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第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分） If you walked past the supermarket, you would find many foods that have been treated ____16______ (kill) any harmful germs that might have been in them. Milk is a good example. Raw milk --- that is, milk just as it comes from the cow --- may be _____17_____ (safe) to drink. But ____18______ the milk is heated and then cooled, the harmful germs are killed. The man ____19______discovered this way of treating milk was a Frenchman by the name of Louis Pasteur. In the supermarket you would also find many frozen foods --- frozen fruits, vegetables, meat and fish. As techniques for ____20______ (freeze) food are being improved, more frozen foods are appearing on the market, and more people are buying them. Fruits and vegetables to be sold in the supermarket are often frozen the moment ____21______are picked. The ____22_____(soon) fruits and vegetables are frozen, the better. _______23_____, machines are often taken into the fields where____24______food grows, so that little time is lost _____25_____picking and freezing.
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The United Nations says forty million people or so around the world went hungry in 2008，mainly because of higher food prices. Early estimates from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) show that 963 million people did not get enough to eat. World food prices have dropped since early 2008．Prices of major crops have decreased by more than half from their height earlier last year. But they remain high compared to earlier years． But FAO official Hafez Ghana says lower prices have failed to end the food crisis（危机）in many poor countries．"For millions in developing countries," he says, "getting enough food every day to live an active and healthy life is a distant dream.” The FAO says food shortage is a threat to people's health．Today, two-thirds of the world's undernourished people live in just a few countries. These are India, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Ethiopia and so on. A report on food insecurity warns that the current economic crisis could send even more people into hunger and poverty. In sub-Saharan Africa, the percentage of the people who continually go hungry fell from 34% in 1997 to 30% in 2008．But the FAO says Ghana is the only country that has reached two sets of hunger reduction targets．These were set by the 1996 World Food Summit and the Millennium Development Goals．The main reason is the growth in agricultural production in Ghana. The FAO says some countries in Southeast Asia like Thailand and Vietnam have made progress in hunger reduction goals．But South Asia and Central Asia haven't, and North Korea is still in hot water. 31. What FAO official Hafez Ghana says implies ＿． A. it's easy but takes long to provide people with enough food B. enough food can make people more active and healthier C. there is difficulty solving the food shortage in a short time D. people in developing countries will never get enough food 32. Ghana has reached the targets of hunger reduction mainly because of ＿． A. the still high food prices B. the donation of developed countries C. the two targets of hunger reduction D. the growth in agricultural production 33. The underlined word "undernourished" in Para. 4 probably means ＿． A. hungry and unhappy B. unhealthy for lack of food C. not fat because of poverty D. undeveloped and poor 34. Which country has not made progress in hunger reduction? A. North Korea B. Thailand C. Vietnam D. Ghana 35. What is the best title of this passage? A. The food production of the world B. The hunger reduction target of the FAO C. The food shortage around the world D. The solution to the global food shortage
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If you ask people to name the one person who had the greatest effect on the English language, you will get answers like “Shakespeare,” “Samuel Johnson,” and “Webster,” but none of these men had any effect at all compared to a man who didn’t even speak English – William the Conqueror. Before 1066, in the land we now call Great Britain lived peoples belonging to two major language groups. In the west-central region lived the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic language, and in the north lived the Scots, whose language, though not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic. In the rest of the country lived the Saxons, actually a mixture of Anglos, Saxons, and other Germanic and Nordic peoples, who spoke what we now call Anglo-Saxon (or Old English), a Germanic language. If this state of affairs had lasted, English today would be close to German. But this state of affairs did not last. In 1066 the Normans led by William defeated the Saxons and began their rule over England. For about a century, French became the official language of England while Old English became the language of peasants. As a result, English words of politics and the law come from French rather than German. In some cases, modern English even shows a distinction between upper-class French and lower-class Anglo-Saxon in its words. We even have different words for some foods, meat in particular, depending on whether it is still out in the fields or at home ready to be cooked, which shows the fact that the Saxon peasants were doing the farming, while the upper-class Normans were doing most of the eating. When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany more “foreign” than France because the German they see on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than French does. Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the result of one man’s ambition. 36. The two major languages spoken in what is now called Great Britain before 1066 were _________. A. Welsh and Scottish B. Nordic and Germanic C. Celtic and Old English D. Anglo-Saxon and Germanic 37. Which of the following groups of words are, by inference, rooted in French? A. president, lawyer, beef B. president, bread, water C. bread, field, sheep D. folk, field, cow 38. Why does France appear less foreign than Germany to Americans on their first visit to Europe? A. Most advertisements in France appear in English. B. They know little of the history of the English language. C. Many French words are similar to English ones. D. They know French better than German. 39. What is the subject discussed in the text? A. The history of Great Britain. B. The similarity between English and French. C. The rule of England by William the Conqueror. D. The French influences on the English language. 40. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The Old English was originated from Germanic language. B. William the Conqueror invaded England and conquered the whole country in 1066. C. William the conqueror’s great ambition was to introduce French words into the English language. D. According to the text, Shakespeare’ contribution to the development of the English language is less than that William the conqueror made.
