In the early morning, all of us stood at the top of the mountain to ________ east of the city, watching ________ burning sun rising.

A. the; a      B. /; a       C. the; the       D. the;/

The Chinese government holds that peace and development ________ the Taiwain Straits is the correct path.

A. beyond        B. over     C. through          D. across

________ his spare time that his English has improved a lot.

A. So good use does he make of         B. Such good use does he make of

C. He makes very good use of           D. He makes so good use of

Our bodies are ________ by working out. Similarly, our minds are developed by learning.

A. burdened      B. resembled         C. strengthened      D. worsened

- Remember the first time we ________, Ed ?

- Of course, I do. You ________ a song on the stage.

A. have met; sang         B. met; were singing

C. met; sang              D. have met; have sung

________ with some research materials, he decided on three possible approaches in his experiment.

A. Preparing      B. Prepared    C. Having prepared   D. Prepare

- Have you known each other for long?

- Not really. ________ we started to work in this school.

A. Just after       B. Just when        C. Ever since        D. Just before

- These apples look very beautiful.

- They ________. See the price $ 3.99 a pound. Very expensive, aren’t they?

A. should     B. would       C. could      D. might

Ray is a new graduate, and it seems that he has difficulty in dealing with ________ problems arise.

A. whichever   B. whenever   C. whatever   D. wherever

________ your composition carefully, some spelling mistakes can be avoided.

A. Having checked B. Checking  C. If you check  D. To check

The secretary has a lot of things to ________ in the office since she has been away for quite a few days.

A. make up   B. take up    C. work out    D. carry out

What if we meet with a situation ________ none of us are able to deal with?

A. where    B. in which    C. what      D. that

- Where have you been all day?

- We ________ some lovely children and it was dark by the time we got away.

A. met  B. would meet    C. have met   D. had met

- What TV programs are you watching these days?

- Well, I’d rather read than watch TV. The programs seem ________ all the time.

A. to get worse    B. getting worse      C. to be getting worse D. to have got worse

- How did the Short Play Festival strike you?

- ________. We can’t think too highly of it.

A. It makes no sense B. It is awful  C. It all depends D. It is wonderful

Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children. Eighteen! In order   36  to keep food on file table, the father, a goldsmith（金匠）by   37  , worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade. Despite their seemingly   38  condition, two of the eldest children had a dream. They both wanted to pursue their talent for art,   39  they knew well that their father would never be able to 40  either of them to study at the Academy.

After many long discussions at night in their   41  bed, the two boys finally worked out an agreement. They would toss（掷）a coin. The   42  would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings,   43  his winning brother for the academy. Then, in four years, he would support the other one. Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and   44  to Nuremberg. Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years,   45  his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation（轰动）- By the time he graduated, he was beginning to   46  considerable fees for himself.

When the young artist   47  home and said to his brother, “And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your   48  . Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will   49  you. ”Albert rose and wiped tile   50  from his cheeks. “No, brother. I cannot go to Nuremberg. It is too   51  for me. Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my   52  ! I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas （画布）  __53  a pen or a brush.”

More than 450 years have   54  . By now, among Albrecht Durer’s hundreds of masterful portraits, “The Praying Hands” is one   55  creation that can catch the world’s hearts.

36. A. fully              B. merely              C. completely              D. entirely

37. A. heart              B. profession              C. method              D. words

38. A. hopeless              B. promising              C. demanding              D. careless

39. A. so              B. but              C. however              D. and

40. A. study              B. give                   C. send              D. offer

41. A. crowded              B. separated              C. new              D. unusual

42. A. winner              B. old              C. loser              D. younger

43. A. expect              B. advertise              C. support              D. require

44. A. flew away              B. left behind              C. set aside              D. went off

45. A. deserted              B. financed              C. desired              D. envied

46. A. earn              B. save                   C. draw              D. spend

47. A. arrived              B. returned              C. regained              D. got

48. A. fate                 B. time                   C. top                    D. turn

49. A. take care of              B. make up for       C. make use of              D. take charge of             

50. A. smiles              B. tears              C. sweats              D. laughs

51. A. tense              B. nervous              C. tiring              D. late

52. A. eyes              B. pictures              C. hands              D. mines

53. A. with              B. of              C. upon              D. in

54. A. changed              B. kept                   C. remembered              D. passed

55. A. strange              B. surprising              C. touching              D. terrible

Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six - year – old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. “Yes, honey. Of course.” she said.

