.Three-fourths of the surface of the earth_________sea.

      A.is                          B.are                            C.were                  D.has been

第二节  基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）

     假定你是Linda， 你从报上得知某中学欲聘请一名外教。请你根据下面的中文提示用英语写一份求职信。

【写作内容】

【写作要求】

只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；

信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入5句话之内。

Dear Sir or Madam ，

After reading your advertisement for a foreign English teacher in the newspaper ，I want to apply for this position。

 Can’t you see the sign there ______ “For ______ only!”

  A. says; staff    B. written; staffs    C. speaking; staffs    D. reading; staff

I went to the Chinatown market in London last Sunday. The first thing I did was to go to one of the Chinese green grocers’ shops. As soon as I entered the shop, I smelt mixtures of Chinese spices and saw the new season’s fruits. My son wanted a bag of sweets, so we popped into the shop next door which sells many kinds of candy.

    There’s a lot of noise in the Chinatown market and you will see many tourists too. There are a lot of cars and trucks that never stop beeping. While people are loading and unloading their goods, most of them have their cars and trucks parked in the middle of the road. This causes great inconvenience for other drivers. Can you imagine that?

    After we had done all our shopping, my son and I went to a restaurant for lunch. We enjoyed our meal very much. But the shopping made us both very tired at the end. We headed down the road to catch our bus home. My son and I enjoyed riding in the bus. We also enjoyed looking at different buildings and people walking by dressed in fancy outfits. Although Chinatown can be a busy place to shop, I do enjoy going there now and then. I can buy some of my necessities, and I can also look and browse around the other shops and department stores where I can indulge (使沉迷) myself with some nice things. Chinatown is located in the heart of central London where you can find tons of shops and other places to amuse you. And for me, I certainly don’t mind going back there again soon.

51. The underlined words “popped into” most probably could be replaced by “_____”.

A. broke into             B. rushed into      C. pushed into                   D. walked into

52. The author probably didn’t go to a ______.

A. restaurant          B. grocery         C. clothing store              D. sweets shop

53. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Rich people won’t go to Chinatown for shopping.

B. The traffic conditions in Chinatown are not very good.

C. The food that the author ate in Chinatown didn’t taste good.

D. Chinatown has changed a lot since the author’s last visit.

54. From the passage, we can infer that the author most probably went to Chinatown by _____.

A. bike                     B. car             C. bus               D. motorbike

55. What does the last sentence of the passage imply?

A. The writer doesn’t have a good impression on Chinatown.

B. The writer won’t go to Chinatown for a long time.

C. The writer likes Chinatown because it’s near.

D. The writer will come to Chinatown again before long.

Carlos Gardel was born on Dec. 11, 1890, just at the right time. The recording and film industries were jus starting to impact the world. Carlos had good looks and a pleasant voice. His death occurred at the peak of his career and popularity in a tragic accident.

Carlos Gardel was the first great singer of tango and to this day remains an icon (崇拜对象) in Argentina, Uruguay and much of the world. As a result of his important role in tango, there are three countries that claim him as their own: France, Uruguay and Argentina.

Carlos’s mother, Berthe, was an unmarried mother and his father did not recognize him. His mother took Carlos to Buenos Aires in 1893. They lived in a poor part of town and Carlos spent his time in the streets; he dropped out of school in 1906 at the age of 15 and started singing in bars.

For the next few years, Carlos toured the clubs and theaters of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. His most constant singing partner was Jose Razzano, a folk singer Carlos had met earlier during a singing match. In 1915, after playing in a club in Brazil, Carlos was shot in the left lung, where the bullet stayed for the rest of his life. “Mi Noche Triste” was the hit song that sent Carlos skyrocketing in popularity. It became the first recorded vocal tango and the public was grabbed by the recording of the song. Carlos and Rozzano spent the next years touring through Latin America. In 1923, they left the continent and struck out for Europe. In 1935, Carlos decided to go on tour through the Caribbean and northern South America. On June 24, a plane he was a passenger in was hit by another plane on the runway. Everyone on board was killed.

     Carlos may be gone, but he is far from forgotten.

