第二部分阅读理解(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。

A

 Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. "Yes, honey. Of course," she said.

    "Can we write him a letter?"

    She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, "Yes."

    My heart jumped. "How? Does the mailman go there?" I asked.

    "No, but I have an idea." Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.

    "Just wait, honey. You'll see." Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Morn was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.

    She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped(缠绕) the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.

    "Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three."

   The balloon, carrying my letter, darted(猛冲) upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.

   Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he'd persevere, dart up, and finally transcend(超越) this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditary(遗传的). I prayed to be a balloon.

56. When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother ______.

   A. felt it hard to answer                        B. thought her a creative girl

C. believed it easy to do so                     D. found it easy to lie

57. When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she ______.

   A. jumped with joy                            B. became excited

   C. started writing immediately            D. was worried that it couldn't be delivered

58. In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?

A. An incurable disease.                      B. An unforgettable memory.

   C. The hard time her father had.                  D. The failures her father experienced.

59. What would be the best title for the passage?

    A. The strong red balloon                      B. An unforgettable experience

   C. Fly to paradise                            D . A great father

D

Few people would question the value of taking part in sports for young people．With proper training，supervision，protective equipment and techniques，and an proper emphasis on winning，sports can develop a healthy body and spirit and a life-long interest in being active and fit .Without such measures，childhood sports can lead to injuries and even paralysis or death．

Even in the best conditions，no activity can be risk—free．But most serious hazards are preventable．Cyclists and football players can reduce their risks by wearing helmets；hockey players by wearing masks；basketball and tennis players by wearing eye guards；baseball players by wearing batting helmets．

Besides，risks to individual players can often be found，and thus prevented，through a properly performed medical exam before a child plays．For accidents that may not be preventable，having an emergency plan and first-aid equipment，and someone trained to use the equipment，can be lifesaving．

Still，each year，according to the American College of Sports Medicine，more than 775,000 children under 14 are treated in emergency rooms for sports injuries，nearly half of them preventable．An estimated 300,000 athletes experience exercise—related head illnesses each year，and almost all of them should have been avoided．

Further，from half to three—fourths of sports-related concussions（脑震荡） are never even diagnosed；the injured are often sent back in to play too soon and put at risk of another more serious brain—damaging concussion．To help reduce these risks, the National Center for Sports Safety, with the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, offers a three-hour online safety course for coaches for $28 at www.SportsSafety.org.

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

A．All the accidents can be prevented．B．All the accidents cannot be prevented．

C．Lives can be saved so long as there is proper equipment．

D．Lives cannot be saved even if there is proper equipment．

69．What does the underlined word “hazards”(in paragraph 2)mean?

A．mistakes          B．diseases           C．dangers            D．situations

70．It is implied in the passage that         ．

A．prevention of injuries is not paid enough attention to

B．children under 14 are more easily hurt in sports

C．most head illnesses are related with exercise

D．none of the head illnesses should have happened

71．What can coaches mainly learn from the online safety course?

A．How to cure brain-damaging concussion．

B．How to diagnose brain-damaging concussion．

C．How to predict the possibility of brain damage．

D．How to deal with the injured properly．

第二节 书面表达 （满分25分）

目前地球面临水资源危机， 请你以Global Shortage of Fresh Water 为题，根据以下提示写一篇短文。

提示：1. 人们以为淡水是取之不尽的（雨水，河水，井水……）

         2. 实际上淡水是非常紧缺的（人口增加，工业用水增加，污染……）

         3. 人类应该怎么办？

注意：

1.词数100左右。

2.可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

23.   --How did you find James Cameron’s new film Avatar last night?

       --________________

       A. Oh, wonderful indeed！                               B. I went to the cinema alone.

       C. First by train and then by ship                       C. A guide showed me the way.

20. There is only one day left for us in Hangzhou and we will have a ________ tour around the city.

A. brief          B. common        C. single        D. Simple

36. ________ is believed that the better–known companies spend about 70 percent of the total cost of the product itself on packaging!

A. This          B. One                  C. That                         D. It

(C)

Young adult filmmakers all hope to show their works in international festivals like Sundance and Toronto. But what about really young filmmakers who aren’t in film school yet and aren’t, strictly speaking, even adults?

They are at the heart of Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival, tomorrow, in a setting any director might envy: Lincoln Center. Complete with “red carpet” interviews and various awards, the festival has much in common with events for more experienced moviemakers, except for the age of the participants: about 8 to 18.

“What’s really exciting is that it’s film for kids by kids,” said Cori Gardner, managing director of Wingspan Arts, a nonprofit organization offering youth arts programs in the New York area. This year the festival will include films not only from Wingspan but also from other city organizations and one from a middle school in Arlington, Virginia. “We want to make this a national event,” Ms. Gardner added.

The nine shorts to be shown range from a Claymation biography of B. B. King to a science fiction adventure set in the year 3005. “A lot of the material is really mature,” Ms. Gardner said, talking about films by the New York City branch of Global Action Project, a media arts and leadership-training group. “The Choice is about the history of a family and Master Anti-Smoker is about the dangers of secondhand smoke.” Dream of the Invisibles describes young immigrants’(移民) feelings of both belonging and not belonging in their adopted country.

The festival will end with an open reception at which other films will be shown. These include a music video and a full-length film whose title is Pressures.

71. Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival _______.

A. is organized by a middle school           B. is as famous as the Toronto Festival

C. shows films made by children          D. offers awards to film school students

72. Which of the following is true of Wingspan Arts?

A. It helps young filmmakers to make money.

B. It provides arts projects for young people.

C. It’s a media arts and leadership-training group.

D. It’s a national organization for young people.

73. The underlined word “shorts” in Paragraph 4 refers to _______.

A. short trousers     B. short kids          C. short films            D. short stories

74. Movies to be shown in the festival _______.

A. cover different subjects

B. focus on kids’ life

C. are produced by Global Action Project

D. are directed by Ms. Gardner

75. At the end of this film festival, there will be _______.

A. various awards                                   B. “red carpet” interviews

C. an open reception                               D. a concert at Lincoln Center

24. Great attention must be paid _______ welfare, especially in the poor area.

A. develop            B. to develop                C. to developing        D. Developing

This year is very special,             Chinese New Year' s Day falls on Valentine' s Day.

   A. once             B. while              C. if              D. for

Now, boys，I’ll      the story where I stopped yesterday．

    A．take over  B．take on    C．take in   D．take up