17．一How long           at this job？
-Since 1990．（　　）

	A．	were you employed		B．	have you been employed
	C．	had you been employed		D．	are you employed

16．According to a study carried out by an American university，when you eat has         on your mood as        you eat．（　　）

	A．	much of as an effect； what		B．	much of as an effect； which
	C．	as much of an effect； what		D．	as much of an effect； which

15．The honking of horns （喇叭），as anyone who has tried to get more than a few minutes of sleep in New York will tell you，is one of the city's most widely enjoyed common pastimes．But Aaron Naparstek has had enough of it．On one occasion，the 31-year-old website developer approached the open window of a 4x4．waited for the driver to finish honking，offered a polite"excuse me"and then yelled"Ho-o-o-o-o-o-onk!"in his face．（The response was fierce anger．） Then a few months ago he lost his patience and threw three eggs from the window of his Brooklyn apartment on to the windscreen of a car honking loudly below．But the driver threatened to kill him．So，nobly，he chose the path of non-violence．He started writing anti-honking haiku verses-honku，he called them-and taped them to local lampposts：
Oh．forget Enron*
The problem around here is
All the damn honking
（*Enron_： a major American company that recently caused a scandal by going bankrupt because of corrupt mismanagement）
"Then this really weird thing started happening，"Naparstek says．"All these other haiku started appearing that I hadn't written．"Naparstek's section of Brooklyn is now covered in anti-honking poetry，written by everyone from scary environmental activist types to violent revolutionaries；
Patience slowly fades
Residents store up their eggs
That day is coming soon．
Inevitably Naparstek has started a website-www．honku．org-and now people from across the country send him news of their own anti-honking campaigns．Poetry，it turns out，can change the world after all （if you've got enough tape ）．Then，just recently，anti-anti-honking haiku started to appear，taped up by locals who thought Naparstek should stop worrying about honking and start worrying about starving children，say，or war in the Middle East instead．Naparstek has an answer for that．"Stop me if this is too tenuous（不靠谱的），"he says，"but they talk about the violence in the Middle East like it's a force of nature，like it's beyond our control．But actually it's kind of like the honking-the violence is man-made．If we can figure out how to stop honking on Clinton Street，I think we could learn some things that we could use on a large scale．"He pauses for a moment．"I told you it was tenuous．"

55．We can learn from the beginning of the passage thatA
A．honking noise has influenced people's life in New York
B．most New Yorkers enjoy sleeping late in the morning
C．New Yorkers have formed a habit of honking while driving
D．New Yorkers enjoy listening to the honking of horns
56．What is Naparstek's final response to the honking of horns？D
A．Ignore it． 
B．Yell at the driver．
C．Write to the government．
D．Act in a peaceful way．
57．The underlined word"haiku"in the passage is most probablyC
A．a type of game         B．a kind of language      C．a style of poem    D．a websile
58．According to the passage，most New Yorkers think Naparstek's response is．
A．pointless    B．reasonable      C．strange       D．abnormal
59．In response to the criticism of his anti-honking campaign，Naparstek believesA
A．finding the solution to anti-honking is as meaningful as that to starvation
B．violence in the Middle East is more of an issue worthy of note
C．big issues are beyond our control while small ones are under our control
D．if not handled properly，honking may cause serious problems like starvation
60．Which of the following best describes the tone of this passage？
A．Matter-of-fact．  B．Pessimistic．  C．Humorous．  D．Serious．

14．Steve Kimhall started a career in March as a school-bus driver for First Student Norwich．
The morning of April 8 seemed（21）B，Kimball recalled，except that he didn't quite feel right．Noah got in the bus and noticed immediately that the driver didn't（22）Dwell； he wasn't talking and joking（23）Cthe two of them are used to doing every morning．
Throughout the brief ride to（24）Amore riders，Noah kept asking Kimball，"Steve，are you all right？"．
Kimball said the boy's persistence was getting him annoyed．So Noah（25）Bsent a quick text message to his parents（26）Dthe driver was definitely sick but（27）Che was OK．His father（28）Athe bus company immediately．Soon the ambulance came over and drove Kimball to the nearest（29）C
"The doctor said I suffered a severe heart attack，"Kimball said Thursday，（30）Arecovering at his Norwich home．Kimball said．"God worked a miracle （31）CNoah．He saved my life，plain and simple．"
Kimball wasn't the only one（32）D．On Tuesday，First Student held a ceremony at Noah's school（33）Bhim for his"heroic leadership．"Company officials（34）Dhim with a plaque （ g（﹩）and a﹩50 prize．
"You are being（35）Afor your quick thinking and showing great care and（36）Bfor your driver，and because of you，he will be just fine，"the plaque （37）CNoah doesn't care for the sudden （38）A．He had to be coaxed （哄劝） by Kimball to attend Tuesday's ceremony．"I just did what was the right （39）Bto do，"he said．
But Noah wasn't shy when asked whether he was （40）DSteve's return to work．
"Oh，yeah!"he said．

