假如你是李明，你收到美国笔友的电子邮件如下：

       Date: Wed, 8 April．2011 18:09:39

       From: Tom White  twhite@vaho0．com

       To:   Li Ming    liming5@yahoo.com.cn

       Subject: Question

       Dear Li Ming,

       Hi, I'm visiting China next month．Isn't it exciting? Could you please tell me something about Kunming, your hometown?

       Looking forward to your reply．

       Thanks．

 

       根据以下内容回复：

       地理位置：我国西南    面积：约21473平方公里     人口：619多万

       特    色：气候宜人；交通便利；旅游、文化资源丰富，游客既可欣赏美景，又可品尝各种风味食品。

       其    他：乐意充当导游。

       注意：

       1．词数：100左右。开头为你写好，但不计入总词数；

       2．内容可适当发挥，注意行文连贯。

Dear Tom,

       Hi, I’m glad…                                                              

                                                                             

                                                                             

                                                                              

                                                                             

 

 

Now I see you want to_______ the position as you said just now. Could you please give me a brief _______ your intention?

A. apply for; account of        B. react to; introduction about

C. reply for; description        D. remind of; instruction about

 

Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A., B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

Girls are born to imagine, particularly those at the age of seventeen or eighteen.   1.  , I was one of them and sometimes I would go to extremes. I mean I tended to imagine too much. That was exactly what happened this time,    2.   me great embarrassment.

I was waiting for my train home at the station when a boy  3.  at my side. His beautifully-curved face, his fashionable clothing and everything else about him, was so  4.  that I just couldn’t help looking at him.  What was more exciting was that , he was also stealing some  5.   at me, which made me blush(脸红) to the ends of my ears! Still, I tried to be calm and    6.  that nothing had happened. However, once again when our eyes met, I could hear my heart beating. I lowered my head to escape his eyes, but my thoroughly red face had made   7.   known .

To my pleasant surprise, my imagination came true this time, as the handsome guy was drawing near! “Oh, please! Don’t   8.   .” Look at me. I am so sweaty and sloppy(不整洁的). Please don’t ask for my telephone number. You know I will give it to you without  9.   , and that is so unladylike.

I was still struggling when he stood right in front of me. “Excuse me…” he said with a slight hesitation. His voice was so nice, but I wish I had not   10.  it. “I am sorry, but could you please give me my   11.  back? Yours is over there.” Oh my God! Nothing could have been more   12.   when I handed his bag back to him, as shame almost brought me to tears.

From that , I drew a big lesson: never imagine too much if someone just gives you a few glances.

13.               A．Generally       B．Finally          C．Undoubtedly   D．Recently

 

14.               A．causing         B．leading         C．taking D．helping

 

15.               A．made up        B．grew up        C．turned up  D．rose up

 

16.               A．attractive       B．gentle          C．ugly  D．rude

 

17.               A．opinions        B．sounds         C．smiles D．glances

 

18.               A．knew          B．pretende       C．performed D．acted

 

19.               A．nothing        B．everything      C．anything   D．none

 

20.               A．arrive          B．shout          C．approach  D．stand

 

21.               A．hesitation       B．concern        C．words D．enthusiasm

 

22.               A．heard          B．seen           C．smelt D．found

 

23.               A．luggage        B．bag            C．cup  D．glasses

 

24.               A．embarrassing    B．wonderful      C．sorrowful  D．disappointing

 

 

PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION（30分）

Directions: Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage．

Short reader – submitted stories – for the woman you should think of today!

——Compiled by Amy Zerello

Great Minds Reminded of Mom

After a long, exhausting day, a friend of mine, Allen, headed home. On the road, he passed an elderly woman who was standing by a car with a flat tire. If that were his mother, he thought, he would want someone to help her. With a tired sigh, he turned around and drove back.

Just as he reached the stranded woman, a truck pulled up and a burly farmer got out. "Kindof reminds you of your mom, too?" the man asked as the two of them pitched in together to change the tire for the woman.

-- Contributed by Katherine L. Houge

Your Biggest Fan

While waiting in a bookstore for a guest author to sign her latest book, I leafed through some of the Civil War novels she had written. The woman in line behind me commented, "Those are the best books I've ever read. I couldn't put them down." Before I could reply, the author frowning, looked over and said, "Oh, come on, Mom!"

-- Contributed by Marilyn Kopp

Head of the Household

My husband, Jeff, and I came across several problems while assembling our new computer system, so we called the help desk. The man on the phone started to talk to Jeff in computer jargon(行业术语), which confused us even more.

"Sir," my husband politely said, "please explain what I should do as if I were a four-year-old."

"Okay," the computer technician replied. "Sweetie, could you please put your mommy on the phone?"

-- Contributed by Lena Worth

How does it feel to tickle your mom’s funny bone?

Now send your own funny story to us! You could earn up to $ 300!

56．Who would the burly man be in the first joke?

A．Another kind helper.       B．The old lady’s son.

C．Allen’s friend.         D．A policeman.

57．What was the guest author’s mom trying to do in the second story?

A．Push hard to get her daughter’s signature.

B．Promote her daughter’s books by pretending to be a fan.

C．Show her pride in her daughter’s achievement.

D．Persuade Marilyn Kopp to buy her daughter’s book.

58．The computer technician on the phone in the third story________.

A．actually could find no way to solve Jeff’s problems

B．teased Jeff about his poor knowledge of computer jargon

C．wanted to talk to Lena instead

D．believed that Jeff’s mom would know more computer jargon

59．What is the main purpose of the jokes?

A．To make fun of moms.    B．To honor moms.

C．To educate moms.           D．To amuse moms.

60．The passage is most possibly found________.

A．in a storybook         B．in a commercial ad

C．in a magazine          D．in a student’s textbook

 

Ling Ruiming has long dreamed of traveling around the world. But when the 86-year-old man was diagnosed with terminal cancer, it   48  that his dream would never come true.

  49  a micro blog his granddaughter Ling Yifan posted on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter-like platform, Ling Ruiming was able to travel around the world within several days.

“My grandpa is sick with few days   50 ,” she wrote. “All he wanted to do is to travel around the world. Could you please do him a favor of taking him around the world by taking a photo with his   51  at your place?”

Within three hours, the post was forwarded (转发) tens of thousands of times. Ling Yifan has   52  more than 20,000 replies with photos of her grandfather’s portrait at places around the world, including the River Thames in England and the Berlin Wall in Germany, even a picture at the South Pole.

Her grandfather was delighted and grateful to see his photo   53  different backgrounds from all over the world. Ling Yifan said, “It was not until three months ago, when my grandfather was diagnosed and moved to Peking University Third Hospital, that I realized the love between family members is the most precious and   54  part of life. What I did is just my way to fulfill the grandpa’s dream and   55  some of his regrets.”

1.                A．looked         B．proved         C．supposed D．appeared

 

2.                A．As for          B．Thanks to       C．Regard to D．Result in

 

3.                A．remained       B．followed        C．left  D．stayed

 

4.                A．book           B．diary           C．portrait   D．map

 

5.                A．received        B．accepted        C．owned   D．sent

 

6.                A．against         B．of             C．for  D．at

 

7.                A．honorable      B．responsible      C．unforgettable  D．irreplaceable

 

8.                A．reduce         B．remove         C．replace   D．reply