He feels so ______ when he is spoken to．（nervousness)

(On Getting Off to Sleep) The author says that when he is in bed, he feels like writing, so he puts pens, ink and paper near him. ()

A．She likes his money and pretending that she,too, is wealthy．

B．She feels that she deserves to be punished for her affair．

C．She is afraid that he will hurt her if she leaves．

D．Her husband is more abusive than Tom, so Tom looks better to her．

听力原文：M: Hi, Janet. How's your oral presentation coming along？

W: What oral presentation are you talking about？ I can't give mine until next week.

M: You haven't started working on it yet, have you？

W: No, I have so many other things to do. I need to finish summarizing 30 articles for Dr. Thompson. See, I've been working for him as a research assistant. I know what the pressure of a deadline feels like.

M: I have more time than you do. But I can't concentrate unless I know I have plenty of time. I wanted to get my presentation out of the way because I have a big biology test next week.

W: What's your presentation on？

M: Sinclair Lewis.

W: Isn't he a writer？ I thought we were supposed to focus only on poets.

M: No, yon can work on novelists too.

W: Are you positive？ I didn't know that.

M: Anyway, I like most of Lewis' novels but especially Main Street which he wrote in 1920. It's a satirical portrait of a conservative small town in the Midwest.

W: Are you going to give yours on Wednesday？

M: Yes, I am. You wouldn't mind listening to my talk and giving me some feedback, would you？ Also, I'd appreciate it if you would time my speech.

W: No problem. Where shall we get together？

M: That sounds good.I'll see you at the hall. It'll be quieter than our dormitory.

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A．Their oral presentations.

B．Sinclair Lewis.

C．American novelists.

D．American poets.

A．He doesn’t like his new school．

B．He feels very lonely now．

C．He has no time to make new friends．

D．He has adapted easily to his new school．

Rat race rebels

Most of us are trapped in a nine-to-five office routine and many of us would like to escape. We interviewed three people who have said “No!” to this rat race…

Fiona

After university, I was on the dole for a few months. I didn’t have any money, so I was really pleased to get an office job… but it was very boring! I gave it up and went to do voluntary work for the VSO – Voluntary Service Overseas – in Rwanda. I teach old people and children to read and write. It’s not the most comfortable of jobs but it’s great to be doing something of real use for once.

Andy

I used to be a freelance news journalist. It was very stressful and I had to travel a lot. I applied for loads of other jobs with no success, so I started to think about my real interest – football! Now, I work from home and write football articles for press agencies around the world. It’s a full-time job but I have much more free time. I’m my own boss and I can get up when I want!

Emma

I used to be a teacher and I worked 40 hours a week. Then, I saw the movie American Beauty and thought I could change my life too! I did a course in acupuncture and shiatsu massage. I took four years to get qualified but now I have set up my own business. Shiatsu is very popular these days because people are so stressed and you can earn quite good money.

1、Emma didn’t have a job for a while.

2、Andy has turned an interest into a profession.

3、Fiona has her own company.

4、Fiona feels she is doing something useful.

5、Andy was influenced by a film that he saw.

A.Quarrel．

B.Boating．

C.Conversation．

D.Talking．

阅读材料，回答题。

One type of person that is common in many countries is the one who always tries to do as little as possible and to get as much in return as he can. His opposite, the man who has__51__for doing more that is strictly__52__and who is ready to accept what is offered in return, is rare every-where.

Both these types are entirely different in their behavior. The man who__ 53 __is always talking about his "fights" ; he thinks that society should __54__him a pleasant, easy life. The man(who is always doing more than share) talks of "duties" ; he feels that the__ 55__is in debt to society.

The man who tries to do as little as he can is always full of__56__. For instance, if he has__57__to do something, it was because he was__58__by bad luck. His opposite is never too busy to take on a (an) extra piece of work. So it is__59__that if you want something done in a hurry, go to the busiest man whom you have__60__in.

__________ 查看材料

A.Courage

B.Enthusiasm

C.Interest

D.sense

When you are busy, a boy is a trouble – maker and a noise. When you want him to make a good impression, his brain turns to jelly or else he becomes a wild creature bent on destroying the world and himself with it.

A boy is a mixture – he has the stomach of a horse, the digestion (消化力 ) of stones and sand,the energy of an atomic bomb, the curiosity of a cat, the imagination of a superman, the shyness of a sweet girl, the brave nature of a bull, the violence of a firecracker, but when you ask him to make something, he has five thumbs (拇指 ) on each hand.

He likes ice cream, knives, saws, Christmas, comic books, woods, water (in its natural habitat), large animals, Dad, trains, Saturday mornings, and fire engines. He is not much for Sunday schools, company, schools, books without pictures, music lessons, neckties, barbers, girls, overcoats, adults, or bedtime.

Nobody else is so early to rise, or so late to supper. Nobody else gets so much fun out of trees, dogs, and breezes. Nobody else can put into one pocket a rusty knife, a half eaten apple, a three-feet rope, six cents and some unknown things.

A boy is a magical creature – he is your headache but when you come home at night with only shattered pieces of your hopes and dreams, he can mend them like new with two magic words, “ Hi, Dad! ”

1.The whole passage is in a tone(调子 ) of ().

A.humor and affection

B.respect and harmony

C.ambition and expectation

D.confidence and imagination

2.Could you figure out the meaning of the underlined sentence？()

A.He has altogether five fingers.

B.He is slow, foolish and clumsy.

C.He becomes clever and smart.

D.He cuts his hand with a knife.

3.According to the writer, boys appreciate everything in the following except .()

A.ice cream

B.comic books

C.Saturday mornings

D.Sunday schools

4.What does the writer feel about boys？()

A.He feels curious about their noise

B.He is fed up with these creatures

C.He is amazed by their naughtiness

D.He feels unsafe staying with them

A.Boating．

B.Quarrel．

C.Conversation．

D.Talk．

1. The author is _____.

A. a married man

B. a married woman

C. a single man

D. a single woman

2. According to the passage，a man wants a wife because _____.

A. he needs someone to help with his studies

B. he feels lonely without her

C. he cannot have clean clothes to wear without a wife

D. material comforts can not be attained without a wife

3. According to the author，a husband usually wants all of the following EXCEPT _____.

A. being able to marry a new wife whenever he pleases

B. being bound for life with his wife by marriage

C. being able to insist that his wife take a job while he is at school

D. having the right to demand that his wife perform. a wife's duties entirely at home when he has got a job

4. What is implied in the last paragraph_____

A. The wife is often in great despair.

B. The wife is a little disappointed.

C. The wife feels discouraged.

D. The wife feels her sacrifice unpaid for.

5. What is the general tone of the essay_____

A. Sad.

B. Cheerful.

C. Ironical.

D. Arrogant.