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“If there is one thing I’m sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation. The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what affects our lives — the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It’s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do — as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are. It’s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted (传送) electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I’m pretty sure that how it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read — sports and international news, etc. I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media. They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn’t happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it’s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen. 1. What is the best title for the passage? A. The Best Way to Get News B. The Changes of Media C. Make Your Own Newspaper D. The Future of Newspaper 2. What will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourself? A. Sports and international news. B. A menu of important news. C. The most important news. D. What you are interested in. 3. From the passage, we can infer _______. A. newspapers will win the competition among the different media B. newspapers will stay with us together with other media C. television will take the place of newspaper D. the writer believes some media will die out 4. The phrase “feed off” in the last paragraph means _______. A. depend on B. compete with C. fight with D. kill off
. --- _______ made her struggle to become an artist so hard? --- ______ she was a woman.
Correct the errors in his composition, _______.
. ---What a hit! Do you agree? ---_________.
We got to the top of a mountain _________ we can see the whole city.
He rarely switches on to hear any of the classical music he claims to be so keen ____.
______ exceptionally heavily might railway services be temporarily dislocated (扰乱).
Jack is late again. It is _______ of him to keep others waiting.
I hope I will not be called on in class as I’m not yet ____ prepared.
A (n)___________ with parliament could rain the government's plans.
. ---What are you doing here? --- Oh, my teacher asked me to write a passage about ____ in English. --- You can write ____ passage in English?
After the long march, the troops reached their destination, ____________.
The publishing house ______ his copyright, so he accused it.
Army personnel_____often forbidden to fraternize (与……友善) with the civilian population.
--- Don’t you think it necessary that he __________ to Miami but to New York? --- I agree, but the problem is _______ he has refused to.
第六部分 书面表达（满分20分） 北京大学2010年将试行由中学校长实名推荐的招生改革。被推荐的学生高考成绩可获得30分的加分。2009年11月16日北大公布了39所有推荐资格的中学名单。北大这一举措在全国引起了一场激烈的争论。请根据以下要点给《中国日报》写一篇有关这场争论的报导，并表达你对这场争论的看法（至少两点）。
注意： 1．对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。 2．词数100字左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。 3．参考词汇：（1）大胆的 bold （2）透明的 transparent Peking University will enroll students recommended by high school principals next year. The recommended students will have an extra 30 points added to their national college entrance exam scores. Peking University’s move has set off a nationwide debate. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第五部分 改错（满分10分） Dear sir, I graduated this year and wanted to get a work. I thought I would be success, but finally I failed. That was why I was so lazy that I didn’t want to go out. I always complained for the hot weather. And there was another reason nobody know about: I regarded myself someone who couldn’t do anything lonely. I often felt less capably than others. When I found a company that was advertising, I was even afraid to call to ask for details. I wanted to make a move, and I was always disappointed. What should I do? I’m looking forward to receive your reply. Yours Li Ming
第四部分 短语和单词拼写（满分20分） 1. 与…进行来往___________________ 2. 把基因插入受体细胞 _____________ 3. 挤进人群 _____________ 4. 用脚打拍子 ____________ 5. 与…一致；和…一样____________ 6. 扑倒在…上 _________________ 7. 在…方面有所突破 _____________ 8. 一成不变的生活 ______________ 9. 伴着音乐跳舞____________________ 10. 向…宣战 _______________ 11. The cross is s______________ of Christianity(基督教). 12. There are many different pipa schools and each one has its special way of ____（诠释）the classical pieces. 13. The emotional and mental problem a_________ from her physical cause. 14. He has said nothing r___________ your request. 15. Farmers think it would be handy to clone a prize cow which can resist b__________ or disease. 16. She worked hard to practice singing. E she won the first prize in the singing contest. 17. Teachers often _____________(鼓励)their students to fight for their bright future. 18. Down there on the pavement, few __________ (过路人) stop. 19. The milk is __________ (怀疑)of causing over 200 deaths. 20.We’re all ___________ (厌恶)at the way her husband has treated her.
