一、單項填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

1. Little joy can equal of a surprising ending when you read stories.

A. one B. the one

C. that D. those

2. At the Academy， Plato taught the students through the use of debates， two or more people took different ideas of an argument.

A. which B. that

C. where D. when

3. It will take us thirty minutes to get to the railway station， traffic delays.

A. making for B. standing for

C. allowing for D. accounting for

4. There used to be so much violence in movies， ？

A didnt it B. doesnt there

C. wasnt it？ D. didnt there

5. Why didnt you tell me the meeting had been put off？ I all the way here through the heavy smog.

A. neednt have driven B. cant have driven

C. mustnt have driven D. shouldnt have driven

6. Dale and her husband have ideas on how to spend a vacation. She wants to sleep on the beach for a week， but he prefers visiting museums.

A. reasonable B. brilliant

C. relevant D. contrary

7. To be honest， I am not the person deserving the honor； it should be given to we think have made the greatest contribution.

A. who B. whom

C. those who D. whoever

8. the fact that I have to leave the house before seven oclock in the morning， I am obliged to retire early to bed.

A. In relation to B. In view of

C. In regard to D. In response to

9. No matter how fast science develops， the forming of the oceans is still a myth for scientists to solve.

A. waited B. having waited

C. to wait D. waiting

10. If only the teacher us an easy exam paper， but I know this is not likely， as all our previous exams have been difficult.

A. would give B. gives

C. gave D. had given

11. The British government often says that furnishing children with to the information superhighway is a top priority.

A. allowance B. protection

C. access D. procedure

12. I admit that there are problems， I dont agree that they cannot be solved.

A. Since B. Before

C. Unless D. While

13. The day will certainly come when solar energy can be on a large scale.

A. explored B. exploded

C. exploited D. exported

14. ， they couldnt make her change her mind.

A. Hard though they tried

B. As they tried hard

C. If they tried hard

D. Now that they tried hard

15. —Do you mind if I turn on the airconditioner？ Its rather cold here.

— .

A. Never mind B. No， go ahead

C. With pleasure D. Its my pleasure

二、完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

If you were to begin a new job tomorrow， you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses. Success or failure in your work would depend， to a great 16 ， on your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage.

Of the utmost importance is your attitude. A person who begins a job 17 that he isnt going to like it or is sure that he is going to fail is exhibiting a weakness which can only 18 his success. 19 ， a person who is secure 20 his belief that he is probably as capable of doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful 21 at it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The 22 are that he will do well. Having the prerequisite skills for a particular job is 23 . Lacking those skills is 24 a weakness. A bookkeeper who cant add or a carpenter who cant cut a straight line with a saw is 25 cases.

This book has been 26 to help you capitalize on the strength and overcome the weakness that you bring to the job of learning. But in groups to 27 your development， you must first take 28 of somewhere you stand now. 29 we get further along in the book， well be dealing in some detail with 30 processes for developing and 31 learning skills. 32 ， to begin with， you should pause to 33 your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are 34 to your success or failure in school： your 35 ， your reading and communication skills， and your study habits.

16. A. level B. scale

C. extent D. range

17. A. admits B. convinces

C. knows D. acknowledges

18. A. cause B. make

C. prevent D. achieve

19. A. In addition B. For another

C. On the other hand D. In other words

20. A. on B. in

C. at D. of

21. A. attempt B. effect

C. effort D. progress

22. A. possiblities B. chances

C. facts D. causes

23. A. benefit B. advance

C. ability D. strength

24. A. obviously B. actually

C. regretfully D. unfortunately

25. A. useless B. hopeless

C. helpless D. aimless

26. A. desired B. invented

C. considered D. designed

27. A. change B. promote

C. encourage D. measure

28. A. notice B. stock

C. charge D. advantage

29. A. With B. Because

C. As D. Since

30. A. special B. universal

C. traditional D. specific

31. A. accelerating B. accumulating

C. strengthening D. weakening

32. A. However B. Otherwise

C. Though D. Anyhow

33. A. review B. examine

C. observe D. tell

34. A. beneficial B. formal

C. positive D. critical

35. A. ability B. attitude

C. aim D. strength

三、閱讀理解（共15小題，每題2分，滿分30分）

A

Dibea Smart Vacuum Cleaner （真空吸塵器） X500

Product Operating

Battery storage and charging

1. Place the charging home base

Note： Put the charging home base against the wall and remove obstacles around it.

2. Charge the robot in either way as shown below：

A. Plug into an outlet （插座）；

B. Press the HOME button on the main body or on the remote control to make the robot return to the charging home base to charge itself.

