Many years ago my teacher bought a book which was __ value.

A. of   B.in   C. for   D. about

Dimitri likes to sleep ___ his side.  A. in   B. on   C. onto   D. with

---The food here is nice enough.

----My friend_________me a right place.

A.introduces    B. introduced   C. had introduced      D. was introduced

Students can easily fall behind in their studies ____ they don’t manage their spare time carefully.

     A. though                    B. if                             C. since                        D. until

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中，选出最佳选项。

                                    (A)

What makes a house a home? A home is a place of companionship with people in it who love each other, who are harmonious (和谐的) and closer with one another than with those in the workplace or with classmates at school. A home is a place that’s so magnetic（有吸引力的） that it’s difficult to leave. In a home there is love, sharing and appreciation, and the members help one another.

    I have seen families on the street. But if they live, sleep, talk, and eat together, they are a family, even if they are poorly off. You don’t need a roof to make a home. The truly homeless are some of the rich people who build multi-million-dollar houses and are too busy to really live in them. The truly homeless are those who have turned their home into a hotel lobby. The parents work and the children misbehave. They don’t talk and eat together every day. They rarely see each other. The truly homeless people are those with babysitters, caretakers, gardeners and maids. However, people are unaware of this, as they are too busy making money outside the home that they don’t live in. This is another way of looking at the rich and the homeless. Who is to be pitied?

    Control of the computer and the Internet is also important to make a house into a home. If the computer is on all the time, the house turns into an office, even if everyone is at home. Many homes these days are just offices. Human communication has stopped. The computer eats up all the time that one should be giving to others within the home. Using the computer moderately gives us time for play and communication, not with a screen, but with other people.

56. Which of the following may serve as the best title for this passage?

A. How to make a house a home?

B. What makes a house a home?

C. Who are truly homeless?

D. What is a home for?

57. The purpose of the first paragraph is to _________.

A. tell us that where there is home there is love

B. tell us what people think a home is

C. tell us the author’s concept（理解）of home

D. tell us how to have a happy home

58. The underlined word “those” refers to ________.

A. people who build multi-million-dollar houses

B. people who have lost their family members

C. people who don’t spend time with the family

D. homeless families living on the street in America

59. Which of the following is FALSE according to the passage?

A. A home is a place where you are willing to stay.

B. Even the poorest people can have a happy home.

C. Computers and the Internet are important for a happy home.

D. Sometimes it’s the rich that should be pitied.

 D

 Word came on Friday that U.S. President Barack Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, and he would join the ranks of history's great persons as the newest Nobel Peace Prize recipient. The Nobel prizes have been awarded annually since 1901 to those who bought the greatest benefit to mankind during the previous year.”  Quite a lot of people have been awarded the prize, such as Mother Theresa, Ghandi, FDR …

On Oct. 9, Friday, Obama said that he was surprised to learn that he won the Nobel Peace Prize of 2009, which he saw as a “call for action.”  Speaking to reporters in the Rose Garden of the White House, he said he was “both surprised and deeply humbled” to accept the award and didn't view it as recognition of his own accomplishments. He also said he would travel to Oslo to accept the prize on Dec. 10.

Rather, the prize should be regarded as recognition of the goals he set for the United States and the world. “I will accept this award as a call for action, a call for all nations to face up to the common challenges of the 21st century,” Obama said, “the challenges, including nuclear nonproliferation(防止核扩散), fighting against climate change and energy crisis, can't be met by any one leader or any one nation. That is why I have been working to establish a new era of engagement in which all nations must take responsibility for the world we seek.” he said.

Obama is the fourth U.S. president to win the Nobel Peace Prize and the third sitting president to do so.  “The president will donate the entire $1.4 million prize to charity,” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said, “but hasn't decided yet which organizations will share the windfall”

Reactions to his winning of the Nobel Peace Prize are mixed both in and out of the United States. Some like former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, the Nobel Peace Prize winner of 2002, said Obama's award is “a bold statement of international support for his vision and commitment to peace and harmony in international relations.” However, Former Polish President Lech Walesa, who won the prize in 1983, questioned whether Obama deserved it now. And U.S. Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele remarked that Obama won the prize as a result of his star power rather than meaningful accomplishments and the real question Americans were asking was what he has actually accomplished.  “So soon and too early. He has done nothing but joy ride and give teleprompter (讲词提示机) speeches so far. He is still at an early stage. He is only beginning to act,” said Walesa, a netizen.

