If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would _36____ : surfing. But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people ___37____ .　 Most certainly not.

I started surfing about five years ago and __38_____ in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first ____39____ was the best feeling I had ever experienced.

When I try to ___40______ surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my __41____,there’s nothing like it . It involves body, ____42_____ and soul. There is sand between my toes and cool, salt water all __43________ us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that ____44_____ , becoming one with the _45_____, is like I’m weightless.

The one thing I can ____46_____ from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenges. You can never be the “ best surfer” because the ocean _____47_____ an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing ; others are very aggressive (充满活力的)　 and ____48______. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it ___49__________ from any other sport.

I have __50_____ to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new ______51____ , so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start _____52_______ the limits of things boys and men used to dominate(主宰)？

There are women ___53________ side by side with the President of our country , so why not side by side with boys ___54________ the football team or out in the water surfing ? Give girls a chance to ____55______ , and they will.

36.　 A. tell　　　　　 B. answer　　　　　 C. give　　　　　 D. realize

37.　 A. wonder　　　 B. understand　　　 C. reply　　　　　 D. believe

38.　 A. stayed　　　　 B. came　　　　　　 C. dropped　　　 D. fell　

39.　 A. wave　　　　 B. storm　　　　　 C. sail　　　　　　 D. boat

40.　 A. bring　　　　 B. connect　　　　　 C. compare　　　 D. tie

41.　 A. work　　　　 B. study　　　　　 C. holiday　　　　 D. life

42.　 A. mind　　　　 B. effort　　　　　 C. health　　　　　 D. time

43.　 A. along　　　　 B. above　　　　　 C. around　　　　 D. by

44.　 A. beach　　　　 B. water　　　　　 C. board　　　　　 D. lake

45.　 A. sky　　　　　 B. world 　　　　　C. earth　　　　　 D. ocean

46.　 A. take　　　　　 B. get　　　　　　 C. make　　　　　 D. keep

47.　 A. catches　　　 B. includes　　　　 C. offers　　　　　 D. collects

48.　 A. sharp　　　　 B. great　　　　　　 C. hard　　　　　　 D. calm

49.　 A. known　　　 B. right　　　　　　 C. far　　　　　　 D. different

50.　 A. chosen　　　 B. tried　　　　　　 C. learned　　　　 D. promised

51.　 A. levels　　　　 B. points　　　　　　 C. steps　　　　　 D. parts

52.　 A. reaching　　　 B. accepting　　　　 C. pushing　　　　 D. setting

53.　 A. sitting　　　 B. walking　　　　　 C. fighting　　　　 D. working

54.　 A. of　　　　　 B. from　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　 D. with

55.　 A. think　　　　 B. succeed　　　　　 C. tolerate　　　　 D. feel

第二节

请听下面一段材料,回答第6,7题.

6. How will the woman leave?

　 A. By bus.　 B. By plane.　 C. By train.

7. When will the two speakers have dinner?

　 A. On Saturday.　 B. On Sunday.　 C. On Thursday.

请听下面一段材料,回答第8,9,10题

8. Where is the man living?

A. 17 Mallett Street.　 B. 70 Mallett Street.　 C. 17 Marett Street.

9. Which house is on fire?

　 A. Number 16.　 B. Number 18.　 C. Number 17.

10. Why is there nobody in the house on fire?

　 A. The owner went shopping. B. The owner went to work. C. The owner went on holiday.

请听下面一段材料,回答第11,12,13题

11. What does the woman like doing in her free time?

　 A. She likes reading and play basketball.

　 B. She likes reading and singing.

　 C. She likes reading and listening to music.

12. What musical instrument can the women play?

　 A. The piano.　 B. The violin.　 C. The guitar.

13. What does the man like doing?

　 A. He likes playing the guitar. B. He likes playing basketball. C. He likes playing football.

请听下面一段材料, 回答第14,15,16题

14. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

　 A. A conductor and a passenger. B. A bookseller and a customer. C. A detective and a reader.

15. Who is interested in Sherlock Holmes?

　 A. The conductor.　 B. The passenger.　 C. The detective.

16. What color is the missing bag?

　 A. Brown.　 B. Dark brown.　 C. Dark.

　 请听下面一段材料, 回答第17,18,19,20题

17. Who is the speaker probably talking to?

　 A. Art lovers.　 B. Photographers.　 C. University students.

18. How many countries has Dr Wilson been to?

　 A. 3.　　　　　 B.4.　　　　　 C. 5.　　　　

19. What is Dr Wilson busy doing now?

　 A. Taking photographs for a newspaper.

B. Teaching painting in a university.

C. Writing a book about art.

20. What can be expected in Dr Wilson’s talk?

　 A. 19^th century painters and present-day art.

　 B. Her experiences in European countries.

　 C. Lifestyle in Italy in the 19^th century.

二　 单项选择(共15分)

1．　　 While working in the Students’ Union of　 ________　 university, he was elected _________ chairman.

