Few students would dream of getting a job as a shoe shiner working along the street. College students, in their own eyes and in the eyes of the public, are expected to get at least a proper job, if not working in a high-income or white-collar position.

Cai Yong’s decision to work as a shoe shiner shocked not only his parents, who had high hopes for him, but also his girlfriend.

“It is right for young graduates to be ambitious (有抱負(fù)的). But they have to start in a solid

and down-to-earth way,” Cai said. Cai is not alone in making such a choice. The company has got

12 college students in all.

“I come for the 800 yuan monthly pay,” said Xiao Ji, who is a student from Nanjing University. “I have grown up and no longer live on my parents,” he said.

    “Working as shoe shiners can mean a bright future,” Cai said.

    Not everyone can accept this job choice. Cai’s girlfriend left him because she felt ashamed to be with a shoe shiner, and Cai accepted the fact. “This is the price to be paid for a job,” he said.

      A former shoe shiner, Zhong Haibo, from a medical college, believes it was a good training for the rest of his life. “There is nothing I can’t do after working as a shoe shiner,” Zhong said, meaning that such kind of experience in early life is helpful in a future job.

39. Cai Yong decided to work as           .

A. a college teacher  B. a company manager  C. a shoe shiner   D. a medicine maker

40. Why did Cai’s girlfriend leave him?  

A. They didn’t get along well with each other.   B. Her parents didn’t like him.

    C. She found it a shame to marry a shoe shiner.  D. Cai had got a new girlfriend.

41. Most people think Cai’s choice           .

A. unbelievable     B. nice                   C. enjoyable      D. wonderful

42. From the passage we know Zhong Haibo           .

A. doesn’t like college life                            B. thinks highly of working as shoe shiners

C. is a middle school student                         D. is still a shoe shiner at the moment

--- I’d like to buy an expensive sports car.

----- Well, sir. We’ve got several models_______

A. to be chosen from   B. to choose   C. to choose from  D. for choosing

 The sentence needs____ once more.

A. explaining       B. to explain     C. being explained     D. explained 

 His proposal is _______ to all of us and you do not need to tell us more about it.

      A. apparent                   B. practical            C. reasonable                D. abrupt

For 52 years my father got up at 5:30 am every morning, went to work, and returned home at 5:30 pm. I never saw my father stayed home from work ill, nor did I ever see my father lay down to take a nap. He had no hobbies, other than taking care of his family. All he asked from me, his daughter, was to help him while he was repairing something, so we could have some time to talk.

For 22 years, after I left home for college, my father called me at 9:00 am every Sunday. Nine years ago when I bought my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day for three days in the 80-degree Kansas heat, painting my house. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked for was a glass of iced tea. Five years ago, at age 71, my father spent five hours putting together a swing set for my daughter. Four years ago, my father drove all the way from Denver to Topeka, with an eight-foot Colorado Blue Spruce （云杉） in his truck, so that we could have a part of Colorado growing on our land.

On the morning of January 16, 1996, my sister telephoned me; my father was in the hospital with an aneurysm（動(dòng)脈瘤） in Florida. I got on an airplane immediately, and on the way I realized that I hadn’t communicated with him as much as I’d always wanted to. I vowed（發(fā)誓） that when I arrived, I would have a long talk with him. I arrived in Florida at 1 am, only to find that my father, at the age of 76, had passed away at 9:12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me.

1. From the first paragraph we can infer that the author’s father ______.

A. was a good driver         B. was in good health

C. sometimes fell ill             D. had no hobbies

2. The underlined phrase “other than” in the first paragraph can be replaced by “______”.

A. except   B. including  C. without        D. due to

3. According to the last paragraph, we can know that the author’s father was born in ______.

A. 1916              B. 1918        C. 1920            D. 1922

4. The author wrote the article in order to ______.

A. praise her father               B. remember her father

C. show her father loved her   D. let her father be known

第二節(jié) 信息匹配 (共5小題; 每小題2分, 滿分10 分)

閱讀下列應(yīng)用文及相關(guān)信息, 并按照要求匹配信息。請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡上將對(duì)應(yīng)題號(hào)的相應(yīng)選項(xiàng)字母涂黑。

以下是有關(guān)博物館、音樂(lè)廳、劇院、大學(xué)等的信息：

A. National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside represents the full collection of museums and galleries in the city and offers the Eight Pass for a small fee, this enables the visitor a year's unlimited visits to all eight establishments.

