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第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

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。

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

At Harton College—an English boarding school for boys —there are many rules. 15-year-old Bob Sanders often breaks them.

The boys can go into the town in the afternoon after class. But they must return to the school at six o’clock. One afternoon Bob walked to the town. He looked at the shops and then went to the cinema. After the film, he looked at his watch. It was after eight o’clock. He was a little worried. He walked back to Harton College as fast as possible.

When he arrived, he ran quickly to the main entrance. It was locked. He went round the school building to another door, which was locked too. He looked up at the window of his dormitory on the third floor. The window was open. But it was quite dark, and he could not climb up the wall easily. Then he saw another open window on the ground floor. It was the window of the headmaster’s study.

He looked into the room—no one was there. Bob quickly climbed on to the window sill（窗臺）and jumped into the room. Just then he heard a noise. Then someone turned on a light in the corridor（走廊）. Bob looked around and then hid under the sofa. One minute later, Mr. Mannering, the headmaster, came in. He turned on the light on his desk, and sat down on the sofa. Then he opened a book and began to read.

Bob lay under the sofa as quietly as possible. He couldn’t move. The floor was cold and uncomfortable. He looked at the headmaster’s shoes and socks for an hour.

“Why doesn’t he get up and go to bed ?” Bob thought.

Mr. Mannering read his book for another hour. Finally, the headmaster closed his book and stood up. He put the book on a shelf and walked towards the door.

“Thanks heavens, he didn’t find me under the sofa,” thought Bo .

Then Mr. Mannering stopped and spoke towards the sofa. “ Would you turn off the light when you leave ?” He said, and left the study.

56. Bob returned to the school more than two hours late because_______.

  A. he enjoyed himself too much    B. he did not catch the bus

  C. he hated the rules             D. he ran into an old friend

57. Bob didn’t go to his dormitory because _______.

  A. the gate was locked           B. the window was shut

  C. it was quite dark             D. the wall was too high for him to climb up

58. It’s obvious that _______.

   A. the headmaster didn’t notice Bob

   B. the headmaster thought a thief had broken into his study

C. the headmaster found Bob under the sofa 

D. there was a third man in the study

59. From the passage we know that the headmaster is _______.

   A. kind   B. strict   C. gentle    D. humorous

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Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames(綽號).Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence(影響) on the world of music.

Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together.”

Armstrong showed a great talent(天賦) for music when he was taught to play the cornet(短號) at a boy’s home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that travelled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.

In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.

His cornet playing had a deep humanity(仁愛) and warmth that caused many listeners to say,“Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.”He was the father of the jazz style(風(fēng)格) and also one of the best-known and most-admired people in the world. His death, on July 6,1971,was headline news around the world.

67.Armstrong was called Pops because he ______.

A. looked like a musician                   B. was a musician of much influence

C. showed an interest in music             D. travelled to play modern music

68.The third paragraph is developed ______.

A. by space            B. by examples             C. by time             D. by comparison

69.Which statement about Armstrong is true?

A. His tale begins in New Orleans. B. He was born before jazz was invented.

C. His music was popular with his listeners.D. He learned popular music at a boy’s home. 70.Which would be the best title for the text?

A. The Invention of the Jazz Music  B. The Father of the Jazz Style

C. The Making of a Musician  D. The Spread of Popular Music

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書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

每位同學(xué)都希望自己具有良好的人際關(guān)系，成為班級中受歡迎的人。請你根據(jù)下表所提供的信息，寫一篇題為 “Being a Popular Student”的英語短文，參加學(xué)校網(wǎng)站英語論壇的討論。

注意：1．對所給要點，逐一陳述，適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，不要簡單翻譯。

             2．詞數(shù)120左右。開頭已經(jīng)寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Being a Popular Student

We all hope to be popular with our classmates and teachers. ______________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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I think I can fix your car tomorrow afternoon._________, you will have to wait till next Friday.

   A. If so       B. If not       C. If necessary      D. If possible

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—I can’t find my favourite magazine.

    —I saw Jack going away with ________, but I’m not sure whether it’s yours.

A. it                         B. that                      C. one                           D. some

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The company has changed some of its working practices__________complaints and criticism from the customers.

       A．in respect to            B．in return for

       C．in exchange for              D．in response to

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 _______ with the present situation, the local government could not find effective measures to reduce the risk of coal mine accidents.

A. Though unsatisfied        B. As unsatisfied

C. Though unsatisfied it was   D. As it was unsatisfied 

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---Poor Steve! I could hardly recognize him just now!

   ---________. He has changed so much.

A Never mind     B No problem    C Not at all    D Me neither

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第二節(jié) 完形填空(共20小題，每題1.5分，共30分)

閱讀下面短文，撐握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

On the first day of my school life in the USA, I showed a great interest in my marketing class. My teacher, Mrs Tolman, suggested I  16    a national marketing club called DECA attracting many students with talent and interest in  17   . So I did.

The first  18    was to raise money for marketing competitions later in the year by selling candles. Mrs Tolman said the money was due in a week and that 40 percent of the   19    would go into my personal account.

