Uncertainty spreads through our lives so thoroughly that it dominates our language，Our everyday speech is made up in large part of words like probably, many, soon,great,little.What do these words mean?
Such verbal imprecision is not necessarily to be criticized. Indeed, it has a value Just because it allows uw to express judgments when a precise quantitative statement is out of the question.
We have been trying to pin down by experiments what people meari by these expressions in specific contexts, and how the meanings change with age. For instance,a subject is told "There are many trees in the park" and is asked to say what number the word may mean to him. Or a child is invited to take "some" sweets from a bowl and we then count how many he has taken. We compare the number he takes when he is alone with the number when one or more other children are present and are to take some sweets after him, or with the number he takes when told to give
“some" sweets to another child.
First, we find that the number depends, of course, on the items involved. To most people some friends means about five, while some trees means about twenty. However, unrelated areas sometimes show parallel values. For instance, the language of probability seems to mean about the same thing in predictions about the weather and about politics: the expression is certain to( rain,or be elected)signifies to the average person about a 70 percent chance; is likely to, about a 60 percent chance; probably will, about 55 percent.
Secondly, the size of the population of items influences the value assigned to an expression.Thus, if we tell a subject to take "a few" or“a lot of" glass balls from a box, he will take me if the box contains a large number of glass balls than if it has a small number, But not proportionately more: if we increase the number of glass balls eight times, the subject takes only half as large a percentage of the total.
Thirdly, there is a marked change with age. Among children between six and fourteen years old, the older the child, the fewer glass balls, he will take. But the difference between a lot and a few widens with age. This age effect is so consistent that it might be used as a test of intelligence.
51. What's the right attitude towards the words like probably, any and soon ?
A. They are inaccurate and we should avoid them.
B. They are necessary since we cannot be always precise.
C. They should be criticized because there are too many of them.
D. Their value is not yet clear since we don't know their meaning.
52. Why do we do experiments with the words many and some?
A. To prove that people are insensitive to these words.
B. To prove that the words dominate our everyday speech.
C. To find out how the meanings vary with age and contexts.
D. To find out whether the words can mean a precise quantity.
53. Which of the following expressions means a larger chance in weather broadcast?
A. Possible. B. Probable. C. Be likely to. D. Be certain to.
54. Which of the following is similar to the underlined word signifies in its meaning?
A. makes B. means C. predicts D. indicates
55. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Uncertainty in the Language Use.
B. How to Use Language in an Uncertain Way
C.Uncertain Words and their Use in Specific Contexts
D. Experiments on Relationship between Uncertainty and Language Use
第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的
词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31—40的相应位置上。
Opportunities don't come often. They come every once in a while. Very often,they come quietly and go by without 31 (notice). Therefore, it is advisable 32 you should value and treat them with care.When an opportunity comes, it brings a promise but never realizes it 33 its own.If you want to achieve something 34 intend to fulfill one of your ambitions,you must work hard, make efforts and get prepared. 35 , you will take no advantage of opportunities when they come to visit you. The difference between a man who succeeds and 36who does not lies only in the way each treats opportunlties. The successful person always makes adequate 37 (prepare) to meet opportunities as they duly arrive. The unsuccessful person, on the other hand, works little and just waits to see them pass by. In my opinion, there 38plenty of opportunities for everyone in our society, but only those 39 are prepared adequately and qualified highly can make use of them to achieve 40 purpose.
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.
