Tom is _____ honest man and now he is living in Belgium, _____ European country.

A. an, an B. a, an   C. an, a   D. an, the

C

John Steinbeck once said, “All Americans believe they are born fishermen. For a man to admit to a distaste in fishing would be like denouncing (公開指責(zé)) mother – love or hating moonlight.”

I can’t say that I’m the biggest John Steinbeck fan. Actually, the only thing I can ever remember reading by him was “The pearl” when I was in middle school, but I couldn’t agree more with the man when it comes to fishing. Whether I am on a boat in the middle of the Lay Lake, fishing off the shores of the Florida Keys for tarpon (大海鰱) or catching rainbow trout (紅鯖魚) in the Shoshone River of Wyoming, fishing is my life.

According to the American Sports Fishing Association, the fishing industry brings in more than $ 116 billion per year from fishermen across the country.

Though a beautiful picture to imagine fishing is much more than that. Fishing is a way of life for many people and a way to escape everyday stress. Being a fisherman makes me a member of a wonderful group of people extending to all walks of life. Even President Bush can be found fishing on his farm in Texas with his good friend Roland Martin when the job gets too stressful.

I can remember fishing with my grandfather when I was 5 years old on his boat at Lake Mitchell. Although I didn’t understand what I doing. I did know that my grandfather was happy and that made me happy. Since then I’ve spent the past 16 years on the rivers and lakes of Alabama.

After days of practice, before and after work, I slowly developed an understanding of fishing. My boss. Ric Horst, took me back to the Shoshone, and I managed to bring in a 19 – inch cutthroat trout. Fishing with Ric was a life – changing experience for me. He not only showed my how to fish correctly, but also told me how fishing could be a way to escape your problems.

Since then, prime – time (黃金時(shí)間) season seems to take forever to arrive.

Now, with the ending of February and beginning of March in sight, the excitement of heading out Lake Tuscaloosa or Lake Lurleen before classes and catching something has finally returned.

51．What John Steinbeck said in the first paragraph implies that             .

       A．Americans are believed to be the offspring (后代) of fishermen

       B．it is unthinkable for an American to admit his dislike of fishing

       C．a(chǎn)ll Americans are expert at fishing

       D．those who dislike fishing would not love their mother

52．The writer came to understand the real meaning of fishing            .

       A．when he was reading “The pearl” by John Steinbeck

       B．when he went fishing with his grandfather at Lake Mitchell

       C．a(chǎn)fter he had spent 16 years on the rivers and lakes of Alabama

       D．a(chǎn)fter he went fishing with his boss, Ric Horst on the Shoshone

53．What can be inferred from the text?

       A．The author is at most 21 years old.

       B．The author regards fishing as a very important part in his life.

       C．The author agreed with John Steinbeck the most when he was in middle school.

       D．President Bush often goes fishing in public in order to collect idea for his job.

54．According to the author,             .

       A．people can get to know VIPs when fishing.

       B．people can smooth away all the troubles by fishing

       C．Fishing is a way of communication

       D．Fishing is a way to make a living for most American people

55．What is the purpose of the writing?

       A．To describe the writer’s experience and understanding of fishing.

       B．To explain the reason why so many Americans like fishing.

       C．To make others understand the industry of fishing.

       D．To express his opinions about fishing in different time of the year.

15．Jack was once a common name，___________,I think, that is seldom chosen nowadays．

A．it    B．one   C．who   D．Which

34. He quickly adapted himself to ____in the countryside.

 A. live         B. living       C. be living        D. Lived

第二節(jié)  完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36~55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

At a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult, employers who can  36   biases (偏見) from the process will surely gain a big advantage  37  his opponents.

As a manager, Miss Tiffany is  38  for interviewing applicants for some of the  39  with her company. During one interview, she noticed that the  40  never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and a little  41  because she liked the person on the whole.

He had a perfect resume and gave good  42  to her questions,  43  the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy”. Several days later, she decided to offer the job to her  44  choice. “It wasn’t until I  45  a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany says. What she hadn’t known at that time was that that person behaved  46  was simply a cultural misunderstanding. He was an Asian-American  47  in a household where  48   for those in authority was shown by averting (避開) your eyes.

