22.　　 Sue has decided to go on _____________ 　more balanced diet and make _____________ 　time

in her day for regular exercise.

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

第一节单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

21.　　 -Dad, the cat refuses to take medicine. It seems to get angry. 、’ 一Oh, really? It，s dangerous! ___________ 　its attack!

A. Watch out for B. Look after C. Take care of D. Look out

84. What is the most important reason for there to be the engagement period？(No more than 18 words) (3 marks)

To let enough time pass so the two people are sure they want to marry each other./To make sure they want to marry each other.　

SECTION C (25 marks)

Directions：Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

happyfamily.com是一个致力于消除家长和孩子之间沟通障碍的网站。假设你(David)是一名中学生，在该网站兼职，请你针对Katherine(一位高考考生的母亲)提出的问题写一篇不少于120词 (除去已给文字) 的回复。

要求：内容应包括 ① 劝Katherine不要焦虑，并说明原因；② 站在学生的角度给她建议。

参考词汇： college entrance exam： 高考；family ties： 亲情

Katherine　20：00 Jan.21st， 2011 Dear Sir or Madam， With the college entrance exam drawing near， I am getting more and more anxious about my son’s studies. However， I am always wondering what I can do to help him. Could you please give me some suggestions？

David　　9：30 Jan.22nd， 2011 Dear Katherine，

I hope what suggested above will bring out an easier time in your family during your son’s preparation for his college entrance exam.

[参考范文] David　　9：30 Jan.22nd， 2011 Dear Katherine， I don’t think you should be so anxious about your son’s studies. Important as it is， college entrance examination is only one of the challenges we’ll have to face up to throughout our lives. As is known to us， happiness in life and success in career won’t always belong to those who earn high marks in their schools. As a high school student myself， I think there are several things you can do for your son. First of all， get to know what he is interested in and help him set an appropriate goal for himself. After all， a proper expectation often means less stress and stronger motivation. Furthermore， believe in him and encourage him to believe in himself. Only in such a state of mind will he enjoy what he is doing and learn efficiently. Lastly， instead of always telling him to listen to you， as most parents do， do spare some time to listen to him. The more he communicates with others， the less pressure he’ll have. I hope what suggested above will bring out an easier time in your family during your son’s preparation for his college entrance exam.

听力材料

Conversation 1

W： Just imagine！ We have to finish reading 300 pages before Monday！ How can the professor expect us to do it in such a short time？

M： Yeah， but what troubles me is that I can’t find the book in the library or in the university bookstore.

W： Didn’t you mention knowing a David in the third year？ He won’t be using the book anyway.

M： Why didn’t I think of that before！ I’ll go straight to his dorm. I can’t afford to waste a minute.

Conversation 2

W： David， don’t you think it’s your turn to prepare supper for us？

M： Of course， I know， but there isn’t much food left in the fridge.

W： So what are you going to do？

M： Do you think I could borrow your car to go grocery shopping？ The supermarkets outside the city are so much cheaper. I’d also be happy to pick up a newspaper for you.

W： Well， I don’t like to let anyone else drive my car. Tell you what， why don’t we go together？

Conversation 3

M： Come in.

W： Oh， oh， have I got to the right place？

M： Forgive the mess in here. We had a party last night. There were a lot of people and they all brought food.

W： Yeah， I can tell. Well， I guess it’s pretty obvious what you’ll be doing most of today.

M： It will be like exactly what it was pretty soon. I promise.

Conversation 4

W： What are the things you have to do and the things you don’t have to do， Steve？

M： Uh， I don’t have to do the washing­up， so that’s good. I have to wear white， and I have to keep everything in the kitchen totally clean.

W： What’s hard about the job？

M： You are standing up all the time. When we are busy， people get angry and shout， but that’s normal.

W： How did you learn the profession？

M： Well， I did a two­year course at college. In the first year we had to learn the basics， and then we had to take exams.

