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选项。

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?”___76___.

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．___77__.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．___78___

__  79  __.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．___80___.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.

假设你叫李华,自从上了高中后，发现自己不是很适应高中的学习生活，现在就目前的情况，给自己初中时最信赖的老师写一封求助信。

1. 高中生活基本情况：

① 学科比初中多(9门功课)。② 每天作业时间3-4小时，课外活动时间很少。③ 睡眠时间不足，上课有时感到疲劳。 ④ 考试压力大，家长期望高。

2. 你目前遇到的最大的问题以及现在的感受。

注意：1．内容应包括以上所有信息，要有适当发挥。

2．词数：100左右。信的开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。

3．参考词汇：课外活动：activities after class  压力 ：pressure  

家长期望高 ：high expectations from parents

Dear Mr. Wang,

This is Li Hua. Remember me? How are you now? I need your help because I find I’m not very used to the high middle school life

__________________________________________________________________________

All the best.

                                                                 Yours truly,

                                                                 Li  Hua

       假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

       增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

       删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

       修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

       2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

       Mark Twain liked to play jokes in his friends．One day one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark pay the train fare for him．"But I haven't got enough money to pay both your fare or mine," Mark said．Then he adds, "We can get on the train first and when the conductor comes to check ticket, you hide under my seat．" Late, however, when the conductor came to check tickets, Mark gave him two more tickets．Then he said in the loud voice, "My friend is a strange man．When he travels on a train, he prefers to lying on the floor under the seat．" Of course many passengers laughed at his poorly friend．

It is said that there are about 40,000 different kinds of jobs in the world. ___71___

　　“Finding a job” is not the same as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job which they are not suitable for. ___72___. Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs which you might enjoy doing after school or university.

　　First, it is important to realize what kind of person you are, which special qualities make you different from everyone else and what you are interested in. ___73___. If you like art and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest. But if you can draw a horse that looks like a horse instead of a big dog, that is a skill.

　　Then ask yourself this question: in the following three areas ― skills with people, skills with information and skills with things ― which are your best skills?

　　After examining your skills, the next step is research. To find out as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers. ___74___.

　　Finally, trust your own ideas and your own thinking! ___75___.

A. It is your own life, so find something that you enjoy doing.

B. Choosing the right one itself is a difficult job.

C. We must know what our ideal jobs are.

D. There is a difference between an interest and a skill.

E. Ask your friends about the work they do.

F. “Chance” may play a more important part than “decision”.

G. Your parents may also give you some useful advice.

     Many facts suggest that children are overweight and the situation is getting worse, according to the doctors. I feel there are a number of reasons for this.

Some people blame the fact that we are surrounded （包围） by shops selling unhealthy, fatty foods, such as fried chicken and ice cream, at low prices. This has turned out a whole generation of grown-ups who seldom cook a meal for themselves. If there were fewer of these restaurants, then probably children would buy less take-away food.

There is another argument that blames parents for allowing their children to become overweight. I agree with this, because good eating habits begin early in life, long before children start to visit fast food shops. If children are given fried chicken and chocolate rather than healthy food, or are always allowed to choose what they eat, they will go for sweet and salty foods every time, and this will carry on throughout their lives.

There is a third reason for this situation. Children these days take very little exercise. They do not walk to school. When they get home, they sit in front of the television or their computers and play computer games. Not only is this an unhealthy pastime（消遣）, it also gives them time to eat more unhealthy food．What they need is to go outside and play active games or sports.

The above are the main reasons for this problem, and therefore we have to encourage young people to be more active, as well as steering them away from fast food shops and bad eating habits.

67．According to the text, what kind of children may eat more unhealthy food?

A．Those who often take exercise.             

B．Those who often watch television.

C．Those who often have meals at home.     

D．Those who often walk to school.

68．The author thinks that children are becoming overweight because

A．their parents often cook meals for them       

B．they are too busy to go out and play

C．they can' t choose what to eat                        

D．there are too many fast food shops around

69．The word "steering" underlined in the last sentence most probably means _______.

A．forcing        B．guiding        C．driving        D．moving

70．The main purpose of the text is to _________.

A．tell a story           B．provide facts    C．give advice        D．compare opinions

When Ben Franklin was only a boy, he always wanted to know about things. He was always asking his father and brothers “What?” and “How?” and “Why?”

They couldn’t always tell him what he wanted to know.

When they couldn’t tell him, Ben tried to find out for himself.

Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say, “That Ben Franklin! He’s always finding out something new!”

Ben lived close to the water. He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how the wind blew them across the water.

One day Ben said to himself, “Why can’t the wind help me float across the water? And I’m going to try.” Ben got his big kite. He took hold of the kite string and ran with it. The wind took the kite up into the air. Then Ben jumped into the water.

The wind blew the kite high into the air. Ben began to float across the water. Soon he was on the other side, and he had not worked at all.

One boy shouted, “Look at Ben floating across the water! His kite takes him to the other side without any work!”

“Yes,” said another. “He’s always finding new ways to do things.”

63. When he was only a child, Ben             .

A. liked to fly a kite by himself         B. always asked easy questions

C. always liked to play with water       D. always liked to find out how things worked

64. His father and brothers            .

A. couldn’t answer all his questions   

B. could answer all his questions

C. tried hard to find out something new for him 

D. were too busy to answer his questions

65. How did Ben Franklin float across the water?

A. The other boy took him across it.       B. The water carried him across it.

C. The flying kite took him across it.       D. A boat took him across it.

66. He found out many things that            .

A. children didn’t know                B. his father and brothers knew

C. people didn’t know                 D. most people knew

Sudan is a rather large nation in the northeastern part of Africa. It has about twenty million people. It also has a short coastline along the Red Sea. Some northern areas of the country have deserts while the southern part has tropical (热带的) rain forest.

    Their capital city is Khartoum. At Khartoum the Blue Nile and the White Nile come together to form the Nile River, which is the world’s longest river. Khartoum has about four hundred and seventy thousand people.

There are two groups of people who live in Sudan. In the northern part of the country, there are many Arabic-speaking Muslims. They make up about two-thirds of the total population. In the southern area, there are groups of people who speak African languages.

The northern and southern areas also have different histories. People in the south lived by themselves for many years. However, the northern area was controlled by foreigners for several centuries. After the World War II, Sudan became completely independent.

60. People living in the capital city of Sudan make up more than ______ of the total population.

A. 1%                    B. 2%           C. 3%              D. 5% 

61. The Republic of Sudan was probably founded in ______.

A. 1956               B. 1916                C. 1936            D. 1896

62. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Sudan lies in the northeast of Africa.

B. Sudan has different kinds of climate.

C. Muslims make up only a small part of the Sudan’s population.

D. The northern area of Sudan was once controlled by foreigners.

       The cars were honking （鸣叫） on the road one morning as I was walking to the park．I walked on and soon found the cause — a little taxi that had got stuck in the middle of the road．There was sweat on the driver's face as he tried to start the engine again and again — nothing happened．"No petrol,"

       I said to myself and then found myself getting angry．"Why doesn't the fool move his taxi to the side?" I thought, so did all the others who honked and shouted．

       He got up tiredly, and the passenger in the taxi got out．He was a young man in a white shirt, who watched the driver try to push it to the side．"Stupid guy!" I said．"Can't he lend a helping hand? "

       I watched as the poor driver pushed it to the side．Cars, buses and trucks went past cursing （咒骂 ） the poor man．The young man took another taxi and went off．

      The taxi driver began mending his taxi．"Stupid passenger!" I said to him．"He didn't help you!" The taxi driver slowly got up．"Sir!" he asked, "Did you?" I looked at him guiltily, then looked away, and walked away fast, asking myself, "Did I help the poor man push his taxi?"

       What had I been doing as the traffic jam took place? How had I helped deal with the problem? Did I help the poor man push his taxi? I’d done my bit, with my mouth．But never had I moved to solve the problem．I was shocked with guilt as I heard him asking, "Sir! Did you?"

56．Why did a traffic jam happen on the road when the author was walking to the park?

       A．There was too much traffic in the street．

       B．Truck drivers attempted to go ahead of others．

       C．A taxi driver couldn't start his engine．

       D．A young man wasn't good at driving．

57．The author's attitude toward the passenger is that of __________．

       A．anger                  B．respect        C．sympathy                        D．guilt

58．Why did the author feel guilty?

       A．Because he blamed the driver wrongly．

       B．Because he didn't help the driver, either．

       C．Because he tried to help but failed in the end．

       D．Because he didn't persuade the passenger to help．

59．From the incident, the author learnt a lesson that we should_________．

       A．criticize those who don't help

       B．hurt the self-respect of others no more

       C．think more of those who are in need

       D．stop talking and start to help

One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been  36  me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly  37 . It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could  38  my moves, because she  39  to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I  40  she had strict sleeping habits, 41  I thought she ought to be able to  42  some of this strictness. I said to her, “ 43 , you can stay up late for once. We’re having   44  .” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked   45  . Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it  46 , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we  47  for another ten minutes, until  48 my daughter burst into tears, and  49  that she was beaten.

Clearly I had made  50 . I had started the evening wanting to have a  51  time with my daughter but had  52  my desire to win to become more  53  than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win  54  me well. As a parent, I  55  that it got in my way.  So I had to change.

36. A. guiding          B. asking              C. training                     D. advising

37. A. allowed          B. expected           C. replied                D. accepted

38. A. change           B. repeat                      C. hurry                         D. pass

39. A. agreed           B. needed                     C. begged                D. hated

40. A. knew                    B. learned                     C. guessed                     D. heard

41. A. so                        B. for                   C. but                   D. or

42. A. put up                   B. take up                    C. pick up               D. give up

43. A. As usual                B. Go ahead                 C. By the way          D. Come on

44. A. patience                B. luck                  C. fun                            D. success

45. A. excited           B. proud                      C. anxious               D. angry

46. A. well                      B. again                       C. fairly                         D. regularly

47. A. discussed              B. continued                 C. counted                     D. argued

48. A. nervously              B. immediately       C. strangely        D. suddenly

49. A. promised               B. admitted            C. wondered      D. discovered

50. A. a mistake              B. a decision              C. an attempt           D. an effort

51. A. free           B. different          C. full             D. happy

52. A. managed       B. recognized     C. allowed       D. reduced

53. A. important              B. attractive               C. practical                   D. interesting

54. A. offered          B. served                      C. controlled          D. taught

55. A. realized        B. apologized              C. imagined                  D. explained

 —Did you see who the driver was?

—No, so quickly        that I couldn’t get a good look at his face．

A．does the car speed by                        B．the car speeds by

C．the car speed by                         D．did the car speed by