B

Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.

Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $ 10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees — anywhere at all!

Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable (便携式) computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.

At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”

55. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to ______.

A. connect them to libraries B. search the Internet

C. work only at home D. use for their schoolwork

56. Which of the following is true about Westlake College?

A. All teachers use computers.

B. 1500 students have laptops.

C. It is an old college in America.

D. Students there can do everything.

57. The underlined phrase “a window on the world” in the last paragraph means that students can ______.

A. attend lectures on information technology

B. get information from around the world

C. travel around the world

D. have free laptops

58. What can we infer from the passage?

A. We don’t know the result yet. B. The program is not workable.

C. The program is too expensive. D. The program is terrible.

C

To face the music

Like every language, American English is full of special expressions, phrases that come from the day-to-day life of the people and develop in their own way. Our expression today is “to face the music.”

When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music,” it does not mean he’s planning to go to the concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you didn’t do this or that. Sour music indeed, but it has to be faced. At sometime or another, every one of us has had to face the music, especially as children. We can all remember father’s angry voice, “I want to talk to you!” and only because we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it was!

The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. And where did this expression come from? The first explanation comes from the American novelist, James Fenimore Looper. He said, in 1851, that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on the stage. When they got their cue (提示) to go on, they often said, “Well, it’s time to face the music.” And that is exactly what they did---facing the orchestra which was just below them. And an actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of an audience that might be friendly or perhaps hostile, especially if he forgot his lines (台词). But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So the expression “to face the music” came to mean “having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.”

Other explanations about the expression go back to the army. When the men faced inspection by their leader, the soldiers would be worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean, shinny enough to pass inspection? Still the men had to go out and face the music of the band as well as the inspection. What else could they do?

Another army explanation is more closely related to the idea of facing the results and accepting the responsibility for something that should not have been done. As for example, when a man is forced out of the army because he did something terrible, he is dishonored. The band does not play. Only the drums tap a sad, slow beat. The soldier is forced to leave, facing such music as it is and facing the back of his horse.

59. How many explanations are mentioned about the phrase “to face the music” in the passage?

A. 1. B. 2. C. 3. D. 4.

60. What does the phrase “to face the music” really mean?

A. To face the stage.

B. To face the back of the horse.

C. To face one’s leader or father.

D. To face something far less pleasant.

61. Which of the following occasions is the one we may have to face the music?

A. When we are playing basketball in the playground.

B. When we are making a speech before a lot of people.

C. When we are having a party at ease with our teachers.

D. When we are talking with somebody in secret.

62. The underlined word “hostile” in the third paragraph means ______.

A. unfriendly B. dislike C. unkind D. unnecessary

D

One might expect that the ever-growing demands of the tourist trade would bring nothing but good for the countries that receive the holiday-makers. Indeed, a rosy picture is painted for the long-term future of the holiday industry. Every month sees the building of a new hotel somewhere. And every month another rock-bound Pacific island is advertised as the “last paradise (天堂) on earth”.

However, the scale and speed of this growth seem set to destroy the very things tourists want to enjoy. In those countries where there was a rush to make quick money out of seaside holidays, over-crowded beaches and the concrete jungles of endless hotels have begun to lose their appeal.

Those countries with little experience of tourism can suffer most. In recent years, Nepal set out to attract foreign visitors to fund developments in health and education. Its forests, full of wildlife and rare flowers, were offered to tourists as one more untouched paradise. In fact, the nature all too soon felt the effects of thousands of holiday-makers traveling through the forest land. Ancient tracks became major routes for the walkers, with the consequent exploitation (开发) of precious trees and plants.

Not only can the environment of a country suffer from the sudden growth of tourism. The people as well rapidly feel its effects. Farmland makes way for hotels, roads and airports; the old way of life goes. The one-time farmer is now the servant of some multi-national organization; he is no longer his own master. Once it was his back that bore the pain; now it is his smile that is exploited. No doubt he wonders whether he wasn’t happier in his village working his own land.

Thankfully, the tourist industry is waking up to the responsibilities it has towards those countries that receive its customers. The protection of wildlife and the creation of national parks go hand in hand with tourist development and in fact obtain financial support from tourist companies. At the same time, tourists are being encouraged to respect not only the countryside they visit but also its people.

The way tourism is handled in the next ten years will decide its fate and that of the countries we all want to visit. Their needs and problems are more important than those of the tourist companies. Increased understanding in planning worldwide tourism can preserve (保护) the market for these companies. If not, in a few years’ time the very things that attract tourists now may well have been destroyed.

