“ Are you too stupid to do anything right？”These words—said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son—were spoken   21   he had walked away from her．They boy returned, his eyes down-cast.
Not a   22    moment, perhaps,   23    small moments sometimes last a very long time．And a few words—though they mean   24   at the time to the people who say them—can have great   25   .
I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff．For the last 24 years he has been a professional   26   ．Here is what he told me:
As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly   27   ．He had few   28   and no self-confidence．One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment（作業(yè)）．The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird．Now they were to write their own chapter that would   29    the last chapter of the novel.
Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it   30  ．Today he can not recall anything   31 
about the chapter he wrote, or what   32   Mrs．Branch gave him．What he does remember is the four words Mrs．Brach wrote in margin（空白處）of the paper：“This is   33  writing.”
Four words．They   34    his life.
“   35    I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or   36  I was going to be.”he said.“After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been   37   of doing but never believed I could do.”
Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs．Brach to evaluate．She was   38    , tough and honest.“She was just what I
  39  .”Dalkoff said.
His confidence   40  ．Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of his paper.
小題1:
A．whereB．whyC．becauseD．when
小題2:
A．wonderfulB．difficultC．funnyD．big
小題3:
A．yetB．a(chǎn)lthoughC．forD．therefore
小題4:
A．muchB．littleC．moreD．most
小題5:
A．meaningB．powerC．forceD．sense
小題6:
A．writerB．playerC．poetD．singer
小題7:
A．sorryB．proudC．sickD．shy
小題8:
A．booksB．ideasC．friendsD．chances
小題9:
A．followB．matchC．decideD．improve
小題10:
A．onB．inC．outD．down
小題11:
A．moreB．a(chǎn)gainC．specialD．different
小題12:
A．honorsB．remarksC．prizesD．grade
小題13:
A．poorB．seriousC．goodD．silly
小題14:
A．changedB．damagedC．a(chǎn)ffectedD．improved
小題15:
A．UnlessB．UntilC．WhenD．While
小題16:
A．whatB．howC．whereD．which
小題17:
A．tiredB．fondC．proudD．dreaming
小題18:
A．strictB．kindC．encouragingD．praising
小題19:
A．fearedB．neededC．expectedD．loved
小題20:
A．grewB．liftedC．a(chǎn)ppearedD．returned

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:B
小題6:A
小題7:D
小題8:C
小題9:A
小題10:B
小題11:C
小題12:D
小題13:C
小題14:A
小題15:B
小題16:A
小題17:D
小題18:C
小題19:B
小題20:A
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小題1:We can infer from the passage that________．
A．Cell phone may do harm to our health if we hold it against our ear or store in our pocket
B．Devra Davis thinks that there are many factors contributing to cancer．
C．The increase in brain cancer in the young adults may have something to do with cell phone
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B．They can send short massage instead of making phone calls directly．
C．They can pay more attention to the small print on the phone．
D．They should use more advanced cell phones．
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A．American cell phone manufacturers did not give any warning to their customers
B．American cell phone manufacturers benefit greatly from their products
C．Scientists have found the connection between brain cancer and ceil phone
D．Cell phone should be banned because of the increase in brain cancer
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A．playing　B．boating　　C．fishing　　　　D．walking
小題2:
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小題5:
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小題7:
A．grassedB．woodedC．iced　　　　D．snowed
小題8:
A．trunksB．shadow　　C．shade　　　　D．shape
小題9:
A．hatB．umbrella　C．sheet　　　D．overcoat
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小題11:
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小題12:
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A．everybodyB．somebodyC．a(chǎn)nybodyD．nobody
小題18:
A．untilB．before　　　C．a(chǎn)fter　　　D．when
小題19:
A．turnedB．ranC．headed　　　D．walked
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A．surpriseB．reliefC．pleasure D．success ．
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小題7:
A．rudeB．gratefulC．a(chǎn)mazingD．cold
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A．officeB．school．C．gardenD．restaurant
小題9:
A．-fearB．peaceC．a(chǎn)ngerD．worry
小題10:
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小題11:
A．focus onB．believe inC．care aboutD．know about
小題12:
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小題13:
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小題14:
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小題15:
A．finalB．firmC．greatD．unconditional
小題16:
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小題17:
A．butB．LC．because D．if
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小題19:
A．importantB．a(chǎn)loneC．a(chǎn)wakeD．busy
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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
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A．personalB．extraC．limitedD．a(chǎn)dequate
小題2:
A．for B．with C．likeD．a(chǎn)s
小題3:
A．hopefullyB．obviouslyC．hardlyD．temporarily
小題4:
A．music B．drawingC．mathsD．biology
小題5:
A．bonus B．a(chǎn)llowance C．donationD．pension
小題6:
A．secretly B．happilyC．quietlyD．eagerly
小題7:
A．pointing at B．shouting at C．laughing atD．glaring at
小題8:
A．took B．invitedC．a(chǎn)ccompaniedD．sent
小題9:
A．happyB．independentC．confident D．present
小題10:
A．depended B．insistedC．focusedD．a(chǎn)greed
小題11:
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A．shirt B．jeansC．handbagD．necklace
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小題14:
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小題15:
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小題16:
A．stubbornB．upsetC．firmD．enthusiastic
小題17:
A．If B．WhenC．UnlessD．Though
小題18:
A．treated B．controlledC．educatedD．behaved
小題19:
A．clevernessB．characterC．circumstances D．competences
小題20:
A．studyB．friendship C．sympathyD．performance

