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Years ago,when I started looking for my first job,wise advisers advised,“Barbara,be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience.” How right they were!
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” Wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste that helps you hang on there when the going gets tough.It is the inner voice that whispers,“I can do it!” When others shout,“No,you can’t” It took years and years for the early work of Barbara Mclintock,a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine,to be generally accepted.Yet she didn’t stop working on her experiments.Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping.
We are all born with wide-eyed,enthusiastic wonder and it is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such youthful air,whatever their age.At 90,cellist Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach.As the music flowed through his fingers,his stooped shoulders would straighten and joy would reappear in his eyes.As author and poet Samuel Ulaman once wrote,“Years wrinkle the skin,but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.”
Enthusiastic people also love what they do,regardless of money or title or power.Patricia Mcllrath,retired director of the Missouri Repertory Theater in Lamsas City,was once asked where she got her enthusiasm.She replied,“My father,a lawyer,long ago told me,I never made a dime until I stopped working for money.”
If we cannot do what we love as a full-time career,we can as a hobby,Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville,Kan,was 68 before she began to draw.This activity ended periods of depression that had troubled her for at least 30 years,and the quality of her work led one critic say,“I am tempted to call Layton a genius.”
We can’t afford to waste tears on “might-have-beens”.We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after “what-can-be”.We need to live each moment whole heartedly,with all our senses-finding pleasure in the sweet smell of a backyard garden,the simple picture of a six-year-old,the beauty of a rainbow.
67. The author holds the view that ______.
A.enthusiastic people will never get old
B.enthusiasm can make you succeed and enjoy life
C.enthusiasm is more important than experience
D.enthusiasm can give people more success and fame
解析：总结全文可得结论:热情不仅对我们的工作而且对我们的生活都会产生积极的影响。
答案： B
68.Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence in the second paragraph?
A.Enthusiasm can give you courage and strength in difficult times.
B.If you don’t have enthusiasm,you can achieve nothing.
C.Enthusiastic people never consider money and fame.
D.Enthusiastic people can gain great fame and honor.
解析：文章第二段通过基因学家Barbara McClintock的例子说明有了热情人们就不会在逆境中屈服、放弃。
答案：B
69.The author mentions cellist Pablo Casals in the third paragraph to show that ______.
A. music can arouse peoples enthusiasm
B.enthusiasm can give people inspiration needed to succeed
C.enthusiasm can make people feel young
D.enthusiasm can keep people healthy
解析：文章第三段引用大提琴演奏家Pablo Casals九十岁高龄还充满热情的例子，说明有了热情，人们就不会在心理上衰老。
答案：C
70.How many examples are given in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm?
A.Three
B.Two
C.Four
D.Five
解析：文章通过四个不同的例子论述了热情对人产生的影响。
答案：C
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Awareness Weeks have become a regular part of Britain’s cultural landscape over the past few years. They started back in 1957,when one charity, Christian Aid,decided to make all its money—raising efforts on one time of year.It was thought that by doing this they would get more publicity for their cause.
They were right.And soon other charities and campaign groups followed them.These days,most donations to charity are not collected on the streets.So instead of just asking for money,charities prefer to spend their time “raising awareness” —spreading knowledge of the work they do or the cause they support.They also compete with businesses and trade groups who use awareness weeks as marketing campaigns for their products.
There are now 500 awareness weeks held every year in the UK.No week goes by without one group or another trying to make the British public aware of something,with most held in May or October.
The danger with all these awareness weeks is that people start to become cynical.Take National Smile Week,it seems like a great idea.Let’s all make each other’s life a little bit happier with a friendly smile.But really it’s just a group of dentists and cosmetics companies trying to sell us toothpaste.It’s enough to make you want to start National Forget About It Week.
“People feel that many awareness campaigns are just marketing exercises.” Says Mrs Ormiston,who edits the Awareness Campaign Register,a news letter which encourages people who run Awareness Weeks to become more aware of each other.But 90 percent of campaigns are run by traditional charities or not for groups to make money.
“There’s still no official group for awareness campaigns.”says Mrs Ormiston.“People can do what they like,whatever the size of their budgets or their public relations machines allows.”
This situation has led to calls for laws to stop real charities having their efforts overshadowed by marketing campaigns.This could be done by making the two groups hold their weeks at different times or stopping businesses running imitation charity campaigns.
But there is another way.Maybe it’s time for National Weak Awareness Week,especially for people whose awareness of Awareness Weeks is weak.
71.What’s the main purpose of awareness weeks run by charities in Britain?
A.To rise money for charities.
B.To spread knowledge of charities.
C.To take up marketing campaigns.
D.To advertise their goods for sale.
解析：慈善机构举办认识周的主要目的是给慈善机构筹集善款，虽然它同时也能增加自己的知名度。
答案：A
72.Why do people start to become cynical about awareness weeks?
A.Too many awareness weeks make people feel bored.
B.People feel many awareness weeks are just for marketing exercises.
C.People have a weak awareness of awareness weeks.
