

A．People were not interested in fish until the middle of the eighteen hundreds.

B．The Moneterey Bay Aquarium is regarded as the best aquarium in America.

C．Plants, fish and other sea creatures could not survive together under sea.

D．People have to change the water in a tank frequently for the fish to live there.

小題4: The passage is written mainly       .

A．to tell people the importance of keeping fish as pets

B．to explain why people want to visit aquariums

C．to let people know the development of the aquariums

D．to describe different aquariums

小題5:What does the underlined word “aquariums” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Exhibition centres where people can watch and enjoy different species of fish.

B．Small boxes made of glass, where people keep fish in, usually at home.

C．Places which shows visitors the underwater life in the bay.

D．Places which provides the public with many chances to experience life under the sea.

Let’s say you have a piece of wood, a nail, and hammer. Pretend the wood is a person, the nail is a mean rumor (謠言) about that person. If you hammer in the nail, you’re obviously hurting him or her. If you then pull out the nail, there’s still a hole in the wood, and the damage has been done.
There are many reasons why that nail of a rumor can be so harmful. Rumors are, quite simply, a form of bullying (欺悔). When a person or a group makes up a rumor about someone or decides to spread gossip, it’s usually to hurt someone, break up a friendship, or make someone less popular. It’s the same thing as teasing, only it’s done behind someone’s back instead of to his or her face.
When you spread a rumor about someone, you’re sending a signal that the person is outside of the group, and somehow less worthy of friendship than others. You’re making fun of that person or pointing out negative things about him or her. This can let others think that it’s okay to make the person feel bad, and make him or her an outsider.
We need to be able to trust our friends, and gossip and rumors can break this trust. If you tell a personal secret to a friend, and he turns around and tells it to someone else, you might feel like you will get burned if you ever get close to him again.
Letting a rumor influence your behavior is like letting someone else make a big decision for you. Let’s say you hear that the teacher plans to call a Snow Day tomorrow because a blizzard (暴風(fēng)雪) is coming. Expecting a day off, you don’t do your homework. The next morning, the blizzard turns out to be nothing more than a drizzle（毛毛雨）, and school isn’t off after all. You get zeroes on your work.
小題1:The purpose of the first paragraph is to        .

A．help readers know what a rumor is	B．a(chǎn)ttract readers to read the following paragraphs
C．emphasize the damaging effects of rumors	D．explain how a rumor spreads

小題2:To tell a rumor and a tease apart, you depend on        .

A．whether it is done behind someone	B．whether it is painful or not
C．whether it is a kind if bullying	D．whether it is spread fast

小題3: If a rumor is spread about someone, others may        .

A．point out his or her advantages	B．keep away from him or her
C．not feel he or she is an outsider	D．be hurt if getting close to him or her again

小題4:From the last paragraph, we can infer that        .

A．it is hard to keep rumors a secret	B．rumors can destroy your interest in learning
C．believing rumors can lead to bad choices	D．rumors can control your whole life

小題5:The purpose of this passage is to         .

A．a(chǎn)dvise on how to deal with rumors	B．teach us how to judge a rumor
C．find out why rumors spread fast	D．explain why rumors hurt

EVENTS(賽事)
Bicycle tour and race
　  A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27(Sat. & Sun. ). At 5:30am, the riders will leave Tian'anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometers leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.
　　The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaibe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.
　　Cost: 200 Yuan   Telephone: 4675027
Brazilian footballers
　　The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo'an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star　Romario ho has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.
　　Ticket prices: 60,100,150 Yuan
　　Time/Date: 4:30 pm, August 26(Sat.)   Telephone:  5012372
Rock climbing
The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(觀眾).
　　Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.
　　Time/Dates: 9-12 am, August 26 and 27
　　Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua
小題1: If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for _________.

A．35 kilometers

B．55 kilometers

C．75 kilometers

D．110 kilometers

小題2: The underlined word "leg" in "Bicycle tour and race" probably means ________.

A．race

B．practice

C．part of the training

D．part of the tour

小題3: What is special about the Rock climbing competition?

A．A foreign team takes part in it.

B．You can watch it without paying.

C．You don't have to be a sportsman to take part.

D．The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.

小題4: If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call?

