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The man who admitted to killing an Italian woman inside her East Harlem apartment said he was possessed by an “evil spell (咒语),” police said Thursday.

Bakary Camara, 41, who once dated the murdered woman, penned his admission of guilt in a three-page letter folded in his pocket as he tried to kill himself after policemen burst into his home. Kelly, a policeman, said “He says that there was an evil spell that was cast on him.”

Camara, who was in stable condition at St. Barnabas Hospital, was later charged with the murder of Rita Morelli.

The 36-year-old woman was getting a degree at Borough of Manhattan Community College as she waited tables at Caffe Buon Gusto on the upper East Side, police said. Camara called 911 from a payphone after killing the lively Morelli on Nov. 23.

Her body was later found in her E. 120th St. home. She was hanged and had knife wounds to her throat and chest.

Policemen began dialing numbers from Morelli’s cell phone and when Camara picked up, a detective recognized his voice as the man who called in the report of a dead body, police said. When officers went to Camara’s home, he locked himself inside, forcing policemen to burst down the front door to catch him.

“He is standing there with a knife pointed at his chest,” Kelly, a policeman, said. “He makes threatening statements as to the fact that he killed the woman. He then stabs himself in the chest.”

Camara, who told police he served six years in prison for robbery back in his native country, was still waiting to be charged with murder Thursday.

Morelli left her hometown of Spoltore, Italy, five years ago to fully experience the arts and music culture of the big city, her family said.

8. The reason why Camara killed the woman was _______.

A. he didn’t love her any more        B. the passage didn’t tell us clearly

C. he killed her by mistake     D. he loved her dearly

9. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Morelli and Camara are both Italians.

B. Camara will be sentenced to six years in prison.

C. Camara was once in prison for six years.

D. Camara was seriously wounded.

10. From the passage we know ______.

A. Camara was in his native country      B. “Evil spell” really works

C. Camara and Morelli are husband and wife    D. Camara and Morelli knew each other

11. What did Camara do after killing the woman?

A. He called to report a dead body.

B. He called the hospital to save the woman.

C. He regretted and tried to kill himself but failed.

D. He called the police and was ready to be arrested.

D

Driving a car is not just handling controls and judging speed and distance. It requires you to predict what other road users will do and get ready to react to something unexpected. When alcohol is consumed, it enters your bloodstream and acts as a depressant (抑制药), damaging eyesight, judgment and co-ordination(协调), slowing down reaction time and greatly increasing the risk of accidents. Even below the drink driving limit, driving will be affected.

Alcohol may take a few minutes to be absorbed into the bloodstream and start action on the brain. Absorption rate is increased when drinking on an empty stomach or when consuming drinks mixed with fruit juice. To get rid of alcohol from the body is a very slow process and it is not possible to speed it up with any measures like taking a shower or having a cup of tea or coffee.

The present Road Traffic Ordinance states clearly that the limit of alcohol concentration is:

● 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of blood; or

● 22 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath; or

● 67 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of urine (尿液).

Drivers who cause traffic accidents, or who commit a moving traffic offence or are being suspected of drink driving will be tested.

Any drive found drinking beyond the limit will be charged. The driver declared guilty may be fined a maximum of HK $25,000 and be sentenced to up to 3 years in prison and punished for 10 driving-offence points; or temporarily banned from driving.

The same punishment applies to failing to provide specimens (样本) far breath, blood or urine tests without good excuse.

Drink driving is a criminal offence. Be a responsible driver, think before you drink. For the safety of yourself and other road users, never drive after consuming alcohol.

12. The first paragraph is mainly about ________.

A. the introduction of driving skills   B. the damage of drinking to your body

C. the effect of drinking on driving   D. the process of alcohol being absorbed

13. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “________”.

A. alcohol   B. absorption    C. blood    D. process

14. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Drinking below the drink driving limit has no effect on driving.

B. Alcohol is taken in more quickly when drunk with fruit juice.

C. Having a cup of tea helps to get rid of alcohol from the body.

D. 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of breath is below the drink limit.

15. A drive suspected of drink driving ________.

A. should provide specimens for testing

B. will be forbidden to drive for 3years

C. will be punished for 10 driving-offence points

D. should pay a maximum fine of HK $25,000

第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，共10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Flash Mob: The Pop Culture

If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you don’t need to feel surprised. They are a flash mob. Who are they? Are they mobs (暴民)?  16  Actually, a flash mob is a group of people who gather suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly separate.

A flash mob is usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communications networks.  17  At a predetermined time, they gather and perform some tasks such as exchanging books, coming together to look at the sky, waving their hands and yelling something at the top of their lungs for 30 seconds. Then, they quickly disappear before the police can arrive.

Bill Wasik, senior editor of Harper’s Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob gathered on June 3, 2003  at Macy’s department store. More than one hundred people stepped onto the ninth floor carpet department of Macy’s department store, gathering around an expensive carpet. Following this flash mob, about 200 people flooded the lounge of the Hyatt hotel and applauded for about fifteen seconds.  18

Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people. Such an activity might seem amusing, but it might also frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place.  19  They also have enormous economic potential, such as using flash mobs to advertise a product.

20  People use it to do many things. For example, in 2009, Michael Jackson’s fans took part in a flash mob to remember him. Hundreds of his fans gathered outside the railway station in Liverpool. They were singing and dancing Michael’s famous song “Beat It” together. And in another example, some people took part in a flash mob to tell more people not to use negative words.

Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory.

A. Don’t be confused by their name.

B. People are attracted by the silly and harmless activities.

C. The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular.

D. Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change their gathering place.

E. A later mob saw hundreds of people in Central Park making bird noises.

F. The messages may be forwarded to friends, who forward to more people.

G. Undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direction.

第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节  完形填空(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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Little Angel

Sally jumped up the moment she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She asked, “How is my little boy?”

The surgeon said, “I’m  21 . We did all we could, but your boy didn’t  22  it.”

Sally  23  into the chair. The surgeon asked, “Would you like some time with your son before he was transported to the  24  ?” Sally nodded. While saying goodbye, she ran her fingers  25  through his thick curly hair. “Would you like a lock of his hair?” the surgeon asked. Sally nodded yes. The surgeon cut a few hairs, and handed them to Sally. The mother said, “It was Jimmy’s idea to  26  his body to the university for study. He said it might  27  somebody else. “I said no at first,  28   Jimmy said, ‘Mom, I won’t be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom.’”

“My Jimmy had a heart of  29  , always thinking of someone else, always wanting to help others if he could.” she went on.

Sally walked out of the hospital. She put the bag with Jimmy’s  30  on the seat beside her in the car. The drive home was  31 . It was even harder to enter the  32  house. She carried Jimmy’s belongings, and the lock of his hair to her son’s room. She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room  33  where he had always kept them. She lay down across his bed and, hugging his pillow,  34  herself to sleep.

It was around midnight when Sally  35  . Lying beside her on the bed was a letter. The letter said,

“Dear Mom,

I know you’re going to  36  me, and me too. I will always love you, Mom, even more 37 each passing day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to  38  a little boy so you won’t be so lonely, that’s OK with me. He can have my room and old toys to play with.

Don’t be sad thinking about me. I don’t hurt any more. The cancer is all  39  . I don’t have to stand that  40  any more. The angels in Heaven are so tender. They say I’m a Special Angel! I  love you, Mom.”

21. A. worried    B. sorry     C. happy    D. grateful

22. A. make     B. pass    C. win    D. like

23. A. knocked   B. looked    C. sank          D. got

24. A. house           B. church       C. hospital       D. university

25. A. anxiously      B. lovingly   C. patiently   D. angrily

26. A. donate    B. move    C. show    D. lend

27. A. affect       B. help       C. protect    D. impress

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

29. A. gold    B. stone              C. wisdom       D. bravery

30. A. toys    B. clothes            C. belongings   D. letters

31. A. long       B. smooth   C. difficult      D. dangerous

32. A. empty    B. familiar   C. big    D. old

33. A. roughly       B. exactly   C. especially   D. possibly

34. A. put        B. sent        C. cried          D. buried

35. A. wrote          B. spoke    C. slept    D. awoke

36. A. understand   B. forgive   C. leave    D. miss

37. A. with    B. around      C. on    D. in

38. A. save    B. host    C. visit    D. adopt

39. A. lost    B. gone       C. cured        D. spotted

40. A. depression      B. sadness    C. pain       D. Stress

第二卷(以下主观题均转写在答题纸上)

第二节 语法填空  (共10小题，每小题1.5分，共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41～50的相应位置上。

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口号中词语的正确形式填空。

There once lived a boy named Woo Sing, 41  father brought home a mirror. Woo Sing had never seen one before. So when he saw it for the first time, he didn’t understand 42  it was, but thought he saw  43  boy, which made him very happy, for he thought the boy had come to play with him. He spoke to the stranger in a very friendly way, but received no reply. He laughed and waved at the boy, who did exactly  44  same thing. Then he thought, “I’ll go closer. It may be that he doesn’t hear me”. But when he began to walk, the other boy imitated(模仿)him. Woo Sing stopped  45  (think) about these strange actions, saying to himself, “This boy is fooling me. He does everything that I do;” and the more he thought about it, the 46  (angry) he became and soon he noticed the boy became angry too. So Woo Sing  47  (strike) the boy in the glass, but he only hurt his own hand and went  48  (cry) to his father, who said, “The boy you saw was  49  image. This should teach you an important lesson, my son. You should never show your anger to others. Now remember that in real life when you strike  50  cause you’ll hurt yourself most of all.”

第三部分 写作部分(共两节，满分35分)

第一节  短文改错 (共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。

增加： 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^),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： 在错词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

Dear John,

I’m glad to hear you’ve come back ! But I am extreme sorry to tell you that I am unable to go to your party this Sunday. It is very kind for you to invite me to your house and I really look forward to go to your party and sharing your happy experiences abroad. Much to your regret, I will be absent owing to the fact that the College Entrance Examination are just around the corner, for that I am now really busy prepared. What’s worse, I have caught bad cold lately and I am really not myself.

Anyway, we would have many more chances to get together. Shall we make it after the Exam? I am truly sorry. I hope you will forgive me and to accept my sincere apology.

I’m looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Mike

第二节  书面表达(满分25分)

假如你是新华中学的学生李华，你的美国朋友Tom一周前给你发电子邮件，询问你暑假里的打算，但你因准备期末考试未能及时回复。请根据以下要点给他回封邮件：内容包括：

1.未及时回信的原因;

2.你假期的打算(如做兼职、旅行、做志愿者等)

注意：1. 词数：100字左右;

2 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Tom，

_____________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua