第二节：以下第81至85题是五个应聘者的信息。请阅读A至F职位招聘的信息，选出符合他们要求的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。(答案写在答题卷上)

______ 81. Elizabeth Nagata.

Elizabeth once studied in a secretarial program when she was at university. She has worked in Sumitomo Corporation as an executive assistant for eight years.

______ 82.James Florian.

James once worked as a salesperson and served as the director of new home sales in both Forest Lakes and Glenmore for three years. He can speak excellent German and English, and he is very good at dealing with people.

______ 83.Arthur Smith.

Arthur, a 22-year-old boy, has just graduated from college. He’s got a diploma in Library Technician Program. Wishing to have some free time, he doesn’t want to work full time.

______ 84. Gillian Anderson.

Gillian graduated from the University of Manchester and got a Master’s Degree in Library Science five years ago. As soon as she left school, she worked in St. Bride Printing Library as a librarian. Now she is skilled in dealing with almost everything in the library system.

______ 85.Jerome Fingelhamm.

Jerome, aged 32, majored in computer science when he was at university. He has worked in a software company for six years and is an expert at both software and hardware. He got a driver’s license when he was eighteen years old.

Sales Executive

We are looking for intelligent sales staff for our ever-growing team. Applicants must have at least one year sales experience, knowledge of English language publications and media, good English and social skills.

B. Executive Assistant Vancouver

Island Regional Library (VIRL) has an opportunity for an executive assistant. A diploma in Business Administration or a secretarial program is needed. A minimum (最小值) of five years’ experience as an executive assistant to an executive director is required.

C. Reference Specialist

You’re responsible for providing support for reference services in the library system. The successful applicant must have a Master’s Degree in Library Science and a minimum of three years’ experience as a professional librarian.

D. Library Technician

We need a part-time library technician. Your position is responsible for library cataloging (编目录), binding, ordering publications, assisting in legal research. Both technical and reference services are required. The successful applicant should have a Library Technician diploma (文凭).

E. Circulation Director(发行总监)

We are looking for a circulation director. The successful applicant must have good managing skills, including the ability to assign tasks to ensure the work of the circulation department is done to the highest standard. A sales experience of at least ten years is needed.

F. Computer & Network Assistant

This position is responsible for the activities related to the use of automated (自动化的) systems. Duties include installing (安装), repairing and updating software and hardware. A driver’s license is necessary.

       Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty．In fact, they say by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old．

       The findings came from a survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States．The Gallup（民意调查） Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008．At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five．

       The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry．They also asked about mental or emotional stress．

       Arthur Stone at Stony Brook University in New York led the study．His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five．The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties．Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies．The people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties．

       Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older．One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions．They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences．

       Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry．

       The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single．But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age．

       The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older．However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men．

What can be the best title of the text?

       A．Happiness Varies with Ages    B．Experience More, Worry Less

       C．The Older, the Wiser       D．Being Young, Being Happy

We can learn from the research that _________．

       A．only when people get older will they feel happier

       B．stress levels among the youngest are the highest

       C．older people tend to be grateful

       D．older people usually have no worries

According to the research, when people get older, _________．

       A．they miss the old days     B．they are physically weak

       C．they have better self-control    D．they are more emotional

What would the author probably talk about next?

       A．What influences happiness．  B．How to live better．

       C．How to keep happier．   D．Why women are less happier．

The author is intended to _________．

       A．advise how to reduce stress

       B．introduce a scientific finding

       C．describe how to do research

       D．talk about human emotions

第二节：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21～40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

         It was my first day of high school, and I was late．My next class, German, scared me．I just could not speak that _21__．As the bell rang, I ran to the classroom．

         At the door, a hand reached out and  _22_ mine firmly．I looked up．A man with large glasses smiled．He _23__himself as Tony, which means teacher in German．_24_, his warm smile and __25_ words eased my fears．That year, I __26_ his classes a great deal because I learned __27__just German．

         I admit I only speak a little German．__28_ I try to live out the life lessons I learned from Tony．

         Every day Tony stood  _29_ his classroom before and after class to give his “hand hug”．After school his room was always filled with students and he would _30_ to and chat with them—_31_  those not in his class．He taught me that every person is _32_ your time．

         One time, I was rejected by my friends．Tony told me, “Linda, life gives you _33．But learning its lessons will turn those ashes to jewels．” Therefore, I learned to look at my troubles   _34_  and not to fear any difficulty．

