（6）阅读理解

It is time for students to sell such things as chocolate bars and greeting cards to raise money for their school, class or club. It is inevitable that they will knock on your door and you will easily hand ever your cash for overpriced items that you really do not want. That is okay, though, because there are many reasons why children should be allowed to raise money for their schools and clubs.

Fundraising(自筹资金) is a great way to help children learn social skills. It is not easy to go up to a complete stranger and ask them for their money. They have to nicely ask for help, show the interested buyer what they have to offer and explain how it will help them in school. If someone refuses to buy an item, that child has to take the failure in stride（从容处理）, and that is a learning lesson as well.

Students can learn how to deal with money by fundraising. Of course, it might seem safer for us to take charge of our children’s earnings from their fundraising before it is turned in to the school. However, by making them keep track of it, count it, and make sure everyone pays the right amount, they are learning an important lesson. Dealing with money is important to know about when they are older.

Fundraising helps improve their schools. It is the child’s school. They have to learn there and grow there. Why not let them help in making it a better place? When one of our local schools lacked funding for sports, the students and parents joined hands to raise that money needed. When they succeeded, they felt they accomplished something important.

Fundraising allows for more life experiences for the child. Most fundraising is done for individual classes and clubs. The raised money is used towards things like parties, trips. The children receive the rewards for their hard work at raising the money. Without fundraising, these field trips and special school memories would be missed.

In a word, fundraising helps children a lot in many ways.

1. We can infer that the author is probably a       .

  A. manager   B. student   C. parent    D. officer

2. What is the main idea of this passage?

  A. Children should be allowed to fundraise.

  B. Fundraising is good for both families and children.

  C. Children should learn to deal with money.

  D. Children should be taught how to fundraise.

3. Which of the following is not the benefits of fundraising by students?

  A. It’s a good way to gain social skills for students.

  B. Students can master the skills in financing through it.

  C. It can help students get high mark at school.

  D. It gives students many valuable life experiences.

4. The author thinks that fundraising         .

  A. adds to the family’s burden        B. wastes the learning time

  C. cultivates the children’s character   D. builds up the children’s bodies

5. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

       CP: Central point   P: Point    Sp: Sub-point(次要点)   C: Conclusion

（7）阅读理解

For many of us, printed books are satisfying in ways beyond the words they contain. Billions of printed books have been published, read and saved in the 600 years since movable type was invented, so why mess with a good things?

         Sony Electronics is doing just that, betting that readers will be won over by the convenience of readability of its new electronic book devices. Sony's reader, the PRS-505, can hold 160 books in its fixed memory, enough to line the shelves on a good-sized wall in the average American home. The $299 device is about the size of a paperback book, but a half-inch thick and weighs less than a pound.

The Sony book reader is revolutionary not only in its storage capacity. The font（字体） is highly readable and adjustable by size. Unlike laptop computers, you can put the Sony in your purse, read it in direct sunlight and even bookmark the pages. And you can connect it to your PC to download books.

Surprisingly, though the reader has liberated the book from paper, electronic books aren't always a bargain. For example, David Baldacci's "Stone Cold" download retails（零售） for $15.19 at the Sony site, while Amazon（卓越网） will deliver a hard copy to your mailbox for $16.19.

The Sony reader also lets you store and play or display music. So what's not to like about the Sony? Well, for many bibliophiles, a lot. Book lovers like to have, hold and keep their volumes, which don't need charging. You can write notes in the margins, and enjoy the ambience they provide on your book shelves.

The need for electronic reading devices is likely to grow as more people worried about the billions of tons of paper used for printed material. Many believe the time will come when devices like the Sony reader are as common as printed newspapers and magazines today.

1．What would be the best title for the passage?

         A. The age of the electronic book reader is coming

         B. Printed books are out of date

         C. The Sony reader meets many readers’ needs

         D. The revolution in book readers

2．According to the passage, the Sony book reader _________.

