No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease

No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees

November!

On the other hand, another English poet John Keats, already sensing he was seriously ill, was inspired by a late September day to pen one of the most famous poems in the English language, To Autumn. He wrote to a friend afterwards that there was something comforting and healing about it.

According to Richard Mabey, Keats has the biological evidence on his side. Autumn is not a time of slowing down, but a time of new beginnings and great movements of creatures. For example, just at the moment that Keats's “gathering swallows” (in To Autumn) are departing for Africa, millions of creatures are fleeing from the frozen north like Iceland, Greenland and Russia to winter along the east and south coasts of Britain. According to scientists, before falling, the leaves transfer their chlorophyll (叶绿素) and carbohydrates (碳水化合物) into the woody parts of the tree for safe-keeping over winter. What remains are the natural antioxidants (防老剂) in the leaves: the yellow and orange carotenoids (类胡萝卜素), and another protective chemical specially produced for autumn, the bright-red anthocyanin (花青素). High color is not a signal of deterioration (退化) and decline, but of detox (排毒的) ability and good health.

A century after Keats, the American poet Loren Eiseley wrote in his journal: “Suppose we saw ourselves burning like maples in a golden autumn. And that we could break up like autumn leaves…dropping their substance like chlorophyll. Would not our attitude towards death be different?”

51. From Thomas Hood’s poem, we may infer that _______.

A. he suffered a lot from cold November

B. he missed the shining summer days very much

C. he had a negative attitude towards autumn

D. he enjoyed butterflies and bees very much

52. In autumn, leaves turn yellow before falling because ______.

A. they can’t bear the freezing

B. they can’t get enough water from the wood part

C. chlorophyll and carbohydrates have been lost through leaves

D. chlorophyll and carbohydrates have come back to the wood part

53. From the passage we can learn that________.

A. autumn has different faces in different people’s eyes

B. John Keats was a good biologist as well as a poet

C. all creatures move from the cold north to Britain for winter

D. The three poets were only known for their poems about autumn

54. Which word can best describe Loren Eiseley’s attitude towards autumn?

A. Fearful    B. Optimistic   C. Doubtful   D. Realistic.

55. What does the underlined sentence mean?

A. Man can never live long, just as leaves must leave the tree annually.

B. Man is different from autumn leaves, which will come again the next spring.

C. Man should have a positive attitude towards death, quite different from autumn leaves.

D. Man should treat death calmly, just like autumn leaves fall to the ground.

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。

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some common intestinal(肠的)disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously. But the disease was actually acute appendicitis (阑尾炎), and the boy died suddenly that night.

Knowing the death could have been prevented if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health declined under the enormous burden of his guilt. To make matters worse his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could handle, and he became an alcoholic.

As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he possessed — his home, his land, his art objects, everything. Eventually Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room.

When I heard of Al's death, I thought, “What a complete failure!” “What a totally wasted life”.

As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier harsh judgment. You see, I knew Al's now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free flow of love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his father. One day I worked up my courage to ask him. "I'm really puzzled by something," I said. "I know your father was basically the only one to raise you. What on earth did he do so that you became such a special person?"

Ernie sat quietly and reflected for a few moments. Then he said, "From my earliest memories as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, 'I love you, son.'"

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind, but he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving man I have ever known.

56. Why was Al in guilt? (no more than 12 words)

57. Where did Al die? (no more than 5 words)

58. What made Al addicted to alcohol? (no more than 10 words)

59. What does the underlined word “enormous” most probably mean? (1 word)

60. What did Al’s son Ernie learn from his father? (no more than 11 words)

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

61. 假设你是晨光中学高三(2)班的班长李津，准备参加学校举办的主题为“健康成长”的英语作文比赛。请按要求写一篇短文， 主要内容包括：

(1)乐观的人生态度;

(2)努力学习;

(3)参加体育锻炼;

(4)健康的饮食习惯。

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。

We all want to grow up happily and healthily, and for this goal we must do several things.__________________________________________________________________________

第III卷

注意：请将听力第1至第15小题的答案转涂到答题卡第62至第76相对应的位置上!!!

第一部分：听力理解(共两节：20 分)

第一节(共 5 小题;每小题 1 分，共 5 分)

听下面 5 段对话，每段对话有一道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，听完每段对话后， 你将有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。

例： What is the man going to rend?

A. A newspaper        B. A magazine       C. A book          答案是 A

1. What juice does the man order?

A. Lemon    B. Apple    C. Orange

2. What subject does the man like best?

A. History.    B. Biology.   C. Chemistry.

3. Where is the woman from?

A. Britain.    B. Russia.    C. America.