34. We knew we were getting close to the park____we started seeing the tiger right next to the road.

A. when                B. before        C. while                D. Until

第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

A

A lot of management training each year for Circle K Corporation, a national chain of convenience stores. Among the topics we address in our course is the retention（保护力） of quality employees-a real challenge to managers when you consider the pay scale（标准）in the service industry. During these discussions, I ask the participants（参加者）, “What has caused you to stay long enough to become a manager?” Some time back a new manager took the question and slowly, with her voice almost breaking, said, “It was a ＄19 baseball glove.”

Cynthia told the group that she originally took a Circle K clerk job as an interim（临时的） position while she looked for something better. On her second or third day behind the counter, she received a phone call from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He needed a baseball glove for Little League. She explained that as a single mother, money was very tight, and her first check would have to go for paying bills. Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check. When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to the small room in the back of the store that served as an office. Cynthia wondered if she had done something wrong or left some part of her job incomplete from the day before. She was concerned and confused.

Patricia handed her a box. “I overheard you talking to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is hard to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie because he may not understand how important he is, even though you have to pay bills before you can buy gloves. You know we can’t pay good people like you as much as we would like to; but we do care, and I want you to know you are important to us.”

The thoughtfulness, empathy and love of this convenience store manager demonstrates vividly that people remember more how much an employer cares than how much the employer pays. An important lesson for the price of a Little League baseball glove.

56．Among many of the problems in the service industry, what is talked about in this passage, is___

       A．how to ensure his employees’ high pay

       B．how to attract more customers

       C．how to look carefully after the employees

       D．how to keep the good employees from leaving

57．Although a new manager, Cynthia would do her job well in keeping quality employees because she________.

       A．had mastered all the courses for the manager

       B．had already formed good relationship with the employees

       C．know the way how to deal with her employees

       D．had her own personal experience

58．This passage shows us that to run a business well it is necessary for managers to let their employees know________

       A．how much they can get for their job.

       B．what good positions they can get later

       C．they are very necessary to the business  

       D．they are nice as well as useful

59.The story told in this passage tells us that employees care about____________   

    A．only how large a pay they can get

       B．love from the managing people rather than only money

       C．if their children could be properly taken care of

       D．what position they can be offered

C

     Several years ago, I read a book Your Money or Your Life, written by Joe Domingguez and Vicki Robin. The major theme of the book is the idea that if you want to cut your spending, you’ll have to begin by stopping trying to impress other people.

     The authors divide people into two groups : people whose opinions you care about, and people whose opinions you don’t care about one way or another. It’s easy to stop caring about people whose opinions you don’t care about. Who cares what they think ? As long as you’re not doing something truly immoral —— something that might potentially create a negative reputation for you —— it doesn’t matter what they think.

     But shouldn’t you impress other people whose opinions you do care about ? Anyway, they are people you want to meet : customers, friends and family.

     The answer is that you don’t need to impress those people with expensive, shiny things. The relationship you’ve built with them —— or you’re going to build with them —— is based on you, not on the material items. They’ll either like you for you or they won’t.

    To put it simply, take care of the basics. Keep yourself clean. Keep your weight under control. Wear reasonable clothing. Work on your communication skills. If you have them covered, you don’t need to invest time and money in impressing other people.

     Coming to this realization is incredibly valuable. It drops your clothing budget. It drops your automobile budget. It drops your electronics budget. It drops your housing budget. You don’t need a shiny car, an iPhone, or a ＄50 haircut.

     Yes , you may actually still want one or two of these things, but the impetus(动力) comes from what your personal values are, not what other people around you seem to value or what marketing messages you receive.

     For some people, it seems impossible. Their social cues come from advertising-laden media and from friends who also get their cues from advertising-laden media.They believe they need a slick cellphone and ＄100 casual clothes. Their self-worth revolves around that little burst they get from impressing others.

      People should learn to break through that situation. In short, don’t play socially by the tiring old rules that revolve around needing to impress people. Instead, spend your time on things that bring real value to you and give real value to others.

46. Which of the following behaviours is “immoral”according to the second paragraph ?

   A.  Caring about other people’s opinion.

   B.  Dropping your clothing budget.

   C.  Copying existing works.

   D.  Obeying the traffic rule.

47. To build relationship with others, you should pay attention to the following EXEPT _______.

   A.  dressing casually

   B.  learning about weight control

   C.  improving communication skills

   D.  being a tidy person

48. As for people we care about, what does the author advise us to do ?

   A.  To impress them in a proper way.

   B.  To buy them special gifts.

   C.  To spare more time to be with them.

   D.  To impress them with shiny things.

49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?

   A.  An iPhone is totally unnecessary in our life.

   B.  Your family members’ opinions are always worth caring about.

   C.  Learning how to impress others helps people save money.

   D.  You should always be aware of what other people around you seem to value.

50. What is the best title for the passage ?

   A.  Whose opinions do you care about ?

   B.  Two different groups of people.

   C.  My favorite book : Your Money or Your Life

   D.  Stop trying to impress other people.

第四节 书面表达（共计20分）

请根据以下中文提示，用英语写一篇短文，介绍你校在3月第一周举行音乐周的情况。内容如下：

每个班级都表演了节目，有唱歌、跳舞、短剧等，有的班级还用英语进行了表演。

我们邀请了一位著名的钢琴家来表演，并进行了有关钢琴知识的讲座。

学校举办了音乐知识竞赛。

注意：

词数：100词左右。

参考词汇：竞赛：contest.

23. After working until midnight for two weeks, he finally_________and had to stay in the hospital.

A. broke up    B. gave in      C.broke down D. gave up

26. I am not surprised that he became a writer. Even as a child he had a ______ imagination.

A. clear       B. Cautious    C. funny      D. Vivid

—Where have you been all day?

    —I _______ some former classmates and I couldn’t get back until it was dark.

   A. have met           B. met               C. would meet     D. had met

Mr. Keller ______ forty cigarettes a day until he gave it up.

   A. had smoked             B. smokes             C. have smoked            D. smoked

--- He is fifteen years older than you.

   --- _______  Love has nothing to do with age.

   A. What for?               B. How about it?    C. So what?                 D. How come?

— Have you seen my email about our TESL project?

— Yes. Luckily, I checked my emails yesterday. Normally, I _____ my email-box for days.

A. haven’t opened          B. didn’t open             C. hadn’t opened         D. don’t open