He put it firmly that in no case _______ give in to others on such matters.

A. he would    B. would he    C. will he       D. he will

It doesn’t seem ugly to me,________,I think it’s rather beautiful.

  A.on purpose     B.in addition        C.in case          D.on the contrary

 ______ the danger from enemy action, people had to deal with a severe shortage of food, clothing, fuel, and almost everything.

  A. As soon as      B. As long as          C. As far as         D. As well as

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.She said, “Hi, girl! My name is Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?”

I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel!”

“No seriously,” I said. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon（偶像）and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she revealed in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.

At the end of the semester(学期) we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us.

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die!” she said.

“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn 20 years old.. If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, I will turn 88. Anybody can grow older. But every minute counts for young men,” she added.

“The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”

She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Song of Rose”. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics （歌词） and live them out in our daily lives.

At the year’s end, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.

60.Rose made herself known to the author in a ______ manner.

A.serious      B.cold      C.humorous     D.crazy

61.From the information provided in the passage, we know ______.

A.Rose enjoyed her campus life very much

B.Rose did realize her dream of meeting a rich husband and getting married

through college education

C.Rose finished the college degree within a year

D.Rose grew so old that she stopped playing

62.Rose delivered（发表） the speech ______.

A.at the graduation          

B.which she prepared carefully

C.ended with “The Song of Rose”   

D.to challenge all the other speakers

63.According to her speech, ______.

A.whenever you have a dream, you succeed

B.all people don’t grow up while growing older

C.Rose usually regretted having done something

D.a nineteen-year-old is as old as a 87-year-old if he doesn’t do anything

       A story from the Bible tells of old Babylon, where the men decided to build a tower that would touch the sky. But God was unhappy, and he made them speak different languages. They couldn’t understand each other, so their dream never came true.

       Yet the dream remains alive: if all men speak the same language, they can do anything. L. L. Zamenhof from Poland was among the men who pursue this dream. He developed Esperanto（世界语）between 1877 and 1885.

       As the most successful man-made world language, it is spoken by over two million people around the world. Last month, the World Esperanto Congress（大会）, dealing with language rights, ended in Sweden. Most Esperanto speakers are in Central and Eastern Europe and in East Asia, particularly Chinese mainland.

       Esperanto has two advantages. First, it’s easy. Each letter has exactly one sound and there are just 16 basic grammar rules. The second advantage is that it belongs to no one country. But Esperanto has only reached a small number of people compared with natural languages widely used around the world---such as English or Chinese. While these languages are deeply connected with their nations and cultures, Esperanto doesn’t have this background.

Will Esperanto really become a global language? It remains a question.

72.   The writer tells us a story at the beginning to___________.

A.explain why men have been making the effort to create a language shared by all

B.explain why men now speak different languages

C.show the relationship between man and God

D.prove that language is very important

73.   What does the underlined word “pursue” in the second paragraph mean?

A.“realize”.           B. “work for”.   C.“be against”.         D. “follow”.

74.   What is the basic difference between Esperanto and other natural languages?

A.More people speak English than Esperanto.

B.Esperanto words are easier to spell.

C.Esperanto has fewer grammar rules.

D.Esperanto is not supported by any country or culture.

75.   What does the story mainly talk about?

A.Advantages and disadvantages of Esperanto.

B.Man’s dream of sharing the same language has come true.

C.The most successfully planned language---Esperanto.

D.Comparison of Esperanto and other languages like English and Chinese.

We have got plenty of time. We ______ hurry.

       A. needn’t            B. mustn’t            C. shouldn’t                 D. cannot

Admiral (海军上将) Hu Yanlin said that security demands required China to have its own aircraft carrier, and _______ any country had the right to build one.

A. which                   B. that              C. what               D. whether

— May I remind you that a Mr. Smith is waiting outside, sir?

   — Oh, that’s right. I ______ about it.

       A. forget                   B. forgot              C. had forgotten     D. have forgotten

 Some people complain that it usually ____so long to fill in the bank documents.

A. costs   B. takes

C. spends D. spares

（三）完形填空 （共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从30 至第40 小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I feel it enjoyable and exciting to study in a British high school for one year. Life there was quiet different from what I 31 in China. The average size for British schools is much 32 and there were only 29 students in our class. We had to move to different classrooms for different classes. We also had different students in some classes, 33 it difficult to remember all the faces and names. I found the homework was less heavy than 34 in my old school, but all the homework was in English. That is 35 it was a bit challenging for me at first. 36, all my teachers were very helpful and I enjoyed all my subjects. My English 37 a lot as I used English every day and 38 an hour each day reading English books in the library. Students at that school are required to study Math, English and Science, but they can choose other subjects 39. I 40 to have Chinese food a lot at lunchtime there and I missed my parents very much. I usually went to the Computer Club at lunchtime, so I could e-mail my family and friends back home for free.

31. A. used to       B. was similar to   C. was used to        D. was familiar to

32. A. less         B. smaller         C. fewer            D. bigger

33. A. making       B. causing       C. resulting            D. leading

34. A. it            B. one          C. which              D. that

35. A. when         B. why          C. where            D. because

36. A. Unfortunately  B. Eventually     C. Luckily            D. Hopefully

37. A. improved      B. raised         C. rose              D. lifted

38. A. took           B. paid          C. cost              D. spent

39. A. in themselves   B. of themselves    C. by themselves     D. to themselves

40. A. looked forward  B. intended        C. wished for        D. did want