第二节 信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 请将标有A—G的句子插入文章中标号为66—70的适合位置，使这篇文章意义完整，结构连贯。 (请将该部分答案写在答题纸上) Being healthy means taking care of yourself physically and mentally. Here are some of my best tips on how to do both: Break a bad habit. You don’t really “break” habits. __66__. So if your problem is that you eat too much when you get home from work, find something new to do that is incompatible（不能共存的）with what you usually do. You can’t walk around the track at the school and pig out in your kitchen at the same time. Grow your marriage. __67__. It’s always a give-and-take, always requires work. It’s as if you planted a garden and came back six months later─you wouldn’t even be able to find it. __68__. Beat stress. My dog, Maggie, is the best anti-stress tool I have. A few minutes petting, scratching or playing with her, and __69__. Exercise also helps. Just about every day, I’m on the tennis court. It’s a great workout, and if I don’t have that, I don’t cope as well, sleep as well or think as well. Refocus your anger. Expressing your anger is just not that good an idea. You say things you don’t mean. __70__. When you do that, you’re a problem solver. Don’t medicate(掺入药) with food. It never, ever works. You’re denying your issue by eating your way through it, instead of saying, “Hey, I’ve got a problem.”
A. You replace the unwanted behavior with something that prevents you from doing it and that doesn’t have unhealthy side effects. B. I’ll feel easy. C. If there is a problem, you needn’t deal with it immediately. D. You have to tend it, feed it, weed it, and deal with the problems. E. Instead, recognize that anger is usually a symptom of hurt, fear or frustration, and deal with the causes rather than blow up. F. Relationships are negotiated（协商）, and the negotiation never stops. G. You do something without any good effect on your health during the time when you usually do something harmful to your body.
People are being invited to sit down to eat with their neighbors in a nationwide lunch party designed to promote community spirit. The Big Lunch is the idea of the Eden Project in Cornwall. It aims to persuade people up and down the country to hold street lunch parties. Tens of thousands of vegetables, fruits and flowers were used to construct a giant 2,000-square-foot lunch invitation in London’s Convent Garden. More than 9,000 cauliflowers and 800 bananas were used. According to the organizers, people who decide to take part in the activity will get support from large companies which will supply many of the necessities, including plants to be given out to people to grow. The organizers think that the Big Lunch is a great opportunity for people to get together and spend time with their neighbors, friends and families. Events like this also help build strong communities. People can show their talents, get over their embarrassment, shake hands and get to know their neighbors, and realize that the neighborhood where they live can be a great source of happiness and enjoyment. The Eden Project’s leader, Tim Smith, says, “It’s a good way to face this recession. Imagine a day on which millions of us, throughout the UK, sit down to have lunch together with our neighbors in the middle of our streets, around our tower blocks, and on every patch of common ground. We’ll have cooked our own food, made our own entertainment, and created our own decorations. It will be a day to share bread with our neighbors, and put a smile on Britain’s face.” 1. The Big Lunch aims to _____. A. persuade people to eat healthy food B. encourage people to cook at home C. help poor people in the community D. develop community spirit 2. Which of the following is false? A. Large companies will give participants enough money to hold the lunch parties. B. The Big Lunch may be a good opportunity to show talents and make friends. C. The Big Lunch is a nationwide activity designed by The Eden Project. D. The giant lunch invitation in London used a lot of vegetables, fruits and flowers. 3. Big Lunch is a good opportunity for people to _____. A. enjoy free food B. have fun with neighbors and families C. shop on the street D. eat without cooking 4. The underlined word “recession” in the last paragraph probably means_____. A. nice environment B. grand ceremony C. rapid progress D. economic decline
1. For admission to the Detective House, a shopper needs to _____. A. be a DBS card owner B. spend a total of $150 C. answer 3 simple questions D. have experience in solving cases 2. Mrs. Rosland, a DBS card holder, spent $200 in the mall, and she would be entitled to _____. A. a free air ticket and a mother-of-pearl necklace B. a white gold diamond and a limited edition key chain C. a sure win gift of limited edition car key chain D. a Peugeot P200 and a set of white gold diamond 3. Which of the following statements is true? A. DBS Bank and Fraser Mall are the official sponsors. B. All shoppers are entitled to a draw for free air ticket. C. The rewards are open to all shoppers for the entire month of April. D. DBS Card owners enjoy double chances in the "Win a car" lucky draw.
