Recently I spoke to some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated, and what kind of job prospects they thought they had.
Given that I teach students who are trained to be doctors, I was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without “outside help”. “What kind of help is that?” I asked, expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out.
“Surgery(外科手术), ”one replied. I was pretty alarmed by that response. It seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job. One girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height. “They break your legs, put in special extending screws, and slowly expand the gap between the two ends of the bone as it regrows. You can get at least 5 cm taller! ”
At that point, I was shocked. I am short. I can’t deny that, but I don’t think I would put myself through months of agony(痛苦)just to be a few centimeters taller. I don’t even bother to wear shoes with thick soles, as I’m not trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall!
It seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting “perfection”, and that is an ideal that just does not exist in reality.
No one is born perfect, yet magazines, TV shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the norm. Advertisements for slimming aids, beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspapers, further creating an idea that “perfection” is a requirement, and that it must be purchased, no matter what the cost is. In my opinion, skills, rather than appearance, should determine how successful a person is in his chosen career.
1. Many graduates today turn to cosmetic surgery to .

A．marry a better man/woman

B．become a model

C．get an advantage over others in job-hunting

D．attract more admirers

2. According to the passage, the author believes that .

A．everyone should pursue perfection, whatever the cost is

B．it’s right for graduates to ask for others to help them out in hunting for jobs

C．media are to blame for misleading young people in their seeking for surgery

D．it is one’s appearance instead of skills that really matters in one’s career

3. What does the author think of his height?

A．He hates to be called a short man.

B．He tries to increase his height through surgery.

C．He always wears shoes with thick soles to hide the fact.

D．He just accepts it as it is.

Back in 2003 an 86-year-old man drove his Buick through a crowded farmers’ market. Nine people were killed. More than fifty-four people were hurt, fourteen with serious injuries. When he finally stopped, the 86-year-old man got out his car and screamed at people to get out of the way. No alcohol or drugs were found in his system. Apparently, he was just old and confused.
This is a frightening accident, and it is not a rare one. There are many examples of elderly drivers driving into swimming pools, houses, storefronts, or worse.
In our teenage years, we all heard “driving is not a right; it’s a privilege.” That is still true, and there comes an age when driving is no longer aprivilege that can be allowed. After a certain age, eyesight anddementia(痴呆) are very serious concerns. Undoubtedly,these age-related problems affect some older adults’ driving ability. By the time a person is between eighty-five and ninety years old, his or her driving privilege should be examined.
Licensing laws vary greatly from state to state, and it’s time for a national law on the maximum age limit for driving. The motivation for this law is safety. Another option is to start with laws that ban anyone over the age of eighty-five from driving after sundown, because driving conditions are not as safe as daylight hours. Still another option that may allow elderly drivers to continue driving could be new technology like a voice warning system that cautions drivers on busy streets or at traffic lights. Finally, since there are laws against driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, shouldn’t some prescription drugs also be included? The average age of 85-year-old is undoubtedly taking at least one prescription drug daily.
The thought of an 86-year-old driver with failing eyesight running down the road in a two-ton piece of metal is unsettling to us all. Driving at an advanced age is not only challenging for the elderly drivers, but also it’s dangerous for the rest of us.
4. The first paragraph is written in order to show_________.

A．the harm of driving at an old age

B．the importance of traffic safety

C．traffic accidents are on the rise

D．many elderly drivers are careless

5. The author suggests that there should be new laws against driving __________.

A．over eighty-five

B．between sunset and dawn

C．with the help of voice warning systems

D．under the influence of prescription drugs

6. The underlined word “unsettling” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “________”.

A．disappointing	B．worrying
C．touching	D．interesting

7. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．How to keep old people safe on the road?

B．Are drivers well protected by licensing laws?

C．Should there be an age limit for elderly drivers?

D．Is driving a right or a privilege for an old person?

Main people believe that the only way to make our communities safer is to build more prisons. But there's a way to better protect cities and towns by doing just the opposite.

In many countries throughout the world, prison populations have risen dramatically over the past decade. One of the main reasons for this is the large number of repeat offenders, that is people who break the law again are once freed from jail. Statistics show that about one in four prisoners freed every year return to jail within three years.

This is partly because ex-prisoners face huge difficulty finding employment. More than a third of them cannot find any job at all. Data show that having a job greatly reduces the chances that a person will commit a crime again or commit one in the first place. Released prisoners who do manage to find steady employment are 50 percent less likely to return to prison. Rather than harming a community, having a job helps ex-prisoners to change their ways and make a positive and productive contribution to their communities.

