Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.

My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.

On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor café. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical(挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?

The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.

56. Why did the author feel bitter about her father when she was a young adult?

   A. He was silent most of the time.                B. He was too proud of himself.

   C. He did not love his children.                    D. He expected too much of her.

57. When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel ______.

   A. nervous                 B. sorry                       C. tired             D. safe

58. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?

   A. More critical.             B. More talkative.  C. Gentle and friendly.

       D. Strict and hard-working.

59. The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to ______.

   A. the author’s son                                      B. the author’s father

   B. the friend of the author’s father                D. the café owner

—He isn’t particular about his food.

   —Yes, he eats_____________ anything.

  A. nearly         B. mostly     C. almost        D. possibly

His sudden look of fear made _____ clear that he had something to do with the matter.

A．him         B．this   C．it      D．that

If you want a friend, you’ll find _____ in me.

A. one     B. it    C. that     D. him

---- He looks unhappy.

   ---- Yes, but he can’t say what it is _____ is bothering him.

  A. that  B. who  C. what  D. which

— Are you still thinking about yesterday’s game?

— Oh, that’s ____________. 

A. what makes me feel excited        B. whatever I feel excited about

C. how I feel about it               D. when I feel excited

I told him what I was surprised____________  his attitude towards his study.

A. is              B. was         C. at is      D. at was

—Who has taken my pen away?

—__________. He was here a moment ago.  

A. It must be Li Ping           B. It is Li Ping take

C. Li Ping is                   D. Li Ping must take

寫作（滿分30分）

假如你是新華中學的學生張華，班里從外地轉(zhuǎn)來一名同學李明，他一時無法融入新的班集體中，感到很苦惱。請根據(jù)下列要點用英語給他寫封信：

＊幫他分析原因

＊給他提出建議

＊陳述你幫助他的具體打算

注意：詞數(shù)120～150

Dear Li Ming,

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

                     Best regards,

                                                           Zhang Hua

When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, they usually talk simultaneously（同時的）about a variety of subjects, including children, men, careers and what' s happening in their lives. When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up. Men can either talk or watch the screen -- they can' t do both -- and they don' t understand that women can. Besides, women consider that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships -- not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring at the screen.

During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going. He is unable, unlike women, to read the subtle body language signals that reveal how the characters are feeling emotionally. Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group,  they developed the ability to communicate successfully in order to maintain relationships. For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends. For men, to talk is to relate the facts.

Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a means of bonding. A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.

There is no convincing evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls' mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys. Psychiatrist Dr Michael Lewis, author Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked  to and looked at, baby girls more often than baby boys. Scientific evidence shows parents res the brain bias of their children. Since a girl' s brain is better organized to send and receive speech ,

we therefore talk to them more. Consequently, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short grunts in reply.

56.While watching TV with others, women Usually talk a lot because they

A. are afraid of awkward silence with their families and friends

B. can both talk and watch the screen at the Same time

C. think they can have a good time and develop relationships

D. have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands

57. After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours in order to              .

A. experience the happy time again    B. keep a close tie with her

C. recommend her a new scenic spot   D. remind her of something forgotten

58. What does the author want to tell us most?

A. Women' s brains are better organized for language and communication

B. Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men.

C. Men do not like talking because they rely more on facts.

D. Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking.

59. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Women Are Socially Trained to Talk          B. Talking Maintains Relationships

C, Women Love to Talk                     D. Men Talk Differently from Women