－Can I turn on the TV?

－ Yes, of course.        

A. Take your time     B. Take it easy   C. Feel yourself at home   D. Make yourself at home

I first visited hutong as part of a tourist group several years ago. We rode on a trishaw（脚踏三轮车） with a guide explaining the history, architecture and lifestyle of the local inhabitants.

Having visited the "must-sees" of Beijing, like the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Drum Tower and the Summer Palace, going into the hutong home of some famous ancient families gave the “Beijing experience” a human element.

My curiosity has sharpened over the years from reading about them at every opportunity. During the preparation for the Olympics I was eager to learn that some siheyuan courtyards in hutong were turned into accommodations（食宿） for visitors. I wished to stay in one someday.

Preparing for a recent trip to the capital, I eagerly sought one out. On my limited teacher’s salary, I settled on an affordable option, though I looked longingly at the more upscale courtyard accommodations.

As usual, I ended up having something closer to a true experience. A real family still lives in the courtyard, which is closer to the original. The rooms all opened into the central courtyard. Flowers were blooming, beans and peas were climbing up the bamboo fence, and the cat was napping in the sun. Every day after exploring the city, I'd hurry back to the hutong, take a quick shower and join the cat – snoozing（小睡） in a bamboo-made chair with a book ready nearby.

As the other guests came back we’d greet one another. There was a mother and young daughter from France, a guy from Canada, a mother and teenage daughter from the Netherlands, a teacher from England and several guests from various parts of China.

Coming and going through the narrow alleys（小巷） of the hutong, the residents would smile and give cheery “ni hao” （hello）. Laughing children were playing under the watchful eyes of the neighbors. I felt right at home in this friendly neighborhood.

The main idea of the passage is about ______________.

A. hutong days realize my desires to live local life

B. Trishaw is the only way to visit the hutong

C. living in the hutong with other visitors

D. exploring the deeper of Beijing

When did the author have the idea to visit Beijing hutong?

A. As early as he was a little child

B. when he was reading the text books at school

C. during the preparation for the Olympics

D. the author doesn’t mention it specifically  

The underlined word “upscale” in the fourth paragraph means _________.

A. inexpensive    B. high-class    C. appropriate    D. secondary

What is the impression of the author about the people in hutong?

A. They came from all over the world.

B. They all wanted to enjoy the old life of Beijing.

C. They are living together in harmony.

D. They are living in a heavenly peace life.

Our country did a lot about the drunk-driving, and it took some time ____ the situation got better.

   A. after             B. since            C. unless               D. before

Once an Englishman named Larry Belmont went to Russia for a holiday. After he got back some of his friends came. “I had a very dangerous trip while I was in Russia.” Larry said, “I went to see a friend in the country and when the sun went down, I was still traveling through a forest in a sleigh(雪橇). It was a long way from my friend’s house when about twenty wolves began to follow my sleigh.”

“It was very dark in the forest. There was thick snow on the ground. First I heard the wolves. The noise was terrible! Then I saw long, grey forms among the trees, and soon the wolves were near me. They were running very fast, and they didn’t seem to get tired like the horses.”

“What did you do?” one of Larry’s friends asked.

“When the wolves got very near,” Larry answered, “I put up my gun and shot the first wolf dead. Then all the other wolves stopped and ate it, so my sleigh got away from them for a few minutes. Then they finished their meal, and I heard them coming again. The moon was shining brightly on the snow now, and after a few minutes I saw them running among the trees once more. They came nearer again, and then I shot another one of them, and the others stopped once more to eat it. The same thing happened again, and my horses become more and more tired and ran slower and slower until, after two hours, only one wolf was still alive and following me.”

“Wasn’t it too fat to run?” one of Larry’s friends asked.

The purpose of this passage is to ______.

A. amuse readers                B. tell an exciting adventure

C. praise Larry Belmont’s bravery  D. show the danger of traveling through a forest

According to what Larry said, the last wolf _______.

A. was the strongest of all              B. had eaten up all the other wolves

C. ran much faster than the other wolves  D. was very fat and couldn’t run fast enough

From what Larry’s friend asked at the end, we know that_______.

A. Larry’s trip was really dangerous    

B. the last wolf was too fat to run

C. all the wolves had been shot by Larry

D. the friend did not believe what Larry had said

书面表达（满分30分）

    随着高考的临近，部分高三住校生要求搬出学生宿舍，在学校附近租房子。针对这种现象，各方反应不一。请根据下面提示，一分为二地写一篇短文，说说两者各自的好处与弊端，并发表你的观点。

1．学习时间和效果2．安全性3．自由性4．与同学交往

注意：1、两方面的理由至少要有两条；

2、词数：120左右；

     Nowadays, some students_______________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

After the Yushu earthquake, to make sure that rescue work could be carried out as smoothly as possible, Premier Wen Jiabao ________ his visit to Brunei.

