第二节： 书面表达 （总分15分）

     世界自然基金会倡导的“地球一小时”（Earth Hour）活动于2009年正式在中国启动。

请根据下列提示介绍一下这一活动。

背景：全球的发展给环境带来了巨大破坏，现在应该采取措施来改善环境了；

提出者：世界自然基金会 World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF)

内容：它是应对全球气候变化而提出的一项倡议，鼓励人们在特定的时间熄灯一小时；

目标：希望世界上越来越多的人节约能源，保护环境。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯.

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One day not too long ago the employees of a large company in St. Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said: “Yesterday the person who has been hindering（阻止）your growth in this company passed away . We invite you to join the funeral（葬礼）in the room that has been prepared in the gym . ”

At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be. The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects. Everyone wondered: “Who is this person who was hindering my progress? Well, at least he’s no longer here!”

One by one the employees got closer to the coffin（棺材） and when then they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is only one who is capable to set limits to your growth: it is YOU.”

You are the only person who can revolutionize your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your partner changes, when your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.

53. Who has ever hindered the employees of the large company in St. Louis, Missouri?

A. The boss                                 B. The leader of their group

C. The sign                                D. The employees themselves

54. Who passed away in the large company?

A. No one     B. The boss   C. One of the employees   D. One of the colleagues

55. What’s the best title of this paragraph?

A. Independent   B. Hard Working    C. Team Work     D. Last Respects

When you finish doing the exercises, you may______your answers with your teachers’.

A．examine　　    B．test　　     C．check　       D. correct

四、翻译句子

1.在万圣节(Halloween), 孩子们乔装打扮去吓唬别人.

 In Halloween， children______ _____ and try to frighten people。

2.如果孩子们得不到任何东西,他们就可能捉弄人了

If children are not given anything，they might ______ ____ ______.

3．龙舟节(the Dragon Boat Festival)是为了纪念著名的古代诗人屈原而举行的.

The Dragon Boat Festival is ____ ______ ____ the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan

4. 他们没有打架，只是站在那怒视对方。

They didn’t fight, but stood there __________ one another.

BELIEVE it or not, the color of the tie Barack Obama wears to the inauguration（就职典礼） is now a hotly debated topic. The level of public interest in Obama’s tie might seem strange but many people believe his choice will symbolize the type of government he plans to run, as the color of a politician's tie is thought to convey ideas of power, trustworthiness and more.

Polities of ties

It may be the least practical item of male dress, but it is arguably the most expressive. In the UK and many other countries around the world, conservative（保守的）politicians may wear a blue tie and their liberal opponents a red one. In America, the colors go the other way round. The Republicans have in recent years become associated with the color red, and the Democrats with blue. But in spite of this, Bush wears blue ties more often than any other color.

What they mean

According to Sharon Haver, editor of focusonstyle, com, in America the feelings associated with colors overrule （压制） their political significance. “A guy who wants to be regarded as strong and in charge would wear red,” Haver says. Unsurprisingly, the business tycoon Donald Trump is known for wearing red ties. But what about blue? According to Haver, “Blue is a softer color…Look at the sky. It's peaceful and calm and trustworthy.”

Selecting the right tie for the right occasion

● Perfect job interview tie

Perhaps no other tie-wearing occasion is as important as the job interview. Gilchrist, the fashion expert, advises playing it safe and choosing a conservative one. Best choices are solids, stripes or small patterns. An excellent color is burgundy（酒红色）or another serious color. Avoid pink or yellow, which suggest that the wearer lacks gravity.

Pattern ties, Gilchrist suggests, should be limited to a maximum of three colors. A striped tie is a safe choice as this is acceptable to everyone. Last, Gilchrist recommends saving the expensive “hip” tie for those applying for glamorous creative jobs.

● Date-night tie

When picking out the fight tie for taking a girl out on a date, spend more time considering color than pattern. According to studies, women are attracted to men wearing the color blue, because blue gives the image of a "stable, faithful, constant, always there" person. So what is the worst color to wear on a date? “flattened caterpillar（毛虫）yellow-green”, according to Gilchrist, “it will repel both sexes equally.”

