(06·江苏)

I know I should have told the headmaster at the time .That was my real   36   .

He had gone out of the study for some   37   , leaving me alone . In his absence I looked to see   38   was on his desk . In the   39   was a small piece of paper on which were written the   40   “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Series of Biographies (人物传记).”

A(n)  41   boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the   42   . I did not . The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a   43   until the start of the exam so I could not   44   reading it .

When the headmaster   45   , I was looking out of the window .

I should have told him what had   46   then . It would have been so   47   to say : “I’m sorry but I   48   the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk . You’ll have to   49     it.”

The chance passed and I did not   50   it . I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t     51   to cheat , but it was still cheating anyhow .

That was thirty-eight years   52   when I was fifteen . I have never told anyone about it before ,  53   have I tried to explain to myself why not .

The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen me title  54   admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk .  55   there must have been more behind it . Whatever it was , it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap (使陷入)you in a more serious moral corner (道德困境).

36．A．plan                    B．fault                    C．grade                  D．luck

37．A．reason                 B．course                C．example              D．vacation

38．A．this                     B．which                 C．that                     D．what

39．A．drawer               B．corner                C．middle                 D．box

40．A．names                B．words                C．ideas                  D．messages

41．A．honest                 B．handsome            C．friendly               D．active

42．A．desk                   B．paper                  C．book                   D．answer

43．A．question              B．key                     C．note                    D ．secret

44．A．help                    B．consider              C．practise               D．forget

45．A．disappeared         B．stayed                 C．returned              D．went

46．A．existed                B．remained             C．happened             D．continued

47．A．tiring                   B．easy                    C．important            D．difficult

48．A．saw                    B．gave                    C．set                      D．made

49．A．repeat                 B．defend                 C．correct                D．change

50．A．take                    B．have                    C．lose                    D．find

51．A．remember            B．learn                   C．mean                  D．pretend

52．A．past                    B．ago                     C．then                    D．before

53．A．either                  B．never                  C．nor                     D．so

54．A．by                      B．besides                C．through               D．without

55．A．But              B．Though         C．Otherwise         D．Therefore

 (06·江苏A篇)

The Marches were a happy family . Poverty, hard work, and even the fact that Father March was away with the Union armies could not down the spirits of Meg , Jo, Beth , Amy , and Marmee , as the March girls called their mother .

The March sisters tried to be good but had their share of faults . Pretty Meg was often displeased with the schoolchildren she taught ; boyish Jo was easy to become angry ; golden-haired schoolgirl Amy liked to show up ; but Beth , who kept the house , was loving and gentle always .

The happy days passed and darkness came when a telegram arrived for Mrs . March . “Your husband is very ill,” it said , “come at once.” The girls tried to be brave when their mother left for the front . They waited and prayed . Little Beth got scarlet fever (猩红热)when she was taking care of a sick neighbor . She became very ill but began to recover by the time Marnee was back . When Father came home from the front and at that joyful Christmas dinner they were once more all together .

Three years later the March girls had grown into young womanhood . Meg became Mrs .Brooke , and after a few family troubles got used to her new state happily . Jo had found pleasure in her literary efforts . Amy had grown into a young lady with a talent for design and an even greater one for society . But Beth had never fully regained her health , and her family watched her with love and anxiety .

Amy was asked to go and stay in Europe with a relative of the Mareches’ . Jo went to New York and became successful in her writing and had the satisfaction of seeing her work published there .But at home the bitterest blow was yet to fall . Beth had known for some time that she couldn’t live much longer to be with her family , and in the springtime she died .

News came from Europe that Amy and Laurie , the grandson of a wealthy neighbor , had planned to be married soon. Now Jo became ever more successful in her writing and got married to Professor Bhaer , and soon afterwards founded a school for boys .

And so the little women had grown up and lived happily with their children , enjoying the harvest of love and goodness that they had devoted all their lives to .

56．The members of the March family were Father March , Mrs, March and their        .

      A．four daughters                                           B．five daughters

       C．son and four daughters                               D．son and five daughters

57．Who was the most successful in career (事业) among the March girls ?

       A．Jo.                         B．Beth .                     C．Amy .                     D．Meg .

58．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage ?

       A．The March Family .                                    B．The March Parents .

       C．The March Girls .                                                               D．The March Relatives .

59．It can be inferred from the passage that the March family had       .

      A．both happiness and sadness                         B．wealthy neighbors

       C．more girls than boys                                   D．a lot of rich relatives

  

 (06·江苏E篇)

A new eight-kilometre road is under construction that links the port area with the motorway system . It is expected to carry 20,000 trucks and cars a day, which greatly reduces the overcrowded traffic in the center of the city . As part of the project , two four-kilometre road tunnels are being built below the central area of the city , one for traffic to the north and the other for traffic to the south .The two tunnels are about 20 metres below the surface and are 12 metres wide , providing for two lanes of traffic in each direction .

