第三节 书面表达（满分30分）

最近，某中学英语报向学生征文，主题New Look of My Hometown。请你根据以下内容提示，用英语为该报写一篇短文，介绍家乡的情况并发表自己的看法。

概  况

1．气候温暖多雨，常年绿树成荫；

2．近年经济发展迅速，城市面貌一新，高楼林立，道路宽敞，环境优美；

3．人民生活条件不断改善，不少人搬进新居，拥有私家车。

你的看法

家乡人民将更加努力工作……

注意：1．可适当增加细节，使短文连贯、通顺；

      2．短文的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；

      3．词数100左右。

参考词汇：economy经济

New Look of My Hometown

    My hometown lies in the east of Fujian, with a river flowing through. _____________

____________________________________________________________________

. China won 100 medals in the Beijing Olympic Games, which are almost ______ those of the Sydney Olympic Games.

A. twice as many as                                   B. as many as twice 

C. as much as twice                                   D. twice as much as

Because of the financial crisis, days are gone _   _ local 5-star hotels charged 6,000 yuan for one night.

A. if                  B. when             C. which             D. since

第Ⅱ卷

I.阅读表达题（每小题2分，共10分）

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）

Modern life is a lot less to the advantage of friendships and neighborliness than it used to be. The average American moves every five years. People drive straight into their garages, hire lawn services, hang out in their backyards instead of their front porches (前走廊). These days, neighbors don't even know each other's names.

Good neighbors and good friends are a lot like electricity or running water: We don't know how much we depend on them until we don't have them. In fact, the authors of a recent book, Refrigerator Rights, claim that refrigerators are signs of close relationships--after all, you wouldn't snatch a drumstick(鸡腿) from the refrigerator of a stranger.

　　The surprising thing is that all it takes to strengthen your relationship with friends and neighbors is respect for their feelings, concern for their property, and a helping hand when it's needed. Here's how to develop your relationships with two types of vitally important people in your life.

　　_________________. A true friend doesn't flee when changes occur. The sign of a good friend is one who stays true through it all--marriage, parenthood, new jobs, new homes, the losses. Just because situations change doesn't mean the person has to.

　　Friendships fade away if there isn't an balance between the give and the take. So make sure you aren't being a burden to your friends. Be sensitive to how much your friend can and can't offer you--be it time, energy, or help -- and don't step over the line. Meanwhile, friendships that drain(耗尽) you will not last. If a friendship is out of balance in this way, you'll need to talk the situation through.

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

A true friend will stay the same even when the situations change.

　　_______________________________________________________________

62. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with a proper sentence. (Within 10 words)

　　_______________________________________________________________

63. What advice is given in the last paragraph? (Within 10 words)

　　_______________________________________________________________

64. What do you think the author will go on talking about if the passage continues?

(Within 10 words)

　　_______________________________________________________________

65.Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．

　　_______________________________________________________________

．China is playing an important role in the world. That’s_______Laura has come to study Chinese.

       A．because        B．why     C．how     D．that

The previous lecture focused on the reading problems in new words, while this lecture will turn to___________in complex sentence structures.

A. ones           B. one             C. those        D. that

Everyone gathered around and Paddy read out loud, slowly, his tone growing sadder and sadder. The little headline said: BOXER  RECEIVES LIFE SENTENCE.

Frank Cleary,aged 26,professional boxer. was today found guilty of the murder of Albert  Cumming , aged 32, laborer ,last July. The jury (陪审团)reached its decision after only ten minutes, recommending the most severe punishment the court could give out.It was, said the judge,a simple case. Cumming and Cleary had quarreled violently at the Harbour Hotel on July 23rd and police saw Cleary kicking at the head of the unconscious Cumming. When arrested,Cleary was drunk but clear-thinking…

Cleary was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour .Asked if he had anything to say , Cleary answered，“Just don't tell my mother.”

      "It happened over three years ago, " Paddy said helplessly.  No one answered him or moved, for no one knew what to do. "Just don't tell my mother, "said Fee numbly. "And no one did!Oh. God! My poor, poor Frank!" 

     Paddy wiped the tears from his face and said. 'Fee, dear, pack your things. We'll go to see him. "

     She half-rose before sinking back. Her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead. "I can't go ."  she said without a hint of pain, yet making everyone feel that the pain was there.  "It would kill him to see me. I know him so well -- his pride, his ambition. Let him bear the shame alone，it's what he wants. We've got to help him keep his secret. What good will it do him to see us? "

     Paddy was still weeping, but not for Frank; for the life which had gone from Fee's face, for the dying in her eyes. Frank had always brought bitterness and misfortune ,always stood between Fee and himself.  He was the cause of her withdrawal from his heart and the hearts of his children.Every time it looked as if there might be happenings for Fee . Frank took it away.  But Paddy's love for her was as deep and impossibile to wipe out as hers was for Frank.

     So he said, " Well,  Fee,  we won't go . But we must make sure he is taken care of.  How about if I write to Father Jones and ask him to look out for Frank?

     The eyes didn't liven ,but a faint pink stole into her cheeks  " Yes.  Paddy, do that . Only make sure he knows not to tell Frank we found out .Perhaps it would ease Frank to think for certain that we don't know" 

1.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

       A. Frank was found guilty of murder because he was a professional boxer.

       B. The family didn't find out what happened to Frank until three years later

       C. The jury and the judge disagreed on whether Frank had committed murder.

       D. Frank didn't want his family to find out what happened because Paddy disliked him.

2. Paddy didn't cry for Frank because he thought_______.

       A. Frank did kill someone and deserved the punihment

       B .Frank should have told Fee what had happened

       C. what had happened to Frank was killing Fee

       D. Frank had always been a man of bad moral character

3."She half-rose before sinking back…" (in Paragraph 6) shows that _____________.

     A. Fee was so heart-broken that she could hardly stand up

     B .Fee didn't want to upset Paddy by visiting Frank

     C .Fee couldn't leave her family to go to see Frank

     D .Fee struggled betwccn wanting to See Frank and respecting his wish

4.What is Fee's probable relationship with Frank and Paddy?

     A Son and brother      B Son and husband

     C Brothcr and lover     D Lover and husband

---Sir, you are fined for speeding. Please sign here.

   ---Fined? Speeding? ___________

A. Are you all right?       B. I don't think I am.   C. You can't be serious.     D. It doesn't matter.

In no place other than Britain ____ experience four seasons in a single day.

A. you can    B. people can    C. can one    D. can it

It’s high time that Dalai Lama ______ playing politics.

A. quit      B. to be quit C. quited  D. quitting