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       How I Turned to Be Optimistic

       I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America．We were on the bus then．I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me．I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning．

       I do not remember myself crying for this reason again．In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives．When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see-—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures．The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then．

       The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once．For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves．I did not quite know what I was or what I should be．Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me．Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other．I was often sad, and saw no end to "the hard times．"

       My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home．I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives．

       From my experiences I have learned one important rule: almost all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy．

How did the author get to know America?

     A． From her relatives．     B． From her mother．

     C． From books and pictures．   D． From radio programs．

Upon leaving for America the author felt_______．

     A．confused        B．excited          C．worried  zed

For the first two years in New York, the author _________．

     A．often lost her way          

       B．did not think about her future

     C．studied in three different schools   

       D．got on well with her stepfather

What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?

     A．She worked as a translator．               

     B．She attended a lot of job interviews．

     C．She paid telephone bills for her family．   

     D．She helped her family with her English．

The author believes that______．

     A．her future will be free from troubles               

     B．it is difficult to learn to become patient 

     C．there are more good things than bad things    

     D．good things will happen if one keeps trying

______ worries me the way he keeps changing his mind.

   A. This        B. That      C. What      D. It

Don’t always stay inside the house. Go out and enjoy the fresh air. It will

           your health.

look forward to  B. stick to  C. get down to  D. contribute to

To save the drowning child, the boy plunged into the icy water without hesitation, ____ his own safety.

A. despite of   B. regardless of      C. unaware of D. because of

III. Cloze   (20 points)

School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat in the very front of the   36  because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting at the front makes you   37  out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie, the driver, tries to break the   38  atmosphere by striking the match of conversation. I try to mind my manners and   39  listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,   40  , her conversation was worth listening to.

“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in   41  . I could see the   42  and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?”

With her eyes wet and her voice tight from   43  the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble,” her eyes lowered as she   44  , “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”

I couldn’t respond. I was   45  . My heart   46  for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great   47  my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go   48  that. Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t   49  a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as   50  but a driver.

I suddenly felt very   51  . I realized I had only thought of people as   52  as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as   53  .

For all I know, I’m just another person in   54  else’s world, and may not even be important. I   55  not have been so selfish and self-centred. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments to keep. Understanding people is an art.

36．A．bus       B．train          C．plane     D．classroom

37．A．find      B．make         C．think     D．stand

38．A．unpopular B．uncomfortable  C．unusual     D．unforgettable

39．A．politely    B．devotedly      C．carelessly  D．sincerely

40．A．however   B．therefore       C．thus       D．otherwise

41．A．surprise    B．common       C．silence      D．particular

42．A．a(chǎn)nxiety     B．curiosity       C．decision    D．a(chǎn)ttempt

43．A．fighting    B．a(chǎn)voiding       C．clearing    D．keeping

44．A．told       B．lasted           C．repeated    D．continued

45．A．for sure    B．a(chǎn)t ease          C．in shock    D．in danger

46．A．loved           B．a(chǎn)ched               C．beat       D．broke

47．A．mercy      B．pain          C．pity       D．disappointment

48．A．over      B．round           C．through    D．without

49．A．ever      B．a(chǎn)t all         C．even      D．only

50．A．something B．a(chǎn)nything       C．nothing     D．everything

51．A．sad        B．embarrassed     C．selfish      D．worried

52．A．far        B．long          C．much     D．well

53．A．unfit     B．unselfish       C．unnecessary      D．unimportant

54．A．everyone  B．someone       C．a(chǎn)nyone     D．no one

55．A．must     B．may          C．can        D．should

IV. Reading Comprehension   (40 points)

So far as I know, Miss Hannah was the first person to give the basic difference between work and labor. To be happy, a man must feel, firstly, free and secondly, important. He cannot be really happy if he is forced by society to do what he does not enjoy doing, or what he enjoys doing lowly thought of by society as valueless or unimportant. In a society where slavery in the strict sense has been got rid of, the sign that what a man does is of social value is that he is paid money to do it, but a laborer today can rightly be called a wage slave. A man is a laborer if the job that society offers him is not interesting to himself but he has to take it just owing to the necessity of earning a living and supporting his family.

The opposite side to labor is play. When we play a game, we enjoy what we are doing, otherwise we should not play it, but it is a purely private activity; and society could not care less whether we play it or not.

