新洲一中、红安一中、麻城一中三校协作体2009年3月月考
高二英语试题
命题：麻城一中 陈正红
本试卷分四部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每侧面对话仅读一遍。
1.How is the MP3?
A.It is in bad condition. B.It is new.
C.It is in good condition.
2.What are the speakers talking about?
A.Their vacation plans. B.New York. C.Their reading plans.
3.Whose address does the woman want to know?
A.The man’s. B.Her English teacher’s. C.Mary’s .
4.What does the man imply?
A.The film has already started. B.He also wants to see the film tonight..
C.The woman can buy the tickets for later films..
5.What’ll the woman do on Saturday?
A.Go to see a film with Mary. B.Have dinner at her uncle’s.
C.Go to a concert with the man.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6.When will the woman leave?
A.At
C.At
7.Where is the woman now?
A.At home. B.At a hotel. C.At the railway station.
8.What can we learn about the man?
A.He probably works in a taxi company.
B.He is a policeman.
C.He is selling tickets at the railway station.
请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9.What does the woman do?
A.A policewoman. B.A teacher. C.A doctor.
10.What happened to Mr.Walton’s car?
A.Two thieves stole it away. B.The police took it away.
C.It was damaged.
11.When did Mr.Walton start his work today?
A.At
请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12.Where does the conversation take place?
A.In a hotel. B.At
the airport. C.In
the
13.Which floor is the computer exhibition on?
A.The second floor. B.The third floor. C.The fifth floor.
14.What’s Peter’s trouble?
A.His room isn’t the best one.
B.He has no enough money to pay the woman.
C.He can’t live in a single room as expected.
请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15.How did the man feel when he received the letter?
A.A little disappointed. B.Very angry. C.A little surprised.
16.Where is the man’s friend from?
A.Germany. B.Australia. C.America.
17.How long will the man’s friend stay with him?
A.One or two years. B.Several months. C.A few days.
请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.How did Peter feel when he woke up?
A.Angry. B.Surprised. C.Afraid.
19.What can we know about Peter’s hometown?
A.It is a flat city far from mountains.
B.It is a mountain village.
C.It is a mountain city.
20.What happened in Peter’s hometown?
A.A flood. B.An earthquake. C.A traffic accident.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分55分）
第一节：词汇知识（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21.It’s really a(n) ________ that Tony, a child of only two, can play the piano so well.
A. phenomenon B. dream C. preference D. intention
22.You should learn to be _________ , Mary. No other girls talk to people so roughly as you do.
A. kind B. gentle C. patient D. intelligent
23.It took a few seconds for her eyes to ________ to the darkness.
A. admire B. adjust C. adopt D. admit
24.The technique is being described as a _________ in the field of tele-medicine.
A. principle B. conclusion C. breakthrough D. introduction
25.They _________ with the aim of becoming the number one team in the league.
A. set aside B. set up C. set down D. set out
26.――It appears that your relationship with Mike is not normal , doesn’t it?
――I thought of him as my true friend ______, to my surprise, he gave me away to the boss.
A. unless B. since C. for D. until
27.As is known to us , theory is ______ practice and in turn serves practice.
A. relied on B. depended on C. impressed on D. based on
28.He is _________ to have gone abroad .I haven’t seen him these days.
A. likely B. possible C. probably D. perhaps
29.Throughout her career she remained very ______ to criticism.
A. sensitive B. sensible C. sensational D. sentimental
30.Why do I have to _______ this suggestion? I don’t think it will ever _______ us a little bit.
