C

A recent study, published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how risky it is to get a lift from a teenage driver. Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a fatal accident as a teenager driving alone. By contrast, the risk of death for drivers between 30 and 59 decreases with each additional passenger.

The author also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased dramatically after 10 p.m., and especially after midnight, with passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late-night accident.

Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really stupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience. “The basic issue.” he says, “is that adults who are responsible for issuing licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled a task driving is.”

Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate (使……缓解)the problem is to have states institute so-called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is a multistage process. A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself capable of driving in the presence of an adult, followed by a period of driving with night of passenger restrictions, before graduating to full driving privileges.

Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recent studies, About half of the states now have some sort of graduated licensing system in place, but only 10 of those states have restrictions on passengers, California is the strictest, with a novice (新手)driver prohibited from carrying any passenger under 20(without the presence of an adult over 25)for the first six months.

64.Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage?

A.Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p.m.

B.A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight.

C.Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night.

D.A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car.

65.According to Robert Foss, the high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly due to ________.

A.their frequent driving at night

B.their lack of driving experience

C.their improper way of driving

D.their driving with passengers

66.According to Paragraph 3.which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.The licensing authorities are partly responsible for teenagers' driving accidents.

B.Driving is a skill too complicated for teenagers to learn.

C.Restrictions should be imposed on teenagers applying to take driving lessons.

D.Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive.

67.The most suitable measure to be taken to reduce teenagers' driving accidents is that ________ .

A.driving in the presence of an adult should be made a rule

B.they should be prohibited from taking on passengers

C.the licensing system should be improved

D.they should not be allowed to drive after 10 p.m.

D

Besides calling 911, here is what to do in some life-threatening emergencies when no oneis around to help.

Lost in the wilderness

First, you’ve got to acknowledge you’re in trouble. Stay where

you can be seen clearly and remember to rest. Keeping a sense

of humor helps too—it reduces stress and helps creative thinking.

In a wide open area, make a colorful cross out of rocks to show

your present position.

Choking

Aim to hit the top of the chair against your stomach, in the soft part

below the bony upside-down V of the ribs(肋骨). Make a sudden

push against the chair. If you still can’t breathe after six tries, call 911,

even if you can’t talk. Write the word choking somewhere nearby, and

leave the line open until help arrives.

Severe bleeding

Use your hand or clean cotton, or paper towels, or a scarf,

or any cloth you can find, and push down on the wound

until the bleeding stops. But if you put a band around

your leg tightly, you’re going to close the vessels(血管)

to the entire leg. In this way, you could lose your foot.

Bear attack

If you surprise a bear, don’t run away. That invites an attack.

Instead, stand up and back away slowly, without looking the

bear in the eyes. If it does charge at you, stick out your chest,

raise your arms, and spread your legs. Shout at the bear, to

frighten it. If it’s going to attack, lie facedown, with your hands

held firmly behind your neck. Play dead until you’re sure the bear

is gone.

68.When you see a colorful cross made of rocks in the wilderness, you know .

A.someone is bleeding B.someone is choking

C.someone is lost D.someone is attacked by a bear

69.If you are still choking after six tries, you should .

A.keep a sense of humor B.call 911 and leave the line open

C.use your hand our clean cotton D.lie down with your hands behind your neck

70.Don’t tie around your bleeding leg tightly, or you could .

A.stop bleeding B.reduce stress

C.lose your foot D.cause breathlessness

71.The passage is mainly teaching us how to .

A.survive the emergencies B.avoid a bear attack

C.deal with a choke D.find our way

E

BEIJING---The Beijing government has set out to recruit thousands of university graduates to work as junior officials in rural areas to both improve rural administration and ease the city's employment problems.

The government plans to recruit 3,000 university graduates this year, 1,000 more than last year, to work as assistants to village heads or Party secretaries in suburban areas.

People interested in jobs in Beijing's rural villages and townships can submit applications to the Beijing Municipal Personnel Bureau or online at www. bjbys, com from February 1 through March 15.

"We hope university graduates will seize this opportunity to use their knowledge in rural villages and to start their careers," Sun Zhenyu, deputy director of Beijing Personnel Bureau, told Xinhua News Agency.

