2．She is struggling to support a family on a very low income．——青夏教育精英家教网—

2．She is struggling to support a family on a very low income．

1．请以"On Driving Cars"为题，按下面所给提示，写一篇字数在100左右的短文．
第一句已给出，字数不计．
1．如今，路上的汽车越来越多；
2．一些人喜欢开汽车的原因；
3．另外一些人不喜欢开汽车的原因．
Nowadays，there have been more and more cars in streets and people drive it for work…

19．近年来，随着私家车的增加，城市交通越来越拥挤．在中、小学生上学或放学时，校门口以及学校附近拥挤问题更加严重．这给学生、教师、家长和其他市民带来许多不便．尤其值得注意的是，学校附近的交通堵塞也存在不可忽略的隐患．为此，这引起了不少民众的担忧．你作为一名在校学生，署名张小明，根据以下要点写一封英语信，向英语报投稿．
1．为什么要写这封英语信．
2．你们学校门口及附近交通拥挤的原因．
3．提出二至三条建议．
注意：词数100左右．
Dear Editor，

Yours，
Zhang Xiaoming．

18．假设你是李华．本周六你班将组织参观位于你市郊区（suburb）的某有机农场．请你用英语给你们的外籍老师约翰（John）写一封邮件邀请他参加你们的活动．内容包括：
1．活动目的：让同学们亲身体验有机农业的耕种方式，了解吃有机食品的益处；
2．活动项目：①专人引导参观，探究作物轮作（crop rotation）对土壤保护的重要性；
②农场将划出一块地让同学们体验农活．
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
Dear John，
．

17．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．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Last weekend we went mountain-climbing．Even the heavy rain in the morning could not prevent us go．Setting off very early，we went along an extreme narrow road，all in high spirits．On every side of the road were green fields and some farm houses．We can hear the sound of the rain and our footsteps mixing with our laughter．At noon we reached the top of the mountain．That surprised us most there was the beauty of the scenes．After having short rest and sharing with the food we had brought，we started going down．It rained even hard．We were wet to the skin，and we still sang and laughed happily．

16．You hear the comment all the time：the U．S．economy looks good by figures，but it doesn't feel good．Why doesn't ever-greater wealth promote ever-greater happiness？It is a question that dates at least to the appearance in 1958of The Wealthy Society by John Kenneth Galbraith，who died recently at 97．
The Wealthy Society is a modern classic because it helped describe a new moment in the human condition．For most of history，"hunger，sickness，and cold"threatened nearly everyone，Galbraith wrote．"Poverty （贫穷） was found everywhere in that world．Obviously it is not of ours．"After World War II，the fear of another Great Depression gave way to an economic growth．In the 1930s unemployment had averaged 18.2percent； in the 1950s it was 4.5percent．
To Galbraith，materialism （物质主义） had gone mad and would cause discontent．Through advertising，companies conditioned consumers to buy things they didn't really want or need．Because so much spending was artificial，it would be unsatisfying．Meanwhile，government spending that would make everyone better off was being cut down because people wrongly considered government only as"a necessary bad．"
It's often said that only the rich are getting ahead； everyone else is standing still or falling behind．Well，there are many undeserving rich-overpaid chief managers，for instance．But over any meaningful period，most people's incomes are increasing．From 1995to 2004，people feel"squeezed"because their rising incomes often don't satisfy their rising wants-for bigger homes，more health care，more education，and faster Internet connections．
The other great disappointment is that it has not got rid of insecurity．People regard job stability as part of their standard of living．As company unemployment increased，that part has gradually become weaker．More workers fear they've become"the disposable American，"as Louis Uchitelle puts it in his book by the same name．
Because so much previous suffering and social conflict resulted from poverty，the arrival of widespread wealth suggested utopian （乌托邦式的） possibilities．Up to a point，wealth succeeds．There is much less physical suffering than before．People are better off．Unfortunately，wealth also creates new complaints．
Advanced societies need economic growth to satisfy the multiplying wants of their citizens．But the search for growth cause new anxieties and economic conflicts that disturb the social order．Wealth sets free the individual，promising that everyone can choose a unique way to self-accomplishment．But the promise is so unreasonable that it leads to many disappointments and sometimes inspires choices that have anti-social consequences，including family breakdown．Figures indicate that happiness has not risen with incomes．
Should we be surprised？Not really．We've simply confirmed an old truth：the seeking of wealth does not always end with happiness．
28．The Wealthy Society is a bookD．
A．about poverty in the past
B．written by Louis Uchitelle
C．indicating that people are becoming worse off
D．about why happiness does not rise with wealth
29．According to Galbraith，people feel discontented becauseA．
A．materialism has run wild in modern society
B．they are in fear of another Great Depression
C．public spending hasn't been cut down as expected
D．the government has proved to be necessary but ugly
30．Why do people feel"squeezed"when their average income rises considerably？C
A．They think there are too many overpaid rich．
B．There is more unemployment in modern society．
C．Their material demands go faster than their earnings．
D．Health care and educational cost have somehow gone out of control．
31．What does Louis Uchitelle mean by"the disposable American"？B
A．People with a stable job．
B．Workers who no longer have secure jobs．
C．Those who see job stability as part of their living standard．
D．People who have a sense of security because of their rising incomes．

