The age of the students ranged from 17 to 21 with a/an ________ of 19.

A．average           B．usual               C．normal                    D．regular

________ the instruction very carefully when filling in the form.   

A．Follow             B．Following             C．Followed           D．To follow

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the  1 person.

When I first knew Bill, back in  2  ,he was one of the most carefree（无虑）people I had ever  3  . He was always ready to have a party. He thought   4 of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old  5  he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and  6  was never dull when he was 7  . With him there was one wild  8  after another. Sometimes I wonder how we  9  to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.  10  , I wasn’t even sure it was  11  . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He 12   most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the  13  thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main  14  . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never  15 Bill changing so much. My image of him  16  the one I had formed 17  the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s 18  to expect people to remain the same, especially 19  I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he  20  the same way about me.

1．A．proper                  B．same                   C．usual                   D．right

2．A．childhood              B．the army              C．his thirties           D．college

3．A．considered            B．supposed             C．met                     D．expected

4．A．nothing                 B．much                  C．most                   D．none

5．A．man                      B．hospital               C．movie                 D．country

6．A．learning                 B．life                      C．work                  D．fun

7．A．in                         B．out                      C．away                  D．around

8．A．adventure              B．mistake               C．chance                D．joke

9．A．decided                 B．intended              C．managed             D．hoped

10．A．First of all           B．At first           C．Now and then      D．All the time

11．A．that                     B．us                       C．there                   D．him

12．A．thought               B．talked                  C．argued                D．spent

13．A．first                    B．last                     C．next                    D．only

14．A．interest                B．event                   C．subject                D．problem

15．A．forgot                 B．minded                C．liked                   D．imagined

16．A．remained             B．reminded             C．suggested            D．became

17．A．since                   B．from                   C．at                       D．till

18．A．unnecessary        B．foolish                 C．common             D．unusually

19．A．because               B．that                     C．how                    D．when

20．A．felt                     B．acted                   C．looked                 D．discovered

Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in a family of seven children, she often felt like she had "seven fathers," because her six brothers, as well as her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated（躲避） into books. Despite her love of reading, she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate.

   In high school, with the encouragement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university's Writers' Workshop, however, she felt lonely----a Mexican American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros find her " creative voice ".

    "It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly different that my writing acquired a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn't think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalanced in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That's when I decided I would write about something my classmates couldn't write about."

   Cisneros published her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school through graduate school level. Since then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children's book, and a short-story collection.

1．Which of the following is TRUE about Cisneros in her childhood?

    A．She had seven brothers.

    B．She felt herself a nobody.

    C．She was too shy to go to school.

    D．She did not have any good teachers.

2．The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to __

    A．work for a school magazine

    B．run away from her family

    C．make a lot of friends

    D．develop her writing style

3．According to Cisneros, what played the decisive role in her success?

    A．Her early years in college.

    B．Her training in the Workshop.

    C．Her feeling of being different.

    D．Her childhood experience.

4．What do we learn about The House on Mango Street?

    A．It is quite popular among students.

B．It is the only book ever written by Cisneros.  

C．It wasn't success as it was written in Spanish.

    D．It won an award when Cisneros was twenty-nine.

Three women, praised as heroes for reporting bad practices at their places of work—The FBI, World Com and Enron Corporation—have been named “Persons of the Year” by Time Magazine at the end of 2002. They are Coleen Rowley from the FBI, Sherron Watkins, who worked at the now-closed Enron Corporation, and Cynthia Cooper, who made bad accounting（会计） methods at World Com known to the public. The magazine chose the three women as they value truth and have shown courage---“for believing that the truth is one thing that must be moved off the books and for stepping in to make sure that it wasn’t.” Time managing editor Jim said the women stand for an important struggle facing the US—how to rebuild trust in disgraced（丢脸的） places. “All three are sticking to what is right. All three of them are made of very strong character,” Jim said.

Rowley, 48, wrote a letter to FBI Director in May, pointing out faults of the FBI for taking no notice of signs before Sept. 11, 2001, which suggested an attack. Cooper, 38, was a World Com internal auditor（内部审计员）. She warned the company’s board in June of US $ 3.8 billion in accounting mistakes. A month later, the telecommunications giant declared the largest bankruptcy（破产） in US history. Watkins, 43, sent memos（备忘录） in August 2001 warning Enron chairman that improper accounting could cause the company to collapse. The company later declared bankruptcy and Watkins gave up her job as a vice president in November.

