【正文】 分 40 分） A It’s 5:00 in the morning when the alarm (鬧鐘 ) rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroom. I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house is 第 3 頁(yè) 共 14 頁(yè) still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD, Insanity. Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. My heart races as I face my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise , I feel extremely tired, but a smile is of my face. It’s not a smile because the DVD is over , but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit. Some people enjoy shopping, smoking , food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise to get through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmother’s chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows, surprised by my ―no thank you,‖ or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years , I have learned it’s okay to just say ―no. ‖ I shouldn’t feel sorry for refusing food that I don’t want to eat. So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5:00 a. m. ?What gives me the reason to just say to ice cream? Commitment. A mitment to change my life with a way that reduces daliy anxiety ,increases self –confidence and energy, extends life and and above all improves my body shape. This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right. It’s through mitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and out. 41. Why is there a smile on the author’s face in the morning? A. Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully. B. Because she finishes her favorite exercise C. Because she enjoys the interesting DVD D. Because she feels a sense of achievement 42. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2? A. She doesn’t like others r politely B. She likes to make others surprised C. Others don’t understand what she dose D. Others try to help her by offering her food 43. What does the underlined word ―mitment‖ in the last paragraph mean? A. Good health B. Firm belief C. A strong power D. A regular habit 44. What can we learn about the author from the text? A. She acts in a strange way B. She wants to look different from others C. She aims to develop a good body shape D. She has difficult getting along with others B Exploit your parking space An unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to 163。 1. —I’m sorry I didn’t finish it on time — A. Find， thanks B. No， thanks C. Thanks a lot D． Thanks anyway 2. Lydia doesn’t feel like _____abroad. Her parents are old. A. study B. studying C. studied D. to study 3. There is in his words. We should have a try. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything 4. Frank insisted that he was not asleep I had great difficulty in waking him up. A. whether B. although C. for D. so 5. —How could you be so rude as to walk in here in the middle of my class? —_____________ A. Nothing much B. Nothing serious C. Never again D. Never mind 6. As it reported, it is 100 years _____________Qinghua University was founded. A. when B. before C. after D. since 7. To get a better grade, you should __________the notes again before the test. A. go over B. get over C. turn over D. take over 8. Nick, it’s good for you to read some books __________China before you start your trip there. A. in B. for C. of D. on 9. All visitors to this village _________ with kindness. A. treat B. are treated C. are treating D. had been treated 10. Our teachers always tell us to believes in we do and who we are if we want to succeed. A. why B. how C. what D. which 11. Simon made a big bamboo box the little sick bird till it could fly. A. keep B. kept C. keeping D. to keep 12. —How are your recent trip to Sichuan? —I’ve never had one before. A. a pleasant B. a more pleasant C. a most pleasant D. the most pleasant 13. Always remember t