Note：

Starting up / Pause / Sleeping

1. Starting up

A. Make sure the power switch is on；

B. Press the CLEAN button on the main body or on the remote control to start cleaning.

Note： If the robot is in the sleeping mode， press the CLEAN button to wake the robot up from the sleeping mode. Then press CLEAN for a second time， the robot starts cleaning automatically.

A. Turn on the power switch at the bottom side before charging the robot.

B. When the robot is charging， the display panel （儀表板） will show 1111， and repeat from the right to the left.

C. When charging is finished， the display panel will show FULL.

D. When the robot is charging， do not make the robot start working.

3. Auto charging

The robot will automatically return to the charging home base when cleaning is done or the battery is low.

Note： Please keep the charging home base plugged in. If not， the robot is unable to auto charge.

2. Pause

To turn the robot from the cleaning mode to a selected mode：

A. Press either button among PLAN， SPOT， CLEAN and HOME buttons on the main body；

B. Press the CLEAN button on the remote control.

Note： When the robot is paused， press CLEAN to make the robot restart cleaning.

3. Sleeping

To turn the robot from a selected mode to the sleeping mode：

A. If no command is received， the robot will turn to sleep automatically after 20 seconds；

B. Keep pressing CLEAN on the main body for 3 seconds.

Note： If not using the robot for a long time， please turn the power switch off.

Scheduling

You can schedule to let the robot start cleaning from a certain time.

For example， if you set 6：30 on the robot， the robot will start cleaning after 6 hours and 30 minutes every day until the power switch is turned off.

Note：

A. Once the power switch is turned off， all the scheduling will be cancelled.

B. Once certain time is scheduled， the robot will always work according to the setting.Virtual （虛擬的） wall use

The virtual wall is used to prevent the robot from entering offlimit areas. For best results， place the virtual wall on outside of the doorway you want to block. The virtual wall can create a bunch of light， with largest range reaching 4 meters.

1. After the batteries are installed， turn on the power switch.

2. Put the virtual wall where you want it to work.

Note： Turn the power off when not using the virtual wall.

36. Which of the following steps can be omitted if you want the robot to charge itself automatically？

A. Press the HOME button on the remote control.

B. Clear up the place around the charging home base.

C. Turn on the power switch at the bottom of the robot.

D. Put the charging home base against the wall and plug it in.

37. If its 9：45PM now and you want the robot to start cleaning at 8：00AM tomorrow， you should set on the robot.

A. 13：45 B. 8：00

C. 10：15 D. 1：45

38. The virtual wall is designed to .

A. create a bunch of light outside the doorway

B. stop the robot from bumping into walls

C. prevent the robot from reaching 4 meters

D. limit the robot to a certain area

B

Its no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. Thats especially true of children who remain in abusive homes because the law blindly favors biological parents. Its also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes （收養(yǎng)孩子的家庭） because of parents who cant or wont care for them but refuse to give up custody （監(jiān)護） rights.

Fourteenyearold Kimberly Mays fits neither description， but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody baffle between the man who raised her and her biological parents， with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father shes ever known and that her biological parents have “no legal claim” on her.

The ruling， though it may yet be reversed， sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. Thats an important development， one thats long overdue.

Shortly after birth in December 1978， Kimberly Mays and another infant were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents. Kimberlys biological parents， Ernest and Regina Twigg， received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the child wasnt the Twiggs own daughter， but Kimt only was， thus sparking a custody battle with Robert Mays. In 1989， the two families agreed that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting visiting fights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed.

The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays rendered her suit debated. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue （起訴） on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit.

Certainly， the biological link between parent and child is fundamental. But biological parents arent always preferable to adoptive ones， and biological parentage does not convey an absolute ownership that cancels all the rights of children.

39. We can learn from the Kimberly case that .

A. biological parents shouldnt claim custody rights after their child is adopted

B. the biological link between parent and child should be emphasized

C. foster homes bring children more pain and suffering than care

D. children are more than just personal possessions of their parents

40. Kimberly had been given to Mr. Mays .

A. by accident B. out of mercy

C. at his request D. for better care

41. The authors attitude towards the judges ruling could be described as .

A. doubtful B. critical

C. cautious D. supportive

C

Waiting as a Way of Life

Waiting is a kind of suspended animation， a feeling that one cant do anything because one is waiting for something to happen. Waiting casts ones life into a little hell of time. It is a way of being controlled， of being immobile and helpless. One can read a book or sing or chat with strangers if the wait is long enough to begin forming a bond of shared experience， as at a snowedin airport. But people tend to do their waiting impassively. When the sound system went dead during the campaign debate in 1976， Jerry Ford and Jimmy Carter stood in silent suspension for 27 minutes， looking lost.

