The other day I heard a few local musicians talking:
“I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can’t even understand a bit of music.”
“I’m never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us.”
But, one younger musician said, “There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.”
I’ve heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are.
Attitudes are important. Whether they’re positive or negative, they’re rubbing off on you. If you’re around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame (责怪) others, and you play the role of victim (受害者), chances are you will start to as well. So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”.
This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard (标准) for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard.
Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work you’re looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
| A．A friend in need is a friend indeed |
| B．How to make friendship last for ever |
| C．You are who your friends are |
| D．Friends are the most important in one’s success |
The underlined sentence “they’re rubbing off on you” in Paragraph 6 means ______.
| A．they’ll push you ahead |
| B．they’ll influence you |
| C．they’ll cover your shortcomings |
| D．they’ll help you achieve your goal |
The musicians’ words at the beginning are written mainly to show ______.
| A．the musicians’ living conditions are quite poor |
| B．people have poor taste in music |
| C．people have different attitudes towards the same thing |
| D．young people have greater chances of succeeding |
By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can ______.
| A．improve a lot in making more friends |
| B．come to the right way of making friends |
| C．develop a better relationship with your friends |
| D．arrange the time with your friends properly |
The passage is mainly written for ______.
| A．musicians |
| B．managers |
| C．negative people |
| D．people wanting to succeed |
B
When former American President Bill Clinton traveled to South Korea to visit President Kim Young Sam, he repeatedly referred to the Korean president’s wife as Mrs．Kim．By mistake, President Clinton’s advisers thought that Koreans have the same naming customs as the Japanese．Clinton had not been told that, in Korea, wives keep their family names．President Kim Young Sam’s wife was named Sohn Myong Suk．Therefore, she should be addressed (称谓)as Mrs．Sohn．
President Clinton arrived in Korea directly after leaving Japan and had not changed his culture gears．His failure to follow Korean customs gave the impression that Korea was not as important to him as Japan．
In addition to Koreans．Some Asian husbands and wives do not share the same family names．This practice often puzzles(使困惑) English-speaking teachers when talking with a pupil’s parents．They become puzzled about the student’s correct last name．Placing the family name first is common among a number of Asian cultures．
Mexican naming customs are different as well．When a woman marries, she keeps her family name and adds her husband’s name after the word de (of)．This affects (影响)how they fill in forms in the United States．When requested to fill in a middle name, they generally write the father’s family name．But Mexicans are addressed by the family name of the mother．This often causes puzzlement．
Here are a few ways to deal with such difficult situations： don’t always think that a married woman uses her husband’s last name．Remember that in many Asian cultures, the order of first and last names is reversed (颠倒)．Ask which name a person would prefer to use．If the name is difficult to pronounce, admit it, and ask the person to help you say it correctly．
60．The story of Bill Clinton is used to ．
A．improve US-Korean relations B．introduce the topic of the text
C．describe his visit to Korea D．tell us how to address a person
61．The word “gears” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ．
A．action plans B．naming customs
C．travel maps D．thinking patterns
62．When a woman marries in Korea, she ．
A．continues to use her family name
B．uses her husband’s given name
C．shares her husband’s family name
D．adds her husband’s given name to hers
63．To address a married woman properly, you’d better．
A．use her middle name B．use her husband’s first name
C．ask her which name she likes D．change the order of her names
第三部分: 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005．While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work．On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does．After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone．
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport．Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family．And the bike was also used to get groceries（食品杂货），saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live．
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story．Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help．One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up．Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job．It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before．
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so．This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity（人性）as a whole．And it has influenced（影响）us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others．No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares．And the results can be everlasting．
56．Why was the bike so important to the couple?
A．The man’s job was bike racing． B．It was their only possession．
C．It was a nice Kona 18 speed． D．They used it for work and daily life．
57．We can infer from the text that ____________．
A．the couple worked 60 hours a week． B．people were busy before Christmas
C．the stranger brought over the bike D．life was hard for the young family．
58．How did people get to know the couple’s problem?
A．From radio broadcasts． B．From a newspaper．
C．From TV news． D．From a stranger．
59．What do the couple learn from their experience?
A．Strangers are usually of little help． B．One should take care of their bike．
C．News reports make people famous． D．An act of kindness can mean a lot．
E
Right and Wrong
Suppose you work in a library, checking people's books as they leave, and a friend asks you to let him steal a hard-to-find reference book that he wants to own.
You might hesitate （犹豫）to agree for various reasons. You might be afraid that he'll be caught, and that both you and he will then get into trouble. You might want the book to stay in the library so that you can read it yourself.
But you may also think that what he proposes is wrong -- that he shouldn't do it and you shouldn't help him. If you think that , what does it mean, and what, if anything, makes it true?
To say it's wrong is not just to say it's against the rules. There can be bad rules which stop what isn't wrong -- like a company rule against criticizing the boss. A rule can also be bad because it requires something that is wrong -- like a law that looks down upon black people in hotels and restaurants. The ideas of wrong and right are different from the ideas of what is and is not against the rules.
