We can see clearly that        second try is all he needs at present.

A. a                        B. an                            C. the               D. \

 The day that he was looking forward        at last. 

A. come                    B. to came                C. came                  D. to coming

最近你们班的同学对去年泰州市中小学生发生交通事故及其原因作了一次调查， 请你根据下表所提示的信息，用英语写一篇短文，分析造成事故的原因并提出一些建议。

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，不计入总词数。

3、作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。

Recently our class have conducted a survey about traffic accidents to pupils and middle school students and its causes. The results are as follows.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。

Visiting a new place can be a scary experience for a lot of people because it could include speaking in a language that most people are not comfortable with ---- English. So how can you keep away from this kind of situation? Learn how to speak English fluently. Here are 4 English speaking tips you must know to become a more confident English speaker.

● Listen first.

One of the best English speaking tips is to listen carefully to understandable English EVERY DAY. Most people turn to textbooks to study English grammar rules, but you cannot learn the correct English pronunciation of the words merely by reading them. You do not need to learn grammar in detail because this can prevent you from speaking English fluently.

Instead, listen to how native English speakers pronounce and observe their mouth movements. Also watch English shows and movies to build on your English accent and improve your vocabulary.

● Practice makes perfect.

Studies show that you’ll probably spend three months of practice every day in order to have strong mouth muscles. Read aloud in English for 15 to 20 minutes a day in front of the mirror, which helps in accent reduction and improves your English communication skills.

Also, practice with your friends and family. Talking with a good English speaker can help improvise (即兴发挥) your usage of words and formation of sentences.

● Think in English.

One of the most effective English speaking tips is to think in English. What most English learners do in the early stages of learning is that they think of what they have to say in their native language, translate and then say it in English. This can be mentally tiring.

If your goal is to speak English fluently, you need to learn “thinking” in English. Make up the sentences in English as you think about them before saying them. With practice, you will be able to respond automatically in English.

● Be more confident.

All these English speaking tips will be in vain if you are not that confident in your English speaking skills. It is quite natural to commit errors when learning a new language.

Try to relax if you’re speaking in English. When you speak at a normal speed, you’ll discover that you will be able to pronounce the words correctly and people will understand you. Most of the time, the person you are talking to is not even aware of your errors.

In a word, learning English does not happen overnight. It takes a lot of time, effort and practice. Don’t get too frustrated and never give up. Follow these English speaking tips and practice daily. Soon, you would learn to speak English fluently as if it is your own language.

English speaking tips you must know

根据汉语意思完成下列句子，每空一词 。

1、人们认为如此多的事故由粗心引起，因此有必要改掉我们开车时打电话的习惯。

It is believed that so many accidents have _____ _____ carelessness, so it is necessary to _____ ourselves _____ the habit of making telephone calls while driving.

2、和西方人相比，中国人应该提高环保意识。

_____ _____westerners, we Chinese should raise the awareness of protecting the environment.

3、汽车有固定的路线，它们在沿途不同的站点上下客。       

    They _____ _____ and _____ _____ people at different stops on the route.

4、研究显示有些将过多时间用于上网的学生已经辍学，他们往往会脱离周围的人和世界。

The study shows that some students, who spend too much time on the Internet, have _____ _____ and tend to _____ _____ the people and the world around them.

5、在完成了一项为期三个月的工程后，她累坏了；为了放松一下，她已决定今年去法国度假。

She was _____ _____ after a three-month-long project and has _____ _____ France for her holiday this year for relaxation.

6、有时，非得用法语打电话，我感到很讨厌。

I hate _____ _____ I have to speak in French on the phone.

根据句意及首字母或中文提示写出单词，并注意适当形式的变化。

1. If you drive after consuming alcohol, you’re ____________（违反）the law and risking your own life as well as lives of others.

2. _______________（不幸） for him, he had his leg broken in the football match. What’s worse

was that his marriage ended up in failure.

3. At a job interview, personal _____________  （特征，特点）, such as age, sex, and marriage are taken into consideration.

4. As China's leading University of the Arts, the Chinese Institute of the Arts live up to its ____________.（名誉，名声）

5. They supposed that their theories could explain conclusively the many natural ________（现象）.

6. I shared them with my family when I returned and they also thank you for your _______（慷慨）.

7. With the flight p____________ by the storm, the passengers had to stay at the airport for the night.

8. To be on time is important to Americans. The ideal person is p_____________ and is considerate of other people’s time.

