Brrriiinnng. The alarm clock announces the start of another busy weekday in the morning. You jump out of bed, rush into the shower, into your clothes and out the door with hardly a moment to think. A stressful journey to work gets your blood pressure climbing. Once at the office, you glance through the newspaper with depressing stories or reports of disasters. In that sort of mood, who can get down to work, particularly some creative, original problem-solving work?

The way most of us spend our mornings is exactly opposite to the conditions that promote flexible, open-minded thinking. Imaginative ideas are most likely to come to us when we’re unfocused. If you are one of those energetic morning people, your most inventive time comes in the early evening when you are relaxed. Sleepy people’s lack of focus leads to an increase in creative problem solving. By not giving yourself time to tune into your wandering mind, you’re missing out on the surprising solutions it may offer.

The trip you take to work doesn’t help, either. The stress slows down the speed with which signals travel between neurons (神经细胞), making inspirations less likely to occur. And while we all should read a lot about what’s going on in the world, it would not make you feel good for sure, so put that news website or newspaper aside until after the day’s work is done.

So what would our mornings look like if we wanted to start them with a full ability for creative problem solving? We’d set the alarm a few minutes early and lie awake in bed, following our thoughts where they lead. We’d stand a little longer under the warm water of the shower, stopping thinking about tasks in favor of a few more minutes of relaxation. We’d take some deep breaths on our way to work, instead of complaining about heavy traffic. And once in the office—after we get a cup of coffee—we’d click on links not to the news of the day but to the funniest videos the web has to offer. 

1.According to the author, we are more creative when we are _______.

2.What does the author imply about newspapers?

3.By “tune into your wandering mind” (in Para. 2), the author means “_______”.

4.The author writes the last paragraph in order to _______.

Foresters are people who work with trees and know a lot about them. Occasionally, foresters have problems, and the foresters in southern Indiana have had many problems.
The foresters were doing an experiment. They wanted to grow walnut (胡桃) trees by planting walnuts in the ground. If they succeeded, the foresters would be able to control the location of the trees. Also, this method would be much cheaper than transplanting or moving nut trees that were grown in plant nurseries (苗圃) . So the foresters planted their walnuts, and that’s when the squirrels (松鼠) started causing trouble. Shortly after the nuts were planted, the squirrels dug them up for tasty snacks (快餐) .
The foresters tried to keep the squirrels away from the walnuts. Mothballs (卫生球) were used as a warning, but they didn’t work. Then, the foresters tried dipping the walnuts in kerosene (煤油) ,  but that didn’t stop the squirrels either. The foresters continue to search for a method that will really work. But until they find one, the squirrels can continue to have their walnut snacks and the foresters will have to transplant trees!
【小题1】Foresters are people who        .

A．Left them alone.	B．Continued to eat them.
C．Hid them in trees	D．Put them into the earth.

A．Mothballs didn’t prove to be a good method of stopping the squirrels from eating the walnuts.

B．The squirrels found the walnuts tasty.

C．The squirrels started eating mothballs instead of walnuts.

D．The forester haven’t found a good way to prevent the squirrels from eating the walnuts.

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children.And they must have 1 how difficult it is to write a 2 children's book.Either the author has aimed too 3 , so that the children can't follow what is in his (or  more often, her) story, 4 the story seems to be talking to the readers.

The best children's books are 5 very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 6 who hears the story and the adult who 7 it.Unfortunately, there are in fact 8 books like this, 9 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 10 to solve.

This may be why many of books regarded as 11 of children's literature were in fact written for 12 .“Alice's Adventure in Wonderland”is perhaps the most 13 of this.

Children, left for themselves, often 14 the worst possible interest in literature.Just leave a child in bookshop o 15 and he will 16 willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children's comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the 17 of teachers and right-thinking parents.

Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash childrensintos 18 our taste in literature.After all children and adults are so 19 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 20 books.So I suppose we'll just have to compromise over that bedtime story.  

1.A.hoped      B.realized       C.told     D.said

2.A.short B.long     C.bad      D.good

3.A.easy        B.short    C.high     D.difficult

4.A.and   B.but      C.or D.so

5.A.both  B.neither C.either   D.very

6.A.child B.father   C.mother D.teacher.