 B. Although it is mainly associated with classical music, the Philharmonic Hall has branched out into popular music and the varied programme now includes country, rock, jazz and pop concerts; similar acts can be seen at the Empire. There is also the Picket on Hardman Street, and The Life Cafe on Bold Street also has live music, including the occasional big name wanting to play in a smaller venue.

C. London Theatre may be separated into three parts. One section encompasses the sophisticated end of the theatre spectrum- plenty of Shakespeare and excellent modern plays. There are also the 'West End' shows- this refers to the big productions, not to where they're located. There are many big-production plays and operas that make for a great evening out.

D. Humanities College will set targets in three humanities-based specialist subjects. Applicants must choose a minimum of one key subject from history, geography or English. They will choose two other subjects from the following: religious education, citizenship, classics, English, history and geography.

E. Dance performances tend to center on Sadler's Wells Theater, where contemporary dance, ballet and opera can all be found. The Royal Festival Hall and the Barbican Centre also house excellent productions, and the ICA is a Mecca for experimental dance.

F. Sexton College is the leading specialist catering training centre in the education sector. Everyday we offer healthy, innovation and exciting menus, which meet the government standards. We have provided catering and cleaning services to Saint Francis Xavier’s College and the whole Liverpool for many years and recently won the contract to supply catering to Manchester. So join us, you will get lot of practice.

以下是與廣告相關(guān)的五個(gè)年青人，請(qǐng)匹配與他們各自可能去的地方。

56. Jon Murphy:  I have worked for six months in California and have been to places as far as Bangkok, Australia, Canada and throughout Europe. Working with the communities is fantastic.

57. James Barton:  I suppose I was born with a love of music. Everyday, I listen to music for at least two hours and music bands are my favorite.

58. Jane Lake: I was at university studying Religious Studies and English. And now my area of practice is painting and drawing.

59. Dave Kirby: I met my great friend Andrew Schofield and it was probably he who introduced me to the theatre and plays.

60. Gary Birkett: Being a chef involves a lot of work. Not only do you have to cook but you learn about stock control, sourcing quality food, compiling rosters and creating attractive and exciting menus.

．There has been a（n）____of sadness in the small town since a boy was drowned in the river．

         A．scene                  B．a(chǎn)tmosphere 

     C．condition                 D．a(chǎn)ppearance

 Our monitor talks about Mars as if he ______ a scientist.

  A. is                 B. were                 C. be                           D. had been

第二節(jié)  根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的崔家選項(xiàng)。其中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

         The sevens Cs of a good letter

    What is the secret of writing a good letter ? Here are two main ones.

Don’t try to be fancy .Don’t try to impress your reader .You will be successful if you follow these seven Cs.

     Clear .Use short ,direct sentences . _71____  Talk as if the reader were right there with you. Above all,don’t use an introduction .

     Correct .__72___ Don’t guess ,even for spelling .Refer to your dictionary .If you need to, check a reference book too. Use them as much as you need to .

    Complete. Don’t scatter our points ._73____  This is good organization too.

    Courteous（恭敬的）. Be friendly rather than overly casual.Peesent yopur information nicely even if you are complaining about something .In all letters , treat them as you want them to treat you .

    Concise (簡(jiǎn)明的). Make each point as clearly and briefly as you can.

   Conversational .  This is really the secret of good writing ._74____

Such a letter has a natural,friendly tone. Let your personality come through naturally .

   Considerate.__ 75____Write about what you believe the reader needs or wants to know.Try to be helpful .This will build good feeling toward you.

   The sevens Cs are about writing letters.But how about school papers ?

Use the seven Cs.Write as if you are talking to your teacher or professor. You will be surprised. You’ll almost instantly become a good writer.

And you might even enjoy writing from now on.

A. Just “ talk ”to the person.

B.Think of the readers’ point of view as you write.

C.Make them easy to understand.

D.Include long sentences in your letter.

E.Make sure what you say is correct.

F.Writing should not be taken too seriously.

G.Finish one point completely before going on to the next.

第二節(jié)：書(shū)面表達(dá)

今天你班同學(xué)就“Should we stay up for study?”這一話題進(jìn)行了辯論。假定你是主持人，請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下表格中的內(nèi)容，為辯論會(huì)寫一個(gè)總結(jié)，并談?wù)勀愕目捶ā?/p>

注意：

1.詞數(shù)120左右；

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使短文連貫；

3.開(kāi)頭已給出，但不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

We’ve had a heated debate today on whether we senior students should stay up for study or not and we have different opinions.