63. What does the author indicate in the last sentence of Paragraph 1?

A. The Pacific island is a paradise.

B. The Pacific island is worth visiting.

C. The advertisement is not convincing.

D. The advertisement is not impressive.

64. The example of Nepal is used to suggest ______.

A. its natural resources are untouched

B. its forests are exploited for farmland

C. it develops well in health and education

D. it suffers from the heavy flow of tourists

65. Which of the following determines the future of tourism?

A. The number of tourists.

B. The improvement of services.

C. The promotion of new products.

D. The management of tourism.

66. The author’s attitude towards the development of the tourist industry is ______.

A. optimistic B. objective C. doubtful D. negative

E

Personal computers and the Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time.

Some may use this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family members, but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care most about. I know this from personal experience.

E-mail makes it easy to work at home, which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My working hours aren’t necessarily much shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office. This lets me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if she’d been born before electronic mail became such a practical tool.

The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends. Say you do something fun, see a great movie perhaps---and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it. If you call each one, you may tire of telling the story.

With E-mail, you just write one note about your experience, at your convenience, and address (述说) it to all the friends who you think might be interested. They can read your message when they have time, and read only as much as they want to. They can reply at their convenience, and you can read what they have to say at your convenience.

E-mail is also an inexpensive way to stay in close touch with people who live far away. More than a few parents use E-mail to keep in touch, even daily touch, with their children off at college.

We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch. They don’t take the place of any of the old ways.

67. The purpose of this passage is to ______.

A. explain how to use the Internet

B. tell the merits (价值) and usefulness of the Internet

C. describe the writer’s joy of keeping up with the latest technology

D. introduce the reader to basic knowledge about personal computers and the Internet

68. The use of E-mail has made it possible for the writer to ______.

A. spend less time working

B. work at home on weekends

C. have more free time with his child

D. work at a speed comfortable to him

69. According to the writer, E-mail has an obvious advantage over the telephone because the former helps one ______.

A. reach a group of people at one time conveniently

B. keep one’s communication as personal as possible

C. pass on much more information than the latter

D. get in touch with one’s friends faster than telephone

70. The best title for this passage is ______.

A. Computer New Technological Advances

B. Internet New Tool to Maintain Good Friendship

C. Computers Have Made Life Easier

D. Internet a Convenient Tool for Communication

第四部分：书面表达(共两节，满分50分)

第一节：完成句子(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

例：______ was that the young player performed extremely well in the table tennis tournament. (delight)

令球迷欣喜的是那位年轻的球员在乒乓球锦标赛中表现得极为出色。

答案：What delighted the fans/made the fans delighted

71. They are living with their parents for the moment because their own house _________________. (rebuild)

他们目前和他们的父母住在一起，因为他们自己的房子现在正在重建。

72. There is no doubt __________________ his injury in time for the race next week. (recover)

毫无疑问，他会及时恢复伤痛并参加下星期的比赛。

73. ___________________ for three blocks and then turn right. You’ll see the hospital on your left. (go)

沿着这条路走三个街区，然后右转，你会看到医院就在你的左边。

74. During his last lecture, the scientist ___________________ easier to explain the theory to those with some background knowledge. (find)

在那位科学家上次的讲座中，他发现，对那些有一些背景知识的人，更容易解释这个理论。

75. —Have you seen the film White Deer Plain?

—Of course, I have. It was in our village in 2012 __________________. (make)

—你看过电影《白鹿原》吗?

—当然看了，这部电影是2012年在我们村子里拍的。

76. Since February last year in the United States of America, ten Shotgun Weddings __________________ each month. (hold)

美国自从去年二月份以，每个月都会举行10场“枪支婚礼”。

77. Only when he thought of his lovely daughter _________________ his future during the hard days. (hopeful)

在那艰苦的岁月里，只有想到他那可爱的女儿，他就对前途充满希望。

78. She gave a musical concert in the hall __________________ a famous violinist last week. (interview)

上星期，她在这个大厅里举行了一场音乐会，在那儿我们采访了一位著名的小提琴家。

79. It was an exciting moment for these football fans this year, _____________ __________ the World Cup for the first time in years. (win)

今年对于这些球迷说，这是一个激动人心的时刻，多年他们所支持的球队第一次赢得了世界杯。

80. Xi’an is one of the few cities ____________________ as good as before. (remain)

西安是仅有的几个城市之一，它的城墙保持得和以前一样完好。

第二节：短文写作(共1题;满分30分)

假设你是张华，班里从外地转一名同学李明，他一时无法融入新的班集体中，感到很苦恼。请根据下列要点用英语给他写一封信(120字左右)：

1.帮他分析原因;

2.给他提出建议;

3.陈述你帮助他的具体打算。

Dear Li Ming,

I’m sorry to know that you feel uncomfortable at your new class.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best regards.

Yours truly,

Zhang Hua

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