下面是某报社收到的一封读者来信，请你以编辑Jim的身份给这位中学生写封回信。

Dear editor,

I spend most of my time studying. I hardly talk to my classmates. Sometimes I don’t care much about others, but I do want to talk. I just don’t know what to talk about and how to begin a conversation.

I feel so lonely. How I wish I had a good friend! Could you give me some advice?

Yours,

Jin Jing

注意：1．回信的内容要包括以下要点：

（1）要相信自己。你最大的问题是缺乏自信；(2）微笑面对同学，让他们相信你是友好的；（3）先试着与一个和你同样害羞的或和与你有同样爱好的同学交谈，可以问一些学习上的问题，谈谈共同的爱好；（4）帮助学习和生活上有困难的同学。

2．词数120左右。信的开头已写好，不计入总词数,可适当加入细节，使行文连贯。

3．参考词汇：自信self-confidence (n.)     缺乏: lack  (vt.)

Dear Jin Jing,

Your problem is a common one among middle school students. Maybe the following advice can help you .

Yours

Jim

第二节完形填空 ( 共20小题, 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。                                                                                        
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few 36 .On their faces was confidence. This was their  37  exam—then on to graduation and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they  38  get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt  39   and able to take control of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a（n）_40 _task, as the professor had said they could bring  41  books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not_42  each other during the test.
43_ they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 44_on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed _45 the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the  46  faces before him, and then asked: “How many completed all five questions?”  47  a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hand.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody finished_ 48  .” But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I  49 _” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are_50 many things about the  51 _you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are relatively common in everyday_ 52  .” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all 53  this course, but remember--even though you are now college graduates, your education had just _54  .”
The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the _55  he taught.
36. A. seconds       B. minutes      C. hours  D. days
37. A. only     B. first    C. very    D. last
38. A. would  B. must   C. had to    D. used to
39. A. glad     B. ready  C. sorry   D. nice
40. A. interesting   B. necessary    C. easy     D. unusual
41. A. no B. either  C. any      D. some
42. A. listen to       B. look at       C. care for       D. talk to
43. A. Hardly B. Happily      C. Quickly       D. Carefully
44. A. appeared      B. changed     C. failed   D. stopped
45. A. then     B. as       C. before   D. after
46. A. pleased B. worried      C. surprised    D. moved
47. A. Not      B. Once   C. Only   D. Even
48 A. all  B. none   C. one     D. it
49. A. wondered    B. enjoyed      C. hated   D. expected
50 A. even      B. already       C. so       D. still
51 A. exam     B. subject       C. question     D. college
52 A. job B. class   C. practice      D. study
53. A. pass     B. fail     C. take    D. start
54. A. begun   B. completed  C. failed     D. succeeded
55. A. subject         B. things              C. words         D. lessons

完形填空（共20小题，每题1．5分，共30分）

       A White – bearded ancient man was walking over the hills and valleys of the world．On his back he carried a bag which moved uneasily as if something was trying to escape from it, but he   21   it between his shoulders and walked on．

       He was Father Time, traveling forever, and the bag he   22   was filled with Tomorrows, all struggling to get out．

       Each   23   at twelve o’clock, he opened the bag and   24   a Tomorrow, just one, with its wings of   25   , and its shining feathers rose with hope．All the rest were kept   26   by Time’s strong hands and pushed   27   in the bag．

       Down flew the Tomorrow   28   its lovely feathers, but as it touched the   29   , off fell its blue wings and it changed to a（n）   30   white bird which could not fly．It had become a Today．Everyone knows that Today isn’t as   31   as Tomorrow, for Today can be held in one’s   32   , accepted, unloved, but Tomorrow is full of mystery（神秘）and beauty．It is   33   by all the world．Even those with   34   hope sigh, “Tomorrow may bring a（n）   35  ．Tomorrow’s life will be different．”

       Everybody tried to   36  the Tomorrow before it fell to the ground．They thought if they   37   beforehand what the Tomorrow carries, they could   38   for it．So they put great nets on the trees, seeking to catch one   39   it changed his feather．Yet although they tried every means, the birds   40   and flew to the ground as Todays．

