90. He is wearing a pair of sunglasses to __________ (保护) his eyes from the sunlight.

SECTION B

.Directions: Complete the following sentences according to the instructions given below both in English and in Chinese, using ONE word in each blank (10 points).

89. Thousands of people were ___________ (影响) by the flood. Many drowned and many more were made homeless.

88. Each year the Super Bowl is played in a different American city to _________ (确保) that the game is fair.

87. ___________ (无论什么) happens, don’t be discourages. You won’t lose as long as you don’t give up.

86. His dream is to become a scientist and do ___________ (科学) research in a laboratory.

85. Are you going to watch the ___________ ( 决赛) of FIFA World Cup South Africa at 2:30 on July 12 with your classmates?

84. Project Hope in China has ___________ ( 使能够) thousands of poor children to go back to school.

79. In which order did O. Henry do the following things? 　 　 a. Lived in New York.　 b. Worked in a bank.　　　　 c. Travelled to Texas. 　 　 d. Was put in prison.　　 e. Had a newspaper Job.　　　 f. Learned to write stories. 　 　 A. e. c. f. b. d. a　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. c. e. b. d. f. a　　　　

　　　 C. e. b. d. c. a. f.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. c. b. e. d. a f. 80. People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because_______. 　 　 A. they had surprise endings

　　　 B. they were easy to understand 　 　 C. they showed his love for the poor　

　　　 D. they were about New York City 81. O. Henry went to prison because　　　　___ . 　 　 A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper 　 　 B. he broke the law by not using his own name 　 　 C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners 　 　 D. people thought he had taken money that was not his 82. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing? 　 　 A. He was well-educated.　

　　　 B. He was not serious about his work. 　 　 C. He was devoted to the poor.　

　　　 D. He was very good at learning. 83. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories? 　 　 A. His life inside the prison.　

　　　 B. The newspaper articles he wrote. 　 　 C. The city and people of New York.　

　　　 D. His exciting early life as a boy.

PART FOUR　 WRITING (17 points)

SECTION A.

.Directions: Fill in the blanks by using the information given in the blank, ONE word in each blank (7 points).

74. The main idea of this passage is that _______. 　 　 A. a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep　 　　　

　　　 B.　large numbers of people do not need sleep 　 　　 C. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive 　 　 D. people can live longer by trying not to sleep 75. The doctors came to visit Herpin , expecting to ______. 　 　 A. cure him of his sleeplessness 　 　 B. find that his sleeplessness was not really true 　 　 C. find a way to free people from the need of sleeping 　 　 D. find out why some old people didn’t need any sleep 76. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that AL Herpin ________. 　 　 A. was too old to need any sleep　　　　　　

　　　 B. often slept in a chair 　 　 C. needed no sleep at all　　　　　　　　　

　　　 D. needed some kind of sleep 77. One reason that might explain Herpin’s sleeplessness was ________. 　 　 A. that he hadn’t got a bed　　　　　　　　

　　　 B. that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit 　 　 C. his mother’s injury before he was born　　

　　　 D. his magnificent physical condition 78. AI Herpin’s condition could be regarded as ______. 　 　 A. a common one　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. one that could be cured 　 　 C. very healthy　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. a rare one

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D

O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it.

　　 Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader's surprise.

73. What the Queen really meant was that _______.

　　　 A. people in the U. S. were less polite

　　　 B. he shouldn’t take off his coat in such a formal occasion in England

　　　 C. she permitted him to take off his jacket in America

　　　 D. the English and the Americans enjoyed different ways of life

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　C

It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about AI Herpin. AI Herpin, it was said, never slept, Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves. 　　　　AI Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised . Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping , In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one. 　　　　The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure. 　　　　　Herpin died at the age of 94.