To Whom It May Concern:

My husband and I got married in 1965 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then four years ago, our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to work.

My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He emphasized all of the things I can do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business.

After several weeks of job-hunting I found my present job, which is working for a small public relations firm. At first, my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends , "My clever little wife can run that company she's working for."

But as his joking remark approached reality, my husband stopped talking to me about my job. I have received several promotions and pay increases, and I am now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and a new car. Because of our combined incomes, my husband and I can do many things that we had always dreamed of doing, but we don't do these things because he is very unhappy.

We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to an end.

I love my husband very much, and I don't want him to feel inferior（自惭形秽）, but I also love my job. I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don't know how. Can you give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?

Please help. "Distressed"

45.The letter was most probably written ________.

A. in 1975                   B. around 1980     C. four years ago     D. in 1965

46. Her husband ________ when she first found her present job.

A. was very critical of her           B. felt disappointed

C. was proud of her                     D. was happy but critical

47. What does the underlined word "promotion" mean?

A. scolding              B. criticism        C. prize          D. advancement

48. As her income increased, ________.

A. she found a gap（分歧）emerged（显露）between her and her husband

B. she bought more clothes and a house

C. she did the many things she and her husband dreamed of

D. she felt very proud of herself

He met her at a party. She was so outstanding, while he was so normal. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him. They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, she felt uncomfortable, and she thought to herself, “Please let me go home… ”

Suddenly he asked the waiter, “Would you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee. ” Everybody stared at him, so strange! His face turned red, but, still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him curiously, “Why do you have this hobby?” He replied, “When I was a little boy, I was living near the sea, I liked playing in the sea, I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee. I always think of my childhood and hometown.” While saying that, tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. A man who can tell out his homesickness, must be a man who has responsibility of home. Then she started to speak about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family.

That was a really nice beginning of their story. They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who meets all her damands. He was such a good person but she almost missed him! Thank to his salty coffee! They got married. Every time she made coffee, she put some salt in the coffee, as she know that’s the way he liked it.

After 40 years, he passed away, left her a letter which said, “My dearest, please forgive my whole life lie. This was the only lie I said to you—the salty coffee. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous actually I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was hard for me to change so I went ahead. I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have promised not to lie to you for anything. I'm afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth; I don't like the salty coffee, what a strange bad taste. But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life! Since I knew you, I never feel sorry for anything I do for you. If I call live for a second time. I still want to know you and have you for my whole life, even though I have to drink the salty coffee again.”

Her tears made the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked her, “What's the taste of salty coffee?” she replied. “sweet,”

1.The reason why the woman wanted to leave is that _______．

    A．the man was normal while the woman was outstanding

    B．the woman was too nervous to stay

    C．the woman felt uncomfortable to be with the man

    D．the man asked for salty coffee

2.Why did she think the salty coffee tasted sweet?

    A．Because the salty coffee represented her husband's endless love for her．

    B．Because she mistook the sugar for salt．

    C．Because her husband switched salt with sugar in her coffee．

    D．Because the salty coffee was a white lie with a good intention．

3.What can we learn from the man's letter?      

    A．The man wasn't brave enough to tell the truth because he was scared of the woman,

    B．The man had never thought of telling the truth before he was dying．

    C．The man fell in love with the salty coffee gradually after many years of taking it out of his love for his wife．

    D．The man would still, choose to drink salty coffee if he had to know and have her through it．

4.In what way does the writer develop this story?     

    A．Cause and effect．                   B．Problem reasoning．

    C．The time order．                     D．Statistics analyzing,

For some people, the prospect of starting college, especially going away to school, is scary. It’s probably the first time that you’ll be totally responsible for your own schedule. What if you intend to go to college but just don’t feel ready to start yet-for whatever reason-and you don’t want to take on a full-time job after graduation? You might want to take a year off to pause and regroup. This practice is common in some countries, like the United Kingdom, where it’s called a “gapyear”.

Taking time off doesn’t mean you should ignore the idea of applying to college. In fact, you may want to consider making your college plans before you become involved in other things, especially if you’ll be travelling. Apply to schools and make your choice, then ask for a deferred admission. Rachel took a year off and worked in New York City between college and medical school. She says that she had to be extremely well organized about planning for medical school so she didn’t miss any of her deadlines. “Not only did I have to apply to schools and make plans to take my MCAT exams, I also had to make all my living arrangements and other plans for my year off!”

Even if you decide not to apply to college, it can be a great idea to take a year to do something you may not have an opportunity to do again. Lots of volunteer organizations would welcome your time and energy and would provide you with a wonderful learning experience. If you take a year off you will learn some great life skills-like living on a tight budget! If you take a year off you’ll pay your way while you are traveling or doing volunteer work.

1.What’s the best title of the passage?

2.Going on a “gap year” means _____.

3.The author takes Rachel for example in the second paragraph in order to show _____.

4.Which of the following is NOT the benefit of taking a year off?

补全对话。

根据对话内容，从对话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。（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）（对应涂卡：E---AB; F---AC; G---AD）

—Debbie！I can’t believe it！I haven’t seen you for ages.

—Dorothy！it’s really a nice surprise！61

—pretty good.

—62

—I wish I could. But I’m on my way out. I have to be in the city in an hour.

—63

—there’s a lot of traffic and I really have to get going. You know where I live — why don’t you drop in one evening?

—I’ll do that.  64  let’s keep in touch.

—I’d really like to. I’ll talk to you soon, Debbie. I’m glad I ran into you.

— 65

A. take care.

B. How are you?

C. Where have you been?

D. Can you join me?

E. Come on. Just for a minute.

F. And you should feel free to call or visit me.

G. It’s been a whole year since we saw each other last time.

假设你是光明中学高三（1）班的学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，给你的美 国笔友Mike回一封英文邮件，介绍你高三开学第一天的一些情况。

注意：1．邮件的开头和结尾已为你写出。

    2．词数不少于60。

Dear Mike,

Thank you for your email and I am glad to learn that you enjoyed your new school life．As requested, I would like to briefly introduce my first day of Senior Three．

    I have to stop here and I look forward to more of your stories

    Best wishes !

Li hua