4、WASHINGTON - Barack Obama swept to victory as the first black president in the US history Tuesday night in an electoral（选举的） college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself．"Change has come," he told a huge group of cheering supporters．

In his first speech as victor, Obama stated the challenges ahead．"The greatest of a lifetime," he said, "two wars, a planet in danger, the worst financial crisis in a century．"

He added, "There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can't solve every problem．But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face．"

The son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, the Democratic senator（民主党参议员） from Illinois sealed his historic triumph by defeating Republican Sen．John McCain in a string of wins in hard-fought battleground states -- Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Iowa and more．

In his speech, Obama invoked（引用） the words of Lincoln and echoed John F．Kennedy．"So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in（努力投入） and work harder," he said．

He and his running mate, Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take their oaths（宣誓）of office as president and vice president on Jan．20, 2009．

Obama will move into the Oval Office as leader of a country that is almost certainly in recession（不景气）, and fighting two long wars, one in Iraq, the other in Afghanistan．

Obama has said his first order of presidential business will be to deal with the economy．He has also promised to withdraw most US combat troops from Iraq within 16 months．

1．What is special about Barack Obama, the newly-elected president of America?

       A．He has a black father and a white mother．

       B．He is the first black president in the US history．

       C．He defeated Republican Sen．John McCain easily．

       D．He will move into the White Palace on Jan．20, 2009．

2．What Obama emphasized in his first speech were ____________．

       A．dangers               B．wars                  C．challenges           D．financial problems

3．The first issue Obama will focus his attention on may probably be to _____．

       A．withdraw most US combat troops from Iraq

       B．care for environmental protection

       C．declare two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

       D．deal with the problems of economy

4．According to the passage, Obama's attitude toward the challenges he faces is ____．

       A．positive                                               B．negative

       C．ambiguous                                          D．worried

3、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

We often focus on building relationships with others that we forget the essential first step: being friends of ourselves．_____1___．How can we have good relationships with others if we don't even have good relationships with ourselves?

The problem might be worse than we expect．Maybe we don't like ourselves without realizing it．Here is a simple checklist: Is there anything you don't like about yourself from these lists?

Your past: Maybe you have made mistakes in the past which you feel bad about．___2___．Even if that happened in distant past, your subconscious mind still has a reason not to like yourself．

Your background: You might wish that you were born in different family, or that you have different background．____3_____．They seem to get whatever they want effortlessly because of their background．

Your personal traits（特点）:You might have some personality traits that you don't like．For example, you may be an introvert（内向） and you don't like it; you wish you were an extrovert．

Others might have better achievements than you, and no matter how hard you tried, it might seem impossible for you to match them．______4______．Is there anything that resonate（产生共鸣） with you? All these give reasons to you not to like yourself．That in turn makes it difficult for you to be a good friend to yourself．

       ______5______．Here are some tips:

1．Forgive yourself

2．Accept things you can't change

3．Focus on your strengths

4．Write your success stories

5．Stop comparing yourself with others

6．Always be true to yourself

    A．That is the crucial（关键） first step if we are to have good relationships with others

    B．You might then think that it's because you are not smart enough or don't have enough talents

    C．You can do something to improve the relationships with others

    D．Fortunately, there are always things you can do to fix the situation

E．You might be disappointed with yourself on why you make such mistakes

F．Sometimes you might not believe yourself

G．Maybe you could not accept the fact that you are not as lucky as others

2、假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。 错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Our school is aiming to build a "harmonious campus"．As a high school students, we should behave ourselves．But some students are badly behaved．They threw rubbish about and listen MP3 or sleep in class．A few boys even smoke and copy others' homework．I think it has a bad benefit on their health as good as their study．A "Harmonious campus" should have civilized students．So we should be strict on ourselves．Certainly , study is the first．However, we should study hard．In order to build a harmonious study atmosphere, they must develop good habits．If everyone makes a contribution to build our campus, I'm sure our school will become beautifully and harmonious．

1、随着社会和经济的发展，人们的生活水平越来越高。于是在当今校园里出现了以下攀比现象。请根据表格内容写一篇短文，并谈谈自己的看法。

现象

1）过于追求时髦，与同学攀比穿名牌服装，一双运动鞋花费一千多元。

2）为了和别人攀比，追求新款手表、MP3、手机、或者照相机。

3）学明星染（dye）头发，与同学比酷。

结果

1）花费太多，给父母造成沉重的经济负担。

2）养成享乐的习惯，缺乏面对困难解决问题的能力。

3）无法集中精力学习，导致学习成绩下滑。

你的看法

1）作为学生应该树立正确的价值观,以学业为重。

注意：

1．对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2．词数150左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

       With the development of society and economy, people's living standard has been raised．But now in many schools we can easily find the following phenomena of comparison．

28、_______ he had shut the window, Tom returned to check them carefully.

A．Making sure                         B．To make sure

C．Having made sure                    D．Make sure

27、—Excuse me, which of the three buses shall I take to the People’s Park?

—__________ one as you please.

A．Each            B．Every           C．Any        D．Either

26、By playing with the native boys and girls, one can ______ a lot of their language.

A．pick up          B．set up           C．build up         D．put up

24、---Do you rent rooms ______ the week? You see, I’m not sure whether I’ll stay for a whole month?

---Yes．The rent is higher，though．

A．for        B．by         C．at         D．on