“Attending the diversity workshop helped me  49  how much I could learn by simply asking questions and  50  dialogues with employees,  51  making assumptions and trying to be a know-it-all,” Miss Tiffany admits. “The biggest thing I  52  from the workshop is learning how to be more ‘inclusive(包容的)’ to  53 .”

“I was just thrown off by the lack of eye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out, but will not miss that opportunity again.”

Many of us have had similar problems with  54  we consider as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming necessary to  55  our understanding of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions.

36. A. replace                      B. remove                    C. refresh                            D. recover

37. A. of                                 B. above                       C. over                         D. on

38. A. desperate                   B. responsible               C. ready                       D. punctual

39. A. positions                    B. businesses                 C. conditions                D. trades

40. A. girl                               B. opponent                  C. client                       D. candidate

41. A. disappointed               B. excited                         C. worried                    D. annoyed

42. A. suggestions                B. responses                  C. impressions                     D. comments

43. A. so                             B. and                          C. or                                D. but

44. A. first                           B. immediate                C. second                            D. careless

45. A. closed                        B. started                      C. attended                   D. organized

46. A. politely                      B. carelessly                 C. skillfully                  D. differently

47. A. raised                        B. found                       C. treated                            D. adopted

48. A. concern                            B. envy                        C. respect                            D. sympathy

49. A. imagine                            B. realize                      C. predict                            D. expect

50. A. creating                            B. continuing                      C. practising                 D. directing

51. A. other than                  B. rather than                C. more than                 D. less than

52. A. cut away                    B. put away                  C. gave away                D. took away

53. A. misunderstandings      B. shortcomings            C. faults                       D. mistakes  

54. A. behaviors                   B. words                      C. habits                       D. thoughts

55. A. ignore                       B. express                     C. limit                        D. expand

C

  　Being considered a leader in our society is indeed of high praise. Leadership means power, commands, respect and, most important, encourages achievement. Unlike vitamin C, leadership skills can’t be easily swallowed down. They must be carefully cultivated.

  　Different from popular belief, most good leaders are made, not born. They learn their skills in their everyday lives. But which do they develop？How do they (and how can you) get others to follow?

  　Always give credit. Many leaders note that the most efficient way to get a good performance from others is to treat them like heroes. Giving public credit to someone who has earned it is the best leadership technique in the world. It is also an act of generosity (慷慨) that’s never forgotten.

  　Giving credit is more effective than even the most constructive criticism (批評(píng)), which often hurts rather than helps. Kenneth Blanchard, the author of The One-Minute Manager, agrees. “Catch people doing something right!” he says. Then tell everyone about it.

  　Take informed risks. “The best leaders know that taking a risk is not a thoughtless exercise,” says management adviser Marilyn Machlowitz. “Sky divers don’t go up in an airplane without checking the parachutes (降落傘) beforehand.”

  　Because the idea of risk also carries with it the possibility of failure, many of us usually wait for others to take charge. But if you want to be a leader, you must learn to fail and not die a thousand deaths. Pick yourself up and start all over again.

  　Encourage enthusiasm (熱情). “When people understand the important of work, they lend their mental strengths,” says Lee Ducat. But when they get excited about the work, all their energy gets poured into the job. That’s a great force! Is this the best way to create excitement? Be enthusiastic yourself. You will be followed by everyone.

64．The underlined word “cultivated” (in paragraph1) roughly means ________.

A．encouraged　　　　B．compared　　 C．examined　　　　D．developed

65．The part “always give credit” tells us that a leader should _______.

A．give helpful criticism　　　　　　　      B．regard others as real heroes

C．praise people for their good performances　  D．praise everyone

66．To be a good leader, you should _______.