         In my senior year, I _35_ president of one of the school’s clubs, so I was very__36_．Many times I didn’t even have time to buy lunch．He served me by giving me his food as well as advice．He __37__ out what he taught us to do: __38_ others．

         The author William Arthur Ward _39_: “The mediocre（平庸的） teacher tells．The good teacher explains．The superior teacher demonstrates．The great teacher _40_．” Thank you Tony, for inspiring me．

21．A．country      B．language   C．nation         D．word

22．A．hit          B．beat   C．shook          D．patted

23．A．introduced          B．regarded   C．treated      D．considered

24．A．Once again         B．In addition C．For once     D．Right away

25．A．exciting      B．welcoming          C．disappointing     D．boring

26．A．escaped     B．heard          C．enjoyed      D．preferred

27．A．more than B．other than C．less than    D．rather than

28．A．And    B．So       C．But     D．Therefore

29．A．within         B．outside       C．beyond       D．ahead

30．A．say     B．listen C．talk    D．speak

31．A．ever   B．yet     C．still     D．even

32．A．worth         B．worthy       C．full of D．filled with

33．A．troubles     B．lessons       C．ashes          D．jewels

34．A．frequently B．similarly     C．hopefully    D．differently

35．A．made B．became      C．took   D．held

36．A．proud          B．capable      C．busy   D．free

37．A．proved        B．picked         C．put     D．lived

38  A．serve B．offer  C．give    D．teach

39．A．read   B．put     C．told    D．wrote

40．A．inspires      B．encourages        C．praises       D．excuses

书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是李华，你班来自美国的交流学生Arthur患病住院已有三周，请你用英文给他写封信，主要内容包括：  

—询问病情，表示关切

—介绍班级近期活动、学习等情况

—表达祝愿

注意：1. 词数100左右；

      2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

      3. 信的格式已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Arthur,

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Yours,

Li Hua

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Arthur Miller was born in New York City in 1915. He died in 2005 at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut. For sixty years, he created one dramatic work after another. Miller won many awards for his plays. Among them were a Pulitzer Prize, New York Drama Critics’ Circle Prizes and Tony Awards. In 1984, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. honored him for his lifetime work in drama.
Arthur Miller grew up in New York. His father, Isidore Miller, made clothing and operated a store. But the father lost his money in the great economic depression in the 1930s. So Arthur worked at many jobs to earn money for college. Miller won an award for writing plays while at school.
Miller returned home to New York after completing his studies. In 1944, Arthur Miller’s first major play was performed on Broadway. It was called The Man Who Had All the Luck. However, the play did not bring him good luck. It had only four performances. But his second Broadway play, All My Sons, was a major success. It won several awards in 1947.
Miller ‘s great play, Death of a Salesman, opened on Broadway in 1949. He was thirty-three years old when he wrote it. The play tells the story of the failure of a salesman, Willy Loman. The action opens on the last day of Willy’s life. He has been dismissed from his jobs as a traveling salesman. He also recognizes that he has failed as a father. He kills himself before the play is over. Death of a Salesman had a big influence on the American public. Many people saw their own lives in Willy Loman, the victim of broken dreams. It has been translated into about thirty languages and performed around the world.
Arthur Miller once wrote that when he was young he imagined that with the possible exception of a doctor saving a life, “Writing a worthy play was the most important thing a human being could do.” Theater owners on Broadway agreed. On the day after he died, the lights of Broadway theatres darkened for a minute in honor of him.
63. Miller began to show his talent in writing plays _______ .
A. in his teens                        B. when he was at school
C. after his marriage                   D. in New York
64. Which of the following is TRUE about Arthur Miller?
A. When he was young, Arthur Miller worked hard to be a doctor.         
B. The Man Who Had All the Luck brought Arthur Miller neither fame nor fortune.           
C. All My Sons was the first major work of Arthur Miller ever performed on Broadway.            D. The John F, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts honored Arthur Miller for his great play, Death of a Salesman.
65. The play Death of a Salesman ________.
A. won several awards in 1947          B. made the public know Miller first    
C. is thought highly of                 D. made Miller rich  
66. Death of a Salesman’s success lies in that______.
A. it has been translated into about thirty languages          
B. it has been performed around the world
C. although not all Americans are salesmen, most of them share Willy’s dream
D. theater owners on Broadway respected Arthur Miller