A small car is big enough for a family of three          you need more space for baggage．

       A． once       B． in case           C． if            D． unless    

 — I regret to say that I          have shouted at you the other day．

— Forget it． I was a bit out of control myself．  

       A． shouldn't B． mustn't   C． couldn't  D． mightn't

          is expected that it will be fine tomorrow, when  we  can  do  some  outdoor activities． 

       A． As   B． It         C． That         D． Which 

In China,        car is becoming         popular means of transportation

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

目前，学校存在少数考生考试作弊现象。某英文杂志社拟对此现象向中学生征文，标题是 “My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations”。请根据下列提示用英语写一篇征文稿。内容要点如下：

注意：1．短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥。2．词数：120-150；开头已给出.

3．参考词汇：作弊 cheat（v. ）

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）

Have you considered studying abroad, but are not sure whether it’s worth our time? Perhaps you’re not certain what benefits you can get from an extended stay in a foreign country. Here are some very excellent reasons why you should study in a foreign county?

　　 1. Studying abroad is the best way __________. There is no better and more effective way to learn a language than to study in a culture that speaks the language you’re learning. You’re surrounded by the language on a daily basis ，seeing and hearing it in the proper cultural context. Language learning happens most quickly under these circumstances.

　　 2. Studying abroad provides the opportunity to travel. Weekends and academic breaks allow you to venture out and explore your surroundings— both your immediate and more distant surroundings. Since studying abroad often puts you in a completely different country, you are much closer to places you might otherwise not have had the opportunity to visit.

　　 3. Studying abroad allows you to get to know another culture at first hand. Cultural differences are more than just habits. A person’s culture reflects very deep thoughts, beliefs, and values that influence his or her way of life and that he or she views the world. Students who experience cultural differences personally can truly understand where other cultures are coming from.

　　 4. Studying abroad affords you the opportunity to make friends around the world. While abroad, you will meet not only natives to the culture in which you are studying, but also other international students who are as far from home as you.

　　 5. Studying abroad raises employment opportunities. As the world continues to become more globalized, American countries are increasingly investing dollars abroad, and companies from countries around the world continue invest in the international market. Through an employer’s eyes, a student who has studied abroad is independent。 Your experience living and studying in a foreign country, knowing about other culture and another language will make you have many advantages over the other job applicants.（求职者）

56. What is the best title of the passage? (no more than 10 words)

　 __________________________________________________________________________

57. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

According to an employer, studying abroad makes a student more independent.

________________________________________________________________________

58. Fill in the blank with proper words. (no more than 8 words)

__________________________________________________________________________

59. Which benefit do you think is most attractive to you? Why? (no more than 30 words)

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________60. 60.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

__________________________________________________________________________

We now think of chocolate as sweet, but once it was bitter. We think of it as a candy, but once it was a medicine. Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack. Sometimes it’s an ingredient in the main course of a meal. Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over chicken. The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers.

Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys say “Ugh!” and run away. Workers must first dry and then roast the beans. This removes the bitter taste.

The word “chocolate” comes from a Mayan word. The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived in Mexico. They valued the cacao tree. Some used the beans for money, while others crushed them to make a drink.

When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they started drinking cacao too. Because the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine. No one had the idea of adding sugar. The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes. Wealthy people drank cacao and said it was good for the digestion.

In the 1800s, the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao. It quickly became a cheap and popular drink. Soon afterwards, a factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate. Later on, another factory mixed milk and chocolate together. People liked the taste of milk chocolate even better.

Besides the chocolate candy bar, one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip cookie. Favorite desserts are chocolate cream pie and, of course, an ice cream sundae with hot fudge sauce.

51. It was ________that discovered sugar could remove the bitter taste of cacao.

A. The workers in the chocolate factory       B. The Spaniards

C. The people in England                      D. The owner of a chocolate factory

52. According to the passage which of the following statements is true?

A. Nobody had the idea of adding sugar until the sixteenth century.

B. The word “chocolate” comes from a Mexican word.

C. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys like them.

D. Workers must dry and roast the beans to remove the bitter taste.

53. The Spaniards think that cacao was a medicine because________

A. it was strong and bitter.   B. it was good for digestion.

C. it cured man’s diseases.  D. it was a kind of drink for good health.

54. Which is the right time order of the events regarding chocolate?

a. Chocolate became a cheap and popular drink in England.

b. A factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate.

c. The Spaniards started drinking cacao.

d. It was found that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao.

e. A factory mixed milk and chocolate together.

A. a-b-c-d-e                    B. c-d-e-b-a         C. c-d-a-b-e               D. c-d-b-e-a

55. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or a candy bar

B. Mexicans like chocolate very much

C. chocolate is a product of the cacao tree

D. people liked the taste of chocolate mixed with milk

Frank Lloyd Wright probably is the greatest architect that the United States has ever produced. He was very gifted and had a natural ability to design buildings. His buildings were not only beautiful, but they were also practical and useful. They fit their purposes very well. Wright’s churches, for example, make people feel like thinking and praying. His office buildings make people enjoy working, and his houses make people feel comfortable at home. However, Frank Lloyd Wright’s beautiful, practical and useful buildings are not the only reason that he is famous. There is another reason.

