In fact, the chances of anybody ______ by a whale are rather low.

  A. being swallowed  B. swallowed  C. to be swallowed  D. having swallowed

A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper for a boy to work in his office. Out of the nearly fifty men who came to apply, the man selected one and dismissed(解散) the others.

“I should like to know,” said a friend, “the reason you preferred that boy, who brough not a single letter—not a recommendation(介绍信）.”

“You are wrong,” said the gentleman. He had a great many. He wiped his feet at the door and closed the door after him, indicating that he was careful. He gave his seat immediately to the crippled (跛的) old man, showing that he was kind and thoughtful. He took off his cap when he came in and answered my questions immediately, showing that he was polite and gentlemanly.

“All the rest stepped over the book which I had purposely put on the floor. He picked it up and placed it on the table; and he waited quietly for his turn instead of pushing and crowding.

When I talked to him, I noticed his tidy clothing, his neatly brushed hair, and his clean fingernails(指甲). Can’t you see that these things are excellent recommendations? I consider them more significant(明显的) than letters.”

45.  A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper _____

A.  in order to hire an office boy          

B.  so as to dismiss the others

C.  in order to select one among the fifty applicants         

D.  so as to select one and dismiss the others {007}

46.  The underlined word “indicatiing” probably means _______

    A.  drawing                 B.  saying                   C.  showing                 D.  speaking

47.  _______ was the very person the gentleman preferred.

A.  He who had many letters        B.  He who had no letters                

C.  He who wiped his feet               D.  He who was careful,kind, polite and thoughtful

48.  According to the passage, we know that the gentleman hired the boy by________

A.  his good manners                       B.  the relationships between them                         C.  by the feelings                             D.  his letters

.最近，你校同学正在参加某英文报社正在组织的一场讨论。讨论主题是：公园要不要收门票？请你根据下表所提供的信息，给报社写一封信，客观地介绍讨论情况并表明你自己的观点。

注意：1. 信的开头已为你写好。不计入词数。2. 词数：120左右。

Dear editor,

   I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we’ve had about whether an entrance fee should be charged for parks._________________________________

．进入高三以来，同学们倍感学习任务重，压力大。很多同学争分夺秒甚至连课间十分钟的休息时间也花在了学习上。针对这一现象，请以A Ten-minute Break为题，写一篇词数为100左右的短文，短文的内容必须包括以下几点：

1．十分钟的课间休息是必要的。

2．要注意休息的方式

3．我通常是怎样利用这十分钟的。

请根据下列信息，用英语为你班的黑板报写一篇关于2006年诺贝尔奖化学奖

得主罗杰·科恩伯格教授 (Roger D. Kornberg)的短文:

[写作内容]

1.国籍:美国

2.年龄:59岁

3.所获奖项情况:7006年诺贝尔化学奖，其研究有助于对癌症、心脏病治疗

的研究。

4.教育工作经历:曾在哈佛大学 (Harvard)修读化学，后在斯坦福大学获得博士学位，自2003年起供职于该大学医学院 (Stanford University School of Medicine)。

5.其他:其父也是诺贝尔奖得主之一，罗杰·科恩伯格教授是自诺贝尔奖颁发逾100年来第六位父子同获诺贝尔奖的科学家。

[写作要求]

只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容。

[评分标准]

句子结构准确，信息内容完整、连贯。

你堂兄李华在国外学习,你们经常用英文通信。他即将完成学业，不久前来信问是否回国工作征求你的意见。请根据以下提示回信：

       ⑴ 建议他回国；

       ⑵ 你的理由是: 学有所用，就业容易；

       ⑶ 照顾父母；

注意：

       ⑴ 词数：100左右；

       ⑵ 行文应连贯，内容应完整；

       ⑶ 开头语与落款已为你写好（不计入总词数）。

Dear LiHua,

       I am very glad to have received the letter you sent me two weeks ago.

________________________________________________________________________       Best wishes.

                                                                                                  Ming Hua

                                                                                           Nov. 6th

中国的高等教育发展迅速，在校大学生人数不断增长，请你根据下面的图表及汉语提示，写一篇短文，描写其变化，并简析其原因。

　　1、 根据图表，对比新中国成立时与2002年在校大学生的人数。

2、 简单分析上述变化的原因：

1） 改革开放，经济发展，需要人才。

2） 政府重视教育，自1999年开始高校扩招。

3） 大多数人开始意识到高等教育的重要性。

注意：1）词数：100左右。

2）参考词汇：图表 chart 招生 enrollment 改革开放 reform and opening up

假设你是北京市某中学高三年级的学生李华，擅长舞蹈。你报名参加了2009年国庆60周年晚上的联欢。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写信给你的笔友David讲述参加活动的全过程以及你的感受。信的开头和结尾已经给出。                                  

注意：词数不少于120。                 提示词：联欢get-together

Dear David,

I am writing to share the great happiness of taking part in the performance in celebration of the 60th national anniversary.____________________________________________________________

I will enclose some pictures taken that evening.

   Wish you all the best!

                                                         Yours,    

Li hua

假如你叫李华，寒假期间要去英国Embassy English Language School (EELS) 进行短期学习。以下是英方学校寄给你的课程安排选择表。请你仔细阅读，按要求给校方回一封信。

注意：1．信的开头已为你写好；  2．词数：100左右。可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir,

Thank you for your offer of inviting me to the winter English course in your school.

请根据下列提示的要点，以What will life be like without animals为题，介绍保护珍稀（rare）动物的意义及必要性。

　　1．动物是人类亲密的朋友，尤其是珍稀动物的存在使整个世界变得丰富多彩；

　　2．最近听到甚至动物园里的珍稀动物都遭到人为伤害，深表震惊。事件的发生源于有些人对保护动物认识不够及对动物漠不关心；

　　3．牢记保护珍稀动物是我们每个人的职责，我们应学习宣传（publicize）其意义，并采取积极有效措施。

　　要求：1．内容必须包括所有要点，可适当发挥；

　　　　　2．词数120左右。

What will life be like without animals?