VII.书面表达（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）
昨天，你参加了学校为你们举办的十八岁成年仪式。
[写作内容]
请根据下列要点，用英语写一篇短文。
成人宣誓: 报效祖国，意识到自己的责任感，…… ;
感谢家长和老师的教育和培养；
老师送贺卡；
表演节目。
[写作要求]
1、必须使用5个句子来表达全部的内容；
2、短文的词数不限。
参考词汇：成人仪式： a growing-up ceremony
宣 誓: make an oath
基础写作
第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读以下应用文及相关信息，并按要求匹配信息。
以下是有关吸烟问题的观点：
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A． Smoking is sure to cause diseases. Just have a look at those people with diseases in hospital and count how many of them do not smoke; you may be surprised at the number. Even these few people might be passive smokers without realizing it. |
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B．We have to admit that the tobacco industry contributes a lot to many countries' economies. It also creates job opportunities. But it's harmful to people in the long run. It's a short-sighted policy to depend on tobacco for money. |
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C．Non-smokers absorb nicotine and other harmful chemicals just as smokers do. This is an especially bad situation for children — some of them absolutely have no choice but to be passive smokers and to have lungs that are not as healthy as a normal child's. |
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D． Despite all the strict laws against smoking, the statistics have shown that more young people are lighting up. While it was absolutely a taboo (禁忌) for a woman to smoke before, now it's quite common to see young girls smoking. Many even walk around with a lighted cigarette in one hand. |
E. However, smokers may feel a certain amount of pressure. On the one hand, they might feel guilty about the amount of money they spend on cigarettes each month, which could have been put to much better use, but on the other hand, they may also feel non-smokers should be more tolerant of them.
F. Smoking can provide constant consolation. When people feel worried or nervous, they just get a cigarette and everything seems to get right After a day's hard work, what they want to do most is smoking. It can be even better than drinking a cup of coffee.
以下是个人对吸烟的认识，请匹配个人的认识与相应的观点。
56．Christopher: As a matter of fact, smokers are under a great deal of pressure, not only because they spend so much money on cigarettes but also because they don' t think people around them are tolerant enough of them.
57．Amanda: If you smoke and you still don't believe that there's a definite link between smoking and bronchial(支气管的) troubles, heart disease and lung cancer, you are certainly deceiving yourself.
58．Harrison: Smoking brings some psychological benefits. Most smokers feel it's enjoyable and that it can relieve daily stress. So why must we ban it and take away a lot of people' s pleasure?
59．Brandon: Forbidden fruits always taste sweetest. That is to say, the stricter the laws against smoking are, the more people want to smoke. What worries me is that more young people are beginning to smoke.
60．Douglas: If there were some ways to stop a smoker from affecting others, I wouldn't object to smoking! Secondhand smoke does great harm to non-smokers, especially to children, who are much more sensitive than adults.
Ⅳ. 阅读理解（共20题；每小题2分，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A, B, C和 D项中，选出最佳选项。
In an age when technology moves faster than most can keep up with, a small group of people still remain in the time of old-fashioned letters. Frankly speaking, I was once certain that traditional letters could never be replaced by other means of communication.
But a story about online communication changed my mind.
An old man, who suffered a lot from Parkinson's disease, was not able to talk clearly and could hardly write his name. Living totally alone, he managed to keep in touch with nearly all the members of his family. How did he achieve this? He clicked out words on his computer keyboard.
I, therefore, managed to get an e-mail box as soon as the opportunity came. My life changed. E-mail, and all online communication, is something truly different. It has capabilities that few other products can match.
E-mail is convenient. It takes less time with its fast speed and 24-hour connection. The slow postal service is no match. If you wouldn't want to have a face-to-face talk with your manager, you might talk with him through e-mail even if you are in the same office.
Naming all the good things about online communication is not easy. But wait. E-mail can be inconvenient. It can waste time and energy. Just think what may happen when you take a short vacation and return to find your e-mail box filled with 200 unread messages. You could clearly spend half a day clearing junk ads.