If you think it would be wrong to help your friend steal the book, then you will feel uncomfortable about doing it" in some way you won't want to do it, even if you are also unwilling to refuse to help a friend. Where does the desire not to do it come from? What is its motive （动机）behind it?
There are various ways in which something can be wrong, but in this case, if you had to explain it, you'd probably say that it would be unfair to other users of the library. They may be just as interested in the book as your friend is, but read it in the reference room, where anyone who needs it can find it.
These thoughts have to do with effects on others -- not necessarily effects on their feelings, since they may never find out about it, but some kind of damage. In general, the thought that something is wrong depends on its impact （影响力）not just on the person who does it but on other people.
77．The following may be the reasons why the librarian dos not want to help his friend except that
A．he is afraid that his friend might get into trouble.
B．he himself might get into trouble.
C．he believes it is wrong to help one’s poor friend.
D．he wants to read the book himself.
78．Why does the author give some examples of bad rules?
A．Because those rules are said to be strongly negative（否定）.
B．Because he wants to show that rules are not the criteria（标准）for judging right or wrong.
C．Because those rules are made in order to stop what is wrong.
D．Because he wants to support the argument that stealing a book is not a crime.
79．In the sentence “What is its motive（动机）behind it?” (Paragraph 4), “it ” refers to.
A．the “it ” in the phrase “the desire not to do it”.
B． “the desire” in the phrase “the desire not to do it”.
C．the idea of Paragraph 5.
D．the idea of helping the friend.
80．According to the passage, the author would judge what is wrong
A．by what is or is not against the rules.
B．by its impact on other people.
C．by one’s thoughts and feelings towards it.
D．by the kind of damage it does to othes.
D
I wrote to the White House asking about a birthday greeting for my grandfather who will be 95 next year. I received a card signed by Bill and Hillary. They look like real signatures（签名）and are not printed and they are probably produced by autographing（亲笔签名）machines. That says:
Happy Birthday!
Hillary and I are delighted to join your friends and family in congratulating you on this special day. As you look forward to the year ahead, please accept our best wishes for good health and much future happiness.
This was sent in a double envelope so that I could address the inner one to my grandfather and send the sealed（盖章） card to him. The card has the presidential seal printed in gold. The outer envelop is hand addressed.
NOTE: the postage meter impression on the outer envelope reminded me that the president does not have franking privileges.（邮资特权）
The outer envelope does have a little "B" written on the upper right corner indication that they have a pile of these pre-signed and double-enveloped; when a request comes in, they just write the address on the outer envelope and mail it.
The return address on both envelopes is simple: The White House, Washington.
73．When did the writer write to the White House?
A．On his grandfather’s birthday.
B．On his birthday.
C．When his grandfather was 94 years.
D．When his grandfather was 95 years old.
74．It’s clear that the card sent by Bill and Hillary was .
A．signed by an autographing machine
B．the one that had real signatures of Bill and Hillary
C．the one whose signatures were printed
D．the one that was signed with their own names
75．Form what the card says, we can find it .
A．was a public letter for those who were in need of greeting
B．can be sent to all those who write to them both
C．was sent specially to the writer’s grandfather
D．can be sent to anyone whose birthday is coming near
76．The letter “B” on the upper right corner of the outer envelope means .
A．these are all double envelope having cards with pre-signatures inside them
B．these are all letters which have franking privileges
C．they have written the address on the outer envelopes
D．they have written “The White House, Washington” on both envelopes
C
What’s on TV?
6:00 ③Let’s talk! Guest: Animal expert Jim Porter
⑤Cartoons
⑧News
⑨News
7:00 ③Cooking with CathyTonight: Chicken with mushrooms.
⑤Movie “A laugh a Minute”(1955)James Rayburn.
⑧Spin for Dollars!
⑨Farm Report
7:30 ③Double Trouble(comedy) The twins disrupt the high school dance.
⑨Wall Street Today: Stock Market Report
8:00 ③NBA Basketball. Teams to be announced
⑧Movie “At day’s End”(1981)Michael Collier, Julie Romer. Drama set in World War11.
⑨News Special “Saving Our Waterways: Pollution in the Mississippi”.
69．The number of programs can be arranged as .
A．News>art>animals>economic
B．News>economic>art>animals
C．Art>animals>news>economic
D．Art>news>economic>animals
70．Which program would probably interests housewife most?
A．Let’s Talk! B．Wall Street Today.
C．Cooking with Cathy. D．Farm Report.
71．If you’d like to watch a game show, you could turn on the TV to .
A．Channel 5 at 6:00 B．Channel 8 at 7:00
C．Channel 3 at 7:30 D．Channel 3 at 8:00
72．Which is most probably the News Channel?
A．3. B．5. C．8. D．9.