第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节  （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）[来源:学#科#网]

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

In learning a foreign language, one should first pay attention to speaking. It is the groundwork of reading and writing. You’d better try your best to speak. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. But be careful not to let them keep you from improving the language. While you are doing this, a good exercise is to write – keep a diary, write notes, letters or articles, then if you can, ask someone to go through what you have written and tell you where is wrong . Many mistakes in your speaking will be easily found when you write. Through correcting the mistakes, you can do better in learning a language.

If you are slow in speaking, don’t worry. One of the helpful ways is by reading, either aloud or to yourself. The important thing is to choose something interesting to read. It can’t be too difficult for you. When you are reading in this way, don’t stop to look up the words if you can guess their meanings or if they have nothing important to do with the sentence. You can do that some other time.

 46. From the passage we know the groundwork is ___ while you are learning a foreign language.

A. reading        B. writing         C. speaking      D. listening

47. To improve the language, one has to         .

A. pay attention to speaking only                

B. try not to make mistakes

C. correct mistakes only  

D. keep a diary and write notes, letters or articles

48. When you find some new words in reading, you shouldn’t ___

A. guess their meaning                 B. go on reading

C. stop to look them up in the dictionary   D. keep on reading the important sentence

49. The best title of this passage might be       .

A. How to Learn a Foreign Language      B. How to Improve Reading

C. How to learn Writing                 D. More reading, .Less speaking

When I was young, I wished for a good car and a big house. That was my idea of success. I took all the advanced classes and tried to do well in the exams with my mind set on going to a key school. I just knew that I would somehow become famous and be able to afford the car and the dream house. All the way through junior years, my mind was planning this beautiful future.

Then in the eleventh grade, many losses changed my mind. First, one of my friends died at 16. Soon after, my great-grandmother passed away, followed by my beloved fourth-grade teacher. These events left me not knowing what to do or where to go . Death had never touched me so closely.

After a long period of emptiness, it finally struck me: Life is not promised and neither is future success. Though I was attempting to achieve material success, I was not enjoying my daily life. I realized that finding inner peace, purpose and happiness will stick with me forever and that is real success.

Enjoying life's precious quirks ( 偶发事件 ) makes an ordinary person more successful than a wealthy person who isn't content and takes everything for granted. The summer before senior years, my attitude changed greatly. Instead of memorizing facts, I began learning skills. Instead of focusing on the future, I focused on today and the many blessings and successes that came with it.

I still get excellent grades, but now I devote weeks to studying instead of struggling for exams, and I think about the future with a deeper sense of meaning. For me, being successful means truly living life each day.

50. The reason why the author changed his idea of success is that ________ .            .

A. he can't afford his house   

B. his beloved teacher was dead

C. he didn't know what to do or where to go

D. he lost a few beloved persons in a short time

51. According to the author which of the following is the real success for a person?

 A. Being famous.   B. Truly living life each day.

C. Good car and big house.      D. Material achievements.

52. What does the author want to tell the readers?

A. The true meaning of the life.       B. The true meaning of studying.

C. How to achieve success.     D. His opinion about success.

53. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. The writer thinks that success is not promised.

 B. His teacher died before the death of his grandpa.

C. The writer didn't do well in all the exams. 

D. He didn't want to take all the exams.

 The climate of any place is the kind of weather. It usually has over a long period of time. The houses we live in, the clothes we wear, the foods we eat depend on the climate of the place where we live.

Climate is a pattern that is not nearly as simple as we think, and it is affected by many factors. The distance to the North or South Pole（极，极点，） or the equator (赤道) really matters a lot. If you live near either of the poles, you live in a cold climate, for the place where you live does not get as much or as direct sunshine as a place farther away from the poles. In places close to the equator, the climate is very hot, for they are the parts where the sunshines almost straight down.

Whether rain or snow falls makes a great difference to the climate. In hot, dry deserts, little rain falls, but in a hot rainforest, the amount of rainfalls is far larger than that in a desert, for there is a heavy rain almost every day, even several times per day. Though a rainforest and a desert may be the same distance from the equator, their climates are rather different from each other.

How much rain or snow falls are considered by some to be determined by the winds, the surrounding mountains and the currents(水流)in nearby seas and so on . In short, it is a very complex natural phenomenon（现象）.

54.This passage mainly talks about       .

A. weather                B. different climates       

C. climate and its determining factors    D. the difference between weather and climate

55.The difference of the climates between a tropical (热带的)desert and a tropical rainforest affected by       .

A. the amount of rainfalls       

B. the winds and the surrounding mountains

C. the currents in near seas

D. how much sunshine the two different places can get

56. From the context, we can guess that the word “complex” is       and it       .

A. a noun; means a simple thing

B. an adjective; means being easy to understand

C. an adverb; has almost the same meaning of “rather”

D. an adjective; means being difficult to understand

During my visit to China, I stayed in several hotels. I would like to say something about fire regulations(条例) in these hotels.

