Every child is _____ , with their own needs , preferences and talents.

   A. original                  B. similar          C. contradictory          D. unique

Is it the days __________you studied in our school ________have a great effect on your maths?

A. that, where   B. that, that   C. when, where   D. when , that

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分；满分40分）

       阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

       The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated(愤怒的) when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."

The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled at her, stating, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside? " The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They're all for you, Daddy."

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.

Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

In a very real sense, each one of us, as humans beings, have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this.

56. The 3-year-old girl was punished by her father for ________.

A. wasting gold                          B. wasting wrapping paper

C. putting the box under the Christmas tree        D. bringing the gift to her father

57. What’s inside the box according to the little girl?

A. nothing                               B. air 

C. kisses                                D. gold wrapping paper

58. The father remembered the love of his daughter by ________.

A. kissing the gold box.             

B. putting gold into the box.

C. taking out an imaginary kiss from the box. 

D. keeping the little girl’s ash box by his bed.

59. Choose the best title for the passage.

A. The kisses in the box.             B. A girl and his father 

C. A love story                     D. The box under the Christmas tree.

Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events-love, sadness, good times, and bad times. It tells real-life, stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more complicated(复杂), it is good to hear music about ordinary people.

Country music, sometimes called country-western, comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern Unite States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the west. The singers usually play guitars, and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars. At first city people said country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War II, thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps（军营）in the South. They learned country music. Slowly it became popular all over the country.

Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canada—in small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people. About 1, 200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours a day. English stars sing it in British English, and people in other countries sing it in their own languages. The music that started with cowboys and poor southerners is now popular all over the world.

57. It can be learned from the passage that country music comes from_________-

  A. the Northeast and Midwest

  B. factories and army camps in the South

  C. the Appalachian Mountains and the West

  D. real-life stories in small towns

58. Before World War II country music was popular mainly in________.

  A. the south           B. the north

  C. the Midwest        D. the Northeast

59. During World War II many Southerners went to the Northeast and the Mid-west because____.

  A. they wanted to take music with them

  B. they wanted to make other people like country music

  C. they wanted to work in the factories there

  D. they wanted to make country music popular

60. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?       

  A. Country music is about human feelings and events.

  B. Country music is sung by stars all in English.

  C. Country music is popular among city people today.

  D. City people didn’t like country music at first.

The reason for his success is ___________he worked very hard.

A. why             B. that           C. whether      D. because

I have never imagined _______ such a good hotel in this town.

A. there having    B. there’s being      C. there being    D. there have

第二节：信息匹配 (共5小题，每题2分，满分10分)

下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文及其信息，并按要求匹配信息。首先，请阅读下列信息：

A．Jenny’s problem

    Dear Sir，

    I’m a high school student and l will have to change clothes for P.E. I’m quite fat，So I’m worried that other girls in my class will look down upon me．What should I do if that really happens? Help!

B．Alice’s problem

    Dear Sir，

    I have a best friend．The problem is sometimes she takes advantage on me．We go out to shop together and she always wastes her money on junk．Then she borrows money from me with a promise to return，which she never does!

C．Lily’s problem．

    Dear Sir，

    I always have a lot of homework．Sometimes I have so much that I have no way out but cry．I’m so nervous that I can’t go to sleep at night．What should I do?

D．Sandy’s problem

    Dear Sir，

    One of my friends is a great dancer! One day I said some bad words on her dancing，which probably hurt her feelings．Now she won’t dance at all．How can I get her back to dance again?

E．Kate’s problem

    Dear Sir，

    I clean my desk every day at school，and it makes all my friends think that I’m a germ freak(有洁僻的人)．I don’t want to be made fun of，but I want to stay healthy．What should I do?

F．Jane’s problem

    Dear Sir，

One of my friend’s friends just told me he likes me! I’m glad，but I don’t think he could be my boyfriend．At the same time I don’t want to hurt him．What should I do?

请阅读以下建议人所提出的建议，然后匹配提建议人和相关问题，以上问题有一项多余。

______71．Mr. Brown’s advice

    Your friend should not take advantage on you this way unless she is allowed．Next time when she asks to borrow money，please remind her politely of the previous money she owed you．

______72．Mr. White’s advice

    If people laugh at you，tell yourself that at least you are not as sick as they are．

______73．Mr. Black’s advice

    You need a plan．A school planner will help keep a track of what you need to do

______74．Mr. Green’s advice

    If you don’t want to hurt the friendship，you could use your parents as an excuse．

______75．Mr. Jackson’s advice

It’s normal to be nervous about something like that．It’s important，though，to be comfortable and confident with your body．

 It is the test system, _____ the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays.

A. other than             B. or rather            C. rather than                     D. more than

Women prefer to think and then speak, while men like to speak as they _________.

       A. think                B. have thought             C. thought                    D. are thinking

The Hollywood Reporter on Friday named Oprah Winfrey the most powerful woman in entertainment on its annual “Power 100 List”.

Winfrey, whose “Oprah” talk show began in national syndication 22 years ago, played a role in the victory of President-elect Barack Obama by praising him early in his run and by supporting him throughout the campaign.

Elizabeth Guider, editor of The Hollywood Reporter, remarked on Winfrey’s “great cultural influence” and said she could be “the most influential woman in America”.

Winfrey, 54, jumped from the No.6 spot on the entertainment trade paper’s 2007 list to No.1 this year. The Hollywood Reporter noted that a study by University of Maryland economists found Winfrey’s support for Obama won him more than l million votes nationwide.

Winfrey’s production company, Harpo Inc., made $ 345 million last year. She manages an empire that includes her TV show, a magazine and an online’ store.

Anne Sweeney, president of Disney-ABC Television Group, was given the No.2 spot on the list after coming in top a year ago. Sweeney manages her company’s news, entertainment and daytime divisions, along with its cable and publishing branches.

Amy Pascal, chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group, won the No.3 spot on the list.

Other women listed included actress Angelina Jolie, at No.24, who has strengthened her public image with charity efforts; comedian Tina Fey, No.51, in part for playing Sarah Palm, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, in wildly popular TV impersonations (扮演) during the election campaign; and 16-year-old pop star Miley Cyrus, who rounded out the list at No.100.

59. What did Elizabeth Guider think of Oprah Winfrey?

A. She played a great part in helping Obama winning the election.

B. She deserved to be the most powerful woman in politics.

C. She made a great contribution to American culture.

D. She managed her company’s news and entertainment programs very well.

60. Which of the following is true about Winfrey?

A. Her support for Obama helped him greatly in his winning the election.

B. She was once chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group.

C. She rose to No. 2 on the entertainment trade paper’s 2007 list.

D. She was a Hollywood reporter 22 years ago.

61. What is Tina Fey famous for?

A. She supported pop star Miley Cyrus.

B; She played Sarah Palm in popular TV programs.

C. She made great efforts to help the needy.

D. She took over an empire that includes TV show, a magazine and an online store.

62. Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of the passage?

A. The Hollywood Reporter chose its 100 most powerful women.

B. How Hollywood helped Obama and Sarah Palm.

C. Harpo Inc, made $ 345 million last year.

D. Oprah Winfrey, the most powerful woman in entertainment.