Babies born in summer are more likely to become short-sighted in late life, a study has shown. As many as a quarter of all cases of short-sightedness are caused by too great an exposure to sunlight in the first weeks of life, say eye experts. They are advising all parents to put sunglasses on their babies during the first weeks. Scientists had already established that over-exposure to sunlight caused short-sightedness in animals.
Hence the more light a newborn is exposed to, the more the eyeball lengthens and the worse the short-sightedness will be. The mechanism which lengthens the eyeball is associated with levels of melatonin(褪黑激素), a pigment (色素) which protects the skin against harmful rays of the sun. In young babies not enough melatonin is released as protection, meaning they are more vulnerable to sunburn and changes to eyeball shape. Sight expert Professor Daniel O’Leary, of Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, said “At the moment we don’t know the precise cause of why light exposure affects sight, but the evidence seems to prove that it is one of the reasons for people becoming short-sighted.” 1. Babies born in summer are more likely to be short-sighted ____________. A. because the summer sun is too strong for babies B. because babies born in summer have lengthened eyeballs C. if they are exposed to much sunlight in the first weeks after they are born D. if parents don’t know a proper way to protect their babies’ eyes 2. Melatonin is a kind of material to ___________. A. prevent the eyes from becoming near-sighted B. protect the skin from harmful sun rays C. make our body strong D. protect babies’ eyes from summer sun 3. From what Professor Daniel O’Leary says we can conclude that ___________. A. there is no evidence that short-sightedness is related to exposure to sunlight B. whether light exposure affects sight still needs to be further proved C. he believes that light exposure can cause short-sightedness D. he tries to give the cause of why light exposure affects sight 4. The underlined word “vulnerable” in the passage probably means __________. A. easy to be harmed B. resistant C. protective D. changeable
第三部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的四个选现（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Weighed down（压得喘不过气来） by study? Pushed to the limit by the fast pace of life? Frightened by the possible war? Well, you’re not alone. Men and women in France are seeking relief using the world’s best medicine─laughter. In the past year, more than 25 laughter clubs have been set up across the country. People of all ages release their stress with an hour of group laughs. “People telephoned me and said they have forgotten what it is to laugh. They want to find a place where they can escape all their problems for a while. So they come,” said 40-year-old Jocelyn Le Moan. She usually takes a class of around 60 people through a series of laughter techniques. Her pupils range from teenagers to 70 years old, but most are middle-aged white collars seeking 60 minutes of relaxation at the end of a busy day. Le Moan takes them through the “Lion Laugh” and the “Laugh Contest”, where participants “speak” to each other in different ways. And instead of talking, they break into fits of laughter. At the end there are 15 minutes of “meditation”（沉思）,when they lie on their backs and let the laughs burst out of their mouths. “I love it. It’s an experience that has changed my life. Through it I rediscovered the child’s laugh inside me,” said Romain Jourffroy, 24. Like Jourffroy, many laughter club members find themselves changed into children again, and why not? The average preschooler laughs up to 400 times a day. The average adult only a sad seven to fifteen. The physical benefits of laughter are already well-recognized. Doctors say the act of laughing releases good chemicals into the blood-stream, while the quick breathing that accompanies it helps massage（按摩）the digestive organs and strengthens the heart. “A full hour is like having your insides go jogging! One finishes out of breath, but feels revitalized (产生新活力). And on top of that, you’ve had a laugh,” said doctor Alexisd Estaing. And many participants in Paris also emphasize the psychological benefits. They believe that laughter is a way of making oneself feel more confident. “Maybe it is because we are surrounded by so many troubles that we feel the need to keep laughing,” said Anne Maurigiano, a 29-year-old filmmaker. 