Time’s cover story on the three women compares them with Sept.11 firefighters as heroes chosen by chance. “They were people who did right just by doing their jobs right.”

The 2002 picks are unusual because the vast majority of the magazine’s Persons of the Year have been well-known public figures—world leaders, war heroes, corporate chiefs. Rowley, Cooper and Watkins are nationally unknown before 2002. They said some coworkers now hate them for uncovering the mistakes of their leaders.?

 “There is a price to be paid,” Cooper said. “There have been times that I could not stop crying.”

1．What do the three women have in common?

    A．They have to struggle to rebuild trust in their work places.?

    B．They are connected with accounting dishonors.?

    C．They have something to do with the Sept. 11 attacks.?

    D．They are connected with the firefighters.?

2．What does the underlined word “collapse” （paragraph 3） probably mean?

    A．Use something up completely.?

    B．Fail suddenly and completely.?            

    C．Put forward for consideration.?

    D．Give up one’s position.?

3．Why is the choice of “Persons of the Year 2002” unusual?

    A．They are well-known public figures.?

    B．They are white-collar women.?

    C．They were not famous before.?

    D．They are hated by their coworkers.?

4．Which of the following statements is true according to the article?

    A．Enron Corporation declared the largest bankruptcy in US history.?

    B．Sherron gave up her work for Enron one month after she sent out warnings.?

    C．There were no signs of an attack before September 11.?

    D．The three women are praised as heroes for their telling the truth bravely.?

5．What would be the best title for the text?

    A．A Story about Three Women

    B．Honor from Truth?

    C．The Cause of Bankruptcy

    D．A Struggle Facing the US

If you have to miss one meal a day, which meal will cause you fewest health problems if you don’t eat it? If they have to make a decision of this type, most people （especially very busy people）will choose to skip（忽略） breakfast .

    However ,many experts in the field of health consider breakfast （the meal which “breaks” your “fast” which started the night before ）to be the most important meal of the day .If we eat a good breakfast, they say, we will have the energy and nutrients we need to begin our working day with vigor and hopefully with good humour. Nevertheless, many people skip breakfast or substitute a donut and a cup of coffee for a well-balanced meal .What happens if we ignore the importance of breakfast.

   One recent study conducted in the United States tested a large number of people .Participants included both males and females who ranged in age from 12—83.During the experiment ,these people were given a variety of breakfasts , and sometimes ,they had to skip breakfast completely .Special tests, including blood tests and endurance（耐力） tests ,were set up to analyze how well the participants` bodies functioned when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast.

    The result showed that if a person eats an adequate（充足的） breakfast ,he or she will work more efficiently and more productively than if he or she skips breakfasts or eats a very poor breakfast .This fact appears to be especially true if a person’s work involves metal activity .The study showed that if schoolchildren eat fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, they will learn more quickly and will be able to concentrate on their lessons for a longer period of time than if their breakfast diet is inadequate.

The study also showed that, contrary to what many people believe,if you skip breakfast ,you will not lose weight .This is because people become so hungry if they skip breakfast that they eat too much for lunch and end up gaining weight instead of losing .So remember ,if you are on a diet, skipping breakfast will not help you .You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals .

1．We can safely say _____.

  A．if you skip breakfast ,you will not lose weight at all

       B．if you skip breakfast ,you won’t eat much for breakfast either .

       C．skipping breakfast does a lot of harm

       D．skipping breakfast will help one lose weight

2．In the word “breakfast”, “fast” probably means _____.

  A．“moving quickly”                           B．“going without food ”

  C．“unlikely to go fast”                         D．“fast food ”

3．Special tests were set up to analyze how participants` bodies functioned when ___.

  A．they had skipped breakfast

  B．they had had breakfast

C．they had eaten particular breakfasts

  D．they had had all three meals

When he came secretly to Europe with a historical mission（使命）, Kissinger was made to stay with Walters, the military atache （大使馆武官） of the American Embassy in this European country. Walters was in charge of the communication work between Kissinger and the Chinese ambassador there. There was a garage in Walters’ basement. Walters would drive the car directly into the garage. And then he would try to avoid his housekeeper and lead Kissinger upstairs without being seen. Walters told her that his guest was General Gilshiman. She had taken Kissinger for General Gilshiman since then till one day when she saw on TV Kissinger talking to a newspaper man that she began to doubt the whole thing. She then told Walters she knew who he was. It was Dr. Kissinger himself. “How can that be possible?” Walters said. “Kissinger is a big shot, special adviser to the president. If he comes to this capital he is sure to stay in the ambassador’s luxurious residence, but not in a small place like mine. If you look at them separately my friend General Gilshiman is truly very much like Dr. Kissinger; but if you compare them when they are standing side by side you’ll find they are not at all alike.” So the housekeeper accepted what Walters said as true.?

