In the past few months, a discussion ________about whether selecting “Three Goods” Students in elementary and middle schools should be cancelled.

A. has to be held     B. has been held       C. has been holding     D. was held

He lost his job, along ______ hundreds of others, when the company closed.

  A. in           B. with          C .of           D. for

. I want to be very careful to talk only about ____ we've formally tested.

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

PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or un??finished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked with A、B、C and D, Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

For new countries joining the European Union, and older ones getting used to their dark red passport, becoming “Europeans” is a bit like marrying a large and strange family.

Europeans have a lot in common but it is their differences, not their similarities, that attract the attention of sociologies and market researchers, and are more interesting

   35% of Germans live alone, but only 9% of Spaniards. Perhaps this explains why Spaniards lead Europe in the habit of going out for a drink.

  The British attend more adult evening classes than anyone else in Europe, and the Belgians least. So it can’t just be the dark evenings. There are no figures on how many Britons go for a drink afterwards. If there were, they might be up at the top with Spain.

  The British think black cats are lucky. Every other European country regards them unlucky.

  The French are the most athletic Europeans. Next come the Dutch. But the Belgians, just over the border, play fewest sports.

  The Germans spend twice as much on heating as the Spaniards. Well, of course they do, it’s colder.

  Dutch husbands do the household shopping a lot more often than Italians or Spaniards.

  The French are the champion public transport commuters(经常往返者)of Europe. If you hate commuting, go and live in the Netherlands, where journeys to work are shorter than anywhere else.

  The amount of direct eye-contact between strangers is three times greater among Spaniards than it is among the British or Swedes. So, sharing a lift is a torture for both the British and the Swedish.

There are exceptions to all these rules. Deal with them in the spirit of my 8-year-old daughter. “If you don’t understand each other’s language, just laugh a lot and eat and point at things.”

1.We can know from this passage that______________.

A.sociologist are most interested in the idea of European Union

B.most European countries are not willing to join the European Union

C.Europeans have more differences than similarities

D.trade opportunities exit in the cultural differences in the European Union

2.If you work and live in Belgium, you will______________.

A. have to change your living places often B. not get used to its cold weather

C. seldom sees people playing sports    D. be invited to go for a drink frequently

3. The underlined sentence means that the British and Swedish _________________.

A. care about their safety most                  B. like to appear gentle and smart

C. hate to look at each other face to face          D. enjoy a richer life than others

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Spain?

A.Spaniards hate direct eye-contact between strangers.

B.Spaniards like to go for a drink after dark.

C.Spaniards spend twice as much on heating as the Germans.

D.In Spain, husbands do more household shopping than those in Italy.

5.In the last paragraph, the author wants to express his idea that ______________.

A.his daughter knows well how to understand foreigners in unfamiliar situations

B.Europeans actually share the same culture even if they have different languages

C.being a European, you will have no living trouble at all in the European Union

D.there are differences between European countries, but don’t take them too seriously

PART FOUR WRITING

SECTION A

Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer

Tuvalu, a tiny country in the Pacific Ocean, has asked for help as it fears it will be flooded by the sea water.

Storms and huge waves are a constant threat and none of Tuvalu’s nine little islands is more than five meters above sea level. Salt water is already entering the country’s drinking water supply, as well as damaging plantations that produce fruit and vegetables. Without urgent help, the country’s days are numbered.

But Tuvalu is not the first place to face sinking into the sea. Venice, a historic city in Italy, best known for its canals, has sunk 24cm over the past 100 years. Experts say that it will have sunk another 20-50cm by 2050. A century ago, St. Mark’s Square, the lowest point in the city, flooded about nine times a year. Nowadays, it happens more than 100 times.

While Venice is slowly sinking into the mud on which it stands, Tuvalu’s rising sea level is caused by global warming.

The average global temperature has increased by almost 0.5 centigrade degree over the past century, scientists expect it to rise by an extra 1-3 degrees over the next 100 years.

Warmer weather makes glaciers(冰川) melt, adding more water to the ocean. The warmer temperatures also make water expand, so it takes more space, causing the sea level to rise. The sea level has risen about 10-25cm in the last 100 years.

The main cause of global warming is human pollution. Through burning coal and gas, people have been increasing the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This adds to the power of the greenhouse effect, making the planet even warmer.

Many scientists believe that, if the warming is not stopped, there would be huge climate changes. The sea level could rise by one meter this century.

Should this come true, millions of homes would be flooded by the sea water and the world would be flooded with climate refugees(难民) looking for somewhere to live.

The Power of   71 

I. Causes:

    72   → global warming →  73   →sea level rising

II.   74  :

 ●   75  , a tiny country in the Pacific Ocean, will be flooded by the sea water.

 ● Venice,   76   in Italy,will sink another 20-50cm by 2050.

III.   77  :

 ● There would be   78  .

 ● The sea level could rise   79   this century.

Millions of homes would be flooded.

Many people would beturned into   80  .

Many people in that country eat ________ as they actually need every day.

A. twice meat as much                                      B. twice as much meat

C. as twice much meat                                      D. meat as much twice

第二节：短文写作 (共1题，满分25分)

       假设你是李华，上周五参加了学校为高三学生举行的成人仪式。请根据以下四幅图的顺序，向你的美国朋友介绍成人仪式的有关情况。

       注意：1．词数100词左右。2．开头和结尾已为你写好。

参考词汇：成人仪式the Coming-of-Age ceremony

          礼堂auditorium

Dear Tom,

Last Friday, I took part in the Coming-of-Age Ceremony in our school, which was quite a meaningful occasion in my life.

_________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

That’s what we did on this special occasion. Do you have similar events in the USA? Please let me know if you do.

