I entered high school having read hundreds of books. But I was not a good reader.Merely bookish, I lacked a point of view when I read. Rather, I read in order to get a point of view. I searched books for good expressions and sayings, pieces of information, ideas, themes-anything to enrich my thought and make me feel educated. When one of my teachers suggested to his sleepy tenth-grade English class that a person could not have a "complicated idea" until he had read at least two thousand books, I heard the words without recognizing either its irony (嘲讽) or its very complicated truth. I merely determined to make a list of all the books I had ever

read. Strict with myself, I included only once a title I might have read several times.(How, after all, could one read a book more than once?) And I included only those books over a hundred pages in length. (Could anything shorter be a book?)

     There was yet another high school list I made. One day I came across a newspaper article about an English professor at a nearby state college. The article had

a list of the "hundred most important books of Western Civilization." "More than

anything else in my life," the professor told the reporter with finality, "these books have made me all that I am." That was the kind of words I couldn't ignore. I kept the list for the several months it took me to read all of the titles. Most books, of course, I hardly understood. While reading Plato's The Republic, for example, I needed to keep looking at the introduction of the book to remind myself what the text was about.However, with the special patience and superstition (迷信) of a schoolboy, I looked at every word of the text. And by the time I reached the last word, pleased, I persuaded myself that I had read The Republic,and seriously crossed Plato off my list.

  51.On heating the teacher's suggestion of reading, the writer thought______.

    A. one must read as many books as possible.

    B. a student should not have a complicated idea.

    C. it was impossible for one to read two thousand books.

    D. students ought to make a list of the books they had read

  52. While at high school, the writer_________.

    A. had plans for reading                B. learned to educate himself

    C. only read books over 100 pages       D. read only one book several times

  53. The underlined phrase "with finality" in the second paragraph probably means_________.

    A. firmly         B. clearly        C. proudly        D. pleasantly

  54. The writer's purpose in mentioning "The Republic" is to________.

    A. explain why it was included in the list.

    B. describe why he seriously crossed it offthe list.

    C. show that he read the books blindly though they were hard to understand

    D. prove that he understood most of it because he had looked at every word

  55. The writer provides two book lists to________.

    A. show how he developed his point of view.

    B. tell his reading experience at high school.

    C. introduce the two persons' reading methods.

    D. explain that he read many books at high school.

—Would you mind giving me and my classmates a gift to school? 

    —___

       A．Yes, please                          B．Yes, I do

       C．never mind                          D．Of course not

We will have more money to spend after we ____ our mortgage (贷款).

       A. pay off      B. pay for       C. pay on       D. pay down

第二节：完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

      阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

Hi Cindy,

       Please don't worry if you feel a little strange around boys．You are in the process of   36 from a little girl into a young woman and there are   37   called hormones （荷尔蒙） that are changing not only your body but your   38  ．For example, you say you used to feel at ease _39_ boys and you would usually run and fight one another for   40 ．That was Cindy, the little girl．Cindy the   41   woman doesn't want to fight boys or even run with them   42  your interests are changing．That is what is making you feel strange and it is also   43   to the other girls around you and also to the boys．Your life is   44   a different stage but you should understand that this is （a） 45   normal, and （b） something that will pass quickly．

       I think you should again try to   46   around boys．You can still talk with them about 47   you like including sports, movies, web sites and celebrities（名人）．I   48   that you not try to fight with them, however, because the   49   are becoming much bigger and stronger．I think you will find that you will _50_ being with boys but that your feelings will be different from the   51   they used to be．I know you are not supposed to have a   52  while you are still in school in China, but if you start to find some boys very handsome and you are strongly __53_ to some of them, don't be surprised．  54 , this is all very normal．For now, you should _55_ your school work, though you will find that some boys are attracted to you．This will be a new adventure for you and my best advice is to relax and enjoy it．

