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7．When people introduce themselves，I always hear them say"I'm just a housewife"．I don't understand why their introduction is always filled with regret and self-pity．Is it really a crime to be a housewife？Is it really embarrassing （令人尴尬的） when you choose not to work outside and instead choose to work in your home？Is income the only mark of being proud of what you are doing and how you are spending your life？
How could you be"you are just a housewife"when the basic social unit of society depends on you and your service？Isn't it surprising that even if your day starts before everyone and ends after everyone，you still don't feel that you have accomplished（实现）anything？A housewife works for the longest hour，shelling out every responsibility of the house，supporting your husband，child studies，caring for elders，managing finances，paying bills，grocery shopping，cooking according to individual taste，cleaning，entertaining family and friends，maintaining a pleasant environment at home，remembering things that others have forgotten，looking after each and every requirement of the family members，etc．A housewife could be anyone：daughter，wife，mother，teacher，financial advisor，fashion designer and consultant，nurse，gardener，driver，cook，and so on．Don't think you are not being paid for it．You get the reward that no money can offer-the love and affection （挚爱） of your family，their trust in you，a happy home and your own satisfaction．
It is you who choose to be in this occupation，willingly or for any other reason．After a busy day，all wait to return to the comfortable home set by you．They know you will be there to absorb all their stress and tiredness and relax them．Would the life have been the same had you been working outside to earn some money？Would you along with your family have been able to buy all the content in life that you are enjoying now with that money？
Respect yourself for what you are．Introduce yourself to the world with the same dignity．The world understands the importance of your job； it's time to make them accept it．Introduce yourself with pride and with twinkle in your eyes"I am a housewife"．Kick that"just"out．

32．What is the housewives'feeling when they say"I'm just a housewife"in the author's opinion？C
A．Nervous．
B．Comfortable．
C．Regretful．
D．Satisfied．
33．According to the author，the true value of the housewives lies in the following EXCEPTC．
A．the harmony of their family
B．family members'trust in them
C．the stable income of their family
D．the love and affection of their family
34．What does the author advise housewives to do when they introduce themselves？B
A．Take care not to make a mistake．
B．Pick up self-confidence and pride．
C．Try to make others understand their life．
D．Understand the importance of their jobs．
35．How does the passage mainly develop？B
A．By following the order of time．
B．By offering some questions．
C．By making comparisons．
D．By giving examples．

6．Thirteen can be a challenging age．Not only did I have to adapt to my changing body，I also had to deal with my parents'painful separation，a new family and the upsetting move from my country home to a crowded town．
When we moved，my beloved companion，a small brown pony had to be sold．I was heartbroken and terribly lonely．I couldn't eat or sleep and cried all the time．Finally，realizing how much I missed my pony，my father bought me another horse，Cowboy．
Cowboy was without doubt the ugliest horse in the world．But I didn't care．I loved him beyond all reasons．
I joined a riding club．When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse was judged by appearance，we were quickly"shown the gate"．I knew nothing could turn Cowboy into a beauty．My only chance to compete would be in the timed speed events．I chose the jumping race．
For the whole next month we practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home，totally exhausted．
All of our hard work didn't make me feel confident by the time the show came．One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events．She always won the blue ribbons．I sat at the gate and sweated all out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the court and finish in first place．
My turn finally came．At the signal，we dashed toward the first fence，jumped over it without trouble and raced on to the next one．Cowboy then flew over the second，third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line．
No cheers filled the air．The end of our run was met with surprised silence．Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds!
I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day．At thirteen，I realized that no matter what the odds，I'd always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it．I can be the owner of my destiny（命运）．

24．Why did the author like Cowboy so much in spite of its ugliness？A
A．Because she was sad and lonely and needed a companion．
B．Because Cowboy was a strong and smart young horse．
C．Because Cowboy had a lot in common with her pony．
D．Because she loved horses more than anything else．
25．The audience fell into silence at the end of the run probably becauseB．
A．they didn't like Cowboy，for it was too ugly
B．they didn't expect Cowboy would win the event
C．they never saw a horse running as fast as Cowboy
D．they were unhappy that Becky was beaten in the event
26．What did the author come to realize after the competition？A
A．She could be the master of her own fate if she tried hard enough．
B．She ought to gather the courage to solve all the problems．
C．It was time to forget her pony and treat Cowboy better．
D．She needed to work harder to win more blue ribbons．
27．What can you infer from the story？D
A．All of their hard training was totally in vain．
B．A blue ribbon must be the second highest prize．
C．Both Becky and the author won in the jumping event．
D．Cowboy lost in the event of being judged by appearance．

