_______ fun it is to jump into a pool or go swimming in summer.

A. What           B. How            C. What a          D. How a

     he said at the meeting made all of us present feel worried.

A．That

B．What

C．Which

D．As

The Need for Holidays

   You’ve no doubt heard people say how much they “need” a holiday，when what they really mean is that they want one．Certainly，people working under pressure feel a very strong desire to escape from work and become less tight during their holidays，and experience a changed environment. For this reason, holidays away from home are now seen by most people as necessary to their quality life. However, work for many people today are office work and mental, rather than physical tasks. These people may seek much more energy taking activities while on holiday, rather than simply lying on a beach.

   Once people become used to going on holiday, taking holidays becomes a habit. Even in a recession(经济萧条时期), for many people the holiday is one of the last things to be given up, and indeed many workers have chosen to spend some of their last pay when being laid off on a holiday, perhaps to give themselves a "lift” before facing a gloomy(暗淡的)future.

  Perhaps we don't like to admit it, but most of us also enjoy showing off about the places we have been to, and the lovely tans：dark skins we have got. The idea of tanning, however, is becoming less attractive than it was. So many tourists are now able to afford holidays in the sun that tans have become quite common；and although we join a tan together with health(and it is true that a certain amount of sunshine gives us a feeling of being healthy), it has been fully shown that sunshine，especially when received over a short, focused period of time, results in high danger of skin problems, as well as drying out one's skin and leading to more lines on your face later in life.

57．More and more people choose to have holidays because they ________.

    A. hate working indoors all the time                       B. want to get away from work

    C. love enjoying the beauties of nature                      D. become rich and want a better life

58．From this passage we learned that some people can not live without ______．

    A. a tan             B. a job            C. a pay       D. a holiday

59．A holiday may __________ when one has to face some difficulties in life．

    A. cheer someone up                                            B. help someone find a job

    C. be the last thing to be given up                             D. bring good luck to someone

60．At the end of the passage the writer tries to tell the reader ________.

    A. the importance of getting sunshine                        B. the bad effect of being on holiday

C. the result of getting sun tanned                             D. the healthy look of being tanned

第二节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The reason______ being late for the meeting was______ his little son fell ill this morning.  

A. for, that           B. why, that        C. for, because              D. why, because

 — David, keep ______ in mind that you have to be home by 10 o'clock.

— OK, Mom, I will. 

A. it              B. me              C. this            D. one     

—Bob! How’s your project? I heard you started it last Friday，right?

    —Oh！I           for it．But I haven’t decided when to do it．

    A．have prepared                                            B．had prepared

    C．have been preparing                                     D．was preparing

The description was pretty __________, so the police couldn’t figure out the portrait of the criminal.

       A．vague         B．accurate       C．particular            D．vain

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和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Three years ago, when my co-worker, Andrea, asked if I’d like to come to a clothing exchange, I was confused. “What s that?” I asked. “A group of us who are about the same size are getting together to exchange clothes that we don’t often wear but are really in good condition,” she explained. “Count me in!” I said immediately.

That night, I sorted through my closet, finding shirts, skirts and pants I hadn’t worn for months—or years! I looked at the clothes I’d grown tired of and wondered if anyone would want them. When I arrived at Andrea’s, I found a group of co-workers— and piles of clothes scattered(散落) around the living room. I also found nice homemade food and wine to enjoy. We chatted for a while, and then the exchange began. We drew lots, each taking turns selecting from the piles. Hey! I noticed. There went my blouse…and my jacket! I guessed my “tired” clothes did look special to new eyes.

Then, the floor was open to everyone and a free-for-all followed as we ran around choosing and trying things on. And as our choices were made, we came back to the dining room to eat and talk. I left that night with nearly as many items as I’d brought—including a green silk evening dress I knew my daughter would love to dress up in —and the memory of an evening with a group of really special women.

Now our “Exchange club” has become a tradition and we exchange everything from kitchen gadgets(小器具) to houseplants, recipes(菜谱) and unwanted Christmas presents! 

Best of all, we’ve exchanged the “stuff” of our lives and we’ve exchanged our polite office acquaintance（相识）for real friendship－and for me, that’s been the most precious exchange of all.

56．How did the author feel about her first clothing exchange?

A．Proud.       B．Confused.        C．Funny.        D．Satisfied.

57．What do we know about the Exchange Club?

A．It has become popular in their community.

B．It has enlarged its contents to exchange. 

C．It has only offered a place for women to chat.

D．It has attracted many new members now.

58．The author thought the most valuable thing she got form the Exchange Club was______.

A．their friendship between each other

B．the reuse of their old daily things

C．the polite office acquaintance

D．the spirit of getting through the difficult time

59．This passage is mainly about_____.

A．a special experience                B．a special friendship

C．a special club                     D．some special women

    A lot of teachers hate doodlers(乱写乱画的人)during classes．“Pay attention!” Teachers will often warn doodling students，sure that they must be daydreaming．

    However, according to a recent study, doodling while listening to a boring lecture helps concentrate the attention：   

    Andrade，a psychology professor in England asked participants to listen to a boring lecture． Half the participants were told to color in squares and circles freely on a piece of paper while listening to the lecture. The other half weren’t given a task．After it was over, the participants were asked to retell the lecture．   

    Those given the doodling task(color in squares and circles)remembered 29 percent more information than the non-doodlers．Andrade said．  

“If someone is doing a boring task，like listening to a dull conversation，they may start daydream，”said Professor Andrade．

    “Daydreaming distracts(使分心)them from the task，resulting in poorer performance．A  simple task，like doodling，can stop them from daydreaming without affecting their performance at the task，”he said．   

    So the next time you’re doodling during a class，and you hear “pay attention”，you can tell  the teacher with confidence that you’ve been paying attention to every word． 

66．The passage mainly tells us         ．

      A．doodling will be banned in classes  B. teachers are against doodling

      C．doodling may help concentrate D. doodling call lead to daydream

67．Teachers hate doodlers because they thought          ．

      A．doodlers are not good at study   B．doodlers are doing no task

      C．doodlers pay no attention in class D．doodlers are not polite to them

68．According to the text，it is helpful to doodle when     ．

      A．a boring lecture is given      B．an interesting story is told

      C．watching a long TV program   D．having a conversation with the teacher

69．Professor Andrade thinks       ．

      A．those given the doodling task can remember less information

      B．if you have daydream during classes you’ll have a good memory

      C．daydreaming is better than doodling

      D．doodling can stop us from daydreaming

70．We can learn from the text that       ．

      A．doodling is the best way to draw attention

      B．daydreaming is different from doodling

      C．doodling will be helpful in any occasion

      D．every student should doodle in class

根据汉语意思和英文首字母完成下列单词拼写，使句意完整正确。

56. The tower in the d            (远处) is hundreds of years old.

57. First o            (观察) the teacher do the experiment and then have a try by yourself.

58. We should r            (尊敬) them instead of looking down upon them.

59. It’s well-known that smoking is h            (有害的) to health.

60.He said the song r_________ (提醒) him of the happy days in the university.

61. He has a firm b            (信念) that he’ll win the speech contest.      

62. What will happen to you if you don’t  eat a  b________ （均衡的）diet ?

63. Would you please come in? P            (允许) me to lead the way, sir.

64. There are v            (各种各样的) kinds of theme parks all over the world.

65. The tramp in the film was loved for his optimism and determination to o           (克服) all difficulties.