－What are you going to do this afternoon?

   － I'll probably go for a walk later on______it stays fine.

       A.so long as    B.as far as      C.even if D.as if

Everyone in this country enjoys the same right ________ religion, race or sex.

      A．regardless of     B．in view of       C．in spite of           D．in case of

Organizing Yourself

    Many new students find it hard to do all the study that has to be done; they find themselves putting off reading assignment, jumping from subject to another and rarely being quite certain what they are trying to do during a particular study session. The best way to overcome these difficulties and to start studying efficiently is to plan your time and organize your work. Let us suppose that you have 15 hours per week of classes and that you decide to allow yourself a 40—hour working week (a reasonable figure ,leaving you 70 waking hours for other activities).

       You now have to decide how to divide the remaining 25 hours of private study .Naturally the decisions you make will change from week to week according to what essays have to be written and what reading has to be done. Many people find it helpful to draw up each week a seven—day timetable showing the occasions on which they will be working privately and the particular subjects that will be studying on each occasion .By checking such a plan at times during the week ,you can see what you have done and what you have still to do :the whole plan become more manageable .There are a number of places where you can study—college library ,public library ,home ,empty classrooms ,on bus or train –and each has several obvious advantages and disadvantages .The college library is least busy in the evening , on Wednesday afternoon ,and all day Friday and Saturday.

       When you are deciding where to study ,keep the following suggestions in mind:

       ●　Try to study always in the same place .After a while the familiar surroundings will help you to switch into the right frame of mind as soon as you sit down.

       ●　Find somewhere with as few distractions as possible.

       ●　Make sure that your study place has a good light and is warm (but not too warm )

        and well aired.

71．Many new students find it hard        .

       A．to make a good plan       B．to study efficiently

       C．to delay their reading      D．to jump from subject to subject

72．What’s the main idea of this passage?

       A．Plan your time and organize your work.       B．Overcome your difficulties.

       C．Be certain what you can do .   D．Find a quiet place for study.

73．A student’s organization of his work will need to change according to         .

       A．how many hours he is awake  B．how many subjects are required

       C．how many lectures he misses   D．what he has to write and read that week

74．A student is advised to make a weekly plan and to check it from time to time in order to     .

       A．see whether he has calculated it properly

       B．see what day of the week is

       C．see what work still needs doing

       D．see how he feels at the whole week

75．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a place where you can study?

       A．The bus    B．The train   C．Home       D．A public house

--- I’ve got your invitation.

    --- Oh, good.              .

       A．Can you come?              B．Thanks a lot.

       C．I’ll take it.              D．May I help you?

If boy wizard Harry Potter uses his magic to capture the hearts of millions of teenagers, high school students Gabriella and Troy have charmed American boys and girls with their stories of campus life.

       They are the leading characters in High School Musical, a series of hugely successful films in the US. The sequel （續(xù)集）, High School Musical 3, came out on October 24 and has topped the American box office for two straight weeks.

       The show has everything attractive to teenagers—dancing, catchy music, puppy love and good looks. The story starts when high school basketball star Troy and brainy Gabriella —two teenagers who are worlds apart—meet during the winter break. At a karaoke contest they discover their love for singing and an interest in each other. When school starts, Troy finds out that Gabriella is the new girl at his school.

       Eager to find the magic they had during karaoke, Troy and Gabriella decide to audition （試鏡） for the school’s upcoming musical. This angers the school’s drama queen Sharpay. However, they overcome difficulties and become the leading actors.

       But the story doesn't end there. High School Musical 2 follows their adventures over summer vacation when Sharpay tries to break up Troy and Gabriella. In the latest sequel, high school seniors are facing the possibilities of being separated from each other as they go off in different directions when graduating from high school.

       Joined by the rest of their friends, Troy and Gabriella stage a musical reflecting （反映） their experiences, hopes and fears about the future.

       "The success of the High School Musical films shows Disney's long-term efforts to attract youngsters for whom Mickey Mouse seems too babyish," wrote New York Times reporter Dave Itzkoff. "For the time being, the movie has made fictional high school students as recognizable as that 79-year-old mouse."

59．What is the passage mainly about?

       A．Boy wizard—Harry potter.

       B．High school students Gabriella and Troy.

       C．A successful show—High school Musical.

       D．Disney’s long-term efforts.

60．What can you learn from the words “two teenagers who are worlds apart?”

       A．They live far away from each other.

       B．They have a big difference between each other.

       C．They used to know each other well.

       D．They study at the same school.

61．What happens in High School Musical 2, according to the passage?

       A．Troy and Gabriella audition for a school musical.

