When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.The fact is that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee.In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously(有意识地) went for the best cups...And then you began eyeing each other's cups.

Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups.They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not change the quality of life we live.Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail  to enjoy the coffee God has provided us."

God makes the coffee, not the cups.Enjoy your coffee!

"The happiest people don't have the best of everything.They just make the best of everything."

Live simply.Love generously.Care deeply.Speak kindly.Leave the rest to God.

66.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.the ordinary-looking cup          B.the nice-looking cup

C.the coffee of good quality            D.the coffee of poor quality

67.Why did the professor offer his students coffee with varieties of cups?

A.To give his students many more choices.

B.To teach his students how to enjoy coffee.

C.To show the students his collection of cups.

D. To tell his students the right attitude to life

68.According to the professor, the happiest people are the ones who _____.

A.get the best type of coffee cups      B.make the best of what they have

C.have a wide range of coffee cups       D.care about social status and wealth

69.The best title for the passage would be _____.

A.God's Coffee                     B.The Pressure of Life

C.The Happiest People              D.Professor's Coffee Cups

B                         

Rocky Mountain Ventures

About

Shoe the Boat! Guided snowshoe tours through Steamboat's backcountry. All equipment and transportation provided. We provide: snowshoes, poles, water bottles, and day pack. Lunch is included on all day trips. Guides carry first aid kit, extra hat, gloves, cell phone, maps, compass, sunscreen and more. You should bring hiking boots, a hat, sunglasses, and a camera.

It is best to dress in layers. Depending on the temperature you will generally have one or two additional clothing layers made of thin to medium thickness “breathable” material. Always bring a good quality water proof in case of unexpected showers.

Location

Guides will pick you up at their location within the town and the mountain area. Call upon arrival to make sure of reservation and pick-up time. Transportation is provided from town or the mountain area. Your guide for the day will pick you up and drop you off at your lodging for half day tours.

Hours

Half day tours are available at 9:00am or 1:00pm. Full day tours start at 9:00am and return at 4:00 p.m. Full moon tours area available at 6:00pm and return around 9:00pm. Wildlife tours are available at 9:00am or 1:00pm. All half day tours are nearly 3-3.5 hours long, (actual snowshoeing is about 2-2.5 hours).

Rates

Snowshoe Tour Type Number of People Rate*

Half Day Snowshoe Tours 1 person

2-5 people $150.00/person

$80.00/person

Full Day Snowshoe Tours 1 person

2-5 people $275.00/person

$150.00/person

Full Moon Snowshoe Tours 2-5 people $90.00/person

Wildlife Snowshoe Tours 1 person

2-5 people $150.00/person

$80.00/person

*These are the 2006/2007 rates. For all tours it is half price for kids 12 or under when accompanied by an

adult.

70. You must call your guide upon arrival because __________.

A. he will give you advice for your snowshoe tour

B. he carries a lot of things and needs your help

C. he has to know when and where to pick you up

D. he lives within the town and the mountain area

71. The Smith family would like to go for a half day snowshoe tour. He’d better meet his guide __________.

A. at 9:00 a.m        B. at 4:00 p.m.       C. at 6:00 p.m.       D. at 9:00 p.m.

72. Mr Smith went for a half day tour together with his wife and two sons, one aged 13 and the other

aged 11. He had to pay ________ dollars.

A. 600          B. 315            C. 360           D. 280

C

“Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.” This may sound like something someone would say today. But, in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in 53 AD wrote it.

We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and they can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?

Pictur e this: You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a message from your friend appears on the screen, and the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel?

Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead simpler lives.

One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons, Benjamin and Thomas, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones.

The grandmother, Lyn, said, “It was hard physically. But not mentally.” She believed life was less materialistic. “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes,” she said. The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy(时髦的),beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things”.

Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!

Don’t be available all the time. Turn off your mobile phone at certain time of the day. Don’t check your e-mail every day.

Don’t reply to somebody as soon as they leave a text message just because you can. It may be fun at first, but it soon gets annoying.

With the Internet and so much information available, we are expected to know everything all the time, but sometimes don’t be afraid to say, “I don’t know.”

Make sure you spend some time talking to your family. Set aside one evening a week when you don’t turn on the television. Play cards and chat instead.

Get a low-neck hobby. Every day do something in the old-fashioned way, such as walking to have a face-to-face meeting instead of using the e-mail or telephone, or making a birthday card.

Don’t worry too much about life—laugh more!

73. The writer uses the quote at the beginning of the passage to___________ .

A. share a truth about life

B. tell us what life was like a long time ago

C. make us wonder what happened in Rome in 53 AD

D. point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same

74. Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s house?

A. Because they loved to live simple lives.

B. Becau se they were curious about how people lived without modern inventions.

C. Because they were troubled by modern inventions.

D. Because living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them.

75. What do you think the underlined word “available” in the first suggestion offered by the writer

means?

A. Busy on line.       B. Free.

C. Be able to.        D. Be found by others.

第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。

76 You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how:

Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying.  77  A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize hat is happening to your time.

Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may by a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or televisions. When you sit down to study concentrate on the subjects.

Make good use of your time in class. 78  Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.

Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. 79  If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.

Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.

80  You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.

A. There are other methods that might help you with your studying.

B. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.

C. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.

D. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.

E. Maybe you are an average student.

F. Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.

G. This will help you understand the next class.

第二卷

注意：将答案写在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。

第四部分：写作(共三节，满分45分)

第一节 单词拼写 (满分10分) : 根据首字母及汉语提示写出单词的正确形式。

81. The change in climate may _________(影响) your health.

82. I’m _________(感到高兴地)that you succeeded .

83. The discovery of new ______________(证据) led to the thief being caught.

84. It’s no use _________ (争论) with him about the matter ; He won’t change his mind.

85. Can anything _________(代替) a mother’s love ?

86. He doesn’t write to me often; He just writes to me o____________ .

87. I didn’t r___________him until he took off his dark glasses.

88. Tom was badly i________ in the acciednt and taken to hospital immediately.

89. The school was a combination of modern and t_______ methods for teaching reading.

90. The girl likes skirts with Micky Mouse or other cartoon c________ on them.

第二节：短文.改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在该词下面写出该加的词。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词。

2、只允许修改10处，多者(从11处起)不计分。

Dear Jin Jing,

Your problem is common one among middle school students.Maybe the following advices can help you.First in all, believe in your self.Your greatest problem is that you lack self-confidence.The first thing you must do it is to smile at your classmates.One smile speaks loud about your wish to make friends than any words.Your smile will show that you are friendly to him.Next, trying talking with a student who is as shy as you or who share the same interest with you.You can discuss your studies with a classmate and you can also talk about your hobbies.Unless anyone is in trouble, you should be ready to help him or her.Once you have confidence, you can make as many friends as possibly.

Yours,

Lily

第三节 书面表达(满分25分)

假如你是李华，新年的时候，你的英国笔友Peter和你交流新年的打算。你回信说你们即将搬进新校园，你打算更好地建设“绿色校园”，并决定号召你的同学们一起努力。

内容要点：1. 多植树，美化校园

2. 回收废物(瓶子、报纸等)

3. 节约能源

注意：1. 短信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数;

2. 词数不少于100。

3. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

Thank you for your letter and ___________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua