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------ Have you _________ ?

  ------ No, I got the wrong number.

 A. got in  B. got away  C. got off  D. got through  

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Some American schools paid teachers more if their students improved on

tests. Now there is a growing movement to pay the students --- in some cases, even just for coming to class.

Students at one school in New Mexico can earn up to three hundred dollars a year for good attendance. A program in New York City pays up to five hundred dollars for good attendance and high test scores.  

In Baltimore, Maryland, high scores on state graduation tests can be worth more than one hundred dollars. And a New Jersey school system plans to pay students fifty dollars a week to attend after-school tutoring programs. Schools that pay students can be found in over one-fourth of the fifty states. Other state schools reward students with food or other things.

Robert Schaefer is public education director for the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, an activist group. He says paying may improve performance in the short term, but students develop false expectations for the future. He sees a lack of long-term planning in these programs because of pressure on schools to raise test scores.

Public schools need to show improvement under the education reform law. Low-performing schools may lose their federal money; teachers and administrators may lose their jobs. Often these schools are in poor neighborhoods where getting students to go to school can be a continual problem.

Critics say paying students sends a message that money is the only valuable reward. But some students say it makes school more exciting. And some teachers have reported getting more requests for extra help.

60. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Some American schools pay teachers more for improving students’ scores.

B. Some American schools pay students for good attendance and high test scores.

C. Public schools need to improve their teaching management.

D. Some American schools pay teachers for after-school tutoring programs.

61. In _________ of the fifty states, schools pay the students.  

A. less than one half            B. less than ten

C. more than ten               D. more than one half

62. We can learn from the text that _________.

A. all the people are in favor of the movement to pay the students.

B. not all the people think the movement to pay the students is good

C. in New York City students can get food for high test scores.

D. teachers can’t lose their jobs in some schools in American poor neighborhoods

63.The text is probably taken from_________.

A. education report           B. health report   

C. information report          D. science news   

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I don’t like getting up too early unless I have to. When you’re filming, you’ve got make-up on, which doesn’t happen often. As I’m not filming at present I’ll get up at 8.30.

Work normally means Matt coming over to my house about 10 am. We’re writing at the moment. We’ll chat for a bit before going to my study. One of us will have an idea for a sketch (梗概), we’ll talk about the characters and when we feel we have enough we’ll start writing.

Matt and I met at the National Youth Theatre in 1990 and started doing shows together in ’95, at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. We know we’re onto something if we’ve made each other laugh, and that’s a really special moment. It’s not always like that, but we’re comfortable enough with each other that we can be honest and go. Some days you’re not in the mood to be funny—like writing when my dad was dying of cancer, or when Matt was separating from his partner.

We stop for lunch and sometimes go to Wagamama in Camden, but the last time we were followed by paparazzi (狗仔队), which gets you down—who wants to be pictured eating noodles?

When I’m not writing with Matt I work on other projects. My second children’s book comes out later in the year. It’s called Mr. Stink. The first one I dedicated to my three-year-old nephew, Eddie. Both books have been illustrated by Quentin Blake; it’s been a thrill to work with him—like 20 years ago reading a Roald Dahl book and looking at those drawings, then one day that person illustrates your work… magical.

At 5 I go swimming in Soho. My trainer makes me do horrible exercises, but I always feel better after.

Being in all day, I like to go out in the evening and look smart, but not like I’ve come out of the City. I’m a tall, broad guy and well-dressed.

For dinner I’ll meet friends. When you’re a single guy it’s great to have some good female friends. Or I might take my mum to the theatre, as I know she really appreciates it. I like watching TV comedy shows to see what everyone’s doing. When you see something impressive it makes you work harder. I also love Larkin’s poems: they don’t try to transcend (超越) the commonplace; they’re much more straightforward.

Poetry is great to dip into before going to bed, rather than falling asleep reading a novel and being confused over what you’ve read or not. I haven’t had a good night’s sleep in seven years; unfortunately, I rely on pills. I’ve tried everything. If I could wish anything for myself, I’d wish I could sleep better.

67. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A. the author spends much time with his friends

B. the author and Matt are both famous in the district

C. the author doesn’t care much about what to wear

D. the author works at home and seldom goes out every day

68. Where does the passage most likely appear?

A. In a travel diary.                          B. In a news column.

C. In an online diary.                    D. In a research paper.

69. Why does the author read some poetry before going to bed?

A. Because poetry can often bring him some funny ideas.

B. Because poetry is much easier to understand than novels.

C. Because poetry is very abstract and reflects unusual things.

D. Because poetry can be of some help for him to kill time.

70. What might be the best title for the passage?

A. A day’s work with Matt                 B. A new life-style 

C. A life in the day                       D. A good way to write

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第五部分  书面表达（满分25分）

    自哥本哈根气候大会以来，“实行低碳经济”，“过低碳生活”已成为人们关注的热门话

题。最近你班就这个话题展开了热烈的讨论。请你根据下表所提供的信息，给21st Century 写

篇文章，报道你们班的讨论情况。

    注意：

    1．对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2．词数150左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

3．文章中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。

Since the Copenhagen Climate Conference, carrying out low carbon common & living a low

carbon life has been a hot topic. Recently our class had a heated discussion about it.

    Through the discussion, we are fully aware of the necessity of carrying out a low carbon economy in our country.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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I dislike__________when I am left alone to start a conversation with a stranger.

       A．that   B．this   C．it      D．one

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Class regulations require ____is the last to leave the classroom ___off all the lights.

A. who; should turn    B. whom; shall turn  C. whomever; turns   D. whoever; turn

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The discovery of new evidence lead to ________.

A the thief having caught           B catching the thief

C the thief being caught           D the thief to be caught

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__ from the motherland for about a century, Hong Kong returned to China in 1997.

A. Being separated   B. Having separated  C. Having been separated  D. to be separated

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 That was the first time I _______ there and I was impressed by the friendly people very much.

A. go    B. was going   C. had gone    D. have gone

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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

       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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       Prana, our beautiful golden retriever（金毛猎犬）whose name means “breath of life”, isn’t with us any more．She died of cancer several years ago．But, while sharing our home, she brought such joy and love into our lives that we still miss her．

       There are so many wonderful stories about the love in this dog, but my favorite is the one that created an indelible image of how to graciously give what is needed without reserve（储备）．

       It was an autumn day in Minnesota．But the weather didn’t seem to know the difference between fall and winter．Unexpectedly, we were hit with a big snow fall, for which no one was prepared．

       We have two apple trees in our backyard．Prana loved apples．When she went outside, she’d grab an apple, stick it far back in her mouth, and sneak it into the house to save for enjoyment later．The apples had been on the ground and were often muddy so I wasn’t always happy that Prana had brought them into the house．Sensing my disapproval, she would turn her head so I wouldn’t see her hidden treasure．It was our little game．

       On the day that it snowed too early in the season, Prana went outside and I watched her from the window．I noticed that she was crazily digging holes and bringing the apples to the surface so they could be seen above the snow．I wondered why she was doing this．She seemed to be entirely busy digging up as many apples as possible during her yard time．

       When I called her back into the house, she had her usual one apple in her mouth．About five minutes later, I looked outside-the yard was completely covered with birds．Prana had dug up all those apples for her bird and squirrel friends to eat．She knew that they wouldn’t have stored enough food to survive such an early winter!

       Tears sprung to my eyes as I witnessed this beautiful act of unconditional love from an animal who taught us how to serve life with such grace．

56．We still miss Prana because ________．

       A．she liked playing with the birds

       B．she always brought apples into the house

       C．she made our lives enjoyable and full of love

       D．she dug up apples for her bird friends

57．The underlined word indelible in Paragraph 2 means ________．

       A．unimportant         B．unbelievable    C．impossible     D．unforgettable

58．Prana dug up as many apples from the snow as possible so that ________．

       A．she could help her owner store away many apples

       B．her bird and squirrel friends could have food in cold weather

       C．she could have fun in her yard time

       D．she could have something to play with in the house

59．I was deeply moved by Prana because ________．

       A．she gave what is needed with grace

       B．she dug up so many apples in such cold winter

       C．she gave unconditional love to me with such grace

       D．she tried her best to save the birds from the snow