When I was in Beijing in a hotel, I checked the nearest fire escape to my room, as I usually do, I found that the exit(出口) out of the buildings was on the ground floor, chained and locked! If there was a fire, people wouldn’t be able to escape. In some other places, I did not find any notice about the procedures.

In most hotels in my country, there is a notice on the back of the door of every guestroom. In Japan the porter（门卫）actually points out the escape route when bringing your bag to your room. I hope Chinese hotels will improve their safety procedures.

57. The foreigner suggests that ____________.

A. all the exits should not be always chained and locked

B. all the exits should be always chained and locked

C. fire regulations（规程，规章）should be paid enough attention to in some hotels in China

D. the fire regulations should not be strict

58. Nobody would get away if there were a fire in the building ____________.

A. if the porter doesn’t tell people the escape route

B. with the exit chained and locked

C. before people found the notice about safety procedures

D. when too many people try to escape at the same time

59. The nearest escape to the writer’s room in a hotel in Beijing was _____________.

A. nowhere to be found         B. not far from his room

C. next to his room            D. on the ground floor

60. In Japan a guest is told how to get away in time of fire when he ____________.

A. arrives at a hotel            B. is traveling in the country

C. reaches the country          D. says hello a porter

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从下框的A—F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余选项。注意：E涂 AB, F涂 AC, G涂 AD

第三部分： 写作（共三节，满分55分）

第一节：单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

66．They ordered Chinese food, and when it arrived they ate ________ （饥饿地）．

67. The smell is very __________(熟悉的)to everyone who lives near a bakery.

68. In the _________ (二十) century, country music became more and more popular in America.

69. A small child has to learn to keep his ____________(平衡) before he can walk far.

70．The tablets should be taken ____________（两次） a day．

71.He looked at us in____________(惊讶地) .

72. ____________(基本上)， I agree with your plans, but there are a few small points I’d like to discuss.

73. I’ve never  __________ (品尝) the figs(无花果), but I’ve heard they’re nice.

74.His style of writing is rather ______________(独特的).

75. Finally the Red Army finished the world-famous Long March by ___________（克服）countless difficulties.

第二节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1．5分，满分15分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换个性作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除、或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号 ，并在其下面写出该加的单词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误以及修改均仅限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者从（第11处起）不计分。

In order to realize his dream, Bill Gates, richest man in the world, gave up studying in Harvard University, that is the most famous in the world. He set up a company and researching the computer software. As an old saying go, “Interest is the best teacher.” I quite agree with this idea. I began to be crazy about English when I was a little girl. I got extreme interested in foreign cultures or customs. To meet me curiosity, I read in English stories every day. It seemed to be the best “meal” of a day. As a result, I always did very well in English exam. Interest is the key of success.

第三节：书面表达（满分27分）

下面是《21世纪报中学生班》（21st Century School Edition ）刊登的一封读者来信，请你以编辑张华的身份给这位中学生写封回信。

Dear editor,

I spend most of my time studying; I hardly talk to my classmates. Sometimes I don’t care much about others, but I do want to talk. I just don’t know what to talk about and how to begin a conversation.

I feel so lonely. How I wish I had a good friend! Could you give me some advice?

                                                        Yours,

                                                        Jin Jing

注意：

1.回信的内容要包括以下要点：

要相信自己，你最大的问题是缺乏自信；

微笑面对同学，让他们相信你是友好的；

先试着与一个和你同样害羞的或与你有同样爱好的同学交谈，可以问一些学习上的问题，谈谈共同的爱好；

帮助学习和生活上有困难的同学。

2． 信的开头已写好，不计入总词数；

3． 词数：不少于100词（不含已写好的部分）。

参考词汇：自信self-confidence  n.

缺乏lack vt.

Dear Jin Jing,

Your problem is a common one among middle school students. Maybe the following advice can help you. _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

                                                     Zhang Hua

单词拼写（共10分，每题1分）

根据下列句子及所给汉语注解，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一个单词）

66. On festivals they used to act and sing in praise of ____ (英雄) who lived long ago.

67. Abraham Lincoln was one of four presidents who were ____ (谋杀).

68. A ____ (图书管理员) is a person who is in charge of or helps to run a library.

69. My teacher is really very kind. I’ll never forget the ____ (恩惠) he has done to me.

70. The head teacher has made a few minor ____ (调整) to our seats.

71. She likes him, because he is ____ (体贴的) towards others.

72. When I said some people were so stupid, I wasn’t ____ (指) to you.

73. The weather of Xi’an in ____ (一月) is very cold, especially at night.

74. In the ____ (二十) century, country music became more and more popular in America.

75. A vast amount of the Amazonian rainforest is being ____ (破坏) every day.

---- Do you feel like walking there or shall we _____ bus?

---- I'd like to walk. But since there isn’t much time left, let's______ taxi.