“Can we write him a letter?”

    She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, “Yes.”

My heart jumped. “How? Does the mailman go there?” I asked.

    “No, but I have an idea.” Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.

“Just wait, honey. You’ll see.” Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six - year - old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.

She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped the balloon string. We went out-side and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.

“Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three.”

The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.

Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he’d persevere, dart up, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was passed on. I prayed to be a balloon.

56. When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother _________.

A. believed it easy to do so       B. thought her a creative girl

C. felt it hard to answer         D. found it easy to lie

57. When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she __________.

A. jumped with joy             B. was worried that it couldn’t be delivered

C. started writing immediately    D. became excited

58. In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?

A. An incurable disease.              B. An unforgettable memory.

C. The failures her father experienced   D. The hard time her father had.

59. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. An unforgettable experience   B. Fly to the heaven

C. The strong red balloon        D. A great father

    About 35 percent of British adults sleep with teddy bears. Many more share a bed with a partner or spouse. Others still co - sleep, alongside children in a family bed.

    But lying with your iPad? A recent survey by marketing agency Rosette found that 68 percent of tablet owners use the device in the bedroom, more than in any other location. The living room took a close second place, at 63 percent, reports AdAge. com, and only 45 percent of respondents said they use their tablets on the go.

But bringing devices into the bedroom is a bad idea, if quality rest is your goal. One of the most important factors of sleepiness is darkness, which signals to the brain that it’s time to start speeding up production of the sleep - inducing hormone melatonin. But as the New York Times points out, in our modern world, we are exposed to light long after the sun sets. While any type of light can disturb your sleep, the blue wavelength light given off by cell phones, laptops, tablets and other gadgets is particularly troublesome. Research shows that this blue light causes alertness so decisively that it can actually be used to fight tiredness.

According to the National Sleep Foundation, 95 percent of Americans use some device, whether it’s a TV, laptop, cell phone or other products, within an hour of killing time. “Artificial light exposure between dusk and the time we go to bed at night push our sleeping sense to a later hour - making it more difficult to fall asleep,” said Charles Czeisler, Ph. D. , M. D. , chief of the division of sleep medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

Instead, experts recommend turning off all devices an hour before bedtime and finding another method for relaxation, like reading a book, taking a warm bath or performing a series of calming yoga poses. It’s also a good idea to exercise and lay off the caffeine several hours before bedtime.

60. According to a recent survey, most tablet owners use their iPad ________.

A. in the living room                  B. in the bedroom  

C. in the office                       D. on the move

61. What can we know from this passage?

A. The light from cell phones is harmful

B. Modern people have trouble falling asleep

C. Darkness can create a good sleeping environment

D. Blue light can prevent sleepiness decreasing

62. If we often play with a laptop just before sleep, we’ll be more likely to ________.

A. dream of it     B. stay awake        C. feel sleepy        D. become tired

In my last essay, I wrote briefly about a bathtub in the classroom. What really was the use of that bathtub? “Guys, it is Reading Workshop time now. When I call your table, get your things, please!” said Mrs. Toalson. She was holding a cup that had many sticks in it; on every stick was written each student’s name and table number.

What does she mean? Probably books, I thought. Mrs. Toalson picked a stick out of the cup and said, “Okay, Aniqa’s table; Table Two, you may get your things. ”Then my four classmates ran for the cushions（垫子）in the bathtub. Mrs. Toalson kept picking sticks and calling out different table numbers. On hearing their numbers, students would run to get cushions. Because there were not enough cushions for everyone, the last to be called had to go without. Those students sighed, “Oh! They are the lucky ones.”

Finally, Mrs. Toalson picked the last stick ; what is she going to do now?

    “Kate, you may use the bathtub. ” Mrs. Toalson said. Gosh! Use the bathtub? Is Kate going to take a bath, I wondered. Kate is the girl who had pretty brown hair. She ran happily with her book to the bathtub and lay down in it. As she read, she hugged a teddy bear. I think it must be comfortable reading in a bathtub.

Except for lucky Kate, everybody had to read elsewhere. Some were sitting on the seats, some were lying down under the table, and everybody’s reading pose（姿势）was different.

Just then, my friend found me sitting at my table quietly, not doing anything. She said, “Mary, let me find you a book. ” I nodded. Then she led me to a comer of the classroom where the book-shelf was and picked a picture book for me.