D.Awareness weeks are held too often and too much money is raised.
解析：文中第四、五段谈到:许多认识宣传活动已经变成了他的初衷，把它办成了一个专门的市场营销活动，专门推销某种产品，于是人们开始不信任这些活动。
答案：B
73.What does Mrs Ormiston think about awareness weeks.
A.Most of the awareness weeks should not be for making money.
B.Official groups should take the place of charities in awareness campaigns.
C.People can do what they like in awareness weeks.
D.People can get range budgets through awareness campaigns.
解析： Mr Ormiston 说此番话的主要目的是这些认识宣传活动不应只是为了赚钱，应该有法律来规范他们的行为，使它回到它的初衷上来。
答案：A
74.Which of the following is the right measure to be taken to solve the problems in awareness campaigns?
A.Laws should stop awareness weeks run by real charities.
B.There should be large public relations departments in awareness campaigns.
C.Business and awareness campaigns should not be held at the same place.
D.Marketing campaigns should not be held at the name of charity ones.[ZK)]
解析：见文章第七段，at the name of 打着……的名义，以……为名。
答案：D
75.What’s the writer’s view on Awareness Weeks?
A.National Forget About It Week should be held to stop awareness weeks.
B.National Smile Week is a great idea to improve people’s life
C.National Weak Awareness Week can help people better understand awareness weeks.
D.Awareness weeks should be stopped because of marketing campaigns.
解析：文中最后谈到:也许该举办National Weak Awareness Week，尤其是针对那些对Awareness Week缺乏了解的人。
答案：C
第二卷(共35分)
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分35分)[HT5"SS]
第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正:
此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边的横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该词。
此行错一个词:在错的词下画一横线，在该词右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意:原行没错的不要改。
Mr Black has two cats.One is much big, 76._______
and other is quite small.He likes them very 77._______well.One morning,Mr King,one of his friends, 78._______
came to see him.When he saw two holes on 79._______
the wall—a big hole and a small one,he was 80._______
surprising and asked,“Why are there two holes, 81._______
my old friend?” “Let the cat be in and out of,” Mr 82._______
Black answered.“But doesnt one hole enough?” 83._______
asked for the friend.“Do you think that the big 84._______
cat can go over the small hole?” replied Mr Black. 85._______
答案与解析：
76. much→very very修饰形容词。
77.other前加the the other is...与one is...相对应。
78.well改为much 用very much修饰like，表示“非常喜欢”。
79.on→in 洞在墙上，用介词in而不用on。
80.√
81.surprising→surprised surprised修饰人。
82.去掉of out是副词，后面无需跟of。
83.doesn’t→isn’t〓isn’t表示状态。
84.去掉for
85.over→through 猫钻过洞而不是越过洞，所以用through而不用over。
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
请写一篇100词左右的日记。日期为5月1日，星期日，晴。内容包括以下要点:
1.今天是国际劳动节，是一个重大的节日。
同朋友外出游览，上午去东湖公园玩耍，中午在树下野餐，餐后泛舟东湖。
2.上岸后遇见外国朋友。与他们打招呼，他们报以微笑;用英语同他们攀谈，他们很少说话。后来才知道他们是俄罗斯人，不太会说英语。
参考答案：
May 1st Wednesday Fine
Today is May Day,the International Labor Day.It is one of the biggest holidays in China.
In the morning my friends and I took a bus to the East Lake Park.We played all kinds of games there.
At noon,we had our picnic under a big tree.We all took out of favorite food and enjoyed it together.After picnicking,we went boating.It’s wonderful to row a boat in the lake.
When we got out of the boat,we met some foreign friends.We said hello to them,and they greeted us with smiles.We tried to talk with them in English,but they seldom gave response.Later we found they were Russians and could speak only a little English.
文化导游
History of Mother’s Day
In the U.S.,Mother’s Day is a holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May.It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards,gifts and flowers.First observance in Philadelphia,in 1907,it is based on suggestions by Julia Ward Howe in 1872 and by Anna Jarvis in 1907.
Although it wasn’t celebrated in the U.S. until 1907,there were days honoring mothers even in the days of ancient Greece.In Those days,however,it was Rhea,the mother of the gods that was given honor.
Later,in the 1600’s,in England there was an annual observance called “Mothering Sunday”.It was celebrated during June,on the fourth Sunday.On Mothering Sunday,the servants,who generally lived with their employers,were encouraged to returned home and stay with their mothers.It was traditional for them to bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion.In the U.S.,in 1907 Anna Jarvis,from Philadelphia,began a campaign to establish Mother’s Day.Jarvis persuaded her mother’s church in Grafton,West Virginia to celebrate Mother’s Day on the second anniversary of her mother’s death,the 2nd Sunday of May.The next year Mother’s Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.
Jarvis and others began a letterwriting campaign to ministers,businessmen,and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother’s Day.They were successful.President Woodrow Wilson,in 1914,made the official announcement proclaiming Mother’s Day a national observance that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.