C

　　One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds dashing and dancing in the exciting atmosphere above the earth. As the strong winds gusted against the kites, a string kept them in check.

　　Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled, but the controlling string and the clumsy tail kept them in tow(牽引), facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!” They flew beautifully even as they fought the forced restriction of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly with the wind.”

　　Yet freedom from control simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic gentle wind. It flew ungracefully to the ground and landed in a twisted mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last”. Free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown helplessly along the ground, and to settle down lifeless against the first roadblock.

　　How much like kites we sometimes are. There always exist misfortunes and restrictions, rules to follow from which we can grow and gain strength. Prohibition is a necessary counterpart to the winds of opposition. Some of us pulled at the rules so hard that we never fly fast to reach the heights we might have obtained. If we keep all the commandment(戒律), we will never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.

　　Let us each rise to the great heights, recognizing that some of the prohibitions are actually the steady force that helps us climb and achieve.

　　46. In the passage the writer watched _____.

　　A. many young people enjoying the sunny day

　　B. many birds dashing and dancing in the sky

　　C. many young people flying multicolored kites

　　D. the strong winds blowing against the sky

　　47. What enables a kite fly gracefully in the sky according to the story?

　　A. The kite itself and strange shapes.

　　B. A long string and blowing wind.

　　C. A windy spring day and blue sky.

　　D. The size of the kite and a long string.

　　48. What didn’t happen to the freed kite?

　　A. It kept flying freely in the air.

　　B. It lay powerless in the dirt.

　　C. It was trapped in a dead bush.

　　D. It was blown helplessly around.

　　49. What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?

　　A. To give up tips on how to fly kites effectively.

　　B. To warn us that freedom is actually powerless.

　　C. To explain that restrictions are really unnecessary.

　　D. To teach us a lesson that rules are important in life.

　　50. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

　　A. Fly with Restrictions

　　B. Where to Fly

　　C. Why to Fly Kites

　　D. Fly to Freedom

　　D

　　Ask most people anywhere in the world what they want out of life and the reply will probably be: “to be happy.” Ed Deiner, an American psychology professor, has spent his whole professional life studying what makes people happy, comparing levels of happiness between cultures and trying to find out exactly why we enjoy ourselves.

　　Many people would say that this question does not need an answer. But Professor Deiner has one anyway. “If you’re a cheerful, happy person, your marriage is more likely to last, and you’re more likely to make money and be successful at your job. On average, happy people have stronger immune systems, and there is some evidence that they live longer.”

　　So who are the world’s happiest people? It depends on how the word is defined. There is individual happiness, the sense of joy we get when we do something we like. But there is also the feeling of satisfaction we get when we know that others respect us and approve of how we behave. According to Professor Deiner, the Western world pursues individual happiness while Asia prefers mutual satisfaction.

　　“In the West, the individualistic culture means that your mood matters much more than it does in the East. People ask themselves if they are doing what is fun or interesting. They become unhappy when they can’t do any of these things. If you ask people from Japan or China if they are happy, they tend to look at what has gone wrong in their lives. If not much has gone wrong, then they are satisfied.”

　　People from Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries had the happiest culture, Professor Deiner found. “The biggest cultural difference is to do with pride and shame. Hispanic (西班牙語(yǔ)言的) cultures report much more pride and much less shame than others.”

　　Income also made a big difference to people’s happiness, but only at the lowest levels. Average income earners in the US were much happier than people in poverty. But millionaires were only a little bit happier than people on average incomes. It seems that money makes us happy when we have enough to feel secure.

　　51. According to the passage, happy people enjoy the following benefits EXCEPT ______.

　　A. a long marriage

　　B. better health

　　C. profession success

　　D. respect from others

　　52. In Professor Deiner’s opinion, ______.

　　A. Asians focus more on others’ respect and approval than westerners

　　B. Westerners care more about mutual satisfaction than Asians

　　C. Asians have a culture to enjoy individual happiness

　　D. Westerners value individual happiness as much as mutual satisfaction

　　53. What can be inferred from the fifth paragraph?

　　A. Hispanic cultures lay stress on pride and shame.

　　B. Spanish people take too much pride in themselves.

　　C. Attitude towards pride and shame results in Spanish happiness.

　　D. If you are from Spain, you are the happiest.

　　54. In the last paragraph, the author seems to tell us ______.

　　A. poor people enjoy the same happiness as millionaires.

　　B. the higher income one gets, the happier life he lives

　　C. enough money can make us feel safe and happy

　　D. average income earners live the happiest life

　　55. The passage mainly discusses______.

　　A. Hispanic cultures

　　B. reasons for happiness

　　C. the happiest culture

　　D. benefits of happiness

　　第II卷(非選擇題共35分)

