In a recently published book , I came across some exercises with interesting names such as fishbone diagrams , lotus flowers  and clustering . As I used these exercises in my classes , I noticed that students were interested . They said more and wrote more . They enjoyed expressing their ideas and sharing them in groups .They were no longer passively waiting for the bell, but actively took part in the lesson . I find that creativity can act as a way to increase participation and improve fluency (流利程度).

Creativity has become a popular word in recent years . Scholars in the arts ,psychology (心理學), business , education , and science are all working to get a deeper understanding of it . Robert J. Sternberg is a creativity specialist and Yale professor of psychology . He defines creativity as “the ability to produce work that is both new (original )and appropriate (applicable to the situation )”. This definition is useful, as we want our students to use language in a new way , and to use it correctly and properly . Most scholars say there are two types of creativity : big “C” creativity and small “c” creativity. Big “C” creativity refers to genius level thinking that results in artistic masterpieces and scientific breakthroughs . Small “c” creativity refers to everyday level thinking that can be used in any situation . Our emphasis is on the latter . While it goes without saying that any of our students could go on to be the next Picasso or Edison , our aim is to help students produce more ideas and use language in new ways .

64．The underlined words “waiting for the bell” in the first paragraph probably mean _________.

       A．longing for a phone call  B．hoping to have a bell

       C．expecting the end of the class  D．wanting to speak in class

65．It can be inferred from the passage that the author thought the exercises in the book were__________

       A．popular    B．useful       C．scientific D．creative

66．When you use a very familiar word in a new way , you are__________.

       A．creative in the sense of big “C” creativity

       B．creative in the sense of small “c” creativity

       C．not creative in the sense of big “c” creativity

       D．not creative in the sense of small “c” creativity

67．The main purpose of the passage is to__________.

       A．show how useful the book is B．explain what creativity is  

       C．discuss how one can be creative     D．tell what teaching aims at

第二節(jié)：完型填空(共20小題，每小題1分，滿分20分)

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑。

Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you  36  speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of  37 ! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of  38  things, but his promise to tell the truth 39  him.

Once a man came to a  prophet（預言家）and said, “Oh, prophet, I have many bad  40. Which one of them should  I  41  first？”The prophet said,“Give up telling  42  first and always speak the truth. ”The man promised to do so and went home.

At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out , he thought for a moment about the  43  he made with the prophet.  “44  tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say？Shall I say that I went out  45？No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If  I tell the truth,  46  will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be  47  for stealing.”

So the man  48  not to steal that night, and  gave up this bad habit.

Next day, he  49  drinking wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day？I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will  50 me, because a Muslim is not  51  to drink wine.”And so he gave up the  52 of drinking wine.

In this way,  53  the man thought of doing something bad, he  54  his promise to tell the truth. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very  55  person.

36、A、always                    B、hardly                    C、sometimes        D、never

37、A、time            B、money                    C、trouble               D、energy

38、A、great               B、bad                        C、strange               D、stupid

39、A、educated              B、bothered                 C、tested                 D、saved

40、A、habits                  B、friends                    C、purposes                 D、collections

41、A、take in                    B、bring back              C、give up               D、depend on

42、A、stories                    B、truths                     C、reasons               D、lies

43、A、plan                   B、secret                C、promise                  D、mistake

44、A、Because                  B、Unless                    C、Since               D、If

45、A、stealing                  B、drinking                 C、walking                  D、dancing

46、A、none               B、someone                 C、anyone               D、everyone

47、A、controlled    B、admired                    C、punished                 D、killed

48、A、refused                  B、tried                    C、decided                   D、agreed

49、A、talked about            B、felt like               C、adapted to(適應(yīng))     D、broke down

50、A、understand              B、like                        C、hate                     D、respect

51、A、allowed                  B、encouraged             C、invited                    D、advised

52、A、chance                    B、disadvantage           C、adventure         D、idea

53、A、wherever     B、whenever                  C、whatever           D、however

54、A、forgot                B、doubted                C、regretted               D、remembered

55、A、good           B、attractive              C、practical               D、generous(慷慨的)

    The most important holiday in spring， especially for Christians （基督徒）， is Easter. This Christian holiday is not on the same date every year， but it’s always on a Sunday. It can be any Sunday between March 22 and April 25. Many people celebrate Easter by buying new clothes. Children celebrate by hunting for colored eggs that their parents have hidden around the house. People also give Easter baskets filled with candy and other goodies to one another to celebrate the day.

    But the holiday is more than new clothes and good things to eat. On Easter， many people go to church to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection （復活） from the dead.

    Most people color them. Some people hide them. Others just eat them. But no matter what one does with Easter eggs， they are an important Easter tradition throughout the Western world.

    People from many different cultures celebrate Easter. In both America and Belgium， children look for Easter eggs hidden on lawns and in bushes. In America， children believe the eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny （復活節(jié)兔子）。 But in Belgium， the hidden eggs are supposed to have fallen from church bells. In Bulgaria， red Easter eggs are lucky in churches； Bulgarian families also hit these Easter eggs together to see whose is the strongest. The winner looks forward to good fortune that year. Still dozens of other Easter traditions exist. In parts of Austria， for example， children sing from door to door and are rewarded with colorful eggs.

66. Easter comes _______.

        A. on the same date every year

        B. on Sunday on March 22

        C. on Sunday on April 25

      D. on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25 

67.To celebrate Easter， people ___________.

