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40．A．count on B．tend to C．talk with D．a(chǎn)gree with
41．A．joined B．found C．took D．made
42．A．a(chǎn)lso B．only C．still D．simply
43．A．expected B．debated C．a(chǎn)greed D．joked
44．A．final B．special C．opening D．greeting
45．A．with B．from C．in D．by
46．A．change B．turn C．stop D．end
47．A．for B．but C．a(chǎn)nd D．so
48．A．likely B．ready C．sure D．due
49．A．pass B．help C．care D．face
50．A．steps B．lines C．point D．case
51．A．introduction B．instruction C．explanation D．suggestion
52．A．scanned B．grasped C．practiced D．presented
53．A．valued B．saved C．left D．kept
54．A．offered B．a(chǎn)voided C．risked D．missed
55．A．successful B．thankful C．trustful D．hopeful
第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每題2分，滿分40分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
A
56．Tommy Molina’s letter is used in the ad to .
A．prove the camp is wonderful
B．tell the way to meet cool people
C．introduce the great camping place
D．show everybody is eager to come back
57．The information in ACTIVITIES OFFERED shows us that .
A．owning a camera is a must to learn how to take pictures
B．weekly competitions will be held by Chippenstock Times.
C．classes are available for campers of different swimming levels
D．campers can get close to nature by joining in Craft and Hiking
58．From the advertisement we learn that .
A．Camp Chippenstock is intended for all teenagers
B．a(chǎn)ll the instructors used to be Chippenstock campers
C．we can take part in the camp throughout the summer
D．Camp Chippenstock costs less than many other camps
B
While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an
unbelievable sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a
show of courage.
The event was swimming and started with only three men on the
blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were
disqualified. That left only one to compete. It would have been difficult
enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is
important.
I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that
something was wrong. I’m not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from
a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was
evident that the man was not out for gold ? his arms were waving in an attempt
at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal
competitor.
I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was
clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was
pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out.
But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.
No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even
began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did.
A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally
finished his race. The crowd went wild. You would have thought that he had won
the gold, and he should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times
in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.
Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His
country had been invited to Sydney.
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling
they have somehow been cheated out of gold, or when they act so proudly in
front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog.
59．From the passage we can learn that the young man .
A．made his turn to start back pitifully
B．was skillful in freestyle in the game
C．swam faster than the average swimmer
D．was not capable enough to win the medal
60．The crowd changed their attitudes because .
A．they felt sorry for the young man
B．they were moved by the young man
C．they wanted to show their sympathy
D．they meant to please the young man
61．According to the passage, “it is nice to watch an underdog”
probably means .
A．it’s amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skills
B．it’s amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself
C．it’s cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors
D．it’s brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals
62．What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Compete for Gold! B．Try again!
C．Break a Record! D．Go for it!
C
In Alexandria, Virginia,
the two thousand students at T.
C. Williams
High School started
classes last month in a new building. It was built as a “green” school based on
requirements from the United States Green Building Council.
The council is a nonprofit organization made up of building industry
leaders. It has a rating system for buildings called Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design, or LEED.
In 2001, there were four schools asking for LEED certification. Now
there are four hundred, including T.C. Williams. So far, fifty-eight schools
have been recognized for meeting the requirements. These include protecting
natural areas and limiting the amount of chemicals in building materials. They
also include better lighting and improved indoor air quality. Buildings are
also rated on how well they use energy and water, and on things like the use of
recycling programs. At T.C. Williams, one example of green design can be seen
in the many windows that let in natural light. Students say the sunny rooms
help them stay awake during class.
A rooftop garden is designed to provide storm water control and help
keep the building cool in the sun. And an underground tank can store 1,700,000
liters of rainwater for air conditioning and other systems.
The new building cost about 90,000,000 dollars to build. It stands
next to the old T.C. Williams building, which officials say will slowly be
taken apart and recycled. T.C.
Williams High
School is still waiting for the final part of the
LEED certification process. Schools receive points for the number of
requirements they meet. Buildings are rated silver, gold or platinum.
Around the country, concerns about limited budgets for public
schools sometimes lead to objections to investing in “green” schools. But the
Green Building Council points to a report by Capital E, a Washington, D.C.,
company that serves the clean energy industry. Capital E examined the cost of
thirty “green” schools in the United
States. It says the average cost was only
two percent higher compared to a traditional school. And it says this extra
cost is small compared to the savings over time from lower energy and water
costs and healthier students.
