The professor stood before his class of 30 senior biology students, about to pass out the final exam. “I have been honored to be your instructor this term, and I know how hard you have all worked to prepare for this test. I also know most of you are off to medical school or graduate school next fall,” he said to them.

“I can well understand how much pressure you are under to keep your grades up, and because I know you are able to understand this material, I am prepared to offer an automatic(自动的) “B” to anyone who would prefer not to take the final.”

In relief a number of students jumped up to thank the professor and left the class. The professor looked at the students who remained, and offered again, “Any other takers? This is your last chance.” One more student decided to go.

There were seven students left. The professor closed the door. Then he handed out the final exam. There were only two sentences typed on the paper: “Congratulations, you have just received an “A” in this class. Keep believing in yourself.”

I never had a professor who gave a test like that. It may seem like the easy way out of grading (评分) a lot of exams, but it’s a test that any teacher in any subject could and should give. Students who don’t have confidence in what they’ve learned are “B” students at best.

The same is true for students of real life. The “A” students are those who believe in what they’re doing because they’ve learned from both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons, whether from formal education or the school of hard knocks, and become better people.

Take your cue(榜样) from Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma: “It’s not the mountain we conquer (征服), but ourselves.” Don’t let the biggest limit be yourself.

53. The professor offered an automatic “B” to those who would prefer not to take the final exam because _________.

A. he liked the students who wanted to get a “B”

B. he believed they were able to pass the exam

C. he thought any teacher should give them a “B”

D. he thought it was the easy way of grading exams

54. According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. 22 students got a “B” in the final test without doing the paper.

B. Most of the students would go to medical school shortly after the exam.

C. There were actually no problems on the test papers for the students to work out.

D. The way the professor tested his students would not be suitable for other subjects.

55. According to the writer, the test given by the professor was ________.

A. funny        B. meaningful       C. difficult            D. harmful

56. The point of the story is to advise readers _________.

A. to pay attention to what they can do

B. not to miss any final exam at school

C. not to let themselves limit their growth

D. to surround themselves with confident people

七、短文改错（共10小题; 每小题0.5分，满分5分）

假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中

有10处错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从11处起)不计分。

Last summer vacation, I worked as a volunteer in a hospital, where I meet a little girl, Rosalyn, who was near eight years old. She just had operation in her leg but had to stay in bed for some time. I was amazing by her courage because she never cried even if she was suffered a great deal of pain. I once noticed her helping a little boy which parents couldn’t come to see him that day. She was sharing her sweets and toys for the boy and telling stories to calm him down. Soon she stopped crying. I wondered that if many grown-ups could be as kind as she was to others!

. — Are you sure the 2010 Shanghai World Expo will be a great success?

— Yes, __________! It’ll be wonderful!

A. actually                    B. relevantly          C. theoretically      D. absolutely

 Nowadays, many young people have no idea how to get to_____they want to go.

A.which        B. Where     C. the place which    D. there

 --- Jim, do you have the time?

   --- _______.

   --- Never mind. Thanks anyway.

      A. Of course, I do. The time is 10:30

      B. Sure. But I’m afraid it’s too late for me

      C. Yes, it’s half past nine

      D. Sorry, but I left my watch home

For some time past it has been widely accepted that babies----and other creatures----learn to do things because certain acts lead to “rewards”; and there is no reason to doubt that this is true. But it used also to be widely believed that effective rewards, at least in the early stages, had to be directly related to such basic physiological (生理的) “drive” as thirst or hunger. In other words, a baby would learn if he got food or drink or some sort of physical comfort, not otherwise.

It is now clear that this is not so. Babies will learn to behave in ways that produce results in the world with no reward except the successful outcome.

Paousek began his studies by using milk in the normal way to “reward” the babies and so teach them to carry out some simple movements, such as turning the head to one side or the other. Then he noticed that a baby who had enough to drink would refuse the milk but would still go on making the learned response with clear signs of pleasure. So he began to study the children’s response in situation where no milk was provided. He quickly found that children as young as four months would learn to turn their heads to right or left if the movement “switched on a display of lights---- and indeed that they were able to learn quite complicated turns to bring about this result, for instance, two left or two right, or even to make as many as three turns to one side.

 Papousek’s light display was placed directly in front of the babies and he made the interesting observation that sometimes they would turn back to watch the lights closely although they would “smile and bubble” when the display came on. Papousek concluded that it was not primarily the sight of lights which pleased them, it was the success that they were achieving in solving the problem, in mastering the skill, and that there exists a fundamental human urge to make sense of the world and bring it under intentional control.

47.According to the author, babies learn to do things which ____.

   A. are directly related to pleasure                    B. will meet their physical needs

   C. will bring them a feeling of success          D. will satisfy their curiosity

48.Papousek noticed in the studies that a baby ____.

   A. would make learned response when it saw the milk

   B. would carry out learned movements when it had enough to drink

   C. would continue the simple movements without being given milk

   D. would turn its head to right or life when it had enough to drink

49.In Papousek’s experiment babies make learned movements of the head in order to ____. 

   A. have the lights turned on                      B. be rewarded with milk

   C. please their parents                           D. be praised

50.According to Papousek, the pleasure babies get in achieving is a reflection of ____.

