假如你叫刘薇，今年六月份将从新华中学高三毕业，打算到美国加利福尼亚大学留学，现在请你根据下面的个人信息，用英语写一封信，申请留学。

姓名：刘薇   性别：女   出生年月：1994年6月   毕业学校：新华中学

学业：各门功课优秀   申请院校：加利福尼亚大学

申请专业：计算机科学   兴趣爱好：网络和英语   电子信箱：liuwei94@sina．com

注意：

1． 信件必须包括以上内容，不能逐句翻译，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2． 词数：120左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数。

参考词汇：加利福尼亚大学：the University of California

Dear Sir or Madam,

I’m writing in the hope that I can obtain a chance for my further study in computer science in your university．                                                                  

Yours sincerely

                                                         Liu Wei

Many students are now facing with problems like deciding whether to focus on science or art． Not taking the children’s interest or preferences in account, some parents force their children to make the choice as their will, that troubles many students．

Throughout our lives we have to make much choices． As students, we should talk to our parents or teachers especial on life-changing decisions． But when it came down to it, we’re the ones who must live with their choices． On the other hand, parents should try to help their children make the best possible decisions, instead forcing them to do something that against their will．

It depends on students themselves whether they’ll be science students and arts students． Just let their hearts show them the way．

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Does this situation seem familiar to you? Your English is progressing well, the grammar is now familiar, the reading comprehension is no problem, and you are speaking quite fluently．  71 

       First of all, remember that you are not alone． Listening is probably the most difficult job for almost all learners of English as a foreign language．   72  what you need to do is to find listening resources． The Internet is really a useful tool for English students． You can download The RealPlayer from RealMedia．com． The RealPlayer allows you to use the Internet like a radio station．

       Once you have begun to listen on a regular basis, you might still be frustrated（受阻）by limited understanding  73 

Here is some of the advice I give my students:

•Accept the fact that you are not going to understand everything．

       •Stay relaxed when you do not understand, and try listening to the material for more times．

•Do not translate everything into your native language ．

•      74      Don't concentrate on detail until you have understood the main ideas．

•Listen to something you enjoy．

I remember the problems I had in understanding spoken German when I first went to Germany． In the beginning, when I didn't understand a word, I insisted on translating it in my mind．   75  Then, after the first six months, I discovered two extremely important facts; Firstly, translating creates a barrier between the listener and the speaker． Secondly, most people repeat themselves constantly． By remaining calm, I noticed that even if I didn’t pay much attention I could usually understand what the speaker had said．

       A．What should you do?

       B．But listening is a problem for most of the beginners!

       C．However, after several weeks, I got used to the grammar rules

       D．The most important thing is to listen as often as possible．

       E．This method usually resulted in confusion．

       F．Listen for the general idea of the conversation．

       G．But you can’t follow a native English speaker at all!

At Yale University, enrollment in basic Chinese in 2005 grew rapidly, and for the first time professors can remember, large numbers of freshmen were arriving with enough knowledge of the Chinese language to start in second- or third-year Chinese language class, rather than basic Chinese．

The American interest in China is not just at the university level． In the 2006 school year, high-school students will be offered an Advanced Placement test, which is one of the national exams American students take for university admission, in Chinese． This is the first time Chinese is offered in the Advanced Placement test, which is usually limited to the most important subjects that high school students take．

What is surprising is that earlier last year, an organization that tracks university students surveyed high schools throughout America, asking if they planned to offer the language courses that prepare students for the language Advanced Placement test． They expected that only a hundred high schools, mostly in California, New York, and a few other places with large immigrant populations, would show interest in each of the new language programs． Although that was true for the courses in Italian, Russian and Japanese, it was not true for the Chinese language course． There were thousands of American high schools that indicated that they planned to build their Chinese programs to levels where students could take the Advanced Placement exam for Chinese language． The demand for courses in Chinese is rising so rapidly that it is rapidly overtaking all other foreign languages except Spanish．

68． According to the passage many freshmen at Yale University today       ．

     A． know enough basic Chinese              B． needn’t learn Chinese any more

     C． take courses in the Chinese language       D． go to university to study Chinese

69． For university entrance, the American high-school students       ．

     A． have to learn Chinese                               B． learn more than one foreign language

     C． take the Advanced Placement Test            D． used to have a test in Chinese

70． We can learn from the passage that        ．

     A． Chinese will overtake all foreign languages in American high schools

     B． Americans will know more about China

     C． the U．S． government pays much attention to language studies

     D． Chinese may take the place of English in American universities

Social networking isn’t only for the under 40s． More than 25 percent of Americans 50 years and older stay connected using sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, according to new research．

   “The latest data tells us that more and more social networking is becoming a part of everyday life for Americans 50 plus,” said Kevin Donnellan, the chief communications officer at AARP, which released the report．

