情景对话（每题1分，共5分）（请把此题的答案涂在答题卡相应的位置；E选项涂为A,B；F选项涂为A,C；G选项涂为A,D）

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余项。

M: Hey, Karen, it looks like you've got some sun this weekend.

W: Yeah, I guess so. I spent the weekend at the beach.

M: Oh, yeah, that's great.     1.     .

W: At my friend’s house .Some friends of my parents' live out there and they invited me for as long as I wanted to stay.

M: So what are you doing back here already?

W:    2.  , and I just couldn't do any serious studying at the beach.

M: I don't blame you. So what did you do out there?     3.   .

W: I ran slowly up and down the beach, and 1 played some volleyball.   4.. I couldn't even get through a whole game before I had to sit down.

M: Did you go swimming?

W: I wanted to, but they said the water isn't warm enough for that until a couple of months from now.

M:     5.  . I wish I could get away to the beach like that.

A: I mean besides lying out in the sun.

B: Where did you stay?

C: How long did you spend there ?

D: It’s too cold for me.

E: It all sounds nice

F: Oh, 1 have a paper to work on,

G:. You know I never realized how hard it is to run on sand.

We all remember seeing hitchhikers（搭便车的人）, standing by the side of the road, thumb sticking out, waiting for a lift. But it is getting rare nowadays. What killed hitchhiking? Safety is often mentioned as a reason. Movies about murderous hitchhikers and real-life crime have put many drivers off picking up hitchhikers. That no single women picked me up on my journey to Manchester no doubt reflects the safety fear: a large, strangely dressed man is seen as dangerous.

But the reason may be more complex: hitchhiking happens where people don’t have cars and transport services are poor. Plenty of people still hitchhike in Poland and Romania. Perhaps the rising level of car ownership in the UK means the few people lift hitchhiking are usually considered strange. Why can’t they afford cars? Why can’t they take the coach or the train?

Three-quarters of the UK population have access to a car; many of the remainder will be quite old. The potential hitchhiking population is therefore small. Yet my trip proves it’s still possible to hitchhike. The people who picked me up were very interesting-lawyer, retired surgeon, tank commander, carpenter, man who live in an isolated farmhouse and a couple living up in the mountains. My conclusion is that only really interesting people are mad enough to pick up fat blokes in red,

spotted scarves. Most just wanted to do someone a good turn; a few said they were so surprised to see a hitchhiker that they couldn’t help stopping.

The future of hitchhiking most likely lies with car-sharing organized over the Internet, via sites such as hitchhikers. org. But for now, you can still stick your thumb out(actually, I didn’t do much of that, preferring just to hold up my destination sign) and people-wonderful, caring, sharing, unafraid people-will stop.

In the UK, with its cheap coaches and reasonable rail service, I don’t think I’ll make a habit of it. But having enjoyed it so much, I’m ready now to do a big trip across Europe and beyond. In the 1970s a female friend of my wife’s hitchhiked to India. How wonderful it would be to have another go, though Afghanistan might be a challenge. I wish I’d got that tank commander’s mobile number.

1.The author tried to hitchhike but was rejected by single women drivers because_____________ .

A. they were not heading towards Manchester      

B. they thought most hitchhikers were dangerous

C. hitchhiking had been forbidden and they didn’t want to break the law

D. he was a strong man in strange clothes who seemed dangerousZxxk

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. That some people refuse hitchhikers may reflect the safety fear.

B. Car ownership levels are lower in Romania than in the UK.

C. 40% of UK people don’t have access to cars.

D. Increased car ownership has reduced the need for hitchhiking.

3.The “fat blokes in red, spotted scarves” in Paragraph 3 most likely means          .

A. murderous hitchhikers              

B．friendly and talkative hitchhikers

C. typical hitchhikers              

D．strange hitchhikers like the author

4.According to the author, future hitchhikers are more likely to                 .

A. visit websites and find people to share cars with 

B. stand by roads with their thumbs sticking out

C. stick out signs with their destinations written on

D. wait for some kind people to pick them up

5.From the last paragraph, we know that the author                    .