9. It is reported that journalists covering the case have been threatened and a_____________.

10. The money, i____________ for the development of the tourist industry, should be used widely.

For many blind people, computers are inaccessible. It can cost $1,000 to purchase “screen reader” software, but two blind computer programmers from Australia have solved this problem.

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) graduate James Teh and business partner Michael Curran developed a free, open-source program, called NVDA, which provides a voice to read the words on a computer screen as the cursor（光标）moves over them. NVDA won the blind inventors an award in the grand final program of the ABC’s New Inventors, which aired on September 23.

They took home the award for an invention that “might make a real difference to people’s lives or the environment.”

“A sighted person takes for granted that they can sit down at any computer and use it,” Mr Teh said. “We really are in the information age — everything is online these days. So access to computers for the blind is very important, which is why we wanted our software to be free.”

Mr. Teh, who majored in software engineering at QUT, said blind students typically didn’t have the money to purchase “screen reader” technology, at the time in their life when they most needed it. Now NVDA could be downloaded on to anyone’s personal computer free of charge.

“It can also be copied to a USB stick, which can be used on any PC at school or university, with no installation required,” he said.

Mr. Teh and Mr. Curran have drawn on their own experience as blind computer users to develop a product which has some unique features. For example, as the mouse moves up and down the screen, a sound becomes higher and lower to let you know where the cursor is located.

NVDA has been translated into 27 languages, thanks to volunteer translators. To date, there have been over 50,000 downloads.

Mr. Teh and Mr. Curran have been working on the project since 2006. They worked on their product without any pay for two years. When Mozilla offered some funding in 2008, Mr. Teh was able to quit his day job and work full-time developing NVDA.

63. NVDA won an award in the program of the ABC’s New Inventors because it _____.

A. causes no harm to the environment B. influences people’s lives

C. is aiming at blind people　　　　　　　　　 　 D. is easy to use

64. Why did James Teh and Michael Curran want their software to be free?

A. They got funding from Mozilla.　　　

B. They belonged to a volunteer group.　　

C. They wanted to help the blind.

D. They wanted people to give up “screen reader” software.

65. What do we know about Mr. Teh and Mr. Curran?

A. They are studying at QUT.　　　　　　　　　　 B. They are good at translating.

C. They know how the blind feel.　　　　 D. They began to develop NVDA in 2008.

When I was a child I never said, "When I grow up, I want to be a CEO," but here I am. When I look back on my career, I realize the road to becoming a CEO isn't a straight, clearly clarified path. In fact, no two paths are the same．But whether you want to be a boss one day or not, there's a lot to learn from how leaders rise to the top of successful companies.

       As this series of stories shows, the paths to becoming a CEO may vary, but the people in that position share the qualities of commitment, work ethic（守则）and a strong desire for building something new. And every CEO takes risks along the way — putting your life savings on the line to start a software company or leaving a big business to be one of the first employees at a startup.

       I grew up in Minnesota, and learned how to be an entrepreneur（企业家）from my father, who has run a small business for almost 30 years. I went to Georgetown University and tried a lot of business activities in college with varying degrees of success. And I always had a dream job pattern: to walk to work, work for myself and build something for consumers.

       I'm only 29, so it's been a quick ride to CEO．Out of college, I worked for AOL as a product manager, then moved to Revolution Health and ran the consumer product team．In mid-2007 I left Revolution Health and started LivingSocial with several other colleagues, where I became a CEO.

       Career advice: Don't figure out where you want to work, or even what industry you'd like to work at．Figure out what makes you do so. What gives you a really big rush? Answer why you like things, not what you like doing...and then apply it to your work life. Also, just because you're graduating, don't stop learning. Read more books than you did in college. If you do, and they're not, you're really well-positioned to succeed in whatever you do.

60. What can we know from the first paragraph?

     A. The author hasn't achieved his childhood ambition.

     B. The author thinks there is some easy way to become a CEO.

     C. The author had an ambition of becoming a CEO in his childhood.

     D. The author believes success stories of CEOs can be beneficial to everybody.

61. According to the author, successful CEOs should ________.

     A. try not to take risks                                      B. stay in the same business

     C. have a strong sense of creativity                D. save every possible penny

62. What can we know about the author from the passage?

     A. He started LivingSocial when he was still a student of Georgetown University.

     B. His father had far-reaching influence on him.

     C. His business activities at college ended up in more failure than success.

     D. He used to run the consumer product team for AOL.

Driving a car is not just handling controls and judging speed and distance. It requires you to predict what other road users will do and get ready to react to something unexpected , When alcohol is consumed, it enters your bloodstream and acts as a depressan（抑制药），damaging eyesight, judgment and co-ordinatio（协调），slowing down reaction time and greatly increasing the risk of accidents. Even below the drink driving limit, driving will be affected.

