“ Are you too stupid to do anything right？”These words—said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son—were spoken   21    he had walked away from her．They boy returned, his eyes down-cast.

Not a   22     moment, perhaps,   23     small moments sometimes last a very long time．And a few words—though they mean   24    at the time to the people who say them—can have great   25    .

I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff．For the last 24 years he has been a professional   26    ．Here is what he told me:

As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly   27    ．He had few   28    and no self-confidence．One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment（作業(yè)）．The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird．Now they were to write their own chapter that would   29     the last chapter of the novel.

Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it   30   ．Today he can not recall anything   31 

about the chapter he wrote, or what   32    Mrs．Branch gave him．What he does remember is the four words Mrs．Brach wrote in margin（空白處）of the paper：“This is   33   writing.”

    Four words．They   34     his life.

    “   35     I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or   36   I was going to be.”he said.“After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been   37    of doing but never believed I could do.”

       Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs．Brach to evaluate．She was   38     , tough and honest.“She was just what I

   39   .”Dalkoff said.

       His confidence   40   ．Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of his paper.

A．where           B．why              C．because             D．when

A．wonderful          B．difficult            C．funny               D．big

A．yet             B．a(chǎn)lthough           C．for                 D．therefore

A．much          B．little               C．more               D．most

A．meaning           B．power           C．force               D．sense

A．writer           B．player               C．poet               D．singer

A．sorry           B．proud               C．sick                D．shy

A．books            B．ideas                C．friends              D．chances

A．follow           B．match               C．decide              D．improve

A．on               B．in                C．out                D．down

A．more                 B．a(chǎn)gain               C．special           D．different

A．honors            B．remarks             C．prizes               D．grade

A．poor          B．serious              C．good                D．silly

A．changed          B．damaged            C．a(chǎn)ffected            D．improved

A．Unless          B．Until               C．When               D．While

A．what             B．how                C．where               D．which

A．tired             B．fond               C．proud               D．dreaming

A．strict                 B．kind                C．encouraging          D．praising

A．feared          B．needed            C．expected             D．loved

A．grew                 B．lifted               C．a(chǎn)ppeared            D．returned

NEW YORK—Microsoft on Monday made another effort to challenge Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android in the exploding smartphone market—launching a wireless operating system，Windows Phone 7.

Consumers will consider it“always delightful and thoroughly mine，”Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said at a launch event. Ballmer said last year that Microsoft had“screwed up”with its Windows Mobile operating system.For example，it failed to keep up with touch-screen innovations that make iPhones and Android phones easy to use.

Microsoft fell from third to fourth place in market share this year，behind BlackBerry，iPhone and Android. Only 10.8% of smartphone owners used Microsoft’s system in August，down from 18% last December.

But Windows Phone 7 is“a total departure from anything they’ve done”.Microsoft says it sought to simplify common activities. For example，you can instantly take a picture with a phone’s camera by pushing a button on the device. You don’t have to first awaken it from its sleep mode and launch the camera application. You also can program the phones to automatically upload photos to Facebook or other social network sites in a couple of seconds. Users can easily work with Microsoft Office contact and calendar information as well as documents created in Microsoft’s Word，Excel and PowerPoint.

The phones will not show videos built on Adobe’s Flash platform，widely used by services including YouTube and Hulu.

AT&T will offer the first Windows Phone 7 smartphone，the Samsung Focus，on Nov.8.Soon after，it will have the LG Quantum and HTC Surround. Each will cost S|  199.99 with a two-year service contract. T-Mobile will have two Windows Phone 7 models out for the holiday shopping season：the HTC HD7 and Dell Venue Pro. It did not say how much they’ll cost.

What is the main idea of paragraph 4？

A. Why Microsoft fell behind others.

B. How to use Windows Phone7.

C. Advantages of Windows phone7.

D. Speed of Windows phone7.

What does the underlined phrase“screwed up”in the 2^nd paragraph probably mean？

A. To make a bad mistake.                    B. To make big progress.

C. To achieve main goals.                     D. To keep up with others.

Which of the following phones will NOT use Windows Phone 7 operating system？

A. Quantum.           B. Surround.          C. Android.            D. Focus.

Why did Microsoft see a drop in market share last year？

A. Because its operating system didn’t catch up with changes.

B. Because its phones can’t show videos from YouTube.

C. Because it was inconvenient to take photos using its phones.

D. Because its system was based only on Microsoft soft wares.

Which of the following can be the best title of the passage？

A. Smartphone Market Welcomes New Giant

B. Microsoft to Fight Back on Smartphone

C. Mobile Phones Getting Smarter and Easier

D. Microsoft Proved a Failure in Smartphone

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)以下提示：1)漢語提示，2)首字母提示，3)語境提示，在每個空格內(nèi)填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)挠⒄Z單詞，并將該詞完整地寫在右邊相對應(yīng)的橫線上。所填單詞要求意義準(zhǔn)確，拼寫正確。

My sister found a bird by the roadside. We named him

Jack and k____ him for about three years. He would greet us       _________

in a tree outside our bedroom, calling “Hello” as we ___（躺）in    _________

bed in the morning. He also passed ‘Hello” to the cats w_____     _________

they came into the room. We often played a trick _____ him.       ________

We’d throw a coin as far as p____. Jack would fly away           ________

and bring _____ back for us to throw again. He would also catch   ________

the food thrown to him from the o_____ side of the room and      ________

sing ______ (高興地). But the most wonderful thing about Jack    _________

was his musical _____（能力）. Leaving him at home all day, we   _________

would return at night to hear _____ he’d picked up from the radio   ________

in the day.

