阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

The Nigerian postal service has witnessed a reduction in the number of letters sent, especially by individuals, due to the alternatives of email and text.

“People prefer these over letters, because of the speed, although letters serve many purposes, other than conveying of messages", said Barry Varley Tipton, principal of Cherry Field College.

But some people think that the vanishing(逐渐消失的) art of letter writing has grave (严重的) consequences for students, teachers, the economy, society and the beauty of reading from loved ones, because letters in those days usually had a variety of styles .

A lover of letters writing, Hajiya Aisha refers to the occasions she has seen people enraged, because their connections at a cyber cafe took 56 seconds rather than the usual 36 hours. She says, “Although letters are slow, waiting for something good is not wholly a bad thing. Nothing beats a hand written letter.”

"When I was a graduate studying overseas twenty five years ago, my mother wrote to me daily. It was wonderful to receive those letters. They often said nothing more than everyone was thinking of me. I continue this tradition with several friends who are scattered worldwide. Hand written letters show the love that we have for family and friends. Email cannot replace the smile of actually getting the letter. The warm, sincere thank- you note, or the sweetly scented love letter we usually received and sent in those days is irreplaceable" she said.

Will electronic age stamps replace letters? Hopefully not, since it takes with it a culture rich in colour, history, and communication. Letters, like bits of ourselves, deserve to be stored away for future readers, giving them insight into details as small as the price and pattern of stamps, and as great as personal insights exchanged long ago.

【写作内容】

       1. 以约30词概括以上短文的主要内容：

       2. 然后以约120个词以“Will written letters die out ?”为主题写一篇短文，并包括如下要点：

       (1)有些人认为用手机收发短信和用因特网收发邮件更加方便快捷，写信很费时间

       (2)有些人喜欢和朋友或家人写信

       (3)你的观点

【写作要求】

       1. 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，但不得直接引用阅读材料中的句子

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称

【评分标准】

       概括准确、语言规范、内容合适，篇章连贯。  (请在答题纸上作答)

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I watched as she led him by the hand to the bathroom in the waiting hall of the airport. Although he looked a little confused, he seemed   31   as long as his hand was in hers.

Returning to their seats at the gate, she   32  his hair and buttoned his jacket. He looked nervous and asked, “Where are we going, Mom? What time is it? When will we get to   33   our plane?”

I wondered about the woman’s patience and love. I   34   her take him by the hand when they were finally   35   to board.

Upon finding my seat, I discovered that the three of us would be   36  . I managed to pass the two of them to my window seat and then told him how handsome he looked in his new coat. He   37  . She helped take off his jacket and   38   his seatbelt. He said that he had to go to the   39  again, and she told him that he could last until the end of the   40  .

As the plane started, he became frightened and   41   for her hand. She calmed him down and began talking to him about whom to visit. He was confused about the different   42   they would be seeing, but she patiently repeated who was who   43   he seemed to understand.

We introduced ourselves and   44   the usual things all mothers like to exchange with one another. I   45   she had four children and was on her way to visit one of them.

The hour passed   46  , and soon we were preparing to land. He became frightened again, and she   47   his arm gently. She smiled and hugged him. “I love you, Honey.”

They   48   the plane before I did, the mother never realizing how deeply she had   49  me. I prayed for this remarkable woman and for myself that I would have enough love and   50  to meet whatever challenges came my way, as this extraordinary mother clearly had.

31．A．nervous    B．secure       C．strong        D．confident

32．A．washed     B．dried     C．combed     D．cut

33．A．ride      B．leave     C．see         D．land

34．A．found       B．noticed     C．made       D．watched

35．A．allowed    B．expected   C．announced        D．believed

36．A．apart     B．together    C．upset       D．different

37．A．cried     B．shook       C．responded   D．smiled

38．A．search      B．loosen      C．fasten        D．set

39．A．cafe     B．shop     C．bathroom   D．airport

40．A．day      B．flight     C．life         D．patience

41．A．struggled  B．prayed      C．looked       D．reached

42．A．relatives   B．books       C．places        D．children

43．A．until     B．when     C．after       D．since

44．A．explained  B．had      C．shared       D．enjoyed

45．A．heard          B．proved      C．knew       D．learned

46．A．slowly      B．quickly     C．silently      D．senselessly

47．A．seized       B．held     C．struck        D．beat

48．A．walked around B．wandered about        C．left for  D．got off

49．A．calmed     B．excited     C．touched     D．confused

50．A．strength    B．quality      C．energy       D．advantage

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分 30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

   Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen   36   his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but   37   for a glance.

   One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden,   38   in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he   39   the old gardener was blind.40   , the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can’t  41  in fact?” The old man smiled and answered that “ I can tell you  42   reasons. First I was a   43  when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can   44  them. Third，I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s  45  .

