第三部分阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）    

New York, September 15. During a heavy rainfall last night a bus carrying 42 passengers slipped off the road on Highway 28, killing 36 of the passengers and the driver.

    A spokesman for the Highway Patrol (巡逻队) which arrived at the scene shortly after 11:30 p. m. estimated (估计) that the accident had happened about half an hour before. The injured and the dead were sent to the nearest town of Valley View.

At the point where the accident happened the road has a three-lane (三条行车线) highway with many curves (弯道). Cause of the accident has not been fully found out.

1．Which may be the cause of the accident ?

  A．The careful driver

  B．The nearest town of Valley View

  C．Highway 28

  D．That road with many curves

2．It was possible that the accident happened ________.

  A． in the town of Valley View

  B．September 15.

  C．at or about 11: 00 p. m.

  D．after 11: 30 p. m.

3．How many people died in the accident?

   A．37    B．36     C．43    D．42

第二节 阅读下面71-75题中几个人的相关信息，再根据A-F中对6种自行车的描述，为每个人选出符合他们要求的自行车。选项中有一项是多余选项。(共5分)

71. ______ Ruth will enter a key high school which is a few miles away from her home and she needs a bike. Since it’s not long before she has learned to ride a bike, she expects the bike to offer enough safety and to be easy to control. And being a pretty girl, she hopes the color of the bike is pleasant.

72. ______Gary has just got a job but he lives a bit far from his office. So he needs to get a portable bike to meet his situation. The bike must be easy to fold and carry.

73. ______ Felix is a young gentleman who is falling in love with a pretty girl recently. They plan to buy a fashionable bike which is fit for 2 persons to ride. On the bike both of them can enjoy wonderful feelings along the West Lake.

74. ______ Teddy’s growing up day by day. The grandparents want to give the young kid a special birthday gift—a child’s bike which is safe enough and light to carry.

75. ______Hugh lives in a mountain village but attends school in town. It’s necessary for him to buy a bike which is strong enough. Because his parents are not very well-off, what he really cares about is the price, not the look of the bike.

A. This bike is convenient to fold in different sizes. It’s fun and comfortable while you are riding. You can go to a park on a sunny weekend and rush to work on the bike.

B. You’ll burn up the streets on this boys’ bike. With a low price $69.99, it is a yellowy and fashionable bike with strong system. Even if you are a greenhand, it can ensure your safety.

C. The Angel （天使）is 12 inches. Many girls will love the colorful fairy girls(仙女). It has added safety and a specially-made seat. This bike is strong and safe for beginners because it offers extra training wheels to keep balance.

D. Being fit for lovers to ride at the same time, this kind of twin bike is

enjoying great popularity. It’s a new way to relax and a fashion to follow. Not only lovers, father and son, mother and daughter, brothers, sisters, classmates all can have a new experience.

    E. This first-class kid bike has colorful cartoon pictures on it. Parents will like the bike’s low center of gravity. Three wheels can prevent the bike from tipping(翻到).

Security deposit (保证金): $3,000

Call (650) 892-9823 for an appointment.

F. The second-hand 26-inch, 21-speed bike is specially made to ride on the bad roads in the mountains, across the desert, and through the urban jungles (丛林). Though the bike is a little old and ugly, the quality is good enough.

What ________ pity that you couldn’t be there to receive ________ prize.

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

 Students are encouraged to _________ the design competition for robots at the university.

A. take part            B. operate            C. join to        D. participate in

I failed again in the examination and only then _____ how much time I had wasted.

A. I realized     B. I had realized      C. did I realize      D. had I realized

. I feel it an honour __________ to speak here.

       A. to ask B. asking C. to be asked D. asked

第II卷

注意事项：

1. 用黑色墨水的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题纸上。2. 本卷共6小题，共35分。

第三部分：写作

第一节    阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，并根据题目要求用英语回答问题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

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

This seemed like a very private process, but there’s always some brave soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then suggested 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 improve my communication.

Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my list, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff that none 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 an s.o.b. (畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious sign. 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 alive. 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 rings, 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 because 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 clear up 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 right the past wrongdoings.

56. What was the uneasy part of communication course about for the writer?

____________________________________________________________________________

57. Please explain the underlined word “buddies” in English. 

_________________________________________________________________________

58. Please state one of your wrongdoings and how to right it.  

____________________________________________________________________________

59. Why did Sheriff Brown pause twice before he could carry on the telephone conversation?

____________________________________________________________________________

60. What does the writer learn from the course?

_________________________________________________________________________

The trapped car could hardly make any advance and ________ could it draw back in the mud.

A. neither          B. so          C. either          D. both

.When he was a boy, he used to go there and watch _____.

    A. to repair bicycles                            B. bicycles to be repaired 

    C. bicycles being repaired                   D. repairing bicycles

 When ____ comes to saving energy, big changes start with small steps, like turning off the lights.?A. that              B. this                    C. it                   D. one