59.People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because.

A.it tasted like milk

B.it tasted more pleasant

C.it became a popular drink

D.Madame de Sevinge was such a lady with great social influence that people tried

to copy the way she drank tea

60.We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly

due to the influence of　________.

A.a famous French lady                    B.the ancient Chinese

C.the upper social class                    D.people in Holland

B

It is natural that children are curious (好奇的) about the world around them. For example, they want to know how their hearts beat. They want to know why the ocean water tastes salty.

As children grow up, they become curious about different kinds of things. When they are babies, they are interested in the parts of their bodies and in the smiles of their mothers. They become interested in the physical world around them: the plants, the animals, the sky. Later, they become interested in the things that people have made: wheels, bicycles, cars. And when they are adults, their curiosity continues. Sometimes this curiosity leads to a career (生涯、职业) in science.

Scientists spend their lives trying to find out about the world.Those who work with the earth sciences study the earth, the oceans, and the skies. Other scientists who study living things work with the biological sciences. A third group of scientists study the physical sciences, e. g. physics, chemistry .

These scientists have already discovered a lot about our world.For example, they tell us why your heart beats fast when you run. They say that when you are quiet, your heart normally beats sixty-five or seventy-five times a minute. Your heart is a pump (泵) that pumps blood to all parts of the body. The blood carries oxygen and nutrition. When you run, your muscles work very hard and use the nutrition that the blood carries to them. The muscles need oxygen, too . So your brain sends a signal to the heart. The signal means that the muscles need more nutrition and oxygen. Then the heart beats fast and sends blood quickly to the muscles. It may beat 90 to 140 times a minute.

Of course, scientists cannot answer all of our questions. If we ask, “Why does the ocean water taste salty” scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cold, it cracks. Rain falls into cracks. The rain then carries the salt into the earth and into the rivers. The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask , “What happens to the salt in the ocean? The ocean does not get saltier every year.” Scientists are not sure about the answer to this question.

We know a lot about our world, but there are still many answers that we do not have, and we are curious.

61.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A.People of different ages are interested in different things

B.People in different countries are interested in different things.

C.Men and women are curious about different things.

D.People are curious in the same way.

62.Scientists who work with the biological sciences study____.

A.the earth , the oceans and the sky B.plants and animals

C.man-made things                 D.ocean water

63.When you run, your muscles need ____.

A.more nutrition and oxygen    B.more signals    C.more salt   D.water

64.A rock cracks _____.

A.in wet regions                         B.in dry regions

C.at very high or very low temperatures   D.when salty water falls in

65.People are always curious because ____.

A.they cannot explain many things        B.they know nothing about the world

C.they know little about the world         D.they want to be scientists

C

Jeremy Wirick, 9, has been back in school for less than two months, but he has already had several asthma(哮喘)attacks. A recent attack happened on October 2, after he pushed himself too hard in gym class. Running, power walking, jogging and push-ups took their toll. When Jeremy got home an hour or two later, he was out of breath. He needed to use a nebulizer, a machine that helps send medicine quickly to the lungs, to get his breathing back to normal.

Asthma attacks like Jeremy increase in September and October. More than six times as many asthma sufferers who are elementary-school age need hospital treatment in the fall as in the summer.

Experts believe many factors can contribute to back-to-school asthma. Kids get together in close spaces, they start passing viruses around. A viral infection can cause an asthma attack. There are also certain fall allergies(过敏症)that can cause attacks. Exercise is another common cause of an attack. Besides, the stress of school can make asthma worse.

Parents can play a big role in helping kids with asthma start the school year right. Dawne Gee’s10-year-old son, Alexander, has had asthma since he was a baby. Before the school year starts, she tells school workers in writing about her son’s asthma.

The Gees live in Kentucky, which has passed laws allowing students to carry their asthma medication(药物治疗)with them at school. Alexander’s mom makes sure he has his inhaler(人工呼吸器)with him when he goes to school and that he keeps it on hand at all times. In Delaware, where Jeremy lives, kids are allowed to carry their inhalers at school.

The American Lung Association says that about 6.2 million American children suffer from asthma. Asthma is the chronic (慢性) illness that causes students to miss the most days of school. There are many things that schools can do to help students control their asthma

66. The passage mainly deals with _______.

A. the causes of Asthma and its treatment

B. what Asthma is and its symptoms

C. the side-effects Asthma has on kids

D. how to prevent and treat Asthma.

67. By saying “Running, power walking, jogging and push-ups took their toll.”, the writer means that_____.

A. physical exercise gave them a deep thought

B. physical exercise affected their health

C. asthma attacks made them like physical exercise

D. asthma attacks could be cured through physical exercise

68. Which of the following statements is NOT supported by the passage?

A. Kids are likely to suffer asthma attacks in the fall

B. Stress can add to the risk of asthma attacks

C. Medical officials should be blamed for asthma attacks

D. Asthma attacks will need necessary medical treatment

69. The passage lists many factors that cause asthma attacks except_____.

A. A viral infection                     B. unhealthy habits

C. certain fall allergies                  D. physical exercise

70. The following paragraph is probably going to talk about______.

A. further understanding of Asthma        B. a survey on students with asthma

C. the effects asthma has on students       D. tips on asthma for schools

D

As computers become all the more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly relying on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes(笔画)of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.

Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school. And computer dependence is more wide-spread among university students. Almost all their assignments and essays are typed on a computer. All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.

It's faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And that's why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear.

"When I'm writing with a pen, I find I often can't remember how to write a character, though I feel I’m familiar with it."

"I'm not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper."

Many students don't feel this is something to worry about. Now that it's more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?

Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei , the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said "Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic(审美的) value. But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writer's emotion. Through one's handwriting, people can get to know one's thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them"

To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory(必修的)and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.

71.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

A. The Importance of Handwriting and Typing.

B. To Type or To Hand Write

C. Writing By Computer Will Replace Writing By Hand

D. Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters.

72.The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because______.

A. they are usually asked to e-mail their Homework and Essays

B. they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently

C.they find it not easy to remember how to write a character

D. computers have become a trend and fashion in China.

73. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of the advantages of handwriting?

A. Handwriting contains the writer's emotion.

B. The writer’s thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting,

C. Handwriting can impress people well and build one’s self-confidence

D. Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value.

74. The underlined expression “taking stock in”(Paragraph 4) probably means_____.

A. getting bored with                 B. becoming crazy about

C. getting dependent on               D. getting curious about

75.We can draw the conclusion from the passage that_______.

A. more and more students will pay attention to handwriting

B. writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one day

C. more and more students will give up writing on a computer

D. the typing article better expresses one’s emotion and quality

第二卷非选择题（共两节45分）

第一节 阅读表达(共5小题， 每小题3分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，并根据文章后面的题目要求，回答76-80小题

阅读下面的短文，请根据短文21世纪教育网后的要求答题(请注意问题后的词数要求)

People who drink a little, exercise, quit smoking and eat five servings of fruit and vegetables each day live on average 14 years longer than people who adopt none of these behaviors, researchers said on Tuesday .A collection of evidence has shown that these things contribute to healthier and longer lives, but the new study actually qualified their mixed effect, the British team said.

“These results may provide further support for the idea that even small differences in lifestyle may make a big difference to health, ” the researchers wrote in the journal PLOS Medicine.

Between 1993 and 1997 the researchers questioned 20，000 healthy British men and woman about their lifestyles.They also tested every participant’s blood to measure vitamin C intake.an indicator(指标)of how much fruit and vegetables people ate.

Then they assigned the participants-aged 45-79 a score of between 0 and 4，giving one point for each of the healthy behaviors.After allowing for age and other factors that could affect the likelihood of dying.the researchers found people with a score of 0 four times as likely to die.

The researchers, who tracked deaths among the participants until 2006，also said a person with a health score of 0 had the same risk of dying as someone with score of 4 who was 14 years older.

The lifestyle change with the biggest benefit was _____________________ ,which led to an 80 percent improvement in health.the study found.This was followed by eating fruits and vegetables.Drinking a little and keeping active brought the same benefits,.Kay-Tee Khaw at the University of Cambridge said.Do you have the four healthy living habits?

76.What is the best title of the passage?(within 10 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________

77.Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

It is well known that each living habit is good for health，but now the study has made it clear how nice the four habits cooperate.

____________________________________________________________________________

78.Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with a proper sentences.(within 10 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________

79.What should be encouraged according to the result of the research?(within 10 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________

80.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 into Chinese.

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第二节 写作(满分25)

假如你是李华，家住江苏省常州市常武北路258号，2009年暑假参加了全国中学生夏令营请根据下列提示，用英语给加拿大的笔友James写一封信，谈谈夏令营的情况和你的感受

1.营址：常州市

2.活动时间：7月底，共四天

3.参加人员：①全国中学生英语能力竞赛获胜者;②中国、美国、英国和澳大利亚英语教师

4.活动内容：①举行英语演讲大赛;②观看学生表演、游览名胜;③交流英语学习经验

5.感受：①提高了英语口语能力;②交了许多朋友;③玩得很开心

注意：①信必须包括以上提供的内容要点，可以适当增减细节，使内容连贯;②词数：100左右信的开头已经写好，但不计入总词数;③参考词汇：全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPC;交流exchange

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Aug. 10,2009

Dear James,

Nice to hear from you again. ___________________________________________________

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