B

The third theme of geography is movement. As people travel around the world, exchanging goods, ideas and interests, the global community is transformed. Take surfing, for example, the sport originated in Hawaii centuries ago. Today, the cry “surf up!” can be heard along coastlines everywhere.

Europeans were the first Westerners to observe the sport. In 1779, Captain Cook, a British explorer, and his crew sailed around the Sandwich Islands ( Now Hawaii ). Near the rocky coast of the Big Island, they witnessed a man riding a wave while standing on a board.

Cook was stricken by what he saw. Hawaiians would pray for good waves and hold ceremonies when building surfboards. Their boards were built according to rank: Chiefs used long boards (16 to 18 feet long ), while commoners used shorter ones (6 to 8 feet long ).

After the arrival of Europeans, Hawaiian surf culture declined. Many Hawaiians died of European-borne diseases. Also, Christian missionaries (传教士) spread the belief that surfing was “ignorant (愚昧的)fun”.

These conditions changed after Hawaii became a United States territory in 1900( It became a state in 1959.) Travelers to the islands brought back stories of wave riding . Tales of the thrilling sport spread across the U.S., then to the rest of the world.

Today, surfing is the king of board sports. According to wannasurf.com, the world has nearly 8,000 “surf spots” in 136 countries on 6 continents. The Association of Surfing professionals (ASP) holds an annual world tour in which top riders compete for millions of fans on the waves.

top-5 countries with surf spots

country    NO. of Sports

United States  1375

Australia      1160

South Africa    575

France        352

New Zealand   338

60. According to the passage , surfing originated in________.

A. Britain         B. Europe      C. America          D. France

61. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Captain Cook was interested in surfing.

B. There are no surf spots in Asia.

C. In Hawaii, everyone was equal in sports.

D. Surfing is the third theme of geography.

62. The underlined word in the fourth paragraph probably means________.

A. excited Europeans               B. gradually lost its strength

C. died out                       D. became more and more popular

63 What would be the best title for the text?

A. The spread of surf culture.         B. The history of surf culture.

C. The rebirth of surf culture.         D. The advantages of surf culture.

C

China to sell yuan bonds (国库券) abroad

China has announced its first sale of government bonds yuan outside the mainland.

The government will sell 6bn yuan of bonds in Hong Kong to “improve the international status of the yuan,” the finance ministry said.

The sale is a milestone as China opens up its financial markets and promotes RMB as a world benchmark(基准点) .

Hundreds arrested in deadly Uganda riots(暴乱)

At least 640 people were arrested and 14 killed in fighting in Uganda’s capital between government forces and loyalists of a traditional kingdom. The number of people arrested for suspected roles in the three-day riots could go up because investigations are still under way, said Kale Kayihura, the nation’s police chief.

“French Spiderman” conquered the 88-story Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur

Now 47, Robert has climbed some of the tallest buildings in the world, typically without the aid of safety equipment. On Sept. 1, armed with nothing but the chalk on his hands and some good climbing shoes, the “French Spiderman” added the 88-story Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur to his impressive list—which now totals more than 70—of skyscrapers(摩天大楼) climbed up.

Motorway lights go out

The Highway Agency has decided to turn off lights at undisclosed locations between midnight and 5 a.m. from March. It has done so despite warnings from motoring groups and safety campaigners. Nine councils have already switched off some street lights or plan to do so to save money and cut carbon emissions (排放物).

64. We can learn from the passage that ____.

A. China has sold 6bn yuan of bonds in Hong Kong

B. more suspected people will probably be arrested in Uganda

C. about 654 people took part in the Uganda riots

D. the riots will last another three days

65. How many skyscrapers has Robert conquered so far?

A. exactly 47         B. over 70          C. about 88          D. less than 158

66. The disadvantage of turning off motorway lights includes ____.

A. saving money          B. cutting carbon emissions

C. causing safety problems  D. decreasing the number of cars

67. All of the fields are mentioned except____ .

A. politics      B. health        C. traffic     D. people

D

Larry Walters’boyhood dream was to fly. After finishing school, Larry joined the U.S. Air Force, but was refused from pilot-training school because of poor eyesight. However, his dream remained.

Larry, aged 33, was a truck driver in Los Angeles. One day, while sitting outside and watching jets fly overhead, an idea came to him to use weather balloons to fly.

A few weeks later, Larry bought 42 weather balloons. He tied them to a chair and filled them with helium(氦). Then he sat down in the chair with some beer, sandwiches and a BB gun. Larry’s plan was to float about 10 meters above his backyard, enjoy a few hours in the air, and then pop some balloons with his gun to get back down. But things did not go according to Larry’s plan.

When his friends cut the lines, Larry lifted by the 42 balloons and shot skyward at an astonishing speed. He finally settled at an altitude of 4,000 meters. Afraid to pop any of the balloons, in case he should break the balance of his “craft”, Larry sat, cold and frightened, in the sky for 14 hours.

