阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　In recent years，especially during the 196bs,there was much discussion about“the brain drain(排干，流失)”，which dealt with the problem of students and learned people who left their own countries for other countries that offered better chances for study, research and employment．For example，according to a report from UN ,between 1962 and 1966 more than 50 percent of all engineering graduates of Iran and 14 percent of Iranian scientists left their country for work abroad ．Over 30 percent of Chilean engineers and 15 percent of Turkish physicians also went to work in other countries．Probably the greatest brain occurred among young scientists who had gone abroad to study．Many of them had planned to return to their countries to teach but chose to remain in more industrialized nations where they were able to continue their work and their research in fields in which there were no job possibilities at home．The countries that attracted most of these scientists were the United States，Great Britain，Germany，France，Canada，and Australia．

　　Recent studies show that the brain drain to the United States may be decreasing．Many foreign scientists are going home again，and in some cases American scientists are leaving the United States for employment in other countries．The main reasons are that good jobs are becoming fewer here，money for national research has been sharply cut，and university fellowships reduced too However，in the field of medicine the drain to the United States still goes on．Today more than one of every five American doctors is foreign-born，and several thousand foreign doctors immigrate to the United States each year．Over eighty countries have asked the State Department to send students who are skilled in important fields such as medicine back home when their study programs are over．

1．Which of the following is not the reason for“the brain drain”？

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A．Better chances of study．

B．Better research condition．

C．Good job possibility．

D．Good housing．

2．The brain drain to the United States may be decreasing mainly because．

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A．many foreign scientists are ordered to return to their motherlands

B．there are fewer and fewer good jobs in the USA

C．they don't need any foreign scientists now

D．the universities refuse to provide money for the foreign scientists

3．How many American doctors are foreign-born？

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4．Which is the best title for this passage？

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A．How to seek a job in the USA．

B．Doctors'immigration to the USA．

C．The brain drain．

D．A strange case．

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　In recent years, especially during the l960s, there was much discussion about “the brain drain (排干, 流失),” which dealt with the problem of students and learned people who left their own countries for other countries that offered better chances for study, research, and employment．For example, according to a report from U．N．, between 1962 and l966 more than 50 percent of all engineering graduates of Iran and 14 percent of Iranian scientists left their country for work abroad．Over 30 percent of Chilean engineers and 15 percent of Turkish physicians also went to work in other countries．Probably the greatest brain drain occurred among young scientists who had gone abroad to study．Many of them had planned to return to their countries to teach but chose to remain in more industrialized nations where they were able to continue their work and their research in fields in which there were no job possibilities at home．The countries that attracted most of these scientists were the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, Canada, and Australia．

　　Recent studies show that the brain drain to the United States may be decreasing．Many foreign scientists are going home again, and in some cases American scientists are leaving the United States for employment in other countries．The main reasons are that good jobs are becoming fewer here, money for national research has been sharply cut, and university fellowships reduced too．However, in the field of medicine the drain to the United States still goes on．Today more than one of every five American doctors is foreign - born, and several thousand foreign doctors immigrate to the United States each year．Over eighty countries have asked the State Department to send students who are skilled in important fields such as medicine back home when their study programs are over．

1．Which of the following is not the reason for “the brain drain”?

A．Better chances of study．

B．Better research condition．

C．Good job possibility．

D．Good housing．

2．The brain drain to the United States may be decreasing mainly because __________．

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A．many foreign scientists are ordered to return to their motherlands

B．there are fewer and fewer good jobs in the USA

C．they don't need any foreign scientists now

D．the universities refuse to provide money for the foreign scientists

3．How many American doctors are foreign - born?

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A．More than 20 percent．

B．About half of them．

C．Several thousand．

D．About 15 percent．

4．Which is the best title for this passage?

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A．How to seek a job in the USA．

