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englishpractice2

ENGLISHTEST（MAX.150）

Name:

______________

time:

135minutes

I.choice（11pts,1ptforeachof1-5,2ptsforeachof6-8）

1.Weneedhelpfromtheothercountries.Butwedonot_______onothersforsupport.

A.engageB.leanC.stripD.multiply

2.Wewill_______theplanbecauseofthecost.

A.councilB.journalC.dampD.oppose

3.Ourtrainis_______atShanghaiatseveno’clockthisevening.

A.dueB.crystalC.cushionD.cooperation

4.Hervoicewas_______inthenoise.

A.filledB.entertainedC.enormousD.drowned

5.Heisvery_______inhisfamilyandneverdoesanythingagainsthiswife.

A.henceB.possessC.outerD.humble

6.Daleusedthesestepstoformanumberpattern.

i.Thefirsttermis3.

ii.Thesecondtermis5.

iii.Eachtermafterthesecondisthesumofthetwotermsjustbeforeit.

ThefirstfivetermsinDale’spatternarethefollowing.

3,5,8,13,21,...

Whatarethenext3terms?

A27,34,42B29,37,45C34,55,89D34,55,99

7.Mrs.Johnsonaskedher6th-gradestudentstoformanumberpatternusingtheserules.

i.Usethenumber1asthefirstterm.

ii.Tofindanyotherterm,doubletheprevioustermandadd2.

Thefirsttwonumbersinthepatternare1and4.Whatisthe4thnumberinthepattern?

A20B22C44D46

8.Whatisthevalueofthefollowingexpression

6p+5

whenp=9?

A49B54C59D68

II.readingcomprehension（114pts）

9.judgement（20pts）

ThePowerofForgiveness

Itwas12:

37a.m.asthebuspulledfromtheterminalatBowlingGreen,Kentucky.Thestreetsweresilentandthenightwascool.I’dgottenmysisteronherwaytoFt.Knoxafteraweekendvisit.Atthistime,Iwantednothingmorethantogobacktothedormandgetsomerest.Ineverthoughtthatatriptothebusstationcouldbesodramatic,thatIwouldfacedeathbecauseofothers’prejudice.Lateron,Iwouldneedtoovercometheeffectsofthatprejudice.

Aftergivingmysisterspendingmoney,Icouldn’taffordtotakeacabbacktothedorm.SoIdecidedtogetlittleexerciseandruntothedorm,aboutfourmilesaway.WhenIhadgoneabouttwobocks,Inoticedatruckslowlyfollowingme.WhenIturnedaroundtoseewhoitwas,thedriverspedup,wenttothenextblock,andturnedright.AfterI’drunanothercoupleblocks,Inoticedthetruckinfrontofme.Aguyonthepassengersidestartedyellingatme,“Hey,nigger.”However,Icontinuedrunning,pretendingtoignorethem.

Threeblocksfurtheron,theyappearedagain.Thistime,thedriverhadthreeotherguyssittinginthebackofthetruck.“Nigger,we’regoingtokillyou,”theyyelledastheythrewcansandbottlesatme.Tryingnottoshowfear,IcontinuedmyuphilljourneytoWesternKentuckyUniversity.Bythistime,IfearedformylifeandstartedprayingsilentlytoGod.Iknewthateachstepwouldbringmeclosertoasafehaven.

Whentheguysinthepickupturnedleft,Ipassedthemby,andIdidn’tseeorhearfromthemforthreemoreblocks.However,asapproachedthecornerofthefourthblock,theysurprisedme.Fivewhiteguysjumpedfromthecornerandsurroundedme.OneguywearingaUniversityofLouisvillebaseballcapsaidtome,“Where’reyougoing,Nigger?

”andpushedmeintoaguybehindme.ThentheguywearingtheUofLhathitmeinthestomach.AsIfoldedover,anotherguykickedmeintheside.Immediatelyafterthatblow,anotherkickedmehardintherear,andthenblowscamefromeverywhere.

AsIfelltothesidewalk,Ifeltastickbreakonmyback.Thereweremorekickstomyfaceandribsandthen,Ifeltnothing.

WhenIawakened,mymotherwassittingbesidemybed.Whenshesawmemovemyhead,shesimplysaid,“ThankGod.”Ittookmethreeweekstogetoutofthehospital,andsevenmoretorecoverfromfourbrokenribs,abrokencollarboneandarm,fracturedskull,andseverelybeatenface.Physically,Ididrecover.

Aspeoplecametoseeme,Ifeltthetensionbetweentheblacksandthewhites.Coincidentally,thepolicereportedthatIwas“assaultedbyfiveunknownassailants”andleftitatthat.Theyfailedtoinvestigateeitherthevehicleorthelicenseplatenumberthatawitnessreported.

WhenIgotbetter,Ipurchasedahandgunandwalkedthestreeteverynightforatleastamonth.Ididn’tspeakto,eatwith,orassociatewithwhitepeopleinanyformorfashion.Onenight,asIwaswalkingawayfromthebusstop,Isawthepickup.AsIwaitedforthedrivertocomeoutoftheconveniencestore,theangerandhatredrosewithinme.AllthemaliceI’vefelttransferredtotheindexfingerofmyrighthandonthetriggerofmyhandgun.

Whentheguycameoutofthestore,Igrabbedhimfrombehindandpushedtheguninhisside.Idraggedhimbehindthebuildingandputtheguntohisthroat.“Doyourememberme?

