2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．Doing research.

B．Looking for a job.

C．Choosing a college major.

2. Where will the man probably find information on incomes?

A．From the woman.

B．On the Internet.

C．At the library.

3. Why does the man want to get a well-paid job?

A．He wants to learn dancing.

B．He wants to travel around.

C．He wants to help the poor.

4. What is the woman’s attitude toward the man?

A．Supportive.

B．Impatient.

C．Critical.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the woman's favorite subject?

A．Art.

B．Spanish.

C．History.

2. What does the woman want to be?

A．A teacher.

B．A doctor.

C．A journalist.

3. What is the woman planning to do straight after leaving school?

A．Work as a journalist.

B．Go travelling.

C．Start university.

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

As teenagers, you have many     1    (dream). These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be very small, for example, you may just want     2     (become) the best student in your class. Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream come true?

Andrew Mathews,    3     Australian writer, tells us that making our dreams come true is the biggest challenge (挑战) in our life. You may think you are not very good     4     some school subjects or it is impossible for you to become a     5    (write). These kinds of thoughts stop you     6     (realize) your dreams. In fact, everyone can realize his dream. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step     7     your dream will come true earlier because a big dream     8     (make) up of many small dreams.

You must also never give up     9     (you) dream. There will be many difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest one     10    (come) from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important.

5 . Eat healthier. Exercise twice a week. Read more books. Lose weight. We make the same resolutions (决心) every year, but most of us fail, dying out after only a few days or, at best, weeks. Even the most successful among us crash and burn when it comes to personal change. President Barack Obama struggles to get out of his cigarette habit.

Professionals who help people make changes in their lives suggest the change is decided not by one’s surroundings, but one’s mind. Beginning with small goals or steps usually leads to a better result later, they say. But they notice that the experience is different for everyone.

“People are more likely to make positive changes in their lives not only when their friends do, but when their friends of friends do, and when their friends of friends of friends do,” said Nicholas Christakis, a professor of medical sociology at Harvard University. “People are better able to make changes in their lives—lose weight, quit smoking, become happy—when they do this with a large number of other people, and so taking advantage of your social network ties can contribute to your own efforts.”

Johnny Augustin understands that well. His resolution for 2008 was to reduce 30 pounds from his 237-pound frame. But the change didn’t come easily. He said, “I’m a huge procrastinator, I kept putting it off until tomorrow. I didn’t get to do it until the summer.” However, Augustin got encouraged when he saw his older brother working out. Today, Augustin weighs 190 pounds.

“Of course, change can happen only if people don’t set their expectations too high or try to deal with too many changes at once; one of the biggest mistakes we make is setting unrealistic goals,” said Dalia Liera, a psychologist at Lesley University. “You can’t accomplish in a few weeks what you haven’t accomplished in a few years,” said Liera.

1. From the first paragraph we can infer that _________.

A．change for a person is challenging

B．famous people have great resolutions

C．most people don’t want to change themselves

D．personal change is beyond belief

2. The word “procrastinator” in Paragraph 4 refers to those who_________.

A．have great determination to make a change

B．put off work especially because of laziness

C．have habitual carelessness and laziness

D．have no desire to do something great

3. According to the passage, Dalia Liera suggested that __________.

A．people should understand their goals well

B．people should try their best to change themselves

C．people should have confidence and positive habits

D．people should start with setting small goals to meet

6 . The year I turned fifty, I resolved to do something new every day. However, balancing 365 new things with work and family, while still managing to do the laundry and get dinner on the table every night, was not always easy. In the early weeks of the project, I found it difficult to find so many new things.

It wasn’t long before my friends learned that I was open to almost anything I could consider a new thing, and the invitations began pouring in not just from friends, but friends of friends. As a result, my life was new. I went dog sledding. I attended a fashion show. I went to numerous lectures on all kinds of topics that I never would have previously considered useful or interesting and found something to appreciate in every single one. I even signed up immediately when learning about a local group trying to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by doing something unusual.

