18．When something goes wrong，it can be very satisfying to say，"Well，it's so-and-so's fault．"or"I know I'm late，but it's not my fault；the car broke down．"It is probably not your fault，but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation，you are a loser．You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation．However，you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedythe situation．This is the winner's key to success．
Winners are great at overcoming problems．For example，if you were late because your car broke down，maybe you  need to have your car examined more regularly．Or，you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers，so you could call for help when in need．For another example，if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability，find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame  the person．Ask to work with a different person，or don't rely on this person．You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails  to do his job well．
This is what being a winner is all about-creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens．Winners don't have fewer problems in their lives； they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else．They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents．So，stop focusing on"whose fault it is．"Once you are confident about your power over bad situations，problems are just stepping stone on for success．
50．According to the passage，winnersA．
A．deal with problems rather than blame others
B．meet with fewer difficulties in their lives
C．have responsible and able colleagues
D．blame themselves rather that others
51．The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning toC．
A．avoid    B．accept      C．improve        D．consider
52．When your colleague brings about a problem，you shouldA．
A．find a better way to handle the problem
B．blame him for his lack of responsibility
C．tell him to find the cause of the problem
D．ask a more able colleague for help
53．When problems occur，winners take them asD
A．excuses for their failures       
B．barriers to greater power
C．challenges to their colleagues   
D．chances for self-development．

17．假如你是李华，你校正在开展安全教育，围绕"中学生是否有必要带手机去学校"进行讨论，请给校报编辑写一封信，介绍讨论情况并发表自己的意见．
大多数同学认为：可方便与家长、同学联系；是一种时尚．        
大多数老师认为：中学生年龄尚小，还不能自控；用手机玩游戏，发短信浪费时间；容易引起攀比； 使用校园内公用电话．
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Dear editor，
I'm writing to tell you about the discussion we've had about whether it is necessary for middle school students to carry mobile phones to school．
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16．What do you think of British people and American people？You might think that there are no differences between the people in the two countries．After all they speak the same language，don't they？But if you ask a British or an American person，the differences are quite great．
What do British people think Americans are like？The British think Americans are very strange．They make a lot of noise and they laugh too loudly．They are rich，and they only think about money．But the British do say that Americans are kind，friendly people．They are happy to help you if you are in trouble．
What do Americans think of the British？Well，they think the British are cold and very unfriendly．They are not interested in success or in making lots of money．They think Britain is the best country in the world．They look down upon other countries．But Americans say that the British are quite good workers．They are brave and honest．And in time of trouble they face difficulties happily．
You can see that these ideas can cause misunderstanding between the British and Americans．But when American and British people become friends，they usually find things are not as bad as they expected．
39．What do you think of the differences between British and American people？B
A．Their differences are very small．
B．The differences are very great．
C．There are no differences between them．
D．Some people think there are，but some people don?t think so．
40．What do the British think Americans are like？A
A．They are strange but friendly．
B．They are poor．
C．They are rich but unfriendly．
D．They are happy in trouble．
41．The American and British people usually get along quite wellB．
A．when misunderstanding is caused between them
B．once they become friends
C．after they fight
D．when they help each other．

15．最近，越来越多的学生在校外租房而不愿住大宿舍．请根据下面提示，一分为二地用英语写一篇短文，说说两者各自的好处与坏处，并表明自己的观点．词数100左右．
1．学习时间；  2．安全；  3．自由性；  4．与同学交往；  5．学习效果．
    注意：可从其他角度阐述，但两方面的理由都至少要有两条．
要求：字迹工整，段落清晰．
                                                                                
                                                                               

14．It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work．I was tired and had a slight（16）D．
I worked in a（17）Cdoctor's office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened，making the schedule run （18）Bthan usual．It seemed I was going to be late（19）Ahome and my husband，being the（20）Bperson，would be ready to pronounce me late once again．Maybe（21）DI hurried，I could still make it home．
I was heading inside to（22）Afor my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter．I heard them asking for（23）Cto the local hospital．It was the same hospital that I had just（24）D a few minutes ago．
The young man at the counter was trying to be（25）Bin explaining how to get there，with two other people making（26）A．One of them was（27）Ctrying to give them a whole different route back．It was then that I walked over to the couple and said，"Would you like to follow me to the（28）C？"
A look of（29）Bcrossed the woman's face．
"I'm going right by there，"I said，which wasn't a（an（30）Dsince I had just made up my mind to do（31）Cthat．
I got in my car and began the journey back．I was trying to watch to be sure they were right（32）Dme．It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to（33）B．I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone．
Later，as I arrived home，my husband（34）A，"So you aren't ever late any more．"
I said，"Sometimes it's（35）Cto be late．"

