C

　　It was my first day back home since starting college. A lot had changed in the last year. Not with my hometown but with me. I had left as a 17-year-old boy and had now returned as an 18-year-old man. In the city, I was living on my own, had a part-time job and was studying. Even the government recognized I was an adult; I had a driver’s license. So here I was, on my summer vacation, walking down the main street with my father, desperate for him to acknowledge that I was an adult. When his recognition failed to appear, I took matters into my own hands. “Dad,” I said casually, “I’m thirsty. Let’s go for a beer.” It was the first time I’d ever mentioned beer in front of my father, let alone ask him to drink one with me.

　　He turned to me with a curious expression on his face. “A beer? Well I guess you’re old enough now. Let’s go to Sailors’ Bar. It’s where my cousin Tom, your uncle, used to drink. You remember him, right?”

　　I had only some vague recollection of my uncle. He was the black sheep of the family. We didn’t talk about him much. “What ever happened to Uncle Tom, Dad? I haven’t seen him in years,” I said as we continued towards the bar.

“Neither have I, unfortunately. He was a good kid once. But things changed,” my father said mournfully. As a boy, he explained, there had been no better-behaved boy than Tom. But after leaving school, he moved to the city and fell in with bad company. He started going out every night, drinking in nightclubs and playing cards. Soon he lost everything and had to beg his mum to pay his debts. She agreed on the condition that he returned home.

　　My dad took a deep breath and continued his tale. “Things settled down for a while. He married a lovely woman, gave up his bad habits. But it didn’t last. He was soon back to his old ways. He couldn’t resist. He was at Sailors’ Bar almost every night. His poor mother died of grief and shame. His wife followed her soon after.

　　“What ruined him was alcohol. He told me once, when a man begins drinking, he never knows where it’ll end. ‘So’, Tom warned me, ‘beware of your first drink!’

　　“He went from bad to worse. Last year Tom sent me a letter saying he had been found guilty of stealing, and sentenced for ten years.”

　　Dad finished talking just as we reached the front of Sailors’ Bar. “Anyway, here we are. Let’s go in,” he said. But I understood. I put my arm around my father and said, “I’m not thirsty anymore, Dad. Let’s go home.”

　　50. Why did the young man invite his father to drink a beer?

　　A. Because he was thirsty.

　　B. Because he wanted to show how mature he was

　　C. Because he returned for reunion.

　　D. Because he wanted to share his first beer.

　　51. What was the main source of Uncle Tom’s problems?

　　A. His overly-strict family. B. His inability to control his drinking.

　　C. The deaths of his mother and wife. D. His casual attitudes about family.

　　52. Where is Uncle Tom now?

　　A. In prison. B. In a bar. C. In the city. D. In his hometown.

　　53. In the story, the father told his son about Tom in order to ________.

　　A. warn the son to keep away from Tom

　　B. entertain the son while they walked to the bar

　　C. convince the son of the harm caused by drinking

　　D. keep him informed of Tom

　　54. What is the correct order of the following events from Uncle Tom’s life?

　　a. His mother died. b. He married a lovely girl.

　　c. He started going to nightclubs. d. He was caught stealing.

　　e. He went back home to live with his mother. f. He left school.

　　A. d,f,e,b,a,c B. e,a,f,b,c,d C. f,c,e,a,b,dD. f,c,e,b,a,d

　　D

　　You could feel sorry for Alberto Torres, who is blind. The last thing he remembers seeing was his daughter being born 13 years ago. Then the world went blank; he can only imagine what his only child looks like now, as a teenaged honor student. Bad luck is no stranger to this warm and thoughtful 37-year-old man. His mother died of cancer when he was 4, and his father, who was often ill, had to give him up to the care of the state when he was 11. He later worked for 19 years in a workshop making household goods, deathly boring work. Earlier this month, Alberto Torres’s wife, who had just been laid off from her job, had to have a breast removed due to cancer and now faces a year of radiation treatments. Things seemed always to go from almost incredibly bad to worse. Even Mr. Torres’s good luck has a dark side: Five years ago, his lovely guide dog pulled him out of the path of a truck. Mr. Torres was not hurt. The dog was killed.