Frank Lloyd Wright is called the greatest American architect because he started an American style in architecture. Most of the architecture in the United States before Wright was really European, not American. Wright’s buildings do not look like old European buildings. They have their own style. Wright’s ideas about style are still used in the United States and in other parts of the world.

The most important idea in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Style of Architecture is that a building must fit its purpose and the land around it. His houses are often called “grass-land houses” because their lines are similar to the lines on the grassland. Both the lines of the grassland and the lines of Wright’s house are parallel（平行的）to the horizon, the place where earth and sky seem to meet. They are horizontal lines. Most European style houses, in contrast, have many vertical lines that form 90°angles with the horizon.

46. Frank Lloyd Wright’s style in architecture was _________.

　　　 A. learned from some European countries

　　　 B. not only limited to the U.S

　　　 C. no longer popular

　　　 D. somewhat similar to the European style

47. Which of the following best describes the character of the houses that Wright designed?

　　　 A. They were very large and beautiful.

　　　 B. They were very comfortable.

　　　 C. They could be used as churches.

　　　 D. They were beautiful in design but not practical in use.

48. What’s the most important idea in Wright’s style?

A. Architectural design should match natural surroundings.

B. A building must have grassland around it.

C. American style in architect should be different from the European’s

D. Design should be more important than use.

49. Which of the following is NOT true about Wright’s “grass-land houses”?

　　　 A. The lines of “grass-land houses” are similar to lines on the grassland.

　　　 B. The lines of “grass-land houses” are horizontal.

　　　 C. The color of the lines of “grass-land houses” is green.

　　　 D. They are different from European style houses.

50. The best title for this passage would be _________.

　　　 A. The Differences between the American and European Styles in Architecture

　　　 B. “Grass-land”” houses Designed by Wright

C. How to Make Your Houses More Beautiful

　　　 D. The Influence of Wright on American Architecture

Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothes addict(迷),” he jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled(皱的).” Today David wears casual clothes — khaki pants and a sports shirt — to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. “I’m working harder than ever,” David says, “and I need to feel comfortable.”

More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work. In the United States, the changes from formal to casual office wear have been slow. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their workers to wear casual clothes on Friday(but only on Friday).This became known as “dress-down Friday” or “casual Friday”. “What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for workers has really become an everyday thing,” said business adviser Maisly Jones.

Why have so many companies started allowing their workers to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it's easier for a company to attract new workers if it has a casual dress code. “A lot of young people don't want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it's hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code.” Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study made by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that casual dress has a side effect on work. Supporters of casual office wear also say that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”

41.David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict” because ______________.

A. he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt

B. he wanted his clothes to look tidy and clean all the time

C. he couldn't stand a clean appearance

D. he didn’t want to spend much money on clothes

42. David Smith wears casual clothes now, because ______________.

A. they make him feel at ease when working

B. he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes

C. he looks handsome in casual clothes

D. he no longer works for any company

43. According to this passage, which of the following is FALSE?

A. Many workers don’t like a conservative dress code.

B. Comfortable clothes make workers more productive.

C. All the employers in the U.S. are for casual office wear.

D. A casual clothes code is welcomed by young workers.

44. According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. “Dress-down Friday” was first given as a favor from employers.

B. Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago.

C. Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s.

D. Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.

45. In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned EXCEPT ______________.

A. saving worker’s money

B. making workers more attractive

C. improving worker’s feeling

D. making workers happier

Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big ambition—to play the drums in a band. But one big problem lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people. Many of them are sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a shower. But there was always someone it would annoy.

    One day, while watching a science documentary on TV, she heard that sound cannot travel in space, because there's no air. At that moment, Brenda Bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut.

    With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Brenda built a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside. All that would be left inside was a drum kit（成套设备） and a chair. Brenda got into the space suit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and played those drums like a wild child.

    It wasn't long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame spread so much that the government suggested that she be part of a unique space journey. Finally, Brenda was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first ambition of playing drums in a band.

    Years later, when asked how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment, and said: ''If those old people next – door hadn't mattered so much to me, I wouldn't have found a solution, and none of this would have ever happened.''

36. Why did Brenda try to play in the strangest places?

A. Because she didn't want others to hear her play.

B. Because she didn't mean to disturb others.

C. Because she didn't have her own room.

D. Because she didn’t like her neighbors.

37. Brenda started to give concerts _______.

A. after she practiced in her space bubble

B. when she became part of the unique space journey

C. after she became a real musical astronaut

D. when people came to see her in the space bubble

38. Brenda became famous because _______.

A. she was good at music and science

B. she became a real musical astronaut

C. she invented a special way of practice

D. she played well and had a talent

39. Which of the following can be used to describe Brenda?

A. Kind, hardworking and clever.   

B. Brave, kind and hardworking.

C. Lovely, brave and kind.         

D. Nervous, kind and clever.

40. It can be inferred from the text that: " _______".

A. He laughs best who laughs last    

B. It's never too old to learn

C. Two heads are better than one     

D. One good turn deserves another