It was five o'clock in the afternoon ____they arrived at the hotel.

A. since                 B. before                C. that          D. when

Washington, a state in the United States , was named _____ one of the greatest American presidents.

    A. in honor of     B. in control of    C. in favor of    D. by means of

_________with so many contributions to the newspaper, he has little time to chat with friends on the net.

       A. Occupied                 B. Have been occupied   C. To occupy     D. Having  occupied

Allow children the space to express their opinions ________ they are different from your own.

A. until                 B. even if              C. unless                D. before

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born.

    One day the child asked God: “You are going to send me to   21   tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so small and   22 ?” God replied：“  23   the angels, I have chosen 24   for you, she will be waiting there and   25   you.”

“But,” said the child:” Leave me here in Heaven. I don’t want anything else   26 sing and smile. That’s what I need to be happy!” God said: “Your angel will sing and smile for you. And you will feel your   27’ s love and be happy.” How am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me, if I don’t know the language that   28   talk?” “That’s easy”, said God: “Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet   29   you will ever hear, and  30  much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to   31  .”

The child looked up at God   32  : “And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?” God smiled: “Your angel will place your   33   together and will teach you how to pray.” The child said: “I’ve heard on earth there are 34   men. Who will protect me?” God put his arm around the child, saying: “Your angel will defend you－  35   it means risking life!” “But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore.” God   36 the child: “Your angel will always talk about me and will teach you the way to   37    to me, even though I will always be   38   you.”

    At that moment there was much peace in Heaven. But voices from earth could already be heard. The child, in a hurry, asked softly: “Oh God, if I   39   leave now, Please tell my Angel’s name!” God replied: “Your angel’s name is of no importance…you will  40 call her MOMMY!”

21. A. the earth                   B. earth                C. heaven                    D. the heaven

22. A. helpless                     B. alone                C. sad                          D. tiny

23. A. in the middle of        B. in                    C. among                     D. between

24. A. the one                     B. ones                 C. the ones                   D. one

25. A. make fun of             B. take care of       C. do with                   D. arrange with

26. A. besides                      B. none other than C. but                          D. except for

27. A. angel                        B. mother             C. father                      D. parents

28. A. women                      B. boys                 C. girls                        D. men

29. A. voice                        B. words               C. songs                      D. poems

30. A. in                             B. through            C. by                           D. with

31. A. dance                        B. write                C. speak                      D. sing

32. A. said                          B. saying              C. to say                      D. say

33. A. hands                        B. legs                  C. fingers                    D. toes

34. A. ugly                       B. considerate       C. bad                         D. criminal

35. A. though                    B. in spite of         C. no matter how          D. even if

36. A. shook                     B. hugged             C. slapped                    D. patted

37. A. call back                 B. look back         C. come back               D. go back

38. A. next                        B. on              C. in front of                D. close to

39. A. was going to             B. have to           C. will                         D. would

40. A. simply                    B. largely             C. proudly                   D. happily

There is no doubt that adults, and even highly educated adults, vary greatly in the speed and efficiency of their reading. Some proceed very lowly throughout; others dash along too quickly and then have to regress. Poor readers in particular may lack the ability to vary their manner of reading according to the type of reading matter and to their intentions in reading it. A good reader can move at great speed through the text of a novel or similar light reading matter. He may be able to skim a page, picking up a word or two here and there, and gain a general idea of what the text is about without really reading it. In reading more difficult material, with the intention of taking in the whole of it, he will proceed more slowly, but even then he will vary his pace, concentrating on the key words and passages, perhaps re-reading them several times and pass more quickly over the remainder. A less efficient reader tends to maintain the same speed whatever the material he reads. Consequently, even light reading matter gives him little pleasure because he reads so slowly. But this pace may be too fast for really difficult material which requires special concentration at difficult points.

A type of reading which necessitates(需要) careful attention to detail is proofreading, in which the reader, in order to detect misprints in a sample print, has to notice not so much the meaning of what he reads as the exact shape and order of letters and words in the text. This is extremely difficult for most people, since they are accustomed to overlooking such details. In fact, considerable practice is required to practise this task efficiently and it can be done only by reading very slowly, and by paying comparatively little attention to the general meaning of the text.

68．This article is mainly concerned with ________.

         A．the ability to read fast      

         B．difference in the speed and efficiency of reading

         C．different reading skills      

         D．the reading speed of highly educated adults

69．According to the article, there is a difference in reading speed ________.

         A．among adult readers

         B．among young educated people

         C．among readers who have different experiences

         D．between the poorly educated and the highly educated

70．The underlined word "regress" can be best replaced by "________".

         A．regret         B．stop   C．move slowly       D．go back

71．The author believes a good reader should ________.

         A．always read at great speed      

B．read carefully and catch every detail

         C．always review the text he has read 

D．change his speed according to the type of text

书面表达（满分20分）

90后出生的学生，思想特殊、行为方式和价值观令人担忧。假如你是一名90后出生的学生王林，请根据下表中所提供信息以“Do trust us—a generation born in the 90s”为题写一篇英语演讲稿，以消除人们的忧虑。

注意：1．对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2．词数150左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。

3．演讲稿中不得提及考生所在班级及本人姓名。

4．参考词汇：盲目：blindly    

Good afternoon, everyone!

The topic of my speech today is “Do trust us—a generation born in the 90s”.

Living in an environment full of fiercer competition, we, a generation born in the 90s, are faced with more problems in entering higher schools and getting employed.  ____________________

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    Thank you for your listening.

Millions of people gave freely __________the starving people's appeal.

   A. in charge of         B. in case of       C. in response to         D. in favour of

 When ____ comes to saving energy, big changes start with small steps, like turning off the lights.?

A. that                      B. this                C. it                D. one

 Jurors said there was no clear evidence      they meant to mislead investors.

A. which                             B. that                          C. what                        D. when