第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下面的短文，从A,B,C,D四个选项中， 选出最佳选项

A

My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into an adult. For instance, Steve taught me to face the results of my behavior. Once when I returned in tears from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who took the time to ask me what happened. When I explained that my baseball had soared through Mrs. Holt’s basement window, breaking the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to confess(坦白) to her. After all, I should have been playing in the park down Fifth Street and not in the path between buildings. Although my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs. Holt, I offered to pay for the window from my pocket money if she would return my ball. I also learned from Steve that personal property is a sacred thing. After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to keep it, but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else. He reminded me of how much I’d hate to lose to someone else the small dog my father carved from a piece of wood. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. Davids, and still remembered the smell of her perfume as she patted me on my shoulder.

Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve I killed an old brown bird in the yard with a BB gun. Excited with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to come from thehouse to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark?” I didn’t know what to answer. He continued with his eyes firm, “The only time you should even think of hurting a living thing is if it hurts you first. And then you think a long, long time. “ I really felt terrible then, but that moment stands out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.

56. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The relationship between Mark and Steveks5u

B. The important lesson Mark learned in schoolks5u

C. Steve’s important role in Mark’s growing process.

D. Mark and Steve’s respect for living things.

57. It can be inferred from the passage that when Mark confessed to Mrs. Holt, ____.

A. he felt surprised                B. he was light-hearted

C. he felt frightened               D. he behaved bravely

58. In the story about the pen, which of the following lessons did Steve teach his brother?

A. Respect for personal property.

B. Respect for life.

C. Sympathy for people with problems.

D. The value of honesty.

59. Which of the follow is true according to the passage?

A. Mark was still a boy when he wrote this passage.

B. Even if a living thing hurts you, you should not kill it without hesitationks5u

C. When a living thing hurts you, you should kill it.

D. Mark lost the small dog his father raised.

B

We continue our Foreign Student Series on higher education in the United States. Now you move on to college life once you are admitted to a school. The first thing you need to value is a place to live. Housing policies differ from school to school. Students might have to live in a dormitory, at least for the first year there.

Dorms come in all sizes. Some have suites. Six or more students may live in one suite. Other dorms have many rooms along a common hallway, usually with two students in each room . Many students say dormitories provide the best chance to get to know other students. Also, dorms generally cost less than apartments or other housing not owned by the schoolks5u

Most colleges and universities offer single-sex dorms, but usually males and females live in the same building. They might live on the same floors and share the same common bathrooms. They may live in the same room only if they are married.

Edward Spencer is the associate vice president for student affairs at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. He says it is important to understand the rules of the building in which you will live. He advises students to ask questions before they decide about their housing. For example, if a student requires a special diet, will the school provide it ? How much privacy can a student expect ? Will the school provide a single room if a student requests one ? And what about any other special needs that a student might have?

Virginia Tech, for example, had a ban against candles in dorms . But it changed that policy to let students light up candles for religious purposes. The university also has several dorms open all year so foreign students have a place to stay during vacation time.

60. Why do some students in the U.S. choose to live in dorms, according to the passage ?

A. Dorms allow students in the U.S. choose to live in dorms

B. Dorms are safer for students to live in most casesks5u

C. Dorms offer the chance to meet other people and are cheap as wellks5u

D. In most schools students are required to live in the dormsks5u

61. The second paragraph is mainly about ______ks5u

A. what suites in American schools are like

B. what dorms in American schools are like

C. what dorms are owned by schools

D. when people get to know each other

62. We can infer from what Edward Spencer says that ______ks5u

A. colleges usually don’t provide a special diet

B. housing rules differ from one building to another

C. a ban against candles in dorms is necessary

D. the U.S. college always satisfies students’ requests

63 .What is the passage mainly about ?

A. Places to live in U.S. colleges

B. housing polices in the U.Sks5u

C. Advantages of dormitories

D. Rules of single-sex dorms

C

If you walk slowly through downtown Helsinki(芬兰首都)during the day, taking in the splendid 19th century buildings, white boats and noise of passing trams, you will start to understand why it is called a city of two colors: white and blueks5u

The sea is always present in Helsinki. When you take a walk over the great open space of the central square, you will hear seabirds screaming. When you take the train, suddenly and unexpectedly, you are faced with a calm, shining blue sea. You may notice that people in Helsinki do not rush as in other cities. Instead, they walk along the roads, politely letting other people byks5u

A usual way to see Helsinki for the first time is to start out by the boats. You will walk by the elderly women selling fish and vegetables in the market square and find yourself in front of a beautiful park. You may enjoy a pleasant walk in the park for a few hours and then take the tram. Trams are the perfect way to get around in Helsinki. Watching the old houses, parks, theatres, churches, shops, restaurants and people in the streets, you may have a slightly sad film feeling to itks5u

The pale summer nights are another wonder in the city. Following the waterfront of the city after sunset, you couldn’t help stopping and listening to the sweet silence, interrupted only by the screaming seabirds and leaving fishing boatsks5u

However, in some way, Helsinki is also the most modern city in northern Europe. You will surely want to visit the white Glass Palace, the modern art museum, and all those extremely popular cafes and design storesks5u

