As the big weekend approaches, my feelings about you and your marriage are personal and it's more   36   to me that you realize how much I love you and how   37   I am of the amazing woman you have become.

My memory for details is terrible,   38   my memory for how   39   you were as a child is vivid. I loved tossing (轻扔) you   40   in the air in the pool in Marine, and reading   41   books on the floor of the Denver book store with you on my knees.  

When I think of you as an adult, it is your   42   that has led you to your vegetarian lifestyle. It is your heart that helps you care for family and friends   43  . For these   44   I have selected three hearts that are this dad's gift to his   45   to marry daughter.

One heart is a small golden box with a   46   of you and me together. It will   47   you that of the men in your life I loved you   48   and will always love you forever and ever.

The second heart is made of jade (玉) and has the Chinese character "Fu". Jade represents luck and "Fu" means   49  . Maria and I want your life to be filled with   50  .

The third heart is just pretty and represents your   51  , inside and   52   kind. You are a wonderful, loving   53   from God, a beautiful human being. So we are delighted that you are entering this exciting part of your life.

Finally, the wedding (婚姻) will be amazing. I can't wait to see you walk down in your beautiful dress. And I can't wait to dance with you in   54  . My hope is that the event and the whole weekend will bring   55   memories.

This from your devoted and proud...Dad

1.A. important      B. difficult            C. surprising           D. appropriate

2.A. pride          B. proud                C. afraid               D. aware

3. A. and           B  so               C. but              D. otherwise

4.A. troublesome        B. precious         C. little               D. hardly

5. A. hard          B. deep             C. high             D. carelessly

6.A. philosophy     B. scientific           C. maths                D. kids

7.A. mind           B. virtue               C. character            D. heart

8.A. in need            B. in short         C. in detail            D. in danger

9.A. purposes       B. people               C. reasons          D. occasions

10.A. never         B. ever             C. soon             D. fortunately

11. A. diary            B. picture              C. book             D. ring

12.A. inform            B. equip                C. remind               D. mind

13.A. first         B. last             C. more             D. least

14.A. wealth            B. power                C. beauty               D. happiness

15.A. it                B. both             C. all              D. that

16.A. behavior      B. shape                C. beauty               D. body 

17.A. deep          B. furthest         C. out              D. top

18.A. human         B. gift             C. message          D. punishment

19.A. celebration       B. festival         C. holiday          D. agreement

20.A. short         B. lasting              C. old              D. strange

 

We know the westerners like to plan for their time carefully in order to do all the things that are important to them. So if your American or English friend asks you to dinner, he usually invites you a week ahead. But if you really have no time and can’t go to the dinner, you can ring him to say sorry. The dinner is usually served at home, sometimes at a restaurant. You should get there on time, and don’t forget to put on your fine clothes. It is also a good idea to take some little presents to your friend, such as flowers, chocolates and so on. When you are at dinner, you should also observe (遵守) some other customs. Here I’ll give you some dos and don’ts about them in the following:

        ●Don’t leave bones on the table or the floor. (You should put them on your plate with fingers.)

        ●Don’t use your bowl to drink soup, but use your spoon to help you instead.

         ●Don’t talk with much food in your mouth.

         ●Don’t ask others to have more wine. (This is quite different from that in China.)

         ●After dinner, use your napkin(餐巾) to clean your mouth and hands.

         ●Make sure small pieces of food are not left on your face.

Then after dinner, you can stay there a little time. And your friend will be pleased if you leave in half an hour or so. Next day, you had better ring him up to thank him for the good dinner.

1.If your American or English friend wants to invite you to dinner, he will invite you _____.

     A. on the night before the dinner           B. on the day before the dinner

     C. at the last moment                    D. a week before the dinner 

2.It would be impolite to______.

A. put bones on your plates with fingers  B. drink soup with your spoon

C. persuade others to drink more 

D. make sure that there is nothing left on your face after dinner

3.Which of the following is not true?