A. put forward; please B. agree to ;benefit
C. reply on; encourage D. think over; cheer
第二节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末所给的英语单词完成句子。将答案填入答题卡上相应位置。
31.I __________________(本打算) attend your party , but I was busy then.(intend)
33.He ________________（提醒我） what I would otherwise have forgotten.(remind)
33.I regret not ______________________(提出) a better idea about the project at the meeting yesterday.(put)
34.Neither you nor I , nor anyone else ________________(敬佩) such a person.(look)
35.They marched on and on, _____________________(企图到达那座小城)before dark.(aim)
36.I’m not clear .Can you ______________________(简述清楚)the problem?(light)
37.____________________________(就是在十一月的一天晚上) I looked at the result of my work.(night)
38.The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year, ____________________(其中的百分之八十售往) abroad.(sell)
39.__________________________(穿上最漂亮的裙子)，the girl tried to make herself noticed at the party.(dress)
40.He ______________________________（做出了巨大的贡献）our education.(contribution)
第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
With excitement we started our small business. No longer were we 41 to have a weekly paycheck. We now were on our own to 42 an income to provide us with the money to live. I was a little 43 about our ability to do this. But Byron, my wife, believed in our products and believed in our ability to 44 .
We invested (投资) heavily in producing a number of products, 45 none of them were popular with customers. The market gave us so heavy a 46 that we hardly made enough money to pay our expenses.
We now had our money
As we discussed our 50 , I happened to read the words： “If you have made mistakes ... there is always another chance for you ... you may have a 51 start any moment you choose, for this thing we call ‘Failure’is not falling down, but 52 down.”
The words reinforced (增强) my determination and Byron’s 53 that we could succeed. We did fall down, but we were 54 hot to stay down! So, we stepped back and refocused. We came up with new products using remaining 55 . We redesigned our booth. We reconsidered our pricing system. And, we started making enough money to pay our 56 .
If we had done nothing, if we had allowed ourselves to “stay down”, then we would have 57 . But we made the choice to learn
from our 58 , and we moved
forward with more
determination. Those words
41. A. happy B. dangerous C. ready D. safe
42. A. produce B. receive C. reduce D. afford
43. A. excited B. worried C. confused D. confident
44. A. manage B. survive C. succeed D. compete
45. A. unless B. so C. but D. though
46. A. blow B. drop C. push D. surprise
47. A. cost B. spent C. wasted D. paid
48. A. put B. used C. taken D. tied
49. A. cover B. support C. discard D. consider
50. A. plans B. dreams C. expectations D. choices
51. A. good B. fresh C. natural D. sudden
52. A. staying B. coming C. keeping D. going
53. A. belief B. imagination C. suggestion D. requirement
54. A. able B. supposed C. prepared D. determined
55. A. tools B. machines C. materials D. goods
56. A. debts B. bills C. expenses D. products
57. A. ended B. missed C. fell D. failed
58. A. performances B. experiences C. mistakes D. promises
59. A. explain B. create C. offer D. prove
60. A. view B. fear C. seize D. discover
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The lights dimmed，the musical hall grew quiet and out walked the conductor (指挥)shiny, white and 4 feet, 3 inches tall.
ASIMO, a robot designed by Honda Motor Co., met its
latest challenge Tuesday evening: Conducting the Detroit Symphony(底特律交响乐团) ,in a performance of “The Impossible Dream” from “Man of
“Hello，Everyone ,” ASIMO said to the audience in a childlike voice, then waved to the orchestra. As it conducted, it perfectly mimicked (模仿) the actions of a conductor, nodding its head at various sections and gesturing (做手势) with one or both hands. ASIMO took a final bow to excited shouts from the audience. Later, cellist Yo-Yo Ma joined ASIMO onstage to receive an award for his efforts in music education .
Honda spokeswoman Alicia Jones says it is the first time ASIMO has conducted an orchestra , and it may be the first time any robot has conducted a live performance. But ASIMO has its limits .ASIMO’s engineers programmed the robot to mimic Charles Burke, the Detroit Symphony’s education director, as he conducted the piece in front of a pianist about six months ago. But it can’t respond to the musicians.
“It’s not a communicative device. It simply is programmed to do a set of gestures,”said Leonard Slatkin ,the orchestra's musical director.“If the orchestra decides to go faster, there’s nothing the robot can do about it. Hopefully, I keep that under control.”
But several musicians also said ASIMO was more realistic than they expected. “The movements are still a little stiff ( 僵硬的), but very humanlike, much better than I thought，”Hutchinson said.
61.What’s the audience’s response to ASIMO ’s performance?
