8．It was not until near the end of the letter ________she mentioned her own plan．（　　）

A．

when

B．

that

C．

how

D．

as

7．I don't doubt ______ he can finish the task on time．（　　）

A．

whether

B．

if

C．

that

D．

what

6．假如你是李华，你班将召开以"How to be a good student''为主题的英语班会．请你根据下图提示，写一篇发言稿．
注意：
1．文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2．可适当发挥，以使行文连贯；
3．词数：100左右．

Dear classmates，
I am glad to share with you my ideas about how to be a good student．
                                                                            
That's all．Thank you!

5．Now you are a（n） _____ student，but you can achieve your goal and become a top student if you work hard．（　　）

A．

splendid

B．

average

C．

academic

D．

foolish

4．He ________ another career，but at the time he didn't have enough money to attend graduate school．（　　）

	A．	might choose		B．	might have chosen
	C．	should have chosen		D．	could choose

3．When I got to the stadium，our team _________ the game with a safe advantage and only a few minutes to go．（　　）

A．

was winning

B．

had won

C．

have won

D．

won

2．Bit by bit，the sand dust that fills the sky is dying down．The blue sky and the burnin sun once again hang over the desert．
He is on the road，driving his beat-up yellow cab（出租车）．The sides of the road are littered with damaged vehicles．Masses of smoke in the distance tell him that a war is being dragged on throughout his country．
It's a fine day despite the choking heat．Not a breath of wind is blowing．
A group of vehicles are traveling towards him，carrying many passengers．The scene reminds him of the market days in this country when crowds of trucks transport folks to the markets； the only difference is，this time，they are not trucks，but tanks，carrying foreigners，guns in hand．He stares at them．They stare back．So they pass by one another．
"The damned war!"he whispers bitterly．Two days ago，a bomb fell on the market in front of his house，destroying nearly everything in sight．He survived by luck．He decided then and there that he would give up this cab business．This will be his final run．After this，he will leave this place together with his wife and children
"Shala and my children，we'll soon meet each other again，after I'm done here．"He turns his head to take a glance at a photo of his wife and children．The glass on the frame（相框） is broken，but their smiles in the picture do not fail to provide him the only comfort that he has．
Shortly he arrives at a checkpoint．Tanks sit by the side of the road，the sight of which sends a marked coldness through his backbone．A bunch of soldiers armed to the teeth stand by．A foreign soldier signals him to stop．He calms himself down and pulls over．During the past few days，nearly no civilian（平民） vehicles come out of the capital city，his car the only one on oads．
A few foreign soldiers come up to him，one，two，three，four，five．The leader bends over to have a look at the old car，then at him．"Where do you come from and where are you going？"With a smile on his face，he answers with a broken speech in the tongue that the soldiers can understand，"Sir，I come from the capital，I'm leaving that place because it is a very dangerous place to be，with the war and everything．"
While talking，he hands a cigarette over to the soldier，then lights it up for him．
"When will the war end？"he asks．
"It won't take long．We'll soon give all of you in the capital the true freedom．"The soldier breathes a deep mouthful．He seems to have spotted the photo in the car，"The cigarette is not bad at all．Are those your wife and kids？I have two of my own，roughly the same age．"
"Oh，yes，they are mine and they are constantly on my mind．They left the city a bit earlier，and I'm on my way to be reunited with them．Perhaps I'm never coming back．Driving a cab around during war times is too dangerous．I'm giving up the business．"He looks at the soldiers，still smiling．
"After we overthrow your dictator（独裁者），you won't have that to worry about，you can come back and pick up your life again．"The soldier is leaning on the door of the car．It is perhaps the first time in many days that he has seen a happy face among the local people．It cheers him up．
"Maybe，but I have to go to see my family．If you would pay us a visit，my wife will prepare a good meal for all of you．Come with me，this is going to be my last business run and I won't even charge you．"
"Can't make it．We're on duty．Give our regards to your wife and kids．"The soldier is a bit excited，thinking maybe quite some locals have open arms for them after all．"Oh，yes，I almost forgot，the south is battle-infected，where IS your family？"
Still smiling，he picks up the broken picture frame，presses a kiss on the photo，then turns around，staring into the eyes of that soldier，not quite himself from excitement，and the other foreign soldiers holding guns．Words drop out of his lips slowly but firmly：
"Paradise．"
Perhaps the last thing he sees is the confused，fearful，twisted expression on the face of that soldier，and the cigarette end dropping from his fingers．
Then he pushes the button．

61．What is this passage mainly about？B
A．A cruel war going on in the country．
B．A brave defender of the country．
C．A taxi driver's last business run．
D．A moving talk between a civilian and soldiers．
62．According to the passage，the man's wifeA．
A．has already been killed by the bomb
B．must be the only comfort to the man
C．is really good at cooking local food
D．has managed to escape to another city
63．Why does the man keep smiling while talking to the soldier？C
A．To show his kindness．
B．To satisfy the soldiers．
C．To hide his true feeling．
D．To express his happiness．
64．The underlined sentence"Come with me，this is going to be my last business run and I won't even charge you"suggests that the manD．
A．treats the soldier as his friend
B．wants to quit his cab business
C．offers a free ride to the soldier
D．intends to kill the soldier
65．Which of the following may best describe the feeling of the locals about the foreign soldiers？B
A．Fear．  B．Hate．  C．Disappointment．  D．Unconcern．

