第二节读写任务(共1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。
A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, may I ask you a question?”
“Yeah sure, what is it?” replied the man.
“Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”
“That’s none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?” the man said angrily.
“I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?” pleaded the little boy.
“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I please borrow $10?”
The father was furious, “If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard every day for such childish behavior.”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy’s questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn’t ask for money very often.
The man went to the door of the little boy’s room and opened the door.
“Are you asleep, son?” He asked.
“No daddy, I’m awake,” replied the boy.
“I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier,” said the man, “It’s been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here’s the $10you asked for.”
The little boy sat straight up, smiling. “Oh, thank you daddy!” He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at his father.
“Why do you want more money if you already have some?” the father grumbled.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied. “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
[写作内容]
1以约30词概括上文的主要内容。
2以约120词对父母为工作而忽视孩子的现象进行议论，内容包括：
(1)你对父母为工作而忽视孩子的现象的看法：
(2)你的父母(或其他亲人)是如何是如何处理工作和关爱孩子的关系的；
(3)你认为父母怎样才能更好地做到工作和关爱孩子两不误。
[写作要求]
1作文中可以使用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。
2作文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，语篇连贯。
写作 (共两节,满分40分)
第一节 基础写作 (共1小题，满分15分)
以下是一则关于足球世界杯介绍的主要内容。
内 容：
1. 世界杯是两个国际性的足球锦标赛, 分为男子和女子世界杯,每四年举行一次。
2．男子世界杯创立于1930年，当时仅有13支队伍，时至今日，这个锦标赛已经吸引了多于140个国家参加。
3．参加比赛的队伍必须在自己的大洲内参加淘汰赛，顺利晋级32强的国家才可以参加决赛。
4．男子世界杯被认为是世界上最受欢迎的体育盛事。
5．女子世界杯开始于1991年，从那时开始，受欢迎程度稳步上升。
参考词汇:
淘汰赛：elimination games
请根据以上内容给学校英语墙报写一篇通讯
只能用5个句子表达全部内容。
[评分标准]
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，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。
首先请阅读下列住宿信息。
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Classical and acoustic guitar lessons be interested in music with a concentration in classical guitar studies and composition masters of education licensed American music teacher over 7 years of experience both private and professional flexible schedule and competitive rates different locations available including the shanghai community center references available 15900460383 |
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Sun Season Tanning Salon (Shanghai Pudong) Sun Season Tanning Salon is the first professional tanning salon in Pudong. Located in German Centre, Sun Seasons has the most advanced and brand-new sun beds from Ergo line and Dr. Kern. Get a great tan in Sun Season Tanning Salon in German Centre Shanghai. 1st Floor, 88 Keyuan Road, Shanghai Pudong Tel. 021-28986013 salon@sun-season.com |
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Office /workshop design and decoration services (Shanghai) Olive Design is a joint venture company with rich experience in the field of interior design and decoration and construction, based in Shanghai. We are so experienced in the following field. Office decoration, hotel, workshop/factory, restaurant decoration, Villa, exhibition decoration. Contact: Mr. Wayne www.okolive.com www..com Mobile: 13774 333 220(English) Office:021 62196012(Chinese) Email:bgccsh@gmail.com Address: West Ronghua Street, North Shuicheng Road, Changning District, Shanghai |
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Providing all kind of printing (Shanghai) Our company provides all kinds of printing like business cards, envelope, brochure, catalogue, poster, sticker… Feel free to contact us if need any printing ! Contact person: Johnny Phone:13818252972 E-mail: Johnny@sprit.com.cn Johnny-wei@263.net |
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YanHong Service For Everything If you require a Mandarin teacher, maid, driver, nanny, cooker, gardener, or other domestic helper, please call our hotline 021-6446 2445 or Isabelle 135 1213 0007(Fr & En) for prospective employees and arrange interviews. With so many problems between new cultures and a new language, we provide full top services to Shanghai foreign families. |
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Be your business assistant, nice friend and guide I graduated from university, an aggressive self-starters interested in a long-term relationship with any person and company who want to start business in China. I can gather price information, verify quality, etc. for you, also I can be your guide and translator when u in China. To sum up, I am able to assist you and your business in China and make them smoothly with my best work! |
请阅读以下个人信息，然后匹配到合适的地方。
1.John’s new company is to open soon. His office is in need of being decorated now.
2. David ‘s 8-year-old daughter likes music very much. He wants someone to teach her play classical music.
3. This year, Mr. Smith will come to China to do star business. He wants an assistant who is good at Chinese.
4.Lisa wants her skin to be tanned. But she wants a good salon with good services.
50. In Salina’s new house, there is a big garden with all kinds of flowers. She has no time to take care of them. She is in need of a skilful gardener now.
Tokyo - Drivers in China are no longer in a hurry to own Toyota Motor Corp's cars.
Neil Hu, a sales manager at a Toyota dealership in Beijing, said he has stopped charging a 5,000 yuan ($732) premium to customers who want to skip the waiting list for RAV4 sport- utility vehicles. He took the initiative after the Japanese carmaker recalled 75,552 of the SUVs in China last month to fix gas pedals that may stick.
"I heard the situation in the US is pretty bad for Toyota," Hu said. "The recall has impacted us as well."
Toyota, which grew more slowly than competitors in China in 2009, will likely lose more market share and see a decline in local profit margin this year, analysts say. The carmaker has relied on a reputation for quality and safety to sell high margin, mid- to large-size models even as the world's biggest auto market shifts to cheaper, smaller cars, encouraged by government incentives.
With Toyota's brand damaged by global recalls of millions of vehicles, profit margins for its SUVs and Camry and Crown sedans may shrink, said Ashvin Chotai, London-based managing director of Intelligence Automotive Asia Ltd, an industry consultant.
"With this recall saga, Toyota's premium pricing power in China is gone," Chotai said. "Toyota's cars don't have enough good value for money."
Toyota has lost $24.5 billion in market capitalization this year as it recalled over 8 million cars globally to fix defects linked to unintended acceleration. The company faces at least 118 class actions in the US and at least 36 individual lawsuits claiming deaths and injuries caused by sudden acceleration of Toyota or Lexus vehicles.
Toyota President Akio Toyoda flew directly to Beijing on March 2 to apologize for the vehicle defects, after attending US Congressional hearings about the recalls in Washington. He skipped Europe's Geneva auto show, underscoring the growing importance of the Chinese market.
Toyota rose for a fifth straight day in Tokyo, advancing 0.9 percent to 3,580 yen as of 9:44 am local time. The carmaker's shares have fallen 7.7 percent this year.
The company's February China sales rose 30 percent to 45,400 vehicles, underperforming the overall passenger-car.
1.According to the passage, why did Toyota carmaker recall their cars in China last month? _____________
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A．Because it faced law suits in the US |
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B．Because there were problems with the cars. |
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C．Because of the importance of the Chinese market |
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D．Because the customers are not satisfied with the charging of a 5,000 Yuan premium. |
2.What does the underlined phrase“take the initiative” mean?
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A．took the advice |
B．changed his mind |
C．took the action |
D．made the decision |
3.Why did Toyota president Akio Toyota skip Europe’s Geneva auto show?
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A．Because he did not think it important |
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B．Because he was not satisfied with the hearing in the US |
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C．Because he attached importance to the Chinese Market |
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D．Because he needed to make an apology to Chinese |
4.After the global recalls of millions vehicles, Toyota will be impacted in the following aspects, EXCEPT_________.
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A．Its brand will be damaged |
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B．Its profit margins will shrink |
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C．It will have to face law suits |
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D．The president will be fired |
5.Where can read the passage? __________
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A．newspaper |
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B．magazine |
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C．encyclopedia |
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D．a school book |
XIANGNING, Shanxi - The number of people trapped underground after a coal mine flooding in north China's Shanxi Province was revised -- for a second time -- to 153 from 123, rescuers said late Sunday night.
Investigations showed that 261 workers were in the pit of Wangjialing Coal Mine under construction when underground water gushed in at about 1:40 pm. Of them, 108 were lifted safely to the ground while 153 others trapped in the shaft, according to the rescue headquarters.
Most of the trapped are migrant workers from Shanxi, Hebei, Hunan and Guizhou provinces," a rescuer said.
The exact number of people trapped is still being checked.
Soon after the accident happened, the Shanxi Provincial Work Safety Administration and the Shanxi Provincial Emergency Affairs Office said 152 people were trapped underground, but officials later changed the figure to 123.
Rescuers are struggling to save the trapped people, and local authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.
President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao ordered local authorities to spare no effort to save the trapped while guarding against secondary accidents.
Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang rushed to the site late Sunday to oversee the search and rescue operation.
The mine, sitting astride Xiangning County of Linfen City and Hejin City of Yuncheng City, covers about 180 square kilometers.
