Most people agree________matters is not one’s looks，but one’s inner thoughts．

A．thatB．whereC．whatD．how

If you go to the wildlife park，you will find the places there more dangerous than commonly__________

A．supposingB．suppose

C．to supposeD．supposed

Ancient China was a country________culture influenced other countries in Asia for centuries．

A．whoB．whichC．whoseD．Where

閱讀理解（共5小題）

A month after Hurricane Katrina，I returned home in New Orleans．There lay my house，reduced to waist-high rains，smelly and dirty．Before the trip，I’d had my car fixed．When the office employee of the garage was writing up the bill．she noticed my Louisiana license plate．“You from New Orleans? ”she asked．I said l was，

“No charge．”She said，and firmly shook her head when I reached for my wallet．The next day I went for a haircut，and the same thing happened．

As my wife was studying in Florid，we decided to move there and tried to find a rental house that we could afford while also paying off a mortgage（抵押貸款）on our ruined house．We looked at many places，but none was satisfactory．We’d begun to accept that we’d have to live in extremely reduced circumstances for a while，when I got a very curious e-mail from a James Kennedy in California．He’d read some pieces I’d written about our sufferings for State，an online magazine and wanted to give us (“no conditions attached”)a new house across the lake from New Orleans．It sounded too good to be true，but I replied，thanking him for his exceptional generosity，that we had no plans to go back．Then a poet of the University of Florida offered to let his house to me while he went to England on his one-year-paid leave．The rent was rather reasonable．Imentioned the poet’s offer to James Kennedy，and the next day he sent a check covering our entire rent for eight months．

Throughout this painful experience，the kindness of strangers backs my faith in humanity．It’s almost worth losing you worldly possessions to be reminded that people really want to be kind when given a channel．

1.Which one shows the right time order？

①James Kennedy sent us a check

②A poet offered his house to us

③Our home was reduced to ruins

④The garage employee charged us nothing

⑤We came back to New Orleans

A．④③⑤①② B．③④⑤②①

C．④③⑤②① D．③④⑤①②

2.What do you know about James Kennedy?

A．He was a friend of the writer

B．He offered the writer a house in California

C．He worked for an online magazine

D．He was concerned about the writer’s sufferings

3.It can be inferred from the passage that________．

A．The mortgage on the ruined house didn’t need to be paid off

B．The house rents in New Orleans were reasonable after the hurricane

C．The writer rebuilt his faith in humanity by losing his worldly possessions

D．The writer made it through the painful period with people's kindness

4.How is the passage developed?

A．By showing contrasting facts

B．By making classification

C．By giving examples

D．By analyzing causes and effects

As a society we might want to rethink the time and money spent on education，so that these resources can benefit a greater percentage of the population．Ideally，both high schools and colleges can prepare individuals for the ever-changing roles．

High school degrees offer far less in the way of preparation for work than they might，or than many other nations currently offer，creating a growing skills gap in our economy．We encourage students to go on to college whether they are prepared or not，or have a clear sense of purpose or interest，and now have the highest college dropout rate in the world．

We might look to other countries for models of how high schools can offer better training，as well as the development of a work ethic(美德)and the intellectual skills needed for continued learning and development．

Meanwhile，the liberal arts(人文學科)become more important than ever．In a knowledge economy where professional roles change rapidly and many college students are preparing for positions that may not even exist yet，the skill needed is one that prepares them for change and continued learning．

Learning to express ideas well in both writing and speech，knowing how to find information，and knowing how to do research are all solid background skills for a wide variety of roles，and such training is more important than any particular major in a liberal arts college．We need to continue to value broad preparation in thinking skills that will serve for a lifetime．

Students also need to learn to work independently and to make responsible decisions．The lengthening path to adulthood appears exacerbated（惡化）by parental involvement in the college years．Given the rising investment in college education，parental concern is not surprising，but learning where and when to intervene will help students take more ownership of the outcomes of these increasingly costly educations．

1.What kind of education does the author think is ideal？

A．It benefits the great majority of the general population．

B．It prepares students to meet the future needs of society．

C．It encourages students to learn throughout their lives．

D．It ensures that students’ expectations are successfully fulfilled．

2.What is the feature of a knowledge economy?