In the upper part of the tunnel two air-conditioning pipes remove the waste gas of trucks and cars and keep the quality of air inside the tunnel . The lighting is at the top of the tunnel , practically at its highest point . There will also be electronic signs at frequent intervals (间隔). They show traffic conditions ahead , and can be seen clearly by drivers . The wall is made up of four main elements , which include a waterproofing covering and , on the inside of the tunnel , a concrete lining (混凝土衬砌).

Each tunnel is roughly round and the lower part of the tunnel is somewhat flat .The surface of the road lies on the base , which is made of concrete and steel  The drainage system (排水系统), just below the road surface on one side , removes any extra liquid , particularly water . In the event of fire , the fire main , which is made of steel , pipes water to many fire hydrant stations at regular intervals along the length of the tunnel . The fire main is at the side of the tunnel , and at the level of the road surface . Other systems in the tunnel will include emergency phones .

72．Each of the tunnels under construction is       .

       A．eight kilometers long and twenty metres wide

       B．eight kilometers long and six metres wide

       C．four kilometers long and twenty metres wide

       D．four kilometers long and six metres wide

73．Which part of the tunnel in the diagram is used to pipe out extra water ?

       A．1.                           B．3.                           C．5.                           D．6.

74．Driving in the tunnel , one can know the traffic conditions ahead through        .

       A．the lights                                                   B．the electronic signs

       C．the trucks and cars                                    D．the emergency phones

75．The passage is mainly about        .

       A．the construction of a road                           B．the design of a road

       C．the construction of two tunnels                   D．the design of two tunnels

 (06·江苏D篇)

In a recently published book , I came across some exercises with interesting names such as fishbone diagrams , lotusflowers  and clustering . As I used these exercises in my classes , I noticed that students were interested . They said more and wrote more . They enjoyed expressing their ideas and sharing them in groups .They were no longer passively waiting for the bell, but actively took part in the lesson . I find that creativity （创新）can act as a way to increase participation and improve fluency (流利程度).

Creativity has become a popular word in recent years . Scholars in the arts ,psychology (心理学), business , education , and science are all working to get a deeper understanding of it . Robert J. Sternberg is a creativity specialist and Yale professor of psychology . He defines creativity as “the ability to produce work that is both new (original )and appropriate (applicable to the situation )”. This definition is useful, as we want our students to use language in a new way , and to use it correctly and properly . Most scholars say there are two types of creativity : big “C” creativity and small “c” creativity. Big “C” creativity refers to genius level thinking that results in artistic masterpieces and scientific breakthroughs . Small “c” creativity refers to everyday level thinking that can be used in any situation . Our emphasis is on the latter . While it goes without saying that any of our students could go on to be the next Picasso or Edison , our aim is to help students produce more ideas and use language in new ways .

68．The underlined words “waiting for the bell” in the first paragraph probably mean        .

       A．longing for a phone call                        B．hoping to have a bell

       C．expecting the end of the class               D．wanting to speak in class

69．It can be inferred from the passage that the author thought the exercises in the book were    .

       A．popular               B．useful                  C．scientific            D．creative

70．When you use a very familiar word in a new way , you are        .

       A．creative in the sense of big “C” creativity

       B．creative in the sense of small “C” creativity

       C．not creative in the sense of big “C” creativity

       D．not creative in the sense of small “C” creativity

71．The main purpose of the passage is to        .

       A．show how useful the book is                B．explain what creativity is

       C．discuss how one can be creative           D．tell what reaching aims at

 (06·江苏C篇)

I                                  Ⅱ

	The opening ceremony of this famous yearly competition (比赛)will begin at 11:30 a.m. There will be music groups , rappers and children’s chorus . 12:25p.m. sees the introduction of the eaters who come from all over the world . At 12:40 p.m., the historic 12-minute all-you-can-eat competition will begin .The world record stands at over 50 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes . Will anyone beat the record this year ? Viewing is available on a first-come-first-served basis . Television crews are invited to use a two-tiered (两层) stage three metres from the main stage . The area in front of the main stage is kept for photographers and television cameras without tripods (三脚架).		Few periods in history are as exciting as the time when the Vikings (北欧海盗)were known—and sometimes feared—throughout Scandinavia , the British Isles, Russia , all the Meditierranean , Africa and even America . Fro(··)jel is a family-based society , which aims to relive and describe the Vikings from a harbor—Fro(··)jel , on the Swedish island of Gotland , Fro(··)jel was one of the richest trading centers in the Viking world . The members of the society aim to recreate the clothing , weapons , tools , jewellery , games , food and furniture of that long-gone period .They want to enjoy an escape to a simpler , more relaxed time , with like-minded people . They will also use the items they have made to relive that age at various public entertainments .

 

64．According to Advertisement I, the famous yearly competition is        .

       A．a music competition                                   B．an eating competition

       C．a cooking competition                                D．  a picture-taking competition

65．People who come to watch the competition earliest may        .

       A．get the best watching position                      B．get the best food

       C．watch whatever they want to                      D．take good pictures

66．The best title for Advertisement II would be        .

       A．The Vikings                                               B．Reliving of the Vikings

       C．Frjel                                                 D．A Viking Reliving Society

67．From the advertisement we know that Frjel used to be        .

       A．a Viking club                                              B．a family-based society

       C．a European island                                       D．a trading center