If you have ever been discouraged because of failure，please read on. For often, achieving

what you set out to do is not the important thing.

     Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch.

 "What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors.

     "We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!" one of the brothers volunteered excitedly.

The older boys began to laugh, telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a long silence, one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders,  worms and insects. He removed the lid and showed the wonderful contents to the visitors. Then he said quietly and confidently，Even if we don’t dig all he way through the earth, look at what we found along he way!”

Their goal was far too great, but it did cause them to dig. And that is what a goal is for to cause us to move in he direction we have chosen; In other words, to set us to digging! But not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end successfully. Not every love will last. Not every attempt will be completed. Not every dream will be realized.

But when you fall short of your aim, perhaps you can say，“Yes, but look at what I found along he way! Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tired to do something!"

It is in the digging that life is lived. And I believe it is joy in he journey, in he end，that truly matters.

49. Readers may probably get____ from the passage.

A. discouragement   B. encouragement   C. comfort    D. delight

50. The underlined phrase “fall short of" possibly means ____.

A. fail to achieve     B. manage to achieve  C. fall because of   D. get rid of

51. What is he most important brothers in their digging?

A. To find wonderful things.  B. To have people looking on.

C. To achieve their goal      D. To keep on digging.

52. The brothers' attitude to life is____.

    A. worried about future                    B. doubtful whether to achieve anything

    C. hopeful about the future                 D. careful in doing everything

书面表达（满分25分）

最近你校对高三学生进行了一次问卷调查，调查内容和学生的反馈情况见下表。请你以“What I want to speak out most”为题写一篇英语短文，向《21世纪报》报刊投稿。

对家长

对学校

1. 不要给予太多压力

1. 创造良好校园环境

2．有更好的理解…

3．提供更多的空间

注意：词数100-120，文章的题目，开头和结尾已给出（不计词数）。

What I want to speak out most

As a senior three student, I have many things in mind to speak out.

Firstly, to our parents, ___________________________________________________

    If we can live and study in such an enjoyable environment, I’m sure that we can develop mentally and physically. Relaxing and free environment helps our character building.

Thank you very much. Your coming has ___ me the trouble of writing you a letter.

A.spared              B.shared              C.saved                D.offered

 In China, a good many traditional customs have____.

A. died down   B. died off   C. died away   D. died out

 The factory near the seaside was closed down as a(n) ________ of the terribly bad management and fund shortage.

A. summary           B. consequence      C. conclusion              D. effect

THE Little Mermaid, a fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen is well known. It tells of a young mermaid who falls in love with a prince. She wants to be with the prince so she gives her tongue to a witch, who gives her legs for her fish tail. But the story has an unhappy ending. The little mermaid never gets to be with the prince.

At the Denmark Pavilion(展馆)at Shanghai Expo 2010, visitors will have a chance to meet the little mermaid. How so? In the form of the famous statue from Copenhagen.

Petersen Niels Lund Petersen, a designer of the pavilion said the idea was to find something for the Chinese and the Danish to share.

The brewer（酿酒商）Carl Jacobsen of Carlsberg gave the statue to the city of Copenhagen in 1913. The work of Edvard Erichsen, the statue, is one of the most well-loved in Denmark. About 75 percent of all tourists who visit the Danish capital go to see the Little Mermaid.

Visitors to the pavilion will find the Little Mermaid in the water from Copenhagen’s harbor---just as she is in her home city. Two decades ago the harbor was filthy with pollution from factories. Today it is so clean that local people will sometimes take a swim in it. Visitors to the pavilion will be able to take off their socks and shoes and dip their toes in the water.

The pavilion will give visitors a sense of life in a modern Danish city. They can ride a bicycle in a Danish bicycle path, visit a park on the roof and have an organic picnic there, China Daily reports.

60. The statue of the Little Mermaid will be at Shanghai Expo 2010 because        .

A. it was created by famous author Hans Christian Andersen

B. the fairy tale of the Little Mermaid is part of the Chinese school course

C. the Danish government thinks it can introduce people to the history of the country

D. the designer of the Denmark Pavilion believes it will be something that the Chinese and the Danish can share

61. The underlined word “filthy” probably means       .

A. dirty   B. clean   C. undeveloped      D. well-known

62. At the Denmark Pavilion, visitors will be able to do all of the following EXCEPT____.

A. enjoy an organic picnic

B. ride a bicycle along a Danish bicycle path

C. see a film called The Little Mermaid

D. dip their toes in the water by the little mermaid statue

63. With the pavilion, Denmark wants to       .

A. show off the modern life there

B. recommend its bicycle and food industry

C. remind visitors to live an environmentally friendly life

D. attract people to swim in the water from Copenhagen’s harbor

 —Did you call to book a ticket for the concert ?

—Not yet, but I _______ .

    A. should have     B. may       C. ought to       D. shall