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
第三部分：阅读理【解析】
（共20小题，每小题2分，满分34分）
Vocabulary learning is a continuing process. It continues all your life. When you are young, you learn something day in and day out. You should keep squeezing every moment of the day into a new and different learning situation. You continually ask questions and drive yourself to learn more. The more you learn, the more vocabulary you will know. No matter what your age is, you must continue to learn. Words are “Symbols” for ideas. These ideas make knowledge and knowledge is gained largely through words. The following are some suggestions which may help you increase your vocabulary.
•Read books from fields other than your major.
•Read books which interest you and concentrate while you read.
•The more you read, the more words you will come in contact with.
•Use new vocabulary in your everyday communication (writing, speaking).
•Become familiar with the vocabulary in your text books.
•Become familiar with the dictionary. Understand the pronunciation rules as well as the multiple（众多的）meanings of words.
•Try to learn 5 words a day. If you know these words, use them in your communications. Without using these new words, it is a waste of your time.
56、The main idea of the passage is .
A、how to remember vocabulary B、how to learn vocabulary
C、how to use vocabulary D、how to teach vocabulary
57、The underlined word “squeezing” probably means “ ”.
A、压出 B、付出 C、浪费 D、挤出
58、Which of the following statement is NOT suggested in the passage as a way of vocabulary learning?
A、Use the new words you have learned when you write and speak.
B、Use your dictionary and be familiar with it.
C、Concentrate only on the books on your major.
D、The more you read, the more words you will get.
59、From the passage we know .
A、most of your knowledge is gained through words.
B、dictionary is the most important way of vocabulary learning.
C、if you learn a new word, just keep it in your mind.
D、you should spend most of your spare time on vocabulary learning.
第二节阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
April 1st is a day on which ,in some countries, people try to play tricks on others. If one ___36__ in tricking someone, one laughs and says: “ April Fool!” and then the person who was tricked __37__ laughs, too.
One April 1st, a country bus was going along a __38__ road when it __39__ down and stopped. The driver__40__ turned switches and pressed buttons, but nothing happened. __41_ he turned to the passengers with a __42__ look on his face and said:” This poor bus is getting __43__ . It isn’t going as well as it used to. There is only one thing to do if we want to get home today. I’ll __44__three. I want you all to __45__ forward suddenly as hard as you can . This should __46__ the bus started again, but if it doesn’t , I’m afraid there’s nothing else I can do. Now , all of you lean back as __47__ as you can in your seats and get ready.”
The passengers all pressed back against their seats and waited __48___.
Then the driver turned to his __49__and asked:” Are you ready?” The passengers __50__ had enough __51__ to answer: “yes.”
“ One! Two ! Three!” counted the driver. The passengers all leant（靠） forward suddenly--- and the bus started __52__ at a great speed.
The passengers breathed more __53__ and began to smile with relief. But their smile turned to _54__ and laughter when the driver __55__ cried: “ April Fool !”
36. A. interested B. enjoys C. succeeds D. joins
37. A. sadly B. hardly C. usually D. also
38. A. winding B. ice—covered C. high D. city
39. A. sped B. broke C. slowed D. settled
40. A. anxiously B. happily C. carelessly D. nervously
41. A. But B. Then C. Because D. Therefore
42. A. satisfied B. calm C. worried D. sad
43. A. more expensive B. old C. poorer D. weak
44. A. ask B. shout C. give D. count
45. A. go B. lean C. look D. get
46. A. get B. cause C. allow D. more
47. A. far B. long C. sudden D. hardly
48. A. calmly B. patiently C. angrily D. anxiously
49. A. back B. side C. seat D. front
50. A. only B. barely C. clearly D. possibly
51. A. strength B. force C. breath D. interest
52. A. up B. off C. out D. forward
53. A. easily B. hard C. comfortably D. often
54. A. happiness B. trouble C. surprise D. disappointment
55. A. friendly B. aloud C. quietly D. merrily
I always take something to read when I go to the doctor’s I have to wait.
A、as if B、in order C、so that D、in case
I have had my bike , and I’m going to have John my radio tomorrow.
A、repair; to repair B、repairing; to be repaired
C、repaired; repair D、to repair; repairing
The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he in the mud all morning.
A、has played B、has been playing C、is playing D、was playing