　　But Mr. Torres does not feel sorry for himself. “These are just little bumps you have to go over in your life,” he said. At 5 a.m. on a recent morning, we caught up with Mr. Torres at a subway stop in Brooklyn, New York, near where he lives in a third-floor apartment (with no elevator). He had been up since 3 a.m., feeding his new dog, making coffee, getting ready. “When you’re blind, it takes a little longer to do things,” he said.

　　Mr. Torres was beginning his two-hour trip to his job developing film in the X-ray department of the emergency room of the Bronx hospital. He would take the G train to Queens Plaza station to the R train, heading towards Manhattan. He would then ride the R train to 59th Street where he would walk upstairs to switch to the Number 6 train. At one point along the journey, he might chat with a stranger. At another, someone would pat his dog, calling him by name. People offered assistance, even seats. At 125th Street, Mr. Torres would transfer to the Number 4 train by crossing the platform. At 149th Street, he would go down to the Number 2. He would take that to East 180th Street where he nearly always has a long wait for his final train, to Pelham Parkway. Then he and his dog would walk 20 minutes to the hospital.

　　It was a hard job to come by. Before he got the job, Mr. Torres was determined to escape the workshop run by an organization dedicated(致力) to help people who can’t see. He wanted a job developing X-ray film, something that everyone must do in the dark. He had to handle the long trip, as well as the work. “Our philosophy here is that blind people can do just about anything except drive buses,” it was the thinking about disabled people at the Bronx hospital. “We find what a person can do rather than what he can’t do,” said the hospital’s director.

　　One day a while ago marked the first anniversary of Mr. Torres’s hiring. He developed 150 or so X-rays, his usual output, to celebrate. Mr. Torres works by himself in a small, dark room that smells of chemicals. He cannot wear gloves, because he needs to feel. It is hard work, related to emergency of lives. His immediate supervisor says he trusts him 100%. Mr. Torres makes ,000 a year. But his motivation goes beyond money. “If I start feeling like a victim, that makes me bitter. And why be bitter? That makes you go into a hole and stay there.” he said. “I’m not doing anything out of the ordinary,” insisted Mr. Torres as he quickly completed the task.

　　55. Mr. Torres became blind when ________.

　　A. he was thirteen years old B. his daughter was just born

　　C. his mother died of cancer D. his wife was out of work

　　56. Mr. Torres does not feel sorry for himself because he ________.

　　A. was once saved by his lovely guide dog

　　B. is taken good care of by the government

　　C. thinks it’s natural to have setbacks in life

　　D. believes it takes a little longer to do things

　　57. The description of Mr. Torres’s long trip to work shows ________.

　　A. the effective traffic systemB. the kindness of New Yorkers

　　C. the loyalty of his guide dogD. his will to overcome difficulty

　　58. What is the principle of the hospital in employing a worker?

　　A. Sympathy counts most.B. Ability comes first.

　　C. Preference for the blind.D. Easy job for the weak.

　　59. Mr. Torres works very hard in order to ________.

　　A. make plenty of moneyB. win his supervisor’s trust

　　C. live like a normal person D. complete his daily task

　　60. In the eyes of the writer, Alberto Torres is a man of _______.

　　A. deep thinkingB. weak motivation

　　C. special talentsD. great independence

　　第二節(jié)：根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下框的A～F選項(xiàng)中選出能概括每一段主題的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)為多余項(xiàng)。

　　A. Be well-organized.

　　B. Close with a Q & A.

　　C. Don’t be contradictory.

　　D. Bring it to a specific end.

　　E. Speak slowly and pause.

　　F. Drop unnecessary words

　　Speaking to a group can be difficult, but listening to a bad speech is truly a tiresome task—especially when the speaker is confusing. Don’t want to confuse your audience? Follow these suggestions:

　　61. ______

　　When it comes to understanding new information, the human brain needs a little time. First, we hear the words; then, we compare the new information to what we already know. If the two are different, we need to pause and think. But a breathless speaker never stops to let us think about what he or she is saying and risks confusing us. Slow it.

