I believe being honest is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days，like　36　and straightforward. And it’s still what  37 a man a good citizen. This is my code(准则)，and I try to live by.
I’ve been in the taxi business for thirty-five years，  38　 there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxi drivers have to be rough and tumble(乱作一团) fellows to be able to take it in New York. You've got to be  39 to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day.
Because taxi drivers are tough，people get the  40 impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will act as  41 fellows.  Almost every week you read in the papers where a taxi driver  42  money or jewels or like that people leave in their  43 . If they weren't honest，you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers. One time，I found an emerald（翡翠的）ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of suitcases that day，so I went back to where I had  44  her off. It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her  45 to her. I didn't get as much as “thank you.”  46 ，I felt good because I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she   47 .
I was born and brought up in Ireland until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I  48 several jobs to earn a few dollars before joining the army in World War I. After being discharged(退伍)，I bought my own car and have owned one ever since. It hasn’t been too easy  49 ，but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit  50  for a rainy day(一时之需). In all my years of driving a taxi，I have never had___51__ with the public，not even with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong(顽固的) once in a while，I just agree with them and then they behave themselves.
People ask me about tips. As far as I know，  52 everyone will give you something，because most Americans are  53 generous. I always try to be nice to everyone，whether they  54 or not. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish（教区）. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time，and the  55 I try，the easier it gets.

第二卷（非选择题）

第三部分　写　　作（满分35分）

第一节　单词拼写（每小题1分）

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式（每空只写一词）。  

⒈ Benjamin Franklin’s kite experiment _________ (证明) that lightning and electricity are the same.

⒉ I think that vegetables are _________ (健康) food because they contain lots of vitamins.

⒊ Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival _______________ (庆祝) the culture and history of African Americans.

⒋ Our manager is quite __________ (乐观) about his company.

⒌ Many countries __________ (高度) value China’s role in keeping world peace.

⒍ Another journey of _____________ (挑战) and danger was about to begin.

⒎ That necklace you borrowed from me wasn’t a real ____________ (钻石) necklace. It wasn’t precious at all.

⒏ After the accident, he __________ (意识到) that he wasn’t fit for the work.

⒐ We all know that hard working and plain living are fine ____________ (品质) of our Chinese people.

⒑ Our country is full of ____ (前途) and developing very quickly.

第二卷（非选择题）

第三部分　写　　作（满分55分）

第一节　单词拼写（每小题1分） 

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式（每空只写一词）。  

⒈ Though Mother and I often ______ (争论) with each other, we’re good friends.

⒉ Please cut the watermelon into four ________ (相等的) pieces.

⒊ The little girl usually looks at herself in the _________ (镜子).

⒋ The traveler had many adventurous _____________ (经历).

⒌ Tom’s father is on ____________ (度假) in Beijing.

⒍ What is our __________ (国家的) flower?

⒎ _______ (最后), he won the first prize in the game.

⒏ Many people like to look back on those ____________ (难忘的) days at school.

⒐ This was the moment when Spielberg’s ________ (事业) took off. 

⒑ In his war films he has shown that love and _______ (和平) will win over war in the end.

第二卷（非选择题）

第三部分　写　　作（满分30分）

第一节　单词拼写（每小题1分）

根据所给汉语注释，写出所缺单词的正确形式(每空限写一词)。

⒈ You have so many nice cards. It’s hard for me to make a ______ (选择).

⒉ You look so _______ (困乏的)。 You must have stayed up last night.

⒊ The human _______ (脑) is the centre of higher nervous activity.

⒋_______ (信念) can remove mountains.

⒌ Learning English is my great _______ (乐趣).

⒍ The jacket _________ (花费) me 168 yuan.

⒎ He ________ (点头) to show that he understood what I had said.

⒏ Work hard, and you’ll ________ (一定) succeed in the future.

⒐ He _______ (赚得) a lot of money by selling minerals last year.

⒑ __________ (除……之外) English, we have seven subjects to learn.

I believe being honest is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days，like　36　and straightforward. And it’s still what  37 a man a good citizen. This is my code(准则)，and I try to live by.

I’ve been in the taxi business for thirty-five years，  38　 there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxi drivers have to be rough and tumble(乱作一团) fellows to be able to take it in New York. You've got to be  39 to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day.

Because taxi drivers are tough，people get the  40 impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will act as  41 fellows.  Almost every week you read in the papers where a taxi driver  42  money or jewels or like that people leave in their  43 . If they weren't honest，you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers. One time，I found an emerald（翡翠的）ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of suitcases that day，so I went back to where I had  44  her off. It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her  45 to her. I didn't get as much as “thank you.”  46 ，I felt good because I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she   47 .

I was born and brought up in Ireland until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I  48 several jobs to earn a few dollars before joining the army in World War I. After being discharged(退伍)，I bought my own car and have owned one ever since. It hasn’t been too easy  49 ，but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit  50  for a rainy day(一时之需). In all my years of driving a taxi，I have never had___51__ with the public，not even with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong(顽固的) once in a while，I just agree with them and then they behave themselves.

People ask me about tips. As far as I know，  52 everyone will give you something，because most Americans are  53 generous. I always try to be nice to everyone，whether they  54 or not. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish（教区）. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time，and the  55 I try，the easier it gets.