Some college students drink too much alcohol(酒) at school. Many of them live on campus. Heavy drinking has caused many problems. It can cause students to make bad choices and do dangerous things.

One college has decided to ban(禁止) alcohol. The new rule forbids students from drinking alcohol in the dorms(寝室). For the first time a student breaks the rule, he will receive a warning. If he breaks the rule again, he will be punished seriously. He will have to pay for the dorm. Some students do not live on campus. They live in houses near the campus. Those students are also forbidden from drinking alcohol, even if they are over 18 years old.

Freshmen at the college are now required to take a special course. The course is called AlcoholEdu, and it lasts for two and a half hours. The students learn about the dangers of alcohol. They also take a survey to find out how much they know about alcohol. All first-year students must pass the course.

The college hopes that more information will help students make better choices.

(　 )41. Heavy drinking can cause students ______according to the passage.

　　　　 A. not to eat 　　　　　　

　　　　 B. to make good choices　　　　　

　　　　 C. not to study hard 　　　　　　　 　　　

　　　　 D. to do dangerous things

(　 )44. What does the underlined word “freshmen” mean in Chinese?

　　　　 A. 大一新生　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 新鲜的人　 　　　　　

　　　　 C. 所有学生　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. 男生

(　 )45. How long does the course AlcoholEdu last?

　　　　 A. For one hour.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. For two hours.

　　　　 C. For two and a half hours.　　 D. For three and a half hours.

The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers.  “I know how  1   you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said.  “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to anyone who would    2 not to take the test. ”
Many students jumped up to   3 the teacher and left the classroom.  The teacher looked at the   4  students and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last  5    . ” Two more students decided to go. Seven students remained.  The teacher then handed out the 6  .  There were only three sentences typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have just  7  an A in this class.  Keep believing in yourself.    
I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test  8  any teacher could and should give.  Students who are not   9  in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量). The same is  10   in real life.  The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have  11  both successes and failures. 
They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education   12  from events in their lives, and have become   13  people.     
Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed.  You are a big kid now, and you   14  that  you have some limits (限制).  However, there is   15  you can’t do or learn or be.  Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we conquer(克服) but ourselves. ”
【小题1】A.  luckily        B.  terribly        C.  hard
【小题2】A.  dislike        B.  help            C.  prefer
【小题3】A.  thank         B.  praise          C.  fight
【小题4】A.  following     B.  relaxing       C.  remaining
【小题5】A.  chance        B.  trouble         C.  test
【小题6】A.  results        B.  presents        C.  papers
【小题7】A.  given         B.  sent            C.  received
【小题8】A.  where         B.  that            C.  what
【小题9】A.  confident     B.  necessary       C.  mysterious
【小题10】A.  unusual       B.  impossible      C.  true
【小题11】A.  broken off       B.  dreamed of      C.  learned from
【小题12】A.  and          B.  or             C.  but
【小题13】A.  ruder        B.  cuter           C.  better
【小题14】A.  decide           B.  forget          C.  realize
【小题15】A.  something     B. anything        C.  nothing

Last month when I was taking part in a US college interview, I was asked, “ what makes you special ? ” In fact I had answered questions likes this many times since I decided to go to college in the US .college paid special attention to different achievement . For example, a person who is very good at math can go to a famous college but also can be a good football player .
This experience made me think again that I must try to find where my own interests might lead me . To be honest, it was not easy . However, I never felt sorry to choose this way because it helped me understand myself . If I took the College Entrance Examination,as we call it gaokao in China, it could never possibly do .
When I entered high school, I took gaokao seriously because it seemed to me a great way to show how good at my lessons . However,as I grew older, I realized gaokao did make me work hard at my lessons, but the pressure also pushed many other activities out of my life, like guitar―playing . Although I had no time for it, I will still get to it in the future .
No doubt, gaokao provides a way of choosing those who are successful in their studies . But it is really important for all of us to rethink what “ talent ” really is today . This is because we now live in a world in which all of our other human qualities ( 品质）are needed for success, not just the high grade .
Ken Robinson once said, “ the society depends on different kinds of talents . ”  However, gaokao pays too attention  to a person’s grades but little to his other qualities. And it is these qualities that makes life colorful and fun .
As high school students, we can not change the present situation of eduction, but we are always free to think outside of the box . Although good school grade is still useful, I hope one day we will see our education also welcomes the amazing possibilities in different people .
【小题1】The US College pay special attention to ________.

单词拼写 (本大题共10分，每小题1分)
(A) 根据句意,用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. There are two ________ (child) in my family.
2. The lovely room is the  ________ (twin), not their parents’.
3. These newspapers are yours and those ones are ________ (we).
4. There are some ________ (America) coming to our school every year..
5. The supermarket isn’t closed now. It is ________ (closed).
(B) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
6. ---How many ________ (堂兄弟) do you have?     ---I have three.
7. The students in our school are all ________ and helpful (有礼貌的).
8. The boy in a white ________ ( 衬衫) is my cousin Andy.
9. The little children like to play  ________ (模型)  planes in the playground.
10. Jiangyin has many ________ (图书馆). Many people like to borrow books from them.

Have you ever heard the saying "If you want a friend, be one"? If you want to make friends with others, you should be friendly to them first.

      Here is how one new teacher made friends with the students in her class on the first day of school. As the bell rang, the teacher smiled （微笑） at each student. Then she said in a quiet voice,"Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you in my class this year. I'd like to know each of you. I am sure we will enjoy working together." Her voice was sweet（甜美的） and her look was friendly, so everyone felt happy.

      She told the students her name and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them some of the things she liked to do and she hoped to do with them during the year. Then she said to the boys and girls, "Now you know my name and the things I like and I want to know your names and the things you like."

      Could you make friends by doing the same as this teacher did?

      One way of getting to know girls and boys in your class is to find out more about them. People often make friends with those who are the same as them. You play the same games and go on vacations together. It is a good way to make friends.

1.判断正误。The teacher's voice was sweet. 【　　】

2.完成句子。She told the students                          and wrote it on the blackboard.

3.完成句子。One way of getting to know girls and boys in your class is to                           .

4.找主题句。从文中找出一句能概括本文主旨大意的句子。

5.将文中画线句子翻译成汉语。