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。
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Liu Feng Blog My 18th Birthday 2010- 4-14 9:29:2 |
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Today is my 18th birthday, which means that from now on, I am an adult, so it is very fresh to me. I can not forget the happiness and love that my family and friends have given me. To show their love and affection, they held a great ceremony for me at home, and also sent me many kinds of presents, which have left me with great memories. However, the most unforgettable thing is : a small gift from my English teacher, Jesse. This morning, after class, Jesse approached me and said “Happy Birthday and here is a card for you”. After thanking him, I carefully opened it: “Dear Liu Feng, I sincerely hope the 18th birthday will bring you great happiness all through your life. I have been with you for almost one year, and I find you are a good boy. You are working hard and doing fine in your study, and also I’d like you to have a little change in yourself. Since last month, when you failed in the exam, you have become shy and passive, you seem to have closed your world from others and hesitate to be together with them, which I think is not good for you. To adapt yourself to your future college and social life, find yourself an active life！ Yours, Jesse” Reading this, I was moved to tears… |
[写作内容]
以上是你的好友刘风在他的Blog里记录他十八岁生日那天所发生的事, 现在请你依据他Blog里的内容发表你的看法：
1．以约30个词概括Blog的内容；
2．以约120个词发表你的的看法，并包括如下要点：
（1）简要评价英语老师的做法；
（2）依据英语老师指出刘风的不足之处，请你任选一点提出改进的建议；
（3）说明其必要性；
（4）表达你对他的希望。
[写作要求]
1．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；
2．写作内容中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
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）
假如你所在的国际学校组织了以“读书、进步”为主题的“英语读书月”活动。请你根据下列信息，写一篇短文，介绍你班“读书明星”王萍同学。
[写作内容]
姓名：王萍
性别：女
年龄：18
班级：高三（3）班
特点：（1）积极参加读书月各项活动，酷爱阅读英文报刊杂志和原著；
（2）习惯良好，方法得当，写了三本读书笔记；
（3）易于合作，乐于助人。
获奖：（1）学校“模拟联合国（Model UN）”辩论赛一等奖；
（2）省中学生英语演讲比赛第一名。
感言：阅读使我进步，英语让我快乐！
[写作要求]
只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容。
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。
以下是China Daily某栏目的广告：
A．Want to keep abreast of the dynamic pulse of China’s economy? Get a glance at the most important business activities taking place here every day through Business Daily Update.
B．Our present headmaster has reached retirement age and the board wants to carry out the replacement in 2010. If you are a qualified and experienced individual and have the vision, energy and enthusiasm to lead the school into a new era, please write for further information.
C．Want a Mini Cooper but can’t fit the family inside? Get one for the kids. They can jump into this Mini car, which comes in hot orange with a single adjustable seat, and ride away. But it could spoil them for that used car they’ll be driving when they turn 16.
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E．Today in business fast is no longer fast enough, even faster is still too slow to keep pace with the incredible demands placed on people and the computers they work with. That's one reason why IBM developed P60/D. 60MHz 64-bit Pentium Chip computers so fast, so powerful.
F．If you want to be a success, the University of Waikato is right for you. We offer a wide choice of bachelor’s degrees for international students, including Arts, Communication Studies, etc. Tuition fees are different from department to department, generally from $5,000 to $6,000 a year. You can have a room in a 4-bedroom flat about $ 100 a month.
以下是个人的信息，请匹配他们最想了解的广告。
56．Austin E. Meredith, who graduated Northwest Normal university in 1985 and has worked for 14 years and now an expert in a research institute on morality and education in the city. He wrote several works concerning about psychological behavior, issues on educational management, etc. He’s a scholar full of creativity and passion.
57．Johnson Bolton, a professor of macroeconomics, is currently on a tour to Shenzhen, China and is due to give a lecture on the tendency of the world economy in Shenzhen People’s Auditorium soon. He’s keen on the information and news about the eastern world.
58．Luise Chen, a would-be Chinese senior high school graduate, is longing for a certain international higher education. She’s never been abroad and eagerly know something about international recognition, the degree, yearly tuition fees and accommodation.
59．Philip Wong, a young overseas Chinese as an engineer from a Singapore electronic corporation, has just arrived in Shenzhen for China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) , which is now the largest and most influential in China about technological and technical achievements covering trades, exhibitions, forums, technologies and investment projects.
60．Patrick Henry, an energetic teenager aged 16, feels like physics at school, fascinated with automotive vehicles, especially the distinguished British actor---Mr. Bean’s--- mini cooper. As a consequence, he teaches himself mechanics and learn to maintain machines timely.
In “Relax, We’ll Be Fine”, columnist David Brooks writes, “the fact is, despite all the problems, America’s future is extremly bright.”
Mr. Brooks acknowledges that “According to recent survey, 60 percent of Americans think the country is heading in the wrong direction. The same percentage believe that the U.S. is in long-term decline. The political system is not functional. A financial crisis looks unavoidable. There are plenty of reasons to be sad.”
