When John Milton , writer of “Paradise Lost” ,entered Cambridge University, in 1625, he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second language at St. Paul’s School, London. Like all English boys who prepared for college in grammar schools ,he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and write it smoothly and correctly .His pronunciation of Latin was English ,however ,and seemed to have sounded strange to his friends when he later visited Italy.

      Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin in a bitter way. They kept in mind the rules to make learning by heart easier. They first made a word-for-word translation and then an idiomatic translation into English .As they increased their skill ,they translated their English back into Latin without referring to the book and then compared their translation with the original .The schoolmaster was always at hand to encourage them. All schoolmasters believed Latin should be beaten in.

      After several years of study ,the boys began to write compositions in imitation of the Latin writers they read. And as they began to read Latin poems ,they began to write poems in Latin .Because Milton was already a poet at ten ,his poems were much better than those painfully put together by the other boys. During the seven years Milton spent at university ,he made regular use of his command of Latin. He wrote some excellent Latin poems ,which he published among his works in 1645.

1.What does the passage mainly tell about?

    A．How John Milton wrote “Paradise Lost”.B．How John Milton studied Latin.

    C．How John Milton became famous.   D．How John Milton became a poet.

2.Which of the following is true of John Milton’s pronunciation of Latin?

A. It has a strong Italian accent.         B. It has an uncommon accent.　　

C. It was natural and easy to understand.　D. It was bad and difficult to understand.

3.It can be inferred from the passage that        .

    A．Milton’s training in Latin was similar to that of the other boys

    B．Milton hadn’t learned any foreign language except Latin before going to college

    C．Milton’s Italian friends helped him with Latin when talking

    D．Milton’s classmates learned Latin harder but worse than Milton.

4.Which of the following is suggested in the passage?

    A．The schoolmaster mainly helped those who were bad at Latin.

    B．The schoolmaster usually stood beside the schoolboys with a stick in his hand.

    C．The schoolboys could repeat Latin grammar rules from memory.

    D．Some of the schoolboys were quick at writing compositions in Latin.

5.What is the meaning of the underlined part “Latin should be beaten in” (Para.2)?

    A．Schoolboys should be punished if they were lazy to learn Latin.

    B．Schoolboys should be encouraged if they had difficulty in learning Latin.

    C．Schoolboys were expected to master Latin in a short time.

    D．Schoolboys had to study Latin in a hard way.

When I was a teenager, I volunteered to give out water at a marathon. Watching the different runners who passed by and grabbed a cup was 36 . The next year I signed up for the race. I did little preparation and my only goal was to finish. On the day of the race, it was 37  hot. I remember struggling at about the 5^th mile, thinking, “I am never doing this again!”

Have you ever felt that way about something? You eagerly choose a goal 38     soon realize it is 39 to achieve than you imagined it would be. That first 10 km race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. Then 40 a decisive moment. Near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me. I felt 41  that I was younger than him but I couldn’t keep up with him. I felt defeated for a second but then I realized 42 . He was running his race and I was running mine. He had different experience, training and goals and I had mine. 43  in life do we 44  ourselves with others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really shouldn’t? I decided, then, that one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. 45  I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my achievement. Since then I have run several races and run purely for fun.

In life we all 46  compare ourselves with others, which is only natural. But don’t let them weaken you. 47 , you should use them to inspire you and show you what is possible. Then you are a true winner.

1.                A．pleasing        B．interesting      C．inspiring  D．amazing

2.                A．extremely       B．strangely        C．sadly D．certainly

3.                A．and            B．but            C．while D．or

4.                A．easier          B．harder         C．better    D．worse

5.                A．went           B．flew           C．happened D．came

6.                A．exhausted      B．disappointed     C．embarrassed   D．annoyed

7.                A．something      B．anything        C．everything D．nothing

8.                A．How many      B．How much       C．How often D．How old

9.                A．cooperate      B．compare        C．combine  D．compromise

10.               A．When          B．Because        C．Since D．Until

11.               A．hardly         B．sometimes      C．always D．never

12.               A．Furthermore    B．Therefore       C．Meanwhile D．Instead

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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

       When John Milton , writer of “Paradise Lost” ,entered Cambridge University, in 1625, he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second language at St. Paul’s School, London. Like all English boys who prepared for college in grammar schools ,he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and write it smoothly and correctly .His pronunciation of Latin was English ,however ,and seemed to have sounded strange to his friends when he later visited Italy.

       Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin in a bitter way. They kept in mind the rules to make learning by heart easier. They first made a word-for-word translation and then an idiomatic translation into English .As they increased their skill ,they translated their English back into Latin without referring to the book and then compared their translation with the original .The schoolmaster was always at hand to encourage them. All schoolmasters believed Latin should be beaten in.

       After several years of study ,the boys began to write compositions in imitation of the Latin writers they read. And as they began to read Latin poems ,they began to write poems in Latin .Because Milton was already a poet at ten ,his poems were much better than those painfully put together by the other boys. During the seven years Milton spent at university ,he made regular use of his command of Latin. He wrote some excellent Latin poems ,which he published among his works in 1645.

56．What does the passage mainly tell about?

       A．How John Milton wrote “Paradise Lost”.  

B．How John Milton studied Latin.

       C．How John Milton became famous.        

D．How John Milton became a poet.

57．Which of the following is true of John Milton’s pronunciation of Latin?

A. It has a strong Italian accent.        

B. It has an uncommon accent.　　

C. It was natural and easy to understand.　

D. It was bad and difficult to understand.

58．It can be inferred from the passage that _____.       .

       A．Milton’s training in Latin was similar to that of the other boys

       B．Milton hadn’t learned any foreign language except Latin before going to college

       C．Milton’s Italian friends helped him with Latin when talking

       D．Milton’s classmates learned Latin harder but worse than Milton.

59．What is the meaning of the underlined part “Latin should be beaten in” (Para.2)?

       A．Schoolboys should be punished if they were lazy to learn Latin.

       B．Schoolboys should be encouraged if they had difficulty in learning Latin.

       C．Schoolboys were expected to master Latin in a short time.

       D．Schoolboys had to study Latin in a hard way.

       When John Milton , writer of “Paradise Lost” ,entered Cambridge University, in 1625, he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second language at St. Paul’s School, London. Like all English boys who prepared for college in grammar schools ,he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and writer it smoothly and correctly .His pronunciation of Latin was English ,however ,and seemed to have sounded strange to his friends when he later visited Italy.

       Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin in a bitter way. They kept in mind the rules to make learning by heart easier. They first made a word-for-word translation and then an idiomatic translation into English .As they increased their skill ,they translated their English back into Latin without referring to the book and then compared their translation with the original .The schoolmaster was always at hand to encourage them. All schoolmasters believed Latin should be beaten in.

       After several years of study ,the boys began to write compositions in imitation of the Latin writers they read. And as they began to read Latin poems ,they began to write poems in Latin .Because Milton was already a poet at ten ,his poems were much better than those painfully put together by the other boys. During the seven years Milton spent at university ,he made regular use of his command of Latin. He wrote some excellent Latin poems ,which he published among his works in 1645.

56．What does the passage mainly tell about?

       A．How John Milton wrote “Paradise Lost”.

       B．How John Milton studied Latin.

       C．How John Milton became famous.

       D．How John Milton became a poet.

57．Which of the following way is NOT true of the schoolboys’ learning Latin?

       A．They learned the rules of the Latin language by heart.

       B．They didn’t refer to English when putting English back into Latin.

       C．They translated Latin into English word by word.

       D．They followed the Latin writers to write compositions.

58．It can be inferred from the passage that        .

       A．Milton’s training in Latin was similar to that of the other boys

       B．Milton hadn’t learned any foreign language except Latin before going to college

       C．Milton’s Italian friends helped him with Latin when talking

       D．Milton’s classmates learned Latin harder but worse than Milton.

59．Which of the following is suggested in the passage?

       A．The schoolmaster mainly helped those who were bad at Latin.

       B．The schoolmaster usually stood beside the schoolboys with a stick in his hand.

       C．The schoolboys could repeat Latin grammar rules from memory.

       D．Some of the schoolboys were quick at writing compositions in Latin.

60．What is the meaning of the underlined part “Latin should be beaten in” (Para.2)?

       A．Schoolboys should be punished if they were lazy to learn Latin.

       B．Schoolboys should be encouraged if they had difficulty in learning Latin.

       C．Schoolboys were expected to master Latin in a short time.

       D．Schoolboys had to study Latin in a hard way.