I was late this morning because my alarm clock failed to        .

A．go off      B．go out      C．go away   D．go without

       your budget , keep a careful record of each dollar you spend every day .

A．Follow     B．To follow        C．Following        D．Followed

       I love about O. Henry’s stories is that the end is always surprising .

A．That        B．Which      C．What       D．Where

One more try ,       you will succeed .

A．or     B．a(chǎn)nd   C．but   D．so

I live in Albuquerque , and I often see some homeless people in that area . I used to give much money to the homeless ,   1    sorry for their misfortune .   2    as time passed , I fell   3     to many of the happenings of a homeless person . I became a single mom with no home , a huge debt , and    4    any income . As a result , I    5   giving money to the people on the side of the road .

Things started to change for me . I started to   6     myself out of debt . One day we saw a homeless person with the    7    , “Will work for food.” I passed    8    . My daughter said . “Mommy, you used to always give money to those people in need.” I replied , “Honey , they just    9    that money for alcohol or other bad things.”

Three days later , I was driving to pick up my daughter from school . A man was standing on the corner , and something deep inside me said , “   10    help the guy.” So I    11    down my window , and he ran over    12    . He said, “God bless you, I only   13     77 cents.” I  14      into my ashtray and    15    enough , there sat three quarters and two pennies . I picked it up and gave it to him . He burst out with    16    , tears in his eyes . “Wow, you just made it   17     for me to see my mom for Christmas ! Thanks a lot ; the bus that had this great     18   is leaving in 20 minutes !”

It was a moment that I’ll never forget . I think that man won’t forget it either , but I was the one who got the best    19    in life —Giving . It also   20    me that nothing is a coincidence (巧合), and everything has meaning .

1．A．thinking                B．considering         C．feeling                D．believing

2．A．But                      B．And                    C．So                     D．Therefore

3．A．patient                  B．victim                 C．witness              D．target

4．A．a(chǎn)lmost                  B．nearly                 C．fairly                  D．hardly

5．A．stopped                B．resisted               C．a(chǎn)voided               D．finished

6．A．push                    B．pick                   C．pull                     D．pour

7．A．word                   B．mark                  C．signal                 D．sign

9．A．lend                     B．use                     C．provide               D．offer

10．A．never                 B．just                    C．better                 D．only

11．A．turned                B．shut                   C．took                    D．rolled

12．A．patiently              B．curiously             C．eagerly                D．worriedly

13．A．borrow               B．charge                C．a(chǎn)sk                    D．need

14．A．dipped                B．reached              C．searched             D．touched

15．A．strangely             B．naturally              C．hopefully             D．a(chǎn)nxiously    

16．A．joy                      B．satisfaction          C．a(chǎn)chievement        D．laughter

17．A．reasonable          B．comfortable         C．possible              D．imaginable

18．A．ticket                 B．price                  C．sale                    D．chance

19．A．character            B．quality                C．manners             D．gift

20．A．remembers      B．reminds    C．refers      D．reflects

Attention Tim Hortons Stainless Steel Travel Cup Owners

Lid Recall—15 oz Stainless Steel Travel Cup

A fault at the cup has been recognized . The fault may result in some lids (蓋) lifting slightly from the body of the cup , and could probably cause injury from hot liquid leaking . Therefore ,we have given an immediate lid recall notice .

This Recall notice is related only to Tim Hortons 15 oz Stainless Steel Travel Cup sold between October 2006 and January 2007. The bottom of the cup is stamped with distributor’s (經(jīng)銷商的) name “ThermoServ” . There is no printing on the handle of the cup .

At Tim Hortons , we value our customer’s safety above anything else , so whether your lid is leaking or not , in the interest of your safety , we are requesting that you bring your cup to your nearest Tim Hortons , where they will exchange the lid for a new lid that fits safely . The new lid will be available by February 1,2007; please do not use your cup until you exchange the lid .

If you prefer to return the entire cup , bring it back at anytime for a full repayment .

If you have any questions regarding this recall, please contact us at :

Charge Free Number : 1—888—601—1616

8:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Tim Hortons

1．This passage is trying to        .

      A．introduce a new type of cup                 B．persuade people to buy a new lid

       C．inform people of exchanging a lid         D．warn people not to buy a cup

2．The passage is mainly aimed at those who        .

       A．often travel around                              B．have the 15 oz stainless cups

       C．want to buy the 15 oz stainless cups     D．a(chǎn)re selling the 15 oz stainless cups

3．From the passage we can learn that Tim Hortons        .

