第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分 25分）
阅读下面的一封信，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Recently I took part in an English speech contest and successfully went into the final. That day, I thought I had done a good job. At that moment I even had a strong feeling of being the champion. But my dream was soon shattered when my final score was announced. I stood in the hall, feeling empty-minded and puzzled. My memory went back to when I was in junior middle school. I took part in a similar speech contest. I was too proud of myself. I was not well prepared, so it ended up as a total failure. But this time should be different! I had spent a lot of time tailoring each word. Why was it all in vain and I had to be a loser again? Very frustrated, I swore not to take part in this kind of competition again.
I was just about to leave when a well-known TV host suddenly said to me he did appreciate my speech. On hearing this, I was filled with mixed feelings---partly surprised, partly excited, partly sad, but there was one thing I am certain about---I did feel something warm and comforting floating inside my body. I never knew a few words and a kind smile could be so inspiring that I suddenly realized that frustration, sorrow, happiness and inspiration are treasures to make life more meaningful. It is these elements that make life real.
【写作内容】
1. 以约30词概括原文的内容要点；
2. 以约120词描写一次你失败的经历，至少包含以下的内容要点：
a) 叙述你曾经经历的一件失败的事；
b) 因事情的结果导致的当时的心情；
c) 最后自己的感悟。
【写作要求】      
(1) 你可以使用实例或自行组织故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子； (2) 标题自定。
【评分标准】             概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

Alone in the light at the dining room table, surrounded by a nearly dark house, I sat in tears.

Finally, I  36  in getting both kids to bed. As a new single  37 , I had to be both Mommy and Daddy to my two little children.

With full rights of my children, I  38  to give them a normal and comfortable home life. I  39  a happy face for them.

I rose slowly, trying not to  40  even the least sound which might start them up  41 . I tiptoed(蹑手蹑脚地走) out of their room,  42  the door part way, and went downstairs.

And loneliness(孤独). I  43  as thought I were at the bottom(底部) of a great sea of loneliness. It all  44  together and I was at once lost. I sat there,  45  crying.

Just then, a pair of little  46  went around my middle and a little face looked up at me. I looked down into my five-year-old son’s  47  face.

I was shy to be  48  crying by my son. “I’m sorry. Ethan, I didn’t know you were still awake.” I don’t know why, but so many people  49  when they cry and I was no exception. “I didn’t  50  to cry. I’m just a little  51  tonight.”

“It’s ok, Daddy. It’s okay to cry; you’re just  52 .”

I couldn’t express(表达) how happy he made me, this little boy, who was simple, gave me  53  to cry. He seemed to be saying that I didn’t have to always be  54 , and that sometimes it was possible to allow myself to feel weak and let out my  55 .

1.                A．succeeded      B．escaped        C．failed D．helped

2.                A．mother         B．worker         C．parent   D．stepfather

3.                A．followed        B．grew           C．joined    D．tried

4.                A．put on         B．took on         C．put down D．took in

5.                A．fill             B．stop           C．make D．end

6.                A．over           B．again           C．once D．already

7.                A．locked         B．fixed           C．opened   D．closed

8.                A．felt            B．thought         C．fell  D．woke

9.                A．went           B．afforded        C．came D．agreed

10.               A．loudly          B．hardly          C．widely D．silently

11.               A．arms           B．legs           C．hands D．eyes

12.               A．pleased        B．helpful         C．excited    D．angry

13.               A．moved         B．seen           C．heard D．touched

14.               A．explain         B．complain       C．apologize  D．wonder

15.               A．want           B．mean          C．appear    D．prefer

16.               A．worried        B．special         C．tired  D．sad

17.               A．a person        B．a male         C．terrific    D．nervous

18.               A．decision        B．interest        C．right  D．truth

19.               A．experienced    B．strong          C．single D．able

20.               A．ideas          B．secrets         C．words D．feelings

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

After graduation from college, I started to sell. Soon I discovered that the  36  expression I had been wearing since childhood meant sure  37 ．I knew it wasn’t going to be easy to   38  that expression on my face left by so many years of hardship. It   39   a complete change in  my view on life. Here is the   40  I tried．

Each morning during a fifteen－minute bath, I  41  to cultivate（培养）a big, happy  smile. I found out,   42  , that it couldn’t be a forced smile  43  just for the purpose of putting dollars in my   44 . It had to be an honest－to－goodness smile from down deep   45 ，an outward expression of happiness from within!

Let’s see  46  starting with a good fifteen－minute workout of the smile muscles    47    me during the day. Before entering an office I  48   think of the many things I had to be  49  for, work up a big smile and then enter. Seldom did it fail to get the same smile    50   from  the person I met. I also found that it   51  people when passed them on the street to give them  a   52   smile．

Give every living soul you meet the best smile you have    53   smiled in your life, and  see how much better you  54   and look. It’s one of the best ways I know to  55   worrying，and start living. When I began doing this, I found I became more welcome everywhere.

