三. 完形填空

Last week, Ida Keeling, set a new world record in 60-metre sprint with 29.86 seconds — the bes t result for a 95-year-old woman. And this is not the   1   time for the athlete to go down in history. Three years   2she became the fastest sprinter among those over age 90!

Ms. Keeling was a late flower who did not begin  3   until she was 67. But once she enjoyed it, there’s   4   to stop her. The “young” athlete says the secret to her  5  is a positive (积极的) feeling and everyday training. She   6 in good shape by lifting weights, cycling and of course, running. Howe ver, this woman does not   7  a running track (跑道) — she just trains by running up and down along the hallway (走廊) outside her apartment.

Healthy food  is also important to her. In order to get enough   8   , she often eats a hamburger, or some fish for breakfast. Besides, Ms. Keeling has no plans to slow down. She plans to   9   a new record, and hopes to   10 longer than her grandmother, who died at the age of 104. We believe that she will make it!

(  )1. A. first      B. second  C. last        D. best

(  )2. A. front       B. ago       C. later         D. after

(  )3. A. growing B. playing  C. talking  D. running

(  )4. A. everything B. something C. anything  D. nothing

(  )5. A. success B. exercise C. work      D. interest

(  )6. A. keeps B. works   C. makes  D. puts

(  )7. A. buy B. need      C. take      D. see

(  )8. A. money   B. time     C. energy    D. food

(  )9 A. read        B. design    C. set         D. write

(  )10. A. run        B. live       C. swim    D. jump

四. 阅读理解

阅读A、B、C三篇材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Foreign teacher wanted in Qingdao

School type Language school

Working place Qingdao, China

Pay 5,000 RMB / month

Teaching hours 22 hours / week

Schedule

(时间表)

You must:

1. At least one year’s teaching experience.

2. Friendly, outgoing and teaching-loving.

3. Nationality: American, English or Canadian.

4. Pronunciation is good and natural.

Come for an interview (面试) before August 16.

Address: No. 39 Lakeside Road

Telephone: 0532-1369802

(   )1. What job is wanted for a language school in Qingdao?

A. Cooks.      B. Drivers.      C. Doctors.         D. Teachers.

(   )2. Who can get the job most probably?

A. An English graduate, aged 22.

B. A woman who is good at French.

C. A Frenchman of 35 with a teac her’s certificate (证书).

D. A Canadian with 2 years of teaching experience.

(   )3. What is NOT mentioned in the table?

A. Age.      B. Pay.        C. Address.         D. Phone number.

(   )4. If someone gets the job, he or she must work 　　　　.

A. four hours a day     B. six days a week

C. five days a week     D. twenty hours a week

(   )5. If a foreigner wants to have an interview, he or she should go for an interview 　　　　.

A. in late August        B. after August 15th

C. before August 16th  D. in early September

B

My first experience of learning a foreign language was with French. I chose French for some reasons. Firstly, it is necessary to have some knowledge of a foreign language for people nowadays. Secondly, I want to study in France some day.  Thirdly, there’re several famous French books at home, and I want to read them.

During my high school years, I learned ninth and tenth-grade French.

Ninth-grade French was very difficult for me. I had trouble learning vocabulary and remembering words. I spent hours every week on word cards, but this way did not work well for me. And I didn’t like the textbook. It had a lot of grammar exercises and short talks between two American students who visited Paris. We had to do many grammar exercises for homework. In the end, I got “C’s” in ninth-grade French. In tenth-grade French, I got “C’s” in the final tests. However, I wasn’t as worried about getting “D’s” or even “F’s” in French as I had been in ninth grade. The classes see med easier and the lessons in the textbook seemed interesting to me. We spent more time using the language in activities like role plays, and less time on grammar practice than the last year.

(   )6. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the writer to learn French?

A. Learning a foreign language is necessary.

B. The writer wants to study in France some day.

C. The writer wants to read some French books.

D. At first, French was quite easy for the writer to learn.

(   )7. The writer spent lots of time 　　　　 in ninth-grade French, but it did not work well.

A. role-playing        B. remembering words

C. learning grammar     D. having conversations

(   )8. The writer felt French lessons were 　　　　 in tenth grade.

A. difficult          B. boring

C. interesting        D. different

(   )9. In tenth-grade French, the writer 　　　　.

A. was very worried about tests

B. improved a lot in grammar

C. got the same grades as in ninth grade

D. got better grades than the last year

(   )10.  From the passage we know

A. tenth-grade French was not too difficult for the writer

B. the writer went to France in order to learn French

C. the writer liked the textbooks because there were short talks in them

D. the writer liked reading French books when he was a middle school student

C

Scientists surveyed 7,304 students in 156 middle schools in China, Japan, Korea and the United States to study the middle school students’ attitudes (态度) towards life. Here are the results:

Result 1

More than half of the students in China, Japan and Korea cared about their appearance (外表), while only 33.4% of the American students did so. The survey also found that most Chinese and American students were happy, but in Japan and Korea, not so many  students were happy.

Result 2

The survey showed that 73.7% of the Chinese students paid much attention to socia l (社会的) problems. Fewer students in the other three countries did so.

Result 3

The survey also showed that more Chinese students had a positive attitude towards life and worked hard to succeed than those in the other three countries.

Result 4

Korean students were the most independent (独立的). Most of them wanted to make their own decisions about life. Only 72.4% of the students in China thought so. And it was the lowest in the four countries.

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。

(   )11. The survey was made among 7,304 students from 　　　　 countries.

A. two     B. three

C. four    D. one hundred and fifty-six

(   )12. According to the survey, over 　　　　 of the students in Japan cared about their appearance.

A. 33.4%       B. 50%        C. 72.4%       D. 73.7%

(   )13. The survey showed that most Chinese and American students were 　　　　 than those in Japan and Korea.

A. happier    B. sadder     C. healthier       D. smarter

(   )14. Result 4 showed us that 　　　　 students were the most independent.

A. Chinese   B. Japanese     C. Korean       D. American

(   )15 From the survey we know that fewer Chinese students wanted to 　　　　.

A. work hard to succeed

B. appear good-looking

C. pay attention to social problems

D. make their own decisions about life