A person’s _____ body temperature is about 37℃．

   A. ordinary    B. normal    C. common   D. Usual

It is ____ that most of us want to go outing.

A. such fine weather        B. such a fine weather  

C. so fine weather          D. so fine a weather

完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go. As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the   16   side of this line. When I hold   17   the apron strings connecting us, Nicole, eager to   18   independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an)   19   mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.

   For the past two years, it’s gone like this:

   Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced class so that you can earn college credit?”

   Daughter’s   20  : “No, I’m not interested in that.”

   ……

Two months ago, she was   21   to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a   22   time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and   23   courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face   24   with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,   25   she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an)   26   one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen   27   suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a   28   mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother   29   every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit   30  .

   I   31   the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years:   32  , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.   33  , she is well-equipped and eager to   34   the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the   35   we both needed.

补全对话（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

A; Hi. You look excited. ___56______?

B: It is said that a singing contest will be held in our school soon. And I think it a good chance to exercise my singing talents.

A: ___57___?

B: A MP3 player will be given as a reward to the first prize winner.

A: Are you going to take part in it?

B: Sure. __58_____

A: Really? But I don’t think you’ve practiced enough.l

B: I’m going to. I bet I can get the first prize.

A: __59_____. I think you need to have a music teacher to help you.

B: I don’t think it necessary.____60_____

A.By the way, are they giving prizes?

B.People say I have a good voice.

C.I don’t know what others say about it.

D.You can do a lot better next time.

E.It’ll turn out fine if I practise a lot.

F.What’s happening

G.Don’t be so sure.

Some experts demanded that children _______ time to sleep and play.

   A．give       B．should      C．would be given      D．be given

Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desks, ________ themselves.

A. expanding B. extending C. expressing D. stretching

There are many similarities between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. However, the fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor __1__ mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage; for there are very important differences __2__ the teacher’s work and the actor’s work. The actor has to speak words which he has learned __3__; he has to repeat exactly the same work each time he plays a certain part; __4__his movements and the way he uses his voice are usually fixed __5__. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learned words and actions seem natural on the stage.

       The good teacher works in __6__ different way. His audience takes an active part in his play, they ask and answer question, they __7__ orders, and if they don’t understand something, they say so. The teacher therefore has to suit his act __8__ the need of his audience which is his class.

       I have known many teachers who were fine actors in __9__ but were unable to play a part in a stage-play because their brains would not keep discipline; they could not keep strictly to __10__.

Dog walkers provide a 20 to 60-minute daily walk for a client’s（客户）dog, making sure the dog answers the call of nature and gets proper exercise. They often walk more than one dog at a time. Some walkers work for dog-walking services, especially when starting out. Others have their own businesses, and build by word of mouth and advertising. Dog walkers often work part-time, and some provide other services like pet sitting or transporting.

In N.Y.C., dog walkers usually earn about $25 an hour. If you work for a dog-walking business, you may earn less-if you are on your own dealing with several dogs at the same time, it may be more.

What do you have to do to be a dog walker?

First, have a real love of dogs, and have a good knowledge of how to get on with dogs. Try calling dog-walking services to find out about openings. If you’re on your own, you’ll need to network and market yourself. You might advertise your services in pet offices, grooming businesses, or neighborhood papers. You will need business cards and a mobile phone, and have good references and a clean background. You’ll also have to deal with taxes and insurance. You should be physically fit, friendly, neatly dressed and extremely dependable. Many dog walkers are bonded（被担保的）and insured, and this is a definite selling point to clients.

Of course, you will be cleaning up dog waste! You will also be outside in all kinds of weather. You may have to deal with dogs that don’t like each other ,and difficult owners. It’s also an up and down kind of business-clients can come and go.

For pet lovers, spending the workday with dogs instead of navigating office politics is its own reward! You are your own boss-you can dress casually, your doggy clients will love you unconditionally, and you’ll get some great exercise!

71. By writing the passage the writer tries to          .

A. introduce you to a job   B. enrich your knowledge about pets

C. advertise for a business D. tell you more about life in New York

72. The passage offers no information about how to          as a dog walker.

A. find a client        B. train a dog

C. get prepared     D. make more money

73. One who wants to          may find the passage helpful.

A. take up a weekend job    B. keep a good pet dog

C. make money in his daily spare time  D. be a part-time office worker

74. The last paragraph but one (beginning with “Of course”) is meant to tell you          .

A. what dog-walking is like B. why dog-walking is worth trying

C. the unknown part of dog-walking  D. the bad side of dog-walking

75. What does the underlined word casually in the last paragraph possibly mean?

A. as you like      B. like a boss 

C. in a dog-friendly way    D. in nice clothes

读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

       It is reported that two 66-year-old men graduated this summer from Sun Yat-sen University, a well-known university in Guangzhou.

Li Yiquan, a Chinese-Singaporean, earned a postgraduate(研究生) degree in software engineering, while Ang Toon Aun, a Chinese-Malaysian, earned a bachelor's degree with a major in Chinese as a foreign language.

Li, a retired engineer, now lives in Hong Kong. His daughter also received a postgraduate degree this year, but from a British university. So she participated in his graduation ceremony in Guangzhou. Li said he had a special feeling for Sun Yat-sen University because his parents and brother graduated from there.

It wasn't easy for Li to return to school while in his 60s, he said. He failed math exams several times after beginning classes, even though he had a good foundation in math; he graduated from Hong Kong Baptist University majoring in physics 40 years ago and worked as an engineer before retiring.

Ang Toon Aun, 66, was tired of his business career, so he decided to study Chinese at the university and passed level 9, the highest level of the Chinese Test.

"There's nothing in the world that makes me happier than study," said Aun. Many old people in Malaysia were encouraged to keep studying after retirement, but few of them chose to study on campus for a degree as he did.

[写作内容]

     你班英语老师给你推荐了这篇报道，读后你很受启发，想给学校板报的英语专栏写一篇英语文章，谈谈自己对上大学的看法。

1. 以约30个词概括两位老人上大学的理由；

2. 然后以约120个词就以“上大学”这个话题进行讨论，内容包括:

（1）你对这两位老人克服困难读完大学的感受；

（2）你对上大学深造的看法；

（3）你对中学毕业后的打算。

 [写作要求]

1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

 [评分标准]

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

It was really a wonderful match. If only I       it again.

   A. can watch       B. will watch      C. would have watched      D. could watch