第二节 读写任务(共1小题,满分25分)
阅读下面短文,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文.
Jade means a lot in Chinese culture and is highy valued by the Chinese people.
Many people begin to wear one when they are young till they die, believing that it
will bring them good luck.
Every time I stop to think about which possession of mine means the most to me,
I find myself looking at my left wrist, around which is a simple jade bracelet. And this bracelet will always remind me of my culture and the individual that I am.
I remember very clearly the night my parents gave me the bracelet. It was in mysophomore (二年级) year of high school, and I had stayed out at midnight. When Ifinally got home, my parents gave me a lecture on responsibility. I expected to beplaced on restriction, but instead they gave me a jade bracelet. I was totally
shocked...but when I went to bed that night I was supremely happy.
The next morning my father told me that because they had gone shopping for the
bracelet, he had not gone to the racetrack(赛马场), and had missed out on winning
$20,000 because of me. However, he said that I was worth it.
The bracelet will always remind me of those two days and the love that exists in my relationship with my parents, even though nothing is ever said. I know that no matter what I may do, my parents will always love me and accept me the way I am.
Since I got the bracelet, I have not taken it off--mostly because I don't want to. My bracelet means so much to me that if it should ever break, I would be enormously
upset, But then. I could always save the pieces for good luck.
【写作内容】
1．以约30个词概括这篇文章中作者收到bracelet的感受．
2．根据短文内容就父母亲给予孩子的爱这个主题发表你的看法，至少包括以下内
容要点。该部分的字数约120个词左右。
(1)在你心目中父母亲情的重要性；
(2)结合自己的实例来说明父母亲的爱对你的影响。
【写作要求】
1．作文中可使用实例或其它方法支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但
不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2．文章中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
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Ⅳ写作(共两节，满分为40分)
第一节 基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)
广州市政府2007年1月16日，通过了在广州市中山大道(从天河到下远段)
建一条公交快车道的决议，这将使天河至岗顶的车速提高三倍，并且公交快车系
统的23条线路将在2010亚运会前全市采用。
这个决议在广州市民中产生强大的反响。请根据以下提示，就其利弊谈谈自己
的观点.
写作内容]
1)请根据以上提示：就其利弊谈谈自己的观点，文章的开头已经给出。
2)文章必须包括所有提示要点，但不要逐条译成英语。
[写作要求]
只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容。
[评分标准]
句子结构准确，信息内容完整和连贯。
参考词汇:公交快车系统 the bus rapid transit system (BRT system)
机动车道 the motor and bicycle lanes
According to the Guangzhou government Office,the bus rapid transit (BRT)
system will be adopted throughout the city before the 2010 Asian Games.
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第二节 信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
请阅读下列应用文和相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息.请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑.
下面是对几部电影的介绍:
A. Black Snake Moan
Rae has been left for dead on the roadside when Lazavas discovers her. The
God-fearing, middle-aged black man quickly learns that the young white woman
whom he's nursing back to health is none other than the town tramp from the small
Tennessee town where they live. Worse, she has an anxiety disorder.
B. Blades of Glory
When two figure skaters Chazz and Jimmy brawl (打架) for the gold medal at
the World Championships, they are stripped (剥夺) of their gold medals and banned
from the sport for life.
C. Mr. Brooks
Consider Mr. Brooks, a successful businessman, a generous philanthropist (慈善家), a loving father and devoted husband. Seemingly, he's perfect. But Mr. Brooks has a secret -- he is a cruel serial killer and no one knows it -- until now.
D. Evening
The film explores the romantic past and emotional present of Ann Grant and her daughters. As Ann lays dying, she reflects on the time in her youth when she met the love of her life, a man she has never forgotten. Her daughters learn that decisions made on impulse can affect a lifetime,and how important it is to know
true love when it finds you.
E.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter retums for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts and discovers that
much of the wizard community has been denied the truth about the teenager's recent
encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort, preferring to turn a blind eye to the news that Voldemort has returned.
F. The Invisible
Nick is a high school senior with a bright future until, in a tragic case of
mistaken identity, he is wildly attacked by a troubled girl Annie, and his body is left for dead.
请阅读下列的电影补充介绍，然后匹配电影补充介绍与它们所对应的电影名称。
56. Deeply moving and extremely romantic, it is a film about the moments in life that define us, and the timeless love that binds mothers and daughters, sisters and friends.
57. He decides to cure her both in body and in spirit. He uses unusual ways --
tying her to the radiator (电暖炉) . And by saving her,,the man might just save
himself.
58. Now in limbo (中间过渡状态), he is not quite dead but invisible to the living,
and his spirit can only watch as his mother and the Police search for him, not knowing that he is only hours away from death.
59. Fearing that Hogwarts' venerable (值得尊敬的) headmaster, Albus
Dumbledore is lying about Voldemort's return in order to weaken his power and take
his job, the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, appoints a new teacher to keep
watch over Hogwarts' students.
60. Now, three-and-a-half years on, they've found there will be some hope that
they will be allowed to compete again: if they can put aside their differences, they can skate together in pairs figure skating.
Sixteen years ago, Eileen Doyle's husband, an engineer, took his four children up for an early morning cup of tea, packed a small case and was never seen or heard of again. Eileen was astonished and in a state of despair. They had been a happy family and, as far as she knew, there had been nothing wrong with their marriage.
Every day of the year a small group of men and women quietly pack a few
belongings and without so much as a note or a good--bye close the front door for the last time, leaving their debts, their worries and their confused families behind them.Last year, more than 1,200 men and nearly as many women were reported missing
from home--the highest in 15 years. Many did return home within a year, but others
rejected the past completely and are now living a new life somewhere under a
different identity.
