those early years of starting your own business, you shouldn’t think of a free day, not to mention flying off for a month’s vacation. It is not unusual for new business owners to work seventy or eighty hours a week , and if there is a day off , that day might need to be devoted to accounting (算账).
But this negative picture doesn’t destroy the beautiful hopes. The possibility of getting something wonderful in return—both material and mental—continues to drive that large number of people who start up small businesses each year in the United States.
53．From the first paragraph, we know that everybody hopes ________ . A．to rule others B．to be his or her own boss C．to get a time clock D．to be free from work 54．Most new business owners have to ________ .
A．work more than 10 hours a day B．devote himself to accounting C．fly to some places in the world D．have a day off in a week
55．The expression “negative picture” most probably means “ ________ “. A．a terrible experience B．a poor picture
C．limited freedom D．unpleasant situations
56．The beautiful hopes will never be destroyed because ________ . A．people love beautiful things by nature
B．people have a strong desire to seek personal gains C．small businesses make big money each year in the US D．small businesses have advantages over big companies
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The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet (彗星) is heading towards the Earth . Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth.
On 17 July , a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earth’s atmosphere (大气层) with a massive explosion . About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the sea bed. Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned.
Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina.
Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north won’t escape for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, temperatures around the world fall to almost zero .Crops are ruined. The sun won’t be seen again for many years. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later, no more than 10 million people remain alive.
Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space. The
dinosaurs couldn’t live through the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same and?
57．What is mainly described in the passage?
A．A historic discovery. B．An event of imagination C．A research on space. D．A scientific adventure.
58．When the first piece hits the South Atlantic, it causes ________ . A．an earthquake B．damages to cities C．an Earth explosion D．huge waves
59．Why can’t the northern half of the earth escape for long? A．Because the land is covered with water
B．Because the light and heat from the sun can not reach the earth. C．Because people there can not live at the temperature of zero. D．Because wars break out among countries.
60．By giving the example of dinosaurs, the author tries to prove ________ . A．animals could not live in the cold climate
B．what happened 65 million years ago was an invented story C．the human beings will die out in 2094
D．the Earth could be hit by other objects in space
第二节 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。)
▲请按说明将此题的答案涂在答题卡上 （E涂为AB, F涂为AC, G涂为AD）
--- We have to meet the others at 8:30 at the reserve, don’t we? --- _____61_____
--- Do you know how to get there?
--- ____62____ It will take us about two hours to get there by bus. --- _____63_____
--- It’s an area that protects lots of different animals. --- ____64____
--- I’m not really sure. I know there are many different kinds of birds there and I’m going to take my camera with me.
--- That’s a good idea. What clothes are you going to wear?
--- Well. I will wear my strong shoes and take my raincoat with me in case it rains. --- ____65_____ A. B. C. D. E. F. G.
How do you know? What kind of animal can we see there? Neither will I. Yes, I’ve got a map. What do you know about it? Yes, that’s right. Me, too. 第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)
第三部分 写作（共三节, 满分55分）
第一节 单词拼写 （共 10 小题; 每小题 1 分， 满分 10 分） 66. We can get a ____________ (打折) on Christmas. 67. I’ve _______________ ( 受益) a lot from his lecture.
68. Put an a_______________ in the local newspaper to sell your car. 69. F___________(幸运地), he was saved by a soldier. 70. We made a __________ (航行) to Qingdao.
71. The total ___________ (产量)of grain for the whole nation was over 490 million tons. 72. In the early_____（二十）century, Australia was a “new world” society.
73. ___________ speaking (一般来讲),parents care more about their children`s health . 74. Few students in my class can ___________ (付得起)a trip to New Zealand . 75. One of the great treasures was a gold box full of __________(珠宝,首饰).
第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
I was eagerly to be a volunteer and I had two interviews 76 __________ early in this year．Then I waited for the results．By mid—July， 77 __________ I still hadn’t received an answer．There are only two weeks 78 __________ left，but I gave up．Then，on August l，they called and said I 79 __________ had been chosen．I was shocked．“Please give her a few minutes 80 __________ to think about it” I said．Then I called my mom to help me buy 81 __________ a plane ticket．I was so exciting．I would be in Beijing the next day ! 82 __________ My task was to stand at the gate of a stadium and offered help 83 __________ to tourist．While working，I couldn’t watch the Games．But it was all 84 __________ worth it. Besides, I also got free ticket to one of the football matches． 85 __________ 第三节 书面表达(共1题，满分30分)
目前，学校存在少数学生考试作弊的现象。某英文杂志社拟对此现象向中学生征文，标题为 \。 请根据下列提示用英语写一篇征文稿。
作弊的主要原因 考试偏多、偏难 不用功，懒惰 取悦父母、老师 个人看法 作弊不对，违反校规 要诚实，努力学习 注意：1.短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥； 2.短文标题与开头已为你写好，不计人总词数； 3.词数要求：100左右。
Nowadays more and more students are found to cheat in the exams. ________________
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第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)
第一节 单词拼写 （共 20 小题; 每小题 1 分， 满分 20 分）
66.__________ 67. __________ 68. ___________69. __________70.____________ 71.__________ 72. __________ 73. __________ 74.__________ 75. ____________
第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题 1.5 分, 满分 15 分） 76. _________________ 77. __________________
78. _________________ 79. _________________
80. __________________ 81. __________________
82. _________________ 83. _________________
84. __________________ 85. _________________
第三节 书面表达（满分30分）
Nowadays more and more students are found to cheat in the exams.________________
参考 答案
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One possible version:
Nowadays more and more students are found to cheat in the exams. Reasons may vary from person to person; anyway, they can be generalized as follows:
To begin with, with endless examinations flooding in, some students may have difficulty working them out. Also, some students are too lazy to focus their attention on their study. Besides, others cheat for high scores to please their parents and teachers.
Personally, I think it wrong to cheat in the exams in that for one thing, it goes against / breaks the rules of schools; for another, it’ll result in the crisis of one’s honesty. Therefore, we should devote ourselves to study and try to make progress with our own efforts.
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