—How long are you staying in Nanan?
—I have no idea. __________.
A. Never mind B. That’s all right C. It depends D. It doesn’t matter
A. the; the B. a; a C. a; the D. /; a
---It’s raining heavily. The plane may be put off.
---I am told it will take off _______ the weather.
A. regardless of B. because of C. thanks to D. due to
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Mike想了解一下你参加2010年全国中学生英语冬令营的有关信息，请你根据下面的海报给他写一封信，谈谈有关情况和活动意义，并邀请他参加你们的活动。
注意：1. 信必须包括以上内容要点，可以适当增加细节，使内容连贯；
2. 词数： 120字左右；
3. 参考词汇：全国中学生英语能力竞赛 NEPC
Welcome to Our English Winter Camp 2010
? 营 址：北京
? 活动时间：2010年2月底，共5天。
? 参加人员：1、全国中学生英语能力竞赛获奖者；
2、中国、美国英国和澳大利亚的英语老师。
? 活动内容：1、举行英语演讲比赛；
2、观看学生表演；游览北京风景名胜；
3、交流英语学习经验。
Come on, join in!
Dear Mike,
Nice to hear from you again.________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes,
Yours truly,
Li Hua
第二卷（两部分共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。
The snowstorm in our city last week wasn’t a large one, but
it ______ many accidents. The snow started to come down in 76．_________
the late afternoon. I saw it ______ the window of the office building where 77．_________
Mary and I work as ______(秘书). It had been snowing for an hour 78．_________
b______ I started to drive home. After twenty minutes, the accident 79．_________
happened. My heater didn’t work, and the snow ______(结冰) on my 80．_________
window, so I couldn’t see well. I had to c______ my window every few 81．_________
minutes. To make matters ______, the car hit the hill, turned over 82．_________
and stopped. I looked to see w______ I was hurt, but I wasn’t. 83．_________
_____(幸运) I’d been wearing my seatbelt. Soon the police 84．_________
came to r______ me, and I managed to return home later. 85．_________
Sustainable development is applied to just about everything from energy to clean water and economic growth, and as a result it has become difficult to question either the basic assumptions behind it or the way the concept is put to use．This is especially true in agriculture, where sustainable development is often taken as the sole measure of progress without a proper appreciation of historical and cultural perspectives．
To start with, it is important to remember that the nature of agriculture has changed markedly throughout history, and will continue to do so ．Medieval agriculture in northern Europe fed, clothed and sheltered a predominantly rural society with a much lower population density than it is today．It had minimal effect on biodiversity, and any pollution it brought about was typically localized．In terms of energy use and the nutrients captured in the product it was relatively inefficient．
Contrast this with farming since the start of the industrial revolution．Competition from overseas led farmers to specialize and increase yields．Throughout this period food became cheaper, safe and more reliable．However, these changes have also led to habitat loss and to diminishing biodiversity．
What’s more, demand for animal products in developing countries is growing so fast that meeting it will require an extra 300 million tons of grain a year by 2050，yet the growth of cities and industry is reducing the amount of water available for agriculture in many regions．
All this means that agriculture in the 21st century will have to be very different from how it was in the 20th．This will require radical（激进的）thinking．For example, we need to move away from the idea that traditional practices are inevitably more sustainable than new ones．We also need to abandon the notion that agriculture can be “zero impact”．The key will be to abandon the rather simple and static measures of sustainability, which centre on the need to maintain production without increasing damage．Instead we need a more dynamic interpretation, one that looks at the pros and cons of all the various way land is used．There are many different ways to measure agricultural performance besides food yield: energy use, environmental costs, water purity, carbon footprint and biodiversity．It is clear, for example, that the carbon of transporting tomatoes from Spain to the UK is less than that of producing them in the UK with additional heating and lighting, but we do not know whether lower carbon footprints will always be better for biodiversity．
What is crucial is recognizing that sustainable agriculture is not just about sustainable food production．
72．How do people often measure progress in agriculture?
A．By its productivity B． By its impact on the environment
C．By its sustainability D．By its contribution to economic growth
73．What does the author think of traditional farming practices?
A．They have remained the same over the centuries
B．They have not kept pace with population growth
C．They are not necessarily sustainable
D．They are environmentally friendly
74．What will agriculture be like in the 21st century?
A．It will go through radical changes
B．It will supply more animal products
C．It will abandon traditional farming practices
D．It will cause zero damage to the environment
75．What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A．To remind people of the need of sustainable development
B．To suggest ways of ensuring sustainable food production
C．To advance new criteria for measuring farming progress
D．To urge people to rethink what sustainable agriculture is．
