第II卷

第三部分： 写作

第一节： 阅读表达(共5小题; 每小题2分， 满分10分)

阅读短文， 按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Last December, Doris Low turned 90. Once a week she still drives to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) in Toronto, where she helps transform literature into Braille() to bring the power of story and knowledge to the hears and minds of blind readers. She has been volunteering her time and talents to such enterprises foe more than 40 years.

After working in the business world for a while, Low got fed up. So she turned to teaching at a technical school and later moved into the library.

Low’s mother liked reading. As her eyes began to fail, low read to her. Then “ hearing an advertisement encouraging people to learn Braille, I decided to give it a try.” In 1973, she was certified as a braille transcriber (转译者) and began transcribing books as a volunteer for the CNIB library.

The job was strenuous ---she could get to the end of a page, make a mistake on the last line, and have to do the whole thing again. For a number of years, low also worked in the CNIB sound studio reading books onto tape. Three years ago, she took up proofreading (校对) at the CNIB’s word factory.

In April, during Volunteer Week, the CNIB recognized Low for her great contributions. Thanks to volunteers like Low, the CNIB library has got more than 80,000 accessible materials for people unable to read traditional print. “ I can’t imagine how many readers of all ages have benefited from

Doris’s contribution as a skilled volunteer through her rich voice and her high degree of accuracy in the hundreds of books she has brailled and proofread over the years--- and she is still doing so,” said a CNIB official.

“For me,” said Low, “the CNIB is more than just a place to volunteer. Three thins matter most in my life: a little play, a little work, a little love. I’ve found them all here.”

56. What does Low still do at the age of 90 at the CNIB? ( no more than 10 words)

57. why did Low learn Braille? ( no more than 15 words)

58. what does the underlined word “strenuous” most probably mean?(1 word)

59. What are Low’s contributions to the CNIB? ( no more than 10 words)

60. What do you think of Low? Give your reasons. ( no more than 20 words)

第二节： 书面表达(满分25分)

假设你是晨光中学高二(1)班的班长李津， 得知美国学生Chris 作为交换生， 下学期将到你班学习。 请你根据以下提示， 给他写封邮件：

(1) 表示欢迎

(2) 介绍与本地生活相关的信息(如天气， 饮食等)

(3) 介绍本班情况

(4) 希望Chris做哪些事情， 以增进中美学生之间的了解和友谊

注意：

(1) 请勿提及与考生相关的真实信息。

(2)可适当加入细节， 使内容充实，行文连贯。

(3)词数不少于100; 开头已给出， 不计入总词数。

(4) 参考词汇：

交换生  exchange student

Dear Chris,

I’m Li Jin, monitor of Class One, Grade Eleven.

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