C

What are American high schools like? Well, I’m happy to tell you what I know.

When I started school here, it had already been a week since the school opened. At this school, freshmen usually go on a trip for about three days at the beginning of school. Unfortunately I missed that wonderful trip, which would have been the best time to get to know my classmates. I was really sad. I wished I’d known about it earlier.

Despite the disappointment, however, I gradually adapted to my new life and school.

There is a space in the basement of the teaching building where students chat and meet each other. As we do not always have the same classrooms and classmates, the school wants us to get to know each other there. Students usually come to school early, sit in that space and have fun. Around the space, there are many lockers for students to leave their books in, so that students do not have to carry a heavy schoolbag everywhere.

It really surprises me that we have almost no textbooks. We only have textbooks for World History and Algebra 2 and they are big and heavy, like bricks. For other classes, we only need binders (活页夹) with paper in them. Without textbooks, students learn things freely and actively. For example, my humanities teacher just teaches us what is in her mind at the time. We never know what we will learn.

Another difference between American schools and Chinese schools is that American schools care about students’ morality more than their academic studies. For example, if you do not finish your homework, you will just be asked to do it later, but if you cheat or lie, you will get a warning or even be kicked out.

I think that most students here are good at schoolwork as well, but compared to Chinese students, they can make learning a more joyful experience. I think we should take the good points from our two different kinds of education to perfect our approach to studying.[来源:学*科*网Z*X*X*K]

28. What was the writer sad for?

A. He was late for school.

B. He missed the trip at the beginning of school.

C. He didn’t know anyone.

D. American students looked down upon him.

29. Why do students go to the basement of the teaching building?

A. To attend class.   B. To share a classroom.   C. To have fun.   D. To meet teachers.

30. How do teachers in the US teach the students?

A. However they want to.                B. They use bricks.

C. Some use textbooks; some teach freely.   D. They always teach as required.

31. According to the passage, in American high schools, ________.

A. you are likely to be kicked out if you cheat

B. you’ll be punished if you do not finish your homework

C. students are better at school work than Chinese students

D. students care much about the grades they get

D

Zheng Pengyu: Interest is the best teacher. Classrooms that weren’t fixed could give students the chance to explore their interests. At the same time, they would be able to learn on their own because they would have to make their own decisions. All in all, the new system would be a good chance to inspire students’ passion for studying.

Sun Yao: Despite its benefits, I’m worried about whether the new system would work. Going to different classrooms would take up a big part of our break time and we would have less time to relax after class. Also, not all schools could offer so many diversified classes.

Shi Zhenghan: I support students learning in different classes. It would solve the problem of some students thinking the classes are too easy while some think they are too difficult. Teachers could also teach more effectively. What’s more, friendships built while in different classes might be a pleasant surprise.

Zhou Qingqing: In my opinion, studying in different classrooms might affect students’ psychological (心理的) development. They might find it difficult to develop deep and strong friendships with other students if they had to change classrooms constantly. They would also lose their sense of belonging to a certain class.

Hu Qile: I applaud the idea. It would help teachers set up special teaching plans for different classes. For students, making choices by themselves could encourage them to be responsible. Changing classrooms could also help relive the boredom of doing the same dull routine (惯例) every day.

Wang Xiaoqian: The new system might help with students’ individual development, but I still prefer the current system. Studying in one fixed classroom, students with different academic levels can help each other. Spending your senior middle school years with the same classmates is an unforgettable experience.

32. According to Sun Yao, which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. The new system will work if great measures are taken.

B. All the schools can’t afford so many diversified classes.

C. Students will have more time to relax.

D. He supports the system because of its benefits.[来源:Z。xx。k.Com]

33. Among the following people, who prefers the new system?

A. Sun Yao       B. Hu Qile      C. Zhou Qingqing D. Wang Xiaoqian

34. What is the passage about?

A. Schools should offer diversified classes to students.

B. Students find it difficult to develop friendship.

C. Different opinions about changing classroom.

D. Changing classroom can help with students’ individual development.

35. Which of the following can best replace the word “applaud” in paragraph 5?

A. hate         B. oppose        C. favor D. benefit

第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10 分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and feel as if you have known them half your life.    36   .

Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they’ll help you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly.

First of all, good talkers ask questions.    37  . One well-known businesswoman says, “At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. It’s a common question，but it will get things going.” From there you can move on to other matters—sometimes to really personal questions.    38   . Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers .This point seems clear, but it isn’t. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what sort of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively.

