第二节： 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

       阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项 （A、B、C、D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       With golden sunshine and a gentle breeze, autumn is the most beautiful season in the year．This is a great time to go outside and have  36  ．Go to a valley to see red maple trees, go and pick fruit in an orchard （果园） or find an open field to fly your kite in．

       37  , for many high school students, these great activities may be just a/an  38  ．With plenty of work to do, they spend all their hours indoors,  39  for a high mark in their exams．

       40  , study is one of the most important things for teenagers． 41  life is definitely much more than that．

       Sometimes we may be so  42  with studying that we forget how to make  43  wonderful．In doing so, we lose the  44  purpose of life—to be a valuable and happy person．

       To  45  just how great it is to be alive, we have to  46  our books and pens and look around us．Students, take some exercise to  47  your health, take with your parents and friends for understanding and walk around outside your house to refresh your body and mind．

       Going out and enjoying the beautiful countryside often helps our creativity in our work．Chinese craftsman Lu Ban created a saw to help woodworkers．But  48  he hadn’t walked  49  , he would not have been  50  by a kind of toothed grass．We could also suppose if Newton hadn’t rested under that apple tree, then he wouldn’t have been  51  by an apple, and his great theories would not have come out．

       Going out is not only a/an  52  from hard work, but a chance to  53  to life experience．

       So  54  , give your brain a good rest．Step out of the books and get our bag ready for an autumn outing．We are sure you will get much more than  55  from the exciting journey．

36．A．food              B．sunlight             C．fun                D．air

37．A．Also              B．Besides             C．However           D．Therefore

38．A．aim               B．dream             C．chance             D．effort

39．A．asking             B．putting             C．calling              D．struggling

40．A．In fact              B．As a result               C．In turn              D．Of course

41．A．So                B．But               C．Because            D．And

42．A．covered            B．reached             C．occupied            D．buried

43．A．clothes             B．heart               C．face               D．life

44．A．practical             B．foolish              C．real                D．idle

45．A．possess             B．enjoy              C．exploit              D．discover

46．A．take up             B．burn out            C．put down           D．sell out

47．A．raise               B．increase             C．improve            D．recover

48．A．whether            B．if                 C．since               D．until

49．A．inside              B．home             C．outside             D．backward

50．A．touched            B．invited              C．inspired             D．suggested

51．A．met               B．hit                 C．admitted            D．claimed

52．A．break              B．absence             C．movement         D．dedication

53．A．refer               B．turn               C．stick               D．add

54．A．come on           B．go on              C．step on             D．walk on

55．A．awareness           B．evidence            C．courage            D．Knowledge

                                       C

65．If a boy wants to improve the skill of writing poems he can call __________．

A．（415）744-6827                             B．（415）557-4268

C．（415）557-4497                             D．（415）557-4400

66．Who would be most likely to attend the event on Wednesday, January 9？

A．A science teacher              B．A retired worker．

C．A school headmaster．           D．A supermarket owner．

67．Which event doesn’t need booking in advance?

A．One-on-One Computer or Internet Training Session.

B．Beyond Journal Writing for Teens.

C．Power Panels and Films by World Savvy.

D．Business Counseling Sessions.

第二部分:主观题(共35分)

一.填写正确的单词(1分每个,共10分)

76. Nowadays many people in Africa suffer from s________ because of war.

77. To succeed, we must _________________(结合) talent with working hard.

78.Children are always full of c____________; they want to know everything.

79. What will happen if you do not eat a b_____________ diet?

80. I must a_____________for not being able to meet you at the station.

81. It is said that lions and house cats evolved(进化)from a common a____________.

82. Every family would hold a great____________(盛宴),with much food for the festivals.

83. A large___________(数量)of money is spent on education every year.

84.Nobody could a__________for his absence from school.

85.The thief was s__________ by the police as he was leaving the bank.

二.根据中文完成句子(每题2分.共10分)

86.我宁愿步行也不愿乘公共汽车。

I prefer _________walk __________ _______________ ______________ a bus. (

87.汤姆曾经靠送牛奶谋生。

Tom used to ___________  __________  __________ _________ delivering milk.

88. 我们打赌看谁先背下这篇文章。

We are__________  __________ _________ _________ who’s going to recite this text first.