36．A．happy        B．worried          C．curious             D．surprised

37．A．success      B．friendship         C．failure              D．wealth

38．A．wear         B．show            C．change           D．see

39．A．made up       B．brought in          C．turned over          D．called for

40．A．way         B．example          C．idea                D．thought

41．A．determined    B．hurried           C．failed               D．pretended

42．A．therefore      B．however           C．instead            D．otherwise

43．A．introduced     B．developed        C．discovered          D．left

44．A．opinion       B．honor             C．bill                 D．pocket

45．A．outside       B．upward           C．inside              D．forward

46．A．when        B．how              C．whether             D．why

47．A．helped       B．upset            C．satisfied          D．disappointed

48．A．could        B．might             C．should             D．would

49．A．ready        B．eager            C．thankful            D．famous

50．A．in general     B．in public              C．in return          D．in advance

51．A．greeted      B．pleased          C．puzzled           D．welcomed

52．A．cheerful      B．forced            C．strange           D．bitter

53．A．never        B．just              C．already            D．ever

54．A．prove         B．appear                    C．feel               D．remain

55．A．keep         B．stop             C．hate              D．protect

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

Many students find it hard to make friends when they are in high school. Keeping my suggestions in mind may give you a hand. They certainly helped me, and by the end of my three years of high school, I had formed my group of friends, with whom I still keep in touch now.

Here are my tips:

Say hello anytime I see an acquaintance（相识的人）.

Because I was always smiling and greeting the people I knew, people naturally thought I was friendly（though I am not naturally sociable）. And high school students want to be friends with sociable people.

Take the first step.

All the girls there already knew each other—they didn't need another friend. But I did, so I had to make the effort. I had to be the first one to invite somebody to go to a movie with me, or come to my house. Once I did that they started to respond with the same thing.

Use classes to get to know people.

I met most of my first friends because I sat next to them in class. Class（before, after, or even during class time）is a great opportunity to begin a conversation. For example, ask for help about homework.

Make friends slowly.

I couldn't get discouraged (泄气的) when it took a while to make friends．It really takes some time to make new friends. In a word, ________________________.

　Above all, remember that it can and will get better. You may have to work a little to make your high school experience a great one, but it's really worth it!

1.For what purpose does the writer write this passage?（Please answer within 15 words.）

____________________________________________________________________

2.Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

I was believed to be sociable because of my friendly attitude towards others．

_____________________________________________________________________

3.Fill in the blank with a sentence.（Please answer within 10 words.）  _____________________________________________________________________

4.Which piece of advice does the following sentence belong to? (Write in detail)

Everybody should make friends patiently in high school.　

____________________________________________________________________       

5.Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.　　  ___________________________________________________________________

My father was a foreman of a sugar-cane plantation in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with a broomstick. For $ 1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks.

It was very tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Because the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could. I’ve never been late for any job since. I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for. More important, I earned my pay; it never entered my mind to say I was sick just because I didn’t want to work.

I was only six years old, but I was doing a man’s job. Our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more than $ 18 a week. Our home was a three-room wood shack with a dirty floor and no toilet. Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem(自尊心), one of the most important things a person can have.

When I was seven, I got work at a golf course near our house. My job was to stand down the fairway and spot the balls as they landed, so the golfers could find them. Losing a ball meant you were fired, so I never missed one. Some nights I would lie in bed and dreamt of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle.

The more I dreamed, the more I thought. Why not? I made my first golf club out of guava limb(番石榴树枝) and a piece of pipe. Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball. And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth. I practiced with the same devotion and intensity. I learned working in the field — except now I was driving golf balls with club, not oxen with a broomstick.

1. The writer’s first job was _______.

　 A. to stand down the fairway at a golf course

　 B. to watch over the sugar-cane plantation

　 C. to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields

　 D. to spot the balls as they landed so the golfers could find them

2. The writer learned that_______ from his first job.

　A. he should work for those who he liked most

　B. he should work longer than what he was expected

　 C. he should never fail to say hello to his owner

　 D. he should be respectful and faithful to the people he worked for

3. _______ gave the writer self-esteem.

A. Having a family of eight people

　 B. Owning his own golf course

　 C. Bringing money back home to help the family

　 D. Helping his father with the work on the plantation

4. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

　 A. He wanted to be a successful golfer.

　B. He wanted to run a golf course near his house.

　C. He was satisfied with the job he got on a plantation.

　D. He wanted to make money by guiding oxen with a broomstick.