34. —Jack, I want to change my job. You know I haven’t achieved anything since I took up teaching.

— Really? There is not a job considered the best one! As we all know, ______!

A. misfortunes tell us what fortune is.

B. all is well that ends well.

C. if a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.

D. every profession produces its own best.

Joyce Yuan and her host family

As I began to feel completely sick of the cold North American winter, spring break finally arrived! What made me even more excited was that we were going to Florida to enjoy the warm weather!

Just imagine wearing short sleeves or a swimsuit under the hot Florida sun!

Before the vocation started, we had a little episode at the airport. The alarm sounded when my host mom and I were walking through the security check. We were taken away to have further checks, but when they finally told us that we could go, we felt easy and amused. It was just because of the decorations on my pants and the tinfoil(锡纸) around my host mom’ chewing gum! －Just as a reminder, no overly fashionable pants or tinfoil on a plane!

Of course, I had a lot of first experiences during this special vacation. Since eight of us were living in a house, we had to share a room with my 4-year-old host sister. She is tiny compared to me, but she took up about two thirds of the bed. Moreover, because I was not used to sleeping in the same room with others, I was afraid of waking up and hardly slept at all.

Luckily, except for all that, everything went really well. My host family were really warm-hearted, and they wanted me to try everything new. With their “persuasion”, I was “forced” to go boating, which turned out to be really fun. We went through some canals and I saw manatees(海牛) and dolphins with my own eyes for the very first time!

When we finally landed in Wisconsin again, everyone looked brown and full of energy! 

56. According to the passage, the reason why we were taken away to have further checks was that___________.

A. my pants and my host mom’s chewing gum

B. we carried some things that are not permitted

C. they considered us to be thieves

D. we had not passports with us

57.During the travel, the author experienced the following things for the first time EXCEPT_________.

A. sharing a room with a 4-year-old girl               B. going boating

C. seeing manatees and dolphins with her own eyes      D. taking a plane 

58.According to the passage, how many people went to Florida for traveling with the author together?

A. Seven                     B. Eight               C. We don’t know it    D. Nine

59. From the passage, we can infer that the author felt the vacation was_____.

A. frightening                 B. amazing            C. memorable                 D. challenging

D

In the computer age, most of us take a broadband Internet connection for granted. Whether cable or mobile broadband, today’s connections are many times faster than those in the early days. Videos play smoothly, complex websites load quickly, and files download much faster than ten years ago. And the files are much bigger too.

There’s a catch, of course: You have to live near enough to a major city to get broadband Internet. If you don’t, it’s slow dial-up access for you. And for those living really far out, there may be no Internet access at all.

Technology experts often talk about the “last mile” problem, which refers to the difficulty of bringing Internet access to remote locations. In cities and suburbs, it’s relatively easy to provide access for everyone. It is much more difficult to deliver access to those living far from cities, especially in developing countries. Internet service providers, for their part, have been reluctant to provide access to sparsely (稀疏地) populated areas. The handful of Internet users they would reach wouldn’t cover the expense.

But every year, technological advancements allow of more and more Internet users. Most broadband connections today run over existing cable TV and telephone lines although these technologies aren’t available everywhere.

Some companies have delivered the Internet over standard power lines. Advancements in cheaper, more efficient fiber optics cables (光纤电缆) promise to bring extremely fast Internet connections to more users.

Still, the “last mile” problem remains hard to deal with. There will always be somewhere that doesn’t have an affordable broadband connection. But someday that might not matter. If the rapid progress in cell phone technology is any indication (迹象), it may not be too long before an Internet connection simply follows you wherever you go.

68. The underlined part “a catch” (in Paragraph 2) probably means “_____”.

A. a rare challenge                                           B. a desirable plan       

C. an efficient device                                D. a hidden problem

69. What can we know from the third paragraph?

A. Internet connection has not been popular in most cities.

B. Internet service providers care about rural customers.

C. Computer is popular in developing countries.

D. It is hard to bring Internet access to users in remote areas.

70. Paragraph 4 mainly tells us that technological advancements _____.

A. make TV and telephone available everywhere

B. bring great change to people’s everyday life

C. make it possible for more people to use the Internet

D. bring faster Internet connections to users

71. What may eventually settle the “last mile” problem?

A. The broadband connection’s getting faster.

B. More and more Internet users.

C. more and more Internet connections.

D The rapid progress in cell phone technology.