But, he writes:
“Demographers(人口学家) predict that over the next 40 years, the U.S. population will increase by an additional 100 million people, to 400 million over all. The population will be determined, hardworking and relatively young. In 2050, only a quarter will be over 60, compared with 31 percent in China and 41 percent in Japan.”
As the rising generation leads an economic recovery, it will also participate in a communal
(of community) one. We are living in a global age of social entrepreneurship(创业精神).
In sum, the U.S. is on the edge of a demographic, economic and social recovery, built on its historic strengths. The U.S. has always been good at destructive change. And it’s always been good at decentralized community-building, too. Surely a country with this much going for it is not going to wait around passively and let a rotten political culture drag it down.
51．In his article Relax, We’ll Be Fine, David Brooks intends to____________.
A．encourage Americans to be optimistic about their future
B．give Americans courage to face their financial crisis
C．persuade Americans to live happily and generously
D．inspire Americans to lead an economic recovery
52．There are all the reasons for Americans to be unhappy except____________
A．the function-failed political system B．the increasing population
C．the declining economy D．the wrong direction and financial crisis
53．Over the next 40 years, according to David Brooks, Americans will be____________
A．more optimistic and humorous B．more pessimistic and stronger
C．more energetic and promising D．more considerate and aggressive
54．In the author’s opinion, America____________.
A．has always benefited from wars B．has done well by its political system
C．has contributed a lot to human progress D．has contributed to world’s economy
55．We can learn from the passage that____________
A．American political system and culture are backward
B．Americans are not a nation to give in to difficulties
C．Americans are very destructive and aggressive
D．America has been in an economic and social recovery
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan–-- Afghans burned tires and chanted “Death to America” after U.S troops fired Monday(April 12, 2010) on a civilian bus near Kandahar, killing four people and wounding more than a dozen. Afghanistan’s president accused NATO of breaking its commitment to safeguard civilian lives.
The attack angered Afghan officials and the public in Kandahar, the Taliban’s birthplace, and dealt a blow to U.S and NATO efforts to win popular support for a coming offensive to drive the insurgents(叛乱分子) from the biggest city in the south. NATO expressed regret for the loss of civilian lives and said it was investigating.
Nearly 200 Afghans blocked highway where the shooting occurred, burning tires, firing weapons and chanting “Death to America” and other slogans. They also called for the ouster (forcing somebody out of a pasition) of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a Kandahar native who has been appealing for the people here to support the U.S-led campaign against the Taliban.
“The Americans are constantly killing our civilians and the government is not demanding an explanation,” protester Mohammad Razaq said. “We demand justice from the Karzai government and the punishment of those soldiers responsible.”
Kandahar, a city of about a half million people, is nominally under government control, but the Taliban have stepped up infiltration(浸润), staging attacks and threatening local people.
“These foreigners have their enemies, but killing Afghans is not the answer,” said Abdul Hadi, who sells homemade herbal medicine in a public market. He said international forces should publish a schedule of their patrols(巡逻) so Afghans can keep out of the way.
“Better yet, I would like to see them leave Afghanistan,” he added.
Haji Zahir, who runs a transport firm, said it was time for U.S. and other foreign forces to withdraw from the country.
“They say they want to bring security. It is all lies, lies. They kill Afghans. That is not the way to bring security,” Zahir said.
46．According to the passage, we can safely conclude that____________.
A．American soldiers are killing Talibans effectively
B．Anger rises as US troops kill 4 Afghans on a bus
C．NATO expressed great dissatisfaction with American troops
D．Afghan President Hamid Karzai required NATO to withdraw
47．The underlined word in Paragraph 5 nominally most probably means____________.
A．completely unknown to the people in the world
B．partially well-known to the people across the globe
C．bearing the name of a famous person around the world
D．officially described as something, when this is not really true
48．As for NATO soldiers’ rude action, Abdul Hadi is ____________.
A．absolutely angry and upset B．a little pleased but impatient
C．very angry and dissatisfied D．impatient but bearable
49．We can infer from the passage that____________
A．NATO troops can completely control Afghanistan
B．NATO troops can bring security to Afghanistan
C．Afghans will accept NATO’s control sooner or later
D．it’s impossible for NATO to conquer Afghanistan and its people
50．Which statement is true according to the passage?
A．NATO fails to win popular support for a coming offensive.
B．Kandahar is the most important city in Afghanistan.
C．NATO has really brought security to Afghanistan.
D．NATO troops will withdraw from Afghanistan in the near future.
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。
It was a winter morning, just before Christmas, while most people were warming up their cars, my husband, Trevor, had to ride his bike 4 kilometers away from home to work. On his
31 (arrive), he parked his bike outside the back door 32 usual. After 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone, 33 was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, and also the bike was used 34 (get) groceries, saving us from having to walk long distances from 35 we live.
I was so sad that I wrote to the newspaper and told 36 our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, and then called my husband to fetch it. Once again my husband had a way to get to and 37 his job. It really is 38 honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can 39 (pass) 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 40 (strong) our faith in humanity. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others.
