第三节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

The survery shows that if people cannot afford_________house, they will feel less content about ___life．                                                                

       A．the; the    B．a; /                 C．a; the              D．/; the

Mr Li has some trouble sleeping, so drinking a glass of milk before going to bed every night is his common ________.

A. knowledge     B. experience     C. practice       D. duty

Of the two, I would prefer ____________ car, which is very easy for me to afford.

　    A．a small　　　        B．a smaller C．the small　　　     D．the smaller

第II卷（非选择题， 共40分）

第四部分：写作（共三节，满分40分）

第一节：单词填空

81.As we all know, “Failure is the mother of s___________.”.

82.Nigeria gained its i______________ from Britain in 1960.

83.Tom and Jack said they would come, but they didn’t keep their w__________.

84.Though he did something wrong, she finally f____________ him.

85.We should a_________ great importance to education which later will shape our life.

86.We only had a b__________ talk because time is very limited.

87.Fewer people were e__________ in that company because of the latest economic crisis(危机).

88.Much to his r_________, his wife was saved.

89.The distant country is so p________ that I don’t want to go back to the noisy city.

90.He is very famous and his name is f_________ to every family.

 My schoolbag has disappeared. Who_______have taken it?

   A. should       B. must            C. could            D. would

Ⅲ  阅读（共两节。满分40分）

阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Poverty is not first thing that comes to mind when you think of Japan. After all, there are no children begging on the streets in major cities here. You do not often see Japanese citizens publicly letting out their complaints over the country’s economic decline. But senior government researcher Aya Abe says Japan has the fourth-highest rate of child poverty among developed countries.

She says she sees that poverty in schools where students admit to only bathing once a week. Some cannot afford to buy pencils for class.

“They may not be on the streets begging or they may not be turning into criminals, but it’s there. It’s just that we have to open our eyes and see,” Abe said.

Abe owes the increase in child poverty to the country’s changing demographics(人口统计), struggling economy and high social security premiums(保险费). She says fewer people live in three-generation households, where the parents and grandparents work. The number of single mothers has increased. The salary for young fathers has declined with the economic downturn. Social security premiums have increased in the last 20 years, putting families on the threshold of poverty.

Abe says studies conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD ) point to rising poverty in Japan before the global economic crises in 2008. But the Japanese government and public refused to acknowledge it until then - in part, because of the shame associated with poverty.

“It was, what should I say, very unpopular for Japanese media to say anything about Japanese poverty,” said Abe. “Even though OECD announced it and OECD Japan announced it in Japanese, it didn’t make it into the articles.”

Abe says new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has taken one important step to help alleviate (减缓) the problem. Next year, his Democratic Party of Japan plans to double monthly child care allowances given to families.

But Abe wants the government to expand its financial help even more. She wants it to simplify the process to apply for public assistance and provide educational grants for students struggling to pay for tuition at high schools and colleges. The country now only offers loans.

Abe says the government must act quickly because she says the problem will only get worse in the next few years.

41. The passage is intended to _________.

   A. report the result of the studies conducted by OECD

   B. tell us about the increase in Japanese child poverty

   C. prove that Japan is no longer a developed country

   D. introduce Aya Abe, a senior government researcher

42. It seems to be hard to associate Japan with poverty because _______.

   A. no children are seen begging in the streets of main cities in Japan

   B. its citizens never complain about the country’s economic decline

   C. it is one of the few wealthiest countries in the world

   D. its government and public refused to acknowledge it

43. According to Abe, several things contribute to the rising child poverty except________.

   A. high social security premiums

   B. the increase of the number of single mothers

   C. the decrease of the salary for young fathers

   D. the expansion of three-generation households

44. Why was it unpopular for Japanese media to say anything about Japanese poverty?

A.The Japanese public didn’t think it true.

B. It was forbidden by the Japanese government.

C. The Japanese public regarded it shameful to be poor.

D. OECD Japan had already announced it in Japanese.

45. What of the following is NOT the author’s suggestion for alleviating this problem?

   A. Doubling monthly child care allowances given to families.

   B. Expanding government’s financial help even more.

   C. Providing educational grants for poor students.

   D. Simplifying the process to apply for public assistance

第四节：书面表达

    假定你是李华，请根据下列表格, 以 A Big Forest Fire 为题, 为某报写一篇报道。(词数 100 左右)

书面表达(满分25分)

2008年中国将在北京举办第29届夏季奥运会，你班就其将给北京带来的影响展开了激烈的讨论。假如你是李华，现请根据下表内容给21世纪报的编辑写一封信，说说你们讨论的结果以及你个人的看法。

--I didn't tell my parents that I would leave home.

    --You ________ when you left home since you are living with them.

   A. ought to have     B. might have       C. should         D. must

He sent me an e-mail, ______to get further information.

   A. hoped     B. to hope     C. hoping        D. hope