【正文】 n British and American edies are being greater E We thought we had it all— a beautiful house， three healthy children and one more on the way， two cars， a couple of four wheelers for entertainment— and we loved ， the market turned and my husband’ s job at a construction pany was pany was closing down for good. We both started looking for jobs right away， but there weren’ t any to be each passing day we were getting increasingly worried and we continued to work together in order to pull our family ， felt feelings of admiration for my husband that I hadn’ t felt in years. That’ s why it was so hard for me to watch him blame himself for our present continually asked him to stop， but he seemed to want to punish himself for not having a job. Finally， one afternoon I pulled him aside and said， “ We have four healthy ’ s what’ s makes you a rich man.” “ But what if we lose the house？ They’ ll hate me— you’ ll hate me， ” he replied. I smiled at him and put my hands on both sides of his face to make him look at me in the eye.“ No matter where we live I will be happy— as long as I have you.” I smiled all the struggling together I had found that deep love for him that I had on the day we said “ I do” ． I could see his shoulders and neck held me close and we were able to talk and plan and dream together in a way that we hadn’ t for quite some was a turning point for us as a couple and a family. We are still struggling for our better life， but I consider us well off because we have something that money can’ t buy and no one can take away from us. 72． The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means that ________. A． the couple became closer as they struggled together B． the couple hoped to find jobs in the same pany C． neither of the couple had the courage to face difficulty D． the couple were trying to make their relationship closer 73． Why was it hard for the author to watch her husband blame himself? A． She was the one that should be blamed. B． She thought he had tried his best. C． She thought he would get a job someday. D． She thought this would remind her of sad memories. 74． Which of the following can best describe the couple’ s present life? A． Bitter but quiet. B． Comfortable and easy. C． Hard but happy. D． Well off and relaxing. 75． The best title for the text might be ________. A． We Have It All B． We Find It Again C． A Perfect Couple D． A Hard Time 第 Ⅱ 卷 第四部分 寫作 (共兩節(jié) ， 滿分 35 分 ) 第一節(jié) 任務型讀寫 (共 10 小題 ； 每小題 1 分 ， 滿分 10 分 ) 閱讀下面短文 ， 根據(jù)所讀內容在表格中的空白處填入恰當?shù)膯卧~ 。 21． In most Western countries on April Fool’ s Day， people often play ________ trick on each other； children especially have great ________ fun. A． a； a B． the； the C． /； a D． a； / 22． The how to book can be of help to ________ wants to do the job. A． who B． whomever C． no matter who D． whoever 23． — What do you think of the sudden news? — Well， it is quite________and I am quite________at it. A． amazed； amazed B． amazing； amazing C． amazing； amazed D． amazed； amazing 24． She made a good ________ on his mother. A． expression B． suggestion C． impression D． situation 25． — Look！ It’ s snowing outside. — Yes， it is the second time we ________ snow this week. A． are having B． have C． have had D． had had 26． The water ________ cool when I jumped into the pool for morning exercises. A． was felt B． is felt C． felt D． feels 27． Black holes ________ not be seen directly， so determining the number of them is a tough task. A． can B． should C． must D． need 28． With the help of high technology， more and more new substances ________ in the past years. A． discovered B． have discovered C． had been discovered D． have been discovered 29． I’ d like to arrive 20 minutes early ________ I can have time for a cup of tea. A． as soon as B． as a result C． in case D． so that 30． He caught a cold， and________ he couldn’ t e to the party. A． or B． however C． furthermore D． therefore 31． The books were so good that they________ in no time. A． sold B． had been sold C． were sold D． would sell 32． Don’ t fet you can still get ________ when you are swimming. A． burning B． burnt C． being burnt D． to be burnt 33． We________ him________ theft but he denied it. A． charged； of B． accused； of C． charged； for D． accused； with 34． A better plan was________ at yesterday’ s meeting. A． put forward B． put out C． put up D． put on 35． — Do you think we should call and apologize to her? — ________ It was our fault after all. A． No way. B． Not possible. C． Why not? D． Not at all. 第二節(jié) 完形填空 (共 20 小題 ； 每小題 分 ， 滿分 30 分 ) 閱讀下面短文 ， 從短文后各題所給的四個選項 (A、 B、 C 和 D)中 ， 選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項 。 15． What was the purpose of ’ s visits to Kew Gardens? A． To learn more about plants. B． To write an article on garden. C． To meet the writers she read. 16． Where did live before she moved to her present home? A． West London. B． Somerset. C． Dorset. 17． What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A． Tourist and gardener. B． Newspaper reporter and garden owner. C． College professor and biology student. 聽第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 題。 9． What season is it now? A． Spring. B． Summer. C． Winter. 10． Why should the man have bought an air conditioner earlier? A． The price is going up now. B． It’ s hard to buy one now. C． It’ s not hot any more. 11． What has the press been talking about? A． El Nino. B． Air conditioner. C． The temperature. 聽第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 題。 聽第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 8 題。 聽每段對話或獨白前 ， 你將有時間閱讀各個小題 ， 每小題 5秒鐘 ； 聽完后 ， 各小題將給出 5 秒鐘的作答時間 。 1． Where does the conversation probably take place? A． In