63．The United States Green Building Council aims to .
A．collect money for “green” schools
B．construct “green” buildings on its own
C．promote the construction of “green” schools
D．evaluate the “greenness” of any school building
64．We know from the passage that .
A．LEED evaluates the buildings at four different levels
B．Capital E designed many requirements for “green” schools
C．T.C. Williams High School has
received LEED certification
D．LEED is provided by the United States Green Building Council
65．The underlined word they in Paragraph 3 refers to .
A．the requirements B．the natural areas
C．the building materials D．the amount of chemicals
66．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．Green schools cost more than traditional ones.
B．Capital E is devoted to the clean green industry.
C．Green schools will have more benefits in the long term.
D．Limited budgets cause a disagreement on “green” schools.
D
jobs, Jonathan Grubin, a 16 ? year ? old boy, has logged on to an online success which turned over ￡75,000 last year. Now his success is already beginning to show with the launch of ForFrea4U.co.uk, which offers visitors free iPods and digital cameras for signing up their friends to its advertisers. Jonathan
has got more than 55,000 members to the site in less than two years, sending off ￡25,000 worth of
products. His success is down to a business move known as affiliate marketing,
a web ? based marketing practice in which a business rewards one or more
affiliates for each visitor or customer brought about by the affiliate’s marketing
efforts. The Royal
Grammar School student
said: “I have always been interested in websites and the ideas behind them. I
though, ‘if only there was another way I could get my hands on these goods’, so
I made a website for a bit of fun.” Jonathan added: “I partner with some
advertisers, and they send me commission (傭金) each time I get them a new customer. I offer visitors to my
website a reward when they sign up.” “Advertisers were very quick to realize the potential of the
network. Affiliale marketing is highly successful for advertisers because they
only pay when they see results.” “When you run an expensive television advertising campaign, nothing
is guaranteed. But with my business model, advertises only pay their commission
when they see results.” Jonathan, who works from his computer at home, launched his first
website when he was 12 offering mobile phone wallpapers and screensavers after
rival sites were charging youngsters for downloads. He also runs livenewcastle. co. uk,
a resource website for Newcastle
with listings, reviews and directories. He added: “I remember receiving my
first cheque, it was ￡10.44, and I
was amazed that I had received it. The only thing I really want to do is to be
able to work for myself.” “There are a lot of downsides, but there are advantages too. The
fact is that I am so young, and when I’m 20, I’m going to have a lot of
knowledge and experience that most people won’t have until they are 30 or 40.” 67．Which of the following helps lead to the success of For
Free4U.co.uk? A．It provides visitors with presents for signing up their friends to
its advertisers. B．It offers teenagers mobile phone wallpapers and screensavers for
free. C．It gets payment when it publishes ads. D．It charges youngsters for downloads. 68．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A．Jonathan set up his first website when he was twelve. B．Jonathan is a student of Royal
Grammar School. C．Jonathan founded the websites for money only. D．Jonathan is in charge of two websites now. 69．According to the passage, it’s obvious that . A．Jonathan’s websites are popular with both visitors and advertisers B．visitors sign up on Jonathan’s website in order to get rewards C．a(chǎn)dvertisers pay for their products being advertised online D．Jonathan is interested in working all by himself 70．The passage is mainly about . A．a(chǎn) smart online advertising technique B．a(chǎn) promising business web - master C．a(chǎn) web ? based marketing producer D．a(chǎn) successful online marketing E Today’s career assumptions are that you can get a lot of development,
challenge and job satisfaction and not necessarily be in a management role. “I hated all the meetings,” says a 10-year award-winning manager, “And
I found the more you did for people who worked for you, the more they expected.” Managing others is
always a tough task, but in the past that stress was balanced by hopes for
career mobility and financial rewards. Along with a sizable pay raise, people
chosen as managers would begin a nearly automatic climb up the career ladder to
lucrative executive private benefits: company cars, club memberships, plus the
key to the executive washroom. But in today’s global, more competitive showground, a manager sits
in an insecure chair. Restructuring
has removed layer after layer of management as companies came to view their
organizations as collections of talents rather than hierarchies(等級). There are far fewer steps for managers to climb. Also, managerial
jobs demand more hours and headaches than ever before but offer slim, if any,