A. frequently hitchhikes in Britain           

B. plans to hitchhike across Europe

C. thinks public transport is safer for travel

D. is going to contact the tank commander

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30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
It was in late April, dangerously near the well – known AP exams, when the absurdity(无助的荒诞感) of my life struck me. I was making a   36   of problems to be discussed for the evening as usual. When I   37  the great number of things on the list—a literature essay, timelines for American History, a Spanish presentation and   38 for tests in both Calculus and Physics, I was overwhelmed(难以承受) to the point of   39   exhaustion (extreme tiredness). After -  school arrangements had already worn away my   40  . To keep myself awake at 11p.m. to finish five hours of   41  just seemed like too much to handle. I   42   at the computer screen with tears streaming down my cheeks,   43  my friend James about how stressed out I was over school.
His response was immediate. “Well,   44   did you decide to take five AP classes on the top of everything you’re doing?”
My response   45  just as quickly. “Because I need them for college. Harvard won’t   46   someone who doesn’t challenge themselves with difficult classes!”
The words sounded so   47   as I typed them on the screen that I   48  laughed out loud. I was supposed to be   49 myself not torturing(折磨) myself. That was the night I   50   that I didn’t need to deal with a course load of disastrous difficulty to   51   my own self – worth.
It was a little too late to   52   things, of course. The AP exams were about to go full – force,   53   were winding down, and most of my clubs and organizations were about to hold their end – of – year parties. Still, I   54 a valuable lesson. No college, one billion dollar endowment (资助) or not, is worth the   55   I went through last year. I wish I’d had someone to tell me sooner that I didn’t have to do everything. Colleges don’t really want overachieving robots, They want people with passion(love). It doesn’t matter whether you’re a policy debater or not, as long as you show that you’re going for the things you love.
36．A．list    B．box   C．film  D．car
37．A．listened to B．put up      C．looked at  D．found out
38．A．working   B．fighting    C．struggling D．studying
39．A．physical    B．nervous    C．constant    D．mental
40．A．patience    B．sense C．energy      D．evidence
41．A．sleep B．homework       C．essays       D．tests
42．A．knocked   B．pointed     C．stared       D．shouted
43．A．typing      B．messaging C．dealing     D．telling
44．A．who  B．what  C．how  D．why
45．A．received   B．made C．showed     D．came
46．A．want B．teach C．meet  D．respect
47．A．curious     B．ridiculous C．encouraging     D．disappointing
48．A．still   B．also   C．almost      D．even
49．A．admiring  B．inspiring   C．educating  D．challenging
50．A．realized    B．doubted    C．believed    D．guessed
51．A．know       B．prove       C．become     D．trust
52．A．keep  B．collect      C．change      D．forget
53．A．classes      B．exams       C．students    D．operations
54．A．had   B．learned     C．gave  D．took
55．A．plans B．lessons      C．hardship   D．Stress

I have a friend who lives by a three-word philosophy (人生哲学): Seize the moment. Just possibly, she may be the wisest woman on this planet. Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they haven’t thought about it, don’t have it on their schedule, don’t know it is coming or are too strict to depart from their routine.

I can’t count the times I called my sister and said, “How about going to lunch in half an hour?” She would gasp and stammer (结结巴巴地说), “I can’t. I have clothes on the line. My hair is dirty. I wish I had known it yesterday, I had a late breakfast, and it looks like rain.” And my personal favorite response: “It’s just Monday.” She died a few years ago. We never did have lunch together. From then on, I’ve tried to be a little more flexible.

Life has a way of going faster as we get older. The days get shorter, and the list of promises made to ourselves gets longer. One morning, we awaken, and all have to show for our lives is repetition of “I’m going to” , “I plan on” and “Someday, when things are settled down a bit.”

When anyone calls my “seize the moment” friend, she is open to adventure and available for trips. She keeps an open mind on new ideas. Her enthusiasm for life is contagious. You talk with her for five minutes, and you’re ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of Rollerblades and skip an elevator for a bungee cord.

My lips have not touched ice cream in 10 years . I love ice cream. The other day, I stopped the car and bought a triple-decker. If my car had hit an iceberg on the way home, I would have died happily.

Now ... go on and have a nice day. Do something you WANT to … not something on your SHOULD DO list.

1．The example of the writer’s sister serves as ________.

A. an argument       B. an introduction      C. a support         D. a conclusion

2．The writer thinks that the excuse “It’s just Monday.” is acceptable, because ________.

A. it is still likely that they can have lunch together some time later

B. it sounds most reasonable of all the excuses

C. it shows respect for the writer’s suggestion

D. it indicates the time when they can have lunch together

3．The underlined word “contagious” in the fourth paragraph means “________” .

A. appropriate               B. influential                  C. practical                   D. evident

4．What is the purpose of the writer by writing this passage?

A. To suggest how time flies.

B. To persuade busy people to relax.

C. To advise people to keep their promise.

D. To persuade readers to be flexible on their schedule for practical joy.

—I’m going to Hong Kong for a couple of days.
—__________. I wish I could get away for a while.