7．A special education teacher and former police officer was honored by President Barack Obama at the White House as the 2009 National Teacher of the Year for his innovative （创新的） approach，community focus，and teamwork with other teachers．"In a global economy where the greatest job qualification isn't what you can do，but what you know，our teachers are the key to our nation's success，"President Obama stated．
Mullen，a ninth-through twelfth-grade special education teacher at the ARCH School in Connecticut，is the 59th National Teacher of the Year．Mullen's goal is to provide passion，professionalism （职业特质），and perseverance as an educator．"A teacher can receive no greater reward than the knowledge that he or she helped recover a lost student，"Mullen remarked．He will travel for one year as a full-time national and international spokesperson for education beginning June 1，2009．
The National Teacher of the Year Program focuses public attention on teaching excellence and is the oldest and most famous national honors program for teachers．"ACEI is a proud participant （参与者） in the selection process for the National Teacher of the Year，and we are pleased to see Anthony Mullen selected．Mr．Mullen is a dedicated individual who possesses a wealth of talents and skills as a teacher．His devotion to young people，however，reaches beyond the call of duty．Mr．Mullen extends himself to adviser and guides children who need to know that they are not forgotten and that they，too，are unique and special，"stated ACEI Executive Director Diane Whitehead．
ACEI is one of 15 national education organizations that select the National Teacher of the Year from among the state teachers of the year，including those representing the District of Columbia，the Department of Defense Education Activity，and five U．S．extra state departments．
49．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．A White House ceremony．                 
B．An innovative teaching approach．
C．The 2009 National Teacher of the Year．         
D．The national education organizations．
50．We can learn from the first paragraph Obama stressesA．
A．teachers'role
B．community lives
C．teachers'teamwork                   
D．innovative approach
51．According to Mullen，his success as an educator lies inB．
A．being a full-time national and international spokesperson
B．providing passion，perseverance and professionalism
C．helping those who can't find their way home
D．helping the students achieve high scores
52．It can be inferred from the passage thatD．
A．the National Teacher of the Year Program hasn't been well-known
B．ACEI is the only organization in charge of selecting excellent teachers
C．Mullen is devoted to teaching the students for the call of duty
D．Mullen's success may be due to his previous work experience．

6．Should parents ever hit their children？
Research suggests many of us are likely to respond"no"，and public support for spanking（打屁股） has been falling over the years．But surveys also show that 75 percent to nearly 90 percent of parents admit to spanking their child at least once．
I was raised in a zero-tolerance home for disrespect，and my parents often turned to physical punishment．And，no，I don't feel I was damaged by it．
Nothing is more annoying than watching ill-mannered behavior from children．
But there is data to suggest that a return to old-school spanking isn't the answer．
Two years ago，Newsweek reported that it had found data suggesting that teens whose parents used physical punishment were more likely to become aggressive．
Murray Straus，professor at the University of New Hampshire in America，has studied the topic of children and spanking for decades．He said that children who were physically punished have lower IQs than their peers．It may be that children with lower IQs were more likely to get spanked，but the punishment may have been counterproductive （反作用的） to their mental development，as well．
Some researchers make the argument that occasional open-handed smacks （用巴掌打） on the bottom are not only harmless but can have some benefit．
Last year，Marjorie Gunnoe，a psychologist at Calvin College，studied teens who have never spanked．There are a greater number of children growing up without ever having been physically punished．Gunnoe） s research suggests they don't turn out any better than those who were sometimes spank．
There are some parents who simply cannot control their tempers （脾气）．But I still believe that the best parents are the ones who are able to offer fair and firm discipline without ever turning to physical punishment．
45．According to the first three paragraphs，the author was probably hit by her parents whenB．
A．they were dissatisfied with her grade
B．she showed no respect for the elder
C．they cannot control their temper
D．their discipline turns out to be not strict enough
46．According to Murray Straus，children who are physically punishedD．
A．are less aggressive toward others when they get older
B．have slower physical development
C．benefit from occasional spanking
D．may develop lower IQs than their peer
47．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article？D
A．40 percent of children grow up without ever being spanked
B．Children who suffer less physical punishment are better students
C．Occasional open-handed spanking on the bottom are mentally harmful
D．Researchers disagree over whether smacking is mentally harmful to children
48．The author seems to agree thatC．
A．parents should determine whether a child needs to be smacked or not
B．children who have been spanked tend to behave better than those who haven't
C．good parents discipline their children in a fair and reasonable way
D．physical punishment should be the last resort of any parent．