书面表达(满分35分)

    假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom来信询问你们的学习情况。请你根据下图信息，写一封回信。谈谈自从你校实行新课改，尝试新的学习方法以来，你们学习情况的变化。

注意：词数100左右，信的开头和结尾已为你写好(不计入总词数)。

Dear Tom，

It is great to hear from you again．                                                   

Girls are always            about the private life of movie stars．

    A．anxious                     B．content          C curious                            D．serious

32. ________, as long as I’m with nature, I don’t care.

A. However tough the voyage is                 B. Whatever tough the journey is

C. However the voyage is tough                  D. Whatever the journey is tough

Before entering space rockets must escape _____ the earth’s gravity.

A. to                B. off        C. of              D. from

15. Poverty is still killing people._____, these small victories are a good start towards a better future.

   A. Furthermore             B. Therefore            C. However             D. Otherwise

I’d like to share the strangest of the strange moments I’ve had here．

Back in 2003 I had a pet rabbit named Alaska．Due to the rules the landlord had set，he had to be kept in the basement(地下室)．One night I went downstairs to feed him．Keep in mind I’ve always thought the basement was  frightening．As I was facing his cage and putting the bowl of water inside，a big shadow appeared behind me，as if a big，tall man were standing behind me．I turned around and nobody was there，but I got the distinct(清晰的)feeling that I was being watched．I basically dropped the water bowl and ran upstairs shouting for my mom．Ever since then I can’t go down there alone．

Once I was trying to get to sleep，and I slept with the lights off．All of a sudden I wanted to leave the room eagerly，but I couldn’t get out of my bed，I was too scared．The feeling of someone looking closely at me was so upset，I was physically afraid to move or breathe．I opened my curtains to let the street light in，thinking the light would help me feel better to move．That did nothing．I must have sat there on my bed for about fifteen minutes before I got up．I didn’t sleep in there that night．I’ve never felt anything so upset!

Then there are all the 1ittle things，1ike seeing things in the corner of my eye，hearing doors open or close when I’m home alone，and the feeling of being watched．Once when my sister wasn’t home(we share a room)I heard someone breathing from her bed and heard the sheets rustle(沙沙声)．Last week，I felt someone patting me in the shoulder when I was alone in my room．Sometimes I’11 be looking  something and I’l1 see one or more contorted(扭曲的)，angry faces．

I realize that when one is looking for something to happen they can make things happen or imagine it．These are the moments in which I know nothing was imagined，so I wanted to share them and get your opinions．Thanks so much．

59. The writer of the text seems to       ．

tell us his strange experiences

B．tell us what happens in his bedroom

C．tell us an interesting story

D．tell us what happens in his apartment

60. Which of the following may be the reason why the writer is afraid to go to the basement?

Because his pet is dangerous．

B．Because a big shadow may appear behind him．

C．Because there is a big，tall man there．

D．Because his landlord forbids him to go there．

61. We can learn from the third paragraph that         ．

the writer slept with the lights on that night

B．the street light helped the writer a lot

C．he was too scared to get out of his bed at one time

D．he didn’t sleep at all that night

62. From the text，we can see the writer believes his experiences are        .

A． real    B．not real    C．creative    D. imaginative

第II卷(非选择题。共55分)

第三部分  写作(共三节，满分55分)

第一节  单词拼写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

    根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对

应单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

66．Owning a house of their own is a _______ (梦想) For the young couple．

67．We left the road and_________ (爬) the hill towards the wood．

68．He is an excellent_______(律师) with a good brain and a determination to achieve．

69．China Daily is _________(广泛地) read in North America．

70．Brown stood at the door, ______________(欢迎) newcomers with a large smile．

71．On_________(平均)，people who don’t smoke are healthier than people who do．

72．I’ll go and see you next____________________(星期六)．

73．Children are_____________(好奇) about everything around them．

74．I must________(道歉) for not having been able to give you a back call sooner．

75．What is the best-known chain fast-food________(餐馆) in the world?