I came to live here where I am now between Wounded Knee Greek and Grass Greek．Others came too, and we made these little grey houses of logs that you see, and they are square．It is a bad way to live, for there can be no power in a square．
   You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round．In the old days when we were a strong and happy people, all our power came to us from the respectful circle of the nation, and so long as the circle was unbroken, the people were getting rich．The flowering tree was the living center of the circle, and the circle of the four quarters nursed it．The east gave peace and light, the south gave warmth, the west gave rain, and the north with its cold and strong wind gave strength and continuous power．This knowledge came to us from the outer world with our belief．Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle．The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars．Birds make their nests in circle, for theirs are the same as ours．The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle．The moon does the same, and both are round．Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were．The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves．Our places were like the nests of birds, and these were always set in a circle, the nation’s circle, a nest of many nests, where the Great Spirit meant for us to nurse our children．

But the Wasichus （Indian word for “white people”） have put us in these square boxes．Our power is gone and we are dying, for the power is not in us any more．You can look at our boys and see how it is with us．Where we were living by the power of the circle in the way we should, boys were men at twelve or thirteen years of age．But now it takes them very much longer to be full - grown．

67．According to the passage, the Indians      ．

    A．don’t have modern instruments in their homes

    B．refused to move from round places

    C．lived in round places, but were forced to live in square houses

    D．lived in round places, but then decided to move into square houses

68．Two things being compared in the passage are      ．

    A．the Indians’ past and present living conditions

    B．the Indians’ past and modern beliefs

C．the Indians’ old and new power

D．people and nature
69．In the second paragraph “the four quarters” refers to      ．

A．the four rooms of the Indian’s house

B．the four kinds of natural power

C．the four seasons

D．the four directions
70．According to the author, once the Indians moved into square houses,      ．
      A．they had to move to other houses  

B．boys took more time to grow into men
    C．they forgot the old way of life   

D．everyone was not happy

Although they may not die from lack of love, adults also need a great amount of affection（友情） and companionship．In the past, many people spent their entire lives in the communities in which they were born and raised．Many more people continued to live with their parents, brothers and sisters after they were married and had children of their own．By remaining in familiar communities with relatives nearby, families had enough opportunities for friendly contact and for support in time of trouble．

Recent studies suggest that family arrangements in Western societies have not changed as much in the last few centuries as is generally believed．Yet most sociologists agree that in modern societies, there are fewer opportunities for friendship and support from relatives outside the immediate family．Parents and children often live apart from other relatives, and seldom visit them．Also, the family moves when a parent accepts a job in another place or when it decides to live in a better neighborhood．Together, loneliness and mobility（迁移） force immediate family members to depend heavily on one another for affection and companionship．

Because the family is one of the few ongoing sources of affection and companionship in modern societies, a high percentage of people continue to marry, even though it is possible for a single man and woman to live together without marrying．On the other hand, because affection and companionship have become so important, families are more likely to break up if the husband's or wife's emotional needs are not met within the family circle – even if all other family functions are being satisfactorily performed, and in this sense, affection and companionship have become the standard of the modern family．

64．It is generally believed that      ．

    A．many people spend their lives in familiar communities

    B．a person can easily get in touch with relatives in times of difficulty

    C．the organization of the family in western society has changed a great deal

    D．western societies have not changed much in the past few years

65．Sociological studies show that      ．

    A．the more the family moves, the less support it gets from its distant relatives

    B．parents and children live together to make up for the lack of relatives outside the family

    C．family arrangements have changed and so there is little need for companion of relatives

    D．family members are separated from each other because of lack of support from relatives

66．In the passage, the writer mainly wants to say      ．

A．affection and companionship are important for the family and they can be gained from nowhere but the family

B．affection and companionship may come from the family and at the same time safeguard the family

C．there are a few ways to gain affection and companionship but the most important way is from the family．

D．in modern societies a lot of families break up and it's just for a lack of affection and companionship

Student participation in the classroom is not only accepted but also expected of the student in many courses．Some professors base part of the final grade on the student's oral participation．Although there are formal lectures during which the student has a passive role （i．e．, listening and taking notes）, many courses are organized around classroom discussions, student questions, and informal lectures．In graduate discussions the professor had a “manager” role and the students make presentations and lead discussions．The students do the actual teaching in these discussions．

A professor's teaching method is another factor that determines the degree and type of student participation．Some professors prefer to control discussion while others prefer to guide the class without controlling it．Many professors encourage students to question their ideas．Students who object to the professor's point of view should be prepared to prove their positions．

In the teaching of science and mathematics, the controlling mode of instruction is generally traditional, with teachers presenting formal lectures and students taking notes．However, new educational trends have turned up in the humanities and social sciences in the past twenty years．Students in education, society, and history classes, for example, are often required to solve problems in groups, design projects, make presentations, and examine case studies．Since some college or university courses are “practical” rather than theoretical, they pay more attention to “doing” for themselves．

60．“Participation in the classroom is not only accepted but also expected of the student” in many courses except in      ．

    A．science and mathematics                           B．the humanities and social sciences

