Americans eat          fruits per person today as they did in 1910

    A. more than twice                       B. as twice as many

    C. twice as many as                             D. more than twice as many

 Meeting my uncle after all these years was an unforgettable moment,          I will always treasure.

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

 Having           no-meat day would be a good way of encouraging            low carbon life-style.

    A. a; a         B. a; the           C. the; the         D. the; a

  假定你是李華，你班同學決定為小明舉辦生日聚會。請你寫信邀請外教Susan參加。

要點包括：

1. 時間：周五晚8：00至9：00                  2. 地點：學生俱樂部

3. 內容：生日歌，蛋糕，游戲等                 4. 要求：準備一件小禮物

注意：

詞數：100左右，開頭語已經為你寫好

可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文流暢連貫

Hi, Susan,

We’re throwing a surprise party for Xiaoming’s birthday. ____________________________

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When my friends went to college in great delight, I restarted my senior high school life. My spirit sank. Surrounded by strange classmates, I felt like I was in a maze and was sorry about myself. There were some complex feelings in my minds. I was frightened, nervous and lonely.

To make matters worse, I recalled my failure again and again, which put more pressure on me than I could bear. As a result, I was always feeling down during class time.

My teacher found me spiritless. One day he asked me to come to his office and told me about his attitude towards life: we might suffer from mistakes, but it’s important to learn lessons from them. All the pains and the embarrassing things we experience are part of the process. So keep up your spirit! At last, he added, “If you are optimistic, things you want may happen to you!”

Warmth rushed through my soul. I suddenly found the sun shining again when I stepped out of his office.

With the teacher’s help, I eventually got over my depression. From then on, I no longer bowed my head and began smiling to my classmates. I would put up my hand confidently in class and play with my new friends in my spare time. Meanwhile, I was gradually embraced by my classmates.

Now faced with fierce competition, we all study hard because we know that every second counts. Moreover, there is an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect between us. I love my class; I love my classmates!

To be frank, I still have a thirst for my dream university, but I’m not afraid of failure because I can profit by it. With parents and teachers’ encouragement, I’m quite certain of my success and I’m sure I can fly high.

  61. Why was the writer in low spirits at the beginning? （No more than 15 words）

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  62. What did the teacher expect the writer to do? （No more than 15 words）

    _________________________________________________________________

  63. What is the main idea of Paragraph 5?（No more than 15 words）

    _________________________________________________________________

  64. The underlined word “embraced” in paragraph 5 means _______. （No more than 5 words）

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  65. What will you do if you are faced with failure? （No more than 20 words）

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I was born an albino. No one in my family had ever known what an albino was, what it meant to be an albino, and what had to be done differently because I was an albino.

My parents treated me just like they treated everybody else. That was just about the best thing they could have done. It helped me trust myself, so when the anger came along, I could deal with them.

True, my photo always looked like a snowball with two pieces of coal for eyes. Kids would tease me, asking if I was joining the circus and calling me “Whitey”. Like most albinos, I had terrible eyesight, and my grades suffered until eventually I overcame my feeling ashamed of myself and realized it was okay to ask to sit in the front of the classroom so I could see the blackboard better. People stared at me when I held reading material right at the tip of my nose so I could see it well enough to read. Even when I was eight or nine, movie-theater clerks started asking me to pay adult prices because I “l(fā)ooked older”.

The worst part for me was that because my eyesight was so bad, I couldn’t play sports very well. I didn’t give up trying, though. And I studied harder.

Eventually, I got better at school and loved it. By the time I got to college, I was double majoring, going to summer school and devoting myself to every kind of after-class activity I could find. I had learned to be proud of being an albino. I did my best to make “albino” a positive word. And I decided to make my living with my eyes.

I couldn’t see well enough to play sports. But with a solid education and the drive to do it, I could make a living involved in the field I loved. I’ve done it now for more than thirty years in print and in video, and now in cyberspace. People make jokes about how I’m the only “blind editor” they know, but most of the time the jokes are signs of respect. And I make jokes about being an albino.

I was just a proud albino kid from the coal country of Pennsylvania. I now realize that being born an albino helped me to overcome difficulties, gain confidence, and be proud of my personal achievement and humble about my professional accomplishments.

