___ there are living creatures in the outer space as those on Earth hasn’t been proved until now.

   A. How          B. When                C. Where          D. Whether

—Why don’t you buy some cakes while doing shopping yesterday afternoon? —Sorry, ____.

A. I forget          B. I forgot         C. I have forgotten     D. I had forgotten

  —Ted found a policeman passing by and handed the mobile phone over to him.

—But he _________ at the place until the owner returned.

A. must have waited                    B. might have waited  

C. would have waited                   D. could have waited

第二部分 閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）

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It was graduation day at Etihad Training Academy, where the national airline of the United Arab Emirates holds a seven-week training course for new flight attendants.

Despite her obvious pride, Ms. Fathi, a 22-year-old from Egypt, was amazed to find herself here. “I never in my life thought I’d work abroad,” said Ms. Fathi, who was a university student in Cairo when she began noticing newspaper advertisements employing young Egyptians to work at airlines based in the Persian Gulf.

A decade ago, unmarried Arab women like Ms. Fathi, working outside their home countries, were rare. But just as young men from poor Arab nations poured into the oil-rich Persian Gulf states for jobs, more young women are doing so.

Flight attendants have become the public face of the new mobility for some young Arab women, just as they were the face of new freedoms for women in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. They have become a subject of social anxiety and fascination in much the same way. 

For many families, allowing a daughter to work may call her virtue into question. Yet this culture is changing, said Musa Shteiwi, a sociologist at Jordan University in Amman. “We’re noticing more and more single women going to the gulf these days,” he said. “It’s still not exactly common, but over the last four or five years it’s become quite an observable phenomenon.”

Many of the young Arab women working in the Persian Gulf take delight in their status as pioneers, role models for their friends and younger female relatives. Young women brought up in a culture that highly values community, have learned to see themselves as individuals. The experience of living independently and working hard for high salaries has forever changed their beliefs about themselves, though it can also lead to a painful sense of separation from their home countries and their families.

—From New York Times (December 22, 2008)

56. It can be inferred from the passage that young Arab women _________.

A. go to work abroad after American women’s example

B. didn’t start to work abroad until the late 20th century

C. are commonly used to living and working separately

D. expect to take the same family responsibilities as men

57. According to the passage, the Arab women flight attendants can be described as _________.

A. proud, homesick or independent                  B. honest, outstanding or optimistic  

C. mature, enthusiastic or energetic                  D. painful, desperate or conservative

58. How do the public respond to young Arab women’s new mobility?

A. The public think highly of it.             B. The public care very little about it.

C. The public show both interest and anxiety.   D. The public are strongly against it.

59. The author intends to tell the readers that __________.

A. Arab women can hardly find any work

B. flight attendants are badly needed in the gulf

C. flight attendants lead quite a different life

D. young Arab women’s values are changing

  The questions of what children learn, and how they should learn it, is continually being debated and reheated. Nobody dares any longer to defend the old system, the parrot – fashion (way of learning by repeating what others say) of learning lessons, the grammar with a whip system，which was good enough for our grandparents．The theories of modern psychology have stepped into argue that we must understand the needs of children．Children are not just small adults；they are children who must be respected as such．

Well，you may say，this is as it should be，and a good idea．But think further．What happens?

‘Education’ becomes the responsibility not of teachers, but of psychologists．What happens then? Teachers worry too much about the psychological implications of their lessons，and forget about the subjects themselves．If a child dislikes a lesson，the teacher feels that it is his fault，not the child’s. So teachers worry whether history is ‘relevant’ to modem young children．And do they dare to recount stories about violent battles? Or will this make the children themselves violent? Can they tell their classes about children of different races，or will this encourage racial hatred? Why teach children to write grammatical sentences? Verbal expression is better．Sums? Arithmetic? No：real—life mathematical situations are more understandable．

    You see．you can go too far．Influenced by educational theorists，who have nothing better to do than write books about their ideas，teachers leave their teacher—training colleges filled with grand，psychological ideas about children and their needs. They make complicated preparations and try out their ‘modern methods’ on the long – suffering children. Since one ‘modern method’ rapidly replaces another, the poor kids will have well been fed up by the time they leave school. frequently the modern methods are so complicated that they fail to be understood by the teachers, let alone the children; even more often, the relaxed discipline so necessary for the ‘informal’ feeling the class must have, prevents all but a handful of children from learning anything.

