16. --- When will your father be back home?

   --- ____ twelve o’clock.

   A. In            B. Since         C. Until           D. After

—Jack, can you make a sentence to ________ the meaning of the new phrase?

   —Well…

A. show off                  B. turn out               C. bring out           D. take in

10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking

By The Princeton Language Institute, Lenny Laskowski

Paperback: 224 pages

Publisher: Warner Books

ISBN: 0446676683

This book is a course on giving public talks. It’s written by an expert in the field and has the tools to make you a relaxed, effective, and commanding public speaker. You can find clear, brief, step-by-step to help you: Overcome nervousness and discover your own natural style. Set up an immediate connection with your audience.

Practise new techniques daily in conversations with friends. Write a speech that builds to an unforgettable conclusion. Mix together humour and anecdotes into your talk. Use special techniques to memorize your speech.

In the Spotlight: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Performing

By Janet E. Esposito

Paperback: 176 pages

Publisher: Strong Books

ISBN: 1928782078

In the Spotlight is a gift for people experiencing any degree of fear or discomfort in speaking or performing in front of others, either in formal settings. The book has many different methods to help you get beyond stage fright and learn to speak or perform with ease and confidence.

The Lost Art of the Great Speech: How to Write One and How to Deliver It

By Richard Dowis

Paperback: 288 pages

Publisher: American Management Association

ISBN: 0814470548

Here’s expert guidance on how to write a forceful speech. Attractive slides, confident body language, and a lot of eye contacts are fine. Now everyone can learn to give a powerful, direct speeches that catch an audience’s attention. The key is not just in the delivery, but in using the power of language. It requires interesting ideas, presented in a clear and memorable way.

It’s speech-writing guide made by an award-winning writer. It has everything from researching and writing the speech to preparing the text to delivering the speech to handling questions from the audience.

Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History

By William Bathe

Paperback: 1,055 pages

Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company

ISBN: 0393040054

This is a collection of more than 100 speeches that seeks to show the enduring power of human eloquence (雄辯) to inspire and uplift (振奮). These speeches are said to have moved millions and changed history. There is an introduction to each speech, and an essay on the art of public speaking.

This collection is edited by a former presidential speechwriter-William Satire. He knows firsthand, the importance of putting together the right words for the right movement.

These speeches prove that, even in the digital age, the most forceful medium of communication is still the human voice speaking directly to the mind, heart, and soul.

49. The purpose of the above books is to _______.

   A. give you encouragement in making a speech

   B. tell you how to make a forceful speech

   C. show you the skills of making a good speech

   D. tell you how to catch an audience’s attention while making a speech

50. If you want to improve your speaking skills by reading some great speeches by famous people, you will read ______.

   A. Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History

   B. The Lost Art of the Great Speech: How to Write One and How to Deliver It

   C. In the Spotlight: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Performing

   D. 10 Days to More Confident Public speaking

51. Which of the following people used to write speeches for presidents？

   A. Rechard Dowis.                 B. Janet E. Esposito. 

C. Lenny Laskowski.               D. William Satire.

第二節(jié)   書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

近日你校搬進(jìn)了建成的新址，你作為母校巨大變化的見證人參加了英語報(bào)舉辦的題為“Great, my school”英語征文活動(dòng)，請你根據(jù)以下信息寫一篇征文。

注意：1．文章開頭已為你寫好。

2．詞數(shù)：120個(gè)左右。

3．生詞：多媒體 multi-media

Great, my school

My school has taken on a new look since it moved into a new place. It is quite different from the old one.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

---Why are you so hot?

   ---I_______football with my classmates and how I want to have a drink!

       A．was playing     B．have been playing    C．have played      D．played

Mr. Johnson always carries a notebook, in which he_________everything that happens.

   A. sets down      B. settles down     C. comes down    D. breaks down

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）

My family couldn’t afford to send me to school when I was 16. When my mother took me out of school, I really lost heart about my life and didn’t know what I was going to do.

I worked to help my mother sell newspapers and that was all I could do at the time. When I was 18 years old, my mother started telling me that I would have to live on my own. I felt very frightened of the future. One night while I was watching television, a piece of news about joining the army caught my eyes. I had admired soldiers since I was very young. Now the chance came and I felt pleased. The next day I called the number on the news and set up an appointment to meet the recruiter(征兵人員), an elderly officer. When he heard that I didn’t graduate from high school, he told me that I had a slim(微小的) chance. I explained to him that I would study to improve myself and work hard. At last, he agreed to try to help me.

About a month later he asked me to go to his office and explained to me that he would get me in the service（服役） but I had to promise him that I would make the best of this chance he was trying to create for me and I did. He was able to help me join the army and I kept my promise by doing eight years and receiving an Honorable Discharge (光榮退伍證) from the service. After that, I have worked as a guard with good pay.

