1. 根据以下材料，回答21-35题 Drawing a picture is the simplest way of putting an idea down on paper．That is 21 menfirst began to write six thousand years ago or22．The alphabet we now use 23 down to usover a long period of time．It was developed from the picture—writing of ancient Egypt． Picture—writing was useful in many 24．It could be used to express ideas as well as 25．For example，a drawing of a26meant the object“man"． 27 a drawing of a man lying on the groud with a spear in him meant“28”． Besides the Egyptians，the Chinese 29 the American Indians also developed ways 30writing in pictures．But only 31much could be said this way．Thousands of pictures would have beenneeded 32 express all the ideas that people might have．It would have taken many thousand more toexpress all the objects33 to men．No one could34 so many pictures in a lifetime．Nor couldanyone learn the meaning of all 35 drawings in a lifetime．29.查看材料

2.Dr. Zhang was always ____________ the poor and the sick, his private clinic often providingthem with free medical care.

3.It is___world of wonders,___world where anything can happen.

4.IV． Reading Comprehension ( 60 points)Directions:There are five reading passages in this part． Each passage is followed by fourquestions． For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D． Chooseone best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet．材料题,根据下面材料回答36-39题：Passage oneI talk to strangers for a living and love the challenge of getting their stories published in newspapers．I've been married for years，but until six months ago，I could be a typical absent—minded husband．Often l was just nodding when l was supposed to．When my wife asked，“Did you even hear what I just said?”1 would defensively say，“of course I did!”In January，I began to lose my voice．Doctors told me I needed surgery，or my throat would be permanently damaged．Total silence would be required for the first few weeks of my recovery．Two hours after the surgery，my eyes filled with tears as my two-year-old son looked puzzled because l wouldn’t answer his questions．I wanted to talk but couldn’t．Luckily，I'd recorded myself reading some of his favorite books．That would come in handy the next couple of weeks．It had never left．I'd just stopped noticing．I found myself understanding her better on topics I'd previously dismissed as “things I just don’t get as a guy”．I also realized my son wasn’t just talking nonstop but that he often had thoughtful things to say．Even while walking my dog in the woods near our home，I began hearing pleasant patterns in birdsongs．Before my surgery，I'd have spent those walks on my phone．After several weeks，I was fully recovered. Conversation in our house is better now，not because I'm talking more．I’m just listening better and becoming less and less surprised that I like what I hear．According to the passage，the author is most likely a __________ ．

5.You' d better speak loudly at the meeing______everyone can hear you.

6.June came and the hay(干草）was almost ready for cutting. On Midsummer's Eve,which was a Saturday,Mr.Jones went into Willington and got so drunk at the Red Lionthat he did not come back until midday on Sunday.His men had milked the cows in the early morning and then had gone out chatting without bothering to feed the animals.When Mr.Jones got back,he immediately went to sleep on the living-room sofa with the"News of the World"over his face.When evening came,the animals were still not fed.At last, they could stand nolonger,One ofcowsthe broke into the door of the storehousewith her hornsand all the animalsbegan to help to themselves to the grainsIt was just then that Mr.Jones woke up The next moment he and his four men werethan the hungry animals would bear.Together,though nothing of the kind had been planned beforehand,they jumped upon their masters.Mr.Jones and his men suddenlyfound themselves being struck with the horns and kicked from all sides.The situation was quite out of their control.They had never seen these animals act like this before,This sudden rebellion of the creatures,which they were used to beating and whipping just as they selves. A minute later all five of them were in full fright down the road with the animals chose,frightened them. After only a moment or two,they gave up trying to defend themselves,a minute later all five pf them were in full fright down the road with the animals running after them joyfully.What did the five men finally do with the cows?（）

7.In the past, people who graduated from college felt proud of their academic achievements andconfident that their degree would help them to find a good job.However, in the past four year the job market has changed dramatically. This year’s collegegraduates are facing one of the worst job markets. For example, Ryan Stewart, a graduate of San Jose State University, got a degree working are getting laid off and don’t have jobs, so it’s even harder for new college graduates to find jobs.Four years ago, the future looked bright for his class of 2006. T here were many high-tech(“dotcom”)job opportunities, graduates received many job offers, and they were able to get jobs with highsalaries and benefits such as health insurance and paid vacations. However,“Times have changed.it’s a new market,” according to an officer of the university.The officer says students who do find jobs started preparing two years ago. They worked during summer vacations, they have had several short-time jobs, and they majored in fields that are still paying well, such as accounting or nursing.Even teaching is not a secure profession now. Ryan Stewart wanted to be a teacher, but instead he will probably go back to school in order to become a college teacher. He thinks college teaching could be a good career even in a bad economy.In conclusion, these days a college degree does not automatically lead to a good job with a highsalary. Some students can only hope that the value of their degree will increase in the future.What did a college degree mean to people in the past?

8.III. Cloze ( 30 points)根据以下内容，回答下列下题。The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare's time is estimated to have been about five million. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a(an) 21 language, mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the standard varieties of English found in these areas, 22 are a great many regional and social varieties of the language as well as 23 levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms.In fact, it is 24 to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The 25 for English learning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is 26 to explain and still more difficult to judge 27 forms an adequate working knowledge for each situation.The main reason for the widespread 28 for English is its present day importance as a world language. Besides 29 the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of important works in science, technology, and other 30 are being produced, and not always by native speakers. It is widely used for 31 purposes as meteorological(气象的) and airport communications, international conferences, and the 32 of information over the radio and television networks of many 33 It is a language of wider communication for a number of developing countries, specially former British colonies. Many of these countries have multi-lingual 34 and need a language for internal communication in such matters as government, commerce, industry, law and 35 as well as for international communication and for entrance to the scientific and technological developments in the West.29（）A.providing B.serving C.supposing D.leaving

9.__________he goes, she will go, and she never cares__________happens.

