Delicate Arch

Delicate Arch can be found in Arches National Park in Utah, USA. The arch stands alone at a height of 52 feet and is considered one of Utah's most important landmarks. In 2002, the Olympic torch passed through this arch to mark the beginning of the winter games.

Wave Rock

This 15-meter high and 110-meter long impressive natural rock formation is located in Western Australia. It looks like a large, smooth wave ready to break. Algae(海藻）grow on the surface of Wave Rock.

The Wave

The Wave is located on the slopes of the Coyote Buttes, Arizona, USA. This incredible formation can be reached by hiking approximately 4.8 kilometers, making the round trip to and from The Wave a nearly 9.7-kilometer hike that climbs about 107 meters in altitude.

James Bond Island

James Bond Island can be found in Aohang-Nga National Park in Thailand. The needle-shaped rock formation was named James Bond Island because it was featured in a 1974 Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun.

Devil's Tower

The formation known as Devil's Tower can be found in Wyoming, USA. Also known as Bear Tower, the rock formation is actually the neck of a volcano. It rises 386 meters above the surrounding land and the top of it is 1.558 meters above sea level.

The Giant's Causeway

The Giant's Causeway is located in Northern Ireland and has a series of over 40,000 columns made of basalt(玄武岩). Each column is connected and the formation is believed to be a result of volcanic ash. Believe it or not, when this formation was first discovered, scientists argued as to how it was formed. Some thought it was natural, others thought it was manmade, and some thought that perhaps it had been created by a giant!

Bryce Canyon National Park

One of the most impressive rock formations in the world is the Bryce Canyon in Utah, USA. It is a national park and despite its name, it is not actually a canyon, but rather a giant natural amphitheater( 圆形竞技场）created by erosion.

Pierce Rock

This rock formation is one of the largest natural arches in the world. This natural arch named Pierce Rock is an island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada. It is 433 meters long,90 meters wide, and 88 meters at its highest point.

55. Which of the following rock formations is located in Asia?

A. Wave Rock.                            B. James Bond Island

C. The Giant's Causeway.                    D. Pierce Rock.

56. Which of the following rock formations is related to a volcano?

A. The Wave                            B. Devil's Tower.

C. Bryce Canyon National park.             D. Pierce Rock.

57. Which of the following words can best describe the rock formations?

A. Impressive.                               B. Unexpected.

C. Surprising.                                D. Unexceptional.

58. According to the passage, the scientists once argued with regard to__________at first.

A. why Pierce Rock was so featured

B. when Bryce Canyon National park came into being

C. what on earth these formations are connected with

D. how the Giant's Causeway was formed

We often focus on building relationships with others so that we forget the essential first step: being friends of ourselves. That is the crucial first step if we are to have good relationships with others. How can we have good relationships with others if we don't even have good relationship with ourselves? The problem might be worse than we expect. Maybe we don't like ourselves without realizing it.

For example, maybe you have made mistakes in the past which you feel bad about. You might be disappointed with yourself on why you could make such mistakes. Even if that happened in distant past, your subconscious (潜意识) mind still has a reason not to like yourself.

You might wish that you were born in different family, or that you have different background. Maybe you could not accept the fact that you are not as lucky as others, who seem to get whatever they want effortlessly because of their background.

You might have some personal traits that you don't like. For example, you may be an introvert ( 内向的人) and you don't like it; you wish you are an extrovert (外向的人).

Your achievements relate to others. They might have better achievements than you, and no matter how hard you tried, it might seem impossible for you to match them. You might then think that it's because you are not smart enough or don't have enough talents.

Is there anything that resonates (产生共鸣) with you? All these give reasons to you not to like yourself. That in turn makes it difficult for you to be a good friend to yourself.

Fortunately, there are always things you can do to fix the situation. Here are some tips:

1. Forgive yourself.

2. Accept things you can't change.

3. Focus on your strengths.

4. Write your success stories.

5. Stop comparing yourself with others.

6. Always be true to yourself.

59. The underlined word "traits" in the fourth paragraph probably means

A. particular qualities                       B. some disadvantages

C. special abilities                           D. training courses

60. One can't be friends with himself because

A. he won't forgive others' mistakes

B. he dislikes his background

C. he accepts some of his personal traits

D. he is proud of himself

61. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Resonating is very important for making friends.

B. How to make friends with ourselves is very difficult.

C. Writing your success contributes to stopping comparing with others.

D. Realizing your own advantages and good is good to you.

62. Which of the following is NOT mentioned according to the passage?

A. It's normal to make mistakes, so do yourself a favor by giving yourself forgiveness.

B. You will feel much relaxed if you treat things you can't change the way they are.

C. It's useless to compare yourself with others.

D. If you have a good family, you'll make friends with yourself.

With many college graduates struggling to find jobs, one of the most important for you to understand is that you're in school all your life. In fact, your real education is just beginning.

I'd like to pass on a few lessons that you didn't necessarily get in school. If you've been out of school for a few years or a lot of years, they could still teach you something.

· Develop relationships and keep networking, if I had to name a single characteristic shared by all the truly successful people I've met, I'd say it is the ability to create and nurture (培育) networks of contacts. Start strengthening your relationships now, so that they'll be in place when you really need them later. In the classroom it was mostly about individual performance. Success in real life requires relationships.

