D

A man living absolutely alone in a desert or forest is free from other people; but he is not absolutely free. His freedom is limited in several ways. Firstly, by the things around him, such as wild animals or cliffs too steep (陡峭的) to climb. Secondly, by his own needs: he must have sleep, water, food and shelter from extreme heat or cold. Lastly, by his own nature as a man: disease may attack him, and death will certainly come to him sooner or later.

When men live together, on the other hand, protection against wild animals is easier and they can work together to get food and build shelters; but each man has to give up some of his freedom so that he can live happily with the others.

When men become organized into very large groups, and civilization (文明) develops, it is possible to get freedom from hunger, thirst, cold, heat and many diseases, so that each person can live a happier life than he could if he were living alone; but such a society can not work successfully unless the freedom of each human being is to some extent limited so that he is kept from hurting others. I am not free to kill others, nor to steal someone else's property, nor to behave in a way that offends (触犯) against the moral sense of the society in which I live. I have to limit my own freedom myself so that others will not limit it too much: I agree to respect the rights of others, and in return they agree to respect mine.

The advantages of such an agreement are great: one man can become a doctor, knowing that others will grow food, make clothes and build a house for him, in return for the work he does to keep them healthy. If each man had to grow his own food, make his own clothes, build his own house and learn to be his own doctor, he would find it impossible to do any one of these jobs really well. By working together, we make it possible for society to provide us all with food, clothes, shelter and medical care, while leaving each of us with as much freedom as it can.

68. A man living alone in a desert or forest ______.

A. is completely free      B. feels rather lonely

C. has limited freedom     D. enjoys no freedom

69. The author suggests that when men live together ______.

A. they will have no freedom and have to help others.

B. they can help each other protect against wild animals.

C. they have to work for their own food and shelters

D. everyone’s happiness is at the expense of other people’s freedom.

70. According to the passage, to do all his own jobs one would ______.

A. enjoy a complete freedom.

B. find it a happy thing to do everything at his own will

C. find it a very hard job to deal with everything by himself

D. feel quite fantastic and encouraged.

71.We may infer from the passage that the author ____.

A. is against separation from a civilized society.

B. is in favor of a well-organized society.

C. is against freedom gained at others.

D. denies the existence of many-sided people

E

William James, the great psychologist (心理学家), said that most men are “old fogies (守旧者) at twenty-five”. He was right. Most men at twenty-five are satisfied with their jobs. They have closed their minds to all new ideas; they have stopped to grow.

The minute a man stops to grow –no matter what his years –that minute he begins to be old. On the other hand, the really great man never grows old. Goethe passed away at eighty-three, and finished his Faust only a few years earlier; Gladstone took up a new language when he was seventy. Laplace, the astronomer, was still at work when death caught up with him at seventy-eight. He died crying, “What we know is nothing; what we do not know is immense (extremely large).”

And there you have the real answer to the question, “When is a man old?”

Laplace at seventy-eight died young. He was still unsatisfied, still sure that he had a lot to learn.

As long as a man can keep himself in that attitude of mind, as long as he can look back on every year and say, “I grew”, he is still young.

The minute he ceases (stops) to grow, the minute he says to himself, “I know all that I need to know,” –that day youth stops. He may be twenty-five or seventy-five; it makes no difference. On that day he begins to be old.

72. According to William James, _______.

A. most people are not open to new ideas before 25.

B. few people continue to improve themselves after 25.

C. some people still try to make progress after 25.

D. all the people stop to make progress after 25.

73. The author mentions Goethe, Gladstone and Laplace to show that _____.

A. the great man stops to grow that minute he begins to be old.

B. the really great man never grows old.

C. the great man usually dies young.

D. the really great man never dies.

74. What do we know about Laplace?

A. He was a great writer.

B. He was not pleased with what he had learned.

C. He thought he was one of the greatest man.

D. He thought he was old when he was 25.

75. The author probably agrees with _______.

A. people should be pleased with what they have.

B. people should try to make a great difference.

C. people should cease to grow when they are 25.

D. people should not be satisfied with what they know.

第II卷 (非选择题，共35分)

第四部分 写作 (共两节， 满分35分)

第一节 短文填词(共10题; 每小题1分，满分10分)

When I was a kid, I got interested in astronomy.

I used to wonder how big the u______ might be and     76. __________

what are “behind” the stars. But as I grew up, I h______    77. __________

had any time to  ______ (发展) my hobby because of too     78. __________

much work. Many times I would like to observe an object

in the night ______, but I was either too tired or busy working     79. __________

or I had to look after my kids. So I ______(鼓励) them to         80. __________

observe the stars together ______me and I even read kids’         81. __________

astronomy books to them. By having a ______(共同的) hobby we   82. __________

spent time together and we all found it interesting.

While reading astronomy books, I u______ how many         83. __________

interesting things there are outside of this ______(行星).           84. __________

I realized that the information opens a door to a h______           85. __________

world of interesting things.

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

假设你是李华。在一个英文网络论坛上，你看到一个名叫Grown-up的中学生发帖(post)寻求帮助。请根据帖子的内容、写作要点和要求回帖。

Grown-up Post at 18-5-2010 20: 08

Newbie

☆ Hi, everyone,

I’m 17 years old and I am going to university this autumn. But my mother continues to treat me as a seven-year-old. What should I do?

TOP

写作要点：

1. 告诉Grown-up要理解母亲;

2. 给Grown-up提出解决问题的具体建议。

要求：

1. 短文词数不少于100 (不包含已写好的部分);

2. 内容充实，结构完整，语意连贯;

3. 书写须清晰、工整。

Keys:

听力 (每小题1.5分)：

1-5 BBACC  6-10 BCCBA    11-15 BCAAB   16-20 ACABC

单选(每小题1分)

21-25 CBBBA   26-30 BCDAA  31-35 ADCCB

完形(每小题1.5分)

36-40 CADAB  41-45 BCACB  46-50 DCCBA  51-55 BCDCC

阅读(每小题2分)

A篇  ACDC  B篇CBAD  C篇 DDBA   D篇 CBCB  E篇 CBBD

填词 (每小题1分)

76. universe  77. hardly  78. develop 79. sky  80. encouraged  81. with

82. common  83. understood  84. planet  85. huge

书面表达:(25分)

Hi, Grown-up,

As a student of your age, I understand your situation. The problem you are facing is common among our teenagers. However, it should be wise not to do anything that may hurt your mother’s feelings. Here are a few suggestions.

First, it’s advisable to talk more with your mom. Heart-to heart talks help you understand each other better. They are also opportunities to let her know your ideas of and attitudes toward many things.

Second, you should learn to do your own things well, proving to your mom that you are already a “grown-up”. It’s even better if you could share more of the housework, such as cleaning, washing and cooking.

Hope my ideas will work.

Hi, Grown-up,

As a student of your age, I understand your situation. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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