— I’ve told Nancy many times about the meeting, but she still forgot it!

— I understand. Actually, anyone ______ be very forgetful at times.

A. must   B. should C. ought to       D. can

Only lately _____ about the dark secrets behind the seemingly-happy marriage of the  

   golf star Tiger Woods.

         A. the public have known         B. were the public known

         C. have the public known         D. the public knew

— How would you like your tea?

— _____.

A. Very quickly       B. As it comes, please      C. Very much       D. I don’t like tea

Even as Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda wrapped up a tired appearance before Congress，the head of the world’s largest automaker wasn’t leaving his problems behind．

 Toyota faces a criminal investigation by federal lawyers in New York．The company is now being investigated．Its US dealerships in difficulty now are facing repairs to potentially millions of customer cars that have been recalled．The company is offering customers money back for rental cars and other expenses．

 Its lawyers are busy preparing to cope with lawsuits．A new hearing will be conducted. And the cost to Toyota’s reputation is only now starting．

Despite back-to-back hearings this  week，left to be said were a better explanation for slow actions to deal with the faults and believable promises that the problems that led to sudden，unintended accelerations will be fixed．

Toyoda said those changes were being made nearly around the clock，but during three hours of often tense questions and answers he repeated that there was no link to the vehicle’s electronic systems．

Many drivers making complaints against Toyota and the government say their acceleration problems had nothing to do with floor mat interference(油門踏板故障)or sticky gas pedals(剎車)．Outside experts have suggested electronic problems.

    House lawmakers expressed serious criticism on Toyoda，the grandson of the company’s founder．

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA)is seeking records on Toyota’s recalls and is conducting its own review on whether electronics were behind the car faults．NHTSA also continues to look into steering complaints from drivers of the popular Corolla model．

    Toyota has recalled 8．5 million cars，more than 6 million of them in the United States．

      It may be a while before car buyers believe that Toyota really makes safe cars．

      Toyota’s January sales already fell 16 percent even as most other automakers jumped back from last year’s bad results．Analyst Koji Endo of Advanced Research Japan in Tokyo said he expects February sales，due out next week，to be down 30 percent to 40．Toyota’s sales problem could continue beyond that． 

      It will take some time to feel the full effect of this，he said．

68．The best title for this passage is            ．

      A．Toyota is in trouble                    B．Toyota is under hearing

      C．Toyota is finished                         D．Toyota is still running

69．What is the purpose of the hearing?

      A．America hopes that Toyota apologizes to the US customers．

      B．America wants to get Toyota out of the US market．

      C．America wants to help Toyota out of difficulty．

      D．America hopes that Toyota admits their cars have electronic system problem．

70．What can we infer from the passage?

    A．Toyota provides very good post sale service．   

    B．Toyota’s biggest market is in the United States．

    C．Toyota will be closed soon．

    D．Toyota’s dealership in the US will all be closed．

71．The last sentence of this passage indicates            .

      A．Analyst Koji Endo is fully confident about Toyota

      B．Toyota could meet a worse situation

      C．Toyota would get out of trouble sooner or later

      D．Toyota would build up a better reputation among its customers

書面表達(dá)（滿分30分）

現(xiàn)在中學(xué)生進(jìn)“網(wǎng)吧”的現(xiàn)象相當(dāng)普遍，有害無利。請(qǐng)你以Keep far away from net bars為題，根據(jù)下面的文字提示，寫一篇100 字左右的短文。

1. 現(xiàn)象：根據(jù)調(diào)查，學(xué)生進(jìn)網(wǎng)吧主要是去玩游戲，有些同學(xué)甚至玩通宵，嚴(yán)重影響學(xué)習(xí)和健康。

2．談?wù)勀銓?duì)這種現(xiàn)象的看法。

Keep far away from net bars

Equipped with modern facilities, today’s libraries differ greatly from ____.

   A. the past one                    B. the past

   C. which of the past                D. those of the past

More important, perhaps, education teaches us to see the connections between things, as well as ______ beyond our immediate needs.

A. to be seen            B. to see                   C. seeing                  D. having seen

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出適合填入

對(duì)應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。

         David grew up poor. He started   26   in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, leaving at 11 am to go to work.

         Lack of money meant lack of   27   opportunities, but he had a   28   for knowledge. In his   29   time he read books on human development, vocabulary builders,   30   that he thought would help him succeed   31   down the road.

         He was a hard worker and rose above his lack of higher education to produce decently for his family,   32   the factory life was taking it toll (造成傷害) on him   33   , emotionally, and spiritually. It was, in his mind,   34   him like a slow poison.

         In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or more hours in the   35   and worked   36   40 or more hours a week teaching   37   computer skills. He worked harder than he   38  had in his life, logging over 100 hours a week on many, many  39  .

         David began applying for jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was shot down many times, but he never   40   . he had a goal and kept after it even when he didn’t feel like it because anything else seemed so   41   . That kind of drive and perseverance (堅(jiān)持不懈) almost always pays off.

         I’m   42   to say David left the factory and took a job in the computer field. He beat out college-educated applicants with 4-year degrees with his   43   skills.

         This is a true story about   44  . It’s a story about believing yourself. It’s a story about finding what you love to do and following your   45  .     

There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external (外在的) result or a product that can easily be identified and measured．The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language—all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts．

By contrast (對(duì)照) , the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way．The process is not the road itself, but the attitudes, feelings people have , and their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties．In this process, the journey never really ends；there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept．

In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first．How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is necessary for our ability to grow．Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, we tend to take more chances and be more open to unfamiliar experiences．Do we think we’re shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and we think we are slow to adapt (適應(yīng)) change or that we’re not smart enough to deal with a new challenge．Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all．

These feelings of insecurity (不安全) and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow．If we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing．We become trapped inside a shell of our own making．

72．In the author’s eye, one who views personal growth as a process would ______．

       A．succeed in climbing up the social ladder

       B．grow up from his own achievements

       C．face difficulties and take up challenges

       D．a(chǎn)im high and reach his goal each time

73．Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growth? 

       A．Our manager was always willing to accept new challenges．

       B．Jane won the first prize in the speech competition．

       C．Jerry picked up French during his stay in Paris．

       D．Father’s salary rose from 5, 000 to 7,000．

74．For personal growth, the author is in favor of all the following EXCEPT _______．

       A．being curious about more changes        

       B．being quick in self-adaptation

       C．having an open mind to new experiences      

       D．staying away from failures and challenges

75．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? 

       A．It is not so easy to measure personal growth．

       B．To try and fail on the new road facing the unknown is unavoidable．

       C．There are only two ways to see a person’s growth．

       D．If you are too shy to take any risks in life, you cannot grow up． 

When the spaceship traveled above,________new-looking earth appeared before us, _______

earth that we had never seen before.

       A．a(chǎn); the            B．the; an       C．/; the      D．a(chǎn); an