To enforce a wait， of course， is to exert power. To wait is to be powerless. Consider one minor form. The telephone rings. One picks up the receiver and hears a secretary say， “Please hold for Mr. Green.” One sits for perhaps five seconds， the blood pressure just beginning to cook up toward the red line， when Green comes on the line with a hearty “How are ya？” and business proceeds and the moment passes， Mr. Green having established that he is in control， that his time is more precious than his callees.

Waiting is a form of imprisonment. One is doing time—but why？ One is being punished not for an offense of ones own but often for the inefficiencies of those who impose the wait. Hence the odd rage that waits cause， the sense of injustice. Aside from boredom and physical discomfort， the subtler misery of waiting is the knowledge that ones most precious resource， time， a fraction of ones life， is being stolen away， irrecoverably lost.

Americans have enough miseries of waiting， of course—waits sometimes connected with wealth and leisure. The lines to get a passport in Manhattan last week stretched around the block in Rockefeller Center. Travelers waited four and five hours just to get into bureaucracys front door. A Washington Post editorial writer reported a few days ago that the passengers on her 747， diverted to Hartford， Connecticut， on the return flight from Rome as a result of bad weather in New York City， were forced to sit on a runway for seven hours because no customs inspectors were on hand to process them.

The great American waits are often democratic enough， like traffic jams. Some of the great waits have been collective， tribal—waiting for the release of the American hostages in Iran， for example. But waiting often makes class distinctions. One of the more depressing things about being poor in America is the endless waiting in welfare or unemployment lines. The waiting rooms of the poor are often in bad conditions， but in fact almost all waiting rooms are spiritless and blankeyed places where it always feels like 3 in the morning.

People wait when they have no choice or when they believe that the wait is justified by the reward—a concert ticket， say. Waiting has its social orderings， its rules and assumptions. Otherwise peaceful citizens explode when someone cuts into a line that has been waiting a long time. It is unjust； suffering is not being fairly distributed. Oddly， behavioral scientists have found that the strongest protests tend to come from the immediate victims， the people directly behind the line jumpers. People farther down the line complain less or not at all， even though they have been equally penalized by losing a place.

Waiting can have a delicious quality （“I cant wait to see her.” “I cant wait for the party”）， and sometimes the waiting is better than the event awaited. At the other extreme， it can shade into terror： when one waits for a child who is late coming home or—most horribly—has vanished. When anyone has disappeared， in fact， or is missing in action， the ordinary stress of waiting is overlaid with an unbearable anguish of speculation： Alive or dead？

42. In the first paragraph， the writer introduces .

A. how people wait in different situations

B. the great anger of people caused by waiting

C. how miserable people feel while waiting

D. negative aspects of waiting and some ways of coping

43. The example given in Paragraph 2 shows that .

A. one can receive an unexpected phone call

B. sometimes one is forced to wait

C. Mr. Green is too slow to come to the phone

D. a caller is always superior to a callee

44. Which of the following statements is true？

A. Waits are considered terrible by Americans.

B. Waiting is sometimes considered pleasant.

C. People wait for different reasons in America.

D. Travelers in America are free from waiting.

45. According to the passage， people waiting in a line .

A. fail to protest against line jumpers

B. all hate the line jumpers very much

C. consider line jumping an immoral behavior

D. respond differently to the line jumpers

46. It can be inferred from the passage that .

A. Americans were greatly concerned about the American hostages in Iran

B. waiting for the American hostages in Iran to be released was great

C. the American hostages in Iran were admired by people at home

D. all Americans were waiting for the American hostages to be released

D

Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a longhandled brush. He stopped by the fence in front of the house where he lived with his aunt Polly. He looked at it， and all joy left him. The fence was long and high. He put the brush into the whitewash and moved it along the top of the fence. He repeated the operation. He felt he could not continue and sat down.

He knew that his friends would arrive soon with all kinds of interesting plans for the day. They would walk past him and laugh. They would make jokes about his having to work on a beautiful summer Saturday. The thought burned him like fire.

He put his hand into his pockets and took out all that he owned. Perhaps he could find some way to pay someone to do the whitewashing for him. But there was nothing of value in his pockets—nothing that could buy even half an hour of freedom. So he put the bits of toys back into his pockets and gave up the idea.