52．Why are people interested in the tie that Obama wears to the inauguration?

       A．Because they think the tie he wears will enable them to know about his personalities and policies.

       B．Because they want to advise him on how to select an appropriate tie for such a big

occasion.

       C．Because they think the ties will tell if he is trustworthy as they expected when he assumes

office.

       D．Because they believe the tie is an essential part of dressing to a mature politician like

Obama.

53．What can we infer about Bush, the former president, from the passage?

       A．He was probably liberal in his policies when he was in power.

       B．He was a Republican when he served as president.

       C．He wore only blue ties and had no ties of alternative colors.

       D．He wanted to make himself unique by the tie that he wore.

54．The example of "the business tycoon Donald Trump" is given to________

       A prove that color reflects people's feelings to a certain degree.

       B．show that Donald is so wealthy that he can afford expensive ties.

       C．tell that Donald is physically strong and can handle everything.

       D．explain that red is a popular color, especially with businessmen.

55．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

       A．Ties can be ignored by politicians since it is the least practical item of male dress.

       B．Do choose ties carefully before dating, because it is the most important occasion.

       C．Why to avoid pink or yellow in job interviews is that they don't match the atmosphere.

       D．The more colorful the tie is, the more likely you'll get the job you want.

56．The underlined word "repel" in the last paragraph is most close to “________”in meaning.

       A．puzzle     B．attract   C．delight     D．disgust

__________ you keep on trying ,I don’t really mind whether you can come top in your class.

       A. So long as          B. As soon as          C. Once                  D. The moment

.When and where I shall go for this summer vacation_________ yet

  A. has not decided                    B. are not decided  

C. has not been decided                D. is not being decided  

       At Harton College-an English boarding school（寄宿制学校）for boys-there are many rules.Fifteen-year-old Bob Sanders often breaks them.

       The boys can go into the town in the afternoon after class. But they must return to the school at six o’clock. One afternoon Bob walked to the town. He looked at the shops and then went to the cinema. After the film, he looked at his watch. It was after eight o’clock. He was a little worried . He walked back to Harton College as fast as possible.

       When he arrived, he ran quickly to the main entrance（主要入口）.It was locked. He went round the school buiding to another door. That one was locked too. He looked up at the window of his dormitory（宿舍）.It was on the third floor. The window was open. But it was quite dark and he could not climb up the wall easily. Then he saw another open window on the ground floor. It was the window of the headmaster’s study（书房）.

       He looked into the room-no one was there. Bob quickly climbed on to the window and jumped into the room. Just then he heard a noise. Then someone turned on a light in the corridor（走郎）.Bob looked around and then hid under the sofa. One minute later, Mr Mannering the headmaster, came in. He turned on the light on his desk, and sat down on the sofa（沙发）.Then he opened a book and began to read.

       Bob lay under the sofa as quietly as possible. He couldn’t move. The floor was cold and uncomfortable. He looked at the headmaster’s shoes and socks for an hour.

       “Why doesn’t he get up and go to bed?”Bob thought.

       Mr. Mannering read his book for another hour.Finally, the headmaster closed his book and stood up. He put the book on a shelf and walked towards the door.

       “Thank God he didn’t find me under the sofa,”thought Bob.

       Then Mr. Mannering stopped and spoke towards the sofa.

       “Would you turn off the light when you leave?”

       He said, and left the study.

57．Bob returned to the school more than two hours late because_______.

       A．he enjoyed himself too much  B．he did not catch the bus

       C．he hated the rules     D．he ran into an old friend

58．The main entrance was_______.

       A．too high   B．open  C．shut   D．slightly open

59．Bob didn’t go to his dormitory because_______.

       A．the gate was locked  B．the window was shut

       C．it was quite dark      D．the wall was too high for him to climb up

60．Bob actually went into the headmaster’s_______.

       A．dormitory        B．private（私人的）office

       C．kitchen            D．bedroom

A new government ________ after the civil war.

  A. was set up   B. came into being  C. founded   D. A and B

Pupils usually would like to take ______advice their teachers give.

  A. whichever             B. however           C. whatever         D. whenever