· Set goals. Ask any winner what the key to his or her success was, and you'll hear four consistent messages: vision, determination, persistence, and setting goals. If you don't set goals and determine where you're going, how will you know when you get there? Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive (激励)to keep you going all day.

· Sense of humor. I'm a firm believer in using humor, though not necessarily jokes. A good sense of humor helps one understand the unconventional(非传统的), tolerate the unpleasant, and overcome the unexpected. There are plenty of times to be serious, but I believe that keeping things light and comfortable encourages better teamwork.

· Volunteer. It might be hard to do a lot of volunteer work at first, but people who help others on a regular basis have a healthier outlook on life.

67. By saying "your real education is just beginning", the author wants to

A. explain why it's difficult for college graduates to find jobs

B. show the importance of social experience, besides schooling, in education

C. advise students to value their time at school, and to study hard

D. advise college graduates to face bravely the problems they may encounter (遭遇)

68. You should start to strengthen your relationships now because______.

A. it will take you time to develop them before you need them

B. you may have gotten used to being judged as an individual, and need to change

C. successful people have no time to develop relationships with you

D. you need to spend a lot of time learning the importance of good relationships

69. The author believes that being humorous means that you_______.

A. should prepare jokes to be used in various situations

B. can deal with difficult situations in an easy and comfortable way

C. can show your difference from others and be able to succeed

D. should smile all the time and avoid being serious on any occasion

70. The target readers of this passage are probably_______.

A. educational experts

B. people who want to change jobs

C. college graduates who have just left school

D. high school students who are still at school

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第四部分:书面表达(共两节，满分40分)

第一节完成句子(共10小题，每小题1．5分，满分l5分)

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末内的英语单词完成句子。

71．__________(尽管雨下得很大), they didn't cancel the football match. (as)

72. In London the huge clock____________(被称为)" Big Ben" is a major tourist attraction.    (refer)

73.___________(在国外长大) ,he couldn't speak Chinese well. (bring)

74. Jenny sat motionless ,listening to the teacher with_______(心不在焉). (wander)

75. He was upset about the constant noise,___________(不能将注意力集中在工作上).    (unable, centre)

76. Jack_________(和他的父亲就这件事发生意见分歧),which made both of them very    unhappy. (differ)

77.___________(除了熟悉中国的历史),Ben knows a lot about Chinese geography. (apart)

78. He__________(连续三次进行了尝试), and eventually succeeded at the third attempt.     (attempt)

79. ____________(患心脏病) for many years, he takes his medicine wherever he goes. (suffer)

80. By last Friday his money __________(由于失业而用完了) unemployment. (run, consequence)

第二节短文写作(满分25分)

最近，很多中学生都纷纷开起了自己的博客。一方面，博客可以作为展示自己的窗口，可以释放学习的压力，因此已经被越来越多的中学生所接受。但是，另一方面，很多家长和老师都认为管理个人博客要花相当多的时间和精力，会耽误学习。

请对这一现象进行简要介绍，并发表自己的看法。

注意：1．词数：l00左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2．参考词汇：开博客 open one's blog。

Nowadays, it is a common phenomenon that more and more high school students open their own blogs On the Internet._________________________________________

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第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分45分）

第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后面的要求答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）

Eating disorder is very common now. "When I first wrote about this. the problem was pretty much hidden … I didn't expect it to get as bad as it is." Susie Orbach, an international authority on eating disorders, said.

Orbach must at times think the anti-diet message of her book “fat is a Feminist Issue(女权主义问题)”has been lost since it was written more than 20 years ago.

Girls, boys, old people --  even the famously well-rounded female population of Fiji are falling victims(牺牲品) to fat fear.   

"If anything, the situation has got much, much worse. We now have kids as young as eight and women in old people's homes worried about the way they look." Orbach said.

Even though it has been proved that repeated dieting results in a little more than regaining most of the lost weight, constant dieting has become a way of life for many women. 48 per cent of British women aged 25 to 35 were on some kind of diet and 20 per cent of young women dieted all or most of time. Some of them said they would pop a pill to give them their beautiful shape, even if it meant risking their health. Worldwide, 70 million people have an eating disorder. Most are women, but men are increasingly affected, too.

More than half the women and two thirds of the men in Britain weigh too much. while in the United States more than one quarter of adults and about one in five children are overweight. The idea that female beauty is a very thin body could be changed, if clothing factories and magazines showed images(形象) of women of all shapes instead of selecting skeletal-like models and stick-thin actress.

But that is easier said than done.

To get the message across, Orbach is also considering talking to pop stars such as Victoria Beckham and Geri Halliwell, both of whom have admitted__________________.

1. What’s the best title of the passage?

_______________________________________________________________________________

2. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

Lots of women has chosen constant dieting as part of their life despite the fact that constant dieting leads to the lost weight being regained.

_______________________________________________________________________________

3. Please fill in the blank in the passage with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (within ten words)

_______________________________________________________________________________

4. Are you in favor of dieting? And why? (within 30 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________

5. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

_______________________________________________________________________________

It rained continuously for a week, completely _______ our holiday.

When I _______ my shopping list, I found I’d forgotten to buy pork and eggs.

The president wanted to _______ him about filling the post of the sales department.

He lay in bed, listening to the rain _______ the window.