Our spiritual intelligence quotient (精神智商)，or SQ, helps us understand ourselves, and live fuller, happier lives.

      Though we're all born with SQ, most of us don’t even realize that we have it. Fortunately, you don't have to sign up for classes to learn how to improve your SQ. Here are some simple steps that can lead you to this new level of understanding.

      Sit Quietly. The process of developing spiritual intelligence begins with solitude(独处)and silence. To tune in to your spirit, you have to turn down the volume (强度) in your busy, noisy, complicated life and force yourself to do nothing at all. Start small by creating islands for silence in your day. In the car, instead of listening to the music, use the time to think. At work, shut the door to your office between meetings, take a few breaths and let them out very, very slowly. Enjoy the stillness in your home after the kids are finally in bed.

      Step Outside.  For many people, nature sets their spirit free. Go outside to watch a beautiful sunset. If you are walking with the dog, take the time to admire flower in bloom; follow the light of a bird and watch clouds float overhead.

      Ask Questions of Yourself. Ask open--ended questions, such as "What am I feeling? What are my choices? Where am I heading?"

      But don't expect an answer to arrive through some supernatural form of e--mail. "Rarely do I get an immediate answer to my question," says Reverend Joan Carter, a Presbyterian minister in Sausalito, California. "But later that day I suddenly find myself thinking about a problem in a perspective(角度) I never considered before. '

      Trust Your Spirit. While most of us rely on gut(本能的) feeling to realize danger, spiritual intelligence pushes us, not away from, but towards some action that will lead to a greater good.

45. The passage is mainly about           .

    A. what your SQ is and in what way it can benefit our life

     B. what your SQ is and in what way it can be improved

     C. the relationship between your SQ and your life

     D. advantages and disadvantages of SQ

46. The underlined phrase "tune in to your spirit" in the third paragraph probably means to _____.

   A. get your spirit relaxed                      B. keep up your spirit

   C. keep seated quietly                       D. change your spirit

47. The author mentions the example of Reverend Joan Carter to show that            .

 A. there are no immediate answers to your questions

 B. e--mails can't keep working out a problem

 C. the more questions you ask, the better answers you'll get    

 D. changing your way of thinking might help you solve a problem

48. From the passage, we can know that the most important thing to improve your SQ is      .

 A. a peaceful mind    B. deep thought   C. spare time and hobbies   D. good spirits

The village seemed deserted, the only sign of life _____ an ugly-looking goat tied to a tree in a field nearby.

  A. is           B. being         C. was                   D. be

Many people say they love birds, but some plant trees _________ some make cages.

    A. until          B. though           C. unless            D. while

A report by the Chinese Academy of Social Science said _______among new graduates grew to over 12 percent last year at 1.5 million because of the global economic crisis.

A．disagreement 　　　　　　　　　　B．enlargement

C．unemployment 　　　　　　　　　　D．encouragement

Our headmaster accepted the suggestion      by students.

A. put forward  B. put up         C. put away      D. put off

There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process．People have generally viewed personal growth as an external (外在的) result or a product that can easily be identified and measured．The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language—all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts．

By contrast (对照) , the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way．The process is not the road itself, but the attitudes, feelings people have , and their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties．In this process, the journey never really ends；there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept．

In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first．How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is necessary for our ability to grow．Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, we tend to take more chances and be more open to unfamiliar experiences．Do we think we’re shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and we think we are slow to adapt (适应) change or that we’re not smart enough to deal with a new challenge．Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all．

These feelings of insecurity (不安全) and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow．If we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing．We become trapped inside a shell of our own making．

71．In the author’s eye, one who views personal growth as a process would ______． 

       A．succeed in climbing up the social ladder 

       B．grow up from his own achievements

       C．face difficulties and take up challenges   

       D．aim high and reach his goal each time

72．Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growing?

