Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Inc．（鋪路公司） in Atlanta, USA．In the following account, she recalls the job that challenged her __1__ and skill but left her flying high．

“When the Atlanta Airport was under __2__in 1979,we were a new company struggling to make it．National Car Rental wanted to have 2,500 square meters of dirt paved __3__the cars could be on site __4__．the airport opened, and the official opening was only ten days away! __5__other local paving company wanted to do the job, __6__it couldn’t be done in such a short time．

“Because we were new and really needed the work, we were __7__to try harder．We gave National Car Rental our offer and __8__ our best effort to get the job finished within ten days．We Also __9__them that if we failed, they would be no worse off, __10__ they had plenty to gain if we succeeded．

“We got the job and immediately went into __11__．Working at night needed lights, so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site．Our __12__ challenge was to keep the rock mixture __13__ enough．All the available water wagons （灑水車） were rented out for the airport construction, and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one．__14__ , I got a special __15__ to rent fire engine hoses （消防水龍帶） and connect them to nearby hydrants（消防栓）；then I __16__ held one of those hoses to __17__ down the rock．

“Those ten days were filled with challenges that __18__ one creative idea after another．Nine days later, the night before the airport opened, National Car Rental was the __19__ company that had cars on the parking lot．

“The key to our success was having the __20__ to take on many job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done．”

1．A．kindness              B．patience             C．imagination          D．experience

2．A．construction          B．repair            C．control            D．development

3．A．a(chǎn)fter                 B．a(chǎn)s                 C．for               D．so

4．A．while                B．since               C．where               D．when

5．A．Some                B．Any               C．No                D．Every

6．A．stating               B．reporting            C．telling              D．warning

7．A．a(chǎn)ble                 B．nervous            C．a(chǎn)fraid              D．willing

8．A．supported             B．promised           C．continued          D．improved

9．A．a(chǎn)sked                B．surprised           C．reminded          D．demanded

10．A．though              B．but                C．a(chǎn)s                 D．unless

11．A．discussion           B．a(chǎn)ction             C．practice           D．production

12．A．next                B．first                C．past               D．previous

13．A．cold                B．wet               C．loose              D．clean

14．A．Naturally            B．Obviously           C．Meanwhile           D．Instead

15．A．excuse              B．order              C．permit             D．reason

16．A．exactly             B．personally          C．a(chǎn)ngrily             D．hardly

17．A．pull                B．knock             C．hit                D．water

18．A．required             B．mixed              C．followed           D．formed

19．A．best               B．last               C．second            D．only

20．A．courage            B．interest            C．hope              D．chance

Su Hua is studying at Cambridge, UK．She has bought a bicycle and is worried about security （安全）．Her friend, Kate, found this article and sent it to her．

Introduction

A lot of crime is against bicycles．About 150,000 bicycles are stolen every year and most are never found．You can prevent this happening by following a few careful steps．

Basic Security

Do not leave your bicycle in out-of-the-way places．Always lock your bicycle when you leave．

Secure it to lampposts or trees．Take off smaller parts and take them with you, for example lights and saddles （ 車座）．

Locks

Get a good lock．There are many different types in the shops．Buy one that has been tested

against attack．Ask for a recommendation from a bike shop．

Marking

Security marking your bike can act as a deterrent to a thief．It can also help the police find your bicycle．It should be clearly written and include your postcode and your house or flat number．This will provide a simple way to identify your bicycle．

Registration

There are a number of companies who will security mark your bicycle for you．They will then put your registration number and personal details on their computer database．Then if your bicycle is found it will be easy to contact you．

Finally

Keep a record of the bicycle yourself: its make, model and registration number．You can even

take a photograph of it．This will prove the bicycle belongs to you．

1．Which part of the text gives you information on how to lock up your bicycle when you leave it?

A．Locks．             B．Marking．           C．Registration．       D．Basic Security．

2．The underlined phrase “act as a deterrent to a thief” means ______．

A．help you recognize your bike                B．help the police find your bicycle

C．stop someone  stealing your bicycle         D．stop you worrying about your bike

3．The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle ______．

A．in the bike shop and your computer      

B．in a police station and a security company

C．in a security company and your university

D．by yourself and in a security company

4．The main purpose of  this article is ______．

A．to tell you what to do if your bicycle is stolen

B．to suggest ways of keeping your bicycle safe

C．to give you advice on where to buy a good lock

D．to say why you shouldn’t keep your bicycle in a quiet place

Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact（互動(dòng)）these days．The term is “networked individualism”．This concept is not easy to understand because the words seem to have opposite meanings．How can we be individuals（個(gè)體）and be networked at the same time? You need other people for networks．

Here is what Professor Wellman means．Before the invention of the Internet and e-mail, our social networks included live interactions with relatives , neighbors , and friends．Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in real time．

A recent research study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project showed that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced this person-to-person interaction．However, a lot of people interviewed for the Pew study say that’s a good thing．Why?

In the past, many people were worried that the Internet isolated （孤立） us and caused us to spend too much time in the imaginary world of the computer．But the Pew study discovered that the opposite is true．The Internet connects us with more real people than expected － helpful people who can give advice on careers, medical problems, raising children, and choosing a  school or college．About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet plays an important role in helping them make major life decisions．

    Thanks to the computer, we are able to be alone and together with other people－at the same time!

