She has a          of playing with her hair when she’s nervous．

    A. sense           B practice       C．custom        D habit

一This returned Chinese scholar has become one of the top experts in this field.

―Yes，I know him very well ,He      in Africa with animals for ten years．

    A has worked        B、had worked      C．has been working     D．worked

In the reading room，you should walk on        tiptoe so that you wouldn’t disturb other  readers,

    A the；the           B，the；／         C．／；the            D，/，/

   健康一直是人們關(guān)注的問題，請以“Health” 為題寫一篇短文，談?wù)勀銓�這個問題的看法。請注意在你的敘述中包含一下要點：

1.       健康的重要性；

2.       擯棄不良生活習(xí)慣，多鍛煉，保持飲食平衡；

3.       樂于和人交往，理解、尊重、包容對方。

注意：

1.       詞數(shù)100左右；

2.       適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個空格只填一個單詞。請將答案寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)的橫線上。

There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education. Some students do badly in traditional classrooms. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. But many students will not do well in an open classroom.

For some students , there are too few rules. These students will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem of getting used to making so many choices. For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. They worry about the rules even when there are no rules. Even a few rules will help this kind of students. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education. Teachers who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at their school.

You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained. You may have your own opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory. In actual fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students, want some structure in their classes. They want and need to have some rules. In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects. The majority of the students are pleased to find subjects they have ot study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to .

Open Education

In communities north of Denver, residents are pitching in to help teachers and administrators as the Vrain school District tries to solve a $13.8 million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement . “ We’re worried about out teachers and principals, and we really don’t want to lose them because of this,” one parent said,“ If we can help ease their financial burden, we will.”

Teachers are grateful, but know it may be years before the district is solvent(有綜合能力的). They feel really good about the parent support, but they realize it’s impossible for them to solve this problem.

The 22,000-student district discovered the shortage last month. “ It’s extraordinary. Nobody would have imagined something happening like this at this level,” said State Treasurer Mike Coffman.

Coffman and district officials last week agreed on a state emergency plan freeing up a $ 9.8 million loan that enabled the payroll(工資單) to be met for 2,700 teachers and staff in time for the holidays. District officials also took $ 1.7 million from student activity accounts of its 38 schools.

At Coffman’s request, the District Attorney has begun investigating the district’s finances. Coffman says he wants to know whether district officials hid the budget shortage until after the November election, when voters approved a $ 212 million bond issue for schools.

In Frederick, students’ parents are buying classroom supplies and offering to pay for groceries and utilities to keep first-year teachers and principals in their jobs.

Some $ 36,000 has been raised in donations from Safeway. A Chevrolet dealership donated $ 10,000 and forgave the district’s $ 10,750 bill for renting the driver educating cars.                   IBM contributed 4,500 packs of paper.

“ We employ thousands of people in this community,” said Mitch Carson, a hospital chief executive, who helped raise funds.” We have children in the school, and we see how they could be affected.”

At Creek High School, three students started a website that displays newspaper articles, district information and an email forum(論壇).” Rumors about what’s happening to the district are moving at lighting speed,” said a student, “ We wanted to know the truth, and spread that around instead.”

72. The author mainly intends to tell us           in the Vrain School District.

       A. a huge financial problem has arisen.

       B. many schools are mismanaged

       C. lots of teachers are planning to quit

       D. many administrative personnel have been laid off

73. How did the residents in the Vrain School District respond to the budget shortage?

       A. They felt somewhat helpless about it.

       B. They accused those responsible for it

       C. They pooled their efforts to help solve it.

       D. They demanded a thorough investigation

74. Why did Coffman request an investigation?

       A. To see if there was a deliberate cover-up of the problem.

       B. To find out the extent of the consequences of the case.

       C. To make sure that the school principals were innocent.

       D. To stop the voters approving the $ 212 million bong issue.

75. Three high school students started a website in order to           

       A. attract greater public attention to their needs

       B. appeal to the public for contributions and donations

       C. expose officials who neglected their duties

       D. keep people properly informed of the crisis

The three biggest lies in America are:（1） “ The check is in the mail.” (2) “ Of course I’ll respect you in the morning. ”(3) “ It was a computer error.”

Of these three little white lies, the worst of the lot by far is the third. It’s the only one that can never be true. Today, if a bank statement cheats you out of $ 900 that way, you know what the clerk is sure to say:“ It was a computer error.” Nonsense. The computer is reporting nothing more than what the clerk typed into it.

The most annoying case of all is when the computerized cash register in the grocery store shows that an item costs more than it actually does. If the innocent buyer points out the mistake, the checker, bagger and manager all come together and offer the familiar explanation:“ It was a computer error.”

It wasn’t , of course. That high-tech cash register is really nothing more than an electric eye. The eye reads the Universal Product Code-that ribbon of black and white lines on the package－and then checks the code against a price list stored in memory. If the price list is right, you’ll be charged accurately.

Grocery stores update the price list each day－that is, somebody sits at a keyboard and types in the prices. If the price they type in is too high, there are only two explanations: carelessness or dishonesty. But somehow“ a computer error”is supposed to excuse everything.

One reason we let people hide behind a computer is the common misunderstanding that huge, modern computers are “ electric brains” with “ artificial intelligence.” At some point there might be a machine with intelligence, but none exists today. The smartest computer on earth right now is no more “ intelligent”  than your average screwdriver (螺絲刀) . at this point in the development of computers the only thing any machine can do is what a human has instructed it to do .

