Imagine the fun you can have! We start each day at 9:00 A.M. and end at 5:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. Camp begins on June 22 and runs through July 24. Transportation can be arranged for those who live in the Allentown area. To receive an application, call 1-888-293-3151 or write to:

56. Tommy Molina’s letter is used in the ad to ______.

A. prove the camp is wonderful

B. tell the way to meet cool people

C. introduce the great camping place

D. show everybody is eager to come back

57. The information in ACTIVITIES OFFERED shows us that ______.

A. owning a camera is a must to learn how to take pictures

B. weekly competitions will be held by Chippenstock Times

C. classes are available for campers of different swimming levels

D. campers can get close to nature by joining in Craft and Hiking

58. From the advertisement we learn that ______.

A. Camp Chippenstock is intended for all teenagers

B. all the instructors used to be Chippenstock campers

C. we can take part in the camp throughout the summer

D. Camp Chippenstock costs less than many other camps

B

While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an unbelievable sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.

The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to compete. It would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important.

I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong. I’m not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold―his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.

I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out.

But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.

No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did.

A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race. The crowd went wild. You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.

Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to Sydney.

In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold, or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog.

59. From the passage we can learn that the young man______.

A. made his turn to start back pitifully

B. was skillful in freestyle in the game

C. swam faster than the average swimmer

D. was not capable enough to win the medal

60. The crowd changed their attitudes because______.

A. they felt sorry for the young man

B. they were moved by the young man

C. they wanted to show their sympathy

D. they meant to please the young man

61. According to the passage, “it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means______.

A. it’s amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skills

B. it’s amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself

C. it’s cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors

D. it’s brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals

62. What’s the best title for the passage? ______?

A. Compete for Gold!           B. Try again!

C. Break a Record!             D. Go for it!

C

In Alexandria, Virginia, the two thousand students at T.C. Williams High School started classes last month in a new building. It was built as a “green” school based on requirements from the United States Green Building Council.

The council is a nonprofit organization made up of building industry leaders. It has a rating system for buildings called Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED.

In 2001, there were four schools asking for LEED certification. Now there are four hundred, including T.C.  Williams. So far,  fifty-eight schools have been recognized for meeting the requirements. These include protecting natural areas and limiting the amount of chemicals in building materials. They also include better lighting and improved indoor air quality. Buildings are also rated on how well they use energy and water, and on things like the use of recycling programs. At T. C. Williams, one example of green design can be seen in the many windows that let in natural light. Students say the sunny rooms help them stay awake during class.

A rooftop garden is designed to provide storm water control and help keep the building cool in the sun. And an underground tank can store 1,700,000 liters of rainwater for air conditioning and other systems.

The new building cost about 90,000,000 dollars to build. It stands next to the old T. C. Williams building, which officials say will slowly be taken apart and recycled. T.C. Williams High School is still waiting for the final part of the LEED certification process. Schools receive points for the number of requirements they meet. Buildings are rated silver, gold or platinum.

Around the country, concerns about limited budgets for public schools sometimes lead to objections to investing in “green” schools. But the Green Building Council points to a report by Capital E, a Washington D. C. company that serves the clean energy industry. Capital E examined the cost of thirty “green” schools in the United States. It says the average cost was only two percent higher compared to a traditional school.And it says this extra cost is small compared to the savings over time from lower energy and water costs and healthier students.

63. The United States Green Building Council aims to ______.

A. collect money for “green” schools

B. construct “green” buildings on its own

C. promote the construction of “green” schools

D. evaluate the “greenness” of any school building

64. We know from the passage that ______.

A. LEED evaluates the buildings at four different levels

B. Capital E designed many requirements for “green” schools

C. T. C. Williams High School has received LEED certification

D. LEED is provided by the United States Green Building Council

65. The underlined word they in Paragraph 3 refers to ______.

A. the requirements

B. the natural areas

C. the building materials

D. the amount of chemicals

66. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? ______.

A. Green schools cost more than traditional ones.

B. Capital E is devoted to the clean green industry.

C. Green schools will have more benefits in the long term.

D. Limited budgets cause a disagreement on “green” schools.

D

While most teenagers earn the minimum wage from weekend jobs, Jonathan Grubin, a 16-year-old boy, has logged on to an online success which turned over ￡ 75,000 last year.