A．relaxed  B．worried    C．excited     D．settled

A．bore      B．placed      C．laid   D．lifted

A．dawn     B．morning   C．night D．afternoon

A．got     B．fetched     C．took      D．flew

A．blue       B．pink      C．black     D．white

A．out     B．off        C．away     D．back

A．along     B．deep      C．far        D．over

A．shaking  B．moving     C．beating     D．striking

A．earth      B．floor     C．tree       D．grass

A．lovely  B．ordinary   C．beautiful   D．especial

A．bad      B．wonderful C．common   D．familiar

A．hands   B．mind     C．heart     D．head

A．noticed B．seen      C．forgotten  D．desired

A．little    B．some     C．much     D．few

A．shock   B．suggestion C．change      D．advice

A．keep    B．catch     C．hold      D．protect

A．expectedB．watched  C．guessed     D．knew

A．wait     B．long      C．prepare     D．look

A．as     B．when     C．before      D．after

A．refused B．escaped     C．struggled  D．fought

England was one of the first countries to set aside a day to recognize mothers．In the eighteenth century,      many people worked as household servants for the     , "Mothering Sunday" was _     for them to return home to be with their mothers．Though this      stopped when the Industrial Revolution altered the working and living patterns of people, one     for mothers was established as a holiday in the twentieth century．

In the United States, Mother's Day did not become a（n）       holiday until 1915．Its establishment was      due to the perseverance and love of one      , Anna Jarvis．Anna's mother had provided strength and support as the family      their home in West Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania      her father served as a minister．

When Mrs Jarvis died on May 5, 1905, Anna was determined to       her．She asked a minister at the church in West Virginia to give a sermon（布道）      memory of her mother．

On the same Sunday in Philadelphia, ministers there honoured Mrs.Jarvis and all mothers with a (n)      Mother's Day service．Anna Jarvis began writing to congressmen, asking them to       a day to honour mothers. In 1910, the governor of West Virginia proclaimed(宣布) the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later every state       it．

On Mother' s Day morning some American children       the tradition of serving their mothers breakfast in bed．Other children will give their mothers      which they have made themselves or bought in      ．Adults give their mothers red carnations, the official Mother's Day flower．If their mothers     , they may bring white carnations to their grave（坟墓）sites．This is the busiest day of the year for American       ．On the special day, family members do not want Mom to cook dinner!

1.A．before         B．since             C．when              D．until

2.A．rich             B．poor                  C．living             D．injured

3.A．protected            B．reserved               C．changed         D．persuaded

4.A．form          B．custom            C．habit            D．plan

5.A．Monday                B．Wednesday            C．Sunday                  D．Friday

6.A．ordinary        B．common             C．regular          D．official

7.A．nearly         B．largely                 C．deeply           D．highly

8.A．mother         B．sister                  C．daughter         D．waitress

9.A．destroyed    B．found                 C．made            D．left

10.A．where      B.  when                     C．why           D．how

11.A．reward       B．honour                C．award                   D．inspire

12.A．on                 B．at                      C．in               D．for

13.A．special               B．expensive             C．simple           D．easy

14.A．put off               B．give up                C．take on        D．set aside

15.A．understood          B．received                C．celebrated              D．prevented

16.A．follow            B．refuse                C．accept           D．support

17.A．letters               B．gifts                    C．calls                    D．toys

18.A．schools               B．churches             C．stores           D．hospitals

19.A．went ahead     B．moved on                 C．stayed up        D．passed away    

20.A．restaurants            B．departments        C．offices           D．markets  

Every decision is made within a decision environment, which is defined as the collection of information, alternatives, values. Many decision makers have a(n)  50 to seek more information than required to make a good decision. When too much information is sought and obtained, one or more of several   51 can arise.

﹡ A   52  in the decision occurs because of the time required to obtain and process the extra information.

﹡  53  overload will occur. In this state, so much information is available that decision-making ability actually   54  because the information in its entirety can no longer be managed or assessed  55 . A major problem caused by information overload is  56 . When too much information is taken into memory, especially in a short period of time, some of the information (often that received early on) will be pushed out.

﹡Selective use of the information will occur.  57   , the decision maker will choose from among all the information available only those facts which support a preconceived(预先构想的) solution or position.

﹡Mental fatigue occurs, which  58  slower work or poor quality work.

﹡  59   fatigue occurs, where the decision maker tires of making decisions. Often the result is fast, careless decisions or no decisions are made at all.

The quantity of information that can be processed by the human mind is limited. Unless information is  60 selected, processing will be biased toward the first part of the information received. After that, the mind tires and begins to  61 subsequent information or forget earlier information.

A common   62 about decision making is that decisions are made in isolation from each other: you gather information, explore alternatives, and  63 , without regard to anything that has gone before. The fact is, decisions are made in a context of other decisions.

We might say, then every decision  64  from previous decisions: enables many future decisions, and assists other future decisions.