Alcohol may take a few minutes to be absorbed into the bloodstream and start action on the brain. Absorption rate is increased when drinking on an empty stomach or when consuming drinks mixed with fruit juice. To get rid of alcohol from the body is a very slow process and it is not possible to speed it up with any measures like taking a shower or having a cup of tea or coffee.

The present Road Traffic Ordinance states clearly that the limit of alcohol concentration is:

● 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of blood; or

● 22 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath; or

● 67 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of urine（尿液）

Drivers who cause traffic accidents, or who commit a moving traffic offence or are being suspected of drink driving will be tested.

Any driver found drinking beyond the limit will be charged. The driver declared guilty may be fined a maximum of HK﹩25,000 and be sentenced to up to 3 years in prison and punished for 10 driving-offence points; or temporarily banned from driving.

The same punishment applies to failing to provide specimens（样本）for breath, blood or urine tests without good excuse.

Drink driving is a criminal offence. Be a responsible driver, think before you drink. For the safety of yourself and other road users, never drive after consuming alcohol.

56. The first paragraph is mainly about_________.

A. the introductions of driving skills　

B. the damage of drinking to your body

C. the effect of drinking on driving　　

D. the process of alcohol being absorbed

57. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “________”.

A. alcohol　　　 　　　　　　B. absorption 　　　　　　　　　C. blood　 　　　　　　　D. process

58. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Drinking below the drink driving limit has no effect on driving.

B. Alcohol is taken in more quickly when drunk with fruit juice.

C. Having a cup of tea helps to get rid of alcohol from the body.

D.50 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of breath is below the drink limit

59. A driver suspected of drink driving_________.

A. should provide specimens for testing.

B. will be forbidden to drive for 3years

C. will be punished for 10 driving-offence points

D. should pay a maximum fine of HK＄25,000

I was doing a year of voluntary service abroad for people with learning disabilities. It was set in an English      36     , quite different from my home in Sweden.

One of my fellow     37     , a girl from Tanzania, seemed a bit    38    , so I asked what the problem was. She told me she had a     39    back home who was really    40    with her university studies. It seemed that      41    difficulties would make it impossible for her to complete her course. So this friend of      42     had done something unbelievable: she had sent all her pocket money for the month to Tanzania to     43     her friend! This meant that she didn't have much food to eat and had no money to go anywhere outside the village.

I was so      44      that she did this for her friend and I felt I had to do something.     45     , during my next trip to one of the ear by towns I walked into a shop to buy some food for her. I started    46    to the woman working in the shop and     47    told her about my friend. The woman looked at me,    48    .“Does she eat pasta(意大利面)?”she asked.“Yes,”I replied. She immediately     49    loading a bag with pasta, cookies, sweets and other things until the bag was full.“Give this to her for me. It's my     50     !”I couldn't believe it but cried with     51     .

Imagine my friend's face when I     52     the gifts on my kitchen table and     53    her from her room to see! I have     54     seen her so happy! She told me that due to the generous help, she could definitely      55     the month.

36. A. university B. village              C. town                D. city

37. A. teachers          B. students                     C. volunteers               D. workers

38. A. excited            B. angry                      C. desperate               D. disappointed

39. A. sister             B. cousin                      C. relative                D. friend

40. A. dealing           B. helping            C. struggling           D. improving

41. A. terminal            B. cultural                      C. casual              D. financial

42. A. mine              B. hers                       C. ours                     D. theirs

43. A. connect                 B. support                    C. adore                    D. inform

44. A. curious           B. generous                          C. influenced               D. touched

45. A. So               B. Instead                      C. However                 D. Otherwise

46. A. talking            B. calling                       C. showing                  D. walking

47. A. thankfully          B. constantly        C. generously            D. eventually

48. A. annoyed          B. amazed                    C. confused                D. embarrassed

49. A. started            B. continued                  C. allowed                  D. stopped

50. A. duty              B. offer                         C. treat                     D. turn

51. A. regret            B. sorrow                     C. fortune                  D. happiness

52. A. ate               B. arranged                          C. consumed               D. finished

53. A. fetched           B. removed                     C. wished                   D. ordered

54. A. always             B. recently                    C. never                   D. frequently

55. A. go over            B. get through                        C. make up                 D. turn around