This Sunday I'll go swimming with___.

A. the Smith brothers    B.the Smith’s brothers   C.the Smiths brothers   D. the brothers of Smith

John lives ___ No. 104 Nanjing Road.

A.on   B. at    C. by    D. with

While many modern forms of communication like phone calls, e-mails, and letters, are extremely convenient, in my opinion, nothing beats speaking to another person face to face.

The first and most obvious advantage that a face-to-face communication has over a letter and

e-mail is that there is the ability to interactively converse. If the sender of a letter or an email does not write clearly, then much time must be spent in clearing up the misunderstanding. In a face-to-face conversation, misunderstandings are easily dealt with because of the interactive nature of it.

I would still argue that the face-to-face conversation is better because you can see the other person. Not all communication is verbal; the meaning of much of what we say depends on our body language and the tone of voice. Joking and irony are particularly difficult to express and enjoy without seeing the expression on someone’s face, or watching the movements of their body.

Finally, if the goal of communication is to maintain or deepen the relationship with someone, the face-to-face communication offers the choice of communication by touch even if we could communicate by the video. Trust and respect between business partners can be established with a firm handshake. No amount of body language can convey the excitement of a high five between friends, and no number of words can communicate the comforting embrace of a loved one. Touch is the first basic method of our human relationship before spoken language, and it is only available when people communicate face to face.

56. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. How to communicate more effectively.

B. The importance of using body language in communication

C. Face-to-face communication, the best way of communicating

D. Comparison of different communication forms

57.Which of the following is NOT true in the passage?

A. A letter or e-mail is always written unclearly.

B. Business partners can show trust through a firm handshake.

C. During a conversation, body language is also important.

D. The face-to-face conversation is a way of communication.

58.The author’s attitude towards forms of communication is       .

A.Modern forms of communication like phone calls and e-mails are extremely convenient.

B. Traditional ways of communication are out of date and should fall into disuse.

C. Face-to-face communication can only be used among strangers.

D.Face-to-face communication has advantages over the other ways of communication.

59. What does the underlined word“maitain”in last paragraph mean?

A .keep            B. stand          C. destroy             D. reduce      

短文改錯:（共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

I watch TV until 12 o’clock, so I could not go over my lessons. This          1. ______

morning I got up very late that I had to go to school without breakfast       2. ______

in hurry but I was late for the first class. When I entered the classroom, the  3. ______

maths teacher had to stop explain an important problem, and all the eyes    4. ______

fixed upon me. My face turned red.                                       5. ______

Something even worse was happened to                                   6. ______

me in English class. The teacher asked me to recite the text, yet I could speak 7. ______

nothing but sorry, for I did not spend any time preparing my lessons. The      8. ______

teacher looked at me with his coldly eyes. I stood at my bench without dare   9. ______

to raise my head. How a terrible day I had! I will never do anything like this.  10. ______

--- I hear Robert has gone to Harvard University for his master’s degree.

--- Oh, how nice! Do you know when he ____?

A. was leaving      B. left          C. had left       D. has left

        that the government can lead us out of the financial crisis, we are optimistic       

the future of our country.

       A．Convinced; about           B．Convincing; about

       C．Convinced; of         D．Convincing; of

Heavy snows ____ Dalian on Jan 4,2010, causing great damage to the people there.

A．beat               B．hit           C．happen           D．occur

Naturally, after I tell my brother what to do, he ____ go and do the opposite．

         A．will          B．may         C．can           D．must

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從第36至第55小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

I’ve always loved pigeons （鴿子）. Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and started __36___ them myself. They cost a lot of money and so it spoiled our ____37___a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I ___38___ carried on. I learned so much about them that I could ___39____ a good racer anywhere and I bought beauties. My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of ___40_____.

You see, people are prepared to pay big prices if they get to know that your pigeons are ___41____ big prizes.

My wife had been changing her ___42____ to the pigeons over the last year or two anyway. She was quite ___43____ of all prizes we’d won. Then there was a lot of travelling, which she liked. You see, someone has to take the pigeons a __44____ way off and release(釋放) them. Some of the ___45___ were really nice. I never travelled. I used to like to wait at home and see them come in. They got the wonderful sense of __46____, which could bring them back home so quickly. They’d flown hundreds of miles sometimes ___47___ storms or against strong winds. And there they’d come, tiny white birds against the great ___48____. Then I’d watch them __49___ round and come down onto the landing shelf, I’d look at my watch and think, “ My goodness, that’s a good ____50__ .” And I’d take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to ___51___ what time he’d arrive. Then my wife would ___52___up and say, “Has he arrived yet?” Then we would work out if we’d win___53___.

However, last year we had a ___54____! One of them got some sort of flu and died; then they all ___55____. It was terrible; I had to burn them all. We lost a fortune, of course.

 36.  A. racing      B. understanding     C. selling       D. flying

 37.  A. dream      B. work            C. life          D. hobby

 38.  A. just        B. even            C. almost        D. hardly

 39.  A. notice      B. learn            C. imagine      D. recognize

 40.  A. living       B. fun             C. money       D. change

 41.  A. losing       B. winning         C. giving       D. making

 42.  A. subject      B. decision         C. relation      D. attitude

 43.  A. proud       B. fond             C. careful      D. sure

 44.  A. different     B. long            C. short         D. far

 45.  A. distances    B. activities         C. trips         D. movements

 46.  A. direction     B. sight            C. hearing       D. touch

 47.  A. over        B. across            C. with         D. through

 48.  A. heaven      B. mountains        C. cloud         D. sky

 49.  A. turn         B. dance           C. circle         D. whistle

 50.  A. beginning    B. time             C. day          D. look

 51.  A. write        B. record           C. count         D. memory

 52.  A. come        B. show            C. phone        D. cheer

 53.  A. again        B. finally           C. only          D. accidentally

 54.  A. disadvantage  B. chance           C. problem       D. disaster

 55.  A. flew down    B. came down        C. let out        D. gave out

Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.

My earliest memories of my father are a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and his family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.

On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor café. We talked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?

The next day dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in doing so, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.

Why did the author feel uncomfortable about her father as a young adult?

A. He was silent most of the time.               B. He was too proud of himself.

C. He did not love his children.                  D. He expected too much of her.

When the author went out with her father on weekend, she would feel _______.

A. nervous                        B. sorry              C. tired               D. safe

What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?

A. More critical.                                B. More talkative

C. Gentle and friendly.                           D. Strict and hard-working.

The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to_____ .

A. the author’s son                           B. the author’s father

C. the friend of the author’s father              D. the café owner