         A. is as light as a laptop computer                   

B. can hold more than 200 books

         C. is convenient to carry around                       

D. cannot be connected to a PC

3．What is the author’s point when he mentions “Stone Cold”?

         A. Amazon’s printed books are very cheap

         B. “Stone Cold” can be got from the Sony site and Amazon

         C. The Sony book reader is not very cheap to use

         D. The Sony book reader can benefit its buyers a lot

4．The underlined word “bibliophiles” in Paragraph 5 refers to “__________”.

         A. music lovers                                              B. book lovers

         C. electronic reading devices           D. Sony readers

5．According to the author, what’s the future for the electronic reading devices?

         A. They’ll replace printed newspapers and magazines

         B. They’ll still be more expensive than printed newspapers

         C. They’ll become a must in people’s daily life

         D. They’ll become more popular as time goes on

基础写作

你的美国笔友在信中说他即将来参观上海的世博会，并且想在世博会展览馆附近租一套房子。现请你帮忙物色并把相关信息告诉他。下面是你所物色到的一套出租房的信息。

请根据以上信息写一封回信

写作要求：只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。

评分标准：句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

基础写作

广州某电视台打算开办一个面向中学生观众的英文节目，新聘任了来自英国的John作为节目编辑助理。现在，John就有关节目的内容向广大中学生征求意见。你是广州某高中的学生李华，建议开办“广州全接触”（All-around Guangzhou）节目。请根据以下你的节目设想给John写信建议开办该节目：

【写作内容】

【写作要求】

只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；

书信开头和结尾已给出，不计算在5个句子中。

【评分标准】

      句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

Dear John,

I know you’re going to have an English program for middle school students. So I’m writing to suggest a program ---- “ All-around Guangzhou”.

I hope you can take my suggestion into consideration.

                                                    Sincerely yours’

                                                           Li Hua

读写任务

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Dear Patti

I’m writing to you for some advice on my studies. As you know, football is a very popular sport in the world and I am attracted to it and I have fallen in love with it, which makes me feel so crazy. I have spending lots of time doing many things related to it, like watching football matches, reading newspapers and magazines, and searching the Web for more information about football. As a result, it has certainly disturbed my normal study. Though I know to be a football fan is my hobby and my major adjective is to learn more knowledge in school, I can’t concentrate on my lessons and gradually I am tired of them. I am still a senior middle school student, and I’ll have my own business even when I grow up, so I am not likely to do a job in the field of football. But now I can’t stop myself from getting involved further with football. So I feel very depressed and want to know how to deal with the contradiction .

Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

【写作内容】

假设你是李华的笔友Patti，请根据他信中所诉说的苦恼回信。以下是回信的内容（信的开头和结尾已经为你写好）

以约30个词概括李华的苦恼；

以约120个词发表你的看法，并包括如下要点：

（1）你认为李华应该如何处理好他的学习和业余爱好的关系，并说明你的理由。

（2）表达你对他的希望。

【写作要求】

1．可以使用实例或其他论述的方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．信中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

Dear Li Hua,

Thank you for your letter. From your letter, I’ve known something about your situation.                                                                              

Yours

Patti

读写任务

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

     Nowadays, the pressures on schools and teachers are often passed on to students and parents. Students are tested more and assigned more homework. In the past 25 years, homework assignments have risen by 51% according to a 2008 study at the University of Michigan. That is an average of 12 extra hours of homework per week!

     Excessive homework often leaves no time for students to have fun or do something for themselves. Many parents spend at least three hours every night going through their children's work.

      However, the governments' efforts to cut the homework burden of primary and middle school students have drawn mixed reactions.  Ironically, though teachers have been widely criticized for piling on homework, it is parents who sometimes ask for more work for their children! When teachers don't give homework, some parents will go to the school and complain. They want teachers to assign homework every day as a means of making sure teachers do their job and the children have work to do.

