A. Because more electronic devices are available to them.

B. Because electronic devices are more exciting than before.

C. Because they have less other activities.

D. Because they have less homework to do.

57. It is known from the passage that  ____.

A. Brandon Blanco feels very annoyed about his late-night text

B. the teenagers using mobile devices have increased by 30% in the past five years

C. Cheryl Olson is not surprised about kids' increasing use of mobile devices

D. most experts think teenagers should not use electronic devices for their studies

58. Which of the following is an example of multitasking according to the passage?

A. Watching TV while using the computer.

B. Talking on the phone while staying with others.

C. Playing video games on the Internet.

D. Listening to music while relaxing.

59. According to the passage, Victoria Rideout would probably agree that ____.

A. kids should do homework while surfing the Internet

B. kids should do homework in a place without disturbance

C. kids should spend more time on homework

D. kids should have more homework than before

60. The underlined phrase "in check" in the last paragraph can be replaced by "____".

A. in order           B. in store             C. in sight          D. in control

B

40 years ago, the community of Seneca Falls, New York, decided to create a hall of fame for women. The town was the birthplace of the women' s rights movement.

In 1848, 300 women and men gathered in Seneca Falls for the first Women' s Rights Convention. Among them were feminist leaders Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott.

The delegates passed a declaration calling for voting rights for women, among other demands. 72 years later the nineteenth amendment to the United States Constitution gave women the right to vote.

In 1969, the people of Seneca Falls wanted to honor the women who took part in the struggle. So they established the National Women' s Hall of Fame. 10 years later, the group raised enough money to buy a historic bank building to house the Hall of Fame.

There are more than two hundred-women in the National Women' s Hall of Fame today. They include teachers, doctors, artists and athletes. There are also pilots, social activists, comedians, politicians, poets and builders.

The National Women' s Hall of Fame announced ten new members on March second to honor National Women' s History Month, who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in October this year.

One of them is Louise Bourgeois, a 97 years old artist in New York City, whose best known works are huge sculptures of spiders. Her art has been exhibited in major museum collections around the world.

Another new member of the Hall of Fame has been fighting to help victims of abuse for more than 30 years. Growing up in a violent home, Susan Kelly-Dreiss started her career by helping to set up a shelter for abused women. Later she helped gain passage of the first law against domestic violence in the state of Pennsylvania. Now, Susan Kelly-Dreiss works on the issue at the national level.

Susan Solomon is an international leader in atmospheric science. She developed the theory explaining how and why the ozone (臭氧) hole happens over Antarctica. She also got some of the first chemical measurements that showed man-made chlorofluorocarbons ( 氯氟化碳) caused the hole. Susan Solomon served as one of the leaders of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This group shared the Nobel Peace Prize with former American Vice-President Al Gore in 2007.

Other new members include Emma Lazarus, the great 19th century Jewish poet. Her famous poem is on the base of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Scientist Mildred Cohen, whose biological research has won many awards including a National Medal of Science, will also be inducted into the National Women' s Hall of Fame.

61. How many new members introduced in the passage will be inducted into the National Women' s Hall of Fame?

A. Ten.              B. Six.                  C. Five.                 D. Four.

62. Among the new members introduced in the passage, ____ succeeded in solving the mystery of ozone holes.

A. Louise Bourgeois                            B. Susan Kelly-Dreiss

C. Susan Solomon                              D. Emma Lazarus

63. According to the passage, the National Women' s Hall of Fame was originally established in honor of the women ____.

A. who made great achievements in science and technology

B. who participated in the struggle against racial discrimination

C. who lost their lives in the women' s rights movement

D. who got involved in the struggle for voting rights for women

64. Which of the following is the correct order for the events mentioned in the passage?

a. American women were given the right to vote.

b. A hall to honor the women was established.

c. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott fought for the first Wo men' s Rights Convention.

d. A building intended to house the Hall of Fame was purchased.

e. A declaration calling for voting rights for women was passed.

A. c, b, d, a, e               B. c, e, a, b, d    C.e,c,d,b,a              D.c,d,b,e,a

65. What is the most suitable title for this passage?

A. Important Female Figures in American History

B. National Women' s Hall of Fame

C. It Is Women Who Have Made History

D. New Members to the National Women' s Hall of Fame

C

The average area of glaciers ( 冰川 ) in Western China might shrink by about 30 percent by 2050 because of global warming, damaging crop production and worsening droughts. This dire prediction came Friday in a report released at the UN climate talks in north China' s Tianjin Municipality.

