China’s economic development has made         rapid progress in the past 30 years   and young people have made       great contribution to this progress.  

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

随着电脑普及率的提高，老师、家长和学生对字迹的重视程度降低了。据一项调查显示，有85.8％的中学生说自己的字迹不好看，而他们又不想改善字迹，其理由有很大差别。

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When an NBA player is young he thinks he can win the championship by himself. It is only later when he has aged and been through many battles that he learns an important lesson; there is no "I" in "team".

There is no better example of the value of teamwork than the Boston Celtics. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin. Garnett were all superstars on three different teams. Yet, none of them had any titles to show for it. Then, last season, they decided to sacrifice money and individual statistics to play together. Garnett and Allen joined Pierce on the Celtics and changed the NBA in the process.

It started in simple ways. Garnett and Allen are two of the most intense athletes in the world. They treat every second of every practice like it is the NBA championship. If you want to play alongside them then you will have to do the same. So, the young guys on the Celtics started giving their full effort too.

Pierce had been the star of the Celtics for many years. He used to shoot the ball many times a game. But with the addition of Allen and Garnett he shot less and focused on defense. His selflessness showed the young players that doing what made the team better was the only thing that mattered.

When the Celtics were winning and the game was almost over, Garnett, Pierce and Allen would come out of the game. But they wouldn't just sit on the bench. Instead, they stood and cheered and screamed for their teammates. They wanted to support their friends and teammates.

Now, the guys who don't play know they can still affect the game by cheering so they scream and cheer when Garnett, Allen and Pierce are playing. The Celtics have developed a strong relationship. They are more than just teammates, but they are brothers.

The result: the Boston Celtics won the 2008 NBA championship and are considered the favorites to win the Eastern Conference championship again this year.

There is a saying that goes, "A successful team beats with one heart. " If ______, the Celtics may have the biggest heart in the NBA.

76. What is the best title for the passage? （Please answer within 10 words. ）

77. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

They are not only fellow members of a team but also brothers.

78. Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words to complete the sentence.

（ Please answer within 8 words. ）

79. Do you think teamwork is important in your senior 3 study? Why or why not? （ Please answer within 30 words. ）

80. Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.

In spite of ill health and a physical incapacity（伤残）that threatened her career, Carson McCullers completed a novel in the summer of 1961 that made the best-seller list before its official publication; date by virtue of（由于）prepublication sales.

In an interview at her home, the noted novelist looked back on some of her problems of recent years and spoke without emotion of her latest book, Clock without Hands, her first in fifteen years, "For many years I had been thinking of the novel and finally wrote it this passed year. ""The tall, frail novelist, forty-three years old in 1961, suffered a series of strokes in her twenties that left her partially incapacitated, and she also admitted that a mental block kept her away from writing for many years after the strokes.

Mrs McCullers once wrote that "writing is a wandering, dreaming occupation. " But beyond the admission that she works" very hard" at her writing, she is shy about discussing her work. She is remote from literary fashions, and she has never learned to intellectualize her art, but she reads her critics and takes them seriously.

Clock Without Hands depicts （叙述） Mrs McCullers' native South and the slow passing of the old way of life through the lives of a dying pharmacist （药剂师）, a white judge and former congressman, his rebellious grandson, and two Negroes. Among her earlier noted works are Member of the Wedding, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, and Ballad of Sad Cafe.

71. The novel made the best-seller list ______.

A. one month after publication                     B. immediately upon publication

C. before publication                                  D. before completion

72. Mrs McCullers' comments about Clock without Hands were______.

A. enthusiastic                                           B. defensive

C. shy and self-conscious                           D. unemotional

73. Clock without Hands was the product of ______.

A. many years of work B. one year of work C. many years of thought D. both B and C

74. Mrs McCullers did not write for many years because ______.

A. strokes left her partially incapacitated             B. she had a mental block

C. she had no ideas                                           D. both A and B

75. According to the selection, Mrs McCullers_____.

A. follows literary fashions                                B. intellectualizes her art

C. discusses her work avidly（热心的）            D. takes her critics seriously

We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?" "When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck? “And Paul, why didn't pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car?" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it's too late.

Why do we go wrong about our friends―or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don't really listen we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "You're a lucky dog, "and that's being friendly. But "lucky dog"? There's a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn't see it himself. But bringing in the "dog" bit puts you down a little, what he may be saying is that he doesn't think you deserve your luck.

"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn't important. It's telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night.

How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.

66. This passage is mainly about ______.

A. how to interpret what people say

B. what to do when you listen to others talking

C. why we go wrong with people and how to avoid these mistakes

D. why we go wrong with people sometimes

67. According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that       .

A. we fail to listen carefully when they talk

B. people tend to be annoyed when we check what they say

C. people usually state one thing but mean another

D. we tend to doubt what our friends say

68. The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refers to______.

A. being friendly                                             B. a bit of envy

C. lucky dog                                                   D. your luck

69. When we listen to a person talking, the most important thing for us to do is     __.

A. notice the way the person is talking

B. take a good look at the person talking

C. mind his tone, his posture and the look in his eyes

D. examine the real meaning of what he says based on his manner, his tone and his posture

70. The author is most probably a ______.

A. teacher                      B. psychologist        C. philosopher         D. doctor

The International Olympic Committee named a short list of five cities as possible hosts for the 2012 Olympics.

