— It’s said that Williams will come to help us.

   — ______ we depend on him, we have to do most of the work ourselves.

  A. No matter what         B. However much         C. Whatever        D. However

第二节 完型填空（共20小题； 每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The restaurant was only a quarter full when we got there. A couple in their thirties were seated about three tables away. Their 36 was a little strange and it caught my attention. I’ve always been  37  to the feelings of other people. I got the immediate 38 that this couple could  39  afford to eat out. At first I  40   the thought, but it kept appearing into my head.

I began to feel a strong  41  to pay for their meals. I wasn’t rich, but I could 42  it. So I followed my intention and  43  the boss to pay their bill. I was told that they had  44  their courses and might still order coffees, but so far the bill  45  $ 75.

When he asked  46  I was paying their bill, I felt a little  47  as I tried to cover my feelings. I finally replied, “When I saw that couple I got the feeling that they had to 48  to get what they’ve got. So I decided to pay their bill.  49  I don’t want you to tell them who paid it or why. Just treat it as a(n)  50  .” When the couple want to settle their account a  51  reaction could be heard throughout the restaurant. Later I asked the boss what happened. He said the young woman broke down in tears and said, “  52  like this has ever happened to us before. We’ve never  53  anything or been given anything. Things  54  this just don’t happen to us .” But it did happen. Now every time I think of the  55  at the restaurant a smile spreads across my mouth, as I remember how once, I felt a strong desire to give freely to another.

36. A. age       B. bill     C. appearance D. manner

37. A. polite   B. sensitive     C. nervous      D. important

38. A. order    B. hope C. impression  D. promise

39. A. hardly  B. proudly      C. luckily       D. freely

40. A. wrote   B. felt     C. followed    D. ignored

41. A. regret B. desire  C. success       D. danger

42. A. change  B. face    C. afford D. prevent

43. A. reminded     B. advised      C. approached D. helped

44. A. refused B. prepared   C. paid    D. finished

45. A. came to       B. depended on      C. gave up      D. turned against

46. A. why     B. when  C. how    D. where

47. A. shy       B. proud        C. excited       D. Foolish

48. A. pretend B. continue     C. expect D. struggle

49. A. But      B. So      C. Or      D. Because

50. A. problem       B. chance       C. gift     D. adventure

51. A. frightened    B. surprised    C. disappointed      D. bored

52. A. Something   B. Everything C. Anything    D. Nothing

53. A. experienced  B. trusted       C. won    D. saved

54. A. besides B. for      C. despite       D. like

55. A. incident       B. service       C. joke    D. food

   I graduated from the university with a degree of engineering．It is a good field but my heart was not in it．I wanted to be an actor or work in the entertainment industryliving a creative life．My choice of engineering was really a mistake but I realized too late．As soon as I graduated，I moved straight to Los Angeles—the home of the film and television industry!

    I tried to get a job in that field．I often worked as an extra in movies and TV shows—standing in the background while actors are in the foreground．This was fun for a while，but I wanted a real acting job，where I was speaking! Sadly，in Los Angeles，there is too much competition．Every race and age is represented：old，young，black，white，Asian，and Midwestern types like me．Being an extra couldst make enough money for me to live in Los Angeles．I had to do something else for money．

    After three years of trying，I gave up my dream of being an actor and started a different career．I then tried network marketing，but in the end，that failed．Seven years after graduating from college，I was still in debt，still searching for a satisfactory life．I decided to go back to engineering．

However，I was starting to get disappointed with my life．Why is life not like what I expected? I expected to have made a lot of money，gotten married，with a house and nice cars，kids，freedom，etc．Millions of people lead lives with their dreams on the shelf , existing but not really living. I wanted my life to be different，more satisfactory，more alive．I wanted a life filled with adventure，romance，friendships，Successes，and dreams realized．But America was not providing that for me．

…

    Struggling in the US?

    I decided to move to China．

53．What does the underlined sentence mean?

       A．A lot of people are living but they are not enjoying their life．

       B．A lot of people are living and their life is enjoyable．

    C．A lot of people realize their dreams but live a bad life．

    D．A lot of people don’t have dreams，nor do they want to live either．

54．What did the writer do before he finally decided to move to China?

    A．Marketing→engineering→extra．

    B．Extra→marketing→engineering．

    C．Engineering→extra→marketing．

    D．Extra→engineering→marketing．

55．What can we infer from the passage?

    A．Life is difficult in China．

    B．Life in the US is easy．

    C．There is always somewhere in the world where you can enjoy life．

    D．It is certain that more and more Americans will move to China．

56．How can we describe the writer’s attitude toward life?

       A．Impractical．                 B．Passive．               C．Disappointed．                   D．Positive．

The government has handed out all the         food and clothes to the victims．

       A．reflected                 B．abandoned             C．donated                      D．rented

28. If our car had not ________, we would have been here on time.

A. broken out        B. broken into               C. broken away            D. broken down

—Is this the magazine ______ she often writes articles?

—Yes, it is.

A. to which                    B. of which     C. for which                  D. about which

11. Next comes the question________you want to put in the box?

   A. that                                  B. what              C. where                      D. how

—We _____ her birthday with a party last night.

—You did enjoy yourselves, didn’t you?

A. celebrated    B. covered        C. competed     D. congratulated

B

      It 'snot easy being a teenager( 13至19岁青少年)—www..comnor is it easy being the paint of a teenager. You can make your child feel angry, hurt, or misunderstood by what you say without realizing it yourself. It is important to give your child the space he needs to grow while gently letting him know that you you' ll still be there for him when he needs you.

      Expect a lot from your child, just not everything. Except for health and safety problems, such as drug use or careless driving, consider everything else open to discussion. If your child is unwilling to discuss something, don' t insist he tell you what' s on his mind. The more you insist, the more likely that he'll clam up. Instead , let him attempt to solve(解决) things by himself. At the same time, remind him that you' re always there for him should he seek advice or help. Show respect for your teenager' s privacy (隐私). Never read him his mail or listen in on personal conversations.

      Teach your teenager that the family phone is for the whole family. If your child talks on the family's telephone for too long, tell him he can talk for15 minutes, but then he must stay off the phone for at least an equal period of time. This not only frees up the line so that other family members can make and receive calla, but teaches your teenager moderation(节制). Or if you are open to the idea, allow your teenager his own phone that he pays for with his own pocket money or a part-time job.

50. The main purpose of the text is to tell parents______.

    A. how to get along with a teenager

    B. how to respect a teenager

    C. how to understand a teenager

           D. how to help a teenager grow up

51. What does the phrase "clam up" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

      A. become excited                  B. show respect

      C. refuse to talk                     D. seek help

52．What should parents do in raising a teenager according to the text?

           A．Not allow him to learn driving or take drugs

           B．Give him advice only when necessary． 

           C．Let him have his own telephone．

             D．Not talk about personal things with him．  

第二节 书面表达（共1题，满分25分）

假设你是李华，你的表哥张明参加大学生合唱团(choir)到纽约演出，你跟他联系不上，有些担心。请你給负责接待的David发一封email,询问他的情况，内容包括：

       1. 是否安全抵达          2. 生活情况          3. 演出计划          4. 请表哥尽快跟你联系

注意:     1. 词数100左右;  2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯;     3. 开头语已为你写好。

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Dear David,

I'm Li Hua and I’m writing to confirm whether my cousin Zhang Ming is well in New York.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua