B

The house was quiet at 5 a.m. and Tim’s mother was asleep. Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quiet. He dreamt of the cave last night. The purring (轻微颤动声) of the freezer had been the sea.

Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag. It was too early for breakfast. He’d eat after he’d been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staring at the sea.

He wished he had a proper pack. His schoolbag would have to do. What else? Sandwiches—but his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches, she’d want to know why he had to leave so early. He settled for some biscuits, and left a note stuck to the table:

Gone to Michael’s. Back tonight. Tim.

The sky was high and soft and light outside, though the sun still wasn’t up. Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street. The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet.

The sand hills still breathed heat from yesterday’s sun, though the top of the sand was cool. He ran down to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching the waves. The light changed suddenly. The first rays of sunlight stretched across the sea. The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the world.

Over the first rocks, along to the point, Tim glanced back. The beach was still empty. The sun sailed higher in the sky.

He could see the cave now, even darker in the morning light. The sand turned silver then dark gold as the water flowed away from it. He had to force himself to go closer. Why was it so much more mysterious now? But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble. He needn’t go in all the way...

61. What did Tim do at the beginning of the story?

A. He left the house quietly.     B. He had breakfast at home

C. He left a note on the freezer.    D. He put a sweater in his schoolbag.

62. “He settled for some biscuits” in paragraph 3 means that Tim ___.

A. had to leave the biscuits on the table  B. liked biscuits better than sandwiches

C. had to take biscuits instead of sandwiches D. could only find some biscuits in the kitchen

63. What made it possible for Tim to see the entry to the cave?

A. The height of the first rocks    B. The ups and downs of the waves

C. The change in the position of the sun.  D. The vast stretch of the sunlit beach

64. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the story?

A. The sea looked like a piece of gold.   B. Seabirds flew away when Tim arrived.

C. Tim was the only person on the beach.  D. The sky got dark as Tim reached the cave.

65. In the story, Tim’s mood changed from ___.

A. loneliness to craziness     B. anxiousness to excitement

C. helplessness to happiness     D. eagerness to nervousness

C

The days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays are gone. Enter the Red Hat Society—a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun.

“My grandmother didn’t do anything but keep house and serve everybody. They were programmed to do that,” said Emily Cornette, head of a chapter of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society.

While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf, women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age. But the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers (生育高峰期出生的人), and the same people who refused their parents’ way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old.

If you take into consideration feminism (女权主义), a bit of spare money, and better health for most elderly, the Red Hat Society looks almost inevitable (必然的). In this society, women over 50 wear red hats and purple (紫色的) clothes, while the women under 50 wear pink hats and light purple clothing.

“The organization took the idea from a poem by Jenny Joseph that begins: “When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple. With a red hat which doesn’t go,” said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998. When the ladies started to wear the red hats, they attracted lots of attention.

“The point of this is that we need a rest from always doing something for someone else,” Cooper said. “Women feel so ashamed and sorry when they do something for themselves.” This is why chapters are discouraged from raising money or doing anything useful. “We’re a ladies’ play group. It couldn’t be more simple,” added Cooper’s assistant Joe Heywood.

66. The unlined word “chapter” in Paragraph 2 means ___.

A. one branch of an organization    B. a written agreement of a club

C. one part of a collection of poems   D. a period in a society’s history

67. From the text, we know that the “baby boomers” are a group of people who ___.

A. have gradually become more noticeable  B. are worried about getting old too quickly

C. are enjoying a good life with plenty of money to spend

D. tried living a different life from their parents when they were young

68. It could be inferred from the text that members of the Red Hat Society are ___.

A. interested in raising money for social work B. programmers who can plan well for their future

C. believers in equality between men and women D. good at cooking big meals and taking care of others

69. Who set up the Red Hat Society?

A. Emily Cornette  B. Ellen Cooper  C. Jenny Joseph  D. Joe Heywood

70. Women join the Red Hat Society because ___.

A. they want to stay young     B. they would like to appear more attractive

C. they would like to have fun and live for themselves D. they want to be more like their parents

D

Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his vast fortune, largely to the cause of global health, during the course of his lifetime. With an estimated (估计) worth of more than $40 billion, according to Forbes, the project will be no small feat (功绩) for Gates. Having already provided the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $24 billion to address global health issues, Gates said that eventually his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except “a few percent left for the kids”.

So what has made the richest man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world. Improving the health of the population, he says, has proven to be an essential (实质的) method in helping poor countries to be financially successful. “National borders allow inequalities,” said Gates: “We all need to take a more global view, rather than just saying my country is doing well. We have to step up these health issues, knowing how few resources are going into them.”

Gates said that both his parents set an example for him as a child. His father, William H. Gates, was the head of the local Planned Parenthood, and his mother, Mary, volunteered for the United Way. As he gathered his fortune, Gates knew he would eventually want to give back as well, but he didn’t expect to devote himself whole-heartedly to one project until he was about 60.

However, Gates, 47, began to question his ability to wait that long. “It seemed there was a real time urgency (紧迫),” Gates said. “I started to think, how many lives could I save before then?”

71. Bill Gates will give away his vast fortune to ___.

A. improve the health of population in America alone

B. improve the health of population all over the world

C. avoid leaving his children too much money

D. spare the American government the burden of health care

72. Bill Gates believes that one important way of developing poor countries is ___.

A. to set up more foundations for them   B. to aid them with natural resources

C. to put more effort into the health issues in them D. to help them take a more global view

73. It can be learned from the text that Bill Gates thinks ___.

A. Americans should care about people in other countries

B. Americans should treat fellow citizens well

C. Americans should devote themselves to certain projects

D. Americans can be world-famous by giving away vast fortune

74. Bill Gates gave away his vast fortune earlier than he had expected because of ___.

A. his weakening health condition    B. his parents’ suggestions

C. his great success in business    D. his concern for suffering people

75. The underlined word “channel” probably has a similar meaning as it is used in sentence “___”.

A. Try to channel your abilities into something useful

B. We ought to channel this street so that water can flow away easily

C. Ships must follow the channel into the port D. Which channel will you be broadcasting tonight

第四部分 单词拼写 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

76. You can find out the reason for this f__________ (失败).

77. No one can a__________ (取得成就) anything without effort.

78. That rich man has a large staff of s__________ (仆人).

79. He made a v__________ (航海) to Australia last year.

80. O__________ (氧) is a gas without color, taste or smell, present in the air and necessary for us all.

81. The d__________ (密度) of the fog made it difficult to see where we were going.

82. People of different r__________ (种族) may have different colors of skin, hair and eyes.

83. The r__________ (逃跑的) slave was caught by his owner and was almost beaten to death.

84. “You never ask my opinion about anything,” Rod c__________ (抱怨).

85. S__________ (有经验的) teachers have the experience needed to make their lessons interesting.

第五部分 写作 (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)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一行作出判断，如无错误在该行右边横线上画一个勾，如有错误，则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的请不要改。

Next week I’m going to see my teacher who teaches me      86. __________

English in the middle school. She just completed thirty       87. __________

years of teaching and gained rich experience in his        88. __________

work. What lively and interesting her classes were!        89. __________

The way she taught English impressed us great. I found       90. __________

I had great difficulty with English grammar the moment       91. __________

I entered in the school. It was she who immediately        92. __________

came to help. With her help, I made great progresses       93. __________

in English. Once I even got first place in an English        94. __________

examination. I owe my thank to her, my English teacher.       95. __________

第二节：书面表达(共1题，满分25分)

假如你叫李华，一年前你和你弟弟曾因家庭贫困而失学。但最近你们得到了一位在南京工作的澳大利亚人Mr. Black的资助又重返校园。你给他写一封英文信表示感谢，并告诉他你们最近的学习情况。信的内容包括以下几点：

1.一年来，你们一直都在努力学习。在老师和同学的帮助下，学习取得了很大进步;

2.经常受到老师、父母的表扬和鼓励;

3.决心继续努力，学好各门功课，将来考上重点大学;

4.渴望见到Mr. Black,但因为没机会去南京，所以希望他能给你们寄张照片;

5.钱和阅读材料都已收到，非常感谢。

注意：1.词数100左右;2.不要逐条翻译，可适当增加细节使行文连贯;3.注意书信格式。

高考资源网 Mr. Black,

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Best wishes!

Yours

Li Hua