The " Climate Changes and Poverty---Case Study in China" report was jointly released by organizations including the Institute of Environment and Social and Sustainable Development in Agriculture with  the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Forecasts of glacier recession ( 衰退) patterns showed the average glacier area in western China might be reduced by 27. 2 percent by 2050, said the report. World ocean glaciers, affected by wet airflow from the ocean, would shrink by 52. 5 percent, and Asian continental glaciers, formed in the continental climate would shrink by 24. 4 percent.

The report warned that global warming would reduce the seasonal snowfall period while melting area would be higher, contributing to the sharp decline. Moreover, climate change would not relieve water shortages , but reduce river run-off by 20 to 40 percent in northwest China.

Glacier shrinkage would also threaten China' s agriculture sector.' The report warned that overall crop production capacity would drop by 5 percent to 10 percent by 2030 due to global warming, especially in wheat, rice and corn, and the impact would worsen after 2050.

The Chinese government had attached importance to tackling the problems caused by climate change and taken effective measures to reduce the negative impacts, said Sun Cuihua, an official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) , Friday at the climate talks.

After three rounds of talks this year, which are moving slowly towards a negotiating text for the Cancun meeting in Mexico at the end of the year, more than 3,000 delegates from 194 nations gathered in Tianjin from October 4 to 9 to accelerate the search for common ground.

However, the gap remains wide between the -developed and developing nations as the former remain cautious of green technology transfers and additional financing to poorer nations.

66. The underlined word "dire" in t he text probably means " _________ " .

A. encouraging       B. serious             C. touching        D. interesting

67. Which of the following is NOT the possible result of global warming according to the text?

A. Water shortages.                              B. Glacier shrinkage.

C. River run-off s decline.                       D. Increase in snowfall.

68. What effect will the glacier shrinkage have on agriculture?

A. A reduction in grain yield.                    B. An increase in production capacity.

C. Better production environment.                D. Long growth periods for crops.

69. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. Because of glacier shrinkage, rivers often overflow their banks.

B. Climate change would ease water shortages in northwest China.

C. The Chinese government has found it significant to solve the problems.

D. World ocean glaciers would shrink much less than Asian continental glaciers.

70. What' s the best title of the text?

A. The bad results of glacier shrinkage

B. The causes of glacier shrinkage

C. A warning of serious glacier shrinkage in China

D. The UN climate talks between the developed and developing nations

D

Gomes is now a university student in Maryland, but he may soon have to leave the country. " I still want to continue with my college education and I want to be able to study here and go to medical school," he said.

Gomes is one of thousands of young illegal immigrants who grew up in the United States and are now studying at American colleges and universities. He is doing well in his studies, but he is fighting deportation to India, a country he left with his parents when he was just 14 months old. They were deported more than a year ago.

" If I was to go back to India I would just feel like all of that would have gone to waste because here at least I am still able to go to college," he said.

Immigration is a divisive political issue in the United States with some 11 million people in the country illegally. One element of the debate is the hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States before the age of 16. Pending legislation known as the DREAM Act (移民法案)  would give them a chance to become legal residents if they complete two years of college or join the military.

Milanie Schwartz, a politically conservative student at the University of Texas, explains why some Americans oppose the legislation.

" We think it' s unfair that students who are illegal immigrants would get a fast track to citizenship, while people who did come here legally wouldn' t have those same opportunities," she said.

" The question is legalization or not," said Jon Feere, who also opposes the DREAM Act. He is a policy analyst with the Center for Immigration Studies in Washington and is concerned about the act' s effect on the economy. " There' s a lot of unemployment in the United States right now. And there are already many legal immigrants who are already here who are desperate for those jobs," he said.

But supporters of the DRE AM Act say well-educated immigrants would help the economy. Raul Hinojosa is an immigration research analyst at UCLA. " Not letting them contribute to the economy would not only lose all the financial investment we have already made in these youths, but we would lose literally trillions of dollars of potential value because they want and are ready to contribute to the US economy," he said.

