______ in a heavy rain, the teacher fell ill and couldn’t but ___________ for a leave．

       A． Caught; to ask                                        B． Being caught; ask     

       C． Catching; to ask                                      D． Caught; ask

—— Have your working conditions been improved?

——No, ______ than before, I’m afraid．

　 A． no better B． a little better C． not worse D． no worse

 —— Shall we attend the lecture on how to prevent diseases?

—— Why? I can’t see any ____ doing so． I’d rather have a good rest．

       A． advantage             B． purpose              C． chance               D． point

They had to bring the project under ______construction to ______ end because of lack of money．

       A． the; an              B． /; /                 C． /; an                D． the; the

假设你是红星中学学生李华，上周参加了学校组织的“京郊美丽乡村”展示活动，为此，你与父母一起去感受了乡村的变化。请根据下列四幅图的先后顺序，给美国笔友Peter写信，介绍你参加此次活动的全过程。

注意：1. 信的开头和结尾已为你写好。    2. 词数不少于60。

Dear Peter,

How are things going?

Last week, I took part in the show of “Beautiful Villages around Beijing” in our school.                                                                    

________________________________________________________________________________

     Do keep in touch.

Best wishes,

Li Hua

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。

As is known to all, many things can be measured in terms of data. Sometimes data can indeed tell the truth. With the help of data we can easily know the price of a can of Coke in the supermarket or the result of a football match.    71    What is more important, data seem to be fairer than words or statements. If the data are true, we don’t have to worry about being cheated. Nowadays, as lies exist in the world, data are expected to tell the truth. Therefore, many of us would rather believe data.

On the other hand, if we judge things only by data from the so-called specific research, aren’t we a little too narrow-minded? Many people often treat the so-called specific data unwisely just to make sure that they are making the right decisions.    72    For example, how can you tell that somebody isn’t a good student just because he or she doesn’t get high marks in the final examination?

   73    For example, the degree of your feeling happy in your life, the depth of love between you and your friends, and the faith you have in your country. We can only feel them in our hearts but can never express them in data.

There is no doubt that analyzing the exact data is important to assessment of an actual event. But data should be dealt with wisely. We often get wrong data which mislead us.   74   Remember, data have no feeling but we humans have. Data do not mean much to people if we do not have the abilities to analyze the data with the knowledge and confidence to judge whether they are true or false.    75  

Data are data after all. Life is much more colourful than the pale data. So give the cold data a warm heart and we’ll find that the world is far more wonderful than the pale data can describe.     

A. We should try our best to be wise thinkers.           

B. Data can make our life easier and more comfortable.     

C. But sometimes we may find that data aren’t everything.       

D. Sometimes our hearts and mind are more sensitive than data.

E. Now and then the so-called specific data puzzle us very much.

F. The exact data should come from assessment of an actual event.

G. There are many things in our life which cannot be measured by data.   

How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.

　　 Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child — things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his parents. He is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong.

When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for

68. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

　 A. People are often satisfied with their life.

　 B. Life is less interesting for old people.

　 C. Adults are free to do what they want to do.

D. Adults should no longer rely on others.

69. The underlined word "responsibilities" in the second paragraph means__________.

　 A. duties　　 B. jobs　　　 C. suggestions　　 D. desires

70. The main idea of the passage is _________ .

　 A. life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains

　 B. young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard

C. childhood is the most enjoyable time in one's life

D. one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life

Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes me ￡12,” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office . “You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me ￡12.”

       Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely. “I’ll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.”

       The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sun burnt,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”

       “Yes,” she answered, shyly. “The beach was lovely. And I can swim too!”

       “That’s fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can’t swim a bit yet .Of course, she’s only three…”

       “I’m four,” the child said proudly. “I’ll be four and a half.”

       Harry turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, Madam,” he said. “But you didn’t get one for your daughter, did you?”

       “Er, well—” the woman looked at the child. “I mean… she hasn’t started school yet. She’s only four.”

       “A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs …let me see…￡13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe ￡1.50. The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…”

       The woman stood up, took the child’s hand and left the office.  

63．Harry was worried because ___     .

       A．the woman was angry with him            B．he had not done his work properly

       C．the Jersey timetable was wrong             D．the little girl didn’t have a return ticket

64．Harry started talking to the little girl       .

       A．because he was in difficulty and did not know what to do

       B．because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl

       C．because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so nice

       D．when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl

65．When Harry said, “The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…” he meant that        .

       A．they must follow it without other choice ,even though the fault was his

       B．he had to be strict with the woman because of the law ,although he didn’t want to

       C．the woman had to pay him ￡1.50 and the railway would pay her for the hotel

       D．she should pay ￡1.50, but he had made a mistake, she could go without paying

66．The woman left the office without saying anything because        .

       A．she wanted to go home and get money for the child’s ticket

       B.she was so angry that she didn’t want to have anything more to do with the young man

       C．she was moved by Harry’s kindness

       D．she knew she would have to pay the railway if she insisted   

67.  How did the woman feel when she left the office?

    A. angry       B. peaceful     C. embarrassed    D. nervous

Did you know that a turtle（乌龟）can lay 12 eggs in one minute? A large sea turtle laysaround 150 eggs at a time. She lays all these eggs in just a few minutes.

Large sea turtles live in the warm seas of the world. Except for when they lay their eggs, theyspend their whole lives in the water. When it is time to lay their eggs, the females swim to land.

They usually return to the place where they themselves were born. How they find their way back there is unknown.

When they reach shore, the big, heavy turtles crawl slowly up to the high water mark. Using their flippers, they pull themselves along the sand. They must struggle like mountain climbers.

When they finally reach dry sand, they rest before beginning the difficult task of laying eggs.
The turtles lay the eggs in deep holes and cover them with warm sand. The sand protects theeggs from harm. Then the females leave them. After a few weeks, if you happened to be walkingalong the beach, you might see the sand begin to shake. You may see tiny black balls coming outof the sand. The tiny heads of baby turtles!

59. Which sentence expresses the main idea?
A. Sea turtles have interesting life habits.
B. Sea turtles swim to shore to lay their eggs.
C. Large sea turtles lay their eggs in special ways.
D. Sea turtles enjoy staying in the sand.

60. Turtles bury their eggs to protect them from ____________.
A. deep water　 B. danger　　 C. heat　　　 D. bad weather

61. We can conclude from this passage that ___________.
A. many turtles die while swimming to shore
B. female turtles protect their babies
C. once turtles land, they never return to the sea
D. the job of laying eggs takes great strength

62. The writer compares turtles to climbers ___________.

A. because they lay their eggs in mountain areas

B. to give you a picture of how hard they work

C. to tell you that they like to climb

D. to show that mountain climbers are as slow as turtles

Tourism wasn’t as important as it is today. In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries. More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world; that is to say, people now have more money for travel. Special plane fares(费用) for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before. One person doesn’t travel for the same reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. They also like to meet new people and to taste new food.

   Tourism causes many changes in a country and in people’s lives. People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women as guides to show visitors interesting places. There’re new nightclubs and other amusements. International tourism is clearly a big business.

56. More people travel today than in the past because______________.

1. people have become interested in traveling
2. traveling today is easier the in the past
3. people now have spare money for travel
4. great changes have taken place in the world

57. Which of the following statements is true according to the article?

1. Tourism won’t bring any changes in people’s minds.
2. People have some trouble in making journey.
3. With the development of tourism, great changes have taken place in many parts in the world.
4. Tourism causes only some changes in clothing.

58. What is the best title of the passage?

   A. The Change of Tourism               B. Tourism

   C. The Importance of Tourism            D. The Cause of Tourism Change