To those left behind, this form of desertion is a terrible blow to their pride and self-confidence. Even the finality of death might be preferable. At least it does not imply rejection or failure. Worse than that, people can be left with an unfinished marriage, not knowing whether they will have to wait seven years before they are free to start a fresh life.
Clinical psychologist Paul Brown believes most departures of this kind to be well
planned rather than impulsive. "It's typical of the kind of personality which seems
able to ignore other people's pain and difficulties. Running away, like killing yourself,is a highly aggressive act. By creating an absence the people left behind feel guilty,upset and empty."
51. When her husband left home, Eileen Doyle________.
A. could not forgive him for taking the children
B. had been expecting it to happen for some time
C. could not understand why
D. blamed herself for what had happened
52. Most people who leave their families behind them___________.
A. do so without warning
B. do so because of their debts
C. come back immediately
D. change their names
53. Some people would even prefer the death to the running away of their spouse
Because_________.
A. their spouse would feel no pain during the death
B. their spouse death would not blow their pride and confidence
C. a desertion would not bring a feeling of rejection or failure
D. their spouse death would make them feel less painful
54. Which might be the best tire of the passage?
A. Broken Marriage B. New life after Desertion
C. A New Social Problem D. Desertion and its Influence
55. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Many people choose to leave home quietly because they hate their family.
B. Paul Brown regards leaving home as an act of selfishness.
C. Those who are left behind will lose confidence and won't marry again.
D. Eileen's husband, together with his four kids, were probably killed in an accident.
After the Summer Olympics are over, when all the athletes have gone home and
the television audience has switched off, another group of athletes and fans will arrive at the host city, and another competition will begin. These are the Paralympics, the games for athletes with a disability. But in Beijing in 2008, for the first time, one of the greatest Paralympies will not be taking part.
She is a British athlete by the name of Tanni Crey-Thormpson. Born with spine
hifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralysed from the waist down. Tanni used a
wheelchair from the age of 7. At first, she was not keen on sport, apart from
horse-riding, which gave her a sense of freedom. But in her teens, she started taking
sports more seriously. She tried swimming, basketball and tennis. Eventually she
found athletics, and never looked back.
Indeed, Tanni's athletic career took off. In 1984, whenshe was 15, she pulled off a surprise victory in the 100 metres at the Junior National Wheelehair Games. In 1988,Tanui went to her first Paralympic Games in Seoul. She won bronze in the 400 metres.Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelona. Paralympics. Tanni won gold in the 100,200,400 and 800 metres relay, setting two world records in the process. In the same year she achieved she first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon
victories.
Tanni's enduring success had been part motivation, part preparation, "The
training I do enables me to be a good sprinter (短跑运动员) enables me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever
distance I want to race I am still competing at a very high lever, but as I get older things get harder and I want to retire before I fall apart."
Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her
wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
In spite of ups and downs, she never takes her fate lying down. In her splendid
life, she has won an amazing eleven gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in series
of Paralympics--a top lever athletic career covering two decades. She has won the
London Wheelchair Marathon six times, more than any other competitor, and she has
set over thirty world records.
What advice does she have for young athletes? "Work hard at your studies, and
then train, train and train again."
46. Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?
A. Basketball B. Swimming. C. Tennis. D. Horse-riding.
47. When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?_
A. In 1984. B. In 1988. C. In 1992. D. In 2007.
48. The underlined word "that" in the 5th paragraph refers to______________.
A. fifty weeks' training B. being a good sprinter
C. training almost every day D. part motivation and part preparation
49. What's the right order of the events related to Tanni?
a. She works as a coach.
b. She took up athletics.
c. She won four gold medals in Barcelona.
d. She competed in her first Paralympic Games.
e. She achieved a victbry in her first London Wheelchair Marathon.
A. b, d, c, e, a B. a, d, b, c ,e C. A,d,c,e,b D.b.d.a.e.c
50. What can we learn from Tanui's success?
A. Union is strength. B. Never too late to learn.
C. Well begun is half done. D. No pains, no gains.
Ⅲ阅读(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答
题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Diet Zone: A Dangerous Place
Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet... We are surroundedby the word "diet" everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attractedby the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking aboutwhat diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us
psychologically and physically.
Diet products significantly weakenus psychologically. On one level, we are not
allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the
weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods.
Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale
instead. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word "diet" in food labels.
On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time wehave a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that wedon't have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.
The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have onus, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm ourbodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing ourbodies from having basic nutrients (营养成分). Diet foods and diet pills contain zerocalorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonderproducts. Diet products, may not be nutritional, and the chemical that go into dietproducts are potentially dangerous.
Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time toseriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not inthe power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist
diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological harm that comes from using
them.
41. From Paragraph 1, we learn that__________.
A. diet products fail to bring out people's potential
B. people have difficulty in choosing diet products
C. diet products are misleading people
D. people are fed up with diet products
42. One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to__________.
A. try out a variety of diet foods
B. hesitate before they enjoy diet foods.
C. pay attention to their own eating habits
D. watch their weight rather than their diet
43. In Paragraph 3, "gain comes without pain" probably means________.
A. losing weight is effortless
B. it costs a lot to lose weight
C. diet products bring no pain
D. diet products are free from calories ,
44. Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products_________.
A. are over-consumed
B. lack basic nutrients
C. are short of chemicals
D. provide too much energy
45. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?
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