   “Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man   46   .

   “Yeah, it’s   47  that I don’t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never   48   them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good  49   . In the meantime, it also   50  a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

    The old man’s  51  astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and  52  them as a link of minds so as to make   53   enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness？

   I believe every flower has   54  with which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though   55  to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.

1. A. loving            B. watering         C. tending          D. planting

2. A. stop     　　     B. stay             C. live         D. run

3. A. kept              B. dropped          C. fallen       D. lost

4. A. realized          B. noticed          C. felt         D. thought

5. A. Excited           B. Frightened       C. Shocked      D. Satisfied

6.A. feel          B. see              C. hear         D. eat

7. A. one          B. two              C. three            D. four

8.A. gardener       B. teacher          C. farmer       D. painter

9. A. taste             B. plant            C. touch        D. appreciate

10.A. it                B. me               C. them        D. you

11. A. with pleasure    B. in surprise          C. with hope    D. in anger

12. A. true             B. possible         C. a pity       D. a shame

13. A. put              B. turn             C. get         D. knock

14.A. mind              B. life             C. future       D. mood

15.A. introduces        B. offers           C. stands       D. leaves

16.A. words             B. behavior         C. story        D. attitudes

17. A. treats           B. acts             C. works        D. serves

18.A. anybody           B. somebody         C. everybody   D. nobody

19. A. ears             B. soul             C. eyes        D. heart

20.A. refusing          B. trying          C. pretending   D. Failing

完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Although my father wasn't a  doctor,  he  made  his  own  brand  of  "house  calls"． I followed him as he    36  a plate of my mother's home cooking to an elderly man named Frank    37   all major holidays, and when Frank was    38  ． As far as I know,  their  only    39   was that Frank was an occasional    40   at Dad's small gas station． Frank's home was a two-room house on the rough side of town with a rotten front porch（门廊） that you could fall through if you weren't    41  ． Through his caring    42  , my father was teaching me to be a doctor,    43   neither of us knew it at the time．

When I was 13, my father    44   lung cancer． He brought home a    45   the doctor drew showing    46   his cancer was and told me that he was going to    47  ．

The big green oxygen tank with plastic tubing    48    a central feature （特征） of our living  room next to his easy chair． Several months passed and his condition    49  ． He asked me to    50    my mother when he was gone． He said, "I love you, son．" That night he died．

When you're 13 and your father dies, you have some    51   to make． You can use the circumstance as a （n）    52    for letting your behavior and grades go down drain, or you can honor his memory and try to do something    53   with yourself． I    54   my energy on my school work and my goal of becoming a    55  ． ．

第三节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。        

When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays．On the way home, Dad  21 stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams．I couldn’t  22  it, but I could pray from the  23 we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or  24  and go home empty-handed．That corner  25  either mouth-watering excitement or 26 ．

One day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the  27  sound of his offer．It  28 ．“Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “Would you like to  29  today?”

“Twenty cents!” I thought to myself, “I can afford it．I got 25 cents’ pocket money and some  30  for odd jobs（零活）．Well,  31  it is enough, ice cream isn’t a good use of it.”    32 , I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll  33 .” My father just said, “Okay, Son.”

But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to  34 ．But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt  35  for my selfishness and ungratefulness．He didn’t mind, or  36  act disappointed．

From that I  37  generosity（慷慨）goes two ways and gratefulness (感谢) sometimes costs more than “thank you”．On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the  38 ice cream I’d ever had．

I’ll tell you one more thing．We  39  another trip the next week．As we  40  the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”

21．A．suddenly           B．hardly      C．frequently             D．strangely

22．A．expect     B．mention            C．wait          D．get         

23．A．month        B．day           C．weekend          D．time        

24．A．finish        B．drive          C．turn D．return       

25．A．showed  B．meant        C．suggested         D．instructed    

26．A．anger        B．shame     C．happiness        D．disappointment

27．A．interesting         B．surprising          C．beautiful    D．funny   

28．A．came        B．spoke       C．rung         D．flew       

29．A．serve B．treat        C．buy           D．provide     

30．A．extra        B．limited     C．little         D．easy      

31．A．since  B．as    C．when    D．although   

32．A．However    B．Therefore          C．Besides  D．Instead 

33．A．accept        B．pay           C．pass               D．forbid      

34．A．turn back          B．carry on           C．stop by            D．give in    

35．A．unsatisfied         B．ashamed C．shameful          D．crazy     

36．A．even         B．never         C．only         D．somehow  

37．A．recognized         B．learned    C．realized  D．found    

38．A．dearest      B．worst      C．cheapest          D．best       

39．A．made up   B．prepared for    C．went on  D．took on  

40．A．came over        B．came left       C．came out              D．came near