Good luck,

Brad

36．A．starting      B．changing     C．surviving            D．ranging

37．A．cells            B．nutritions      C．chemicals       D．objects

38．A．mind          B．head           C．life            D．study

39．A．with           B．for           C．against          D．without

40．A．praise          B．honor         C．good           D．fun

41．A．brave         B．unique        C．smart        D．young

42．A．before       B．because      C．until           D．when

43．A．referring        B．appealing      C．happening     D．pointing

44．A．entering        B．setting         C．reflecting       D．representing

45．A．hardly       B．possibly        C．perfectly     D．nearly

46．A．play                B．relax           C．date           D．fool

47．A．somebody      B．anybody       C．something      D．anything

48．A．recommend          B．demand        C．command     D．determine

49．A．girls           B．adults           C．boys           D．kids

50．A．hate          B．enjoy         C．avoid        D．regret

5l．A．model               B．standard       C．style           D．way

52．A．boyfriend      B．girlfriend            C．degree         D．job

53．A．opposed        B．attracted         C．exposed         D．accustomed

54．A．Rather          B．Besides        C．Again          D．Afterwards

55．A．depend on      B．decide on       C．agree on         D．concentrate on

       Last year was the year of the travel deal, with resorts and

airlines practically begging for bookings, and many travelers

finding bargain airfares and hotel rooms as a result．Now the

economy looks as if it might be on a slight rebound．So now is

the perfect time to review your booking strategy（策略）．

Here are 4 simple steps you can take to help cut your travel costs in 2010．

1．Find the Cheapest Dates to Fly

ITASoftware．com, which provides the technological backbone for many airfare shopping sites, allows users to scan an entire month's fares for the least expensive rate．（Log in as a "guest" and click on "month-long search．"） In January, the 28th and 30th were the cheapest dates to fly nonstop to London from New York （$536） for a week's vacation, according to a recent search．The next best was Saturday, Jan．23, at $640．To book the ticket, users must go to another site．Kayak．com has a flexible-dates option （registration is required）and a calendar that shows the best fares found by other Kayak users in the last 48 hours．Bing Travel, the Microsoft search engine, offers a similar option, found under "plan trips," about halfway down the page．

2．Consider Nearby Airports

A recent Web search showed nonstop flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International from $299 round trip on American in early January．But flying into Fort Lauderdale, roughly 30 miles north of Miami, was $219 on Virgin America, an $80 saving．

3．Go Against the Grain

If possible, avoid popular travel dates like holidays and spring break because airlines have begun to charge anywhere from $10 to $30 extra at those times．Farecompare．com offers a handy breakdown of the new fees by date, airline and amount．Early-morning and late-night flights may also be cheaper depending on the route．

4．Make Yourself at Home

For a 6 to 12 percent booking fee, AirBnB/com connects budget travelers with locals who are offering a place to bed down．The Times's Frugal Traveler, Matt Gross, described it as "a cross between CouchSurfing．com and the vacation rentals section of Craigslist．" There were more than 2,000 listings in a recent search for New York including a futon （床垫） in a one-bedroom near Gramercy Park （$65） and a bedroom with private bath and separate entrance in Hell's Kitchen （$150）．

65．According to the first paragraph, ____．

       A．the economy in 2010 is surely getting better

       B．2009 saw a sharp decrease in travel fees

       C．the booking strategies can be put away in 2010

       D．in 2009, airlines begged the travelers to buy more travel guides

66．If you want to book a ticket, you may log on to _____．

       A．ITASoftware．com                B．CouchSurfing．com

       C．AirBnB．com         D．Kayak．com

67．What does "Go Against the Grain" probably mean in the passage?

       A．Going travelling in the off-season．

       B．Going travelling without taking any grain．

       C．Going travelling during holidays and spring break．

       D．Going travelling without meals served on early-morning and late-night flights．

68．The passage is most probably taken from ____．

       A．a book review          B．a magazine 

     C．a website             D．a story book

VII. 书面表达（满分25）

请根据下列提示要点，以“the Ways to Keep Healthy” 为题，写一篇短文。

1. 人人都想保持健康。

    2．饮食要健康：多吃水果、蔬菜，因为它们富含纤维素和维生素；少吃黄油、奶酪、咖啡和巧克力，因为它们含糖和脂肪太多，糖和脂肪使你迅速变胖。

    3．有良好的生活习惯：定期锻炼，充足的睡眠，不要过度劳累，不抽烟等等。

要求： 1. 短文须包括上述所有要点，可以适当增加细节,使短文连贯。

       2．词数约100左右。

The Ways to Keep Healthy

 _________ Mr. Rowan Atkinson acts as different comic characters , he is more famous around the world _______ Mr. Bean .

       A. Because ; for   B. Though ; to          C. Although ; as    D. Even though ; by

For women life sometimes seems ____ it is for men.

       A. twice as hard as B. as twice hard as  C. as hard twice as  D. as hard as twice

The Chinese invented paper in 105 A. D. They mixed the bark of a tree and rags (破布) with water, put a screen into the mixture, and lifted out a thin piece of wet paper. They dried the paper in the sun.

    The Chinese kept their secret of how to make paper until a war with Muslims in the ninth century. The art of papermaking soon spread throughout the Muslim world.

    The Mayan Indians in Central America and Pacific Islanders also discovered how to make paper, but their knowledge never spread to the rest of the world.

    For centuries, all paper was made by hand. Rags were the main material. Then a French scientist discovered that people could make paper from wood, too. Finally, in the eighteenth century. a Frenchman invented a machine to make paper from wood.

Who discovered how to make paper?

A. The Chinese.                                B. The Pacific Islanders.

C. The Mayan Indians.                         D. All of the above.

When did the Chinese invent paper according to the passage?

A. About 1 ,800 years ago.                    B. About 1, 900 years ago.

C. About 2, 000 years ago.               D. About 2, 100 years ago.

How was papermaking introduced into the rest of the world from China?

A. Through wars.                                 B. Through the Muslims.

C. Through the Mayan Indians.             D. Through the Pacific Islanders.

Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A. The Invention of Paper.              B. The History of Papermaking.

C. Different Ways of Making Paper.   D. The Invention of a Papermaking Machine.

---- This is the first time I       my first picture with my own hands.

   ---- It is time that you        a picture for me.

  A. took, took       B. have taken, took 

 C. took, will take    D. have taken,  will take