1.Seldom________ any mistakes during my past five years of service in the company.

2.You’d better ______a doctor as soon as possible.

3.When you come here for your holiday next time,don't go to___hotel.I can findyou___ bed in my flat.

4.

It was sunrise on an August morning when the captainand his crew cast their netssome 50 miles south of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico.As the net was pulled over,thecontents poured out followed by excited cries of"Coins!Coins!"The fishermen quickly realized they had realized a fisherman's dream:sunken treasure!And not just any treasure,but early American silver dollars that had gone down 210 years earlier.

In 1784,at the end of the American Revolutionary War,a heavily armed ship wasbound for the port of New Orleans.On board was a fortune in Spanish Silver Dollars.Hundreds of thousands of them were loaded for the trip to New Orleans,yet not a singleone arrived.With no survivors from the ill-fated voyage,historians can only guess at whathappened.Some say powerful storms took her down while others speculate it was treasurehungry pirates(海盗）。Whatever happened,the secret-along with a treasure valued near＄100,000,000 in today's dollars-was sent to a watery gravesome 300 feet below theocean's surface.

Spanish Silver Dollars were the favorite coins of colonial Americans.Widely used andaccepted as payment in the thirteen colonies,the United States government gave them thestatus of official legal tender.Unfortunately,even though they were struck in large quantities,not many of them survive today.After the Civil War,the government withdrew themfrom circulation and they were melted down.Due to the historic discovery of this treasure,GovMint.com is releasing these coins tothe public for an amazingly low price.For a limited time,those authentic silver dollars arepriced at$49 plus shipping and handling-a dramatic reduction from the market price ofthis coin anywhere else worldwide.3.What do we know about"Spanish Silver Dollars"?（）

5.Last year,some poor people had hardly ( ) the severe winter.

6.He has___books in his study.

7.5.读音不同的选项是（）

8.

Nasredain was a poor man,so he tried to grow1he could in his own garden,sothat he would not have to buy so many in the market.

One evening he heard a noise in his garden and looked out of the window.A white oxhad got into the garden and2his vegetables.Nasreddin at once took his stick,ran outand chased the ox,but heas too old to catch it.When he got back to his garden,hefound that the ox had ruined most of his precious vegetables.

3,while he4in the street near his house,he saw a cart with two white oxenwhich looked very much like the one that5his vegetables.He was carrying his stickwith him,6he at once began to beat the two oxen with it.As neither of them lookedmore like the ox that had eaten his vegetables than the other,he beat both of them equallyhard.

The owner of the ox and cart was drinking coffee in a7coffee house.When hesaw8Nasreddin was doing9his animals,he ran out and shouted,"What are youdoing?What have those poor animals done to you for you to beat them like that?"＂You keep out this!"Nasreddin shouted back."This is a matter between me and oneof these two oxen.He knows very well10,I am beating him!”5.

9.“I'd like you to meet my new friend,Linda."___"

10.根据以下资料，回答17-20题。 　　California families are facing a rapidly mounting uphill battle to make enough money to provide basic household essentials, according to a new study conducted by the California Budget Project. 　　The research compiled by the Sacramento-based non-profit organization concluded an average two-parent family with one employed adult in California needs to make $51,177 a year, or $24.60 cents an hour, to pay for housing, transportation, food, utilities, child care, health coverage, taxes and other basic expenses. 　　The number grows significantly higher in the Bay Area, the state's most expensive region．A Bay Area family of four with two working adults living in rental housing needs a combined income of $79,946 to cover essential needs．That number is more than four times greater than the $19,157 income level recognized by the federal government as impoverished. 　　The study is the fourth semi-annual survey conducted by the California Budget Project since 1999． California Budget Project executive director Jean Ross said helping state officials and residents understand the numbers found in the report is crucial to moving families toward self-sufficiency. "How should we be targeting some of our programs and policies? How much do young people need to earn and what kind of a job should they be looking to train for if they want to have that salary that can support a family?" 　　CBP said the project was based on actual costs or generally accepted fair standard prices based on weighted averages found in ten California regions.20 What has this study made people think about?

11.

Please be advised that Nairobi like any other large city has a security andcrimeproblem.However,if you observe the following simple guidelines you will have a trouble-free,stay here.1.Do not wear a money belt.This makes you an instant target.2.Cameras of all kinds are a favourite with snatchers.Feel free to use them within the Starehe Campus and the hotel grounds but not in the streets.3.Ladies'handbags are also a regular snatch.Avoid carrying one,and if you must,bealert and hold on to it tightly.4.Jewellery and even glasses with valuable frames are also often targeted.Bear this in mind.5 Whenin a vehicle keep the doors always locked,and the windows only slightly Open-especially at traffic lights,junctions and in slow moving traffic.6.Beware of street children,their begging often quickly transforms into something more unpleasant.7.Stay with the main party all the time,and avoid wandering off on your own.8.Finally,the best defence is to be alert at all times and conscious of your environment.Should you have any problem or need help at any hour of the day or night,call any of the following and they will do their best for you:*Office fixed,home fixed and mobile phones *Kenndy Hongo 763856 761221 763182 761294 *Fred Okogo 761221 764988 604490 *Edwin Otieno 761221 761642 763011 701279The notice tells us that（）

12.根据以下材料，回答52-55题 Animals have different ways of protecting themselves against wintertime weather．Some animalsgrow heavy coats of fur or feathers，while others dig into the ground to find a warm wintertime home．Some animals spend the winter in a deep sleep because by going to sleep they avoid the time of theyear when food is scarce and the temperatures are low．Their sleep is known as hibernation. There is much about hibernation that puzzles scientists．For example，they are wondering how hibernation came into being．Some scientists have explored the possibility that animals release a chemicalthat starts them hibernating． One thing that scientists are certain about is that animals hibernate only when it is cold．Hibernation is a seasonal practice. Some animals that fall into a wintertime sleep are not true hibernators because they spend only apart of the cold season asleep．Bears，for example，can easily be awakened from their winter nap．They are not true hibernators． Sometimes it is difficult to determine whether a particular animal is a true hibernator．Forexample，some mice hibernate，but others do not．The same is true of bats．Some of them hibernate．Other do not．Hibernation is a seasonal practice．This means it．

13.There is some water in that bottle,isn't___?

