B

When I was about 14, I decided to make money, so I got a part-time job at a local restaurant. With my first paycheck, I realized that I would have to work awfully hard to make very little money. My boss had been making just above minimum wage for 20 years, and I knew I didn't want to spend the rest of my life working to death. Around the same time, my godparents took me to an investment(投资) workshop. Immediately, my eyes were opened to the power of compound growth in investing. I knew that this was a way to financial freedom. I left the workshop, determined to make my money work for me instead of just me working for money.

Honoring what my mother had taught me, to share whatever I had, I donated part of my paychecks to raise money for breast cancer, and saved everything else to build up a large enough nest egg to open a brokerage account (经纪人账户). Too excited to wait, I began reading everything I could about investing. With most of my life savings (which wasn't very much money), I invested in DuPont, AT&T, Caterpillar, and International Paper. The pride in being a shareholder (股东)in a company, along with watching my stocks increase in value, fueled my desire to learn more. I went to three more investment workshops with my godparents and browsed(浏览) books at the library.

I began with $4,000 in my account and have added about $2,000 since then. My portfolio is now worth roughly $12,000, five years later, having grown about 18% per year, on average. My favorite holdings are biotechnology companies that I know a fair amount about because they're based near me.

In the years since then, I have experienced many moments of gratitude for discovering investing so early in my life. I'm in college now, and plan to go on to medical school and become a family practice physician. And I know that, thanks to investing, my road will be much easier. Not only have I taken an active step towards improving my long-term financial future, but I am confident that I will also be able to generously support the causes I believe in with more ease than I otherwise would have imagined.

50. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. The working condition in the local restaurant was awful.

B. The writer didn’t make much money because he took a temporary job.

C. People can’t make a lot of money unless they work hard as hard work always pays.

D. The investment workshop taught the writer that he could make money through investment.

51. The writer was eager to learn more about investing because ________.

A. he had invested all his life savings in stocks

B. he was too excited to wait to open a brokerage account

C. he wanted to donate more to raise money for breast cancer

D. he felt proud of being a shareholder with his stocks increasing in value

52. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. Investing made his wealth grow effectively.

B. Investing enabled him to achieve his life goals.

C. Investing allowed him to pay off all his debts.

D. Investing helped him to reach financial independence.

53. The best title of the passage should be __________.

A. The Rewards of Investing           B. My Dream Career

C. The Key to Successful Investment   D. Thank You, My Godparents

C

Over 500 dogs being delivered to a butcher house were saved by a Chinese animal protection organization. The incident then triggered debate among Chinese netizens about the necessity of pouring so much money and efforts into saving dogs.

On Friday, a truck loaded with over 500 dogs were stopped by volunteers from animal protection organization on Jingha expressway Beijing section. Beijing Times reported these dogs were being delivered to slaughter houses in the city of Changchun, northeast Jilin province and would be eventually served on dinner tables.

After negotiations with the truck driver, pet service provider Leepet Holding Corp. and a philanthropic foundation, Shangshan Foundation, purchased these dogs, each paying 50,000 yuan. Dogs were then delivered to the headquarter of China Small Animal Protection Association (CS APA), being taken care of and waiting for adoption.

After the “dog saving mission” was reported, Chinese net users debate over whether saving dogs worth so much efforts and money while there are still many poor and needy people in China lacking assistance.

Some net users argue the dog saving mission is placing over attention to animals while lots of needy people are still left unattended.

A microblogger “Xiaowulaitajie” said on China’s twitter-like website, weibo.com, “Dogs are saved, adopted and they attracted media spotlight. We'd better spend such money and take such efforts in helping the needy people.”

Another microblogger, Liluping, said "We poured such huge sum of money into saving dogs. I would rather the money be spent on disaster relief."

Some applaud volunteers’ actions and show eagerness of offering their helping hands to those saved dogs.

Still many disapprove those "saving dogs" critics, but they argue that such act nonetheless embodies social progress.

A microblogger named "broken bridge" said, saving dogs does not run counter to taking care of people. Such enthusiasm in public affairs will help raise social awareness in helping the needy.

I think people and animals are created equal .Attention should be paid to people as well as animals.

54. Where did the article come from ___________?

A. newspaper    B. internet    C. a TV programme    D. a magazine

55. Whose opinion is closest to the writer's?

A. Some net users'  B. Xiaowulaitajie's

C. Liluping's   D. Broken bridge's

56. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. All the people think it right to save these dogs with so much money.

B. These dogs were finally saved and sent back to their owners.

C. Some volunteers support the actions to save these dogs and the people who offered their helping hands to those saved dogs.

D. 100,000 yuan was given to the truck driver to purchase these dogs.

D

If we are to help students develop reading skills in a foreign language, it is important to understand what is involved in the reading process itself. If we have a clear idea of how “good readers” read, either in their own or a foreign language, this will enable us to decide whether particular reading techniques are likely to help learners or not.

In considering the reading process, it is important to distinguish between two quite separate activities: reading for meaning (or “silent reading”) and reading aloud. Reading for meaning is the activity we normally engage in when we read books, newspapers, road signs, etc.; it is what you are doing as you read this text. It involves looking at sentences and understanding the message they convey, in other words “making sense” of a written text. It doesn’t normally involve saying the words we read, not even silently inside our heads.