Then, online communication will keep us staying at our computer while it connects us to distant strangers. Once we throw ourselves into the machine, we may forget the human touches we once held so dear. I'm sure there's and always will be a place for the old-fashioned letter, phone call, and face-to-face meeting even in the world of modem communication.
As I listen to the sound of the modem, I was excited at stepping out to the outside world but, at the same time, I sensed a loss of control over something valuable in my personal life.
41. What caused the writer to become interested in e-mail and online communication?
A. The sound of the modem. B. His own illness.
C. The changing of his life. D. A sick old man's experience.
42. What is the most probable meaning of the underlined word "junk" in Paragraph 7?
A. Old and useless. B. New and useful.
C. Short but valuable. D. Long but clear.
43. What does the writer think of online communication?
A. It should replace old-fashioned letters completely.
B. It is perfectly and always does good to you.
C. It is extremely useful and convenient, but it may be inconvenient or even harmful.
D. It does more harm than good.
44. How did the sick old man keep in touch with his family members?
A. With the help of his computer.
B. By writing letters with his pen.
C. By making telephones calls.
D. By visiting them regularly.
45. According to the writer, traditional means of communication will never disappear because .
A. they are convenient and popular though they are slow
B. they help to keep the friendly relationship between people
C. most people cannot keep up with the development of technology
D. modem means of communication does too much harm
III.语法填空（共10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，在标号为31—40的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。
Tyler was born infected with HIV; his mother was infected. When he was 5, he had a tube surgically (adv. 如外科手术般地) inserted in a vein in his chest. This tube was 31 (connect) to a pump, which he carried in a small backpack on his back. 32 times, he also needed extra oxygen to support his breathing.
Tyler was 33 (will) to give up one single moment of his childhood in spite of this deadly disease. Those 34 knew him wondered at his pure joy in being 35 （live）and the energy it gave him. Tyler’s mother often made jokes on him by telling him that he moved so fast that she needed to dress him in red. That was, when she looked through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly find him.
In the end, he grew quite ill and 36 (fortune), so did his HIV-infected mother. When 37 became clear that he wasn’t going to survive, Tyler’s mother talked to him about death. She comforted Tyler 38 telling him that she was 39 (die), too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven.
A few days before his death, Tyler singed me to his hospital bed and whispered, “I might die soon. I’m not 40 (scare). When I die, please dress me in red. Mom promised she was coming to heaven, too. I’ll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure that she can find me.”
II. 完形填空（共10题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
Married couples 21 more than their homes, cars and finances. They are also likely to have some of the same 22 , experts say. If one of them 23 from asthma (哮喘) , depression, high blood pressure or raised cholesterol n. (胆固醇) levels , his or her partner 24 be afflicted ( vt. 使苦恼,折磨) with the 25 illness , Julia Cox of the University in northern England said. Cox and her team said the most likely 26 for the shared diseases was environment. Married couples usually eat the same foods, are exposed to the same allergens (n. 过敏原) and often have similar exercise patterns, all of 27 contribute to ailments (n. 小病, 疾病) such as allergies, high blood pressure and raised cholesterol. The scientists 28 the medical history of 8,000 married couples, aged 30 to 74. 29 is known, the proper use should be 30 some efficient measures to stop this.
21. A. share B. spare C. own D. use
22. A. cancer B. diseases C. ill D. throat
23. A. keeps B. goes C. suffers D. comes
24. A. should B. shall C. could D. will
25. A. different B. difficult C. similar D. same
26. A. season B. promise C. reason D. approach
27. A. who B. which C. whose D. that
28. A. studied B. read C. copied D. understood
29. A. As B. For C. It D. What
30. A. made to B. made of C. making of D. to make of
第二节 读写任务(共l小题，满分25分)
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
It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. Trevor, my husband, parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity（人性）as a whole. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.
[写作内容]
1． 以30字概括短文的内容。
2． 以约定120个词表达你对“助人为乐”的看法，包括下面内容：
（1） 叙述你或你的朋友帮助人或得到别人帮助的经历
（2） 你对现代社会是否需要“助人为乐 ”的精神的看法及理由
[写作要求]作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，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；
[评分标准]概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