        A. go shopping， hide colored eggs and children hunt for them

        B. give Easter baskets filled candy and goodies to one another

        C. buy new clothes， hide colored eggs and children look for them around the house

        D. both B and C

68. For Christians the more important thing to do on Easter is________.

        A. buying new clothes

        B. going to church to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection

        C. eating delicious food and paint color eggs

        D. exchange beautiful gifts each other

69. People from different cultures have different ideas about Easter egg， _________.

       A. In both American and Belgium， children hunt for Easter eggs hidden in rooms and in

        bushes

       B. In American， children believe the eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny

       C. In Belgium， the hidden eggs are thought to have fallen from doorbells

       D. In America， the hidden eggs are supposed to have fallen from doorbells

70. In some places of Austria， children sing from door to door for_______.

        A. blesses             B. Easter eggs  

      C. candy and goodies   D. Easter bunny

第二卷

第四部分：寫作（共35分）

第一節(jié)  短文填詞（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

      閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)漢語提示、首字母提示或語境提示，在每個空格內(nèi)填入一個適當?shù)挠⒄Z單詞使短文意思完整，并將該詞完整地寫在右邊相對應(yīng)的橫線上。所填單詞要求意義準確、拼寫正確。

Organized by the Students’ Union, we watched the newly-released

sci-fiction movie — 2012 last ______ (星期六) evening. In the movie, the    76. __________

end of our world falls on Dec. 21, 2012. On the day,______(地震)           77. __________

occur and volcanoes erupt，c______ millions of deaths and leaving             78. __________

people desperate. Our planet is d______ in an instant. People across             79. __________

the world tried to s______ the catastrophe.                                80. __________

Having watched the movie, I was lost in thought. ______ is high time                 81. __________

that human beings should protect the ______ (環(huán)境) better. If we continue              82. __________

to care s______ little about our earth, we human beings will be punished               83. __________

for______ we do today. I suggest everybody lead a more eco-friendly life.      84. __________

Do remember everybody can _______ a difference.                          85. __________

The Internet and the effect _____ brought about did a lot of good to our daily life and work.

       A. that    B. what   C. which D. it

The teacher，together with the students, ______ discussing Reading Skills that _____ newly published in America.

A. are; were      B. is; were            C. are; was                  D. is; was

You can’t imagine what great trouble the boy has ______his father to give up smoking!

   A  to persuade      B persuaded         C  persuading      D had persuaded

---Could you give me some coins, dad? I want to buy an ice cream

    ---Sorry, I’ve got ______ on me. 

  A. none     B. nothing     C. quite a few    D. no one

第二部分  閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)；滿分45分）

第一節(jié) 閱讀短文（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

從每題所給的四個選項（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

 It was a cold grey day in late November. The weather had changed overnight, when a backing wind brought a pale sky and a muzzling rain with it, and although it was now only a little after two o’clock in the afternoon the gray of a winter evening seemed to have closed upon the hills, surrounding them in mist. It would be dark by four. The leather seats felt damp to the hands, and there must have been a small crack in the roof, because now and again little drips of rain fell softly through, polluting the leather and leaving a dark – blue stain like a spot of ink. The wind came in, at times shaking the coach as it traveled round the bend of the road, and in the exposed places on the high ground it blew with such force that the whole body of the coach trembled and swayed, rocking between the high wheels like a drunken man.

The driver, muffled （裹住） in a greatcoat to his ears, bent almost double in his seat in a faint endeavor to gain shelter from his own shoulders. The few passengers pressed together for warmth, exclaiming all together when the coach sank into a heavier rut （車轍） than usual, and one old fellow, who had kept up a constant complaint ever since he had joined the coach at Truro, rose from his seat in anger; and, feeling with the window – frame, let the window down with a crash, bringing a shower of rain upon himself and his fellow – passengers. He thrust his head out and shouted up to the driver, scolding him in a angry voice for a rogue and a murderer; that they would all be dead before they reached Bodmin if he persisted in driving at dangerous speed; they had no breath left in their bodies as it was, and he would never travel by coach again.

41．What is the main image the author gives in this description?

       A．In terrible weather, a coach was running fast in mud with complaining passengers on it.

       B．On a cold and rainy day the coach broke and the driver was repairing it on the road.

       C．On a cold night the driver and the passengers felt very cold and struggled in the rain.

       D．The bad condition of the road resulted in the bad mood of the passengers.

42．Which of the following is correct according to the text?

       A．The windows were tightly closed, so the cold air was kept outside the coach.

       B．The spot of ink stained leather, so the seats felt damp to the hands.

       C．Most probably the roof of the coach was broken.

       D．There was a drunken man swaying constantly on the coach.

43．The expression “muffled in a greatcoat to… his own shoulders” implies         .

       A．the driver felt very cold and tried to change his seat

       B．the driver felt comfortable by doing in that way

       C．The driver felt very cold and tried to gain warmth

       D．The driver tried to protect his ears and shoulders

44．We can learn from the text that         .

       A．the coach was running slowly due to the bad weather

       B．a(chǎn)n old passenger who got on the coach at Truro was angry about the windows

       C．one of the passengers on the coach was a murderer

       D．the few passengers let out exclamations as the coach moved violently

第II卷（非選擇題 共55分）

第三部分：寫作（共三節(jié)，滿分55分）

單詞拼寫(共10小題;每小題1分,滿分10分)

根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語注釋, 在句子右邊的橫線上寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式. (每空只寫一詞)

66. Excuse me,where is the_________(入口處)to the cinema ?

67. Sorry to _________ (打斷) you, but your mother is waiting for you outside.

68. The leaves of certain trees are ___________(有毒的) to cattle.

69. They ______ (廣告) that they had a used car for sale.

70.The ___________ (家具)in your room looks new at the first sight.

71. It was a relief that the patient was ________（稍微）better.

72. We made a __________(航海) across the Pacific by ship.

73. As is known, 90% of the engines in our country are ________(出口) to Europe.

74.In family life,love is the music that brings__________(和諧). 

75. Bricks, sand, glass and so on are building  ____________ (材料).