第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

西部许多儿童由于贫困而失学，帮助他们是中学生义不容辞的职责。假设你是某中学的学生会主席，学校准备发起救助西部贫困失学儿童的活动，根据如下提示，代表学生会向全体同学发出一份倡议。

1．提高认识，关心西部贫困儿童；

2．节约每一分钱，将尽可能多的钱损献给贫困儿童；

3．捐赠自己的旧服装、图书或杂志，或其他学习用品；

4．结对子，通讯联系，互相鼓励和帮助。

注意：1．词数：120左右；2．内容可适当发挥，注意行文连贯；3．题目已给出；

4．发起一项活动 launch a campaign    捐赠 donate

Poor Children in the West Need More Help

Dear students,

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                              The Students’ Union

The careless man received a ticket for speeding. He ___ so fast.

A. mustn't have driven               B. wouldn't have driven  

C. can't have driven                          D. oughtn’t to have driven

 The crowd went _______ when they saw the famous star. They were crazy!

  A. painful             B. sensitive                C. wild                      D. confident

—Why are you staring at me?

       —You look stupid! The way you wear is        annoys most.

       A．which       B．where       C．how  D．what

______Three times in a row ,the boxer decided to give up fighting.

       A．Having defeated             B．To have defeated

       C．Having been defeated      D．To have been defeated

You should explore your talents so us to find out ______ your real interests lie．

       A．what      B．where     C．which      D．how

How can a creature weighing over 5 tons and normally taking 150 kilograms of food and 120 litres of water per day survive in a desert environment?

   In the southwest African country of Namibia, and the Sahara lands Mali further north, the desert elephant does just that.

 Although not regarded as separate species from the African elephant, the desert cousin differs in many ways. Their bodies are smaller, to absorb less heat, and their feet are larger for easier walking across sandy surfaces. They are taller, to reach higher branches. They have shorter tusks, and most importantly, longer trunks to dig for water in riverbeds.

Desert elephants can travel over 70 kilometers in search for feeding grounds and waterholes, and have a larger group of families. They drink only every 3-4 days, and can store water in a “bag” at the back of their throat, which is only used when badly needed. Desert elephants are careful feeders -- they seldom root up trees and break fewer branches, and thus maintain what little food sources are available. Young elephants may even eat the dung(粪便) of the female leader of a group when facing food shortage.

During drought they are unlikely to give birth to their young but with good rains the birthrate will increase greatly. Desert elephants have sand baths, sometimes adding their own urine(尿液) to make them muddy!

As we continue to overheat our weak planet, it can only be hoped that other animal species will adapt(适应) as extraordinarily well to change as the desert elephant.

61.The underlined part in paragraph 2 means_________________.

A.remains in the African countries    B.drinks 120 litres of water a day

C.manages to live in desert areas     D.eats 150 kilograms of food daily

62.Desert elephants are called careful feeders because they _________.

A.rarely ruin trees                   B.only drink every 3-4 days

C.search for food in large groups       D.protect food sources for their young

63.The author answers the questions raised in the first paragraph with___________.

A.stories and explanation               B.facts and explanation

C.examples and conclusion             D.evidence and stories

64.Why can the desert elephant drink water every few days?

A.Because they have longer trunks to dig for water in riverbeds.

B.Because they are less likely to be thirsty in a few days.

C.Because there is much rain in the desert.

D.Because they can store water in a “bag” at the back of their throat.

65.What can be inferred from the last sentence in the passage?

A.Overheating the earth can be stopped.

B.Not all animal species are so adaptable.

C.The planet will become hotter and hotter.

D.Not all animals are as smart as desert elephants.

    根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

In the 60s, people asked about your astrological (about star) sign. In the 90s, they want to know your website.   71   Your website is an electronic meeting place for your family, friends and potentially, millions of people around the world. Best of all, you may not have to spend a cent. The Web is filled with all kinds of free services and all it takes is some time and creativity.

  72  Like the table of contents of a book or magazine, the home page is the front door.Your site can have one or more pages, depending on how you design it.

While web pages vary greatly in their design and content, most use a traditional magazine layout（版面设计）.At the top of the page is a banner(横幅). Next comes a greeting and a short description of the site. Pictures, text, and links to other websites follow.

  73  Think about whom the site is for and what you want to say. Next, gather up the material that you want to put on the site.

While there are no rules you have to follow, there are a few things to keep in mind:   74  If you are too much at the beginning, you may never get the site off the ground. You can always add to your site.

Less is better. Most people don’t like to read a lot of text online.   75 

Smaller is better. Since it can take a long time to download large image files, keep the file sizes small.

Have the rights. Don’t put any material on your site unless you are sure you can do it legally. Learn the Net’s Copyright Article for more about this.

Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and start building

A．Start simply.

B．Break it into small pieces.

C．Draw a rough layout on a sheet of paper.

D．Many websites are considered very interesting.

E．Before you start building your site, do some planning.

F．Think of your home page as the starting point of your website.

G．These days, having a web address is almost as important as a street address.

To write your report, you may refer to books 19^th_______century Englist literature.

       A．from B．in             C．about        D．at

I’ve been playing the piano for four hours and I am ________ it.

A. tired of             B. tired in                     C. tired on                    D. tired through