   A. a basic human desire to understand and control the world

   B. the satisfaction of certain physiological needs

   C. their strong desire to solve complex problem

   D. a fundamental human urge to display their learned skills

第四部分  书面表达（共1题，满分10分）

下面是三篇作文的英文信息提示，请任选一篇（多选不加分），并根据英文信息提示，写一篇不少于100词的短文。

76.  Write a passage about one of these topics. Please refer to the following expressions while writing. You may use your own words.

选择一    1. Our City of the Future

What will our city of the future look like?…

How will it be changing?...

参考词汇和短语：a better environment; fresher air and more convenient transportation; modern technology; robot; entertainment; rely on; natural resources; run out; come true; …

选择二    2. My Favourite Scientist

My favourite scientist is…

Why is he(she) famous?  What about his(her) personal life and career?

参考词汇和短语：a leading figure; be famous for..; because of his research on…solve;

                make great contributions to…; benefit; a great breakthrough; …

选择三   3. Rules for Travellers Arriving in Our Town

??         What must travellers do when they arrive?

??         What aren’t they allowed to do?

??         How can they find somewhere to stay?

       How can they get help?

参考词汇和短语：arrive in the town of…; non-smoking place; be not allowed to take 

                pictures/smoke…; ask sb. for help; enjoy the beautiful scenery;

                buy a guidebook; be forbidden; a business permit; …

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● Paris City Tour， Seine River Cruise (巡游) and the Eiffel Tower

Duration： 5 hours

Departure Dates： Daily

Unavailable Date： July 14 (Bastille Day)

Departure Point： Paris

Departure Time： 9:00 am， 12:00 pm， 3:00 pm

This tour will give you a view of Paris from three different viewpoints. It includes a coach tour around Paris with a Seine River cruise， which will take you back through 2 000 years of Paris history. The tour concludes with an elevator ride up to the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower， where you can experience its wonderful view.

● London City Tour， Thames River Cruise and English Pub Lunch

Duration： 8.5~9 hours

Departure Dates： Daily

Unavailable dates： January 1 (New Year's Day)， December 24~26 (Christmas)

Departure Point： Victoria Coach Station， opposite Gate 1

Departure Time： 8:45 am

You will visit great architecture like Westminster Abbey， the Big Ben， the Houses of Parliament， and the Buckingham Palace. The tour includes 38 ceremonies and 14 Royal weddings.

At noon， you'll have two??course lunch in a traditional London pub. After lunch， there will be a Thames River Cruise for great views of the Houses of Parliament， London Eye and London's famous bridges. The tour ends at the Tower of London.

● Full Day Tour to Naples and Pompeii

Duration： 13 hours

Departure Dates： Daily

Unavailable Dates： New Year's Day， Christmas Day， December 31

Departure Point： Rome Hotel

Departure Time： 6:30 am

Take the “Highway of the Sun” and travel through the Roman countryside.

Arriving in Naples， you will go on along the hill of Posillipo， where you can enjoy views of the volcano Vesuvius which erupted in AD 79，  destroying the towns of Pompeii. At Pompeii you will stop for lunch.

After lunch， visit the site for two hours with a local guide， traveling through the ruins of this ancient city. Then return to the coach for a journey of 3 hours back to Rome.

68.If you have a holiday on New Year's Day， you can choose　　　　.

A.Paris City Tour  B.London City Tour

C.Roman City Tour  D.Pompeii City Tour

69.This passage is most likely to be found in　　　　.

A.a technical report  B.a science magazine

C.a local newspaper  D.a history book

70.We can learn from the passage that　　　　.

A.Seine River Cruise will take you back through 2 000 years of European history

B.English Pub Lunch will give you a chance to see a traditional London pub

C.tourists can enjoy views of the volcano Vesuvius erupting in Pompeii

D.the journey back to Rome will take about four hours

71.The main purpose in writing this passage is to　　　　.

A.attract more tourists to Rome

B.introduce three tourist tracks in Europe

C.show some ancient tourist attractions

D.make European culture better known

第三节：书面表达

 假设你叫Tom，23岁，现在在北京大学学习经济管理（business management），今年夏季即将毕业。你精通计算机和英语，在校期间一直担任系英语报的编辑(editor)。你从今天的《中国日报》(China Daily)上得知一家世界著名公司正在招聘经理助理(a manager assistant)。请你按照以上提示写一封100-120词的申请信。

  开头和结尾已给出。

  Dear Sir or Madam,

     Your advertisement for a manager assistant in today’s China Daily

interested me because the position that you described sounds exactly like

the kind of job I am seeking.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for your consideration. I am looking forward to hearing from you.                                                                                  

Yours faithfully,

                                                              Tom

V．书面表达

假设你是李华，在出国交流期间，到当地一家电影院看了一场精彩的电影， 但在观影过程中发现了一些问题。请你根据下面提示用英语给影院经理写一封信。

1．因广告过多，影片放映晚点；

2．影片播放声音多大；

3．安全出口标识不明，存在安全隐患；

4．适当结尾。

注意：1．词数：80—120；

      2．可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯；

      3．信的开头以为你写好（不计入总词数）。

      4．参考词汇：安全出口 exit

         安全隐患 potential safety hazard

Dear Manager,

I am an exchange student from China. Yesterday, I went to your cinema to see a film. The film was very good, but …