第三节 书面表达（满分30分）
你校（十四中学）在星期五下午3:30安排了海滨大学的美国教授Mr．Smith做题为《Task-based Learning》的英语讲座。你想邀请你的好友王强来参加，因为他对英语学习很有兴趣。请根据下面的示意图给他发一个E-mail告诉他讲座的内容、时间以及如何从他家乘车到你校。你将在3:10 在学校门口等他。
注意：1．开头以为你写好，不计入总词数。2．词数：100左右。3．可适当添加细节，使行文连贯。
参考词汇：Terminus 终点站; 十字路口 crossing
第二节 短文改错 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：
如无错误，该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；
如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Good health is the most valuable possession a person can have, 76. _______
so one can not regard good health as certain to happen. It’s 77. ________
important to remember that body needs proper care in order 78. ________
to be healthy. There are three things that a person can do stay 79. ________
in good shape. Firstly, eat the right foods is good for health. 80. ________
Vegetables and fruits are specially important. Enough sleep 81. ________
is also important. Finally, get plenty of exercises. Sports are 82. ________
not only good for one’s body, but it can also help build 83. ________
friendship with others people. If everyone were to do the three, 84. ________
the world would be a happier and healthy place. 85. ________
第II卷 (共55分)
第三部分 写作(共三节，满分55分)
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）
（请将答案写在答题卡上的指定位置）
66．A crowd soon collected at the __________（现场）of the accident.
67．The mother ______ (斥责) the boy for not cleaning up his room.
67．Before entering a house in some ______(亚洲) countries, it is good manners to take off your shoes.
69．The animals were left to______(挨饿) to death．
70．He came to miss his homeland when he settled down_____(国外).
71．Please give him my ______(祝贺) when you see him.
72．The shops are in the ______ (中心) position in the city.
73．If today is______(星期三), the day before yesterday was Monday.
74．His father ordered that he keep a ______(日记) in English．
75．Our country has ______ (经历) great changes in the last thirty years.
第二节 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
（注意：如果所用的答题卡没有提供E、F、G选项，请按以下方法填涂：选E请涂A、B，选F请涂B、C，选G请涂C、D。）
―Hi, it’s you, Pansy! 61
―Hi, Olivia! Long time no see．I’ve changed a lot, haven’t I?
― 62 You’re slimmer than before.
― Really? I’m losing weight.
― 63 Going on a diet or…?
―I tried to eat less, but failed．You know I’ve got a sweet tooth．Chocolates, ice creams… all my favourites.
― So?
― My doctor advised me to do more exercise．You see, as a secretary to the manager, I always sit at the desk doing paperwork． 64 So at last, I followed his advice．I’m attending a Yoga (瑜伽) course twice a week．And I often do jogging (慢跑) in the morning.
― 65 I’m quite interested in it.
―Sure.
A．How do you do?
B．Sometimes, I’m too busy and don’t want to spare time for exercise.
C．Lack of exercise led to my gaining weight day by day.
D．Can you introduce your Yoga coach to me?
E．I didn’t recognize you!
F．But how?
G．Yes, indeed.
It’s been claimed that playing a musical instrument makes you smarter．
New research suggests that regularly playing a musical instrument changes the shape and power of the brain, and may be used in therapy (疗法) to improve cognitive (认知) skills．
Experts say there is growing evidence that musicians have brains that are structurally and functionally different from those of non-musicians, especially in the areas of the brain used in processing (处理信息)
The parts of the brain that control motor skills, the storage of audio information, hearing and memory become larger and more active when a person learns how to play an instrument and can apparently improve the alertness (警觉) and planning．
Lutz Jancke, a psychologist at the University of Zurich, said, “Leaning to play a musical instrument has great benefits and can increase IQ by seven points in both children and adults．We found that even people over the age of 65, after four or five months of playing an instrument for an hour a week, had strong changes in the brain.” The parts of the brain that control hearing and memory, and the part that controls the hands, among others, all become more active.
“Of course music isn’t the only answer, but I do believe that it should be used in addition to other things.”
Mr．Jancke also said that learning a musical instrument could also make it easier to learn foreign languages and make one more sensitive to understanding the emotions of others．“So not only does this make it easier to pick up other languages and have a better memory of one’s own, we have also seen musicians are able to pick out exactly what others are feeling just by the tones of their voices—sympathy, disappointment, that kind of things.”
He added, “Several studies indeed show that playing music increases memory and language skills, but more research is needed.”
1．What is the passage mainly about?
A．How to use musical instruments.
B．How music affects the brain.
C．How playing music makes people smarter.
D．The development of research into music.
2．Compared with non-musicians, __________.
A．musicians are better at foreign languages
B．musicians are more active in sports
C．musicians have stronger emotions
D．musicians’ brains work differently in processing
3．Which of the following is NOT a benefit of playing an instrument?
A．It makes it easier for one to pick up foreign languages.
B．It allows one to show his feelings more exactly to others．
C．It gives one a better memory in one’s own language．
D．it makes one understand others’ feelings better．
4．From Luz Jancke we lean that _________．
A．playing an instrument benefits children more than adults
B．playing an instrument has no benefits for people over 65
C．some studies show playing music can increase memory
D．he will do more research into brain development and music
In many societies, there is often greater acceptance of light skin than dark skin．Light skin may be seen as a mark of beauty, intelligence and success．These beliefs can lead to social pressure even within the same racial or ethnic group, if some members are darker skinned than others．
The result is that skin lightening has become a common activity across Africa, Asia and other areas of the world．More and more people with dark skin are using skin-lightening products, even if they may face health risks.
They believe that having whiter skin will improve their lives．Many people think they will have a better chance of getting a job or marrying into a better family．Or they want to look like what their society generally considers beautiful.
Some beauty care products and soaps contain chemicals that make skin lighter．This process is also called bleaching．But some of the chemicals are extremely dangerous．One of the chemicals has been linked to kidney (肾) damage and some kinds of cancer．It also causes low birth weight in babies when mothers use it during pregnancy．
At first, bleaching products make the skin color lighter．But after long-term use they can cause problems．They can even make some skin darker．The chemicals in the products block and break down the natural process that gives color to skin．The skin loses its natural barrier to protect against sunlight．Then the skin can become thick and discolored．Usually the person will use more of the product in an effort to correct the problem, but this only makes it worse.
Fatimata Ly treats skin conditions in the Senegalese capital，Dakar．Doctor Ly says skin bleaching has become a problem throughout Senegal．She says the chemicals are now more dangerous because they are stronger．Some cases have resulted in blackened fingernails, infections and permanent skin damage．
And these are not the only risks．Experts say some people who change their skin color suffer emotional damage．They feel regret and sadness．They feel that instead of risking their health, they should have learned to love and accept their skin color as it was．
1．Which of the following words can replace the underlined word “bleaching”?
A．whitening B．changing C．lighting D．pleasing
2．Why has the skin lightening become a common activity all over the world?
A．There are many products that can make the dark skin light.
B．Many people with dark skin have no confidence.
C．Relatively speaking, light skin has more advantages over dark skin.
D．People with dark skin are forced by the pressure of their families.
3．According to the text the following are the risks using the bleaching products EXCEPT______.
A．blackened fingernails B．permanent skin damage
C．emotional damage D．a waste of time and money
4．From the text we can conclude the writer’s attitude toward using the bleaching products is probably ___________．
A．supportive B．positive C．doubtful D．negative
