Dear mommy and daddy,

I write this letter to you in hopes that you should consider your method of parenting me before I arrive. I am a joyous child. I expect love and respect, order and discipline. When I arrive, I will seem very small to you. Even though I don’t look like an adult, please understand that I am a human being.

Even though I will not speak words to you, I will know you with my heart. I will feel all your feelings, absorb your thoughts. I will come to know you more than you may know yourself. Do not be misled (误导) by my silence. I am open, growing and learning more rapidly than you can imagine.

I will keep in heart all that I see, so please give me sweet music and language that tells me how much I am loved. Give me silence to rest my ears. I will absorb all that I feel, so please wrap life in love.

I am waiting patiently to be with you. I am so happy to have the opportunity to be alive. Maybe when you see me you will remember how precious life is too!

Your joyous child

According to the letter, why did the child write this letter?

A. Because the child wanted to apologize to its parents.

B. Because the child wanted the parents to consider the method of being parents.

C. Because the child expressed the happiness of having such parents.

D. Because the child wanted to show how much it understood its parents.

According to the text, we can infer the “child” is in fact _______ .

A. a lovely boy          B. a joyous child

C. an unborn baby        D. a lovely girl

The child in the text required all the following EXCEPT that ________ .

A. it should be looked on as a human being

B. it would like to be loved by its parents

C. it wanted to be with the parents an soon as possible

D. it wanted a place full of beautiful music and love language

The letter is likely to be printed in the part of ______ in a magazine.

A. “Baby’s world”         B. “Current news”

C. “Young parent center”    D. “Science and our life”

Everyone makes mistakes in life, but for whales and dolphins, the “mistake” of landing on the shore costs the highest price---their lives.

People living along the coast of Australia and New Zealand have been shocked and saddened by the number of whales and dolphins that they have found on their beaches recently. Since November 28th, 96 whales and dolphins have died in Australia and 53 whales died in New Zealand. Although 20 whales were saved, some of these were not expected to live, as they were too weak to swim with the others back to sea.

Bob Brown, leader of Australia’s Green party, said the mass beaching was caused by the recent “sound bombing” of the ocean floor between the two countries. This is a method of testing for oil and gas reserves (储藏量).

But mass beaching of whales has long puzzled scientists. Typically most members of the stranded (搁浅) group will appear to be perfectly healthy. “Some researchers believe that close relationship within the group causes the problem, if one gets into trouble, the others will not leave” said Shery Gibney, a leading biologist in New Zealand. “Some will come in and try and assist it; if they get trapped on the beach, then more will come.”

Another common theory is that the whales’ navigation (导航) system are thought to break down in some way. It has been said that whales follow electromagnetic (电磁的) patterns in the sea-bed. The whales can get confused because these patterns sometimes change. That would be a bit like a new roundabout (环状交叉路) being built on a road you were used to driving on. You might be confused for a minute when you come to it for the first time, and you might even take a wrong turning before getting back on your route.

A different idea is that when whales chase fish for food they end up in shallow waters because they are not paying attention to where they are going.

And yet, from time to time a group will swim on purpose into shallow waters and end up on the beach, where they die. If returned to the sea, some whales often show great determination in restraining themselves.

67. ________ whales and dolphins would probably die in this mass beaching along the coast of Australia and New Zealand.

A. Less than 100      B. Less than 150     C. More than 150      D. 149

68. Which of the following can be used to explain the term “sound bombing”?

A. The terrible sound that is caused in the war between two countries.

B. Human activities that aim to explore the ocean floor.

C. The loud sound that whales and dolphins make.

D. The earthquakes that happen on the ocean floor.

69. Which of the following couldn’t probably lead to the mass beaching of whales?

A. A change in the electromagnetic patterns that whales follow.

B. New roundabout being built on a road.

C. Their full attention to the search for food.

D. Exploiting natural resources in oceans.

70. The passage is mainly about _______.

A. that whales and dolphins may make mistakes as well as human beings

B. how scientists have found the reasons for the mass beaching of whales

C. how human beings make use of the ocean resources

D. why the mass beaching of whales happens

某英语刊物正在进行有关旅游的征文活动，请根据以下提示，以“ Travelling ”为题目， 用英语写一篇短文，以便向该刊投稿。

旅游好处很多：领略大自然以及其他城市的美丽风景；呼吸新鲜空气；结交新朋友；放松自己，强身健体。

旅游常见问题：天气因素；东西被偷；可能受伤。

旅游的准备工作：了解天气情况；找个旅伴（travelling companion）相互照应；小心谨慎，避免意外。

注意： 1. 内容必须包括所有要点； 2. 可适当增加内容； 3. 词数：120左右

 There is much chance ______ Xiao Li will recover fully from his injury in time for the contest.

