一、單項(xiàng)填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

1. To tell ??? truth， the future is still a long way to go; we just arrived at ??? crossroads，

new turning point; we will face a new challenge.

A. the; a; a??B. a; the; /

C. a; /; the??D. the; a; the

2. Its a

mistake to think of Florida only ??? its tourist attractions.

A. in addition

to??B. by way of

C. by means of??D. in terms of

3. Weather ???， well go

for a walk in the woods tomorrow.

A. to permit??B. permitted

C.

permits??D. permitting

4. —Do you know what made Susan so upset？I saw her

weeping just now.

—??? giving away state secrets.

A. Charged with??B.

Being charged with

C. Accusing of??D. To be accused of

5. —What ??? his

happiness all his life？

—??? what he has got.

A. has led to; Being content

with

B. has led to; Being content to

C. led to; Content to

D. led him

to; To content with

6. The doctors made an ??? of the damage and said she

must have an operation immediately.

A. application??B. assumption

C.

arrangement??D. assessment

7. Carter Druse ??? his being selected for the

important task to his courage， devotion and knowledge of the area.

A. led??B.

owed

C. devoted??D. contributed

8. Word came from Chile ??? at least 300

people were killed in the 8.8magnitude earthquake.

A. which??B. when

C.

that??D. where

9. I have got to the point ??? I must adjust myself to the new

life.

A. what??B. which

C. where??D. that

10. Tom often goes to school

on foot， ??? when it rains.

A. specially??B. especially

C. generally??D.

normally

11. ??? with a special ability to learn language， she knows ten

languages very well and uses them freely.

A. To be equipped??B.

Equipped

C. Equipping??D. Having equipped

12. Its hard for us to really

figure out a person ??? we get along well with each other.

A. until??B.

if

C. as??D. after

13. ??? to ten years in prison， the man lost all

hope.

A. Be sentenced

B. Sentencing

C. To sentence

D. Having been

sentenced

14. Mr.Black is a careful and experienced engineer， so he is often

to finish some challenging tasks.

A. appreciated??B. approached

C.

appointed?D. agreed

15. The English teacher ??? the importance of reading

aloud.

A. stressed??B. displayed

C. admitted??D.

observed

二、完形填空（共20小題;每小題1分，滿分20分）

Mark is leaving， and Im feeling kind of sad. Hes been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years，

16? good professional skills with a sweet and ?17? personality.

And now hes moving on to an exciting new professional ?18?. It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime， and were ?19? pleased for him. But that doesnt make

it any ?20? to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted ?21?.

Life has a way of throwing these curve （曲線） balls ?22? us. Just when we start to get ?23? with a person， a place or a situation， something comes along to change the

recipe.

Our ability to cope with ?24? determines happiness in life. But how do we do that？ A friend of mine reminds us that “survivability depends upon ?25?.” And then theres Chris the California surfer， who once told me that the answer to lifes problems can be summed up in four words： “Go with the

flow.”

I think life is a series of ?26?—both good and bad. No matter how excellent your organizational skills， there will always be lifeinfluencing factors over which you have no ?27?. The truly successful person is prepared to

28? adjustments should the need arise.

That doesnt mean you dont keep trying to make all your ?29? come true. It just means when things come up that

arent ?30? in your plan， you work around them—and then you move on.

“Change， indeed， is painful， ?31? ever needful.” said philosopher Thomas Carlyle. “And if memory has its force and worth， so has hope.” Were going to ?32? Mark. But rather than stay on the ?33? of our parting， well focus on our hopes for a brighter future—for him， and for us. And then well go out and ?34

everything we can to make that future happen ?35? our plans change again.

16.

A. associating?B. comparing

C. combining?D. replacing

17. A. gentle????B.

fragile

C. special????D. split

18. A. separation???B. destination

C.

experience???D. opportunity

19. A. ridiculously??B. sincerely

C.

absolutely?D. secretly

20. A. nobler???B. ruder

C. easier???D.

fairer

21. A. colleague?B. roommate

C. teacher?D. leader

22. A. on?B.

with

C. at?D. in

23. A. autonomous?B. comfortable

C. sunburnt?D.

dynamic

24. A. change?B. challenge

C. choice??D. chance

25. A.

competence??B. confidence

C. accommodation?D. adaptability

26. A.

accidents??B. events

C. barriers???D. records

27. A. control??B.

access

C. advantage??D. priority

28. A. take?B. have

C. get?D.

make

29. A. decisions?B. promises

C. dreams?D. solutions

30. A.

mostly??B. accidentally

C. exactly????D. eventually

31. A. yet?B.

also

C. even?D. still

32. A. assist?B. accompany

C. forgive???D.

miss

33. A. complaint?B. attention

C. sadness?D. sympathy

34. A. do?B.

demand

C. face?D. seize

35. A. if?B. when

C. until?D.

after

三、閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

This is a story that happened in Europe in the 17th century. Tulips （郁金香） were introduced into Holland before the 17th century but it did not take long for the flowers to gain popularity among the upper classes. Flowers of such beauty soon became symbols of power and the rich tried their best to lay their hands on some to display them in their gardens. When more people learned of the prices that the rich were willing to pay for tulips， they

knew they just found a “getrichquick” gold mine.

