阅读下面短文, 从短文后面各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?” Ks5u

I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 21 you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you. ” Ks5u

At grocery store, we 24 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 25 your question.” I put one apple of each 26 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face.  Ks5u

“People are like apples. They come in all 28 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 29,  some of the apples may not 30 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully.  Ks5u

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place.  Ks5u

“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.” Ks5u

He said, “I 34 tell. They all look same now. ” “Take a bite of 35. See if that helps you 36 which one is which. ” Ks5u

He took 37,  and then a huge smile came cross his face. . ”People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ” Ks5u

He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.  Ks

A. although  B. so       C. because      D. if

A. stop B. start    C. turn    D. stay

A. expressive       B. encouraging       C. informative       D. interesting

A. bought    B. counted      C. saw     D. collected

A. check      B. mention     C. answer       D. improve

A. size  B. type    C. shape  D. class 

A. worried   B. satisfied     C. proud  D. curious 

A. ordinary  B. normal       C. different     D. regular

A. outside    B. whole C. table   D. inside 

A. still       B. even   C. only    D. ever  

A. examining     B. measuring  C. drawing     D. packing

A. keeping B. placing       C. pulling       D. giving 

A. on  B. toward       C. for    D. in  

A. mustn’t  B. can’t   C. shouldn’t    D. needn’t

A. each one       B. each other  C. the other    D. one another

A. admit    B. consider     C. decide D. believe

A. big bites       B. deep breaths      C. a firm hold D. close look

A. just       B. always       C. merely     D. seldom

A. put away       B. get down    C. hand out     D. take off 

A. made     B. took    C. got     D. did 

Navigation computers, now sold by most car-makers, cost $2,000 and up. No surprise, then, that they are most often found in luxury cars, like Lexus, BMW and Audi. But it is a developing technology—meaning prices should eventually drop—and the market does seem to be growing.

Even at current prices, a navigation computer is impressive. It can guide you from point to point in most major cities with precise turn-by-turn directions—spoken by a clear human-sounding voice, and written on a screen in front of the driver.

The computer works with an antenna(天线) that takes signals from no fewer than three of the 24 global positioning system(GPS) satellites. By measuring the time required for a signal to travel between the satellites and the antenna, the car’s location can be noted down within 100 meters.

The satellite signals, along with inputs on speed from a wheel-speed sensor and direction from a meter, determine the car’s position even as it moves. This information is combined with a map database. Streets, landmarks and points of interest are included.

Most systems are basically identical. The differences come in hardware—the way the computer accepts the driver’s request for directions and the way it presents the driving instructions. On most systems, a driver enters a desired address, motorway junction or point of interest via a touch screen or disc. But the Lexus screen goes a step further: you can point to any spot on the map screen and get directions to it.

BMW’s system offers a set of cross hairs(瞄准器上的十字纹) that can be moved across the map (you have several choices of map scale) to pick a point you’d like to get to. Audi’s screen can be switched to TV reception.

Even the voices that recite the directions can differ, with better systems like BMW’s and Lexus’s having a wider vocabulary. The instructions are available in French, German, Spanish, Dutch and Italian, as well as English. The driver can also choose parameters for determining the route: fastest, shortest or no freeways (高速公路), for example.

46. We learn from the passage that navigation computers______ .

A. will greatly promote sales of automobiles

B. may help solve potential traffic problems

C. are likely to be accepted by more drivers

D. will soon be viewed as a symbol of luxury

47. With a navigation computer, a driver will easily find the best route to his destination_______ .

    A. by inputting the exact address

B. by indicating the location of his car

C. by checking his computer database

D. by giving vocal orders to the computer

48. Despite their varied designs, navigation computers used in cars______.

A. are more or less the same price

B. provide directions in much the same way

C. work on more or less the same principles

D. receive instructions from the same satellites

49. The navigation computer functions _______.

A. by means of a direction finder and a speed detector

B. basically on satellite signals and a map database

??   C. mainly through the reception of turn-by-turn directions

    D. by using a screen to display satellite signals

50. The navigation systems in cars like Lexus, BMW and Audi are mentioned to show______ .

A. the immaturity of the new technology

B. the superiority of the global positioning system

C. the cause of price change in car equipment

D. the different ways of providing guidance to the driver

As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.

    Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.

The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities, others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "flight or fight" and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we can't remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.

46. People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because _____.

A. they regard working as their greatest enjoyment

B. they believe that work is superior to relaxation

C. they are traveling fast all the time

D. they are becoming busier with their work than ever before

47. According to the author, the most important character for a good manager is his _____.

A. strong will to hold out stress

B. knowing the art of relaxation

C. high sense of responsibility

D. having control over performance

48. Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?

