1.You must take __ for granted that I will help you.

2.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.23 （）A.various B.similar C.familiar D.same

3.is it___（possible)to get to the city by train?

4.假定你是Jack，给在无锡新区工作的笔友王强写信，要点如下：1．非常高兴得知王强在准备高考，並鼓励他一定能克服各种困难取得好成绩。2．告诉他你将去无锡旅游，你将乘火车于5月1日早晨6点到达，请他接站，并请他帮你安排1至4日的住宿（旅馆最好靠近市中心，房间可以小一些，但不要太贵）。3．此外，你还要他帮你订5日返回上海的火车票。注意：词数应为120左右。

5.More and more people are signing up for Yoga classes nowadays,___advantage ofthe health and relaxation benefits.

6.选出下面读音不同的选项()。

7.－-Are you goingborrow a dictionaryor magazine?--___

8.VI． Writing ( 25 points)Directions:For this part, you are supposed to write an essay in English in 100 ~ 120 wordsbased on the following information． Remember to write it clearly．Directions ：For this part，you are supposed to write an essay in English in 100 -120words based on the following information. Remember to write it clearly.你(Li Yuan)在英语学习中遇到了一些困难，希望得到帮助。请给你的英国笔友 (Jason)写封信，内容包括：·介绍你学习英语的经历；·描述你在英语学习中遇到的困难；·希望笔友给你一些建议。

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In china, it is relatively usual to ask people their age, but in the west, this question is generally regarded as impolite. This is particularly true 61 women, and even more 62 if the inquirer is a man. However, it is 63 to ask children their age, and some adults may not mind 64 either. In fact, some elderly people are quite happy to 65 their age, especially if they feel they look young 66 their age. Nevertheless, it is not very wise to ask a(n) 67 question like ―How old are you?‖if elderly people want to talk about their age, and perhaps receive a compliment on how young they look, they may easily 68 the topic themselves, and ask the other person to 69

how old they are. 70 such a situation, it is quite acceptable to discuss age 71.They normally expect to be complimented on their youthfulness, though rather than 72 that they look very old! 73 westerners do not usually ask people directly how old they are, this does not 74 that they are not interested to know how old other people

are. They may ask 75 for the information, 76 they may try to 77 the topic indirectly. Sometimes discussions about educational 78 and the number of years of working experience may provide some 79 , but this is not always the 80 .66.

10.There is nothing more possible than a new hip or knee that can put the spring back inyour step.Patients receiving joint implants(移植）often are able to resume many of thephysical activities they love,even those as vigorous as tennis and hiking.No wonder.then,that joint replacement is growing in popularity.In the United States in 2007,surgeons performed about 806,000 hip and knee implants(the joints most commonly replaced),double the number performed a decade earlier.Though these procedures have become routine,they are not failure free.implants must sometimes be replaced,said Dr.Henrik Malchau,an orthopedic surgeon(矫形外科医生）at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.A study published in2007 found that 7 percent of hips implanted in Medicare patients had to be replaced withinseven and a half years.The percentage may sound low,but the finding suggests that thousands of hip patients eventually require a second operation,said Dr.Malchau.Those patients must endure additional recoveries,often painful,and increased medical expenses.Thefailure rate should be lower,many experts agree.Sweden,for instance,has a failure rate estimated to be a third of that in the United States.Sweden also has a national jointreplacement registry,a database of information from which surgeons can learnhow andwhy certain procedures go wrongA registry also helps surgeons learn quickly whetheraspecifictype of implant is particularly problematic,"Every country that has developedaregistry has been able to reduce failure rates."“Significantly,"said Dr.Daniel Berry,chief of orthopedic surgery at the Mayo Clinicin Rochester,Minn.A newly formed American Joint Replacement Registry will begin gathering data fromhospitals in the next 12 to 18 months.It's good news for those who are considering replacing a knee or hip.What is the problem with hip or knee replacements in the U.S.?（）

11.“I don’t know anyone in London,”I said.“I like to play with the other boys. I like to read a lot of books too,”I__________.请选择最佳答案()。

12.通知本周星期五下午四点在团委办公室召开全体学生干部会议。会议重要，请勿迟到或缺席。（本题20分）

13.It is a pity that three paragraphs of my paper were ______by my advisor.

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The Saturday Evening Post"became symbolic of the reading fare of middle-class America".In 1897 Curtis began to revive(重振）The Post on the proposition that a man's chiefinterest in life is the fight for livelihood-business,Fiction and articles about romantic business and successful businessmen filled its pages.and products backed by its advertisements directed at the needs and desires of the business world.The general interest weekly reached new audiences.Its conservative viewpoint and strong admiration for material success appealed to the tastes of the millions who settled in an easy chair with it each Thursday evening.As a more commercial,mass-circulation magazine than The New Yorker,the widely readable post set out to interpret America to itself.

