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A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket （彩票） at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty. His victim， who picked up the ticket and claimed the￡25，000 prize， managed to find him， and handed over the cash. The robbery happened when maths professor Vinicio Sabbatucci， 58， was changing a tyre on an Italian motorway. Another motorist， who stopped to “help”， stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy.

Next day， he saw the lottery results on TV and， taking out the ticket， realized it was a winner. He claimed the 60 million lire prize. Then he began a battle with his conscience. Finally， he decided he could not keep the money despite having been robbed. He advertised in newspapers and on radio， saying， “Im trying to find the man who robbed me. I have 60 million for him—a lottery win. Please meet me.”

Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized—and he arranged to meet the man in a park. The robber， a 35-year-old unemployed father of two， gave back the suitcase and burst into tears. He could not believe what was happening. “Why didnt you keep the money？” he asked. The professor replied， “I couldnt because its not mine.” Then he walked off， spurning the thiefs offer of a reward.

1. Where did the robbery happen？

A. On a bus. B. On a train.

C. On a motorway. D. On an airplane.

2. Why did hundreds of people phone professor Sabbatucci？

A. They lost the lottery ticket.

B. They hoped to get the money.

C. They knew who the robber was.

D. They wanted to make fun of him.

3. What does the underlined word “spurning” mean probably？

A. Refusing. B. Accepting.

C. Requesting. D. Exchanging.

4. Whats the best title of the passage？

A. A Magic Lottery

B. A Thiefs Lucky Day

C. A Reward of Honesty

D. A Popular Maths Professor

B

There are two kinds of memory—short-term and long-term. Information in long-term memory can be recalled at a later time when it is needed. The information may be kept for days or weeks， while information in short-term memory is kept for only a few seconds， usually by repeating the information over and over. The following experiment shows how short-term memory has been studied.

Henning studied how students who are learning English as a second language remember a list of words. The subjects （主體） in his experiment were 75 college students. They represented all levels of ability in English： beginning， intermediate （中級(jí)的）， advanced， and native-speaking students.

To begin with， the subjects listened to a recording of a native speaker reading a paragraph in English. Following the recording， the subjects took a 15-question test to see which words they remembered. Each question had four choices. The subjects had to circle the word they had heard in the recording. Some of the questions had four choices that sound alike. For example， weather， whether， wither and wetter are four words that sound alike. Some of the questions had four choices that have the same meaning. Method， way， manner and system would be four words with the same meaning. Finally the subjects took a language-proficiency test.

Having found that students with a lower proficiency in English made more of their mistakes on words that have the same meaning， Hennings results suggest that beginning students hold the sound of words in their short-term memory， and advanced students hold the meaning of words in their short-term memory.

5. What did Henning want to find by the experiment？

A. How to develop students ability to use English.

B. How students learn English as a second language.

C. How long information in short-term memory is kept.

D. How English words are remembered by non-native speaks.

6. What does the underlined word “proficiency” mean？

A. Skill. B. Degree.

C. Attention. D. Knowledge.

7. Which of the following statements is TRUE about memory？

A. Long-term memory can be got only by training.

B. Henning gave different tests on words to the subjects.

C. It is easier to test short-term memory than long-term memory.

D. Information in short-term memory is different from that in a long-term memory.

8. Whats the passage mainly about？

A. English learning. B. Long-term memory.

C. Short-term memory. D. Language proficiency.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Running may be good exercise. but it can be difficult on the body. Here are five commonly shared ideas among fitness experts to reduce the risk of injury for people from running.

Take it easy

1 Most people get running injuries when they push themselves too hard. The body needs time to get used to increases in distance or speed. Muscles and joints （關(guān)節(jié)） need time to recover.

Listen to your body

Most running injuries do not come out of the blue. 2

They include body aches， sore muscles and pain that does not go away.

Get good running shoes

There is no single best shoe for every runner. You should find the shoe that offers the best fit and support for your feet. More importantly， you should replace your shoes every 500 to 800 kilometers. 3

Take good notes

Take some time after each run to write down notes about what you did and how you felt.

Look for patterns， things that happen over and over again.

For example， you may find that your knees ache when you run on continuous days. 4 These notes will help you identify the best workout for you.

Cross train

5 So physical fitness experts suggest some form of cross training to improve muscle balance and to help you stay injury free.

