Benefits: Life insurance and health insurance.

Company: Midwest Airlines

Job: As a ramp agent (机坪操作员), your duties include: monitoring all safety policies, making sure that customer and airline requirements are performed in a safe and suitable manner, providing outstanding customer service, loading and unloading luggage and company mails on and off aircraft.

Salary: $10 hourly.

Company: Olympic Airlines

Job: A pilot’s primary task is to operate the aircraft safely and economically. To achieve this, pilots carry out a range of tasks including: making sure the information about the route, weather, passengers and aircraft, and analyzing (分析) the flight plan to make sure it reflects the expected condition of the flight.

Salary: Around $94,000 to $240,000 each year.

39. A simulator engineer has to do the following EXCEPT 　　　.

A. repairing visual display systems   B. educating passengers on the safety

C. fixing loading systems             D. recognizing resource files

40. Who is in charge of the meal service on a plane?

A. An in-flight service agent.          B. A ramp agent.

C. A flight attendant.                 D. A plane captain.

41. According to the passage, a good pilot should 　　　.

A. be good at helping passengers with what they need

B. do well in analyzing the route and weather conditions

C. have enough knowledge of luggage uploading

D. be skillful in training new employees on the safety

42. What kind of benefits can employees in United Airlines get?

A. Free travels for their families.     B. Outstanding customer service.

C. Training from excellent pilots.      D. Health and life insurance.

C

Along North America from Alaska to Greenland is a place known as the Canadian Arctic. The land is covered with ice for most of the year. The seas turn to ice during the nine months of winter, and the climate is possibly the worst known on the earth.

Winters in the Canadian Arctic are long and extremely cold while summers are short and cool. Midwinter is short of daylight, and the summers are ever bright, but if you want to see the northern lights on a winter day, there’s no better place to view them.

For many years “the people of the ice” have been referred to as Eskimos, a word that means “eaters of raw meat”. Today, the people we once called Eskimos go by the name of Inuit (因纽特人). Inuit, meaning “the people”, is the name they use for themselves. The Inuit are believed to have moved to North America from Asia.

As a simple people, the Inuit for the most part live a nomadic (游牧的) lifestyle. Although some of the Inuit settle along the coastline, many move about in search of food. They both fish and hunt according to the seasons, only taking enough food to survive on. Nothing from the hunt is wasted. Food, shelter, clothing, weapons, tools, and even means for transportation come from animals they hunt.

The Inuit population is small, only one person for every 250 square miles of land. Small bands of the Inuit people live together, usually five to ten families. While the men go hunting, the women will stay behind to cook, prepare clothing and shelter, gather wood for the fire, and care for their families.

43. The Canadian Arctic is considered to be a good place to 　　　.

A. enjoy the northern lights         B. avoid the summer heat

C. hunt animals                     D. go fishing

44. We can learn from the passage that 　　　.

A. Eskimos used to eat meat without cooking

B. Eskimos have no place to live in

C. people in the Canadian Arctic call themselves Eskimos

D. Eskimos are all from Asian countries

45. Why didn’t most of the Inuit live in a fixed place?

A. Because they didn’t know how to build houses.

B. Because it was too cold to build houses there.

C. Because they didn’t like living in houses.

D. Because they had to go hunting everywhere.

46. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The Inuit don’t enjoy the modern lifestyle.

B. Most of the Inuit still live a hard life.

C. It is crowded with people in the Canadian Arctic.

D. Women take more duties than men in the Canadian Arctic.

D

One of the first things you notice about different cultures while traveling is the wide variety of table manners. Western table manners can be completely opposite (相反的) to those in Eastern countries. So when you are faced with something new, it is best to just go with the flow. Hopefully the locals will help you out. But we have found some countries that are particularly different that you should be prepared for!

In most Western countries, people are taught it is impolite to make noises while eating and you can even find people embarrassing when they accidentally slip out. But in some Asian countries, eating noises are accepted as a part of eating and sometimes considered the sign of a delicious meal.

In the Philippines the general rule is to wait…and wait…and wait when dining in a family’s home. It is polite to wait to be asked to sit for dinner, to wait to be shown where you should sit and to wait to be invited to start eating. This is very different from the dining traditions in Afghanistan homes when they have guests present for a meal. The guests are invited to eat first, while the hosts wait patiently for them to finish eating, so they can eat whatever is left. This shows true patience and self-control. Ethiopia has a tradition which is called “gursha” and involves people feeding each other with their hands. The host starts by feeding his or her neighbor and then feeds everyone else in the circle. Once they are finished the next person in the circle does the same and so on and so on.

All of the above might seem strange to some people but to the locals, this is a part of everyday life and is what makes traveling so special.

47. What does the underlined part “go with the flow” in Para. 1 mean?

A. Ask other people for advice.     B. Do what other people do.

C. Stay away from the new things.   D. Praise the new things a lot.

48. It is important for guests to keep patient when dining in a home in 　　　.

A. the Philippines  B. Afghanistan  C. Ethiopia     D. America

49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The guests in a Philippine home will be the last to eat.

B. The hosts in Afghanistan homes are not allowed to eat with the guests.

C. It is polite for a guest to feed the host when dining in a home in Ethiopia.

D. Eating noises are accepted as a sign of a delicious meal all around the world.

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

A. Things you must notice while traveling

B. What makes traveling so special?

C. Table manners from different cultures

D. How to prepare for different table manners

第二节 (共5小题; 每小题2分, 满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Long ago, there was a wolf called Howler who lived in a valley where lots of fruit trees grew.       51       But the most delicious fruit was on the very tall trees that Howler couldn’t reach.

In the valley, there was an old man named Martin. He had a few fruit trees. But as he was getting older, he began to notice that he had no strength to pick the fruit.       52

One day, the wolf was trying to pick the fruit, but he couldn’t reach even the lowest branches of such a big tree.       53       He offered Howler a ladder (梯子), but in return the wolf would have to give him half of whatever he picked. Only then would Martin continue lending him the ladder.

54       He soon realized that he could eat more fruit if he didn’t have to give Martin his share, so he thought up a new secret plan. He managed to steal the ladder from Martin one night. Then in the daytime he went off to other trees in the area for more fruit. At last, Martin found the ladder was missing. He was very disappointed with Howler and never trusted him.

55       He also learned that if he had been honest, he would still have been able to enjoy some delicious fruit, even though it was only half of what he would have got alone. But it was too late.

A. Seeing this, Martin had a great idea.

B. It had become very tiring work for him.

C. This was why Martin decided to help him.

D. Howler agreed and set out to collect the fruit.

E. Howler learned that promises are made to be kept.

F. Howler believed that it was unfair for him to take only half the fruit.

G. He often tried to climb up the trees to eat the fruit.

四、写作 (共两节, 满分35分)

第一节 短文改错 (共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分)

短文中共有10处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线( )划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词的下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Tai Lihua, born in Yichang, fell into the silent world at the age of two. When she was seven, she went to a deaf and dumb school, that art opened a door to her. From then on, she decides to use dance to show her love for lives. Since she can’t hear the music, she has to dance to according to her teacher’s gestures. Which she has to do is remember every action and practice them again and again. Up to now she has invited to over 30 countries with her partners. Besides, she’s still very quiet. She says she’s like a sunflower but will smile at the sun forever.

第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)

假设你是李华，你和父母在英国伦敦的一家酒店就餐结束后，需要对酒店的服务作出评价并留言。请根据以下信息，写一段简短的留言。

1. 交通便利;

2. 环境优雅;

3. 服务周到;

4. 价格合理。

注意：

1. 词数100左右;

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：合理的 reasonable