We cannot escape hearing and seeing brokenness in this world. We are reminded daily that as humans we are more fragile than we would want to 16 , and are exposed to being broken on a daily basis or 17 others directly or indirectly.

    We’ve all 18 some form of brokenness, and we know of others who have. For some people, brokenness has been a blessing in disguise. Though 19 it makes them weak, the long-term strength is increased, which makes them a  20 person. For some, it takes them down hard, pushing them to 21  from society and sometimes self-destructive habits are formed.

Mental, emotional, financial, spiritual and physical brokenness affects everyone at some point on our journey of life. The 22  back to wholeness after an encounter with brokenness can be positive or negative, bitter or better. So does this mean the measure of recovery from the brokenness  23  on the type of brokenness? My answer is no.

  Nelson Mandela was kept in prison falsely for 27 years in total---but look at the end of his life. He must have 24  some form of brokenness at some point but today his life speaks of wholeness. His ability to come back as a  25  person speaks for itself.

  There are men and women who have returned from war with limbs 26 , mental, social and emotional 27 , but today they’re still whole. In relationships, hearts are broken but people deal healthily with their brokenness and 28  to let what has broken them kept them broken. They’ve  29  .

  Sure, it’s a(n) 30 to survive any form of brokenness but believing you are worth better and with the right support system, we can be made whole again.

16. A. conclude               B. expect             C. admit              D. prove

17. A. breaking               B. wounding        C. interrupting     D. affecting

18. A. finished                B. experienced     C. shared            D. changed 

19. A. inconveniently      B. slowly             C. dangerously     D. temporarily 

20. A. richer                  B. busier             C. calmer            D. better

21. A. survive                B. withdraw        C. suffer            D. stop  

22. A. road                    B. signal              C. idea                D. direction

23. A. insist                   B. turn                C. look                D. depends

24. A. accepted              B. faced              C. predicted         D. remembered 

25. A. whole                  B. political           C. clever              D. healthy

26. A. shaking                B. missing           C. stretching        D. growing 

27. A. powers                B. abilities            C. challenges        D. failures

28. A. choose                 B. hesitate           C. mean              D. refuse 

29. A. moved on             B. lit up               C. given in           D. calmed down

30. A. opportunity                 B. process           C. fight               D. attempt  

假定你是李华，就暑假游览北山公园时看到的一些情况给报社写一封信，对这些情况进行反映并提出建议。

内容包括：1、有些游客随意乱扔垃圾、乱写乱画；

       2、有些古迹（the cultural sites）已遭到破坏；

       3、你的建议；

注意： 1、词数：100左右;    

2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

Dear editor,

I’m Li Hua, writing to tell you something about what I saw in the Bei Shan Park this summer and I became very worried. ______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________          

Yours,

                                                     Li Hua

每句只有一处错误，请在错误词下划线并改正(可直接在答题卡上答题)。

81. The children must be taken good care.

82. When class begins, all students enter into the classroom.

83. Think of a situation which the expression can be used.

84. The Winter and the Summer Olympics are held every four years on a regularly basis.

85. She married to a man whom she didn’t like.

86. The problem deserved to considering.

87. A new hospital is built in our city now.

88. He is such clever that all his classmates like him.

89. Sometimes they may play to passer-by in the street or subway.

90. The computer have used in offices and homes since 1970s.

       For 40 years, the people of London have been happy to discover in their parks a bird that seems to have made its way from the Himalayas to the capital of England. With its shocking green body, red mouth, long tail and noisy screech(尖叫), the rose-ringed parakeet (长尾小鹦鹉) brought a vivid colour to parks in and around London.

       However, the parakeets are no longer welcome. The government has suddenly woken up to the fact that there are many more parakeets in and around London making life harder for the local bird population. Government experts put the number of parakeets at around 30,000. They fear that if the number of parakeets keeps rising, these birds will push out local birds like wood-peckers, starlings and nuthatches from trees to build their own nests.

       Not only that. According to an online report by The Independent, the parakeets will then also get control of most of the food available in the parks — seeds, berries, fruit and nuts. The local bird population will then have a hard time staying alive. An organization called the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has asked the government to investigate (调查) what kind of a threat the parakeet brings to local birds. If the government decides that these birds are indeed a threat to local birds, steps will be taken to control the number of parakeets.

       The most surprising thing about the case of the rose-ringed parakeet is that no one quite knows how the parakeets came from India and started breeding (繁殖) in areas around London.

