What time is it? Most people are pretty accurate in their answer. And if you don’t know for sure, it’s a very likely that you can find out. There may be a watch on your wrist, there may be a clock on the wall, desk, or computer screen; or maybe you’re riding in a car that has a clock in the dashboard (仪表板).

Even if you don’t have a timepiece of some sort nearby, your body keeps its own beat. Humans have an internal clock that regulates (调节) the beating of our heart, the pace of our breathing, the discharge (排出) of chemicals within our bloodstream, and many other bodily functions.

Time is something from which we can’t escape. Even if we ignore it, it’s still going by, ticking away, second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour. So the main issue in using your time well is, “Who’s in charge?” We can allow time to slip by and let it be our enemy. Or we can take control of it and make it our ally.

By taking control of how you spend your time, you’ll increase your chances of becoming a more successful student. Perhaps more importantly, the better you are at managing the time you devote to your studies, the more time you’ll have to spend on your outside interests.

The aim of time management is not to schedule every moment so we become slaves of a timetable that governs every waking moment of the day. Instead, the aim is to make informed choices as to how we use our time. Rather than letting the day go by, largely without our awareness, what we are going to discuss next can make us better able to control time for our own purposes.

56. The underlined word “ally” in Para. 3 more likely means somebody or something that is _________.

   A. your slave and serves you            

B. your supporter and helps you

   C. under your control and obeys you 

D. under your influence and follows you

57. The author intends to tell us that time _____________.

   A. could be regulated by a timepiece such as a clock or a watch

   B. could be managed by the internal clock of human bodies

   C. should be well managed for our own interest

   D. should be saved for outside interests

58. In the next part, the author would most probably discuss with you ________.

   A. how to keep up with the times       B. how to make up for lost time

   C. how to have a good time           D. how to make good use of time

— Why are yo always making such mistakes, Jack?

       — Sorry. I think I was not ________ this morning.

       A．myself      B．for myself C．to myself  B．by myself

Mr Ascot, headmaster of the school, refused to accept ______of the three suggestions made by the Students’ Union.

A. either  B. neither     C. any   D. none

---- Did everyone pass the examination?

   ---- No, _____ only three of them who passed it.

  A. there was          B. it was 

  C. these were         D. that was

Mary wrote an article on ____the team had failed to win the game .

 A. why                     B. what                C. who              D. that

Mr. White, who___________ moved to the south of France, still lives in

London.

A. think to have                      B. think had

C. though have                        D. thought had

I caught the last bus from town, but Harry came home___________ that night.

A. very late     B. even later    C. the same late   D. the last one

Mrs. Green wants to buy that kind of cloth because she___________ that the cloth__________ very well.

A. has been told;washes              B. is told;is washed

C. has been told ;is washed          D. is told ;is washed

书面表达（满分25分）

鼠标是计算机时代最佳的人机交互工具之一。它极大地方便了人们的计算机操作。但是，过分依赖鼠标的习惯也会带来一些不利影响。请你以鼠标为切入点，根据下表所提示的信息，用英语写一篇短文。

注意：

1．对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2．词数150左右。开头已经写好，不计人总词数。

3．作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。

The mouse is a most effective device used by people to communicate with a computer．

Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more __36__wthting for the final school bell. Upon its _37____everyone would run for their coats and go hone, everyone except David  

David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often _38___what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so __39__for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David __40__I can still remember he was always __41____a smile and willing to help. He always __42__after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much He__43___just smile and ask what else he could do ,then thank me for letting him stay and slowly__44___home  

Weeks passed and the __45___ovre the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of__46__before the holiday break. I smiled in ___47 __as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David ___48___standing by my desk.

“I have something for you” he said ____49____from behind his back a small box. __50___it to me, he said anxiously. “Open it “I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lift the lid and to my __51__saw nothing I looked at David‘s smiling face add back into the box and said. “The box is nice, David, but it’ s__52__”  

“Oh no it isn’t” said David “It’s full of love, my mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there”  

Tears filled my eyes ___53___Iooked at the proud dirty race that I had rarely given____54___to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ___55___the little empty box set on my desk       

36. A. anxious  B. courageous C. serious         D. cautious  

37. A. warning          B. ringing C. calling  D. yelling  

38. A. scolded B. wondered    C. realized        D. learned  

39. A. modestly        B. naturally      C. inaccurately         D. inappropriately  

40. A. popular B. upset   C. special D. funny  

41. A. expressing     B. delivering     C. wearing        D. sharing  

42. A. practised       B. wandered    C. studied         D.  stayed  

43. A. would    B. should C. might   D. could  

44. A. aim at    B. turn to C. put off D. head for  

45. A. argument      B. excitement  C. movement           D. program  

46. A. school    B. year    C. education   D. program  

47. A. relief      B. return  C. vain      D. control  

48. A. weakly   B. sadly    C. quietly D. helplessly  

49. A. searched        B. found C. raised  D. pulled  

50. A. Holding B. Handing       C. Sending        D. Leaving  

51. A. delight   B. expectation C. appreciation         D. surprise  

52. A. cheap    B. empty  C. useless         D. improper  

53. A. as  B. until     C. because       D. though  

54. A. advice B. support        C. attention     D. command  

55. A. from       B. behind C. over     D. towards