Mary used to listen to music that      the 0ld times.

A. called for    B. called on    C. called up          D. called in

第二节  读写任务(共l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。

Barbara R. Morgan is now an astronaut by profession, heading into space this week for the first time on the space shuttle. But she said she was a teacher at her core. 

She said patience and perseverance were virtues that defined good schoolteachers. Living her principles, she is about to fulfill a two-decade-old dream by becoming the first “educator astronaut” when she and six fellow astronauts blast off in the space shuttle Endeavour on Wednesday on a mission to the International Space Station.

The flight will also fulfill a dream deferred from January 1986, when the shuttle Challenger blew up during takeoff, killing a crew that included the first designated teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe, Ms. Morgan’s friend, a high school teacher from Concord, N.H.. Not losing faith in the program, Ms. Morgan, as the backup teacher for that mission, kept the dream alive even when returning to the classroom. In 1998 Ms. Morgan got the call from NASA and returned to NASA that year to become the first educator astronaut.

The 22 years since NASA first selected Ms. Morgan to fly does not seem as long to her as many people think. “It really hasn’t been waiting; it’s been working,” she said. “Working as a teacher, and working to be an astronaut.”

The teacher-astronaut said she was looking forward to returning to the classroom after her flight to share her experiences. But she also would love to fly again. “I’ll be available,” she said.

 [写作内容]

1. 以约30个词概括本文的主要内容。

2. 以约120个词完成下列的写作任务，包括如下要点：

(1) 你读完本篇报道后的感受。

(2)   以你自己的经历说明你在成长过程中你性格里的哪些因素帮助你取得了成绩或克服了困难。

[写作要求]   你可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点, 也可以参照材料的内容, 但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子.

[评分标准]            概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

Four in 10 Chinese complain about the great gap between large investments in education and its returns, a recent nationwide survey has showed.

The Horizon Research Consultancy Group polled 3,355 residents aged 16 to 60 in both urban and rural areas, including Beijing and Shanghai.

The survey found that only 16 percent of respondents believed their investments on education gave good returns.

Those with higher education voiced greater disappointment at the quality of education received, the survey showed.

People in the rural areas generally gave more positive feedback（反馈）on the quality of education than those from the cities, the survey found.

"Our education has been focusing on an examination-oriented system," Huo Qingwen, the deputy director of language education testing service center under the Beijing Foreign Studies University, told China Daily yesterday.

"The survey result doesn't surprise me, as I had heard complaints not only from the students, but also from the teachers who have been asked to focus more about the exam-passing rate," Huo said.

"The job market is still hungry for talented staff, but many graduates are not competent(胜任的) because the posts require more practical experience and creative ability of workers," Huo added.

Most university graduates prefer jobs in large cities, causing an imbalance in human resources between urban and rural areas, Hong said.

The graduates would get better job options if they chose to work at the grassroots (基础的) level because of the government's preferential policies, including the waiving of tuition for those willing to work in the country's rural and western regions, he added.

About 580,000 graduates last year found county- or village-level jobs, and more than 550,000 got jobs in the central and western regions, Ministry of Education figures showed.

"Because many graduates focus only on jobs with high salaries and that are directly relevant to their specialties, they miss other good work opportunities," Kong Xiang, a Beijing graduate who works as an English teacher in a college located at a remote area in Yunnan province, said.

The recent survey showed that education costs form one-quarter of an urban family's income, while it forms one-third of a rural family's income.

46．According to the passage, most people think that _______

A. the investments in education gave them good returns.

B. the investments in education don’t bring them good results.

C. college students are satisfied with their the education received.

D. People in the cities are more satisfied with the quality of education than those in the rural areas.

47．Which of the following is NOT mentioned?

A. China’s education has been focusing on an examination-oriented system .

B. Both the teachers and students are asked to pay more attention to the exam-passing rate.

C. The job market now does not lack university graduates.

D. Most university graduates enjoy hunting jobs in large cities.

48. What would happen to the graduates if they chose to work at the grassroots level?

A. They would get higher salaries.                         B. They would get lower salaries.

C. Their tuition would be free.                           D. They would get better job choices.

49. How much does the education cost according to the survey ?

A. One-third of a family's income.

B. one-quarter of a rural family's income.

C. 25% of an urban family's income.

D. Three in ten a rural family's income.

50. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage.

A. The gap between investments in education and its returns

B. Education and university graduates

C. China’s higher education

D. Education costs

My little son _____ out alone at night.

A. dares not go                                         B. dares not to go

C. dare not to go                                       D. doesn’t dare to go

第三部分　阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的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。

Have you ever noticed what happens to an idea once you express it? Just talking about it or writing it down causes you to make it clear in your own mind. How can you use this to increase your brain power? Start writing.

By putting thoughts into words, you are telling yourself the logic behind what you think, feel, or only partly understand. Often, explaining a thought is the process of understanding. In other words, you increase your brain power by exercising your “explain power”.

Another benefit of writing is that it helps you remember. Many, if not most, highly productive people are always taking notes. You can try keeping it all in your head, but if you keep a journal of your ideas, the next time you’re working on a big project, you’ll probably have more success.

Want to understand a topic? Write a book about it. That’s an extreme example, but if you are learning something new, write a letter to a friend about it, and you will understand it better. Want to invent something? Write an explanation of the problem—why you want to solve it, and why it is worth solving, and you’re half-way there.

Writers don’t always write because they clearly understand something beforehand. Often, they write about something because they want to understand it. You can do the same. Writing will help bring you to an understanding. Give it a try.

56．According to the passage, writing can help you a lot EXCEPT______.

A．to increase your brain power.    B．to improve the ability to remember.

C．to develop your interest in study.  D．to strengthen the understanding of a topic.

57．The underlined sentence “you’re half-way there” in the fourth paragraph means that______.

A．you are already successful

B．there’s a long way for you to go to reach your goal.

C．you are left wondering what to do

D．you have been on the way to success

58．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．A Way on How to Write.                 B．A More Powerful Mind Through Writing.

C．Brain Power Helps Improve Your Writing.   D．How to Start Your Writing.

59．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Writing can cure people of their brain disease.

B．People who can keep all thoughts in mind are more likely to succeed.

C．Writing a book about one topic is the only way to understand it.

D．The more you write, the more logical you will be.

第II卷（共50分）

五．按要求完成下列句子（10分，每小题2分）

67. His uncle will come here in two days.（就划线部分提问）

______ ________ will his uncle come here?

68.我认为学好英语的最好方法就是多练习讲英语。（完成译句）

I think                  English more is the best way to study English well.

69.I have already received some Christmas cards from my friends. (改为一般疑问句)

________ you  received any Christmas cards from your friends      ?

70.Mr. Li  used to go fishing in a small village. （改为否定句） )

  Mr. Li ________ _________ to go fishing in a small village.

71.Jhon  never finishes his homework on time,                  ? (变反意疑问句)

 This book ______ Tom’s father’s, because his name is on the book.

A. maybe   B. may be   C. must be  D. must

 According to their theory, the more severe the punishment, _______________.

        A. the less likely crime         B. the less likely the crime

        C. the crime less likely            D. the less the likely crime

–Who has broken the window in my room?

   --Who else ___ it but your naughty son!

A. could do           B. could have done C. might do    D. must have done

Soon, his warm, inviting smile put me     , and spent the next two hours talking casually.

A. at attention B. at ease C. at best D. at a loss