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第一节：单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21.Take look at previous college entrance exam papers, and you will know

what is nature of the test.

A.a; / B.the; the C.the; / D.a; the

22.I'll try my best to finish the task on time, I can't promise anything.

A.so B.for C.but D.and

23.They sold their house for only 12,000 dollars, so the buyer got a wonderful .

A.cost B.bargain C.view D.value

24.The coffee tastes better than I had in a coffee house the other day.

A.that B.one C.it D.those

25.--- Could I use your English reference book?

---

A.Yes, you could. B.Sure, help yourself.

C.Yes. Why not? D.Yes. What is it?

26.--- I have gone through a hard time in the last few years.

--- Really? I wish you me about it earlier. After all, we are friends.

A.told B.had told C.would told D.tell

27. I have already had breakfast, that cake still looks attractive to me.

A.Since B.Until C.Because D.Although

28. that her mother would come back soon, the girl calmed down.

A.Having convinced B.Being convinced

C.Convincing D.Convinced

29.A large amount of reading can help students feel with the English test.

A.comfortable B.bored C.popular D.busy

30.Don't worry that you have not enough cash. The bill by cheque or by credit card.

A.may pay B.must pay

C.may be paid D.must be paid

31.Teachers often bring up some mistakes from the test papers for the whole class to the correction.

A.benefit from B.pick out C.check out D.escape from

32.Peter is not working this week. You can ring him at home .

A.if necessary B.if so C.if true D.if any

33.--- Are you still waiting for Mr. Brown?

--- Yes. He to a student for almost an hour.

A.was talking B.had been talking

C.is talking D.has been talking

34. is responsible for the accident will be punished for sure.

A.Whoever B.Whomever

C.No matter what D.No matter who

35.You have to sign in at reception . Nobody is allowed to do it instead of you.

A.in detail B.in vain C.in person D.in charge

第二节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项

Ali couldn't wait until September. June had been 36 , with all those school - leaving exams to do. He spent July 37 . The exam results finally arrived in August. He knew he wasn't the most intelligent boy. 38 , it was really important for him to do well. He just wanted to get away from his 39 .

For Ali, going to university was not a chance to 40 his education as most of students do, 41 a chance to get away from his hometown to 42 new people, to become a totally 43 person. The town he lived in was a very small town. There were a few shops on the main street. There wasn't anywhere for young people to meet, so they spent time walking up and down the main street. Everybody knew 44 else in his town. Ali was 45 eager to leave. He didn't really know what his ambitions were yet, but he was 46 he had them.

His hands 47 as he opened the envelope. He took out the letter, and sighed with 48 . It was OK. He hadn't done 49 , but his grades were good enough. He had got a place at the University of Rummidge. The course started in 50 .

When he got off the train at the main station in Rummidge, he felt 51 at last. The whole world was before him. Rummidge wasn't a beautiful place, but that didn't 52 to Ali. He was looking forward to 53 new things.

The University was a short 54 from the city center. It was much more attractive than the 55 of the city. Rummidge wasn't the oldest university in Britain, nor the most prestigious (有影响力的), but Ali didn't mind. For him, it was a new world, a new start.

36.A.sunny B.terrible C.splendid D.scary

37.A.playing B.reading C.sleeping D.waiting

38.A.Therefore B.So C.Otherwise D.However

39.A.parents B.school C.hometown D.classmates

40.A.develop B.accept C.find D.study

41.A.and B.nor C.but D.or

42.A.greet B.meet C.visit D.talk

43.A.nice B.friendly C.handsome D.different

44.A.anybody B.everybody C.somebody D.nobody

45.A.too B.not C.such D.much

46.A.happy B.proud C.sure D.curious

47.A.trembled B.shrank C.clapped D.withdrew

48.A.happiness B.relief C.excitement D.surprise

49.A.brilliantly B.sincerely C.appropriately D.independently

50.A.July B.June C.August D.September

51.A.free B.relaxed C.delighted D.nervous

52.A.mind B.care C.value D.matter

53.A.assessing B.adapting C.experiencing D.realizing

54.A.cut B.voyage C.distance D.flight

55.A.another B.rest C.other D.part

第三部分：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)

阅读下列短文，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。

A

Almost one - fourth of all personal spending in the United States takes place during the holiday season. There are gifts to give this month for Christmas, Hanukkah and the African American celebration of Kwanzaa. The traditional shopping season began last Friday, after Thanksgiving Day. Personal spending represents two-thirds of the economy, so holiday sales are especially important.

Reports on November results have just come out. Wal-Mart is the biggest seller in the world. The company had expected growth of two to four percent in November, fueled by sales on "Black Friday."

The day after Thanksgiving is called that. Storekeepers used to record profits (利润) in black ink and losses in red ink. A day in the black means a return to profit.

The National Retail Federation estimated (估计) in September that holiday sales would increase four and one-half percent this year. Holiday sales increased five percent last year, after poor sales the year before.

The business group estimated that Americans will spend 220,000 million dollars this season. It says they spent just over 10 percent of that last weekend.

