单词拼写 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

After the earthquake, everything in the city was d     ____    . Nothing was left.

Your n___________ country or area is the country or area where you were born and brought up.

I like modern art while she is f__________ of folk music.

The mudslide in Zhou Qu has been one of the greatest d___________ that hit China these years.

In order to understand the English novel well, you need to have a large v_________ .

The film Titanic is b      ____     on a true story that happened in 1912.

After g    ___       from a junior middle school, she entered Wenzhou Middle School.

He shook his head, which meant that he d_____________ with me.

I am heartily g_____________ to you for your help and thank you again.

Rescuers tried their best to save the visitors who were t  ___       in Taiwan by tphoon Megi.

1.Though I haven’t met him for many years, I could r__________ him immediately when I saw him in the crowd.
2.Though he is not a n________ English speaker, he can speak English very fluently.
3 His success is b_______ on hard work but not good luck.
4 Many people are difficult to ______（恢复）from the death of a loved one the earthquake.
5 I’m afraid trouble will follow if you _______（忽视）your diet.
6 Your father is so ______（固执）- he won't listen..
7 He got a job in a foreign company after he g_________ from university.
8 I’m terribly sorry. I didn’t do it on p_______.
9 When people use words and e_________ different from the “standard language”, it is called a dialect.
10Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she _________（说服）me to buy one.   
11 Experts _________(不同意) on how much the program will cost.     
12 Students need to learn how to _________(组织) their work.    
13 Police are trying to discover the _________(身份) of a baby found by the side of a road.   
14 Jill knows Spain really well. Perhaps she could give us a few t____ .
15 When I told her that our journey would begin at an a___________ of more than 5000 metres, she seemed to be excited about it.

While reading a story on 20-somethings complaining about how the economy was ruiningg their life plans, I couldn’t help but think the 20-somethings sounded like a bunch of spoiled who grew up expecting everything to be easy for them. As a 20-something myself, certainly share their disappointment : my husband and I probably won’t be able to buy a house until we’re in our 40s, and we two are burdened by student loans(贷款). But why should it be any different? Being young persons in America, shouldn’t they take up all of the challenges and opportunities that this country offers?

Consider some of these views shared in the story: Jennifer, 29, owner of a two-bedroom apartment with her husband, worries that she won’t be able to have children for at least a decade because they can’t afford to buy a house yet.

I read that, and I thought what planet she is living on where you need to own a house in order to have kids? Has she ever visited a developing country, or even downtown areas in this one? Home ownership is a luxury(奢华), not a fertility requirement.

A 26-year-old in the story is disappointed that he can’t afford to get a Ph. D in literature. Well, that sounds a bit like expressing disappointment that no one will pay you to write poetry on the beach in Thailand for five years.

Yes, it’s sad that these young people feel so lost. But I think the problem is their extremely high expectations, not economic reality. Beth Kobliner, author of Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, says that she thinks people’s expectations grew up at a time when everyone’s wealth appeared to be increasing, Their parents probably saw their home values rise along with their investments. “So you have people who have grown up in an environment where people had great expectations of what living well means,” says Kobliner.

This recession(经济衰退) will certainly play a role in forcing those expectations into more realistic group. In the meantime, it seems a lot better for our mental health to focus on being grateful---for our one-bedroom apartments, for living in modern cities, or perhaps just for being able to eat three meals a day---than on longing for some kind of luxury life.

1.. What makes the author think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children?

2.. The underlined word “fertility” in paragraph 3 probably means“_____”.

3.. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the complaints of the 20-somethings?

4.. What’s the Kobliner’s attitude towards the 20-somethings with high expectations?

5.What is the best title for this passage?

Everyone would like to be a millionaire , a person with a lot of money, but can you imagine having over $30 million and only being 20 years old? Britney Spears from Kentwood, a small town in Louisiana, is only 20 years old. She is a world famous film star with not only $30 million but also a $2 million house in LA. At her young age, she can look after her family financially (经济上) all her life. This year is a big year for Britney. She is now on a 31-day tour of the US and every concert is a sell-out. That means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18,000 people every time. It’s a tiring schedule but brings her a lot. When touring, she goes to bed around 1 a.m. and then has a lie-in until 1 p.m. the next day. Her philosophy (人生观) is to take care of the body and relax but always make sure you work hard and have fun.

Spears is not pleased with only touring and selling nearly 40 million records so she decided to step into the movie business and try a bit of acting. She made an appearance in “Austin Power 3” this year and she is filming a teenage light play that will come out in March 2003. In this movie, she has a starring role.

For Britney, acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic (热心的) about it all. If her movies are successful, her money in the bank is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she does it for the love, not the money, as she herself tells the reporters .

1. We can infer (推断) from the text that most millionaires are __________.

2. The underlined word “you” in the first paragraph refers to __________.

3. Which of the following is not true according to the text?

4.According to Britney Spears, she works __________.

While she may be best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films，Emma Watson would rather be known for something else—her mind.

The 18­year­old British actress intends to put her acting career on hold to pursue higher studies at a university after she finished filming the final installment，Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Watson，whose parents are both Oxford graduates，recently scored straight A's in her A­levels. She is now on a gap year before starting university.

Earlier this month，Watson applied to two of the top universities in the United States—Harvard and Yale. She admitted that Harry Potter series has brought her fame and financial security(经济保障)．She has made more than ￡ 10 million so far，but now she “has a need to study”．

“I think the entertainment business is such a temperamental one. One minute you're up there and the next—nothing，”she said.

Watson is growing up in front of millions of viewers(观众)．She was only nine years old when she started playing the role of Hermione. And the way she figured out how to deal with media attention is “try not to read too much of what is said and try to distance myself a bit from it”．

Watson has other interests. These include，interestingly，fishing and she has helped raise money for the Wild Trout(鳟鱼)Trust.

1.Which of the following topics is not mentioned in the passage?

A．Watson's interests.                      B．Watson's intention.

C．Watson's success.                       D．Watson's worries.

2.The underlined word “temperamental” in the fifth paragraph means ________.

A．difficult           B．different          C．changeable        D．practical

3.The underlined word “it” in the sixth paragraph refers to ________.

A．reading           B．media attention     C．playing the role of Hermione   D．the viewer

4.From the passage we may infer that ________.

A．Watson doesn't want to continue her acting

B．Watson felt very proud of being known as Hermione Granger

C．Watson hasn't read too much so far

D．Watson was born in a well­educated family