D

Anyone for rocket salad? The Chinese are now growing huge vegetables from seeds they sent into space.

If you are the type who worries about the air miles travelled by fruits and vegetables, these beauties aren’t for you. It's because they have travelled a little further than most.

The seeds from which they grew were fired into space, where they orbited the earth for two weeks. Once they returned they were grown in hothouses, producing the monster kinds seen here.

China, which is behind these space fruits and vegetables, says they could be the answer to the world's food crisis.

The 21-pound tomatoes, nine-inch chillies, 15-stone pumpkins and large watermelons growing at the Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences’ hothouses can feed many more than their smaller cousins, and may have more nutrients, the scientists say.

Researcher Lo Zhigang said, "Traditional agricultural development has taken us as far as we can go and demand for food from a growing population is endless. Space seeds offer the opportunity to grow fruits and vegetables bigger and faster. "

He admitted he and his colleagues could not explain why time in orbit caused the seeds to change genetic structure. But they guessed exposure to the cosmic（宇宙的）radiation that attacked the spacecraft in orbit, as well as the near zero gravity conditions, microgravity, could play a part.

"We don't think there's any threat to human health because the genes themselves do not change; just their order changes," he said. "With genetically-modified（GM）crops you have seen environmental problems because they have added genes that can damage other organisms. But with space seeds they don't gain genes; they can only lose them. "

He also claimed the Vitamin C content in some space vegetables was nearly three times higher than in common vegetables, while levels of zinc are also increased.

Western scientists are doubtful. NASA researchers who have experimented with seeds in space say there is not enough benefit to show the cost is reasonable.

63. What do the underlined words "these beauties" in Paragraph 2 probably refer to ______?

A. Beautiful views along the air routes.          B. Travelling experiences in space.

C. Seeds fired into space.                     D. Giant vegetables.

64. We can infer from Lo’s words in Paragraph 6 that _______.

A. our conventional agriculture has developed too slowly.

B. we are asking too much from nature

C. space seeds may help meet our demand for food

D. we'll grow crops in space in the future

65. Why the seeds changed their genetic structure _______.

A. remains to be proved

B. is discovered by Lo Zhigang

C. has something to do with the conditions in hothouses

D. is due to the radiation that attacked them directly

66. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. Western scientists’ doubt is unreasonable.

B. Western scientists don’t believe that Chinese scientists have succeeded in the experiment.

C. Western scientists have proved space seeds to be of no benefit.

D. Western scientists think the cost of space seeds outweighs the benefits

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world.

Maybe that doesn’t sound very interesting. But when you’ve gone into the Internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can send E-mails to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WWW).

There are many different kinds of computers now. They all can be joined to the Internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on people’s desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices or large companies. These computers are owned by people and companies, but no one really owns the Internet itself.

There are lots of places for you to go into the Internet. For example, your school may have the Internet. You can use it during lessons or free time. Libraries often have computers joined to the Internet. You are welcome to use it at any time.

Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell whatever you want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the Internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?

56. Which is the quickest and cheapest way to send messages to your friends?

A. By post.                   B. By E-mail.               C. By telephone.         D. By satellite.

57. According to the last paragraph, which may be the possible place for people to work tomorrow?

A. In the library.          B. At school.                 C. At home.                 D. In the shop.

58. What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?

A. English is important in using the Internet.             B. The Internet is more and more popular.

C. Most of the information is in English.                   D. Every computer must have the Internet.

D

A child who has once been pleased with a tale likes, as a rule, to have it retold in almost the same words, but this should not lead parents to treat printed fairy stories as formal texts. It is always much better to tell a story than read it out of a book, and, if a parent can produce what, in the actual situation of the time and the child, is an improvement on the printed text, so much the better.

   A charge made against fairy tales is that they harm the child by frightening him or making him sad thinking. To prove the latter, one would have to show in a controlled experiment that children who have read fairy stories were more often sorry for cruelty than those who had not. As to fears, there are, I think, some cases of children being dangerously terrified by some fairy story. Often, however, this arises from the child having heard the story once. Familiarity with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear into the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered.

There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds that they are not objectively true, that giants, witches, two-headed dragons, magic carpets, etc. do not exist; and that, instead of being fond of the strange side in fairy tales, the child should be taught to learn the reality by studying history. I find such people, I must say so peculiar(奇怪的) that I do not know how to argue with them. If their case were sound, the world should be full of mad men attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a stick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was their beloved girl-friend.

No fairy story ever declared to be a description of the real world and no clever child has ever believed that it was.

68. The author considers that a fairy story is more effective when it is _______.

A. repeated without any change               B. treated as a joke

C. made some changes by the parent            D. set in the present

69. The advantage claimed for repeating fairy stories to young children is that it _______.

A. makes them less fearful                       

B. develops their power of memory

C. makes them believe there is nothing to be afraid of   

D. encourages them not to have strange beliefs

70. The author’s mention of sticks and telephones is meant to suggest that _______.

A. fairy stories are still being made up

B. there is some misunderstanding about fairy tales

C. people try to modernize old fairy stories

D. there is more concern for children's fears nowadays

71. One of the reasons why some people are not in favor of fairy tales is that _______.

A. they are full of imagination

B. they just make up the stories which are far from the truth

C. they are not interesting

D. they make teachers of history difficult to teach

书面表达（满分25分）

日常生活中，很多人不懂得拒绝别人。请你根据以下提示，用 “Don’t Hesitate to Say No”为题，写一篇150词的短文，发表自己的看法。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

D

THE situation seemed hopeless．

From the day he started at my junior-high，Willard P.Franklin lived in his own world，shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher．My attempts at establishing a friendly relationship with him were met with complete indifference(冷淡)．Even a “Good Morning Willard” received only a very low grunt(咕哝)．I could see that his classmates got on no better Willard was completely a loner who seemed to have no desire or need to break his barrier(障碍)of silence．

Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday，we received word of the annual Christmas collection of money for the less fortunate people in our school district．

“Christmas is a season of giving,” I told my students．“There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season．By contributing to our Christmas collection，you will help buy food，clothing and toys for these needy people．We start the collection tomorrow．”

When I called for the contributions the next day，I discovered that almost everyone had forgotten，except for Willard P. Franklin．The boy dug deep into his pants pockets as he walked up to my desk．Carefully, he dropped two quarters into the small container.

