—Please sit down and have a break. You have been working on this machine nonstop for two hours.

       —No, thanks.               .

       A．I’m not in the least tired         B．I’m too tired to move

       C．I’m not a little tired               D．I’m a bit tired

When we can see well, we do not think about our eyes often. It is only when we can not see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are.

People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing and reading, become nearsighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly.

People who are farsighted face just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses too.

Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts. Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.

When night falls, colors become fainter to the eyes and finally disappear. After your eyes have grown used to the dark, you can see better if you use the side of your eyes rather than the centers. Sometimes, after dark, you see a small thing to one side of you, which seems to disappear if you turn your head in its direction. This is because when you turn your head, you are looking at the thing too directly. Men on guard duty sometimes think they see something moving to one side of them. When they turn to look straight at it, they can not see it any more, and they believe they were mistaken. However, this mistake happens because the center of the eye, which is very sensitive in daylight, is not as sensitive as the sides of the eye after dark.

59. We don’t know that our eyes are of great importance until ________.

A. we think about our eyes           B. we cannot see clearly

C. we wear glasses                 D. we have to do much reading

60. According to the passage, a ________ is more likely to be nearsighted.

A. student    B. runner    C. guard    D. worker

61. People who are farsighted ________ .

A. cannot do a lot of close work without glasses

B. can only see things that are very close to their eyes

C. have difficulty reading a book if they hold it at arm’s length

D. have the same problem as the nearsighted people

62. To see a small thing at night, it is better to look ________ .

A. with wide open eyes             B. with half shut or narrowed eyes

C. straight at it                    D. in a slightly different direction

第二节（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文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项。

    Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make. One important question that you might ask yourself is: "How do I get a good job?"___71___.

There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still others believe that the in person, door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time. ___72____. He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them. His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream. One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to think, the lad(少年) offered to take his place. ___73___.

__74__. If the lad had gone home to ponder（考虑）his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance. It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well.

Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs（美差）. When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying. ___75___. And within a year this person had become general manger of the company.

       A．This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself.

       B．People find jobs in an infinite number of ways.

       C．it's almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers

       D．Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.

       E．But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer

 all the company's faults.

       F．He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.

       G．It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.

21. The International Red Cross is_______ non-profit organization that cares for the wounded, sick and homeless in wartime, and victims of _______ natural disasters.

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

Computers have been made ______ clever that they can ______ problems like humans _______.

 A. such; deal with; in some way                  B. so; do with; in one way

C. such; do with; in the way                 D. so; deal with; in a way  

 He is _____ to staying up and getting up late, which is a bad habbit。

       A. accustomed              B. Appointed    C. applied  D. exposed

第二节  语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15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，在空格处填人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3l-40的相应位置上。

Indiana middle school and high school students can receive free help with their math and science homework,   31  is great news for parents, teachers, kids in grades six through twelve in the state of Indiana. The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has   32  homework hotline that makes   33   possible, and the homework hotline provides this   34   (value) tutoring （辅导）service for free. Not only is homework help   35   (complete) free to Indianan middle school and high school kids, but the call is also free  36  charge.

Since 1991, the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology   37  (help) middle school and high school kids in the state of Indiana develop the skills they need   38   (solve) math and science problems, and Rose-Hulman college students help in a way that makes kids think and solve problems without   39   (provide) the answers. This free tutoring program is a great benefit    40   middle school and high school students in Indiana.

 It is known to all that a proper amount of exercise ________ to good health.

    A. benefits                B. contributes             C. values           D. improves

Stephen Hawking has expressed his opinion   ?___ humans might one day be able to make spaceships capable of such speeds that time on board would slow down．

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

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Dear Ralf,

   I have received your letter from school and am glad to know that you are becoming responsible(有责任的)enough to decide on your career.

   You are now in the final year of college and are about to start more independent life in society. You know that a generation divides us, and the conditions of social life were different in my days. However, all I can say as advice is that you must select a career wisely. The first consideration is your interest. You can only succeed and feel happy when you do something you enjoy. Your job must be both gainful and satisfying. Then, you must read up on the latest books on the field you are aiming at. Also, you should get familiar with the men and women in the profession of that field. When mind and heart function together, success is inevitable(必然的).

   No career is more or less important than any other career. It takes different people to operate the machine of life. I think your interest may lie in the field of making TV programs. Your great communication skills, your active participation(参与) in school plays and the prizes you have won in speech competitions all point in that direction. So a career in Mass Communication and TV film production proves suitable for you. If you succeed and make it in that field, fame and treasure will both follow.

   Think a thousand times before making any final decision regarding your career. Anyhow, I want you to be a man of success.

   I know that you are mature(成熟的) enough to think for yourself.

   With all the best wishes!

                                                               Your loving father

56. We can infer that Ralf wrote a letter to ask for advice on how to ________.

  A. prepare for a competition.                  B. communicate with others

  C. choose a career                                D. get good marks

57. What can we know about Ralf?

  A. He has graduated from college.           B. He gets on badly with his father.

  C. He has taken part in school plays.        D. He won prizes in the field of making films.

58. Ralf’s father thinks that ________.

  A. fame is more important than treasure

  B. every career is of the same importance

  C. Ralf is too young to make a decision himself

  D. there is no real understanding between parents and children

59. The father suggests that his son should ____________.

  A. consider his interest first when choosing a career.

  B. make friends with successful people.

  C. be never proud when making progress

  D. be active in school activities.