It was a cold grey day in late November. The weather had changed overnight, when a backing wind brought a pale sky and a muzzling rain with it, and although it was now only a little after two o’clock in the afternoon the gray of a winter evening seemed to have closed upon the hills, surrounding them in mist. It would be dark by four. The leather seats felt damp to the hands, and there must have been a small crack in the roof, because now and again little drips of rain fell softly through, polluting the leather and leaving a dark – blue stain like a spot of ink. The wind came in, at times shaking the coach as it traveled round the bend of the road, and in the exposed places on the high ground it blew with such force that the whole body of the coach trembled and swayed, rocking between the high wheels like a drunken man.
The driver, muffled （裹住） in a greatcoat to his ears, bent almost double in his seat in a faint endeavor to gain shelter from his own shoulders. The few passengers pressed together for warmth, exclaiming all together when the coach sank into a heavier rut （车辙） than usual, and one old fellow, who had kept up a constant complaint ever since he had joined the coach at Truro, rose from his seat in anger; and, feeling with the window – frame, let the window down with a crash, bringing a shower of rain upon himself and his fellow – passengers. He thrust his head out and shouted up to the driver, scolding him in a angry voice for a rogue and a murderer; that they would all be dead before they reached Bodmin if he persisted in driving at dangerous speed; they had no breath left in their bodies as it was, and he would never travel by coach again.
41．What is the main image the author gives in this description?
A．In terrible weather, a coach was running fast in mud with complaining passengers on it.
B．On a cold and rainy day the coach broke and the driver was repairing it on the road.
C．On a cold night the driver and the passengers felt very cold and struggled in the rain.
D．The bad condition of the road resulted in the bad mood of the passengers.
42．Which of the following is correct according to the text?
A．The windows were tightly closed, so the cold air was kept outside the coach.
B．The spot of ink stained leather, so the seats felt damp to the hands.
C．Most probably the roof of the coach was broken.
D．There was a drunken man swaying constantly on the coach.
43．The expression “muffled in a greatcoat to… his own shoulders” implies         .
A．the driver felt very cold and tried to change his seat
B．the driver felt comfortable by doing in that way
C．The driver felt very cold and tried to gain warmth
D．The driver tried to protect his ears and shoulders
44．We can learn from the text that         .
A．the coach was running slowly due to the bad weather
B．an old passenger who got on the coach at Truro was angry about the windows
C．one of the passengers on the coach was a murderer
D．the few passengers let out exclamations as the coach moved violently

读写任务(共1小题；满分25分)

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。

In the atmosphere, carbon dioxide acts rather like a one-way mirror —— the glass in the roof of a greenhouse which allows the sun’s rays to enter but prevents the heat from escaping.

According to a weather expert’s prediction, the atmosphere will be 3℃ warmer in the year 2050 than it is today, if man continues to burn fuels at the present rate. If this warming up took place, the ice caps in the poles would begin to melt, thus raising sea level several metres and severely flooding coastal cities. Also, the increase in atmospheric temperature would lead to great changes in the climate of the northern hemisphere, possibly resulting in an alteration of earth's chief food-growing zones.

In the past, concern about a man-made warming of the earth has concentrated on the Arctic because the Antarctic is much colder and has a much thicker ice sheet. But the weather experts are now paying more attention to West Antarctic, which may be affected by only a few degrees of warming, in other words, by a warming on the scale that will possibly take place in the next fifty years from the burning of fuels.

Satellite pictures show that large areas of Antarctic ice are already disappearing. The evidence available suggests that a warming has taken place. This fits the theory that carbon dioxide warms the earth.

However, most of the fuel is burnt in the northern hemisphere, where temperatures seem to be falling. Scientists conclude, therefore, that up to now natural influences on the weather have exceeded those caused by man. The question is: Which natural cause has most effect on the weather?

