Once upon a time there was a girl who, though of humble origin, was so beautiful（61）________ she was famous throughout the region.  (62)_______(know) how much the young men of the kingdom liked her, she rejected all her suitors(追求者）， waiting for the (63)________(arrive) of some handsome prince. Well, (64)_______ didn’t take long for a handsome prince to come by; and as soon as he saw the young girl he fell(65)  _____ love with her and showered her with gifts. The wedding was great, and everyone said they made the perfect couple.

  However, when the shine and excitement of the presents and the parties began to wear off, the young princess found that her handsome young husband wasn’t as wonderful as she(66)_______ (expect). He was cold towards his people, and he was selfish and mean. When she came to see that everything about her husband (67)________(be) a false appearance, she didn’t hesitate (68)______ (tell) him this to his face, but he answered her back in a similar manner, (69)_______(remind) her that he had only chosen her for her beauty, and that she could have chosen many others rather than (70)_______(him) if she hadn’t let herself be carried away by ambition and her desire to live in a palace.

       Kathy, don’t be so discouraged．If you _______ such feelings, you will do better next time．

      A．set down             B．put away              C．break down          D．give away

 I do not feel        give you everything you want.

  A. confident to         B. convenient to           C. troublesome to        D. bound to

I vividly remember walking back to my house after collecting the afternoon mails. I saw a credit card statement, another credit card statement and our bank statements. I was in that moment that I felt a deep tension.

I realized that even though I had married a man who I absolutely loved and adored, I really didn’t have a clear sense of how he handled money and how the two of us were going to combine our different approaches to handling money in our marriage. I was more organized and detailed, but he was more of a laid-back type. I knew that getting on the same financial page was a key factor in creating a successful marriage and financial future.

I asked my husband if he would be willing to set up a time each week to talk about our finances and develop a plan for getting rid of our credit card debt. My husband said he would be willing to do this. Admittedly, he was skeptical — but willing.

We came to refer to our weekly meetings as our Financial Dates. We didn’t really have a clue as to what we were doing. All we knew was that we needed to give our finances serious attention. Some Dates were filled with tense conversations. Other Dates were filled with laughter, joy and creativity. However, we kept showing up for our Dates and we never gave up. What started out as a means for survival became a powerful connecting thread in our relationship. Something shifted within us.

Instead of our finances becoming a source of divisive tension that pulled us apart, they became the glue that held us together as we became a unified team.

I still recall the day that we excitedly crossed off our last credit card payment on the chart we had created. We had finally arrived. We were free. We had been given wings to fly.

Now, whenever I feel huge stress I ask myself, “How am I contributing to what is happening right now?” This gives me the ultimate power to take action. Even though my husband and I don’t have any guarantee against future challenges, I am left with something deep within that is unshakable

and that can never be taken away — the memory of our past successes and the power to integrate (整合) these lessons in my day-to-day life.

51. Why did the author feel nervous when collecting the afternoon mails?

 A. She was not sure about her marriage.

       B. She could feel the pressure of the huge debt.

       C. She didn’t know how to handle money.

       D. She was reminded of the quarrels in the family.

52. Which word can replace the underlined word “laid-back” in the second paragraph?

A. lazy.                        B. skeptical.                 C. relaxed.            D. confident.

53. What can we learn from the Financial Dates?

A. They left the couple nothing but deep sadness.

B. They showed the couple clear direction at first.

C. They were once interrupted but quickly continued.

D. They strengthened the couple’s relationship at last.

54. We can infer that when faced with stress the author will _______.

A. try to change the situation

B. focus on what contributes to it

C. feel free to do what she likes

D. get power from the memory

近年来报道了一些食品公司为了谋取利润，不顾人们的身心健康，违法使用添加剂。请你根据对这类现象的了解或切身体验，写一篇英语短文，内容要包括以下几点：

1. 简要陈述这类现象；

2. 这种现象产生的危害；

3. 你认为如何解决这一问题？

注意：1. 对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译；

2. 单词数150左右，开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

In recent years, many cases have been reported about food safety problems.

 The 88^th Academy Award Ceremony was held in Dolby Theatre ______ seats an audience of       approximately 3,400.

       A. where             B. whose             C. when            D. which

Our character,41, is a combination of our habits. “Sow a thought, harvest an action; sow an action, harvest a habit; sow a habit, harvest a character; sow a character, harvest a 42__,” the saying goes.

Habits are powerful factors in our lives. Because they are consistent, often unconscious   43 , they constantly, daily express our character and produce our effectiveness or ineffectiveness.

As Horace Mann, the great educator, once   44 it, “Habits are like a rope. We weave a string of it every day and soon it cannot be broken.” I personally do not agree with the last part of his   45   I know habits can be learned and unlearned. But I also know it isn’t a(n)  46  fix. It involves a   47 and a faithful commitment.