The government has promised successful candidates a monthly salary of 2,000 yuan( $ 250) in the first year, 2,500 yuan ($ 320) the second year and 3,000 yuan ($ 385) the third year, provided their performance is up to the required standards, Sun said.

Wang Lina, who graduated from Beijing Union University last year, was one of the first graduates to find work in the city's countryside. After majoring in industrial and commercial administration, Wang served as the assistant to the village head of Ertiaojie Village in suburban Beijing’s Pinggu District. For one project, Wang contacted people at the Beijing Academy of Agricultural Sciences and arranged for the local farmers to receive training in strawberry planting. Her efforts paid off. The village had a plentiful harvest of organic strawberries earlier this year.

Nationwide, about 150,000 university graduates found employment in rural areas last year, according to figures provided by the Ministry of Education.

The ministry predicts that 4.95 million students will graduate from universities across the country this year, 820,000 more than last year. About 1.4 million of them are unlikely to find jobs when they graduate.

In Beijing, a record 200,000 people are expected to graduate from university this year. Less than half of them are expected to be offered jobs, according to the personnel bureau.

72.The underlined word "recruit "in the first paragraph probably means_____________.

A.force B. employ C.encourage D.train

73.From the story of Wang Lina we can learn that________________.

A.the sooner you go to the countryside, the sooner you will be successful.

B.local farmers can get big harvests if they learn more knowledge.

C.university graduates can also realize their value in rural areas.

D.Wang had great difficulty in helping villagers planting organic strawberries.

74.The last two paragraphs aim to tell us that________________.

A.more and more graduates will work as junior officials

B.the universities should not have so many students

C.there are more and more graduates in recent years

D.it is not easy for graduates to find jobs nowadays

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

A.Job hunting for university graduates.

B.Go to the countryside.

C.What is the best career?

D.A good choice for university graduates.

第II卷 (非选择题，共35分)

第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节 短文填词(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3)语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

A little child was playing one day with a very valuable vase.

He put his h into it and could not draw it back out. His father too,

76________________

tried his best, but all _____vain. They were thinking of breaking the vase

77________________

____(这时)his father said.“Now, my son, try one more time. Open your

78________________

hand and hold your fingers out straight as you see me d and

79________________

then pull.”To ________ astonishment, the little fellow said. “Oh no,

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father, I couldn’t pull my fingers out like that because if I did I w

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drop my penny.”________(微笑), if you will---- but thousands of us

82________________

are like that little boy.We are _______busy holding on to the world’s

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________(无价值的) penny that we can not accept liberation.

84_________________

I beg you _____drop the little trifle (琐事)in your heart. Let go.

85________________-

第二节 书面表达 (25分)

假设你是Mr Hunter , 某英语报社的主编。下面是Jimmy 写给你的一封信，请仔细阅读这封信，并就他所提的问题给写封回信。

Dear Sir ,

I’m a Senior 3 student this year . Facing the College Entrance Examination , I feel a lot of pressure . But unfortunately , my mother cannot understand me . Every time I turn on the TV set , she will switch it off . Therefore ,we often quarrel about whether I can watch TV after school . You know , through my window , I can see so vivid pictures from across the window of my good friend’s house , which is opposite ours. How exciting the football match always is ! Even worse , my mobile phone was taken back yesterday just because of my failure in my maths for the first time . Also , recently I am often wanted by my teacher to his office .In all , I feel stressed out .I don’t know what I can do . Please help me .

Looking forward to your reply .

Yours ,

Jimmy

参考答案

第I卷(共105分)

1—10 CAACB ABCBC 11 --- 20 BCAAC BBBAC

单选：21~25 BCCAA 26~30 DBCAC 31~35 DCBDA

完形：36--40 BDDCA 41~45 DCBAD 46--50 ABCBA 51~55 ACBCD

阅读：(A)56~59 BDCB (B)60—63 AACC (C) 64—67 DBAC (D)68~71 CBCA

(E) 72~75BCDB

短文填词(共10题小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

76.hand 77.in 78.when 79.doing 80.his 81.would 82.Smile 83.so

84.worthless/ useless/valueless 85.to

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