63．Under the old system, children were           .

      A．made to learn passively   B．good enough to their grandparents

       C．made to learn actively     D．understood and respected by teachers

64．What happens when teachers pay too much attention to the psychological implications during a lesson?

       A．They find that children dislike the lessons.

       B．They worry too much about history, stories, racial hatred, grammar and arithmetic.

       C．They don’t pay enough attention to what students are learning.

       D．They tend to blame students for their failure in teaching.

65．How do you understand the underlined sentence at the end of the passage?

       A．Children will learn well in a relaxed classroom atmosphere.

       B．Few children will actually learn when there is no discipline.

       C．Relaxed discipline is necessary for children to develop.

       D．No children will learn anything without strict discipline.

66．What is the author’s attitude toward the theories of modern psychology?

       A．Indifferent (不關(guān)心的).  B．Tolerant (容忍的).

       C．Supportive (支持的).      D．Critical (批評的).

第三部分 任務(wù)型閱讀（滿分10分）

Stress is an uncomfortable feeling in the mind from any situation or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry, or anxious. Stress if often accompanied by physical symptoms, including twitching or trembling, muscle tension, headaches, sweating, dry mouth, difficulty swallowing, rapid or irregular heart rate, rapid breathing, fatigue, loss of temper, sleeping difficulties and nightmares, decreased concentration.

Stress is a normal part of life. In small quantities, stress is good – it can motivate you and help you be more productive. However, too much stress, or a strong response to stress, is harmful. It can cause general poor health as well as specific physical or depression. Persistent and never-ceasing stress often leads to anxiety and unhealthy behaviors like overeating and abuse of alcohol or drugs.

Certain drugs can lead to symptoms of stress due to side effects. Such drugs include caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, cocaine and diet pills. A poor diet – for example, low levels of vitamin B 12 – can also contribute to stress or anxiety. Performance stress is related to specific situations, like taking a test or making a presentation in public. Posttraumatic stress develops after an unforgettably shocking event like war, physical attacks, or a natural disaster.

Any effective ways to cope with your stress or anxiety? One step is to make a list of what you think might be making you ‘stress out’: What do you worry about most? Is something constantly on your mind? Does anything in particular make you sad or depressed?

Then, find someone you believe in who will listen to you. Often, just talking to a friend or loved one is all that is needed to relieve anxiety. Most communities also have support groups and hotlines that can help. Social workers, psychologists, and other mental health professionals may be needed for therapy and medication (療法和打坐).

Also, find healthy ways to deal with stress. For example, eat a well – balanced, healthy diet, don’t overeat, get enough sleep, exercise regularly, limit caffeine and alcohol. Don’t use nicotine, cocaine, or other recreational drugs. Learn and practice relaxation techniques like yoga and tai chi. Take breaks from work. Make sure to balance fun activities with your responsibilities. Spend time with people you enjoy. Find self – help books at your local library or bookstore.

Title: Stress

第一部分 語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用

第一節(jié) 單項(xiàng)填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

 From         astonished look on his face, I came to realize that he had never thought the performance would turn out to be such      great success.

       A．the; a       B．the;不填   C．a(chǎn)n; 不填  D．a(chǎn)n; a

--- Sorry to have interrupted you. Please go on.  --- Where was I?

   --- You ________ you didn’t like to be prejudiced against.

       A. said           B. had said            C. were saying              D. had said

---Before you sign the contract, please read it as ________ as you can.

   ---Thanks for your __________.

A. carefully; requiring                 B. carefully; reminding

C. careful; requiring                     D. careful; reminding

115. The conductor felt terrible on the way to Wuhan. The underlined word means ____.

A. very well              B. very good           C. very bad            D. very lucky