   Nearly a quarter of older Americans are on Facebook and 73 percent said they use it to stay in touch with relatives, but not just their children and grandchildren． “They are using the Internet to keep up with the world and the people who are important to them,” said Jean Koppen, the author of the report． She added that older adults are also on Facebook to stay connected, not only with their family, but with their friends and those in the same age group． Almost 50 percent of older adults were introduced to the social networking sites by a family member, mainly a child or grandchild． “Just under one-fifth of adults aged 50 and older say they do not use the Internet,” according to the report．

   The findings are based on a telephone survey of 1,863 adults． In addition to keeping up on Facebook and Twitter older adults are aware of the latest technology． Eighty-three percent had heard about the Apple iPad and 11 percent intended to buy one．

   Despite the popularity of the Internet among the over 50s, they still mostly go to print newspapers and magazines for news． Only one percent said they followed blogs．

64． What is the main idea of the text?

       A．Social networking isn’t for the under 40s in the U．S．A．

       B．American old people’s way of life is quite fashionable．

       C．Social networking is becoming popular among older Americans．

       D．Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are the most popular websites in the US．

65．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

       A．85% of Americans 50 plus choose the Internet over print media．

       B．About 460 people in the telephone survey often use Facebook．

       C．About 20% of adults aged 50 plus have access to the Internet．

       D．Three quarters of the people surveyed got to know the Internet through their family．

66．From the text, it can be concluded that______．

       A．many older Americans are open-minded about new developments

       B．Kevin Donnellan approves of this change among older Americans

       C．Young people should introduce their elders to new technology

       D．In a high tech age it is difficult to avoid social networking

67．Where does the text probably come from?

       A． A novel．                             B． A newspaper．  

       C． A technology guide．                   D． A student’s research paper

       Sports Tickets

Volunteers Wanted!

We conduct studies to evaluate new medications for sleep disorder．Both healthy adults and patients suffering from insomnia are sought to participate in these studies．

You may be qualified to take part as a healthy adult volunteer if you are aged 18 or over and are willing to have your sleep patterns recorded．Further, if you meet these standards and also suffer from a little sleep disorder you may be able to sign our register of patients．

Warnings:

☆ Always control your child when he is first learning to skateboard．To best assist a beginner, hold one of the child’s hands and guide him along a smooth and level surface．

☆ A safety helmet and elbow, wrist and knee pads must always be worn while your child is skateboarding．

☆ Sneakers must always be worn while your child is skateboarding．Don’t let your child skate in bare feet, sandals or any other open-toed shoes．

☆ Never let your child skateboard in the street．

☆ Never tow skateboarders with a bicycle or a car．

☆ Skateboard only in daylight．

Parents, there is a Tropical Paradise for kids too!

The Pacific Islands Club knows something others don’t．Kids are on holiday and they want to be pampered （纵容）, too．Our kids’ Club of PIC Guam is free of charge and has both indoor and outdoor activities ensuring a really great time to children aged 4 to 12．Open daily from 09: 00 a．m．．Clubmates will accompany children to all of the exciting play areas．They will also love to join the other children for the special meals we have prepared just for them．

60．If you want to watch a play by New York Jets but pay the least money, you should go _____．

       A．Mon．, Nov．15^th, 2011 1:00 P．M．B．Mon．, Nov．1^st, 2011 1:00 P．M．

       C．Mon．, Nov．29^th, 2011 1:00 P．M．D．Fri．, Dec．3^rd, 2011 8:20 P．M．

61．While your child is skateboarding, you should_____．

       A．lead him by the hand all the time．            B．let him put on open-toed shoes

       C．require him to skateboard at night                 D．forbid him to skateboard at night．

62．We know from the text that PIC Guam______．

       A．charges children the least money．B．offers meals especially to children．

       C．only has indoor activities．D．gets children alone to go to all the play areas．

63．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

       A．New York Giants participates in four matches in November, 2011．

       B．You can be a volunteer if you suffer diet disorder．

       C．Skateboarding without helmet and knee pads is unwise．

       D．There are no meals provided in Pacific Islands Club．

Children, especially boys, tend to idealize their fathers when they are young．Every little boy wants to grow up to be just like his father, and every little girl thinks her father is the smartest man on the earth．It’s not very easy to be a good father, but it’s not that difficult either．Children will truly enjoy spending time with their fathers, not just when they are kids, but even when they are adults．

Not all children communicate well with their fathers．Communication is often left to mothers, while fathers dispense advice as and when necessary．Don’t expect all conversations to centre around the dinner table．Go to your children’s bedrooms and talk to them about school, their teachers or their friends．Remember that the conversation cannot be one-sided．When your children open up to you, you also need to open up to them．