A. Disappointed. B. Moved. C. Excited. D. Astonished.
62. Whose conducting was A.SIMO made to copy?
A. Yo-Yo Ma’s. B. Charles Burke’s.
C. Leonard Slatkin’s. D. Alicia Jones' s.
63. We can learn from the passage that ASIMO _______.
A. was designed and trained by Yo-Yo Ma
B. can communicate with the audience freely
C. only performs according to the designed programs
D. can change its conducting style freely
64. What would he the best title for this passage?
A. Detroit Symphony gives a good performance
B. Honda robot conducts Detroit Symphony
C. “The Impossible Dream” from
D. Cooperation between Honda and
B
Do you find your fingers put into your mouth when you’ re nervous, anxious (焦虑的) or, just bored? Nail biting is more than a bad habit. Doctors say it is one of the most common symptoms (症状) of anxiety, especially for teenagers or younger children, and can lead to serious infection (感染).
According to Van Abbe, a former health expert from Dutch, there are 600 million nail biters or more in the world. He has opened a business and is devoted to a cure. “In four weeks, nail biting can be over -- and over forever,”he says.
Studies show around 45% of adolescents (青少年) bite their nails. That drops to about 20% as young adults learn to deal with their anxiety.
In public, nail biters typically keep their hands out of sight as much as they can, buried in their pockets or behind their backs. They often feel depressed and ashamed, and don't like social contacts. Van Abbe says his clients(顾客) suffer so much from it that none would volunteer to be interviewed or photographed.
His treatment relies on a tooth guard made to fit either the upper or lower teeth. The “preventer”, which can’t be seen, makes it impossible to bite, but can be removed for eating.
Nail biting is one of a type of compulsive (强迫的) disorders known as Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors that is gaining more scientific attention. Others include hair pulling, skin picking or biting the inside of the cheek.
But there is also a chicken-and-egg situation because .the bad result increases one’s anxiety. “If you cure the symptom, you reduce the stress, and the person is a happier person,” he said in a telephone interview.
65. According to Van Abbe , ________.
A. hair pulling can also be cured in his clinic
B. half of adolescents suffer from nail biting
C. he can cure nail biters in a short time
D. he doesn't want the media to interview his clients
66. Less young adults suffer from nail biting because _______.
A. some doctors offer the free cure to them
B. they care more about their own health
C. more social activities attract their attention
D. they get to know how to control their emotions
67. We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. nail biting will make the biters more anxious
B. nail biting will result in hair pulling or skin picking
C. Van Abbe uses persuasion as the main cure
D. Van Abbe offers more social contacts to his clients
68. The underlined part in the last paragraph probably refers to the situation in which it is difficult to tell ___________.
A. how chickens produce eggs B. why chickens produce eggs
C. which one of two things is the cause of the other
D. which one of two things is more important than the other
C
Children are getting so fat that they may be the first generation to die before their parents, an expert says.
Today’s young people will be affected by potential (潜在的) killers such as heart disease because of their weight. Fatty fast-food diets combined with the lifestyles with televisions and computers could mean kids will die young, says Professor Andrew Prentice, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. At the same time, the shape of the human body is going through a great change because adults are getting so fat.
Here in Britain, the latest research shows that the average (一般的) waist (腰) size for a man is 36-38 inches and may be 42--44 inches by 2032. This compares with only 32.6 inches in 1972. Women's waists have grown from an average of 22 inches in the 1920s to 24 inches in the 1950s and 30 inches now. One of the major reasons why children now are at greater risk is that we are getting fatter younger. In the UK alone, more than one million under 16 years old are thought to be overweight or obese (肥胖的)― double the number in the 1980s. One in ten of four-year-olds are also medically said to be obese.
The obesity which started in the US, has now spread to Europe, Australia, Central America and the Middle East .Many nations now record more than 20 percent of their population as obese and well over half the population as overweight.
Professor Prentice says the change in our shape has been caused by high-energy foods combined with a dramatic (急剧地) drop in the energy we use as a result of technology developments.
He is not alone in his concern .Only last week one medical magazine revealed how obesity was fuelling a rise in cancer cases. Obesity also increases the risk factor for heart disease and so on. An averagely obese person's lifespan (寿命) is shortened by around nine years while a seriously obese person by many more.
