第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）
Last night I wrote an article for the school newspaper that described how I feel right now in honest terms. I emailed it to our wonderful  41 , and after she  42 it, she asked a very good question: "Do you want the  43  school body, including our senior class and the teaching  44 to read this?"
That question pretty much  45 my thoughts. I'm not a very  46  person; I tend to let only a few friends know  47 what' s going on in my life. I suppose that's  48 my personality says the opposite to itself, because I'm also an honest person.
Being honest is   49  .It involves taking risks—huge risks—and putting  50 　 on the edge.   51   to someone can be the hardest thing for you in the world and either lead to the hurt of feelings or  52 friendships. During the course of my life, I' ve experienced  53 .
In positive ways, being honest can be a  54 .Pretending is not only difficult,  55 it' s very tiring. Last year,  56 I discovered that I could be open with two people whom I was already good friends with, the load on my shoulders felt much  57 .Telling someone your  58 feelings is scary; trusting someone  59 your heart and soul is hard. Of course, putting one's feelings into  60 for the general population to read is also rather frightening.
41. A. editor               B. coach                C. e-pal                 D. supervisor
42. A. deleted              B. read                  C. forwarded           D. reserved
43. A. entire               B. junior               C. main                 D. key
44. A. member            B. clerk                 C. staff                  D. fellow
45. A. agreed              B. controlled           C. supported            D. matched
46. A. easygoing          B. shy                  C. optimistic           D. open
47. A. exactly              B. rarely                C. roughly              D. usually
48. A. how                 B. what                C. where               D. when
49. A. exciting            B. simple               C. boring               D. difficult
50. A. everybody          B. yourself             C. somebody           D. myself
51. A. Showing off       B. Opening up          C. Getting down        D. Looking up
52. A. unreliable          B. weaker               C. permanent           D. stronger
53. A. either               B. neither               C. both                  D. nothing
54. A. burden              B. dream               C. goal                  D. release
55. A. but                  B. while                C. also                  D. meanwhile
56. A. in which           B. when                C. during which        D. which
57. A. heavier             B. unpredictable        C. lighter               D. unbearable
58. A. miserable           B. secret                C. strong                D. joyful
59. A. by                   B. via                   C. with                  D. beyond
60. A. reality              B. use                   C. practice              D. print

　　Dear editor,

　　In the past my hometown was used to be beautiful place.　　　　　　　　　　　　   1．________

Thick trees and green grass could be seen in everywhere. In　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 2．________

order to build house and grow more crops, people cut down　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 3．________

more and more trees. With time went on, the whole forest was　　　　　　　　　　　　  4．________

almost destroyed. Gradually the green hills have changed into　　　　　　　　　　　　    5．________

wasteland. As a result, sandstorms struck us now and then, from　　　　　　　　　　  6．________

which we suffer a lot. However, I do hope all the people should　　　　　　　　　　　　 7．________

realize the terribly result of not caring about our environment.　　　　　　　　　　　　    8．________

What’s more, they should take good care of the forests and plant　　　　　　　　　　   9．________

trees instead cutting them down to improve our living conditions.　　　　　　　　　　  10．________

第Ⅱ卷（非选择题　共35分）
第三部分　写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节　短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文章共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及修改词均仅限一词；
　　　2.只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不记分。
Dear Editor,
I' m writing to tell you about a food poisoning accident. Several days -ago, my neighbor ate　a bag of food buying from the market. After the meal, they had stomachaches and their faces　turn pale. Fortunately, one of their friends found the accident and immediately called on an　ambulance, which carded them quickly to a hospital. After several hours' treatment they finally escaped from death.
As some illegal businessmen only interested in making profits to become rich quickly, we seldom care about the necessary safety measures or care which happens to consumers. They must be charged with law. Meanwhile, I do hope whole society can realize the important of food safety and begin taking action together to make sure food is safe.
Yours,
Wang Ming

The editor must never forget that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising. He is usually anxious to keep the good will of local businessmen for this reason. But if the newspaper is well written and the news items have been carefully chosen to attract local readers, the businessmen are thankful for the opportunity to keep their products in the public eye.

Local newspapers do not often comment on problems of national importance and editors rarely take sides on political questions. But they can often be of service to the community in expressing public feeling on local issues. A newspaper can sometimes persuade the council to take action to provide better shopping facilities, improve transport in the area and preserve local monuments and places of interest.

These papers often sound rather dull and it seems surprising that they all make a profit, but for many people in small towns and villages the death of someone known to them or the fix of traffic lights at a busy corner nearby can sometimes be more important than a disaster in a foreign country.

1. What should the editor remember according to the first paragraph?

   A. Money.　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Newspaper.

   C. People.　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Advertising.

2. What is the local newspapers' attitude on national political questions?

   A. They seldom have their own ideas.

   B. They often express their ideas.

   C. They are against one side.

   D. They are for another side.

3. Do businessmen like the local newspapers?

   A. No, they are for business.

   B. Yes, from the advertising on the newspapers they can sell well.

   C. Yes, they can write for the newspaper.

   D. No, they can't get much money from the newspaper.

4. A local newspaper can persuade the council ________.

  A. to provide better shopping facilities

  B. to preserve local monuments

  C. to improve transport in the area

  D. all above

　　Russian President Putin named Time magazine’s“Person of the Year”

　　Russian President Vladimir Putin was named Time magazine’s“Person of the Year”on December 19th.2007 for strengthening stability（稳定）that made Russia a world power again.

　　The magazine recognized Putin’s“extraordinary feat（技艺）of leadership in taking a country that was in a mess and bringing it stability，”said Richard Stengel，Time’s managing editor.

　　The magazine noted that“Person of the Year”is not an honor or an endorsement（认可）but a recognition of leadership that shapes the world.

　　Putin，who is 56 years old，is very popular in Russia，making a great effort to cause economy to come to life on revenue（收入）from oil and natural gas.

　　Putin recently supported vice-PM Dmitry Medvedev’s presidential bid，and said he would accept Medvedev’s offer to serve as prime minister if Medvedev is elected on March 2.

　　The Kremlin said Wednesday the Time recognition was seen there as an acknowledgement of Putin’s role in helping Russia pull out of its social and economic troubles in the 1990s.

　　Others considered for“Person of the Year”included Nobel Prize-winner Al Gore and author J.K. Rowling.

　　This year’s choice was a return to the magazine’s tradition of picking an individual rather than last year’s choice of“You”，which refers to anyone creating or using content on the World Wide Web.

　　Putin is the fifth Russian（or Soviet）leader to be named Person of the Year：Gorbachev，Andropov，Khrushchev and Stalin，who was named twice.

55．How did Putin try to make Russia a world power again？

A．By performing arms race.

B．By making war.

C．By strengthening stability.

D．By getting foreign help.

56．Which of the following is Not True according to the passage？

A．Russia used to be in a mess.

B．Time always picks an individual to be the“Person of the Year”.

C．Oil and natural gas caused Russia’s economy to come to life.

D．Putin will leave office on March 2,2007.

57．What does the underlined word“acknowledgement”mean？

A．Praise. 　　　　　　　　　　　B．Support.

C．Scold. 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Recognition.

58．How many times have Russian leaders been named“Person of the Year”so far？

A．Five times. 　　　　　　　　　B．Six times.

C．Seven times. 　　　　　　　　 D．Eight times.