    【写作内容】

    你们班级打算就“Homework”这一主题召开一次班会。并发给每人一份上面的英语短文，你和同学都积极响应，并打算就这一主题发表各自的看法。请你准备写一份发言稿，内容要点包括：

    1．以约30词概括短文的要点；

    2．然后以约120词谈谈你的看法和认识，内容包括：

    (1)你认为过多的家庭作业对中学生来说有必要吗？为什么？

    (2)你如何看待作业负担的问题。

    【写作要求】

    1．在作文中可以使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

    2．作文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。

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各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There was once a scientist. After a lot of practice and efforts, he learned the art of reproducing himself. He did it so   21   that it was impossible to tell the reproduction from the original.

One day while doing his research, he   22   that the Angel of Death was searching for him. In order to remain   23   he reproduced a dozen copies of himself. The reproductions were so   24   that all of them looked exactly like him. Now when this Angel of Death came down, she was at a loss to know which of the thirteen before her was the original scientist and

25  . She left them all alone and returned to the heaven.

But, not for long, for being an expert in human   26  , the Angel came up with a clever idea. She said to the scientist,   27   all thirteen of them, “Sir, you must be a genius to have succeeded in making such perfect reproduction yourself. However, I’ve discovered a flaw(缺陷) in your work, just one tiny little flaw.”

The scientist immediately jumped out and shouted, “  28  ! Where is the flaw?”

“Right here.” said the Angel, as she   29   up the scientist from among the reproductions and carried him off.

The whole purpose of the scientist and his reproduction failed as he couldn’t control his

30  , so he lost his life.

21．A．quickly                   B．perfectly                 C．actually                  D．really

22．A．realized                  B．remembered            C．acknowledged         D．complained

23．A．superb                    B．young                     C．aware                     D．alive

24．A．different                 B．familiar                  C．popular                   D．similar

25．A．confirmed               B．blamed                   C．confused                 D．frightened

26．A．history                   B．nature                     C．society                    D．system

27．A．addressing                     B．mentioning             C．encouraging            D．challenging

28．A．Unbearable             B．Suspectable             C．Fantastic                 D．Impossible

29．A．picked                    B．took                       C．caught                    D．hid

30．A．soul                       B．idea                        C．pride                      D．spirit

第二节 语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。

It was a winter morning, just before Christmas, while most people were warming up their cars, my husband, Trevor, had to ride his bike 4 kilometers away from home to work. On his

31  (arrive), he parked his bike outside the back door   32   usual. After 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone,   33   was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, and also the bike was used   34  (get) groceries, saving us from having to walk long distances from   35   we live.

I was so sad that I wrote to the newspaper and told   36   our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, and then called my husband to fetch it. Once again my husband had a way to get to and   37   his job. It really is   38   honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.

People say that a smile can   39  (pass) from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it   40  (strong) our faith in humanity. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan–-- Afghans burned tires and chanted “Death to America” after U.S troops fired Monday(April 12, 2010) on a civilian bus near Kandahar, killing four people and wounding more than a dozen. Afghanistan’s president accused NATO of breaking its commitment to safeguard civilian lives.

The attack angered Afghan officials and the public in Kandahar, the Taliban’s birthplace, and dealt a blow to U.S and NATO efforts to win popular support for a coming offensive to drive the insurgents(叛乱分子) from the biggest city in the south. NATO expressed regret for the loss of civilian lives and said it was investigating.

Nearly 200 Afghans blocked highway where the shooting occurred, burning tires, firing weapons and chanting “Death to America” and other slogans. They also called for the ouster (forcing somebody out of a pasition) of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a Kandahar native who has been appealing for the people here to support the U.S-led campaign against the Taliban.

“The Americans are constantly killing our civilians and the government is not demanding an explanation,” protester Mohammad Razaq said. “We demand justice from the Karzai government and the punishment of those soldiers responsible.”

