第三部分阅读技能（共三节，满分35分）

第一节阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history.

Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.

Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never be any more.

Animals are more than just beautiful and interesting. They are more than just a source of food. The most important is that every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems.

For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks(老鹰), the farmers stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied(繁殖) quickly.

Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.

Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animals or plants on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.

41. Animals are important to us mainly because ______.

A. they give us a source of food                         B. they are beautiful and lovely

C. they keep the balance of nature                      D. they give us a lot of pleasure

42. What has happened to the animals on the earth?

A. Hundreds of kinds of animals have disappeared forever.

B. Many kinds of animals have died out.

C. About 170 kinds of animals have disappeared forever.

D. All kinds of animals are in danger.

43. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. People care much about animals because they need them.

B. Once a certain kind of animals is gone forever, there will never be any more.

C. Killing all rats and mice may cause some problems.

D. People must not kill any animals.

44. What can we infer from the fact that quite a few countries have passed laws protecting animals  

in danger?

A. Every person will know the importance of protecting wild animals.

B. Animals in danger will not be killed any more.

C. The number of some animals in danger will increase.

D. Animals in danger will be kept away from people.       

B

Some schools in the United States offer Chinese language classes with government support from China.

Saint Mary’s School is a private college preparatory school in Medford, Oregon.

Carly Irvine is in her fourth year of learning Mandarin(普通话).

CARLY IRVINE: “Since China and America are working so closely and our relationship is growing more and more, I think it will be very important in the future to know Chinese.”

Saint Mary’s also teaches Spanish, German and Latin. It added Mandarin in two thousand five. Two years ago, it became the first school in the country to join the Confucius Classroom program.

The program pays about half the costs of a teacher sent to a school in the United States. China’s Education Ministry also provides books and other materials.

Saint Mary’s principal, Frank Phillips, says knowing Chinese will help students in a world where China is quickly gaining economic power.

Zheng Ling, a teacher at Saint Mary’s, came from China in two thousand eight.

ZHENG LING: “People do not know much about China, especially the latest development. So I think this is a chance for them to know more about China, what China is really like. It’s quite different from what it was twenty years ago.”

The Confucius Classroom program is in about forty countries, including more than fifty American schools and universities.

A recent report said more schools in the United States are teaching Chinese and Arabic, although the numbers are still low.

45. How many American schools and universities have the Confucius Classroom program?

A. 4.                                   B. 20.                          C. 40.                          D. 50.

46. Which of the following is true about Saint Mary’s School?

A. It is a public college preparatory school.

B. It added Mandarin in two thousand six.

C. It became the first school in America to join the Confucius Classroom program.

D. It also teaches Spanish, German and French.

47. How does Carly Irvine think learning Chinese?

A. Helpful.                   B. Useless.                    C. Unnecessary.             D. Terrible.

48. What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Some US Students Learn Mandarin with China’s Help.

B. China is quickly gaining economic power.

C. Saint Mary’s School.                                 

D. Carly Irvine.

C

In the early days of human history, people lived by hunting wild animals, or gathering wild grains and plants for food. Then, some people learned to grow crops and raise animals for food. They were the first farmers.

Since the sixteenth century, the word farm has meant agricultural land. But a much older meaning of the word farm is linked to economics. The word farm comes from the Latin word, firma, which means an unchanging payment.

Experts say the earliest meaning of the English word farm was a yearly payment made as a tax or rent.

Farmers in early England did not own their land. They paid every year to use agricultural lands.

Beans are a popular farm crop. But beans are used to describe something of very little value in the expression, not worth a hill of beans. The expression is often used today. You could say, for example, that a bad idea is not worth a hill of beans.

Language expert Charles Earle Funk said the expression was first used almost seven hundred years ago. He said Robert of Gloucester described a message from the King of Germany to King John of England as altogether not worth a bean.

49. In the early days of human history, how did people live?

A. By raising animals.                                      B. By hunting wild animals.

C. By growing crops.                                   D. By selling plants.

50. What is the much older meaning of “farm” linked to?

A. Agriculture.              B. Industry.           C. Economics.   D. Changing payment.

51. What does the expression “not worth a hill of beans” mean?

A. Very important.        B. Very valuable.           C. Not valuable.     D. Not expensive.

52. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Since the sixteenth century, the word farm has meant agricultural land.

B. The word farm comes from the Latin word.

C. Farmers in early England owned their land.

D. The expression “not worth a hill of beans” was first used almost seven hundred years ago.

第二节摘录信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第53至第57小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

注意：每空不超过3个单词。

Many people have contributed to the Olympic Games. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the People’s Republic of China returned to the Games after the 32 years of absence. I am sure the whole of China must have felt very proud when Xu Haifeng won the first gold medal for his country. Deng Yaping, who won four Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996 and became an IOC member in 2000, is perhaps the greatest female table tennis player the world has ever seen. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Liu Xiang excited people all over Asia when he became the first Asian to win the gold medal in the men’s 110-meet hurdles. Another superstar I would like to mention is Michael Jordan. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Jordan won his second Olympic gold medal as part of the so-called “Dream Team” of NBA players.

第三节回答问题（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分）

阅读下面短文，根据第58至第60小题的具体要求，简要回答问题，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. But how do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities(品质) of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability(可靠).

Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He puts himself in the other person’s place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.

At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults(过错) in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.

Sometimes you will meet “fair weather friends”. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. So, I think another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on(信赖) a good friend. If I need a favor, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.

There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. A good friend likes the same things I like. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.

When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know I’ve found a friend!

58. According to the author, what good characters should a good friend have? (回答词数不超过9  

个)

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59. What’s the Chinese meaning of “fair weather friends”? (回答词数不超过4个)

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60.What will you do when your good friend is in trouble? (回答词数不超过8个)

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第四部分写作技能 (共两节，满分25分)

第一节双向翻译（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

请根据上下文内容，将文中划线部分译成汉语或者英语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

61. 有400种不同类型的鲨鱼，but only about 30 types have ever been reported as attacking human beings. Most people know that the most dangerous shark is the great white shark, mainly because they seen the movie “Jaws”. 62. However, there are still two other sharks which are dangerous. The chances of being attacked by a shark are very small compared to other dangers. The low number of attacks that happen every year proves that sharks don’t feed on the humans if they have the choice.

63. Your chances of being attacked by a shark can be reduced if you follow the advice below.

●Don’t swim in the dark. 64. 鲨鱼仍然看得见你，但你却看不到它。

●Don’t swim if you are cut or if you have a fresh wound.

●Try and stay in groups.

●65. Don’t wear bright clothing or jewellery because sharks are attracted to colors.

第二节情景作文（共1小题，满分15分）

你班有三分之二的同学经常不在家吃早餐，而其他的同学认为在外面吃早餐有很多的弊端。为此，你班进行了讨论。请结合下表内容，介绍讨论的情况并发表自己的看法。

注意：1. 词数100左右，开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入总词数）；

2. 应适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

We have made a debate whether we should have breakfast outside. Some think it is very good. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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第二部分知识运用 (共两节，满分20分)

第一节单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21  About 5,000 men and women competed for medals in ________ 21st Winter Olympic Games.

A  a                        B  the                     C  an                      D  /

22  The sight, hearing and other senses of wild animals are much better than_______of a human.

A  that                        B  those                      C  which                            D  what

23  —____________. This is my newly-built house.

— Oh, what a beautiful villa!

A  Here it is.          B  Here you are.      C  Here we are     D  Just look at it.