C

　　In almost every big university in the United States, football is a favourite sport. American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards(碼). They can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it another ten yards.

　　If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points.

　　It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.

　　Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their favourite team.

　　Cheerleaders come on the field to help the people cheer more. They dance and jump while they shout.

　　Each team plays ten or eleven games each season.

　　The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good,it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January !, the first day of the New Year.

　　Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.

　　43. The passage talks about__________.

　　A. football

　　B. how to play football

　　C. American sports

　　D. American football

　　44. Why is it difficult to move the ball? Because__________.

　　A. ten yards is a long way

　　B. the other team tries to stop the ball being moved ten yards

　　C. the playing field is very large

　　D. eleven men have to catch the ball one by one

　　45. If they. __________ ,the teams will play on January 1.

　　A. receive six points

　　B. play eleven games in the season

　　C. are one of the best teams

　　D. move the ball to the end of the field

　　46. Many people come to watch football and they want their team to win. Which of the following is not their act?

　　A. Jumping.

　　B. Dancing.

　　C. Crying.

　　D. Shouting.

　　D

　　Mexico's neighbours are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south.

　　Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the world's largest Spanish-speaking country.

　　Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also above the sea level very high. It is 7,349 feet (2,240 metres). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world.

　　The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo.

　　Mexico also has its specialities. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans,maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country.

　　47. Mexico is __________ the USA.

　　A. to the south of

　　B. on the north of

　　C. a part of

　　D. as large as

　　48. Which of the following is NOT true?

　　A. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico.

　　B. The population of Mexico City is 30,000,000.

　　C. Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population.

　　D. Mexico City is the highest city in the world.

　　49. Tomatoes were originally (最新) grown in__________.

　　A. America

　　B. Spain

　　C. Tokyo

　　D. Mexico

　　50. The best title of the passage is

　　A. Mexico City

　　B. Mexico's plants

　　C. Mexico

　　D. Mexico's population

　　非選擇題

　　五、補(bǔ)全對話(共5句，每句滿分為3分，共15分)

　　根據(jù)中文提示，將對話中缺少的內(nèi)容寫在橫線上，這些句子必須符合表達(dá)習(xí)慣。打句號(hào)的地方，用陳述句;打問號(hào)的地方，用疑問句。

　　提示：Alice來看望Bill。他們有一年未見。Alice說她三天前才到，要在此地待一個(gè)月。Bill說，說實(shí)在的，他很想念A(yù)lice，并邀請她喝咖啡。

　　Bill : Come in, please?

　　Alice : Thank you.

　　Bill: 51 How have you been lately?

　　Alice :Very well. And you?

　　Bill : I'm well, too.

　　Alice: 52 I just drop in on you.

　　Bill:It's very kind of you.53,I miss you very much.

　　Alice : So do I.

　　Bill : 54 ?

　　Alice:No,thanks. I'll have an appointment at four,and I've got to go.

　　Bill:Must you go so soon?

　　Alice: 55. I'll surely visit you again.

　　六、書面表達(dá)(滿分30分)

　　假定你經(jīng)常上網(wǎng)。最近網(wǎng)上有一個(gè)關(guān)于未來擇業(yè)問題的專題討論，你覺得當(dāng)記者不錯(cuò)。你準(zhǔn)備寫一篇短文發(fā)表你的看法。內(nèi)容包括以下幾點(diǎn)：

　　1.當(dāng)記者可以到處旅行，結(jié)識(shí)很多人。

　　2.但很少時(shí)間在家，并可能有危險(xiǎn)。

　　3.盡管如此，每天面臨新東西，有意思，有成就感。

　　提示：

　　1.詞數(shù)100左右。

　　2.開頭一句已給出。

　　I think it’s good to be a news reporter.…