作为中学生，你肯定经历过多次考试，体验过成功，也遭遇过失败。请你简要概述中学生中普遍存在的对考试失败的积极和消极两种态度，并说明你的观点。

词数100-120。

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意。然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最 佳答案。

　　It must have been after two o'clock in the morning when the last　　 guests took their leave, and although we had enjoyed their arrival,　　 my wife and I were quite 1 to shut the door behind them. We left all　　 the dirty dishes and glasses 2 they were and, after opening a few　　 windows to let some fresh air in and the 3 of stale tobacco out, we　　 climbed into bed and fell 4.

　　I couldn't have been asleep for more than half an hour when I woke up with a 5 smell of smoke in my nose. Still half asleep, I walked　　 into the hall, and there, through dense clouds of smoke, I saw that　　 one of the curtains was 6. I should have closed the windows then 7　　 delay, but 8 I tried to beat out the flames with a newspaper. When　　 this failed I 9 into the kitchen to grab a bucket and fill it with　　 water. At the 10 time I shouted to Barbara, who hurriedly dialed 119 to ask the fire brigade 11 coming to my help. We had to work at 12　　 speed carrying buckets of water from the kitchen to prevent the　　 flames fanned by the wind from the windows, 13 spreading. We were　　 unable to put out the fire but we 14 to keep it partly in check until the arrival of the firemen. Fortunately, they arrived quickly and they had little difficulty 15 putting out the flames. For most of the rest of the day we worked hard.

1. A. thanks　　 B. thanking　　C. thankful　　D. awful　　［　　］ 2. A. as　　　　 B. like　　　　C. in　　　　  D. at　　   ［　　］ 3. A. smile　　  B. smell　　   C. ash　　　　 D. dust　　 ［　　］ 4. A. sleep　　  B. sleepless   C. asleep　　  D. sleeping ［　　］ 5. A. dense　　  B. heavy　　   C. lot　　　　 D. strong   ［　　］ 6. A. on burning B. in burning  C. on fire　　 D. in fire  ［　　］ 7. A. with　　   B. without　　 C. against　　 D. by　　   ［　　］ 8. A. in place   B. in stead　　C. instead　　 D. in time  ［　　］ 9. A. hurrying   B. hurried　　 C. worried　　 D. worrying ［　　］ 10. A. next　　  B. correct　　 C. right　　   D. same　　 ［　　］ 11. A. till　　  B. and　　　　 C. before　　  D. when　　 ［　　］ 12. A. height　　B. face　　　　C. top　　　　 D. bottom   ［　　］ 13. A. for　　   B. from　　　　C. out　　　　 D. to　　   ［　　］ 14. A. failed　　B. tried　　   C. managed　　 D. succeeded［　　］  15. for　　　　  B. to　　　　  C. in　　　　  D. on　　   ［　　］

(B)

　　One Sunday morning in 1959, a group of friends met for lunch after a 16 party the night before. They were pretending (假装) to watch TV, 17 most of them were half asleep. To 18 the others up, one of them 19 said, "I am going to 20 to fly." The speaker was Sheila Scott. She was already over thirty and she had a son and two daughters. She had been a nurse in the Second World War, now she was 21 in films and the theatre, but she did not 22 very successful(成功的). She could not pass her driving 23. Her friends laughed. Sheila could not 24 a car, she would never be able to fly 25. What a joke (笑话)!

16. A. early　　B. short　　C. late　　D. happy　　　　　　［　　］ 17. A. but　　  B. and　　  C.so　　   D. or　　　　　　   ［　　］ 18. A. put　　  B. take　　 C. get　　 D. wake　　　　　　 ［　　］ 19. A. bravely  B. suddenly C. only　　D. quickly　　　　  ［　　］ 20. A. learn　　B. teach　　C. want　　D. tell　　　　　　 ［　　］ 21. A. studying B. making   C. waiting D. working　　　　  ［　　］ 22. A. turn　　 B. become   C. feel　　D. get　　　　　　  ［　　］ 23. A. subject  B. test　　 C. work　　D. business　　　　 ［　　］ 24. A. buy　　  B. drive　　C. sell　　D. ride　　　　　　 ［　　］ 25. A. home　　 B. a kite   C. high　　D. a plane　　　　  ［　　］ 

根据下面表格内容，完成书面表达。

注意事项：1．有条理地灵活构思处理，避免死译；要用所学过的地道表达。

　　　　 2．字数120到150词.

参考词汇：奥林匹斯山神 Olympian

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押题：对大学生就业的看法
在全球性的金融危机影响下，我国大学生就业仍面临很大的压力，还有就是大学生对工作的选择看法不一，有的人认为应该优先选择自己喜欢的工作，而不是自己擅长的;另一部分人相反。你班学生就此事进行讨论，请客观地介绍情况并谈谈你的看法。
　 　观点和理由：
　○ 一部分人喜欢比擅长重要。兴趣是最好的老师，精通与擅长的可能性会大大增加等。
○ 另一部分擅长比喜欢重要。擅长更容易成功，后天努力培养兴趣。
○ 你的观点 ……
　　注意：1. 短文须包括所有要点, 可适度发挥。
　　      2. 开头已为你写好, 但不计人总词数。
　　      3. 词数:120左右。
Recently the students in our class have discussed the following topic: which is more important for college graduates to choose jobs, being interested in it or being good at it?_________________________________________________
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1.我们要跟当地的村民一起生活在他们的村庄，他们吃喝什么我们就吃喝什么包括牛血。

We will live with the local people in their villages and eat and drink_______they do,________ cow’s blood.

2.多亏你的帮助，我们得以成功。

————　————　your help ,we were successful.

3.据说野人是一种身体庞大，多毛的动物，它像人一样用脚行走。

The Yeti is_____  _____ be a large ,hairy animal that walks like a human being.

4.公交车通常是准时的，但你还是早点动身，以防万一。

The bus is usually on time, but start early, just _____　＿＿＿．

5.目前我们住在纽约。

_____　＿＿＿　we are living in New York.