    C．informal lecture courses                           D．discussion courses

61．From the passage we know that education in the humanities and society      ．

    A．has not changed much 

    B．pay attention to students' studying instead of teachers' teaching

    C．is much more important than that of science and mathematics

    D．has become more practical than theoretical

62．The reason why some professors ask students to make presentations and lead discussions is that      ．

    A．these professors are often not well prepared before class

    B．these professors want to stress “doing”

    C．these professors want to test the students' abilities

    D．these professors are not willing to teach theory

63．Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

    A．Student participation is not common in the classroom in many courses like society．

    B．Some professors want to control the classroom discussion in their teaching．

       C．Some professors in science usually want the students to take part in their teaching．

    D．New educational trends have turned up in teaching of natural sciences such as chemistry．

Los Angeles: Love for Mom is necessary, but buying flowers on her big day may not be．

    A slump in flower sales since late last year was likely to continue through Mother’s Day, another example of Americans cutting back on spending due to recession fears, which is a period of reduced trade and business activity, and increasing food and gasoline prices．

“If you look at what has happened on Valentine’s Day and Christmas, the market for flowers has cooled,” said Eric Beder, an analyst at Brean Murray．“Growth has slowed in the past two quarters．Mother’s Day will probably be a slow quarter, too．”

    US floral sales for Mother’s Day, celebrated yesterday, will fall thirteen percent this year to ＄2 billion, with consumers spending an average of ＄17．65, according to the National Federation estimates．

    Mother’s Day, which accounts for a one-quarter of annual holiday purchases, according to the Society of American Florists, is traditionally the day when flowers are delivered to the doorsteps of many mothers．

    But this year, the shop-owners are concerned。

Gabriel Soto, who owns a flower shop beneath an office high-rise in the Los financial district, is expecting lower sales—and has ordered 30 percent fewer flowers than normal this Mother’s Day．  Last month, Soto, who also operates website downtown-flowers．net, closed another store in a nearby building that was headquarters to a mortgage company．After workers lost their jobs due to the housing crisis, orders decreased．

56 The underlined word “slump” in Para．2 probably means      ．

    A．sharp decrease in price                               B．great fear for losing jobs

    C．global worry of floral stores                        D．sudden fall by a large amount

57．According to the author, Mother’s Day should be an occasion of      ．

    A．a large family get-together                           B．a big annual holiday purchase

    C．a great love showed to mothers                   D．a celebration among Americans

58．This passage implies that Americans have      ．

    A．met financial problems recently

    B．no longer bought flowers for mothers

    C．delivered flowers to every house for mothers

    D．cut back on spending because of having lost jobs

59．Which would be the best title for this passage?

    A．Hard time coming nearer                          B．Mother’s Day and crisis

    C．Sorry mom, love you but no flowers         D．Holiday purchases have a hard time

       阅读短文内容，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。

     Every student has tests when they are at school． But have you ever been so worried about the tests that you can’t fall asleep at night? Have ever felt sick or had a headache during a test?    71   ． This worry in your mind can make your body feel bad． You may feel angry, frustrated, scared, or afraid --- which can give you a stomachache or a headache．

        72   ． Good or normal stress might happen when you are called to answer a question in class or when you have to give a speech． This kind of stress can help you to get things better done．    73   ．

     But bad stress can happen if the stressful feelings keep going over a long time． You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is ill, if you are having problems at school, or if you are going through anything else that makes you upset every day．    74   ．

        75    ． That means making good decision about how to spend your time． If you are only dealing with school stuff and have no time to play, you can get stressed． Make sure you keep your SELF in mind: Sleep, Exercise, Leisure and Food． If you take care of yourself and get enough sleep and food, and if you exercise and leave time for fun stuff, you will probably be less stressed out!

      A． However, there are two different kinds of stress．

      B． Can you tell a kind of stress from another one?

      C． The best way to keep stress away is to have a balanced life．

      D． That kind of stress isn’t going to help you, and it can actually make you sick．

      E． Since bad stress is harmful for us, you’d better try to change it into good stress．

      F． If so, then you know what stress is． Stress is what you feel when you are worried or uncomfortable about something．

       G． For example，you may do a better job on your test if the stress pushes you to prepare well before the test．

If you ask most Americans, they would say their favorite season of the year is summer． The weather is warm． They do not have to wear heavy clothes to keep warm． Young people do not have to go to school． They can do many activities outside, like playing sports and swimming at the beach or the pool． They like the sunshine during the day and the warm summer nights． People have written and recorded hundreds of songs about summer． These are some of our favorites．

One of the most famous songs about summer is from George Gershwin’s opera “Porgy and Bess”． He wrote the music in nineteen thirty-five． The opera takes place in the southern United States． It opens with these words: “Summertime and the living’ is easy． Fish are jumping’ and the cotton is high．” Leontyne Price sings the song．

The nineteen fifties and sixties produced many songs about teenagers enjoying their summer vacation from school． The songs are about having fun, swimming in the ocean, driving in cars． However, for some teenagers, summer vacation was not all fun and games． Some of them had to work to earn money．

68． Why did people write and record so many songs about summer?

