9、Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column．She had been a school teacher before she retired（退休）, but she needed to keep   1  ．She was even willing to work without pay．She then offered her   2   with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people．Every day she   3   other old folks like her．By talking with them, she   4   two things．Old people had abilities that were not   5  ．But old people also had some   6  ．She found a new purpose for herself then．

Through the years, she   7   to write stories about people for national magazines．There was now a new   8  : Old people like herself．She began to write a newspaper column called “Sixty Plus”, which was about   9   old．She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being   10  ．

Anna Douglas uses her   11   ability to see the truth behind a problem．She understands   12   problems begin．For example, one of her   13   said that his grandchildren   14   the houses as soon as he came to visit．Mrs. Douglas   15   some ways for him to understand his grandchildren．

“It's important to know   16   about your grandchildren’s world,”says Mrs. Douglas．“That means questioning and listening, and   17   is not what old people do best．Say good things to them and about them,” she continues．“Never try to   18   your grandchildren or other young people．Never   19   your opinion．Don't tell them what they should do．  20  , they have been taught they should have respect for old people．The old should respect them as well．”

1．A．free                     B．rich                    C．powerful            D．busy

2．A．service                B．money           C．students            D．books

3．A．served               B．met             C．comforted       D．a(chǎn)nswered

4．A．Recognized           B．followed          C．enjoyed           D．demanded

5．A．studied                B．a(chǎn)greed            C．gave             D．used

6．A．mistakes              B．problems         C．questions         D．characters

7．A．had               B．ought            C．was             D．used

8．A．subject               B．life                    C．way             D．plan

9．A．getting                B．respecting           C．employing        D．supporting

10．A．unknown         B．refused           C．misunderstood    D．discouraged

11．A．thinking             B．working          C．writing           D．leading

12．A．that                 B．when            C．why             D．whether

13．A．visitors              B．readers           C．listeners             D．friends

14．A．got                 B．entered           C．left                  D．passed

15．A．invented            B．chose            C．suggested         D．imagined

16．A．everything          B．something         C．a(chǎn)nything         D．nothing

17．A．listening            B．speaking          C．pleasing          D．a(chǎn)dvising

18．A．praise             B．scold             C．trouble           D．encourage

19．A．speak out            B．give up           C．get back         D．stick to

20．A．Commonly       B．Surprisingly        C．Happily          D．Naturally

8、It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night．The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently．My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him．I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same．I’m so glad I did．

On the road to the harbor we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbor itself was in fairly good shape．After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea． As we got on board, we noticed two big humps（脊背） in the distance．

On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby．We couldn’t believe it — there aren’t any whales along the coast here．The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive．

The little baby whale — actually as big as our boat — was obviously stuck and could not move．The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools（漩渦） and waves．“She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side,” my father said．At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently．With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water．Then it swam up right beside its mum．They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction．We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel．Slowly, they let us lead them, some-times rising from the water right beside us to breathe — and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes．Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance．

In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half．That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day．Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea．

1．The author says “I’m so glad I did．” （in Para．2） because __________．

       A．be witnessed the whole process of fishing

       B．he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea

       C．he experienced the rescue of the whales

       D．he spent the weekend with his family

2．The harbor survived the storm owing to __________．

       A．the shape of the harbor                        B．the arms of the bay

       C．the still water in the channel                 D．the long coast line

3．The mother whale failed to help her baby because __________．

       A．she had stayed in the polluted water for too long

       B．the whirlpools she had made were not big enough

       C．she had no other whales around to turn to for help

       D．the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction

4．What is the theme of the story?

       A．Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness

       B．Fishing provides excitement for children

       C．It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals

       D．It’s vital to protect the environment

7、American magician David Blaine left the glass box in which he had lived for 44 days without food on October 19．2003．Hundreds of people came to watch the end of his starvation experiment, which has become one of London’s main tourist attractions．

Looking thinner and darker, 30 year-old Blaine was taken out of his box over the River Thames and immediately went to hospital．He was then slowly reintroduced to food, a process doctors say could be life threatening．He had been drinking only water since September 5．

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Blaine first became known as a street magician in the early 1990s．He soon found himself doing magic tricks in bars for the likes of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his super model friends．

Over the last decade Blaine has become famous with a combination of breathtaking magic and clever tricks aimed at getting a lot of attention．