Those of us who watched the lunar voyage of Apollo II were quite amazed as we saw the first men walk on the moon and return to earth.   48 to get there, those astronauts obviously had to break out of the huge gravity pull of the earth.   49 energy was spent in the first few minutes of  50 in the first few miles of travel, than was used over the next several days to travel half a million miles.

Habits,  51 have huge gravity pull more than most people realize or would   52 . Breaking deeply   53  habits such as delay, hesitation, impatience or selfishness that go against basic principles of human effectiveness   54  more than a little willpower and a few minor changes in our lives. “Lift off”   55 a great effort, but once we break out of the gravity pull, our freedom   56 a whole new dimension.

  57 any natural force, gravity can work   58  us or against us. The gravity pull of some of our habits may   59 be keeping us from going where we want to go. But it is also gravity that pull that keeps our world together, that keeps the planets in their orbits and our universe in order. It is a powerful force, and if we use it effectively, we can use the gravity pull of habit to create the cooperation and   60  necessary to establish effectiveness in our lives.

41. A. basically         B. theoretically        C. eventually        D. personally

42. A. medal           B. hope              C. fate             D. moral

43. A. efforts           B. patterns           C. methods          D. ways

44. A. told             B. put               C. said             D. thought

45. A. truth            B. motto             C. expression        D. sentence

46. A. urgent           B. slow              C. quick            D. convenient

47. A. process          B. progress           C. period            D. devotion

48. A. but             B. because            C. as               D. if

49. A. Much           B. More              C. Less             D. Most

50. A. launching        B. raising             C. traveling         D. lifting

51. A. however         B. though             C. too              D. otherwise

52. A. say             B. predict             C. admit            D. assume

53. A. rooted           B. laid               C. grown            D. planted

54. A. calls on          B. calls for            C. calls off          D. calls in

55. A. makes           B. takes              C. does             D. brings

56. A. takes on         B. carries on           C. gives away        D. turns out

57. A. As well as        B. As for                         C. As with          D. As like

58. A. on              B. by                                C. around           D. with

59. A. permanently      B. instantly           C. constantly         D. presently

60. A. communication    B. patience           C. success           D. order

CAMBRIDGE – A teenager is being hailed as a hero for saving his aunt from a fire at their house, but he lost his own life when he went back into the burning building to search for the family’s two cats, authorities say.

    Seth A. DeShane, 14, pronounced dead late Thursday at the family home, which was destroyed in the fire.

   “He really saved his aunt,” said the Rev. Kris Dietzen, pastor（牧师）at Cambridge Lutheran church. “He woke his aunt up and told her the Christmas tree was on fire.”

  “He got her out of the house. She thought he （Seth） was behind her, but he went back inside.”

    Dietzen said that when Seth’s aunt realized the boy had gone back inside, she tried to get back in herself, but by then the smoke was so thick and the fire so intense, she had to leave the house.

  “She ran to a neighbor’s farm, and they proceeded（接着）to call 911,” Dietzen said.

   The fire is being blamed on malfunctioning lights on the Christmas tree on the first floor, Chief Edward Bole of the Cambridge Fire Department, said. The front half of the two – story home was fully engulfed（吞没）when firefighters arrived.

36．Choose the best title for the story.

A．Teen dies trying to save cats from fire      B．Teen saved his aunt.

C． A fire destroyed the building             D．The boy hailed as a hero.

37．What caused the fire?

A．The lights on the Christmas tree.           B． We don’t know.

C．The cats.                              D．The Christmas tree.

38．The aunt failed to save the boy because _____

A．she delayed phoning the fire department    B．she was at a loss in time of danger

C．she was selfish                        D．the fire was too fierce

假定你是李华， 打算5月份去伦敦旅行。请给你的伦敦(London)笔友Tom写一封信，请他届时到机场接你、帮你预定宾馆并推荐一些景点。

注意：1．词数100左右。        

      2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

      3．开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总数。

Dear Tom,

    How are you? I’m writing to ask you for some help.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

    Looking forward to your early reply.

                                                                         Yours,

                                                                         Li hua     

    My first year of high school was rough. There was a group of at least eight bullies who  41  me every day, and the teacher let them. Just at this time, I also had a fatally ill friend in the  42  . I felt like life had lost all meaning - I had no hope for the  43  . I  44  began to think about suicide. Over the weeks, the thoughts became stronger.

    One day, out of nowhere, the school's TV news team made an   45  . I never really watched the announcements, but this one  46  my attention. The crew team was looking for new members. Maybe it would he fun. But I had to pass a swim test to he on the team and it was only a week  47  .