W： Was it easy to find a job？

M： I wrote to about six hotels and one of them gave me my first job， so I didn’t have to wait too long.

W： And what’s the secret of being good at your job？

M： Attention to detail. You have to love it. You have to show passion for it.

W： And what are your plans for the future？

M： I want to have my own place when the time is right.

Conversation 5

W： Now you’ve seen this table of figures about the pocket money children in Britain get？

M： Yes. I thought it was quite interesting， but I don’t quite understand the column showing the change. Can you explain what it means？

W： Well， I think it means the change from the year before. I am not a mathematician， but I assume the rise from 70p to 90p is a rise of 25 percent.

M： Yes， I don’t understand that at all.

W： Anyway， if you had children， how much pocket money would you give them？

M： I don’t know. I think I’ll probably give them 2 pounds a week.

W： Would you？ And what would you expect them to do with it？

M： Well， out of that， they have to buy some small personal things， but I wouldn’t expect them to save to buy their own socks， for example.

W： Yes， by the way， do most children in your country get pocket money？

M： Yeah， they do.

Conversation 6

W： Oh， where are we going？

M： I want to show you something.

W： I know， but what is it？

M： A farm. It’s just down this road. It’s a small place， but at least it would be our own.

W： A farm？ How can we afford to buy a farm？

M： It isn’t very large， only 40 acres. We wouldn’t have to pay very much right now.

W： Is there a house on the place？

M： A small one， two bedrooms， but it needs to be fixed up a little. I can do the job myself.

W： OK. Is there enough space for a kitchen garden？

M： There is about half an acre around the house. That’s plenty of space.

W： Then we can grow our own fresh vegetables. And maybe keep a few chickens， couldn’t we？

M： Yes， and we can probably grow a lot of our own food.　

W： What are you thinking about growing， if we do take this place？

M： Well， it really isn’t big enough for corn. I thought we might try to raise a crop of potatoes.

Section B

Barbara Sanders is a wife and the mother of two children， ages 2 and 4. Her husband， Tom， is an engineer and makes an excellent salary. Before Barbara had children， she worked as an architect for the government， designing government housing. She quit her job when she became pregnant， but is now interested in returning to work. She’s been offered an excellent job with the government. Her husband feels it’s unnecessary for her to work since the family does not need the added income. He also thinks that a woman should stay home with her children. If Barbara feels the need to do socially important work， he thinks that she should do volunteer work one or two days a week. Barbara， on the other hand， has missed the excitement of her profession and does not feel she would be satisfied doing volunteer work. She would also like to have her own income， so she does not have to ask her husband for money whenever she wants to buy something. She does not think it’s necessary to stay home every day with the children and she knows a very reliable babysitter who’s willing to come to her house. Tom does not think a babysitter can replace a mother and thinks it’s a bad idea for the children to spend so much time with someone who’s not part of the family.

83. When does a bachelor party usually take place？ (No more than 10 words) (2 marks)

(It usually takes place) the night before the wedding.　

82. Why will a bride receive such gifts as cooking equipment？ (No more than 8 words) (2 marks)

Because she will need them as a wife. / Because she is becoming a wife.　

81. According to the passage， on which finger does a woman wear her engagement ring today？ (No more than 12 words) (3 marks)

(She wears it) on the third finger of her left hand.　

◆ Chewing gum reduces　 80.　　　.

◆ Chewing gum increases arousal.

[答案]71. better academic performance / higher marks　72. oral health　73. his colleagues/team

74. 108 / over 100 / more than 100　75. 14 weeks　76. math class(es)　77. Chewing no gum / Not chewing gum　78. 3 percent　79. No difference / (Almost) the same　80. stress and anxiety

SECTION B (10 marks)

Directions： Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.

The period of engagement is the time between the marriage proposal and the wedding ceremony. Two people agree to marry when they decide to spend their lives together. The man usually gives the woman a diamond engagement ring. That tradition is said to have started when an Austrian man gave a diamond ring to the woman he wanted to marry. The diamond represented beauty. He placed it on the third finger of her left hand. He chose that finger because it was thought that a blood vessel (血管) in that finger went directly to the heart. Today， we know that this is not true. Yet the tradition continues.