The mining zone boasts more than 2.3 billion tonnes of coal reserves, including nearly 1.04 billion tonnes of proved reserves, according to the company's official website.It is now under infrastructure construction and is expected to produce 6 million tonnes of coal annually once put into operation.
The mine, affiliated to the state-owned Huajin Coking Coal Co. Ltd., is a major project approved by the provincial government.
1.At least how many people were trapped underground according to the latest report?
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A．123 |
B．153 |
C．261 |
D．152 |
2.Most of the worked trapped are from __________. Which of the following answers is WRONG?
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A．Shanxi |
B．Hunan |
C．Guizhou |
D．Hefei |
3.What’s the cause of this accident?
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A．The underground water gushed |
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B．The coal mine was under construction |
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C．It is still being investigated by the local authorities |
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D．The passage does not mention it at all |
4.According to the passage, which of the following statement is right? _________
A. The local authorities fully support the rescue work
B. Vice premier Zhang Dejiang rushed to the site early Sunday to oversee the search
C. The Wangjialing Coal Mine can produce 6 million tonnes of coal each year now
D．The coal mine is a major project approved by the country.
40. What’s the best title of the passage?_________
A. Number of people trapped in China colliery(煤矿) flooding revised to 153
B．The Wangjiajing Coal Mine
C．Rescue work
D. Who are to blame?
NEW YORK - People who keep doing some work in their field after they retire may enjoy better physical and mental health than those who stop work completely or switch to another area of work, according to a U.S. study.
Researchers from the University of Maryland said the findings suggest that prospective retirees should consider moving into so-called "bridge employment" as a transition to full retirement.
"In essence, if someone is in a field where part-time work or self-employment is possible, he or she should consider it as they plan for retirement," researcher Dr. Mo Wang, an assistant professor of psychology, told Reuters Health.
For their study, Wang and his colleagues used data on more than 12,000 workers in a U.S. health study begun in 1992. Participants, who were between the ages of 51 and 61 at the outset, were surveyed every two years over a six-year period.
Overall, Wang's team found, people who went into some form of bridge employment reported lower rates of major diseases like high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and arthritis during the study period than their counterparts who went straight into full retirement.
The findings were not explained by older age or worse initial health among people who opted for full retirement, the investigators report in the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.
On top of their better physical health, "bridge" workers also tended to report fewer mental health problems, such as depression.
The same mental health benefits were not seen, however, when retirees took part-time work in other fields -- possibly, Wang said, because many of these people may have taken those jobs out of financial need rather than choice.
He noted that the lack of benefit could also stem from the fact that these retirees had to adjust to an unfamiliar job position or had to make lifestyle changes.
Bridge work, particularly in one's accustomed field, may benefit physical and mental health for a number of reasons, according to Wang.
In general, he explained, such work may help older adults maintain the active lifestyles they had during their careers and decrease any stress they might feel from the transition into retirement. wwwWang said when it comes to mental health, for instance, bridge work may help by allowing people to keep some of the "role identity" that they have formed over their careers.
Staying active in general, not only through work, can also benefit retirees' physical health, Wang noted. He added, however, that any mental health benefits are likely to depend on the type of activity -- whether it is something that the person truly enjoys, and that helps ease any stress of moving into retirement.
"These findings," Wang said, "suggest that for retirees and prospective retirees, carefully considering whether to engage in bridge employment -- and if so, what types of bridge employment -- is quite important."
1. What does the underlined phrase “at the outset” mean?__________
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A．at least |
B．at least |
C．at the beginning |
D．at last |
2. People who went into some form of bridge employment have less chances to get the following diseases, EXCEPT___________.
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A．arthritis |
B．heart disease |
C．diabetes |
D．low blood pressure |
3.Which of the following statement is WRONG?_________
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A．As long as retirees move into “bridge employment”, they must be healthier than those who do not. |
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B．The participants in the study were between 51 and 61 years old. |
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C．The bridge workers are also less likely to get depression. |
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D．Staying active is beneficial to the retirees’ physical health. |
4.What can we infer from the passage?________
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A．The study was begun in 1992 and lasts for two 6-year periods |
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B．If a bridge worker is older than 61 years old, it does not mean that he will get a better health than others who enjoy full retirement. |
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C．Only by moving into “bridge employment” can the retirees enjoy better health both physically and psychologically. |
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D．Any activity can benefit the retirees’ mental health. |
5.Which is the best title of the passage?
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A．A US study |
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B．Bridge Work |
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C．Working after retiring can be good for your health |
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D．Stay active |
