Getting paid to talk about the World Cup is a great job. I’m not a football commentator（评论员）,but just an English teacher in Japan.

I came to Japan two years ago, and didn’t think I would stay, but Japan has that effect on you. People often end up living here longer than they planned. I think it’s better to teach in a bigger city where there are other foreigners to mix with, rather than a small town where English teachers often complain of feeling like a goldfish in a bowl. Many people choose to live in Tokyo, of course, which is good for the nightlife factor. But I’d say that for general quality of living, cities of neither too large nor too small, like Sapporo where I live, are better choices.

I teach English privately, which means I’m my own boss. If you want to devote yourself to private teaching, it’s well worth doing a TEFL course first, because your lessons will be much better for it. The problem with private teaching is finding students; it took me a year to build up a full schedule（日程表）of private lessons, so I started out teaching in schools part time.

Most of my foreign friends here work full-time for big English conversation schools. The salary is fine to live on. But whether you can save money depends on how much going out and traveling you do here.

The schools are reluctant to take time off-even teachers with tickets for the England-Argentina game had trouble getting the day off.

60、From the passage we know in Japan the writer likes to live in       .

A、Tokyo       B、a small town     C、a city of middle size     D、a big city

61、According to the writer, one had better     first to do private teaching better.

A、take a TEFL course     B、decide his or her own lessons

C、find students          D、build up a full schedule

62、The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies （暗示）that     .

A、there are many foreigners in Japan    

B、Japan is good for nightlife

C、they can teach English privately in Japan

D、Japan has something more attractive than expected

63、The underlined word “reluctant” in the passage may probably means     .

A、kind     B、unwilling     C、free     D、careless

 

完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分, 满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处

的最佳选项，并在机读卡上将该选项涂黑。

 There is a small shop about 200 meters from where I live that sells groceries, meat and other basic necessities. About 10 yearsa ago, there was a beggar who would go into the shop every day and ask the owner for a   21  . The owner,  22   he would love to help, simply didn’t have any jobs availabe, so he kept   23   the man’s office.

  This situation continued   24   for a few months, until the owner   25   to give the homeless man a job which   26   sweeping outside the shop. Every single day form 5 a.m, the homeless man was there doing the very   27   he could for the   28  , making it the community’s favourite, even though it did earn him pennies.  29  , the owner saw how good a job the man was doing and gave him a job working   30   a cashier(收银员). He was watched closely to make sure that he didn’t   31   any of the money received from the sales. He was still homeless, after all. The homeless man did a/an   32   job as a cashier for over 2 years, and did such a good job that he was promoted to   33   the finances for the whole shop.

  To my   34  , this was the arrangements up until 2 years ago, when the owner   35  . In his will, he only had one   36  , to give the whole shop to the now stable, “homeless” man. Now, I could walk into that shop and see him working as hard as   37  , with his own business that is still   38   and active 10 years after getting his job as a sweeper.

  From this story, we can probably get the inspiration: work hard and give everything your best effort, even if it isn’t your   39   situation, it very well may turn out to   40   some day in the future.

A.coin            B. home             C.job               D.meal

A.although        B.unless            C.because               D.if

A.expecting        B.considering           C.accepting         D.refusing

A.again        B.often             C.weekly            D.daily

A.offered          B.agreed            C.planned               D.failed

A.meant           B.involved              C.included              D.trained

A.best             B.least             C.better            D.less

A.family          B.owner             C.interest              D.moment

A.Suddenly        B.Fortunately           C.Quietly               D. Eventually

A.for              B.with              C.as                D.like

A.lose            B.pocket            C.spend             D.save

A.honest           B.loyal             C.fantastic             D.kind

A.guard        B.raise             C.provide               D.manage

A.knowledge       B.mind              C.scare             D.joy

A.got tired           B.became old        C.passed away           D.gave up

A.thought          B.purpose               C.request               D.suggestion

A.ever            B.necessary         C.expected              D.required

A.big             B.new               C. shabby               D. popular

A.ideal            B.current               C.own               D.financial

A.become          B.be                C.happen            D.do

My house is made out of wood, glass and stone. It is also made out of software.

If you come to visit, you’ll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN （个人身份号码）to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When it’s dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings.

Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console (控制台), a small machine that turns things on and off around you.

The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.

I believe that ten years from now, most new homes will have the systems that I’ve put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones I’ve put in today.

