8、They were in the Smoky Mountains at their favorite bed-and-breakfast．David was smiling down at her．“What do you say，wonderful? Marry me?”

         1     ，she knew he was the one．Forever．As she stared into his deep-green eyes，somewhere in the      2      a bell began to ring．It was pulling him away．She     3  him，but her arms were in empty air

    It was the sound of the     4   that fully awoke Susan from her     5    She  sat up in bed and felt the receiver，“Hello?”

“Susan，it’s David．Did I     6   you?”

    She smiled，rolling over    7    bed．“1 was just dreaming of you．Come over．”

    He    8   ．“It’s still dark out．”

    “Please come over．We can sleep late     9   we head north．”

    David let out an upset sigh．“That’s why I’m calling．It’s about our      10   .I’ve got to delay．”

    Susan was suddenly wide awake．“What!”

   “I’m sorry．I’ve got to leave town．I’ll be back by tomorrow．We can head up first thing in the morning．We’ll   11  ve two days．”

   “But I called the hotel,” Susan said，     12  ，“I got our old room at Stone Manor．”

   “I know，but...”

   “Tonight was supposed to be       13    —to celebrate six months．You do remember we’re engaged（訂婚），don’t you?”

   “Susan，”He sighed，“I really can’t     14  into it now，they’ve got a car    15  . I’ll call you from the plane and   16  erything．”

    “Plane? What’s    17 ？ Why would the university...?”

    “It’s not the university．I’ll phone and explain later．I’ve really got to go；they’re cal1ing for me．I’ll be    18  uch．I promise．”

    “David!” she cried．“What’s...”

But it was too late．David had     19  .

    Susan    20  a wake for hours waiting for him to call back．The phone never rang?   

1．A．Staring down  B．Looking up   C．Watching up  D．Glancing over

2．A．distance      B．church       C．darkness     D．sky

3．A．ran after     B．called       C．reached for  D．held up

4．A．bell          B．phone        C．car          D．plane

5．A．thought       B．dream        C．world        D．night

6．A．frighten      B．puzzle       C．interrupt    D．a(chǎn)wake

7．A．down          B．in           C．from         D．through

8．A．laughed       B．blamed       C．shouted      D．cried

9．A．when          B．while        C．before       D．a(chǎn)fter

10．A．trip         B．marriage     C．date         D．engagement

11．A．only         B．yet          C．still        D．otherwise

12．A．happy        B．lost         C．calm         D．hurt

13．A．normal       B．sleepless    C．special      D．sad

14．A．go           B．come         C．see          D．make

15．A．parking      B．waiting      C．starting     D．leaving

16．A．say          B．imagine      C．guess        D．explain

17．A．matter       B．that         C．going on     D．on

18．A．in           B．out of       C．by           D．with

19．A．gone         B．left         C．hung up      D．run away

20．A．lay          B．stood        C．sat up       D．slept

7、There is an old saying：No one thinks he’s a bad driver．Here’s an updated 21st century version：No one thinks he sends annoying（令人煩惱的）e-mails．

    But，plenty of us do．

    A Princeton University research found that 22 per cent of Americans．say e-mail has added to their work pressures and caused misunderstandings．Here’s a guide on e-mail etiquette（禮節(jié)）to help you avoid being annoying．

    Experts say there are three．types of e-mails with different rules-close friends，office and public e-mails．

The close friends e-mail

    You can send your lover，your closest friends and your siblings（brothers and sisters） anything，from jokes to “you got to see this!”．But bear in mind that not everyone shares your sense of humour and you may expose them to viruses．

The office e-mail

Don’t add to people’s workload．Keep e-mails short and to the point.

◆Make the subject line factual and brief．

◆Write in clear，concise（簡練的）sentences.

◆Provide your name and phone number at the end．

The public e-mail

    Occasionally we have to send an e-mail to a group of people．If possible，write your public e-mails with a who，what，when，where structure．For example：

Who：All members of the soccer team

What：Team photo

When：Saturday，March 25，at noon

Where：Playing field 2．

Finally，before you hit “Send”，check the following：

◆Is the e-mail a “flame”? Never send an e-mail in anger，It could stay around forever and haunt（縈繞心頭）your professional and personal life.

◆Check the “To” field．Is this really who you want to send the message to?

◆Spell-check the message．Does it have an error that can affect you badly?

1．The writer uses the old saying at the beginning of the passage to show that ________.

A．many people are good at driving

B．not everyone can be a good driver

C．many people can be good．a(chǎn)t sending non-annoying e-mails

D．many people think highly of themselves

2．The writer may want to tell the reader that ________.

A．mails online are often sent to wrong places

B．different e-mails should be written in deliberant ways

C．sending office e-mails is sure to add to people’s workload

D．the public e-mail is usually sent to a large number of people

3．According to the writer，________.

A．e-mails with some misspellings may hurt the receiver

B．before sending an e-mail，the sender should ask someone to check it

C．jokes sent to a close friend online sometimes may be harmful

D．a(chǎn)bout 80％ of Americans like sending and receiving e-mails

4．If an e-mail is a “flame”，the sender of it must be very ________ at the moment．

A．a(chǎn)ngry            B．excited  

C．worried          D．disappointed

6、Women turn to online shopping

    Women have jumped ahead of men for the first time in using．the Internet to do their holiday shopping，according to a study published last week in the US.

    For Years men have been more likely to shop on the Internet than women，but during the 2004 holiday season 58 percent of those making online purchases were women．

    “It shows how mainstream the Internet is becoming”，said Lee Rainie，director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project group，which carried out the study.

    Rainie said it was only a matter of time before women shoppers caught up with men．This is because women traditionally make decisions about spending．

    Users were more likely to shop online to save time．Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 were responsible for some of the most dramatic（顯著的）increases in the online gift-buying population this time around．

    However，three-quarters of the US Internet users did not buy holiday gifts online in 2004．They worried about credit card security，or just compared online prices with off-line prices，then dashed off to the shops to get the best deals.

“But even if shoppers don’t buy online，websites are becoming promotion tools for stores，”said Dan Hess，vice president of ComScore Networks Inc．Hess said that actually most stores’ websites can make customers fully believe the security of their credit card numbers．And most are able to ensure that gifts arrive on time．

“It’s all about making the shopping experience more efficient，more reliable and more comfortable，” Hess said．

1．Which of the following statements is true?

A．There were fewer women online shoppers than men in 2004．

B．Most of the Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 are women．

C．People in the US were more likely to buy gifts online.

D．More women shopped online than men in 2004.

2．From the passage we can infer that________.

A．men usually decide how to spend money in the family

B．women usually decide what to buy in the family

C．the Internet is used in all the shops．

D．more and more shops will sell their goods online．

3．According to Dan Hess，shopping online___________.

A．is unsafe            B．is convenient       

C．is a waste of time   D．is cheaper

4．What can we know from the passage?

A．American people only buy gifts in holidays．

B．Shopping online is fun for women．

C．Shopping off-line provides better service．

D．Young people like to do gift-shop ping online

5、When you are little，it’s not hard to believe you can change the world．I remember my enthusiasm when，at the age of 12，I addressed the people at the Rio Earth Summit．“I am only a child，” I told them．“Yet I know that if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty and finding environmental answers，what a wonderful place this world would be．At school you teach us not to fight with others，to work things out，to respect others，to clean up our mess，not to hurt other creatures，to share，not to be greedy．Then why do you go out and do the things you tell us not to do．You grown-ups say you love us，but I challenge you，please，to make our actions reflect your words．”

    I spoke for six minutes and received a standing ovation．Some of the people even cried．I thought that maybe I had reached some of them，that my speech might actually spur（刺激） action．Now，ten years from Rio，after I’ve sat through many more conferences，I’m not sure what has been achieved．My confidence in the people in power and in he power of an individual’s voice to reach them has been deeply shaken．

When I was little，the world was simple．But as a young adult，I’m learning that as we have to make choices-education，career，lifestyle-life gets more and more complicated（復(fù)雜）．We are beginning to feel pressure to produce and be successful．We are taught that economic growth is progress，but we aren’t taught how to seek a happy，healthy way of living．And we are learning that what we wanted for the future when we were 12 was idealistic and naive（天真）．

    Today I’m no longer a child，but I’m worried about what kind of environment my children will grow up in．I know change is possible，because I am changing，still figuring out what I think．I am still deciding how to live my life．The challenges are great，but if we accept individual responsibility and make choices，we will rise to the challenges，and we will become part of the positive tide of the change．I hope this goal will be met through our common efforts．

    Thank you all．

1．The purpose of what the writer said at the age of 12 was to ________．

A．end poverty and make school beautiful

B．find environmental answers and show off

C．call on people to solve the problems about poverty and environment

D．find a wonderful place and clean it up

2．What does the underlined word “ovation” in the second paragraph refer to?

A．A long period of laughing．

B．A warm welcome．

C．An expression used for greeting．

D．People clapped their hands for a long time．

3．The writer is now probably _________.

A．in his teens        B．in his twenties     

C．in his thirties      D．in his forties

4．Judging from the style of the passage，we can conclude that it may be taken from________.

A．a(chǎn) novel      B．a(chǎn) report     C．a(chǎn) speech     D．a(chǎn) composition

4、You are about to say something to your younger brother when he gestures that he’s got a phone message．

    “But I didn’t hear the ring，”you say．

    “Because you are too old，”your brother answers．

     Don’t get mad．He’s just telling you the truth．

     Teenagers in Britain and the US have a weapon against the older generation，especially parents and teachers．It’s a ring tone that many adults cannot hear．

     According to a recent report from the New York Times，in some Manhattan schools，students have begun using the technology．Cellphone use is usually forbidden in class．But using the high-pitched （頻率） ring tone，students can successfully exchange phone messages without being found by their teachers．

      The technology relies on the fact that most adults gradually lose the ability to hear high-pitched sounds, It was developed in Britain but has recently spread to America by the Internet.