16．A．break	B．fever	C．cold	D．headache
17．A．foreign	B．common	C．busy	D．noisy
18．A．earlier	B．later	C．easier	D．simpler
19．A．getting	B．cooking	C．calling	D．working
20．A．tough	B．punctual	C．generous	D．careful
21．A．as	B．since	C．while	D．if
22．A．pay	B．change	C．wait	D．search
23．A．opinions	B．trouble	C．directions	D．money
24．A．reached	B．visited	C．called	D．left
25．A．skilled	B．helpful	C．experienced	D．active
26．A．comments	B．promises	C．jokes	D．offers
27．A．only	B．still	C．even	D．ever
28．A．station	B．office	C．hospital	D．hotel
29．A．panic	B．relief	C．sadness	D．peace
30．A．duty	B．fact	C．reason	D．lie
31．A．partly	B．properly	C．exactly	D．perfectly
32．A．across	B．before	C．beside	D．behind
33．A．go up	B．die down	C．speed up	D．turn down
34．A．teased	B．shouted	C．burst	D．laughed
35．A．possible	B．special	C．good	D．safe

13．假设你是高二（1）班李华，参与学校英语校刊征稿活动，向全校同学推荐一个游戏网页．请根据下面提供的信息，介绍该网页的基本情况，并谈谈自己对此活动的感想．
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My dear fellow schoolmates，here I'm introducing you an interesting game website．
                                                                        
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                        

12．Baby girls make their way directly for dolls as soon as they can crawl，while boys will head for the toy cars，a study has shown．The findings，the first to show differences in very young babies，suggest there is a biological basis to their preferences．
Psychologists Dr Brenda Todd from City University London carried out an experiment involving 90 infants aged nine months to 36 months．The babies were allowed to choose from seven toys．Some were stereotypically boys'toys-a car，a digger，a ball and a blue teddy．The rest were girls'toys：a pink teddy，a doll and a cooking set．They were placed a meter away from the toys，and could pick whichever toy they liked．Their choice and the amount of time they spent playing with each toy were recorded．
Of the youngest children （nine to 14 months），girls spent significantly longer playing with the doll than boys，and boys spent much more time with the car and ball than the girls did．Among the two-and three-year-olds，girls spent 50 percent of the time playing with the doll while only two boys briefly touched it．The boys spent almost 90 percent of their time playing with cars，which the girls barely touched．There was no link between the parents'view on which toys were more appropriate for boys or girls，and the children's choice．
Dr Brenda Todd said："Children of this age are already exposed to much socialization．Boys may be given‘toys that go'while girls get toys they can care for，which may help shape their preference．But these findings agree with the former idea that children show natural interests in particular kinds of toys．There could be a biological basis for their choices．Males through evolution have been adapted to prefer moving objects，probably through hunting instincts（本能），while girls prefer warmer colors such as pink，the color of a newborn baby．"
53．Baby boys and girls have different toy preferences probably becauseD．
    A．baby boys are much more active
    B．baby girls like bright colors more
    C．their parents treat them differently
    D．there is a natural difference between them
54．Both baby boys and baby girls like to play withBaccording to the study．
    A．a ball   B．a teddy  C．a car    D．a doll
55．What can we infer from Paragraph 3？C
    A．Nine-month-old baby boys don't play with dolls at all．
    B．Two-year-old baby girls sometimes play with cars and balls．
    C．The older the babies are，the more obvious their preference is．
    D．Parents should teach their babies to share each other's toys．
56．What conclusion did Dr．Brenda Todd draw from the results of the study？B
    A．Adults purposely influence their babies preference．
    B．Babies'preference isn't affected by social surroundings．
    C．Baby boys preferring to moving toys will be good at hunting．
    D．Baby girls preferring warmer colors will be warm-hearted．
57．We may read this article in aAsection of a newspaper．
    A．science  B．health   C．education   D．entertainment．

11．-Mum，I need a new schoolbag．
-But didn't I buy you _____ three months ago？（　　）

A．

it

B．

that

C．

one

D．

another

10．Joe's remarks left me ______ his real purpose．（　　）

A．

wonder

B．

to wonder

C．

wondering

D．

wondered

9．I don't see why you trust Adam so much．I dare say he's _____but a cheat．（　　）

A．

something

B．

anything

C．

nothing

D．

everything