71. They both felt h________(荣幸)to have been invited to a ball at the palace.

70. They have little in common because they come from t_______ different cultures.

69. He is a s________ businessman. He has earned lots of money this year.

68. I a _______ two lecture courses this morning and I’m free now.

67. He has left the book on p _______ for you to read.

66. My wife and I have s _______ tastes in music, so we often listen to it together.

60. The opponents would agree that _________.

A. computers should be selected to take over many jobs

B. particular people should not be chosen for particular jobs

C. well - respected schools should be got rid of as soon as possible

D. the students are not equally treated if they take external examinations

第二节　 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。选项中有两个为多余选项。(选E涂 AB, 选F涂 AC 选G涂 AD)(共5分，每空1分)

Mrs. Jackson: Hello?

Richard: Mum, it’s Richad. 　61

Mrs. Jackson: Oh, Richard. 62

Richard: Yes, Yes, fine. Mum, I was wondering… do you think you could lend me some money till the end of the month?

Mrs. Jackson: Oh, Richard. 　63　 You really must learn to plan your money properly.

Richard: Look, Mum, if you can just help me out this time, 　64

Mrs. Jackson:　 65　 Listen, I’ll do it this time. This is really the last time.

Richard: Oh, thanks, Mum.

Mrs. Jackson: Bye… and next time, you could phone just for a chat!

A. Don’t tell me you’re buying another expensive computer.

B. How are you?

C. I promise I’ll be more careful in future.

D. Er… I will help you save money.

E. Is everything all right with you?

F. Well, we’ll see about that.

G. I’m so glad to get your call.

第II卷(非选择题　 共55分)

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,在句子右边的横线上写出各单词的正确形式.(每空一词)

59. The situation at the moment is that ________.

A. many children who are suitable for a job have no proof of their suitability

B. a school's fame is not important, as long as a child has a certificate.

C. children attending well - respected schools need not get certificates.

D. a bright child doesn't need a certificate a t all to get a good job.

58. In the writer's opinion, what would happen if external examinations were taken away?

A. There would be no more opportunities and no more excellence.

B. Children from poor families would not be able to change schools.

C. Going to a favored school should be the only way to get a good job.

D. Schools for bright children would lose their fame.

57. Purified water can be as good as mineral water if _____ .

A.　　　　　　　 the mineral elements are distilled

B.　　　　　　　 the metal ions are distilled

C.　　　　　　　 the organic compound articles are distilled

D.　　　　　　　 the mineral elements are kept in the purifying process.

E

We are all interested in equality, but while some people try to protect the school and examination system in the name of equality, others, still in the name of equality, want only to destroy it.

Any society which is interested in equality of opportunity(机会)and standards of achievement must regularly test its pupils. The standards may be changed - no examination is perfect - but to have no external(外部的)tests or examinations would mean the end of equality and of standards. There are groups of people who oppose this view and who do not believe either in external examinations or in any controls in schools or on teachers. This would mean that everything would depend on luck since every pupil would depend on the efficiency(实力),the ideal and the purpose of each teacher.

Without external examinations, employers will look for employees from the highly respected schools and from families known to them - a form of favoritism will replace equality. At the moment, the bright child from an ill - respected school can show certificates(证书)to prove he or she is suitable for a job, while the lack of a certificate shows the unsuitability of a dull child attending a well - respected school. This defence of excellence and opportunity would disappear if external examinations were taken away, and the bright child from a poor family would be a prisoner of his or her school's fame(名誉),unable to compete for employment with the child from the favored school.

The opponents(对手)of the examination system suggest that examinations are an evil force because they show differences between pupils. According to these people, there must be no special, different, academic class. They have even suggested that there should be no form of difference in sport or any other area: all jobs or posts should be filled by unsystematic selection. The selection would be made by people who themselves are probably selected by some computer.

These people are not just against school organization, but are at war with the whole idea of modem competitive society and they are using children in schools for their destructive(破坏性的)purposes. There is no reason why we should allow such people to determine the way our schools are organized when it is to the obvious disadvantage of the pupils, of the schools and of our society as a whole.