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NCE 1

Imagine a star _____1_____ twenty times larger, brighter and hotter than our own sun. A planet would have to be a very long way from it to _____2_____ supporting life.

NCE 2

...All the cattle had been moved into stalls and we _____3_____ little. ...As the floods had put the telephone _____4_____, we could not find out how they were managing.

NCE 3

I hired a car the day after landing and bought a ____5_____ book of maps, which I found most helpful on the _____6_____ journey, but which I did not...

NCE 58

 It was _____7_____ then that burglars had forced an entry during her absence. ... but then she decided that at her age it might be more prudent to have someone with her, so she went to _____8_____ porter from his basement.

NCE 4

It provides relaxation for leisure hours, as just _____9_____ is always a joy. ... This hobby educates one not only in the chosen subject, but also in general matters which have _____10_____ it.

NCE 5

Only in a sparsely-populated _____11_____ community is it possible to

disregard it....The intellectual, who is working on some abstruse problem, has everything coordinated and organized _____12______.

Not having work out the problem,           leave the office．

    A．so he was not allowed to     B．a(chǎn)nd he didn't want to

    C．the teacher couldn't make him        D．he couldn't free himself to

A businessman walks into a bank in San Francisco and asks for the loan officer. He says he is going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow ＄5,000. The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for such a loan. So the businessman hands over the keys to a Rolls Royce parked on the street in front of the bank. Everything checks out, and the bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. An employee drives the Rolls into the bank’s underground garage and park it there.

Two weeks later, the businessman returns, and repays the ＄5,000 and the interest, which comes to ＄15.41

The loan officer says, “We are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is that why you would bother to borrow ＄5,000?”

Laughing, the businessman replies, “Where else in San Francisco can I park my car for two weeks for ＄157.”

The businessman walks into the bank with the true purpose of        .

A. borrowing ＄5,000               B. meeting the loan officer

C. finding a place to park his car       D. showing how rich he is

The loan officer is puzzled because         .

   A. he never thought he could meet a multimillionaire in his bank

   B. he thinks the businessman is crazy to leave his car in the bank

   C. he never thought the businessman could drive a Roils Royce

D. he thinks ＄5,000 is so small a sum of money to the businessman

The underlined word “collateral” In Paragraph 1 most probably means “          ” .

   A. security       B. payment       C. reward         D. deal

Which of the following words can best describe the businessman according to the story?

   A. Honest.      B. Clever      C. Rich           D. Kind

Nickname: Hawaii’s Island of Adventure

Size: 4,028 square miles

Population: 148,677. The most heavily populated areas are Hilo on the east side and Kailua-Kona on the west.

Temperature: Averages between 71℉and 77℉ year around (expect the mercury(水銀柱) to drop at higher heights).

Beaches: 47    Golf Courts: 20    Highest Peak: Mauna Kea, 13,796 feet.

Agriculture: The bulk of Hawaii’s farming products are grown and processed on the Big Island, including coffee, macadamia nuts and papaya.

Lodging: 9,655 rooms total; nightly rates range from $35—$5,000.

Airports: Hilo International Airport on the east side and Kona International Airport on the west side.

Rental Cars: All of the nationally known rental car companies have locations at Hilo International and Kona International Airports as well as many resorts. In addition, Hilo, Kona and the major resort areas are serviced by taxis.

Resources: Call (800) 648-2441 to order a video, poster, brochures and maps from the Big Island Visitors Bureau. See www.bigisland.org for updated information.

Shopping: The largest shopping centers are in Hilo, Kona, Waimea and the Kona Coast.

_________ are mostly interested in reading the passage.

A. Students           B. Businessmen           C. Tourists          D. Immigrants

The average population per square mile on the island is about _________.

A. 28              B. 32                 C. 37               D. 44

The underlined part “expect the mercury(水銀柱) to drop at higher heights” means _________.

A. Things are easy to lose weight at higher places    

B. Dropping things from higher places is expected        

C. Temperature is expected to be lower at higher places    

D. Temperature is expected to be higher at higher places

__________ are not mentioned as a traffic means to get around the Big Island.

A. Trains             B. Planes             C. Rental cars         D. Taxis

What can we infer from the passage?

A. You can see www.bigisland.org for updated information.         

B. You can call (800) 648-2441 to order some food.

C. You can find some courts to play tennis on the island.

D. You may pay a high price for spending one night on the island.

書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分20分）

按照下列內(nèi)容提示，寫(xiě)一篇題目為“Everyone needs friends”的短文。?

人人需要朋友。當(dāng)你太狂熱時(shí)，需要人幫助你冷靜；太傷心時(shí)，需要人安慰（comfort）你；有困難時(shí)，需要人幫忙，等等。朋友在日常生活中是十分重要的。?同時(shí)就怎樣才能交到好朋友談?wù)勀愕目捶ê徒ㄗh。?

要求：100--120詞左右。

Everyone needs friends

Everyone needs friends. For example, when you get mad about something, ......

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Only when I got here _________ that I had made a big mistake.

 A. did I realize      B. I realized     C. I have realized D. have I realized

In American schools there is something called Home-coming Day. Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a homecoming game. This can be the most important event of the year except graduation(畢業(yè)) or commencement(授獎(jiǎng)典禮) day. Students plan homecoming day for many weeks in advance(預(yù)先).

Several days before Homecoming, students start to decorate(裝飾) the school. There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the graduates. Many people still come to Homecoming twenty or thirty years after their graduation.

The members of school clubs build booths(攤位) and sell lemonade, apples and sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors.

During the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.

Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over, the band comes onto the field and plays school songs. Another important moment is when the Home-corning Queen or King appears. All the students vote a most popular student Homecoming Queen or King. It is a great honor to be chosen.

Homecoming is a happy day, but it is not perfect unless the football team wins the game. Even if the team loses, the students still enjoy Homecoming. Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party. For everyone it is a day worth remembering.

The most important event of the year in high schools and colleges is ________.

    A. homecoming   B. the football game        C. graduation   D. winning the game

When do students begin to arrange everything for Homecoming?

    A. The day before Homecoming.   B. Many weeks before the day.

    C.  when the guests arrive. D. In the days before Homecoming.

Which of the following is NOT done on Homecoming?

    A. To see old friends.      B. To call on teachers they remember.

    C. To watch the football game.  D. To go home to see their family.

The underline words “vote” in the fifth paragraph means ________.

    A. attend a meeting         B. elect or choose     

    C. hold a celebration(慶祝) D. have a football match

Who can probably become Homecoming Queen or King?

    A. The students who is liked most by the others.   

B. The guest who is most popular with the students.

    C. The students who is most liked by the guests.   

D. The player who plays best in the football game. 

The pronunciation of the English words is quite different from ________ of the French words.

   A. one          B. those                C. that             D. it

No person __________ carry a mobile phone into the examination room during the national college Entrance Examinations．

    A． shall  B． must    C． can     D． need

Not until he met with the difficulty _______ the importance of group work.

A. he realized          B. did he realize       C. realized he          D. he didn’t realize