I can still recognize Mr. Johnson, who is standing by the door, even though he looks ______ different now.

A．mostly                  B．slightly                 C．approximately       D．finally

—She can speak seven languages.

—How great! It seems that she _______ learning languages.

A．takes an interest in                                     B．has a gift for

C．plays a trick on                                 D．plays a role in

In our childhood, we were often _______ by Grandma to pay attention to our table manners.

A．reminded               B．permitted               C．confirmed             D．performed

New ______ show that the economy of our country is continuing to grow.

A．welfares               B．nationalities            C．statistics               D．schedules

1.         读写任务

阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语作文。

An elderly carpenter（木匠）was ready to retire. He told his employers of his plans to leave

he house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and children. His employer

was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal

favor. The carpenter said yes, but it was obvious that his heart was already not in his work. He

built it impatiently and used poor materials. It was unfortunate for a wonderful career to end

like that.

When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to inspect the house. Then he

handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said, "This is your house. It's my gift to you."

The carpenter was shocked!

What a shame! If he had known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so

differently.

So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the

building. Then, with a shock, we realize we have to live in the house we have built. Therefore,

build it wisely!

【写作内容】

1. 请你以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。

2. 请你以约120词以"Build your life wisely!"为话题谈谈你的想法，内容包括：

(1)读了短文之后，你觉得文中木匠的做法明智吗？

(2)我们能以木匠建房的态度去对待我们的生活吗？为什么？

(3)你觉得我们应该如何对待生活才是明智的？

【写作要求】

你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

 基础写作

你是英语校报的一名小记者，最近进行了一次采访，一下是这次采访的情况：

【写作内容】

【写作要求】

只能使用5个句子表达全部内容

【评分标准】

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

【参考词汇】

心理学psychology

信息匹配

　　 阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选

项字母涂黑。

　　 首先请阅读下列有关地球科学的文章，插图及简介：

Global warming can be absolute depressing. Turns out, it is.

Nature Tourism Doesn't always Help

Ecotourists who want to help protect the environment with their travel

dollars may be best off backpacking.

Greenhouse Gases May Endanger Human Health

The EPA is warning that greenhouse gases emission（排放）is a threat to

public health and welfare.

Newest weapon Against Climate Change: Rocks

A strong contender in the fight against global warming may be right

under our feet.

Climate Changing Faster Than Expected

As climate change exceeds the worst predictions, scientists emphasize

the urgency of reducing emissions.

Airline Passengers May Face Radiation Risk

Add lightning-produced radiation to the list of potential concerns for

holiday travelers.

下面是这些文章的主要内容。请把相关的内容与它们的标题匹配起来。

1．　 By now with so many persuasive evidences, global warming is developing or exceeding

　 experts' worst expectations, and could bring drastic change to our planet, including a 19-foot

　 sea level rise and the extinction of many species, according to a new report released today.

　 So scientists sound the alarm.

2．　 Besides adventure and relaxation, there is some comfort in thinking that your tourist dollars

help protect the natural beauty you go to visit. But it doesn't always work that way. A new

study in Uganda（乌干达）found that people who spent more money to se gorillas in Bwindi

Impenetrable National Park didn't necessarily help the local community more.

3．　 Rocks with a powerful thirst for carbon dioxide could suck enough of the greenhouse gas

from the atmosphere to help counteract global warming, according to a recent study. Formed

under heat and pressure deep in the Earth, the rocks have unusual chemical properties when

moving up to the surface, which include absorbing carbon dioxide.

4．　 A rise in natural disasters caused by the global warming will lead to more cases of stress

disorder and depression. According to various evidences, climate change will bring new

cases of stress, anxiety and depression. People who already have serious psychological problems will　

probably suffer most in the natural disasters and extreme weather events.

5．　 The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded greenhouse gases are endangering

people's health and must be regulated, indicating that the Obama administration is prepared

to contain global warming if necessary and that the United States is aggressively taking

actions to fight against global warming and protect its people's health..

The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, "High school English teachers are not doing their jobs." He described the inadequacies of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how this grade 9 level had been established.

　　My topic is not standards nor its decline（降低）. What the speaker was really saying is that eh is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.

　　My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies（缺陷）. But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack.

　　The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults the language of the young always seems inadequate.

