At last the poor man had to give up. He found __________ no use begging for more.
A. it B. this C. that D. himself
短文写作（共1题；满分25分）
假如你是2011年美康“中文桥”Chinese Language Bridge美国学生来华夏令营的一名中方工作人员李华，收到了美国营员Peter的电子邮件，他在动身来中国之前，想了解一下中方给他安排的寄宿家庭的有关情况，请你根据下列信息回复邮件：
1．住房宽敞，有私家车；
2．懂英语，乐于交流；
3．2010年接待过美国学生。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；
3．信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
I’m very glad to receive your e-mail asking about something about the family we have arranged for you to stay.
Yours,
Li Hua
完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
1．Do remember to remind her (关掉) the gas before she leaves. (turn)
2．Lots of policemen were sent to prevent them (砍) the trees. (cut)
3． (为何他们突然消失) then still remains a mystery. (disappear)
4．Giving children whatever they want (对他们有害). (harmful)
5．I feel so sick. I wish Mum (没有逼我) to eat so much. (force)
6．These chemical changes produced a chain reaction, which (使可能) for life to develop. (make)
7． (如果时间允许), I hope to visit the museum. (permit)
8．The house (他付了) a large sum of money three years ago is now worth twice as much. (pay)
9．With such a lot of work on hand, he (不应该去) to the cinema last night. (should)
10． (他设法) carry out the experiment last year has encouraged his workmates greatly. (manage)
A sunflower is a sunflower. A mobile phone is a mobile phone. But can you combine the two to do something for your local environment? As early as next year it may well be possible. When you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury it in the garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower.
A biodegradable (生物可降解的) mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists. It is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage consumers to recycle. Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years. It looks like any other plastic, but overtime it can break down into the soil without giving out any poisonous chemicals. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed. When this cover turns into waste, it forms nitrates (硝酸盐). These feed the seed and help the flower grow. “We’ve only put sunflower seeds into the cover so far. But we are working with plant experts to find out which flowers would perform best. Maybe we could put roses in next time.” said one scientist.
As phone technology is developing so quickly people are constantly throwing their mobiles away. This means producers are under pressure to find ways of recycling them. Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. Most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment. A biodegradable cover can offer some relief for nature, according to the scientists. “The seed is released and the flower grows in the pot so you don’t have to concern yourself with the phone when you have finished using it,” said Kerry Kirwan, the leader of the research team.
1.After you have finished using the new type of mobile phone, _______.
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A．the sunflower seed will come out and flower in the pot |
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B．the phone cover will break down very soon in the soil |
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C．it will be recycled by the producers |
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D．it can charge itself with electricity in a green way |
2.This type of research is done because ________.
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A．the technology of making phones is changing rapidly |
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B．too many waste mobile phones may lead to environmental problems |
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C．nobody has ever thought of recycling mobile phones |
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D．producing mobile phones uses a lot of energy |
3.We can infer from the story ________.
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A．the new type of mobile phones are already on the market |
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B．the new type of mobile phones will sell extremely well |
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C．the material of the new type of phones is harmful |
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D．other flowers may be used in the new type of mobile phones |
4.The best title of this passage is .
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A．Recycling our phones |
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B．The phones that flower |
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C．A new material for making phones |
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D．The harm of thrown-away phones |
Parking has long been a major headache for drivers in Shanghai. The Transportation Department is mapping out a new plan for the city’s parking system. There are one million cars on the road in Shanghai but only enough public parking space to provide room for 15 percent of these vehicles. It is no wonder that local drivers get so worried trying to find a place to park.
The city is seeing a rise in private car owners. In March, the city sent out 2,000 private car licenses, the highest number of licenses ever sent out in a month. And prices rose to 14,600 yuan, 500 more than in February. Industry experts say this suggests that local people have a strong, active interest in buying cars.
By the year 2020, the number of automobiles in Shanghai will probably reach two million. If one parking lot is for each car, then a lot of parking space should be built for these vehicles.
Downtown Shanghai is most short of parking space. However, experts point out that simply building more parking lots in downtown areas is not practical and doesn’t provide an ideal solution. The idea of “ Park & Ride” system has been suggested. This means that drivers can leave their vehicles in car parks nearby subway or bus stations and ride public transport to go downtown. Based on this idea, the city will limit the number of parking lots in downtown areas and demand higher parking fees but build more parking areas near main subway and bus stops.
1.The underlined phrase “mapping out” in the first paragraph means __________.
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A．making |
B．arguing |
C．commanding |
D．requesting |
2.About __________ drivers can find places to park their cars in Shanghai now.
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A．850,000 |
B．1,000,000 |
C．150,000 |
D．2,000,000 |
3.What can we infer from the second paragraph?
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A．The city sent out more private licenses in February. |
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B．Less and less people bought cars in March. |
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C．The city sent out less private licenses in March. |
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D．More and more people are going to buy cars. |
4.According to the idea of a “ Park & Ride ” system, the city will __________.
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A．send out more private car licenses |
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B．build more parking lots near bus stops |
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C．encourage people to buy more cars |
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D．build more parking areas downtown |
Students who say they never or hardly ever used dictionaries often speak English well but usually write poorly, because they make many mistakes.
The students who use dictionaries most do not learn especially well either. The ones who look up every new word do not read fast. Therefore they do not have time to read much. Those who use small two-language dictionaries have the worst problems. Their dictionaries often give only one or two words as translations of English. But one English word often has many translations in a foreign language and one foreign word has many translations in English.
The most successful students are those who use large college edition dictionaries with about 100,000 words but do not use them too often. When they are reading, these students first try to get the general idea and understand new words from the context. Then they reread and use the dictionary to look up only key words that they still do not understand. They use dictionaries more for writing. If they are not sure how to spell a word, or divide it into syllables, they always use a dictionary. Also, if they think a noun might have an unusual plural form, they check these in a dictionary.
1.The writer thinks that .
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A．choose a good dictionary, and you’ll be successful in learning English |
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B．dictionaries are not necessary to the students who learn English. |
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C．it is very important for students to use good dictionaries properly |
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D．using dictionaries very often can’t help to improve writing |
2.According to the passage, which of the following is wrong?
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A．Dictionaries have little effect on learning to speak English. |
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B．Whatever new words you meet while reading, never use dictionaries. |
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C．Small two-language dictionaries have serious disadvantages. |
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D．Reading something for the first time, you’d better not use dictionaries. |
3.This passage mainly tells us ． .
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A．that students shouldn’t use small two-language dictionaries |
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B．what were the defects of small two-language dictionaries |
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C．why students should use large college edition dictionaries |
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D．what dictionary students should choose and how to use it |
4.Which is not mentioned in this passage?
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A．How to make good use of a dictionary. |
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B．When to use a dictionary. |
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C．How to improve spoken English. |
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D．How to practise reading fast. |