                                              Yours,

                                                           Li hua

第II卷（共40分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号里的英语单词的正确形式完成句子。

73.With _______________________ her face（失望的表情）, she left the office silently. （expression）

74.Last night, John was answering the letters that _________________ （寄给他的） during the past two months.（arrive）

75.________________________ （你去北方越远）, the more severe the winters are.（go, far）

76.Now you can see we have come to the point ___________________（急切需要改变）.（change）

77.It is possible that the king of Stonehenge was linked to the stones: he ______________________ （可能参与） in planning the monument , or in helping transport and pull up the stones. （hand）

78.No one in the office but Tom and I ________________________ （知道这个秘密）.（know）

79.We must take measures to protect endangered wildlife ________________________（趁还不算太晚）.（late）

80.________________（负担）such a big family , the young man looks older than his age.（burden）

81.Facing the challenge, the student desired to hold back, thus ___________________________（辜负了）his parents’ expectations.（live）

82.Our total income of 2009 was ___________________（三倍）in 2000.（what）

    In 1993, researchers at the University of California at Irvine discovered the so – called “Mozart Effect” – that college students who listened to ten minutes of Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D major (D大调) before taking an IQ test scored nine points higher than when they had sat in silence or listened to relaxation tapes. Other studies also have indicated that people gain information better if they hear classical or baroque (a style of art) music while studying.

It is said that Albert Einstein was an average student until he began playing the violin. "Before that, he had a hard time expressing what he knew," says Hazel Cheilek, orchestra director at Fairfax County's Thomas Jefferson High School. “Einstein said he got some of his greatest inspirations while playing the violin. It liberated his brain so that he could imagine." In the early 1700s, England's King George I also felt he would make better decisions if he listened to good music. Reportedly, Handel responded by composing his Water Music suites to be played while the king floated the Thames on his royal boat. Even Plato in ancient Greece believed studying music created a sense of order and harmony necessary for intelligent thought.

The deepest effects take place in young children, while their brains are growing. This year, the same researchers at Irvine’s Center for Neurobiology of Leaming and Memory found that preschoolers who had received eight months of music lessons scored 80 percent higher on certain tasks than other youngsters who received no musical training.

    Music students continue to beat their non – arts peers (同龄人) on the SAT, according to the 1999 “Profiles of SAT and Achievement Test Takers” from The College Board. Students with coursework in music appreciation scored 42 points higher on the math section of the test than students with no coursework or experience in the arts.

All of this to say "you are the judge" but listening to Mozart certainly won't hurt you. My point always is that making music is preferable to passive listening and that listening to live music is always preferable to listening to recorded music. Mozart WILL NOT raise your IQ, but it might help you organize your thoughts better before taking a standardized test.

1．When people mention Albert Einstein, King George I and Plato, they believe that the effect of music is_________.

      A．positive    B．negative    C．suspicious D．sensitive

2．So far researchers at the University of California at Irvine have done studies about_________.

       A．college students who listen to rock music every day

       B．people who hear classical music while studying

       C．preschoolers with music lessons

       D．music students in SAT

3．Which of the following is an opinion rather than a fact?

       A．Handel composed Water Music to be played while the kind floated the Thames on his boat.

       B．Mozart might help you organize your thought better before taking a standardized test.

       C．Preschoolers with music training scored higher on object – assembly tasks.

       D．Music students continue to beat their non – arts peers on the SAT.

4．What is the author’s opinion about music?

       A．He thinks that listening to music is better than making music.

       B．He has a doubt whether listening to Mozart will hurt the listeners.

       C．He is sure that listening to the music of Mozart will raise people’s IQ.

       D．He thinks that live concert is better worth listening to than recorded music.

During the school year many parents take on the role of driver as they drive their children from one lesson to another. Many of us want our children to have a little taste of everything, from organized sports to music, dance and more. But we can overdo it, leaving our children feeling a little burnt out, and according to parent educator Diane Loisie, it's their school work that suffers the most. "After school, if they're busy in a number of sporting events, besides they need to do their homework, then the time they'll feel sleepy is in the classroom. Your child needs free time. So if you're filling up that after school time, then it's during the day that they're going to be taking a break. "

Professor Claire McDermott agrees that there's a lot to be gained from sometimes putting those scheduled lessons and activities away. "Relaxing time is important for children. It's time just to do the things they want to do. A child can go up to their room, or they can play around. It doesn't look like productive time; parents certainly wouldn't be saying ‘Wow, are they ever learning things now?’  But this relaxing time gives both the body and the brain just a wonderful chance to relax after a day. It helps a child prepare for sleep, and it also helps to understand the learning that's gone on that day. "

It's hard to prevent signing our kids up for some activities and lessons. After all, many of us want our children to have a head start in life and the chance to join in great activities in the arts or sports is a part of that. However, Loisie feels that in the long run most children feel better with just a few key activities because it gives them an opportunity to master them. "When we get our children in too many activities because we want our children to experience everything, then what we're doing is setting them up not to be good at one thing or gaining a skill." So choose your children's activities wisely. It may be one of the best things you've ever done for your kids.

1. What is the biggest disadvantage for children to attend too many lessons after school?

A. They can get bored easily about everything.

B. They might have no time to do the homework.

C. They might not pay much attention to learning.

D. They can not easily focus on learning during the day.

2. What should we think of children's playing around aimlessly?

A. It is productive.                           

B. It is helpful.

C. It is a bad habit.                           

D. It is a waste of time.

3. Why should parents limit the activities our children attend?

A. Because children have no time.

B. Because children cannot learn many things.

C. Because children do not have enough sleep.

D. Because children cannot focus on too many activities.

4. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Don't be children's drivers after school.

B. Choose activities for your children wisely.

C. Make your children learn as much as possible.

D. Let children learn something from various subjects.