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That little “a” with a circle curling around it that is found in E – mail addresses is most commonly referred to as the “at” symbol.

Surprisingly though, there is no official, universal name for this sign. There are dozens of strange terms to describe the "@" symbol.

Before it became the standard symbol for electronic mail, the "@" symbol was used to represent the cost of something or how heavy something is. For instance, if you purchased 6 apples, you might write it as 6 apples "@" $1.10 each.

With the introduction of e-mail came the popularity of the "@" symbol. The "@" symbol or the "at sign" separates a person's online user name from his mail server(服务器) address. For instance, joe@uselessknowledge.com. Its widespread use on the Internet made it necessary to put this symbol on keyboards in other countries that have never seen or used the symbol before. As a result, there is really no official name for this symbol.

The actual origin of the symbol remains a mystery. History tells us that the @ symbol came from the tired hands of the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages before the invention of printing machines, every letter of a word had to be copied with great efforts by hand for each copy of a published book. The monks that performed these long, boring coping duties looked for ways to reduce the number of individual strokes (笔画) per word for common words. Although the word “at” is quite short to begin with, it was a common enough word in text and documents so that those monks thought it would be quicker and easier to shorten the word “at” even more. As a result, the monks changed the shape of “t” into a circle to surround “a”, thus leaving out two strokes in the spelling “t”. 

58．Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A．How “at” developed into @.   B．How @ came into being.

C．How monks invented @. D．How people wrote the cost of something.

59．Which is NOT the reason for the monks to spell “at” as @?

A．Though “at” is short, it was used very often.

B．The monks wanted to be quicker and easier with their copying.

C．The monks wanted to invent a new word.

D．Copying work was long and boring for them.

60．According to paragraph 5, which is TRUE about the symbol of @ today?

A．When you are online, you must use the @ symbol.

B．Kittly 163.com@is an email address.

C．In countries where @ is used, governments have given it an official name.

D．It is likely to find the @ symbol on computer keyboards worldwide.

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第二节 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 （注意：61—65题涂到卡上  E="AB   " F="AC  " G=AD）

W: Pacific Bell．May I help you?

M: I’d like to have my phone disconnected.

W:     61______

M: Well, I’m graduated and am moving to California for a new job there.

W:     62______

M: Thanks.

W: All right．    63______

M: Sure．My phone number is 377-765-8769.

W: And the name on the account, please?

M:     64_____

W: For security purposes, Mr．Schaefer, may I have your date of birth, please?

M: It’s June 5, 1988.

W: Thank you．Now, when would you like it to be disconnected?

M:    65____

W: Sure．The telephone will be disconnected at 5:00 PM tomorrow．

A．Tomorrow by 5:00 PM

B．Cheers up altogether!

C．May I have your phone number, please?

D．Congratulations!

E．May I ask why?

F．My name is Jefferey Schaefer.

G．Is my name very important?

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卷Ⅱ（非选择题共55分）　

　第一节 单词拼写（共10题，每小题1分；满分10分）

据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

66. 1. I wonder why Jack hasn’t w_____ to us recently. We should have heard from him by now.

67.There was no lift and we had to climb six f_______（一段楼梯）of stairs.

68.People should wash ______(定期)to ensure personal health.

69.I think you o ____ us an apology for not informing us of the important news in time.

70. He told us that the _______(北部)part of his country had many mountains.

71.We reached our destination, tired and _______（饥饿）.

72.Exercise firms the body, strengthens the muscles, and prevents you from gaining w_____.

73.The whole day we unpacked the boxes, filled the cupboards and tidied, until we were _____(极其)tired.

74. The house is h_______by trees, so it is hard for us to find it .

75. He left his village school and _____（教）himself while working in a factory.

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第二节短文改错 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断∶

　如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误), 则按下列情况改∶该行多一个词∶ 把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉, 在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。

　　该行缺一个词∶ 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

　　该行错一个词∶ 在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意∶ 原行没有错的不要改。

My classmate, Joseph, is at present in hospital                

with a breaking leg. He was walking to school the other                76._________

day when a bicycle run into him. He never watches                          77._________

where he is going, so he often gets into the trouble.                   78._________

But he is having a nice time there. He has a comfortable                79__________

room, patiently nurses, and a great deal of time to read.                80._________

Some friends of her go to see him every day, and they take             81._________

him lots of good books and fresh fruit. He is not lost any time          82._________

from school because he is busy study what he has                     83._________

missed in class. The doctor says he is recovering fast than              84._________

expected and will be out of hospital a few weeks.                    85._________

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第三节书面表达（满分 30分）

假如你是李华，18岁，现在是衡水中学高三的一名学生。你在网上看到香港大学计划在河北招收2名高三毕业生的消息。你对此非常感兴趣，并有意报考该校。请你给香港大学校长写一封自荐信。信的内容应包括：

1. 姓名、年龄及就读学校；

2. 品学兼优；爱好英语、篮球和电脑；

3. 曾荣获2009年河北省英语演讲比赛一等奖；

4. 希望能就读于香港大学计算机科学系。

注意：1.词数100左右。信的开头和结尾已为你写好；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear President，

Knowing that you are going to choose two students to study in your school from Hebei Province, I’d like to have a try. ____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

I’m looking forward to your early reply.

Best wishes.

Yours，

Li Hua

第一部分   英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）

第一节语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

从A、B、C、D中找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1.early                        A. heart                      B. dear                        C. hear                       D. learn

2.fond                         A. among                 B. long                        C. close                      D. occur

3. recognize             A. lose                       B. sit                          C. sorry                      D. salty

4.now                         A. shadow                  B. show                      C. blow                       D. cow

5.uncle                       A. hand                      B. sink                        C. danger                  D. common

The art centre is _____ used to be a factory, _____ millions of tractors were made.

_______in charge of the shopping center has upset him for quite some time.

“I______in the room, watching TV broadcast about the earthquake.” I told the policeman who had driven here to question me.

It didn’t surprise us at all_____caused his success.