A．People have to receive higher education to qualify for a professional position．

B．Students majoring in liberal arts usually have difficulty seeking a job．

C．New positions are constantly created that require people to keep learning．

D．Colleges find it hard to teach students how to cope with the changing economy．

3.According to the author，a liberal arts college should focus on________？

A．solid background knowledge in a particular field

B．practical skills urgently needed in current society

C．basic skills needed for change and lifelong learning

D．useful thinking skills for advanced academic research

4.What suggestion does the author offer to parents？

A．Rethinking the value of higher education．

B．Investing wisely in their children’s education．

C．Helping their children to bring their talent into full play．

D．Avoiding too much intervention in their children’s education．

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中, 選出最佳選項。

According to the US government, wind farms off the Pacific coast could produce 900 gigawatts of electricity every year．Unfortunately, the water there is far too deep for even the tallest windmills to touch bottom．An experiment under way off the coast of Norway, however, could help put them anywhere．

The project, called Hywind, is the world’s first large-scale deepwater wind turbine (渦輪發(fā)電機)．Although it uses a fairly standard 152-ton, 2．3-megawatt turbine, Hywind represents totally new technology．The turbine will be fixed 213 feet above the water on a floating spar, a technology Hywind’s creator, the Norwegian company StatoilHydro, has developed recently．The steel spar, which is filled with stones and goes 328 feet below the sea surface, will be tied to the ocean floor by three cables ; these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves．Hywind’s stability in the cold and rough sea would prove that even the deepest corners of the ocean are suitable for wind power．If all goes according to the plan, the turbine will start producing electricity six miles off the coast of southwestern Norway as early as September．

To produce electricity on a large scale, a commercial wind farm will have to use bigger turbines than Hywind does, but it’s difficult enough to balance such a large turbine so high on a floating spar in the middle of the ocean．To make that turbine heavier, the whole spar’s center of gravity must be moved much closer to the ocean’s surface．To do that, the company plans to design a new kind of wind turbine, one whose gearbox (變速箱) sits at sea level rather than behind the blades．

Hywind is a test run, but the benefits for perfecting floating wind-farm technology could be extremely large．Out at sea, the wind is often stronger and steadier than close to shore, where all existing offshore windmills are planted．Deep-sea farms are invisible from land, which helps overcome the windmill-as-eyesore objection．If the technology catches on, it will open up vast areas of the planet’s surface to one of the best low-carbon power sources available．

1.The Hywind project uses totally new technology to ensure the stability of_________.

A．the cables which tie the spar to the ocean floor

B．the spar which is floating in deep-sea water

C．the blades driven by strong and steady sea wind

D．the stones filled in the spar below the sea surface

2.To balance a bigger turbine high on a floating spar, a new type of turbine is to be designed with its gearbox sitting_________.

A．on the sea floor

B．on the spar top

C．a(chǎn)t sea level

D．behind the blades

3.Wide applications of deepwater wind power technology can_________.

A．solve the technical problems of deepwater windmills

B．make financial profits by producing more turbines

C．settle the arguments about environmental problems

D．explore low-carbon power resources available at sea

閱讀填空（共2小題）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

You’re probably most familiar with college dictionaries, often called abridged dictionaries．Although abridged means ―shortened, these dictionaries contain more than 150,000 entries and provide detailed definitions that are sufficient for most college students and general users.

1._________.Webster’s Ⅱ New Riverside University Dictionary and the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language are college dictionaries.

Unabridged dictionaries contain as many as 500,000 entries and provide detailed definitions and extensive word histories (etymologies詞源)．2._________．Unabridged dictionaries include the Oxford English Dictionary and the Random House Dictionary of the English Language.

3._________．Some entries also include plurals and capitalized forms, synonyms,antonyms, and derivatives．Americanisms and etymologies may be provided along with usage notes, cross-references, and idioms. If you prefer using the dictionary on a computer, you can obtain CD-ROM versions of many major dictionaries．In addition, you can access numerous dictionaries, such as WWWebster’s Dictionary, on the Internet．4.__________．Online dictionaries also offer additional features, such as word games, language tips, and amusing facts about words．Some online dictionary services allow you to access numerous dictionaries, both general and specialized, in on search.

5._________．For example, there are dictionaries for the specialized vocabularies of law, computer technology, and medicine．In addition, there are dictionaries of synonyms, cliche’s, slang, and even regional expressions, such as the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE)．There are also dictionaries of foreign languages, famous people’s names, literary characters’ names and place names.

A．Specialized dictionaries provide in-depth information about a certain field.

B．These dictionaries, possibly in several volumes and mostly found in libraries, are excellent sources for scholarly inquiries.