Regina thought that it would be more fun to read outside on the grass. What a great idea! The next day our whole class went to the park across the street from our school. As we read, animals such as squirrels ran around us. It was amazing !

63. In Mrs. Toalson’s Reading Workshop, every student can learn _________.

A. briefly     B. comfortably    C. quickly     D. eagerly

64. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A. Mrs. Toalson told the student to sit in the bathtub as a punishment.

B. The student who used the bathtub in that class was thought to be unlucky.

C. Not every student can get a cushion in Mrs. Toalson’s Reading Workshop.

D. In Mrs. Toalson’s Reading Workshop, only the best student can lie down reading.

65. Who got the chance to use the bathtub in that class?

A. A student whose table was last called.

B. The student who sat at the table quietly.

C. The student who got the last cushion.

D. A student whose table was first called.

66. The purpose of the passage is to ________.

A. tell us how to use a bathtub in the classroom

B. introduce us a new way of teaching style

C. teach us how to organize reading activifies in class

D. show us the importance of reading poses

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67. What do we know about Apple Seeds?

A. The soft cover enables it to be read and kept long.

B. It can be purchased as an award for your children.

C. It offers the biggest discount among all the magazines.

D. The magazine is going to surprise you for many years.

68. Tom wants to beautify his house, so he may choose ________.

A. Apple Seeds    B. Better Life    C. Humor Times     D. News China

69. What kind of people may buy News China ?

A. People who have an interest in personal lifestyle of the Chinese.

B. People who have a strong sense of humor and love to laugh.

C. People who want to enlarge the knowledge of their kids.

D. People who are interested in China’s politics, business and culture.

70. Which magazine may best help relieve your work stress?

A. Apple Seeds   B. Better Life        C. Humor Times     D. News China

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。

    In the 60s, people asked about your astrological（about star）sign. In the 90s, they want to know your website.   71  Your website is an electronic meeting place for your family, friends and potentially, millions of people around the world. Best of all, you may not have to spend a cent. The web is filled with all kinds of free services and all it takes is some time and creativity.

  72  Like the table of contents of a book or magazine, the home page is the front door. Your site can have one or more pages, depending oil how you design it.

    While web pages vary greatly in their design and content, most use a traditional magazine lay-out（版面设计）. At the top of the page is a banner（横幅）. Next comes a greeting and a short description of the site. Pictures, text, and links to other websites follow.

  73  Think about whom the site is for and what you want to say. Next, gather up the material that you want to put on the site.

While there are no roles you have to follow, there are a few things to keep in mind:   74  If you are too much at the beginning, you may never get the site off the ground. You can always add to your site.

Less is better. Most people don’t like to read a lot of long text online.   75 

    Smaller is better. Since it can take a long time to download large image files, keep the file sizes small.

Have the fights. Don’t put any material on your site unless you are sure you can do it legally. Always remember to get the permission from the writer first.

Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and start building.

A. Start simply.

B. Break it into small pieces.

C. Draw a rough layout on a sheet of paper.

D. Many websites are considered very interesting.

E. Before you start building your site, do some planning.

F. Think of your home page as the starting point of your website.

G. These days, having a web address is almost as important as a street address.

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以下作文。文中共有10处浯言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及—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限一词。

          2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

My neighbor Jackie is always consideration to others. One day , I was going to deliver a speech at an institute while I found my car wouldn’t get started. I rushed to the street to hire a taxi. Just at that time I come across Jackie. He was hurried going to attend his sick mother in hospital.

Furthermore, when he learned about my problems, he didn’t hesitate to give me a lift. I arrived at the lecture hall in time, when the audience had been present . I owe my great thanks to my neighbour Jackie , he is a person ready to help the others at any time.

假定你是李华，《中国日报》（China Daily）计划面向中学生举办环境保护知识竞赛（Environment - protecting Knowledge Contest），请你作为该报的一名特约通讯员，代表学生会对所在学校的学生写一则海报。

    内容主要包括：

    1．举办目的（重视环境作用，提高环境保护意识）

    2．举办时间（10月14日—31日）

    3．参与方法：在报纸上答题；裁下答案，在截止日期前邮寄至《中国日报》。

    4．希望同学们平时留意环保方面的知识并踊跃参加。

    注意：1．词数100左右；

          2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

          3．海报开头和结尾已为你写好。

Dear schoolmates,

We all agree that we are closely connected with the environments, but how well do we know?

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Students’ Union