“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be        36  . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future  37 . Each of you will have to  38  someone in your field, and give an oral (口头的) report.”

         Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I  39  print journalism. This meant I had to go to interview a newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him  40  able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?” I shook my head. “How about some  41 ?” I shook my head again.

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         Finally, I thought he realized I was too 42 , and I got my first big tip as a  43 . “Never, never go anywhere without a pen or paper. You never know what you’ll  44  into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from memory in class. I got an A on the entire project.

         Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I  45  Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn't  46  me. They just reminded me how  47  the field was and how I had run away from competition all my life. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my  48 . And it gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was  49 .

         For the past fifty years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career,  50  stories from murders to airplane  51  and finally choosing my strongest area. When I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories  52  me and I realized that had it not been  53  Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.

         I get  54  all the time : “How did you pick journalism?”

         “Well, you see, there was this teacher…” I always start out. I just wish I could 55  her.

1.A．cautious   B．mad     C．optimistic       D．enthusiastic

2.A．universities B．families   C．professions        D．lives

3.A．interview B．describe   C．admire          D．face

4.A．considered       B．rejected   C．expected      D．picked

5.A．hardly           B．nearly            C．naturally             D．eagerly

6.A．preparationsB．newspapers C．drink             D．paper

7.A．reliable    B．grateful         C．tense               D．amazed

8.A．student        B．journalist C．candidate             D．writer

9.A．look     B．turn            C．break                D．run

10.A．called         B．remembered C．recognized            D．evaluated

11.A．answer      B．urge           C．stop          D．persuade

12.A．funny         B．competitiveC．ordinary           D．mysterious

13.A．blood         B．body             C．life          D．opinion

14.A．coming in       B．coming out C．going up          D．going on

15.A．creating B．recalling  C．covering            D．writing

16.A．flights     B．crashes          C．budgets       D．schedules

17.A．hit     B．caught   C．impressed            D．seized

18.A．for     B．with            C．of                  D．to

19.A．hurt            B．realized          C．adjusted      D．asked

20.A．respect  B．support         C．thank               D．envy

 

书面表达（满分25分）

       为丰富知识、了解世界，上海某学校学生会将于周日组织部分学生去参观世博。请按以下提示写一份100字左右的通知。

       出发时间为本周日上午7:00，请同学们穿好校服在校门口集合；

       排队等候时，同学们一定要遵守规则，不要插队，最好带上遮阳伞和折叠椅（folding chair）；

       为保护世博园的环境，请同学们自带垃圾袋，切勿随地乱扔垃圾；

       下午5:30准时在6号门集合返校。

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Boys and girls,

       Good news! We are going to visit EXPO this Sunday．____________________________

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       Hope we have great fun!

Students’ Union

By ____ way, we are going to Japan by _____ way of Shanghai.

A the, the        B the, a             C /, /           D the, /

 

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。请将答案填写在第二卷指定的答题区域内。

—Mary, we are going to have a party on Spring Fesvival’s Eve. I’m sure we’ll have a good

time.      1.      .

—I’d like to.       2.    .

—In our classroom. We are going to decorate it and turn it into a splendid ballroom.

—3._. I shall be glad to spend my first Chinese New Year in China with you.

—But we are going to ask everyone at the party to give a performance.4. 

—I will. My voice is not very pleasant to the ear,though.

—I heard you sing once. _  5.   _. I’m sure you’ll be the star of our party.

—Oh, thank you.

A．Your voice was sweet and beautiful.   B．Where are you going to have it？   C．Would you like to join us？   D．Thank you for inviting me.   E．Oh, it is great. F．Let’s go to the ball together.   G．Do sing us some English songs,please.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We haven’t discussed yet__________ we are going to place our new furniture

    A. that    B .which    C what    D where