      However，the technology was originally aimed at annoying teenagers，not the other way around.

     Called the Mosquito，it was marketed last year by a Welsh security company．It is an ear-splitting 17-kilohertz buzzer （蜂鳴器） designed to help shopkeepers get rid of young people hanging around in front of their stores．Humans can hear sounds taking place in a frequency range between 200 and 20,000 hertz，as the research shows．But our hearing gradually becomes worse when we grow up．

1．Students in some Manhattan schools have begun using the technology，so they can_________．

A．talk in class without being heard by their teachers

B．use cellphones to send messages in class

C．hear better in class than their teachers

D．improve their hearing ability

2．The underlined phrase “the other way around” implies the ________.

A．a(chǎn)dults are annoyed now

B．teenagers are annoyed now

C．a(chǎn)dults are not annoyed now

D．both adults and teenagers are annoyed now

3．According to this passage，what will happen to a person when he is over twenty?

A．He can hear sounds with frequencies between 200 and 20,000 hertz．

B．He can hear sounds with a frequency of 17-kilohertz．

C．He cannot hear sounds with frequencies between 200 and 20,000 hertz．

D．He cannot hear sounds with a frequency of 17-kilohertz．

4．It can be concluded from the passage that _________.

A．older people hear no better than teenagers

B．older people had better not use cellphones

C．teenagers hear better than old people 

D．teenagers had better not use cellphones

3、Martha had been working for Miller Laboratories for two years，but she was not happy there．Nothing important had happened in the way of promotions（升職）or salary increases．Martha felt that her supervisor（上司），a younger and less experienced person than，she，did not like her．In fact，the supervisor often said unpleasant things to her．

      One day，while talking with her friend Maria，she mentioned how discouraged she was．Maria gave her the name of a cousin of hers who was director of Human Resources Department for a large chemical company．Martha called him the next day and set up an interview during her lunch break．

      During the interview，Mr. Petri said，“You’re just the kind of person we need here．You’ve being wasted in your other job．Give me a call in a day or two．I’m sure we can find a place for you in our organization．”Martha was so happy she almost danced out of the building．

That afternoon，Ruth Kenny，her supervisor，saw that Martha had come in ten minutes late from her lunch break and she said，“Oh，so you finally decided to come back to work today?”

  This was the last straw．She could not stand it any longer．Besides，Mr.Petri was right：she was being wasted this job．

     “Look，”she said angrily，“if you don’t like the way I work，I don’t need to stay here．I’ll go where I’m appreciated! Goodbye!” She took up her things and stormed out of the office．

     That night she called Maria and told her what had happened and then asked Maria，“What do you，think?”

    “Well，”said Maria carefully，“are you sure about the other job?”

    “Well，not exactly，but...”

     Maria continued，“Will you be able to get a recommendation（推薦信）from Ms．Kenny if you need one?”

    “A recommendation... from Ms.Kenny?” Martha paused for a moment，in a worried tone．

    “Martha，I hope you didn’t burn your bridges，”Maria said．“I think I would have dealt with it differently．”

1．Martha is unhappy in her job because__________．

A．She is not given a rise

B．the work is not important．

D．her supervisor is younger than she

D．there is too much work with little payment

2．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．At Ms，Kenny’s words，Martha lost her temper．

B．Mr．Petri felt Martha was not valued in her present job．

C．Martha’s interview with the director was during her lunch break．

D．Martha got the name of the director through her cousin．

3．In this passage，the underlined phrase�！皌he last straw，”probably means__________．

A．the last opportunity

B．the straw that saves Martha’s life

C．the last reminder

D．the final unpleasant thing 

4．What does Maria think of Martha’s decision?

A．Martha has dealt with the matter properly．

B．Martha shouldn’t have set the bridge on fire．

C．Martha shouldn’t have left without making sure of a new job．

D．Martha shouldn’t have taken Mr．Petri so seriously

1、為了推進(jìn)素質(zhì)教育，你校決定自本學(xué)期起：

1．實(shí)行五天上課制，作息時(shí)間為上午8:30至下午4:3O;

2．每天的家庭作業(yè)量嚴(yán)格控制在一個(gè)半小時(shí)以內(nèi)。

這一決定在學(xué)生、教師和家長中引起了較大的反響。假設(shè)你是該校一名學(xué)生，請給《中國日報(bào)》寫一篇有關(guān)這場爭論的報(bào)道。短文應(yīng)包括下表中的內(nèi)容。

要求：1．對所給要點(diǎn)，不要簡單翻譯，要有適當(dāng)發(fā)揮。

      2．詞數(shù)1 20左右。短文中已寫好的部分，不計(jì)入詞數(shù)。

3．參考詞匯：身心健康physically and mentally healthy  

    In order to push ahead with quality-oriented education，our．school has made the following decision：

    （1）School hours run Monday through Friday，from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm．

    （2）Homework is limited to one and a half hours．

This decision，which comes into force this term，has caused a heated argument.

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