56. What is an albino according to the passage?

A. Someone with bad eyesight.

B. Someone with some kind of disease.

C. Someone who looks older than his age.

D. Someone who joins the circus.

57. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. The fact that the author was born an albino.

B. What had to be done differently to the author.

C. The way that the author’s parents treated him.

D. The fact that the author had no idea what an albino was.

58. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The author’s study was affected by his eyesight at first.

B. The author had to pay adult prices for movies when he was still young.

C. Despite his bad eyesight, the author played sport well.

D. “Albino” has already become a positive word now.

59. Why are people’s jokes about the author mostly signs of respect?

A. Because he is an albino.

B. Because he has a solid education.

C. Because they think he is a great “blind editor”.

D. Because they think he is proud of his achievement.

60. Through the passage, the author tells us ________.

A. that albino helped him achieve success

B. how an albino studied well

C. what it is like to be an albino

D. how people should treat an albino

WASHINGTON -- Lewis had gourmet（美食家）taste: Whenever the dry season browned grass in his Kenyan habitat, he’d abandon the other elephants and race 25 miles to the mountains - to raid （襲擊）farmers’ corn fields under the cover of night. A foot-long hair from his tail, and GPS technology, tell the tale.

It’s a new way to track elephants’ dietary needs and roaming （漫游）habits that scientists hope ultimately could help the endangered species survive. It is key to minimizing conflicts between the animals and people.

Indeed, Lewis’ roaming cost him his life. Shortly after the research ended, he was found shot to death, possibly by a farmer tired of the crop-raiding. “Part of the problem with the elephant is, we need to know how much space they really need,” explained geochemist Thure Cerling of the University of Utah, who led the research. “Why do they need a particular space? Could we manage the parks to make them work better for them?”

Hair is “l(fā)ike a tape recorder,” said Cerling, who gathered hair from the tails of 35 elephants in Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve to analyze for long-lasting forms, called “stable isotopes（穩(wěn)定同位素）,”of carbon and nitrogen that would appear when an elephant ate mostly grass, trees or some other plants. He matched that testing to certain tracks, using Global Positioning System technology, of elephant movements.

Tracking elephant movements suggests the intelligent mammals do know where their protected habitats end, but some still risk human contact to find higher quality food, said Douglas-Hamilton, whose earlier research helped lead to the 1989 international ivory（象牙）ban. Male mammals are more likely to take such adventures because the better diet can help them meet a mate.

More hair sampling, now under way, should help scientists determine how much of certain plants elephants need in their diet, and exactly when they start hunting for them, he said. That data should help conservationsts not only better plan elephant habitats, but help local communities find ways to minimize crop damage when big animals like Lewis decide to roam.

    51. The writer’s purpose in writing the passage is to ________.

A. show the relationship between people and elephants

B. introduce a scientific study on elephants

C. give information on crop damage problems

D. call worldwide attention to the danger faced by wild elephants

    52. Lewis was most likely to raid farmers’ corn fields on ________.

A. a morning in rainy season

B. a night in rainy season

C. a morning in dry season

D. a night in dry season

    53. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. The cause of Lewis’ death.

B. The movement of Lewis.

C. How much an elephant eats for a meal.

D. How elephants’ movements are tracked.

    54. What does the underlined word “them”in paragraph 3 refer to?

A. The elephants.

B. The parks.

C. The researchers

D. The farmers

    55. What could be the best title for the passage?

A. GPS and Tail Hair Tell Elephants’ Food-hunting Behavior.

B. GPS and Tail Hair Tell the Adventure Story of Lewis.

C. Farmers Fight Against Elephants.

D. Good Measures Stop Elephants from Damaging Crops.

As parents we like to make sure that our children are eating well and getting all the nutrients they need. Children need two to three kinds of vegetables every day.

A simple way to get our children to eat vegetables is by eating them ourselves. Following our example, they may start eating vegetables themselves. Don’t say things like, “If you eat your vegetables, you can have dessert. ”The methods work for a little while but can possibly lead them to hate vegetables more. Give your children new varieties of foods which will help them develop a taste for trying new things.

Sometimes the simple things just don’t work. We have to start becoming a little creative to make our children eat vegetables. By doing this in the beginning when children are small, we will help them learn to love vegetables.

