第三部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

       When we think about giving help to developing countries, we often think about giving money so that these countries can build schools and hospitals, buy food and medicine, or find clean water supplies．These seem to be the most important basic needs of the people we are trying to help．However, it's far from enough．Ladies and gentlemen, we've got to come up with some better ideas to help them．

       I was very surprised, then, when I read about a plan to make cheap laptop computers for children in developing countries．A man called Nicholas Negroponte invented a cheap laptop computer, which can run without electricity．He decided to invent this computer after he visited a school in Cambodia．

       The laptop which Mr．Negroponte has designed is a little different from the normal laptop computers you can buy in the shops．One difference is that it is covered in rubber so that it is very strong and won't be damaged easily．As an electricity supply can be a problem in developing countries, the computer also has a special handle so that children can wind the computer up to give it extra power when needed．

       These special laptop computers will cost less than 100 US dollars and Mr．Negroponte wants to build as many as 15 million machines in the first year of production．The idea is that these computers will help the children's education as they will be able to access the Internet．These computers might not help the people in developing countries immediately, but by improving children's education they should help people to find their own solutions to their problems in the long term．

       Another idea to help children in developing countries is to recycle old mobile phones so that they can be used again．In the UK, and, probably in many other countries too, millions of mobile phones are thrown away every year．The waste created by throwing away these old phones is very bad for the environment, so it seems to be an excellent idea to recycle them．In this way we will be able to achieve two important goals at the same time．We will reduce the waste we produce and help others．In other words, we will be able to 'kill two birds with one stone', and that is always a good thing．

1．It's an excellent idea to recycle old mobile phones because _______．

       A．it reduces waste and can help others

       B．it prevents waste and can earn lots of money

       C．it can send the waste produced by developed countries to other countries

       D．it is good for the environment and very educative for phone users

2．The author gives the example of Mr．Negroponte's cheap computers _______．

       A．to show what high tech can bring us．

       B．to illustrate the kindness of people in the developed countries

       C．to show how to find business opportunities in developing countries

       D．to give an example of how to help developing countries

3．Which of the following statements is TRUE about Mr．Negroponte's cheap computers?

       A．His computers don’t need any power to function well．

       B．His computers are covered with rubber so that they are very cheap．

       C．His computers will help children in developing countries to have better education．

       D．His computers will help people in developing countries to find all the solutions．

4．Where does this passage probably come from?

       A．A magazine      B．A newspaper    C．A lecture          D．An advertisement

In the clinic the doctor gave me a （n） ___________ for anti-H1N1 flu．

       A．indication    B．prescription      C．direction     D．reservation

He has been fired and will have to ____ over charge of his office tomorrow.

  A. take                     B. hand                    C. get                     D. go    

 The earthquake in Yushu _______ roughly one month before the second anniversary of the earthquake

in Wenchuan.

A. was happened           B. had happened            C. happened               D. had been happened

 China has warned America that it_______ be responsible for its arms sale to Taiwan.

A. can                     B. may             C. will                  D. shall

 She hasn’t had time to travel around ______ she started her new job.

A. since         B. but           C. yet            D. however

Section C

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

Sea turtles have been on Earth for millions of years, but they may soon die out. The main danger to them is people who kill them 48. ______ food, according to Dr. Wallace J. Nichols.

49. _____ the latest news may slow turtle hunting: Dr. Nichols has found that sea turtles absorb a lot of pollution from the ocean. This pollution is unhealthy for 50. _____ turtles and humans. It can cause 51. ______ damage to their bodies and lead to death. Research shows that many people get sick 52. _____ even die from eating sea turtle meat. 

In the US, most people have never eaten turtle. “But many people in other countries still eat them,” explains Nichols. “Our first goal was to save turtles; now 53 ____ must save people too.”

Davis said he also wants to send out 54. ______ bigger message that we should protect the oceans. “The health of the ocean, animals in the ocean, and our own health are all connected. A clean ocean is really good for us too 55. ______ of the food we eat from there.”

Imagine you’re at a party full of strangers. You’re nervous. Who are these people? How do you start a conversation? Fortunately, you’ve got a thing that sends out energy at tiny chips in everyone’s name tag. The chips send back name, job, hobbies, and the time available for meeting-whatever. Making new friends becomes simple.

    This hasn’t quite happened in real life. But the world is already experiencing a revolution using RFID technology.

    An RFID tag with a tiny chip can be fixed in a product, under your pet’s skin, even under your own skin. Passive RFID tags have no energy source-batteries because they do not need it. The energy comes from the reader, a scanning device, that sends out energy (for example, radio waves) that starts up the tag immediately.

    Such a tag carries information specific to that object, and the data can be updated. Already, RFID technology is used for recognizing each car or truck on the road and it might appear in your passport. Doctors can put a tiny chip under the skin that will help locate and obtain a patient’s medical records. At a nightclub in Paris or in New York the same chip gets you into the VIP (very important person) section and pays for the bill with the wave of an arm.

    Take a step back:10 or 12 years ago, you would have heard about the coming age of computing. One example always seemed to surface: Your refrigerator would know when you needed to buy more milk. The concept was that computer chips could be put   everywhere and send information in a smart network that would make ordinary life simpler.

    RFID tags are a small part of this phenomenon. “The world is going to be a loosely coupled set of individual small devices, connected wirelessly,” predicts Dr.J.Reich. Human right supporters are nervous about the possibilities of such technology. It goes too far tracking school kids through RFID tags, they say. We imagine a world in which a beer company could find out not only when you bought a beer but also when you drank it. And how many beers. Accompanied by how many biscuits.

    When Marconi invented radio, he thought it would be used for ship-to-shore communication, not for pop music. Who knows how RFID and related technologies will be used in the future. Here’s a wild guess: Not for buying milk.

1. The article is intended to         .

    A. warn people of the possible risks in adopting RFID technology

    B. explain the benefits brought about by RFID technology

    C. convince people of the uses of RFID technology

    D. predict the applications of RFID technology

2. We know from the passage that with the help of RFID tags, people________.

    A. will have no trouble getting data about others

    B. will have more energy for conversation

    C. will have more time to make friends

    D. won’t feel shy at parties any longer

3. Passive RFID tags chiefly consist of _______.

    A. scanning devices                     B. radio waves

    C. batteries                                D. chips

4. Why are some people worried about RFID technology?

    A. Because children will be tracked by strangers.

    B. Because market competition will become more fierce.

    C. Because their private lives will be greatly affected.

    D. Because customers will be forced to buy more products.

5. The last paragraph implies that RFID technology________.

    A. will not be used for such matters as buying milk

    B. will be widely used, including for buying milk

    C. will be limited to communication uses

    D. will probably be used for pop music

SECTION C

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

假如你是某中学高三学生，名叫李华。你用英语写一篇日记，记叙你班今天下午举行的主题班会“再会，我亲爱的学校！”的情况。

说明：应根据以上提示内容作适当发挥，要求文理通顺。

词数：不少于120词。

注意：开头已给出，不计入总词数。

May 26, 2010      Wednesday          Fine

This afternoon, we held a theme class meeting.

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. Beijing took steps to limit the kinds of high-risk of borrowing money from the banks that can create the high price of housing,       happened in the United States.

A. what                      B. that                      C. how                   D. as