A. We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress.

B. Stress is always harmful to people's health

C. It's easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.

D. Different people can bear different amount of stress.

49. In the last sentence of the passage, "do so" refers to _____.

A. "expose ourselves to stress"

B. "find ways to deal with stress"

C. "remove stress from our lives"

D. "establish links between diseases and stress"

50. According to the author, the right attitude toward stress is _____.

A. to avoid it                         B. to try to cope with it

C. to regard it as a vital motivation        D. to find some relaxation   

The common cold is the world’s most widespread illness, which is plagues(疫病) that flesh receives.

The most widespread fallacy(谬误) of all is that colds caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses(病毒) passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes.

During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches(战壕), cold and wet, showed no increased tendency to catch colds.

In the Second World War prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp(奥斯维辛集中营), naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds. At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in Experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in drafty room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.

If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter？Despite the most pains-taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.

No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and pain suppressors(止痛片) such as aspirin, but all they do is relieve the symptoms(症状).

51. The writer offered _______ examples to support his argument.

A. 4        B. 5        C. 6        D. 3

52. Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage?

A. The Eskimos do not suffer from colds all the time.

B. Colds are not caused by cold.

C. People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.

D. A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already has one.

53. Arctic explorers may catch colds when _______.

A. they are working in the isolated arctic regions

B. they are writing reports in terribly cold weather

C. they are free from work in the isolated arctic regions

D. they are coming into touch again with the outside world

54. Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit _______.

A. suffered a lot               B. never caught colds

C. often caught colds           D. became very strong

55. The passage mainly discusses _______.

A. the experiments on the common cold

B. the fallacy about the common cold

C. the reason and the way people catch colds

D. the continued spread of common colds

你最近对200名学生(男女各半)的未来择业理想作了一次抽样调查,调查结果如下图：

[写作内容]

      根据以上数据，写一篇短文，包括以下内容：

1．调查时间、调查问题以及调查对象；

2．男女生分别最喜欢什么职业；

      3．男女生在选择教师为职业方面的排序差异；

      4．男女生在选择以医生为职业方面的异同；

      5．你的选择及理由。

[写作要求]

只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。

[评分标准]

         句子结构准确，信息内容完接，篇章结构连贯。

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36---55各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Peter and Paul had a permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm. But, being adventurous boys, they know it would be more 36    to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river. Excitedly, the boys  37   with their tent and food. Ks5u

Carrying their heavy 38  , the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down. . They were eager to reach their 39  before lunchtime. As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot. Peter wanted to 40  close to the river at the edge of the woods, 41  Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. 42  Peter followed his brother deeper into the 43 . “This really is a wonderful setting!” said Paul in excitement. They 44 the tent , and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way 45  to the river to catch some fish. Ks5u

“Are you sure that this is the right 46  ?” whispered Peter shakily. “I’m sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago. ” Paul walked 47  silently. “Look, there it is again. We’re lost, aren’t we?” complained Peter. Paul had to admit that he didn’t know where they were. 48  , they were a long distance from where they were 49 to be. They were not even 50  of where they had set up their camp. They set in 51 for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea. “Why don’t we look for clues（线索） the way trackers 52 in the movies? We weren’t careful about how we walked, so I’m sure we would have left 53 some broken tree branches and leaves. ” Ks5u

Carefully, the boys 54 the marks that they had left, until finally they found their campsite. Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off 55 the direction of the river. Ks5u

What would their parents think of their adventure? K        

A. surprising  B. exciting C. annoying D. frightening

A. went round  B. went back    C. went away    D. went though

A. load    B. torn C. food D. storage             

54.           

55.

A. grassland   B. destination  C. field    D. river

A. live    B. lie  C. wait D. stay

A. but B. and  C. or   D. so

A. Unconsciously   B. Unfortunately    C. Unwillingly  D. Uninterestingly

A. woods   B. farm C. setting  D. camp

A. put off B. put on   C. put down D. put up

A. forward    B. near C.  back    D. further

A. place  B. mark C. way  D. time

A. alone  B. about    C. in   D. on

A. After all  B. At last  C. Above all    D. At first

A. discovered B. encouraged   C. persuaded    D. supposed

A. afraid B. sure C. informed D. reminded

A. enjoyment  B. satisfaction C. disappointment   D. imagination

A. appear B. do   C. work D. behave

A. behind B. out  C. aside    D. amount

A. fetched    B. watched  C. followed D. collected 

A. for              B. to                C. at                 D. in

All her time ________ experiments, she has no time for films.

  A. devoted to do   B. devoted to doing  C. devoting to doing  D. is devoted to doing

It was________great shock to the world that two aero-planes crashed into ______World Trade Center in New York o September 11th, 2001.

A. a; /  B. a; the   C. the; the    D. /; the

To their great relief, the missing child returned home, ______, after an absence of two weeks.

A.felt tired and sound                 B.tiring and soundly

C.feeling tired but soundly             D.tired but sound

The increase of the number of the students makes the limited computers not ______ to each student．

A．available       B．affordable         C．helpful         D．acceptable