Airline pilots heading toward Los Angeles’busy international airport radioed in reports of the strange sight. Larry’s presence in the sky caused numerous planes to change their routes. Eventually, Larry worked up the nerve to shoot a few balloons and landed in power lines. Uninjured, he climbed down to safety and was arrested by waiting police.

Larry set a record for a gas-filled balloon flight. But it cost him. He was later fined $1,500 for breaking air safety regulations.

68. What’s the BB gun used for in the passage?

A. To protect Larry from unexpected danger.    B. To fill the balloons with gas.

C. To shoot the balloons to get him back.       D. To fight with the waiting police.

69. It turned out that Larry________.

A. floated about 10 meters high              B. remained in the sky for 14 hours

C. set a world record in making balloons       D. became a truck driver after the flight

70. The underlined part in Paragraph 5 most probably means ____ .

A. watched carefully             B. gathered his courage

C. kept his balance              D. climbed down

71. It can be learned from the passage that________.

A. Larry’s boyhood dream came true in the end

B. Larry’s disappearance in the sky caused much trouble

C. Larry won a prize of $1,500 for his bravery

D. Larry was not accepted as a pilot for his poor hearing

E

A new study suggests that the more teenagers watch television, the more likely they are to develop depression.

The researchers used a national long-term survey of teenagers’ hea lth to investigate the relationship between media use and depression. They based their findings on more than four thousand teenagers who were not depressed when the  survey began in nineteen ninety-five.

As part of the survey, the young people were asked how many hours of television or videos they watched daily. They were also asked how often they played computer games and listened to the radio.

Media use totaled an average of five and one-half hours a day. More than two hours of that was spent watching TV.

Seven years later, in two thousand two, more than seven percent of the young people had signs of depression. The average age at that time was twenty-one.

Brian Primack at the University of Pittsburgh medical school was the lead author of the new study. He says every extra hour of television meant an eight percent increase in the chances of developing signs of depression.

The researchers say they did not find any such relationship with the use of other media such as movies, video games or radio. But the study did find that young men were more likely than young women to develop depression.

The study was just published in the Archives of General Psychi atry this Monday. In December, the magazine Social Indicators Research published a study of activities that help lead to happy lives. They found that people who describe themselves as happy spend less time watching television than unhappy people. The study found that happy people are more likely to be socially active.

72. How many years has the mentioned survey lasted till 2009?

A. 7       B. 21         C. 14           D. 19

73. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Young women were less likely than young men to develop depression.

B. Happy people spend more time in watching TV.

C. Playing computers has nothing to do with the depression.

D. Teenagers spend about five and a half hours a day on media use.

74. The topic the author wanted to express through the passage is____.

A. Teens, television and depression    B. Teens, media and depression

C. adults, television and happiness     D. women , media and happiness

75. It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A. teenagers should be prevented from using media

B. depression is increasing at a speed of 8% a year

C. watching TV is part of teenagers’daily life

D. TV has ill effect on social life

第Ⅱ卷(答案卷;非选择题  共45分)

第一节：短文填词

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3)语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边想对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确 (共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

Now people spent their holidays in different ways. In 1999, 40% of people

stayed at home in their holidays, ________(放松) themselves. In 2003,   76. _________

the rate ________(下降) to 9%. More and more people did so in 1999. People  77. _________

went to the ________(野外) to discover the real world around them. The rate  78. _________

of going to the seaside r________ nearly the same in 2003. About 30% of  79. _________

people loved sunshine and swimming so they p________ to go to the beach  80. _________

and seaside on holiday. C________ with 12% in 1999, the rate of    81. _________

traveling abroad was ________ in 2003. 24% of people went out of    82. _________

China so as to learn more about the world, ________ was impossible 20 years  83. _________

ago. With the development of China, people’s living has greatly i________  84. _________

and traveling around the world has become the first ________ for many   85. ________

people recently.

第二节：翻译句子(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

86.今天是这对夫妻的金婚纪念日，他们正举杯庆祝。

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87.经纪人正在物色一个既有英语本科学位而且还在出版社工作过的人。

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88那些从未见过这种情况的男孩子们吓得都往窗外跳去。

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89仅仅提高20%的产量就意味着会对人的患病与健康、家庭的饥饿与自足产生影响。

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90. 困难不仅仅是在学习方面，你的适应一中全新的生活方式，在一开始的时候这就会只求你去你的全部精力。

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第三节：书面表达(满分25分)

上周日你在你的社区进行了一次社会调查，其主题内容是“你最关心的学生安全问题是什么”。调查结果如下表所示。请你根据自己所了解的身边的信息，结合表格写一篇120词英语短文。 题目已给出。

调查人数比例 30% 40% 30%

关注内容 学生饮食安全 交通安全 公共安全

建议 养成良好的生活卫生习惯 遵守交通法规 参加集体活动时增强安全防范意识

你的感想和希望 … …

Which safety problem is the one you are most concerned about?

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