financial paybacks and perks. Now managers must manage many people who are spread over different
locations, even over different continents. They must manage across functions
with, say, design, finance and marketing. In an age of
entrepreneurship, when the most praised people in business are those launching
something new, management seems like an invisible, thankless role. Employers
are looking for people who can do things, not for people who make other people
do things. In addition, the
Dilbert factor is at work. With Dilbert’s popular cartoon character as well as
many television situation comedies routinely describing managers as fools or
enemies, they just don’t get much respect any more. Moreover, it may not
pay to be a manager at least not the way it once did. Ms. Chmielewski says. “The
emotional rewards can be great, and there were times I enjoyed management. But
a 10-to-11-hour day and one weekend day a month is the norm.” With more people
cautious of joining management, are corporations being hurt or worrying about
developing future leaders? Not many are. While employers have dismissed a lot
of managers, they believe many more candidates lingers on at many companies. “Another
reason companies aren’t short of managers”, argues Robert Kelly, a business
professor, “is that so many workers today are self-managed, either individually
or via teams, you don’t need a manager.” 71．By writing the passage, the writer seems to . A．explain reasons for firing managers B．a(chǎn)dvise people not to become managers C．express dissatisfaction of some managers D．encourage managers to be more competitive 72．Compared with the past, the managing job today is more . A．demanding B．rewarding C．questionable D．a(chǎn)cceptable 73．The author mentions what Ms. Chmielewski says to reflect that . A．the managers’ low working efficiency makes them less paid B．the gain of being a manager is not as satisfactory as before C．she enjoys great emotional rewards of being a manager D．she misses the past enjoyment of being a manager 74．What can we learn from the passage? A．Managers have more chances to be promoted now. B．Managers were not satisfied with the way they were treated. C．It is unnecessary for a qualified manager to manage a variety of
fields. D．The cartoon character by Dilbert contributes to the bad image of
managers. 75．What can we infer from the last paragraph? A．More and more people are eager to become managers. B．There will be more managers to be employed in the future. C．Employers think it easy for them to find managers in the future. D．Team ? work makes it possible for companies not to hire more
managers. 第Ⅱ卷（共35分）
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20080507 第四部分：書面表達（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分） 第一節(jié) 情景作文（20分） 你班要舉辦以“Ordinary but Great”為題的英語主題班會。請根據(jù)下列信息準備一篇發(fā)言稿，介紹趙郁的成長經(jīng)歷。 姓名 趙郁
職務(wù) 北京奔馳（Benz）公司首席技師 經(jīng)歷 1．從小喜歡發(fā)明創(chuàng)造； 2．做普通工人17年； 3．自學電腦、英語；能看懂英文汽車資料；能解決有關(guān)汽車的技術(shù)難題； 4．獲得許多獎勵。 注意：1．詞數(shù)不少于60。 2．文章的題目和開頭已經(jīng)給出。 3．可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。 提示詞：首席技師 chief technician Ordinary
but Great We are all
ordinary people, but following what we are interested in and doing what we are
good at can help us make great achievements for society and go far. Here’s a
convincing and inspiring example. 第二節(jié) 開放作文（15分） 請根據(jù)下面提示，寫一篇短文。詞數(shù)不少于50。 In your English
class, you are asked to describe the following picture and explain to your
classmates how you understand it.
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20080507 情景作文 Ordinary
but Great We are all
ordinary people, but following what we are interested in and doing what we are
good at can help us make great achievements for society and go far. Here’s a
convincing and inspiring example. Zhao Yu, the chief technician in the Benz Company, is regarded as a
great success. However, his success is no accident. As a young boy with a sense
of creativity, he was eager to learn and to make a lot of inventions. Being an
ordinary worker in the Benz Company for 17 years, not only did he do well in
his job, but also he made efforts to teach himself English and to learn how to
use computers. Now it is easy for him to read English materials about cars.
Besides, he became expert at solving various technical problems. Because of his
great contribution, he has received awards many times. Zhao Yhas set a good example that ordinary people can stand out by
doing their jobs with interest and enthusiasm. 開放作文 One possible version: In the picture, a boy is absorbed in fishing, while others are
leaving, empty ? handed. Finally his efforts pay off, and he gets on big fish.
Actually, there are still more fish in the water. If those who are heading back
could stay longer, they would surely get a good catch. So from the children’s
different behaviors, we can see that success needs a person’s patience because
patience plays an important role in the process of achieving goals. Stick to
what we are doing, and the gain we get will be beyond imagination just like the
fish left in the pool. 附：聽力錄音原文 Text 1 W : Good afternoon. This is Easton Hospital.