Professor Prentice says, “So will_parents live longer than their children， as an American obesity expert said recently?”
“The answer is
yes――and no.” Yes, when most children become
obese. No, because this is now becoming an alarmingly serious problem in the
So say “No” to sandwiches and hamburgers.
69. From the second paragraph，we know that ____________.
A. heart disease is caused by people's weight
B. bad living habits make children die young
C. increasing weight could kill young people
D. adults know how to change their shape of body
70. According to Professor Prentice, people become fatter because _________.
A. the energy people take in is more than they need
B. high technology makes people use less energy
C. food contains too much energy
D. people like to eat fast food
71. For the underlined question, the answer “no” suggests __________.
A. children should refuse fast-food diets
B. children’s obesity is becoming more and more serious
C. Americans have realized the bad consequence of the obesity
D. the government should call on fat people to lose weight as soon as possible
72. Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. Obesity problem B. Spotlight on kids’ obesity
C. To get away from obesity D. Will children die before their parents?
D
Steve and Yaser first met in their chemistry class at
an American university. Yaser was an international student from
At first, Steve seemed very friendly. He always greeted Yaser warmly before class. Sometimes he offered to study with Yaser. He even invited Yaser to eat lunch with him. But after the term was over, Steve seemed more distant (遥远的). The two former classmates didn’t see each other very much at school. One day Yaser decided to call Steve. Steve didn’t seem very interested in talking to him. Yaser was hurt by Steve’s change of attitude. “Steve said we were friends,”Yaser complained. “And I thought friends were friends forever.”
Yaser is a little confused. He is an outsider to American culture. He doesn't understand the way Americans view friendship. Americans use the word friend in a very general way. They may call both casual acquaintances(认识的人) and close companions “friends.”Americans have school friends, work friends, sports friends and neighborhood friends. These friendships are based on common interests. When the shared activity ends, the friendship may fade (消失). Now Steve and Yaser are no longer classmates. Their friendship has changed.
In some cultures friendship means ’a strong life-long bond (纽带) between two people. In these cultures friendships develop slowly, since they are built to last. American society is one of rapid change. Studies show that one out of five American families moves every year. American friendships develop quickly, and they may change just as quickly.
People from the
After an experience like Yaser’s, outsiders may consider Americans to be fickle. Learning how Americans view friendship can help non-Americans avoid misunderstandings. It can also help them make friends the American way.
73. Finally, Steve didn’t seem very interested in talking toYaser because _______.
A. Yaser had done something wrong
B. Yaser came from another country
C. he never treated Yaser as his friend
D. he made friends in the American way
74. The example of Steve and Yaser shows us that ________.
A. Americans are proud of their great nation
B. the American way to make friends won't be accepted
C. foreign
people are not suitable for the life in
D. different cultures have different opinions on friendship
75.The underlined word in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “________”.
A. changeable B. unusual C. independent D. confident
76.In the author’s opinion , foreign people in
A. give up making friends with American people
B. help Americans change their views on friendship
C. learn to make as many American friends as possible
D. try to adapt to the American way of making friends
E
Would you like to be a king or queen? To have people waiting on you hand and foot? Many Americans experience this royal (王室的) treatment every day. How? By being customers (顾客). The American idea of customer service is to make each customer the center of attention. Need proof ? Just listen to the advertisements: Most of them sound like the McDonald’s said: “We do it all for you.”Actually, not all stores in America roll out the red carpet (地毯) for their customers. But wherever you go, good customer service means making customers feel special.
People going shopping in
When customers get to the store, they are treated as honored guests. Customers don't usually find store clerks sitting around watching TV or playing cards. Instead, the clerks greet them warmly and offer to help them find what they want. In most stores, the signs that label each department make shopping very easy. Customers usually don’t have to ask how much items cost, since prices are clearly marked. And unless they’re at a flea market (跳蚤市场) or a yard sale, they don’t bother trying to bargain (讨价还价).