If your children come home from school feeling upset, go up to them and ask them what is the matter．And if it is something which seems to you to be a silly reason to be upset, don’t voice your opinion．It may be silly to you, but to your children it is important enough．So don’t wave the topic away by telling them not to bother about such stupid things．Simply discussing their problems with them will help them feel better．

Don’t shy away from having discussions about your teenage children’s love lives．Generally speaking, your children are definitely not going to discuss intimate details with you．Try to let them know that you are relaxed about topics on love．Tell your children how you met your wife．It is perfectly normal for children to go through feelings for the opposite sex as they grow up, and by keeping the topic closed for discussion, you are only shutting them off from discussing their feelings with you．All they will do is turn to their friends．

56．To children their fathers are usually very _____．

       A．kind                 B．great               C．serious           D．strong

57．From the second paragraph we can know that _____．

       A．some children don’t like their fathers at all

       B．talking with children around the dinner table is unnecessary

       C．it is better for fathers to communicate more with their children

       D．mothers should communicate less with their children．

58．Suppose your children are worried about something you should _____．

       A．have a talk with them                     B．express your opinion

       C．keep silent                              D．let them alone

59．Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “intimate” in Paragraph 4?

       A．public              B．personal           C．strange            D．serious

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company to work in the sales department．Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 　36 ．She got up very early and arrived at the _37_ at twenty to twenty to eight．She _ 38 the door open and found nobody there．"I'm the _39 to arrive．" She thought and came to her desk．She was surprised to 　40 a large bunch of flowers on it．They were fresh．She 　41___ the flowers from the desk and smelled them．

Oh, how lovely!"" Nancy 　42 joyfully．She then looked round for a 　43　 to put them in． Somebody has sent me flowers the _ 44___ first day?'" She thought happily．" But who could it be?" She began to wonder．The day passed very _45_ and Nancy did everything with great interest and __46__．For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers．And then she _47_ herself in her work．Then came another Monday．When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a （an）_48___ bunch of flowers there．She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones．

The same thing happened again the next Monday, Nancy felt it 49 and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 50 ．

One Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 51　 a plan to the general manager's office．She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk waiting for his 52 ．She happened to see on the desk a big note book on which were _53_ "Records of Manager' meetings" , and glanced at the　 54　 pages．Suddenly her eyes fell on these words;" in order to keep the secretaries 55　 the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk．" Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist．

36　 A．depressed　 　　 B．encouraged　　 　　 C．excited　　　　 　 D．surprised

37．A．office　　　 　　 B．workshop　　　 　　　 C．classroom　　 　 D．bookshop

38．A．forced　　 　　 B．pushed　　　　 　　 C．turned　　　　 　 D．knocked

39．A．last　　　 　　　 B．second　　　　 　　 C．third　　　　　 　 D．first

40．A．uncover　 　　　 B．smell　　　　　 　　 C．find　　　　　 　 D．pick

41．A．picked up　 　　　 B．threw away　　　 　 C．stared at　　　 　　 D．took up

42．A．cried　　　 　　　 B．laughed　　　　 　　 C．wept　　　　 　　 D．replied

43．A．jar　　　　 　　　 B．box　　　　　　 　　 C．bottle　　　　 　 D．vase

44．A．happy　　 　　　 B．very　　　　　　 　 C．funny　　　　 　　 D．quite

45．A．slowly　　 　　 B．normally 　　　　　　　 C．quickly 　　　　　　 D．hardly

46．A．wisdom　　 　　 B．bravery　　　　 　　　 C．passion ate　　 　　 D．enthusiasm

47．A．buried　　 　　　 B．dressed　　　　 　　 C．devoted　　 　　　　 D．seated

48．A．old　　　　 　　 B．red　　　　　 C．blue　　　　 　 D．new

49．A．special　　 　　 B．angry　　　　　 　　 C．strange　 　　　　 D．difficult

50．A．sender　　 　　 B．receiver　　　　 　 C．manager　　　 　　 D．waiter

51．A．send for　　 B, hand out　　　　 　 C．try out　　　　 D．hand in

52．A．news　　　 　　 B．directives　　　　 　 C．gifts　　　　 　　 D．receipts

53．A．marked　　 　　　 B．written　　　　 　　 C．pressed　　　 　 D．signed

54．A．closed　　 　　 B．damaged　　　 　　　 C．pinned　　　　 D．half-opened

55．A．at home　 　　　 B．on time　　　　　 　 C．in high spirits　 　　 D．in low spirits

—Could you take my place and go to meet Professor Smith from Britain?

— 　．

—He is a tall man wearing short hair．

　　　 A．Why me this time?　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B．Are you familiar with him?

　　　 C．How can I recognize him?　　　 　　　　　　　 D．What would you like to tell me?

—Don’t you believe me?

— 　, I’ll believe　　　 you say．

　　　 A．No; whatever　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Yes; no matter what　 　　　　　　　　

　　　 C．No; no matter what　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Yes; whatever