hours and hours he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked.
“Young man, why don?t you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks (钉), even if it is only to pass the time?” said the blacksmith. “Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you.”
The lazy boy began to see what he could do. But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.
Old Mr. Smith died and the son on account of the war lost all his goods. He had to leave home and was forced to live in another country. It so happened that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money buying tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers? shoes.
Our young Mr. Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers. He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in the workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer. And after a while, Mr. Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village.
“How funny it seems,” he used to say, “even making tacks can make money. My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches.”
68 The young man learnt to make shoe tacks because __________.
A. his father told him to
B. he wanted to learn a skill D. he just wanted to pass his time
C. Jones encouraged him to
69. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Old Mr. Smith enjoyed making the shoe tacks.
B. The blacksmith had predicted the young man would be in need of the skill. C. The higher prices they paid, the more tacks the shoemakers would get. D. The young man earned his living by his skills learnt when he was young. 70. What led Young Smith to live in another country?
A. His father died and he lost his goods in the war.
B. He heard that there was great need for tack makers there. C. He didn?t learn to make the tacks well. D. He just wanted to live there.
71. What can we learn from the story?
A. Practice makes perfect.
B. Every man has his gift. D. Skill makes life easy.
C. A good beginning makes a good ending.
E
Sometimes, something that is considered to be negative turns out to be an advantage on the job. Though he is only l8 years old and blind, Suleyman Gokyigit is among the top computer technicians and programmers at InteliData Technologies Corp., a large software company with several offices across the United States.
\our company united with another one last October, two different computer networks were driving us crazy,\e-mail to each other.” In three weeks Mr Gokyigit created the software needed to connect the two networks. \says Mr. Braun. \
Mr. Gokyigfi's gift, as Mr. Braun calls it, is an unusual ability to form an idea of the inside of a machine. \do,\
The young programmer is at home with hardware as well, thanks partly to a highly developed sense of touch. Mitzi Nowakowski, an office manager at InteliData, remembers how he easily disconnected and reconnected their computer systems during a move last year. \feel, Suleyman can find the position of connectors, pins and wires much faster than most other people with sight,\
Much of the student programmer's speed comes from his ability not to be interrupted while at the computer. When typing, he listens carefully to the synthesizer （合成器）. His long, thin fingers fly over the keyboard. \boss.
Mr. Gokyigit is the only company employee who is available （可找到的） 24 hours a day. \72. According to Mr. Braun, Suleyman ________________
A. can work wonders on computer B. is the best technician in the world
C. has done a hard job in three months
D. has united InteliData Technologies Corp. with another computer company 73 The underlined part \） means _________ A. is good at dealing with computer hardware B. is fond of computer hardware
C. works with computer hardware at home
D. feels comfortable when working with computer hardware 74. Suleyman was quick while at the computer mostly because of ______ A. his blindness
B. his attention on the synthesizer D. his ability not to be interrupted
C. his long, thin fingers 75. What does the text mainly tell us?
A. Computer technicians are more likely to be gifted. B. One's disadvantages may prove to be advantages. C. The disabled can also play an important role in society.
D. Top computer scientists have unusual abilities to form ideas of computers.
学号： …线………………………………… 第二卷（答题卡） 五，对话填空：阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。(10分) A: Hi Wang Ling, how are your studies going? B: Well exciting, but sometimes I find them very 76 d____. 76_________ … … … 题… … 答… …名：要姓 ……不… 订 内… … 线… … 封… … ：密…级…班…… … … … 装 … … … … ：…校…学………………
Most of the other students can understand the lectures 77 w_______ difficulty, but I have to listen carefully and take lots of notes. A: Yes, I know what you mean. Have you 78 c_______ recording the lectures? B: No, I didn?t think we were 79 a_____ to. A: Oh it?s no 80 p___, you just have to ask the lecturer?s permission. B: Oh, that?s a good idea. And I don?t get used to the teaching 81 m____. We are often asked to have discussions. You know we seldom did this in China. A: Well, discussions are really difficult for you at the 82 b___,but they are really a good way of learning. The other students have different 83 o____ and you can learn much from them.. So during a discussion listen carefully. If there?s something you don?t understand, you can raise questions. B: I see. A: Anyway, don?t always worry about your studies. You need to 84 r____ yourself. Say travel to some places in Britain. B: That sounds a good idea. I am so glad to have a 85 f____ like you in Britain. Thank you very much.
77______ 78_________ 79__________ 80_________ 81_________ 82________ 83_________ 84_________ 85________
六.书面表达. (25分)
假设你是李华，你在加拿大的笔友Tim得知作为高三的学生，你每天在学校要学习到九点半，他感到惊讶和不解。请你给Tim写封110字左右的回信，介绍情况并谈谈你对此的看法。回信应包括以下要点： 1. 同学们看法不一。
2. 赞成者认为，学校的学习氛围很好，遇到问题还可以马上与同学和老师交流。 3. 反对者认为，学校的学习条件不如家里舒适，学习时容易受到别人的干扰。 4. 说明你的观点和理由。
注意：开头和结尾已经给出，不计入字数。 Dear Tim,
I hope everything is fine with you. Your letter came to me this morning. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Take good care of yourself and write often.
Yours,
Li Hua
答案
一．听力：1.AABCB. 6.BCAAB 11 CCABA 16 BACBA
二单项选择： 21.ABDAB. 26 ABDDB 31 DCCBC，
三、完形填空：36.B A DC B 41.DAABC 46.CDA A B 51..C C BD
四．阅读理解，56 D B C D 60 BCDA 64 BBCC 68CDAD 72 AADB
五，对话填空 76.difficult 77 without 78 considered 79. allowed 80. problem
81. method 82. beginning 83. opinions 84. relax 85. friend
六.书面表达 Dear Tim,
I hope everything is fine with you.
Your letter came to me this morning. It?s really hard for a foreign student to understand this rule that we should stay at school until 9:30 pm every day.
As far as I know, my fellow students react to it differently. Defenders think there?s a good study atmosphere at school, and besides, they?re able to communicate with their classmates and teachers whenever they come across any problem. Critics, however, find it more comfortable to study at home. Even worse, in their opinion, they tend to get disturbed at school.
Personally, I agree that the rule has ensured the efficiency of my study. Anyway, I sometimes can?t concentrate while studying at home.
Take good care of yourself and write often.
Yours，
Li Hua