       B．Troy and Gabriella meet at a karaoke contest.

       C．Troy and Gabriella graduate from high school.

       D．Sharpay tries to end the relationship of Troy and Gabriella.

60．What does New York Times reporter Dave Itzkoff mean?

       A．The high school students don’t like Mickey Mouse.

       B．Mickey Mouse is more attractive to youngsters.

       C．High School Musical is possibly more attractive to youngsters.

       D．Mickey Mouse is too old to be recognized by youngsters.

--- Do remember to take this medicine three times a day with warm boiled water.

    ---        .

       A．Heard it    B．Made it     C．Got it       D．Taken it

第二部分：閱讀理解（第一節(jié)：共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。

L’HAY-LES-ROSES, France: Three teenage girls admitted starting a fire in a suburban Paris housing project over the weekend that killed 17 people, including three children, police said yesterday. A fourth girl was held yesterday morning.

The fire in a 19-storey building south of Paris was the third fatal blaze in the Paris area in nine days. The death toll rose to 16 after a man died late Sunday in a hospital, where seven others were being treated for serious injuries, police said.

Three teenagers taken in for questioning on Sunday admitted having started the fire for fun, police said. Two of the suspects were 18-year-old, the other was 16, police said. Further details were not available.

Witnesses claimed to have seen a group of youths who lived in the building start the fire, said Patrick Seve, mayor of the town of L’HAY-LES-ROSES, near Orly airport, where the building was located.

The fire is believed to have broken out in the lobby（門廳）of the building before raging up a stairwell at least three floors. Some residents jumped from windows as the fire spread through the building’s entrance.

Authorities were investigating possible criminals in an August 26 fire that killed 14 African children and three adults in a Paris apartment building. Three days later, another fire killed seven in a building.

Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy suggested on French television on Sunday night that copycats（盲目模仿者）were at work. “Each time there is a new story, sometimes that gives ideas to people who then turn into criminals,” Sarkozy said, promising severe punishment for anyone found guilty of arson（縱火）.

56. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs？

A. Three girls were caught setting fire to a building.

B. The fourth girl wasn’t present when the fire broke out.

C. All the people lost their lives before police came.

D. Paris was troubled by fire during that period.

57. Why did the teenagers start the fire？

A. They were interested in playing with fire.

B. They wanted to make fun of their parents.

C. They were not satisfied with the surroundings.

D. They wanted to warm themselves.

58. From the fourth and fifth paragraphs we know that ________.

A. the witnesses must have put out the fire

B. the lobby of the building was covered with wood.

C. the witnesses were familiar with the teenagers

D. the residents shouldn’t have jumped from windows

59. What the Minister said in the last paragraph means that ________.

A. he doesn’t like to listen to new stories

B. he has no time to write new stories

C. teenagers often have ideas to turn into criminals

D. teenagers may do the same as others have done

第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

選擇題（共17小題：每小題2分，滿分34分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

 Three armed robbers stole two Pablo Picasso prints from an art museum in downtown Sao Paulo on Thursday, which was the city's second high-profile art theft in less than a year. The bandits also took two oil paintings by well-known Brazilian artists Emiliano Di Cavalcanti and Lasar Segall, said Carla Regina, a spokeswoman for the Pinacoteca do Estado museum.

The Picasso prints stolen were "The Painter and the Model" from 1963 and "Minotaur, Drinker and Women" from 1933, according to a statement from the Sao Paulo Secretary of State for Culture, which oversees the museum. The prints and paintings have a combined value of $612,000, the statement and a museum official said.

About noon, three armed men paid the $2.45 entrance fee and immediately went to the second-floor gallery where the works were being exhibited, bypassing more valuable pieces, authorities said. "This indicates to us that they probably received an order" to take those specific works, Youssef Abou Chain, head of Sao Paulo's organized crime unit, told reporters at a news conference. The assailants overpowered three unarmed museum guards and grabbed the works, officials said. The robbery took about 10 minutes and the museum was nearly empty at the time. The assailants took the pieces — frames and all — out of the museum in two bags. The institution has no metal detectors.

In December, Picasso's "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch" and "O Lavrador de Cafe" by Candido Portinari, an influential Brazilian artist, were stolen from the Sao Paulo Museum of Art by three men who used a crowbar（鐵撬棍）and car jack to force open one of the museum's steel doors. The framed paintings were found Jan. 8, covered in plastic and leaning against a wall in a house on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, South America's largest city. One of the suspects in that robbery — a former TV chef — turned himself over to police in January, who already had two suspects in custody（監(jiān)禁）.

