I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought that I would never have that sort of career.

I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.

I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too hard at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.

One Sunday, I was in the park with the children and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family and got work helping out at a kindergarten.

Now I have got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career even if you aren’t top of the class at school.

47. What is the author’s present job?

A. Working part-time in a college.                     B. Taking care of children in a family.

C. Helping children with their schoolwork.  D. Looking after children at a kindergarten.

48. When staying with the two girls’ family, the author _______.

A. was paid for extra work                       B. often worked long hours

C. got much help from her boss              D. took a day off every other week

49. What has the author learned from her own experiences?

A. Less successful students can still have a career.

B. Qualifications are necessary for a career.

C. Hard work makes an excellent student.

D. One must chose the job she likes.

50. What does the underlined sentence probably mean?

A. The boss didn’t go out to work very often.

B. The boss often failed to keep his agreement with the writer.

C. The writer couldn’t go out to find another job.

D. The writer seldom had any chance to work outside.

将下列的十个中文词组翻译成英文， 并写在答题卷上。（满分10分）

1. 屏住呼吸   2. 为某事向某人道歉    3. 领某人去某地    4. 在乎;在意  5. 冒险

6. 冷却下来   7. 在…方面有天赋       8. 向某人解释…      9. 在A和B之间作选择 10. 朝着… 方向

--- It’s already 9:00 o’clock, but he hasn’t turned up yet. 

   --- He ______ in the traffic jam.

       A. could have caught                         B. should have caught

       C. must catch                                           D. would have caught

.________ of the truth of the reports, he told his colleagues about it.

  A. Convincing    B. Convinced    C. To convince    D. Having convinced

The economic impact study was conducted by a group of _______ selected MBA students at the University of Kansas.

       A. especially B. specially  C. regularly         D. potentially

第二节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在此处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一个横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。　　

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

   2.只允许修改10处，多者（从十一处起）不计分。

In my village a lot of children were leaving school for various reason. Some families are too poor to send their children to school, and they have to earn money to support their families. Many parents do not think it useless to send their children to school. They would rather let their children to stay at home .I feel worried this. I think every child should have a chance to go to school .We should pay many attention to the education of children, for we will play an important part in our socialist construction in the future .Ways must be found prevent children from leave off their studies.

Most Irish people go to ______ church every Sunday and ______ church plays ______ important part in their life.

A. /; the; /          B. /; the; an       C. the; /; a       D. /; a; the   

________ reducing pullution, man should pay more attention to conserving energy.

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

—What has made him upset recently?

—____alone to face a troublesome milk case.

A. Left            B. Being left         C. Having left         D. To leave

（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

    根据短文内容，从下框的A---F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。 选项中有一项为多余选项。

  A. Airport services

  B. Air transport prices

  C. Transport by plane

  D. Development

  E. Fast growth in the US airlines

  F. Beginning time

61．___________

Airplanes are used to carry passengers, cargo and mail．Air transport companies run scheduled airlines and non－scheduled services over local， national， and international routes. The aircraft run by these companies change from small planes to large planes.

62．____________

The first air passenger services began in 1910，when dirigibles began working between several German cities. The first scheduled airplane service to carry passengers began in the US in 1914. Several experimental airmail flights took place in India，Europe, and the USA before World War I， but air transport services did not become a true business until after the war.

63. ____________

During world War II，intercontinental air transport began to become well set-up. After the war the new long-distance planes with developed equipment were increasingly able to prevent storms and strong wind and make flights cheap. Jumbo Jets began working in 1970．

64. ___________

During the 1970s the number of home passengers on US airlines increased about 78％，and during the 1980s the number was up about 58％.In 1990 there were 41. 8 million international passengers: the number was a 75% increase over 1980.

65. ___________

Major airports provide all kinds of services to make travel easy and pleasant for passengers. These change from such basic services as ticket – sales counters and restaurants to luxury hotels, shopping centers and play areas for children.