1. From the passage, we can conclude the following but __________. A. Jocelyn Le Moan is a teacher of the club. B. the members are mostly middle-aged white collars. C. people always need some way to relax in life. D. laugh freely and everything goes well. 2. The writer suggested that you should __________. A. have a good laugh after a busy day B. talk to each other about what troubles you C. learn series of laughter techniques D. take the world’s best medicine 3. Which of the following is NOT included among the benefits of laughing ? A. It can make people rediscover their children’s laugh. B. It can release good chemical into blood-stream. C. It can make you feel self-confident. D. It can cure the illness of people. 4. What does the phrase “on the top of that ” mean? A. besides B. on the top of tiredness C. above all D. on the top of your energy
第二部分 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分， 满分30分） Our airplane was just beside the airport building. It did not look too strong to me, but I decided not to think about such things. We saw the baggage going out ___31___ it on trolleys and being ___32___ from under the aircraft. Next, three men and three girls, all in uniform, went over to the plane and ___33___ it. Over the loudspeakers we were ___34___ the plane was ready to leave and were asked to walk ___35___ to it. Everybody moved quickly in order to ___36___ the seats they wanted. I was ___37___ to get a seat near the tail, but the plane looked ___38___ inside than it had from outside. I fastened my seat belt ___39___ we took off and tried to ___40___ my nervousness. www.7caiedu.cn After an hour’s flying I ___41___ black clouds ahead through my window. An electric sign flashed ___42___: “Fasten your seat belts, please,” one of the hostesses made a ___43___ request over the loudspeakers. She told us we were about to fly into a storm but ___44___ cheerfully there was nothing to worry ___45___. Suddenly, the plane ___46___ all over, dropped about twenty feet and seemed to hang on one ___47___. Then it rose twenty feet and there was a great flash of lightning. The three girls did their best to ___48___ pills for airsickness and ___49___ the passengers. Soon the sky became light again. The pilot had ___50___ to get above the storm. 31. A. at B. over C. to D. above 32. A. held B. contained C. carried D. loaded 33. A. arrived B. entered C. climbed D. flew 34. A. asked B. noticed C. announced D. told 35. A. out B. inside C. in D. by 36. A. fetch B. hold C. keep D. get 37. A. impossible B. possible C. unable D. unsuitable 38. A. prettier B. stronger C. smaller D. heavier 39. A. before B. after C. until D. when 40. A. smooth B. forget C. correct D. drive 41. A. noticed B. looked C. watched D. realized 42. A. on B. up C. out D. in 43. A. general B. similar C. common D. sharp 44. A. smiled B. spoke C. added D. acted 45. A. at B. about C. on D. with 46. A. moved B. struck C. shook D. shocked 47. A. edge B. line C. side D. wing 48. A. give out B. give off C. give up D. give back 49. A. save B. cool C. persuade D. comfort 50. A. succeeded B. flown C. attempted D. managed
---What do you think of last Friday’s charity pop concert, Tim? ---It was a great success as a whole. Actually we ____ with half of the money collected. A. will be satisfied B. were satisfied C. would be satisfied D. would have been satisfied
In no city of China ____ little about the economic development. A. the government cares B. does the government care C. doesn’t the government care D. the government doesn’t care
--- Is there anything else to discuss? --- No, that’s all, I guess. ____ A. What for? B. Hurry up, will you C. Let’s call it a day, shall we?D. How time flies!
Ladies and gentlemen, due to an unexpected accident, one of the singers whom all of you ____ to hear ____ tonight. A. have come; won’t be performing B. come; won’t perform C. had come; don’t perform D. came; wouldn’t perform
“What you want, you ____ have it on condition that you get the best result,” said the boss. A. would B. ought to C. could D. shall
. Take an active part in sports or other activities you enjoy ____ you can meet various kinds of people. A. what B. when C. that D. where
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Researchers who compared the months in
which babies were born with whether they needed glasses later on say the
principle also applies to humans.
A study of almost 300,000 young
adults─the largest of its kind─showed that those born in June and July had a 25
per cent greater chance of becoming severely short-sighted than those born in
December or January. Research leader Professor Michael Belkin, of Tel Aviv
University, said it was because prolonged illumination(光照) causes the eyeball to
lengthen, causing short-sightedness.