A. a , a　 B. an, a　 C. a , the　 D. a, /

2．　　 The editor’s job is to keep the newspaper _______ and ________ to the readers.

A. balanced, interested　 B. balancing , interesting　

C. balanced, interesting　 D. balancing, interesting

3．　　 --- Mum, is the pair of gloves __________ mine?

--- Yes. You have to wear another pair.

A. washing　 B. having washed　　 C. being washed　 D. have washed

4．　　 Hawking says that even the best theory can __________ to be wrong.

A. turn up　 B. turn out　 C. be turned out　 D. be turned up

5．　　 ---- Why did he make marks on some trees?

----- _________ his way back easily.

A. Find　 B. Finding　　 C. Found　　 D. To find

6．　　 His performance was __________ good; it was perfect.(完美的)

A. rather than　 B. more than　 C. no more than　 D. less than

7．　　 Only in this way _________________ to make improvement in the operation system.

A. you can hope　　 B. you did hope　 C. can hope you　 D. can you hope

8．　　 Hundreds of jobs _____________ if the factory closes.

A. lose　 B. will be lost　 C. are lost　 D. will lose

9．　　 ______________ is it that he doesn’t like about his speech computer?

A. How　 B. What　 C. Why　 D. When

10． The media can often help solve problems and draw attention ________ situations ______

help is needed.

　　 A. in, that　 B. to , which　 C. to, where　 D. in, where

11． What the doctors really doubt is ___________ my mother will recover from the serious disease soon.

A. when　 B. how　 C. whether　 D. that

12． --- Does anybody want an extra ticket to go to the party?

--- Who would you rather _________, George or me?

A. have to go　 B. have go　 C. have gone　 D. go

13． In general, the old man is generous with the money. But ________, he was mean to an old beggar.

A. at once　 B. once again　　 C. once and for all　 D. for once

14． It’s too early for ___________ anyone around here.

A. there being　　 B. there to be　　 C. there to have　 D. there is

15． ---- Was that the first time _________ you ________ England’s coast?

----- Yes, it was.

A. /, left　 B. when, have left　 C. when, had left　 D. /, had left

第一节

1. What is the actress’ name?

A. Kellen Mary　 B. Karen Marsh　 C. Kate Mathy

2. What will the man do?

　 A. He will help the woman.　 B. He will ask for help.　 C. He will learn from the woman .

3. What can we know from the conversation?

　 A. Dick is very surprised to see his neighbor here.

　 B. Dick expected to see his neighbor here.

　 C. Dick is not surprised at all.

4. How long is the library open?

　 A. 8 hours　 B. 6 hours　 C. 10 hours

5. What are the two speakers talking about?

　 A. The man’s new house.　 B. The woman’s new horse.　 C. The woman’s new house.　

4.　　　　　　　 A.　 The question which is going to be discussed at tomorrow’s meeting will be important.

B.　　　 The question ______　 ________ discussed at tomorrow’s meeting will be important.

Answers :

1-5 A A D B A　 6-10 B B A C D　 11-15 D B C A D 16-20 B A C A D

21-25 c b c a d　 26-30 c c a b d　 31-35 b d a b c 36-40　 d b c d a 41-45 c d a c b

46-50 C D B A D　 51-55 C D C D A

WORD SPELLINGS

1 patient　 2　 curious　 3 scientific　 4 located　 5　 satisfied　 6 injured　 7 presented 8 effort

9 talented　 10 elected

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71 √ 72 got – get 73 Remembering – Remember　 74 they –it　 75 life – lives　 76 for﹨ 77 any-some 78 clean- - cleaning　 79 in ∧ a　 80 comfortable ∧with

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(1) 1　 point　 that　 gone by　 got engaged to　 get married　

　 2　 solve　 problems　　 where help is needed　 the rest of the world　 learn about China and the Chinese’s people　 sides

(2)　　　　　 1 did　 he　 realize　

2 It　 was　 that　

3 get　 to

4 to　 be

3.　　　　　　　 A.　 Don’t make me talk about the interview between them.

B.　 Don’t _______me _______ talk about the interview between them.

2.　　　　　　　 A.　 The world recognized his greatness only later.

B.______　 _______ only later _______ the world recognized his greatness.

1.　　 A.　 He realized that he was wrong only after he failed.

B.　 Only after he failed _____　 ______　 ______　 that he was wrong.