9、My father met my mother in a poker （撲克牌） game. He couldn't   1   his eyes off her. It was her company's annual   2   , and he walked her home that night. The next week, from his home in Chicago, he  3  her a postcard:" Remember me? Please 4   , because I'll be calling you one of these days. David".

       She still has that postcard. I'm not sure what made her  5   it. Though he already had his heart  6  her, she hadn't chosen him yet,  7  not consciously.

       As my father often told us   8   we were growing up, it was  9  luck that he was at the picnic that day. As a salesman for a big electronics company, he was in town to  10  customers and happened to stop by the branch office that Saturday morning to  11   some calls. The telephone rang；it was the  12  of a local radio station with whom my father had done some business. So the manager  13   my father to come right over to their annual picnic.

       My mother was a writer at that radio station. If my father hadn't  14   by the office that morning，he told us,  15   if he'd gotten there two minutes later, the life--our lives-- would have been   16  .

       A few months after the wedding, my father was transferred East. They  17 in New York, in the house where I grew up.

       Sometimes I think about that, how time sweeps us   18   and puts us in a certain place where we're faced with one choice or another. By chance or by the  19  we make, we leave behind other lives we could have lived, full of 20  passions and joys, different problems and disappointments.

1．A．take                B．meet             C．fix               D．put

2．A．game              B．competition       C．picnic           D．meeting

3．A．booked             B．wrote            C．sold             D．sent

4．A．do                 B．forget            C．wait             D．read

5．A．bring               B．save             C．let               D．gather

6．A．look for             B．set on            C．stare at          D．fall to

7．A．a(chǎn)t least              B．more or less      C．a(chǎn)s a result        D．a(chǎn)t last

8．A．because             B．until             C．though           D．while

9．A．blind                B．sad              C．sorrowful        D．tiresome

10．A．fight with         B．a(chǎn)gree with       C．a(chǎn)rgue with     D．meet with

11．A．produce           B．develop           C．make            D．get

12．A．friend            B．manager          C．salesman         D．customer

13．A．invited             B．refused           C．forced           D．a(chǎn)llowed

14．A．slept              B．spoken           C．stopped          D．grown

15．A．a(chǎn)nd              B．but              C．then             D．or

16．A．missed            B．lost              C．stolen            D．gone

17．A．married           B．settled            C．met              D．separated

18．A．a(chǎn)way             B．off              C．a(chǎn)long            D．up

19．A．choices           B．places            C．lives              D．times

20．A．similar          B．familiar             C．different         D．dangerous

8、Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good, most would admit that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to a Chinese student they always say," My spoken English is poor. "However, their spoken English does not have to remain “poor”! I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.                                                                                                  

  First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary. Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary. However, you can speak with a limited vocabulary, if your attitude is positive. Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know.

       Second, they are afraid of making mistakes. Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY NOT ACCURACY. Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using the right words and spelling them correctly. However, in speaking your aim is fluency. You want to get your message across, to talk to someone in English, as quickly and as well as you can. Even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense, it doesn't matter because the person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears.

       The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening. You have one mouth but two ears! All that is heard is necessary for you to start speaking.

       Fourth, most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive（主動(dòng)進(jìn)攻型）language learners. Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor. If you have this proactive outlook, then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.

       If you do not use your English beyond the classroom you will forget what English you know. Remember: USE IT OR LOSE IT! You can learn how to speak English better by speaking English more.

1．What is most probably the writer's purpose in writing the passage?

    A．To improve your reading.

    B．To improve your listening.

    C．To improve your spoken English.

D．To improve your vocabulary.

2．It can be inferred from the third paragraph that _????______

    A．Don't be fluency．Just be accuracy !

    B．Don't be nervous, don't be shy．Just write !

    C．Don't be afraid of making mistakes．Just speak !

    D．Don't be shy, don't be fluency．Just listen and write !

3．The last paragraph is possibly close to the meaning of "________"

    A．More hurry, less speed．            B．Better late than never.

    C．Silence is gold．                              D．Practice makes perfect.

4．The text is most probably taken from a _______

    A．teacher's diary                                                     B．report on study

C．sports newspaper                   D．movie magazine

7、The murder took place around ten o' clock p. m. on June 10th. Thirty-two people watched Kitty being killed right beneath their windows. She was their neighbor. Yet, none of the 32 helped her. Not even one called the police. Was this inhumane cruelty? Was it lack of feeling for one's fellow man?

       "Not so," say scientists Dr. Darley and Dr. Fatane. They've found the reasons why people don't act. According to them, a person has to go through two steps before he can help. First he has to notice there is an emergency.

       Suppose you see a middle-aged man fall onto the ground. Is he having a heart attack, or some other physical trouble? Or is he simply about to sleep off a drunk? So it's not always easy to tell if you are faced with a real emergency.

       Second and more important, the person faced with an emergency must feel himself responsible. He must feel that he must help.

       The researchers found that a lot depends on how many people are around. They asked college students to come in to be "tested". Some came alone, some with one or two others, and some in large groups. When they came in either alone, in pairs, or in groups, a lady went into the next room. Soon the students heard a scream, the noise of something falling and a cry for help. All of these had been pre-recorder.

       Eight out of ten of the students taking the test alone acted to help. Of the students in pairs, only two out of ten helped. Of the students in groups, none helped.

       In other words, in a group, Americans often fail to act. They feel that others will act. They, themselves, needn't. They do not feel any direct responsibility.

1．Why didn't the thirty-two people act to help Kitty according to the passage?

    A．Because they were afraid to be killed.

    B．Because they were cruel in their hearts.

    C．Because they thought others would help．

    D．Because they didn't notice the emergency.

2．Which of the following is an emergency?

    A．Someone is falling onto the ground.

    B．Someone is needing help.

    C．Someone is sleeping off a drunk.

    D．Someone is having a heart attack.

3．The result of the tests shows that_______.

    A．none of the tested students acted to help

    B．the more people there are together, the more people will act to help

    C．the more people there are together, the fewer people will act to help

    D．college students would be more likely to help than ordinary Americans

4．It can be concluded from the passage that Americans don't ______ in a group.

    A．notice an emergency

    B．feel direct responsibility

    C．depend on each other

       D．go through two steps before they act

6、My senior year, I can't believe it's almost over. Now when I look back, it was stressful, but exciting, the ball, graduation, and then of course, college.

    I started my college application process months before Christmas. My parents told me it would be smart if I set up interviews and tours. But 1 didn't have clear aim. I wanted to go to college, but I didn't want to deal with the stress.

    As the days flew by, my applications lay on my desk just as I had left them three months before. "You are wasting valuable time, "my parents complained. Sweeping away the gathered dust on the applications, I worked on them every Sunday until I finished. Next came writing the essays. I had many ideas, but every school had different requirements. I changed them until I was pleased. Finally, everything was underway.

    Now I just had to wait. In March, I started receiving letters of rejection. I began to think that I had set myself up for disappointment. I had a letter from Salem State College stating that they wanted to see my third quarter grades before they made their decision. Yes! At least someone wanted to consider me. At the beginning of April, I received a letter from Keens State. I had been rejected. Those opening words" We regret to inform you..." made me sit down and cry. I had lost all hope. Then I heard from Plymouth State. Not my first choice, but...I had been accepted. Maybe if I get my grades up, l can transfer to another school...

    The college application process hurt me deeply. All my friends had dozens of schools to choose from. I guess my parents were right. High school grades are undoubtedly important to your future plans. If I could do it all over again, I would take it more seriously.

1．How did the writer feel in the way of going to college?

    A．Happy．             B．Sad．               C．Mixed．           D．Changeable.

2．Which of the following is NOT true?

    A．The writer thought senior year was stressful.

    B．The writer didn't set up interviews and tours.

    C．The writer had a strong desire to get to college.

    D．The writer was afraid of the pressure of college.

3．What does the underlined sentence mean?

    A．The writer was fired by the college.

    B．The writer was rejected by the college.

    C．The writer couldn't go to any college.

    D．The writer couldn't go to college forever.

4．The writer felt       at the end of the passage.

      A．honourable          B．relieved           C．regretful         D．hopeless  

5、Business Week （ Oct．8,2008 ）

       Introducing Business Week's Power 100, our ranking of the most influential people in the world of sports.

Prospect（展望） （ Oct. 20,2008）

       In July, Gordon Brown published a green paper called "The Governance of Britain.” The final section said that we need to be clearer about the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and what it means to be British. It proposed（倡議） "to work with the public to develop a British statement of values. " We asked 50 writers and intellectuals to give us their thoughts on this statement and what should inform it.

Science（ Sep. 28,2008）

       In the journal's 28 September 2008 issue, Science, in partnership with the National Science Foundation, is pleased to present the winners and honorable mentions in the fifth annual Science and Engineering Visualization（視覺） Challenge.

Time（ Sep. 1,2008 ）

       From the phone that has changed phones forever, to futuristic cars, to a building made of water, to a remote controlled dragonfly（蜻蜓）—a dazzling display of ingenuity（獨(dú)創(chuàng)性）.

Guardian（ Oct. 17,2008）

       Against all the odds, and seeing off competition from favourite to win Ian McEwan and Lloyd Jones, rank outsider Anne Enright,45, has been awarded the Man Booker prize for what the judges called a "powerful, uncomfortable and even at times angry book," The Gathering.

1．What do these five books have in common?

    A．Each of the articles in each book is introduced in detail.

    B．They are all published in the year and have one article digest.

    C．Each of them is commented by a great man in the world.

D．They all introduce the most influential people.

2．What would be the best title for the article from Prospect?

    A．In Search of British Values.

    B．The Final Section.

    C．The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship.

    D．50 Writers and Intellectuals.

3．Who wins the Man Booker prize according to the passage?

    A．Gordon Brown.                               B．Ian McEwan.

    C．Lloyd Jones.                                     D．Anne Enright.

4．The passage probably appears in a _______.