10.据以下资料，回答115-118题。 　　THE TOP 10 TIPS TO BEAT TERROR BY MI5(Military Intelligence 5 军情五处) 　　BRITAIN'S security service MI5 issued an unprecedented (前所未有的) warning to firms yesterday to protect themselves from terror attacks．Spy bosses released a list of top 10 tips for companies and their workers saying the cooperation of ordinary people was a vital weapon in the war on terror．MI5 boss Eliza Manningham-Buller said: "We have a well-developed understanding of international terrorism and other threats facing the UK today." 　　"We rely heavily on public assistance and support to do our work effectively．I would encourage people to use our website to pass on any information." MI5's site warns al-Qaeda (基地组织)is targeting Britain from internally and abroad, and urges the public to report suspicions to a web link or emergency number．British businesses are further advised:1．Judge the risk of threats and vulnerable points (弱点)2．Plan security measures for new buildings.3．Put someone in charge of security awareness, inform staff and train in emergencies and bomb threats.4．Keep public areas tidy and well lit, remove unnecessary furniture and cut the shrubs.5．Search bags and consider a barrier system and car park that keeps unfamiliar vehicles at a distance.6．Install locks on windows and doors, Closed Circuit TV, alarms and lighting according to circumstances.7．Consider setting up a mailroom away from your main premises and train staff for a crisis．8．Follow up staff references.9．Ensure a reputable and reliable IT (Information Technology) service.10．Plan how you will function if your premises or IT systems are put out of action by an incident.117 Keeping the places clean and tidy．

11.The boy ’s pale face and lack of appetite aroused the teacher ’s _________.

12.选出下面读音不同的选项()。

13.根据以下材料，回答40-43题 It is customary for adults to forget how hard and dull and long school is．The learning by memoryof all the basic things one must know is a most incredible and unending effort．Learning to read isprobably the most difficult and revolutionary thing that happens to the human brain and if you don’tbelieve that，watch an illiterate adult try to do it．School is not easy and it is not for the most partvery much fun，but then，if you are very lucky，you may find a real teacher．Three real teachers ina lifetime is the very best of my luck．My first was a science and math teacher in high school，mysecond，a professor of creative writing at Stanford，and my third was my friend and partner，EdRicketts． My three had these things in common：They all loved what they were doing．They did not tell；they catalyzed a burning desire to know．Under their influence，the horizons sprung wide and fearwent away and the unknown became knowable．But most important of all，the truth，that dangerousstuff，became beautiful and very precious． I shall speak only of my first teacher because in addition to the other things，she：brought discovery．She aroused us to shoutin9，book—waving discussions．She had the noisiest class in school andshe didn’t even seem to know it．We could．never stick to the subject．Our speculation ranged theworld．She breathed curiosity into us so that we brought in facts or truths shielded in our hands likecaptured fireflies． I Call tell my son who looks forward with horror to fifteen years of drudgery that somewhere inthedusty dark a magic may happen that will light up the years if he is very lucky．Among his teschers,lefthim a very deep impression．

14.There is one thing that everyone wants more than anything else．Some people try to get it by making money．They think that when they have enough money to buy such things as houses, farms, and cars, they will have the one thing that everyone wants. 　　Other people believe that if they know enough they will find this thing．They study all their lives in search of it．Still others think that if they have power, they will find this thing．They keep telling themselves: when I am a boss, I will no longer have to search for this thing． 　　What is it that everyone wants more than anything else? What is it that all of us keep working and striving for each day? It is happiness. 　　　Happiness is a strange thing．It does not mean the same to all men．What will make one man happy may not make another man happy．Some men say that happiness comes from helping others; other men say that happiness comes from making life more pleasant for everyone．What do you mean when you say "That makes me happy"? 　　Read what different people have said about happiness．Perhaps you will learn something that will bring you peace of mind, comfort, money or it may bring you what you search for --happiness．57 What will make one man happy may not make another man happy．This sentence means __.

15. Let me help you,__________?

16.－You've never seen dinosaur eggs,have you?--___How I wish to visit the Dinosaur World.

17.选出下面读音不同的选项()。

18.

Passage One

A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers.

―Last week, ‖ he said, my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn ’t get it back.

―How did you write your advertisement? asked one of the listeners, a merchant.

―Here it is, said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper, The other man took it and read,

―Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street.

―Now, ‖said the merchant, ―Ioften advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance. Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, I ’ll buy you a new one. The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote:

―If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening does n’t wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No.10 Broad Street. He is well known. This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when the opened the front door. (81) In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they hand been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.The man once thought advertising was _______.

19.It was___fine day that they went to the park.

20. 根据以下材料，回答21-35题 Drawing a picture is the simplest way of putting an idea down on paper．That is 21 menfirst began to write six thousand years ago or22．The alphabet we now use 23 down to usover a long period of time．It was developed from the picture—writing of ancient Egypt． Picture—writing was useful in many 24．It could be used to express ideas as well as 25．For example，a drawing of a26meant the object“man"． 27 a drawing of a man lying on the groud with a spear in him meant“28”． Besides the Egyptians，the Chinese 29 the American Indians also developed ways 30writing in pictures．But only 31much could be said this way．Thousands of pictures would have beenneeded 32 express all the ideas that people might have．It would have taken many thousand more toexpress all the objects33 to men．No one could34 so many pictures in a lifetime．Nor couldanyone learn the meaning of all 35 drawings in a lifetime．22.查看材料.