Is Mr. Baker there? M :Sorry, he’s out for lunch. Text 2 W : Would you mind if we discuss our plan before dinner? M : Not at all. I certainly don’t want to talk abut it over dinner. Text 3 W : Come and have a look at my new dress. M : I’d like to, dear, but I’ve got a lot of work to do. Text 4 W : I’m sorry, sir. The train is behind time. I’ll tell you
something definite as soon as I can. M : Thanks a lot. Text 5 W : The red coat is $ 45 and the black one is $ 35. which one do you
want? M : Neither. I want that large yellow one. How much is it? W : It’s twice as much as the black one. Text 6 W : Excuse me, sir, can I catch the bus for the zoo here? M : You can
take a T ? 3 or a T ? 6 from here, but then you will have to walk about two
blocks. Actually, if you take a Z ? 4 at the next block, it will let you right
off in front of the zoo. W : Maybe that’s
what I’ll do. Thank you very much. M : You’re
welcome. Text 7 M : Oh, dear!
The basketball game is about to start. Could you bring some chips and also some
ice cream from the fridge? W : Anything else? M : No, that’s
all for now. Hey, you know, they’re organizing a company basketball team, and I’m
thinking about joining. What do you think? W : Um. … M : “Um?” What do you mean? I was the star player at my school. W : Yeah,
twenty ? five years ago. Look, I just don’t want you to have a heart attack
running up and down the court. M : Yeah, you’re probably right. Text 8 M : Hi, Kate. Have you any plans for the weekend? W : Yeah, I’m really excited. I’m going up to New York City for a couple of days. M : My roommate’s going to New
York, too. Are you driving? Maybe you two could ride
together. W : No, I’m going to take a train to the Plain Station. I’ve already
got my ticket. M : So what are you going to do in New York? W : I’m
visiting my friend Laura. I met her last summer at the music camp. We are both
interested in music and we’ll enjoy an opera at the Lincoln Center. M : Oh, have a good time! Text 9 W : Hi, Tom. Would you like to go swimming this afternoon? M : I wish I
could, Jenny, but I have to spend the rest of the day in the library. I have a
ten ? page paper to finish for tomorrow. W : Oh, is that for Professor Smith’s class? M : Yes, I have to write an article on a poem we read in class. W : That’s hard. How is it going so far? M : Not very
well. And I have to study a lot for math and history. I don’t know how I’m
going to do it at all. W : You know, Tom, I’ve been doing well in history, so I’d be happy
to help you. M : Thanks, Jenny. I’ll see you in front of the library. W : Good luck with the poem. Text 10 W : So, how are things going? M : Well, to
be honest, I was feeling great on Saturday, but I started to feel sick on
Sunday afternoon. And I’m really worried because I’m scheduled to give a
presentation at work on Friday, so I have to be better by then. W : Well, what’s
wrong with you? M : Well, I
thought I had the flu, but the doctor said it was just a bad cold. He gave me
some medicine to take care of the fever. I’m supposed to take the medicine
three times a day after eating, but it doesn’t seem to help. W : Oh, forget
about that medicine! I have just the thing to get rid of a bad cold. You see,
my mum is really into Chinese medicine. M : Oh, no.
thanks. W : Have a
try! You just take some of my mum’s Chinese tea and drink it four times a day.
Believe me. You’ll be up and dancing around in no time. M : Well,
nothing else seems to be doing to the job. Text 11 Welcome to our Music Radio. Tonigh, I’ll introduce you a super
singer. Norah Jones, born on March 30 th 1979 in New
York City, is one of the most popular jazz singers of
our time. Her first album Come Away with Me sold 18 million copies worldwide
and won 5 Grammy Awards in 2003. [Jazz music] Can you identify this tune? It’s one of the songs from her second
album, Feels like Home. With folk tendency, it’s the highest ? selling album in
the history of Blue Note Records with over a million copies sold within the
first week. Norah Jones was listed among the most influential people of 2006 by
Time Magazine. On January 30,2007 Norah Jones put out her third album, Not Too Late
? a collection of 13 original songs. This was the most pre ? ordered album of
all time on Amazon. com. Thanks for joining us and let’s enjoy listening to her beautiful
song.
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