I was in my third year of teaching writing at Ralph High School in New York, when one of my students, 15-year-old Mikey, gave me a note from his mother. It explained his absence from class the day before:
"Dear Mr. McCort, Mikey's grandmother, who is eighty years of age, fell down the stairs from too much coffee and I kept Mikey at home to take care of her and his baby sister so I could go to my job. Please excuse Mikey and he'll do his best in the future. P.S. His grandmother is OK."
I had seen Mikey writing the note at his desk. l said nothing. Most parental-excuse notes I received were penned by my students. The writers of those notes didn't realize that honest excuse notes were usually boring: "Peter was late because the alarm clock didn't go off."
The students always said it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject, but when they produced excuse notes, they were excellent. So I decided to give the first class to study the art of the excuse note.
“Today I'd like you to write 'An Excuse Note from Adam to God' or 'An Excuse Note from Eve to God'. "Heads went down. Pens raced across paper. They had to be asked to go to lunch by their friends.
The next day everyone had excuse notes. Heated discussions followed. But suddenly I saw the headmaster at the door. He entered the classroom and walked up and down, looking at papers, and then said. "I'd like you to see me in my office." My heart sank,
When I stepped into his office, he came to shake my hand and said, "I just want to tell you that lesson, that task, was great. Those kids were writing on the college level. Thank you."What did the writer do when he found the students dishonest?
| A．He reported them to the headmaster. |
| B．He lectured them hard on honesty. |
| C．He had them take notes-n class. |
| D．He helped improve their writing skills. |
We can learn that when Mikey was absent from the class, he was____.
| A．somewhere enjoying himself |
| B．taking care of his baby sister |
| C．looking after his grandmother |
| D．studying the art of the excuse note |
How did the writer usually find out his students' parental excuse notes were dishonest?
| A．They were written in boring words. |
| B．He called their parents and found out the truth. |
| C．They were more like stories than facts. |
| D．The handwriting clearly looked like children's. |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The writer has many years of teaching experience. |
| B．The students are good at writing excuse notes. |
| C．The headmaster was angry with the writer. |
| D．Most of the excuse notes were written by the parents. |
Which of the following best describes the writer as a teacher?
| A．Honest. | B．Strict. | C．Hardworking. | D．Wise. |
"Where is the university？"This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask．But no one can give them an exact answer，for there is no wall to be found around the university．The university is the city．You can find classroom buildings，libraries，museums and offices of the university all over the city．And most of its members are the students and teachers of the thirty﹣one colleges．
Cambridge was already a town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago．It grew up by the river Cranta，and the river was once called the Cam．A bridge was built over the river as early as 875．So the town got its name"Cambridge"．
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was for college buildings．The town grew much faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100，000．
Many young students in other countries expect to study at Cambridge．A large number of people
from all over the world come to visit the university．It has become a famous place all around
the world．
请根据短文内容，选择最佳选项．
（1）Visitors to Cambridge can find the following in the university except ．
A．libraries
B．walls
C．offices
D．museums
（2）According to the passage，Cambridge University is made up of colleges．
A.31
B.15
C.875
D.800
（3）The town got its name from ．
A．the first students and teachers
B．the bridge built over the river Cam
C．the members of the university
D．the person who designed the bridge
（4）Which is the correct order of the events about Cambridge？
a．The railway was opened．
b．Cambridge became a city．
c．More and more land was for college buildings．
d．The first students and teachers arrived at the town．
A．a→c→b→d
B．d→a→c→b
C．b→c→a→d
D．d→c→v→a→b
（5）From the passage，we know that ．
A．the town grew much faster before 1845
B．the city had a population of 100，000 in 1951
C．many young students dream of studying at Cambridge University
D．the Cambridge University has a history of more than 1，000 years．
阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题．
Messaging app WeChat is being used for an ever longer period of time and is growing into a lifestyle choice embedded into daily activities and communication， a new survey has found．
In 2016， one﹣third of WeChat's 889million monthly active users spent four hours or more per day on the app， twice that of a year ago， according to the survey showed by Penguin Intelligence， a research arm of Tencent Holdings．
The average（平均）daily time spent is also up a bit，now at 66 minutes，surpassing that of Facebook's average 50 minutes recorded last year．
And it's becoming more popular than ever， spreading into new aspects of life from offline payments to receiving newsfeeds．
The survey also found a larger number of newly﹣added connects（联系） of WeChat users are casual acquaintances（泛好友）， especially in work﹣related communication． Such a developing situation is turning the app into a virtual（虚拟的） workplace． Over 80% of users have handled（接触过） office work on WeChat， from transferring documents and coordinating（协调） tasks to taking video calls and doing business．
"The all﹣in﹣one super app is completely changing the way we live． When lining up for coffee， I can't see a single customer holding a wallet， ， they hold mobile phones over a reader and coffee are theirs，" said Fred Wellington， an Australian auditor working in Shanghai．
1）How many WeChat's monthly active users spent four hours or more per day on the app in 2015？（根据短文内容回答问题）
2）Please translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese． （请把第3段中划线句子译成汉语）
3）Why is the app WeChat being turned into a virtual workplace？ Give two examples． （根据短文内容回答问题，并从文中举出两个例子）
4）Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with one word． （根据对文章的理解，在空白处填入一个恰当的词）
5）Please give a suitable title for the passage． （请给文章拟一个标题）