Now his success is already beginning to show with the launch of ForFree4U. co. uk, which offers visitors free iPods and digital cameras for signing up their friends to its advertisers. Jonathan has got more than 55,000 members to the site in less than two years, sending off ￡ 25,000 worth of products.

His success is down to a business move known as affiliate marketing, a web-based marketing practice in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought about by the affiliate’s marketing efforts.

The Royal Grammar School student said: “I have always been interested in websites and the ideas behind them. I thought, ‘if only there was another way I could get my hands on these goods’, so I made a website for a bit of fun.” Jonathan added: “I partner with some advertisers, and they send me commission(佣金) each time I get them a new customer. I offer visitors to my website a reward when they sign up.”

“Advertisers were very quick to realise the potential of the network.  Affiliate marketing is highly successful for advertisers because they only pay when they see results.”

“When you run an expensive television advertising campaign, nothing is guaranteed. But with my business model, advertisers only pay their commission when they see results.”

Jonathan, who works from his computer at home, launched his first website when he was 12 offering mobile phone wallpapers and screensavers after rival sites were charging youngsters for downloads.

He also runs livenewcastle. co. uk, a resource website for Newcastle with listings, reviews and directories. He added: “I remember receiving my first cheque, it was ￡ 10.44, and I was amazed that I had received it. The only thing I really want to do is to be able to work for myself.”

“There are a lot of downsides, but there are advantages too. The fact is that I am so young, and when I’m 20, I’m going to have a lot of knowledge and experience that most people won’t have until they are 30 or 40.”

67. Which of the following helps lead to the success of ForFree4U. co. uk? ______?

A. It provides visitors with presents for signing up their friends to its advertisers.

B. It offers teenagers mobile phone wallpapers and screensavers for free.

C. It gets payment when it publishes ads.

D. It charges youngsters for downloads.

68. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Jonathan set up his first website when he was twelve.

B. Jonathan is a student of Royal Grammar School.

C. Jonathan founded the websites for money only.

D. Jonathan is in charge of two websites now.

69. According to the passage, it’s obvious that ______.

A. Jonathan’s websites are popular with both visitors and advertisers

B. visitors sign up on Jonathan’s website in order to get rewards

C. advertisers pay for their products being advertised online

D. Jonathan is interested in working all by himself

70. The passage is mainly about ______.

A. a smart online advertising technique

B. a promising business web-master

C. a web-based marketing producer

D. a successful online marketing

E

Today’s career assumptions are that you can get a lot of development, challenge and job satisfaction and not necessarily be in a management role.

“I hated all the meetings,” says a 10-year award-winning manager, “And I found the more you did for people who worked for you, the more they expected.”

Managing others is always a tough task, but in the past that stress was balanced by hopes for career mobility and financial rewards. Along with a sizable pay raise, people chosen as managers Would begin a nearly automatic climb up the career ladder to lucrative executive private benefits: company cars, club memberships, plus the key to the executive washroom.

But in today’s global, more competitive showground, a manager sits in an insecure chair. Restructuring has removed layer after layer of management as companies come to view their organizations as collections of talents rather than hierarchies(等级). There are far fewer steps for  managers to climb. Also, managerial jobs demand more hours and headaches than ever before but offer slim, if any, financial paybacks and perks.

Now managers must manage many people who are spread over different locations, even over different continents. They must manage across functions with, say, design, finance and marketing.

In an age of entrepreneurship, when the most praised people in business are those launching something new, management seems like an invisible, thankless role. Employers are looking for people who can do things, not for people who make other people do things.

In addition, the Dilbert factor is at work. With Dilbert’s popular cartoon character as well as many television situation comedies routinely describing managers as fools or enemies, they just don’t get much respect any more.

Moreover, it may not pay to be a manager at least not the way it once did. Ms. Chmielewski says, “The emotional rewards can be great, and there were times when I enjoyed management. But a 10-to-11-hour day and one weekend day a month is the norm.”

With more people cautious of joining management, are companies being hurt or worrying about developing future leaders? Not many are. While employers have fired a lot of managers, they believe many more candidates linger on at many companies. “Another reason why companies aren’t short of managers”， argues Robert Kelley, a business professor, “is that so many workers today are self-managed, either individually or via teams, you don’t need a manager.”

71. By writing the passage, the writer seems to ______.

A. explain reasons for firing managers

B. advise people not to become managers

C. express dissatisfaction of some managers

D. encourage managers to be more competitive

72. Compared with the past, the managing job today is more ______.

A. demanding    B. rewarding    C. questionable    D. acceptable

73. The author mentions what Ms. Chmielewski says to reflect that ______.

A. the managers’low working efficiency makes them less paid

B. the gain of being a manager is not as satisfactory as before

C. she enjoys great emotional rewards of being a manager

D. she misses the past enjoyment of being a manager

74. What can we learn from the passage? ______?

A. Managers have more chances to be promoted now.

B. Managers were not satisfied with the way they were treated.

C. It is unnecessary for a qualified manager to manage a variety of fields.

D. The cartoon character by Dilbert contributes to the bad image of managers.

75. What can we infer from the last paragraph? ______?

A. More and more people are eager to become managers.

B. There will be more managers to be employed in the future.

C. Employers think it easy for them to find managers in the future.

D. Team-work makes it possible for companies not to hire more managers.

第Ⅱ卷(共35分)

第四部分：书面表达(共两节，35分)

第一节  情景作文(20分)

你班要举办以“Ordinary but Great”为题的英语主题班会。请根据下列信息准备一篇发言稿，介绍赵郁的成长经历。

姓名

赵郁

职务

北京奔驰(Benz)公司首席技师

经历

1.从小喜欢发明创造；

2.做普通工人17年；

3.自学电脑、英语；能看懂英文

汽车车资料；能解决有关汽车

的技术难题；

4.获得许多奖励。

注意：1.词数不少于60。

2.文章的题目和开头已经给出。

3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

提示词：首席技师    chief technician

Ordinary but Great

     We are all ordinary people, but following what we are interested in and doing what we are good at can help us make great achievements for society and go far. Here’s a convincing and inspiring example.

第二节  开放作文(15分)

请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

In your English class, you are asked to describe the following picture and explain to your classmates how you understand it.

海淀区高三年级第二学期期末练习

              英    语              2008.5

选择题答案

第一、二、三部分(Key to 1-75)

1．C  2．A  3．B  4.C  5．B  6．B  7．A  8．A  9．C  10．A  11．A  12．C  13．A  14．B  15．A  16．B  17．C  18．C  19．B  20．B  21．D  22．A  23．B  24．D  25．B  26．D  27．A  28．D  29．A  30．B  31．C  32．B  33．C  34．A  35．C  36．A  37．C  38．B  39．C  40．A  41．D  42．A  43．D  44．C  45．A  46．C  47．A  48．D  49．B  50．B  51．D  52．C  53．B  54．D  55．B  56．A  57．C  58．D  59．D  60．B  61．B  62．D  63.C  64．D  65．A  66．C  67．A  68．C  69．A  70．B  71．B  72．A  73.B  74．D  75．C

非选择题答案

第四部分  书面表达

情景作文  One possible version：

Ordinary but Great

We are all ordinary people, but following what we are interested in and doing what we are good at can help us make great achievements for society and go far. Here's a convincing and inspiring example.

Zhao Yu, the chief technician in the Benz Company, is regarded as a great success. However, his success is no accident. As a young boy with a sense of creativity, he was eager to learn and to make a lot of inventions. Being an ordinary worker in the Benz Company for 17 years, not only did he do well in his job, but also he made efforts to teach himself English and to learn how to use computers. Now it is easy for him to read English materials about cars. Besides, he became expert at solving various technical problems. Because of his great contribution, he has received awards many times.

Zhao Yu has set a good example that ordinary people can stand out by doing their jobs with interest and enthusiasm.

开放作文 One possible version:

In the picture, a boy is absorbed in fishing, while others are leaving, empty-handed. Finally his efforts pay off, and he gets one big fish. Actually, there are still more fish in the water. If those who are heading back could stay longer, they would surely get a good catch. So from the children's different behaviors, we can see that success needs a person's patience because patience plays an important role in the process of achieving goals. Stick to what we are doing, and the gain we get will be beyond imagination just like the fish left in the pool.

