Are you ready to do your bit to stop global warming? On Saturday, March 29, you will have a chance-to tell Toronto and the entire world that you are devoted to doing your part.

You can do it by turning off your lights during Earth Hour, from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Started last year by the World Wildlife Fund in Sydney, Australia, Earth Hour this year is going international, with 17 cities signed up so far, including Toronto.

The challenge for us Torontonians will be to show we are as devoted to fighting global warming as Sydneysiders were last year. Of course, one hour of darkness isn't going to stop global warming. But the thinking behind Earth Hour is that it gets people personally involved(加入). Besides giving people a chance to show their concerns over climate change, the goal is to get them to start changing their wasteful habits. Did you know, for example, that your electronic devices(设备) that you think you've turned off are still drawing power if you leave them plugged in?

If you want to make a difference, sign up today and promise to turn off your lights when Earth Hour arrives on March 29. Persuade others to do their part. Start to think about changes that can be made in your home and your workplace that will cut down on waste and greenhouse gas.

What can be the best title for the passage?

A. A Chance to Help Save the Earth           B. A Chance to Help Prevent Pollution

C. An Hour to Fight Against Bad Habits        D. An Hour to Keep Climate Unchanged

The passage mainly calls on people of     to join in the March 29th activity.

A. Sydney         B. Toronto          C. the world           D. the 17 cities

The Earth Hour movement mainly aims to get people to    to save our earth.

A. sense the danger                     B. make a promise

C. perform their duties                   D. show their value

Which is implied（暗示） in the passage that should not happen in our daily life?

英 语 试 题

She couldn’t ______ the fact that the money was found in his house.

A. answer for         B. leave for        C. care for   D. account for

I keep medicines on the top of the shelf, out of the children’s _____.

A. reach       B. hand        C. hold         D. place

 —Hi, Tommy, got a minute? —________, what's on your mind?      A. No, I'm sorry

B. Sure, come in     C. Of course not, help yourself       D. Yes, it's one clock. sharp

第二节：书面表达 （满分30分）

假如你是高三的学生，最近你就高三模拟考试该偏难还是该偏易这个问题进行了一次调查。请结合下表内容，用英语写一篇短文，介绍有关调查情况，并发表自己的看法。

注意：1．词数120左右，开头已为你写好（不计入总词数）；

        2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Recently I have made an investigation on whether a model-test paper for Senior Three should be difficult or easy．Opinions are divided on this matter．

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On,June the 25th, 2009, Michael Jackson made his final exit from this earthly stage, leaving the whole world________.

A. shocked.    B. shocking     C. being shocked     D. having shocked

Many tall buildings _______ in Shengsi in the past few years.

A. has been built    B. have been built    C. were built     D. have built

第二节  信息匹配 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

首先，请阅读下列书讯：

A．British Life by Anne Collins

What’s everyday life for people in Britain? Why do they talk about the weather so much? This book will tell you everything you want to know about the interesting and traditional country.

B．Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare

A sad story of two lovers. The two lovers began their secret love, but their families didn’t know. It’s one of the famous plays written by Shakespeare in the literature history.

C．Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

Robert Langdon, the hero of Da Vinci Code, which is another history thriller, tried to solve the mystery of a century-old underground organization and save the Vatican from a tomb. If you are not brave enough, don’t read it alone at night. This is the ancient mystery.

D．Happy Christmas by John Escott

This is a book, but looks like a magazine. It is made up of different sections. You can learn about the history and traditions of the western-style holidays and something else like the way of making traditional food and games.

E．The Beatles by Paul Shipton

John, Paul, George and Ringo: four young men from England were the most well-known and some of the best musicians of the 1960s. They formed the Beatles, and their music is still popular today.

F．Silver Bells by Luanne Rice

A sweet love story happening on Christmas. Chris Byne, a farmer who sold his Christmas trees on the streets on New York, one day he met Cathy Tierney, a librarian who lost her husband on Christmas Eve three years before. So a new love and a new hop started lasting a lifetime.

以下是购书者的信息，请匹配购书者的信息与它们所对应的书本：

46．Randy: Christmas is coming. Randy wants to know all information about it, such as the games, the food, the stories, the music and the movies.                                    （   ）

47．Amy: Amy has many romantic dreams. She always believes she can find her Mr. Right like the girls in the fairy stories. So she is crazy about the books with good endings only. Now she begins to bury herself in the book like that.                             （   ）

48．Vince: Vince, as the head of his own band, is able to play all kinds of musical instruments. But he dreams of becoming musician like John Lennon, a famous singer from a rock band. Therefore, he wants to search for a book on him.            （   ）

49．Alan: Mystery and adventure are always boys’ dreams. Alan, one of the boys, especially prefers the ancient ones because he always regards himself as a big man with super power, but not a small boy.（   ）

50．Lin Jie: Lin Jie, a student studying English in a university, will go to England to continue his further education. So he wants to find more information about the country he will study in. （   ）

It’s a bad practice to ____________ children much money as a New Year gift.

  A. promise                B. allow                C. permit               D. admit

 I didn’t __________ him to become a successful writer.

  A. wish                     B. expect               C. hope                 D. like