71. The underlined phrase “the third sitting president” probably means ________.

      A. the third president alive.                               B. the third president in power.

      C. the third president who loves peace.           D. the third president who donates the prize.

72. Those who questioned Obama’s winning of the Nobel Peace Prize held the following opinions except that ______.

      A. it was a call for action                                 B. it was so soon and too early

      C. he won because of his star effect                    D. he had no contribution

73. We can infer from the passage that _______.

      A. Obama considered that he did deserve the prize.

      B. Obama hadn’t expected that he would win the prize.

      C. Obama felt that the prize was a call for him to do more.

      D. Obama regarded the prize as recognition of what he had done.

74. Reactions to Obama’s winning of the Nobel Peace Prize are mixed because _______.

      A. people think Obama shouldn’t be awarded the prize.

      B. Obama is the first black president in the United States

      C. the challenges of the world can’t be met by any one leader.

      D. people hold different opinions about his winning of the prize.

The house rent is expensive. I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying ______here.

    A. as three times much                             B. much as three times

C. three times as much                          D. three times more as

D

       When my father was getting ready for work, our house was ruled by knocks and words．He used to come downstairs to breakfast．The morning paper lay beside his plate．He always read the “Deaths” first, and then he knocked once on the table．One of my sisters brought his bread, already buttered for him．Usually he said nothing, but once I heard him say, “I love you very much, Edith．I would love more if you buttered my bread on both sides．” He read the paper all through breakfast．Two knocks on the table meant “I am ready for my tea．” If a single knock followed that meant, “More bread, please．”

       After breakfast he said, “Boots．” The paper was spread（展开） for him over the back of an arm-chair．Yesterday’s paper was put on the chair for his feet, and his boots were brought to him, freshly cleaned．He read standing at the same time putting on his boots．With one boot finished he said, “Bus．” At that point one of the girls went outside to the garden gate and waited there．Her job was to stop a bus when it came．It came early sometimes and it had to wait for my father．“Overcoat, hat．” One of my sisters had already brushed his overcoat．Now she held it open for him．Another girl came with his hat, nicely brushed．“Handkerchief, pipe（烟斗）．” They were brought and put, with his tobacco（烟草）, into his pocket．He looked out of the window and said either “Walking stick” or “Umbrella”．It was handed to him．Ready now, he was still reading the paper．He didn’t put it down until he heard the shout “Bus coming!” Then he kissed my mother and went out．The girls breathed freely．

How lucky a man was to have a wife and five daughters at home!

68．When the father made the first knock, he meant _______．

       A．he had begun to read the morning newspaper

       B．he was made to feel sad by the” Deaths” news

       C．he would start to read the other parts of the paper

       D．his breakfast should begin

69．What does “Edith” mean?

       A．A kind of bread．          B．One of the writer’s sisters．

       C．The writer．           D．The writer’s mother．

70．All the daughters were quite busy in the morning because _______．

       A．their father never helped them

       B．their father always gave different instructions at the same time

       C．each of them had to start and finish her job just on time

       D．they were not clever or quick enough to do their jobs

71．What was the father’s favorite?

       A．Reading newspaper．     B．Having bread buttered on both sides．

       C．Giving instructions．      D．Being clean and tidy．

第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)

下图描绘的是现在人类面临的窘境。请你根据对下面这幅漫画的理解用英语写一篇短文，描述这种现象，说明其产生的原因及后果，并发表你的看法。

(画中字为If only I could keep a real bird!)

注意：

1. 仔细品味图中的幽默，要适当发挥想象，不要做简单描述。

2. 词数150左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

3. 作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。

Nowadays, human beings are faced up with an embarrassing situation. ______________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________                                    

 －I____it as must of a student that he should say hello to his teachers first whenever they meet.

 －I can’t agree more.

       A. take                        B. look                               C. think               D. make