It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005．While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work．On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does．After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone．

The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport．Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family．And the bike was also used to get groceries（食品雜貨），saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live．

I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story．Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help．One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up．Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job．It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before．

People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so．This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity（人性）as a whole． And it has influenced（影響）us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others．No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares．And the results can be everlasting．

1．Why was the bike so important to the couple?

A． The man’s job was bike racing．                B． It was their only possession．

C． It was a nice Kona 18 speed．                   D． They used it for work and daily life．

2．We can infer from the text that ____________．

A． the couple worked 60 hours a week．        B． people were busy before Christmas

C． the stranger brought over the bike               D． life was hard for the young family．

3．How did people get to know the couple’s problem?

A． From radio broadcasts．                          B． From a newspaper．

C． From TV news．                                  D． From a stranger．

4．What do the couple learn from their experience?

A． Strangers are usually of little help．            B． One should take care of their bike．

C． News reports make people famous．          D． An act of kindness can mean a lot．

When former American President Bill Clinton traveled to South Korea to visit President Kim Young Sam, he repeatedly referred to the Korean president’s wife as Mrs. Kim．By mistake, President Clinton’s advisers thought that Koreans have the same naming customs as the Japanese．Clinton had not been told that, in Korea, wives keep their family names． President Kim Young Sam’s wife was named Sohn Myong Suk．Therefore, she should be addressed （稱謂）as Mrs. Sohn．

       President Clinton arrived in Korea directly after leaving Japan and had not changed his culture gears．His failure to follow Korean customs gave the impression that Korea was not as important to him as Japan．

       In addition to Koreans．Some Asian husbands and wives do not share the same family names．This practice often puzzles（使困惑）English-speaking teachers when talking with a pupil’s parents．They become puzzled about the student’s correct last name．Placing the family name first is common among a number of Asian cultures．

       Mexican naming customs are different as well．When a woman marries, she keeps her family name and adds her husband’s name after the word de （of）．This affects （影響）how they fill in forms in the United States．When requested to fill in a middle name, they generally write the father’s family name．But Mexicans are addressed by the family name of the mother．This often causes puzzlement．

      Here are a few ways to deal with such difficult situations：don’t always think that a married woman uses her husband’s last name．Remember that in many Asian cultures, the order of first and last names is reversed （顛倒）．Ask which name a person would prefer to use．If the name is difficult to pronounce, admit it, and ask the person to help you say it correctly．

1．The story of Bill Clinton is used to             ．

A． improve US-Korean relations                 B． introduce the topic of the text

C． describe his visit to Korea                   D． tell us how to address a person

2．The word “gears” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to              ．

A． action plans                                              B． naming customs

C． travel maps                                              D． thinking patterns

3．When a woman marries in Korea, she             ．

A． continues to use her family name

B． uses her husband’s given name

C． shares her husband’s family name

D． adds her husband’s given name to hers

4．To address a married woman properly, you’d better             ．

A． use her middle name                                 B． use her husband’s first name

C． ask her which name she likes                    D． change the order of her names

Napoleon, as a character in Tolstoy’s War and Peace, is more than once described as having “fat little hands．”Nor does he “sit well or firmly on the horse．”He is said to be “undersized,” with “short legs” and a “round stomach”．The issue here is not the accuracy of Tolstoy’s description—it seems not that far off from historical accounts—but his choice of facts：other things that could be said of the man are not said．We are meant to understand the difference of a warring commander in the body of a fat little Frenchman．Tolstoy’s Napoleon could be any man wandering in the streets and putting a little of powdered tobacco up his nose—and that is the point．

     It is a way the novelist uses to show the moral nature of a character．And it turns out that, as Tolstoy has it, Napoleon is a crazy man．In a scene in Book Three of War and Peace, the wars having reached the critical year of 1812,Napoleon receives a representative from the Tsar（沙皇）,who has come with peace terms．Napoleon is very angry：doesn’t he have more army? He, not the Tsar, is the one to make the terms．He will destroy all of Europe if his army is stopped．“That is what you will have gained by engaging me in the war!” he shouts．And then, Tolstoy writes, Napoleon “walked silently several times up and down the room, his fat shoulders moving quickly．”

Still later, after reviewing his army amid cheering crowds, Napoleon invites the shaken Russian to dinner．“He raised his hand to the Russian’s．．．face,” Tolstoy writes, and “taking him by the ear pulled it gently．．．” To have one’s ear pulled by the Emperor was considered the greatest honor and mark of favor at the French court．“Well, well, why don’t you say anything?” said he, as if it was ridiculous in his presence to respect any one but himself, Napoleon．

Tolstoy did his research, but the composition is his own．

1．Tolstoy’s description of Napoleon in War and Peace is ___________．

A．far from the historical facts                         B．based on the Russian history

C．based on his selection of facts                      D．not related to historical details

2．Napoleon was angry when receiving the Russian representative because ________．

A．he thought he should be the one to make the peace terms

B．the Tsar’s peace terms were hard to accept

C．the Russians stopped his military movement

D．he didn’t have any more army to fight with

3．Tolstoy intended to present Napoleon as a man who is __________________．

A．ill-mannered in dealing with foreign guests

B．fond of showing off his iron will

C．determined in destroying all of Europe

D．crazy for power and respect

4．What does the last sentence of the passage imply?