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第二节：信息匹配（共5小题，满分10分） 下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。 A：Norman SCD—1885 Dictionary The electronic dictionary is programmed with over 200,000 words. It uses Clari Speech technology to actually speak words and phrases, making it easy to pronounce new vocabulary. B: Norman Merriam Webster BES---1850 Dictionary This handy translator provides you with 5,000,000 total translation to and from Spanish and English! This dictionary is specially designed for all levels of language skill from beginner to advanced. C: Brand V7 Dictionary / Translator This special model features （以……为特征）the largest and most complete Russian-English dictionary. Advanced English speech, accent correction function and specialized terms database will help you communicate. Business organizer will allow you to stay in touch with the world through all kinds of advanced features. D: Seiko WP1500 Rogets III Thesaurus Dictionary It is the nearest word finder. It is also great for cross word puzzles. It will show you the time, day and date of local time zone and the same for over 100 cities throughout the world by simply entering the first letter of the name of the city. E: Ectaco KD-800 Dictionary / Translator This advanced talking handheld translator features the following dictionaries: the general English-Korean dictionary for 215,905 entries (词条); popular Korean-English dictionary for 183,279 entries, and the dictionary of Chinese traditional characters for 7,744 entries. F: The Lingo Traveler 18 It is a great value as well as an International translator. Draw on over 96,000 words and 8,000 useful phrases. Equipped with a powerful databank, the Lingo Traveler 16 allows you to store all of your appointments, telephone numbers, and addresses. 请阅读以下有关学生的信息，然后为他们选择要购买的电子词典： 41.________ John is a student in a university now. He often travels around the world and he likes making all kinds of friends. But sometimes he can’t remember his friends’ telephone numbers so he is always worried about this. 42.________ Belly is an American girl who studies in a foreign language school. Belle's native language is English but her major is Spanish. Yesterday she asked her mother to buy her an electronic dictionary to improve her Spanish. 43.________ Lily, a clever girl, comes from the United States. She loves Chinese culture very much. She is also a girl who loves Korean movies in her spare time as many Chinese girls. She says she is not sure about some of the Korean words and phrases. 44.________ Ray is a middle school student who is funny and humorous. In his spare time he likes to play crossword puzzle games. He likes traveling around the world very much, but he often makes mistakes about the time in another country. 45.________ Tom is a university student. Not only can he speak English, but also he can speak Russian. But sometimes people can't understand him because he often speaks with strong accent. He wishes a translator could help him a lot.
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读写任务（共1小题，满分25分） 在全国“两会”上，“农村留守儿童” 问题成为人大代表和政协委员普遍关注的热门话题之一。请阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。 In China, with one or two parents going out to earn money, many children are left in their hometown in the countryside. These children are called “leftover children”. A large number of leftover children have emerged since 1978, and the statistics showed in 2004, the total is 22 million. Usually their grandparents or their parents’ friends or relatives look after these leftover children. Sometimes they are brought up by one of their parents at home. In most cases, their guardians are not quite educated. To them, making sure that the children are healthy and fed well is the most important task, and that the children are safe and sound is considered to have done a good job. But they seldom care about children’s study, their psychological needs, or mental demands. Neither do they spend some time teaching kids how to develop good habits. Therefore, for most of the time, the leftover children can’t get emotional support from their parents, which can result in so many problems. [写作内容] 1. 以大约30个词概括短文的内容。 2. 然后以约120个词就“如何关心农村留守儿童（leftover children）的成长？”的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点： 1）农村留守孩子存在的原因是什么。 2）你认为他们面临的最大困难是什么。 3）解决留守孩子问题的关键是什么, 提出解决问题的措施。 [写作要求] 1. 你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不能直接引用阅读材料的句子。 2. 题目自定。 [评分标准] 概括准确、语言规范、内容合适、篇章连贯。 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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