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SYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999. Shane Gould and Jessicah Schipper were simply getting along well, chatting about sport, life and anything else that came up.
Yet in Sydney next month, they will meet again by the pool, and for a short time the friends will race against each other in the 50 – meter butterfly in the Australian championships at Homebu Bay.
Gould, now a 47 – year – old mother of four, has announced she will be making a return to elite competition (顶级赛事) to swim the one event, having set a qualifying (合格的)time of 30. 32 seconds in winning gold at last year’s United States Masters championships. Her comeback comes 32 years after she won three golds at the Munich Olympics.
Schipper, now a 17 – year – old girl from Brisbane with a bright future of going to Athens for her first Olympics, yesterday recalled (回忆) her time with Gould five years ago.
“I was at a national youth camp on the Gold Coast and Shane had come along to talk to us and watch us train.” Schipper explained. “It seemed as if we had long been good friends. I don’t know why. We just started talking and it went from there.”
“She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp. She old us stories about what it was like at big meets like Olympics and what it was like to be on an Australian team. It was really interesting.”
Next time, things will be more serious: “I will still be swimming in the 50 m butterfly at the nationals, so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane Gould.” said Schipper, who burst onto the scene at last year’s national championships with second places in the 100 m and 200 butterfly.
46．What is the passage mainly about?
A．Stories happening in swimming competitions.
B．Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds.
C．Lessons learned from international swimming championships.
D．Friendship and competition between two swimmers.
47．Gould and Schipper are going to____________.
A．talk about sport and life B．go back to elite competition
C．set a qualifying time and win gold D．take part in the same sports event
48．Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was____________.
A．15 B．17 C．22 D．30
49．The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph probably refers to .
A．the Olympics B．the youth camp
C．the friendship D．the Australian team
50．What Schipper said showed that she___________.
A．was no longer Gould’s friend B．had learned a lot from Gould
C．was not interested in Gould’s stories D．would not like to compete against Gould
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，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在非选择题答题卷上标号为31—40的相应位置。
A new study from Finland shows pet owners tend to be heavier. 31 active and in poorer health than people without a pet, which was released in PLOS ONE, an online journal 32 (publish) by the Public Library of Science.
33 a number of studies showed certain people can take advantage of a dog or cat to ease stress or loneliness in the elderly, researchers recently found pet owners were generally more likely to be overweight and to view their own health 34 poor.
to be overweight and to view their own health 34 poor.
The conclusion 35 (draw) from survey data of more than 21,000 young to middle – aged Finnish adults.
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This was 36 (large) because pet owners tended to be the middle – aged. 37 had less education and more health – risk factors explained Dr. Leena K. Koivusilta, the study is leading author.
The fact that pet owners were in poorer health does not mean pets are bad for people. Koivusilta said. “In my opinion, pets provide us all 38 a vast potential for health promotion, and this has indeed been shown when some special groups have been studied.”
As for pet owners, the researchers point out, 39 need to make more of 40 effort –such as walking and playing with the dog instead of showing him the way to the yard.
Ⅱ 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：完形填空（共10小题，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各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When television first began to expand, very few of the people who had become famous as 21 announcers were able to be equally effective on television. Some of the difficulties they experienced when they were trying to 22 themselves to the new medium were technical. When 23 on radio, for example, they had become 24 to seeing on behalf of the listener. This art of seeing for others 25 that be announcer has to be very good at talking. In the case of television, however the announcer sees 26 with the viewer. His duty, 27 , is completely different. He is there to make sure that the viewer does not 28 any point of interest, to help him focus on particular things, and to help him 29 the images on the television screen. 30 his radio colleague, he must know the value of silence and how to use it at those moments when the pictures speak for himself.
21． A．television B．advertisement C．radio D．newspaper
22． A．adopt B．adjust C．change D．shape
23． A．working B．listening C．appearing D．showing
24． A．practiced B．experienced C．determined D．used
25． A．guarantees B．means C．convinces D．warns
26． A．something B．Everything C．nothing D．anything
27． A．Moreover B．therefore C．furthermore D．nevertheless
28． A．miss B．ignore C．drop D．catch
29． A．reveal B．expose C．understand D．translate
30． A．Like B． Beside C．Unlike D．As
(2)读写任务：（共25分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet hurt. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged. I didn’t seem able to do anything right. As I wrote out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream order a dozen times, I was ready to quit. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done”, he said, “you’re looking after us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness disappeared. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day. I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything. Praise is like sunshine to the human spirit; no flower can grow without it. And yet, most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold wind of criticism; we are unwilling to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why when one word of praise can bring such benefit?
In fact, to give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort but will reward both the giver and the recipient with a happy day. Let’s learn to give credit (赞扬) to people around us.
[写作内容]
以约30个词概括短文的要点
以120个词就“The Power of Praise”这个主题发表你的看法；并包括如下要点：
1) 在你周围，人们对赞美的看法和做法；
2) 你的观点如何？你怎么做？举例说明赞美的力量。
[写作要求]
可以使用自己的经历或听到的故事，可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文的句子；
标题已经给出
[评分标准]
概括准确、语言规范、内容合适。篇章连贯
VII.写作：（共20分）
（1）基础写作：（共15分）
[写作内容]
为丰富同学们的课间活动内容，最近你校试行音乐和点播歌曲活动。对此，同学位看法不一。假如你是班长李华，请根据你的调查情况写一个汇报，交给你们的校长Smith先生。
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赞成 |
反对 |
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1. 放松神经，减轻疲劳 |
1. 声音嘈杂，影响休息 |
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2. 带来欢笑，是美的享受 |
2. 课间时间短，上课受影响 |
[写作要求]
1.只能使用５个句子表达全部内容
2.开头和结尾已给出（不计入总字数）。
参考词汇：放松 relaxation (n.); 疲劳 tiredness (n.)
[评分标准]
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
Dear Mr. Smith,
As a monitor, I think I should say something about the practice of playing music during the class break in our school. …
Truly yours,
Li Hua
2. 翻译句子，每空一词。（共10个空格，每个空格1分）
(6) 我们应该意识到学习外语的重要性。
We should ________ __________ of the importance of learning a foreign language.
(7) 她要是早有预见、计划就好了！
If only she _________ ___________ and planned better.
(8) 他没有能让老师相信他是诚实的。
He failed to _____ the teacher _______ his honesty.
(9) 玛利上课记了很多笔记，以免会忘记。
Mary put down many notes in class _____ __________ she would forget them.
(10)明天的天气肯定会更好。
The weather ______ ________ to get better tomorrow.
