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It is a foolish act to________notes during a test as you will be severely punished

    A．stick to         B．refer to       C．keep to          D．point to

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— Dane hasn’t arrived yet.   

— ______? To my knowledge, he is a punctual person.

A. How come            B. So what        C. What if             D. Why not

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IV. 閱讀理解

Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, on July 24,1897. In those days, airplanes were not nearly as common as they are today. Earhart was 12 years old before she ever saw an airplane, and she did not take her first flight until 1920. America Earhart was so thrilled by her first airplane ride that she quickly began to take flying lessons.

  Her first instructor was Neta Snook, one of the first women to graduate from the Curtiss School of Aviation(飛行).Earhart borrowed mone from her mother to buy a two-seat plane. She got her US flying licence in December 1921, and in 1923, Earhart received her international pilot’s license—only the 16th woman to do so.

  Amelia Earhart wasn’t afraid to break down barriers. After flying across the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928, Amelia Earhart’s next goal was to complete a transatlantic crossing(??橫跨大西洋)alone. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first person to make a solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic. In 1932, exactly five years after Lindbergh’s flight, Earhart became the first woman to repeat the feat(壯舉).

  She decided that her next trip would be to fly around the world. In March 1937, she flew to Hawaii with fellow pilot Paul Mantz to begin this flight. Earhart lost control of the plane on takeoff, however, and the plane had to be sent to the factory for repairs.

  In June, she went to Miami to again begin a flight around the world, this time with Fred Noonan as her navigator(領(lǐng)航員).The pair made it to New Guinea in 21 days, even though Earhart was tired and ill. During the next leg of the trip, they departed New Guinea for Howland Island, a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. July 2, 1937, was the last time Earhart and Noonan communicated with a nearby Coast Guard ship. They were never heard from again.

  56.What would be the best title for the passage?

     A Amelia Earhart’s Last Flight

     B Amelia Earhart—the First woman to Fly Around the World

     C Amelia Earhart’s Life Story

     D Amelia Earhart—a Woman pilot of Great Courage

  57. What can we infer from the second paragraph?

     A Amelia Earhart first took her flying cource before 1920

     B Amelia Earhart’s mother supported her taking flight career

     C Neta Snook was Amelia Earhart’s only instructor

     D Amelia Earhart also graduated from the Curtiss School of Aviation.

  58. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph suggests that________

     A women were not allowed to fly a plane alone at that time

     B a transatlantic crossing was not a great challenge for pilots at that time

     C Amelia Earhart wanted to achieve as much as men pilots do

     D Amelia Earhart wasn’t afraid to fly together with men pilots

  59. What happened to Amelia Earhart in the end?

     A She probably got lost and died

     B She successfully complete her flight around the world

     C She lost control of the plane and was saved by a Coast Guard ship

     D She became ill during the trip and gave it up on Howland Island.

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第二節(jié)  根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從對話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。  （注意：61—65題涂到卡上  E=AB    F=AC   G=AD）

W: Pacific Bell．May I help you?

M: I’d like to have my phone disconnected.

W:     61______

M: Well, I’m graduated and am moving to California for a new job there.

W:     62______

M: Thanks.

W: All right．    63______

M: Sure．My phone number is 377-765-8769.

W: And the name on the account, please?

M:     64_____

W: For security purposes, Mr．Schaefer, may I have your date of birth, please?

M: It’s June 5, 1988.

W: Thank you．Now, when would you like it to be disconnected?

M:     65____

W: Sure．The telephone will be disconnected at 5:00 PM tomorrow．

    A．Tomorrow by 5:00 PM

    B．Cheers up altogether!

    C．May I have your phone number, please?

    D．Congratulations!

    E．May I ask why?

    F．My name is Jefferey Schaefer.

G．Is my name very important?

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As___________beautiful movie about pain, struggle, hope and love, Slumdog Millionaire swept the ceremony with eight awards, including     prize for best pictures.

    A．a(chǎn); the       B．a(chǎn); a   C．the; a D．the; the

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Where have you spent this term’s scholarship, Lucy ?

On a computer ,____on the desk over there . 

A.  that        B. this          C. one          D. the one 

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 Nancy enjoyed herself so much ___ she visited her friends in Sydney last year.

A. that                  B. since                 C. when                D. where

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 It was ______ the 19th century_____ heat was considered to be a form of energy.

A. not until; that    B. until; that

C. not until; when    D. until; when

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 ______ many French newspapers are eager to report is not their president’s political achievements but his private life.

       A. That   B. It       C. What  D. Where

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Thinking is something you choose to do as a fish chooses to live in water. To be human is to think. But thinking may come naturally without your knowing how you do it. Thinking about thinking is the key to critical thinking. When you think critically, you take control of your thinking processes. Otherwise, you might be controlled by the ideas of others. Indeed, critical thinking is at the heart of education.

The word “critical” here has a special meaning. It does not mean taking one view against another view, as when someone criticizes another person for doing something wrong. The nature of critical thinking is thinking beyond the easily seen — beyond the picture on TV, the untrue reports in the newspapers, and the faulty reasoning.

Critical thinking is an attitude as much as an activity. If you are curious about life and desire to dig deeper into it, you are a critical thinker. If you find pleasure in deep thinking about different ideas, characters, and facts, you are a critical thinker.

Activities of the mind and higher-order reasoning are processes of deep and careful thinking. They take time, and do not go hand in hand with the fast speed in today’s world: fast food, instant coffee, and self-developing film. If you are among the people who believe that speed is a measure of intelligence, you may learn something new from a story about Albert Einstein. The first time Banesh Hoffman, a scientist, was to discuss his work with Albert Einstein, he was too nervous to speak. But Einstein immediately put Hoffman at ease by saying, “Please go slowly, I don't understand things quickly.”

69. According to the passage, if we don’t think critically, we ___________.

A. may not be able think naturally 

B. will be controlled by ideas of other people

C. can control the ideas of others    

D. might be fooled by other people

70.  A critical thinker will ___________.

A. think deeply about different ideas               B. trust the reports in the newspapers

C. take one view against another view             D. criticize other people for their mistakes

71. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. The heart of education                       B. Understanding critical thinking

C. Thinking fast                              D. Thinking and intelligence