       A．Our manager was always willing to accept new challenges．

       B．Jane won the first prize in the speech competition．

       C．Jerry picked up French during his stay in Paris．

       D．Father’s salary rose from 5, 000 to 7,000．

73．For personal growth, the author is in favor of all the following EXCEPT _______．

       A．being curious about more changes        

       B．being quick in self-adaptation

       C．having an open mind to new experiences      

       D．staying away from failures and challenges

74．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．It is not so easy to measure personal growth．

       B．To try and fail on the new road facing the unknown is unavoidable．

       C．There are only two ways to see a person’s growth．

       D．If you are too shy to take any risks in life, you cannot grow up． 

75．The best title for this passage should be ______．

       A．Facing New Challenges   B．Growth—Product or Process

       C．Two Basic Ways of Growth     D．Overcoming Internal Fears

第四部分：书面表达（满分25分）

目前,不少人在写作与交流中喜欢使用网络语言,有时讲汉语时还夹杂着英语,如PK等。就此现象,你班最近举行了一场讨论。请根据下表的提示,客观的介绍讨论情况及你的观点。

1.词数：100-120,开头已经写出（不计入总词数）。

2.可根据内容要点适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

3.参考词汇：荒诞ridiculous

       Nowadays, with the development of the Internet ,there came a kind of language called Web Language.

Anyone who cares about what schools and colleges teach and how their students learn will be interested in the memoir (回忆录) of Ralph W. Tyler, who is one of the most famous men in American education.

Born in Chicago in 1902, brought up and schooled in Nebraska, the 19-year-old college graduate Ralph Tyler became hooked on teaching while teaching as a science teacher in South Dakota and changed his major from medicine to education.

Graduate work at the University of Chicago found him connected with honorable educators Charles Judd and W. W. Charters, whose ideas of teaching and testing had an effect on his later work. In 1927, he became a teacher of Ohio State University where he further developed a new method of testing.

Tyler became well-known nationally in 1938, when he carried his work with the Eight-Year Study from Ohio State University to the University of Chicago at the invitation of Robed Hutchins.

Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, a position he held for fourteen years. There, he firmly believed that researchers should be free to seek an independent（独立的）spirit in their work.

Although Tyler officially retired in 1967, he never actually retired. He served on a long list of educational organizations in the United States and abroad. Even in his 80s he traveled across the country to advise teachers and management people on how to set objectives (目标) that develop the best teaching and learning within their schools.

64．Who are most probably interested in Ralph W. Tyler’s memoir?

A．Top managers.               B．Language learners.

C．Serious educators.        D．Science organizations.

65．The words “hooked on teaching” underlined in Paragraph 2 probably mean ______

       A．attracted to teaching     B．tired of teaching

       C．satisfied with teaching  D．unhappy about teaching

66．Where did Tyler work as the leader of a research center for over 10 years?

       A．The University of Chicago.  B．Stanford University.

       C．Ohio State University.  D．Nebraska University.

At a laboratory in Germany ,volunteers slide into a machine and perform simple tasks, such as deciding whether to add or subtract two numbers , or choosing which of two buttons to press.

They have no idea that scientists in the next room are trying to read their minds-using a brain scan to figure out their intention before it is turned into action.

In the past ,scientists had been able to detect decisions about making physical movements before those movements appeared .But researchers at Berlin's Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience claim they have now , for the first time ,identified people's decisions about how they would later do a high-level mental activity-in this case ,adding versus subtracting.

While still in its initial stages ,the techniques may eventually have wide-ranging implications for everything from criminal questioning to airline security checks.

The research,which began in July 2005,has been of limited scope:only 21 people have been tested so far.And the 71 percent accuracy rate is only about 20 percent more successful than random selection.

Still ,the research conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig ,about 150 kilometers southwest of Berlin ,has been generating strong interest in the scientific community.

In one study ,participants were told to decide whether to add or subtract two numbers a few seconds before the numbers were flashed on a screen . Meanwhile ,a computer captured images of their brain waves to predict the subject's decision-with one pattern suggesting addition, and another subtraction.

The team ,headed by Haynes ,began its research by trying to identify which part of the mind was storing intentions. They discovered it was found in the prefrontal cortex region by scanning the brain to look for bursts of activity when subjects were given choices.