What's more, helping these men and women find jobs would also save taxpayers a lot of money. Few prisoners would save governments millions or possibly even billions of dollars annually: the costs of building and operating jails.

There are many things that the government can do to help ex-prisoners find work. More job training programs should be introduced to provide prisoners with work skills before they are freed. Companies and factories should also be given tax benefits if they employ ex-prisoners. Such programs have been shown to work in several countries.

Such policies of course assure that freed criminals actually want to work. But shouldn't they be given the chance? Our goal, after all, shouldn’t be to incarcerate as many prisoners as possible, but to build a society that doesn't need to put such a large percentage of its population in jail. We should take a step in that direction and help prisoners find self-respect and purpose through work.

8. What percentage of freed prisoners returns to prison within three years?

A．65%.	B．50%.
C．33%.	D．25%.

9. Which of the following best describes the content of the fifth paragraph?

A．Facts.	B．Arguments.
C．Recommendations.	D．Requirements.

10. What does the underlined word "incarcerate" in the last paragraph mean?

A．set free	B．lock up
C．employ	D．separate

11. Which of the following would the author agree with?

A．Tougher punishment will reduce crime.

B．Most prisoners do not deserve to be in prison.

C．Economic conditions are a major cause of crime.

D．Prison populations are likely to increase in the future.

“Creativity is the key to a brighter future,” says education and business experts. Here is how schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.

It Dick Drew had listened to his boss in 1925, we might not have a product that we now think of as of great importance: a new type of tape. Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company. At work he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. But his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Finally, using his own time, Drew improved the tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his former company learned from its mistake. Now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new ideas.

Creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is it necessarily a character of high intelligence. The fact that a person is highly intelligent does not mean that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something.

Unfortunately, schools have not tried to encourage creativity. With strong attention to test results and the development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many educators give up creativity for correct answers. The result is that children can give back information but can’t recognize ways to use it in new situation. They may know the rules correctly but they are unable to use them to work out practical problems.

It is important to give children choices. From the earliest age, children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their results. Even if it's choosing between two food items for lunch, decision-making helps thinking skills. As children grow older, parents should try to let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money. This is because the most important character of creative people is a very strong desire to find a way out of trouble.

12. What did the company where Drew once worked learn from its mistake?

A．They should encourage people to work a longer time.

B．People should be discouraged to think freely.

C．People will do better if they spend most of their work time developing new ideas.

D．It is necessary for people to spend some of their work time considering and improving new ideas.

13. Creativity is .

A．something that most people are born with

B．something that has nothing to do with intelligence at all

C．a way of using what one has learned to work out new problems

D．something that is not important to the character of a person at all

14. Why don’t schools try to encourage creativity?

A．They don't attach importance to creativity education.

B．They don't want their students to make mistakes.

C．They pay some attention to examination marks, language and maths skills.

D．They think it more important to remember some information.

15. What should the parents do when their children decide how to spend their money?

A．Help them when necessary.

B．Try to help them as much as possible.

C．Take no notice of whatever they do.

D．Leave the children as they are.

The book A Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind Obesity Epidemic— and How We Can End It by Deborah Cohen, a senior natural scientist, is very popular now.     16     But according to this book, the following are some misunderstandings of obesity or being overweight.

1. If you’re obese, blame your genes.

    17     Yet, between 1980 and 2000, the number of Americans who are obese has doubled—too quickly for genetic factors to be responsible. At restaurants, a dollar puts more calories on our plates than ever before, because restaurant meals usually have more calories than what we prepare at home, so people who eat out more frequently have higher rates of obesity than those who eat out less.

2. If you’re obese, you lack self­control.

Research shows that if we are faced with too much information, we have a tendency to make poor choices on diet.     18     Even, the most vigilant (警觉的) people may not be good controllers of themselves.

3.     19    

Although the US Department of Agriculture estimates that fewer than 5 per cent of Americans live in the “food deserts”, about 65 per cent of the nation’s population is obese. For most of us, obesity is not related to access to more fresh fruits and vegetables, but to the choices we make in supermarkets.

4. The problem is not that we eat too much, but that we don’t exercise.

Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign is based on the idea that if kids exercise more, childhood obesity rates will decrease.     20     In fact, although a drop in work­related physical activity may explain up to 100 fewer calories burned, leisure physical activity appears to have increased.

A．Lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables is a cause of obesity.

B．Obesity rates have increased.

C．Fresh fruits and vegetables we choose in a supermarket are related to obesity.

D．But there was no obvious decrease in physical activity levels as obesity rates climbed in the 1980s and 1990s.

E．People hold different views on obesity.

F．People benefit a lot from physical activities.

