第三节：阅读理解(共20小题，每题2分，满分40分)

( A )

For a writer, there is hardly any greater honor than winning the Nobel Prize for literature.

And for a woman writer, claiming the prize is even harder, for only eight women once won it. Austria’s Elfriede Jelinek is the ninth and the first since 1996.

The Stockholm-based Swedish Academy announced last Thursday that Jelinek won this year’s Nobel Prize in literature. She is recognized for her socially critical(批判的) novels and plays.

Jelinek, 57, made her literary debut (初次露面) in 1967. She has written plays, novels and poetry. She is best known for her autobiographical 1983 novel “The Piano Teacher”, made into a movie in 2001.

The basic theme of her work is the inability of women to live as people beyond the roles and personalities traditionally expected of them. Her characters struggle to lead lives not normally acceptable in society. “The nature of Jelinek’s texts is often hard to define. They shift between prose(散文) and poetry and songs, they contain theatrical scenes and film script,” said the academy.

The Nobel Prize was founded by Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel. Nobel died in 1896 and left his fortune of about US $920 million to a fund to honor people who have helped other human beings. This year each prize is worth US $13 million.

56. The underlined word “them” in the last second paragraph refers to _______.

A. roles     B. people      C. texts     D. women

57. Elfrede Jelinek won the Nobel Prize just because _______.

A. she was an Austrian woman writer

B. she wrote socially critical novels and plays

C. her novel “The Piano Teacher” was made into a movie

D. the nature of her texts is hard to define.

58. Which of the following about the Nobel Prize is TRUE?

A. It is harder for a woman writer to win than a man writer.

B. The total prize every year was $920 million.

C. Women writers were not awarded until 1996.

D. Only eight women writers won the prize since 1996.

59. This passage is most likely taken from _______.

A. a travel magazine     B. a history book     C. a newspaper    D. an advertisement

( B )

In many cultures white is often associated with something positive.A white-collar job, for instance, is the kind of job many people look for, working with your brain and not your hands.

White has a clean and pure image.That is why doctors, dentists, and nurses usually wear white uniforms.Babies are dressed in white at baptisms(洗礼)and brides wear white wedding gowns at weddings.White in these cases is the symbol of innocence or purity.

Sometimes white is used in expressions that are not good.“Whitewash” is one such expression.At first, “whitewash” meant to paint over something with white paint to make it look better.However, it means something different today: to hide or to cover up mistakes or failures.

A “white elephant” is another example of white used in a negative way.In ancient Thailand, a white elephant was regarded as a sacred animal, but it was very expensive to keep.The kings of those days presented a white elephant to the people they wanted to ruin.Once they received this holy, royal animal as a gift, they were not allowed to sell or kill it.Today, a “white elephant” means something that is big, useless, and unwanted.In America, when people want to get rid of their furniture or clothes, they often have a “white elephant sale”.

60.The text is mainly about________.

A.the meanings of white in English culture     B.the history of some English idioms

C.some interesting customs in English culture  D.some useful English words and expressions

61.Which expression has an historical background ?

A.White-wash.               B.White-collar.

C.White elephant.            D.White elephant sale.

62.In which statement does “white” have a negative meaning?

A.A boy is dressed in white at baptisms. B.A bride wears a white wedding gown.

C.A man whitewashes his crime. D.A girl finds a white collar job.

63.The author develops the text mainly by ______.

A.analyzing its cause and effect B.providing typical examples

C.comparing different ideas D.following the time order

(  C  )

Students who say they never or hardly ever used dictionaries often speak English well but usually write poorly, because they make many mistakes.

The students who use dictionaries most do not learn especially well either. The ones who look up every new word do not read fast. Therefore they do not have time to read much. Those who use small two-language dictionaries have the worst problems. Their dictionaries often give only one or two words as translations of English. But one English word often has many translations in a foreign language and one foreign word has many translations in English.

The most successful students are those who use large college edition dictionaries with about 100,000 words but do not use them too often. When they are reading, these students first try to get the general idea and understand new words from the context. Then they reread and use the dictionary to look up only key words that they still do not understand. They use dictionaries more for writing. If they are not sure how to spell a word, or divide it into syllables(音节), they always use a dictionary. Also, if they think a noun might have an unusual plural form, they check these in a dictionary.

64.The writer thinks that        .

A. choose a good dictionary, and you’ll be successful in learning English

B. dictionaries are not necessary to the students who learn English.

C. it is very important for students to use good dictionaries properly

D. using dictionaries very often can’t help to improve writing

65.According to the passage, which of the following is wrong?

A. Dictionaries have little effect on learning to speak English.

B. Whatever new words you meet while reading, never use dictionaries.

C. Small two-language dictionaries have serious disadvantages.

D. Reading something for the first time, you’d better not use dictionaries.

66.This passage mainly tells us 　　　　　　.       .

A. that students shouldn’t use small two-language dictionaries

B. what were the defects of small two-language dictionaries

C. why students should use large college edition dictionaries

D. what dictionary students should choose and how to use it

67.Which is not mentioned in this passage?