77. Parakeets are no longer welcome mainly because ______.

A. the local birds are being driven out

B. the government doesn’t like the birds

C. they are a threat to people’s health

D. people have a great fear of this kind of birds

78. According to an online report by The Independent, ______.

A. the parakeets’ future threat is impossible

B. the number of the parakeets is around 3,000

C. the parakeets should fly back to the Himalayas

D. the local birds won’t have enough food

79. People are not certain ______.

A. where the parakeets live

B. how the parakeets breed

C. how they flew to London

D. when they started living in London

80. The best title for this passage would be _____.

A. Help the parakeets           B. Pretty birds have trouble

C. Birds invade London        D. Pretty birds   

Skateboarding has become one of several non - traditional activities that PE teachers around America are introducing to inspire kids to exercise regularly. Some PE classes feature in-line (滚轮) skating, yoga, and even rock climbing. Experts have called those types of activities “the new PE”.

       Such activities are part of a larger effort to help kids develop lifelong fitness habits and to keep them from becoming overweight. Now, 9 million U.S. children and teens are overweight. Obesity (肥胖) can lead to health problems such as diabetes and heart disease later in life.

       “Our children and youth are becoming unhealthy and obese,” says Lindsey Johnson. “Skateboarding is a great activity that keeps kids doing physical movement and gives them new skills and interest.”

       Some schools don’t allow skateboarding because they say it is dangerous. Cendali, however, argues that regular practice eliminates a great deal of the danger. “We teach students how to do it and how to do it safely,” he says.

       Some people say skateboarding teaches life lessons. “Skateboarding teaches kids to believe that if they stick with something they will finally succeed,” says education expert Richard Sagor of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon.

       Skateboarding inspires kids not to give up in learning difficult skills. “It’s natural for kids to want to learn and get better at things,” adds Sagor. “When it comes to skateboarding, they’ll try a trick hundreds of times before they succeed.” That same effort could be made in schoolwork.

       Eric Klassen agrees that skateboarding requires kids to stop saying a task is too hard for them. “A baby will attempt to walk 600 to 900 times before he or she is successful,” says Klassen. “We tell students that they shouldn’t say ‘I can’t do it’ unless they’ve tried 600 to 900 times.”

73. Skateboarding is introduced into American schools to ______.

A. encourage students to compete bravely in competition

B. teach students how to deal with risks

C. prevent students suffering from heart disease later in life

D. help students form the habit of doing sports

74. The underlined word “eliminates” in Paragraph 4 probably means “______”.

A. reduces    B. increases      C. adds            D. brings

75. What life lesson do kids learn from skateboarding?

A. To succeed in life you have to learn skateboarding.

B. You will succeed in life if you don’t give up.

C. Only after failing 600 to 900 times can you succeed.

D. There is no hard work after learning skate-boarding well.

76. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. The dangerous PE            B. Skills of skateboarding

C. The new PE 　             D. The change of PE

I think machine power is better than human power because we cannot survive without our daily used machines like bikes, coolers, computers, etc.

Started on  14-Apr-2008  By Smith

E-mail: rksscet12@yahoo.com

Johnson

6-May-2008

Yes, it’s very clear that machine power is better than man power. But machine power has its limitations (局限). It cannot survive without electricity and manhandling. If it doesn’t have these two then it is completely useless. So man should not completely depend on machines. One more point is that because of the use of machines man has become lazy. This laziness has brought in many problems like obesity, arthritis (关节炎) and other health problems. But I am not saying that man should completely turn from machine power to man power. He should have a balance of both. Even I can’t think of life without a car, a computer and a cooler.

Sally

9-May-2008

Humans only created the machines. So, human power is greater than machine power. To do the things quickly we created the machines. But machines cannot think. That thinking power beats machine power.

Tina

17-May-2008

But without humans there is no value of any machine. If someone wants to use his machine perfectly then one must have expert labor or man power.

Tommy

19-May-2008

Hi to all, my opinion is that human power is more powerful than machine power, because human beings created the machines. Human brain works more compared to machines.

Mike

20-May-2008

I think human power is better than machine power because even if we travel on foot to near places the money will not be wasted and we can get exercise.