G．Our world has become so rich in food that we can be led to consume too much in ways we can’t understand.

It was a cold, wet day on June 6, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to arrive, Wasana ____ aimlessly at the pouring rain. Then his____ fell upon the hill that rose at the back of the classroom.
He noticed huge amounts of rainwater ____ down the hill, and water was also bubbling at the base of a large rock on the hill. For a few____ Wasana looked at the water, wondering __ it looked so familiar.
Then it ____ him – the scene was surprisingly ____ to the pictures he was shown during Disaster Management classes. ____ a disaster was about to happen, Wasana waved____ at students, shouting “Run, run, don’t stay here! The rocks on the hill are going to ____ on us!”
All the students and teachers ran to the open area that had been ____ as an emergency gathering point. ____ they heard screams as the huge rock rolled down the hill, bringing sand, rock and mud. There was ____ they could do as they watched the earth bury an entire school block.
Thanks to Wasana’s quick action and sharp ____ no one was hurt in the incident. The landslide ____ two classrooms and caused heavy damage to six ____. “The financial damage is nothing compared to ____ would have happened had there been children in the classrooms,” says the schoolmaster.
Wasana later received a Gold Star from the Foundation for Civilian Bravery, Sri Lanka. ____ at the incident, he says, “I feel disaster management ____ are important for everyone. We’ll never know when the ____ will come in handy.”21.

A．stared

B．nodded

C．shouted

D．pointed

22.

A．thoughts

B．eyes

C．words

D．voices

23.

A．pulling

B．jumping

C．sliding

D．flowing

24.

A．times

B．minutes

C．hours

D．periods

25.

A．how

B．where

C．why

D．when

26.

A．hit

B．drove

C．pushed

D．stopped

27.

A．strange

B．rare

C．terrible

D．similar

28.

A．Rejecting

B．Fearing

C．Scaring

D．Avoiding

29.

A．angrily

B．sadly

C．excitedly

D．wildly

30.

A．beat

B．move

C．fall

D．dive

31.

A．put away

B．set aside

C．brought forth

D．taken apart

32.

A．Just then

B．In short

C．In good time

D．As a result

33.

A．something

B．much

C．anything

D．little

34.

A．discovery

B．movement

C．observation

D．idea

35.

A．destroyed

B．tore

C．injured

D．overcame

36.

A．another

B．other

C．others

D．ones

37.

A．those

B．which

C．that

D．what

38.

A．Looking back

B．Looking around

C．Looking through

D．Looking forward

39.

A．exhibitions

B．lessons

C．units

D．examinations

40.

A．concept

B．image

C．knowledge

D．situation

Job hunting has always been     41     headache for college graduates. Many graduates     42     (employ) right after graduation, but some are not. Most serious of all, some still have no idea where to go working even a long time after graduation.

The reasons     43     this phenomenon are various. On the one hand, a few years ago colleges and universities     44     (enroll) so many students in popular majors, such as economy, finance that the number of graduates is     45     (great) than the need in the market. On the other hand, most graduates would prefer     46           (stay) in large cities without suitable jobs to going to the countryside.

I believe the problem can be solved if colleges and students take     47     (measure). First, they should research the market and develop special skills     48     (suit) its needs. Second, students^, attitude towards employment should be changed. They should go to some smaller cities and the countryside. There they can also give full play to their     49    (profession) knowledge. In a word,     50     we pay much attention, the problem can certainly be solved.

51. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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（从第11处起）不计分。

I am deeply impressed by the great changes that have been taken place in the school over the past three years.

In May 12,2008, a severe earthquake destroys almost everything in the school，leaving badly-damaged buildings. It is now, however, taking on a new look. Tall building have been put up, including classrooms and laboratory buildings, and a library. There has also a newly-built standard playground. In the new environment, teachers and students are living happy and working hard. It is really amazed that the once-ruined place has now been turned into beautiful school, full of life.

Obviously, without the help of the whole society, there would be no new school today. It is love and concern that has brought about the great changes. Many hands make light work. We can work wonders if you unite as a family, caring for each other and helping those in need. Union is strength.

52. 随着高考的日益临近，有些同学患上了“考前焦虑症”（pre-exam anxiety )，他们睡眠质量不好，吃饭不香，甚至上课都不能集中思想，为此，《学生英语报》的一个专栏向你约稿，征求你对此事的看法，请你用英文写一篇100—120字左右的短文，要点应包括：
1. 适量运动，放松自己；
2. 均衡饮食，保证营养；
3. 调整生物钟，确保睡眠。
注意：1.可以适当增加内容，使短文连贯。

2．参考词汇：生物钟biological clock

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