21．A．strange	B．normal	C．noisy	D．busy
22．A．perform	B．behave	C．serve	D．look
23．A．as if	B．in case	C．the way	D．now that
24．A．pick up	B．drop off	C．pull up	D．carry out
25．A．calmly	B．quietly	C．faithfully	D．sincerely
26．A．when	B．as	C．which	D．that
27．A．admitted	B．declared	C．insisted	D．indicated
28．A．called	B．reminded	C．responded	D．visited
29．A．school	B．neighborhood	C．hospital	D．bus-stop
30．A．still	B．even	C．soon	D．thus
31．A．by	B．for	C．in	D．without
32．A．admirable	B．desperate	C．hopeful	D．thankful
33．A．in terms of	B．in honor of	C．in memory of	D．in favor of
34．A．provided	B．sent	C．supplied	D．presented
35．A．recognized	B．involved	C．approved	D．remembered
36．A．guidance	B．concern	C．curiosity	D．determination
37．A．agrees	B．applauds	C．reads	D．writes
38．A．celebration	B．shock	C．instruction	D．excitement
39．A．attitude	B．thing	C．person	D．time
40．A．looking up to	B．setting along	C．living up to	D．looking forward to

13．Be confident．You are very ____ to achieve your dream，since you keep trying your best all the time．（　　）

A．

determined

B．

possible

C．

likely

D．

probable

12．假如你是李华，请你根据以"老人摔倒你会扶吗？"为主题的班会调查结果及你自已的意见给《英语周报》写一篇演讲稿，要点如下：

调查结果	理由
1.80%的人认为会扶	救人第一
2.15%的人认为不一定会扶	看情况
3.5%的人认为不会扶	不懂急救；怕惹事

注意：
    1．总词数不少于100；2．开头部分已写好，不计入总词数；3．不能使用真实姓名和学校名称．
Ladies and gentlemen，
Will you help the old when he/she falls down on the street？A recent survey from our class meeting shows that______________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11．A kitchen that gives step-by-step cooking instructions in French could inspire a revolution in language learning in the UK．By using a new technology，it speaks to you as you prepare a French dish．The kitchen breaks new ground by taking language learning out of the classroom and linking it with an enjoyable and rewarding real-life activity．
The new kitchen is designed to be used in schools，universities and even people's homes．It could also be an existing kitchen．The first version of the technology was tested in the kitchens of project partner Newcastle University．The kitchen could be available for schools and universities，and for the UK market by the June of 2014．
The Newcastle University team is now working on ways to put it on the market．And the European Union has given money to begin programs in six other languages，including English Italian and Spanish．Finally，versions could be developed for any language cuisine（烹饪法）in the world．
Professor Paul says，"By international standards，the UK students are now poor when it comes to learning languages-a problem that certainly has an economic influence．We believe that developing skills in a country's language and its cuisine will help change the trend．"
On a computer fixed into the kitchen，the user first selects the French recipe（菜谱）they want to follow．Digital sensors built into dishes，containers and other equipment then communicate with the computer to make sure the right instructions are given at the right time，the user can ask the computer to repeat an instruction，or translate it into English，simply by pressing the touch screen．After cooking，the user can test what they have learned by carrying out a short test on the computer．
All grammar and vocabulary has been carefully selected to make sure that using the kitchen adds to basic proficiency（熟练）in understanding French．
Now three easy-carrying versions of the kitchen are being prepared．They're to be fixed in Newcastle University and at Institute Francais，a London-based charity devoted to teaching the French language．
57．The new kitchen is designed mainly toC．
A．increase people's interest in cooking
B．teach people how to cook French dishes
C．offer people a new way to learn languages
D．help cooks learn spoken French in the kitchen
58．Which of the following is TRUE about the kitchen？C
A．It has versions in six languages now．
B．It is already available for sale in the UK．
C．It has received strong support from the EU．
D．It can be used only in schools and university．
59．When a person is using the kitchen，B．
A．it will give him a test on his cooking skills
B．it can translate French into another language
C．the cooking process will stop if he goes wrong
D．he must be careful so as not to make mistakes
60．What would be the best title for the text？D
A．UK students have problems in language learning．
B．New technology helps students learning cooking．
C．An enjoyable and rewarding real-life activity．
D．A Talking Kitchen That Teaches You French．

10．We experienced and unusual weekend last month!
Early in the morning，we went to the country and spent a whole day（26）Bwild flowers．（27）Dthe car full of（28）Bwe were going home．On our way back，my wife（29）Aa bookshelf outside a furniture shop．"Buy it，"my wife said at once．"We'll（30）Bit home on the roof-rack（车顶架）．I've always wanted one like that．"
Ten minutes（31）C，we were back with the bookshelf in the flowers on the roof．
In the gathering darkness I drove（32）D．Other drivers seemed unusually （33）Athat evening．The（34）Beven stopped traffic to let us through．I had thought carrying furniture was a good idea．
After a time my wife said，"There's a long line of cars（35）A．Why don't they overtake（超车），I wonder？"Just at that time a police car did（36）C．The two officers inside looked at us seriously（37）Cthey passed．But then，with a kind smile they asked us to（38）Btheir car through the busy traffic．The police car stopped at our village church．One of the（39）Acame to me．
"Right，sir，"he said，"Do you need any more help？"
I was a bit（40）A．"Thanks，officer，"I said．"You have been very kind．"
He was staring at our car，first at the flowers，then at the bookshelf．"Well，well，"he said，（41）B．"It's a bookshelf you've got there!We thought it was something else．"
My wife began to laugh．Suddenly I understood（42）Dthe police drove here．The truth（43）Dme．I smiled at the officer，"Yes，it's a bookshelf，（44）Bthanks again．"Then I（45）Ahome as fast as I could．

26．A．growing	B．picking	C．buying	D．selling
27．A．For	B．As	C．Without	D．With
28．A．books	B．flowers	C．fruits	D．vegetables
29．A．noticed	B．heard	C．watched	D．felt
30．A．post	B．carry	C．send	D．hold
31．A．before	B．after	C．later	D．ago
32．A．quickly	B．quietly	C．carelessly	D．slowly
33．A．polite	B．worried	C．rude	D．frightened
34．A．drivers	B．polite	C．cleaners	D．villagers
35．A．behind	B．ahead	C．beside	D．along
36．A．go	B．stop	C．overtake	D．arrive
37．A．while	B．after	C．as	D．before
38．A．take	B．follow	C．move	D．push
39．A．officers	B．passers-by	C．drivers	D．ministers
40．A．puzzled	B．excited	C．depressed	D．delighted
41．A．coughing	B．laughing	C．crying	D．shouting
42．A．how	B．what	C．who	D．why
43．A．pleased	B．fooled	C．interested	D．hit
44．A．so	B．but	C．and	D．or
45．A．drove	B．walked	C．flew	D．left．

9．Leaving for work one morning，I noticed that my newspaper hadn't been delivered yet．Since I always took it to work，it（16）A me that I would have to stop at the store and pick one up．I was already running late，but figured I could make it if I hurried．It was putting me in a （17）C  mood．
As I pulled into the parking lot of the （18）B  to get a newspaper，I noticed a young man in a wheelchair who seemed to be （19）C  with his wheelchair．"I'm sure he's all right"，I thought，"or if he's not，someone else will help him．"
（20）A by the customers and cars that were passing him by，I guessed they were thinking the （21）C  thing．I got out and walked over to see what the （22）B  was．
"Is there anything I can do？"I asked．I noticed he wasn't able to （23）D，and was still struggling with the wheelchair．
I （24）B  at the wheelchair and noticed that the clamp（夹锁） holding the electronic keyboard and chair controls had （25）D  loosened，causing the equipment to slip down，out of his reach．
I pulled it back into （26）C．His hand pulled over to the keyboard and he hit a single key．An electronic voice said，"Thank you．"
I  felt  a  wave of gratitude come over me． I  was  truly blessed to have the physical （27）D  that allowed me to live a normal life．The young man helped me gain a new way of thinking in life．

16．A．annoyed	B．ignored	C．permitted	D．avoided
17．A．guilty	B．curios	C．bad	D．good
18．A．office	B．store	C．library	D．station
19．A．comparing	B．living	C．struggling	D．playing
20．A．Judging	B．Waiting	C．Attracted	D．Interrupted
21．A．particular	B．happy	C．same	D．strange
22．A．accident	B．trouble	C．comment	D．surprise
23．A．share	B．deliver	C．move	D．speak
24．A．look up	B．look down	C．come down	D．hold up
25．A．gradually	B．luckily	C．suddenly	D．obviously
26．A．space	B．form	C．place	D．shape
27．A．gratitude	B．attitude	C．manner	D．ability

8．The polo bear will face the fate of extinction ______ the ice keeps melting at an alarming speed．（　　）

A．

if

B．

until

C．

unless

D．

before