       A．is a club for travelers                           B．wants to produce a new cup

       C．cares about the customer’s safety         D．is an organization helping customers

By far the most common snake in Britain is the adder . In Scotland , there are no other snakes at all . The adder is also the only British snake with a poisonous bite . It can be found almost anywhere , but it prefers sunny hillsides and rough open country , including high ground . In Ireland there are no snakes at all .

Most people regard snake bites as a fatal (致命的) misfortune  but not bites are serious , and very few are fatal . Sometimes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the bite itself , with amateurs (業(yè)余愛好者) heroically , but mistakenly , trying do-it-yourself surgery and other unnecessary measures .

All snakes have small teeth , so it follows that all snakes can bite , but only the bite of the adder presents any danger . British snakes are shy animals and are far more frightened of you than you could possibly of them . Then adder will attack only if it feels threatened , as can happen if you take it by surprise and step on it accidentally or if you try to catch it or pick it up , which it dislikes extremely . If it hears you coming , it will normally get out of the way as quickly as it can . But adders usually cannot move very rapidly and may attack before moving if you are very close .

The effect of a bite varies considerably . It depends upon several things , one of which is the body-weight of the person bitten . The bigger the person is , the less harmful the bite is likely to be , which is why children suffer far more seriously from snake bites than adults . A healthy person will also have better resistance against the poison .

Very few people actually die from snakebites in Britain , and though these bites can make some people very ill , there are probably just many cases of bites which have little or no effect .

1．We are told that British snakes are        .

      A．a(chǎn)fraid of human beings                        B．poisonous including the adder

       C．dangerous except the adder                  D．friendly towards human beings

2．If an adder hears you coming , it will usually        .

       A．a(chǎn)ttack you immediately                        B．wait to frighten you

       C．run after you                                      D．move out of the way

3．According to the passage , snakebite is         .

       A．more harmful to a healthy man than to sick man

       B．less harmful to an adult than to a child

       C．more dangerous than any serious illness

       D．a(chǎn)lways the cause of many serious illness

4．What could be the best title of this passage ?

       A．Snakes in Britain B．The Adder in Britain

       C．Snakebites in Britain       D．Treatments for Snakebites in Britain

Classified advertising is the advertising which is grouped in certain sections of the paper and is thus distinguished from display advertising . Such groupings as “Help Wanted”, “Real Estate (房地產(chǎn))” , “Lost and Found” are made , the rate charged being less than for display advertising . Classified advertisements are a convenience to the reader and a saving to the advertiser. The reader who is interested in particular kinds of advertisements finds all advertisements of that type grouped for him . The advertisers may , on this account , use a very small advertisement that would be lost if it were placed among larger advertisements in the paper . It is obvious that the reader approaches the classified advertisement in a different frame of mind from that in which he approaches the other advertisements in the paper . He turns to a page of classified advertisements to search for the particular advertisements that will meet his needs . As his attention is very voluntary , the advertiser does not need to rely too much extent on display to get the reader’s attention .

Formerly all classified advertisements were of the same size and did not have display type . With the increase in the number of such advertisements , however , each advertiser within a certain group is competing with others in the same group for the reader’s attention . In many cases the result has been an increase in the size of the space used and the addition of headlines and pictures  . In that way the classified advertisement has in reality become a display advertisement . This is particularly true of real estate advertising .

1．Classified advertising is different from display advertising because        .

      A．a(chǎn)ll advertisements of a certain type are grouped together

       B．it is more distinguished

       C．it is more expensive

       D．nowadays the classified advertisements are all of the same size

2．According to the writer , what sort of attitude do people have when they look at classified advertisements ?

       A．They are in the frame of mind to buy nothing .

       B．They are looking for something they need .

       C．They feel lost because there are so many advertisements .

       D．They feel the same as when they look at display advertisements .

3．What does the writer say about the classified advertisements that used to be put in the papers ?

       A．They used to be voluntary .                  B．They use to use display type .

       C．They were all of the same size .            D．They had headline and more pictures .

4．Why have classified advertisements changed in appearance ?

       A．Because people no longer want headlines and pictures .

       B．Because real estate advertising is particularly popular now

       C．Because the increase in the number of such advertisements means they have to be small now .

       D．Because there are more advertisements now and more competition among advertisers .

About six years ago , I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table . I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation . At one point the woman asked , “So, how have you been ?” And the boy—who could not have been more than seven or eight years old—replied , “Sorry, to tell you the truth , I’ve been feeling a little depressed lately.”

