I just wonder _____ that makes him so excited.

A. what is it      B. what he does     C. how it is  D. what it is

B

       According to the report by Baekeland and Hartmann, two American authoritative psychotogical research centres, the "short sleepers" had been more or less average in their sleep needs until the men were in their teens．But at about age 15 or so, the men voluntarily began cutting down their nightly sleep time because of pressures from school, work and other activities. These men tended to view their nightly periods of unconsciousness as bothersome interruptions, in their daily routines.

       In general, these "short sleeps" appeared ambitious, active, energetic, cheerful,, conformist （循规蹈矩的） in their opinions, and very sure about their career choices．They often held several jobs at once, or workers full - or part - time while going to school．And many of them had a strong urge to appear "normal" or "acceptable" to their friends and associates．When asked to recall their dreams, the "short sleepers" did poorly．More than this, they seemed to prefer not remembering．In similar fashion, their usual way of dealing with psychological problems was to deny that the problem existed, and then to keep busy m the hope that the trouble would go away．The sleep patterns of the “short sleepers" were similar to, but less extreme than, sleep patterns shown by many mental patients categorized as manic （疯人）.

       The "long sleepers" were quite different indeed．Baekeland and Hartmann report that these young men had been lengthy sleeps since childhood．They seemed to enjoy their sleep, protected it, and were quite concerned when they were occasionally deprived （剥夺） of their desired 9 hours of nightly bed rest．They tended to recall their dreams much better than the "short sleepers．" did．Many of the "long sleepers" were shy, anxious, introverted （内向）, inhibited （压抑） , passive, mildly depressed, and unsure of themselves （particularly in social situations）．Several openly states that sleep was an escape from their daily problems．

50．According to the text, which is probably the writer' s real attitude towards these two living habits ____．

       A．both of them are healthy habits  

       B．not both of them are unhealthy habits

       C．either of them is not unhealthy habits

       D．neither of them is healthy habits

51．When sometimes they cannot enjoy adequate sleep, the long sleepers might ____．

       A．feel extremely depressed        B．become energetic

       C．appeared disturbed         D．feel disappointed

52．The writer implies （ 暗示） that short sleepers _____ in the text．

       A．are ideally vigorous even under the pressures of life

       B．often neglect the consequences of inadequate（不足的）sleep

       C．do not know how to relax properly

       D．are more unlikely to run into mental problems

E

“The Lord of the Rings”, one of the best sellers in the new millennium (千年), was made up of three parts —— “The Fellowship of the Ring”, “Two Towers”, and “The Return of the King”. Millions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative masterwork.

       John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in South Africa in 1892. His parents died when he was a child. Living in England with his aunt, Tolkien and his cousins made up play languages, a hobby that led to Tolkien’s becoming skilled in Welsh, Greek, Gothic, Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon.

       After graduating from Oxford, Tolkien served in World War I. In 1917, while recovering from trench fever, he began composing the mythology (神话) for The Rings. As a professor of Anglo-Saxon in 1930s at Oxford, Tolkien was part of an informal discussion group called the Inklings, which included several writers. The group was soon listening to chapters of Tolkien’s imaginative work “The Hobbit”.

       Hobbit was a name Tolkien created for a local people that could best be described as half-sized members of the English rural (乡村的) class. Hobbits live in hillside holes. One of them, Bilbo Baggins, looks for treasures with a group of dwarves (侏儒). On the way, he meets the twisted, pitiful creature Gollum, from whom he sees a golden ring that makes the holder invisible.

       One of Tolkien’s students persuaded her employer, publisher Allen & Unwin, to look at a draft (草稿). The chairman of the firm, Stanley Unwin, thought that the best judge for a children’s book would be his ten-year-old son. The boy earned a shilling for reporting back that the adventure was exciting, and “The Hobbit” was published in 1937.

       It sold so well that Unwin asked for a continuation. Over a dozen years later, in 1954, Tolkien produced “The Lord of the Rings”, a series of books so creative that they hold readers — new and old — after their publication.

57. What can we learn from the text?

A. “The Lord of the Rings” didn’t sell well in the last millennium.

B. People know better about Tolkien himself than about his works.

C. Tolkien was quite familiar with Old English.

D. Tolkien knew very well about different kinds of local languages in Africa.

58. Which of the following helped most in making “The Hobbit” published?

A. One of Tolkien’s students.     B. Stanley Unwin’s son.

       C. Allen & Unwin.                   D. Bilbo Baggins.

59. What is mainly discussed in the text?

       A. “The Lord of the Rings” and its writer.

       B. A completely new masterwork in the new millennium.

       C. A famous professor at Oxford University.  D. The power of the magic ring.

60. Which of the following shows the right order of Mr. J.R.R.Tolkien’s life experience?

       a. He had his “The Hobbit” published.  b. He became a member of the Inklings.

       c. He served in World WarⅠ       d. He became an undergraduate at Oxford.

       e. His work “The Lord of the Rings” came to the world.

       f. He moved to England to live with his aunt.

       A. f-d-b-c-a-e B. f-d-c-b-a-e C. f-c-d-b-e-a D. d-f-c-a-b-e

 Many college students now take part-time jobs in their spare time, hoping to be ______ of their parents.