    A．put away             B．put off          C．put up       D．put down

  —Well. I do think the rabbit is a beautiful, gentle animal which can run very fast.

    — ________.

    A．So it is     B．So is it     C．So does it   D．So it does

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

It was only a few weeks after my surgery. I went to Dr. Belt’s office for a     36   . it was just after my first chemotherapy treatment（化疗）. My scar was still very tender.    37   , I was taken to an examination room to have my blood    38   , again – a terrifying process for me, since I’m so frightened of    39   .

I lay down on the    40   . Then Ramina entered the room. Her   41   smile was familiar, and    42  in contrast to my fears. I’d first seen her in the office a few weeks earlier. She wasn’t my   43   on that day, but I remember her because she was laughing. What could she    44  find to laugh about at a time like this? So I decided she wasn’t   45  enough about the whole thing.

But this day was    46   . Ramona had taken my blood before. She   47  my fear of needles, and she kindly   48    the medical equipment under a magazine. As we opened the layers of bandage, the    49  scar on my chest could be seen.

She gently    50   over and ran her hand across the scar,   51  the smoothness of the healing skin. I began to cry gently and quietly. She brought her warm eyes to mine and said, “You haven’t    52  it et, have you?” And I said, “No.”

I continued to cry gently. In   53  tones she said, “This is part of your body. This is you. It’s okay to touch it.” But I couldn’t. So she touched it for me. The  54  . The healing wound. And beneath it, she touched my heart.

That night as I lay down, I gently placed my hand on my chest and I left it there  55  I fell asleep. I knew I wasn’t alone.

A．prescription    B．discussion   C． conversation    D．checkup

A．At once B．As usual C． In fact D．In addition

A．drawn   B．mixed    C． corrected   D．chcaned

A．doctors B．nurses   C． blood   D．needles

A．operation table B．office floor C． examining bed   D．test bed

A．warm    B．bitter   C． shy D．weak

A．worked out  B．stood out    C． found out   D．gave out

A．girl    B．partner  C． nurse   D．companion

A．accidentally    B．particularly C． possibly    D．actually

A．serious B．curious  C． worried D．nervous

A．difficult   B．different    C． pleasant    D．common

A．talked about    B．got around   C． knew about D．put away

A．found   B．replaced C． showed  D．hid

A．old B．fresh    C． worn    D．fine

A．came    B．went C． searched    D．reached

A．examining   B．covering C． pressing    D．removing

A．watched B．discovered   C． touched D．unfolded

A．tough   B．soft C． cold    D．strict

A．bandage B．soul C．pain D．scar

A．until   B．after    C． since   D．when

How to improve our life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They'll say, "This is my destiny(命运).I cannot change it."

   Of course not! You don't have to suffer needlessly. Your life depends on you, not on any other external(外部的)factor.

   I know a woman who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, and then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routine cycle follows.

   Huh! Is this what she calls "doing her best"? She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it in her heart that this is the life that has been intended for her and that her luck can only change if God wills it. She hasn't realized that we have to do our share of making the effort to live the life of our dreams.

   Remember that you harvest what you sow. You have to get off the sofa, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone(unless it contributes to your success),and get your mind and body to work! Don't expect your luck to change, unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, don't just regard it as a temporary setback; instead, learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem. It's not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively.

   If someone's life is in trouble, do you just hope and pray that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, don't just stand(or sit)there, do something to improve your life.

According to the woman mentioned in Para. 3, her life_________________.

   A. doesn't need improving   B. couldn't be improved

   C. will be better some day   D. will be worse in the future

What does the author think of the woman's life?

   A. Positive   B. Passive   C. Colorful   D. Disturbing

Which of the following statements is the author's opinion?

   A. Your temporary problem is not discouraging.

   B. Your luck can be changed by your own efforts.

   C. You can only achieve success when God wills it.

   D. You should treat yourself in the way you treat friends.

In Para. 5, the author emphasized the importance of _______________.

   A. positive thinking             B. positive action

   C. hope for the best             D. intention to succeed

The text is mainly written to advise you to _________________.

   A. understand yourself       B. improve your life 

   C. believe in yourself           D. change your normal way

With the development of agriculture, the people_____ village I taught are now living a happy life.  

A. in whose      B. whose        C. in which          D. which