8、When you're lying on the white sands of the Mexican Riviera, the stresses （壓力）of the

world seem a million miles away．Hey, stop! This is no vacation - yon have to finish something!

    Here lies the problem for travel writer and food critic （評(píng)論家） Edie Jarolim．"I always loved traveling and always liked to eat, but it never occurred to me that I could make money doing both of those things．" Jarolim said．Now you can read her travel advice everywhere-in Arts and Antiques, in Brides or in one of her three books, The Complete Idiot Travel Guide to Mexico's Beach Resorts．

    Her job in travel writing began Some eight years ago．After getting a PHD in English in

Canada, she took a test for Frommer's travel guides, passed it, and got the job．After working at

Frommer's, Jarolim worked for a while at Rough Guides in London, then Fodor's, where she fell

so in love with a description of the Southwest of the U．S．that she moved there．

    Now as a travel writer, she spends one-third of her year on the road．The rest of the time is spent completing her tasks and writing reviews of restaurants at home in Tucson, Arizona．

    As adventurous as the job sounds, the hard part is fact-checking all the information．Sure,

it's great to write about a tourist attraction, but you'd better get the local （當(dāng)?shù)氐模?museum hours

correct or you could really ruin someone's vacation．

1．Which country does Jarolim have in now?

    A．Mexico．          B．The U．S．        C．The U．K         D．Canada

2．What is most difficult for Jarolim?

    A．Working in different places to collect information

    B．Checking all the facts to be written in the guides．

    C．Finishing her work as soon as possible．

    D．Passing a test to write travel guides．

3．What do we know about Jarolim from the text?

    A．She is successful in her job．

    B．She finds her life full of stresses．

    C．She spends half of her time traveling．

    D．She is especially interested in museums．

4．What would he the best title for the text?

A．Adventures in Travel Writing                B．Working as a Food Critic

C．Travel Guides on the Market                D．Vacationing for a Living

7、Thousands of people living in the Chinese capital will celebrate the start of the Chinese New year by heading for the ski resorts （滑雪場(chǎng)）．Never mind that Beijing's dry weather seldom produces snow．It is cold enough in winter for snow-making machines to make a covering for the

hills north to the capital．And the rapid growth of a pleasure-seeking middle class has formed the basis for this new craze（熱潮）.

Since Beijing's first ski resort was opened ten years ago, the sport has enjoyed an astonishing increase．There are now more than a dozen resorts．Clothes markets in the city have added bright colored ski suits to their winter collections．Mr. Wei, a manager of a newly-opened ski resort in Beijing, sees the growth of an industry that could soon lead Chinese to head for the ski resorts of Europe. In recent years ski resorts offering natural snow have opened in China．But many are in faraway areas of the country and can't really match the equipment and services of some ski resorts in Europe．

Beijing's skiing craze is partly a result of the recent increase in private （私有的） cars．This has led to the growth of a leisure industry in the capital's suburbs （郊區(qū)）, which until the late-1990s were unreachable to ordinary people, According to Mr. Wei, about 40% of the visitors to his resort come in their own cars．The rest are bused in by schools, businesses or government offices．

The problem is making money．Starting ski resorts requires quite a lot of money; hiring land from the local government, preparing the hills, buying snow machines, making sure there are enough water and electricity to run them, and buying ski equipment for hiring out to customers．The ski resort where Mr. Wei works cost nearly $4m to set up．And as so often in China when someone comes up with a good idea, many others hash in and price wars break out．Beijing now offers some of the cheapest ski training classes in the world, though with most people rather new to the sport, expecting a few more doing the same job．

1．What does this text mainly talk about?

A．Convenience for skiers brought about by private cars．

B．Skiing as a new way of enjoying one's spare time．

C．Things to be considered when starting a ski resort．

D．A sudden increase of ski training classes in Beijing．

2．Why are some Chinese likely to go skiing in Europe?

A．To visit more ski areas．                   B．To ski on natural snow．

C．For a large collection of ski suits．            D．For better services and equipment．

3．The underlined words "leisure industry" in Paragraph 3 refer to ________.

A．transport to ski resorts

B．production of family cars

C．business of providing spare time enjoyments

D．part-time work for people living in the suburbs

4．What is the main problem in running a ski resort?

A．Difficulty in hiring land．                    B．Lack of business experience．

C．Price wars with other ski resorts,              D．Shortage of water and electricity,

6、Coolest Hotels in the World

Ariau Aragon Towers

The Ariau Amazon Towers hotel lets you sleep in a tree house．Eight towers make up this

hotel that offers over 300 rooms．If you really want to get into the spirit, book the Tarzan Suite which is large enough for a big family．You'll be thirty feet up in the air and can travel between the towers through their wooden walkways．

    Prices: starting at $300 one night for each person for a regular room and going all the way

up to $3000 for the Tarzan Suite．

    For more information, visit the website: http://www. ariautowers. com

The Ice Hotel

    Every winter in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, a special kind of hotel called the ice Hotel is built． Each year, world-famous artists are invited to design and produce works of art from the ice, many of which can be found in the rooms． You'll have your choice between hot or cold rooms but you will be well advised to stay at least one night in a cold room for a true experience．

    Prices: starting at $318 one night for each person for either a cold room or a warm one．For more information, visit the website: http: www. icehotel.com

Propeller Island

    Propeller Island City Lodge is a very special hotel that was designed by a German artist. Each room provides you with the possibility of living in a work of art．Every single piece of furniture in the thirty rooms of the hotel has been hand-made and each room is completely different．You'll be able to choose a room based on your own personal tastes．

    Prices: starting at just $91 a night, and an additional （另外）person for only 20 extra

dollars．For more information, visit the website: http://www. propeller-island. com

    For information about other cool hotels in the world, visit the website: http://www. bahamabeachclub.com

1．What it special about the Ariau Amazon Towers hotel?