They say swimming， cycling， and yoga are good exercises to combine with running. These exercises are easier on the body.

A. Usually， there are warning signs.

B. Running also may help you live longer.

C. Do not run too much， too soon or too fast.

E. That will protect your feet from running injuries.

D. As we said earlier， running is hard on your body.

F. Adults need 75 minutes of vigorous exercise， like running.

G. But perhaps you feel great when you rest in between

running days.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

I have decided to test myself every day in a different way. Todays test： practice the art of 1 . It is something so simple， but so 2 to those who need a kind heart and a good listener. Sometimes， we all need someone to listen to us with no 3 . We just want to be heard. 4 ， I really made sure that I listened to everyone who spoke to me throughout the day，

5 I was busy.

As I was 6 in the break room today， I had a conversation with a colleague I 7 talked to. She always looked like a（n） 8 lady， but today she seemed very troubled. So I sat down with my lunch and jut listened. She told me about her unlucky 9 who was killed in a car crash last year， and her 10 daughter who struggled with pain every day. I listened and made her 11 much better. At the end of the

12 ， I gave the single mother a big warm hug and told her how 13 she was. Of course， we 14 friends after our first talk.

What an inspiration she is！ 15 with so many difficulties and frustrations， she still comes to work with a positive attitude， a 16 to succeed and a big smile every day.

I believe everyone 17 a ray of sunshine in their life， someone that will give them a big warm 18 and say， “Youre amazing！” I hope I can always get the need like this met.

I am a dreamer， but I move forward while I dream. My dream is to 19 happiness. Tomorrow， I will write “You are beautiful！ ：）” on small cards， hide them everywhere， and make those I work with 20 them by chance and with joy.

1. A. listening B. speaking C. reading D. writing

2. A. complex B. funny C. common D. important

3. A. doubt B. concern C. opinions D. answers

4. A. However B. Therefore

C. Besides D. Afterwards

5. A. if B. as if

C. because D. even though

6. A. drinking B. kidding C. sitting D. lying

7. A. never B. frequently C. always D. sometimes

8. A. lucky B. positive C. humorous D. outgoing

9. A. mother B. father C. husband D. son

10. A. sick B. lazy C. careless D. naughty

11. A. eat B. feel C. behave D. recover

12. A. day B. test

C. lunch D. conversation

13. A. kind B. beautiful C. amazing D. boring

14. A. helped B. became C. encouraged D. comforted

15. A. Faced B. Shocked C. Confused D. Defeated

16. A. way B. will C. duty D. chance

17. A. has B. deserves C. appreciates D. needs

18. A. hand B. welcome C. hug D. home

19. A. share B. seek C. enjoy D. spread

20. A. find B. open C. receive D. read

用方框里單詞的正確形式填空，使其句意完整。每空一詞，有兩個(gè)詞是多余的。

abandon declare drown invade last

occupy overlook rescue shock wound

1. The ____ enemies tore down the peoples houses by force.

2. Bad habits which will do you harm should be ____ .

3. Many families were ____ when the river burst its banks.

4. The sale was supposed to ____ for a week， but for all practical purposes its over.

5. Thousands of civilians have been killed or severely ____ in furious crossfire.

6. I was ____ when I heard about your accident.

7. We want a room which ____ the garden， not one facing the car park.

8. The child was ____ from the fire， but died soon after that for terrible burns.

9. They ____ their support for the project.

10. He gets ____ by the task at present

下列各句每句有1個(gè)錯(cuò)誤，請(qǐng)標(biāo)出并改正在右邊橫線上。

1. He dived into the water and rescued the drowned boy.

____

2. The house gives no evidence of having been occupied with. ____

3. The hot weather lasted from the end of September in my country. ____

4. The wound left a scar that he will carry it with him to the grave. ____

5. They have declared war to bad habits. ____

1. 我們應(yīng)該向我們的壞習(xí)慣開戰(zhàn)。（declare war on）

2. 科學(xué)家們?cè)谟?jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)方面取得了重大突破。（make a breakthrough）

3. 最終你所有的孩子將會(huì)離開家去過他們自己的生活。（lead ones life）

4. 軍隊(duì)在風(fēng)雪中登陸了英國海灘，他們又冷又餓。（land on）

5. 他們出國時(shí)就把狗拋棄了。（go abroad）