A．not be afraid of any risks　　　　　　      B．think twice before taking risks

C．try to avoid any possible failures　　　　    D．know what a thoughtless exercise is

67．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．Leadership is of skills and techniques　　     B．Leadership is very important

C．Not many can be leaders　　　　　　      D．How to be a leader

第二卷（非選擇題  共50分）

第三部分  寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)  短文改錯(cuò) （共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤。對(duì)標(biāo)有題號(hào)的每一行做出判斷：如無(wú)錯(cuò)誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個(gè)勾（√）；如有錯(cuò)誤（每行只有一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤），則按下列情況改正：

該行多一個(gè)詞：把多余的詞用斜線（﹨）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。

該行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

該行錯(cuò)一個(gè)詞：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

注意：原行沒有錯(cuò)的不要改。

There once were a goat and a donkey that lived on a farm. The donkey

worked the hardest so the farmer fed it the most food. Sometime                           66. ____________

the donkey was given much food than it could eat. This made the goat                 67. ____________

so jealous that they began plotting (謀劃) against the donkey.                         68. ____________

“Hey,” the goat said one day, “I thought you do too much work on               69. ____________

this farm. You carry such heavy thing from morning to night. Why don’t               70. ____________

you pretend to get sick but you can take a day off?” The donkey thought          71. ____________

it great idea. The next morning, the donkey lay in the stable (畜欄) on                72. ____________

its side with its eyes close. Then the farmer sent for a doctor, who said                 73. ____________

it was needed a special medicine made from the heart of a goat. So the                74. ____________

farmer killed the goat and gave the donkey the medicine made from its heart.   75. ____________

8. He was so deep in thought, thinking of the problem ______ he knocked into the tree without  noticing it.

A. when                B. while                C. because             D. That

26. I wondered what difficulty he had ________ the plan?

A. to carry out          B. carrying out              C. carried out         D. with carrying out

                     D

Everyone knows you must exercise regularly to keep good health. Indeed, staying physically fit is a big part of our culture. we consider（or rightly so）that healthy people are attractive people. Since most of us want to be attractive, there is no shortage of exercise clubs, training videos, magazines and books offering to help us stay physically fit.

    Unfortunately, however, our culture doesn’t place the same emphasis on mental fitness. Although we tend to like men and women with strong, healthy-looking bodies, we don’t have the same degree of respect or attraction for smart, educated, mentally healthy people. This is a pity, because there are great rewards for people who have developed the ability to think well.

    If your mind is well trained and flexible, you will be able to understand a great deal of what happens around you. And if you are also well educated --- that is, if you understand basic science, mathematics, music, art, literature, history and so on --- you will find it much easier to make good decisions throughout your life. Over the long run, this leads to a sense of control over your destiny and a much better life than otherwise.

    People who are poorly educated or who don’t think well --- that is, people who are not mentally fit --- see things differently. Their world is controlled by mysterious, often malevolent（惡意的）forces. Such people live within a system they will never master, forced to follow rules they will never understand. Although it may not be obvious, most spend their lives being manipulated（控制）by others. They are told what to do, what to think, how to spend their money, and what they should and should not aspire（渴望）to in life.

    In my opinion, if you want to live well, you must be able to use your mind well. For this reason, I want you to be able to concentrate, to solve problems, to understand complex ideas, and to think clearly and quickly. Such skills will make it easier for you to make informed decisions, understand current events, choose good friends, manage your money well, make wise lone-term decisions and appreciate music, art and literature.

    The key to developing such skills is to enjoy learning, and to have the ability and motivation to teach yourself.

63. The writer of the passage feel disappointed that ____.

  A. too little has been done to help people to keep physically fit

  B. too much has been done to help people to keep physically fit

  C. mentally healthy people are not as popular as physically healthy people

  D. physically healthy people are not as popular as mentally healthy people

64. The underlined word “this” in the 3rd paragraph means ____.

  A. the understanding of a great deal of what goes on around you

  B. the understanding of basic science and mathematics

  C. good training in body and mind

  D. being able to make good decisions in life

65. The writer of this passage thinks those who are not mentally fit ____.

  A. live a poor and mysterious life    B. can’t control over their life

  C. often do what others do          D. enjoy being fooled and ruled

66. The best title of the passage will most probably be ____.

  A. Train Your Body                    B. Train Your Mind  

  C. Make Informed Decisions        D. Think Hard and Work Hard