根据下面内容，回答题：
Alaska, which was called Russian America before it was sold to the United States of America,
joined the union as the forty-ninth state in 1959.
Alaska is now the largest of all the 50 states of the United States.
It was in 1867 that President A. Johnson's Secretary of State ( 国务卿 ), Seward bought Alaskafrom the Russians at a cost of 7.2 million. The buying of the huge northern land mass seemed at firstsomething foolishly done. Not only was Alaska difficult to reach, but it was also hard to live in, and itappeared to have no importance in time of war. Besides, there are volcanoes there as Alaska lies onthe Pacific "ring of fire" (火山带). In Alaska large treeless areas are covered with snow all theyear. For these reasons the buying of Alaska was called "Seward's Fooly" at that time.
However, in 1596 gold was found in Alaska,and people poured into the land quickly. Since thenother important natural resources were discovered, including oil. Soon people changed their thinkingabout "Seward's Fooly". But most people visit Alaska in order to see the endless beauty of naturethat the northern land discloses to them. For instance ,there are about 11,000 islands in Alaska. Andin a certain area of Alaska the sun does not set for 52 days every year.
40Alaska belonged to_________ before 1867.
A.RussiaB.AmericaC.CanadaD.Japan
参考答案：A
参考解析：
根据文章第一段的内容可知，Alaska在以前属于Russia。
41The buying of Alaska was first called_________.
A.a foolish thingB.Seward's FoolyC.Johnson's FoolyD.President's Foolishness
参考答案：B
参考解析：
文章第三段第二句“The buying otthe huge northern land mass seemed at first somethingfoolishly done.”以及最后一句的内容，表明正确答案为8项。 .
42Volcanoes_________in Alaska as _________
A.are not found ; large parts of the land is covered with snowB.are not found; it is at the northern top of AmericaC.are found; it is on the Pacific "ring of fire"D.are found; there are so many islands
参考答案：C
参考解析：
文中第三段第四句表明Alaska有火山，而且位于太平洋的火山带上。
43Tourists came to Alaska to
A.study its importance in warB.study its volcanoesC.enjoy its freezing weatherD.enjoy its beauty of nature
参考答案：D
参考解析：
文中第四段第四句“…most peoplevisit Alaska in order to see the endless beauty of na—ture...”表明游客来Alaska是为了欣赏美丽的景色。
根据下面内容，回答题：
Every morning, kids from a local high school are working hard. They are making and selling special coffee at a coffee cafe. They are also making a lot of money.
These students can make up to twelve hundred dollars a day. They are selling their special cof-fee to airplane passengers. After the students get paid, the rest of the money goes to helping a localyouth project.
These high school students use a space in the Oakland airport. It is usually very crowded. Many
people who fly on the planes like to drink the special coffee.
One customer thinks that the coffee costs a lot but it is good and worth it. Most customers are
pleasant but some are unhappy. They do not hke it if the caf6 is not open for business.
The students earn $ 6.10 an hour plus tips. They also get school credit while they learn how torun a business. Many of the students enjoy the work although it took some time to learn how to do it.They have to learn how to steam milk, load the pots, and add flavor. It take,s,some skill andsometimes mistakes are made. The most common mistake is forgetting to add the coffee.
44Based on the passage,it seems that the purpose of the cafe is to_________
A.learn a skillB.help a youth projectC.do businessD.earn school credit
参考答案：B
参考解析：
从盈利的分配可以看出咖啡店的目的不是为了盈利，而是为了支持当地的青年计划。B项是正确的。
45Many of the students_________the work although it took some time to learn how to do it.
A.enjoyB.have to doC.hateD.ignore
参考答案：A
参考解析：
C项与文章内容相反。B项表示不得不做某事。由文章倒数第二段最后一句知A项是正确的。
46By selling special coffee at a coffee cafe,the students are_________
A.gaining a lot of experienceB.making a lot of moneyC.having a lot of troubleD.learning a lot of knowledge
参考答案：B
参考解析：
文章第一段最后一句就说making alot of money。文章未提及学生们学到了很多知识或有了很多经历。B项是正确的。
47The best title for the passage could be_________
A.Earning MoneyB.Students' LifeC.Little BusinessD.Kids' Cafe参考答案：D
参考解析：
全文介绍了中学生开的特制咖啡店。D项是正确的。
根据下面内容，回答题：
Cara Lang is 13. She lives in Boston,Massachusetts, in the US. Last Thursday, she didn't go toschool. She went to work with her father instead. Every year, on the fourth Thursday in April, millionsof young girls go to work. This is Take Our Daughters to Work Day. The girls are between the ages of9 and 15. They spend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother, father, aunt, or uncle. They go
to offices, police stations ,laboratories ,and other places where their parents or other family memberswork. Next year, the day will include sons, too.
The Ms. Foundation, an organization for women, started ,,the program about ten years ago. In the US, many women work outside the home. The Ms. Foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs. Then,when the girls grow up,they can choose a job they like.
Cara's father is a film director. Cara says," It was very exciting for me to go to the studio with my dad. I saw a lot of people doing different jobs. " Many businesses have special activities for girl son this day. Last year, Cara went to work with her aunt at the University of Massachusetts. In the engineering department, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks and candy. In the chemistry department, they learned to use scales. They learned about many other kinds of jobs, too.
Right now, Cara does not know what job she will have when she grows up. But because of Take
Our Daughters to Work Day, she knows she has many choices.