56. Why did the author drop out of high school?

A. Because he wanted to help his mother.

B. Because his mother wanted him to work.

C. Because he lost interest in study.

D. Because his family was too poor.

57. When the author got out of school, he felt _______.

 A. relaxed             B. hopeless             C. bored            D. frightened

58. How did the author succeed in joining the army?

 A. Through his mother’s encouragement and his luck.

 B. Through his great performance before the recruiter.

 C. Through his sincere(真誠的) request and an officer’s help.

 D. Through his optimistic attitude and serious promise.

59. We can infer from the text that _________.

 A. people can achieve success if they don’t give up

 B. a person’s achievements depend mainly on other’s help

 C. failure in one field doesn’t mean failure in another

 D. people should be confident in the face of difficulties

Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the websites you’ve visited. Or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits.

In fact, it’s likely some of these things have already happened to you. Who would watch you without your permission? It might be a spouse, a girlfriend, a marketing company, a boss, a cop or a criminal. Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen—the 21st century equivalent(equal) of being caught naked.

Psychologists tell us boundaries (dividing line) are healthy, that it’s important to reveal yourself to friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times. But few boundaries remain. The digital bread pieces you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are, where you are and what you like. In some cases, a simple Google search can reveal what you think. Like it or not, increasingly we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret.

The key question is: Does that matter?

For many Americans, the answer apparently is “no.”

When opinion polls (民意測驗(yàn)) ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it. A survey found an overwhelming (very large) pessimism about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is “slipping away, and that bothers me.”

But people say one thing and do another. Only a tiny part of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve (protect) their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths (收費(fèi)站) to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessanfro Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will surrender personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon (優(yōu)惠券).

But privacy does matter—at least sometimes. It’s like health: when you have it, you don’t notice it. Only when it’s gone do you wish you’d done more to protect it.

63．What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?

       A. Friends should open their hearts to each other.

B. Friends should always be faithful to each other.

C. There should be a distance even between friends.

D. There should be fewer disputes between friends.

64．Why does the author say “we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret” (Line 4—5, Para, 3)?

       A. Modern society has finally developed into an open society.

B. People leave traces around when using modern technology.

C. There are always people who are curious about others’ affairs.

D. Many search engines profit by revealing people’s identities.

65．What do most Americans do about privacy protection?

       A. They change behaviors that might disclose their identity.

B. They use various loyalty cards for business deals.

C. They rely more and more on electronic devices.

D. They talk a lot but hardly do anything about it.

66．According to the passage, privacy is like health because ________.

       A. people will make every effort to keep it        

B. its importance is rarely understood

C. it is something that can easily be lost      

D. people don’t cherish it until they lose it

A. You and Me, Baby

B. Ruff! Ruff! Where's Scruff?

C. The Giving Tree

D. Where the Wild Things Are

60. Little Tom who likes to read picture books with a hide-and-seek adventure will be likely to buy _____.

      A. Ruff! Ruff! Where’s Scruff?             B. You and Me, Baby    

       C. The Giving Tree                       D. Where the Wild Things Are

61. How much will you pay if you order three books named Where the Wild Things Are?

       A. $16.26                         B$ 75                        C. $ 50.58                D. $34.59

62. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

       A. The language of four kinds of books is English.

       B. Four kinds of books are available at present.

       C. The cover of four kinds of books is hardcover.

      D. The reading level of four kinds of books are the same.

63. Where would this advertisement probably appear?

      A. In a children’s story-book               B. On the front page of a newspaper.

C. On the Internet.                     D. In a popular magazine.

Postcards to myself

In 50 years fo traveling Colin McCorpuodale has visited every country in the world, except thtee, And everywhere he goes, he sends himself a postcard , He always chooses a postcard with a beautiful view, and sticks on an interesting stamp, Usually he writes just a short message to himself , His latest one , from the Malians island, read Good fishing,

On a wall in his home in London there is a large  map of  the world. There are hundreds of little red  pins stuck in it .”It’s good to get a pin in the map.” Says Mr.McCorquodale, “but I follow the rules,I’m allowed to stick one in only if I ‘ve been in a place for more than 24 hours.”

Naturlly , Mr, McCorpuodale has his favorite places, New Zealand he describes as “wonderful “In Europe, he says,”Italy is a favourite place, But in Italy tourists are worried that they will get ripped off because people there often charge too much for something ,” Of China he says ,”This is one country in the world which is completely different, There is no European influence.”

Wherever he goes, Mr. McCorpuodale takes with him a photo of his wife, a candle,a torch, a shirt with a secret pocket, and a pen for writing his postcards

So why does he do it ? For the postcards or the travel? Mr McCorpuodale laughs, “I do it for the journey,” he , says.” I get a kick out of traveling, and all the planning.”

72.We can learn from the second paragraph that_______

A There is a large map of London in his home.

B Mr McCorpuodale likes sticking red pins in the map at will(隨意)

C If he traveled in a place and stayed there 2days, he will stick  a red pin in the map

D He likes collecting red pins,

73. What is written on his latest postcard?

A A favorite place    B Malians island     C  Good fishing     D　A beautiful view

74. Tourists in Italy are often_______________

A beaten   B helped     C encouraged   D cheated

75. From the passage we know that Mr McCorpuodale_______

A has visited all the coutries in the world

B  has only three favorite places

C takes his wife with him wherever he goed

D gets a lot of pleasure from traveling and the planning for it