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

　　　 I arrived in the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English literature class. Having taught in __36__ for 17 years, I had no __37__ about my ability to hold their attention and to __38__ on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue.

　　　 I was shocked when the monitor shouted, “ stand up !”

　　　 The entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat __39__ about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness( 尴尬 ) was over, I quickly __40 __ my calmness and began what I thought was fact-packed lecture, sure to gain their respect perhaps __41 __ their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which comes from a sense of achievement.

　　　 My students __42 __ diaries. However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually __43__ by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today. Perhaps her next lecture will be better.” Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a __44 __ theme ( 主题 ). “Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical( 哲学的 )framework of Western thought and laid the historical __45__ for all the works we’ll study in class,” I complained. “How __46__ they say I didn’t teach them anything?”

　　　 It was a long term, and it __47__ became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as _48 _ of my students. I thought a teacher’s job was to raise interesting questions and provide enough background so that students could ___ 49___their own conclusions. My students thought a teacher’s 　job was to provide exact information as directly and clearly as possible, What a difference!

　　　 __50__, I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a better American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.

36．A．the UK　 　　　　　 B．the US　 　　　　　 C．China　 　　　　　　　 D．Australia

38．A．impress　 　　　　　 B．put　　 　　　　　　　 C．leave　 　　　　　　　 D．fix

39．A．puzzled　 　　　　　　 B．sure　 　　　　　　　 C．curious　 　　　　　 D．worried

40．A．found　 　　　　　　 B．returned 　　　　　　 C．regained　 　　　　 D．followed

41．A．more　 　　　　　　　 B．even　 　　　　　　　 C．yet　 　　　　　　　　 D．still

42．A．passed　 　　　　　 B．borrowed　 　　　　 C．kept　 　　　　　　　 D．read　

43．A．replaced　 　　　　 B．taken　　 　　　　　　 C．caught　　 　　　　 D．moved

44．A．different　　 　　　 B．strong　　 　　　　　 C．similar　 　　　　　 D．usual

45．A．happenings　 　　 B．characters　 　　　 C．development　 　 D．background

46．A．should　 　　　　　 B．need　 　　　　　　　　 C．will　 　　　　　　　　 D．must

47．A．immediately　 　　 B．certainly　 　　　　 C．simply　 　　　　　 D．gradually

48．A．that　　 　　　　　　　 B．what　 　　　　　　　 C．those　　 　　　　　 D．ones

49．A．draw　　 　　　　　　 B．get　 　　　　　　　　 C．decide　　 　　　　　 D．give

50．A．Therefore　 　　　 B．However　　 　　　 C．Besides　　 　　　　 D．Though

Ⅳ Reading Comprehension(40 points)

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

A

　　　 Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis, cricket-anything with a round ball, I was useless, ”he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in England’s rural Devonshire.

　　　 It was a mountain bike he received for his 15^th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon.

　　　 The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older man’s cold-water exploits(成就). Intrigued, Saunders read all he could find about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future.

　　　 Journeys to the Pole aren’t the usual holidays for British country boys, and many people dismissed his dream as fantasy. “John Ridgway was one of the few who didn’t say, ‘You are completely crazy,’” Saunders says.

　　　 In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite, had a closer encounter(遭遇) with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.

　　　 Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he’s skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not believe the transformation.

　　　 This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis.

51．The turning point in Saunders’ life came when _____

　　　 A．he started to play ball games

　　　 B．he got a mountain bike at age 15

　　　 C．he ran his first marathon at age 18

　　　 D．he started to receive Ridgway’s training

52．We can learn from the text that Ridgway _______.

　　　 A．dismissed Saunders’ dream as fantasy

　　　 B．built up his body together with Saunders

　　　 C．hired Saunders for his cold-water experience

　　　 D．won his fame for his voyage across the Atlantic

53．What do we know about Saunders?

　　　 A．He once worked at a school in Scotland.

　　　 B．He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole.

　　　 C．He was chosen for the school sports team as a kid.

　　　 D．He was the first Briton to ski alone to the North Pole.

54．The underlined word “Intrigued” in the third paragraph probably means_____.

　　　 A．Excited　 　　　　　 B．Convinced　 　　　 C．Delighted　　 　　　 D．Fascinated

55．It can be inferred that Saunders’ journey to the North Pole ______.

　　　 A．was accompanied by his old playmates

　　　 B．set a record in the North Pole expedition

　　　 C．was supported by other Arctic explorers

　　　 D．made him well-known in the 1960s

35．-Don’t you agree with what he said?

　　　 -Yes , ________ ! It can’t be better.

　　　 A．approximately　 　 B．absolutely　　 　 C．relatively　 　　　　 D．fortunately

34．People are satisfied with an ______ supply of fruit.

　　　 A．abundant　　　 　 B．awesome　　　 　 C．ambiguous　　 　　 D．amount

33．_____ hard work , he gained high achievements in that area.

　　　 A．Owe to　　　 　 B．Owing to　　　 　 C．According to 　　　 D．Stick to

32．-Have you been to New Zealand?

　　　 -No, I’d like to , _____ .

　　　 A．too　　　　　 　　 B．though　　　　 　 C．yet　　　　 　　　 D．either

31．My grandfather is as ____ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day .

　　　 A．enthusiastic　 　　　 B．energetic　　　 　 C．talkative　　　 　　 D．sensitive

30．We’re trying to ring you back , Bryan , but we think we _____ your number incorrectly.

　　　 A．looked up　　　 　 B．took down　　 　 C．worked out　 　　 D．brought about

29．I am afraid what you said yesterday ______ with what you are doing.

　　　 A．compares　　 　 B．constructs　　　 C．communicates　 　 D．contradicts

28．The boy was trying hard to ______ himself with a stick while a dog attacked him.

　　　 A．preserve　　　 　 B．deliver　　 　　　　 C．defend　　　　 　 D．prevent

27．_______ in the regulations that you should not tell other people the password of your e-mail account.

　　　 A．What is required　 B．What required　　　 C．It is required　 　　 D．It require