单词拼写（15分）

1. Since 1965, the m_________ leaf has been the centerpiece of the National Flag of Canada.

2. When the white liquid was m ________ with water, it became blue at once.

3. Wal-Mart has many chain stores all over the world and you may find one w______ a short

walk along a busy street in any big city.

4. There are seven c ______ in the world, of which Asia is the largest.

5. There are many tall trees in our city, some m ________ over 20 meters.

6. At daybreak, our ship entered Shanghai __________ ( 海港 ).

7. I like sitting on the top of the hill watching the fields in the ____________ (在远处 ).

8. Some people are t____________( 恐惧的) of heights, so they dare not climb high.

9. The news that there are some people who have died of A/ H1N1 has been ______(确认).

10. Our school lies in the suburbs, and many students like to go _________( 往市区) to buy what they need.

第Ⅱ卷（共35分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分 35 分）

第一节：单词拼写（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）

76. Many children s_______________（挨饿）to death in Africa because of the lack of food.

77. Mahatma Gandhi was both a political and a r_______（宗教的）figure in Indian history.

78. We all ____________ ( 钦佩 ) her for the way she saved the children from the fire.

79. The __________( 起源 ) of some words are unknown.

80. With plenty of rain and sunshine this summer, there will be a good____( 收成) in autumn

81. On his a _______________( 到达 ), he was greatly welcomed by his fans.

82. He managed to save the d___________ （淹没）girl, which was praised by many people.

83. At the beginning of the year, farmers usually have a lot of a________（农业的）work to do.

84. I hope you will always be e________________（精力充沛的）when having classes.

85. Under the lead of our Party, we finally got i___________（独立）from the other countries.

Gandhi, an Indian national hero, (31)         ______(honor) as the father of the Indian nation. He has been respected and beloved by the Indians.

He was born in India in 1869. Following the local custom, he got (32)    _____     (marry) at the age of 13. In 1888 he sailed to England, (33)               he studied law for three years and then became a (34)               (law). On his return to India, he was sent to South Africa to work on a law case.

In South Africa he (35)         ______ (surprise) found that the problem of racial discrimination was serious. There he formed an (36)       ______(organize) and started a magazine to fight for equal rights.

Gandhi returned to India in 1915, when India was controlled by the British.  He led the Indians to fight for an end to the British rule and (37)        ______ (depend) for his country. In the political movement many Indians, ____________ (38)         (include) Gandhi, were put in prison. (39)       ______, the struggles never stopped. The British  government  had  to  give  in  and India won its independence in 1947. (40)    ______     (fortunate)，Gandhi was shot by an Indian who opposed his views and died on January 30th, 1948.

【小题1】English plays an important part in our life so we a__________________ great importance to learning English well.
【小题2】In order to lose weight, she has been on a d__________ recently.
【小题3】There was story after story of how Lin Qiaozhi, tired after a day’s work, went late at night to d____________ a baby for a poor family who could not pay her.
【小题4】The book Lin Qiaozhi wrote was one that explained how to cut the death r___________ from having and caring for babies.
【小题5】Dr. Yuan has another dream: to ___________ (输出；出口) his rice so that it can be grown around the globe.
【小题6】It is generally accepted that smoking is h____________ to our health.
【小题7】People say Vancouver is Canada’s most beautiful city, s_______________ by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
【小题8】I went to American embassy to s____________ help, but I failed.
【小题9】China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals, when people can a___________ the moon and in China enjoy moon cakes.
【小题10】He is wearing sunglasses to p____________ his eyes from the sun.
【小题11】 Most scientists believe that water doesn’t e______________ on the surface of the moon.
【小题12】Mohandas Gandhi was a great leader of India, who helped gain India’s i______________ from Britain.

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Ever since humans lived on the earth, they have made v  1.    forms of communication. In general, the major form of expressing thoughts and feelings has been s_2.__ language. But when there is a language barrier(障碍), that is, people ­­­m 3.  each other , communication is completed through body language where gestures  r  4.   letters , words and ideas. Here are many forms of body language in the world, each having its own f  5. .

Smile is the most u  6.   facial expression, which shows happiness and put people at

e  7.  . When someone gets angry, he may f   8._, turn his back to others or make a fist shaking it.  

There are also different ways to g  9.__ someone in different countries. In a word, We should study international customs to avoid difficulties in today’s world c  10.   crossroads.          

                                    B.

My aunt, a s  11.__ in women’s disease, devoted all her life to her w  12. career without  e  13.  . She often worked far into the night to d  14.  babies for the poor . It was her kindness and c  15.    she showed to her patients that made her successful . Despite of being a success as a doctor, she was m   16.  , not proud.               

Her devotion to medical science i  17.  me greatly. Suddenly a bright idea came c  18.   in  my mind, “why not c  19.   on her career and work as an o  20. doctor?”