A．朱自清；B．何其芳；C．林清玄；D．安徒生；E．契诃夫；F．笛福

①《桃花心木》的作者是____。

②《匆匆》的作者是____。

③《卖火柴的小女孩》的作者是____。

④《凡卡》的作者是____。

纷繁复杂的经济生活中存在许多“双刃剑”现象，即同一事实或措施，有可能产生截然不同的两种效果。下列描述中，正确体现这一现象的是（    ）

①财政收入过多会影响企业生产和居民生活，财政收入过少会导致国家宏观调控能力下降

②人民币贬值不利于扩大海外投资，但有利于我国企业扩大出口

③免征小排量汽车的购置税会增加市场需求，同时汽车供应量也会增加

④今年3月猪肉价格上涨28.4%，一定意义上有利于养殖户，但不利于消费者

    Noise pollution is doing much harm to our health now. Noise, in fact, is unwanted sound and is a kind of invisible (无形的) killer. More and more students enjoy listening to music very much. When they listen to MP3 players, they like to turn up the volume (音量). Some people love listening to loud music. Furthermore, while watching TV, they keep the volume up. But they haven't realized that the noise is weakening their hearing. In fact, the noise not only influences each member in the family, but also makes a difference to the comfort of neighbors.

Noise pollution is a source of increasing misery (痛苦) to people in our society. If people are often disturbed by it, they may feel uncomfortable or upset. What's worse, the noise can make people mad sometimes. If a worker works in a printing factory for too long, his/her hearing loss is much faster than a common person working in a quieter environment. So everybody must pay more attention to noise pollution. Generally speaking, the following four types of noise should be watched out for:

    ◆Noise in the street

    ◆Construction site (建筑工地) noise

    ◆Noise at work

    ◆Transportation noise

    I think the local department (部门) should take measures to control the noise levels, but it's everybody's duty to keep a quiet environment.

— It's on the ______ day of September.

(B)

    Barry is a middle-aged man who is going through a very difficult time in his life. His wife died a few days ago. Barry was so say that he even closed his company.

    Barry sat around all day. His friends and family tried to encourage him to start doing new things and enjoy life, but they couldn't. One day, Barry's neighbor, a very old woman named Gertrude, saw him from her yard. She asked him to come closer and said, "Barry, look at this fence(篱笆). I only built it two years ago, but it is falling apart. You are free now. would you like to fix it for me?" Barry was angry. She knew the situation he was in. he was the one who agreed. When he finished, she was very thankful. Barry smiled for the first time in months.

    "Wonderful! But could you paint it for me?" asked Gertrude. Barry couldn't believe she was asking for more help. But because he respected(尊重)her so much, he agreed.

    Over the next few weeks, Gertrude kept giving Barry jobs, he repaired her door and even made some wooden furniture(家具) for her. All the neighbors passed and told Barry what a beautiful job he had done. Barry no longer felt that life was hopeless. He felt happy with his work. He thanked Gertrude. He realized that she was really wise. She knew that sadness could be eased by simply getting busy with something.