 A. You'd better ring your friend the next day to show your thanks。

 B. After dinner, you'd better stay and talk with your friends for a long time to show your thanks.

 C. After dinner, you'd better leave in half an hour.

 D. After dinner, use napkin to clean your mouth.

 

“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight? ”I   36   asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt whether I’ll be able to   37   it on time. I am just too busy right now, ”he replied.

My mind could not   38   the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to   39   my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same   40  . Why had I even bothered to ask?   41  , there was always a slight hope that

As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends   43   me. “Jill, meet my da   D．Dad, this is my friend Jill. ”I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the   44   as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called,   45   three others. I followed my classmates to the   46  . When I reached out my hand to shake the   47  , a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera   48   my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat   49  .

Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage, I told myself he would not be   50  this time . But as usual the strong smell of alcohol hit me as soon as I  51  inside, and I could feel my tears   52  . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him   53   on the couch.

  54   did father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more   55   than his whiskey bottle.

1.A．confidently      B．eagerly         C．proudly        D．fearfully

2.A．reach             B．keep           C．take           D．make

3.A．create             B．support         C．appreciate     D．accept

4.A．watch            B．avoid         C．attend           D．speed

5.A．excuse           B．reply         C．promise        D．trick

6.A．Besides          B．Thus           C．Otherwise     D．However

7.A．active            B．formal          C．different       D．serious

8.A．recognized        B．greeted         C．encouraged      D．showed

9.A．air              B．audience       C．school          D．playground

10.A．apart from       B．other than       C．except for       D．along with

11.A．stage            B．position        C．office          D．exit

12.A．Jill’s            B．teacher’s       C．mother’s     D．father’s

13.A．fixed           B．touched         C．hurt         D．spotted

14.A．successfully     B．disappointedly C．delightedly     D．hopefully

15.A．drunk            B．woken       C．forgiven       D．hidden

16.A．stepped           B．noticed         C．examined     D．glanced

17.A．getting off       B．falling down   C．building up   D．turning around

18.A．leaning               B．lying         C．putting         D．carrying

19.A．How          B．Where          C．Why          D．Whether

20.A．perfect        B．comfortable      C．fortunate       D．important

 

The Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the Old World from the New. For centuries it kept the Americans from being discovered by the people of Europe.

It is more than 4,000 miles (6,400 km) wide where Columbus crossed it. Even at its narrowest it is about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) wide.   1.   .

Two things make the Atlantic Ocean rather unusual. For so large an ocean it has very few islands.   2.  .

One of the longest mountain ranges of the world rises from the floor of the Atlantic.   3.  . The tops of a few of the mountains reach up above the sea and make islands. The Azores are the tops of peaks in the mid-Atlantic mountain range.

Ocean currents are sometimes called “rivers in the sea”. One of these “rivers” in the Atlantic is called the Gulf Stream. It is a current（流） of warm water. Another is the Labrador Current --- cold water coming down from the Arctic.  4.  .

Today the Atlantic is a great highway. It is not, however, always a smooth and safe one. Storms sweep across it and pile up great waves. Icebergs float down from the far north across the paths of ships.

   5. . Columbus sailed for more than two months to cross it. A fast modern steamship can make the trip in less than four days. Airplanes fly from New York to London in only eight hours and from South America to Africa in four!

A We now have such fast ways of traveling that this big ocean seems to have grown smaller

B This narrowest place is between the bulge（鼓起） of South America and the bulge of Africa

C Also, it is the world’s saltiest ocean

D This big Atlantic Ocean is not easy and sometimes dangerous to cross

E This mountain range runs north and south down the middle of the ocean

F Ocean currents affect the climates of the land near which they flow

G The Atlantic furnishes much food for the people on its shores

 

完成句子翻译（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

1.We have no room to put the piano on the floor, with         _________  _________ ________  ________  ________ (一堆书堆在那儿)

2.The chairman thought it necessary          　________ （邀请）Professor Smith to speak at the meeting.

3.The  problem　           　___________  __________（将被讨论） at  tomorrow’s meeting is very difficult.

4.The book was said           __________  ___________  ___________(被翻译成)into many languages.

5.He       _________  _________ I ________  ________  _________the result.他和我都满意这样的结果。（用as well as翻译）