The Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the Old World from the New. For centuries it kept the America from being discovered by the people of Europe.

Many wrong ideas about the Atlantic made early sailors unwilling to sail far out into it. One idea was that it reached out to “the edge of the world” . Sailors were afraid that they might sail off the earth. Another idea was that at the equator(赤道) the ocean would be boiling hot.

The Atlantic Ocean is only half as big as the Pacific, but it is still very large. It is more than 4,000 miles (6,000 km) wide where Columbus crossed it. Even at its narrowest it is about 2,00 miles (3,200 km) wide.

Two things make the Atlantic Ocean rather unusual. For so large an ocean it has few islands. Also, it is the world’s saltiest ocean.

There is so much water in the Atlantic that it is hard to imagine how much there is. But suppose no more rain fell into it and no more water was brought to it by rivers, it would take the ocean about more than 4,000 years to dry up. On the average, the water is a little more than two miles (3.2km) deep, but in some places it is much deeper. The deepest spot is near Puerto Rico. This “deep” measures 30,246 feet---almost six miles (9.6km).

One of the longest mountain ranges of the world rises from the floor of the Atlantic. This mountain range runs north and south down the middle of the ocean. The tops of a few of the mountains reach up above the sea and make islands.

Several hundred miles eastward from Florida there is a part of the ocean called the Sargasso Sea. Here the water is quiet, for there is little wind. In the days of sailing vessels(船) the crew were afraid they would be becalmed (can’t move) here. Sometimes they were.

Today the Atlantic is a great highway. It is, however, not always a smooth and safe one. Storms sweep across it and pile up great waves. Icebergs float down from the far North across the paths of ships.

We now have such fast ways of traveling that this big ocean seems to have grown smaller. Columbus sailed for more than two months to cross it. A fast modern steamship can make the trip in less than four days. Airplanes fly from New York to London in only eight hours and from South America to Africa in four!

61. What caused people to be unwilling to explore the Atlantic?

A. There were no ships big enough to get across the Ocean.

B. Sailors were afraid of being lost in the Ocean.

C. The Atlantic Ocean was very unusual because it has few islands and the saltiest water.

D. Many incorrect ideas such as “the edge of the world”, “the equator with boiling hot water” made people think the Ocean was full of danger.

62. What is the main idea of the fifth paragraph?

A. How deep the water is.        

B. How to measure the water in the Atlantic.

C. How much water the ocean holds.             

D. How rain affects the Ocean water.

63. What does the underlined word “highway” mean?

A. High road      B. Broad way      C. Fast road           D. Main water way

64. Why does the writer think “this big ocean seems to have grown smaller”?

A. The water in the ocean is becoming less.

B. We have more and more advanced traveling tools now

C. The distance between the ocean and us is shorter.

D. The steamship has a higher speed.

  How to make friends with people from a different culture? The rules are as follows:

  Appreciate the person

  Most Americans like to be recognized as individuals as someone special with unique, personalities. Therefore never say,“you are from America so I want to be your friend.” Also don’t imply that the reason why you approached them is that you wanted someone to practice your English with . That turns people off. Instead try saying,”“you seem like a real nice and interesting person and I would like to get to know you better .’ This way , they are much more inclined to be friendly because you see them as a three dimensional person and appreciate them for who they are in the inside . And by doing so , you not only learn about Americans and practice your English , but also gain a real friend in the process

   Quit Calling Us Foreigners.

Please avoid calling a foreigner especially in his face . The word makes people feel like an outsider , and even unwelcome , suggesting separation and insurmountable difference , widening an already existing gap in the situation. When Americans travel , they rarely say,“I’m foreign to your place .” They tend to say ,”I’m new in town . I’m new here.” The reason is because new and unfamiliar things can become old and familiar. But can foreign things become native? You catch my drift.

Just Do It .

Some students like to be told about American culture but are less interested in spending the time and effort to actually experience it .As Americans always say ,“get your hands dirty.” You should have first hands on experience, or you will never really know anything.

Find that Common Language.

Now I just must stress the importance of finding a common language. By that I don’t mean English, Chinese , German ,French,etc. I mean finding something you have in common with another person on a spiritual and philosophical level: likes , dislikes, worldviews, ways of thinking and attitudes toward life. And to start , you must first enhance your knowledge of the particular culture from which your potential

1. The underlined sentence“get your hands dirty” means     .

   A get involved   B talk about American culture    C star with dirty work   D Don’t wash your hands too often

2. Americans prefer to make friends with those who    .

   A  avoid talking about their homeland     B  recognize their personalities

   C  obey rules of communicating with friends   D  needn’t practice English while playing together

3.According to the passage , which of the following is friendly?

  A   I am longing to make friends with an American.

  B   This is my friend Tom , who is a foreigner.

  C   There must be a gap between us in many things.

  D   You ‘ve  got a great personality

4.  In the last paragraph , the author suggests we should   

  A  Learn at least one foreign language well

  B find common interests or opinions with our potential new friend

  C make sure we can understand each other

  D ask where our potential new friends come from

第三部分：写作（共三节，满分55分）

第一节：单词拼写。（共10 小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

     根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或首字母，在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

66.The new shop across the road has taken away some of my best______（顾客）66________

67.They are good friends though opinions on this matter_______(不同).      67________

68. You didn’t really see a ghost –it was only ________ (想象).              68 ________

69.She always speaks ______(温柔地)to the child.                       69________

70.The plan ,I think, is not _______(实用)                              70________

71. F____ your seat belt when you are driving a car.                       71________

72. The d _______of Radium（镭） is Madame Curie.                   72________

73. Here the t _______changes from -5℃ to 12℃ in winter.                 73 ________

74. New Zealand is s________by the Pacific ocean.                      74 ________

75. John is a boy who is g ________ ; he often lends money to others.         75________

-----Is this the first time you______ Chengdu?

-----No. But the first time I______ here, the city wasn’t so beautiful

A. visited; came             B. visited; have come

C. have visited ; have come    D. have visited; came

Mr. Grey traveled a lot on business. He sold machines of different kinds to farmers. It was not really a very   36  job, but Mr. Grey had always been interested in   37 , and he was quite   38  with his life.

One of Mr. Grey’s problems was often__39___ to stay when he reached some small places in the country. He did not expect great ___40__ and wonderful food, but he found it annoying when he was given a __41___ room and when there was no hot water or good food after a long and ___42__ day.

Late one __43__ evening, Mr. Grey arrived at a small railway station. The journey by __44__ that day had not been ___45__ interesting, and Mr. Grey was cold and tired and hungry. He was __46___ a simple but satisfying meal by a bright burning __47___ , and then a hot bath and a comfortable ___48__.

While he was walking to the taxi stand, he said to a local man who was _  49__ walking there, “ As this is my first __50___ to this part of the country and I was in too much of a __51___ to find out about hotels before I left home, I would very much like to know how many you have here?”    

The local man answered, “ We have two.”

“And which of the two would you __52___ me to go to ?” Mr. Grey asked then.

The local man scratched his __53___ for a few moments and then answered, “ Well, it’s like this: ___54__ you go to, you’ll be ___55__ you didn’t go to the other.”