Home-working opportunities and ______ working hours are top concerns for the working mothers.

A. accessible             B. reliable           C. changeable       D. flexible

My money ______．I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I’ve none in hand．

       A．has run out                             B．is running out          

       C．has been run out       D．is being run out

There’s no way of getting __________it----you’re going to have to tell the truth．

       A．around              B．away               C．down    D．off   

第二部分　阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分;满分40分）

第一节　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ）中，选出最佳选项。

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As computers become all the more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly relying on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters．But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes（笔画）of each Chinese character when writing on paper．Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more．

Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school．And computer dependence is more wide-spread among university students．Almost all their assignments and essays are typed on a computer．

All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer．

It's faster and easier to correct if using a computer．And that's why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education．But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear．

"When I'm writing with a pen, I find I often can't remember how to write a character, though I feel I’m familiar with it．"

"I'm not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper．"

Many students don't feel this is something to worry about．Now that it's more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?

Many educators think differently．Shi Liwei , the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said "Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic(审美的) value．But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value．All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost．And handwriting contains the writer's emotion．Through one's handwriting, people can get to know one's thinking and personality．Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them"

To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory(必修的)and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand．

56．Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

A．The Importance of Handwriting and Typing．

B．To Type or To Hand Write

C．Writing By Computer Will Replace Writing By Hand

D．Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters．

57．The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because______．

A．they are usually asked to e-mail their Homework and Essays

B．they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently 

C．they find it not easy to remember how to write a character

D．computers have become a trend and fashion in China．

58．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of the advantages of handwriting?

A．Handwriting contains the writer's emotion ．

B．The writer’s thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting,

C．Handwriting can impress people well and build one’s self-confidence

D．Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value．

59．The underlind expression “taking stock in”(Paragraph 4) probably means_____．

A．getting bored with     B．getting dependent on 

C．becoming crazy about              D．getting curious about

60．We can draw the conclusion from the passage that_______．

A．more and more students will give up writing on a computer

B．writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one day

C．more and more students will pay attention to handwriting

D．the typing article better expresses one’s emotion and quality

D

   Americans can travel almost anywhere they choose. But to protect its people, the government lists a few dangerous places where Americans cannot go. These places are unfriendly countries or countries at war. There, the traveller might not be safe. These countries are listed in a small book called a passport（护照）.

This passport is a government request for the safety of its travelling people. It is also a government’s pledge（保证） that the people will obey the rules of the host country（东道国）.

To receive a passport from the government, a traveller must prove that he is an American citizen （公民）. An American can not go overseas（外国） without a passport. Only certain close countries such as Canada and Mexico do not ask for passports.

Pasted （粘贴）inside the passport is the traveller’s picture. Children travelling with their parents are included in one parent’s book.

Thousands of people from the United States visit other countries every year. An American traveller might carry plane tickets, money, clothing and many other things. But the most important that he carries in another country is his passport.

68. A passport is not needed when an American goes to ______.

A. foreign countries   B. dangerous areas   C. Canada or Mexico   D. countries overseas

69. From the passage we can see that ______.

A. children can’t travel to foreign countries      B. Americans like to travel

C. a traveller is not safe in most countries       D. Americans like to travel to close countries

70. Why does a traveller need a passport?

A. He needs something more to carry when he travels.

B. It helps the country to protect the people. 

C. He needs to have his picture taken more often.   

D. It helps the traveller to know where he will go.

第三节：书面表达

假设你是李华，你的英国朋友TOM听说你学校正在开展研究性学习，来信询问有关情况。请你根据下表提供的信息，写一封回信，谈一谈开展研究性学习前后，你的学习情况的变化。

注意：1。注意书信格式                   2。 词数120左右

生词：研究性学习 exploring study    surf the Internet

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.Have you sent that letter off yet? There’s something important I’d like to add ______ it.

      A. up      B. to         C. /            D. with

Only by shouting at the top of his voice _______．

       A．was he able to make himself hear            

       B．he was able to make himself hear

       C．was he able to make himself heard    

       D．he was able to make himself heard

. —Mary told me she would ______computer study.

—Really? I'll try my best to ask her to _____such foolish ideas.

  A. pick up; give up  B. put away; give up    C. give up; put away   D. give up; pick up

----- Perhaps John’s not in.

   -----_______. Look, the light’s on.

A. Yes, he can be at home.                 B. No, he couldn’t go out.

C. Yes, he must be at home.                D. No, he needn’t go out.