I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one day I will stop thinking of these systems as new, and ask myself instead, “How will I live without them?”

1.What does the passage mainly discuss?

A．How to develop a new system.	B．The function of the PIN.
C．A home for the future.	D．Easy life in the future.

2.What’s the purpose when the writer wrote the fourth paragraph?

A．To let readers know why his ideas are new.

B．To let readers know how special his house is.

C．To explain the importance of the PIN and the console.

D．To explain more easily what the functions of the PIN and the console are.

3.The writer’s new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because _____.

A．it has been controlled by computers

B．you can make a telephone call anywhere

C．it has your favorite music following you

D．the writer is able to change his new idea into practice

4.What is the writer most likely to be according to the passage?

A．An IT expert.	B．A famous doctor.
C．An idealist	D．An experienced teacher.

5.What can’t be done in the writer’s new house?

A．turns on the lights

B．play music

C．get a telephone call

D．go swimming

 

 

I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (观点) by creating worlds we could step into, take part. in. and live in.

     With this unshakable belief, I, at. fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other people’s writing can one discover what works, what doesn’t and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has.

Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction (文学作品)．As a. law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter—the volume (量) of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn't necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.

1.What can be inferred about the author as a child?

A.  He never watched TV.

B.  He read what he had to.

C.  He found reading unbelievable.

D.  He considered reading part of his life.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

2.The underlined word "voice" in the second paragraph most probably means “       ”.

A.  an idea     

B.  a sound quality

C.  a way of writing

D.  a world to write about

3.What effect does reading have on the author?

A.  It helps him to realize his dream.

B.  It opens up a wider world for him.

C.  It makes his college life more interesting.

D.  It increases his interest in worldwide travel.

4.Which of the following can be the best title of this text?

A.  Why do I read?

B.  How do I read?

C.  What do I read? 

D.  When do I read?

 

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

 I teach biology at UNLV three times per week . Last Monday , at the beginning of class , I cheerfully asked my   21  how their weekend had been . One young man said that his weekend had not been so   22   . He had his wisdom teeth removed . Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so     23   .

His question   24   me of something I’d read somewhere before : “Every morning when you get up , you have a   25   about how you want to deal with life that day .” I said . “I choose to be cheerful .”

“Let me give you an example ,” I continued ,   26   all sixty students in the class . “In   27   to teaching here at UNLY , I also teach out at a   28   in Henderson , 17 miles down the highway from where I live . One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson . I   29   the highway and turned onto College Drive . I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college . But just then my car   30   .I tried to start it again , but the   31   wouldn’t work .   32   I turned my flashers on , took my books , and   33   down the road to the college .”

“As soon as I got there , I called and   34   for a tow truck to meet me at my car after   35   . The secretary there asked me what had happened . ” This is my   36   day .” I replied , smiling .

She was   37   . “What do you mean ?”

“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway . It didn’t .” I relied . “  38  , it broke down in the perfect place : off the highway ,   39   walking distance of here . I’m still able to teach my class , and I’ve been able to get the tow truck to meet me after class . If my car was meant to break down today , it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient   40   .”

I ended my story . In spite of the early hour , no one in my class seemed to be asleep . Somehow , my story had touched them .

1. A. students     B. schoolmates    C. children         D. teachers     

2. A. bad        B. sad          C. good          D. free

3.A. grateful      B cheerful        C. hopeful          D. thankful

4. A. reminded       B. informed  C. told     D. warned

5. A. decision        B. preference   C. judgment   D. choic

6.A. showing      B. demanding    C. commanding D. addressing

7. A. contribution    B. addition   C. devotion   D. application

8. A. college     B. school       C. university   D. institute

9.A. found        B. exited       C. crossed  D. entered

10. A. broke          B. ended        C. died      D. finished

11. A. instrument     B. engine       C. wheel        D. light      

12.A. So          B. But      C. And      D Or

13.A. drove           B. marched  C. rode     D. followed

14.A. prepared        B. looked       C. arranged    D. waited       

15.A. work            B. study        C. lunch       D. class

16. A. usual          B. lucky     C. unusual   D. unlucky       

17.A. astonished      B. excited  C. pleased      D. puzzled

18. A. Anyway     B. Also     C. Instead    D. Still

19.A. beyond      B. without    C. within       D. along

20. A. order          B. way   C. need       D. situation