39  . If someone sticks to one topic, you can take it as a fact that he’s really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull, then, it’s time for you to change the subject.

Finally, good talkers know well how to deal with the occasion of parting. If you’re saying goodbye, you may give him a firm handshake and say, “I’ve really enjoyed meeting you.”    40   . Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if they’ve known you half their life.

A. Real listening at least means some things.

B. You can become a popular person.

C. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question.

D. And how he answers will let you know how far you can go.

E. If you want to see that person again, don’t keep it a secret.

F. It’s polite to listen to others with a smile.

G. These people have something in common.

第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。[学

Ricardo Semler became boss of his father's business Semco in Brazil at the age of 21. Ricardo worked like a(an)   41   man, from 7：30 am to midnight every day. One afternoon, while he was visiting a factory in New York, he   42  . The doctor told him if he   43   like that, he would find a new home in hospital. Semler got the   44  . He changed the way he   45  . In fact, he changed the ways his  46  worked, too.

He let his workers take more   47   so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong. He   48   them to set their own salaries，  49   their own working hours and he cut all the jobs he thought were   50  , like receptionists and secretaries.

He changed the office：  51   walls, they have plants at Semco, so bosses can't  52  themselves away from everyone else. And the workers are   53   to decorate their workspace as they want.

It sounds perfect，but does it   54  ? The answer is in the   55  ：in the last six years, Semco's revenues(收入)have   56   from $35 million to $212 million. The company has gone from eight hundred employees to 3,000. Why?

Semler says it's because of "peer pressure" which makes employees work   57   for everyone else. If someone isn't doing his job   58  , the other workers will not allow the   59   to continue. In other words，Ricardo treats his workers like adults rather than children, and expects them to act like responsible   60  . And they do.

41. A. interesting  B. independent   C. mad  D. great

42. A. fell down  B. gave up  C. went out  D. got off

43. A. changed  B. continued  C. dropped  D. went

44. A. sound  B. way  C. sense   D. message

45. A. walked  B. talked  C. worked  D. treated

46 A. family  B. workers  C. friends  D. children

47. A. responsibility B. money  C. power  D. expectation

48. A. persuaded  B. forced  C. forbade  D. allowed

49. A. decide      B. want    C. understand  D. try

50. A. unnecessary  B. unpopular  C. stupid  D. difficult

51. A. above all  B. instead of  C. apart from  D. except for

52. A. put  B. get  C. shut  D. take

53. A. willing  B. free  C. tired  D. eager

54. A. develop  B. grow  C. happen  D. work

55. A. eyes  B. numbers  C. persons  D. dollars

56. A. grown  B. dropped  C. beaten D. made

57. A. straight  B. slow  C. hard  D. seldom

58. A. perfect   B. wrong C. well  D. late

59. A. trouble  B. situation  C. pressure  D. suffering

60. A. children  B. teenagers  C. professors  D. adults

第II卷(共50分)

注意事项：

第II卷共2页。考生必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔在答题纸上各题目的指定答题区域内作答，在试卷上作答无效。

第二节：(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories,   61  (destroy) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged   62   their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or roofs. One person was killed, several were   63  (serious) hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early   64   the morning and lasted for over an hour.

“I   65  (eat) with my wife and children,” he said, “When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best   66  (climb) out but then I saw that one of my children was   67  (miss). I went back inside and found him, safe   68   very frightened.”

Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she   69   (feel) that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.

Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department brought   70  (they) food, clothes and shelter.

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)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

I’d like to give you some advices on how to learn Chinese well.

First, it was important to take a Chinese course, as you’ll be able to learn from the teacher and practising with your fellow students. Then, it also help to watch TV and read books, newspapers and magazines in the Chinese whenever possible. It will make you familiar to Chinese characters and enlarge your vocabulary even before you notice it!

Besides, it is a good idea learn and sing Chinese songs, because by doing so you’ll learn and remember Chinese words more easy. You can also make more Chinese friends, they will tell you a lot about China and help you learn Chinese. Try to speak Chinese as many as possible.

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

假如你是李华, 你的澳大利亚笔友Sally三月底将来青岛某中学教英语。她想提前了解青岛的天气、饮食习惯以及高中生英语学习的情况。请用英语给她写一封邮件，介绍以上情况。

注意：

1. 词数100左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sally,