Passage3

The summer before my senior year, I had a really good friend named Jack. The month before school started, he went to Europe and to my surprise came back with a powerful drug (毒品) called hashish. Neither of us had ever experimented with drugs before. He began to invite me to join his “new” friends. He also started the “24 club”, where you would sit on a circle and drink twenty-four tall bottles of beer, one after another, until they were gone. I knew there was no future in any of it if he went on using these drugs. However, he has been my best friend since grade school, and I didn’t have a lot of other close friends. I didn’t want to be lonely, but I also didn’t want to end up where I thought Jack was going.

At first I felt awkward (尴尬), didn’t fit in. But after a few months, I made friends with guys who had similar values (价值观) and were also a lot of fun.

My old friend Jack turned into a druggie, barely graduated , and at last drowned (溺水) in a swimming pool. It was very sad, but I was grateful I had the courage to make the right decision and think long-term at a crucial time in my life.

41. Why did the writer feel surprised?

A. Jack went to Europe.                 B. Jack was my good friend.

C. Jack brought hashish back.            D. Jack was a member of “24 club”.

42. What was the “24 club” about?

A. There were 24 members.            B. They could join the club when they were 24

C. They could drink 24 bottles of beer.   D. They could use 24 kinds of drugs.

43. What does the word “they” mean?

A. The club members.           B. The bottles of beer.

C. The drugs.                  D. The owners of the club.

44. Why did the writer decide to end up the friendship between Jack and him?

A. He didn’t want to make the same mistake as Jack.

B. He wanted to make some new friends.

C. He felt disappointed (失望) with Jack.

D. He didn’t want to be lonely.

45. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Both of them did not use the hashish before.

B. Jack didn’t finish schooling because of drugs.

C. The writer felt happy shortly after he separated with Jack.

D. The new friends I made thought alike with me to most of the things.

四.情景交际(10分)

A: Excuse me, are you Miss Caroline from Los Angeles?

B: Yes. And you are…

A: I’m an English guide from Beijing China

Travel Service. This is my membership

card. ___46___

B: OK. Here you are.

A: ___47___ I am glad to be your guide in Beijing.

B: ___48___ I am so lucky that I can meet

my guide as soon as I get off the plane.

A: Let me help you with your luggage(行李).

___49___ It will take us right to the hotel.

B: Thank you very much for your excellent

service.

A: ___50___

五.阅读理解(二)

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，按要求完成各题。(本题共5小题，每题2分，满分10分)

Some students at the Open University left school 20 years ago. Others are younger but all must be at least 21 years old.  54.This is one example of how the Open University is different from all other universities.  Its students must either work full time or be at home all day, for example, mothers of families.  They don’t be able to pass any examination before they are accepted as students.  This is why the university is called “ open”.  The university was started in order to help a known group people who missed having a university education when they were young.

The first name for the Open University was “ The University of the Air”.  55.The idea was to teach “ On the air”, in other words on radio and television. But its student also receives advice at one of 283 centers in the county.  36 weeks of the year he has to send written work to a “ tutor(指导教师), the person who guides his studies.  He must also spend 3 weeks every summer as a full time student.  Tutors and teachers meet and study together, as in other universities.  At the end of the Open University’s first year, the results were good.  3 or 4 students passed their examinations.  If they do this every year, they will finish their studies in 4 or 5 years.

A. 根据短文内容回答下列问题

51. How old must all the students be at the Open University?

_____________________________________________________

52. Why is the University called “open”?

_____________________________________________________

53. Where is the most teaching carried out?

_________________________________________________________

B. 将文中划线的句子译成汉语。

54.  ___________________________________________________________

55. _________________________________________________________________

六.完型填空(二)(本题共15小题;56-65每小题1分，66-70每小题1分，满分15分)

A 阅读下面的短文，根据文意，将方框内所给的词填入相应的空白处，使短文意思完整。 (只将字母填入答题卡)

A. celebrating    B. resolutions    C. much    D. it doesn’t matter  E. counts down

F. such as       G. Out      H. family   I. special   J. a time

In many countries, the new year begins on January 1 st ,but people start ___56________ on December 31 st New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate. In Times Square. While they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music. Sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock everyone ____57___from 10: 10, 9, 8 … everyone shouted very loudly

.”Happy New Year ! ”and they say ,”___58__ with the old year and in with the new!” Suddenly there are fireworks and special drinks. Sometimes people sing an old song called Auld Lang Syne.

New Year’s Day is often a____59___ day. Some people relax at home .Some families get together for a _____60_meal with grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. When the weather is fine ,many families go out for a walk.

On New Years Day, many people make_____61____ for the new year. They write down the list of things,

--_62__ “I will help out more at home. I will work harder at school.” or “I won’t spend so __63___ time playing video games.” When they have made their list, they read it to their family or friends and promise to follow their resolutions.

So, _____64___how they celebrate, for people in countries all over the world , it’s a --_65__ to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.

B.阅读下面短文，在短文的空白处填入一个适当的词，使其内容通顺。

I love travelling by plane. Going to the airport is very exciting. You look at the ___66____ of places and think that you could go ___67___ in the world. Then you find your __68____ number and go to the gate. You get on ___69____ and find your seat. Taking off is noisy,but it’s silly to be afraid. On a long flight, they provide food, so passsagers aren’t travelling on empty___70_____. However , it isn’t very good, so I don’t depend on it. Usually I make my own sandwich to take with me

七、写 (25分)

(A)根据中文提示完成句子，将所缺少的内容写在相应的横线上。(10分)

71. 她献身于帮助中国人民。

72. 我可以用西红柿蛋汤充饥，也就这些。

I can ________________________________,but that’s all.

73. 我听到了一声吼叫,好像有人在笑.

I heard a loud noise,___

74.虽然这部电影不是反映现实的，但却令人兴奋，有些地方还非常有意思。

__________________________,it is very exciting and some of it is very funny.

75. 我们希望从山顶会看到湖泊，森林的美景。

From the top we_____________________________ the lakes and forests.