When customers are ready to check out, they find the nearest and shortest checkout way. Good stores open new checkout ways when the ways get too long. Some even offer express ways for customers with 10 items or less. After they pay for their purchases, customers receive a smile and a warm “thank you” from the clerk. Many stores even allow customers to take their shopping bags out to the parking place. That way, they don’t have to carry heavy bags out to the car.
77. We can learn from the first paragraph that customers in
A. are kings or queens from different countries
B. are the God in the customer service
C. are served with red carpet everywhere
D. are treated in different ways
78. The underlined word in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. various B. loyal C. special D. polite
79.The last paragraph mainly tells us _________.
A. customers can receive more service in stores
B. customers enjoy great convenience in checkout
C. stores offer many more checkout ways to customers
D. stores try to give much respect to their customers
80. Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. Wonderful customer service
B. Customer service in
C. An experience of royal service
D. Customers -- the centre of service
新洲一中、红安一中、麻城一中三校协作体2009年3月月考
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第四部分：书面表达（满分25分）
第四部分：书面表达（满分25分）
假设你叫李华，你家所在小区旁的“施行家饭店”最近被某外资集团接管，并将被改建。小区居民委托你用英语给该外资集团负责人写信，请根据下图所提供的信息，在信中反映饭店对小区居民生活的影响，并希望他们接管之后，迅速解决卡拉OK厅噪音扰民、污水漫溢和停车场车辆进出引起交通堵塞，有安全隐患等三大问题。
注意：
1. 词数100左右。
2. 参考词汇：卡拉OK厅 karaoke hall 停车场 parking lot 居民区 residential area
Room 306, Building 3
` Xiangyang Residential Area
May 10,2009
Dear Sir/Madam,
Yours truly,
Li Hua
新洲一中、红安一中、麻城一中三校协作体3月份月考
答案及解析
听力材料
(Text I)
W: That is a nice MP3. Is it new?
M: No. 1 bought it last year, but it's still in good condition.
(Texy 2)
W: I'll go to
M: I'll spend some time at home watching TV and reading some novels.
(Text 3)
W: I want to ask our English teacher to come to the party. Do you know her address?
M: No, but I'd like her to come, too. I think her friend Mary can give you her address.
(Text 4)
W: Hello! I'd like three seats for tonight's movie.
M: Sorry, the tickets are already sold out. Would you be interested in something later this week?
(Text 5)
M: Would you like to go to the concert with Mary and me on Saturday?
W: I wish I could, but I'm having dinner at my uncle’s.
(Text 6)
M: CFC Taxis.
W: Hello! I’d like to book a taxi, please.
M: Certainly. For what time?
W:
M: Where from, madam?
W:" From Hilton Hotel.
M: Oh, I see. Where do you Want to go?
W: To the railway station. How much will it cost?
M: About 20 dollars.
W: How long will it take to get there?
M: If the traffic is not too busy, it will take about 15 minutes.
(Text 7)
M: Someone has stolen my car! I want to report it. My name is Walton -- Harry Walton.
W: Where did you leave your car, Mr. Walton?
M: In
W: Did you leave your car unlocked?
M: Of course not.
W: And what time was that?
M: This morning. I parked it there before I went to work.
W: When do you start work?
M: At
W: That explains it.
M: What do you memo?
W: We have taken away your car. You can’t
park your car in
(Text 8)
M: Good morning, I am Peter Smith from
W: Yes, sir. Your room number is 909. that’s
on the ninth floor. Are you in
M: No, I’m here for the computer exhibition. Where is it, please?
W: It's in the
M: Thank you very much.
(After a few minutes)
M: Excuse me, madam. What I want is a single room. I don't like sharing a room with someone else. What's more, my room is rather small and dark. Could you possibly find me a larger and brighter single room?
W: I’m sorry, sir, but this is the high season. We don't have any spare rooms at the moment.
M: But the company booked a room for me ages ago!
W: I ’m terribly sorry, sir.
(Text 9)
M: I got a letter from a German friend of mine yesterday.
W: Oh, did you? When did you meet him?
M: Hm!
He's an old friend of mine. I met him when I studied in
W: Oh. So you speak German.