14.

Alexia Sloane，a l0 一 year-old girl，lost her sight when she was two following a brain disease But despite her disability she has excelled at languages and is already fluent in English，French，Spanish and Chinese。and is learning German.

Now she has experienced her dream job of working as an interpreter after East of England MEP(欧盟议员) Robert Sturdy invited her to the parliament building in Brussels，thus becoming the youngest interpreter to work at the European Parliament.

“She was given a special permit to get into the

buildin9，where there is usually a minimum age requirement of l4.and sat in a booth listening and interpretin9，”said her mother，Isabelle.“The other interpreters were amazed at how well she did as the debate was quite complicated and many of the words

were rather technical.”

Alexia has been tri-lingual since birth as her

mother，a teacher，is half French and half Spanish，while her father，Richard，is English.She started talking and communicating in all three languages before she lost her sight but adapted quickly to her blindness.By the age of four，she was reading and writing in Braille(盲文).When she was six。Alexia began to learn Chinese.The girl is now learning German at school in Cambridge.

Alexia has been longing to be an interpreter since she was six and she chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won a young achiever of the year award.She asked if she could shadow interpreters and Mr.Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest.

Alexia worked with the head of interpreting and had a real taste of lire in parliament.“It was fantastic and lm absolutely determined now to become an interpreter，she saidThe tone of the passage can be best describedas

15..He is already an hour late,I don’t think he will come,_________?

16.

I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability.

It is like this. 61 you are going to have a baby, it ’s like preparing a vacation trip to Italy. You 62 a bunch of guidebooks and make wonderful 63 . You may learn some useful phrases 64 Italian. It ’s all very exciting. 65 several months of eager expectation, the day finally 66 . You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours 67 , the plane lands in Holland. ―Why Holland? ‖ you say, ―I sign up 68 Italy! All my life I ’ve dreamed 69 going to Italy. ‖ But you have landed in Holland and 70 you must stay.

The importance thing is to remember that they haven ’t taken you 71 a horrible, disgusting, filthy place. It ’s just a 72 place. So you go out and new guidebooks 73 you must learn a whole new language. Holland may be slower-paced 74 Italy. But you have been there for a while, you 75 that Holland has windmills and tulips( 郁金 香). Everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy, and they all boasting about 76 a wonderful time they had there. And for the 77 of your life you will say, ―Yes, that’s where I was 78 to go ‖. But if you spend your life 79 the fact that you didn ’t get to Italy, you may never be free to 80 the very special, the very lovely things about Holland.66、

17.We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was fullof flowersinside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf. It stood outside a furniture (家具) shop.“Buy it,”she said at once.“We'll carry ithome on the roof- rack (车顶架). I've always wanted one like that. " What could Ido? Tenminutes lateiwas twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof-rack.It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too. As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Otherdrivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to letus through. Carrying furniture was a good idea. After a time my wife said, "There'sa longline of cars behind. Why don't they overtake （超车)?"Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers （警官）inside looked at us seriously when they went past. Butthen, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church (教堂). One of the offices came to me."Right, sir, " he said. "Do you need any more help now?"I didn't quite understand. "Thanks, officer, " I said. "You've been very kind. I livejust down the road. "He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. " Well,Well, " he said and laughed. "It's a bookshelf you've got there! We thought it was ...something else. " My wifebegan to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here I smiled at the officer"Yes, it's a bookshelfbut thanks again. "1 drove homeas fastas i cloud . What made the writer think that carrying furniture was "a good idea"?（）

18.I talk to strangers for a living and love the challenge of getting their stories published innewspapers.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 __________ .

19.完形填空Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you21do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks(网络) have become a22for many people to shop without23having to leave their home.　　Some shoppers are24of department stores and supermarkets—fighting the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight25of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and watch a friendly announcer describe a product26a model shows it. And they can shop around the clock, buying something27by making a phone call.　　Department stores and even mail order companies are28to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy29their own TV channels(频道) to encourage TV shopping in the future. Customers can ask questions about products and place30, all through their TV sets.　　Will shopping by television31take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so.32many people find shopping at a real store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to33or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s34specialists say that in the future, home shopping will35together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.
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20.Sharon Keating was worried about her kids when she got a divorce. Her daughter says,“I wasfeeling… like down and sad even though I didn’t really show it.Judith Wallenstein says problems from divorce can last many years. They can show up when thekids are adults. And the kids have their have their own trouble. Wallenstein studied 93 childrenover a generation. The results can be found in her book.She says that children of divorce are more likely to have problems with drugs. They are far morelikely to seek therapy. About 40 percent of them avoid marriage themselves. When they do marry,fail at nearly twice the usual rate. It is hard for them to trust. They are afraid of failing.Critics say Wallenstein had too few children in her study. They think that Wallenstein stresses toomuch from a small study. Other things may be the cause of the kid’s problems. The study does notcompare kids from divorced families with kids from “healthy” families.Which word can best describe the kids from divorced families according to Paragraph1?