Then they went about studying which type of patterns were associated with different intentions.

"If you knew which thought signatures to look for ,you could theoretically predict in more detail what people were going to do in the future," said Haynes.

75.Which of the following is true about the experiment at the laboratory?

       A.The volunteers are asked to perform very complicated tasks.

       B.Everything was explained to the volunteers before the experiment.

       C.The volunteers cannot see the scientists while performing the tasks.

       D.The volunteers started the experiment by pressing one of the two buttons.

76.Which of the following demonstrates the major breakthrough made by the German scientists?

       A.By studying the subjects' brain waves , they know what physical movements they'll make.

       B.By studying the subjects' brain waves, they know what mental task they'll perform.

       C.By studying criminals' brain waves ,they can help find out whether they are lying or not.

       D.By studying passengers' brain waves ,they can help find out who intends to make trouble.

77.In the research which began in July 2005 only______subjects' brains were scanned and the accuracy rate was______.

       A.21; 20%      B.71;20%       C.21;71%       D.20;71%

78.The group of scientists in Leiqzig were doing______what the group in Berlin were doing.

       A.similar research to                   B.better research than

       C.completely different things from         D.a less satisfactory job than

79.The term thought signatures in the last paragraph refers to______.

       A.the subjects' intentions       B.the subjects' physical movements

       C.parts of the human brain    D.the human brain wave patterns

80.From the information in the passage, it can be concluded that in the future______.

       A.the intentions of people can be predicted accurately

       B.it's impossible to predict accurately the intentions of people

       C.no one in the world will dare to tell lies to other people

       D.everyone will easily know what others are thinking about

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Hoorah! I have escaped the Czech（捷克）Republic! I am now wearing light clothing and sunglasses, although the latter are superfluous today, as it is cool and overcast with cloud and it has rained slightly.

The city of Qatar （卡塔尔） is flat and sandy with few trees — mostly palms. You can see construction everywhere, new streets with hotels and apartment blocks in Venice theme. It’s a mix of super modern and traditional building styles. Everything looks new including the vehicles. There are many huge roundabouts; no traffic rules or at least no one obeys any. The huge 4-storey shopping mall in fantastic style has an ice rink （溜冰场） on the ground floor. Thousands of people walk round the waterfront after dark.

    Qataris are very religious and there are calls to prayers regularly. Qatari men are dressed in all sorts of traditional clothing plus western dresses. You can easily find imported labour from South Asian countries, poorly paid and discriminated against. I am told that Qataris don’t hide their racist attitudes. Women are always wonderful sights. Some are in all sorts of black clothing with face uncovered; some totally enveloped; lots wearing western dresses. Best sight so far: a woman in a mall completely wrapped in black including gloves, not even an eye shown — wearing glasses on the outside of her veil （面纱）, using a cell phone while fingering a dress.

I am living with my employers — a New Zealand couple, and another teacher named Wayne, all about my age. We share one apartment. I have a large room with a bathroom attached: it is a little run-down but very comfortable. The only rather annoying thing is that I have to use the laptop on my bed as there is no desk and chair in here. As soon as it is clear that I will be staying I will make a change to all this. I haven’t lived with other people for many years and have been used to living alone so it will be interesting to see how this works.

51．In the author’s eyes, Qatar is a ________.

     A．rich western industrialized country             

       B．backward agricultural country

C．modern society with religious tradition    

D．nation closed to the outside world

52．The underlined part in paragraph one can be explained as ________.

A．sunglasses become unnecessary   B．light clothing is helpless with cold

C．sunglasses appear fantastic              D．it will be a fine day later  

53．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author is       .

       A．pleased with her present living condition      

       B．missing her days in the Czech Republic

       C．not certain how long she will be staying

       D．worried about her relation with her boss

54．The best title for this passage is ________.

A．The New Life with My Employers       B．General Observation of Qataris

C．My Adventure in the Czech Republic    D．My First Impressions of Qatar