单词拼写：

但这也致使许多美式英语单词和结构传入英式英语。

But it has also led to lots of American words and _____ passing into British English.

一个多世纪以来，大西洋两岸的交通稳步发展。

For more than a century communications across the Atlantic have developed _____.

英国人用介词的地方美国人有时候可能会省略。

The British use prepositions where Americans sometimes _____ them.

铁穆特欧有一个不同寻常的工作---他是人体交通标志。

Timoteo has an unusual job----he is a human traffic ______.

在志愿指挥交通之前，他曾经做过很多工作。

Before he _____ to direct the traffic, Timoteo had had lots of job.

我现在写信时为了应聘你们登广告要招的临时服务生的工作。

I am writing in response to your advertisement for a _____ position as a waiter.

但是对于那些酷爱户外生活的人们来说，一个好的办法可能就是有一个休闲产业。

 But for those who love the outdoor life, a good bet could be the _____ industry.

我尽管害怕，但也感到十分好奇。

I was frightened, I also felt very _____.

马克吐温很快树立了他作为至今仍受人们喜爱的最伟大的美国作家之一的声望。

Mark Twain _____ the reputation he still enjoys today as one of America's greatest writers.

他被迫改变计划，在一艘汽船上当了几年领航员。

 _____ to change his plans, he worked for several years as a pilot on a steamboat. 

书面表达（满分 25分）

   开学初，老师和家长都要李明住校学习，而他却喜欢住在家里，双方各持己见。假设你是李明，请用英语把这个情况告诉给中学生英语报“学生之音”栏目组，请求主持人给予建议。

       注意：1. 词数：100字左右；

2. 信的开头已写好；

       3. 参考词汇：住校board（v.）  便利的convenient（adj.）

Dear Sir,

I’m a student of Senior 1.                                                      

Do you know the difficulty he has       what eco-travel means?

A. understand      B. understood            C. to understand         D. understanding

The young mother walked off, leaving the little boy ___________ in the room.

A. cry     B. crying       C. cried D. to cry

．Every time Ashtita tries to break a record, he reaches a point ______ he feels he cannot physically do any more．

       A．where      B．that C．when       D．which

I saw Tom in the meeting-room, so he       attend the meeting.

       A．surely          B．did           C．does           D．really

Have you ever wanted to travel back through time and see what life was like at the dawn（起始） of man? Well, museums can make history come alive. And one museum in particular can take you on an exciting journey from the beginning of human culture to the present day.

    It is the British Museum. Being one of the largest museums in the world, it is home to over 7 million objects from all the world’s continents. While most of us may not have the opportunity to visit London, we can catch a glimpse of the treasures it holds in Beijing. More than 100 cultural relics will be on display in the Palace Museum. Named “Britain and the World”, a range of pencil sketches (素描), watercolor paintings, sculptures and many other objects have traveled to China.

    There will be several Chinese objects on show. But “they were obtained by the British Museum before 1830 mainly by trade,” said Ma Jige, deputy director of the Exhibition Department of the Palace Museum.

    In fact, there are more than 23,000 Chinese relics in the British Museum, including national treasures like gems (宝石), artwork and ancient bronze ware objects.

    The museum is famed for its exquisite Chinese paintings. Picture of Lady Officials (《女史箴图》) by Gu Kaizhi, a top painter of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 317-420), is there. The British Museum also holds 13,700 Buddhist records from the Dunhuang Grottoes in Gansu Province.

From the passage we can learn that ________.

A. the British Museum will be moved to Beijing

B. pictures of some objects belonging to the British Museum will be taken to Beijing

C. pictures of the British Museum will be on show in Beijing

D. some objects of the British Museum will be on show in Beijing

The Chinese objects on show were mainly _______ by the British Museum.

A. stolen          B. bought       C. borrowed           D. robbed

How many Chinese relics are there in the British Museum?

A. About 100.  B. About 1,830.  C. About 13,700.    D. Over 23,000.

语音（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

You are more likely to ____ what you want if you know how to make necessary _____ in a new environment.

A. adjust; accomplishment                 B. accomplish;  adjustment

C. adjustment; accomplish                 D. accomplishment; adjust

The present financial crisis has greatly contributed to thousands of workers      and many factories           .

       A．laying off, closed down   B．laid off, closed down

       C．laid off, closing down     D．being laid off, closing down