Think of creative ways to help children eat vegetables. For example, cut up vegetables like carrots, cucumbers and place them in a creative way on a plate for an afternoon snack. Or try using cheese sauce either by dipping the vegetables in it or by putting the cheese right on top of cooked or raw （生的）vegetables.

If you prefer, you can also add a teaspoon of sugar on top of cooked green beans and peas to make them taste a little sweeter. Doing this shouldn’t lead to a sweet tooth as long as you only give them a small amount.

If you have children that refuse to eat vegetables, some of these suggestions I’ve listed will help to turn that around. In the end, you’re not only just getting them to eat vegetables, you’re also helping them to live a healthier lifestyle.

    46. The underlined word “them”（in Paragraph 2）refers to “_________”.

    A. foods                B. vegetables          C. cheese              D. nutrients

    47. According to the passage, all the following ways to get children to eat vegetables are creative EXCEPT __________.

A. preparing carrots in an attractive way

B. adding some cheese sauce to vegetables

C. putting cheese on top of vegetables

D. making vegetables much sweeter

    48. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Children need to eat vegetables every day for their health.

B. It’s necessary to think of creative ways to make children eat vegetables.

C. Sugar can make children keep a healthy diet.

D. Parents should help children live a healthy lifestyle.

    49. If you want your children to develop the habit of eating vegetables, you should ______.

A. set an example to them

B. be very patient to them

C. give dessert to them as an award

D. cut vegetables into different shapes

    50. The best title for the passage would probably be _________.

A. The nutrients that we need every day.

B. How to get children to eat more vegetables?

C. More and more children like eating vegetables.

D. There are many kinds of vegetables for children.

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 26　

, but I always knew he was 27 . He never criticized us, but used 28 to bring out our best. H’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I 29 as a child I said something 30 about somebody, and father said, “31 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that I looked for the best 32 people, I would get the best 33 . From then on I’ve always tried to 34 the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad’s also always been very 　35 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 　36 a great deal of time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 　37 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to make me change my decision, 　38 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 　39 me to go into law. And I’ve 　40 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 　41　 I didn’t pursue my 　42 . You know what you want. Go achieve it.”

As 　43 turned out my little publication went on to become Student, a nation 　44 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 　45 me.

　 26. A. biologist　　　　　　 B. manager　　　　　 C. lawyer　　　　　　　　　　 D. gardener

　 27. A. strict　　　　　　　　 B. honest　　　　　　　 C. special　　　　　　　　　　 D. learned

　 28. A. praise　　　　　　　　 B. courage　　　　　　 C. power　　　　　　　 D. warmth

　 29. A. think　　　　　　　　　 B. imagine　　　　　　 C. remember.　　　　 D. guess

　 30. A. unnecessary B. unkind　　　　　　　 C. unimportant　　　 D. unusual

　 31. A. Another　　　 B. Some　　　　　　　 C. Any　　　　　　　　 D. Other

　 32. A. on　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. about

　 33. A. in case　　　　 B. by turns　　　　　 C. by chance　　　　 D. in return

　 34. A. revise　　　　　　　　 B. set　　　　　　　　　 C. review　　　　　　　　　　 D. follow

　 35. A. understanding　　 B. experienced　　　　　　 C. serious　　　　　　 D. demanding

　 36. A. taking up　　　　　　 B. making up　　　　 C. picking up　　　　 D. keeping up

　 37. A. suggestion　　　　　 B. decision　　　　　　 C. notice　　　　　　　 D. choice

　 38. A. and　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　 C. even if　　　　　　　　　　 D. as if

　 39. A. helped　　　　 B. allowed　　　　　　 C. persuaded　　　　 D. suggested

　 40. A. always　　　　 B. never　　　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　　 D. almost

　 41. A. rather　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　 D. therefore

　 42. A. promise　　　　　　 B. task　　　　　　　　 C. belief　　　　　　　 D. dream

　 43. A. this　　　　　　　　　　 B. he　　　　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

　 44. A. newspaper　　　　 B. magazine　　　　　 C. program　　　　　 D. project

　 45. A. controlled　　　　　 B. comforted　　　　 C. reminded　　　　　 D. raised

-- Do remember to take this medicine three times a day with warm boiled water!

--______________.

A. Heard it　　　　　　　　　 B. Got it 　　　　　　 C. Made it 　　　　　 D. Taken it