Reading aloud is a completely different activity; its purpose is not just to understand a text but to convey the information to someone else. It is not an activity we engage in very often outside the classroom; common examples are reading out parts of a newspaper article to a friend, or reading a notice to other people who can’t see it. Obviously, reading aloud involves looking at a text, understanding it and also saying it. Because our attention is divided between reading and speaking, it is a much more difficult activity than reading silently; we often stumble and make mistakes when reading aloud in our own language, and reading aloud in a foreign language is even more difficult.

When we read for meaning, we do not need to read every letter or every word, nor even every word in each sentence. This is because, if the text makes sense, we can guess much of what it says as we read it.

57. The passage is mainly about ____________.

A. reading skills       B. silent reading

C. reading processes       D. reading aloud

58. The underlined word “stumble” in Paragraph 3 means ____________.

A. step over something and fall  B. repeat something or pause for too long

C. walk with heavy movements  D. speak in a fluent and confident way

59. We can infer from the passage that the author will continue to ____________.

A. discuss in detail how to read aloud

B. introduce some more reading activities

C. tell how good readers read in their own language

D. explain why we needn’t say the words when reading for meaning

60. We can conclude that ____________.

A. reading silently is easier than reading aloud

B. to understand a sentence, you have to read all the words in it

C. silent reading involves looking at a text and saying the words silently to yourself

D. there’s no difference between reading in one’s own language and in a foreign one

第二节 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从下面的A~F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余选项。

A. use the Internet safely

B. make up emergency plan

C. stay away from strangers

D. be aware of stranger danger

E. turn to trusted adult for help

F. keep family information in mind

Everyone wants their children to be safe, but many parents may wonder if they are doing all they can to ensure their child’s safety. By providing your children with some basic knowledge and information, you can equip them for possible future emergencies. Giving your children basic lessons in safety provides them with the tools they need to deal with safety problems in the future.

61.

Your child should know his full name and address, as well as his home telephone number. Children who are school-aged should be able to remember this information easily. While you should advise your child never to share this information with a stranger, it can be useful if he is ever separated from you and needs to tell the police who he is and to whom he belongs.

62.

Teach your child that he should never speak to anyone he doesn’t know, Unless you are near him. Do not scare him into believing that every adult he meets out is to hurt him. Simply warn him that he should be careful and never go anywhere or share personal information with an adult he doesn’t know.

63.

If your family faces an emergency such as a natural disaster, you need a plan to organizing your efforts. You should practice this plan with your child for several situation. For example，you need to determine where your family reunite if some members are away from home during an emergency, and where inside your home you will go if a disaster strikes.

64.

If your child is particularly shy, he may be afraid of all adults who aren’t known to him. Unfortunately, this can extend to helpful adults, such as doctors, police officers and fire fighters. Teach your child about the people who may help him in an emergency, and help him be comfortable around those people so that he will ask for help if he needs it.

65.

If you allow your child to use the Internet, teach him to use safely. Do not allow him go into chat rooms or use other online forums to discuss personal information with strangers. If he has a social networking site page, such as Facebook or MySpace, make sure he only adds real friends lists, not strangers. Never let him meet anyone in person if he only met them online.

第三部分：写作(共三节，满分55分)

第一节  单词拼写(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确、完整形式，没空只写一词。

66.So many women take up walking as a regular form of exercise every day, which, of course, is of          (益处) to their health.

67. No matter how much the price is , we will         (保卫) our Diaoyu islands.

68. However, people’s         (喜好) to food seems to have no relation with nutrition.

69. —How old is Ms Jessica?

—Don’t ask her how old she is—she’s really ______(敏感)about it.

70. There was certainly no        (差别) between them in terms of intelligence.

71. I found it       (惊讶) that you didn’t like it.

72. Apart from Chinese media mogul(大亨)，people also       (认为)Sir Run Run Shaw as the top philanthropist(慈善家)

73. Because of her marriage, she         (放弃) her ideal last year.

74. A book always has a table of        (目录)

75.           (无论如何), my goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality.

第二节 短文改错(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10出语言错误，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(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除: 把多余的词用斜线()划掉。

修改：在错的词下滑一横线(_)，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第十一处起)不计分。

I firmly believe that everyone in the world loves his mother. So am I. My mother is a ordinary teacher. She always works hardly, just as other mothers do every day. In fact, she isn’t good health. She had been suffering from arthritis (关节炎) for many years. In spite of this, he never stops working or gives up hope. I still remember the day that my mother received a card of congratulation for Teachers’ Day from her director. The card was read “Thank you for your hard works; Happy Teachers’ Day to you!” At that moment, I was so moving that tears came to my eyes. I am proud of my mother.

第三节  书面表达(满分30分)

最近，西安持续半个月的雾霾，引起人们对环境问题的重视。为丰富中学生的环保知识，培养爱护环境的意识，学校英语社决定举行一次环境保护教育的座谈会。请你根据以下提示写一篇文章，在座谈会上交流发言。

写作要点：1.雾霾天气的危害：伤害身体;影响交通;导致交通意外等等

2.雾霾产生的原因：空气污染;烧煤;汽车尾气排放等等

3.就怎样减少雾霾提出至少三条建议。

参考词汇：尾气排放：exhaust emission  雾霾天气：hazy weather

注意：1. 短文须写在答题卡的指定区域;

2. 短文词数不少于100;

3. 可适当增加细节，以结构完整，使行文连贯。

4. 书写须清晰、工整。