A） Mark was a boy when he wrote this passage．

B） Mark lost the small dog his father bought somewhere． C） When a living thing hurts you，you should kill it，

D） Even if a living thing hurts you，you should not kill it at once， （6）What's the best title for the passage ？ A）My Guide in Childhood B）My Lovely Brother C）My Early Memory D） My Sweet Childhood

43．（12.00分）Keeping a good budget

You may have got much New Year money from your parents and your relatives this year．But if you don't have a （m） （1） plan for spending it，i could run out very fast．So you may want to plan a budget． A budget is a plan to （2） where your money goes．Budgeting can help you save for the things you want，but can't pay for right now．Sounds useful？ Look at the following things before you start your budget：

1．Every week，there are things we have to pay for，like school lunches and buses．There are also things we like to spend money on just for fum! These are our weekly expenses（ 支出）．

2．Since we can't have money for everything，we have to make （3） We need to ask if wereally need something or just want it．Needs arc w hat you must have in order to live，like food and water，Wants arc things you would like to have or do （4） you can still live with out them． For example，Ds and cartoons．

3．List what you spend on need﹣﹣and if there is money left over，you will save for the things you really want．This is called a budget．

4．If you don't have enough money for what you need and want，you may have to （5） one for the other．

No budget is fixed．Keep an eye on yours．Maybe you wanted a comic book，but now you want a video game． （6） Your needs may change into wants，or your wants may change into needs，

（1）A） attractive B） careful C） creative D） important （2）A） discover B） stop C） care D ）control

（3）A） choices B）money C） efforts D）changes （4）A） or B）and C）so D）but

（5）A） focus on B） give up C） rely on D）find out （6）A） ever B） again C）either D）instead

44．（7.00分）Reading an English newspaper is a good way to improve a student's language ability．As there are many useful and common words in an English newspaper，it may help i（1） their vocabulary as well as improve their reading sills．But what is a proper way to read an English newspaper？ Do students need to look over all the content（ 内容） of the newspaper？

The first step is to choose a r（2） newspaper with good language．Then turn to the front page and read the h（3） to know w hat has happened．As the

most important things are put on the front page，it's easy to find out what you're interested in and then turn to other pages to read it thoroughly．There is no need to read all the articles．

Secondly．read newspaper every day．Remember words t（4） content，in which these words may appear repeatedly．Once they appear several times，you will remember them easily．Don't look up e （5） unknown word in your dictionary．You can try to guess the meaning between sentences．Keep reading．and you w ill become familiar with the words a（6） you read them several times in different passages．

Reading English newspaper makes us knowledgeable．It can not only help us know what is happening in the world but also improve our language．Thus you can make your English learning $（7）

45．（12.00分）A bookstore chain\book distribution（分销） in Shanghai back in November．This experimental store offers books at very low prices，and there is no staff to require customers to pay before taking books away．Sounds like a book lover's paradise!

Popular Bookmall had already set up such a shop in Nanjing．The organizers of the Nanjing store report that it was a great success； enough customers voluntarily paid for their books．But most older\stores\in China did not receive enough honest customers．For example，a self﹣service restaurant opened in Fujian province years ago．It allowed customers to pay what ever they chose，but about one﹣fifth of customers paid nothing，The organizers of the \is to encourage people in China to remember how important honesty is．

Many Chinese are worried about dishonesty in China．Even at Popular Bookmall，not everybody chose to pay for their books．Is it a good way to solve it by law？ Maybe not．We should listen to our conscience （良心）．This has deep roots in Chinese culture．Confucius （孔子） taught Chinese to be conscientious and honest． But there is also a great rational （理性的） reason for \honest people there are in society，the more reasons we have to trust others．And if people trusted each

other，they'd be more willing to share．For example，in a\，we do

not have to think about saving or spending money all the time．We should try to help other people．In brief， society is built on trust not only trade（商业）．

（1）What is the special style of book distribution in\？ （2）\，wasn't it

（3）．why did organizers open many \？

（4）W hat are many Chinese worried about？

（5）According to Confucius，how should we encourage ourselves to be honest？

（6）．What does the underlined part\tell us？

七、Writing（作文）（共20分）

46．（20.00分）Write at least 60 words on the topic\personal habit I'd like to change\．（以\我想改变的一个个人习惯\为题写一篇不少于60 个词的短文，标点符号不占格．）（注意： 短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分．）

The following points are only for reference： 1．简述你想改变的这个个人习惯； 2．说明你想改变这一习惯的理由及措施．