A city child’s summer is spent in the street in front of his home, and all through the long summer vacations I sat on the edge of the street and watched enviously the other boys on the block play baseball. I was never asked to take part even when one team had a member missing—not out of special cruelty, but because they took it for granted I would be no good at it. They were right, of course.

     I would never forget the wonderful evening when something changed. The baseball ended about eight or eight thirty when it grew dark. Then it was the custom of the boys to retire to a little stoop(門廊) that stuck out from the candy store on the corner and that somehow had become theirs. No grownup ever sat there or attempted to. There the boys would sit, mostly talking about the games played during the day and of the game to be played tomorrow. Then long silences would fall and the boys would wander off one by one. It was just after one of those long silences that my life as an outsider changed. I can no longer remember which boy it was that summer evening who broke the silence with a question: but whoever he was, I nod to him gratefully now. “What’s in those books you’re always reading?” he asked casually. “Stories,” I answered. “What kind?” asked somebody else without much interest.

     Nor do I know what drove me to behave as I did,for usually I just sat there in silence, glad enough to be allowed to reain among them; but instead of answering his question, I told them for two hours the story I was reading at the moment. The book was Sister Carrie. They listened bug-eyed and breathless. I must have told it well, but I think there was another and deeper reason that made them to keep an audience. Listening to a tale being told in the dark is one of the most ancient of man’s entertainments, but I was offering them as well, without being aware of doing it, a new and exciting experience.

     The books they themselves read were the Rover Boys or Tom Swift or G.A.Henty. I had read them too, but at thirteen I had long since left them behind. Since I was much alone I had become an enthusiastic reader and I had gone through the books-for-boys series. In those days there was no reading material between children’s and grownups’books or I could find none. I had gone right fromTome Swift and His Flying Machine to Theodore Dreiser and Sister Carrie. Dreiser had hit my young mind, and they listened to me tell the story with some of the wonder that I had had in reading it.

     The next night and many nights thereafter, a kind of unspoken ritual (儀式) took place. As it grew dark, I would take my place in the center of the stoop and begin the evening’s tale. Some nights, in order to taste my victory more completely, I cheated. I would stop at the most exciting part of a story by Jack London or Bret Harte, and without warning tell them that that was as far as I had gone in the book and it would have to be continued the following evening. It was not true, of course; but I had to make certain of my new-found power and position. I enjoyed the long summer evenings until school began in the fall. Other words of mine have been listened to by larger and more fashionable audiences, but for that tough and athletic one that sat close on the stoop outside the candy store, I have an unreasoning love that will last forever.

1.Watching the boys playing baseball, the writer must have felt ________.

A. bitter and lonely                            B. special and different

C. pleased and excited                         D. disturbed and annoyed 

2.The writer feels grateful even now to the boy who asked the question because the boy ________.

A. invited him to join in their game       

B. liked the book that he was reading

C. broke the long silence of that summer evening

D. offered him an opportunity that changed his life

3.According to Paragraph 3, story-telling was popular among the boys basically because ________.

A. the story was from a children’s book         

B. listening to tales was an age-old practice

C. the boys had few entertainments after dark    

D. the boys didn’t read books by themselves

4.The boys were attracted to Sister Carrie because ________.

A. it was written by Theodore Dreiser           

B. it was specifically targeted at boys

C. it gave them a deeper feeling of pleasure       

D. it talked about the wonders of the world

5.Sometimes the writer stopped at the most exciting part of a story to _______.

A. play a mean trick on the boys                

B. experience more joy of achievement

C. add his own imagination to the story         

D. help the boys understand the story better

6.What is the message conveyed in the story?

A. One can find his position in life in his own way.

B. Friendship is built upon respect for each other.

C. Reading is more important than playing games.

D. Adult habits are developed from childhood.

下面文章中有5個段落需要添加首句。請從以下選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D、E和F）中選出適合各段落的首句，并在答題紙上將相應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的標(biāo)號涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。

A.  Be a good listener.                        B.  Care about the details.

C.  Strike up a conversation.                   D.  Make time for friendships.

E.  Reach out to the newcomers.                F.  Avoid causing inconveniences

Develop Better Relationships with Neighbors

     Good neighbors are a lot like electricity or running water：we don’t know how much we depend on them until we don’t have them. They make our lives more pleasant and give us a sense of who we wrte, both as an individual and as a member of the community. Here is how to develop your relationships with these very important people in your life.    