At this dark and hopeless moment， a wonderful idea came to him. It filled his mind with a great， bright light. Calmly he picked up the brush and started again to whitewash.

While Tom was working， Ben Rogers appeared. Ben was eating an apple as he walked along the street. As he walked along it， he was making noises like the sound of a riverboat. First he shouted loudly， like a boat captain. Then he said “Ding—Dong—Dong”， “Ding—Dong—Dong” again and again， like the bell of a riverboat. And he made other strange noises. When he came close to Tom， he stopped.

Tom went on whitewashing. He did not look at Ben. Ben stared a moment and then said， “Hello！ Im going swimming， but you cant go， can you？”

No answer. Tom moved his brush carefully along the fence and looked at the result with the eye of an artist. Ben came nearer. Toms mouth watered for the apple， but he kept on working.

Ben said， “Hello， old fellow， youve got to work， hey？”

Tom turned suddenly and said， “Why， its you， Ben！ I wasnt noticing.”

“Say—Im going swimming. Dont you wish you could？ But of course youd rather work—wouldnt you？ Of course you would.”

Tom looked at the boy a bit， and said “What do you call work？”

“Why， isnt that work？”

Tom went back to his whitewashing， and answered carelessly.

“Well， maybe it is， and maybe it isnt. All I know is， it suits Tom Sawyer.”

“Oh come， now， you dont mean to say that you like it？”

The brush continued to move.

“Like it？ Well， I dont see why I shouldnt like it. Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day？”

Ben stopped eating his apple. Tom moved his brush back and forth， stepped back to look at the result， added a touch here and there， and stepped back again. Ben watched every move and got more and more interested. Soon he said， “Say， Tom， let me whitewash a little.”

Tom thought for a moment， and was about to agree， but he changed his mind.

“No—no—it wont do， Ben. You see， Aunt Polly wants this fence to be perfect. It has got to be done very carefully. I dont think there is one boy in a thousand， maybe two thousand， that can do it well enough.”

“No—is that so？ Oh come， now—let me just try. Only just a little.”

“Ben， Id like to， but if it isnt done right， Im afraid Aunt Polly...”

“Oh， Ill be careful. Now let me try. Say—Ill give you the core of my apple.”

“Well， here—No， Ben， now dont. Im afraid...”

“Ill give you all of it.”

Tom gave up the brush with unwillingness on his face， but joy in his heart. And while Ben worked at the fence in the hot sun， Tom sat under a tree， eating the apple， and planning how to get more help. There were enough boys. Each one came to laugh， but remained to whitewash. By the time Ben was tired， Tom sold the next chance to Billy for a kite； and when Billy was tired， Johnny bought it for a dead rat—and so on， hour after hour. And when the middle of the afternoon came， Tom had won many treasures.

And he had not worked. He had had a nice idle time all the time， with plenty of company， and the fence had been whitewashed three times. If he hadnt run out of whitewash， Tom would have owned everything belonging to his friends.

He had discovered a great law of human action， namely， that in order to make a man or a boy want a thing， it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to get.

47. Tom was about to agree to let Ben whitewash when he changed his mind because .

A. Tom wanted to do the whitewashing by himself

B. Tom planned to make Ben give up his apple first

C. Tom was unwilling to let Ben do the whitewashing

D. Tom was afraid Ben would do the whitewashing better

48. We can learn from the passage that .

A. Tom was interested in whitewashing the fence

B. Tom had a lot of friends who are ready to help others

C. Tom was unwilling to whitewash the fence， but he managed to let other boys do it for him

D. Tom was good at whitewashing the fence， so he looked at the result of his work with the eye of an artist

49. What made Ben Rogers eagerly give up his apple and offer to brush the fence for Tom？

A. His warm heart and kindness to friends.

B. Aunt Pollys idea.

C. Toms threat.

D. His curiosity about Toms brushing job.

50. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage？

A. Whitewashing A Fence

B. Tom And His Fellows

C. The Happy Whitewasher

D. How To Make The Things Difficult To Get

四、任務型閱讀（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

請認真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個空格只填一個單詞。

The job of raising children is a tough one. Children dont come with an instruction handbook. And each child is different. So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration， not knowing what to do. But in raising children—as in all of life—what we do is influenced by our culture. Naturally then， American parents teach their children basic American values.

To Americans， the goal of parents is to help children stand on their own two feet. From infancy， each child may get his or her own room. As children grow， they gain more freedom to make their own choices. Teenagers choose their own forms of entertainment， as well as the friends to share them with. When they reach young adulthood， they choose their own careers and marriage partners. Of course， many young adults still seek their parents advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they “l(fā)eave the nest” at around 18 to 21 years old， they want to be on their own， not “tied to their mothers apron strings.”

