25．　　　　 you’ve tried it on, you can’t imagine how pleasant the new style dress is.

　　　 A．Unless　　　　　　　　 B．Because　　　　　　　 C．Although　　　　　　 D．When

24．-There are too many advanced special effects in the latest Harry Potter.

　　 -I think this is　　　　　 to highlight the main character than to help its plot.

　　　 A．more　　　　　　　　　 B．less　　　　　　　　　　 C．other　　　　　　　　　 D．rather

23．It is important to recognize what kind of person you are and which special qualities make you different from　　　　　　 .

　　　 A．the rest　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．the other 　　　　　　

　　　 C．everyone else 　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．someone else

22．-You look tired but happy!

　　 　-I_________ my play since January, and now I’m looking for actors to perform.

　 　 A．am writing　　　　　 B．had written　　　　　 C．had been writing　 D．have been writing

第一节：请听下面5段对话, 回答1-5题。

1．What’s the man’s job?

A．Taking photos for a newspaper.　　

B．Taking photos for a journal.

C．Colleting photos of people in the USA.

2．When does the man want the woman to return the typewriter?

　　　 A．At the weekend.　　 B．By Sunday.　 　　　　　　　　　　 C．Before Thursday.

3．What can we learn from the conversation?

　　　 A．The man can’t manage to go to New York as planned.

　　　 B．The man has changed his destination.　

　　　 C．The man wants to sell his ticket.

4．Which of the following about artificial intelligence is TRUE?

　　　 A．It has both positive effects and side effects.

　　　 B．It should be strictly forbidden. 　

　　　 C．Scientists have a same opinion on it.

5．What does the man think of himself?

　　　 A．Bad at physics.　　　　　　　 B．Careless.　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．Careful.

如今世界粮食短缺，价格飞涨，给部分地区造成社会动荡。假设在你校开展的研究性学习中，你们小组以“World Food Crisis”为题进行研究，现在请你代表你们小组向全体同学简要介绍你们的研究成果。主要内容如下：

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Now I’ll tell you something about our research project The World Food Crisis on behalf of our group. As you know,…

白鹭洲中学2008--2009学年(上)期中考试