B

I was born an albino. No one in my family had ever known what an albino was，what it meant to be an albino，and what had to be done differently because I was an albino.

My parents treated me just like they treated everybody else.That was just about the best thing they could have done.It helped me trust myself，so when the annoyances came along，I could deal with them.

True，my photo always looked like a snowball with two pieces of coal for eyes.Kids would tease me, asking if I was joining the circus and calling me “Whitey”.Like most albinos，I had terrible eyesight, and my grades suffered until eventually I overcame my feeling ashamed of myself and realized it was okay to ask to sit in the front of the classroom so I could see the blackboard better. People stared at me when I held reading material right at the tip of my nose so I could see it well enough to read. Even when I was eight for nine, movie-theater clerks started asking me to pay adult prices

because I “looked older”.

The worst part for me was that because my eyesight was so bad, I couldn’t play sports very well. I didn’t give up trying, though. And I studied harder.

Eventually, I got better at school and loved it. By the time I got to college I was double majoring, going to summer school and devoting myself to every kind of extra-curricular activity I could find. I had learned to be proud of being an albino. I did my best to make "albino" a positive word. And I decided to make my living with my eyes.

I couldn't see well enough to play sports ,but with a solid education and the drive to do it. I could make a living involved in the field I loved. I've done it now for more than thirty years in print and in video, and now in cyberspace. People make jokes about how I'm the only "blind editor" they know, but most of the time the jokes are signs of respect. And I make jokes about being an albino.

I was just a proud albino kid from the coal country of Pennsylvania. I now realize that being born an albino helped me to overcome difficulties, gain confidence, and be proud of my personal achievement and humble about my professional accomplishments.

45.What is an albino according to the passage?

A. Someone with bad eyesight. B. Someone with some kind of disease.

C. Someone who looks older than his age. D. Someone who joins the circus.

46. What does the underlined word 'it" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. The fact that the author was born an albino.

B. What had to be done differently to the author.

C. The way that the author's parents treated him.

D. The fact that the author had no idea what an albino was.

47.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The author's study was affected by his eyesight at first.

B. The author had to pay adult prices for movies when he was still young.

C. Despite his bad eyesight, the author played sports well.

D. "Albino' has already become a positive word now.

48. Why are people's jokes about the author mostly signs of respect?

A. Because he is an albino.

B. Because he has a solid education.

C. Because they think he is a great "blind editor".

D. Because they think he is proud of his achievement.

C

A home school is a school in which parents educate their children at home instead of sending them out to a public or private school. Home schooling is legal throughout Europe，Australia，New Zealand, North America， Hong Kong， and South Africa. Home schooling is most popular In Canada, France, the United Kingdom， and the United States. Home schooling IS legally accepted in all 50 states of the US，but each state has its own laws about it.Currently，it is estimated(估计)that over one million families teach their children at home. Most of these families include a breadwinner and a stay-at-home parent who does most of the teaching，although there are single parent families and double career families who home school.

Home schooling education models range from unschooling to traditional classroom schooling. Unschooling is based on interest-based learning in which the child expresses interest in a particular subject and the parents take steps to provide the materials for that subject.

In some places， the home school group shares In hiring a professional teacher to teach a particular subject.The group may also arrange field trips and sports activities with local privates schools. These activities are intended to provide social skills for the students.

Home school families take advantage of technology and the Internet to supplement traditional teaching. Some home school families enroll their children in an online school or course as a supplement to their own teaching，

Some home school families teach their children through high school graduation. Others teach their children until they feel they are full-fledged(成熟的) enough to live independently.

In America colleges do recognize a home school diploma(文凭)，but most are more interested in high school transcripts(成绩报告单)and SAT and ACT scores.There are currently over 800 colleges that accept home-schooled graduates including Harvard，Yale， and Stanford.

49.What is a home school according to the passage?

A.It’s a school where children needn’t study any subjects.

B.It’s a school where children needn’t take any tests.

C. It’s a school where parents teach their children at home’

D. It’s a school where children can go home every day.

50. In most of the home school families,_____

A. one parent goes to work and the other stays at home

B. one parent is a worker and the other is a teacher

C.both of the parents stay at home

D.both of the parents go to work

51.In the education model of unschooling，____

A. children are taught in traditional ways

B.children don’t need any textbooks

C.special attention is paid to children’s interest

D.everything is decided by children’s parents

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

A.Home schooling is only popular In developed countries.

B.Children in a home school have no contacts with other students.

C. A home school diploma is not accepted by colleges in America.

D.Some children in a home school also take courses online

D

There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.

People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are

continually dissatisfied. By their remarkes, they sour the pleasure of society, offend (hurt) many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing(批评) and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation (模仿). It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.

Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them ,and no one treat them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings. These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.

53.The underlined phrase “sour the pleasure of society” most nearly means “_____”.

A. have a good taste with social unhappy people

B. make others unhappy

C. tend to scold others openly.

D. enjoy the pleasure of life

54. We can conclude from the passage that___

A. We should hate all such unhappy people

B. Such unhappy people are dangerous to social life

C. people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness

D. unhappy people can not understand happy persons

55. If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should_____

A. prevent any communication with them

B. show no respect and politeness to them

C. persuade them to recognize the bad effects

D. quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes

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人空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项.

The Seven Cs of a good letter

What is the secret of writing a good letter?Here are two main ones. Don’t try to be fancy.Don’t try to impress your reader. You will be successful if you follow these seven Cs.

Clear. Use short, direct sentences.__56___ Talk as if the reader were right there with you. Above all, don’t use an introduction.

Correct. __57__ Don’t guess, even for spelling. Refer to your dictionary. If you need to, check a reference book too. Use them as much as you need to.

Complete. Don’t scatter our points.__58__ This is good organization too.

Courteous. Be friendly rather than too casual. Present your information nicely even if you are complaining about something. In all letters, treat others as you want them to treat you.

Concise. Make each point as clearly and briefly as you can.

Conversational. This is really the secret of good writing. _59_Such a letter has a natural, friendly tone. Let your personality come through naturally.

Considerate. _60_Write about what you believe the reader needs or wants to know. Try to be helpful. This will build good feeling toward you.

The seven Cs are about writing letters. But how about school papers? Use the seven Cs. Write as if you are talking to your teacher or professor. You'll be surprised. You'll almost instantly become a good writer. And you might even enjoy writing from now on.

A. Just "talk" to the person.

B. Think of the reader's point of view as you write.

C. Make them easy to understand.

D. Include long sentences in your letter.

E. Make sure what you say is correct.

F. Writing should not be taken too seriously.

G. Finish one point completely before going on to the next

第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共30分)

第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分l0分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文.文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处.错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词.

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.

Dear Jin Jing，

Your problem is common one among middle school students.Maybe the following advices can help you .First in all, believe in yourself. Your greatest problem is that you lack in self-confidence. The first thing you must do is to smile at your classmates. One smile speaks loud about your wish to make friends than any word. Your smile will show that you are friendly to him. Next, trying talking with a student who is as shy as you or who share the same interests as you. You can discuss your studies with a classmate. And you can talk about your hobbies as well. Unless anyone is in trouble, you should be ready to help him or her. Once you have confidence, you can make as many friends as possibly.

Yours，

Lily

第二节：书面表达(满分20分)

假设你是李华,你的英国朋友Jack在一次车祸中受伤,当时伤势非常严重,落下残疾.之后他对生活变得非常消极,请你给他写一封信鼓励他克服困难,勇敢地面对生活.注意:100词左右.

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