第三部分：阅读理解 （共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

第一节：(共15小题，满分30分)

Police in the Russian city of St. Petersburg were today searching for a rare missing leopard which was stolen yesterday when thieves attacked a TV producer and drove off in his luxury Mercedes 4×4.

The amur leopard, which was in the boot, is one of the world’s most highly endangered species, with fewer than 45 left in the wild in Russia’s remote far east. About 300 others are captive in zoos around the world.

According to its owner, Mikhail Barakin, the thieves were wearing masks. They attacked him and his driver, throwing both of them out of the vehicle, shortly after they drove to St. Petersburg with leopard from Moscow.

“She’s a female leopard cub and she’s incredibly tame,” Barakin told the Guardian this morning. “She’s just over a month old. The leopard was brought up in captivity.”

He went on, “We had been driving all night with the leopard in a travel cage. The plan was to take her to the vet. My driver and I were in the process of setting the leopard in the trunk of my Mercedes…when three masked assailants attacked us. They managed to get away with the car. My suspicion is the theft was done to order.”

Barakin said the leopard, a present from a Moscow businessman, was far more valuable than the stolen Mercedes. He has offered a ￡85,400 reward for its safe return, and says he is prepared to drop all charges if the thieves bring the animal back.

The leopard was to have been housed in a purpose-built enclosure on a country estate outside St. Petersburg, he added. Barakin said he had hired a specialist to look after it, and was planning to use the cub in TV commercials.

36. We can infer from the passage that the three assailants ______.

A. probably came for the leopard  B. would return the leopard safely

C. didn’t know there was a leopard in the car      D. were known to Mikhail Barakin

37. The leopard was believed to be more valuable because ______.

A. it was already tamed  B. it could be kept as a pet

C. it would be used in TV commercials D. it was an endangered species

38. Mikhail Barakin drove the leopard to ______.

A. put her in a bigger place   B. use it in TV commercials

C. put her in better care D. keep her in the zoo

39. If the thieves brought the leopard back, Mikhail Barakin would ______.

A. send them to prison   B. give them a reward

C. give them the car as a reward   D. not charge them

40. The underlined word “boot” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to ______.

A. a special cage    B. a type of shoe

C. the trunk of a car      D. a kind of camera

Given Australia’s size and the fact that early settlements were far apart, Australian society is remarkably homogeneous (同种的). Its citizens are fundamentally prosperous（繁荣的） and the way of life in the major cities and towns is much the same however many miles divide them. It takes a sharp ear to identify regional accents.

However, there is some difference in lifestyle between city dwellers and the country people. Almost 90 per cent of the population lives in the fast-paced cities along the coast and has little more than a passing familiarity with the desert. The major cities preserve pockets of colonial heritage, but the overall impression is modern, with new buildings reflecting the country’s youth. In contrast, the rural communities tend to be slow-moving and conservative. For many years, Australia was said to have “ridden on the sheep’s back”, a reference to wool being the country’s main money-earner. However, the wool industry is no longer dominant. Much of Australia’s relatively sound economy is now achieved from natural coal and wheat, and by being the largest diamond producer in the world. Newer industries such as tourism and wine making are also increasingly important. Australians are generally friendly and relaxed, with a self-deprecating sense of humor. On the whole, Australia is a society without hierarchies (等级制度), an attitude generally held to stem from its prisoner beginnings.

Yet, contrary to widespread belief, very few Australians have true prisoner origins. Within only one generation of the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, Australia had become a nation of immigrants. Originally coming almost entirely from the British Isles, today one in three Australians comes from elsewhere. Australia’s liberal postwar immigration policies led to an influx of survivors from war-torn Europe, most notably Greeks, Italians, Poles and Germans.

The emphasis has shifted in recent years and today the majority of new immigrants are from Southeast Asia. Today Australia is a ‘blend of nations’ and although some racism exists, it has generally been a successful experiment and the country is justifiably proud to have one of the most harmonious multicultural communities in the world.

51. What does the writer mean by saying “It takes a sharp ear to identify regional accents.” in the first paragraph?

A. Australians speak Standard English with no local accents whatsoever.

B. You have to practice a lot to learn to understand the different accents.

C. The Australian regional accents are very difficult to understand indeed.

D. There is not much difference between the accents in different areas of Australia.

52. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Most Australians have ancestors who were prisoners.

B. The Australian economy is dependent on sheep exports.

C. The majority of people living in Australia come from Europe.

D. The pace of life is different in the city and in the country.

53. The underlined pronoun ‘it’ in the final paragraph refers to “_______”.

A. community    B. racism    C. blend of Nations   D. Southeast Asia

54. We can infer from the passage that _____.

A. there are no signs of Australia’s colonial past in its modern cities

B. Australia’s recent immigration policy encourages immigrants from Southeast Asia

C. immigrants from Southeast Asia have brought racial problems

D. “riding on sheep’s back” resulted in slow development in rural communities

55. This passage mainly focuses on Australia’s ______.

A. society       B. economy     C. racial problems     D. history

第一节 完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It is so easy for us to overspend our income. Credit cards are    21    to obtain, especially when you pay your bills on time. Companies will try to make you keep    22    until you can’t keep up and then they will make your life very    23   .

