1.“I love you Bob.” “I love you too, Nancy.” it was 2 a.m., and I was hearing my parents’ voices throughthe thin wall separating my bedroom from theirs. Their loving words were sweet, touching—andsurprising. My parents married on September 14, 1940, after a brief dating. She was nearly 30 andknew it was time to start a family. The handsome well-educated man who came by the office whereshe worked looked like a good bet. He was attracted by her figure, her blue eyes. The romancedidn’t last long. Seeds of difference grew almost immediately. She liked to travel; he hated thethought. He loved golf; she did not. He was a Republican, she a loyal Democrat. They fought at thebridge table, at the dinner table, over money, over the perceived shortcomings of their respectivein-laws. There was a hope that they would change once they retired, and the angry winds did calmsomewhat, but what remained changed itself into bright, hard bitterness. “I always thought we’d …”my mother would begin, before launching into a precise listing of my father’s faults. The complaintswere recited so often, I can repeat them by heart today. as he listened, my father would say angrythreats and curses in a low voice. It wasn’t the happiest marriage, but as their 60th anniversary(纪念日)approached, my sister and I decided to throw a party. Sixty years was a long time, after all;why not try to make the best of things? We’d provide the cakes, the balloons, the toasts, and they’dfollow one rule: no fighting. The agreement was honored. We had a wonderful day. When wethought back, we found it was an important celebration, because soon after, things began tochange for my parents.Bob married Nancy because of ______.

2.Directions:In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or ltter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet。

3.Tom owns___larger collection of___books than any other student in ourclass

4.I don't know___he will come tomorrow,______he comes,I'll tell you

5.Different countries and different races have different manners.Before entering a housein some Asian countries,it is good manners to take off your shoes.In European countries,even though shoes sometimes become very muddy,this is not done,A guest in a Chinesehouse sometimes does not finish a drink.He leaves a little,to show that he has hadenough.In a Malay house,too,a guest always leaves a little food.In England,a guest always finishes a drink to show that he enjoys it.We should like to find out the customs of other races,so that they will not think us ill-mannered.But people all over the world agree that being well-mannered really means beingkind and helping others,especially those older or weaker than ourselves.If you rememberthis,you will not go very far wrong.Here are some examples of the things that a well-mannered person does or does notdoHe never laughs at people when they are in trouble.He is always kind either to peopleor to animals.When people are waiting for a bus,or in a post office.he lines up to wait histurn.In the bus,he gives his seat to an older person or a lady who is standing.If he accidentally bumps into(碰撞）someone,or gets in their way,he saysExcuse meorI'msorry”。He saysPlease”when making a request,andThank youwhen he receives something.He stands up when speaking to a lady or an older person,and he does not sit downuntil the other person is seated.He does not talk too much about himself.When eating,hedoes not speak with his mouth full of food.If you want to be well-mannered（）

6.HI． Cloze ( 30 points)Directions:For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, Cand D． Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corres-ponding letter on the Answer Sheet．材料题，根据下面文章回答21-35题：Where do cars get their energy from? For most cars，the answer is petrol. 21_some cars use electricity.These cars have 22 motors that get their power from large batteries.In 23 ，there are even cars that have 24 an electric motor and a petrol motor.These types of cars are 25 hybrid(混合)cars.Most people tend to think of electric cars as a new 26 ，but they have been around for a long time.In the 27 19th and early 20th centuries electric cars were common because the technology for petrol engines was not very advanced.But 28 the petrol engine became easier to make and more powerful，this type of engines became the most 29 .Interest in electric cars was high in the l970s and 1980s because 30 became very expensive。Recently，electric cars have again become well-liked because people want cars that pollute 31 . Electric cars are better than petrol cars 32 several ways.The biggest benefit is reduced pollution.In areas 33 there is a high percentage of electric cars，pollution is not that serious.The second benefit of electric cars is a 34 in the dependence on foreign oil.Several countries don’t want to 35 on oil from other countries.Since electric cars can run on electricity from coal or nuclear power stations，there is less need to import oil.27.请填写出最佳答案（ ）

7.It was________ matter that I had no choice but to talk it over with my parents.

8.When he was in the middle school, he _____ half an hour reading aloud every morning.

9.Only by telling the truth___________win the trust and support of your friends.

10.The class needs a monitor ______.

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Once upon a time,a rich man wanted to make a trip(旅行）to another town.He triednot only to take things to sell but also to take money to1things with.He2take ten servants with him.They would3the things to sell and the food to40ntheir trip.Before they started,a little boy ran up to5and asked to6with them

The rich man said to the little boy,"Well,7may go with us.8you are the

smallest,the thinnest and the weakest of all my9,you can't carry a10load(担

子）。You must11the lightest one to carry."The boy thanked his master and choosethe biggest load to carry.That was bread.

＂You are12,"said his master."That is the biggest and the heaviest one."

boy said13and lifted the load gladly.

On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town.All the servantswere tired14the little servant.Do you know15? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town5、（单选题）

13.Read it aloud___the class can hear you

14.---Thank you___the beautiful flowers!---Not at all.

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Most parents,I suppose,have had the experience of reading a bedtime story1their children.And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a2children'sbook.Either the author has aimed(定目标）too3,so that children can't follow whatis in his(or more often,her)story,4the story seems to be talking to the readers.

The best children's books are 5very difficult nor very simple,and satisfy(令人满意的）the6 who hears the story and the adult(成年人）who 7it.Unfortunately（不幸的是），there are in fact few books like this,8 the problem of finding the rightbedtime story is not 9to solve.This may be why many of the books regarded as10of children's literature(文学）were in fact written for11 “Alice in Wonderland"is perhaps the most obvious(明显）of thisChildren,left for themselves,often12the worstpossible interest in literature just leave a child in a bookshop or a13and he will morewillingly choose the books written in an unimaginative(开非想象的）way.orhavelook at the most children’s comics(连环图书），full of the stories and jokes which ate the rejectionsof teachers and righting-thinking parents.Perhaps we parents should stop14 to brainwash(洗脑）children into accepting（接受）our taste in literature.After all,children and adults are so15 that we parentsshould not expect that they will enjoy the same books.So I suppose we'll just have to compromise(妥协）over the bedtime story.5（单选）

16.Would you please let me finish my words? Don't __________ in the middle of a sentence.

17.exact

18.John lives on___floor.He doesn't use a lift to go up and down.

19.Amnesty (大赦) Interational is a world-wide volunteer organization funded entirely by subscriptions and donations．It is totally independent of any government, political faction, ideology, economic interest or religious creed. 　　The organization works for the release of "Prisoners of Conscience" -men, women and children imprisoned anywhere for their beliefs, color, sex, ethnic origin, language or religion．It also seeks fair and immediate trial for all political prisoners detained (拘留) without charge, and opposes torture and the degrading treatment of prisoners．It is also against the death penalty for all types of crime. 　　Amnesty works by collecting information．When it has proof that a person is a " Prisoner of Conscience" , that person's case is handed over to a local group．The local groups are ordinary individuals who believe in Amnesty's work．They send letters to governments, embassies, leading newspapers and the prisoner's family and friends．They also collect signatures and raise money to send medicine, food and clothing to the prisoners and their families．These volunteers use their freedom of speech to win the same freedom for their adopted prisoner. 　　Paradoxically, Amnesty International is an organization that will only be satisfied when it has become redundant (多余的) .[单选题] Amnesty International will go on working until __.

20.选出下列选项中划线部分读音不同的选项（）