第三节：读写概括（5分）

      阅读下面的信件，用约30词概括李明的烦恼：

Dear Mr Help:

I’m writing for some advice on my studies. As you know, football is a very popular sport in the world and I am appealing to it and I’ve fallen in love with it, which makes me feel so crazy. I have spent lots of time doing 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 aim in school is to learn more knowledge, I can’t concentrate on my lessons and gradually I am tired of them. I am still a Senior Two 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 between my studies and hobbies.

                                                           Sincerely yours,

                                                               Li Ming

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第四节 基础写作（15分）

【写作情景】

为配合2009联合国气候变化大会，你校请来了中山大学李教授为同学们做讲座。假设你是《学生双语报》通讯员，请用英文写一则通讯稿报道这场讲座的情况。

【写作内容】

      1. 讲座的主要内容：

毫无疑问，地球在变暖，这正是人类活动引起的；

看起来一些自然灾害，如严重的风暴、旱涝、疫病和物种消亡应归咎于全球变暖；

同时，近年来世界许多地区的冬天气温趋于上升，其中大气污染是导致这一结果的主要原因；

除非我们净化环境，否则人类可能无法生存。

2. 讲座的效果 ……

【写作要求】

使用五个句子表达全部内容；

开头已给出，不计入句子数。

【评分标准】

           句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

     To express support for the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, our school held a lecture given by Professor Li from Zhongshan University. Professor Li presented us with wonderful pictures and graphs to clarify global warming. Here are the main points of the lecture.

______________________________________________________________________________________

Will you _____ the clock? It’s slow.

He is not such a man _______ would leave his work half done.

The clever boy made a hole in the wall, ____ he could see ____ was going on inside the house.

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。

Child labor has been a problem for many years. Over a hundred years ago, Charles Dickens shocked many of his readers when he described the conditions ___31___ which young children worked in British factories. The conditions Dickens described continue, almost unchanged today, in many parts of the world. The only difference is ___32___ today’s employment of children is confined to small industries and family businesses, such as hotels, restaurants and ___33___ (particular) farms, rather than to large factories. The children not only receive nothing or very ___34___ for their long hours of work, but also they ___35___ (prevent) from attending school. Therefore, when they become older they are ___36___ (able) to do any other kind of work.

The solution ___37___ the problem of child labour is clearly better laws to protect young children greater supervision (监督) of industry and heavier fines for ___38___ who break the laws. Only in this way ___39___ young boys and girls be allowed to enjoy the most valuable time of ___40___ lives --- childhood.

第三部分阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 

Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side.

Most people know this joke.  But recently, some people have been much more worried about how the grizzly bear and mountain lion can cross the road.

“Millions of animals die each year on U.S. roads,” the Federal Highway Administration reports.  In fact, only about 80 ocelots, an endangered wild cat, exist in the U.S. today. The main reason? Roadkill.

“Eco-passages” may help animals cross the road without being hit by cars.  They are paths both over and under roads.  “These eco-passages can be extremely useful, so that wildlife can avoid road accidents,” said Jodi Hilty of the Wildlife Protection Society.

But do animals actually use the eco-passages?  The answer is yes.  Paul Beier of Northern Arizona University found foot marks left by mountain lions on an eco-passage that went under a highway.  This showed that the lions used the passage.

Builders of eco-passages try to make them look like a natural part of an area by planting trees on and around them.  Animals seem to be catching on.  Animals as different as salamanders (火蜥蜴) and grizzly bears are using the bridges and underpasses.

The next time you visit a park or drive through an area with a lot of wildlife, look around.  You might see an animal overpass!

41. The writer uses the example of “ocelots” to show that _______.

A. wild animals have become more dangerous

B. the driving condition has improved greatly

C. the measure for protecting wildlife fails to work

D. an increasing number of animals are killed in road accidents

42. From the story, we know an eco-passage is ________.

A. an underground path for cars              B. a fence built for the safety of the area

C. a bridge for animals to get over a river    D. a path for animals to cross the road

43. When the writer says that “animals seem to be catching on”(Para. 6), he means __.

A. animals begin to realize the dangers on the road

B. animals begin to learn to use eco-passages

C. animals are crossing the road in groups      

D. animals are increasing in number

44. The writer asks visitors and drivers to look around when traveling because _____.

A. wild animals may attack cars             B. wild animals may jam the road

C. they may see wild animals in the park  D. they may see wild animals on eco-passages

45. The best title for the passage is ________.

A. Special bridges help animals cross the road    B. Endangered animals increase because of roadkill

C. Animals fail to cross the road              D. Take steps to protect animals in danger

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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Two truck drivers didn’t know one another when they arrived at the scene of a severe accident on Kentucky’s Mountain Highway last June. Yet they worked together like long-time 21and saved two motorists from near certain death. For their 22  , Terry and Floyd have been named Goodyear North America Highway Heroes for 1999. The award was 23  Thursday at the Mid-America Trucking Show. In recognition of their 24  , Terry and Floyd split a $20,000 savings bond and win free trips to Nashville.

On June 22, Terry and Floyd--driving separate trucks— 25  an accident involving a jeep and a car on Mountain Parkway. The quick-thinking men broke out the back window of the upside-down  26  , freed the driver from his seatbelt, and dragged him to safety. But the driver of the car was pinned inside the vehicle, and the fire from the jeep was spreading  27  close.

“The paint was melting on the car; it was so  28  ,” recalled Miller.

Harvey and Miller attached a nylon strap(尼龙带) between Harvey’s truck and the car in an effort to pull it away from the burning jeep. The first two  29  failed. On the third try, the strap held and Harvey pulled the car to  30 . When rescue crews arrived, Floyd--an experienced EMS technician--used the “Jaws-of-Life” to free the car driver.

21. A. drivers       B. partners      C. friends         D. technicians

22. A. decision      B. benefit       C. bravery        D. contributions

23. A. recognized    B. rewarded     C. returned        D. announced

24. A. honor        B. prize         C. money         D. heroes

25. A. came to      B. came about    C. came across     D. came up with

26. A. jeep         B. car           C. truck          D. vehicle

27. A. particularly   B. dangerously    C. helplessly      D. strangely

28. A. quick        B. slow          C. hot           D. soft

29. A. paintings     B. attempts       C. straps         D. rescues

30. A. safety        B. success       C. surroundings    D. roadside

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卷标号为31-40的相应位置上。

The advantages and disadvantages of a large population have long been a subject of discussion. It 31 (argue) that the supply of good land is limited. To feed a large population, inferior land must be cultivated and the good land worked 32(intensive). Thus, each person produces less and this means a lower average income than could be obtained with  33  smaller population.

One of the  34(difficult) in carrying out a world-wide birth control program is that official attitudes to population growth vary from country to country. In a developing country  35  a vastly expanded population is pressing hard upon the limits of food, space and natural resources, 36 will be the first concern of government to place a limit  37  the birthrate, whatever the consequences may be. A decreasing birthrate may lead to unemployment because it results in a 37(decline) market. When the pressure of population on housing declines, prices also decline and the building industry is weakened.  39(face)  with such considerations, the government of a developed country may well prefer to see a slowly increasing population,rather than one which is stable  40 in decline.

III 阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Valentine’s Day has its origins in the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia, a yearly festival held on Feb. 15 to help keep dangerous wolves away from townspeople and their crops. On the eve of the festival, Feb. 14, the young women of the town would write their names on small pieces of paper, put them in a jar, and every young man would pick out a name at random. The pair would then be partners for the rest of the festival.

It was 270 B.C. when St. Valentine stood up for love, after Roman Emperor Claudius II forbade Roman soldiers to get engaged or married, believing that married men would rather stay at home than go to war. The priest named Valentine, in defiance(对抗) of Claudius’ orders, secretly married young couples, and on Feb. 14, was punished for his “crime”, thereby becoming the patron saint（守护神） of lovers.

Besides this story, there are some old beliefs about this day:

During the Middle Ages, Europeans believed that birds chose their mates each year on Feb. 14.

Some people used to believe that if a woman saw a robin fly overhead on Valentine’s Day, it meant she would marry a sailor; if she saw a sparrow, she’d marry a millionaire.

If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will know how many children you will have.

And some charming Valentine’s Day Customs.

In Wales, wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on Feb. 14.

Heart, keys and keyholes were favorite decorations, which meant “you unlock my heart!”

In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They’d wear these names on their sleeves for one week—hence the term “to wear your heart on your sleeve”.

41.According to the story, Valentine was originally the name of a ________.

A. lover     B. priest     C. ruler     D. feast

42.   The Roman emperor forbade soldiers to get married because he thought        .

A. married soldiers are not loyal to the country

B. married soldiers are less willing to fight

C. there was no time for soldiers to get married

D. marriage is a crime

43. Why was the priest punished?

He didn’t join the army.

He helped people escape from being sent to the battle field.

He married couples despite the prohibition from the ruler.

He openly defied the ruler’s order to end his marriage.

44. Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?

Feb. 14 and 15 were originally a time for keeping wolves.

People used to believe that birds chose mates on Valentine’s Day.

People believed that the birds they saw on Valentine’s Day predicted what         kind of person they would marry.

D. The Welsh used to give out wooden spoons on Feb.14.

45. If you wear your heart on your sleeve, you _________________.

A. openly express your feelings or emotions to others.

B. hardly take your feelings or emotions very seriously.

C. officially announce that you have been married

D. proudly show your choice of sleeve pattern