A．4675027

B．7143177

C．5012372

D．7144850

It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work．I was tired and had a slight   21 ．
I worked in a   22  doctor's office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run   23  than usual．It seemed I was going to be late   24  home and my husband, being the   25  person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again． Maybe  26  I hurried, I could still make it home．
I was heading inside to   27  for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter, I heard them asking for   28  to the local hospital．It was the same hospital that I had just   29  a few minutes ago．
The young man at the counter was trying to be   30  in explaining how to get there, with two other people making   31 ．One of them was   32  trying to give them a whole different route back．It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the  33  ?"
A look of  34  crossed the woman's face．
"I'm going right by there," I said, which wasn't a（ an）   35  since I had just made up my mind to do  36  that．
I got in my car and began the journey back．I was trying to watch to be sure they were right  37  me．I took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to   38 ．I felt better than I had all day and my headache was   39  gone．
Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased, "So you aren't ever late any more．"
"Sometimes it's  40   to be late," I said, happy inside my heart．

小題1:	A．cold B．fever C．stomachache D．headache

小題2:	A．foreign B．regular C．busy D．noisy

小題3:	A．earlier B．later C．easier D．simpler

小題4:	A．getting B．cooking C．calling D．working

小題5:	A．lazy B．punctual C．generous D．careful

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)s B．since C．while D．it

小題7:	A．pay B．change C．wait D．search

小題8:	A．opinions B．trouble C．directions D．money

小題9:	A．reached B．visited C．called D．left

小題10:

A．skilled B．helpful C．experienced D．a(chǎn)ctive

小題11:

A．comments B．promises C．surveys D．offers

小題12:

A．only B．still C．even D．ever

小題13:

A．station B．office C．hospital D．hotel

小題14:

A．panic B．relief C．sadness D．peace

小題15:

A．duty B．fact C．reason D．lie

小題16:

A．partly B．properly C．exactly D．perfectly

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)cross B．before C．beside D．behind

小題18:

A．go up B．die down C．speed up D．turn down

小題19:

A．nearly B．hardly C．possibly D．luckily

小題20:

A．possible B．special C．good D．safe

"I've changed my mind．I wanted to have a telescope, but now I want my daddy back．" Lucien Lawrence's letter to Father Christmas, written after his schoolteacher father had been knifed to death outside his school gale, must have touched every heart．Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn't see the stars in the sky．When those whom we love depart from us, we cannot see the stare for a while．
But Lucien, the stars are still there, and one day, when you are older and your tears have gone, you will see them again．And, in a strange way, I expect that you will find your father is there too, in your mind and in your heart．I find that my parents, long dead now, still figure in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than 1 ever did when they were alive．I still live to please them and I'm still surprised by their reactions．I remember that when I became a professor,! was so proud, or rather so pleased with myself, that I couldn't wait to call my parents．The reply was a long time in coming, but when it did, all Mother said was "I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children!" I haven't forgotten．The values of my parents still live on．
It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care．Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence have been to face the aggressors （挑釁者）, and to lay down my life for those in my care? How many people would want me back for Christmas'' It's a serious thought, one to give me pause．
I pray silently, sometimes, in the dead of night, that ancient cry of a poet " Deliver my soul from the sword（劍）, and my darling from the power of the dog．" Yet I know the death comes to us all,
and sometimes comes suddenly．We must therefore plan to live forever, but live as if we will die
tomorrow．We live on, I'm sure, in the lives of those we loved．a(chǎn)nd therefore we ought to have a care
for what they will remember and what they will treasure．If more parents knew this in their hearts to
be true, there might be fewer knives on our streets today．
小題1:According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph ______．

A．puts forward the subject of the text

B．shows the author's pity on the kid

C．a(chǎn)cts as an introduction to the discussion

D．makes a clear statement of the author's views

小題2:In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to explain to us ______．

A．how much he misses his parents now

B．why his parents often appear in his dream

C．when Lucien will get over all his sadness

D．how proud he was when he succeeded in life

小題3:What feeling did the author's mother express in her reply?

A．Proud．

B．Happy．

C．Disappointed．

D．Worried

小題4:In the author's opinion, the value of a person's life is ______．

A．to leave behind a precious memory to the people related

B．to have a high sense of duty to the whole society

C．to care what others will remember and treasure

D．to share happiness and sadness with his family

小題5:What does the writer mean by the sentence taken from an old poem?