“I don’t need any milk for lunch,” he said very quietly. For a moment，just a moment, he smiled．Then he turned and walked back to his desk．

That night，after school．I took our meager contributions to the school principal(校长)．I couldn’t help sharing the incident that had taken place．

“I may be wrong，but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him，”I told the principal．

“Yes, I believe it sounds hopeful．”he nodded．“And I think we might do well to have him share a bit of his world with us．I just received a list of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection．Here, take a look at it．”

As I gazed down to read．I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list．

72. From the second paragraph, we can see that the teacher___________

A. established a friendly relationship with Willard

B. tried hard to pull Willard out of his own world

C. found Willard got on better with his classmates

D. was positive that Willard would gradually open his heart

73. What do we learn about the collection of money at Christmas?

A. It is intended for the poor families in their school district.

B. Everyone except Willard was willing to contribute to the Christmas collection.

C. Students were encouraged to buy food, clothing and toys for needy people.

D. It is collected every year to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.

74. What does the underlined word 'meager' in Paragraph 7 mean?

A. Great.      B. Generous.      C. Huge.       D. Small

75. Which of the following can best describe Willard?

A. Poor but proud.        B. Lonely but loving.

C. Indifferent and sad.     D. Bright and hopeful.

With his money _____, he couldn’t go home.

    A. leaving                B. missed                 C. running out           D. run out

The American Civil War lasted four years_______the North won in the end.

     A. after              B. before             C. when              D.then

 Last month, part of the southeast of our country was struck by floods , from _____effect the people are still suffering .

       A. that   B. whose  C. those  D. what.

五 基础写作（满分15分）

假如你是李华，2010年亚洲运动会将在广州举办，现在正招募志愿者，你希望成为其中一员。请按要求用英语给组委会写一封申请信。

写作内容：

个人情况：年龄，学历

个人条件：英语好，爱好体育，善于交往，乐于助人，熟悉广州情况

承诺：提供最佳服务，展现青年志愿者的风采

写作要求：

1. 只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容，信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入考查范围内。

2. 文中不能出现真实的姓名和学校名称

Dear Sir or Madam,

     My name is Li Hua.

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

    Please consider my request, and I’m looking forward to your early reply.

                                                             Yours faithfully

                                                                     Li Hua

（考词汇：志愿者volunteer     2010年广州亚运会   the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games.）

B

About forty years ago, I was an instructor in the military academy at Woolwich, when young Scoresby was given his first examination. Everybody answered the questions well, intelligently, while he—why, dear me—he did not know anything, so to speak. It was painful to see him stand there and give answers that were miracles(奇迹) of stupidity.

I took him aside and found he knew a little about Julius Ceasar’s history. So, I worked him like a slave on a few questions about Ceasar. If you will believe me, when examined again, he was asked no questions but those I made him study. Such an accident does not happen more than once in a hundred years. Well, all through his studies, I stood by him, with the feeling a mother has for a disabled child. And he always saved himself by some miracle.

Then, the Crimean War broke out. Nervously, I waited for the worst to happen. It did. He was appointed an officer. Who could have dreamed that they would place such a responsibility on such weak shoulders as his! I said to myself that I was responsible to the country for this. I must go with him and protect the nation against him as far as I could. So, I joined up with him.

And there, oh dear, he never did anything but mistakes. But, everybody misunderstood his stupid mistakes as works of great intelligence. The battle grew hotter. The English soldiers were steadily withdrawing all over the field. An order came for him to fall back and support our right. Instead, he moved forward and went over the hill to the left. We were over the hill before this crazy movement could be discovered and stopped. And what did we find? A large and unsuspected Russian army waiting! But those surprised Russians thought that no single team by itself would come around there at such a time. It must be the whole British army. They turned tail, away they went over the hill and down into the field in wild disorder, and we after them. In no time, there was the greatest turn around you ever saw.

Until now, nobody knew it but Scoresby and myself. He has filled his whole military life with mistakes, every one of which brought him another honorary title. They are proof that the best thing that can happen to a man is to be born lucky.

46. How was Scoresby doing academically?

  A. His answers to the questions were miracles.

  B. He was good at military history.

  C. He received help because of his disability.

  D. He did rather poorly in his study.

47. “I” join up with Scoresby in the Crimean War because “I” ________.

  A. wanted to see the worst happen

  B. had no confidence in him

  C. liked to fight against Scoresby

  D. wanted to protect my student

48. Why did the Russian army flee?

  A. Because Scoresby mistook his left hand for his right hand.

  B. Because Scoresby failed to recognize the direction.

  C. Because they thought the whole British army were coming.

  D. Because they wanted to go down into the field.

49. What is the secret of Scoresby’s military “success”?

  A. Good luck.           B. Hard work.        C. Help from others       .      D. Mistakes.

50. The tone(语调) of the passage is _____________.

  A. Relaxing            B. Encouraging   C. Sarcastic(讽刺的)          D. Humorous