请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 21 you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you. ”

At grocery store, we 24 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 25 your question.” I put one apple of each 26 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face. 

 “People are like apples. They come in all 28 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 29,  some of the apples may not 30 look as delicious as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully. 

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place. 

 “Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

He said, “I 34 tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of 35. See if that helps you 36 which one is which. ”

He took 37,  and then a huge smile came cross his face.”People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”

He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else. 

1.A. although       B. so                 C. because       D. if        

2.A. stop          B. start            C. turn          D. stay        

3.A. expressive         B. encouraging         C. informative D. interesting     

4.A. bought          B. counted            C. saw          D. collected       

5.A. check             B. mention           C. answer      D. improve       

6.A. size           B. type             C. shape      D. class        

7.A. worried         B. satisfied           C. proud       D. curious       

8.A. ordinary        B. normal        C. different       D. regular       

9.A. outside         B. whole          C. table        D. inside        

10.A. still         B. even             C. only          D. ever        

11.A. examining       B. measuring       C. drawing        D. packing       

12.A. keeping      B. placing              C. pulling D. giving        

13.A. on           B. toward                 C. for            D. in         

14.A. mustn’t      B. can’t            C. shouldn’t     D. needn’t       

15.A. each one             B. each other       C. the other     D. one another    

16.A. admit          B. consider           C. decide     D. believe

17.A. big bites     B. deep breaths       C. a firm hold   D. close look 

18.A. just             B. always         C. merely     D. seldom

19.A. put away         B. get down         C. hand out      D. take off 

20.A. made          B. took             C. got           D. did 

You speak, write a letter, and make a telephone call. Your words carry a message. People communicate with words. Do you think you can communicate without words?
A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you raise your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. You shake your head, and people know you are saying "No". You nod and people know you are saying "Yes". Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you where to go in or out. Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time? People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell you about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books, magazines, TV and radios and films all help us to communicate with each other. They all help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.
【小题1】Can we communicate with each other without words?

As the economy begins to recover, salary increases should do the same.

    In the past few years, employers have raised workers’ salaries by about 4 percent per year--except for 2009, when the figure dropped to a historically low 2.1 percent, according to a survey of World at Word. About one-third of companies froze raises altogether.

   For 2010, World at Work’s survey projects an average salary increase budget of 2.7 percent, a figure that shows the situation has improved but the job market is still weak. Between 10 percent and 15 percent of companies said they would freeze raises--far fewer than in 2009, but still more than in most years.

  How can you get a raise? Avalos and others offer the following tips:

* Do your job well. This means producing high-quality work, of course, but also keeping the big picture in mind.

“It really comes down to positioning yourself as a high performer, somebody who is aware of business goals and helps the company meet their goals as an organization”, Avalos said

* Be visible. When times are tough, some workers think. “I’m going to hunker down and hope that nobody notices me, because I don’t want to be on a layoff list,” said Richard Phillips, owner of Advantage Career Solutions. This is a mistake, because you’re unlikely to get a raise if no one knows what you have accomplished. “If anything, what you want to do is be more visible.”

 * Make your boss’s life easier. This means everything from having a good attitude to taking on extra tasks. If you don’t know how you can help your boss, ask.

* Ask for a raise. Talk to your boss and present your case: Here’s what I’ve done, here’s how it fits with the company’s goals, and here is why I think it’s worth a salary increase. In some cases, even if your company has an official raise freeze, you can get a raise if you make good case.

  If the answer is no -- or if you’re not ready to ask directly -- Phillips suggests asking, “What would you like to see from me that would put me in line for a raise?”

A question like this can improve your standing. “Just asking the question says to the boss, ‘I’m thinking about where I fit in here, what I can do,” Phillips said, “That in and of itself has value.”

The passage is mostly from a\an________.

A. novel                                                   B. science fiction       

C. magazine                                              D. biography

Employers have raised workers’ salaries by about _______percent in 2007.

A. 4                      B. 2.1                   C. 2.7               D. 10

If you want to get a raise, the most important thing you should keep in your mind is to ______.

