“Where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents.

60. This text is most probably written by ______.

A. a doctor for mental health problems

B. a headmaster of a middle school

C. a parent with teenage children

D. a specialist in teenager studies

61. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to ______.

A. the advice that parents want their children to follow

B. the change from good to bad that’s seen in a child

C. the opinion that a child has of his parents

D. the way that parents often blame themselves

62. From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters ______.

A. pay no attention to them

B. feel helpless to do much about them

C. have come to hate them

D. are too busy to look after them

63. What is the author's opinion about the sudden change in teenage children?

A. Parents should work more closely with school teachers.

B. Parents should pay still sore attention to the change.

C. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.

D. Parents are at fault for the change in their children.

C

Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.

Different cultures emphasize (强调) the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in "small talk", usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countries -- like the UK or France -- people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.

Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.

Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.

People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment  will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.

64. In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to _______.

A. get to know each other         B. share the same culture

C. develop closer relations           D. keep each other company

65. The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that _________.

A. the English prefer to make long speeches

B. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature

C. too many words are of no use

D. even talk and silence can be culturally different

66. According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?

A. By sharing different ways of life.

B. By recognizing different values.

C. By accepting different habits.

D. By speaking each other' s languages.

67. What would be the best title for the text?

A. Cross-Cultural Differences

B. Multicultural Environment.

C. How to Build Up a Relationship

D. How to Understand Each Other.

第II卷 (共 61分)

班级__________ 姓名______________ 座号___________ 成绩_________

第四部分：基础知识(共四节, 满分31分)

I. 根据所给首字母, 写出正确的单词来完成句子 (共8小题;每小题1分, 满分8分)

1. The driver fell into the deep valley, but s__________ the accident luckily.

2. Five students in our school were a__________ into Beijing University last year.

3. In our class, when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book, it was a s__________ for everyone to stand up.

4. I would a__________ it if you could come and help me once more.

5. Nowadays an increasing number of parents are a__________ importance to educating their children.

6. Many times in America, bands are f__________ by high school students who practice their music in someone’s home.

7. Dark glasses are sometimes worn to p__________ the eyes from strong sunlight.

8. After b__________ several times with the shop owner, I got the bike at a very low price.

II. 根据句意从方框中选出合适的动词或短语, 用其适当的形式完成句子 (共8小题;每小题1分, 满分8分)

thanks to; work out; run out of;  struggle; mark out;  remind…of; take … apart; hesitate; base on;

1.You have to work faster, John. We __________ time.

2.No matter how busy we are, students should and can spare time __________.

3.Animals use sound to communicate for many reasons, including __________ territory (领地), warning off bigger animals and finding mates.

4.Nicked named “The destroyer” by his parents, the young inventor loved _______ things ________.

5.__________ the study, scientists suggested that things could be done to help students worry less and move past their fear of math, which might mean they perform better in tests.

6. __________ his excellent performance there, Xi Jinping was recommended to go to Tsinghua University, where he studied chemical engineering.

7.Imagine yourself in a test situation. You are sitting there, _______ between two choices – A or C.

8.When she graduated from high school, Gwei faced a choice between her dream and reality. She __________ to pick the latter one for her parents and majored in French.

III. 根据课文内容填空(每小题0.5分, 满分8分)

1. The amber which was ________1) had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey. The ________2) of the room was in the ________3) style popular in those days. It was also a treasure ________4) with gold and jewels, which took the country's best artists about ten years to make.

2. As a ________5) of fact, every country wants the opportunity. It’s a great responsibility but also a great ________6) to be chosen. There’s as much competition among countries to ________7) the Olympics as to win Olympic medals.

3. Anyhow, my ________8) is to provide humans with a life of high ________9). I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a ________10) friend and helper of the human race!

4. Wild plants and animals have to look after themselves. They need food, a good  ________11) and________12). If their habitat is threatened or they cannot find enough food, their numbers may __________13).

5. However, after a year or so, in which they became more  __________14) about their work, the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band. Then they ________15) their own records and started __________16) and playing their own music.

IV. 根据汉语意思完成下列各句  (7%)

1. 中国虽属于发展中国家，却为世界和平做出了重大贡献。

Though _______________ ________________ the developing countries, China is making great contributions to world peace.

2. 我们公司和其它一些大公司将以新的生产线替换旧的。

Our company as well as some other big ones ___________ to ____________ the present production lines __________ new ones.

3. 你知道宇宙是如何形成的吗?

Do you know how the universe ________________  ________________  _________?

4. 他如此粗心，结果又考不及格了。

He was so careless. ____________  __________  _____________, he failed the test again.

5. 听到这个可笑的玩笑，大家都大声笑了出来。

Hearing the funny joke, everyone _______________  ___________  _______________.

第五部分：写作(共两节, 满分30分)

V. 短文填词 (共10小题;每小题1分, 满分10分)

阅读下面短文, 根据汉语或首字母提示以及文章内容, 在每条横线上填入一个适当的英语单词, 使短文意思完整。

Today is January 26th. Our class have a discussion about w_______ to   1._________

stay at home or go out________ a trip as the winter holiday is near. Some of us  2. _________

are in favor of staying at home. They think it’s ________ convenient and         3. _________

comfortable. What’s more, they can _________(省) money for other purposes.  4. _________

_______ they will lose the chance of getting to know the outside world.         5._________

However, o         prefer to go out for traveling since it can increase          6. ________

their ________(知识) and broaden their horizons. But they will spend          7._________

more money and meet many difficulties while traveling. P        ,    8._________

I think it would be better to stay home, for I can do what I like, such ______      9._________

reading books, watching TV and h         my parents with some housework.  10.________

VI. 书面表达 (共20分)

随着人类社会的发展，越来越多的动植物濒临灭绝。请你根据以下提示，以 “Wildlife Protection”为题为某中学生英语报写一篇100词左右的稿件，说明如何保护濒危野生动植物，以纪念5月22日“世界野生动物保护日”。

原因 1、 栖息地破坏     2、食物短缺     3、过度猎杀     ……

如何保护 1、 保护环境       2、建立保护区   3、禁止捕杀    ……

呼吁 ……

注意：(1)短文要包括以上要点，可适当发挥

(2)开头已给出，不计入总词数

With the development of human society, many animals have disappeared during the long history of the earth and many more are in danger of extinction for many reasons. _______________________