In 1999, he was buried in a coffin（棺材） for one week and, in 2000, he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice．Last year he stood on top of a 25-meter pillar（柱子） in the center of New York for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of boxes．

“I think a lot of people are unable to accept that they’re able to do what they can do,” he said．“They don’t realize we can survive．The human being is an amazing creation．” But he seems to have suffered from spending so long in the glass box．He said that at times he was unable to see, had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste．

1．It is __________ for David Blaine to eat food after such a long starvation．

       A．pleasant　           B．Delicious             C．Dangerous           D．important

2．Having spent such a long time in the glass box, he suffered the following EXCEPT that __________．

       A．he had become blind　　　　　　       B．he had serious back pains

       C．he lost his sense of taste　　　            D．he was in weak health

3．Which of the following can best describe David Blaine?

       A．Serious　            B．Adventurous        C．Mad                    D．Crazy

4．Which of the following is NOT true of David Blaine?

       A．Blaine immediately went to hospital after he was taken out of his box．

       B．Blaine was born and brought up in England．

       C．In Blaine’s opinion, people can create a wonder．

       D．Blaine didn’t have any food for 44 days．

6、Everyone has got two personalities — the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real．You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behavior, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you．In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position．The important position is the one that you go to sleep in．

If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person．You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas．You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings．You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident．

If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive（不坦率的） person．You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset．You’re very stubborn（頑固的）, but you aren’t very ambitious．You usually live for today not for tomorrow．This means that you enjoy having a good time．

If you sleep curled up（卷曲）, you are probably a very nervous person．You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive．You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people．You prefer to be on your own．You’re easily hurt．

If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality．You know your strengths and weaknesses．You’re usually careful．You have a confident personality．You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get depressed．You always say what you think even if it annoys people．

1．According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality __________．

       A．only in a normal night

       B．only when you go to sleep

       C．only when you refuse to show yourself to the world

       D．only when you change sleeping position

2．Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a person’s personality？

       A．He or she is always open with others．

       B．He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others．

       C．He or she is always easily upset．

       D．He or she tends to believe in others．

3．Point out which sentence is used to show the personality of a person who is used to sleeping on his or her stomach？

       A．He or she is careful not to offend others．

       B．He or she doesn’t want to stick to his or her opinion．

       C．He or she can’t be successful in any business．

       D．He or she likes to bring others happiness．

4．It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because __________．

       A．he or she always shows sympathy for people

       B．he or she is confident，but not stubborn

       C．he or she has more strengths than weaknesses

       D．he or she often considers annoying people

5、Sitting on the peaceful coast of Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, watching the sun move quietly into the sea, you shouldn’t forget that Charles Darwin（1809-1882） arrived here in 1835．He stayed on the islands for five weeks, observing various animals．This finally inspired his famous work, On the Origin of Species．You can certainly follow Darwin’s footsteps and enjoy a trip from four to seven days to the islands．

The islands are certainly a paradise（天堂） for wildlife, as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control．Though you cannot walk freely as Darwin did about 200 years ago, each day is as impressive as it could be．

The most well-known animals of the Galapagos is the giant tortoise（巨型海龜）, which can be seen moving slowly around the highlands of Sanra Cruz, the second largest island in the archipelago（群島）．Some of these creatures are so old that they might have been seen in their youth by Darwin himself．

Despite strict control over activities and timing, your stay on the Galapagos will be remembered as a chain of incomparable pictures: diving with sea lions that swim and play within inches of you; feeling small sharks touch your feet as you swim; and, most magically, seeing a whale and her baby surface with a great breath of air．

Traveling between the islands and observing the wildlife that so inspired Darwin, you will feel as though you are getting a special view of an untouched world．At night you will sleep on board the ship, leaving the wildlife in complete occupation of the islands, which are as undisturbed now as they have been since the beginning of time．

1．What do we know about Darwin’s visit to the islands?

       A．He studied different creatures on the islands

       B．He completed his famous book on the islands

       C．He was touched by the geography of the islands

       D．He was attracted by well-known animals of the islands

2．Which of the following plays a role in making the islands “a paradise for wildlife”?