A．report        B．magazine               C．text book          D．science book

4、Avi Sadeh, a Psychology Professor at Tel Aviv University, said recently:" In real life, the daily struggles between parents and children are around these narrow problems of an extra hour, extra TV show, and so on," he added, "Too little sleep and more accidents".

       To investigate the effects on children of adding or reducing an hour of sleep, Sadeh changed the number of hours slept by 77 fourth and sixth graders for five days during a week when the children were healthy and there were no special social events or school activities.

       Sadeh and his colleagues found an extra hour of sleep can make a big difference. The children who slept longer, although they woke up more frequently during the night, scored higher on tests, Sadeh reported in the March/April issue of journal Child Development.

       " When the children slept longer, their sleep quality was somewhat weak, but in spite of this their performance for study improved because the extra sleep was more significant than the reduction in sleep quality. " Sadeh said. "Some studies suggested that lack of sleep as a child affects development into adulthood and it's more likely to develop their attention disorder when they grow older. "

       "Previous research has shown children in elementary school need at least nine hours of sleep a night on a regular basis", said Carl Hunt, director of the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research in Bethesda," and high-school-age children need somewhat less, adding the results of insufficient sleep could be serious. "

       "A tired child is an accident waiting to happen," Hunt said. "And as kids get older, toys get bigger and the risks higher. "Hunt also said too little sleep could result in learning and memory problems and long-term effects on school performance.

       "This is an important extension of what we already know," Hunt said of Sadeh's research, "adding sleep is as important as nutrition and exercise to good health. To put it into reality, parents should make sure they know when their children actually are going to sleep and their rooms are conducive to sleeping instead of playing. "

1．What is Child Development?

    A．A new story.                                       B．A popular book.

    C．A periodical magazine.                        D．A TV programme.

2．How many persons are exactly mentioned in the text?

    A．One.                  B．Two.               C．Three．             D．Four.

3．The underlined phrase "conducive to" （ in the last sentence） could be replaced by ______.

    A．helping to produce                        B．influenced by

    C．full of                                  D．a(chǎn)cceptable of

4．The following statements are right EXCEPT _______ according to the passage?

A．There are some daily struggles between parents and children because of having nothing in common with extra rest time.

    B．The children who sleep longer are weak in their study.

    C．Lack of sleep as a child has great effect on their development into adulthood.

D．In General, children in elementary school need at least nine hours of sleep a night.

3、根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填人空白處的最佳答案。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

（Zhang=Z   Mr. Smith=M）

Z：Hello, are you Mr. Smith from the United States?

M：Yes, Robert Smith．Please call me Robert.__1___.

Z：My pleasure．Welcome to China．My name is Zhang Lin．You can call me Lin．This is my card.

M：Thank you．And __2___.

Z： Oh, good, thanks．How was the journey?

M：__3___, although a little tiring.

Z：Then let’s get your things and go to the hotel now.

M：Oh, thank you．__4___?

Z：It’s about thirty minutes’ drive．By the way, we are going to have a dinner party for you this evening.

M：It’s very kind of you．__5___?

Z：Six thirty．I’ll pick you up at six o’clock.

M：Ok, see you then.

Z：Bye.

A．It was OK                                                  B．Where is the hotel

C．Here is my card                                          D．Where shall we go

E．Thank you for meeting me                           F．How many people are going there

G．What time dose it begin

2、1．I enjoy   ????___   （蔬菜） such as cabbages, carrots and tomatoes.

         1．____________

2．The fierce dog _________（咬） the postman on the leg when he walked by.  

         2．____________

3．The actors were not very happy with my production, ______（部分） because of the scenery．                                                  3．____________

4．The plan is not easy to carry out in some ________（多山的） areas in the country．

                                                                                                   4．____________

5．The Smiths bought a beautiful dress for their daughter’s _______（二十）birthday.

                                                                                                      5．____________

6．The professor ________（提到） to at the meeting will give us a lecture next week.

                                                                                                      6．____________

7．Why did you choose that one in         （特別）?             7．___________

8．The children sat quietly on _________（坐墊） on the floor.         8．____________

9．Our school is on the roadside, so it’s easy and          （方便） for you to find it.

                                                                                                      9．____________

10．Weather        （允許），we’ll have a picnic in the woods.       10．____________

1、此題要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤。對(duì)標(biāo)有題號(hào)的每一行做出判斷：如無錯(cuò)誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫出一個(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：

該行多一個(gè)詞：把多余的詞用斜線劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。

該行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧ ），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

該行錯(cuò)一個(gè)詞：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

      My swimming experience is extreme interesting. There was        1．_________

a time when I swam as a rock. This went on until one day            2．_________

when I was fishing with a friend at nearby pool.                      3．_________

I fall into it. If my friend had not come to my rescue,                4．_________

I would have been drowned．Ever since then, I have come           5．_________

to know the important of learning to swim. I didn't                  6．_________

attend to any training class but learned it on my own. Strange          7．_________

to say, I have no difficulty swim at all now. Though my              8．_________

self-invent styles look awkward（笨拙的）, at least they can            9．_________

keep my floating．Thinking of this, I am more than satisfied．      10．_________