Also, it says more Americans for the first time this season plan to use a debit card than a credit card for purchases. A debit card, also called a check card, is linked to the money that a person has in a bank. In other words, users must have the money before they can spend it.

About thirty - five percent of shoppers said they would mainly use debit cards, compared to 30 percent for credit cards. Financial experts say this change might mean that more people want to keep to a budget this holiday season.

56.What would be the best title for this passage?

A.Thanksgiving Day Shopping.

B.The Importance of Holiday Sales.

C.Holiday Shopping Season in the US.

D.Giving Gifts to Each Other at Christmas.

57.When does the holiday season usually begin in the US?

A.Last Friday. B.On "Black Friday".

C.On a Friday before Christmas Day. D.The day before Thanksgiving Day.

58.More people plan to use the debit card in that .

A.they have no other choices

B.they can get some extra money

C.it is more convenient to carry about

D.they want to limit their expenditure (开支)

59.From the passage, it can be inferred that .

A.holiday sales seem to increase year by year

B.credit cards and debit cards are the same thing

C.it is the first year that people have used debit cards for purchases

D.storekeepers used to record profits in red ink and losses in black ink

B

The modern mobile phone is a more complex version of the two - way radio, which was a very limited means of communication. As soon as the users moved out of range of each other's broadcast area, the signal was lost. In the 1940s, researchers began experimenting with the idea of using a number of radio masts (天线塔) standing around the countryside to pick up signals from two-way radios.

The first real mobile telephone call was made in 1973 by Dr Martin Cooper, the scientist who invented the modern mobile handset. Within a decade, mobile phones became available to the public. The streets of modern cities began to feature sharpsuited characters shouting into giant plastic bricks. In Britain the mobile phone quickly became synonymous (等于) with the "yuppie", the new breed of young urban professionals who carried the expensive handsets as status symbols. Around this time many of us swore that we would never, ever own a mobile phone.

But in the mid-90s, something happened. Cheaper handsets and cheaper calling rates meant that, almost overnight, it seemed that everyone had a mobile phone. And the giant plastic bricks of the 80s had evolved into smooth little objects that fitted nicely into pockets and bags. Cities suddenly had a new, postmodern birdsong.

Alexander Graham Bell would be amazed if he could see how far the science of telephony has progressed in less than 150 years. If he were around today, he might say: "That's gr8! But I'm v busy rite now. Will call U 2nite."

60.Modern mobile phone technology is based on .

A.the "yuppie" B.the Internet

C.the two - way radio D.global positioning system

61.More people bought mobile phones in the 1990s because .

A.they were bad at timekeeping

B.they wanted to take photographs

C.mobile phones became a lot cheaper

D.traditional phones didn't work anymore

62.The underlined word "evolved" in Paragraph 3 probably means .

A.broken B.changed C.cut D.taken

63.What does the text message "Gr 8! Will call U 2nite." mean?

A.Great ! I'll call you tonight.

B.Great! I'll be two minutes late.

C.Great! Please call William tonight.

D.Great! Please call me sometime tonight.

C

Today we have the second report explaining how to prepare fish by drying or smoking them. We talked last week about the first steps of cleaning and salting freshly caught fish.

To dry fish, you will need either a drying table or a place to hang them. If a table is used, it should have a top made of wire screen or thin pieces of wood with space between each piece.

Lay the cleaned, wet salted fish on top of the table. Do not let them touch each other. Be sure that air can reach the fish from all sides.

For best results, put the drying table under a tree. Turn the fish over every other day. Small fish will dry in about three days if the air is dry. Large fish will take a week or ten days to dry.

After the fish have dried, place them in a basket. Cover them with clean paper or large leaves. Then put the basket in a cool, dry place off the ground.

Make sure as much of the saltwater as possible is removed before you smoke the fish.

The smoking can be done in a large, round metal container. Remove the top of the drum and cut a small opening on one side at the bottom.

Cover the top with a strong wire screen, where you put the fish. Build a small fire in the drum by reaching in through the opening at the bottom.

Wood from fruit trees makes good fuel for your fire. It will give the smoked fish good color and taste. One way to get a lot of smoke is to use green wood, not dried wood.

You should smoke the fish for five days or longer if you plan to keep them for a long time. After that, wrap them in clean paper, put the fish in baskets and keep them in a cool, dry place off the ground.

64.From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 we can learn that .

A.people prefer to dry fish under a tree

B.fish don't taste best if they are outside

C.under a tree is the only place for you to dry fish

D.fish taste best if they are dried out of bright sunlight

65.The underlined word "it" Paragraph 9 refers to " ".

A.the wood B.the fuel C.the fire D.the smoke

66.What can we infer from the passage?

A.To smoke fish, you have to salt the fish first.

B.Smoked fish can only be kept in a basket.

C.You'd better use dried wood to smoke fish.

D.Smoked fish taste better than dried fish.

67.In drying or smoking fish, the following tools are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT .

A.wire screen B.spoon C.basket D.wood

D

If you need any help in planning your future, call in at the Education and Careers Expo (博览会), which opened at the City Convention and Exhibition Centre yesterday. Expo gives you a unique opportunity to meet leading industrialists and educators.

I spoke to several young people at Expo, and they all agreed how useful it was to have so much information under one roof.

Duncan Kelly intends to take a university course in design after he leaves school. He was collecting some of the free literature when I spoke to him. "I'm not in a hurry to make a choice at the moment. I want to get all the information before I make up my mind."

One feature of Expo is the careers seminars (研讨会), at which expert speakers outline their respective fields. Barbara Watts is already at university, in the second year of a law degree. She's decided to keep on studying after she graduates. She attended a seminar on international law. "The speaker was really good at getting across his message," said Barbara. "It was very helpful."

But Expo isn't just for people who are still in education. It also offers help to those in employment, and to people who are considering retraining or a change of career.

One advantage of Expo in that you can meet many prospective employers face to face, and talk to them frankly about your plans. As Charles Li told me, "Normally I wouldn't dare to go and talk to the manager of a company. But today I have talked to several managers. It's easy to meet them here, in a relaxed environment." He left school after Junior High and went to work in a factory to earn a living. He's looking at changing his career and perhaps tidying to be an accountant.

The organizers expect over 200,000 young people to visit Expo, and there's no doubt that it's a bit of a squash (拥挤). But the opportunities available here certainly make up for any discomfort. So, if you need any help with your future, come along to Expo. You don't need a ticket. It's open today, Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 7 pm, and entry is free to all.

68.The interviewees at Expo all felt that .

A.the careers seminars were very successful

B.meeting managers face to face was tense

C.it was an honor to be able to learn from experts

D.it was great to get all the information in one place

69.Which of the following statements about Expo is NOT true?

A.In all, it lasts for four days.

B.You do not need to pay to enter it.

C.It aims at helping interviewees.

D.It attracts lots of people to seek information.

70.From the passage we can see the writer's attitude towards Expo is . A.ambiguous B.supportive C.cautious D.doubtful

E

Tears are nature's way of making us feel more comfortable. When our eyes is made uncomfortable by some small pieces of pollution , or when we are cutting onions, or when we are exhausted and "red-eyes" from over work and late hours, tears form in our eyes to clean and refresh them.

Tears are also a sign of strong emotion. We cry when we are sad and we cry when we are happy.

And tears seem to be uniquely human. We know that animals also experience emotion fear, pleasure, loneliness, but they do not shed (流) tears.

Biologically speaking, tears are actually drops of saline fluid, which is a little bit salty, produced by a gland (腺) in the body. Because salt is an important component, tears may actually constitute the most conclusive evidence that the human animal is the end product of a long evolutionary process that began in the sea.

And it is clear that, in addition to the emotional benefits, the shedding of tears has a specific biological function as well. Through tears, we can eliminate from our body certain chemicals which build up in response to stress and create a chemical imbalance in the body. Crying actually makes us feel better by correcting that imbalance and making us feel good again. And thus the emotional and the biological functions of tears merge (合并) into one and make us even more "human" than we would otherwise be.

71.According to the passage, human beings may have originated in ____.

A.the sea B.the salt C.chemicals D.animals

72.Which of the following is NOT a function of tears?

A.Biological. B.Emotional. C.Political. D. Chemical.

73.According to the article, which of the following is unique to humans?

A.The feeling of loneliness. B.The state of feeling good.

C.The ability to shed tears. D.The feeling of fear.

74.The underlined word "eliminate" probably means ____.

A.add B.produce C.replace D.remove

75.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A.Tears are a sign of strong emotion.

B.Tears are always making us feel more comfortable.

C.Tears are uniquely human.

D.Tears have certain biological function.

第Ⅱ卷(共35分)

第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节 任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。

An Event of Imagination

The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth.

On 17 July, a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earth's atmosphere with a massive explosion.

About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the seabed. Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned.

Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina.

Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north won't escape for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, and temperature around the world falls to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sun won't be seen again for many years. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later, no more than 10 million remain alive.

Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs (恐龙) were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space. The dinosaurs couldn't live through the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same end?

Reasons

Results

One piece hits the South Atlantic at 200 times 76 77 the speed of sound.

The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the seabed. A tsunami(海啸) hits southern Africa, 78 cities on the African coast, and 79 millions of people.

A 80 81 happens when the four-kilometer-wide piece of comet enters the Earth's 82 .

The sun is hidden by clouds of dust and the temperature falls to almost zero, 83 crops. Wars break out for food and only 10 million people remain. The human beings are 84 the danger of 85 out.

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

学校要为高三年级组织一次户外活动。假如你是一名高三学生会干部，请你根据下列内容写一份通知，欢迎大家踊跃参加。

活动目的：放松心情

活动地点：银河广场Yinhe Square

活动时间：2009年4月9日

参加对象：全体高三师生

活动形式：骑自行车，放风筝等

注意：1.词数100左右;

2.可适当增加内容，以使行文连贯。

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