42. What does the author say about most Facebook users?

A. They are reluctant to give up their personal information.

B. They don’t know their personal data enriches Facebook.

C. They don’t identify themselves when using the website.

D. They care very little about their personal information.

43. Why does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage?

A. To provide better service to its users. 　   B. To follow the Federal guidelines.

C. To improve its users’ connectivity.   　   D. To expand its scope of business.

44. What does Senator Charles Schumer advocate?

A. Setting guidelines for advertising on websites.

B. Banning the sharing of users’ personal information.

C. Formulating(制订) regulations for social-networking sites.

D. Removing ads from all social-networking sites.

45. Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account?

A. He is dissatisfied with its current service.         B. He finds many of its users untrustworthy.

C. He doesn’t want his personal data abused.    D. He is upset by its frequent rule changes.

C

My grandfather died more than twenty-five years ago. I was fifteen. He was kind, strong, fair, and very funny. When I was a young musician, he was my biggest fan. I played my violin for him when he visited, and he loved everything, but each time he had one request. “Could you play ‘Amazing Grace’?” he asked, full of hope and with a twinkle in his eye, because he knew my answer was always, “I don’t know that one!” We went through this routine at every major holiday, and I always figured I’d have time to learn it for him later.

About the time I entered high school and started guitar, Grandpa got cancer. The last time I saw him alive was Thanksgiving weekend in 1985. My mom warned us that Grandpa didn’t look the same anymore and that we should prepare ourselves. For a moment I didn’t recognize him. He looked so small among all the white sheets. We had all gathered in Ohio for the holiday, and I’m sure we all knew we were there to say good-bye. I can see now that Grandpa held on long enough to see us each one more time. I remember how we ate in the dining room and laughed and talked while Grandpa rested in his hospital bed. I wonder if it was sad for him to be alone with our voices and laughter. Knowing Grandpa, he was probably content.

The next morning I found my moment alone with him. I pulled out my guitar, tuned to his appreciative gaze, and finally played for him “Amazing Grace.” I had worked on it for weeks, knowing it never mattered whether I actually played it well and choosing not to believe as I played that it was my last concert for my biggest fan. The cancer had stolen his smile, but I saw joy in his eyes. He held my hand afterward, and I knew I had done something important.

I argued with people all through college about my music major. I was told by strangers that music wouldn’t make me any money and it wasn’t useful like being a doctor. But I know firsthand that with music I was able to give my grandpa something at a point when no one else could.

46. At first the author didn’t play ‘Amazing Grace’ for Grandpa because _________.

A she hadn’t learned it yet     B. she found it difficult to play

C. she disliked playing it.      D. her grandfather was just joking.

47. From the last sentence in Paragraph 2 we can infer that ____________.

A. Grandpa treasured love from family   B. Grandpa was used to living alone

C. Grandpa was too weak to feel anything  D. Grandpa was optimistic about his health

48. When the author finally played “Amazing Grace” for Grandpa, ____________.

A. she made him smile joyfully    B. she knew she must play it well

C. she brought him love and comfort

D. she believed she could play it many times for him.

49. What is the author’s attitude toward her music major?

A. Disapproving     B. Regretful     C. Doubtful     D. Positive

50. Which of the following was true according to the passage?

A. The author was 15 when she wrote the article.

B. The author has a great affection for her grandfather.

C. The author prefers to be a doctor rather than a musician.

D. The author is confident that music will make her much money.

D

With fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word “rubbish” could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else.

The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant(发电厂) for recycling waste were built just outside the city. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well.

Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is complete, the rubbish will be processed like this: First, it will pass through sharp metal bars which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that founders and rollers will break up everything that can be broken. Finally , the rubbish will pass under magnets(磁铁), which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage.

The first full-scale giant recycling plants are perhaps fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.