68. According to the author, a high-tech cash register is really just       

       A. a simply adding machine

       B. an electric instrument of sight

       C. a way to keep employees honest

       D. an expensive piece of window dressing

69. Grocery store price lists are updated by           .

       A. an employee                                             B. a telephone receiver

       C. an adding machine                                     D. a typewriter

70. According to he author, which of the following statements is TRUE?

       A．that high-tech cash register is anything but an electric eye

       B. The grocery stores update the price list every other day.

       C. There is no machine with intelligence today.

       D. There are three lies in America

71. What’s the main idea of the passage?

       A. Computers are stupid and inefficient

       B. Computer errors are basically human errors

       C. Computers can help department stores update the price list

       D. Supermarket price errors are often made by computers

Their thumbs sure must be sore.

Two central Pennsylvania friends spent most of March in a text messaging record attempt, exchanging a thumbs-flying total of 217,000.

For one of the two, that meant an inches-thick itemized bill for $ 26,000.

Nick Andes, 29, and Doug Klinger, 30, were relying on their unlimited text messaging plans to get them through the escapade(短信套餐), so Andes didn’t expect such a big bill.

“ It came in a box that cost $ 27.55 to send to me.” he said. He said he “panicked” and called T-Mobile, which said it would investigate the charges.

The two Lancaster-area residents have been practically non-stop texters for about a decade since they attended Berks Technical Institute together.

That led Andes to searching for the largest monthly text message total he could find posted online: 182,000 sent in 2005 by Deepak Sharma in India.

Andes and Klinger were able to set up their phones to send multiple messages. During a February test run they found they could send 6,000 or 7,000 messages on some days, prompting the March messaging marathon.

“ Most were either short phrases or one word, ‘LOL’ or ‘Hello’， things like that , with tons and tons of repeats,” said Andes, reached by phone.

Andes sent more than 140,000 messages, and Klinger sent more than 70,000 to end the month with a total of just over 217,000, he said.

A spokesman for Guinness World Records didn’t immediately return messages asking whether it would be certified as a record.

April came as a relief to Andes’ wife , Julie, who had found his phone tied up with texting when she tried to call him on lunch breaks.

“ She was tired of it the first few days into it, ”Andes said.

60. The two young men sent so many messages           

       A. in order to set a record

       B. for they were good friends

       C. for they had a lot to say to each other

       D. to train their thumbs

61. Which of the following is true?

       A. The two young men set a new Guinness World Record by sending 217,000 messages.

       B. The two young men had sent 217,000 messages altogether.

       C. The two young men didn’t care about money

       D. They did some tests before starting the messaging marathon.

62. How did Andes feel when he received the bill box according to the text?

       A. Satisfied                B. Sad.                      C. Terrified                 D. Regretful

63. We can infer from the passage that              

       A. The two men were carrying on another messaging marathon the next month

       B. They decided to share the bill

       C. They sent much fewer messages later.

       D. Andes wife supported him whatever he did.

Do you want to work with people, animals or machines? Do you want to work indoors or outdoors, directly serve people in need or serve people  behind the scenes?  These are the typical questions that volunteer service agencies would ask.

Every year, thousands of people in the west offer volunteer service. Volunteering greatly strengthens the community because it helps the old, the young, the weak, the sick, the disabled and the injured to overcome difficulties.

Volunteers usually help in many different ways. They may give people advice, offer friendship to the young , drive the elderly to church, counsel kids against drugs, work as assistants in schools or nursing homes, raise funds, plant trees, help out in local libraries and do many other things. Volunteering can be a few hours a week or a few hours a month. Anybody who wants to serve people in need can become a volunteer.

The art of volunteering is a process of both giving and receiving. Volunteering allows volunteers to meet new people, make new friends and mix with people from all walks of life. Volunteering is an excellent way to experiment，practice and try out new techniques and skills，discover your individual talents and explore career choice. Being a volunteer will take individuals on a wonderful journey and help them learn many important things beyond their school learning.

56. What’s the best title of the passage?

       A. How To Be a Volunteer                               B. The Benefit of Being a Volunteer

       C. Volunteer Service in the West                      D. Who Can Be a Volunteer

57. Which of the following can best replace the underline words in the text?

       A.  directly                B. indirectly                C. publicly                  D. secretly

58. You can infer from the passage that to be a volunteer,          

       A. you need to get trained                               B. you can get something valuable

       C. you must be outgoing                                 D. you need to work very long

59. You are a student of thirteen. If you want to be a volunteer, you can do the following except     

       A. helping put in local libraries                          B. working as an assistant in schools

       C. offering friendship to the young                   D. driving the elderly to church

Have you ever had a day when everything seemed to go wrong, and nothing seemed to go right? Not too long ago I was having one of those days. I was    36   , tired, and sad. My focus was on me, and me    37  , no one else was experiencing the same trials    38    I was.

I expressed my depressed    39    to my mother,    40    for some pity. Instead , she said, “ I hear that Jamie was    41  a difficult day, too. Why don’t you make her some cookies and we’ll take    42   to her this afternoon?” I didn’t really want to ,   43  decided that I didn’t want to go back to my other problems. I made the cookies and   44   them on a little plate. Then I made a mark   45   a sunflower on it and wrote a note of    46  .

That afternoon we called     47   my friend’s house. I went to the door and rang the bell. Soon Jamie came to the door and looked at me in surprise for the    48   visit. Before she could say anything I rushed, “ I heard you were having a hard day and decided to bring you something. I hope your day    49    better.” The look that came over Jamie’s face was one   50     I could never put into   51    . it was as if a darkened sky was    52    lit with the    53  rays of the sun; it was as if in that small    54    her day was brightened.

I got back into the car and for    55      amazing reason, I felt a lot better myself. That day I experienced the truth that James Barrie attempted to describe, “ Those who bring sunshine to the lives of cannot keep it from themselves.”