Mark felt that it was time for him to take part in his community, so he went to the neighborhood meeting after work. The area’ s city councilwoman（女议员）was leading a discussion about how the quality of life wad decreasing. The neighborhood faced many problems. Mark looked at the charts taped to the walls. There are charts for parking problems, crime, and for problems in vacant（空着的）buildings. People were supposed to suggest solutions to the councilwoman. It was too much for Mark. “The problems are too big,” he thought. He turned to the man next to him and said, “I think this is a waste of my time. Nothing I could do would make a difference here.”

Make thought some more on his way to the bus stop. “People should just take care of themselves,” he decided.“ That’ s enough to do. I can’ t take on all the problems of the world.”

As he neared the bus stop, Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery bag and a baby. She was trying to unlock her car, but she didn’t have a free hand. As Mark got closer, her other child, a little boy, suddenly darted into the street. The woman tried to reach for him, but as she moved, her bag shifted and the groceries started to fall out. Mark ran to take the boy’ s arm and led him back to his mother. Then he picked up the groceries while the woman smiled in relief. “Thanks!” she said. “You’ve got great timing!”

Just being neighborly,” Mark said. As he rode home, he glanced at the walls of the bus. On one of them was “Small acts of kindness add up.” Mark smiled and thought, “Maybe that’ s a good place to start.”

1．In Mark’ s opinion,        .

       A．nobody was so able as to solve the problems

       B．he was not in the position to solve such problems

       C．many people were too selfish to solve much problems

       D．he already had more than enough work to do

2．The underlined word “darted” in paragraph 5 can be best replaced by “         ”.

       A．walked            B．marched          C．rushed             D．wandered

3．What is the meaning of the words on the bus wall?

       A．You should be kind to your neighbors and they will treat you the same way.

B．Everyone can play his own part to make things better.

       C．All small acts will add up to kindness.

       D．It’ s small act to help a person in need.

4．The passage is mainly about         .

       A．how individuals（个人）can help make a difference

    B．running a neighborhood meeting to solve its problems

       C．citizens’ reactions to the problems they face

       D．solving problems through action

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1.vacant    A．mature       B．giraffe        C．gymnastics     D．endanger

2.casual    A．possess      B．visual         C．missile        D．opposable

3.beneficial                A．spectator      B．satisfaction   C．science  D．social

4.changeable                A．English        B．recognize      C．passage  D．organize

5.theft     A．theory       B．thus           C．bother         D．smooth

完成句子（共20空，每小题0.5分，共10分）

1. 卡扎菲被抓时大喊：“宽恕我！”

“________ _________  to me!” Gadhafi cried, when he was captured.

2. 减少盐的摄入量也不会让你更健康。

To ________ _______ on salt does not make you healthier.

3. 纽约市的消防员在解救911恐怖袭击受害者中尽职尽责。

New York firefighters______     their ________ in rescuing victims in 911 terrorist attacks.

4. 他们会紧张缺乏自信，或者暴力倾向，步父亲的后尘。

They will become nervous and lack self-confidence or become violent and aggressive, _________ in the father’s ________.

5. I always consider fuel consumption when buying a car.

I always__________ fuel consumption into  _________ when buying a car.

6. This problem of labor shortage might be more serious in the following several years.

This problem of labor shortage might be more serious in the several years ________ _____   .

7.  I guess he has been hurt deeply, so he was so cautious.

He ________ _________ _________ hurt deeply, so he was so cautious.

8. As to the questions you have just asked, I will answer you tomorrow.

With ________ _________ the questions you have just asked, I will have them __________ tomorrow.

9.  The survey is being conducted; I’m sure we’ll be informed of the results soon.

The survey ________ ________ , I’ m sure we’ll be informed of the results soon.

根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卷指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

1.Sally was ___（收养）when he was four.

2.She felt　　（羞愧的）of doing that and tears ran down her cheeks.

3.In 1980, John Lennon was ___(射中) dead in New York.

4.She ______（扫视） shyly at him.

5.She's _____（上了瘾的）to video games, which makes her mother angry at times.

6.The sun sends out light and_____(温暖).

7.You can never_____(预测)what would happen next.

8.The ____(平均的) number of visitors amounts to 120,000.

9.“It looks awful,”she said ____(焦急地).

10.I wanted very much to get a new ____(一套衣服) and drop off the rags.

第二节（共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分）

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在表格中第63至第70小题的空格里填上适当的单词，使信息完整。每空填一个词。（注意：请将本题答案写在二卷指定位置）

Maybe you think you will never be a top student. However, this is not necessarily so. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how.

1. Plan your time in a careful way. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First, you time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.

2. Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.

3. Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of(利用) class time to listen to everything the teacher says. Really listening in class means you don’t need to work as much later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.

4. Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes and the important points that your teacher mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. This will help you understand the next class. If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.

5. Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show how much knowledge you have learned about a subject. They help you remember what you have learned. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be overly worried.

There are other methods that might help you with your studying. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.

(63) ___________ to be a top student