5．One evening I heard a loud crash in our quiet neighborhood．（21）Dthat evening my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some soft drinks．It was a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her（22）C，so I sent her to the store in my truck．At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my（23）A．I enjoyed having it，but I said："Guy，my heart is not set on that truck．
I like it but it is （24）B metal and won't last forever．"After hearing the loud noise，the whole（25）Dran outside．My son shouted："Dad； Dad，Holly crashed your truck．"
My heart sank and my mind was（26）Awith conflicting thoughts．Was anyone hurt？Who else was involved？As I ran to the door，I heard a voice in my （27）Asay："Here is a chance to show Holly what you really （28）B．She'11 never forget it．"
The accident had occurred in my own driveway．Holly had crashed my truck into our other car． Holly was（29）Cphysically but when I reached her，she was crying and saying："Oh，Dad，I'm sorry．I know how much you love this truck．"I held her in my arms as she cried．
Later that week a friend（30）Cby and asked what had happened to my truck．I told her the whole （31）BHer eyes moistened （润湿） and she said："That happened to me when I was a girl．I（32）Dmy dad's car and ran into a log that had fallen（33）Athe road．I ruined the car．When I got home my Dad knocked me to the ground and began to kick me．
Over 40 years later，she still felt the（34）Bof the night．It was a deep wound on her （35）D．
I remember how（36）DHolly was on the night she crashed our truck，and how I （37）Cher．One day，when Holly thinks（38）Aon her life，I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of property．
I repaired the car，but the dent （凹陷）in my truck is （39）Bthere today．Every day it reminds me of what really（40）Cin my life．

21．A．After	B．Before	C．Later	D．Earlier
22．A．studying	B．cooking	C．driving	D．operating
23．A．truck	B．family	C．neighbor	D．house
24．A．still	B．just	C．also	D．always
25．A．truck	B．evening	C．street	D．family
26．A．flooded	B．pleased	C．surrounded	D．surprised
27．A．heart	B．house	C．neighborhood	D．truck
28．A．hate	B．love	C．refuse	D．worry
29．A．beaten	B．hurt	C．unhurt	D．worried
30．A．stood	B．walked	C．stopped	D．drove
31．A．accident	B．story	C．adventure	D．experience
32．A．gave	B．bought	C．rode	D．borrowed
33．A．across	B．through	C．against	D．over
34．A．accident	B．pain	C．car	D．sorry
35．A．body	B．head	C．face	D．soul
36．A．glad	B．serious	C．disappointed	D．sad
37．A．knocked	B．kicked	C．comforted	D．beat
38．A．back	B．forward	C．up	D．down
39．A．already	B．still	C．never	D．not
40．A．works	B．needs	C．matters	D．helps

4．What would you do if you were unemployed，homeless and you found a large sum of money？Pauline Nichter，46，and her husband，Tom，44，had both（21）Dtheir jobs and were living in and out of motels（汽车旅馆） with their 11-year-old son，Jason．They were in danger of losing their car for（22）Bto make payments on it．
One day last summer，Pauline found a wallet（23）Aa credit card，an airline ticket to New Zealand and $2，394 in （24）Cat a shopping center in the Los Angeles suburb of Buena Park．"For a second I （25）Dabout taking the money，"she said later．"（26）Bonly for a second．It wasn't our money and we don't want to set a bad （27）Bto our son．"She delivered the wallet and the contents to the nearest     28  C，where the owner reclaimed them．Police admitted that they were（29）Awhen the Nichters walked into the police station with the（30）Cand the money．
Word of the（31）Dquickly got around，and a grateful community（32）Ain kind．The Nichters received more than ten job offers and a（n）（33）Brent-free for six months．An unknown donor（捐助人） brought the car （34）Aup to date．Others gave cash．One elderly couple walked into the police station （35）CPauline had turned in the wallet and asked how much had been in （36）B．When they were（37）Cthe amount，the man said，"Then that's what they （38）D，"and wrote out a check for 2，400．
At a news conference Pauline said in（39）A，"Never in a million years would I have thought this would happen to us．What we have （40）Dis far more than what was in the wallet．"