As time went by, whenever I learned about something that seemed remarkable, I did what I could to pursue it. Instead of “Why”, I began to ask “Why not”. Now I find it is easier to just keep my eyes open to the possibilities that surrounded me. It turned out that there were new things everywhere, and all I had to do was make a little effort to enjoy them.

I looked back on the year. It doesn’t matter to me that many of my “new things” weren’t exactly meaningful. What matters is how to make full use of them when discovering there is an endless number of new things for me. It seemed to me an obvious sign that at fifty, my life was full of promise. I could continue to grow, stretch my wings, and learn more every day for the rest of my life. I enjoyed the idea of something new, and it gave me a reason to welcome each day as an opportunity to experience the world a little differently.

1. Which of the following can best describe the author’s feeling according to Paragraph 1?

A．Better late than never.	B．Action speaks louder than words.
C．Saying is one thing but doing is another.	D．Experience is the best teacher.

2. What’s the author’s attitude toward new things?

A．Skeptical.

B．Appreciative.

C．Cautious.

D．Tolerant.

3. What does the author intend to tell us in the last paragraph?

A．Make the most of new things.	B．Wait for your life to start over.
C．Try to find more new things.	D．Never say never when in trouble.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Dream for a New Life	B．The Value of Friendship
C．Remarkable New Things	D．A Year of New Things

7 . 假定你是李华，你从某网站上得知湖南省博物馆正在招募暑假英语讲解员，请你根据以下提示，给博物馆负责外国游客接待的Mr． Jason写一封英文自荐信。内容包括：
1．表达意愿；
2．自荐理由；
3．恳请获准。
注意：1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

参考词汇：讲解员 interpreter
Dear Mr. Jason
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely

LiHua

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the man expect for the year?

A．It’ll be fun.

B．It’ll be difficult.

C．It’ll be easy.

2. What does the man plan to do?

A．Major in English.

B．Volunteer at the zoo.

C．Attend medical school.

3. How often will the woman be volunteering?

A．Every day.

B．Every weekend.

C．Three days a week.

9 . 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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

My dream school starts at 8: 30 a. m. and ends at 3:30 p. m. They are three lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. We didn't need to do so many homework. Therefore, we have more time with afterschool activities. For example, we can do reading for one and a half hour and play sports for one hour every day.

My dream school look like a big garden. There are all kinds of the flowers and trees around the classroom buildings. We can lie on the grass for a rest, or sat by the lake listening music. The teachers here are kind and helpfully. They are not only our teachers but also our friends.

10 . I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to_______him.
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and_______. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too_______for a 17-year-old. Then, on Day three, as we were_______over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑), “Pretty hard.”
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes_______large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized(着迷). He couldn’t stop_______. Later he said_______. “I wish I could speak French.” I was_______-this from a boy who hated and_______French classes throughout school.
Usually silent, he________Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed(活泼起来).
________, the moment that really took________breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was________a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in________. Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and________to become part of the leadership of the________.
Learning her story, Barrett was as________as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a________of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay________as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This________achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man.1.

A．comfort

B．please

C．attract

D．educate

2.

A．rough

B．dangerous

C．troublesome

D．violent

3.

A．little

B．much

C．fast

D．slow

4.

A．moving

B．running

C．climbing

D．looking

5.

A．too

B．very

C．even

D．so

6.

A．joking

B．crying

C．shouting

D．smiling

7.

A．patiently

B．regretfully

C．lightly

D．cheerfully

8.

A．ashamed

B．disappointed

C．determined

D．surprised

9.

A．took up

B．went in for

C．fought against

D．called off

10.

A．befriended

B．disregarded

C．avoided

D．recognized

11.

A．Thus

B．Even

C．Meanwhile

D．However

12.

A．our

B．his

C．my

D．her

13.

A．asking

B．interviewing

C．arranging

D．describing

14.

A．brain

B．wish

C．will

D．health

15.

A．appeared

B．struggled

C．hesitated

D．failed

16.

A．village

B．city

C．organization

D．state

17.

A．pleased

B．bored

C．touched

D．puzzled

18.

A．combination

B．composition

C．connection

D．satisfaction

19.

A．in

B．behind

C．out

D．away

20.

A．interview

B．flight

C．article

D．trip