C．But dictionaries these days do not judge how a word should be used．They simply describe how people use them, and Random House, for example, have free online services.

D．Online dictionaries allow you to enter a search word to see a definition, and sometimes even an illustration.

E．College dictionaries also contain separate lists of abbreviations, biographical and

geographical names, foreign words and phrases, and tables of measures.

F．A dictionary entry has many elements: multiple definitions, syllabication, preferred spelling and pronunciation, and part-of-speech labels.

G．Many of the 10,000 new words in the Eleventh Edition of the Collegiate Dictionary involve computers.

書面表達（共1小題）

假如你是李夏。你看到關國留學生Sharon 在網(wǎng)上發(fā)貼，.希望有人能幫助她提高普通話

(Mandarin）水平，她可以教英語作為回報。請銀據(jù)以下提示用英語給她寫一封電于哪件。

1．表達給她提供幫助的意愿；

2．說明你能勝任輔導的理由；

3．給出講好普通話的兩點建議；

4．提出你學習英語的具體需求。

注意：

1．詞數(shù)120左右，開頭語已為你寫好；

2．可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3．文中不得透漏個人姓名和學校名稱；

Hi Sharon,

This is Li Xia．I learned from your post that you want to improve your Mandarin

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_________________________________________________________________________________

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Li Xia

C

We all know what a brain is．A doctor will tell you that the brain is the organ of the body in the head．It controls our body's functions，movements，emotions and thoughts．But a brain can mean so much more．

A brain can also simply be a smart person，If a person is called brainy，she is smart and intelligent．If a family has many children but one of them is super smart，you could say，“She's the brains in the family．”And if you are the brains behind something you．a(chǎn)re responsible for developing or organizing something．For example，Bill Gates is the brains behind Microsoft Brain trust is a group of experts who give advice．Word experts say the phrase“brain trust”became popular when Franklin D．Roosevelt first ran for president in 1932，Several professors gave him advice on social and political issues facing the U．S．

These professors were called his“brain trust．”

These ways we use the word“brain”all make sense．But other ways we use the word are not so easy to understand．For example，to understand the next brain expression，you first need to know the word“drain”．As a verb to drain means to，remove something by letting it flow away．So a brain drain may sound like a disease where the brain flows out the ears．But，brain drain is when a country's most educated people leave their countries to live in another．The brains are，sort of，draining out of the country．

However，if people are responsible for a great idea，you could say they brainstormed it．Here，brainstorm is not an act of weather．It is a process of thinking creatively about a complex topic．For example，business leaders may use brainstorming to create new products，and government leaders may brainstorm to solve problems．

If people are brainwashed，it does not mean their brains are nice and clean．To brainwash means to make someone accept new beliefs by using repeated pressure in a forceful or tricky way．Keep in mind that brainwash is never used in a positive way．

1.According to the text，if you're the CEO of Bai Du you can be called

A．the brains behind Bai Du

B．Bai Du's brain trust

C．the brain drain of Bai Du

D．the organ of Bai Du

2.Why did Roosevelt successfully win the election?

A．Because he was smart at giving advice．

B．Because word experts were popular．

C．Because he got his brain trust．

D．Because he was the brains behind America．

3.Which of the following expression is always used in a negative way?

A．Brain trust

B．Brain drain

C．Brainstorm

D．Brainwash

閱讀填空（共1小題）

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填人適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

In the Tibetan language，“Guozhuang dance”means singing and dancing in a circle．It is very popular in Tibet and places like Yunnan，Qinghai and Gansu_____1.____Tibetans live．

In the dance，men and women of an equal number form a circle hand in hand with one．person____2.____（act）as the leading dancer．The whole song begins with slow part．a(chǎn)nd gradually_____3.____（turn）fast．Men always take the first lines of lyrics（抒情歌），____4.____women reply．The dance involves repeated_____5.____（music）dialogues between male and female dancers．

Guozhuang dance is rich in content and flexible in steps．It changes with the____6.____（develop）of Tibetan life and work，There are dances concerning daily work_____7.___crop gathering，wool twisting，cattle feeding and wine making etc；And also there are dances presenting，___8._____Tibetan customs and marriage traditions．

Guozhuang dance is a joyous dance．Whenever there are festivals or happy events，people of all ages will____9.___（happy）join the dance．

Guozhuang dance____10.____（catalogue）in the first set of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage（非物質文化遺產(chǎn)）since 2006．