Americans generally are engaged for a period of about one year if they are planning a wedding ceremony and party. During the time， friends of the bride may hold a party at which women friends and family members give the bride gifts that she will need as a wife. These could include cooking equipment or new clothing.

Friends of the man who is getting married may have a bachelor party for him. This usually takes place the night before the wedding. Only men are invited to the bachelor party.

During the marriage ceremony， the bride and her would­be husband usually exchange gold rings that represent the idea that their union will continue forever. The wife often wears both the wedding ring and engagement ring on the same finger. The husband wears his ring on the third finger of his left hand.

Many people say the purpose of the engagement period is to permit enough time to plan the wedding. But the main purpose is to let enough time pass so the two people are sure they want to marry each other. Either person may decide to break the engagement. If this happens， the woman usually returns the ring to the man； they also return any wedding gifts they have received.

46.(C) A.give out　　　 B.give in　　　 C.give up　　　　　 D.give away

(B)47. A.both　　　 B.half　　　　　　 C.neither　 D.all

SECTION C (12 marks)

Directions： Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

The giving of gifts has been practised in every civilization ever studied. It is　 48.a　 basic human phenomenon that has a place in every culture and religion. Gifts are given to mark occasions throughout　 49.life　 ， such as birth， marriage and retirement. Sociologists view gifts as a marker of the social relationship　 50.between　 givers and recipients. When friends exchange gifts， for example， there is an unwritten expectation　 51.that　 the gifts will be of roughly the　 52.same　 value， showing that the friends have equality of status. However， in hierarchical (等级的) relationships it is a　 53.different　 story. If a(n)　 54.employee / worker　 and a boss were exchanging presents， the boss would be expected to give a larger present. In　 55.return　 for this generosity， the employee would be expected to both work hard and be respectful.

PART THREE　READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)

Directions： Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A， B， C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

I went into Harrods in London (a huge department store I am sure you have heard of) to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a group gift from friends to other friends in Geneva.

Having only 30 minutes between meetings， I whizzed there in a taxi from the office and battled through the milling people on the 2nd day of the sales on the ground floor up to the 5th to the china department. There was a man standing there who was obviously a sales person who I rushed up to and asked if he had this particular china in stock and if it would take long to wrap， etc.. He was amazing. He got the plates in seconds， wrapped them up and asked me if I wanted a store card， to which I replied no， because I lived in Switzerland， to which he replied asking if， as I lived abroad， would like a tax rebate form (退税表). After that he showed me what to do， produced a map of the store and told me where I should go for the formalities (程序).That was fabulous！ I thanked him and said what wonderful service he had given me. I even asked if he gave this to everyone， to which he answered： “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods”. With that， a tall man in a grey suit approached me and offered his hand to shake mine saying， “Can I introduce myself？ I am the Chief Executive of Harrods and what an interesting conversation I have just heard...” He had been wandering through the store (as you should do as a hands­on CEO) and had overheard me thanking this salesman， whose face， I can hardly describe， was frozen in a mixture of delight awe and astonishment！

Can you imagine the salesman going home to his family and friends recounting what the CEO spoke to him after overhearing him being praised by a customer？

(B)56. The writer went to Harrods to 　　.

A.kill time　　　　　　　 B.buy some gifts

C.go sightseeing　　　　　 D.shop for her wedding

(C)57. What does the underlined word “whiz” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean？

A.Drive.　 B.Arrive.　　 C.Rush.　　 D.Leave.

(D)58. Which of the following sentences can best replace “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods” in the second paragraph？

A.“I’m an honest man”.　 B.“I must obey the rules.”

C.“Harrods is strict with its employees.”　 D.“Anybody will receive our good service”.