89他从劳动中收益非浅。

He _________________ a lot __________ working.

90.老实说，事故发生时我不在现场。

__________  __________  ,I was not on the spot when the accident happened.

 She is already two hours late. What _________to her?

    A. can have happened                B. must have happened

C. should have happened              D. must happen

He apologized for his mistake, saying that he ___________no offence．

       A．supposed        B．intended       C．considered       D．pretended

第二节 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填在空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（AB=E, AC=F, AD=G）

----Lovely day, isn't it?

----Mm, yes,   61    And it's supposed to get warmer．

----Yes, that's true．You know, though, I'm always a little worried to see winter go．

-----   62 

-----Well, I love skating．In fact, I used to teach skating for a living．

-----Oh? That sounds interesting．  63 

-----I work at Bank of America．How about you?

-----   64 

-----Here?

-----No, I'm from Chicago．I'm just visiting here for the wedding．

----Oh, I see．

----By the way,   65   I'm Helen Keller．

----Nice to meet you．My name is John Smith．

       A．But what do you do now?

       B．It's very cold．

       C．It's really warm．

       D．I guess I should introduce myself．

       E．I'm on the radio station．

       F．What' your name?

       G．Really?

 Everybody thinks little of the film．In fact, there is no _________of it being tried out in the film festival．

       A．sign       B．use        C．possibility    D．doubt

第二部分  阅读理解（共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）

第一节  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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

   During my high school years, the most important thing was what I was wearing to the Friday night dance and who I was taking．Although college was talked about, it was the least of my worries．

When I was graduating eighth grade and starting high school, my elder brother was graduating twelfth grade and going onto college．For my graduation, he gave me a card in which he wrote, “Enjoy your four years…they go by fast．” I remember not believing him then, but looking back…he was right．Those four years shaped who I was as a person, pushed me to my limit and encouraged me to become an adult．

However, I was so completely absorbed in my junior and senior years of high school, that when someone spoke of college I brushed it off．I wasn't ready to leave my comfort zone of having all of my closest friends together and knowing what every single day was going to be like．Studying was something I did only AFTER I nailed my half-time dance performance．I knew my parents wanted me to go to college, so I told them I would go to community college (社区学院) and I didn’t worry about my SAT（美国大学入学考试）scores．

When my senior year passed and everyone graduated and went off to their own college, I started to wish I had done the same．My friends were living away, meeting new people, discovering new places, and I was living at home and driving to and from class every day．It seemed exactly like high school．I hated it! I thought college was supposed to be different! Why didn’t I take more time to research colleges and do the same? I ended up loving college and wishing I had four years to enjoy the campus atmosphere instead of two．

My advice to anyone thinking about attending college is to think about it very seriously and look into all of your choices well ahead of time．Now I have graduate and I am working full time and I would do anything to go back to my high school days for a second chance!

41．Why didn’t the author worry about his SAT scores?

A．He wanted to go to community college．

B．He had been admitted for his gift in dance．

C．He was well prepared for the exam．

D．He believed his brother would help him．

42．When in high school, the author         

A．drove to and from class every day．

B．buried himself in his study all the time．

C．enjoyed talking about future college life．

D．lived in the school except on holidays．

43．What did the author’s brother mean by “Enjoy your four years…they go by fast”?

       A．He wished the author to have more dance．

    B．He advised the author to value the years．

    C．He encouraged the author to leave his comfort zone．

    D．He suggested the author aim at a community college．

44．Talking of his high school years, the author feels________．

    A．regretful       B．lonely   C．angry     D．pleased

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（每小题1分，共5分）

M：Hi．Jenny．Nice to meet you here! Have you got everything ready for Christmas?

W：61．What about you，Mike?

M：62．By the way，have you read this news in the newspaper? Two men broke into a store near here last night and took more than $4,500 in cash．

W：63．Two young men held up my husband on the street last week in the middle of the afternoon.

M：Really? 64．Where did that take place?  

W：65．Right in front of the cinema．

A. I’m sorry to hear that

B. No．I came here to get some meat and fruit

C. Only a block from here

D. I think I can get everything ready today

E. How much did it cost you?

F. That’s nothing

G. Good luck to you

      smell is      important part of attraction.

A.  /,  the    B. The, an       C. /,  /           D./,  an