Kandahar, a city of about a half million people, is nominally under government control, but the Taliban have stepped up infiltration(浸润), staging attacks and threatening local people.

“These foreigners have their enemies, but killing Afghans is not the answer,” said Abdul Hadi, who sells homemade herbal medicine in a public market. He said international forces should publish a schedule of their patrols(巡逻) so Afghans can keep out of the way.

“Better yet, I would like to see them leave Afghanistan,” he added.

Haji Zahir, who runs a transport firm, said it was time for U.S. and other foreign forces to withdraw from the country.

“They say they want to bring security. It is all lies, lies. They kill Afghans. That is not the way to bring security,” Zahir said.

46．According to the passage, we can safely conclude that____________.

A．American soldiers are killing Talibans effectively

B．Anger rises as US troops kill 4 Afghans on a bus

C．NATO expressed great dissatisfaction with American troops

D．Afghan President Hamid Karzai required NATO to withdraw

47．The underlined word in Paragraph 5 nominally most probably means____________.

A．completely unknown to the people in the world

B．partially well-known to the people across the globe

C．bearing the name of a famous person around the world

D．officially described as something, when this is not really true

48．As for NATO soldiers’ rude action, Abdul Hadi is ____________.

A．absolutely angry and upset        B．a little pleased but impatient

C．very angry and dissatisfied        D．impatient but bearable

49．We can infer from the passage that____________

A．NATO troops can completely control Afghanistan

B．NATO troops can bring security to Afghanistan

C．Afghans will accept NATO’s control sooner or later

D．it’s impossible for NATO to conquer Afghanistan and its people

50．Which statement is true according to the passage?

A．NATO fails to win popular support for a coming offensive.

B．Kandahar is the most important city in Afghanistan.

C．NATO has really brought security to Afghanistan.

D．NATO troops will withdraw from Afghanistan in the near future.

In “Relax, We’ll Be Fine”, columnist David Brooks writes, “the fact is, despite all the problems, America’s future is extremly bright.”

Mr. Brooks acknowledges that “According to recent survey, 60 percent of Americans think the country is heading in the wrong direction. The same percentage believe that the U.S. is in long-term decline. The political system is not functional. A financial crisis looks unavoidable. There are plenty of reasons to be sad.”

But, he writes:

“Demographers(人口学家) predict that over the next 40 years, the U.S. population will increase by an additional 100 million people, to 400 million over all. The population will be determined, hardworking and relatively young. In 2050, only a quarter will be over 60, compared with 31 percent in China and 41 percent in Japan.”

As the rising generation leads an economic recovery, it will also participate in a communal

(of community) one. We are living in a global age of social entrepreneurship(创业精神).

In sum, the U.S. is on the edge of a demographic, economic and social recovery, built on its historic strengths. The U.S. has always been good at destructive change. And it’s always been good at decentralized community-building, too. Surely a country with this much going for it is not going to wait around passively and let a rotten political culture drag it down.

51．In his article Relax, We’ll Be Fine, David Brooks intends to____________.

A．encourage Americans to be optimistic about their future

B．give Americans courage to face their financial crisis

C．persuade Americans to live happily and generously

D．inspire Americans to lead an economic recovery

52．There are all the reasons for Americans to be unhappy except____________

A．the function-failed political system         B．the increasing population

C．the declining economy                   D．the wrong direction and financial crisis

53．Over the next 40 years, according to David Brooks, Americans will be____________

A．more optimistic and humorous            B．more pessimistic and stronger

C．more energetic and promising             D．more considerate and aggressive

54．In the author’s opinion, America____________.

A．has always benefited from wars            B．has done well by its political system

C．has contributed a lot to human progress     D．has contributed to world’s economy

55．We can learn from the passage that____________

A．American political system and culture are backward

B．Americans are not a nation to give in to difficulties

C．Americans are very destructive and aggressive

D．America has been in an economic and social recovery