21．A．dropped	B．received	C．found	D．lost
22．A．fear	B．failure	C．unwillingness	D．hesitation
23．A．containing	B．promising	C．folding	D．covering
24．A．total	B．bill	C．cash	D．rent
25．A．looked	B．consulted	C．moved	D．thought
26．A．And	B．But	C．Or	D．So
27．A．sample	B．example	C．goal	D．limit
28．A．post office	B．railway station	C．police station	D．shopping center
29．A．surprised	B．delighted	C．frightened	D．scared
30．A．credit card	B．airline ticket	C．wallet	D．money
31．A．devotion	B．loyalty	C．bravery	D．honesty
32．A．responded	B．replied	C．reflected	D．required
33．A．department	B．apartment	C．holiday	D．electricity
34．A．payments	B．license	C．park	D．parts
35．A．what	B．when	C．where	D．which
36．A．them	B．it	C．each	D．all
37．A．asked	B．repaid	C．told	D．reminded
38．A．value	B．reserve	C．earn	D．deserve
39．A．tears	B．cheers	C．shock	D．silence
40．A．created	B．donated	C．returned	D．received

3．What do Lenordo da Vinci，Paul McCartney，and Albert Einstein have in common？They were all left-handed，along with other famous people including Pablo Picasso，Prince William，and Marilyn Monroe．In fact，an estimated 11percent of Americans and Europeans are left-handed．
Most people around the world are right-handed．This fact also seems to have held true throughout history．In 1997，scientists studied works of art made at various times history starting with cave drawings from 15，000B．C．and ending with paintings from the 1950s．Most of the people shown in these works of art are right-handed，so scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common．
Many researchers claim to have found relationships between left-handedness and various physical and mental characteristics，such as blond hair，blue eyes，vegetarianism，and sleep difficulties．Other studies have found a higher-than-normal level of left-handed people in certain occupations，including professional baseball and tennis players，architects，lawyers，as well as prisoners．However，some of these connections are very weak，and others haven't been proven．
What makes a person become right-handed rather than left-handed？As yet，no one really knows for sure．One simple idea suggests that people normally get right-handedness from their parents．Studies have found that two right-handed parents have only a 9.5percent chance of having a left-handed child，whereas two left-handed parents have a 26percent chance of having a left-handed child．Another common theory is that left-handed people suffer mild brain damage during birth，which makes them left-handed．However，if this theory were true，it wouldn't explain why the percentage of left-handed people is so similar in every society，when birth conditions vary so much from society to society．
Whatever the reasons behind it，people's attitudes toward left-handedness have changed a lot over the years．Statistics show that although 13percent of young people （10-20years old） are left-handed，only 6percent of the elderly are left-handed．Left-handed children used to be punished until they began using their right hand like other children，but today people who are left-handed are no longer looked down on nor are they considered abnormal．For most people today either case is perfectly acceptable．There are even a number of shops now that specialize in selling products designed for left-handed people，such as left-handed scissors，can openers，guitars，and even a left-handed camera．
In 1976，Left-Handers International，a group of left-handed people in Topeka，Kansas，in the United States，decided to start an annual event in order to clear up misunderstandings about left-handedness．They decided that August 13th is International Left-Handers Day，and to this day groups of left-handed people around the world celebrate their own special day．

45．What does the third paragraph describe？C
A．why people with certain characters are better at certain jobs
B．reasons why left-handed people are better at some jobs
C．links between left-handedness and certain occupations and characteristics
D．why people are left-handed
46．What makes a person right-handed？D
A．the person's parents                 B．society
C．the person's birth                   D．The reason is uncertain
47．What can be assumed about the children of two left-handed parents？B
A．Most of them are left-handed．B．Most of them are right-handed
C．Most of them use both hands equally．D．Very few of them are right-handed．
48．Today，only 6percent of the elderly are left-handed because left-handed people…D
A．can be treated by doctors today．B．die younger．
C．are thought of as abnormal．D．were often forced to become right-handed．