A. have your job done well                        B. be visible everywhere as possible as you can

C. ask your boss for a raise directly           D. change your job

All the statements are true except________.

A. the situation has improved but the job market is still weak

B. salary increases should recover as the economy does

C. producing high-quality work will surely help you get a raise

D. that in and off an employee makes no difference

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

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，并填写到答题纸表格。

One Saturday afternoon, my daughter Alice asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

 I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain,   41   you can just wait until we make a quick   42   at the grocery store. I have something   43   to show you. ”

At the grocery store, we    44    some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Alice, “It’s time to   45   your question.” I put one apple of each   46    on the table. Then I looked at Alice, who had a   47   look on her face.  

 “People are like apples. They come in all   48  colors, shapes and sizes. On the    49  , some of the apples may not  50   look as the others. ” As I was talking, Alice was    51   each one carefully.  

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them,  52   them back on the table, but   53   a different place.  

 “Okay, Alice, tell me which is which.”

She said, “I   54   tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of   55  . See if that helps you   56   which one is which. ”

She took   57  , and then a huge smile came across her face. “People are   58   like apples! They are all different, but once you _ 59   the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”

She totally   60   it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.  

1.A. although                 B. so                          C. because                 D. if         

2.A. stop                        B. start                       C. turn                      D. stay         

3.A. expressive               B. encouraging            C. informative           D. interesting      

4.A. bought                    B. counted                  C. saw                      D. collected       

5.A. check                      B. mention                  C. answer                  D. improve        

6.A. size                        B. type                       C. shape                    D. class         

7.A. worried                   B. satisfied                  C. proud                   D. curious        

8.A. ordinary                  B. normal                   C. different               D. regular        

9.A. outside                    B. whole                     C. table                     D. inside         

10.A. still                       B. even                       C. only                     D. ever         

11.A. examining             B. measuring               C. drawing                D. packing        

12.A. keeping                 B. placing                   C. pulling                 D. giving         

13.A. on                        B. toward                   C. for                       D. in          

14.A. mustn’t                 B. can’t                      C. shouldn’t              D. needn’t        

15.A. each one                B. each other               C. the other               D. one another     

16.A. admit                    B. consider                 C. decide                  D. believe

17.A. big bites                B. deep breaths            C. a firm hold           D. close look  

18.A. just                       B. always                    C. merely                  D. seldom

19.A. put away               B. get down                C. hand out               D. take off  

20.A. made                    B. took                       C. got                       D. did

第三部分：阅读理解（共16小题；每小题1.5分，满分24分）

阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。  

You’ve no doubt heard people say how much they “need” a holiday, when what they really mean is that they want one. Certainly, people working under pressure feel a very strong desire to escape from work and become less tight during holidays, and experience a changed environment.

However, work for many people today is office work and mental, rather than physical tasks. These people may seek much more energy-taking activities while on holiday, rather than simply lying on a beach. 

Once people become used to going on holiday, taking holidays becomes a habit. For many people the holiday is one of the last things to be given up, and indeed many workers have chosen to spend some of their last pay when being on holiday. It may give them a “lift” in facing some difficulties in life.

Most of us also enjoy showing off the lovely tans --- dark skins we get from a holiday. So many tourists are now able to afford holidays in the sun that tans have become quite common; although we join a tan together with health, it has been fully shown that too much sunshine will result in high danger of skin problems, as well as drying out one’s skin and leading to more lines on your face later in life.

56.According to the passage above, more and more people choose to have holidays because they __________.

A. love working outdoors all the time    

B. want to get away from work

C. love enjoying the beauties of nature   

D. become rich and want a better life

57. When office people have holidays, they often _________ .

A. lie on the beach and enjoy sunshine  

B. spend more than they can afford

C. think about their work on the beach  

D. choose to do more physical exercise

58 The word “lift” in the last sentence of the third paragraph may _______  

A. cheer someone up                

B. help someone find a job

C. be the last thing not to be given up   

D. bring good luck to someone

59 At the end of the passage the writer tries to tell the reader _________.

A. the importance of getting sunshine   

B. the bad effect of being on holiday

C. the result of getting sun tanned

D. the healthy look of being tanned