By 1634， the whole country was so attracted by tulips that all other activities almost came to a stop. People were trading in tulips and even buying and selling bulbs （球莖）. At

that time， one rare bulb cost as much as ten tons of cheese.

Many made a fortune in the beginning. As the prices moved in one direction， they only needed to buy low and sell high， buy high and sell higher. After the gains， confidence rose and many sold away all their property in order to invest more money in tulips， hoping to make more money. The desire was so strong that those who were watching also rushed to the tulip market. Everyone thought that the high demand for tulips would continue forever and prices could only go up because more and

more people from all over the world would start to like tulips.

When the prices of tulips was much higher than it should be， few people bought them for planting in their gardens. The real demand for the flowers seemed greater than it really was. Many people were buying them for speculation （投機(jī)）， not appreciation. In 1637， for some unknown reasons， a group of people suddenly realized the danger. The prices of tulips began to fall and the market crashed. When confidence was destroyed， it could not be recovered and prices kept falling. Soon the nobles and the rich became poor. Cries of suffering were heard

everywhere in Holland.

36. Why did the upper classes buy tulips in the

beginning？

A. Because the prices of tulips were low.

B. Because they

wanted to make a fortune.

C. Because tulips were introduced from

abroad.

D. Because tulips were beautiful and represented power.

37. It can

be inferred from the passage that ???.

A. greed（貪婪） was the reason why so

many people were mad about tulips

B. tulips became popular among the upper

classes very slowly

C. people who were mad about tulips bought them for

appreciation

D. when the prices were extremely high， most people planted

tulips in their gardens

38. The passage is mainly about ???.

A. Europe in

the 17th century

B. buying and selling tulips

C. being mad about

tulips

D. the life of the nobles and the rich

B

Britons Learn to Forgive

LEEDS， England—A Leeds University psychology （心理學(xué)） professor is teaching a course to help dozens of

Britons forgive their enemies.

“The hatred we hold within us is a cancer，” Professor Ken Hart said， adding that holding in anger can lead to

problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.

More than 70 people have become members in Harts first 20week workshop in London—a course

he says is the first of its kind in the world.

These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory. They realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out， but they end up drinking it themselves，

said Canadianborn Hart.

The students meet in groups of eight to ten for

a twohour workshop with an adviser every fortnight.

The course， ending in July， is expected to get rid of the cancer of hatred in these people. “People have lots of negative attitudes towards forgiveness，” he said， “People confuse forgiveness with forgetting. Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude

to a positive one. ”

Hart and his team have created instructions to

provide the training needed.

“The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various kinds of angers and how they affect you， and how to change your attitudes towards the person you are angry with，” said Norman

Claringbull， a senior expert on the forgiveness project.

Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught， as these people “want to get

free of the past”.

39. From this passage we know that ???.

A. high blood

pressure and heart disease are caused by hatred

B. high blood pressure can

only be cured by psychology professors

C. without hatred， people will have

less trouble connected with blood pressure and heart

D. people who suffer

from high blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies

40. In

Harts first 20week workshop， people there can ???.

A. meet their

enemies

B. change their attitudes towards bitterness

C. enjoy the

professors speech

D. learn how to quarrel with others

41. If you are a

member in Harts workshop， youll ???.

A. pay much money to Hart

B. go to

the workshop every night

C. attend a gathering twice a month

D. pour out

everything stored in your mind

42. The author wrote this passage in order to

.

A. persuade us to go to Harts workshop

B. tell us the news about

Harts workshop

C. tell us how to run a workshop like Harts

D. help us to

look at various kinds of angers

C

The freezing Northeast hasnt been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter， so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota， Florida， my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine”. I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C （維生素C）， thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air， I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools， wine tasting， and pink sunsets （at normal evening hours， not 4 in the afternoon） filled the weekend， but the best partparticularly to my taste， dulled by months of coldweather root vegetables—was a 7 a. m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers market that proved

to be more than worth the early wakeup call.

The market， which was founded in 1979， sets up its tents every Saturday from 7 a. m.to 1 p. m.， rain or shine， along North Lemon and State streets.Baskets of perfect red strawberries; the redpainted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of

all， the tomatoes：amazing， large， soft and round red tomatoes.

Disappointed by many a broken， vineripened （蔓上成熟的） promise， Ive refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store， once I get them home theyre unfailingly dry， hard， and tasteless. But I homed in， with uncertainty， on one particular table at the Browns Grove Farms stand， full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist.These were the real deal—and at that moment， I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldnt be experiencing again for

months.

Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight， my happiness deepened when I learned that Browns Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty， a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton， where—luckily for me—I was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu，

I knew Id be ordering every tomato on it.

43. What did the author think of

her winter life in New York？

A. Exciting.?B. Boring.

C. Relaxing.?D.Annoying.

44. What made the authors getting up early worthwhile？

A.Having a swim.