　　62. ______

Sometimes we all start a sentence one way and then switch directions, which is very difficult to follow. When you confuse your listeners with opposing information, you leave the audience wondering what part of the information is right and what part they should remember. Instead of relying and keeping correcting yourself, work to get the facts clear and straight.

　　63. ______

　　Jumping from point to point as it comes to your mind puts the onus (責(zé)任)on your listeners to make up for your lack of organization. And it’s confusing for them to listen, reorganize, and figure out what you’re saying all at once. But going smoothly from one point to the next helps them understand information more easily. You can arrange things from beginning to end, small to large, top to bottom or by some other order. Just be sure to organize.

　　64. ______

　　Repeated use of um, ah, like, you know and some other useless noises can drive an audience crazy. It makes the speaker sound uncertain and unprepared, and it can leave listeners so annoyed that they can’t pay attention. Recently I attended a speech that was marked by so many ums that audience members were rolling their eyes. Was anybody grasping the intended message? Um, probably not.

　　65. ______

　　Many speakers finish up their speeches with question-and-answer (Q & A) sessions, but some let the Q & A go on without a clear end. The audience is often left confused about whether the meeting is over and when they can get up and leave. Do your listeners a favour by setting a time limit on questions, and close your speech with a specific signal—even if it’s something simple like, “If you have any more questions, you know where to reach me.” Or even more to the point, conclude your speech with “Thanks for your time.”

　　非選擇題部分(共40分)

　　(在答題卷上完成)

　　第三部分：寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

　　第一節(jié)：短文改錯(cuò)(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)

　　增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

　　刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

　　修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

　　注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞;

　　2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分

I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard my name calling. I was chosen to play the leading role in the play，that was my dream. As a shy and thin girl，I used to be quite afraid of speaking in the public. But my parents and teachers always encourage me to do so. Now I have changed great. In class，I am often the first one to stand up and answer questions even if I may take some mistakes. No pains，no gains. Now I am always brave enough overcome the difficulty in my heart and have changed in a lively girl. So my experience shows that we should not be afraid of losing face, but only in this way can we make progresses.

　　第二節(jié)：書面表達(dá)(滿分30分)

　　學(xué)校計(jì)劃舉行英語作文競賽，主題為“We Need Advice from Older Generations”。請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下要求寫一篇100-120詞的作文：你遇到了困難或問題，不知該怎么辦。你去請(qǐng)教一位長輩，后來問題得到了解決。要求寫清楚下面三點(diǎn)：

　　1.當(dāng)時(shí)面臨的困難或問題是什么?

　　2.你獲得的指教是什么?

　　3.結(jié)果如何?

　　注意：不能在作文中出現(xiàn)所在學(xué)校的校名和本人姓名。

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　　參考答案

　　一、單項(xiàng)填空：1---5 CDCAD 6---10 BBADC 11---15 ACDAB 16---20 DABCA

　　二、完型填空

　　21-25 CACBD 26-30 ACBDA 31-35 BDABB 36-40 CDDCA

　　三、閱讀理解

　　41-45 CDBDA 46-49 DACB 50-55 BBACD 56-60 BCDBCD 61-65 ECAFD

　　四、短文該錯(cuò)

　　1. calling - called 2. that – which 3. in public 4.encourage – encouraged 5.great – greatly 6. take – make 7. to overcome 8 in – into 9. but- and 10. progresses – progress

　　五、書面表達(dá)

One year ago, I was in great trouble. I worked hard at English and devoted all my spare time to practising English. But I failed to pass the mid-term examination. I felt very disappointed.

　　So I asked my grandpa for advice when I went home. Hearing what I told him, he said examination resulted more or less on a fortuitous phenomenon. We can’t judge our improvement only by one examination. He encouraged me to stick to working hard for a long time to check my results.

　　I took my grandpa’s advice and have been doing it as he told me to since then. Now my English is much better than before. From my experience, I feel that we need advice from older generation.