5．I would recommend uVolunteer Programs in Costa Rica（哥斯达黎加） to anyone Everyone can learn something and enjoy their time here if they have the ability to adapt to different circumstances and a sense of adventure．
I came to San Ramon---the capital of Costa Rica，hardly knowing any Spanish，so the first thing I did there was to take Spanish courses at Spanish Language School for a week．My family stay was also of great help to my language study，but that experience with the classes gave me a huge jumpstart on the language，which has been extremely valuable．
Once in San Ramon，I was fortunate enough to experience several projects with amazing people．I taught Adult English Night Classes，helped at an elementary school，and also went to the Community Center in Bajo．The adult classes are just so awesome because it can be really engaging，social，and fun while being educational．We all learned a lot from each other and became pretty close．The Sabana School was a nice elementary school right by the dorm．The kids were so incredibly nice，even giving me lots of hugs and small gifts．I came at a time when there were many holiday celebrations so there were some scheduling challenges，resulting in me being there to assist English classes a couple of hours in the morning．I decided to go to Bajo in the afternoons．I，like all of the other volunteers，absolutely loved it．This is a place where I felt I was really helping in a more significant way．The kids started to open up more to me the more I was there playing with the kids and helping with the educational programs．The staff and kids are just incredible．
Aside from work，we decided on some weekend trips．By the end of my stay I had experienced hot volcanic springs in La Fortuna，snorkeling and hiking with incredible wildlife in Puerto Viejo，caving in Nicaragua，and kayaking and night fishing （we ate the fish too） in Playa Hermosa．I also enjoyed dancing，eating，and watching performances during the San Ramon festivals．

21．Everyone can benefit from uVolunteer Programs in Costa Rica as long asB．
A．they learn to speak Spanish
B．they are flexible and adventurous
C．they live in a local family
D．they experience different projects
22．The underlined words in paragraph 2probably meanC．
A．a big surprise
B．a complete understanding
C．an excellent beginning
D．an emotional experience
23．The author participated in several volunteer projects in San Ramon EXCEPTA．
A．taking Spanish courses
B．going to the Community Centre
C．assisting English classes in Sabana School
D．teaching Adult English Night classes．

4．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
My feelings about science have changed．I never used to liking science，but last year I changed schools，and the science teachers at my new school are excellent．The laboratories what have the latest equipments are very good．Our chemistry teacher，Mr．Longford，takes us to public science lectures about four times a term．They are always very interesting，because the lecturers are people who have made really discoveries in his area of science．In fact，Canada has many first-class scientists．In the last twenty years，seven Canadian scientists won the Nobel Prize!The Nobel Prize is a highest scientific prize in the world，so we should be very proud in that．Become more and more interested in physics，I have been decided to study it at the university．

3．The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight； the best way to keep love is to give it wings!There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love．One day she（61）walked （walk） in the woods when she found two injured songbirds on the road on her way home，waiting（62）to be saved（save）．She took them home and put them in a small cage，（63）attending （attend） them with love．To her great pleasure，the birds soon recovered．
One day the girl left the door to the cage unlocked．One of the birds flew from the cage．The girl was so frightened that the bird would fly（64）awayso she grasped it wildly as it flew near．Her heart felt glad at her success in catching it．Suddenly，she found the bird didn't struggle any more．She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird．It was her desperate love （65）that had killed it．
Terrified of（66）being killed （kill） like its companion，the other bird moved back and forth on the edge of the cage．She could feel its strong desire（67）forfreedom．She felt a sense of guilty．Unwilling（68）as/thoughshe was，she released it into the air．The lucky bird circled once，twice，three times．
The girl watched the bird's（69）enjoyment（enjoy） delightedly．Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed（70）softly（soft） on her shoulder．It sang the sweetest tune that she had ever heard．