A. equal         B. independent        C. serious      D. anxious

It is the test system, _________ the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays in China.

A. other than                B. or rather                 C. rather than                D. more than

C

One of the best-known American writers is Samuel Langhorne Clemens, whose pen-name is Mark Twain. Born in 1835, Twain grew up in the Mississippi River town of Hannibal, Missouri. Like many other boys of his day, Twain dreamed of traveling on riverboats and of becoming a riverboat pilot(舵手) someday. He used his memories of the life of the river town in his two most famous books, Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer.

As a young man Twain held many jobs. He was a printer, a gold miner, and for a long time, he was a riverboat pilot. During his pilot days, he adopted(采用) the name Mark Twain. This was something used by the boatmen to mean the water measured two fathoms, or twelve feet, which was deep enough for safe passage.

Finally, Twain became a famous writer. He traveled a great deal, writing and speaking, and was very popular both in the United States and in Europe.

Twain’s style of writing was simple and direct. Among the things he wrote about were superstitious(迷信的) people and people who were easily fooled. He used his unusual gift for humor to write about many things of importance.

69. Samuel Langhorne Clemens _____________________ .

   A. is the best-known American writer

   B. never left the town of Hannibal, Missouri

   C. is the hero of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer

   D. used Mark Twain as his pen-name

70. Many boys of that time _________________________ .

   A. wanted to become writers

   B. were anxious to work on a riverboat

   C. just wanted to be passengers on the Mississippi

   D. wished to become friends of Mark Twain.

71. Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain was probably about _________ .

   A. boys’ life of his day          B. the life of a riverboat pilot

   C. the life of a river town        D. Twain’s travel on riverboats

72. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

   A. Fathom was a unit used by boatmen to measure the depth of the water.

   B. People could be easily amused by Mark Twain’s writing.

   C. Europeans showed little interest in Mark Twain’s writings.

   D. Mark Twain’s books could be easily understood for his style.

The disabled ________ to be treated equally.

   A. wants    B. want          C. looks forward      D. look forward

第三节 书面表达

假定你是李华, 你的英国朋友Peter来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文. 请你根据下列要点写回信。

要点: 1. 参加中文学习班;      2. 看中文书刊、电视；

       3. 学唱中文歌曲         4. 交中国朋友。

注意： 1.词数100左右；

         2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

         3. 开头语已为你写好。

March 25, 2010

Dear Peter,

    I'm glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes，                                        

                                                             LiHua

第三部分： 语言运用（共四节，满分30分）

第一节：（每小题1分，满分5分）根据下列句子括号中所给的适当形式填空，使句子意思完整、正确。

51. The village had a _______________(celebrate), with a new film to finish up with.

52. A ___________(balance) diet should include the right amount of nutrients from all the different food groups.

53. You have to have such a lot of ________ (patient) when you are dealing with kids.

54. The reporter asked the gentleman why he ___________ (dress)　in such a simple way.

55. It is believed that __________ (cheer) atmosphere has a positive effect on the development of children’s’ character.

      For as long as I can remember, I have been very bad at arguing with people. As soon as someone disagrees with me, I get angry because I feel attacked, like the other person is out to show that I am wrong. And for some reason, I hate being wrong! So my immediate reaction is to get very defensive, I raise my voice, and I end up saying something I later regret. Needless to say, the whole thing ends with me beating myself up, and the other person feeling alienated (疏远) from me. This bothers me especially because my mother does the exact same thing and I hate it!

      I have noticed this tendency in me for a long time now, but I have never been able to stop. I did some anger management work with a therapist (治疗专家) a while ago, but because I moved and turned to an advisor at school who cannot see me regularly, I have not been able to continue this important work. They tell you to stop and count to 10, control your breathing, calm yourself down before you talk. But that's the whole problem, I could never think of stopping myself until it was too late! The hurtful things had already come out of my mouth, and I was stuck picking up the pieces.

      Right now the problem is urgent because my relationship with a wonderful boyfriend is in danger because of my insecurity and hatred of being wrong. He is closing himself off to me because I have hurt him, and no doubt I am no longer attractive as a woman with no confidence in herself and a bad temper. How do I stop ruining my relationships and hating myself? How do I stop hating being wrong?

67. In what situation will the writer get angry easily?

   A. When she has argument with people.

   B. When people disagree with her.

   C. When she is attacked.

   D. When she does something wrong.

68. What does the underlined part in the first paragraph mean?

   A. My mother disagrees with me.

   B. My mother alienates herself from me.

   C. My mother has the same problem with me.

   D. My mother does the same wrong to me.

69. In the second paragraph, what does the underlined word "tendency" refer to?

   A. Being bad at arguing with people.

   B. Hating being wrong.

   C. Being lost to others.

   D. Hating my mother.

70. We can infer from the third paragraph that

   A. the writer feels helpless with her problem

   B. the writer finds it hard to count from one to ten

   C. the writer has received effective advice about her problem

   D. the writer is under the treatment of a therapist

71. What did the writer imply in the last paragraph?

   A. She is closing herself off to her boyfriend.

   B. She is much hurt by her boyfriend.

   C. Her boyfriend has broken up with her.

   D. She has to solve her problem in no time.