15．I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch （大牧场）．He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events．The last time I was there he introduced me by saying："I want to tell you a story．It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of a mobile horse trainer who would go from stable to stable，race track to race track，farm to farm and ranch to ranch，training horses．As a result，the boy's high school career was continually interrupted．When he was a senior，he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up．
"That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch．He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with much information of all the buildings，the stables and the track．Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4，000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch．
"He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher．Two days later he received his paper back．On the front page was a large red F with a note that read，‘See me after class．'
"The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked，‘Why did I receive an F？'The teacher said，‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you．You have no money．You come from a mobile family．You have no resources．Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money．You have to buy the land．You have to pay for the original breeding stock （种马） and later you'll have to pay a large amount of money．There's no way you could ever do it．'Then the teacher added，‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal，I will reconsider your grade．'
"The boy went home and thought about it long and hard．He asked his father what he should do．His father said，‘Look，son，you have to make up your own mind on this．However，I think it is a very important decision for you．'Finally，after a week，the boy turned in the same paper，making no changes at all．He stated，‘You can keep the F and I'll keep my dream．'"
Monty then turned to the assembled group and said，"I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4，000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch．I still have that school paper on the wall．"He added，"The best part of the story is that two years ago that same schoolteacher brought 30kids to camp out on my ranch for a week．When the teacher was leaving，he said，‘Look，Monty，I'm sorry now．When I was your teacher，I was something of a dream stealer．During those years I stole a lot of kids'dreams．Fortunately you had strong determination not to give up on yours．'"
"Don't let anyone steal your dreams．Follow your heart，no matter what，"Monty at last concluded．
67．From the teacher's point of view，the real reason why the boy got an F is thatC．
A．the boy's family was mobile
B．the paper was not well organized
C．his dream was not practicable
D．he could not afford to buy a horse ranch
68．Why was the boy's schooling continually interrupted？A
A．He had to help his father to train horses．
B．He had to travel along with his father from place to place．
C．His father devoted all his time to training horses．
D．They lived too far away from the school．
69．What is the turning point in Monty's success story？C
A．He wrote about his dream in the school paper．
B．He received his paper back．
C．He turned to his father．
D．He put up the school paper on the wall．
70．What did the teacher mean by saying"he was a dream stealer"？D
A．He succeeded in stealing his students'dreams．
B．The dreams his students had were usually unrealistic．
C．He failed to help his students realize their dreams．
D．He discouraged his students from keeping their dreams．