　　閱讀表達(dá) 書面表達(dá) 總分

　　注意事項(xiàng)：

　　1.第Ⅱ卷共2頁(yè)，用黑色墨跡的鋼筆或水筆答在試卷中。

　　2.答卷前，請(qǐng)將密封線內(nèi)的項(xiàng)目填寫清楚。

　　第三部分：寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)

　　第一節(jié)閱讀表達(dá)(共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分)

　　閱讀下面短文，按照要求完成閱讀任務(wù)。

　　My father was 44 and knew he wasn't going to make it to 45. He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life.

　　Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. One part always stands out. “Right now, you are pretending to be a time-killer. But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best.”Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself. “You will do something great.” He didn’t know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I’ve felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask, “Is this what you were talking about, Dad? Should I keep going?”

　　A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress.

　　Lately, though, I’ve come to believe he'd want me to move on to what come next: to be proud of and believe in, somebody else. It's time to start writing my own letters to my children. As mothers, our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids don’t give up because they’re afraid to fail. They’re only afraid of failing us. They don’t worry about being disappointed. Their fear-as mine was until my father’s letter-is of being a disappointment.

　　Give your children permission to succeed. They’re waiting for you to believe in them. I always knew my parents loved me. But trust me: That belief will be more complete, that love will be more real, and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts: “Don’t worry; you’ll do something great.” Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back.

　　56. Why did the father write a letter to the author? (No more than 20 words)

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　　57. What did the father mainly want the author to learn from his letter?

　　(No more than 15 words)

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　　58. According to the passage, what does the underlined word “failing” mean in English?

　　(No more than 2 words)

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　　59. According to the passage, how did the author overcome her fear?

　　(No more than 10 words)

　　______________________________________________________________

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　　60. If your parents were to write you a letter, what would you expect to read? Give your reasons. (No more than 25 words)

　　______________________________________________________________

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　　第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)(滿分25分)

　　假設(shè)你是新華中學(xué)的學(xué)生會(huì)主席。近來，隨著網(wǎng)絡(luò)的普及，學(xué)生的漢字書寫能力降低。為了保護(hù)傳統(tǒng)民族文化——漢字，校學(xué)生會(huì)提出倡議。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容提示，為學(xué)?！队⒄Z(yǔ)沙龍》的同學(xué)們寫一封倡議書。

　　內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)：

　　1.少上網(wǎng)，多讀書、勤記筆記;

　　2.養(yǎng)成練書寫和寫日記的習(xí)慣;

　　3.自擬一項(xiàng)其他方面的倡議內(nèi)容。

　　注意：短文字?jǐn)?shù)不少于100詞。

　　參考詞匯: 漢字Chinese characters

　　參考答案

　　單項(xiàng)填空

　　1-5 ABBAC 6-10 DDCBB 11-15 CADBB

　　完形填空

　　16-20 ABCDC 21-25 ABCCB 26-30 DABCD 31-35 ABCCD

　　閱讀理解

　　36-40CACBA 41-45BDBDD 46-50CBADA 51-55 DACCB

　　閱讀表達(dá)

　　56. Because he would die next year and wrote something to help the author for the rest of her life.

　　57. He hoped his daughter could get support and confidence from his letter.

　　58. Letting down/ Disappointing.

　　59. Her father’s letter helped her overcome the fear.

　　60. Open.

　　書面表達(dá)

　　One possible version:

　　Dear friends,

　　In recent years, many of us spend a lot of time on the Internet with its popularity. As a result, our handwriting is not so good as it was in the past. In order to protect our Chinese characters and write both nicely and neatly, we’d like to offer some suggestions:

　　We should spend less time online so that we can have more time to read books and newspaper. We’d better form the habit of practicing calligraphy and keeping diaries every day. Besides, it is better to write letters to our relatives and friends by hand rather than send e-mails.

　　As the saying goes, “The style is the man.” Beautiful and neat handwriting is beneficial to us students. So please pay more attention to our handwriting in the future.

　　Let’s take action now!

　　Students’ Union