第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是李华，你的美国老师Miss Morgan要求你们明天下午去听一个美国历史的讲座。你因故不能参加。请你根据以下要点，写一封短信向Miss Morgan请假。

内容要点：

1. 表示歉意；

2. 理由：去机场接从法国回来的舅舅；

3. 询问：是否有录音，以便补听讲座。

注意：1. 词数：100词左右；

2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Miss Morgan,

Yours,

Li Hua

As we know, _______ medical examination will help us find out health problems as early as possible.

A. normal          B. general         C. regular         D. common

Barrack Obama’s recent visit to the Asian nations clearly sent a message to the world

     ______ Asia is important in America’s global partnership.

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

— Do you like this coat, madam?

   — Well, it’s a bit too large. Do you have _____ one?

   A. the smaller        B. a smaller             C. a smallest       D. a small

Pushing children too hard is a really big social problem that seems to be getting worse．Now we have 6-month-olds in music classes and swimming classes．Parents fear that if other children are attending these classes，they will be holding their own children back if they do not enroll，too．

    The other extreme，simply taking a laissez-faire approach and letting children do—or refuse to do—whatever they want，is not the answer either，of course．

    Dr Taylor emphasizes that parents need to push their children based on what is best for the children，not what is best for themselves．If children understand that an activity is in their best interests，then they will accept it, he finds．

    Dr Taylor and other family experts remain pessimistic about the possibilities for widespread social change．“The force of our popular culture，driven by money and superficial（表面上的） values，cannot be resisted，” he says．But change can take place at a“micro-level,” in families and schools．

    When changes do occur，the rewards can benefit everyone in the family．One mother supporting this new approach toward parenting mentions the advantages her family experienced after her children cut back on activities．“The biggest thing is that since we have done this，we are rested,” she says．“Not only are our kids rested，because they're not in a ton of stuff, but my husband and I are rested，because we're not driving them everywhere．We weren’t living in the moment when we were always busy．We were living by the schedule．The return on our investment of spending time together has been enormous．”

60. One of the reasons why parents push children so hard is that they        .

   A. believe in early development in children

   B. are too busy to take care of their children

   C. don't want their children to lag behindw

   D. want to repeat what their parents did to them

61. The phrase“a laissez-faire approach”(in Line 1，Paragraph 2)most probably refers to      .

   A. denying them what they need

   B. controlling children in a flexible way

   C. developing a keen interest in children

   D. letting children do whatever they want

62. The best way to encourage children to work hard is           .

   A. to make them believe it’s in their best interests

   B. to consider the matter from parents' standpoint

   C. to emphasize the importance of hard work from time to time

   D. to make it interesting and enjoyable to them

63.What the author doesn’t approve of in the essay is _______.

   A. achieving a balance between pushing the children too hard and leaving them alone

   B. going from one extreme of pushing children too hard to the other of leaving them alone

   C. involving children in activity that will probably contribute to their development

   D. enrolling them in music and swimming classes at the very early age

单词拼写（共10分，每题1分）

根据下列句子及所给汉语注解，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一个单词）

66. On festivals they used to act and sing in praise of ____ (英雄) who lived long ago.

67. Abraham Lincoln was one of four presidents who were ____ (谋杀).

68. A ____ (图书管理员) is a person who is in charge of or helps to run a library.

69. My teacher is really very kind. I’ll never forget the ____ (恩惠) he has done to me.

70. The head teacher has made a few minor ____ (调整) to our seats.

71. She likes him, because he is ____ (体贴的) towards others.

72. When I said some people were so stupid, I wasn’t ____ (指) to you.

73. The weather of Xi’an in ____ (一月) is very cold, especially at night.

74. In the ____ (二十) century, country music became more and more popular in America.

75. A vast amount of the Amazonian rainforest is being ____ (破坏) every day.

--- Oh, must you? Stay a bit longer. ____.

--- Thanks anyway. I’ve got an early start tomorrow morning.

A. It’s been such fun having you.

B. Maybe you can have supper here.

C. We welcome you with open arms.

D. Let’s have another chat.

It is reported that some wild animals were found ____ in a big cave in the mountain.

A. to hide dead        B. hidden dead                 C. hiding dead                  D. hidden death

He will stop showing off, if no notice _________of him.      

   A. is taken        B. will be taken    C. takes        D. has taken

If you look up the word “create” in the dictionary, you will find it means “to brig into being to cause to exist something each of us does daily.”

We are creative whenever we look at or think about something in a new way. First this involves an awareness of our surroundings. It means using all of our sonses to become aware of our world. This may be as simple as being aware of color and texture（质地）, as well as taste, when we plan a meal. Above all, it is the ability to notice things that others might miss.

    A second part of creativity is an ability to see relationships among things. If we believe the expression, “There is nothing new under the sun, the creativity is remaking or recombining（重组） the old in new ways.” For example, we might do this by finding a more effective way to study or a better way to arrange our furniture, or we might make a new combination of camera lenses and filters to create an unusual photograph.

    A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new ideas, to apply them to achieve some new results. To think up a new concept is one thing; to put the idea to work is another.

    These three parts of creativity are involved in all the great works of genius, but they are also involved in many of our day-to-day activities.

64．Which of the following activities is NOT a creative one according to the passage?

       A．To prepare a meal.

    B．To arrange the furniture in a peculiar way.

    C．To buy some books from a bookstore.

    D．To “write” a letter with the computer.

65．“There is nothing new under the sun.” (Par.3) really implies that ____.

       A．a new thing can only be created at the basis of earlier things

       B．a new thing is only a tale

       C．we can seldom create new things

       D．we can scarcely see really new things in the world

66．What does the author think about the relationship between a new thought and its being put into

practice?

    A．It??s more difficult to create a new thought than to apply it in practice.

    B．To find a new thought will definitely lead to the production of a new thing.

    C．A man with an excellent ability of practice can easily become an inventor.

       D．One may come up with a new thought, but can not put it into practice.

67．The best title for this passage is ____.

    A．How to Cultivate One??s Creativity      

       B．What is Creativity

    C．The Importance of Creativity            

       D．Creativity, a Not Farway Thing