Between labor and play stands work. A man is a worker if he is personally interested in the job which society pays him to do; what from the point view of society is necessary labor is from his own point of view willing play. Whether a job is to be classified as labor or work depends, not on the job itself, but on the tastes of the individual who does it. The difference does not, for example, agree with the difference between a physical and a mental job; a gardener or a copper may be a worker, a bank clerk is a laborer.

   Which a man is can be seen from his attitude toward leisure. To a worker, leisure means simply the hours he needs to relax and rest in order to work efficiently. He is therefore more likely to take too little leisure than too much; workers die of heart attack and forget their wives' birthday. To the laborer, on the other hand, leisure means freedom from compulsion(強(qiáng)迫), so that it is natural for him to imagine that the fewer hours he has to spend laboring, and the more hours he is free to play, the better.

56. A man feels happy when ____________.

A. he is supposed to do what is important in his opinion

B. he has to take a job to earn a living and support his family

C. he is doing something personally interesting and socially valuable

D. what he enjoys doing is what he thinks highly of

57. The reason why a laborer can be called a wage slave is that ___________.

A. he has a family to support

B. his wages are as low as what a slave used to make

C. society doesn't care whether he plays or not

D. he is doing the job only for money, not for interest

58. Whether a job can be classified as labor or work depends on _____________.

A. whether it is a physical or mental    B. the tastes of the person who does it

C. the attitude of the society toward it D. the necessity of the job to the society and individual

 59. Which of the following can be the best title of the text?

A. Whether to Work or to Play                B. Work, Labor, and Play

C. Differences between Labor and Play        D. Leisure, Key to Work, Labor and Play

Few people would question the value of taking part in sports for young people．With proper training，supervision，protective equipment and techniques，and an proper emphasis on winning，sports can develop a healthy body and spirit and a life-long interest in being active and fit .Without such measures，childhood sports can lead to injuries and even paralysis or death．

Even in the best conditions，no activity can be risk—free．But most serious hazards are preventable．Cyclists and football players can reduce their risks by wearing helmets；hockey players by wearing masks；basketball and tennis players by wearing eye guards；baseball players by wearing batting helmets．

Besides，risks to individual players can often be found，and thus prevented，through a properly performed medical exam before a child plays．For accidents that may not be preventable，having an emergency plan and first-aid equipment，and someone trained to use the equipment，can be lifesaving．

Still，each year，according to the American College of Sports Medicine，more than 775,000 children under 14 are treated in emergency rooms for sports injuries，nearly half of them preventable．An estimated 300,000 athletes experience exercise—related head illnesses each year，and almost all of them should have been avoided．

Further，from half to three—fourths of sports-related concussions（腦震蕩） are never even diagnosed；the injured are often sent back in to play too soon and put at risk of another more serious brain—damaging concussion．To help reduce these risks, the National Center for Sports Safety, with the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, offers a three-hour online safety course for coaches for $28 at www.SportsSafety.org.

68．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．All the accidents can be prevented．B．All the accidents cannot be prevented．

C．Lives can be saved so long as there is proper equipment．

D．Lives cannot be saved even if there is proper equipment．

69．What does the underlined word “hazards”(in paragraph 2)mean?

A．mistakes          B．diseases           C．dangers            D．situations

70．It is implied in the passage that         ．

A．prevention of injuries is not paid enough attention to

B．children under 14 are more easily hurt in sports

C．most head illnesses are related with exercise

D．none of the head illnesses should have happened

71．What can coaches mainly learn from the online safety course?

A．How to cure brain-damaging concussion．

B．How to diagnose brain-damaging concussion．

C．How to predict the possibility of brain damage．

D．How to deal with the injured properly．

第三節(jié) 書面表達(dá)

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3. 獲得獎學(xué)金；

4. 業(yè)余時間在校內(nèi)外打工。     

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1. _____________________________；

2. ______________________________；

3. ______________________________。

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With the sharp rise of the cost of college education, students have a few ways to pay for their college tuition and fees.                                                           

---We are leaving on June 15.

　---So why not come to spend _____ days with us? I'm serious.

　　A. all these last few 　　　　　B. these all last few

　　C. these last few all 　　　　　D. all last these few