A．A writer doesn’t have to be faithful to his findings．

B．A writer may write about a hero in his own way．

C．A writer may not be responsible for what he writes．

D．A writer has hardly any freedom to show his feelings．

1．What does a person need most to be fit for the one-hour weekday job?

     A．He should he cheerful, dependable, and easy-going．

     B．He has to work from Monday to Friday．

     C．He can remain calm in a difficult situation．

     D．He can welcome guests and deal with phone calls．

2． According to the above information, what is the right thing to do when you swim ?

     A．To keep close to the beach．                             B．To dive into unknown waters．

     C．To use floating toys on the water．              D．To swim soon after lunch．

3．The best title for the last piece of information would be_________．

A．Tips on Showing Interest in a Job 

B．Steps to a Successful Interview

C．Advice on Introducing Yourself Politely

D．Rules of Body Language in an Interview

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

A punctual （準(zhǔn)時(shí)的）person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment．

      __1_____He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name．A lost thing may be found again，but lost time can never be regained．Time is more valuable than material things．___2______．The unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable assets as well as the assets of others'．The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters or return calls or keep appointments promptly．____3____． He knows that he can not get through his huge amount of work unless he faithfully attends to every piece of work when it has to be attended to ．

Failure to be punctual in keeping one's appointments is a sign of disrespect towards others．If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time，he keeps all the other guests waiting for him． ___4_____．

Unpunctuality，moreover，is very harmful when it comes to doing one's duty，whether public or private．Imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time．__5____

A．But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful with his time and seldom complains because he lacks it．

B．The unpunctual man，on one hand，never does what he should do ahead of time．

C．In fact，time is life itself．

D．A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men．

E．The unpunctual man，on one hand，never does what he has to do at the proper time．

F．All guests present ought to be respected by the host．

G．Usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to the host and all other guests present．

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)（∧），并在此符號(hào)下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：    1． 每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2． 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

John was visiting he 90-year-old grandpa, who lived in the country．In the first morning of the visit, John grandpa prepared a breakfast of bacon and eggs．John noticed some dirt on his plate, and asks, “Are these plate clean?” His grandpa replied, “They’re as cleaner as cold water can get them．Just go ahead and finish your meal．” For lunch, Grandpa made hamburgers．Again, John has found the plates were dirty, but he asked the same question．Without looking up, his grandpa gave same answer．Later, as John was left, his grandpa’s dog started to growl（咆哮）, and wouldn’t let him pass．Grandpa shouted at the dog, “Cold Water, go lie down!”

假設(shè)你是卜曼宜，你購(gòu)買了一部某外國(guó)公司生產(chǎn)的手機(jī)，因有質(zhì)量問(wèn)題，要求該公司更換。請(qǐng)根據(jù)下列要點(diǎn)，用英文寫一封電子郵件。

要點(diǎn)：

1．問(wèn)題：手機(jī)不響鈴，不能發(fā)短信；

         該產(chǎn)品已售完，無(wú)法更換；

         型號(hào)新，無(wú)配件，無(wú)法維修。

2．要求：公司應(yīng)盡快予以更換。

注意：1．詞數(shù)為100左右；

        2．參考詞匯：配件－spare part；

        3．電子郵件的開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好（不計(jì)入你所寫詞數(shù)）；

        4．已給出的電子郵件的開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾不得抄入答題卡。

（以下所給內(nèi)容不得抄入答題卡）

Dear Sir:

I am writing to you for the mobile phone of Dephone-S250 I bought on 20^th Apr． 2008 at Tele Mail in Wuhan, P． R． China                                                 

    Thank you for your consideration．

Sincerely yours,

Bu Manyi

Faced with a problem, you have to        it first, and then try to find a solution.

A．resemble               B．substitute                C．concentrate                D．a(chǎn)nalyze

With trees and grass       39.6% of the urban area, the city of Weifang has taken on a new look.

A．covered         B．covering         C．to be covered           D．being covered

The English of her composition is must too perfect. She        it herself, I bet.

A．might have written                                      B．can’t have written

C．can’t write                                                        D．must have written