题目内容
（D）As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have．It’s likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen will have a washing machine and a microwave oven．Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need． You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week． Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for．Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world．They feel that the long-hour work culture to make more money to buy more things is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes．Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting_is one of them． Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year．One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz．They used to work in central London．He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank．They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs （郊区）, leaving their two children with a nanny（保姆）．Most evenings Daniel wouldn’t get home until eight or nine o’clock, and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings．They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by． Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales．“I always wanted to have a farm here,” says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift．It’s taken some getting used to, but it’s been worth it．We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays．However, I think it’s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier．” Liz, however, is not quite sure．“I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours．I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m gradually getting used to looking after the animals．One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children．My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all．”68．What do the first two paragraphs tell us? A．People seldom work long hours to make money． B．People hardly buy more things than necessary． C．People are sure everything they own is in the right place． D．People realize more is involved in life than just making money．69．Daniel agrees that the move to the farm __________． A．was easy to organize B．has improved family life C．was extremely expensive D．has been a total success70．The underlined word "downshifting" in the second paragraph means ________． A．repairing your car by yourself B．spending money carefully C．moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better life D．living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a week
六、单词拼写：（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在该句横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。
71. She ____________ (分享) my troubles as well as my joys.
72. Did they ____________ (幸免) the terrible earthquake?
73. This is a ____________ (被人遗弃) station, and there is not a single bus here.
74. The ____________ (大多数) of the Chinese believe the French President made a mistake to meet Dalai Lama.
75. I ____________ (交换) Christmas cards and gifts with my nephew every year.
76. She is so ____________ (独立的) that she refused all pecuniary aid.
77. If plastic and rubber are burnt, they’ll give off ____________ (有毒的) gases.
78. We lack practice and ____________ (经验) nowadays in dealing with primitive conditions.
79. The loss of 150 lives in the plane crash was a great ____________ (灾难).
80. She said she had the right to ____________ (毁坏) the letter.
81. In terms of money, he’s quite rich, but not in terms of ____________ (幸福).
82. You should ____________ (接受) your teacher’s advice.
83. I’m ____________ (决定) to devote myself to education cause.
84. I think it is ____________ (不礼貌) to go into someone else’s room without knocking at the door.
85. He refused to ____________ (道歉) for his lateness for school.
根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
—Young people are given too much freedom nowadays, and as a result they have lost respect for their parents and elders in general．
—1. My parents gave me advice but never forced me to do anything I didn`t want to do ．I respect and love them for this．
—2.
—Oh, yes． After I left school and started to work as a nurse, I became economically independent．
—3.
—I am． Many young people today say they have nothing in common with their parents． But I`m very lucky because I get along very well with them． What about you?
—4. I am also very fond of my family． But I don`t always get along very well with my parents． They seldom allow me to do what I want to．
—But they allowed you to come to study in England on your own．
—5.
A． You seem very close to your parents．
B． Yes, but that`s after many times of request．
C． I don`t think so．
D． Well, we value family life very much in my country．
E． What about your parents?
F． Are you quite independent of them now?
G． They are strict with me．
（D）
As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have．It’s likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen will have a washing machine and a microwave oven．Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need． You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week．
Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for．Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world．They feel that the long-hour work culture to make more money to buy more things is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes．Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting_is one of them．
Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year．One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz．They used to work in central London．He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank．They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs （郊区）, leaving their two children with a nanny（保姆）．Most evenings Daniel wouldn’t get home until eight or nine o’clock, and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings．They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by．
Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales．“I always wanted to have a farm here,” says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift．It’s taken some getting used to, but it’s been worth it．We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays．However, I think it’s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier．”
Liz, however, is not quite sure．“I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours．I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m gradually getting used to looking after the animals．One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children．My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all．”
68．What do the first two paragraphs tell us?
A．People seldom work long hours to make money．
B．People hardly buy more things than necessary．
C．People are sure everything they own is in the right place．
D．People realize more is involved in life than just making money．
69．Daniel agrees that the move to the farm __________．
A．was easy to organize B．has improved family life
C．was extremely expensive D．has been a total success
70．The underlined word "downshifting" in the second paragraph means ________．
A．repairing your car by yourself
B．spending money carefully
C．moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better life
D．living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a week
书面表达 （满分25分）
假定你是一名中学生，名叫王林，写一封建议信给21st Century的编辑，反映目前滥养宠物的问题。你认为宠物过多，噪音扰民；污染环境；你周围许多人尤其是小孩都曾经被吓到或咬伤；甚至会导致某些疾病的传播，所以你希望得到媒体的关注和支持。
注意：1、词数120左右
2、短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear editor,
I’m sorry to occupy your precious time ,but I really want to tell you something about he problem of some people keeping too many pets nowadays.
Yours truly
wang lin