You can avoid major    24    in several ways. Have a plan. Set up a budget (预算) with measurable goals and stick to it, which will save you a lot of frustration (沮丧) later. Set up a saving account that you can use only in case of    25   . Set up another account for your    26   . Do it as early as you can and don’t touch it until you retire. Decide which bills are to be paid out of each check and pay those first.

If there is anything left, you can buy groceries, go out to    27    or go to the movies. Consider setting up an account that automatically pays your bills each month so that you don’t have to do it every month. You could have a household account. Have your check deposited in the household account and don’t    28    money out of the household account if the balance falls below the account that you set    29   . In my opinion, it’s wise for you to have health    30   , which can really save you money. As we know, a broken leg can save you $20,000 or more!

21. A. eager             B. easy                     C. fast           D. hard

22. A. charging        B. working           C. studying       D. saving

23. A. colorful          B. unhappy                 C. hopeful           D. energetic

24. A. arguments        B. cases             C. problems      D. negotiations

25. A. fire              B. danger             C. emergency    D. disease

26. A. promotion        B. retirement           C. family        D. development

27. A. study            B. walk                   C. eat           D. rest 

28. A. take             B. drive             C. pull          D. keep

29. A. regularly         B. afterwards        C. earlier        D. finally

30. A. guard           B. insurance           C. check         D. information

You may just give me a call or drop in,       will do.

       A．Either      B．All    C．Each D．Neither

—How's the public transportation in the city?

       —It's very convenient, so there           be any difficulty in travelling around．

       A．wouldn't B．shouldn't        C．mustn't    D．needn't

第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分共50分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项标号涂黑。

    The angry locals of an English village blocked the driver of a Google Street View car who was

filming the neighborhood, saying they feared he world encourage thieves, a report said Friday.

    One local, Paul Jacobs, told the BBC he had warned his neighbors after spotting the car from

his window in Broughton, Buckinghamshire, southern England, on Wednesday.

    “I don’t have a problem with Google wanting to promote villages. What I have a problem with

is the invasion （侵犯）of privacy, taking pictures directly into the home,” Jacobs said.

    “We’ve already had three homes broken into locally in the past six weeks. If our houses are

made noticeable all over Google, it’s an invitation for more criminals to strike. I was determined to

make a stand, so I called the police.”

After his call, a police car arrived in Broughton in response to an argument between a crowd of people and a Google Street View contractor.

“They felt his presence was a threat to their privacy. When police arrived at the scene, the car had moved on,” explained a spokeswoman for Thames Valley Police.

The Google Street View project, set up last month in Britain, aims to provide detailed 360-degree views online of streets all over Britain.

The project has already been strongly criticized by associations like Privacy International, a pressure group which has launched legal action against the IT company.

Google is confident that their new mapping project is within the law.

“Before launching Street View we sought the guidance and approval of the Information Commissioner’s Office. The ICO has repeatedly made clear that it believes that Street View includes the safeguards necessary to protect people’s privacy,” a Google spokesman said.

“The Metropolitan Police （in London） told us they saw no significant security risk, that thieves are likely to make use of the opportunities, and that mapping products can be useful in solving and mapping crime in an area.”

He added: “Engaged in new projects, we sometimes meet unexpected challenges, and Street View has been no exception.”

41.When the police car arrived at the village,__________

       A．the villagers were angrily arguing with the Google car driver.

       B．the map car was stopped from leaving the village.

       C．The map car had stopped its working and gone on its way.

       D．The map car was surrounded by the angry villagers.

42．The underlined phrase “make a stand” in Paragraph 4 means       .

       A．stand there all the time whole waiting for the police

       B．show full support to Google’s filming the neighborhood

       C．attempt to defend locals by stopping Google’s filming the neighborhood

       D．stand in the way to stop the car moving on

43．Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

       A．Google’s mapping project has not been officially approved.

       B．Three homes had been visited by thieves with the help of Google pictures.

       C．The police rushed to stop a fight between locals and Google contractors.

       D．It was not the first time that the Google map project had been criticized.

44．What’s the best title for the passage?

       A．Google’s Mapping Project Promotes the Neighobrohood.

       B．Angry British Villagers Stop Google Maps Car.

       C．Google Goes On With its Plan to Film the Streets.

       D．New Project Meets Challenges Again.

After being on__________unemployment for a time due to the financial crisis, he was offered

   __________job he now holds.

       A．/; the B．the; a C．the; the     D．a; a

---Now more and more Chinese senior students are applying for admission to American universities through SAT.

    ---________. But taking an SAT may cost one more than 10,000 yuan.

A. I hope so    B. Not really    C. That’s the case  D. That sounds reasonable

 --- What do you imagine _____ her look so upset?

   --- _____ by her teacher again.

A. making; Because she was blamed     B. making; She was being blamed  

C. made; That she was blamed          D. makes; Because of her being blamed

第二节：书面表达(满分17分)  

    你校某研究性学习小组正在开展关于“学生与家长、老师、同学之间的关系处理”的调查。请你就这一话题，按照下列要点写一篇英语短文：

    1．现状：关系处理总体情况较好，但仍存在一些问题，如与同学吵架、不听家长和老师的教育等。

    2．你个人的改进意见(至少两条)．

    注意：词数100-120，文章的开头已给出(不计词数)。

A survey about the relationship between students and teachers，family members or classmates is being made by a research study group of our school．