56. What did the armed men steal on Thursday?

A. Two prints by Pablo Picasso

B. Two oil painting by Brazilian artists

C. Two prints by Pablo Picasso and two oil paintings by two Brazilian artists.  

D. Two prints by two Brazilian artists and two oil paintings by Picasso Pablo.  

57. Why didn't the thieves take other more valuable works?  

A. Because they didn't know that the other pieces were worth more.  

B. Probably because they had received an order for the prints that they took.  

C. Because they didn't have enough time.

D. Because they were in such a hurry that they couldn’t get them all.  

58. How many people were in the museum during the robbery?  

A. A lot. The museum was crowded.  

B. Not too many. It was almost empty.  

C. There were a lot of people outside the museum.  

D. Only three of them.  

59. According to the passage, which of the followings is TRUE?

A. In December, "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch" and "O Lavrador de Cafe" painted by Candido Portinari were stolen.  

B. There are steel doors and no detectors in Sao Paulo Museum of Art.  

C. Three robbers defeated three armed museum guards and took away the works on Thursday.

D. Three suspects in the first high-profile art theft in less than a year were arrested.  

Music died here last spring, or rather, it was killed by members of the school committee who ignored the importance of music and drama as part of the high-school curriculum.

The committee decided that teaching students how to take a standardized test is more important than a curriculum in which students can explore their interests in the arts as well as academics. Because the school system is running out of funding, it needs to make sure that students pass the mastery test or even more money will be lost. If students fail the state standardized test, it is not the fault of drama and music classes - they are failing because the "academic" classes are not sufficient.

It is painful to think of how many students will be discouraged from singing, acting, and playing instruments because school programs are no longer offered. Many families cannot afford private music lessons, and many potential musicians and artists may not find their calling if they are not exposed to it in school. The fact that the school committee thinks the arts are not worth the investment will certainly make some students believe the arts are not worth their time or support and the cycle will continue.

Teaching for a test does not shape students into complete, well-rounded people. It blocks the natural sense to create and express feelings through art - there is more to life than the analytical thinking that math and English provide. What happens after a test? Sure, a student might graduate, but they will have limited knowledge - certainly not a good preparation for the real world.

69. Music and drama are not included in the high-school curriculum mainly because_______.

      A. the school committee pays no attention to them

      B. the school is afraid of losing financial support

      C. the students are not interested in both of them

      D. the state standardized test is more important

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

      A. The sufficiency of the classes determines students' performance in the mastery test

      B. Quite a few students are discouraged from music and art in today' s school system

      C. Students can be musicians and artists only if they can afford private music lessons

      D. The school committee completely influences students' attitude towards the arts

71. We can learn that music and art can _______.

      A. motivate students in creativity and expression

      B. make students round-shaped people in future

      C. provide students with analytical thinking

      D. prevent students graduating from high school

72. The best title of the passage can be _______.

      A. "Who Killed Music and Drama?"        B. "Can Curriculum Go Without Music?"

      C. "Why is Music So Important?"          D. "How To Prepare For the Real World?"

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分,滿分40分）

Big things were happening in my life the summer I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents shook my entire world and turned it upside down when they told me they were getting a divorce. I couldn't believe that our family was going to break up. Though I always knew my parents weren't very happy and they often fought, I still wanted my family to stay the same.

My life changed completely after the divorce.My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town,while my father and brother,Bill, stayed in our house.I now became a visitor whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather,Dan,whom I showed no interest in.I was clearly depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no way that things could change back to the way they had been.

Even though I resisted all Dan's attempts to get to know me and wasn't very nice to him, he never gave up on me. Gradually, I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in common, especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We spent a lot of time together hanging out watching TV. That gave us a chance to talk and get to know each other.

Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed advice on school or friends. Once I began to warm up to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and took short trips. Eventually, I discovered that I finally had the happy family that I had always wanted.

I now realize my parents were right about getting the divorce. Their breakup was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness－ he remarried and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle. 　 　　

At 13, I learned an important truth－change is not always the worst thing that can happen. Sometimes, it is just what we need the most.

61.According to the passage, which of the following statements is WRONG?

      A.Their parents didn't love each other any longer.       B.The writer didn't want his parents to divorce.

       C.Their parents' divorce hurt the writer much.     D.The writer was in low spirits all the time.

62.The writer and Dan have the same interests EXCEPT______.

       A.seeing movies     B.surfing the internet     C.having talks D.watching TV

63.What does the author think of his stepfather?

       A.Trustful.     B.Interesting.  C.Helpful.      D.Boring.

64.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

      A.Divorce Is Not Always the Worst.     B.A Devoted Stepfather.

       C.There Is a Change in My Life.   D.A True Story.