That' s exactly what Yves Gomes wants to do ?finish school and become a doctor. He says without the DREAM Act, many students' dreams will be lost. "They are studying at Harvard, they are studying at UCLA, the top universities , and they all have bright futures and because of the system they are going to be told to go home, go back to a country they don't even know," he said.

The DREAM Act has failed to win passage in Congress since it was first introduced 10 years ago. Now time is running out for passage this year, and opposition Republicans have threatened to block it. Gomes hopes that won't happen. He wants to finish school and eventually become a US citizen.

71. The passage mainly focuses on __

A. controversial viewpoints on the DREAM Act

B. the content of the DREAM Act

C. the necessity for the DREAM Act to get through

D. the possibility of the passage of the DREAM Act

72. Which of the following is in favor of the DREAM Act

A. Milanie Schwartz.  B. Jon Feere.          C. Raul Hinojosa.       D. Republicans.

73. Which of the following descriptions about Yves Gomes is true?

A. He was born in India before his parents immigrated to America illegally.

B. His parents were forced to leave India more than a year ago.

C. He wants to finish school in America and become a nurse in India after graduation.

D. He is optimistic about the passage of the DREAM Act.

74. What can we conclude from the passage?

A. Not all the people approve of the passage of the DREAM Act.

B. The DREAM Act was abandoned in Congress ten years ago.

C. If the DREAM Act should win passage, all illegal immigrants would become US citizens.

D. Illegal immigrants are attached to their motherlands.

75. The author develops the passage mainly by ____.

A. giving explanations                           B. following the time order

C. comparing opinions from different sides        D. presenting a cause and analyzing its effects

第四部分：书面表达 (共两节, 满分35分)

第一节    阅读表达  (共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

It's difficult enough to have privacy in a house, so privacy in a small dorm room is next to impossible. However, it can be done if both roommates are willing to cooperate.

Step 1  Tie a scarf to the outside doorknob as a symbol of Do Not Disturb, but be careful not to do this too consistently. Warn your roommate beforehand about possible days and times when this scarf will be on the door so your roommate will have time to make plans ahead of time instead of it being a surprise, especially if you plan to have an overnight guest. Be considerate if your roommate needs to get into the room regardless of the scarf on the door to get something out of the dorm because it is his dorm room too.

Step 2 If one roommate is a light sleeper and the other is a heavy sleeper, the heavy sleeper could consider an alternate way to wake himself up besides an alarm. Heavy sleepers tend to ignore alarms, but so metimes vibrating (震动的) cell phones feel like someone is shaking them. It is also a quieter way to not disturb the light sleeping roommate using a vibrating cell phone.

Step 3 Take cell phone calls outside of the room. Your roommate may not want to hear your conversation or you may want some privacy, but your roommate should not have to leave every time you have a phone call. The roommate who is not on the phone has no way of knowing how often you will have phone calls and should not be put out because you do.

Step 4 Ask if it' s okay to have a guest in the room. Although your roommate is not your parent, and you may feel like this is your room too, remember that ____. He may not want company when you do. If one roommate is more sociable than the other and guests become a repeated argument, consider asking the resident director if you can swap( 交换) roommate with someone else.

76. What does the passage mainly talk about? (no more than 10 words)

______________________________________________________________________

77. Complete the following statement with proper words, (no more than 6 words)

To avoid disturbing the light sleeper, _______________________ is also a good way.

78. Please fill in the blank in the passage with proper words, (no more than 6 words)

_________________________________________________________________

79. What does Step 3 suggest us? (no more than 10 words)

_______________________________________________

80. What does the word "it" (line 2, paragraph 1) probably refer to? (no more than 3 words)

_______________________________________________

第二节 写作(满分25分)

最近，你所在的学校每天组织高三学生看《新闻联播》。对此，有人表示反对，也有人表示赞同。假如你是一名高三学生，请根据以下表格的内容，写一篇120词左右的英语短文，客观地反映这一情况并发表你的观点。文章的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

赞同者 反对者 你的观点

▲使身心得到放松 ▲学习任务重 1.……

▲增长见识，了解国内外大事 ▲对节目不感兴趣 2.……

注意：1. 不得少于120词

2. 要适当增加细节，使文章连贯

3. 参考词汇：horizons：见识  n..

Recently our school has set aside half an hour for students to watch The Daily News Broadcasting. Opinions are divided on the measure.

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