The Last Leaf is a short story written by US author O． Henry． One of the most famous short story writers in history． His stories are known for their surprising endings， now called "O． Henry endings"．
In the story of The Last Leaf， Sue and Joanna are two artists living in New York City． Unfortunately， Joanna is ill and will probably die． In the hospital， something touching and unexpected happens． Let's find out more in the following excerpt（节选）．
Sue looked out of the window． All she saw was an old yellow and green ivy（常青藤） plant． The half﹣dead plant had few leaves on it because of the autumn winds．
"There are only five， now，" said Joanna．
"Five what， dear？ What are you counting？"
"The ivy leaves，" replied Joanna． "When the last one goes， I'll die． I've known that for two days． Didn't the doctor tell you about it？"
"Joanna， don't say that． Now， eat some soup and I'll finish my picture．"
"I don't want any soup，" said Joanna， looking out of the window． "Now there are only four．"
"Joanna dear， try to sleep． I must ask Mr． Berman to come up． I want to draw a picture of him as a poor old farmer．"
Mr． Berman， who was over 60years old， lived downstairs． He was a painter， too， but he never sold anything， and he drank a lot． Sue told him all about what Joanna was saying．
"She can't really think that this will happen! The poor woman!" he said．
…
Finally there was only one last leaf on the ivy plant． After a few windy days， the leaf was still there．
"Susie，" said Joanna， "I've been a bad girl． That last leaf is telling me that it was very wrong of me to want to die． Bring me some soup， dear．"
The next day， the doctor said： "She's out of danger． But poor Mr． Berman downstairs is dying． There's no hope for him， I'm afraid．"
That afternoon Sue went into Joanna's bedroom．
"Joanna dear， Mr． Berman died today． And do you know why？ One terrible， cold wet night he took a ladder and some green and yellow paint and he climbed up， and ﹣ oh， look at the last ivy leaf on the wall! Why didn't it ever move in the wind？ Can't you see？ It was Mr． Berman's last great picture． He painted it there the night that the last leaf fell．"
48． In this sentence "She can't really think that this will happen!"， "this" refers to ．
A： Joanna didn't eat any soup
B： The doctor said she would die
C： Joanna counted the leaves of the ivy plant
D： Joanna thought when the last ivy leaf went， she would die
49． Why didn't the last ivy leaf fall after a few windy days？
A： Because it was painted on the wall．
B： Because the leaf was green．
C： Because the wind wasn't strong．
D： Because it was tied to the tree．
50． Why did Mr． Berman paint an ivy leaf on that wall on a terrible， cold wet night？ __
A： Because Susie asked him to do so．
B： Because he drank a lot and nobody could stop him．
C： Because he liked the ivy plant and wanted to paint it before he died．
D： Because that night the last ivy leaf fell， he didn't want Joanna to lose hope．
51． From the passage we know that ．
A： Joanna was a bad girl without hope in her life
B： Mr． Berman was a very kind， great artist
C： Susie never let Mr． Berman know what Joanna said．
D： Mr． Berman's pictures were so terrible that he couldn't sell them out．
One day a professor entered the classroom and told the students about a surprising test． He gave the test papers to all the students and said： "Begin"． The students were confused to see that there was not a question but just a black dot（点） in the center of the page． The professor noticed the students' face expression and told them， "I want you to write about what you see there．"
The students were still confused but got started with the test． At the end of the class， the professor took all the answer sheets and started reading each answer from each sheet in front of the students． All of them described about the black dot and tried to explain its position etc.. After the professor finished reading， the whole class was silent．
Professor began to explain， "Don't worry． I am not going to give you grades for this but I just want you to think about something． Here everyone focused on the black dot and wrote about it but no one wrote about the white paper． The same is with our life． The white paper represents our whole life and the black dot represents problems in our life． "
"Our lives are a gift to us by God， with love and care， and we always have reasons to celebrate ﹣ our friends around us， the job that provides us our livelihood， the miracles we see every day．"
"Still we just focused on day to day problems like health issues， lack of money， problems in relationships ect．， but we never see that these problems are very small compared with everything we have in our life．"
44． What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "confused" in the first paragraph？ _
A． 迷惑的
B． 兴奋的
C． 绝望的
D． 惊讶的
45． Why were the students confused when they saw the test papers？
A． Because it was a surprising test．
B． Because the test papers were blank（空白的）．
C． Because there was not a question but just a black dot in the papers．
D． Because the questions were too difficult for them．
46． How many students wrote about the white paper？
A． None of them．
B． Some of them．
C． All of them．
D． Only one．
47． What did the professor want to tell us？
A． Be sure to answer the question from two sides．
B． The white paper represents our whole life and the black dot represents problems in our life．
C． We should just focus on day to day problems like health issues， lack of money， problems in relationships etc．．
D． Take the eyes from the problems and cherish each moment that life gives us． Be happy and live a positive life．
Winter vacation is going by so fast． Soon it will be time to go back to the classroom． An American website asked their users how they plan to do their back﹣to school shopping． Here's what they said!
41． Most users do back﹣to﹣school shopping ．
A． the week before school
B． after school has started
C． soon after winter vacation stars
D． the day before school
42． Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage？
A． 35% users may do back﹣to﹣school shopping online．
B． 30% users may do back﹣to﹣school shopping in stores．
C． 70% users may do back﹣to﹣school shopping online．
D． 70% users may do back﹣to﹣school shopping in stores．
43． What can be inferred （推断） from the passage？
A． Online shopping is not so popular in modern society．
B． American students must buy school uniforms．
C． Most people will do back﹣to﹣school shopping before school starts．
D． Parents always choose expensive back﹣to﹣school supplies for their kids．
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