A．Call on criminals and murderers to lay down their guns．

B．Advise parents stay with their children safely at home．

C．Spend every day meaningfully in memory of the death．

D．Try to keep violence and murder far away from society．

There is more than one reason for which you need to hire a business attorney（律師）. It is very important to hire some good attorney for your business especially because of the fact that you will need their knowledge and advice from beginning to all the time through your business. An attorney actually provides useful advice and guidance for your business and above all for your finance.
When you start some business you need to hire a business attorney for helping you in decision making for which kind of business you are going to start. So, all steps and all legal requirements will be provided to you and you can work without any trouble. Therefore, you will be introduced to all that you need to know and how to organize your business. You will be made aware about what type of organization would be the most useful and the best for you. Moreover, it is very useful when you have business consultant and especially in the law area, because he will provide you with legal knowledge and direct about what is legal for business and what is illegal.
At the same time, he will provide you with legal contract that you need to have for your corporate reports. Also, when you are a beginner in business it is very difficult to handle all kind of state taxes and fee; so a business attorney is here to help you with that. When there are some questions about auction, good and professional business-attorney will lead you through acquisitions(所獲之物), sale mergers(合并) and similar matters.
These are only few reasons why you need to hire a good attorney, but there are more of them. So when you start some business, use advice of professionals and take the right decision.
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小題1:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Few Reasons Why You Need a Business Attorney.

B．Business Attorney is a Key to a Business.

C．Advice from Attorney for a Business.

D．Contact with Arizona Business Attorney.

小題2: According to the author, ________.

A．you’d better consult a lawyer before starting a business

B．it is the best to hire an attorney before opening a business

C．you should contact Arizona before your business

D．it is rule to invite an attorney in America

小題3: If you are a beginner in business, ___________.

A．you will meet with some auction questions

B．you are sure to suffer problems of taxes and fee

C．you should seek for advice of professionals

D．you must hire a good attorney

小題4:Where can the reader find the passage?

A．In a newspaper.	B．On the Internet.
C．In a magazine.	D．In a guide book.

People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a   21  problem. They often accept the opinion or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without   22 ；they try to find a solution by trial and error.   23  .，when all of these methods   24  ，the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six    25  in analyzing a problem.
   26  the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam's bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.
Next the person must   27   the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For example, he must determine the parts that are wrong.
Now the person must look for   28  that will make the problem clearer and lead to  possible solutions. For example, suppose Sam   29   that his bike does not work because there is some thing wrong with the brakes(剎車).   30  , he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes,   31  his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully.
After studying the problem, the person should have   32  suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an example   33 ，his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old ones.
In the end, one   34  seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the __35__ idea comes quite   36  because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a   37   way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum（口香糖）stuck to a brake. He   38   finds the solution to his problem ：he must___39___the brake.
Finally the solution is tested .Sam finds that his bicycle   40  perfectly. In short he has solved the problem.

小題1: A．funny B．usual C．similar D．common

小題2: A．practice B．thinking C．understanding D．help

小題3: A．Besides B．Instead C．Otherwise D．However

小題4: A．fail B．work C．change D．develop

小題5: A．chances B．conditions C．steps D．troubles

小題6: A．First B．Usually C．In case D．Most importantly

小題7: A．demand B．find C．describe D．face

小題8: A．imagination B．duty C．program D．information

小題9: A．hopes B．a(chǎn)rgues C．decides D．suggests

小題10: A．In other words B．Once in a while C．By chance D．At this time

小題11: A．a(chǎn)pply for B．turn to C．a(chǎn)gree with D．look after

小題12: A．extra B．enough C．several D．countless

小題13: A．suddenly B．a(chǎn)gain C．either D．a(chǎn)lone

小題14: A．suggestion B．conclusion C．decision D．discovery

小題15: A．next B．clear C．final D．new

小題16: A．unexpectedly B．late C．clearly D．often

小題17: A．simple B．different C．quick D．sudden

小題18: A．fortunately B．easily C．clearly D．immediately

小題19: A．clean B．separate C．loosen D．remove

小題20: A．a(chǎn)rises B．works C．takes D．declares