Many people influenced various aspects of my life, based on their personal characteristics, accomplishments and values. I have been fortunate to have had numerous teachers and professors who I respect for their patience and intelligence. There are artists that have inspired me by their natural talents and original creativity. I value many political leaders, who have inspired me by their contributions to society, and their ability to change our futures. But of all the people I have known in my life, the person I admire most is my father.
As the youngest girl in my family, I always considered myself to be “Daddy's little girl”. While I grew up, it always made me sad to see so many of my friends and neighbors without a father or father-like figure around. This helped me appreciate how my father always takes an interest in his children's lives. In every aspect of my life my father continuously pushes me to excel, so I could accomplish my work outstandingly among my people. Whenever I feel like giving up, or have a question or a concern, I know I can always call on him for advice. From him I have also learned that sometimes you have to put others' needs ahead of your own, but you should make sure you are not taken advantage of by others. His strength seems to be unbreakable during hard times, and he is extremely determined to accomplish anything he sets his mind on, no matter how tiny it is. I highly respect him for how he stands up for what he believes in, and will never back down. I have always admired his open mind, compassion(同情) for people, and sense of understanding. He is a very reserved(保守的) man, but to everybody's surprise, he has a great sense of humor, and always knows how to put a smile on the faces of his wife, his children and his friends.
Living in his affection and instruction, I am very proud of my father. He also professes how proud he is of his children, and is still there to support us in whatever we are involved in.Which of the following could not be used to describe the author's father?
| A．Considerate and humorous. | B．Affectionate and open-minded. |
| C．Energetic and helpful. | D．Learned and fashionable. |
Which of the following can best explain the underlined word“excel”?
| A．Show off. | B．Do better than others. |
| C．Be cleverer than others. | D．Keep healthy. |
According to the underlined part, the father was telling the author to _________
| A．try to be good to those who were worth making friends with. |
| B．try to take advantage of those who were friendly to her. |
| C．think about others and help them, but not to be made use of in a negative way. |
| D．think about others and help them, so that she could make them serve her. |
What can we infer about the author?
| A．She appreciated her father because he solved all the problems for her. |
| B．She considered her father humorous and was often made to laugh by him. |
| C．She was outstanding in work because her father pushed her hard. |
| D．She had compassion for the fatherless. |
Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the best．For example, to absorb heat from the sun to heat water, you need large, flat, black surfaces．One way to do that is to build those surfaced specially, on the roofs of buildings．But why go to all that trouble when cities are rub of black surfaces already, in the form of asphalt（柏油）roads?
Ten years ago, this thought came into the mind of Arian de Bondt, a Dutch engineer．He finally persuaded his boss to follow it up．The result is that their building is now heated in winter and cooled in summer by a system that relies on the surface of the road outside．
The 
heat - collector is a system of connected water pipes．Most of them ran from one side of the street to the other, just under the asphalt road．Some, however, dive deep into the ground．
When the street surface gets hot in summer, water pumped through the pipes picks up this heat and takes it underground through one of the diving pipes．At a depth of 100 metres lies a natural aquifer（蓄水层）into which several heat exchangers have been built．The hot water from the street runs through these exchangers, warming the ground - water, before returning to the surface through another pipe．The aquifer is thus used as a heat store．
In winter, the working system is changed slightly．Water is pumped through the heat exchangers to pick up the heat stored during summer．This water goes into the building and is used to warm
the place up．After performing that task, it is pumped under the asphalt and its remaining heat keeps the road free of snow and ice．
68．Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs?
A．Arian de Bondt got his idea from his boss．
B．Large, flat, black surfaces need to be built in cities．
C．The Dutch engineer's system has been widely used．
D．Heat can also be collected from asphalt roads．
69．For what purpose are the diving pipes used?
A．To absorb heat from the sun．
B．To store heat for future use．
C．To turn solar energy into heat energy．
D．To carry heat down below the surface．
70．From the last paragraph we can learn that ______．
A．some pipes have to be re - arranged in winter
B．the
system can do more than warming up the building
C．the exchangers will pick up heat from the street surface
D．less heat may be collected in winter than in summer
Imperial College
London
Tanaka Business School
10 New Professors, Readers, Senior Lecturers or Lecturers
Imperial College is among the top ten universities of the world, according to the 2008 Times Higher Education．
Having doubled its size in the last 4 years and hired world—lass scholars during that period, Imperial's Tanaka Business School wishes to make a further 10 academic appointments in its drive to become a leading research—led business school．Only applicants who have published in top international magazines will be considered．Excellent ones from any field of management are welcome, but the school particularly wishes to appoint in the fields of marketing, technology management and healthcare．
International salaries will be offered．
An application form and further details may be downloaded from
www．imperial．ac．uk/tanaka （About Us, job opportunities）．
An application form, 2 of your best papers should be sent to tbs．applications@imperial. ac. uk．
First review of application will be on 2 April 2009．
60．Why 10 appointments are to be made?
A．To teach some new subjects．
B．To guide students in reading．
C．To make Imperial College among the top 10 universities of the world．
D．To make Tanaka Business School a leading research—led business school.
61．"Readers" in the 4th line p
robably refer to _____.
A．school newspaper editorsB．librarians
C．senior university teachers D．college graduates
62．Which of the following statements does NOT agree with the passage?
