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1. This is one of the advertisements put for a ______.

A. book store                B. newspaper

C. magazine                 D. restaurant

2. Detailed information about films can be found in ______ section.

A. The Arts                      B. The Dining In,Dining Out

C. The House & Home             D. Weekend

3. The advertisement tells us The Times is ______.

A. of great benefit               B. of little use

C. paid                        D. priceless

4. The main idea of this advertisement is ______.

A. many opportunities will be provided just to those who order home delivery

B. several new sections have been printed separately from now on

C. readers can be well informed of the latest news and sports results

D. people can pick up all the information they are interested in

We come by business naturally in our family.Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father’s store.As we worked and watched，we ____ that work was about more than ____ and making a sale.

One lesson stands out in my mind.It was shortly before Christmas.I was in eighth grade and was working evenings，straightening the toy section.A little boy，five or six years old，came in.He was wearing a brown torn coat with ____ sleeves.His shoes were scuffed(磨损) and his one shoelace was torn.The little boy looked poor to me—too poor to ____ to buy anything.He looked around the toy section，picked up this item and that，and ____ put them back in their place.

Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy.His steel blue eyes ____ and the dimple(酒窝) in his cheek stood out as he ____ the boy what he could do for him.The boy said he was looking for a Christmas ___ for his brother.I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same ____ as any adult.Dad told him to take his ___ and look around.He did.

After about 20 minutes，the little boy picked up a toy plane，walked up to my dad and said, “How much for this，Mister？”

“How much you ____？” Dad asked.

The little boy held out his hand and ___ it.His hand was creased(起皱) with ____ lines of dirt from holding his ____ too tightly.In his hand lay only 27 cents.The ____ on the toy plane he’d ____ was $3.98.

“That’ll just ___ it，” Dad said as he made the sale.Dad’s reply still ____ in my ears.When the little boy walked out of the store，I didn’t notice the worn coat or the ____ torn shoelace.What I saw was a happy child with a ____.

1.A.showed? B．heard

C．learned? D．guessed

2.A.survival? B．pleasure

C．trouble? D．expectation

3.A.short? B．dirty

C．tight D．colorful

4.A.intend? B．attempt

C．afford? D．decide

5.A.suddenly? B．differently

C．happily? D．carefully

6.A.closed? B．smiled

C．shone? D．focused

7.A.asked? B．told

C．showed? D．called

8.A.tree? B．card

C．present? D．cake

9.A.friendship? B．respect

C．support? D．favor

10.A.effort? B．word

C．time? D．courage

11.A.paid? B．earned

C．lost? D．got

12.A.cleaned? B．opened

C．gave? D．turned

13.A.lonB．thin

C．wet D．flat

14.A.toy B．pocket

C．hand D．money

15.A.price? B．number

C．quality? D．value

16.A.carried out? B．picked out

C．put out? D．pulled out

17.A.change? B．cover

C．need? D．take

18.A.rings? B．stays

C．runs? D．pauses

19.A.clean? B．normal

C．single D．double

20.A.choice? B．hope

C．package? D．treasure

PART FOUR WRITING（45分）

SECTION A（10分）

Directions: Read the following passage．Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information for the passage．

Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer．

The Chilean earthquake, measuring 8.8 – magnitude, which struck early Saturday morning, released 500 times the energy of the 7.0 – magnitude quake that hit Haiti (海地) last month, a geophysicist told CBS’ “The Early Show. ” Tsunami warnings were issued for much of the Pacific, including Hawaii, following the quake that struck near the Chilean coast.

"When the earthquake occurred, it moved the land and then it moved the water causing the tsunami," said U.S. Geological Survey geophysicist Jessica Sigala. "And the coastal areas of Chile have already noticed the wave heights up to about 7 feet."

Sigala said Hawaiians can expect to see the waves from this tsunami around 11:20 a.m. local time (about 4:20 p.m. ET). "So we have to wait and see how big the waves will be."

"It's not so much the height [of the wave] but it's the width, it's how long the duration, and then it's also the speed at which it's traveling," said co-anchor Kelly Cobiella "Correct me if I'm wrong, but these waves are traveling at the speed of a jetliner, about 500 miles per hour?"

"That's correct. It's a big block of water coming onto the land," Sigala said.

Chile has already experienced several aftershocks following the quake.

"Aftershocks are definitely a concern," said Sigala. "We always see aftershocks with a large quake and a shallow quake, which this one was. And as of right now, we've located about maybe 15 aftershocks and those are of the larger kind. I'm sure they felt much more than that.

"A shallow earthquake just means that it happened pretty close to the surface," said Sigala. "And because of that the energy is really close to the surface, where all the buildings and people are."

50 deaths caused by aftershocks have been reported, according to the national emergency agency, adding the estimate casualties to 960.

Title: Concerns after 71.             

I. Tsunami:

●72.                 : much of the Pacific, including Hawaii

●Cause: the earthquake moved 73.            

●Wave Heights: about 74.            

●75.          : about 500 mph

II. 76.            :

●Reason: the Chilean Earthquake was a 77.          and a 78.          earthquake, which always have them after the major one

●Number: at least 79.           

●Loss caused: 80.          

Several factors make a good newspaper story. First, obviously, it must be new. But since YV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for __1__. They usually respond to it in one of the three ways.

By providing __2__ derails, comment or background information.

By finding a new __3__ on the day’s major stories.

By printing completely different stories which TV doesn’t broadcast.

What else? Well, it also has to be __4__. People don’t want to read about ordinary, everyday life. Because of this, many stories __5__ some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be __6__ news. “Plane lands safely, no more hurt” doesn’t sell newspaper. “Plane __7__, 200 feared dead!” does.

Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other __8__－particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians, __9__, all appear regularly in certain newspapers.

Finally, for many editors, __10__ is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s why the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories presented in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires. 

A. newspapers     B. publications       C. reporters    D. broadcasters

A. extra       B. available    C. inaccessible       D. memorable

A. direction  B. look    C. angle  D. section

A. tragic      B. dramatic     C. professional       D. sensitive

A. quote      B. neglect       C. increase      D. involve

A. good       B. had     C. exciting      D. informative

A. crashes    B. bumps C. strikes D. drops

A. places      B. people C. things D. news

A. in addition      B. in any case C. for example       D. after all

A. personality B. similarity      C. uniqueness  D. familiarity

Part 1V  Writing (45 marks)Section A (10 marks)

     Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the

information from the passage.

      Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

     An apprenticeship is a form of on-the-job training that combines workplace experience and classroom learning. It can last anywhere from one to six years, but four years is typical for most. An apprentice spends the majority of the time in a workplace environment learning the practical skills of a career from a journeyman--someone who has done the job for many years. The rest of the apprentice's time is spent in a classroom environment learning the theoretical skills the career requires. Being an apprentice is a full-time undertaking.

     One of the advantages of apprenticeship is that it does not cost apprentices anything. The companies that hire them pay for school. What's more, it offers apprentices an "earn while you learn" opportunity. They usually start out at half the pay of a journeyman, and the pay increases gradually as they move further along in the job and studies. Near the end of the apprenticeship, their wages are usually 90 percent of what a journeyman would receive. Apprenticeship also pays off for employers. It can offer employers a pool of well-trained workers to draw from.

     Despite the advantages, apprentices are usually required to work during the day and attend classes at night, which leaves little time for anything else. Sometimes, they might be laid off(下岗) if business for the employers is slow.

     Once they have completed the apprenticeship and become journeymen, they receive a nationally recognized and portable certification and their pay also increases again. Some journeymen continue employment with the companies they apprenticed with; others go onto different companies or become self-employed contractors.