Last spring.I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program.In my application letter, I was careful t  36  how much I wanted to see France.Evidently, my excitement really came through in my words.Once I   37   that I was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign travel and making all sorts of new and   38   -friends.While traveling was inspiring and meeting people was   39   , nothing" about my term in France was what  40  .

The moment I arrived in Paris, I was  41 _ by a nice French couple who would become my host parents.My entire experience was joyous and exciting 42   I received some shocking news from my program coordinator (M A)  there had been a death'in my host parents' extended family.They had to travel outside France several weeks.That afternoon, I had to  43  out of one family's house and into   another.The exchange coordinator told me I'd have a  44  this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker.To avoid the temptation (诱惑)to   45   my native language.1 asked not to be _46_ with.an English-speaking roommate.When I got to my new room, 1   4.7  myself to my new roommate Paolo.a Brazilian ( 巴西人) , the same age as I, whom 1 was surprised to find playing one of my favorite CDs! In just a few hours, we knew we'd be good friends for the rest of the  48   .

I left France with many 4-9 _, so when people ask me what my favorite part of the I - trip was, they are always 50 to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and |the scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town.and weekends  51   France |we enjoyed together.I love how people 52 seem so different, but end up being I ' so 53 .The most valuable lesson I gamed from studying in France wasn't just to Respect the foreign people 54 to respect all people, for your next best friend could |be just a continent away.I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who Iwants to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful 55

36.A.discuss ,  B.express  C.announce  D.argue

37.A.approved  B.knew  C.warned  D.denied

38.A.stubborn  B.anxious  C.universal  D.interesting

39.A.boring  B.upsetting  C.exciting  D.promising -

40.A.expected  B.liked  C.doubled  D.feared .

41.A.sponsored  B.witnessed  C.greeted  D.supported

42.A.until  B.when  C.since  D.while

43.A.move  B.travel  C.walk  D.rush

44.A.housekeeper  B.leader  C.roommate  D.colleague

45.A.learn  B.appreciate  C.speak  D.master

46.A.combined  B.fitted  C.involved  D.placed

47.A.added  B.introduced  C.devoted  D.adapted

48.A.term  B.week  C.month  D.vacation

49.A.presents  B.suitcases  C.stories  D.dreams

50.A, surprised  B.disturbed  C.embarrassed  D.concerned

51.A.analyzing  B.exploring  C.describing  D.investigating

52.A.need  B.shall  C.must  D.can

53.A.generous  B.independent  C.similar  D.distant

54,  A.and  B.but  C.or   D.so

55.A.instructions  B.friendships  C.facts  D.Data

A

IV：阅读理解(共20小题，每题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

In this voyage I visited my new colony on the island, saw the Spaniards(西班牙人), had the whole story of their

In this voyage I visited my new colony on the island, saw the Spaniards(西班牙人), had the whole story of their lives and of the villains(罪犯) I left there; how at first they treated the poor Spaniards badly,•how they afterwards agreed, disagreed, unired, separated, and how at last the Spaniards were forced to use violence with them; how they gave in to the spaniards, how honestly the Spaniards used them ---- a history, if it were entered into, as full of variety and wonderful

accidents as my own part ---- particularly, also, as to their battles with the Caribbeans, who landed several times upon the Island, and as to the improvement they made upon the Island itself, and how five of them made an attempt upon the main land, and brought away eleven men and five women prisoners, by which, at my coming, I found about twenty young children on the Island.

Here I stayed bout 20 days, left them supplies of all necessary things, and particularly of arms, powder, shot, cloths, tools, and two workmen, which I brought from England with me, namely a carpenter and a smith.

Besides this, I shared the Island into parts with them, reserved to myself the property of whole  but gave them such parts resoeetively as they agreed on; and having settled all things with them and encouraged them not to leave the place, I left them there.

From then on I landed the Brazils, from where I sent a bark, which I bought there, with more people to the island; and in it, besides other supplies, I sent seven women, being such persons as I found proper for service, or for wives to such as would take them.As to the Englishmen, I promised them to send them some women from England, with a good cargo(船货) of necessaries, if they would apply themselves to planting ---- which I afterwards could not perform.And the fellows proved very honest and diligent after they were mastered and had their properties set apart for them.I sent them also from the Brazils five cows, three of them being big with calf, some sheep, and some pigs, which when I came again were considerably increased.

heir enemies’ boats, they destroyed almost all the rest, and renewed and recovered the possession of their plantation, and still lived upon the Island.

All these things, with some very surprising incidents in some new adventures of my own,  for ten years more, I may perhaps give a further account of the story.

56.From Paragraph l, we know _______ .

A.the Spaniards were always getting along well with the villains

B.the Spaniards were always the rulers of the island

C.the Spaniards and the villains both ruled the island peacefully

D.the Spaniards and the villains once had battles with each other

57.In Paragraph 2, the place where I stayed was probably ________.

A.a wild island                     B.a deserted downtown

C.a primitive supermarket            D.a new city

58.The underlined word “respectively” in the third paragraph probably means ______ .

A.separately         B.particularly

C.specially            D.surprisingly

59.The writer of the story once went to _______.

A.Japan and Brazil           B.England and Brazil

C.France and Spain          D.Korea and Caribbean

60.From the story, we can judge the Writer might be _______ .

A.an invader         B.a carpenter

C.an adventurer          D.a prisoner

B

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