C

Beginning college is exciting: new ideas to explore, new challenges to meet and many decisions to make.Your future begins here.

However，you will find college life is different from your previous school environment.Many of us can be easily overwhelmed(压垮)by the details of running a well-balanced life.While some of us may have the know-how, I guess there are more of us who can benefit from learning about the experiences of others who have walked the college halls before you.

The following you may find of use about life on campus.

* Plan well.There are so many new things to do at a new college or university.Give yourself time to make new friends and become familiar with the campus, but don’t forget why you are there.Give some time for social activities and manage your time wisely.

* If you don’t have a “system” for planning your time now (like a day timer, a computer data book), get one.Most of all, don’t depend on your memory.

* Don’t miss the guidelines.The restrictions, rules and regulations of all kinds can usually be found in your student handbook.Consider them well-balanced food for thought.What dates are important? What pieces of paper need to be handed in? What can/ can’t you do in class? What can/ can’t you do in your student residence(住处)? Who has right for what? What do you need to complete to graduate?

* Write the word “STUDY” on the walls of our bedroom and bathroom, and maybe it will help to write it on a piece of paper and stick it on the telephone, TV and the kitchen table.Consider this—you are paying thousands of dollars for your courses.You pay every time you have to repeat or replace a course.

* Build your identity.This is the time for you to decide what to do and what not to do.Take as much time as you need to explore new ideas.Do not be afraid of the beyond.This is learning to make good choices.

63.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A.To offer advice on college life.

B.To explain why college life is exciting.

C.To describe the importance of college life.

D.To persuade you to go to college.

64.According to the passage, why is it exciting to begin college life?

A.Because you will have more freedom at college.

B.Because you will no longer be afraid of the beyond.

C.Because you prepare for your future career and life there.

D.Because professors there will provide you with many new ideas.

65.The underlined word “know-how” refers to .

A.an understanding of how things are going at college

B.practical knowledge about how to behave and what to do at college

C.college halls where rules and regulations are presented

D.an environment completely different from the one you’re used to

66.According to the passage, college students ________ .

A.needn’t learn from those who went to college before them

B.spend as much time as possible on social activities

C.should know what they have fought for on campus

D.are supposed to repeat or replace at least one course

D

To err is human.To blame the other guy is even more human.

Common sense is not all that common.

Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?

These three popular misquotes (戏谑的引语) are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature.To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don’t want to accept the responsibility for the problem.Perhaps it is the natural thing to do.The original quote about human nature went like this, “ To err is human, to forgive, divine(神圣的).” This saying mirrors an ideal: people should be forgiving of others’ mistakes.Instead, we tend to do the opposite --- find someone else to pass the blame on to.However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity.

Common sense is what we call clear thought.Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan.Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine.Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything.People say that in a large company, “the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing.”

And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people, get the idea that it’s okay not to be totally honest all the time.There is a corollary(直接推论)to that: if good excuse is “good” even if it isn’t honest, then where is the place of the truth?

67.According to the author, what is a sign of a man’s maturity?

A.Doing things his own way.

B.Bearing responsibility for his mistakes.

C.Making as few mistakes as possible.

D.Thinking seriously about his wrongdoing.

68.Which of the following is N0T based on common sense?

A.A man tries to take charge of everything in a large company.

B.A student goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather.

C.A company’s next move follows a good plan.

D.A lawyer acts on fine judgments.

69.What is the author’s opinion about a good excuse?

A.Making a good excuse is sometimes a better policy.

B.Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas.

C.A good excuse is as rewarding as honesty.

D.Bitter truth is better than a good excuse.

70.What would be the best title for his passage?

A.A Mirror of Human Nature B.To Blame or to Forgive

C.A Mark of Maturity D.Truth or Excuse

第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题l分，满分l0分)

请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

Literature is a term used to describe written as well as spoken material.Generally speaking, it is often used to describe anything from creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama and fiction.

Then why read literature, since it is often imaginary and seems unconnected with real life?

A lot of us read literature for pleasure and relaxation.It’s always pleasant to read some interesting books, such as comedies and novels, in our spare time.In a modern life full of pressure, it is our common desire to read some imaginary works and seek relaxation from the stress in life.

Reading literature is more than fun; it also enables us to acquire knowledge.As a general rule, literature represents a language or a people, and it often gives us an insight(洞察力)into the traditions, customs, beliefs, attitudes and values of the age in which it was written.

Sometimes literature can even offer us new, creative ways to have a better understanding of the world.It helps us make sense of the world around us.It introduces us to new worlds of experiences.We enjoy the comedy and the tragedy of poems, stories and plays; and we may even grow through our literary journey with books.Eventually, we may discover meaning in literature by looking at what the author says and how he/she says it.In a sense, we explore the human condition and analyze how and why people think the way they think and feel the way they feel.Literature enables us to think analytically and promotes open minds.We see the world through the eyes of different cultures and in turn learn the ways to deal with things that happen around.

So we can definitely say literature is of great importance to us.Why not get going with one poem, drama or fiction at once?

Topic (71)___________ should we read literature?

(72) __________

of literature It describes anything, whether written or spoken, by using

creative imagination.

Types (73) , drama and fiction

(74) _ of reading literature ▲To get pleasure and relaxation to get (75) _______ of pressure in life.

▲To gain (76) to make us learn about traditions, customs, beliefs, attitudes and values of the age in which it was written.

▲To offer people ways to (77) more of the world, to appreciate literary works, to grow through the literary journey, to discover meaning in literature, and even explore (78) ________ humans think and feel.

▲To help us think analytically and make us (79)_________ our minds.

(80) ___________ Why not start to read literature right now?