2．______ his opinions more clearly，he used some body language．（　　）

A．

Express

B．

Expressing

C．

Expressed

D．

To express

1．假如你是李华．你的美国朋友John来信说，将来你所在的城市任教，请你帮他找一处合适的房子．请根据下面的提示和图画给他回一封信，介绍你所找的这套房子的情况，并征求他的意见．（1）房屋所在的位置和周边环境；（2）房屋的结构；（3）房内设施；（4）房租价格．

注意：1．词数100左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数．
2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯．
Dear John，
     I'm very glad to hear that you will come to work in our city．
                                                                                    Yours sincerely，
Li Hua．

20．Many of us assume that the child of one of the richest men on earth must enjoy endless privilege．But 52-year-old Peter Buffett，a son of billionaire investor Warren，doesn't think so．
"People who are born with a silver spoon in their mouth can fall victim to what my father has called a silver dagger （匕首） in your back，"?Buffett told Reuters in an interview．"It leads to a sense of entitlement （权力） and a lack of personal achievement．"
Entitlement，he believes，is the worst thing ever．"Anybody who acts as if they deserve something‘just because…'is a disaster，"he said．In his new book，Buffett says that the only read inheritance handed down from his parents was a philosophy（人生观）：Forge（努力建立）your own path in life．It is a belief that has allowed him to follow his own passions，establish his own identity，and achieve his own successes．
Did his father ever want him to go into finance？"It was encouraged for a moment when I was open to the idea，he told Reuters．But as he grew older，it became clear the financial world was not speaking to my heart．"
His father accepted his choice to become a musician．He began his musical career by writing music for TV commercials．He then released his own albums．
"I am my own person and I know what I have achieved in my life，"he told Reuters．"This isn't about wealth or fame or money or any of that stuff，it is actually about values and what you enjoy and finding something you love doing．"
Along with the book，Buffettt has begun a"Concert & Conversation"tour in which he plays the piano，talks about his life and warns against consumerist（消费主义）culture and damaging the environment．
"Economic prosperity may come and go； that's just how it is，"he writes in the book．"But values are the steady currency that earns us the all-important rewards．"
53．What does"It"in the second paragraph refer to？A
    A．Being born to a wealthy family．
    B．A silver spoon in the mouth．
    C．A life of a top investor．
    D．The victim of a silver dagger in the back．
54．What does the article tell us？C
    A．Peter Buffettt is a born musician．
    B．Peter Buffeltt enjoys a bugle privileged life．
    C．A wealthy family can benefit a child but also spoil him or her．
    D．peter Buffertt was forced by his parents to take over their business．
55．The article claims that Peter Buffettt owes his achievements largely toD．
    A．his passion for music
    B．the good education he received
    C．his great determination
    D．the values he learned from his parents
56．Which of the following statements would Peter Buffettt probably agree with？B
    A．Wealth is there to enjoy to the fullest．
    B．A person's value lies within．
    C．many people are fooled by economic prosperity．
    D．Young people should choose their own philosophy，whatever their parents believe in．

19．Odland remembers like it was yesterday working in an expensive French restaurant in Denver．The ice cream he was serving fell onto the white dress of a rich and important woman．
Thirty years have passed，but Odland can't get the memory out of his mind，nor the woman's kind reaction．She was shocked，regained calmness and，in a kind voice，told the young Odland．"It's OK．It wasn't your fault．"When she left the restaurant，she also left the future Fortune 500CEO with a life lesson：You can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she treats the waiter．
Odland isn't the only CEO to have made this discovery．Rather，it seems to be one of those few laws of the land that every CEO learns on the way up．It's hard to get a dozen CEOs to agree about anything，but most agree with the Waiter Rule．They say how others treat the CEO says nothing．But how others treat the waiter is like a window into the soul．
Watch out for anyone who pulls out the power card to say something like，"I could buy this place and fire you，"or"I know the owner and I could have you fired．"Those who say such things have shown more about their character than about their wealth and power．
The CEO who came up with it，or at least first wrote it down，is Raytheon CEO Bill Swanson．He wrote a best-selling book called Swanson's Unwritten Rules of Management．
"A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter，or to others，is not a nice person，"Swanson says．"I will never offer a job to the person who is sweet to the boss but turns rude to someone cleaning the tables．"

