Late one night, a thief crept into a wealthy merchant’s
house. He was a young thief, without . In fact, this was his first professional appearance. So he had planned everything .
All went marvelously well at first. He found, as he expected , an open window and got into the room . But, stepping his way through the room, he stubbed (碰到) his bare toe against a table leg. Choking back a cry of , terrified of waking the merchant, he hit himself the forehead and called himself a fool. He had forgot to bring a light.
In the darkness, however , he was able to see an oil lamp on the table, and it, then he gave a of relief. As he picked up the lamp, a small spider came out from under its .
“Thank you for saving my life,” said the spider. “Before he went to bed, the merchant set this lamp down on top of me so I couldn’t . If you hadn’t come along, I wouldn’t have lasted the night; indeed, I’d have extremely uncomfortable situation for a long time.”
“You have saved a life and shown , ”the spider went on, although the impatient thief said he had not intended to do so. “Better yet, you have done so without the least thought or hope of . You have gained more merits (优点) than you could possibly imagine.”
“But you’re only a spider,” said the thief.
“And you’re only a .” said the spider. “My dear friend, when you understand that life is life, whether on eight or two , you will have understood much. Your deed, in any case, has got rid of the bad things from your heart. Go from here with a fresh spirit. And good luck to you.”
The thief did so and never thought to again.
1.A.money B. experience C. parents D. ambition
2.A. hurriedly B. calmly C. actively D. carefully
3.A. easily B. comfortably C. skillfully D. eventually
4.A. furnished B. cozy C. dark D. bright
5.A. excitement B. delight C. surprise D. pain
6.A. on B. in C. to D. at
7.A. hid B. stole C. lit D. took
8.A. sigh B. sign C. signal D. applause
9.A. cap B. cover C. base D. top
10.A. adapt B. resist C. survive D. escape
11.A. sympathy B. curiosity C. care D. honesty
12.A. dignity B. reward C. profit D. award
13.A. spider B. merchant C. man D. thief
14.A. legs B. hands C. heads D. arms
15.A. escape B. flee C. return D. steal
第二节、书面表达(满分25分）
假设你是王磊，最近， 你的笔友David沉迷于网络小说， 难以自拔， 他向你求助， 请按下列要点给对方写一封信：
1. 阐述网络小说的危害；
2. 提出建议和解决办法；
3. 表达信心。
词数：120词左右。可以适当增加细节，是行文连贯；
第一节短文填词（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）.
A few years ago, I drove to a gas station. It was a fine day, I was feeling good. As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me: “You don’t look well” That completely took me by ___1.___, I told him I had never felt 2. （well）. Without hesitation he told me I looked terribly bad and my skin appeared yellow.
When I left the gas station, 3. (feel) a little uneasy, I pulled over to the side of road and look at my face in the mirror. How did I feel? Was everything all right? Had I __4.___ up a rare disease? Had I had hepatitis（肝炎）?
The next time I drove into the gas station, I figured out what 5. (happen). The place had recently been painted a bright yellow, the light 6. (reflect) off the walls made someone inside look as __7._ they had hepatitis. I wondered how many folks had reacted the way I did. I had let one short conversation with a total stranger 8. (change) my attitude for an entire day. He told me I looked sick, and before long, I was actually feeling sick. That single negative observation had a profound effect 9. the way I felt and acted.
A little while later I saw how funny the incident was. I wonder how many other people that the man had told were ill 10. he realized that the gas station had a paint job.
E
It was a warm April day when a big fat envelope came in the mail from the only college I had ever imagined attending. I tore open the packet. My eyes were fixed on the word “congratulations. ”I don’t remember ever smiling so wide.
Then I looked at my financial package.
The cost of Dream School’s tuition , room and board was around $ 40,000- an impossible sum! How could I afford to attend? What good reasons did I have to go there when three other fine colleges were offering me free tuition? My other choices were good, solid schools even if they weren’t as famous as my first choice.
In my mind, attending my dream university would be the only way to realize my dream of becoming a world-class writer. My parents understood how I felt. They told me that even though it would be a financial problem, I could go wherever I would be happiest. But as I was always careful with money, I wasn’t sure what to do.
One of the schools that offered me a full ride had an informational dinner one night in the spring. Considering my parents’ financial difficulties, I decided to drive the 45 minutes and attend. At first, all I had planned to do was smile politely, eat free food, listen quietly. But I surprised myself.
At dinner the president of the university talked about the wonderful activities on campus including guest lectures and social gatherings. He also made it perfectly clear that free food would be offered at all future events. He continued with explanations of professors, class sizes, activities, and sporting events on campus. As he spoke, I began to realize that this school, though not as good as my first choice, might be the best one for me. It seemed small yet with many great programs. It seemed challenging yet caring.
As the president ended his speech, we clapped politely and pushed back our chairs. As I walked out that door, a feeling of comfort washed over me. Looking at the campus that night, I realized that I would be spending the next four years right there.
In all honesty, my university is not as well-known as my “dream”university. However, it turned out to be the right choice of schools for me.
1.What can we learn from the first paragragh?
A．The writer only applied to one college.
B．The writer was admitted to his dream college.
C．The writer decided to attend his dream college.
D．The writer was uncertain which school to go to.
2.We can learn from the passage that the writer was_________.
A．honest B．mean C． smart D．selfish
3.The college chosen by the writer has the following advantages except that____________.
A．it would charge me nothing for tuition
B．it is as famous as his first choice
C．there are all kinds of wonderful activities.
D．it would offer free meals at all events
4.What message does the author want to convey?
A．You should consider comfort in your choice of schools.