1. _________ Often neighbors don’t even know each other’s names. But it’s okay to be the one to break the ice , even if you’ve lived next door for years.Most neighbors enjoy making small talk with the folks on the other side of the fence. So as you see them at work in their yards, smile, wave, and say hello. Ask how their kids are (whether they’re babies or in college), whether they could use an extra cucumber from your garden, or what they think of the price at the local supermarket.

2. _________ These days, the old Welcome Wagon is a thing of the past. But your new neighbors may be feeling lonely and unsure, especially if they’re far from home, and might appreciate a friendly face bearing fresh-baked chocolate cakes. If they have kids, tell them where the children in the neighborhood live. Recommend the best places to eat and sleep. Invite them over for coffee or tea when they get settled, give them your number, and point to your house as you say good-bye.

3.__________ Return anything that you borrow from a neighbor, such as tools, in good repair and as soon as you’ve finished with them. Replace anything that belongs to your neighbor that you, your children, or your pets break or soil. Make sure that your car is not blocking their doorway. Such random acts of consideration will have your neighbors talking — and the talk will be good.

4. __________  If you value a friendship with your neighbors, spend time with them. What better way to meet your neighbors than to invite them to an informal barbecue, pool party, or holiday open house? Better yet, you might even consider throwing a get-together in their honor. Deliver the invitations in person to everyone who lives on your street and chat with each for five minutes before moving on to the next house. This way, you will get an idea of what your neighbors are like so that you can plan for appropriate food and music.

5. ___________ In a good relationship, it’s really the little things that count. Help to bring in the mail for the elderly neighbor when there is a heavy rain. When your neighbor gorgets to take in his rubbish cans, roll them back into his yard. If you’re truly concerned, you’ll know when your neighbor needs some cheering up — a bunch of flowers or a helping hand when it’s needed. All it takes to develop  your relationship with neighbors is the respect for their feelings.

下面短文中有10處語言錯誤。請?jiān)谟绣e誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。

    增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫上該加的詞。

    刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

    修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。

    注意：1.每處錯誤及修改均僅限一詞；

          2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

     I was taking a train to London’s Victoria Station. I had noticed that the carriage was noise and filled with people.

     Before long, a train inspector comes to check out tickets. A passenger realized he couldn’t find his ticket but became quite upset. Then everyone in the carriage began searching the ticket, which was eventually found under a seat several rows from his owner. The person who found a ticket smiled with pleasure at his success.

     No one in the carriage had previous spoken to or even noticed the ticket-owner before. Yet, they had so quickly offered the strangers their help. If we could show concern to others on need, the world would be a better place to live in.

 學(xué)校圖書館需要購置一批新書， 現(xiàn)向?qū)W生征求意見。假如你是李越，你認(rèn)為學(xué)校圖書館最需

要購置科普類圖書（popular science books）和文學(xué)類圖書（literary books）。請你用英語給圖書館王老師寫一封100—120詞的信，推薦這兩類書，并分別說明推薦理由。

 注意：信的抬頭與落款已給出（不計(jì)入詞數(shù)）。

 Dear Mr. Wang,

  ____________________________________________________________________________________

                                                      Yours sincerely

                                                       Li Yue

Her_____for writing was a desire for women to get the right to higher education.

A. motivationB. qualification C. talentD. technique

When Richard said，“You are much more agreeable and prettier now，Joan’s face turned red at the unexpected_____.

A. commandB. comparison C. compliment D. contribution

Seeing the big crowd coming towards him, he started to run down the hill，but____ and went down on his hands and knees in the melting snow.

A. slippedB. skiedC. signalledD. sank

The old rules have to be_____because they only applied to the circumstances that existed when they were made a hundred years ago.

A. developedB. establishedC. observedD. revised

I’ve been trying to phone Charles all evening, but there must be something wrong with the network; I can’t seem to_____.

A. get throughB. get off C. get in D. get along

Is this your necklace, Mary? I____it when I was cleaning the bathroom this morning.

A. came across B. dealt withC. looked after D. went for