69. Who agrees with Smith generally?

A. Tommy.      B. Tina. C. Sally. D. Johnson.

70. According to Johnson, man should ______.

A. keep a balance between human power and machine power

B. completely depend on machine power

C. turn from machine power to man power completely

D. live a life without a car, a computer or a cooler

71. Sally thinks that human power is better than machine power because ______.

A. machines are useless without electricity

B. machine power can make people become lazy

C. machines can’t think like human beings

D. human brain can do things quickly

72. Which of the following questions are the speakers talking about in the passage?

A. Will machine power defeat human power?

B. Which is better, human power or machine power?

C. What limitations does machine power have?

D. Will machines think in the future? 

Napoleon stayed in a small inn (小旅馆). The next morning, he went to thank the innkeeper.

“You have served me well,” said Napoleon. “I wish to reward you. Tell me what you want.”

“Sir, we want nothing,” said the innkeeper. “But will you tell us something?”

“What is it?” Napoleon asked.

“We have heard a story,” said the innkeeper, “that once during the war, a small village was taken by the Russians. You happened to be in the village. You hid while they looked for you. Will you tell us how you felt when they were looking for you?” Napoleon looked very angry. He called in two of his soldiers. Then he pointed to the door. The soldiers took the innkeeper and his wife out into the yard.

At the end of the yard was a wall. The innkeeper and his wife were led to the wall. The soldiers tied the hands of the innkeeper and his wife. Napoleon watched, saying nothing.

“Please, sir.” begged the innkeeper, “Don’t kill us! we meant nothing!” The soldiers moved back. The innkeeper saw them raising their guns. Then Napoleon called: “Ready! Aim!” The wife screamed. “Stop!” said Napoleon. He went to the innkeeper, “Now, you know the answer to the question you asked me just now, don’t you?”

66. While the Russians were searching for him, Napoleon ______.

A. ordered his men to fight back                   B. was frightened to death

C. feared nothing at all                                 D. regretted (后悔) having hidden there

67. Why did Napoleon order his men to tie the couple?

A. Because he wanted to teach the innkeeper a good lesson for bothering him.

B. Because he wanted to kill the couple to get rid of his anger.

C. Because he wanted to show that he was so admiring a general that nobody could upset him.

D. Because he wanted to make them know that he felt the same as they in face of danger.

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

   A. Five people are mentioned (提到) in this passage.

   B. In fact, Napoleon didn’t hide when the Russians were looking for him.

   C. Napoleon was thankful to the innkeeper for his good service.

D. The couple had thought they would be killed before Napoleon said “stop”.

Sudha Chandran, a classical dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also   46   on her career road.

       Though the accident brought her bright career to a   47  , she didn’t give up. In the   48   months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed an artificial (人造的)   49   made from rubber filled with sponge (海绵). So   50   she wanted to go back to   51   after she had been fitted with an artificial leg. Sudha knew that she believed in   52   and could realize her dream,   53   she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing —   54   to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl.

       After every public recital (个人表演), she   55   ask her dad about her performance. “You   56   have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get   57  . In January 1984, Sudha made a historic   58   by giving a public recital (舞蹈表演) in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it   59   everyone to tears and this   60   pushed her to the number one position again. That evening when she asked her dad the   61   question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise.

       Sudha’s comeback was   62   moving an event that a film producer   63   to make the story into a hit film.

       When someone asked Sudha how she had   64   to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.”   65   is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.

46. A. left alone            B. cut off              C. kept out          D. put out

47. A. top                 B. height          C. point               D. stop

48. A. unforgettable      B. painful           C. busy              D. free

49. A. flower          B. leg                C. gift                D. box

50. A. strangely             B. gradually        C. heavily           D. strongly

51. A. home           B. school           C. dancing    D. walking

52. A. the doctor          B. the stage        C. herself           D. her dad

53. A. however          B. even           C. since              D. therefore

54. A. starting        B. remembering  C. wanting           D. learning

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

56. A. yet                  B. ever           C. also               D. still

57. A. in return          B. in turn           C. in surprise        D. in anger

58. A. change               B. movement C. comeback D. promise

59. A. made           B. moved           C. let                 D. forced

60. A. story                  B. performance     C. decision         D. accident

61. A. usual                  B. new            C. normal          D. interesting

62. A. such               B. this               C. very                D. so

63. A. allowed               B. pretended       C. refused             D. decided

64. A. tried                   B. managed        C. thought         D. imagined

65. A. Nothing              B. Anything        C. Something        D. Everything

- Why do you look so disappointed？

- My cell can’t work. And I wonder how I can ___________ it.

　 A. do with　　 　　　　 B. make with　　 C. deal with　　 D. handle with

 John will ________ Jake in the team in the coming match.

A. replace                  B. take place of         C. instead of          D. in place of