“You may have wondered why you all had different cups, but I put them here on purpose. You see they represent (代表) life itself. Life is like that tea and the cups are like the physical circumstances(状况) of your life. You all got the same thing in your cups — tea. And yet you can not truly enjoy it in your envy of another’s cup. It’s just the same with life. You forget to enjoy your own life when you concentrate on envying the circumstances of someone else’s life.

So now, close your eyes, and taste your own tea. Really taste it. And tell me — did it matter from which cup it came from?”

Aunt finished telling her short tea story and they all sat in silence for a while, tasting their tea. A sleepy fly buzzed(嗡嗡作响) past, a bird sang in the tree. And it really did not matter one bit from which tea cup they drank.

71. When the students found they had different tea cups, they_____________.

A. were satisfied with their own cup

B. were angry about the broken cups they had been given

C. asked the teacher to get new cups for them

D. were curious about the difference between the cups

72. From the text, we know that _____________.

A. the teacher prepared different tea cups for each student

B. the teacher should have given the students the same cups

C. the teacher made the tea cups different by mistake.

D. each student took their time to choose a cup they liked

73. According to the passage, by comparing the cups to the physical circumstances of people’s life, the teacher meant that people_______.

A. should try different ways of life

B. shouldn’t focus on envy others’ physical circumstances

C. can never change their physical circumstances

D. should work hard for a better life

74. In the passage the teacher’s message to the students was that _______.

A. life is hard and boring for everyone

B. it is strange to be envious of the lives of others

C. everyone should learn to enjoy his own life

D. people act differently in different circumstances

75. What can be the best title for the passage?

A. More than tea in a cup B. The value of tea

C. Tea vs cup D. Enjoying tea with a broken cup

必考II部分

PART FOUR WRITING (50 marks)

Section A (10 points)

Directions: Complete the following sentences according to the first given letter or the Chinese in the sentence.

76. The club is for ( ) and people in their early twenties, so that’s why some old people will not accept it.

77. All the teachers and students in our school are ( )(要求) to attend school assembly on Monday morning.

78. The mid-term exam is not a ( ) for all the students because it is so easy.

79. Jack disappeared for a few days, and when he came back, he didn’t give any ( )of his strange behavior.

80. His parents felt regretful because they thought they were too ( )on him.

81. There are some small differences between American English and Britain English. For example, in American English, we often say “on ( )”(假期) instead of “on holiday”.

82. The car accident was not the driver’s ( ) (过失) as there was a man suddenly running across the road.

83. It is hard for me to make a ( )(决定). Can you tell me what to do?

84. As students, you have to ( )(平衡) work and play, or you might feel very confused.

85. How ( )(尴尬的) I was when I made a mistake with many people looking.

Section B (10 points)

Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.

As poets go, Robert Frost was no longer young when he published his first book of poems, A Boy's Will, in 1913. Though born in San Francisco, he came of a New England family which returned there when he was ten. Like many other writers, he had a brief brush with college and then supported himself by trying different jobs. However, he had been brought up on a farm and he liked farming. Most of all, he liked to write but he could not support himself by writing. In his late 30s he moved to England, where he produced his first book.

At the outbreak of World War I, Frost went back to farming in New Hampshire. Thereafter, although he made many journeys elsewhere, he considered the farm to be his home and its activities became the focus of his poetry.

Frost's verses(诗, 诗体) are a part of a great tradition, shaped by the Roman poet Vergil, whose poetry was mainly about farming. However, though he used farm situations in much of his poetry, he gave them a wide application. He might write about stepping on a rake(耙子) and describe the feeling when it hit him, but he used the incident to show how life gave us lessons.

Some talents in poetry are used up early, but not Frost's. He continued to publish fine poetry for fifty years. He reached the height of his popularity after World War II. If America had a national poet in the 20th century, it was Frost. He was chosen to read one of his poems at the inauguration(就职典礼)of the late President John F. Kennedy, the first poet ever so honored.

The (86) of Robert Frost

Personal InformationNationalityAmericanTopic of poetry(87)_

Career(88) FavoriteWriting

(89)_

Born into a (90)_

Having a brief brush with college

Trying different jobs (91)_

Publishing his first book of poem in (92)_

Reaching the height of his popularity after (93)_

Achievements

or honorsPublishing fine poetry continually for fifty years

Being regarded as (94) Being (95) to be chosen to read one of his poems at the inauguration of an American President

Section C (10 points)