Parents in three Midwestern states will soon know just how good or bad their kids' driving is when their children take the car for a spin (疾驶).

Starting today, American Family Insurance is offering customers with teen drivers free cameras that record what happens when a sudden change in the car's movement occurs.

The cameras record the action inside and in front of the car in 20 - second audio - video clips (剪辑). The clips are then transmitted to Drive Cam, a San Diego company that analyzes the clips for risky behavior.

Among things the analysts look for is the response time of the drivers and if they are paying attention to the road. Parents can receive a report on their kids' driving and view the clips on a home computer.

Car accidents are the leading cause of death among U. S. teens, according to the NHTSA

(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration).

"There will be fewer accidents," Rick Fetherston, vice president at American Family said of the new system. American Family will test the system out by offering it for free for one year to 30.000 families in Wisconsin, Indiana and Minnesota to see whether the system results in fewer accidents. If the system is proven to prevent accidents, customers who volunteer to use it might see their insurance premiums (保险费) drop. The company would not be viewing the videos or individual score cars, unless there is an accident.

Bruce Moeller, president of Drive Cam, says his company's system is already being used by companies with lots of cars. "Some of our customers are reporting a 30% to 90% reduction in their risky driver events," Moeller says.

But a lawyer in Minneapolis says. "If I felt I needed a camera in the car to watch over my kids, I shouldn't be letting them drive."

American Family tested the system in two high schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Megan Ireland, 17, said the camera caught her stopping too late and taking turns too fast. The student at Prior Lake High School in Savage, Minn., said she didn't like it because she felt it invaded her privacy (侵犯隐私) but has warmed up to the system. "Now I don't really have a problem with it because it's made me a better driver," she says. "For real."

69.The camera is being offered to________by________free of charge now.

A.teen drivers; a company called Drive Cam

B.insurance companies; a San Diego company

C.families with teen drivers; an insurance company

D.American Family Insurance; the NHTSA

70.The camera is used to________.

A.record what the teen driver does while driving

B.prevent the teen drivers from speeding

C.reduce the insurance premiums

D.provide videos and score cards for the police

71.Which of the following states is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Drive Cam will analyze the clips to find if the driver drives riskily.

B.All the students in Minnesota and Wisconsin don't like the system.

C.The insurance company will never look at the clips or score cards of the customers.

D.If the system can reduce the number of accidents, the fees for insurance will be reduced.

72.The best title for this passage might be________.

A.Teens, drive carefully     B.A free camera for kids

C.Cameras invade Privacy     D.Cameras keep watch on teen driving

第四部分：书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是中学生李华,你校同学上周末刚举行了一次英语演讲比赛,请根据下表内容,用英语写一封信给远在美国的笔友John,介绍这次活动的情况。

要求：1.信应包含提示主要内容,可适当增加细节；

2.词数120词左右；

3.信的开头和结尾已写好,不计入词数。

参考词汇：校园campus

Dear John,

We held a speech contest on the playground last Saturday morning.

Do you have such activities in your school?

Best wishes to you.

Yours,

Li Hua

There is no beer left and the shops are closed, so you will have to ______it. (厦门市)

－Why did Mary treat you______? Do you know her very well?

－Yes, we have been good friends since our childhood.(厦门市)

Unless all his demands were______,he would refuse to sign the agreement,he insisted.(福建省)

－Will Daniel come to our gathering? (福建省)

－______not,for he is much too busy with his research work.

－Did you enjoy the movie?(福建省)

－Sure,it is______a beautiful country town with a variety 0f cultures.

第二节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）

阅读下列各小题,根据括号内的汉语提示,用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子,并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

31.Water,which seems so simple and common,is what__________________ .(使得生命成为可能) (make)

32.All the students__________________ (渴望) admission to a key university. (desperate)

33.We haven't heard from him for a long time!__________________(他发生什么事)him? (become)

34.By the time the firemen arrived at the building, the fire __________________(已经扑灭了)by the nearby citizens.(put)

35.Not__________________ (录用)by that well-known company,he was greatly depressed.(employ)

36.The coach, as well as his team members,__________________ (认为训练重要). (attach)

37.He made the suggestion__________________ (感谢他们所做的工作). (acknowledge)

38.The two things in__________________ (他们引以为豪) were Jim's watch and Della's hair. (pride)

39._________________ (还有待观察) whether they will support us. (see)

40.They sometimes__________________(发现注意力集中困难) when reading. (find)

第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）

I grew up in a small town in Kentucky.My father raised chickens and ran a construction company.I was barely 10 years old  41  my dad gave me the responsibility of  42  the chickens and cleaning up the henhouse. He  43  it was important for me to have those jobs to learn  44  .Then,when I was 22, I found another  45  in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace. I washed dishes and  46  from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and then went on stage and  47  until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn't long  48  I became known as a singing cook. I had been turned down so many times by  49   companies that it was hard not to be  50  .One night, my manager and a woman executive (董事) from a  51  named Warner Brothers Records came to my performance. When the  52  was over, we sat down and talked. After they left, I  53  to myself that it was one more  54  . A few weeks later, however, my  55  received a phone call--Warner Brothers wanted to   56  me to a record deal. Soon after, I released my first record in June 1986. It sold over 2 million copies. My best  57  had gone into every job I ever held. It was the  58  of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Knowing that I had done my best filled me with  59  , I still feel that way today,  60  I have become a well-known singer.

41.A.until       B.while   C.though D.when

42.A.feeding   B.watching     C.selling  D.counting

43.A.promised       B.believed      C.suggested    D.guessed

44.A.skills      B.knowledge   C.hardship      D.responsibility

45.A.chance    B.job      C.position       D.time

46.A.cooked   B.waited  C.served  D.helped

47.A.danced   B.played  C.sang     D.talked

48.A.that B.after    C.before  D.since

49.A.record    B.film     C.restaurant    D.food

50.A.excited   B.surprised     C.discouraged D.interested

51.A.college   B.company     C.association   D.club

52.A.song       B.play     C.meeting       D.show

53.A.pointed   B.led       C.said     D.turned

54.A.success   B.failure  C.try       D.deal

55.A.manager B.mother C.friend  D.company

56.A.offer      B.give     C.lead     D.sign

57.A.wishes    B.efforts  C.results  D.gains

58.A.power    B.duty     C.sense    D.use

59.A.pride      B.hope    C.ease     D.care

60.A.in case    B.now that      C.as if     D.even though

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分）

Big things were happening in my life the summer I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents shook my entire world and turned it upside down when they told me they were getting a divorce. I couldn't believe that our family was going to break up. Though I always knew my parents weren't very happy and they often fought, I still wanted my family to stay the same.

My life changed completely after the divorce.My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town,while my father and brother,Bill, stayed in our house.I now became a visitor whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather,Dan,whom I showed no interest in.I was clearly depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no way that things could change back to the way they had been.

Even though I resisted all Dan's attempts to get to know me and wasn't very nice to him, he never gave up on me. Gradually, I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in common, especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We spent a lot of time together hanging out watching TV. That gave us a chance to talk and get to know each other.

Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed advice on school or friends. Once I began to warm up to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and took short trips. Eventually, I discovered that I finally had the happy family that I had always wanted.

I now realize my parents were right about getting the divorce. Their breakup was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness－ he remarried and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle. 　　　

At 13, I learned an important truth－change is not always the worst thing that can happen. Sometimes, it is just what we need the most.

61.According to the passage, which of the following statements is WRONG?

A.Their parents didn't love each other any longer.       B.The writer didn't want his parents to divorce.

C.Their parents' divorce hurt the writer much.     D.The writer was in low spirits all the time.

62.The writer and Dan have the same interests EXCEPT______.

A.seeing movies     B.surfing the internet     C.having talks D.watching TV

63.What does the author think of his stepfather?

A.Trustful.     B.Interesting.  C.Helpful.      D.Boring.

64.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A.Divorce Is Not Always the Worst.     B.A Devoted Stepfather.

C.There Is a Change in My Life.   D.A True Story.