I usually don’t wake up until my alarm _______ every morning.

A. switches off       B. gives up        C. puts up          D. goes off

When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark.   31  , it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so   32  .

       As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly   33   cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.

      With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move   34   that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also   35  . Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something   36  . Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need   37  . I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”

       “Airport? You   38   are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers   39   you reach the T-junction. Turn left and   40   for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the   41   to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no   42   you’ll get there in five minutes!”

       “Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll   43   in time.”

       The   44   moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it   45   and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something   46   happened. The car began changing. First, its color   47   from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward,   48   just above the ground. As the car   49   into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling   50  , the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…

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

A. curious            B. excited       C. brave      D. stubborn

A. proved     B. seemed       C. fell         D. grew

A. forward       B. around           C. aside       D. backward

A. stayed       B. stopped      C. arrived           D. started

A. gathered           B. moved           C. dropped     D. existed

A. help       B. water            C. rest        D. gas

A. necessarily  B. certainly    C. basically     D. normally

A. if           B. as          C. unless        D. until

A. drive         B. march       C. follow     D. walk

A. guidance    B. signs       C. notices           D. address

A. way          B. room      C. time        D. doubt

A. finish it        B. get it       C. make it      D. have it

A. wheel       B. window      C. headlight    D. door

A. continued   B. rushed     C. turned     D. passed

A. sensitive       B. strange       C. imaginable D. horrible

A. appeared    B. developed  C. spread     D. faded

A. floating        B. rolling           C. drawing     D. flashing

A. returned       B. pointed      C. broke      D. rose

A. voice        B. tune        C. sound      D. tone

I just wonder ________ that makes him so excited．

       A．why it does           B．what he does  C．how it is        D．what it is

Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.

My earliest memories of my father are a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and his family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.

On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor café. We talked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?

The next day dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in doing so, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.

45. Why did the author feel uncomfortable about her father as a young adult?

A. He was silent most of the time.               B. He was too proud of himself.

C. He did not love his children.                  D. He expected too much of her.

46. When the author went out with her father on weekend, she would feel _______.

A. nervous                        B. sorry              C. tired               D. safe

47. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?

A. More critical.                                B. More talkative

C. Gentle and friendly.                           D. Strict and hard-working.

48. The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to_____ .

A. the author’s son                           B. the author’s father

C. the friend of the author’s father              D. the café owner

Section B (18 points)

  Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words and phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list ___36___ in our past that we felt ashamed of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.

This seemed like a very ___37___ process, but there’ s always some brave soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then ___38___ that we find ways to make an apology to people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever ___39__ my communication.

Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my ___40___, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff (郡长)__41__ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a trick on him.

After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b.(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious ___42__. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one ever found out.”

“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name appears  on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still ___43__. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few ___44___, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”

“And I want you to know that I did it？”Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a lively discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you ___45___ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it around all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”

Jimmy inspired me to ___46___ all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to ___47___the past wrongdoings.

36. A. something            B. anything         C. somebody            D. anybody

37. A. private              B. secret          C. interesting           D. funny

38. A. expected              B. suggested       C. ordered               D. demanded

39. A. improve                   B. continue         C. realize              D. keep

40. A. notes                B. list              C. plan                 D. stories

41 A. any                       B. most            C. none                D. all        

42. A. view                 B. sign            C. attention              D. remark

43. A. angry               B. happy         C. doubtful              D. alive

44. A. words               B. rings           C. repeats                    D. calls

45 A. in case               B. so long as       C. unless              D. because

46. A. build up                   B. make up         C. clear up               D. give up

47. A. regret               B. forgive           C. right                D. punish

In order to know a foerign language well. Four thing are necessary. Fisrt, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves correctly with confidence (自信 ) and without hesitation( 犹豫). Thirdly, we must be able to write it. Finally we must be able to make sentences that are correct in Grammar.

There is no short way to succeed in language learning. A good memory (记忆 ) is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from grammar book. It is no much uses learning by heart long lists of words and their meanings, studing the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning a language. We must “Learning through use”. Practice is important. We must practice speaking and writing the language whenever we can.

64．The most important things to learn a foreign language are ________.

    A. understanding and speaking             B. hearing, speaking, reading and writing

    C. writing and understanding               D. memorizing and listening

65. Someone can understand and write English well, but can’t speak it. This is because _______.

    A. he doesn’t understand the language he hears it

    B. he doesn’t have a good memory         

    C. he always rememner a long list of words and their meanings

    D. he often hesitates to practise speaking it

66. One can never learn a foerign language well only by _______.

    A. much practice                      B. studying the dictionary  

C. learning through use                 D. using the language

67. Which of the following is the most important in learninga foreign language?

   A. A good memory          B. Speaking        C. Practice           D. Wrting

请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，在方框的右栏标有题号的横线上， 写出一个英语单词的完整. 正确的形式，使对话通顺。

Mary: I heard you had just flown in yesterday, hadn’t you?

John: Yes, but that was a t_____ experience. I wouldn’t think that I will fly again.

Mary: What made you say so?

John: Well, e____ went on OK in the f______ three hours after the plane took off. The evening meal had been served already and a film was showing. Most of the passengers were watching it.

Mary: But where were you after three hours’ flight?

John: Well, it’s a nine-hour flight from San Francisco to Shanghai, so we were righta______ the Pacific Ocean. I could almost see a jet of black smokep______ out. In the meantime the plane was bumping along, whichs______ my heart jumping in my mouth.

Mary: What happened next then?

John: Just at the mercy of wind and weather, I had been sitting on pins andn______ for almost an hourw_______ I heard the hostess through the public communication system announcing that in three quarters’ time we’d be landing at San Francisco again. And the plane was returning s______ out of technical reasons. Silence followed. Yet everyone on b______ was praying for him. When the plane at last landed safely, there broke out a loud cheer for the pilot.

Jenny was sad over the loss of the photos she shot in Canada, _________ this was a memory she especially treasured.

A. if            B. when          C. as        D. where

第二节 读写任务(共1小题，满分25分)

       阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

       In junior high school, one of my classmates, Ethan, was addicted to TV. This boy simply knew everything about such pop shows as Who’s the Boss?

       Then one day Ethan’s mother made brim an offer in order to draw him back to his school subjects. She promised that she would give him $200 if he could go a full month without watching any TV. None of us thought Ethan could do it, but he did quite well. His mom paid him $200. He went out and bought a TV, the biggest he could find.

       In recent years, hundreds of schools have carried out experiments with paying kids with each for showing up or getting good grades. All school kids admire this trend. But it upsets adults. Teachers say that we are rewarding kids for doing what they should be doing of their own will. Psychologists warn that money can actually make kids perform worse by making the act of learning cheap. The debate has become a typical battle over why our kids are not learning at the rate they should he despite decades of reforms and budget increases.

       [写作内容]

       1     以约30词概括上文的主要内容。

       2     以约120词对用金钱鼓励孩子学习的现象进行议论，内容包括：

       (1)   你对用金钱鼓励孩子学习的看法：

(2)   你的父母(或其他亲人)是如何鼓励你学习的；

(3)   你认为怎样才能更好地鼓励孩子学习。

       [写作要求]

       1.    作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事．也可以参照阅读材料的内容，

       但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

       2.    作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

       [评分标准]    

              概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

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Directions:  Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need．