1．Dr. Kissinger was ___________ at that time.

A．General Gilshiman                    B．the biggest shot of the U.S.

C．an American military attaché         D．a special adviser to the president

2．Why did Kissinger stay with Walters rather than in the ambassador’s luxurious residence?

A．He was in great need of Walters’ help.   B．He was one of Walters’ close friends.

C．He wanted to keep his work secret.     D．He preferred to stay in the small place.

3．This story was probably set in ___________.

A．Vietnam        B．Paris              C．Beijing             D．Pakistan

4．What, do you infer, may be the result of the event?

A．Dr. Kissinger had a talk with the Chinese ambassador.

B．Walters was highly thought of for his kind help to Dr. Kissinger.

C．The newspaper man did cover Dr. Kissinger successfully.

D．The housekeeper accepted what Walters said as true.

A new period is coming. Call it what you will: the service industry, the information age, the knowledge society. It all translates to a great change in the way we work. Already we’re partly there, the percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen sharply in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan （two thirds or more are in many of these countries） are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise. More women are in the work force than ever before. There are more part-time jobs. More people are self-employed. But the breath of the great change can’t be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held opinions about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between workers and employers-all these are being doubted.

We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have seen the ways in which a single invention, the chip（芯片）, would change our world thanks to its uses in personal computers, and factory equipment. Tomorrow’s achievements in biotechnology or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of great changes. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more important, and the people who own it, whether they work in factories or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth. Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write. The ability to deal with problems by making use of information instead of performing regular tasks will be valued above all else. If you look ahead 10 years, information service will be leading the way．It will be the way you do your joB．

1．Information age means _____________.          

       A．the service industry is depending more and more on women workers

       B．heavy industries are rapidly increasing

       C．people find it harder and harder to earn a living by working in factories

       D．most of the job chances can now be found in the service industry.

2．Knowledge society brings about a great change that __________.

       A．the difference between the workers and employers has become smaller

       B．people’s old ideas about work no longer exist

       C．most people have to take part-time jobs

  D．people have to change their jobs from time to time

3．What does the author mean by referring to computers and other inventions?

       A．People should be able to act quickly to the advancement of technology.

       B．Future achievements in technology will bring about big changes.

       C．The importance of high technology has been paid no attention to.

       D．Computer science will play a leading role in the future information services.

4．The future will probably belong to those who _________.

       A．own and know how to make use of information  

       B．can read and write well                    

       C．devote themselves to service industries         

                                D．look ahead instead of looking back

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余

---- ____1___

---I wish I could say the same! Only joking! How have you been?

--- As well as usual. The kids have all grown up and moved out, so it’s just the two of us now.  2 

---- That would be great.   3

--- Any day next week. Just drop around when you feel like it.

---  4 

--- It sure will. Anyway, I have to leave. Remember to come around for dinner.

---   5      

A．When is a good time for you?

B．What shall we do then?

C．It’s nice to see you again.

D．I will, and it’ll be good to catch up again.

E．I am looking forward to it. See you next week.

F．While you’re around, why don’t you drop in for dinner one night?

G．Shall we meet on Wednesday?

根据下列句子及所给单词的汉语意思，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词正确的完全形式（每空限写一词）

1．He had to stay up               （准备） for the final examination.

2．As a very               （有经验的） teacher, she knows a lot about teaching and of course teaches well.

3．Next              （星期三） we are going to visit the automobile plant.

4．The bomb was             （成功） removed out of the building.

5．The ____________（大多数） of students find it quite hard to learn German.

6．The holiday is an______________（难忘的） experience for all of the students.

7．The old man liked to go out __________（打猎） in the woods when he was free. 

8．Water can be used to produce                ____（电）.

9．He has some problem in                （发音） long words.

10．What’s the            ___（天气） like today?