2．假设你是某英语报纸的栏目主编Mary，前几天收到一个叫Rose的女孩的来信，信的内容大致如下：Rose的父母在去年被一场车祸夺去了生命，所以她现在搬去跟叔叔一家生活．Rose觉得很难开始新生活，在学校跟同学也相处得不好．她渴望听取你的建议，所以请你写一封回信给她，大致内容如下：
1、安慰她；
2、针对她的现状提一些建议；
3、希望她能好起来．
要求：1、字数120左右；
2、可适当增加内容以使行文连贯；
3、信的开头和结尾已经给出．
Dear Rose，
I'm Mary，chief editor of My Family．

Yours Sincerely，
Mary．

1．增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改仅限一词．
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Dear cousin，
Long time no see!It has been almost a year ever since you move to London．I miss you a lot of．I'm writing the letter to ask you for help．As you know，I am eager to be a photographer like you，so I asked my parents to buy me the camera last week．But he told me I wouldn't concentrate in my schoolwork if I got one．Oh，my God!What can I make them trust me？I'm not a kid any longer，but I can control myself．What's worse，I have promised that I will take photos for the school's newspaper next month．When asking by my classmates，I will be absolutely embarrassed．Therefore，would you like to lend me some money？If you'd like，I will return it as soon as possibly．
Yours Sincerely，
Tom．

20．Last week，I bought an alarm system（报警系统） for about $ 450．It consisted of a control unit with three other small units．I put the control unit in the sitting room and fastened the other units by the front door，back door and living-room windows．The instructions told us to choose three numbers，so we chose 491，the last three numbers of our telephone number．
Now I must explain how the alarm works：
1．There is a power siren（警报器） in the control unit．It makes a very loud noise．
2．Each of the small units sends out beams（光束） or rays in different directions．If anything moves，it breaks a beam．This sends a signal to the control unit．The siren makes a noise that you can hear 50meters away．
3．When we go to bed，I press the three buttons numbered 4，9and 1．Then we have 30seconds to get out of the room before the alarm starts to work．
That might I slept soundly because I was sure that no burglar（夜贼） could get into our house．However，at about 2：10a．m．，I woke up and heard the siren（警报）．
"There must be a burglar in the house，"Mary said．"What shall we do？"
"I'll go and see who's there，"I said．"Stay here．Don't make a noise．"
I went downstairs quietly．When I reached the living room，I switched on my torch and looked round the room．Then I turned the light on．I switched the siren off and searched the rooms downstairs．There was nothing wrong except that the back door was unlocked．I locked it，re-set the alarm and went back to bed．
About an hour later，the alarm started again．I jumped out of bed，fell over a chair in the dark and bumped into the bedroom door．Mary woke up and started hitting me with a torch．"Hey!Wait a minute!"I whispered．"It's only me．I'm going downstairs to see what's wrong．"
I went down into the living room and listened for a moment．The only sound I could hear was the siren．I turned on the light and then switched the siren off．As I did so，I glanced across at the curtains in front of the windows．I saw a house lizard （蜥蜴） disappear behind the curtains．
"Oh!"I said to myself．"That's our burglar．"
When the lizard moved，it started the siren．I guessed that the alarm had been made in Europe，where there are no house lizards．
Well，I won't finish this story but if you want an alarm system free of charge，let me know．I'll send you ours．We bought a dog this morning．It knows the difference between a lizard and a burglar．
32．The writer bought an alarm system toC．
A．make sure that he got up early every day
B．warn him when there were lizards in his house
C．frighten burglars and tell him that somebody had got into the house
D．make Mary feel safe to live in the large room
33．The purpose of the three units was toA．
A．send a message to the control unit and start the siren
B．sound their own sirens when the control unit told them to
C．check that the control unit worked properly all the time
D．give them enough light
34．What can we learn from the passage？D
A．A burglar broke into the writer's house．
B．The writer's wife was attacked by the burglar．
C．The alarm that the writer bought must be made in Europe．
D．It was a lizard that broke into the writer's house．
35．The purpose of the writer in writing the passage is toB．
A．tell us that the alarm system doesn't work
B．tell us an interesting experience
C．show us how the alarm system works
D．make it clear that he wants to give away his alarm system．