She searched all the places where she _____ have left her necklace but it was all in vain.

   A. might    B. would    C. could      D. should  

When she heard the strange news, a ____ look _____ on her face.

A. puzzling; appearing            B. puzzled; appeared

C. puzzling; appeared             D. puzzled; appearing

My advisor encouraged ______ a summer course to improve my writing skills.

A. for me taking    B. me taking   C. for me to take    D. me to take

Jack is preparing for the IELTS, so he has to_____ his visit to Beijing．

       A．take off             B．put off             C．turn off            D．give off

Do you love holidays but hate the increase weight that follows? You are not alone．

       Holidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious foods．Many people, however, are worried about the weight that comes along with these delicious foods．

       With proper planning, though, it is possible to con??trol your weight．The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much．You don’t have to turn away from the foods that you enjoy．The following suggestions may be of some help to you．

       Do not miss meals．Before you leave home for a feast （宴會）, have a small, low-fat snack．This may help to keep you from getting too excited before de??licious foods．

       Begin with clear soup and fruit or vegetables．A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full．Use a small plate; a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough．

       Better not have high-fat foods．Dishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in them．

       Choose lean meat （瘦肉）．Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables．

       If you have a sweet tooth, try mints （薄荷） and fruits．They don’t have fat content as cream and chocolate．

       Don’t let exercise take a break during the holidays．A 20-minute walk after a meal can help burn off extra calories to prevent the increase of fat．

Holidays are happy days with pleasure but they may______．

       A．make you hate delicious foods

       B．bring weight problems

       C．bring you much trouble in your life

       D．make you worried about your foods

Many people can’t help putting on weight after the holidays because they ___．

       A．enjoy delicious foods                       B．go to too many feasts

       C．can’t help refusing delicious foods         D．can’t control themselves

According to the passage, ______ is necessary part to stop you from putting on weight．

       A．vegetables                B．water

       C．physical exercise             D．calories of energy

Extra calories can be found in your body in the form of ______．

       A．fat    B．food  C．energy      D．meal

In October, 1961. at Crowley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, an old, deaf gentleman named William E Hey stood up to throw the first ball of the World Series. Most people at Crowley Field on that day probably did not remember Hoy because he had retired (退休) from professional baseball 58 years earlier, in 1903. However, he had been an outstanding player and the deaf people still talk about him and his years in baseball.

William E. Hoy was horn in Houckstown, Ohio, on May 23, 1862. He became deaf when he was two years old. He attended the Columbus Ohio School for the deaf. After graduation, he started playing baseball while working as a shoemaker.

Hoy began playing professional baseball in 1886 for Oshkosh (Wisconsin) of the Northwestern League. In 1888, he started as an outfielder (外場手) with the old Washington Senators. His small figure and speed made him an outstanding base runner. He was very good at stealing bases during his career. In the 1888 major league season, he stole 82 bases. He was also the Senators' leading hitter in 1888. Hoy was clever; he threw right-handed and batted left-handed. On June 19, 1889, he threw out three batters (擊球手) at the plate from his outfield position.

The arm signals used by judges today to show balls and strikes began because of Hoy. The judge lifted his right arm to show that the pitch was a strike, and his left arm to signal that it was a ball. For many years, people talked about Hoy's last ball game in 1903. He was playing for Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast Winter League. It was a memorable game because Hoy made a wonderful play which won the game. It was a very foggy night and, therefore, very hard to see the ball. In the ninth inning (棒球的一局), with two men out, Hoy managed to catch a fly ball to make the third out in spite of the fog. Ms Angeles defeated their opposition and won the game.

After he retired, Hoy stayed busy. He ran a dairy farm near Cincinnati for 20 years. He also became a public speaker and traveled giving speeches. Until a few years before his death, he took 4 and 10 mile walks several mornings a week. On December 15, 1961, William Hoy died at the age of 99

In which order did the following things happen in Hoy's life?

a. Hoy worked as a shoemaker.

b. Hoy began to run a diary farm.

c. Hoy played a memorable game in the heavy fog.

d. Hoy threw the first ball of the World Series.

e. Hoy became deaf.

A. d, e, a, c, b     B. e, a, C. b, d    C. d, a, e, c, b     D. e. a, b, c, d

We can infer from the last paragraph that Hoy ________in his late years.

A. became famous                   B. led a relaxed life

C. traveled around the world           D. was in good physical condition

This passage is mainly about ________.

A. a deaf player devoted to the game of baseball

B. baseball game rules and important players

C. the rise in the social position of the deaf people

D. where the baseball judge hand signals came from

What can be inferred from this passage?

A. Hoy was the greatest baseball player in his time.

B. Speaking and listening are not necessary in baseball games.

C. The judge had to study the hand signals very seriously.

D. Hoy's family encouraged him to become a baseball player.

5月1日。高二（3）班的學(xué)生志愿者Li Yue和Zhang Hua去陽光敬老院（Sunshine

Nursing Home)開展志愿者活動（送水果、打掃、聊天等）。假如你是校英語報的記者，請按下列要點用英語寫一則100~120個詞的新聞報道。

1.時間、地點、人物、活動；

2.老人們的反應(yīng)；

3.簡短評論。

注意：報道的標(biāo)題和記者姓名已給出（不計詞數(shù)）。

                Student Volunteers Brought Sunshine to the Elderly