写  作

第一节  基础写作(满分15分)

2008年元月18日下午3点你校在学校礼堂举行了成人宣誓仪式。请以日记的方式记录仪式过程并谈谈自己的感想.

参考词汇:  成人仪式a grown-up ceremony  宣誓 make an oath

【写作内容】

1. 举行仪式的时间、地点；

2. 表格中的内容;

3. 你自己的感想。

【写作要求】

1. 必须扣紧题目的要求，用5个规范的英语句子组织成连贯的文章

2. 组织成连贯的短文，开头已经写好，不计入总句子数

【评分标准】

1.句子结构的准确性和复杂度

2. 短文内容的完整性和连贯性

        January 18th  Friday                                     Fine

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第二节  读写任务(满分25分)

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。

I started thinking about this issue at my brother-in-law's 60th birthday party last Saturday. Before we ate the main meal we sat around a table that was loaded with large bowls of snack items - chocolate-covered peanuts, cherries(樱桃), and a few other things. The eater had to reach into the bowl and grab a handful of snacks and then convey them to the mouth with the other hand. A lot of people were strangers to me and I observed a cat being carried around, a dog being petted, and a number of noses being blown, between eating handfuls of snacks. Ugh!

I started thinking about Chinese table manners. My wife and I will share things from the same plate or cup but we always put serving spoons out with the dishes on the table. We don't frequently use them, though. In my family we use our personal chopsticks to take food from the serving dishes. But we are careful and only touch the food we will eat ourselves.

I have heard of some people who use two sets of chopsticks, one for eating, and one for serving. I have also seen some people who invert their chopsticks, that is, to serve other people with the other ends that haven't touched their lips.  

【写作内容】

概括短文的内容要点，该部分的词数大约为30；

然后以大约120词，就“Table Manners and Hygiene(卫生)”的主题发表你的看法，并包括以下的内容要点：

a) 以自己或周围的人为例，简述自己或周围人的就餐习惯；.

b) 你如何看待自己或周围人的有关就餐习惯；

c) 出于卫生考虑，你觉得是否有必要使用公筷(serving chopsticks)，请说明理由。

【写作要求】

可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要

抄袭阅读材料中的句子；

【评分标准】

         概括的准确性，语言的规范性，内容的合适性以及篇章的连贯性。

第一节  完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I grew up in a community called Estepona. I was seventeen when one morning Dad told me I could drive him to a distant village, and then take the car to a  1  garage. I readily accepted. When we got to the village, I  2  to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the garage. With several hours to  3 , I went to a theatre. However, when the last movie  4 , it was six. I was two hours late!

I knew Dad would be  5  if he found out I’d been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the  6 . When I hurried there, I apologized for being late, and told him I'd come as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed some major repairs. I’ll never forget the

 7  he gave me. “I’m disappointed you feel you have to  8  to me, Jason.” Dad looked at me again. “When you didn’t turn up, I called the garage to ask if there were any  9 , and they told me you hadn’t yet picked up the car.”

I felt  10  as I weakly told him the real reason.  11  passed through Dad as he listened attentively. “I’m angry with myself. I realize I’ve failed as a father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about where I’ve gone wrong all these years.” “But Dad, it’s eighteen miles!” My apologies were  12 . Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him,  13  him all the way, but he walked silently.

Seeing Dad in so much physical and emotional  14  was my most unforgettable experience. However, it was also the most  15  lesson. I have never lied since.

1．A．different                         B．quiet                              C．useful                           D．nearby

2．A．managed                        B．expected                      C．learned                        D．promised

3．A．spare                               B．waste                                C．pick                         D．cover

4．A．closed                        B．performed              C．finished                       D．disappeared

5．A．angry                               B．surprised                      C．puzzled                        D．anxious

6．A．opinion                            B．truth                              C．result                          D．story

7．A．news                                B．sound                            C．look                         D．reason

8．A．1ie                                    B．talk                                C．explain                         D．reply

9．A．questions                       B．problems                      C．mistakes                     D．faults

10．A．ashamed                      B．frightened              C．confused                      D．disappointed

11．A．carelessness               B．sadness                        C．nervousness                D．weakness

12．A．meaningless                B．useless                         C．helpless                        D．worthless

13．A．informing                B．persuading                  C．begging                        D．inspiring

14．A．pain                               B．hurt                               C．ruin                                D．loss

15．A．enjoyable                     B．powerful                       C．practical                       D．successful

第二节  语法填空（共10小题，每题2分，共20分）

仔细阅读下面短文，短文中有10个空格。请按照语境以及括号里的具体要求完成语法填空、词形变化等。答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的对应位置。

The holiday’s upon us. After months of study, you have some time to yourself. So, why not read a book? Well, some people will say, ‘Why trouble with books? We have the Internet and 16        media that offer a lot more 17       (colour) programs. Books are history!”

But don’t be fooled. There’s still a lot to be said for reading and reading as widely as possible.

One clear reason is that a well-chosen book is a wonderful collection 18       words and expressions, so long as you have a good dictionary, of course. Believe me, it’s far easier to get new English words and expressions from a book or article 19        it is from the TV or the Internet.

But an even more important point is 20        books give you something that modern media simply can not: The webpage is always full of pictures and the text is often designed to make it as easy to read as possible.

Though “easy” may be welcome, 21       (luck) it’s of little use for any long-time development of reading skills and the general language level. For that, there’s still no substitute(替代品) for a book.

But perhaps the best single reason is that simply 22       (choose) what you read and doing it by yourself 23        (mean) that it’s something you do by and for yourself. You can choose what you want to read. It’s hard work, 24        while you are reading, you’ll find that what once 25        (seem) like a duty is now a pleasure.

第二部分    阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节  阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.

When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.

“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.

“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.

“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”

“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.

“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”

He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.

How much did the miracle cost?

26．What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?

A．Her brother was seriously ill.                           B．They had no money.

C．Nothing could save her brother.                           D．Both A and B.

27．In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be        .

A．something interesting                                            B．something beautiful

C．some wonderful medicine                                          D．some good food

28．The little girl said again and again “...I can try and get some more.” That shows      .

A．she had still kept some money

B．she hoped not to be refused

C．There was no need to worry about money

D．she thought money was easy to get

29．What made the miracle happen?

A．The girl’s love for her brother．                           B．The girl’s money.

C．The medicine from the drugstore.                       D．Nobody can tell.

30．From the passage we can infer(推断) that        .

A．the doctor didn’t ask for any pay

B．a miracle is sure to happen if you keep on

C．the little girl is lovely but not so clever

D．the doctor had great sympathy for the girl’s little brother

A man noticed his father alive on television — five years after he thought he had cremated(火化) him. A body discovered three years after his disappearance in 2000 was thought to be the pensioner (a retired person), but it’s now emerged(显出) it wasn’t.

When John Delaney disappeared, he was spending much of his time living outside, and sleeping on the streets. He was last seen in a hospice(收容所) in Manchester. His family searched the streets of the city for him but had no luck. So when a badly-rotten body was found in the grounds of the Manchester Royal Infirmary in 2003, wearing similar clothes, police believed it was Mr Delaney and his family held a funeral.

But earlier this year his son, John Renehan, saw a picture of his father on a BBC programme.

An appeal was being made for anyone who knew the man — who had memory loss—to give information.

John Renehan:

Well I knew at that very moment that was my dad. I knew at that very moment. Obviously his face, it was a bit changed, but I just knew at that very moment that was my dad. It emerged that John Delaney had been living in a care home for the last eight years.

Police have admitted they made mistakes and their enquiries were insufficient. Mr Delaney’s son now wants to know the identity of the man he cremated — thinking it was his father.

31．John Renehan cremated his “father”         .

A．in 2003                          B．in 2000                          C．in 2005                          D．in 2008

32．What mistake did police make?

A．They couldn’t find Mr Delaney as soon as possible.

B．In 2003, they took a badly-rotten body for Mr Delaney.

C．They didn’t give any information to John Renehan.

D．They made John Renehan cremate the rotten body.

33．The most probable reason why Delaney disappeared was that        .

A．he had memory loss.                                               B．his family disliked him

C．he liked to live outside                                            D．he met with a friendly family

34．It can be inferred from the passage that Delaney        .

A．has recovered his memory

B．often quarrelled with his family

C．loitered(游荡) in the streets for 5 years

D．was once a man with luck

35．Which of the following is the best title?

A．A Badly-rotten Body                                       B．Missing Body

C．Missing Father                                                     D．Dead Father

Some children are natural-born bosses. They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment, and lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson, a Year One student, “operates under the theory of what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine,” says his mother. “The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabres(剑). Later, I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones.”

“Examine the extended family, and you’ll probably find a bossy grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin in every generation. It’s an inheritable trait,” says Russell Barkley, a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance(支配地位) when they sense their parents are weak, hesitant, or in disagreement with each other.

Whether it’s inborn nature or developed character at work, too much control in the hands of the young isn’t healthy for children or the family. Fear is at the root of a lot of bossy behaviour, says family psychologist John Taylor. Children, he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation, “have secret feelings of weakness” and “a desire to feel safe.” It’s the parents’ role to provide that protection.

When a “boss child” doesn’t learn limits at home, the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family. The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coaches, for example, or trouble keeping friends. It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways.

 “I see more and more parents giving up their power,” says Barkley, who has studied bossy behaviour for more than 30 years. “They bend too far because they don’t want to be as strict as their own parents were. But they also feel less confident about their parenting skills. Their kids, in turn, feel more anxious.”

36．Bossy children like Stephen Jackson        

A．make good decisions                                               B．show self-centeredness

C．lack care from others                                              D．have little sense of fear

37．The underlined phrase “inheritable trait” in Paragraph 2 means        

A．inborn nature                                                            B．developed character

C．accepted theory                                                           D．particular environment

38．The study on bossy behaviour implies that parents         .

A．should give more power to their children

B．should be strict with their children

C．should not be so anxious about their children

D．should not set limits for their children

39．Bossy children may probably become         .

A．relaxed                         B．skillful                            C．hesitant                        D．lonely

40．What is the passage mainly about?

A．How bossy behaviour can be controlled.

B．How we can get along with bossy children.

C．What leads to children’s bossy behaviour.

D．What effect bossy behaviour brings about.

The oldest forms of medicine are enjoying a comeback. Modern holistic medicine is an approach that treats the whole patient, not just the disease. It is a way to maintain good health rather than cure illness. The most important influences on today’s holistic medicine are ancient Chinese medicine and Indian Ayurvedic medicine, both of which promoted whole body health.

Holistic medicine usually combines diet, physical exercise and meditation, together with other alternative techniques such as massage(按摩) and acupuncture(针炙). Herbal treatment, a practice of treating illness by using plants, is influenced by the writings of Culpeper as well as Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine. Homeopathy(顺势疗法) is one of the forms of holistic medicine which is widely practiced in Europe and the USA. Homeopathy began in Germany in the early 1800s, when Samuel Hahnemann described how very tiny doses(剂量) of a drug had an effect on his patients. According to Hahnemann, the more the drug was diluted(稀释), the stronger its effects. The substance selected would produce similar effects to the disease itself if given in large doses. In the UK homeopathy is regarded as a non-traditional but just about acceptable treatment.

Meditation and contemplation have an important role in holistic medicine. They were brought to Europe by Indian teachers who combined Indian Ayurvedic medicine with Western beliefs. Transcendental meditation(超脱静坐) is one of the best known of these techniques. People repeat words inside their head to reach a state of deep relaxation.

The holistic movement has made many doctors look at the whole patient, not just the disease. Life-style, emotional problems and diet are just some of the factors that can affect a person’s health. Holistic medicine emphasizes good diet, exercise and fresh air, all of which contribute to health. Some clinics now offer holistic medicine along with traditional treatments, so that their patients can choose a combination of treatments that suits them. One problem with holistic medicine is that it is difficult for people to be sure a doctor is reliable. To solve this, many countries want alternative doctors to form professional bodies.

41．Modern holistic medicine centres upon        .

A．curing a disease                                                        B．herbal treatment

C．continuous development                                  D．keeping patients healthy

42．Which of the following does NOT belong to holistic medicine?

A．massage                                                                     B．meditation

C．a balanced diet                                                    D．a knee operation

43．The principle of homeopathy is that        .

A．the large doses of medicine that will not be harmful will take better effect

B．the disease will be cured sooner by taking larger doses of medicine

C．a small thinner dose of medicine will be more effective

D．the doses of medicine depend on how serious the illness is

44．Which of the following titles best sums up the passage?

A．Holistic Medicine                                                      B．Traditional Medicine Returns

C．History of Medicine                                            D．Combination of Treatments Works

45．What can we infer from the passage?

A．Relaxation is the key of holistic treatment.

B．Holistic medicine needs to become more trustworthy.

C．Holistic treatment is more beneficial than traditional treatments.

D．Holistic medicine will become the most welcome treatment soon.

第二节  信息匹配 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

首先，请阅读下列书讯：

A．British Life by Anne Collins

What’s everyday life for people in Britain? Why do they talk about the weather so much? This book will tell you everything you want to know about the interesting and traditional country.

B．Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare

A sad story of two lovers. The two lovers began their secret love, but their families didn’t know. It’s one of the famous plays written by Shakespeare in the literature history.

C．Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

Robert Langdon, the hero of Da Vinci Code, which is another history thriller, tried to solve the mystery of a century-old underground organization and save the Vatican from a tomb. If you are not brave enough, don’t read it alone at night. This is the ancient mystery.

D．Happy Christmas by John Escott

This is a book, but looks like a magazine. It is made up of different sections. You can learn about the history and traditions of the western-style holidays and something else like the way of making traditional food and games.

E．The Beatles by Paul Shipton

John, Paul, George and Ringo: four young men from England were the most well-known and some of the best musicians of the 1960s. They formed the Beatles, and their music is still popular today.

F．Silver Bells by Luanne Rice

A sweet love story happening on Christmas. Chris Byne, a farmer who sold his Christmas trees on the streets on New York, one day he met Cathy Tierney, a librarian who lost her husband on Christmas Eve three years before. So a new love and a new hop started lasting a lifetime.

以下是购书者的信息，请匹配购书者的信息与它们所对应的书本：

46．Randy: Christmas is coming. Randy wants to know all information about it, such as the games, the food, the stories, the music and the movies.                                                （   ）

47．Amy: Amy has many romantic dreams. She always believes she can find her Mr. Right like the girls in the fairy stories. So she is crazy about the books with good endings only. Now she begins to bury herself in the book like that.                                         （   ）

48．Vince: Vince, as the head of his own band, is able to play all kinds of musical instruments. But he dreams of becoming musician like John Lennon, a famous singer from a rock band. Therefore, he wants to search for a book on him.                   （   ）

49．Alan: Mystery and adventure are always boys’ dreams. Alan, one of the boys, especially prefers the ancient ones because he always regards himself as a big man with super power, but not a small boy.（   ）

50．Lin Jie: Lin Jie, a student studying English in a university, will go to England to continue his further education. So he wants to find more information about the country he will study in.    （   ）

第三部分    完整句子（共两节，满分25分）

第一节  单词拼写（根据题中所给的汉语提示或首字母完整句子，每空一词）（共15小题，满分15分）

51．Undoubtedly, a good teacher has a good i           on his or her students.

52．During the talks in Copenhagen, all the 192 nations agree on the fact that climate  change is posing a threat to the           (生存) of human beings.

53．Social life in a village cannot c           with that of a large city.

54．Don’t worry；everything has been a          (安排) perfectly.

55．Building Wuhan-Guangzhou high speed railway is not an easy job; we must have enough           (专业的) engineers.

56．He is in good health both physically and m          .

57．You should follow your           (治疗) with plenty of rest in bed.

58．The three college students were highly praised for having the b          to jump into the Yangtze River to save the two boys.

59．There are so many graduates every year that it is hard to find a suitable o          .

60．Decide which of these            (陈述) are true and which are false.61．In these rows of houses live the peasants who           (提供) us with grain and vegetables.

61．The teacher           (责备) me for my carelessness yesterday.

62．What will you do if you find your house            (被闯入) into?

63．            (观看) from the top of the Lotus Mountain, Shenzhen looks more beautiful to us.

64．Being             (疲倦), I stopped to take a rest and drink some water.

65．I bought a great many books, on which I spent all my money that I        (积攒)。