    There was no time to   48  . 1 managed to develop my own little workout plan. Every night I did push-ups and sit-ups on my bedroom floor, adding more each day as the  49  went on. I knew it wasn't much, but I felt like it was at least   50. Fortunately, I   51   to pass the swim test on a rainy Monday and I made the crew team!  I was wild with  52     .

    To be honest, my first day of practice was pretty   53   . I Was put into a skinny little boat and I had no idea  54  I was doing, not to mention it was -1 out and we weren't allowed 55  gloves because we had to grip the oars. But after about two hours, I finally got the hang of it and I loved it!  From then on, my entire   56  on life changed. I made a ton of friends, and I became much more physically fit. I went from sitting inside, bored and   57  , to being outside, enjoying myself every day.   58    I no longer wanted to end my life. I was a new person - self-confident and happy.

To this day, I think about   59    I heard that announcement about try-outs. If I   60  , I might not be where I am and who I am today.

41. A. terrorized       B. surprised       C. excited      D. disappointed

42. A. team             B. hospital        C. crew         D. classroom

43. A. time             B. past            C. present      D. future

44. A. only             B. still           C. even         D. merely

45. A. news             B. report          C. notice       D. announcement

46. A. paid             B. drew            C. gave         D. brought

47. A. off              B. within          C. away         D. on

48. A. lose             B. kill            C. spend        D. save

49. A. week             B. month           C. day          D. year

50. A. nothing          B. anything        C. something    D. everything

51. A. managed          B. tried           C. attempted    D. succeeded

52. A. efforts          B. terror          C. joy          D. expectation

53. A. tiresome         B. scary           C. pleasant     D. Satisfactory

54. A. how              B. that            C. where        D. what

55. A. wearing          B. to wear         C. wore         D. worn

56. A. outside          B. inside          C. outline      D. outlook

57. A. expressed        B. depressed       C. impressed    D. pressed

58. A. What's more         B. Frankly speaking    

    C. Most importantly    D. In addition

59. A. when             B. that            C. what         D. where

60. A. didn't           B. wasn't          C. shouldn't    D. hadn't

 The news of the Ministry's coming to our school for a visit was  ____  on the radio yesterday.

A. turned out           B. found out                 C. given out               D. carried out

66. In October every year, _________(旅游业) is at its peak on Mount Tai.

67. The more you practice, the ___________(容易的) it will become.

68. The restaurant is ________(尤其) popular with the businessmen.

69. Miss Green lives on the _______(第二十)floor. We’d better take the lift.

70. In the US, winter wheat is ________ (收割) in the early summer.

71. He_______ (后悔) that he was careless and didn’t pass the exam.

72. _________(扩展) your knowledge by reading more books is a wise choice.

73. When I came to the riverside, I found a boy __________(挣扎) in the water.

74. My feelings at the moment are beyond ___    _ (描述).

75. ________(鼓舞) by the speech, the little girl made up her mind to work even harder.

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

More recent research has shown that many kinds of amphibians(两栖动物) are declining or have become extinct. Amphibians are animals, such as frogs, that live partly in water and partly on land. And they have been around for over 350 million years. They have   41   three mass extinctions, including the extinction of the dinosaurs. Why are they dying out now?

The most serious aspect of amphibian loss, however, goes beyond the amphibians themselves. Scientists are beginning to think about what amphibian   42   means for the planet as a whole. If the earth is becoming unlivable for amphibians, is it also becoming unlivable for other kinds of animals and human beings as well?

Scientists now believe that amphibian decline is due to several environmental factors. One of these factors is the   43   of habitat, the natural area where an animal lives. Amphibians are very   44   to changes in their habitat. If they cannot find the right conditions, they will not lay their eggs. These days, as wild areas are covered with houses, roads, farms, or factories, many kinds of amphibians are no longer laying eggs.

There are a number of other factors in amphibian decline. Pollution is one of them. In many industrial areas, air pollution has   45   the rain, which then falls on ponds and kills the frogs that live there. In farming areas, the heavy use of   46   on crops has also killed off amphibians. Another factor is that air pollution has led to    47   levels of ultraviolet （UV） light. This endangers amphibians, which seem to be   48   sensitive to UV light.

　　All these reasons for the disappearance of amphibians are also good reasons for more general   49   . These factors affect human beings, too.

---- If it hadn’t been raining so hard, I might have been home much earlier.

---- It’s too bad you _____ it. Nancy _____ here and she _____ to see you.

  A. didn’t make; is; was 

  B. won’t make; will be; wants

  C. didn’t make; was; wanted

  D. wont’ make; would be; wanted

 Wind power is an ancient source of energy        we may return in the near future.

A. on which         B. by which          C. to which          D. from which