The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to treat their children as individuals—not as extensions of themselves. They allow them to fulfill their own dreams. Americans praise and encourage their children to give them the confidence to succeed. When children become adults， their relationship with their parents becomes more like a friendship among equals. But contrary to popular belief， most adult Americans dont make their parents pay for room and board when they come to visit. Even as adults， they respect and honor their parents.

Most young couples with children struggle with the issue of childcare. Mothers have traditionally stayed home with their children. In recent years， though， a growing trend is to put preschoolers in a day care center so Mom can work. Many Americans have strong feelings about which type of arrangement is best. Some argue that attending a day care center can be a positive experience for children. Others insist that mothers are the best caregivers for children. A number of women are now leaving the workforce to become fulltime homemakers.

Disciplining children is another area that American parents have different opinions about. Many parents feel that an oldfashioned spanking （一頓打） helps youngsters learn what “No！” means. Others prefer alternate forms of discipline. For example， “time outs” have become popular in recent years. Children in “time out” have to sit in a corner or by a wall. They can get up only when they are ready to act nicely. Older children and teenagers who break the rules may be grounded， or not allowed to go out with friends. Some of their privileges at home like TV or telephone use may also be taken away for a while. Although discipline isnt fun for parents or children， its a necessary part of training.

Being a parent is a tall order. It takes patience， love， wisdom， courage and a good sense of humor to raise children. Some people are just deciding not to have children at all， since theyre not sure its worth it. But raising children means training the next generation and preserving our culture. What could be worth more than that？

Paragraph outlineSupporting details

IntroductionIt is no 51. task to bring up children. Parents sometimes feel very frustrated， not knowing what to do.

The goal of parentsThey help children to be 52. instead of depending on parents.

The relationship between parents and childrenAn informal relationship exists between American parents and children.

Children are praised and 53. to realize their dreams.

Children are treated 54. more like friends.

The issue of childcareMost young couple struggle with this issue.

By 55. ， mothers stayed home with kids.

Recently， a day care center is where preschoolers are put.

There is a（n） 56. over whether attending a day care center is a positive experience for children.

Ways to 57. childrenAmerican parents have different opinions.

“Time outs” have been well 58. in recent years.

59. away some privileges is a way to punish some older children and teenagers.

60. Raising children takes patience， love， wisdom， courage etc.， but it is worthwhile it.

五、書面表達（滿分25分）

61. 假如前不久你校學生會在校內(nèi)以“什么是幸福？”為主題進行了一次調(diào)查，調(diào)查結(jié)果表明學生對幸福的定義各不相同，請你根據(jù)以下提示以“How to gain happiness”為題寫一篇英語短文。內(nèi)容包括如下：

1. 不同的人對“什么是幸福？”“如何得到幸福？”的回答各不相同：

（1） 有同學認為幸福是取得好成績，有成就感；

（2） 有同學認為幸福是衣食無憂，備受關(guān)愛；

（3） 有同學認為，追求幸福的過程本身就是幸福。

2. 結(jié)合同學們的觀點，談談你對幸福的看法及理由（理由不少于兩點）。

【寫作要求】

1. 作文詞數(shù)150左右；

2. 作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實姓名和學校名稱。

How to gain happiness

參考答案

一、1—5 CCCDA 6—10 DCBDA 11—15 CDCAB

二、16—20 CBCCB 21—25 ABDAB26—30 DDBCD 31—35 CABDB

三、36—38 ACD 39—41 DAD 42—46 DBCDA 47—50 BCDC

四、51. easy 52. independent 53. encouraged

54. equally 55. tradition 56. argument

57. discipline 58. received 59. Taking

60. Conclusion

五、One possible version：

How to gain happiness

Recently our Students Union made a survey about what is happiness among the students in my school. Their opinions vary from person to person.

Some of the students think that they can experience happiness from their achievements in their studies. Some of them feel happy with their comfortable life with good food and sufficient choices of clothes. In addition， they enjoy the happiness from the love of their parents， relatives and friends. The others say that their happiness comes from the process of seeking it.

From my point of view， happiness comes from an optimistic attitude， especially when we are faced with any problem in life. Secondly， happiness means giving help to those who need it， such as showing much concern for the aged and the poor and helping them out of difficulties. Last but not least， doing our best to work hard at our lessons and improve our overall abilities really counts in making us happy.

（作者：楊柳絲，江蘇省昆山中學）