A. How to make good use of a dictionary.        B. When to use a dictionary.

C. How to improve spoken English.             D. How to practise reading fast.

( D)

The pupils of the remote Beau-Roc primary school in Haiti are chanting (singing the same words again and again).One of them plays a guitar made from an empty oil tin.Their headmistress, Emile Jean-Noel, is one of the few women school headteachers in the country.

Today, over 70% of Haitian population live without proper food, water, schools, or housing. To reduce the hunger that prevents learning and to encourage parents to send their children to school, meals are provided by the World Food Programme.

"We are so cut off that we have many difficulties," comments Emile, adding that finding chalk, school books and other materials is practically impossible.Emile tries to encourage people around her to make use of available resources.Her efforts are bearing fruit.One of her successes was convincing local women to contribute to their children' s schooling and increase their income by selling embroidery( 刺绣) and other handicrafts.

Recent political instability(不稳定)has meant that the country has not invested (投资) in education for ten years.Only 44% of children go to school and less than half of them finish primary school. Less than a third of these children go on to secondary school.In rural areas it is not rare to find 17 and 18 year olds in primary school- Beau-Roc has only 4 teachers for 260 pupils.Emile works constantly to improve her pupils' environment.Under her direction, a local worker is now constructing a store house for the food delivered regularly by the WFP.

Not only is Emile' s salary small, but she receives it irregularly.For her, transport is a real headache.She lives five kilometers away and has to take the tap tap, a privately-owned bus, costing more than she can afford.

"The decision to be a rural teacher in Haiti should not be taken lightly" , Emile comments. "With all the sacrifices and risks it requires, only those who are really cut out for teaching should do it." However, Emile loves her job."I always feel at home with the children and, because the parents understand what I'm doing, I try to give my best."

68.Which of the following is extremely difficult for Beau-Roc primary school?

A.Teaching the women how to make embroidery and other handicrafts.

B.Persuading local women to care about their children' s education.

C.Encouraging people around to use those available resources.

D.Finding chalk, school books and other materials.

69.In the last paragraph, "those who are really cut out for teaching" refer to people who are _____.

A.dismissed from teaching                B.unfamiliar with teaching

C.qualified for teaching                D.cautious about teaching

70.What topic is presented in this passage?

A.Hardship for teachers.            B.Devotion to education.

C.Politics and children.              D.Love and beauty.

(  E  )

51 .She described all the things she had to do -one was to make her bed-from the moment she woke up until she flew out of the door for work.I suggested she experiment by not making her bed for two weeks.She was shocked, probably thinking I’d been raised by wolves in a forest. 52 .

Two weeks later she went into my office beaming.She had left her bed unmade for the first time in 42 years-and nothing bad had happened.“And you know what?” she said.“I don’t dry my dishes anymore, either.”

53 .One was discovering that she had choices in her life that she had never seen before.The other was giving herself permission to be less that perfect.This story shows an important principle (原理) about managing time: No one can do it all.Each of us has to make choices and accept trade – offs.The problem is, many people choose in ways that put themselves and their health last.They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves. 54 .

So what is the solution? There’s an easy way.Decide what you want in your life, and put that first.On a daily basis, that should include regular meals, enough sleep and time with your family.Exercise, leisure, friendships and hobbies should also be regular aspects of life. 55 .The choice is yours: whatever makes you feel good about yourself and your life.Take a nap(小憩).Take a walk.Take time to play the piano.Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office.Stop keeping your house as clean as your mother kept hers.Fill more of your time with want – to – dos instead of have – to – dos.

A.This woman had made two major breakthroughs (突破).

B.Above all, you needn’t do anything for yourself regularly.

C.They put everyone else’s needs ahead of their own.

D.However, she went along with my idea.

E.Most people do not take time to relax themselves.

F.The point is to do something for yourself every day.

G.A patient came to see me about the stress in her life.

第二卷(共35分)

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节  短文改错(共10小题。每小题1分，计10分)

短文中共有10处错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用(﹨)划掉。

修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词的下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计。

I still remember how nervously I was on my first day in the new school two years ago, when I found difficult to follow my teacher in the first English class. The teacher spoke English throughout the class, that was totally different from lessons I had taken before.

In the morning class the next day, the English teacher came to me while I am reading the text aloud .After listen to me for a while, she gave me a big smile and said he liked my voice very much.The smile shone on the whole day and the following days.A week later, I was volunteered to take charge of English study in my class.Thank to the comforting smile in my first morning class, I began to confident.

第二节  书面表达(满分25分)

假设你是李华，你班来自美国的交流生Arthur患病住院已有三周， 请你用英文给他写封信，主要内容包括：

* 询问病情，表示关切  * 介绍班级近期活动，学习等情况  * 表达祝愿

注意：1.词数100左右，2)可以适当增加细节，已使行文连贯 3)信的格式已给出，不计入总词数

Dear Arthur