32．What happened after Odland dropped the ice cream onto the woman's dress？D
A．He was fired．
B．He was blamed．
C．The woman left the restaurant at once．
D．The woman comforted him．
33．Odland learned one of his life lessons fromD．
A．an interesting best-selling book
B．the advice given by the CEOs
C．an article in Fortune
D．his experience as a waiter
34．According to the text，most CEOs have the same opinion aboutB．
A．Fortune 500companies
B．the Waiter Rule
C．Swanson's book
D．the Management Rules
35．From the text we can learn thatA．
A．one should respect others no matter who they are
B．CEOs often show their power before others
C．one should be nicer to important people
D．CEOs often have meals in expensive restaurants．

18．It's one thing to goof．But it's quite（21）Dto do it in front of a stadium full of people!In book Oops，authors tell of such slip-ups．One occurred during a  （22）Cmatch between two Brazilian teams．The first goal was scored within three seconds after kickoff．What made the score（23）Ahard for the team's fans to take was the fact that it was made while their goalie was still on one knee with his   （24）Bbowed in prayer．
There is certainly a（an）（25）Afor prayer，but this poor man learned the hard way that there is also a time for action．In fact，both are （26）Cin a well-lived life．As Gandhi once said，"I have so much to（27）Dtoday，I will have to meditate（沉思）two hours instead of one．"Often，however，the best spirituality （28）Bwith the prayer of the heart，and then moves to that prayer which is lived throughout the rest of the day．
Several years ago a bomb（29）Doutside the huge oak doors of a Greek Catholic church in Jerusalem．The heavy doors were blown （30）Bso that they careened（倾斜）up to the front of the sanctuary（避难所）and destroyed the chancel area．Windows were blown out，chairs were（31）C，and the balcony fell down．
Dr．Ken Bailey，stopped by to （32）Bthe damage．It took little time to determine that the priest was in shock and unable to make necessary（33）C．So Dr．Bailey took it upon himself to ask the administrators at the school where he taught to close classes，and he invited the （34）Bto join him in helping the priest．They cleaned the church and boarded the windows to （35）Dstealing．
The following day，Bailey again （36）Aon his friend．The maid confided in him that the priest did not（37）Cat the bomb's destruction．However，she added，"He did cry when you and your friends helped （38）Dup the mess it made．"Dr．Bailey has since remarked，"I did not（39）Bany theology（神学）that afternoon-or did I？"If theology is about love in action，he held one of his best classes that day．The truth is…faith is （40）Dso beautiful as when it has its working clothes on．

21．A．other	B．extra	C．certain	D．another
22．A．basketball	B．baseball	C．football	D．volleyball
23．A．particularly	B．possibly	C．evidently	D．obviously
24．A．hair	B．head	C．hand	D．breast
25．A．time	B．occasion	C．chance	D．opportunity
26．A．deserted	B．ignored	C．required	D．deserved
27．A．announce	B．declare	C．accompany	D．accomplish
28．A．ends	B．begins	C．develops	D．moves
29．A．exposed	B．expected	C．expanded	D．exploded
30．A．outward	B．in ward	C．backward	D．downward
31．A．discovered	B．discounted	C．destroyed	D．disturbed
32．A．escape	B．estimate	C．establish	D．encounter
33．A．determinations	B．agreements	C．decisions	D．differences
34．A．administrators	B．students	C．players	D．visitors
35．A．predict	B．promise	C．persuade	D．prevent
36．A．called	B．depended	C．looked	D．insisted
37．A．smile	B．laugh	C．cry	D．cheer
38．A．speed	B．break	C．build	D．clean
39．A．learn	B．teach	C．criticize	D．praise
40．A．always	B．forever	C．still	D．never