14．Jenny was a bright-eyed，pretty five-year-old girl．
One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store，Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at $2.50．How she wanted that necklace!When she asked her mother if she would buy it for her，her mother said，"Well，it is a pretty necklace，but it costs an awful lot of money．I'll tell you what．I'll buy you the necklace，and when we get home we can make up a list of housework that you can do to pay for the necklace．And don't forget that for your birthday，Grandma just might give you a whole dollar bill，too．Okay？"Jenny agreed，and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her．
Jenny worked on her housework very hard every day，and sure enough，her grandma gave her a brand-new dollar bill for her birthday．Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls．How Jenny loved those pearls．She wore them everywhere to kindergarten，bed and when she went out with her mother to run errands（跑腿）．The only time she didn't wear them was in the shower．Her mother had told her that they would turn her neck green!
Jenny had a very loving daddy．When Jenny went to bed，he would get up from his favorite chair every night and read Jenny her favorite story．
One night when he finished the story，he said，"Jenny，do you love me？"
"Oh yes，Daddy，you know I love you，"the little girl said．
"Well，then，give me your pearls．"
"Oh!Daddy，not my pearls!"Jenny said．"But you can have Rosy，my favorite doll．Remember her？You gave her to me last year for my birthday．And you can have her tea party outfit，too．Okay？"
"Oh no，darling，that's okay．"Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss．"Good night，little one．"
A week later，her father once again asked Jenny after her story，"Do you love me？"
"Oh yes，Daddy，you know I love you．"
"Well，then，give me your pearls．"
"Oh，Daddy，not my pearls!But you can have Ribbons，my toy horse．Do you remember her？She's my favorite．Her hair is so soft，and you can play with it and braid it and everything．You can have Ribbons if you want her，Daddy，"the little girl said to her father．
"No，that's okay，"her father said and brushed her cheek again with a kiss．"God bless you，little one．Sweet dreams．"
Several days later，when Jenny's father came in to read her a story，Jenny was sitting on her bed and her lip was trembling．"Here，Daddy，"she said，and held out her hand．She opened it and her beloved pearl necklace was inside．She let it slip into her father's hand．
With one hand her father held the plastic pearls and the other he pulled out of his pocket a blue velvet box．Inside of the box were real，genuine，beautiful pearls．He had had them all along．He was waiting for Jenny to give up the cheap stuff so that he could give her the real thing．
59．Why did the mother tell Jenny the plastic pearl necklace"cost an awful lot of money"？D
A．She was discouraging Jenny from buying it．
B．She was telling Jenny to ask her grandma for help．
C．She was reminding Jenny of its true value．
D．She was encouraging Jenny to get it by her hard work．
60．Which of the following was NOT related to the fact that Jenny could get the plastic pearl necklace？C
A．She promised to work on the housework hard．
B．She was lucky to have her birthday coming near．
C．She went out with her mother to run errands．
D．She got supported from her grandma with a dollar bill．
61．The last time the father came in to read Jenny a story，why was her lip trembling？C
A．She was disappointed that her father always asked for her necklace．
B．She was pleased to give the necklace to her father．
C．She was struggling in her mind about the decision to make．
D．She was unwilling to exchange her necklace for the real one．
62．What caused Jenny to make the final decision to give up her necklace？A
A．Her father's request．
B．Her father's tolerance．
C．Her father's real necklace．
D．Her father's love．
63．Which of the following is the most suitable for the title of the story？A
A．The Real Pearl Necklace
B．The Parental Hidden Love
C．The Decision of Honesty
D．The Choice of Luck．

13．Some time ago，I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg．I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended，as there are a whole lot of antique （古董） shops near my home．So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me．I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception （接待）．I was quite wrong．Then man wouldn't even look at my chair．
The second shop，though slightly more polite，was just the same，and the third and，the fourth-so I decided that my approach must be wrong．
I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind．I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper，"Would you like to buy a chair？"He looked it over carefully and said，"Yes，not a bad chair．How much do you want for it，sir？""Twenty pounds，"I said．"OK，"he said，"I'll
give you twenty pounds．""It's got a slightly broken leg，"I said．"Yes I saw that，it's nothing．"
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited．"What will you do with it？"I asked．"Oh，it will be easy to sell once the repair is done．""I'll buy it，"I said．"What do you mean？You've just sold it to me，"he said．"Yes，I know but I've changed my mind．I'm sorry； I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it．""You must be crazy，"he said．Then，suddenly the penny dropped．"I know what you want．You want me to repair your chair．""You're right，"I said．"And what would you have done if I had walked in and said，‘Would you mend this chair for me'？""I wouldn't have agreed to do it，"he said．"We don't'do repairs，not enough money in it and too much trouble．But I'll mend this for you，shall we say for a fiver？"He was a very nice man and was greatly amused （感到有趣） by the whole thing．
56．We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writerD．
A．was rather impolite
B．was warmly received
C．asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair
D．asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
57．The expression"the penny dropped"in the last paragraph means the shopkeeperC．
A．changed his mind
B．accepted the offer
C．saw the writer's purpose
D．decided to help the writer
58．From the text，we can learn that the writer wasC．
A．honest
B．careful
C．smart
D．funny．

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