M: I used to. I've been out of
W: But you kept in touch with him.
M: For a while, yes. But we haven’t written for the past few years.
W: Did the letter surprise you?
M: Yes, a little.
W: What did he say in his letter?
M: He said he’d be coming over to
(Text 10)
On June 12th，2008, Peter was surprised when he woke up in the morning. He found that the floor of his room was flooded. When he looked out of the window, he saw many cars upside down in the street.
It was a sad day in Peter's hometown, which is a mountain city. In twenty-four hours up to noon, nearly 17 inches fell. Usually there was about 16 inches of rainfall in the whole month of June.
Roads were washed away in the peak areas. Tons of mud and rocks crashed down on the houses below. Sixty four people died in the flood and more than 2,500 lost their homes. For some time after the flood, helicopters flew to help the people there. Tractors and trucks worked hard to clear away the big rocks and earth. Many people sent money and necessities of life to the people attacked by the flood and helped them rebuild their hometown.
1―5 CABCB 6―10 CBAAB 11―15 BABCC 16―20 ACBCA
21.A phenomenon 意为“奇迹”。
22.B gentle 意为“文雅的”。
23.B adjust 意为“适应”；admire 意为“钦佩”；adopt意为“领养”；admit 意为“承认”。
24.C break through 意为“重大突破；重大进展”；principle 意为“准则，规范”；conclusion 意为“结论”；introduction 意为“介绍”。
25.D set out 意为“开始做某事；出发”set aside 意为“留出，节省”；set up 意为“建立”。
26.D until 直到……为止，在肯定句中until 前为延续性动词，本句的意思是：直到他出卖自己为止，我一直当他是朋友。注意：to my surprise 是插入语，做题时必须排除干扰。
27.D be based on 以……为基础。
28.A 此句中需要形容词作表词，另外，likely 的主语既可以是人，也可以是物，而possible 的主语不可以是人。
29.A sensitive 意为“敏感的”；sensible 意为“明智的”；sensational 意为“使人激动的”sentimental 意为“柔情的，多愁善感的”。
30.B 这道题的关键是第二空，应用benefit,表示“有益于，有助于”。
31. had intended to
32. reminded me of
33. having put forward
34. looks up to
35. aiming at reaching the town
36. throw any light on
37. It was on a night in November that
38. 80% of which are sold
39. Dressed in the most beautiful skirt
40. has made great contributions to
41.D 从上文we started our small business 可知作者夫妻二人开办了自己的公司，所以他们不再有每周稳定的（safe）收入了。
42.A 结合上文可知他们没有了固定的每周收入，再根据下文 an income to provide us with the money to live 可知他们要自己创收维持生计了。produce an income 创收。
43.B 从下文的But Byron, my wife, believed in our products and believed in our ability 可知，作者的妻子很有信心，而作者本人却有点担心和焦虑。故选worried.
44.C 结合上文的But Byron, my wife, believed in our products 可推知，作者的妻子对他们的产品很有信心，对他们取得成功（succeed）的能力也有信心。
45.C 前后两句之间为转折关系，故选C。
46.A 句意为：市场给了我们如此沉重的一击（blow）。
47.B 此处表示他们把钱花在了夏季和秋季租用的摊位上，所以选B。
48.D 结合下文的So we did not have enough money to … 可知，此处意思是他们的钱都投资在生产各种产品的材料上。tie up 本意是“捆绑”，这里形象地说明钱被占用。
49.A 句意为：因此我们没有足够的钱来付账单。cover 在此意为“足以支付，够付”。
50.D 结合上文the thoughts of failure ran through our heads 可知，他们认为自己要失败了，所以这里表示他们商讨自己的选择(choices)，是放弃还继续。