A．Imperial College is a business school．
B．Imperial College is a famous university in the world．
C．Imperial College is very strict with job hunters．
D．Imperial College offers good salary．
63．According to the passage, if one wants to apply for a job in Imperial College, he/she should
A．post all the material before 2 April 2009
B．prepare enough personal material in ink
C．write 2 essays
D．first visit www．imperial．ac．uk/tanka
第三部分阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Hillary Clinton, 59, with her famous "I'm 
in, and I'm in to win "2008 Race, began her email to supporters, saying "I want you to join me not for the campaign but for a conversation about the future of our country．Let's talk,let's chat. "
Mrs．Clinton said that she would focus on"practical changes"in foreign, domestic, and national security policy,such as finding"a right end"to the Iraq war,expanding health insurance, pursuing greater energy independence and strengthening Social Security and Medicare, which satisfies many American people．
In her statement, Mrs Clinton also frankly talked about an issue that worries her a lot．Whether she can, in fact, win the presidency, some voters still associate her most with the Clinton government．
"I have never been afraid to stand up for my beliefs, "Mrs Clinton said on the Website．"After nearly $ 70 million spent against my campaigns in New York and two wins, I can say I know how Republicans think, how they operate, and how to beat them．"
If successful, she would be the first female nominee （被提名的） of a major American political party, and the first wife of a former president to seek a return to the White House．President Bill Clinton left office in 2000 after two terms marked by economical expansion and a series of official examinations of his personal life and the Clintons' business dealings．But the successes and shadows of those years will likely affect Mrs Clinton, who was once an important adviser and caused some disagreements in his government．
Yet Mrs Clinton has become a major political figure in America．
56．By saying" I'm in to win" Hillary probably means that _____．
A．she is online to get people's support to run for presidency
B．she is going to run for election and work hard to win
C．she is online to get more support and she's sure she will win
D．she has decided to run for president and work hard to win
57．It can be inferred from the passage that _____．
A．Clinton left office only because of his personal life
B．Hillary was once deeply involved in her husband's government
C．all her voters strongly support her and believe in her
D．the whole election campaign costs Hillary nearly $ 70 million
58．What many American people are deeply concerned about is _____．
A．what practical things Hillary will do for them
B．when and how to find a proper solution to the Iraq War
C．how to solve the energy problem
D．how to strengthen Social Security and Medicare
59．The author's attitude toward Hillary is _____．
A．critical B．positive C．negative D．objective
Drunken driving(sometimes called America’s socially accepted form of murder)has become a national epidemic．Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers,adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past ten years．A drunken driver is usually referred to as one with O.1O -blood alcohol content or roughly three beer glasses of wine or shots of whisky drunk within two hours．Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the America manly image and judges were lenient in most courts ,but the drunken killing has recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies ,especially concerning young children ,that public opinion is no longer so tolerant
Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21，reversing trend(逆转潮流)in the 1960s to reduce It to 18.After New Jersey lowered it to 18，the number of people killed by 18-20-year-old drivers more than doubled ,so the state recently upped it back to 21．
Reformers，however ,fear raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programs to help young people to develop “responsible attitudes” about drinking and teach them to resist peer pressure to drink
Though new laws have led to increased arrests and tests many areas already ,to a marked drop in accidents，some states are also punishing bars for serving customers too many drinks．A bar in Massachusetts was fined for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who was“obviously drunk” and later drove the road, killing a nine-year-old boy ．
As the accidents continue to occur daily in every state , some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years national prohibition(禁令)of alcohol that began in 1919，which President Hoover called the“noble experiment”。They forgot that legal prohibition didn't stop drinking ,but encouraged political corruption(腐败)and organized crime．As with the booming drug trade generally ,there is no easy solution．
73．What can be inferred from the fact of the traffic accidents in New Jersey?
A．Young drivers were usually bad．
B．The legal drinking age should be raised．
C．Some drivers didn't surprise the legal drinking age．
D．Drivers should not be allowed to drink．
74．The underlined word“lenient”in the first paragraph means
A．merciful B．cruel C．serious D. determined
75. As regards drunken driving , public opinion has changed because
A. judges are no longer lenient
B．new laws are introduced in some states
C．drivers do not appreciate their manly image
D．the news media have raised public attention of the problem
Shopping is not as simple as you may think! There are all sorts of tricks at play each time we reach out for that particular brand of product on the shelf.
Coloring, for example, varies according to what the producers are trying to sell. Health foods are packaged in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colors. Ice cream packers are often blue and expensive goods, like chocolates, are gold or silver.
When some kind of pain killer was brought out recently, researchers found that the colors turned the customers off because they made the product look weak and ineffective. Eventually, it came on the market in a dark blue and white package ----blue, because we think of it as safe, And white as calm.
The size of a product can attract a shopper. But quite often a bottle doesn’t contain as much as It appears to.
It is believed that the better –known companies spend, on average, 70 per cent of the total cost of the product itself on packaging!
The most successful producers know that it’s not enough to have a good product. The founder of Pears soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to promote their goods, came to the conclusion: “Any fool can make soap, but it takes a genius to sell it.”
69. Which of the following may trick a shopper into buying a product according to the text?
A. The cost of its package B. The price of the product
C. The color of its package D. The brand name of the product
70. The underlined part “the color turned the customers off” (in para.3) means the colors__.
A. attracted the customers strongly
B. had weak effects on the customers
C. tricked the customers into shopping
D. caused the customers to lose interest
71. Which of the following is the key to the success in product sales?
A. The way to promote the goods.
B. the discovery of a genius
C. The team to produce a good producer
D. The brand name used by successful producers.
72. Which of the following could be the best title for the text?
A. Choice of good products B. Disadvantage of products
C. Effect of packaging on shopping D. Brand names and shopping