【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Q & A

Question: I have recently got a senior position within my company．One of my new tasks is to make monthly progress reports on my department in front of other senior officials. During my first meeting, I presented and then opened the floor to questions. 【1】 _ My first reaction was to answer defensively(防卫地;戒备地). Later, I realized that I shouldn’t have felt that way. But how can I keep cool and effectively answer questions in this type of settings?

Answer: Congratulations on your new position! Presenting in front of your peers (同事) is a hard task in itself and it becomes much more difficult when a question-and-answer period is required! Question-and-answer periods are a great way to clarify (使……清楚) the message and strengthen key points． 【2】__

● 【3】

When a person is asking a question, show interest and a desire to understand the question by listening and asking for clarification.

● Buy time

When facing a hard question, most people can’t give an answer immediately. Buy time by repeating the question in your own words. 【4】 These techniques allow you to quickly organize your thoughts as well as to make sure you will be correctly answering the question．

● Suggest a private meeting.

A one-to-one meeting is a calmer setting than speaking in front of your peers． 【5】

A．Show your true interest.

B．Restate the question with respect.

C．Some ideas can be quite concrete.

D．There were many difficult questions.

E．It can also be more effective in exchanging ideas.

F．You may also ask for clarification on the question.

G．Here are some ideas that can help prepare for your next meeting.

【题目】It was human errors, rather than the natural disaster, that _________for the death of so many innocent people in the landslide at an industrial park in Shenzhen.

A. is blamed B. is to blame

C. are blamed D. are to blame

【题目】假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你得知故宫正在招聘暑期义务英文讲解员, 请你给相关部门负责人写一封申请信，内容包括：

1. 介绍你的基本信息；

2. 说明你的优势（例如：相关能力，性格特点等）；

3. 表示你希望被录用。

注意：1.词数不少于50；

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir or Madam,

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

Sincerely,

Li Hua

(请务必将作文写在答题卡指定区域内)

【题目】

The Post Office in Britain is famous for getting letters and parcels to places to which they should be sent. The problem is that we the public have to observe the rules. For example, we must put a stamp on a letter. If we don’t, the receiver will have to pay double. We often see the sign ALL LETTERS MUST BE CORRECTLY ADDRESSED. These days, this means having to use postcodes. If you didn’t use a postcode, it’s no good complaining that your letter should have arrived sooner. Parcels are a problem because they must be correctly packaged. If Aunt Sophie is going to send you a jar of your favorite jam, she will have to wrap it up well. The most important thing we have to do is to address our letters and parcels legibly(易读) and correctly. This means clear handwriting and correct spelling. What we should do and what we actually do are often miles apart. Recently, the Post Office had to deliver a letter which showed a name followed by the word Arijaba. What is this, do you think? Arabic? Hiodustani(兴都斯坦语)? Wrong both times! Say it out loud and you’ll see it’s just plain English. HARWICH HARBOUR！

【1】In England _______ if you forget to put on a stamp.

A. nobody can receive your letter

B. you will have to give some money as a punishment

C. you can’t have your letter posted

D. you can still have your letter posted

【2】If you didn’t use a postcode, _______.

A. your letter couldn’t arrive soon

B. your letter would be surely lost

C. your letter could not be posted

D. your letter would be sent back at last

【3】When we post parcels, we must _______.

A. address them correctly

B. address them clearly

C. package them correctly

D. all of the above

【4】From the passage we can see that postmen _______.

A. have no difficulty in delivering any letters

B. have difficulty in delivering mis-spelt letters

C. won’t deliver any letters with bad handwriting

D. can deliver all letters to their destinations(目的地)

【题目】For teenagers, it's great fun to explore new places and it feels like an adventure, even when you know you're not the first to have been there. But to make sure not to get lost or waste time going round in circles, the following tips may be helpful.

◆Do the map reading if you're being driven somewhere. It'll be easier if you keep the map following the direction you are traveling in. Keep looking ahead so that you can give the driver lots of warning before having to make a turn, or you'll have to move to the back seat.

◆Get a group of friends together and go exploring. You'll need a good map, a compass, a raincoat, a cell phone to call for help in case you get lost, and a bit of spare cash for emergencies. Tell someone where you're going before you set out and let them know what time you expect to be back. The purpose of the activity is in not getting lost, not in seeing how fast you can go, so always stick together, waiting for slower friends to catch up.

◆See if your school or a club organizes orienteering（越野识途比赛） activities, in which you need a map and a compass to find your way. This can be done as a sport, with teams trying to find the way from A to B(and B to C, etc. ) in the fastest time, or simply as a spare-time activity. It enables you to be familiar with the use of maps and compass and gain some special skills. In some way, it’s not only good fun, but also a great way to keep fit.

【1】When you sit beside the driver, you’d better ________.

A．look ahead to see where there is a gas station

B．move to the back seat if feeling uncomfortable

C．keep looking at the map to find another place to go to

D．direct the driver when necessary

【2】In the exploration, why do you need to wait for the slower friends?

A．To share the fun with him/her in exploration.

B．To tell him/her what’s going on with group members.

C．To avoid yourself or your friends getting lost.

D．To show them how fast you can go.

【3】What does the whole passage talk about?

A．The fun of exploration.

B．What to bring for exploration.

C．How to prevent people getting lost in exploration.

D．The way to use a map in exploration.

【题目】

Sport is very popular in England. In other words lots of English people like the idea of sport. A lot watch sport on TV. But the number who take part in sport is quite small. On the whole English people prefer to be fat rather than thin. The most popular sport in England is football. Football is played on Saturday afternoon in most towns and the supporters of a certain team will travel from one end of the country to the other to see their team play. There are four divisions(级别) of the football league. Not surprisingly the best teams are in the first division. But the best supporters are often in the fourth division. You have to be a good supporter to watch the fourth division football!

Many other sports are also played in England, such as golf, in which you try to knock a ball into a hole; basketball, in which you try to get a ball through a net; tennis, in which you try to hit a ball so that your opponent(对手) can not hit it. As you see, if the ball had not been invented, there would have been no sport. Actually, that is not quite true. Athletics(田径) isn’t played with a ball; nor horseracing. Perhaps that is why they are not as popular as football!

【1】________ is the most popular sport in England.

A. Basketball.B. Football.C. Golf.D. Tennis.

【2】You have to be a good supporter to watch ________ division football.

A. the firstB. the secondC. the thirdD. the fourth

【3】Why do many English people not take part in sport?

A. They are too busy.

B. They like watching sport on TV.

C. They would like to be fat.

D. They prefers to be thin.

【4】Why are English people interested in sport?

A. They have their football team.

B. The sport games are played on Saturday afternoon.

C. They like the idea of sport.

D. They like the famous players.

【题目】With the new family planning policy _______, many young parents are considering having their second child.

A. introduce B. introducing

C. to introduce D. introduced

【题目】There are labels(标签) inside all new clothes.The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes.The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water.A sweater label may tell you to wash in cold water.The label on a coat may say “dry clean only”, for washing may ruin this coat.If you do as the directions (说明) on the label, you can keep your clothes looking their best for a long time.

Many clothes today must be dry cleaned. Dry cleaning is expensive. When buying new clothes, check to see if they will need to be dry cleaned. You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed.

You can save money if you buy clothes that are well made. Well-made clothes last longer. They look good even after they have been washed many times. Clothes that cost more money are not necessarily(不一定) better made. They do not always fit better. Sometimes less expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive clothes.

【1】If you want to save money, you had better buy clothes that ________.

A．don’t fit youB．don’t last long

C．need to be dry cleanedD．can be washed

【2】The labels inside the clothes tell you ________.

A．how to keep them looking their best

B．how to save money

C．whether they fit you or not

D．where to get them dry cleaned

【3】The best title for the passage should be ________.

A．Buy Less Expensive Clothes

B．Taking Enough Money When Shopping

C．Being a Clever Clothes Shopper

D．Choosing the Labels inside New Clothes

【4】“Well-made clothes last longer” means ________.

A. clothes that are well made will be the last for you to choose

B. clothes that are well made are mostly longer than cheap ones

C. you can wear well-made clothes for a longer time

D. you can wear well-made clothes for a long time if you wear them at last

【题目】书面表达

请你为《21st Century》写一篇报道，介绍我校为高三学生创立的“心灵城堡（Soul Castle）”专栏(column)，并谈谈自己的感想。

内容要点包括：

● 开设目的：缓解压力, 确保健康

● 专栏优势：专业指导

● 专栏内容：建议, 心声

● 你的感想

注意：

1. 词数100左右

2. 开头语已为你写好(不计入总词数

3. 请在答题卡上作答。

Our school has set up a column called “Soul Castle” for senior 3 students.

【题目】 阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Net Library is a library that lends out digital books. It treats a digital book like a paperback copy. It charges libraries per book per copy and gives publishers a cut of the total income.

From the consumer’s point of view, this means that if more than five people want the latest Danielle Steel romance novel, other people who request that book will get a message saying the title is unable to get.

Many publishers seem to have embraced its model. More than 350 publishers gave the company rights to hand out their digital works, and McGraw-Hill Corporation and Houghton Mifflin Corporation have put money into the company. The California public libraries and about 1,800 others across the US are trying out the Net Library service.

Some librarians criticize the Net Library model. Stanford University librarian Michael Keller argues that the company is creating an unnatural fear of digital works, which is contrary to the ideas of the Internet.

Keller and some other librarians argue for the e-book vision set forth by Brary. Brary is starting a service that lets us users read books for free.

But it will charge about 25 cents a page when a person tries to point out material or copy and taste it into a different file or tries to download a copy onto a computer.

Christopher Warnock, chief executive of Brary, believes most consumers won’t want to buy entire books, only the parts that interest them.

“There is not really a lot of good owning an electronic file and having to store it and manage it. It doesn’t make sense,” he said.

【1】How do publishers get money from the Net Library?

A．They get money from selling their books to the Net Library

B．They get money from the readers．

C．They get money by cutting the cost of the books．

D．They share the money with Net Library．

【2】The underlined word “embraced” in the third paragraph means

A. tried out something hard

B. held something tightly

C. disliked something badly

D. taken something willingly

【3】What does the last paragraph mean?

A. Net Library is not a good way for the consumers．

B. There is no need for consumers to have a whole book．

C. Brary is not a good library for the consumers．

D. It’s reasonable to charge the consumers money for copying some pages．