48What is Cara's father?
A.An engineer.B.An official.C.A movie maker.D.A professor.
参考答案：C
参考解析：
依据倒数第二段第一句“Cara’S fatheris a film director.”可知moviemaker和director接近。故选C项。
49According to the passage,Take Our Daughters to Work Day is
A.on every Thursday in AprilB.a holiday for girls of all agesC.a day for girls to know about jobsD.a day for girls to get a job easily
参考答案：C
参考解析：
依据第二段中的“…wanted girls tofind out about many different kinds of jobs.Then，when the girls grow up，they can choose a job theylike.”可知选C项。
50On this special day,Cara has done all the following EXCEPT that
A.she learned to use scalesB.she worked as an actressC.she went to work with her auntD.she used toothpicks and candy to build a bridge
参考答案：B
参考解析：
只有B项文中没有提及。其他三项均能在文中找到依据。
51What is probably the best title for the passage?
A.Cara Lang, a Fortunate GirlB.Take Our Daughters to Work DayC.Children's Day and Work DayD.Ms. Foundation, an Organization for Women
参考答案：B
参考解析：
本文是介绍Take Our Daughters toWork Day这样一个特殊的日子的设立及其意义，所以B项为最佳标题。
根据下面内容，回答题：
Many people want to know how to analyze problems they meet. There are six stages in analyzing a problem.
First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam's bicycle is broken,and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.Next the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find thereason why it does not work. For instance, he must determine if the problem is with the gears, thebrakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specfic.
Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possi-ble solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decided that his bike does not work because there is some-thing wrong with the gear wheels. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read aboutgears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop.
After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution.Take Sam as an illustration. His suggestions might be:put oil on the gear wheels;buy new gearwheels and replace the old ones;tighten or loosen the gear wheels.
Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the final ideacomes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a newway. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gear wheels.He immediately realizes the solution to his problem:he must clean the gear wheels.
Finally the solution is tested. Sam cleans the gear wheels and finds that afterwards his bicycle
works perfectly. In short, he has solved the problem.
52In analyzing a problem we should do all the following except __________ .
A.recognize and define the problemB.look for information to make the problem clearerC.have suggestions for a possible solutionD.find a solution by trial or mistake
参考答案：D
参考解析：
A项在第二段能够找到;8项在第四段能够找到;C项在倒数第二段能够找到。D项文中没有提到，故符合题意。
53By referring to Sam's broken bicycle,the author intends to __________ .
A.illustrate the ways to repair his bicycleB.discuss the problems of this bicycleC.tell us how to solve a problemD.show us how simple it is to repair a bicycle
参考答案：C
参考解析：
以Sam为例告诉读者如何解决问题。这也是全篇的中心。C项是正确的。
54As used in the last sentence,the phrase "in short" means __________ .
A.in the long runB.in detailC.in factD.in a word
参考答案：D
参考解析：
这里应是总结或归纳性质的。in thelong run“就长远来说”;in detail“就细节而言”;infact“事实上”;in a word“简言之，一句话”。D项是正确的。
55What is the best title for this passage?
A.Six Stages for Repairing Sam's Bicycle.B.Possible Steps of Problem-solving.C.Necessities of Problem Analysis.D.Importance of Analyzing a Problem.
参考答案：B
参考解析：
B项是正确的。作者以Sam为例，但并不是告诉读者如何修Sam的车(A项);文章也并不是谈分析问题的必要性或重要性(C项或D项)。
V. Daily Conversation ( 15 points)
Directions:Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and completethe following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
根据下面内容，回答题：
Li Meng and John have just finished swimming )
Li Meng:How nice and cool the water is! But I'm feeling a bit hungry now.56
John : Sounds good.
Li Meng: 57
John : Yes, there is.
Li Meng : 58
John:It's only five minutes' walk. Let's go.
Li Meng:Yeah,let's go. Oh, I almost forgot my CD player.John : 59
Li Meng:Pop music. ! often listen when I'm not busy. How about you?John:Light music. I think it can relax myself.60
Li Meng : Sure.
John:OK. I can lend you some CDs. I'll bring them to our school tomorrow.
第56题应填( )
参考答案：B
第57题应填( )
参考答案：D
第58题应填( )
参考答案：F
第59题应填( )
参考答案：A
第60题应填( )
参考答案：H
VI. Writing (25 points)
Directions:For this part, you are supposed to write a composition of about 100 -120 wordsbased on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.
61一位学者将在你所在的社区做一个讲座。请以社区委员会(Neighborhoods Committee)的名义写一份通知。内容包括：
(1)谁做讲座;
(2)讲座主题;
(3)讲座的时间、地点;
(4)讲座对象。
参考解析：
LECTURE NOTICE
March l2，2012
Dear Neighborhoods，
Nowadays，the crime among teenagers seems in—creasin9，SO we invite a famous professor，Dr.Li Zhigangfrom Beijing Normal University to give a lecture on thetopic“Teenagers’Education at Home”.
This lecture could be very helpful to us who aredoubtful in how to communicate with our own children，who feel difficult to control our children，who don’t knowhow to deal with the problems our children face and SOon.We will have personal discussion with the professorafter the lecture if you need any help from him.
The lecture will begin at 8：00 P.m.Friday.in theMeeting Room，Buildin94.One member，at least fromeach family，is required to attend.
Please be there on time.
If you have any problem to be present.please call 54312789.
Neighborhoods’Committee