(A)59. As soon as she bought what she wanted， the writer 　　.

A.went to a meeting　 B.flew back to Geneva　

C.visited one of her friends　 D.attended a wedding ceremony

(A)60. The writer wrote the above passage because she thought what she had experienced was so 　　.

A.pleasant　　　 B.strange　　 C.exciting　　 D.amusing　　

B

You never see him， but they’re with you every time you fly. They record where you are going， how fast you’re traveling and whether everything on your airplane is functioning normally. Their ability to withstand (经受住) almost any disaster makes them seem like something out of a comic book. They’re known as the black box.

When planes fall from the sky， as a Yemeni airliner did on its way to Comoros Islands in the India ocean June 30， 2009， the black box is the best bet for identifying what went wrong. So when a French submarine (潜水艇) detected the device’s homing signal five days later， the discovery marked a huge step toward determining the cause of a tragedy in which 152 passengers were killed.

In 1958， Australian scientist David Warren developed a flight­memory recorder that would track basic information like altitude and direction. That was the first mode for a black box， which became a requirement on all U.S. commercial flights by 1960. Early models often failed to withstand crashes， however， so in 1965 the device was completely redesigned and moved to the rear (后部) of the plane-the area least subject to impact-from its original position in the landing wells (起落架舱). The same year， the Federal Aviation Authority required that the boxes， which were never actually black， be painted orange or yellow to aid visibility.

Modern airplanes have two black boxes： a voice recorder， which tracks pilots’ conversations， and a flight­data recorder， which monitors fuel levels， engine noises and other operating functions that help investigators reconstruct the aircraft’s final moments. Placed in an insulated (隔绝的) case and surrounded by a quarter­inch­thick panels of stainless steel， the boxes can withstand massive force and temperatures up to 2,000℉. When submerged (淹没)， they’re also able to emit signals from depths of 20,000 ft. Experts believe the boxes from Air France Flight 447， which crashed near Brazil on June 1,2009， are in water nearly that deep， but statistics say they’re still likely to turn up. In the approximately 20 deep­sea crashes over the past 30 years， only one plane’s black boxes were never recovered.

(C)61. Which of the following is the magic feature about a black box， according to the text？

A.It can record clearly.　 B.It can be seen clearly.

C.It can survive a serious disaster.　 D.It can tell altitude and direction.

(B)62. Which of the following statements about the air disaster happening to Yemeni airliner is TRUE？

A.Its black box hasn’t been found yet.

B.Its black box was found under the sea.

C.Its black box saved all the passengers’ lives.

D.Its black box was found immediately after the crash.

(A)63. When the first mode of black box appeared， 　　.

A.it wasn’t black　 B.it was painted yellow

C.it was at the rear of the plane　 D.it wasn’t able to track direction

(C)64. According to the passage， modern black boxes 　　.

A.are placed in insulated plastic boxes

B.have seldom been found in deep­sea crashes

C.are painted bright colors and can emit signals　

D.will melt only when the temperature rises to 1,000℉

(D)65. Several changes to the black box are mentioned in the passage except the change in its 　　.

A.position　　　 B.number　　 C.strength　　 D.size　　

C

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering to put stricter limits over tanning salons (晒黑廊) and wants to ban anyone younger than 18 years of age from using a tanning bed， an advisory panel (专家团) announced last week.

The panel is calling for tighter controls on the industry such as requiring teenagers to get the approval from their parents before using tanning beds or limiting the use of artificial tanning to a certain age. “Given the absence of any demonstrated benefit， I think it is an obligation for us to ban artificial tanning for those under 18，” said panelist Dr. Michael Olding.

Along with a possible ban for teenagers， the panel also recommended that visible warning labels should be placed either on the tanning machines or in the salons in order to caution tanners of the possible dangers. In addition， the committee decided that stricter regulations and classifications were critical to make the machines safer. At this time the machines are categorized as FDA Class 1 devices， the ones that are least likely to cause harm. In case the FDA decided to change their classification from Class 1 to Class 2， as advised by the panel， the FDA could limit the levels of radiation the machines emit. Class 2 devices include X­ray machines and powered wheelchairs.