B．You should try your best to attend your dream school.
C．Your choice of schools should be based on their fame.
D． Your second-choice college may actually by your best fit.
D
She almost did not run. Christine Williams admits that now. She could barely put one foot after another following the wake(守灵) for her sister, who had died in an automobile accident. But she did run. With the cheers of friends and strangers reaching her heart, Williams set a C.W. Post record in Boston. Now she will run again, in the national Division II cross-country championships in Evansville, Ind. She wanted to be sure she was doing the right thing by running. She was the middle of three sisters, between Kerry, who is 25, and Jennifer, who was 18.
Just going through any motions was hard enough, but Christine Williams wanted to know if she should put on her uniform and her shoes and run through the woods on an autumn afternoon, in the awful gaping time between her sister’s wake and her funeral. “I kind of got upset beforehand.” Williams admitted. Not a chatterbox under normal conditions, she now holds herself the best way she can, the fewer words the better. She almost walked away from the start line. But her friend Angela Toscano, who had flown up to Boston with her, directly from the wake, was standing near the line and talked her through it. “She said my sister would have wanted me to run.” Christine said. And that was enough to get her started.
The accident happened just after midnight on Nov, 4. Four young women were driving in an unfamiliar area of Long Island in Eastport, N.Y., when one of them apparently ran a yield sign, and the car was hit by another vehicle. Heather Brownrigg and Jennifer Williams died, and their friends April Brown and Kaci Moran were treated at a hospital and released.
The crash made the papers. April Brown was charged with drunken driving and driving without a license.
The wake began on Nov. 6. The next day Christine was to run with the Post cross-country team at the regional meet. Rich Degnan, the Post coach,"and Post officials offered a car service and tickets on the last flight-to Boston for Christine and Toscano. When they arrived at the hotel, the entire team was waiting up for her.
Everybody knew about it at the regional meet. Degnan had to arrange for the flexibility of an alternate, just in case Christine could not go. Several times during the race, Christine felt she could not continue. But then she heard her friends and all those other people, those strangers from other colleges, calling her name. She thought about Jennifer. And she ran. She finished fourth in 22 minutes 58 seconds, breaking the Post record for the 6-kilometer distance by 15 seconds. And although the Post team didn’t qualify for the nationals, Christine did.
1. What does the underlined sentence in paragragh 2 “Not a chatterbox under normal conditions” mean?
A.She is a person of few words noramlly.
B.She likes chatting under normal conditions.
C.She isn’t under normal conditions.
D. She doesn’t like running while chatting.
2.Christine’s Post team did the following for her EXCEPT ____________.
A. offering car service and flight tickets to Boston.
B. arranging for a substitute for her beforehand.
C. cheering for her during the race.
D. taking care of her food and uniforms.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Christine flew to Boston after her sister’s funeral.
B. Christine’s two sisters were killed in the accident.
C. Christine’s athletic performance stood out in the race.
D. Christine broke the Post record in national meet in Boston.
4.【原创】Put the sentence in the right order.
a. Angela Toscano flew to Boston.
b. Christine run at the regional meet.
c. Christine broke the record.
d. Four young women were driving in an unfamiliar area of Long Island.
e. the Post team flew to Boston.
A.d e a, b c B. b a d c e,
C. e c d a, b D. a, b c e d
C
As every computer owner knows, when their machines run a complex program they get pretty hot. In fact, cooling the processors can be expensive, especially when you're dealing with huge banks of computer servers. But what if that energy could heat private homes? A Dutch energy firm aims to do just that.
Data centers of large Internet firms, such as Google, Apple, Microsoft and others, contain thousands of computer servers. As they process information they generate enormous amounts of heat requiring cooling towers that dissipate it into the atmosphere.
A Dutch firm thinks paying for electricity to run the servers and then paying again to cool them is a waste of energy.
Boaz Leupe, CEO of the start-up Nerdalize, says it’s actually quite simple.
"We don't actually have to build the data center, which saves a lot of costs in infrastructure and we don't have the cooling overhead, plus that you have the environmental benefit, that the kilowatt hour you are using is used twice, once to heat the home and once to compute the clients task without the cooling overhead," says Leupe.
The company developed what it calls an e-Radiator, a computer server that also works as an alternative heating source. Leupe says that five Dutch homeowners are experimentally using them in their homes.
“We reimburse the electricity the server uses, and that we can do because of the computer clients on the other side, and, in that way, home owners actually get heating for free, and computer users don't have to pay for the overhead of the data center,” says Leupe.
One of the participants in the year-long experiment, Jan Visser, says the amount of heat produced by e-Radiator depends on the work being done by the server’s processors so it cannot be used as the primary source. But he is ready to try it.
“If it gives good enough warmth, you can use less of your existing central heating, and there is the chance for a home owner to pay less bills.”
Nerdalize says e-Radiators generate temperature of up to 55 degrees Celsius and could save up to $440 in annual heating costs.
1.Which one is true according to the passage？
A. It is expensive to deal with huge banks of computer servers.
B. A Dutch energy firm attempted to heat private homes.
C. Computer servers generate large quantities of heat.
D. The cooling tower is a waste of energy.
2.The underlined phrase “overhead” in the third paragraph probably means______.
A. daily cost B. fixture
C. forehead D. method
3.What is NOT true about e-Radiator according to the passage?
A. It is a computer server used as an alternative heating source.
B. It has been launched onto the market.
C.It is environmentally friendly.
D. It can save users’ money.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage ?
A. A New Kind of Data Servers
B. Data Servers Could Heat Private Homes
C. How to Heat the Private Homes with Computers
D. An Alternative Heating Source