【写作内容】

1.以约30个词概括短文的要点；

2. 然后以约120个词就“Solutions of slowing climate change”为主题写一篇短文，包括如下要点：

(1) 你认为地球会不会持续变暖；

(2) 其原因是什么以及人类在其中的作用；

(3) 谈谈你的建议。

【写作要求】

(1) 你可以使用实例或者其他论述方法支持你的观点，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) 字迹清楚，书写工整。

【评分标准】 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，用正确形式的单词填空。并把完整单词填写在答题卷相应的位置上。
【小题1】It is certain that Kong Xiangdong's talent for music is __________ (非凡的). He has performed in more than 40 countries and has scored numerous prizes, including the 1st prize and four other special prizes at the 1992 Sydney International Competition of Australia.
【小题2】Illegal __________ (移民) should be sent back to their own countries.
【小题3】The __________ (美丽)  of Venice consists largely in the style of its ancient buildings. 
【小题4】We raised money for the ____________ (目的) of helping the children in poor areas.
【小题5】During the 3-hour concert, Morissette used a lot of material from her __________ (获奖的) album “Jagged Little Pill”.
【小题6】Everyone’s fingerprints are u_________, which can make it easier for police to find criminals.
【小题7】Martin Luther King’s emotional speech reduced many of the a__________ to tears. 
【小题8】Who is the lady dressed e__________ in the painting drawn by Chen Yifei?
【小题9】Different a__________ have their own opinions of building a skyscraper.
【小题10】On the roof of the Post Office Savings Bank building in Budapest, there are fantastic decorations r___________ waves, flowers, and angels.

Below are some of the heart-warming scenes that I witnessed and heard from others after the earthquake and flood.

In the supermarket, where goods of all the shelves  36 , people were picking up things so quickly together, and then  37  standing in line to buy food. Instead of creating panic（恐慌）and _38  as much as possible, they bought as little as they  39 _.

When I was walking home, there was a lady  40  a sign that said, “Please use our toilet.” She was  41  her house for people to go to the restroom. I also saw an old lady at a bakery shop  42  free bread. They made my heart  43 _.

A boy was saved because he climbed up on top of the roof of a store during the flood. The flood  44  so suddenly that he just saw people below trying to climb onto the roof, but failed. They were  45  by the flood. To help others, he kept filming them  46  their loved ones could see.

A foreign friend told me that she was  47  to see a long queue form so neatly（整齐地）behind one public phone. Everyone waited  48  to use the phone though they must have been so eager to call their families.

The  49  was horrible（可怕的）! Only one car could move  50  at a green light. But everyone was driving so calmly. During the 10-hour  51 , which would only take 30 minutes  52 , I heard only one horn（喇叭）and that was of thank you.

When I was  53  at the platform（站台）, a homeless person gave me a piece of cardboard to sit on. Even though we usually  54  them in our daily life, they were ready to help us.

Through all of this, I felt  55 _. There is a bright future, on the other side of this disaster.

1.                A．fell            B．lay             C．sank D．rose

2.                A．noisily          B．harmlessly       C．quietly   D．seriously

3.                A．stealing         B．buying          C．making   D．folding

4.                A．earned         B．needed         C．saw  D．afforded

5.                A．watching        B．selling          C．destroying D．holding

6.                A．locking         B．building         C．opening  D．sparing

7.                A．wiping out      B．carrying out     C．picking out    D．giving out

8.                A．warm          B．cold           C．broken   D．closed

9.                A．came          B．got            C．ran  D．left

10.               A．sent out        B．knocked down   C．brought out    D．taken away

11.               A．for            B．or             C．so    D．but

12.               A．excited         B．surprised       C．upset D．frightened

13.               A．secretly        B．patiently        C．slowly D．proudly

14.               A．traffic          B．trade          C．movement D．climate

15.               A．around         B．down          C．up   D．forward

16.               A．walk           B．run            C．drive D．flight

17.               A．necessarily      B．basically        C．normally   D．certainly

18.               A．waiting         B．playing         C．fighting    D．hiding

19.               A．respect        B．ignore         C．notice D．hate

20.               A．glory          B．help           C．interest   D．hope

五、改错
The alarm was first gone off on the third floor．                 76 _________
People left building hurriedly but in an orderly manner．         77 _________
They came out carry their shopping bags and their parcels,         78 _________
some not properly wrapped and some not even paid．            79 _________
Most passer-by waited in the street to watch．Many of the          80 _________
shops and offices in the street had just closed．Mr．Clement．     81 _________
The officer in charge of, ordered all hoses（软管）               82 _________
to turned to the roof of the main building．People were pushed     83 ________
back from the area of their own safety．Seven officers            84 ________
entered the basement or were driven back within minutes．         85 _________
Hurriedly they put on their masks , ready to try again