This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing . As far as I can remember , my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed” until we were in high school .

Undoubtedly a change in Children has increased steadily in recent years . Children don’t seem childlike anymore . Children speak more like adults , dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to .

Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say , but it certainly is different . Childhood as once was no longer exists . Why ?

Human development is dependant not only on born biological states, but also on patterns of gaining social knowledge .Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets of the social positions . Children have always been taught adult secrets , but slowly and in a stage ; traditionally  we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders .

In the last 30 years , however , a secret-revelation machine has been equipped in 98 percent of American homes . It is called television . Television passes information to all viewers alike , whether they are children or adults . Unable to resist the temptation (誘惑), many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging but more attractive moving pictures .

Communication through print as a matter of fact allows for a great deal of control over the social information children have gained . Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practiced . Children must read books before they can read complex materials .

1．The underlined word “depressed” in the 1st paragraph may have the same meaning as       .

       A．very satisfied      B．a(chǎn) little frightened C．in low spirits        D．extremely excited

2．According to the writer ,feeling depressed is        .

       A．a(chǎn) kind of mental disease

       B．a(chǎn) mental state of humans , including children

       C．something that can not be avoided in children’s mental development

       D．something hardly to be expected in a young child

3．According to the writer , the fact that today’s children seem adult like results from        .

       A．the widespread influence of television

       B．the poor arrangement of teaching content

       C．the fast pace of human scientific development

       D．the rising of living standards

4．What does the writer think of the change in today’s children ?

       A．He feels their adult like behavior is so funny .

       B．He thinks the change deserves particular attention .

       C．He considers it a rapid development .

       D．He seems to be confident about it .

5．Why is the writer in favor of communication through print for children ?

       A．It enables children to gain more social information .

       B．It develops children’s interest in reading and writing .

       C．It helps children to memorize and practice more .

       D．It can control what children are to learn .

For the 1992 Winter Games , French organizers constructed a new motorway, parking lots and runs for skiing in the Alps (阿爾卑斯山). Environmentalists screamed “Disaster!” Thus warned , the Norwegians have adopted “green” advice and avoided great spots on the landscape . The speed-skating rink was built to look like an overturned ship , and so as not to disturb the birds in the national park . Dug into a mountainside , the hockey stadium is well covered and energy efficient . The bobsled run is built out of wood not metal and hidden among trees. No wonder the president of the IOC (International Olympic Committee ) has called these the first “Green Games”.

Lillehammer’s opening ceremonies featured a giant Olympic Torch burning biogas produced by rotting vegetation . During construction , builders were threatened with $ 7,500 fines for cutting trees unnecessarily. Rare trees were carefully transplanted from hillside . Food is being served on potato-based plates that will be fed , in turn ,to pigs . Smoking has been banned outdoors as well as in , with enforcements by polite requests.

Environmentalist have declared partial victory : though Coca-Cola’s plan to decorate the town with flags has been scaled back (縮減，縮小),there are till too many boards and posters for strict green taste . Perhaps , but after the Games , athletes housing will be changed into vacation homes or shipped to the northlands for students dormitories . Embarrassed (尷尬的；難堪的) by environmental complaints, the IOC says that green awareness is now deep-rooted—along with sport and culture —as a long lasting part of the Olympic Charter (憲章).

Indeed , Sydney was successful in becoming host for the 2000 Summer Games in part on the strength of its support from Greenpeace . Other host cities are picking up the code. Salt Lake City , bidding for the 2002 Games , may choose to use the bobsled run that Calgary built for the ′88 Games . After that , who could deny that recycling is an Olympic movement ?

1．Which of the following countries didn’t pay enough attention to the “green” advice ?

       A．Norway .            B．France .              C．America .            D．Australia .

2．In which area did the environmentalists fail in Lillehammer ?

       A．Energy .              B．Housing .             C．Smoking .           D．Advertising .

3．Which of the following describes the IOC’s attitude towards the “green” advice ?

       A．Think it right and will do something for it .

       B．Pay no attention to it .

       C．Think it difficult to deal with .

       D．Apologize for what they did before .

4．What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean ?

       A．Other cities are paying enough attention to the green advice .

       B．Other cities are trying to get support from the IOC.

       C．Other cities are trying to use the bobsled run built in Calgary .

       D．Other cities are trying to get the secret of hosting the Olympic Games .