附：听力录音原文

Text 1

W: Good afternoon. This is Easton Hospital. Is Mr. Baker there?

M: Sorry, he's out for lunch.

Text 2

W: Would you mind if we discuss our plan before dinner?

M: Not at all. I certainly don't want to talk about it over dinner.

Text 3

W: Come and have a look at my new dress.

M:I’d like to, dear, but I've got a lot of work to do.

Text 4

W: I'm sorry, sir. The train is behind time. I'll tell you something definite as soon as I can.

M: Thanks a lot.

Text 5

W: The red coat is $ 45 and the black one is $ 35. Which one do you want?

M: Neither. I want that large yellow one. How much is it?

W: It's twice as much as the black one.

Text 6

W: Excuse me, sir, can I catch the bus for the zoo here?

M: You can take a T-3 or a T-6 from here, but then you will have to walk about two blocks. Actually, if you take a Z4 at the next block, it will let you right off in front of the zoo.

W: Maybe that' s what I'll do. Thank you very much.

M：You're welcome.

Text 7

M: Oh, dear! The basketball game is about to start. Could you bring some chips and also some ice cream from the fridge?

W: Anything else?

M: No, that's all for now. Hey, you know, they're organizing a company basketball team, and I'm thinking about joining. What do you think?

W: Um......

M: “Um?” What do you mean? I was the star player at my school.

W: Yeah, twenty-five years ago. Look, I just don't want you to have a heart attack running up and down the court.

M: Yeah, you're probably right.

Text 8

M: Hi, Kate. Have you any plans for the weekend?

W: Yeah, I'm really excited. I'm going up to New York City for a couple of days.

M: My roommate's going to New York, too. Are you driving? Maybe you two could ride together.

W: No, I'm going to take a train to the Plain Station. I've already got my ticket.

M: So what are you going to do in New York?

W: I' m visiting my friend Laura. I met her last summer at the music camp. We are both interested in music and we'll enjoy an opera at the Lincoln Center.

M: Oh, have a good time!

Text 9

W: Hi, Tom. Would you like to go swimming this afternoon?

M: I wish I could, Jenny, but I have to spend the rest of the day in the library. I have a ten-page paper to finish for tomorrow.

W: Oh, is that for Professor Smith's class?

M. Yes, I have to write an article on a poem we read in class.

W: That's hard. How is it going so far?

M: Not very well. And I have to study a lot for math and history. I don't know how I'm going to do it at all.

W: You know, Tom, I've been doing well in history, so I'd be happy to help you.

M: Thanks, Jenny. I'll see you in front of the library.

W. Good luck with the poem.

Text 10

W: So, how are things going?

M: Well, to be honest, I was feeling great on Saturday, but I started to feel sick on Sunday afternoon. And I'm really worried because I'm scheduled to give a presentation at work on Friday, so I have to be better by then.

W: Well, what's wrong with you?

M: Well, I thought I had the flu, but the doctor said it was just a bad cold. He gave me some medicine to take care of the fever. I'm supposed to take the medicine three times a day after eating, but it doesn't seem to help.

W: Oh, forget about that medicine！ I have just the thing to get rid of a bad cold. You see, my mum is really into Chinese medicine.

M: Oh, no. Thanks.

W: Have a try! You just take some of my mum's Chinese tea and drink it four times a day. Believe me. You'll be up and dancing around in no time.

M: Well, nothing else seems to be doing the job.

Text 11

Welcome to our Music Radio. Tonight, I'll introduce you a super singer.

Norah Jones, born on March 30th 1979 in New York City, is one of the most popular jazz singers of our time.

Her first album Come Away with Me sold 18 million copies worldwide and won 5 Grammy Awards in 2003.

[Jazz music]

Can you identify this tune? It's one of the songs from her second album, Feels like Home. With folk tendency, it's the highest-selling album in the history of Blue Note Records with over a million copies sold within the first week. Norah Jones was listed among the most influential people of 2006 by Time Magazine.

On January 30, 2007 Norah Jones put out her third album, Not Too Late―a collection of 13 original songs. This was the most pre-ordered album of all time on Amazon. com.

Thanks for joining us and let's enjoy listening to her beautiful song.