51.B 由最后一段的a chance for a fresh start 可知此处选B。
52.A 从下文的if we had allowed ourselves to“stay down” 中的stay 可知选A。
53.A 指上面的话增强了他的决心和妻子的信心，所以选A。
54.D 这里表示他们的确摔倒了，但是他们决心（determined） 不放弃，不会呆在地上不起来的。
55.C 结合第三段的We had a lot of money tied up in materials 可知，他们利用剩余的材料（materials）
56.B 根据第三段的 So we did not have enough money to 49 our monthly bills,可知这里表示他们又有钱了，可以付账单了（bills）。
57.D 句意为：如果我们什么也不做，停滞不前，那么我们肯定会失败（failed）。
58.C 此处表示作者从他们自己的失误（mistakes）中学习，终于取得了成功。
59.C 指作者看到的那些话给人们提供（offer）了一些关于什么是失败的新的注解。
60.A 作者认为失败取决于你怎样看待失败，最重要的是你自己抉择是否采取行动。view 看待，认为。
61.C 推理判断题。根据第三段中ASIMO took a final bow to excited shouts from the audience 可推知，观众们对机器人ASIMO 的指挥感到非常兴奋。
62.B 细节理解题。根据第四段ASIMO’s engineers programmed the robot to mimic Charles Burke,可知，机器人ASIMO 模仿的是Charles Burke 的指挥。
63.C 细节理解题。根据第五段Leonard Slatkin 的话可以看出，ASIMO 只是一个不具备交际能力的机器，它只能按设定好的程序完成一套动作。故C项正确。
64.B 标准归纳题。全文主要讲述了本田公司的机器人ASIMO 成功指挥底特律交响乐团的演出，B项紧扣中心，可作标题。
65.C 细节理解题。由第二段Van Abbe 的话“In four weeks, nail biting can be over ― and over forever”可知，他声称能在短短的四周内治愈困扰患者多时的“咬甲癖”。
66.D 细节理解题。根据第三段可知，成年后患“咬甲癖”的比例骤然降低是因为他们开始学会控制自己的紧张情绪。
67.A 推断判断题。最后一段讲到恶性循环的道理；患者焦虑时会咬指甲，而咬指甲会使患者情绪更加紧张。
68.C 语义理解题。上文提到咬指甲是由于紧张而引起的，本句的后半句说咬指甲的不良结果又会增加一个人的紧张感，故可推知C项的解释符合句子意思。
69.C 细节理解题。从第二段第一句话可知由于肥胖引起了许多疾病，成为年轻人的健 康杀手。
70.A 推理判断题。从第五段内容可知Professor Prentice 认为现代人体形的急剧改变主要是因为摄入的能量多于消耗的能量。
71.C 推理判断题。由文中”No, because this is now becoming an alarmingly serious problem in the US.”可知答案为C。
72.B 标准归纳题。综观全文，主要讲的还是儿童肥胖问题。
73.D 推理判断题。根据第一二段，Steve 后来不怎么理睬Yaser 是因为 Steve 是美国人，他交朋友的方式即是如此，友谊不会持续很久。
74.D 推理判断题。文中所举的事例主要表明了不同的文化对友谊的看法也不同。
75.A 词义猜测题。 fickle 指在感情等方面变幻无常的，只有A符合。
76.D 作者意图题。从最后一段推知，作者希望在美国的外国人尽快学着适应美国人交朋友的方式。
77.B 细节理解题。由第一段的The American idea of customer service is to make each customer the center of attention.可以看出，顾客就是上帝。
78.D 词义猜测题。courteous 是“礼貌的”的意思，根据上下文可以判断出。
79.A 推理判断题。最后一段是主题就是A选项的内容。B和C虽然意思正确，但并不是这段的大意。最后一段并没有提到D项的内容。
80.B 标题归纳题。文章主要讲述的是美国的顾客服务之道，B项最适合作为标题。
书面表达：
Dear Sir/Madam，
We are glad to know that you are going to take over and rebuild Tourists’ Hotel. The people living in Xiangyang Residential Area next to your hotel ask me to write to you about the problems we are facing .Our residential area is located next to your hotel. The traffic jams caused by cars and trucks coming into and out of the parking lot often result in inconveniences. And children also find it unsafe to go to school, which is opposite the hotel .We cannot put up with the noise from the karaoke hall any more .Dirty water from the kitchen flows into our courtyard and it smells terrible .All the people living here are looking forward to effective changes that you are going to bring about.
Best wishes.
Yours truly,
Li Hua