B．Doctors' immigration to the USA．

C．The brain drain．

D．A strange case．

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Barrier Islands
Texas has an extensive coastline that runs along the Gulf of Mexico. If you look closely at the map, you’ll notice that there are narrow islands located just off the coast of Texas. These are called barrier islands.
Barrier islands stretch along about 15 percent of the world’s coastlines. They are separated from the mainland by a shallow body of water. Some barrier islands spread out for more than 100 miles. In Texas, some of the largest barrier islands include Galveston Island, Mustang Island, and Padre Island.
Barrier islands are fragile (脆弱的) areas that contain an interdependent community of land, plants, and animals. All three need each other to exist. If one is harmed in some way, then the other two can suffer. For example, barrier islands are in constant danger of erosion, or loss of land, from wind, waves, and people. The steady movement of ocean waves and wind moves sand along the beaches. This movement contributes to erosion, which changes the shape and size of a barrier island over time. Plants not only provide animals with food and shelter, but it also helps keep an island’s sand and soil in place. When people pick native plants, it advances the process of erosion. This can harm the environmental balance that keeps an island’s ecosystem healthy. For this reason, visitors to barrier islands are usually warned to leave plants alone and to stay on roads and public beaches so that the land, plants, and animals are not disturbed.
As their name suggests, barrier islands provide a natural barrier that helps block the mainland from very bad weather such as strong windstorms and hurricanes. This protection saves lives, homes, and money every year. Barrier islands are also a major source of income for an area’s economy. Padre Island, for example, is visited every year by hundreds of thousands of tourists who take advantage of its sandy beaches and beautiful waters that are perfect for swimming, boating, and fishing. The dollars that tourists spend on the island help financially support the region and state.
1．Paragraph 3 is mostly about _____________.
A．what barrier islands are like    B．how barrier islands form
C．how barrier islands can exist   D．why barrier islands are important
2．Which of the following can do harm to barrier islands?
A．Keeping plants wherever they are.    B．Going wherever visitors like.
C．Fishing on public beaches.            D．Driving about on roads.
3．We can tell from the article that the author ___________.
A．lives on Padre Island and loves it
B．cares about the ecosystem on barrier islands
C．wishes less and less travelers would visit barrier islands
D．is concerned about the beautiful waters around the islands
4．Barrier islands are important because they ___________.
A．help prevent bad weather damaging mainland
B．bring in much more money than mainland
C．can protect rare plants and animals
D．provide more shelters for people

第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Everyone must receive education from teachers at school or at university. Think about all the teachers who have taught you. Can you find which one is your favorite? And the reason? Are the teachers you liked best also the ones who were the most excellent teachers with good qualities? Before you read the following paragraphs, think about what qualities make a teacher extraordinary (优秀的).

Most people will say that the several important qualities of a teacher are that he should love his students, that he needs to have an expert knowledge of his subject, and that he should devote himself to his jobs whole – heartedly. All of these can be the good qualities of a teacher but not all.

As we all know, it is impossible for a teacher to love every one of his students that he teaches in his life. Teachers must try their best to make most of their students interested in the subject so that they are able to teach themselves in the future. This requires teachers to master many teaching skills, which include how to control a class and so on. Teachers have to spend much time and energy on their work. However, students also imitate many things of the teacher, so it is also important for teachers to be well – balanced people with interest outside their schoolwork – family, friends, hobbies etc.

[写作内容]

1）概括短文的内容要点，该部分的字数大约30词左右；

2）就“我心目中的好老师”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包含以下的内容要点，该部分的字数大约120词左右；

a．你认为好老师应该具有什么样的好品质；

b．结合自己的经历，介绍你喜欢的一位老师。

[写作要求]

（1）你可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容。

但不要抄袭阅读材料的句子。

（2）题目自定。

第二节 完形填空（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。
Monty Roberts, owner of a horse ranch (牧场) in San Ysidro, once told us a story．“When a young man was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to   21   and do when he grew up．In his seven-page paper he described his   22   of someday owning a horse ranch．He drew a   23   floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would   24   on a 200-acre dream ranch．Two days later he received his   25  back．On the front page was a   26   red F．The teacher said, ‘This is an   27   dream for a young boy like you．You have no money．Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.’ Then the teacher   28  , ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your   29   .’ The boy asked his father what he should do．His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own   30   on this．However, I think it is a very  31   decision for you.’   32  , after a week, the boy   33   the same paper, making no   34   at all．He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my   35  .’ Monty then turned to us and said, “I tell you this story   36   you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch．I still have that school paper framed (装框) over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the   37   is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week．When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now．When I was your teacher, I was   38   of a dream stealer．During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams．  39   you had enough determination not to give up on yours.”
Don’t let anyone   40   your dreams．Follow your heart, no matter what.
21．A．be            B．find      C．learn     D．see
22．A．reason         B．goal     C．purpose    D．way
23．A．rough          B．new     C．secret          D．detailed
24．A．live          B．locate       C．sit        D．run
25．A．mark         B．paper     C．plan     D．idea
26．A．large         B．tiny      C．beautiful   D．long
27．A．old           B．imaginative      C．impractical       D．interesting
28．A．shouted       B．smiled      C．replied      D．added
29．A．grade              B．need     C．honesty     D．ability
30．A．time         B．energy      C．mind     D．money
31．A．urgent         B．quick     C．important  D．good
3．A．Actually        B．Finally     C．Gradually D．Usually
33．A．turned down    B．turned around   C．turned to   D．turned in
34．A．comments       B．changes    C．judgment  D．answer
35．A．dream         B．courage    C．interest     D．spirit
36．A．though        B．because     C．until     D．if
37．A．incident       B．event     C．story     D．lesson
38．A．anything      B．nothing     C．everything       D．something
39．A．Fortunately      B．Strangely  C．Curiously  D．Probably
40．A．forget          B．steal     C．know     D．realize