19．This March is a busy month in Shanghai．There's a lot to do．Here are the highlights．
Live Music-Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis，the famous trumpet （小号） player．He's coming with his new 7-piece band，Herbie's Heroes．Herbie is known to play well into the early hours，so don't expect to get much sleep．This is Herbie's third visit to Shanghai．The first two were sold out，so get your tickets quickly．

PLACE：The Jazz Club DATES：15-23March
PRICE：￥80，120 TIME：10：00p．m．till late!
TEL：6466-8736

Scottish Dancing
Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop．Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn．
Instructors will demonstrate the dances．The live band，Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees，are also excellent．

PLACE：Jack Stein's DATES：every Monday
PRICE：￥60including one drink TIME：7：00-10：00p．m．
TEL：6402-1877

Exhibitions-Shanghai Museum
There are 120，000pieces on show here．You can see the whole Chinese history under one roof．It's always interesting to visit，but doubly so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition．There are lots of mummies and more gold than you've ever seen before．Let us know if you see a mummy move!

PLACE：Shanghai Museum PRICE：￥30（￥15for students ）
TEL：6888-6888 DATES：daily
TIME：Monday-Friday 9：00a．m．-5：00p．m．，Weekends 9：00a．m．-9：00p．m．

Dining-Sushi chef in town
Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai．In Japan，it's become an art form．The most famous Sushi‘artist'is Yuki Kamura．She's also one of the few female chefs in Japan．She'll be at Sushi Scene all of this month．

PLACE：Sushi Scene in the Shanghai Hotel DATES：all month
PRICE：￥200 TIME：lunchtime
TEL：6690--3211

For a full listing of events，see our website．
25．Suppose you are going to attend an activity at 8：00p．m．on Saturday，which one can you choose？C
A．Live Music-Late Night Jazz
B．Scottish dancing
C．Exhibitions-Shanghai Museum
D．Dining-Sushi chef in town
26．From the text we may learn that Kamura isA．
A．a cook
B．a waitress
C．an instructor
D．an artist
27．Which of the following is TRUE according to the advertisements？A
A．Sushi is getting more and more popular in Shanghai．
B．The performance given by the American jazz band won't last long．
C．Scottish dancing is so interesting but difficult．
D．You would see a mummy move in Shanghai Museum．

18．Jay Chou is a well-known name both in Taiwan and mainland．He is now one of Asia's hottest pop stars．His catchy tunes have mainstreamed （主流） rap and R&B in the Mandopop world．In the past his teacher thought he was dumb （木讷的）．Talent spotters（观察者）thought he was ugly．But his success proves that the music still matters more than looks and image．His musical talent is recognized by fans，fellowsingers and producers．
Now，a singing contest was held in Taiwan．Chou appeared at the contest with band"Nan Quan Mama"，which was discovered by Chou．Their first album the Summer of Nan Quan Mama，composed and produced by Chou was a great success．
Chou started his career at a singing contest，attracting the attention of record producers．But the successful singer does not believe in luck．He says it's his passion for music and hard work that are keys to his success．He said，"I didn't know how to sing at the beginning，so I lost the first time．But I was so determined that I never stopped trying．My advice to these young singers is never to give up，and always believe in yourself．"
Chou's confidence has strengthened his music．He is a great source of inspiration to youngsters who share his determination to become a superstar．
21．The best title for this passage can beB．
A．Jay Chou and Nan Quan Mama
B．Jay Chou encourages youngsters
C．Jay Chou and his band
D．A brief introduction of Jay Chou
22．The underlined part"matters more"most probably meansD．
A．better
B．more different
C．more difficult
D．more important
23．Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Jay Chou？C
A．Jay Chou is confident towards music．
B．He is a determined man．
C．He succeeded the first time he appeared on the stage．
D．Though not good-looking，he has a gift for music．
24．Dmakes Jay Chou a success according to the passage？
A．His luck
B．His passion of music
C．His hard work
D．Both B and C．

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