The five―London, Madrid, Moscow, New York and Paris―became official candidates, beginning a 14-month race that ended with the selection of a winning bid by the IOC's assembly in Singapore in July 2005.

Havana, Leipzig, Rio de Janeiro and Istanbul were the victims in 2004, as the field was cut down from nine applicants.

Geography would appear to favor a European city after the 2008 Summer Games in Asia―Beijing and the 2010 Winter Games in North America―Vancouver.

IOC president Jacques Rogge said the list could be further cut in the next month if any of the bidding cities fall short of IOC expectations.

"What we have done today is retain five cities which we believe will deliver, but we will have to check if they do deliver," said Rogge. "I do not like the word 'rejection' and this in no way reflects that we do not trust these countries. "

The nine original competitors launched their bids in January, 2004 with the emphasis on agreement and easily accessible venues（举办场所）.

Favorites Paris and London promoted the attractions of their landmarks, Madrid promised an environmentally friendly Games while New York called itself the "world city".

Paris bid organizers said they would stage beach volleyball at the foot of the Eiffel Tower and host many of the events at two clusters on the edge of the French capital.

"Our experience with previous bids has taught us a great deal about the needs and aspirations of the IOC," Paris bid chief Philippe Baudillon said. "We firmly believe that Paris will meet those needs.”

London organizers countered （反驳）it by promising to hold the beach volleyball competition in Horse Guards Parade.

Seventeen sports, including athletics and swimming, would be staged at a new venue in the city's deprived East End.

"I am very pleased that London has been named a candidate city for the 2012 Olympic Games. But I am not surprised we have cleared this most important hurdle," British Prime Minister Tony Blair said in a statement.

61. Why is the 2012 Olympics likely to be held in a European city?

A. It's impossible for two successive Olympics to be held on the same continent.

B. The 2008 Summer and Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing and Vancouver respectively.

C. Geographically speaking, it's time to hold the 2012 Games in a non-Asian and non-American country.

D. European cities turn out to be more suitable to host the 2012 Games.

62. The underlined sentence in Para. 6 means ______.

A. to keep five cities that can live up to our expectations.

B. to cut five cities that will fail.

C. to pick five cities that will make a good speech.

D. to pick five cities that will produce enough goods.

63. What has Paris got from previous bids for the Olympic Games?

A. What efforts it should make in the future.

B. A lot about the needs and expectations of the IOC.

C. How to host a successful Olympic Games.

D. Why it failed in the past.

64. How did Tony Blair feel about London being named a candidate city for the next Olympic Games?

A. Happy and surprised.                              B. Disappointed but hopeful.

C. Excited and impatient.                             D. Happy and unsurprised.

65. Which would be the best title of the passage?

A. The advantages of the five cities.           B. The next Olympic Games.

C. Five cities in race for 2012 Games.        D. The 2010 Winter Olympics.

In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year.

As a writer I know about winning contest, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.

A revelation（启示）came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”

I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously（自发地）told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first trade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her fist music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.

Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting（借用）my daughter’s experience.

While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.

56. What do we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Many children find lots of fun in mindless activities.

B. Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time.

C. Rebecca collects online materials for her writing.

D. Rebecca is different from any other child of her age.

57. What was the author's writing experience?

A. She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.

B. Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.

C. She was constantly under pressure of writing more.

D. Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.

58. Why did Rebecca want to enter this year's writing contest?

A. She possessed real talent for writing.

B. She wanted to win.

C. She wanted to share her stories with readers.

D. She had won a prize already.

59. The author took great pains to refine her daughter's stories because ______.

A. she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance

B. she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who wanted to win the contest

C. she wanted to help Rebecca win in the contest

D. she was afraid Rebecca's imagination might run wild while writing

60. What's the author's advice for parents?

A. A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.

B. Children should be given freedom to grow through experience.

C. Parents should keep an eye on their kids' activities.

D. Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.

It was New Year's night. An aged man was standing at a window. He   36   his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were  37   like white lilies （百合花） on the surface of a clear calm lake. Then he threw them on the earth, where a few more hopeless people than himself now moved towards their certain destination―the   38  . He had already passed sixty of the   39   leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but error and regret. Now his health was poor, his mind   40  , his heart sorrowful, and his old age short of  41  .

The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the   42   moment when his father placed him at the   43   to the two roads-one leading to a peaceful, sunny place,

44  with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs;   45   leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless,  46   poison flowed instead of water and where devils（恶魔） and poisonous snakes hissed and crawled.

He saw the lights fading away in the darkness, and these were the days of his   47   life; He saw a star fall from the sky and disappeared, and this was the  48   of himself. His    49   , which was like a sharp arrow, struck deeply into his heart. Then he remembered his friends in his childhood, who entered on life together with him. But they had   50   to success and were now honored and happy on this New Year's night.

The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents' early love for him. They had taught him and   51   to God for his good. But he chose the   52

way. With shame and grief he   53   no longer look towards that heaven where his father lived. His darkened eyes were full of tears, and    54   a despairing effort, he   55   out a cry, "Come back, my early days! Come back!"

_____ price decline ______ farmers' income, the central government has decided to buy more crops to protect farmers.

A. Preventing; to affect                                B. To prevent; affecting

C. Having prevented; affecting                      D. To prevent; being affected

What a pity! He got nothing in ______ for his hard work.

A. award                   B. prize                  C. reward              D. result