6. The passage was mainly written to ______.

       A. show us the history of tango                   B. introduce the first singer of tango

       C. teach us how tango developed                 D. advertise a tango class

7. We can infer from the passage that _____.

       A. Carlos lived a poor life with his mother in Buenos Aires

       B. Carlos had only been to France, Uruguay and Argentina

       C. Carlos died at the age of 54.

       D. Carlos was born when the film industry began to fail

8. What’s the RIGHT time order of the following events?

       a. Carlos toured through Latin America.

       b. Carlos was shot after playing in a club in Brazil.

       c. Carlos toured the clubs and theaters of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.

       d. Carlos moved to Buenos Aires.

       A. cbad                        B. dcba                        C. cabd                        D. dcab

9. The underlined word “grabbed” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by _____.

       A. lied                         B. frightened                C. cheated                    D. attracted

10. Which of the following statements about Carlos in NOT      true?

       A. His singing partner Jose was his brother.

       B. He is an important figure in the world of tango.

       C. His father did not recognize him

       D. He died in a plane accident.

      that Maric was able to set up new branches elsewhere.

       A．So successful her business was       B．So successful was her business

       C．So her business was successful       D．So was her successful business

If you grow up in       large family, you are more likely to develop        ability to get on well with       others.

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

       HANS Christian Andersen put Denmark on the map of the world literature with his stories The Emperor's New Clothes, The Little Mermaid （小美人鱼） and The Ugly Duckling．Now Copenhagen, the country's capital, has become the center of the world political map, with 190 world leaders attending the climate talks there, not to mention thousands of reporters．

Just how much do you know about the Scandinavian country?

Denmark is famous for its design culture．At the heart of “Danish Design” is the idea that, as poet and designer Piet Hein puts it: “There is one art, not more, nor less, [and that is] to do all things with artlessness （朴实）”．

      Danish design places equal emphasis on practicality and quality．From Lego toys to furniture, Danish products are known for their clean lines, simplicity and functionality．“Remove material where it's not needed．Keep things simple and functional and make them carefully,” explained Hans J．Wegner, the first Danish designer to achieve worldwide fame: “The aim is not to create a work of art, but to produce a good chair．”

       “The Danes have done a better job than most in promoting arts in Europe, considering their country's size and population, in the fields of architecture, sculpture and design,” writes Helena Smith, reporter with British newspaper the Guardian．

       The simplicity of Danish design may extend to the quality of life there．Some even claim that the Danes have the highest quality of life of any nation in the world．

       Kate Vial, a 55-year-old American who has lived and worked in Denmark for more than 30 years, explaining why she chooses to live in Denmark rather than the US, told Germany's biggest news weekly Der Spiegel: “I just chose a simpler lifestyle, one where I could ride my bike all over and where I don't have to make a great living to survive．”

What’s the writer’s purpose of mentioning Denmark’s literature?

     A．To show the readers that Denmark is best known for its stories．

     B．To arouse readers’ interest in Denmark．

     C．To tell the readers that this passage is related to literature．

     D．To show why Denmark can attract so many political leaders．

What is Denmark famous for according to the passage?

     A．Design culture      B．Making chairs      

       C．Writing poems      D．Climate prediction

Which statement is true according to the passage?

     A．Danish design pays more attention to arts than its function．

     B．Danish products don’t need much material．

     C．Danish people like to keep simple life．

     D．Compared with other countries in Europe, Denmark does little in promoting arts．

In Piet Hein’s opinion, the characteristic of Danish culture is _____________．

     A．Creative            B．Complicated         C．Impractical      D．Simple

What is the best title for the passage?

     A．Danes conquer the world with simple designs．

     B．Denmark—a new political center．

     C．Life in Denmark．

     D．Designer’s idea of Denmark．

The country has already sent up three unmanned spacecraft, the most recent ______ at the end of last March..

   A.has been launched          B.having been launched

   C. being launched            D. to be launched

Every ________ had been made in order to save the boy with the H5N1 bird flu, but all in vain. He died at last.

A.effect        B. affect       C. infect       D. effort