1．We all have weaknesses and strengths-no matter who we are．Sometimes the weaknesses seem to outweigh the strengths．Some people get sick easily，for example．
Many people leave it and accept it as just bad luck-but not everyone．Some people facing huge limitations still manage to achieve a lot．They rise above their weaknesses and do not allow them to limit their possibilities．It's your choice
I attended a school prize-giving ceremony not so long ago and the guest speaker was Andrew Becroft，who had a severe stutter （口吃） as a child．Instead of allowing this to limit him，he chose to work hard to overcome it．He is now the Principal Youth Court Judge for New Zealand．
Lots of people face far more limitations than you do．They may be disabled or are born into extreme poverty．But no matter what the limitation，you will always find people who have overcome it．
Here are some more examples：
Brett Eastburn has no arms or legs and yet is an inspirational speaker and also a very good wrestler．He shares his story in a brief video on his site．
Ringo Starr，drummer for the Beatles，came from a very poor background．He was constantly suffering from illnesses as a child and spent lots of time in hospital．Here is his inspiring story．
Helen Keller became ill and lost her sight and hearing when 19months old （before she'd learned to speak）．She went on to become a world famous author and speaker．
Wilma Rudolph was the 20th of 22children．As a child she suffered various diseases，leaving her left leg and foot weak and deformed．Doctors said she would never walk again．She went on to win 3gold medals in track during the 1960Olympic games．
Mark Inglis lost both of his legs below the knees in a mountaineering accident，but has since climbed Mt Everest．No one would have predicted these successes．
These above are cases involving individuals with limitations．They were just people with problems．If one of these people had told you what they hoped to achieve，you would have nodded kindly while quietly thinking to yourself that they had no chance．And yet the results spoke for themselves．
Most of us will never have to face the kinds of challenges these people faced．Yet most of us will never achieve to the degree that these people have either．
If Mark Inglis can climb the highest mountain in the world without legs，what can you do？

54．The author mainly wants to tell usC．
A．no one can predict others'success
B．we all face challenges in life
C．not to let weakness limit our possibilities
D．to accept who we are．
55．If a disabled boy is interested in making speeches，who may he learn from？A
A．Brett Eastburn and Helen Keller
B．Ringo Starr and Helen Keller
C．Brett Eastburn and Ringo Starr
D．Wilma Rudolph and Mark Inglis
56．When people with limitations tell what they want to achieve，one will probablyD．
A．shake his head kindly
B．believe what they have said
C．keep quiet
D．think there is no possibility
57．What can we infer from the last underlined sentence？B
A．No one can achieve what Mark Inglis has achieved．
B．What we can achieve depends on how we choose
C．Mark Inglis is the only one to climb the highest mountain without legs
D．Mark Inglis wouldn't have climbed the high mountain if he hadn't lost legs．

6．假如你是某外国语学校学生李华，第九届金砖国家峰会（The Ninth BRICS Summit）将在你居住的城市举办．组委会现正在招募志愿者，你希望成为其中一员．请按要求用英文给组委会写一封信．内容包括：
1．个人情况：年龄、性别；
2．个人条件：英、法语爱好，关注时事、政治和经济，善于交际，乐于助人，熟悉本地；
3．本人承诺：提供最佳服务．
注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
Dear Sir and Madam，
     My name is Li Hua．
I would like to serve as a volunteer for the coming The Ninth BRICS Summit．
I am a 17-year-old Senior Three student ata Foreign LanguageSchool and I am good at English and French．I enjoy talking with foreigners．（高分句型一）
I believe I would do a good job at the Summit．First of all，Iam fond of politics and economyand I know the city very well； secondly，I can easily get along with others，which is important for a volunteer and also，I'm ready to offer my help whenever needed．（高分句型二）I make a promise that if I were to be chosen as a youth volunteer，I would offer the best service possible to the people at the Summit．（高分句型三）
Please consider my request，and I'm looking forward to your reply．

Yours faithfully，
Li Hua．

5．Born in 1949，Diana Nyad took an early interest in swimming as a sport and was a Florida State High School swimming champion．Like many young athletes，she had Olympic dreams，but a serious illness kept her from competing in the Games．The disappointment didn't stop her from going forward．Instead，she became interested in marathon swimming．A brilliant athlete，she was well-conditioned for spending long periods of time in the water．As a long-distance swimmer，she would compete against herself and the obstacles presented by distance，danger，cold，and exhaustion．
    For ten years Nyad devoted herself to becoming one of the world's best long-distance swimmers．In 1970，she swam a ten-mile marathon in Lake Ontario，setting the women's record for the course．In 1972 she set another record by swimming 102.5 miles from an island in the Bahamas to the coast of Florida．Then she broke a third record when swimming around Manhattan Island in 1975．
    Nyad attempted to swim the distance between Florida and Cuba in l978．Though the span of water is less than 100 miles wide，it is rough and dangerous．After battling the water for two days，she had to give up for the sake of her own health and safety．Even so，she impressed the world with her courage and strong desire to succeed．For Nyad her strength of purpose was just as important as reading Cuba．That is how she defined success．It did not matter that her swim came up short；she believed she had touched the other shore．
    When Nyad ended her career as a swimmer，she continued to try new things-travelling the world as a reporter，writing books and giving public speeches about her life．Diana Nyad works to inspire others，just as she did when she swam the waters of the world．

56．What prevented Nyad from taking part in the Olympic Games？（No more than 5 words）A serious illness（did）
57．What does the underlined word"obstacles"mean？（1 word）Difficulties/Problems/Troubles/Challenges
58．What achievement did Nyad make in 1970？（No more than 10 words．）She swam a ten-mile marathon and set women's record．
Or：She swam a ten-mile marathon，setting the women's record．
Or：She set the women's record for a ten-mile marathon swimming．
59．Why did Nyad believe that she had touched the other shore？（No more than 10 words）Because she had tried her best（to fulfill the task）．
Or：Her strength of purpose was as important as reaching Cuba．
60．Please explain how you are inspired by Nyad．（No more than 20 words）I learned that once we set a goal，we should try hard to achieve it．
Or：We should never stop trying new things and we may achieve success in different fields．．