Thomas Lagos graduated from Wittenburg University in Ohio in only one year. His father, a Greek immigrant（移民）, said, “Whatever Tommy do, he’ll like to do fast.”
Thomas studied at Showee High School. He taught himself to read 750 words a minute. While he was in high school, he took 
of the 36 credits（学分）he needed to graduate from university. He took another 12 credits at the university simply taking examinations without attending the courses. The remaining credits he took by the old fashioned method of attending classes.
He studied very well, so he graduated with the greatest honours. Now at the age of nineteen, he has entered the graduate school of Michigan University. He is studying law.Thomas Lagos is .
| A．a Greek | B．an American in Greece |
| C．an immigrant | D．an American |
Thomas’s father .
| A．speaks English poorly | B．speaks English perfectly |
| C．does not speak English | D．is an Englishman |
The number of credits Thomas took by attending university courses was .
| A．36 | B． |
C． |
D．12 |
Thomas entered Wittenburg University .
| A．at the age of 19 | B．in one year |
| C．with the greatest honours | D．at the age of 18 |
Thomas’s course .
| A．can hardly be taken in an ordinary way | B．is unworthy |
| C．is good for boy students to take | D．should be widely taken |
I graduated from the university with a degree of engineering．It is a good field but my heart was not in it．I wanted to be an actor or work in the entertainment industryliving a creative life．My choice of engineering was really a mistake but I realized too late．As soon as I graduated，I moved straight to Los Angeles—the home of the film and television industry!
I tried to get a job in that field．I often worked as an extra in movies and TV shows—standing in the background while actors are in the foreground．This was fun for a while，but I wanted a real acting job，where I was speaking! Sadly，in Los Angeles，there is too much competition．Every race and age is represented：old，young，black，white，Asian，and Midwestern types like me．Being an extra couldst make enough money for me to live in Los Angeles．I had to do something else for money．
After three years of trying，I gave up my dream of being an actor and started a different career．I then tried network marketing，but in the end，that failed．Seven years after graduating from college，I was still in debt，still searching for a satisfactory life．I decided to go back to engineering．
However，I was starting to get disappointed with my life．Why is life not like what I expected? I expected to have made a lot of money，gotten married，with a house and nice cars，kids，freedom，etc．Millions of people lead lives with their dreams on the shelf , existing but not really living. I wanted my life to be different，more satisfactory，more alive．I wanted a life filled with adventure，romance，friendships，Successes，and dreams realized．But America was not providing that for me．
…
Struggling in the US?
I decided to move to China．
53．What does the underlined sentence mean?
A．A lot of people are living but they are not enjoying their life．
B．A lot of people are living and their life is enjoyable．
C．A lot of people realize their dreams but live a bad life．
D．A lot of people don’t have dreams，nor do they want to live either．
54．What did the writer do before he finally decided to move to China?
A．Marketing→engineering→extra．
B．Extra→marketing→engineering．
C．Engineering→extra→marketing．
D．Extra→engineering→marketing．
55．What can we infer from the passage?
A．Life is difficult in China．
B．Life in the US is easy．
C．There is always somewhere in the world where you can enjoy life．
D．It is certain that more and more Americans will move to China．
56．How can we describe the writer’s attitude toward life?
A．Impractical． B．Passive． C．Disappointed． D．Positive．
Hawaii’s Big Island
Nickname： Hawaii’s Island of Adventure
Size： 4，028 square miles
Population： 148，677．The most heavily populated areas are Hilo on the east side and
Kailua——Kona on the west．
Temperature： Averages between 71°F and 77°F year round (expect the mercury (水银
柱)to drop at higher heights)
Highest Peak： Mauna kea，13，796 feet
Agriculture： Hawaii’s agricultural products are mainly grown and processed On the Big
Island，including coffee，macadamia nuts and papaya．
Lodging： 9，655 rooms total；Nightly rates range from$35 to$5，000．
Airports： Hilo International Airport on the east side and Kona International Airport on
the west side．
Rental Cars： All of the nationally known rental car companies have locations at Hilo
International and Kona International Airports as well as numerous resorts．In
addition，Hilo，Kona and the major resort areas are serviced by taxis．
Resources： Call(800)648—2441 to order a video poster，brochures and maps from
the Big Island Visitors Bureau．See WWW．Bigisland，org for updated
information．
Shopping： The large shopping centers are in Hilo，Kona，Waimea and the Kohala Coast.
49．The passage is intended to be read by
A．tourists B．businessmen C．students D．immigrants
50．The average population per square mile on the island is about．
A．28 B．32 C．44 D．37
51．What does the underlined part“expect the mercury(水银柱)to drop at higher heights ” mean?
A．Things are easy to lose weight at higher places．
B．Dropping things from higher places is expected．
C．Temperature is expected to be lower at higher places．
D．Temperature is expected to be higher at higher places．
52．Which is NOT mentioned as a traffic means to get around the Big Island?