7.A.hears B.buys    C.understands D.reads

8.A.few   B.many           C.a great deal of  D.a great number of

9.A.but   B.however      C.so D.because

10A.hard B.easy     C.enough D.fast

11.A.articles   B.work    C.arts      D.works

12.A.grown ups     B.girls     C.boys    D.children

13.A.difficult  B.hidden C.obvious       D.easy

14.A.are        B.show    C.find     D.add

15.A.school    B.home   C.office   D.library

16.A.more      B.less      C.able     D.be

17.A.lovingness     B.interests      C.objections    D.readings

18.A.receiving       B.accepting     C.having D.refusing

19.A.same      B.friendly       C.different      D.common

20.A.common B.avarage       C.different      D.Same

第II卷（非选择题，共45分）

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分, 共15分）

阅读下面短文, 请根据短文后的要求进行答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）

① People today, in all this new world of technology and thinking, have lost sight of what a true friendship is. So, though I own my best friend Jenny, I thought I would help the world out a little and explain what real, true friends are.

② Friends don’t have to be exactly the same. They have similarities but __________________. The key to opening up the world of friendship is not only to expand on similarities but to accept each other’s faults, because you can’t ever judge your friend.

③ Friends have to argue! No one likes to but it is necessary to be healthy. Because if you agree on everything, either the government has expanded cloning subjects or someone isn’t being true and is trying a little too hard.

④ You have to be comfortable together. Otherwise, you just aren’t going to click. If you feel uneasy around the person then something isn’t quite right.

⑤Friends love unconditionally. They have their little angry moments but what’s done is done and all is forgiven and forgotten. Why let something that happened in the past ruin the happiness you could have in the future?

⑥Believe in love at first sight because there is the same thing happ ening in friendship. Some people think that you have to know someone really well to become good friends. Trust me, it’s not true.

⑦These are only a few of the basics. Just remember, friends are forever. But only if you keep it that way. Don’t disrespect your friends, love them instead.

76. What is the best title of the passage? (no more than 6 words)

____________________________________________________________________________

77. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

Make up with your friends after the quarrels and don’t let the sadness last long.

____________________________________________________________________________

78. Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (no more than 8 words)

____________________________________________________________________________

79. Please list three of the writer’s viewpoints on friendship. (no more than 10 words)

①______________________ ②_______________________ ③________________________

80. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 into Chinese.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have ? ? ? how difficult it is to write a ? ? ? children's book.? Either the author has aimed too ? ? . , so that the children can't follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, ? ? ?? the story seems to be talking to the readers.

The best children's books are ? ? ? very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the ? ? who hears the story and the adult who ? ? ?? it. Unfortunately, there are in fact?? ? ? books like this, ? ? the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not ? ? ? to solve.

This may be why many of books regarded as ? ? ? of children's literature were in fact written for ? ? . “Alice's Adventure in Wonderland” is perhaps the most ? ? ? of this.

Children, left for themselves, often ? ? the worst possible interest in literature. Just? leave a child in bookshop or ? ? and he will more? willingly choose the books ? ? in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children's comics ( 连环画 ), full of the stories and jokes to which both teachers and right-thinking parents? ? .

Perhaps we parents should stop trying to persuade children into ? ? ? our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so ? ? that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the ? books. So I suppose we'll just have to compromise（妥协） over that bedtime story.

1.A.hoped????????????? ????????????? B. realized????????????? ????????????? C. told????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. said

2.A.short????????????? ????????????? ??? B. long????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. bad????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. good

3.A. easy????????????? ????????????? ??? B. short????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. high????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. difficult

4.A. and????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. but????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. or????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. so

5.A. both????????????? ????????????? ?? B. neither????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. either????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. very

6.A. child????????????? ????????????? ?? B. father????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. mother????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. teacher

7.A. hears????????????? ????????????? B. buys????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. understands????????????? ????????????? D. reads

8.A. few????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. many????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. little????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. much

9.A. but????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. however???? ????????????? C. so?????????? ????????????? D. because

10.A.hard????????????? ????????????? ??? B. easy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. enough????????????? ????????????? D. fast

11.A.articles????????????? ????????????? B. work?????? ????????????? C. arts????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. works

12.A. adults????????????? ????????????? B. girls????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. boys????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. children

13.A. difficult????????????? ????????????? B. hidden????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. obvious????????????? ????????????? D. easy

14.A. are????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. show????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. find????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. add

15.A. library????????????? ????????????? B. school ????????????? ????????????? C. home????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. office

16.A. read????????????? ????????????? B. designed????????????? ????????????? C. printed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. written

17.A. favor ????????????? ????????????? B. interest????????????? ????????????? C. object????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. read

18.A.receiving????????????? ?? B. accepting????????????? ????????????? C. having????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. refusing

19.A.same????????????? ????????????? B. friendly????????????? ????????????? C. different????????????? ????????????? D. common

20.A.common????????????? ????????????? B. average????????????? ????????????? C. different????????????? ????????????? D. same?????????????