       A．Animals on the islands feed on grass．

       B．Local government forbids killing wildlife．

       C．People cannot visit the islands as they wish．

       D．Tourists are not allowed to touch the animals．

3．Your stay on the islands will be most impressive mainly because of         ．

       A．The beautiful sea views                       B．Darwin’s inspiring trip

       C．a(chǎn) closer view of animals                      D．various daring activities

4．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

       A．A Unique Attraction for wildlife Lovers

       B．Galapagos as a Paradise for Adventures

       C．Charles Darwin as a symbol of Galapagos

       D．A successful Example of wildlife protection

4、Forget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle．Television is still the most influential medium around．Indeed, for many of the poorest regions（地區(qū)） of the world, it remains the next big thing — finally becomes globally available．And that is a good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better．

Across the developing world, around 45% of families had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had climbed above 60%．That is some way behind the U．S．, where there are more TVs than people, and where people now easily get access to the Internet．Five million more families in sub-Saharan Africa will get a TV over the next five years．In 2005 , after the fall of the Taliban（塔利班）,which had outlawed TV, 1 in 5 Afghans had one．The global total is another 150 million by 2013 — pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families．

Television’s most powerful effect will be on the lives of women．In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster found that when TVs reached villages, women were more likely to go to the market without their husbands’ approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a girl．They were more likely to make decisions over child health care．TV is also a powerful medium for adult education．In the Indian state of Gujarat, Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in Gujarati on the screen．Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant（有意義的） improvement in their reading skills．

Too much TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness．However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide．

1．The underlined word “outlawed” in paragraph 2 probably means “__________”．

       A． Allowed             B．banned            C．offered            D．refused

2．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

       A．Americans used to get access to the Internet easily．

       B．The world’s TV sets will total 150 million by 2013．

      C．45% of families in the developing countries had a TV in 2005．

      D．Over two thirds of families in the world will have a TV by 2013．

3．The author intends to __________．

      A．stress the advantages of TV to people’s lives

      B．persuade women to become more independent

      C．encourage people to improve their reading skills

      D．introduce the readers some websites such as Google

4．What would be the best title for the passage?

      A．TV Will Rule the World                         B．TV Will Disturb the World

       C．TV Will Better the World                D．TV Will Remain in World

3、1．After ________ （權(quán)衡） benefits against risks, he decided to accept the offer．

2．He was too shocked to give an _________ （敘述） of what had happened．

3．Whoever meets the little boy thinks that he __________ （類似）his sister in appearance．

4．The unexpected ________ （到達(dá)）of the General encouraged his soldiers so much that they wished to attack the enemies immediately．

5．Freeing RMB exchange rate is not necessarily _________ （有益于） to U．S．

2、以下標(biāo)有題號(hào)的每一行均有一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤，請(qǐng)找出，并按下列情況改正：此行多一個(gè)詞：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫(xiě)出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。此行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（^），在該行右邊橫線上寫(xiě)出該加的詞。此行錯(cuò)一個(gè)詞：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫(xiě)出改正后的詞。

Growing up is not easy．Sometimes all that is need                    1．_________

is someone to rely on．For many years, she was Mum．               2．_________

My mother was a career woman and had her own                    3．_________

problems to take care, but when I needed her, she                      4．_________

was always there．Her strength came from anywhere                 5．_________

I don't quite know, somewhere very deep．She was so

strong that she would never break down, even while I                   6．_________

went to her with all my little-boy problems and shout                      7．_________

at her．Her strength made me stronger and gave to me                 8．_________

courage to try things other thought were impossible．A                9．_________

helping hand is always stronger enough to lift you up．                  10．_________

1、當(dāng)今我國(guó)大學(xué)生就業(yè)成功率很低，你班學(xué)生就大學(xué)生應(yīng)該如何選擇工作進(jìn)行討論，請(qǐng)客觀地介紹情況，并談?wù)勀愕目捶ā?/p>

觀點(diǎn) 理由  一部分人：喜歡比擅長(zhǎng)重要。興趣是最好的老師，精通與擅長(zhǎng)的可能性會(huì)大大增加等。

另一部分：擅長(zhǎng)比喜歡重要。擅長(zhǎng)更容易成功，后天努力培養(yǎng)興趣

你認(rèn)為……

注意：1．短文須包括所有要點(diǎn), 可適度發(fā)揮。

　　　2．開(kāi)頭已為你寫(xiě)好, 但不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

　　　3．詞數(shù):120左右。

Recently the students in our class have discussed the following topic: which is more important for college graduates to choose jobs, being interested in it or being good at it?

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