Mr. White, along with his assistants, ______ on the project day and night to meet the deadline(最后期限).

A. work        B. working     C. is working      D. are working

When first __________to the market ,these products enjoyed great success .

    A )introducing    B) introduced    C) to introduce   D) being introduced

Men of this kind _______; we’d better ________.

A. is dangerous; keep away               B. are danger; keep away from him

C. are dangerous; keep away from them     D. is in danger; keep away

Why do we need friends? Well, having friends may well keep you healthier and help you deal with stress better. Some studies show that people with close friends have a greater ability to fight disease than people who are lonely. But never take a friendship for granted. Like a good marriage, friendship needs care and patience（耐心）.Here is something to remember to maintain（維持）a friendship:

    Make friendship the most important thing. Find the time to be with your friends even if it means letting the grass go unmoved or the dishes unwashed for a while. When you can’t get together, use the phone to keep in touch.

    Open up to close friends. Don’t be afraid to express your inner fears and disappointments. Listen to your friends when they have problems, but offer advice only when it’s wanted.

    Have different friends for different activities, such as going to the movies, singing in a choir, or taking part in a bowling league.

    Don’t wait for a friend to ask a favor. When a friend has the flu, offer to go to the store to buy some pills or drive his / her children to their after-school activities.

    How to make new friends?

    You can start a group, such as a discussion group on gardening or books. Place an ad in a community newspaper to find people.

    Talk to strangers to find new friends. You should be cautious（謹慎的）and use your common sense, of course. Conversations started in museums, laundry rooms, or bookstores can lead to firm friendships.

    Enroll in an adult-education course. A classroom is a good place to meet others with similar interests.

48. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. How to make new friends.                B. Why do we need friends.

C. How to keep a friendship.                 D. How to gain friends’ trust.

49. We can learn from the passage that             .

A. We should not give advice to our friends anytime we want to

B. We should offer to help our friends even if they don’t need help at all

C. It’s impolite to have different activities with different groups of friends

D. People with friends can live longer than those who don’t have friends

50. According to the author, _______ are good places to find people sharing your interests.

A. libraries                   B. markets

C. laundry rooms       D. classrooms

I’d like to buy a house —modern, comfortable and _____ in a quiet neighborhood.

A. in all          B. above all       C. after all        D. at all

-Would you mind if I take the seat?

       -         .

A．Yes, sit down, please                                   B．Surely, never mind

C．No, not at all                                       D．No, you can’t take it

Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains _____ whether they will enjoy it.

A. to see         B. to be seen          C. seeing               D. seen

IV. 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A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在

答題卡上將該項涂黑。

I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke (喚起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with.

Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But I feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “l(fā)imited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions of the limited English speaker.

I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “l(fā)imited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.

I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure: I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show: her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.

41. By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that ________.

A. she uses English in foreign trade

B. she is fascinated by languages

C. she works as a translator

D. she is a writer by profession

42. The author used to think of her mother’s English as ________.

A. impolite    B. amusing    C. imperfect    D. practical

43. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

A. Americans do not understand broken English.

B. The author’s mother was not respected sometimes.

C. The author’ mother had positive influence on her.

D. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.

44. The author gradually realizes her mother’s English is ________.

A. well structured            B. in the old style

C. easy to translate           D. rich in meaning

45. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The changes of the author’s attitude to her mother’s English.

B. The limitation of the author’s perception of her mother.

C. The author’s misunderstanding of “l(fā)imited” English.

D. The author’s experiences of using broken English.

III翻譯句子(每小題4分，共20分)

1 他們打算明天早上起航。 ( set sail )

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2 人們相信他是誠實的。( It is believed that…)

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3 John最近在學(xué)校取得了很大的進步。( make much progress )

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4 我們很抱歉來晚了，車拋錨了。( break down )

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5 現(xiàn)在許多學(xué)生沉迷于上網(wǎng)。( be addicted to )

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 Guilin is the most beautiful place _____ people all over the world want to visit.

  A where        B why         C what           D that