第五部分：书面表达(满分25分)

作为中学生，你肯定经历过多次考试，体验过成功，也遭遇过失败。请你根据下面的提示内容，简要概述中学生中普遍存在的对考试失败的两种态度，并结合自身实际，说明你的观点。

态度一 态度二 你的观点

当考试结果不如人意时，情绪低落，丧失信心，不再继续努力。 当考试失败时，分析并找出失败的原因，鼓励自己，增强自信，避免再犯同样的错误。 失败乃成功之母……

要求：1、词数：150左右;

2、可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;

3、开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

As middle school students, we have all taken examinations of different types and _____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

参考答案

第一部分

1-5 BABCA 6-10 ABCBA 11-15 CACAA

16-20 CCBAB

第二部分

21-25 DBDAB 26-30 DABDC 31—35 CCADC

36-40 CBACD 41-45 BBDAC 46-50 DCBAD

51-55 CABAC

第三部分

56-60 CDACB 61-65 CBACB 66-70 CBADA

第四部分

(71) Why (72) Definition

(73) Poetry (74) Benefits / Advantages

(75) rid (76) knowledge /information

(77) understand (78) how

(79) open (80) Suggestion / Advice/Tip

第五部分

One possible version:

As middle school students, we have all taken examinations of different types and experienced success as well as failure.Different students have different attitudes towards failure in the exams.

Some of us become low in spirits in face of failure, while others are so disappointed that they don’t want to make further efforts in their studies.As a result, their studies go from bad to worse as time goes on.

Fortunately, some students take quite positive attitudes towards their setbacks.They spare no efforts in analyzing the cause of their failure and at the same time encourage themselves to become more confident so that they won’t repeat their mistakes in their later examinations.

As far as I’m concerned, I believe that failure is the mother of success.So long as we can find out the root cause of our failure and step up our efforts to improve our ways of learning, we can surely make great progress and turn our dream into reality.

(150 words)

听力：

(Text 1)

M: Excuse me.Can I change this green sweater I bought this morning for a blue one?

W: Yes.The blue sweater is 17 dollars 20 cents.And the green one is only 10 dollars.

(Text 2)

M: How many more chairs should we get for the meeting?

W: Don’t we have enough by now?

(Text 3)

W: I heard you received the top grade on all five exams this term.

M: Only on four, I’m afraid.

(Text 4)

M: How often should I take these pills and how many at a time, please?

W: Take two pills every four hours.

M: Thanks.

(Text 5)

M: I want a taxi for tomorrow.May I order one here?

W: Yes, certainly.But can you tell me what for?

M: I’m going to catch the train at 5 o’clock early in the morning.

(Text 6)

M: Is this your luggage?

W: Yes.May I take it with me on board the plane??

M: I’m afraid you have to check it in.By the way, have you anything to declare?

W: I’ve got this watch.?

M: May I see it, please? When did you buy it??

W: It’s very new.I bought it yesterday.?

M: This is a valuable watch, so you’ll have to pay duty on it.Do you have anything else to be kept at the counter?

W: Yes.Well, take one of these.

M: Have you asked for a declaration form?

W: No, not yet.

M: I’ll see what I can do for you.

W: That’s very kind of you.Thanks.

(Text 7)

M: We have just moved into a house.

W: Really? Congratulations!

M: Thank you and we want to buy a new television.

W: What kind of television do you want to buy?

M: A color TV, of course, but I am not sure about the size.Maybe we should buy a bigger one.If we buy a smaller one, we might have to change it in a few years’ time for a bigger one.That would be a waste of money.What is your opinion?

W: In my opinion, I don’t think it’s necessary to buy a very big one.

M: Any reason?

W: Yes.As I know, your sitting room isn’t big enough.If you put in a very big television, that will be bad for your eyes and a smaller size TV can also pick up good programmes.

M: Hmm, that’s quite true.I’ll think about it.

W: You’d better make a quick decision because the price may go up soon.

(Text 8)

M: Excuse me.Here are the books I want to borrow and here’s my card.

W: You’ve got three books on your card already.

M: Yes.And I can borrow 7 altogether, isn’t it? I’ve four here.

W: Yes, you can have four.But I’m afraid you can’t take these three out.

M: Can teachers borrow them? I can ask my teacher to borrow them for me.

W: I’m afraid not.They are single copies, so we are not lending them to anyone.You can read them here in the library.

M: I see.I’ll take the one I can borrow then, and when I’m free, I’ll read the three here.

W: OK.

(Text 9)

M：Good morning.Can you tell me the times of morning flights to Paris, please?

W：Yes, certainly.There are daily flights at 7:50 and 11:05.

M：And when do they arrive in Paris?

W：The early flight arrives at 9:00 and the mid-morning one at 12:15.

M：So the journey takes an hour and ten minutes?

W：Yes, that’s correct.But remember, you must be at the airport one hour before.

M：Of course.And in Paris, is there a bus to the city centre?

W：Yes, there are buses every half an hour and the journey takes about 40 minutes.

M：Fine.How much is a single air ticker?

W：Single…$ 59.

M：Right.I’d like to book five tickets, please, on the early morning flight to Paris on June 10.

W: OK, fine.

(Text 10)

Newspapers in Great Britain vary greatly in their ways of carrying the news.There are serious papers for those who want to know about important happenings everywhere, both at home and abroad.There are popular newspapers for those who prefer entertainment to information.

The London newspaper that is best known outside Great Britain is probably The Times.It began in 1785, and has a high reputation for believable news and serious opinions on the news.It calls itself an independent paper, which means that it does not give its support to a particular political party.Its leading articles give the opinions of the editors, not those of the owners of the paper.

Letters to the editor are printed in the newspaper.These parts of the Times are always interesting.Most of the letters are on serious subjects.But from time to time there will be long letters on the subject which is not at all serious, perhaps on a new fashion of dress, or the bad manners of the young people, compared with manners of thirty years ago.

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