64. Helsinki is called a city of two colors mainly because of the colors of its_____ks5u

A.19th century buildings, boats and parks

B. 19th century buildings, boats and seabirds

C. old houses, parks and trams

D. old buildings, boats and the sea

65. The best way to see most of Helsinki is to go ________ks5u

A. by boat       B. by bus        C. by tram      D. on foot

66. The 19th century buildings, the white Glass Palace, popular cafes and design

shops in Helsinki all show that Helsinki is ______ks5u

A. both splendid and traditional         B. both quiet and noisy

C. both historical and modern               D. both old and new

67.This passage is most likely to be found in _________ks5u

A. a story-book                B. a geography textbook

C. a research report             D. a travel magazine

D

Feel tired lately? Has a doctor said he can't find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he has sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong with youks5u

Then, consider this: you might be in a state of sub-health. Sub-health, also called the third state or gray state, is explained as a borderline state between health and diseaseks5u

According to the investigation by the National Health Organization, over 45 percent of sub-healthy people are middle-aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-weekks5u

Symptoms(症状) include a lack of energy, depression, slow reactions, insomnia, anger, and poor memory. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legsks5u

The key to preventing and recovering from sub-health, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work and rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open air activitiesks5u

As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should also eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, fish because they are rich in nutritional elements -- vitamins and other elements that are important to the body. Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract. They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub-healthks5u

68. When you are in a state of sub-health, you should_______.

A. stay at home and have a good rest.

B. go to see a doctor and buy some medicineks5u

C. have yourself examined with advanced equipmentks5u

D. find out the reasons and relax yourselfks5u

69. It may be easy for middle-aged people to get sub-healthy because _______ks5u

A. they have used up their energy

B. they have lost their living hopes

C. they have more pressure in life and work

D. they begin to get older

70. We can know form the passage if you____, you can avoid falling into a state of

sub-health.

A. eat more fresh vegetables and fruits    B. develop good living habits

C. sleep more                     D. take more medicine

71. The underlined word "alternate" in this passage is closest in meaning to ____ks5u

A. keep oneself busy with              B. cause to take place

C. arrange by turns               D. get rid of

E

SATURDAY, June 16, 2009 (Health Day News) -- Following simple safety rules can help protect children from injury while they're having fun this summer, say experts from Safe Kids East Central and the Medical College of Georgia's Children's Medical Centerks5u

Here are some safety guidelines:

● When riding in a vehicle, children aged 12 and under should be secured in the back seat in a child safety seat, or safety belt that's suitable for their age and size. Children aged 4 to 8, or those weighing more than 40 pounds, should be in a car booster. Children taller than 4 feet 9 inches may use an adult seat beltks5u

● Teach children never to play in or around parked cars. Never leave a child alone inside a carks5u

● Never let a child under age l0 cross a street alone. Make sure all children know when and where to cross a street. Never let children walk alone at nightks5u

● Always supervise children at the playground or in the backyard. Make sure they play on a safe surface, such as rubber or free sand. Check that playground equipment is in good shape and safe.

● Children should attend swimming lessons with a qualified instructor, but don't assume that swimming lessons make children "drown-proof". They still need to be supervised when doing water-related activitiesks5u

● Children should always wear proper protective equipment when using bicycles, scooters, inline skates and skateboards. Teach children the rules of the roadks5u

72. The best title for the passage is ___________ks5u

A. Some Safety Guidelines                                 B. Rules of the road

C. A Safe Summer Means More Fun for Kids      D. Safety Is Everything

73. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned?

A. Car riding.       B. Swimming.       C. Climbing.        D. Skating

74. The underlined word "supervise" means_______ks5u

A. watch         B. advise          C. direct              D. command

75. To have a safe summer we should do the following EXCEPT _________ks5u

A. never leave a child alone inside a car

B. teach children the rules of the road

C. allow children aged 12 and under sit in the back seat without safety belt

D. make sure children play on a safe surface

第Ⅱ卷 (满分35分)

第四部分 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(每行只有一个错误);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：原行没有错的不要改。

Last Sunday morning Mr. Wang left home early go fishing.   76.

Very soon he got to a river. He sat on the bank or began     77.

to fish. But he was unlucky. When sun was setting he still     78.

didn’t catch any fish, and they felt very disappointed.     79.

On his way home, he thought that his wife might     80.

laugh at him because of he hadn’t caught any fish. How to save    81.

face? He became very worrying. Suddenly he got an idea.    82.

He immediately run to the fish market and bought a   83.

big fish. Then he hurried home happy, thinking that   84.

his wife would praise him for get the big fish.                 85.

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

随着时代的发展，人们彼此间的问候方式发生了很大变化。请你根据下面列举出的三种方式，用英语写一篇100词左右的短文，文章开头已写好，不计入总词数。

要求： 分别说明三种方式及其特点;并阐明个人喜好。

要点：1. 邮寄贺卡;保存久，花费少。亲笔书写有利于友情。

2. 发送电子贺卡;设计精美，很多有音乐和卡通。数量多，方便选择。

3. 打电话或发手机短信。最便捷,受大众青睐。

电子贺卡 e-cards ，卡通cartoon

With the development of science and technology, people have a wider choice  of sending greetings to their friends and relativesks5u

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