　　Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar to today's young people, it naturally follows that today's English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people would not have a poor command of English.
41. The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that ________.
　　A. the language of the younger generation is usually inferior to that t of the older generation
　　B. the students had a poor command of English because they didn't work hard enough
　　C. he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen years
　　D. English teachers should be held responsible for the students' poor command of English
42. In the author's opinion, the speaker _______.
　　A. gave a correct judgment of the English level of the students
　　B. had exaggerated （夸张）the language problems of the students
　　C. was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobs
　　D. could think and speak intelligently
43. The author's attitude towards the speaker's remarks is _______.
　　A. neutral            B. positive          C. critical        D. compromising
44. It can be concluded from the passage that ______.
　　A. it is justifiable to include English as a school subject
　　B. the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9 level
　　C. English language teaching is by no means an easy job
　　D. Language improvement needs time and effort
45. In the passage the author argues that ______.
　　A. it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the students
　　B) young people would not have a poor command of English if the teachers did their jobs properly
　　C) to get rid of language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and ears
　　D) to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generations

  If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise—and as a result, we are ageing unnecessarily soon.
　　Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why otherwise healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a relatively early age, and how the process of ageing could be slowed down.
　　With a team of colleagues at Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages and varying occupations.
　　Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtain precise measurements of the volume of the front and side sections of the brain, which relate to intellect (智能) and emotion, and determine the human character. (The rear section of the brain, which controls functions like eating and breathing, does not contract with age, and one can continue living without intellectual or emotional faculties.)
　　Contraction of front and side parts—as cells die off—was observed I some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident in some sixty- and seventy-year-olds.
　　Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple remedy to the contraction normally associated with age—using the head.
　　The findings show in general terms that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. Those least at risk, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White collar workers doing routine work in government offices are, however, as likely to have shrinking brains as the farm worker, bus driver and shop assistant.
　　Matsuzawa’s findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. “The best way to maintain good blood circulation is through using the brain,” he says, “Think hard and engage in conversation. Don’t rely on pocket calculators.”
36. The team of doctors wanted to find out ________.
　　A. why certain people age sooner than others   B. how to make people live longer
　　C. the size of certain people’s brains          D. which people are most intelligent
37. On what are their research findings based?
　　A. A survey of farmers in northern Japan.      B. Tests performed on a thousand old people.
　　C. The study of brain volumes of different people  D. The latest development of computer technology.
38. The doctor’s test show that ________.
　　A. our brains shrink as we grow older         B. the front section of the brain does not shrink
　　C. sixty-year-olds have the better brains than thirty-year-olds
　　D. some people’s brains have contracted more than other people’s.
39. The word “subjects” in Paragraph 5 means ________.
　　A. something to be considered               B. branches of knowledge studied
　　C. persons chosen to be studied in an experiment
　　D. any member of a state except the supreme ruler.
40. According to the passage, which people seem to age slower than the others?
　　A. Lawyers.          B. Farmers.         C. Clerks.         D. Shop assistants.

   Parents need to be good role models to help their children make sensible financial decisions, according to Adam Hancock and hs team, from East Caronlina University in the US. Their work highlights that parents who argue about finances contribute to increasing credit card debt among their children during their students years. Their work is published online in Springer's Journal of Family and Economic Issues.

   Credit card debt among college students has been a growing concern for researchers and policymakers over the last decade. In addition, there is growing concern among educators that more students are dropping out of school, not because of academic failure, but because of financial reasons, and credit card especially. Hancock and colleagues' study is the first to examine how parental interactions, and financial knowledge and attitudes may have a cumulative effect（累积效应）on the number of credit cards students own and their level of credit card debt.

   The researchers analyzed data for 420 undergraduate students from seven different American universities, who took part in the College Student Financial Literacy Survey. According to the online survey, nearly two-thirds of students had a credit card, and nearly a third had more than one. Those students who reported that their parents argued about finances were more likely to have more than two cards than the students whose parents who did not argue about finances.

In terms of debt, those students who had two or more credit cards were nearly three times more likely to report having credit card debt over ＄500.

The researchers conclude, "It is clear that the influence of parents cannot be neglected. Researchers, educators and policymakers should work in finding effective ways to increase the positive financial behaviors fo college students. We need to help students learn financial skills and establish healthy financial attitudes at earlier ages to prevent poor financial habits from taking root."

31. In Adam Hancock's research, student's credit card debt is related to their _________.

   A.knowledge            B.concerns           C.school            D.parents

32. When college students have credit card debt, they may ________.

   A.quit school                                B.fail in their exams  

   C.study financial knowledge                    D.have more credit cards

33. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?

   A. More than 400 students i a university took the survey.

   B. The survey was conducted with the paper questionnaire.

   C. Nearly all the students in this survey have credit cards.

   D. Students have fewer cards if their parents argue more.

34. If you have two or more credit cards, you are more likely to ________.

   A.get wealthy           B.have argument       C.buy more things   D.become in debt

35. As a student, what can yo learn from the passage?

   A. We need to turn to our parents when we have credit card debt.

   B. We should build correct financial attitudes when we are young.

   C. We shouldn't have credit cards so that we can avoid argument.

   D. We can have more credit cards to make life more comfortable.