At the beginning, I tried to sell some candles to my host mom. She said that if I could show

20    and do a wonderful sales presentation, she would certainly buy some. I started my  21    with a firm handshake. Then I introduced all the different kinds of candles and the special sales I could offer and  22    her that our candles were the best choice for gifts and home decorations. Finally she bought three candles.

Greatly   23   I decided to sell my candles around the neighborhood.

On Saturday morning, with great courage, I knocked at the door of my first potential   24   . “I’m a student at Skyline High School and we are  25    money for DECA, I’m trying to sell…”

“Not today, sorry,” the man   26    me and shut the door.

Embarrassed, I walked away and encouraged myself the   27   thing that might happen was being refused like that again. I couldn’t even count how many times I was   28    with reasons like “Not today”, “I don’t have any   29    money right now” or “I just bought some”.   30  , I had to continue with the day.  31  , a woman kindly bought nearly $60 worth of candles. I couldn’t even hide my   32    and said, “Thank you very much” to her with a bow.

After a   33  hard work, I turned in $408 worth of sales of candles, which gave me $163 in my own account. I was   34    to find out I was the second highest seller in all classes.

It was my first time working as a sales person. This experience let me know that  35    difficulties was only wasting time and a barrier in my way to success.

16. A. hold                   B. join                         C. build                        D. set

17. A. business              B. English                    C. math                 D. sports

18. A. chance                B. way                        C. challenge              D. choice

19. A. income               B. candles                    C. business               D. expense

20. A. ability                B. confidence               C. aim                 D. expectation

21. A. presentation        B. business                   C. deal                  D. interest

22. A. told                    B. convinced             C. explained              D. requested

23. A. puzzled                     B. delighted                    C. shocked               D. encouraged

24. A. buyer                 B. seller                     C. businessman           D. shop keeper

25. A. lending               B. raising                    C. returning              D. borrowing

26. A. greeted               B. bothered                 C. hurt                  D. interrupted

27. A. worst                 B. uneasy                     C. unluckiest              D. unhappiest

28. A. allowed                     B. permitted                    C. refused               D. demanded

29. A. more          B. extra                        C. little                  D. left

30. A. However            B. So                      C. Therefore             D. But

31. A. And           B. Secondly                    C. Firstly                 D. Finally

32. A. anger                 B. embarrassment         C. happiness               D. sadness

33. A. week’s               B. hour’s                   C. year’s                 D. month’s

34. A. lucky                 B. surprised               C. calm                  D. confused

35. A. overcoming        B. dealing with            C. accepting               D. worrying about

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Recently, the most popular topic among people in Zhongguancun has been: How far is Zhongguancun away from Silicon Valley (硅谷)? Can Zhongguancun be the next Silicon Valley?

People think that the day is not far when Zhongguancun will become a Silicon Valley. This is because Silicon Valley has two famous universities, Stanford and Berkeley universities, and Zhongguancun also has two universities, Peking and Tsinghua universities. Silicon Valley and Zhongguancun are gathering places for engineers. Silicon Valley has a group of well-known American high-tech companies including Intel and Hewlett-Packard, and Zhongguancun has famous companies such as Lenovo and Founder. Silicon Valley is good at science and technology, especially the information industry, while Zhongguancun is known as an electronics street.

However, Silicon Valley is still a far dream for Zhongguancun. Silicon Valley is a product of the market economy, while Zhongguancun is a government-led industrial group. Silicon Valley has an investment system of its own, while Zhongguancun is mainly a trading center for information products, a sales center and a market center. The Silicon Valley people have special and useful ideas. It’s important because of people’s innovation and adventure. All of the people have a good inter-personal relationship network, which enables Silicon Valley business starters to quickly get more money they need, find partners and grow.

The people in Zhongguancun think more about fund-raising, and give little thought to other factors. Some managers don’t understand the idea of market well. This can bring about many problems and can easily lead to failure. Now the basic task for Zhongguancun is to know the demands of the market and the users.

Now, many overseas talents who are returning home are people who once studied, lived and worked in Silicon Valley. A group of first-class universities have taken part in the development of Zhongguancun. It’s believed that Zhongguancun can become the next Silicon Valley, but it doesn’t need to copy Silicon Valley in every way. Zhongguancun can become a Silicon Valley with Chinese characteristics.

64. According to the passage, what is Hewlett-Packard?

A.An American high-tech company in Silicon Valley.

B.A famous American company in Zhongguancun.

C.The most famous university in America.

D.The headquarters of Silicon Valley.

65. Which of the following is WRONG about the differences between Zhongguancun and Silicon Valley?

A.Zhongguancun is a government-led industrial group.             

B.Silicon Valley has an investment system of its own.

C.The Zhongguancun people don’t have lots of ideas of innovation and adventure.

D.Some managers in Silicon Valley don’t understand the idea of market well.

66. What does the author suggest in the fourth paragraph?

Chinese should bravely face some failure.

Chinese should think more about fund-raising.

Chinese should understand the demands of the market and the customers.

Chinese should have a quicker development in science.

67. What is the main idea of this passage?

A.China develops more slowly than America in science and technology.

B.The possibility that Zhongguancun becomes a Silicon Valley is discussed.

C.Americans have a better inter-personal relationship network than Chinese.

D.Some methods are put up to enlarge the competitive ability of Zhongguancun.