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Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from the list A--F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
（考生注意答題卡上的題號要與本題填涂時一致，從76題涂卡）
A. TV’s Influence on Children’s Life
B. Argument Against Violence on TV
C. TV’s Influence on People’s Leisure Activities
D. The Importance of Violence in Real Life
E. Attractions of Violence on TV
F.  TV’s Power
小題1:_________
Television has probably been the most powerful medium in shaping the new community. The electronic community gives us our mutual friends, our significant events and our daily chats. The “produced” relationships of television families become our models for intimacy. We know media stars better than we know our neighbors. Most of us can discuss their lives better than we can discuss those of our relatives. We think a man who plays a doctor on TV actually know something about medicine
小題2:_________
TV isolates people in their spare time. People spend more time watching music videos but less time making music with each other. People in small town now watch international cable networks instead of driving to their neighbor’s house for cards. Women watch soaps instead of attending church circles or book clubs. When company comes, the kids are sent to the TV room with videos.
小題3:_________
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小題4:_________
The time devoted to violence on TV in no way reflects its importance in real life. In real life, most of us exercise, work, visit our friends, read, cook and eat and shop. Few of us spend any significant amount of our time solving murders or fleeing psychotic killers. On television there are many more detective and murderers than exist in the real world. A rule of thumb about violence is “If it bleeds, it leads.” Violence captures viewers’ attention. Our programs have become increasing violent.
小題5:_________
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小題1: The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that _____.
A．the language of the younger generation is usually inferior(差的) to that of the older
generation
B．the students had a poor command of English because they didn’t work hard enough
C．he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen
years
D．English teachers should be held responsible for the students’ poor command of English
小題2: In the author’s opinion, the speaker ______.
A．gave a correct judgment of the English level of the students
B．had exaggerated(夸大) the language problems of the students
C．was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobs
D．could think and speak intelligently
小題3:The author’s attitude towards the speaker’s remarks is ______.
A．neutral B．positive C．critical D．compromising
小題4:It can be concluded from the passage that ______.
A．it is justifiable(有理由的) to include English as a school subject
B．the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9 level
C．English language teaching is by no means an easy job
D．language improvement needs time and effort
小題5:In the passage the author argues that ______.
A．it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the students
B．young people would not commit offences against the language if the teachers did their
jobs properly
C．to eliminate(消除) language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and ears
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Sadly, the inventors will still have to pay duty on their coffee fuel---even though tax collectors at Her Majesty’s Revenue and Custom haven’t yet worked out how much．
Nick Watson, producer of Bang Goes The Theory, said, “Coffee, like wood or coal, has some carbon content so you can use it as a fuel．The coffee needs to be very dry and in granules to allow the air to move through the pile of coffee as it burns．The brand doesn’t matter．” He said the same technology could be used to power a car on other unusual fuels, such as woodchips or nut shells, construction or agricultural waste．
小題1:Which is the right way to choose the coffee used as fuels to run the Car-puccino?
A．It should be very dry．B．The stronger, the better．
C．The smaller the granules are, the better．D．It should be of a certain brand．
小題2:What can be inferred from the passage?
A．All kinds of materials can be used as fuels．
B．The Car-puccino will be put into the market soon．
C．Nick Watson is the designer of the Car-puccino
D．Much remains to be improved for the Car-puccino．
小題3:The Car-puccino has its disadvantages EXCEPT that ________．
A．it makes a lot of noise
B．it runs at a very high cost
C．it has to stop to be refueled very often
D．it’s not good enough for long-distance journey
小題4:How much ground coffee will be used to cover a distance of 126 miles in this car?
A．About 70 kilosB．About 42 kilos．C．About 32 kilosD．About 30 kilos
小題5:Why can coffee be used as a fuel?
A．It looks like wood or coal.B．It contains some carbon content.
C．It is very cheap.D．It is much better than woodchips or nut shells.

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Dear Alice,
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It’s also possible that the others are unkind. If this is so, you have to find out why you are the class “outsider”.
In your letter you say you often offer to help others with their work. Is it possible that your classmates don’t understand your offers? Could it seem that you were trying to “ buy” friends with these offers?
Is it possible that you took no notice of your classmates when you had your good friends near you ? They may have felt hurt at that time. It may take a time for them to believe in you if so. Try to ask one classmate directly what the problem is. If you hear a negative answer, at least you’ll know what to do.
Yours truly,
Shelia
小題1:From the letter we know that Alice was very _______.
A．luckyB．unkindC．cleverD．unhappy
小題2: From the letter, we can conclude that ______.
A．Alice wasn’t pleased with her teachers .
B．Alice’s parents made her study too hard.
C．Alice didn’t get along well with her classmates
D．Alice didn’t want to go to school any more
小題3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the letter?
A．Alice felt her classmates weren’t kind to her.
B．Alice was very warm-hearted to help her classmates
C．Alice didn’t want to get along well with her classmates.
D．Alice asked two questions in her letter

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