As a national and international institution,The Saturday Evening Post made its markin the lives of massive numbers of men and women,and served society as a stabilizing influence,Its editorial matter addressed the problems and interests of the readers as neverbefore.Neither highbrow nor lowbrow,The Post set out to interpret average middle-classAmerica,for that was its audience,However,this magazine lost touch with the mood of the American people in the 1930s.The Post's editor Lorimer,opposed Roosevelt and the New Deal and changed his magazine from an organ of entertainment and enlightenment into a weapon of political warfare.He believed that in opposing the New Deal he had spoken forthe majority of voters,but the 1936 election proved him wrong.His conservatism extendedbeyond politics,it dominated the magazine's content and style causing a decline in reputation and authority.The Post met 'its greatest success when it went beyond the tastes of the masses,challenging its readers to acknowledge the genius of contributors such as F.ScottFitzgerald and William Faulkner.It was later reformed in an effort to fulfill its responsibility to awaken lethargic(昏昏欲睡的）America,however,The Saturday Evening Postseemed to play to conventions while The New Yorker took off to redefine the character of American Humor.3. Why did The Post lose much of its audience in the 1930 s?（）

15.the lady couldn’t say a word when she saw the snake,__?

16.There’s a professor at the University of Toronto in Canada who has come up with a term to describethe way a lot of North American interact these days. And now a big research study confirms it.Professor Barry Wellman’s term is “networked individualism”. It’s not the easiest concept to grasp.In fact, the words seem to contradict each other. How can we be individualistic and networked atthe same time? You need other people for network. Here’s what he means. Until the internet ande-mail came along, our social network involved flesh-and-blood relatives, friends, neighbors, andcolleagues. Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to personin real life. But the latest study confirms that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through thecomputer has replaced a great deal of social activities and person-to-person interaction. Somepeople worry that the Internet is turning us into isolated people who shut out other people in favorof a false world on computer screens To the contrary, the study discovered that the Internetconnects us with more real people than expected- helpful people who can give advice on careers,medical problems, raising children, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americanstold the researchers that the Internet plays an important or crucial role in helping them deal withmajor life decisions. So we network individuals are pretty tricky: we’re keeping more to ourselves,while at the same time reaching out to more people, all with just the click of a computer mouse!The term “networked individualism” is used to refer to ________.

17.V. Daffy Conversation ( 15 points)56. Tom: Would you mind passing me the salt?Tony:__________.57. Amy: Do you think you could show me the way to the library?Ronald:__________.58. Peter: Did you miss the beginning of the concert yesterday?Andrew:__________.59. Simon: Could I see Dr. Brown, please?Gary:__________.60. John: I'd like to book five tickets, please, for the early morning flight to Paris on June lOth.Jane: Five tickets.__________.56__________。

18.I wonder if there is __________ university in your hometown.

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Probably no other musical instrument(乐器）is as popular around the world as the guitar(吉他）。Almost every kind of music needs a guitar.Country and western music would not be the same without a guitar.The Spanish music called flamenco could not exist without a guitar.The sound of American blues music would not be the same without the sad cry of the guitar.And rock and roll music would almost be impossible without this instrument.

People do not agree about where the guitar was first played,but most agree it is veryold.Some say an instrument very much like a guitar was played in Egypt more than one thousand years ago. Some other say that an old form of the modern guitar was brought to Spain from Persian sometime in the 12th century.The guitar continued to develop in Spain. In the 1700s it became similar to the instrument we know today.

Many famous musicians played the instrument.The famous musician Niccolo Paganini played and wrote music for the guitar in the early 1800s.Franz Schubert used the guitartowrite some of his famous works.In modern times Andres Segovia helped make the instrument extremely popular.

One kind of music for the guitar developed in the southern area of SpaincalledAndalusia，It will always be strongly connected with the Spanish guitar.4.What would be the best title for the text?（）

20.There are millions of left—handed.people in the world.A number of them got together in1975 toform an association called Lefthanders International.The purpose of the organization isto fight discrimination(particularly in jobs)and to inform the public.They want everybody tounderstand the left.handress are neither“strange”nor sick nor drangerous.Many studies have been made recently about hand preferance in humans.They havebroughtinteresting results.It has been found，for instance，that many more men tha.n womenare left—handed.that all children use both hand about equally until they are three years oldand that hand preference is not clearly marked until age six.Above that age，most people notonly favour one purtitular hand but also have a favourite eye，a favourite ear and foot.We know that the left side of the body is controlled by the right side of the brain，whichseem8 that this particular half is the seat of emotions，imagination，and of the sense of space.And，indeed，lefties seem to be more creative than the fight—handers;they also seem to bemore athletic and to do better in some professions which like sports require a good sense ofsDace.In a large school of architecture，it was found in 1977 that 29%of tlle professors and23%of the graduating statents were left handed-while lefties represent less than l0%of thegeneral population.Finally.1eft handers may be more stubborn and more impulsive(冲动的)than righthanders.Andthev are more likely to suffer from problems such as stuttering(口吃)and adifficulty in readingcalled dyslexia.The problems are more serious in left handed persons whohave been forced tofavour their right hard.Doctors insist that one should never try to change achild’s hand preference.What does Lefthanders International aim to do for left—handers?