A．You can sleep in the house．                  B．You can choose any of the towers．

C．It is designed for big families．                    D．Every room has a walkway．

2．For more persons spending a night in one of these hotels, they have to pay at least_______.

    A．$111               B．$182              C．$600                   D．$636

3．Which website should you visit if you want to find out whether there exists a hotel under the

     sea?

A．http://www. icehotel. com                  B．http：//www. ariantowers. com

C．http://www. propeller-island. com            D．http://www. bahamabeachclub. com

4．Which hotel would invite artists to come to work every year?

A．Propeller Bland City Lodge．                          B．Arian Amazon Towers．

C．The Ice Hotel．                                    D．Bahama Beach Club．

5、How words came into being is unknown．All we assume（推測(cè)）is that some early men invented certain sounds, in one way or another, to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could talk with each other． Later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be put together to show those sounds, and which could be written down．Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, are called words．

The power of words, then, lies in their associations-the things they bring up to our minds．Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words bring back to us the happy and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases．

Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which have powerful effects on our minds and feelings．This clever use of words is what  we call literary style（文體）．Above all, the real poet is a master of words．He can express his  meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them correctly, or they will make our speech silly and common．

1．We learn from the text that language might have begun with           

A．expressions         B．a(chǎn)ctions              C．signs           D．sounds

2．What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?

  A．The learning of new words．

  B．The importance of old words

  C．The relation of human experience with words．

D．The gradual change and development of words．

3．In the last paragraph, what does the author suggest that we should do?

A．Use words skillfully．                  B．Make musical speeches

   C．Learn poems by heart．                 D．Associate with listeners．

4、根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

W: Hi, John．

M: Hi, Lucy．    1    

W: Yes．I'm required to tell a story in English before the lesson begins．

M: Oh, I see．   2 

W: You're right．I need to practice on the stage before they all come．

M:   3  

W: Yes, here, in my pocket…..Oops, where is it?

M: Don't worry,   4  

W: ….No, not in the bag, either．I'm afraid I left it at home．

M:   5  

W: Aha! It's just the key to the classroom! Thank you so much．

A．Glad to see you．

B．What's the story about?

C．What's that around your neck?

D．Maybe you put it in your schoolbag,

E．Do you have the key to the classroom?

F．You're going to school rather early today．

G．So you want to get to get to the classroom earlier to make some preparation?

3、根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語注釋, 在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。（每空只寫一詞）

1．The course will start in       （十二月）．

2．She        （提醒）me that I hadn't written to Mother．

3．I hope to be back in a        （兩星期）．

4．My       （最喜歡的）colour is green．

5．The baby in the next room       （睡醒）and began to cry．

6．        （水桶）are often used for holding and carrying water．

7．They look like the teeth of a            （兇猛的）animal．

8．It is          （危險(xiǎn)地）for children under five years old to be left alone at home．

9．Because of his special experience, he was chosen to be an         （助理） to the president for energy affairs．

10．Two years later, he left his parents and entered a          （醫(yī)學(xué)的）college．

2、此題要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤。對(duì)標(biāo)有題號(hào)的每一行作出判斷：如無錯(cuò)誤，在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上畫一個(gè)勾（、／）；如有錯(cuò)誤（每行只有一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤），則按下列情況改正：此行多—個(gè)詞：把多余的詞寫在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上，用斜線（／）劃掉；此行缺—個(gè)詞：在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上寫出該加的詞，并附帶前（后）詞·此行錯(cuò)一個(gè)詞：在相應(yīng)的位置上寫出該錯(cuò)詞和改正后的詞。

     注意：原行沒有錯(cuò)的不要改。

Christie was one of my best friend at high school．      1  

At that time, we often spend time together．                2  

Thank to her help, I made great progress in my              3  

study．Last year，she decided to study abroad．In          4  

other words, we would be separated for long time．          5   

Before her leaving off, I prepared a gift to show             6      

my best wishes to him．She said it was the best             7   

gift she has ever had．From then on, we’ ve                8    

kept touch with each other through e-mails．I              9   

look forward to see her again in the near future．           10  

1、假設(shè)你是李華，你的美國(guó)筆友Peter曾表示希望來中國(guó)教書。你�，F(xiàn)在需招聘外教，請(qǐng)給他寫封信，告知招聘信息。內(nèi)容主要包括：

1．教授課程：英語口語、英語寫作、今日美國(guó)、今日英語等

2．授課對(duì)象：高中生（至少三年英語基礎(chǔ)）

3．工作量：

— 每周12學(xué)時(shí)，任選三門課

— 擔(dān)任學(xué)生英語俱樂部或英語校報(bào)顧問（advisor）

注意：

1．字?jǐn)?shù)100左右；

2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3．開頭語已為你寫好，請(qǐng)將完整的回信書寫在答題卡上。

Dear Peter,

I remember you told me you were interested in teaching in China．              

Best,

Li Hua

28、In __________ most countries, a university degree can give you __________ flying start in life.

A．the; a        B．the; 不填           C．不填; 不填               D．不填; a