B. Breathing in fresh air.

C. Walking in the morning?sun.

D. Visiting a local farmers market.

45. What can we learn about?tomatoes sold in New York in winter？

A. They are soft.?B. They look?nice.

C. They taste great.?D. They are juicy.46. What was the authorgoing to do that evening？

A. Go to a farm.

B. Check into a hotel.

C.Eat in a restaurant.

D. Buy fresh vegetables.

D

Recently， online high schools in America have sparked （激發(fā)） a debate about whether or not taxpayers money should be used to support online education. Online schools receive the same amount of funding as all other public schools， even though they dont have to pay for rent or school equipment. States should use their educational funds to improve education at real schools，?not to support online programs.

Some students only use online classes to supplement their school work. They benefit from the social experience of a?traditional high school， while still taking online courses.

However， about 90 thousand students in America receive their education only from online schools. 50 thousand of these students take courses at Florida Virtual School， the largest online school in the country. While this method of schooling helps students who live in remote regions， most school systems are upset that they are?losing more students each year to these online programs.

Although online learning allows children to work at their own pace， these online schools have only one teacher per several hundred students. Often， teachers cant give struggling students the help they need as they are unable to talk facetoface?with them， to find exactly what theyre having difficulty with.

Additionally， even though online schooling accommodates （顧及） students who live in more remote states， students in online programs may suffer in social situations because they will not learn valuable communication skills from their schooling. Similar to students who are home schooled， those who take only online classes wont learn social etiquette （禮節(jié)）， and will be treated differently by?their peers （同齡人）.

Online schooling might be useful for places where there are not enough students for a real school， such as agricultural regions， but states should only spend taxpayers money on online schools in extreme?cases.

47. What is the passage mainly about？

A. Whether students should?study at online schools.

B. Whether online schools should be allowed to?exist.

C. Whether taxpayers should pay for online schools.

D. Whether?traditional schools should be replaced.

48. According to the passage， online?schooling ???.

A. is helpful to students living in remote regions

B.allows students to work together

C. makes it possible for students to get?immediate help

D. develops students critical thinking

49. According to?Paragraph 5， the author worries that students at online schools ???.

A. might?lose interest in learning

B. would play online games

C. could not receive?teachers help

D. could not become fully developed

50. What is the?authors attitude？

A. Taxpayers should not pay for online schools at?all.

B. Taxpayers should pay more for online schools than real schools.

C.Taxpayers money should be spent on online schools conditionally.

D. Taxpayers should support online schools in different?ways.

四、任務(wù)型閱讀（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

請(qǐng)認(rèn)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(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個(gè)空格只填一個(gè)單詞。

In a society such as the United states or Canada， which has many national， religious， and cultural differences， people highly value individualism—the differences among people. Teachers place a lot of importance on the qualities that make each student special. The educational systems in these countries show these values. Students do not memorize information. Instead， they work individually and find answers themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age，students learn to form their own ideas and opinions.

In most Asian societies， by contrast， the people have the same language， history， and culture. Perhaps for this reason， the educational system in much of the Orient reflects societys belief in group goals and purposed rather than individualism. Children in China， Japan， and Korea often work together and help one another on assignments. In the classroom， the teaching methods are often very formal. The teacher lectures， and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead， the students recite rules or information that they have?memorized.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these systems of education. For example， one advantage to the system in Japan is that students there learn much more math and science than American students learn by the end of high school. They also study more hours each day and more days each year than North Americans do. The system is difficult， but it prepares students for a society that values discipline and selfcontrol. There is， however， a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools， yet many students say that after an exam， they forget much of the information?that they have memorized.

The advantage of the educational system in North American， on the other hand， is that students learn to think for themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values creative ideas. There is， however， a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school， they havent memorized as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries?have.

五、書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

某英文網(wǎng)站正在開展關(guān)于“是否取消黃金周”的討論。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)下面所給的要點(diǎn)提示， 用英語寫一篇短文，描述目前存在的兩種看法， 并陳述你的觀點(diǎn)， 以便向該網(wǎng)站投稿。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)：150詞;

2. 參考詞匯：黃金周the Golden Week（或以the

GW代替）

參考答案

一、1—5 ADDBA?6—10 DBCCB?11—15 BADCA

二、16—20 CADBC?21—25

ACBAD

26—30 BADCC?31—35 ADCAC

三、36—40 DACCB?41—45 CBBDB

46—50CCADC

四、51. Canada?52. individualism?53. group

54. information?55.?Advantages?56. science

57. school?58. discipline?59. creative

60.graduation

五、One possible version：

In recent days， a discussion is?being carried on about whether the Golden Week should be cancelled.

Some people agreed to cancel the Golden Week. They pointed out that nationwide traveling had put big pressure on transportation， tourist safety and the environment. The Golden Week resulted in crowded scenic spots and packed hotels，making the quality of service decline.

However， other people argued the Golden Week had encouraged people to spend more during the sevenday holiday， so it had brought huge profits to the nations tourist industry and promoted the?economic development.

Despite the fact that voices calling for its cancellation are becoming even stronger， I still think people need to relax and a common vacation time is very important. But the government should take into consideration not only incomes， but also the satisfaction of those who take the?holiday.

（作者：毛春霞，泰州市第三高級(jí)中學(xué)）