A．By train． B．By air．
C．By rental car． D．By taxi．
The world’s biggest Internet search engine，Google，has proven once again to be king of the Web．Users can download“Google Wi-Fi”software and then enjoy free Wi-Fi service available in some US cities since last Tuesday．
Wi-Fi is short for“Wireless Fidelity”(无线上网)．It allows laptop computers and personal digital assistants to connect to the Internet at high speed by radio signal．
A person with a Wi-Fi enabled computer can connect to the Internet when near one of the network’s access points．The place covered by one or several access points is called a hotspot．Google has already set up two“hotspots”in the US city of San Francisco which provide a free Wi-Fi service．
The Wi—Fi technology even allows users to enjoy a free Internet phone service．
Some scientists argue that Wi-Fi may replace mobile phone networks．
Wi Fi is still limited to a few cities．where there are“hotspots”．But its capability (容量)of sending information has already done better than that of the mobile phone network，even that of 3G(Third Generation telecommunication technology)．Some scientists have started to call Wi-Fi 4G．
In addition to a high speed Internet connection，Wi-Fi has other advantages com pared to mobile phones．Wi-Fi is global．The same Wi-Fi system works in different countries around the world．Different from using cell phones，you don’t need to change computers to use Internet phones when you go to other places and most importantly，many Internet phones cost you nothing at all．
45．Wi-Fi is not available in cities without．
A．a computer B．a radio C．a hotspot D．a cell phone
46．Which of the following is NOT the advantage of Wi-Fi?
A．The high speed Internet connection．
B．Many free Internet phones．
C．Using the same computers for Internet phones when you go to other places．
D．Used in all the US cities
47．Some scientists started to call Wi-Fi 4G，because．
A．it is the product of the Google's 4th generation
B．it is more capable of sending information than the mobile phone network
C．it has been used by more than four generations
D．Wi-Fi will surely take the place of the mobile phone network
48．Which of the following is the best title?
A．Third Generation Telecommunication Technology
B．Free call Service
C．Google Launches Free Wi-Fi Service
D．Google， King of the Web
第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节：(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。
Have you ever dreamed of having a fashionable watch of great value?
A small watchmaker in Switzerland in 1922 designed the first automatic watch to show the day，month，and date．Only seven of these splendid watches were ever made and these watches were almost lost to history．Today，it is so hard to get an original watch that some watch historians are even willing to offer $ 200，000 for one．
These watches attracted a lot of people for their splendid color，fashionable style，and new uses in the 1920s．The owners of the watches were admired and set apart from the crowd．Because the number of the original watches is very limited，owning such a watch will make you feel very special．
Today，you are offered the same kind of watch with improvement．The watch has a 24-jewel mechanical(机械的)movement，the kind desired by watch collectors．The watchmaker has made the movement of the watch much more modern with an automatic rotor(上弦装置)so that the watch never needs to be wound by hand．The watch comes in a very beautiful case with a crocodile design on it．To get a watch in such a perfect design means to get a chance to know a piece of watch making history and to wear such a watch will show your personal taste and social position．
You can get the watch either in person or by mail at an affordable price．You will also receive good service from the watch seller．If you are not satisfied with the watch after you get it，you may simply return it within 30 days．Don’t miss the chance to realize your dream．
41．The original automatic watches are valuable because .
A．the watches were made many years ago
B．the watches were made by a Swiss watchmaker
C．only rich people can afford the watches
D．only a few watches of the kind were made
42．Watch collectors want to get the improved watch，especially for its．
A．mechanical movement B．splendid color
C．fashionable style D．new uses
43．The purpose of the passage is to encourage the readers to .
A．buy the watch B．return the watch
C．wear the watch D．receive the service
44．The passage is probably taken from a．
A．novel B．magazine C．text book D．science book
Dear Economist,
My newly-wedded wife and I are deeply in love. There is, however, one issue that threatens the happiness of our marriage. I absolutely insist on shopping at Walmart. My wife, meanwhile, would rather avoid Walmart at all costs.
I have recently tried to convince her that not only does Walmart offer the lowest prices known to man, but that the chain is also a force for good―lower prices mean better standards of living for all consumers, increased global trade means a tighter-knit(紧密团结的) international community, and efficient operations translate into higher productivity growth for the economy. My wife complains about poor labour policies, the “fact” that Walmart squeezes suppliers, and that it puts local shops out of business.
Who is right? Will our marriage survive?
Brian Gee
Dear Brian,
I have to agree with you about Walmart. Jason Furman, then an economist at New York University, now an adviser to President Obama, famously argued in 2005 that Walmart was unwittingly (不知不觉地) a progressive success story. The chain’s prices don’t much affect me (I prefer Whole Foods) but Furman estimated that they benefited low-and-middle-income Americans to the sum of around $250 billion a year.
Walmart does not pay much, so it may depress wages. Then again, it may increase wages by offering jobs to the otherwise-unemployed. Either way, the benefits of low prices to Walmart shoppers far outweigh any seemingly reasonable costs to Walmart employees. And while it is true that Walmart employees tend to be poor, the same is true of Walmart shoppers.
Armed with this information you can face your wife with confidence. You are sure to win the conversation. The divorce is likely to be more argued.
Economist
68. What concerns Brian Gee so much that he wrote the letter?
A. His wife refuses to shop at Walmart.
B. They are faced with a divorce.
C. They can’t afford the costs of shopping at Walmart.
D. They are in conflict about shopping at Walmart.
69. Brian Gee’s wife tends to hold the opinion that _________.
A. it is wrong for Walmart to depress its employees’ wages
B. consumers’ lives have improved thanks to Walmart
C. Walmart’s business operation increases productivity in economy
D. Walmart’s business increases global trade
70. What can be inferred from the reply letter?
A. Some employees accept the low pay to keep the job.
B. Walmart appeals to only poor consumers and poor employees.
C. Employees suffer from Walmart’s low prices more than consumers.
D. Jason Furman, a New York University economist, spoke highly of Walmart.