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       A lot of us lose life’s tough battles by starting a frontal(正面的)attack—when a touch of humor might well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum(最后通牒) about being late on the job. Although there was a good reason for Sam’s a being late—serious illness at home—he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn’t work any longer. His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.

       Yes, the boss was, Sam entered the office at 9:35. The place was as quiet as a locker room(更衣室); everyone was hard at work. Sam’s supervisor came up to him. Suddenly, Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand. “How do you do!” he said. “I’m Sam Maynard. I’m applying for a job. Which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Does the early bird get the worm?”

The room exploded in laughter. The supervisor clamped off a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had saved his job—with the only tool that could win, a laugh.

       Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying “no”, criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it’s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance(忍受力) than people in any other forum.

67．Why was Sam late for his job?

       A．Because he was ill.                      B．Because he got up late.

       C．Because he was caught in a traffic jam.      D．He was busy applying for a new job.

68.the main idea of this passage is         

       A．They have no doubts about them.       B．They have doubts about them.

       C．They approve of them.                 D．They avoid talking about them.

69．the phrase “clamped off “in paragraph 3 probably means trying to    

    A．hold back             B．set off                 C．leave behind          D．gave out

70．Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage?

    A．Many lose life’s battles for they start a frontal attack.

    B．It wasn’t the first time that Sam came late for his work

    C．Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8:30.

    D．Humor is a very effective way of dealing with difficult situations.

VI. Writing 书面表达（满分25分）

   请你用英语写一则短消息。内容如下：

中国医学家星期四宣布，一种可有效治疗甲型H1N1流感的中医新药方研制成功。这一新药方被命名为“金花清感方”，是参照100多种传统的中医抗感冒处方而研制的。长达７个月的临床验证结果表明，它不仅可缩短患者的发热时间，而且可以改善患者呼吸道症状，有效抵抗甲流病毒。另外，在治疗过的病人中尚未发现不良反应，且治疗费用低廉，仅为世界卫生组织推荐的瑞士研制的“达菲”费用的１/４左右。目前，医学家正在继续“金花清感方”的开发研制，争取在最短的时间内将这种中药良方推广到全国、全世界，为彻底防控甲型H1N1流感做出更大贡献。

注意：1.表达内容准确，不必逐字逐句进行翻译。2.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总字数。全文不少于120个词。   3.必须使用黑色笔答题，其它颜色无效。 参考词汇：临床的 clinical; 呼吸道respiratory systems; 抗感冒处方anti-flu prescriptions；达菲 Tamiflu

Chinese medical specialists announced Thursday they had succeeded in developing herbal medication  "Jin Hua Qing Gan Fang," to treat A/H1N1 flu.

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2. ---- English, as a living language, ________ all the time.

---- Right. Who knows what it will be like in the years to come?

A.will change     B. is changing      C. was changing        D. has changed

25．James Williams is my favorite professor; his speech is always brief, clear and_____the point.

       A．to     B．on     C．at      D．Of

28. John may come to see me tonight. I can’t go to the movie with you______he visits.

A. as long as           B. in order that             C. because                 D. in case

31. The room is in a terrible mess; it _______ cleaned.

   A. can’t have been                      B. shouldn’t have been

   C. mustn’t have been                    D. wouldn’t have been

The moment we heard the news of the earthquake, we began to ________ the work to rescue those who were trapped in the building.

A．set off　　　  B．set down  C．set aside　　　 D．set about

阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求回答（请注意问题后的字数要求）

[1]China will change the world as much as the world changes China, if the country continues its opening up.

[2]How could it not? The rest of the world cannot remain unaffected by the culture of one-fifth of humanity. As China strengthens its economy, allows its citizens more overseas travel and participates in global efforts, the West surely will learn more about Chinese ways.

[3]And once it does, its people might choose to adot some of them.

[4]It might surprise Chinese that Westerners             . When I announced my Beijing job to American friends, family and neighbors, they were very curious and mostly uninformed about China．

[5] Our media carries little news about China except during unusual circumstances, which typically are times of stress between the two countries．We hear about arguments with China over climate change, Taiwan and Tibet, but that doesn' t tell average Americans anything about average Chinese．

       [6]Most American- don't know that Chinese weddings feature firecrackers; that Chinese parents make extraordinary sacrifices for their children; that Chinese diners eat off plates smaller than any on a Western table; that favorite Chinese drinks include hot soy milk and the potent white-grain alcohol, baijiu; and that elderly Chinese sometimes walk down streets backwards to keep their balancing skills sharp．

[7]Westemers will learn as they and the Chinese increasingly mingle（接触）．As they do there' s no telling which Chirac customs will take root in foreiffl soil．but some of them surely will．

[8] Maybe we' 11 see baijiu and green tea served at baseball stadiums along with beer and soda pop．That wouldn' t make the game any less American．

[9] Meanwhile, I hope China continues to take in what the world has to offer and transform it into something typically Chinese．To think that exposure to Western ways weakens China, instead of strengthens it, assumes the country' s culture is fragile．That' s a surprising attitude for any Chinese to take．

What does the passage mainly tell us? (within 10 words)

Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (within 6 words)

What an attitude should we Chinese take towards Western culture according to the author? (within 20 words)

Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

In that case, some of the Chinese way of life will, possibly, be accepted by the westerners.

Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 7 into Chinese.

—See the gathering clouds outside? Please take this umbrella with you．

—      .

A．Thanks．Take it easy      B．OK, just in case

C．Well, it just depends D．All right．I'll try my luck

A great many students have dropped out of school and now the number of our class has____51.

A. increased to   B. increased by       C. reduced by         D. reduced to