【正文】 s confusing, so you would benefit yourself by at least knowing the types of standardized tests you need to take before applying to college. The best resource for this is “ The College Board”, the pany that creates the college entrance exams you will take in the future.Your high school experiences will undoubtedly be very important to you. It is the last step before you begin your life as an adult. Freshman year of high school is the time to make your interests and activities to fit who you are. As a freshman, challenge yourself in and out of classroom. Stay positive , work hard and remember to have fun!Title:___71______ for high school freshmenAcademicsChoose 72 courses●Take a few courses with the Title “Honors”.●Taking AP courses can 73 your hunger for knowledgeActivitiesAchieve a 74 between two types of activities●Consider joining various school 75 teams●Consider joining your school’s band or some other school clubs●Take part in the activities which you 76 Preparing for collegeFreshman year is mainly for you to explore●Find your favorites and develop them●Get to 77 the standardized tests you need to take before applying to collegeThe 78 of high school●It is the last step before you begin your life as an adult●Freshman year is the time to make your interests and activities to fit youThe author’s 79 ●Challenge yourself in and out of classroom●Stay positive , work hard and 80 yourself.第五部分：單詞拼寫（共10題，共5分）（根據(jù)所給的首字母或中文寫出適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~） _______(運(yùn)動員) were warming up before the game when I got there. case of e________, to stay calm is the most important thing. didn’t give any _____________(解釋，說明） for her being absent from the meeting . coldest place is in one area of Antarctica with the a_______ temperature of 58 degrees below zero. told my mother about my plan to leave school but wasn’t __________(批準(zhǔn)） he has made a mistake, as a good boy, he d________ to be given another chance. had only one week to make __________ （準(zhǔn)備）for the wedding. her spare time was d__________ to helping the poor children in stricken areas(災(zāi)區(qū)), so she had no time to take care of her family. felt __________ （尷尬的）about the examination result and didn’t want to talk to her parents about it. didn’t like his daughter’s boyfriend and f_______ him to enter the house.第六部分：完成句子(，共8分)。 secondly, the British Empire covered one quarter of the earth’s surface, and the English language took in foreign words from many countries.From around 1600, the English colonization(殖民地化)of North America resulted in the creation of American English. Some English pronunciation and words froze when they reached America. In some ways, American English is more like the English of Shakespeare than modern British English. Some expressions that the British call “ Americanisms” are in fact original （原先的）British expressions that were preserved (保存) in the colonies but were lost in Britain. Spanish also had an influence on American English, with words like canyon, ranch, stampede and vigilante being examples of Spanish words that entered English. French words and West African words also influenced American English.Today, American English is the most influential(有影響力的). But there are many other kinds of English around the world, including Australian English, New Zealand English, Canadian English, South African English , Indian English and Caribbean English. They have differences.59. What can we know from Paragraph 1?A. The dialect of London became the standard in the year 1604.B. Vowels were pronounced longer towards the end of Middle EnglishC. The first English dictionary was published in the early 17th century.D. Many new words entered English because many people moved to Britain.60. From Paragraph 2, we know that the Industrial Revolution __________.A. required spelling and grammar to be fixedB. required a greater number of English wordsC. caused many old English words to be uselessD. led to the English colonization of North America.61. The underlined word “froze” in Paragraph 3 shows that some English words in America___________.A. became longer B. greatly changedC. a little changedD. stayed as they were62. What will the paragraph following this passage most probably discuss?A. The development of Modern EnglishB. How the English vocabulary became largerC. Differences among the different kinds of EnglishD. Differences between Middle English and Modern English C Experts say it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture. “ Culture shock” is the term these experts use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. There are three stages of culture shock, say the experts. In the first stage, the newers like their new environment. Then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people and everything else. In the last stage, the newers begin to adjust to their surroundings and, as a result, enjoy their life more.There are some obvious factors in culture shock. The weather may be unpleasant. The customs may be different. The public service systemsthe telephone, post office ,or transportation may be difficult to work out. The simplest things seem to be big problems. The language may be difficult.Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. But culture shock surprises most people. Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their home countries and were successful in their munity. Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions. They find themselves without a role, almost without an identity. They have to build a new selfimage.Culture shock causes a feeling of disorientation (迷惘）. This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick, people feel like staying inside all the time. They want to pro