They’d like to see her daughter settle_________, get married, and have kids.

  A.down          B.on            C.in              D.up

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。

It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp(军营).It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.

 Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn’t work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening to the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they drank wine. Of course they found the officer was angry.

 “I’m sorry, sir,” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”

 And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier’s turn. He said, “I’m sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…”

Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your bus, I’ll punish you at once!”

 “No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way!”

51.The military camp was built in the village to     .

A. stop the soldiers from going to towns

B. stop the soldiers from meeting their friends

C. train the new soldiers             

D. make the young men live quietly

52.Mr Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because      .

A. he was kind to them                B. they felt lonely

C. they had something important to do    D. they were the best of all

53.The young officer was worried because      .

A. a traffic accident had happened

B. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiers

C. the nine soldiers would come back  

D. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town

54.The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because       .

A. something was wrong with their buses    B. their horses died on the return way

C. it took them much time to run back        D. they all drank much in the town

55.What can be inferred form the story?

A. Only the last soldier told the truth.     

B. The officer would punish them for their lies.

C. The nine soldiers would be punished but the last one. 

D. The nine soldiers were honest and believable.

　　Even plant can run a fever, especially when they’re under attack by insects or disease. But unlike human, plants can have their temperature taken from 3, 000 feet away straight up. A decade ago, adopting the infrared （红外线）scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites, physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide （杀虫剂）spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field, which invariably includes plants that don’t have pest （害虫）problems.

　　Even better, Paley’s Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3, 000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops. The data were transformed into a color-coded map showing where plants were running“fevers”. Farmers could then spot-spray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than they otherwise would.

　　The bad news is that Paley’s company closed down in 1984, after only three years. Farmers resisted the new technology and long - term backers were hard to find. But with the renewed concern about pesticides on produce, and refinements in infrared scanning, Paley hopes to get back into operation. Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works. “This technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States, ” says George Oerther of Texas A & M. Ray Jackson , who recently retired from the Department of Agriculture, thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade. But only ff Paley finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago.

51．Plants will emit an increased amount of heat when they are______________.

A. sprayed with pesticides　　        

B. facing an infrared scanner

C. in poor physical condition　　      

D. exposed to excessive sun rays

52．In order to apply pesticide spraying precisely, we can use infrared scanning to____________.

A. estimate the damage to the crops　　

B. measure the size of the affected area

C. draw a color-coded map　　       

D. locate the problem area

53．Farmers can save a considerable amount of pesticide by______________.

A. resorting to spot-spraying　　     

B. consulting infrared scanning experts

C. transforming poisoned rain　　    

D. detecting crop problems at an early stage

54．The application of infrared scanning technology to agriculture met with some difficulties

_______________.

A. the lack of official support　　    

B. its high cost

C. the lack of financial support　     

D. its failure to help increase production

55．Infrared scanning technology may be brought back into operation because of_____________.

　　A. the desire of farmers to improve the quality of their produce

　　B. growing concern about the excessive use of pesticides on crops

　　C. the forceful promotion by the Department of Agriculture

　　D. full support from agricultural experts                   

第二节：语法结构（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）      

       阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填在答题卷标号为31~40的相应位置上。

When I was growing up, I do not recall hearing the words “I love you” from my father. When your father never says ___31___ to you when you are a child, it gets tougher and tougher for him ___32___ (say) those words as he gets ___33___ (old). To tell the truth, I could not honestly remember ___34___ I had last said those words to him either. I decided to set my ego (自我) aside and make the first move. ___35___ some hesitation, in our next phone conversation I blurted out (突然说出) the words, “Dad … I love you!”

There was a silence at the ___36___ end and he ___37___ (awkward) replied, “Well, same back at you!”

I laughed and said, “Dad, I know you love me, and when you are ready, I know you ___38___ (say) what you want to say.”

A few weeks later, Dad concluded our phone conversation ___39___ the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was at work during this conversation and the tears were rolling down my cheeks ___40___ I finally “heard” the love. As we both sat there in tears we realized that this special moment had taken our father-son relationship to a new level.

 -- Where _______ the traffic accident took place?

-- Just at the entrance to the school.

A. was it that                B. it was that          C. was that it         D. it that was

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。

       As late as 1800, women's only place was in the home．The idea of women in the business world was unthinkable．Men were certain that no woman could do a good job outside her home．This was such a widely accepted idea that when the well-known Bronte sisters began writing books in 1864, they had to sign their books with men's names instead．

       Teaching was the first profession（职业）open to women soon after 1800．But even that was not an easy profession for women to enter because most schools and colleges were open only to men．Oberlin College in Ohio was the first college in America to accept women．

       Hospital nursing became respectable work for women only after Nightingale became famous．Seeing that she was not only a nurse but also a rich and well-educated woman, people began to believe it was possible for women to nurse the sick and still be “ladies”．Miss Nightingale opened England's first training school for nurses in 1860．

       The invention of the typewriter（打字机）in 1867 helped to bring women out of the home and into the business world．By 1900, thousands of women were working at real jobs in schools, hospitals, and offices in both England and America．Some women even managed to become doctors or lawyers．The idea that women could work in the business world had been accepted．

56．Why couldn't women become teachers easily? Because_______．

       A．the first profession open to them was writing

       B．most schools and colleges were open only to men

       C．they wanted to be nurses instead

       D．they had to work in the business world

57．The article is mainly about_______．

       A．women in the business world        B．the famous Bronte sisters

       C．schools and colleges in America    D．rights for American women

58．Which fact does the article lead you to believe?

       A．The Bronte sisters thought that they were men．

       B．England's first training school for nurses was in Ohio．

       C．There are more men than women in professional job．

       D．Women find it necessary to work harder than before．

59．Which of the following is TRUE？

       A．The typewriter was made in the 1970's．

       B．Most Englanders are doctors or lawyers．

       C．People's ideas about women's work have changed．

       D．The 18th century saw a changing world for women．

In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year.

As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn't win the contest again? That's the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.

A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, "Don't you want to win again?" "No," she replied, "I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade."

I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly "guided" by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.

Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting(借用) my daughter's experience.

While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough a way to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.

68. What do we learn from the first paragraph?

A. A lot of entertainments compete for children's time nowadays.

B. Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time.

C. Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activities.

D. Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.

69. What did the author say about her own writing experience?

A. She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.

B. Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.

C. She was constantly under pressure of writing more.

D. Most other stories had been rejected by publishers.

70. The author took great pains to correct her daughter's stories because ______.

A. she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dreams of becoming a writer

B. she was afraid Rebecca's imagination might run wild while writing

C. she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much

D. she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance

71. What's the author's advice for parents?

A. Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.

B. Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.

C. Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.

D. A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.

假如你是某中学的学生，请你用英语写一篇短文，简要介绍世博会历史以及正在举办的上海世博会，供你班的墙报使用。

[写作内容]

Long ago, near the village of Hedley, there lived a strange and playful trickster（骗子）, known as the Hedley Kow. Sometimes it looked like an ordinary object. Sometimes it looked like a donkey or a goat.

One evening, as an old woman went along the path, she saw an old iron pot lying in the ditch. “Fancy that.”she said. “Nobody seems to want this old pot. I will take it home and plant pretty flowers in it.”

When she tried to lift it, she saw that it was full of gold pieces. “Well, now, if that doesn’t beat all,” she said. “I’m rich! I can buy a fine house and fancy cloths.”

The pot was heavy, so she tied her shawl around it and began to drag it home. After a while, she stopped to rest. When she looked in the pot, she was amazed to see that it was full of silver pieces!

“Oh, my!” she said. “Aren’t I the lucky one! If it were gold, thieves would have been after me. My friends might have been jealous. But I can hide these silver pieces, take out a few at a time, and live like a queen.”

On she went, pulling the pot after her. She was nearing home now. At her gate, she looked into the pot. What a surprise! The silver had changed into a lump（块）of iron. “Iron,” she said. “Well, now! No one will be jealous or want to steal this from me. I can use this iron to prop open my door and let in fresh air and sunlight. Lucky me!”

As soon as she said that, the pot began to grow and later it became a goat. Then it jumped up and ran off down the road laughing.

“Fancy that!” said the old woman. “I believe I have seen the Hedley kow! Not many folks can say that, and that’s a fact. I’ll just sit up by my fire tonight thinking about how lucky. I was to see it for myself. I truly must be the luckiest person in the world!”

63．Which of the following sayings can best describe this story？

A．All good things come to an end.     B．The early bird catches the worm.

C．Content is better than riches. D．All bad luck goes away.

64．What does “seeing the Hedley kow for herself” stand for in the eyes of the old woman?

A．Glory           B．Honor          C．Misfortune      D．Luck

65．Readers may sense the old woman is _________.

A．optimistic    B．pessimistic     C．strange     D．mindless

66．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．The woman                 B．The Hedley kow

C．The pot           D．The Effort

Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, from whose_______ the people are still suffering．

       A．affect       B．effects      C．affection D．efficiency