1．The underlined phrase “networked individualism” probably means that by using computers people ______．

    A．stick to their own ways no matter what other people say

    B．have the rights and freedom to do things of their own interest

    C．do things in their own ways and express opinions different from other people

    D．a(chǎn)re able to keep to themselves but at the same time reach out to other people

2．According to the Pew study, what do many people rely on to make major life decisions?

    A．Networks．          B．Friends．             C．Phones．             D．Parents．

3．It can be inferred from the Pew study that ______．

    A．people have been separated from each other by using computers

    B．the Internet makes people waste a lot of time and feel very lonely

    C．the Internet has become a tool for a new kind of social communication

    D．a(chǎn) lot of people regard the person-to-person communication as a good thing

4．Which would he the best title for this passage?

    A．We’re Alone on the Internet．

    B．We’re Communicating on the Internet．

    C．We’re Alone Together on the internet．

D．We’re in the Imaginary World of the internet．

Thinking

1．Which part of your cerebrum is most active when you are making a telephone call?

A．The frontal lobe．                       B．The temporal lobe．

C．The occipital lobe．                      D．The parietal lobe．

2．Which of the following statements is true?

A．One’s personality has something to do with the frontal lobe．

B．Bright ideas come from the parietal lobe．

C．The occipital and temperal lobes are at the back of the cerebrum．

D．The occipital lobe is in charge of sound．

3．From the passage , we know the reason why around l0% of people are left-handed is that ______．

A．their frontal lobe is usually dominant          B．their temporal lobe is usually dominant

C．their right brain is usually dominant           D．their left brain is usually dominant

Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your Own．My mom was one of those people．

My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen．While I was growing up, we lived a very hard life．We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love．Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, ”Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it．”

At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again．Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if wanted to badly enough．She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her．A year later, I returned to school － walking on my own!

When the Great Depression（大蕭條）hit, my mom lost her job．Then I left school to support the both of us．At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again．

Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success．But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951．I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra $2 for each child．That was too expensive for average American family．I told my wife that I was going to open a motel（汽車旅館）for families that would never charge extra for children．There were plenty of doubters at that time．

Not surprisingly, mom was one of strongest supporters．She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style．As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges．But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed．Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world － Holiday Inn．In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $ 1 billion a year．

You may not have started out life in the best situations．But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you．

1．What Kemmons’ mom often told him during his childhood was ______．

A．caring              B．moving             C．encouraging         D．interesting

2．According to the author, who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again?

A．Doctors．          B．Nurses．           D．Friends．           D．Mom．

3．What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?

A．His terrible experience in the hotel．

B．His previous business success of various levels．

C．His mom’s support．

D．His wife’s suggestion．

4．Which of the following best describes Kemmons’ mother?

A．Modest, helpful and hard-working．             B．Loving, supportive and strong-willed．

C．Careful, helpful and beautiful．                    D．Strict sensitive and supportive．

5．Which of following led to Kemmons’ success according to the passage?

A．Self-confidence, hard word, higher education and a poor family．

B．Mom’s encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work．

C．Clear goals, mom’s encouragement, a poor family and higher education．

D．Mom’s encouragement, a poor family, higher education and opportunities．

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面對(duì)話，并根據(jù)各題所給首字母的提示，在后面標(biāo)有標(biāo)號(hào)的橫線上，寫出一個(gè)英語(yǔ)單詞的完整、正確形式，使對(duì)話通順。

2007年4月29日上午10點(diǎn)到11點(diǎn)，全國(guó)億萬(wàn)學(xué)生陽(yáng)光體育活動(dòng)在各地大中小學(xué)校同時(shí)舉行。江蘇省1,110萬(wàn)學(xué)生積極參與了這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)。

教育部倡導(dǎo)學(xué)生：

● 每天鍛煉一小時(shí)

● 健康工作五十年

● 幸福生活一輩子

請(qǐng)根據(jù)以上指示，用英語(yǔ)準(zhǔn)備一份發(fā)言稿，向同學(xué)們講述一下陽(yáng)光體育活動(dòng)的有關(guān)情況，并就高三學(xué)生是否需要每天花一小時(shí)鍛煉，談?wù)勀愕目捶�及理由�?/p>

注意：

1．發(fā)言稿應(yīng)包括以上所有信息，要有適當(dāng)發(fā)揮。

2．詞數(shù)：120左右。發(fā)言稿的開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)寫好，不計(jì)入詞總數(shù)。

3．參考詞匯：陽(yáng)光體育活動(dòng) － a national student sports program；

             教育部 － the Ministry of Education

Good afternoon, everyone,

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Thank you!

It is generally considered unwise to give a children ________they want．

A．however               B．whatever                 C．whichever              D．whenever

Chrismas is _____ special holiday when _______ whole family are supposed to get together．

A．the, the             B．a(chǎn), a                C．the, a              D．a(chǎn), the

---Have you handed in your schoolwork yet?

---Yes, I have．I guess it ______ now．

A．has graded          B．is graded            C．is being graded      D．is grading