“If I ________ taking drugs, I would be a successful businessman now,” said the dying drug addict.

I think our company lays too much ______ on cost and not enough on quality.

The professor, _______ the project, made a comment on the report.

Anyone who is in _______ of weapons without permission is considered law-breaking.

I wish I _______ play tennis with my brother this afternoon, but I have to study for a test.

书面表达（满分15分）

　　　国外某网站(website)将举办新一轮网上讲座活动，正面向全球中学生征集话题（topic）。假设你是新华中学的学生李华，经常访问该网站。现请你用英文给该网站发送一封电子邮件，向其推荐话题，词数100左右。内容包括：

1.自我简介；2.写信目的；3.话题：我们应该感恩（thankful）；4.推荐的理由；5.预祝活动成功。

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分） 

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在横线上写出各单词的正确形式。

1.I was b__________ by the dog yesterday.

2.He went through the forest under the p__________ of his dog.

3.Ancient people h__________ for food.

4.Geography a__________ people’s ways of living.

5.Orange juice c__________ vitamin.

6.They were so popular that their fans formed clubs ino order to get more f___with them.

7.The doctor is p__________ an operation now.

8.How much did you e__________ last month？

9.The flowers are s__________to temperature, so we must take good care of them.

10. He p___________ to be doing his homework when his mother came into his room.

If women are mercilessly exploited(剥削) year after year, they have only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion.

Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend large sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time changing their old-fashioned dresses. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on.

No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with necessary things like warmth, comfort and durability (耐用). They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasn't at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or picking her way through deep snow in high heeled shoes.

When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of women's clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability(稳定耐用)? That is for you to decide.

1.Designers and big stores always make money_________.

    A. by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry

    B. because they are capable of predicting new fashions

    C. by constantly changing the fashions in women’s clothing

    D. because they attach great importance to quality in women’s clothing

2. To the writer, the fact that women change their old-fashioned dresses is seen as ___________.

    A. a waste of money                    B. a waste of time

    C. an expression of taste                 D. an expression of creativity

3.New fashions in clothing are created for ___________.

    A. the commercial exploitation of women

    B. the women’s strength of character

    C. basic qualities of inconstancy and instability

    D. an important contribution to society

4.By saying “the conclusions to be drawn are obvious” (Line One to Line Two, Paragraph Four), the writer means that ___________.

    A. women’s inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at

    B. women are better able to put up with discomfort

    C. men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers

D. men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion

Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it?

Many people are afraid to assert（维护，坚持） themselves. Dr. Robert Albert, author of STAND UP, SPEAK OUT and TALK BACK, thinks it is because their self-respect is low. “There’s always a superior around------ a parent, a teacher, a boss who knows better.” But Albert and other scientists are doing something to help people assert themselves.

They offer assertiveness training courses, A. T. for short. In the A. T. course people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be aggressive without hurting other people.

In one way, learning to speak out is to get rid of fear. A group taking an A. T. course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But A. T. uses an even stronger motive to share the need. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels.

Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-respect. If your face is more important than you, you may feel less of a person. You start to doubt your answers to problems. However, once you get to feel good about yourself, you can learn to speak out.

1.The problem the writer talks about is that ________________.

   A. some people buy things they don’t want

   B. some people are afraid to speak up for their rights  

C. there are too many superiors

   D. some people don’t think enough of themselves

2.The cause of the problem talked about in the text is that _________.

   A. some people have a low self-respect  

B. there is always someone around who knows better  

C. salesmen talk people into buying things they don’t want  

D. people don’t share enough

3. The underlined word “timid” probably means “___________” in Chinese

   A. 胆小的                      B. 优秀的

   C. 勇敢的                      D. 无知的

4.One thing the A.T. course doesn’t do is to _____________.

   A. share the need of people        B. show people they have a right to be themselves      

C. help people overcome fear      D. help people to assert themselves even if others suffer

This year 2,300 teenagers (young people aged from 13-19 ) from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teenagers, and form impressions (印象) of the real American teenagers. American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and have a new understanding of the rest of the world.

Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In return, George’s son, Mike, spent a year in Fred’s home in America.

Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months’ study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected — much harder. Students rose respectfully (尊敬地) when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.

Family life, too, was different. The family’s word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual (个人). Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.

“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”

At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize (批评) American schools.” he says. “It is far too easy by our level (水准). But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens (市民). There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”                                               

1.The whole exchange program is mainly to ____.

A. help teenagers in other countries know the real America

B. send students in America to travel in Germany

C. let students learn something about other countries

D. have teenagers learn new languages

2. What did Fred and Mike agree on?

A. American food tasted better than German food.

B. German schools were harder than American schools.

C. Americans and Germans were both friendly.

D. There were more cars on the streets in America.

3. What is particular (特别的) in American schools?

    A. There is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings..

    B. There are a lot of after-school activities.

    C. Students usually take 14 subjects in all.

D. Students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car.

4.What did Mike think after experiencing the American school life?

A. A better education should include something good from both America and Germany.

B. German schools trained students to be better citizens.

C. American schools were not as good as German schools.

D. The easy life in the American school was more helpful to students.