8. When ____ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences

　 without noticing the many similarities.

A. comparing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. being compared　　　　

C. compared　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. having compared

7. It was ____ the radio that the young man spent a whole morning in his room.

　　　　 A. to repair　　　　　 B. repaired　　　　　　　　　 C. repairing　　　　　 D. to be repairing

6. ---Why are they ____ the forest?

　 ---They are ____ the murderer.

　　　　 A. searching for; searching　　　　　　　　 B. searching; in search of

　　　　 C. searching; searching　　　　　　　　　　 D. in searching; searching for

5. ____ production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.

　　　 A. As　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. For　　　　　　　　　　　 C. With　　　　 D. Through

4. ---She seems a ____ waitress.

　 ---Yes, each of us always feels ____ with her good manners and service.

　　　 A. pleased; pleased　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pleasant; pleasant

　　　 C. pleased; pleasant　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pleasant; pleased

3. _____ everyone else wouldn't go to the mountain area, he went without a second

　　 thought.

　A. As long as　　　　　 B. While

C. Where　　　　　　D. In spite of

2. ---Will you attend the meeting this afternoon?

　---But I ____ told anything about it.

　A. haven’t been　　　　B. am not

　C. wasn't　　　　　 D. won't be

第一节　 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，共15分)

1. I often have conversations with John over ____ telephone, while keep in touch

　 with Tom by____ letter.

　 　　 A. /; the　　　　 　 B. /; a　　　　 　　 C. the; / 　　D. the ; a

第三节　 书面表达(满分30分)

央视时空调查栏目针对目前我国现行的高考填报志愿的三种形式作了一个网上调查。调查结果如下，作为一名即将参加2009年高考的学生，请简要描述调查的结果，谈谈你对此事的看法并说明你的理由。

注意：

1．120词左右，文章的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

2．可以适当添加细节以使行文连贯。

According to a survey carried out by Horizon Research,　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

第二节　 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误.对标题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

　　　 Some students don’t like talking about their parents　　　　　　　　　　　 76．　　 　

often as if their parents love them very much. Are you　　　　　　　　　　　　 77．　　 　

going on well with your parents? You and your parents　　　　　　　　　　　　 78．　　 　

will be very happy if you can be friends. Here are some　　　　　　　　　　　 79．　　 　

way to have a good talk with them. Find a good time to　　　　　　　　　　　 80．　　 　

talk, like when you’re having dinner, going out for walk　　　　　　　　　　　 81．　　 　

and watching TV. Tell them something you’re interested　　　　　　　　　　　 82．　　 　

in, or ask them about their lives when they are young. They　　　　　　　　 83．　　 　

love to talk about our past! Meet them face to face and 　　　　　　　　　　　 84．　　 　

listen to them carefully. Be honesty, and your parents will 　　　　　　　　　 85．　　 　

trust you more.