       A． Summer is warm．    

       B． They do not have to wear heavy clothes to keep warm．

       C． They can do many activities outside．    

       D． They like summer．

69． Which of following statements is NOT true?

       A． There are 1950s or 1960s songs about teenagers enjoying their summer vacation from school．

       B． Many songs are about teenagers having fun in summer．

       C． Teenagers have not only fun and games but other things in summer．

       D． Some teenagers have to work to earn money in summer

70． Please choose an appropriate title for the passage．

       A． Summer．                               B． Children in Summer．

       C． Summer and Children．                     D． Songs about Summer．

Have you ever listened to young children talking in the playground? They are always boasting． They say things like, “My Dad’s car is bigger than your Dad’s,” and “My Mom is smarter than yours．” They particularly like to boast about their families．

There were three little boys, Harry, Ted and Gavin, who were always boasting． Gavin was the worst． Everything about his family was always the best or the biggest or the most expensive．

Whatever the others said, he could always go on better． One day when they were walking to

school, Harry said, “My father had a bath twice a week,” Ted spoke next． “That’s nothing,” he said． “Having a bath twice a week is dirty． My father has a bath every day, sometimes twice a day．” Ted looked at Gavin． Now it was his turn． But what could he say? “This time,” Ted thought, “I’m going to win．” Gavin didn’t know what to say． He couldn’t say that his father had a bath three times a day． That was silly． He walked on in silence． Ted smiled at Harry, and Harry smiled back． They were sure that for once they had beaten Gavin． They reached the school gates． Still Gavin said nothing． “We’ve won,” Ted said to Harry, but he spoke too soon． On the way home, Gavin said, “My Dad is so clean that he doesn’t have to bathe at all．”

64． According to the passage, the meaning of the word “boast” is __________．

       A． to sing a nice song                            B． to talk big

       C． to go on better                                D． to have a bath three times a day

65． What did Harry boast about?

       A． The number of times his father had a bath every week．

       B． The size of the bathroom in his home．

       C． His father’s car．           

       D． His mother’s family．

66． Who boasted the most?

       A． Ted．                                                 B． Harry and Ted．    

       C． Harry and Gavin．                               D． Gavin．

67． What does “he spoke too soon” in the last paragraph mean?

       A． He spoke quickly．                        B． He should have spoken earlier．

       C． He was wrong．                          D． He couldn’t be understood．

Every country has its traditional festivals． The Chinese New Year is now known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the beginning of spring． Though there are some sayings about its origin, all agree that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese means “year”, was originally the name of a beast that started to eat people the night before the beginning of a new year．

One story goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would take in a great many people at one time． People were very afraid． One day, an old man came to their help and said he would stop all this． He said to Nian, “I hear that you are very strong, but can you eat up all the beasts on earth instead of people who are too weak to be your enemies?” “Yes,” Nian agreed with him and went to kill many of the beasts on earth． People were very happy because those beasts also did bad things to people and killed their farm animals from time to time．

After that, the old man, who was a god, rode on the beast Nian and left． Nian was gone, and other beasts also went into forests; people began to enjoy their happy life． Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper-cuts on their windows and doors at each year’s end to drive Nian away, because red is the color the beast felt most afraid of．

From then on, every year at the beginning of spring, people prepare to “Guo Nian”． The word “Guo Nian” means “go through the Nian safely”． Putting up red paper-cuts to drive Nian away and making dumplings for a better new year are still an every-year doing by the Chinese people． However, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, they just feel the color and the food make the New Year very enjoyable．

60． How did the old man stop Nian from eating people?

       A． By putting red paper-cuts on windows．    

       B． By eating up beasts．

       C． By talking to him．                     

       D． By riding on him．

61． Why did people put on red paper-cuts instead of those of any other color?

       A． Because Nian liked the color red．     

       B． Because the color red could kill Nian．

       C． Because the old man like the color red． 

       D． Because Nian was afraid of the color red．

62． The best title of this passage is “__________”．

       A． The Origin of the Chinese New Year      

       B． The Old Man and the Beast Nian

       C． How to Go Through the Nian safely       

       D． What Nian Was Like

63． Which of the following statement is TRUE?

       A． Nian can eat up all the beasts on earth at one time．

       B． Nian is a tall beast that likes to eat farm animals．

       C． Nian is afraid of red paper-cuts．     

       D． Nian doesn’t like to use his own mind．

71．Guided writing（25分）

Directions: Write an English composition in 120—150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

    人们常说“战胜自己，超越自我”。请你以“I only compete with myself”为题写一篇短文。叙述你生活或学习中的一件事，说明只有战胜了自己，超越了自己才有意义，才是真正意义上的成功。

短文改错 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

Last weekend I went to the Summer Palace as usually. At about noon, I was enjoying my reading near a lake while suddenly I hear someone crying for help. I went up to see what was happening. I was shocking to find a little child struggling in the water in the distance while many peoples were standing by without doing anything. Without any hesitation, I had pushed through the crowd as I took off my coat, but jumped into the water quickly. I managed to reach him and carried him back to safety. To his great relief, the kid was saved. I was proud what I had done. I wish everyone could give the hand when someone else is in need.