I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare (兔子) and the tortoise (乌龟). At the end I said. “Son, remember: Slow and steady (稳固的) wins the race. Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”

Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I’m participating in the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy and Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”

I was shocked, “But the tortoise didn’t wish that the hare would fall asleep on the way!”

“He must have wished that,” Sonny said. “Otherwise how could he be so stupid as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”

“He didn’t have such a wish,” I insisted, “He won the race by perseverance , by pushing on steadily.”

Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadn’t happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he’d never have won the race. That’s for sure.”

I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They’re just hopeless.

Sonny believed that the tortoise ________.

A.won the race by his own effort

B. took a risk by agreeing to race

C. was not given a fair chance in the race

D. in fact did not win the race

Billy, Tony and Sandy must be ________.

A. boys who were unknown to Sonny’s father

B. boys Sonny had run races with before

C. boys Sonny had never raced with before

D. boys Sonny did not expect to race with again

The writer thinks that his generation (代) ________.

A. were more clever than Sonny’s generation

B. had the same ideas about life as Sonny’s generation

C. were more hopeful than Sonny’s generation

D. had different ideas about life from Sonny’s generation

The staff’s hope of improving the working conditions ______ their new manager.

A. keeps on     B. puts on               C. rests on              D. holds on

A week-long raining is coming, _________, the farmers say, will do harm to the growth of plants.

   A. it          B. that           C. what             D. which

I will work as hard as I can _____ for the final exam.

A. prepare             B. to prepare         C. preparing       D. prepared

    A small piece of fish each, day may keep the heart doctor away. That’s the finding of a study of Dutchmen in which deaths from heart disease were more than 50 percent lower among those who consumed at least an ounce(英两) of salt water fish per day compared to those who never ate fish.

The Dutch research is one of three human studies that give strong scientific support to the long-held belief that eating fish can provide health benefits, particularly to the heart.

Heart disease is the number-one killer in the United States, with more than 550,000 deaths occurring from heart attacks each year. But previous research has shown that the level of heart disease is lower in cultures that consume more fish than Americans do. There are fewer heart disease deaths, for example, among the Eskimos of Greenland, who consume about 14 ounces of fish a day, and among the Japanese, whose daily fish consumption average more than 3 ounces.

F  or 20 years, the Dutch study followed 852 middle-aged men, 20 percent of whom ate no fish. At the start of the study, average fish consumption was about two-thirds of an ounce each day, with more men eating lean fish than fatty fish.

During the next two decades, 78 of the men died from heart disease. The fewest deaths were among the group who regularly ate fish, even at levels far lower than those of the Japanese or Eskimos. This relationship was true regardless of other factors such as age, high blood pressure, or blood cholesterol levels.

60．What is the author’s attitude towards the topic?

       A．Disappointed.   B．Sad.  C．Concerned.      D．Satisfied.

61．We can infer from the passage that there are fewer heart disease deaths in the countries      .

       A．that are highly developed       B．with a lot of fish

       C．with high consumption of fish D．where it is very cold

62．The underlined words “This relationship” refers to the connection between      and deaths from heart disease.

       A．the amount of fish   B．regular fish – eating

       C．the kind of fish eaten      D．people of different areas

63．The passage is mainly about         .

      A．the changes in people’s diet

       B．the effect of fish – eating on people’s health

       C．the high percentage of heart disease in some countries

       D．the daily fish consumption of people in different cultures

第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

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56. Susie got her driving license two months ago. But last week when she was going along a quiet road, another car following her hit her from behind. She was not hurt seriously, but the her car was quite damaged and the driver ran away at great speed. She hasn’t any evidence except for the car number she remembers.

57. Mr. Samdos has recently got a large fortune from his uncle who lives abroad. He wants to quit his job as an engineer and starts his own company. Not having done that before, he is at a loss how to start his company.

58. Mr. Johnson is a worker for maintenance in his company and he often has to work overtime. But due to some managerial reason, for years he hasn’t received any extra pay for that.

59. Mr. William is a successful businessman and he owns a few corporations. To his sadness, one of his corporations suffered huge loss when co-operating with another big corporation in a new business deal. He wants to break from the partnership, but the partner asks for a higher price than he is willing to accept.

60. Mr. Black shared a parking lot with Mr. Cambell, who lives next to him. But last month, Mr. Cambell built a wall around the lot, which makes it impossible for Mr. Black to park his car in the lot without a key. But Mr. Cambell claims the lot to be his own.

第二节：语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31-40的相应位置上。

Many patients who don’t want to tell their doctor how much they really drink are often more honest with a computer. The computer __31__ (use) for this purpose is programmed to be friendly. For example, if a patient called Ann says that __32__ her parents are dead, the computer will say: “I’m sorry to hear that, Ann.” Apart from expressing sympathy, the computer __33___ also question and remind. If a patient says he __34__ drinks alcohol, the computer can ask him, “Never? Not even at parties or at Christmas?” Does this direct contact __35__the patient and the computer mean that we do not need doctors any more?

       It depends. Computers are useful __36__ they do not look shocked if you say you drink two bottles of whisky __37__day. And they do not stop to talk on the phone as doctors often do.

       But ___38___ a doctor said, “We smile and we give a patient a handkerchief or put arm around her shoulder if she __39__ (cry). That is ___40___ people will always want us.”

第二节：读写任务（共1小题；满分25分）

阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Halloween is very popular in western countries. On October 31st, dozens of children dressed in costumes（节日服装）knock on their neighbors' doors and yell "Trick or Treat" when the door opens. Pirates and princesses, ghosts and popular heroes of the day all hold bags open to catch the candy or other goodies that the neighbors drop in. As they give each child a treat the neighbors exclaim over the costumes and try to guess who is under the masks.

Today school dances and neighborhood parties called "block parties" are popular among the young and the old. More and more adults celebrate Halloween. They dress up like historical or political figures and go to masquerade parties（化妆舞会). In larger cities, costumed children and their parents gather at shopping malls early in the evening. Stores and businesses give parties with games and treats for the children. Teenagers enjoy costume dances at their schools and the more outrageous the costume the better!

Certain pranks（恶作剧）such as soaping car windows and tipping over garbage cans are expected. But partying and pranks are not the only things that Halloweeners enjoy doing. Some collect money to buy food and medicine for needy children around the world.

[写作内容]

1. 以约30个词概括短文的要点；

2. 以约120词就“中西节日的不同”为主题写篇短文，并包含以下内容要点：

(1)你还知道哪些西方节日？你印象中的西方节日有哪些特点？

(2)请具体讲述一个你熟悉的中国传统节日；

(3)你更喜欢中国传统节日，还是西方节日？为什么？

[写作要求]           

你可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

[评分标准]           

概括准确、语言规范、内容合适、篇章连贯。

       the big snake, the little girl stood under the tree        out of her life.

       A．Seeing; frightened   B．Seeing; frightening

       C．Seen; frightened             D．To see; frightening

_____ deep down in the earth, the dead forests rotted away and became coal.

A. Buried 　       B. Burying　     C. To bury 　      D. Being buried