”Iasked.“Uh…yeah.”heanswered.“BeforeIblowyourbrainsout,Iwanttoknowwhyyoualldidthattomethatnight.”Whenthismanstartedtocryandpleadforhislife,Ifeltimmenselypowerful.However,hesaid,“IreallyamsorryandIcametoseeyouinthehospital.I’mtheonewhosentthecard.Don’thatethewholewhiteraceforthemistakesofthefew…Iwrotethat.”

Irememberthecard.AsIlookedatthatmanagain,Isawthepainhehadbeencarryingforfourmonths.AsIletupthetrigger,Ilookedathimagainandsaid,“Iforgiveyou,”andwalkedaway.ThenItookthebulletsoutofthegunandthrewthemtotheground.

AsIwalkupthehilltoWesternKentuckyUniversity,eachstepgavemeanewfreedom.WhenIgottothetopofthehill,Iwasabrandnewman.Iwasnotonlyfreeofmaliceandprejudice;Ihadbecomeamanwhocouldforgivetheprejudiceofothers.Ihaddecidedthatnighttowalkinanewpower:

thepowerofforgiveness.

Statements:

（1）.Theauthorleftthebusterminalataboutmid-night.

（2）.Theauthordecidedtoruntothedormbecausehewantedtogetsomeexercise.

（3）.TheauthorfearedforhislifeandprayedtoGodwhenthedriverandotherguystriedtoirritatehim.

（4）.FivewhiteguysallfromUniversityofLouisvilleattackedhim.

（5）.Thepolicearrivedintime,arrestedtheattackersandsenthimtothehospital.

（6）.Ittookhimalltogethermorethantenmonthstorecoverphysically.

（7）.Thepolicemadeathoroughinvestigationintothecase.

（8）.Aftertheattack,theauthorboughtahandgunandsoughtchancetotakerevengeonanywhitepeople.

（9）.Thedriverofthepickupfeltregrettedandexpressedhissorrowwhentheauthorwasinthehospital.

（10）.Theauthorfeltfreeandpowerfulafterheforgavetheattackers.

10.readingandresponding（14pts）

YouAretheWeakestLink,Goodbye

　Doyourememberthegoodolddays?

Innocenttimesspentsharingdocumentsandexecutablefileswithoutacareintheworld.Okay,everymonthorsoyoumightencounterabootsectorvirus—buttheywereeasytodealwitheveniftheanti-virussoftwaredidn'tpickthemup.　

　Butthoselonglazysummersdisappearedtoofast.MacrovirusesmadeInformationTechnology（IT）administratorsgrowupfastastheyrealizedtherewasatypeofviruswhichcouldspreadveryquicklythroughoutanorganization.Itwasn'tunusualtofindhundredsofcomputerswithinpersonalcompanyinfectedbyvirusestransmittedviaemailattachments.TheITstaffwereamongstthefittestdepartmentsinyourcompany,runningfromPersonalComputer（PC）tothenextcleaningthemup.　

　Therehadtobeabetterway.Companiesnowrealizethatvirusesaren't"urbanmyths",andcanhaveaseriousimpactontheiroperations.Theyinvestinanti-virussoftwareonthedesktops,serversandemailgatewaysandevenputinplaceprocedurestoensuretheiranti-virusisup-to-datewiththeverylatestdetectionroutines.　

　Itsoundslikecompanieshaveputinplaceadequatedefensestoprotectagainstviruses.Buthavethey?

　Anti-virussoftwaredetectsmostofthevirusesyourusersarelikelytoencounter—oftenwithouttheuserevenknowing.However,thesoftwaremustbeupdatedregularly,preferablydailyinanylargecompany.Eventhen,averynewviruscaninfectyourusers.WiththerapidtransmissionoffilesthroughnetworksandtheInternet,aviruscanspreadaconsiderabledistancebeforeitcanbeidentifiedandprotectedagainst.Fortunately,onlyafewviruseseverdothisbutthelikesofMelissaandtheLoveBugcaninflictseriousdamagebeforetheirprogressisstopped.Whilstemployeesbecomesuddenlyawareduringtheensuingmediaexcitement,theysoonforgetaboutthevirusthreatasthestoriesdisappearfromthenewsheadlines.　

　Thisisthedanger.Complacencycansetinwhenthereisnoperceived"action"onthevirusfrontwithnoglobalcrisis,andtheimportanceofbeingvigilantaboutvirusesrecedesinyourusers'minds.Theyforgetwhatthebigdealwasinthefirstplace—afterall,anti-virussoftwaredealswiththeviruses,doesn'tit?

Andisn'tittheITdepartment'sjobtolookafterthissortofthing?

　Beforeyouknowityourusersareopeningunsolicitedattachmentsoncemore,downloadingunauthorizedsoftware,andputtingyourcompany'sdataandcredibilityatrisk.Allbecausetheusersthinkthattheyareworkinginasafeenvironment.Employeesseeanti-virussoftware,firewallsandITdepartmentsasguaranteesthattheircomputerswillworkandbesafe.Ofcourse,therearen'tanyguarantees.Anti-virussoftwareplaysone,albeitimportant,partinthedefenseofyourcompanyfrommaliciousattackbutthesecurityofyourcomputersystemisonlyasstrongastheweakestlink.Andthat,moreoftenthannot,isthehumanfactor.　

　Noemployerwantstocomeacrossasakilljoyoranogre.Mostwillwillinglyacceptthatthehappiestemployeesarethosewhofeelthattheyarerespectedandtrustedbyth