51. The phrase “be well on with ……” (Para .1) most probably means __________.

A. have completed what was started     B. get ready to start

C. have achieved a great deal in         D. put an end to

52. What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in paragraph 3?

A. Breaking up whatever is breakable.    B. Sharpening metal bars.

C. Separating light elements from the heavy ones.  D. Sorting out small pieces of metal.

53. What’s the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?

A. To deal with wastes in a better way.        B. To protect the environment from pollution.

C. To get raw materials locally.             D. To get big profits from those plants.

54. The first full-scale huge recycling plants __________.

A. began to operate fifteen years ago   B. will take less than fifteen years to build

C. will be built fifteen years later      D. will probably be in operation in fifteen years

55. The passage is mainly about __________.

A. a cheap way to get energy       B. the location of recycling plants

C. new ways of recycling wastes   D. the probability of city environment

第二节 信息匹配(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。以下是几本新书的简要介绍：

A. London Alive

This author of many famous novels has now turned to writing short stories with great success. The stories tell of Londoners’ daily lives and happen in eighteen different places——for example, one story takes place at a table in a cafe, another in the back of a taxi and another in a hospital.

B. The Last Journey

John Reynold’s final trip to the African Congo two years ago unfortunately ended in his death. For the first time since then we hear about where he went and what happened to him from journalist Tim Holden, who has followed Reynold’s route.

C. The Missing Photograph

Another story about the well-known policeman, Inspector Manning. It is written in the same simple but successful way as the other Manning stories——I found it a bit disappointing as I guessed who the criminal was halfway through!

D. Gone West

A serious look at one of the least-known regions of the United States. The author describes the empty villages which thousands left when they were persuaded by the railway companies to go west in search of new lives. The author manages to provide many interesting details about their history.

E. The Letter

The murder of a television star appears to be the work of thieves who are quickly caught. But they escape from prison and a young lawyer says she knows who the real criminals are. Written with intelligence, this story is so fast-moving that it demands the reader’s complete attention.

F. Free at Last

Matthew Hunt, who spent half his life in jail for a crime he did not do, has written the moving story of his lengthy fight to be set free. Now out of prison, he has taken the advice of a judge to describe his experiences in a book.

以下是几个有着不同阅读爱好的购书人，请匹配与之对应的书名：

56. Ali enjoys reading crime stories which are carefully written so that they hold his interest right to the end. He enjoys trying to guess who the criminal really is while he’s reading.

57. Monica is a history teacher in London. She enjoys reading about the history of people in other parts of the world and how events changed their lives.

58. Silvia likes reading true stories which people have written about themselves. She’s particularly interested in people who have had unusual or difficult lives.

59. Daniel is a computer salesman who spends a lot of time travelling abroad on planes. He enjoys detective stories which he can read easily as he gets interrupted a lot.

60. Takumi doesn’t have much free time so he reads short stories which he can finish quickly. He likes reading stories about ordinary people and the things that happen to them in today’s world.

 

III. 写作(两小节，满分40分)

第一节 基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)

中国的传统节日中秋节马上就要到了，你的美国笔友Mike请你在他们的校报上介绍一下中秋节的情况，请你根据下表写一篇短文。

【写作内容】中秋节简介

时间 每年阴历八月十五日，是中国最重要的传统节日之一。

范围 中国及亚洲其它一些国家都会庆祝。

象征 人们认为月亮是团圆、运气、财富的象征，在那天会互相表达祝福。

方式 在那一天，人们通常回家与家人团聚，共聚晚餐。人们还会吃月饼，那是一种圆圆的饼，里面有肉、果仁、鸡蛋等。

【写作要求】只能使用5个英语句子表达全部内容。

【评分标准】句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

第二节 读写任务(共1小题，满分25分)

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. When she said she would go, he was disappointed as he had always been ashamed of his mother’s scar that covered nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were impressed by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone. He did, however, overhear a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked carefully, “How did you get the scar on your face?” The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, but I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the burned side of her face. “This scar will be lasting, but to this day, I have never regretted what I did.” At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears of regret in his eyes.

【写作内容】

1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容

2. 以约120个词讲述一个关于你(或你的朋友)的父母对子女无私的爱的故事。内容包括：

(1)讲述一个体现父母无私的爱的故事;

(2)父母无私的爱对你(或你的朋友)带来的影响;

(3)你认为作为儿女要如何回报父母的爱。

【写作要求】

1. 作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子;

2. 文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

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