( ) 79. The article is mainly about _________.

A. how to buy good products online.

B. how to find good online stores.

C. advantages and disadvantages of online shopping.

D. dangers of shopping online for students.

B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)(12分)

A jobless man applied for the position of ‘office boy’ at Microsoft. The HR (人力资源) manager interviewed him then watched him cleaning the floor as a 80 .

“You are employed” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the application form to fill in, as well as the date when you may 81 .”

The man replied "But I don't have a computer, neither an email".

“I’m sorry”, said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an email, that means you do not exist. And anyone who doesn’t exist cannot 82 .”

The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do, with only 10 dollars in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10 kg tomato crate. He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded in doubling his money. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with 60 dollars.

The man realized that he could survive (生存) by doing that. He then started to go out early every day, and returned late. 83 , his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.

He started to plan his family’s future, and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker (保险经纪人), and chose a protection plan.

When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his email.

The man replied, “I don’t have an email.”

The broker answered curiously, “You don’t have an e-mail, and yet have 84 in building an empire (企业). Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?!” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be 85 at Microsoft!”

80. A. beginning B. test C. job D. show

81. A. leave B. work C. start D. ask

82. A. live happily B. work successfully C. have any chance D. get the job

83. A. In this way B. In no time C. In one word D. In a while

84. A. failed B. planned C. finished D. succeeded

85. A. an office boy B. a manager C. someone important D. a CEO

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)(14分)

Peggy Cardona parked her blue Nissan at a supermarket one day in February. “I’ll come and open the door for you,” she told her four-year-old grandson, Ryan Eshleman, in the back s 86 .

The car moved ahead before Cardona could even closed the door. “Nana, the car is moving!” Ryan cried. Cardona jumped into the driver’s seat and reached for the handbrake (手闸), her left leg stepping outside, trying to s 87 the car. She couldn’t find the brake, and she got out of the car as it moved down the steep slope(陡坡) toward a pond 20 feet way. Ryan was very f 88 and cried “Nana!” as the car fell into the pond and the water began pouring in.

“Help!” Cardona cried as the car moved from the bank. “My grandson is i 89 !”

A supermarket clerk, Clint Fountain, 24, had just stepped outside for a break when he saw a

crowd gathering by the pond. He jumped down the slope and dived into the cold water.

Reaching the car, Fountain saw Ryan’s terrified face just inches above the water. “Unlock the door!” Fountain shouted. The boy’s fingers fumbled (未触到) with the lock.

Fountain hit on the back window, but the glass wouldn’t break. A 90 man Dick McClung dived in and handed him a hammer (锤子). Grabbing it, Fountain told the boy to move aside, and broke the glass. His hands went through the broken window in the black water and pulled the boy out. At that moment the last flash of the blue car d 91 under the water.

“Climb onto my back,” Fountain said. Ryan did so, but the tired man couldn’t swim back. McClung, still beside them in the water, picked up Ryan and swam to the bank s 92 . Later, doctors found Ryan had got only a little hypothermia (体温过低).

“They risked their lives to save Ryan,” Cardona said of the men. “I thank God every day for them.”

D. Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题) ( 12分)

The Board Meeting had come to an end. Bob started to stand up and jostled (挤，撞) the table, spilling his coffee over his notes. “How embarrassing (令人尴尬的)! I am getting so clumsy in my old age.”

Everyone had a good laugh, and soon we were all telling stories of our most embarrassing moments. It came around to Frank who sat quietly listening to the others. Someone said, “Come on, Frank. Tell us your most embarrassing moment.”

Frank began, “I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. He had his own boat, and he caught fish on the sea to make a living. But it was very hard. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough fish to feed the family. Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad.” He looked at us and said, “I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, you could smell the ocean.”

Frank’s voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He would pull me right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over (俯身) and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me good-bye!”

He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I thought I was too old for a good-bye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad.’ It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face.

I said, ‘Dad, I'm too old for a good-bye kiss. I'm too old for any kind of kiss.’ My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. I had never seen him cry. He turned and looked at the windshield. ‘You’re right,’ he said. ‘You are a big boy…a man. I won't kiss you anymore.’”

For the moment, Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes. “It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back.”

I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. “Guys, you don't know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek… to feel his rough old face… to smell the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a good-bye kiss.”

93. What was everyone telling about on that day?

Everyone was telling about ____________________________________.

94. How did Frank’s father make a living?

By ___________________________________________.

95. When would Frank’s father drive him to school?

____________________________________________.

96. Why didn’t Frank want his father to kiss him good-bye?

Because he thought _____________________________.

97. Frank had never seen his father ever since then, had he?

____________, he ___________.

98. What was Frank’s feeling when he told the story?

______________________________________.

VII. Writing (作文) (共20分)

99. Write at least 60 words about the topic “My view on owning a car”. (以“我对买车的看法”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)

(注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。)

Use the following points as a reference. (以下问题仅供参考)

Does your family own a car?

Are you for or against owning a car? Why? (Give at least two reasons)

(注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。)