第二节   书面表达（满分20分）

在即将举行的中美高中生夏令营活动中，你和你的美国朋友将讨论学生中的“追星” 问题，请你根据下面的提示写一篇发言稿。

追星表现：模仿衣着、发型、嗜好、举止等。

追星后果：迷失自我、荒废学业等。

你的看法：科学家等贡献最大，应专心学习，成为有用之才。

注意：

文章开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；

根据要点可以适当发挥但内容要连贯、完整；

词数120左右。

参考词汇：偶像idol;追星star-worshiping

Boys and girls ,

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That’s all. Thank you .

______ achievements ,last week’s ministerial meeting of the WTO here earned a low, though not failing ,grade.

   A. In terms of          B. In case of          C. As a result of     D. In the face of  

.Water, which seems to be so simple and common, is ______ makes life possible.

   A. that         B. which         C. what          D. where

.Our English teacher had us all _______our names on a card.

A. written     B. to write        C. write            D. for writing

.The two ladies are _______ the same age, but there seems to be ten years _______ them.

A. at; between     B. about; among      C. as; among       D. of; between

. Mike had to walk home _______his bike stolen.

A. with          B. as               C. for              D. since

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

There was room for all of us, and the sleeping bags kept the night coldness away. We would listen to the sound of the river, and hear the coyotes (土狼) howling along the hills not far away.

Those were the cool summer nights of the mid-nineties in Southern Alberta, Canada, when the four children were young and we would lie on the trampoline (蹦床) in the backyard late at night, for the sun would not set till late in July and August. We would look at the stars up above and never grow tired of it.

These were the times when I would tell the stories of my own childhood and teach the kids life’s lessons that have been remembered to this day. I chuckle (轻声地笑), as I recall the time when we heard a coyote not far away, and then I started a story about a bear approaching the trampoline. The bear came close (in the story), and the kids snuggled up to mom and me, until suddenly I’d let out a howl and grab all the kids and they would be frightened and jump up and then all laugh, “Daddy, you scared us!”

Now the children are in their mid and late teens, but they fondly remember the starry nights on that trampoline. Recently my oldest daughter on her wedding day sang a song for her parents, entitled “I’ll always be your little girl”. She wrote the music and words and yes indeed: it included a memory of those starry nights.

I have learned as a parent that one of the greatest gifts we can give our children as they are growing up is the time to tell them stories, or if telling stories is not that simple, perhaps read them a story. They can read their own books, but telling or reading them a story will create a close relationship with pleasant memories such as those late summer nights under the starry sky.

1. The passage is mainly about _____.

A. coyotes’ effects on children                   B. the relationship between children

C.the author’s unforgettable experiences        D. the author’s memories of starry nights

2. The underlined part “snuggled up” probably means _____.

A. lay down        B. got close

C.gave in        D. struggled forward

3. How do the children feel about their childhood?

A. Very enjoyable.        B. A bit regretful.

C.Rather busy.        D. Sort of dull.

4. In the last paragraph, the writer mainly wants to express _____.

A. it is easy to tell stories to children        B. kids should read stories themselves

C.it is important to tell or read stories to kids

D. it’s necessary to spend summer nights with kids

The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go, because college will help them earn more money, become “better” people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don’t go.      

But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don’t fit the pattern are becoming more and more, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students get in the way of each other’s experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the competition for admission to graduate school. Others find no interest in their studies, and drop out—often encouraged by college administrators（教导主任）.

Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves—they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But that is a condemnation of the students as a whole, and does not explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We’ve been told that young people have to go to college because our economy cannot take in an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer take in an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds, either.

Some adventuresome educators and campus watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school. We may have been looking at all those surveys upside down, it seems, and thinking of the rosy glow of our own remembered college experiences. Perhaps college does not make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn things—maybe it is just the other way round, and intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are only the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place. And perhaps all those successful college graduates would have been successful whether they had gone to college or not. This is heresy（异端邪说）to those of us who have been brought up to believe that if a little schooling is good, more has to be much better. But opposite evidence is beginning to mount up.

1．According to the passage, the author believes that______.

A. people used to question the value of college education

B. people used to have full confidence in higher education

C. all high school graduates went to college

D. very few high school graduates chose to go to college

2．In the 2nd paragraph, "those who don't fit the pattern" refers to______.

A. high school graduates who aren't suitable for college education

B. college graduates who are selling shoes and driving taxis

C. college students who aren't any better for their higher education

D. high school graduates who failed to be admitted to college

3．According to the passage, the problems of college education partly arise from the fact that______.

A. society cannot provide enough jobs for properly trained college graduates

B. high school graduates do not fit the pattern of college education

C. too many students have to earn their own living

D. college administrators encourage students to drop out

4．In this passage the author argues that______.

A. more and more evidence shows college education may not be the best thing for high school graduates

B. college education is not enough if one wants to be successful

C. college education benefits only the intelligent, ambitious, and quick-learning people

D. intelligent people may learn quicker if they don't go to college

II. 书面表达

假如你是高中三年级的学生张明，在学校组织了一项“有烦恼向谁说”的调查活动。请用英语给校报编辑写一封信，反映相关情况。内容包括：调查结果（如图所示）、持相应想法的理由及你对调查结果的看法。

向同学、朋友说（理由：同龄人，容易交流和理解）

向老师、家长说（理由：阅历丰富，有生活和教育经验）

不向别人说（理由：不愿和别人说自己的事或难以与别人相处）

注意：1．信的开头和结尾已经给出。2．词数100词左右。

Dear Editor,

I am a Senior Three student. Recently we have carried out a survey – “To whom do you go when in trouble?” The results are as follows.

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Yours sincerely,

Zhang Ming

．The room was empty_______ a computer and a desk.

      A．except      B．without     C．except for D．besides