A. that                高*考*资*源*网  B. which                 C. until               D. if

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第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

     安徽庐江二中要求每个班级每学期举行 “每月之星” ( Star of the Month) 评选活动。同学们就如何当选为 “每月之星” 而开展讨论：

有些同学认为待人友善，尊重、关心他人等；还有同学认为应该视班级为大家庭，热心班级活动，工作负责等。请客观的介绍讨论情况及你的观点。

注意：1. 短文须包括所有要点, 要适度发挥。

      2. 开头已为你写好, 但不计人总词数。

      3. 注意书写工整、卷面整洁。

4. 词数:100左右。

Most students desire to be the Star of the Month, but not everyone can get it. What is the secret to it?    

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 ----I’m going downtown.    ----Come on, _______.

A. I’ll give you a lift        B. You are welcome  

C. Don’t do that                D. Come with me

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She wanted to know _________.

       A. whether I knew her and where did she work 

       B. if I knew her and the factory she worked there

C. whether I knew her and factory she worked

D. if I knew her and the factory where she worked

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 To be honest, I doubt ___ I'm making any difference to these boys' lives at all.

 A. that     B. why    C. what       D. whether

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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上。

Last weekends, my kids along with few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car. My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of__36__ other people’s cars as well. It was pretty __37__ outside and I had no plans to __38__ being in the bright sun. She __39__ wanted to give lemonade（柠檬汽水）to passerby for free. I had seen little kids __40__ and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free. Although I felt __41__ , I decided to help her.

__42__ she asked me, “What if we __43__ this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and __44__ her and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with __45__ ideas. While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a(n) __46__ with beautiful images of smiles. They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the __47__ of their exercise was “smile”. It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5--11 years with the __48__ to do something for others.

All that seemed __49__ and came right from their heart. Nothing seemed to __50__ to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to __51__ others and do something nice in the community!

I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional __52__ to help clean cars. Passersby were __53__ and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them a 5 dollars, which they refused. A pretty heartwarming __54__!

I feel blessed by being __55__ by such wonderful and loving souls.

36. A. drying       B. repairing      C. washing        D. decorating

37. A. quiet        B. hot           C. different        D. dirty

38. A. suggest      B.avoid          C. continue        D.practise

39. A. further       B. therefore      C.already          D.hardly

40. A choose       B.enjoy         C. buy            D.serve

41. A. worried      B. popular       C. confused        D.difficult

42. A. Finally      B. Simply        C. Then           D.Luckily

43. A.show        B. leave          C. make          D.order

44. A.challenged    B. expected       C. invited       D.encouraged

45. A.creative      B. ready          C. changed       D.familiar

46. A. board       B.picture          C.idea           D. car

47. A. purpose     B.trouble          C.secret         D. theme

48. A.need        B.duty             C.imagination    D.skill

49. A.important    B.disappointing      C. hopeful      D.natural

50. A.matter       B.object            C.belong        D.refer

51. A.relax        B.try              C.help           D.smile

52. A.friends        B.rags         C.children        D.fruit

53. A.interested     B.amazed       C.bored          D.frightened

54. A.scene         B.gift          C. story          D.explanation

55. A.supported      B.understood    C.refused        D.surrounded

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This is my third day of the English camp here in Australia. It has been an amazing experience. I can’t believe how many different nationalities are here. Because we all speak so many different languages, we are forced to use our English in order to communicate. I really like Jim, the leader of my small group. There are only five other students in our group; Jim is very easy-going and is very good at getting all of us to chat and have fun together.

There are classes every day, but they are not boring, like my English classes at school. We learn new vocabulary every day and then must practice it immediately in conversation or in real life situations. The teachers are very professional---and very skilled at making us feel comfortable and eager to talk. The writing classes are the most difficult for me; the teacher is very strict, but I like her a lot. She has very high standards, but her step-by-step method leads us slowly but surely to her final goal.

I can feel myself growing a lot personally. In just three days, I have much more confidence than ever before to express myself in English. I’ve also noticed that I’m much more comfortable with different kinds of people---not nearly so shy as when I’m at home. It seems that being shy is just my way of hiding when I’m afraid. Here at the camp, the teachers and other leaders have kindly but firmly forced me to push past my fear. I’m learning a lot about myself. In fact, after staying here for only three days, I have realized that in the past I used my shyness as an excuse for my poor English. I’ve realized that I’m not really being shy, but I’m being afraid of embarrassment--- and my fear has hurt not only my English ability but my social skills. Here at the camp I’m not only learning English but also learning how not to be afraid.

68. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. The English Camp only offers a three-day study.

B. The writer is the leader of his small group.

C. There are altogether five members in the writer’s group.

D. The members in the English camp are from different countries.

69. What does the writer think of his English classes at school?

A. They are not boring.

B. They are dull.

C. They are interesting.

D. He likes them better than the classes in the English camp.

70. What can we learn about the writer from the passage?

A. His English used to be poor because of his shyness.

B. His English used to be poor because of his fear.

C. He doesn’t like English.

D. He is not as comfortable with different kinds of people as at home.

71. By saying “my fear has hurt not only my English ability but my social skills”, the writer means all of the following except ________.

A. he has learnt both English and social skills in the English camp

B. he has much more confidence than ever before to express himself in English now

C. he has grown a lot personally at the English Camp

D. he is not learning much about himself at the English Camp