Getting a tan， whether from a tanning bed or the sun， increases the risk of developing skin cancer. Last year， the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) declared tanning beds as “carcinogenic (致癌的) to humans”. It was discovered that young individuals in their teens and 20s who use tanning beds on a regular basis have a 75 per cent higher risk of suffering from melanoma (黑素瘤)， the deadliest form of skin cancer. According to the American Cancer Society， melanoma accounted for nearly 69,000 cases of skin cancer in 2009 and will account for most (about 8,650) of the 11,590 mortality cases due to skin cancer each year.

(C)66. According to the passage， what measures will U.S. FDA most probably take？

A.Banning tanning salons.

B.Posing heavier tax over tanning salons.

C.Having tighter controls over tanning salons.

D.Limiting the number of tanning salons in every state.

(C)67. Which of the following suggestions for making tanning salons safer is NOT mentioned？

A.Visible Caution.　　　　　 B.Setting age limit.　

C.Professional personnel.　 D.Parental approval for teenagers.

(B)68. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

A.X­ray machines are less likely to cause harm than tanning machines.

B.X­ray machines are more likely to cause harm than tanning machines.

C.Powered wheelchairs are as likely to cause harm as tanning machines.

D.Powered wheelchairs are less likely to cause harm than tanning machines.

(A)69. What does the writer want to express in the last paragraph？

A.Tanning in one’s youth may mean death.

B.Tanning in the sun is safer than on the tanning bed.

C.People should get tanned without getting melanoma.

D.Getting tanned is only a good idea for those above thirty years old.

(A)70. What will most probably happen， if the advisory panel’s suggestions are adopted and put into practice？

A.Fewer people will suffer from skin cancer.

B.Tanning salons will have more customers.　

C.Getting a tan in a tanning salon will cost less.

D.Parents will be more anxious about their tanning children.

PART FOUR　WRITING (45 marks)

SECTION A (10 marks)

Directions： Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information for the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

According to the surprising findings of a new study by U.S. investigators， chewing sugarless gum during class and while doing homework can have a positive effect on academic performance in teenagers.

Study leader Craig A.Johnston of the Children’s Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston， Texas， and his colleagues studied more than 100 eighth­grade students， 52 girls and 56 boys， aged between 13 and 16 years， in four math classes. The experts randomly assigned teenagers into two groups： one group was asked to chew Wrigley’s sugar­free gum during class， while doing homework， and also while performing a standardized test. They chewed at least one stick of gum 86 per cent of the time they were in math class and 36 per cent of the time they were doing homework. The participants of the other group did not.

Johnston and his team found that 14 weeks later， the gum chewers had a 3 percent increase in their math scores on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills achievement test， a small but statistically significant change， according to experts. There was no difference found in math scores between the participants in the two groups in another test called the Woodcock Johnston III Tests of Achievement. However， the experiment revealed that gum­chewers had better final grades in the class compared to their non­chewing peers. According to Johnston， chewing gum reduces stress and anxiety as well as it increases arousal (兴奋).

Researchers say that the studies and research are focused on investigating the effect of chewing gum on focus， alertness， concentration， situational stress， weight control and oral health. According to them， the study is really meaningful and should raise interest in parents “when related to small steps that can lead to better academic performance.”

The new study is being built on previous research that was conducted in a laboratory setting and showed that gum chewing can help reduce stress， improve alertness and relieve anxiety. The current findings， for the first time， provide a possible role for chewing gum in helping to improve academic performance in a “real life” classroom setting.　

A surprising finding-chewing gum results in　 71.　　　

44.(A) A.reduce　　 B.cause　　　　 C.increase　　　　　 D.lose

(C)45. A.terrible　　 B.easy　　　 C.desirable　　　 D.hard