He ______ the key, so we ______ into the office.

   A. hadn’t left; can’t                     B. didn’t leave; couldn’t have got

  C. hadn’t left; couldn’t get               D. hasn’t left; couldn’t get

They ______ the train to Beijing. Otherwise, they would have returned home.

A. need have caught    B. must have caught   C. must catch     D. may catch

An epidemic (流行病) of the use of street-culture language broke out in some English exams, according to examiners.

A report said there were “a surprising number of small mistakes” in standard (标准) English. It asked teachers that they should prevent pupils from using "street language and text style", adding, “Most answers require formal expression of language.”

“Many concerns were expressed by examiners about basic errors, often appearing in the work of clearly able students,” the report continued.

It added that the use of street and text language “appeared with surprisingly regularity in the work of students who clearly desired a higher grade”.

“Most answers require formal expression but even when an informal style is appropriate--students should know the examination context and, in particular, should not use street language and text style.” it said.

There is rising concern about pupils’ writing skills, especially among boys. National test results for 11-year-old boys’ writing standards had fallen this year. Only 55 percent reached the level expected of an 1l-year-old by the time they left primary school, the results showed.

Many educationalists are now arguing that teachers should also think of ways of improving writing standards.

The report said spelling was “in general inconsistent (不一致)” and “variety of vocabulary and of sentence structure is often limited”. It went on, “Punctuation (标点符号) errors continue to be widespread.”

However, it added, “Some examiners felt that this year they had met an improvement in the whole structure of students' writing.”

What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The street-culture language is being examined in English exams.

     B. Street language is appearing in the standard English exams.

C. The English say no to the street-culture language in daily life.

D. What the street-culture language is in England.

The underlined word “appropriate” (in Paragraph 5) means “ _______”                                                            

     A. comfortable         B. possible                          C. acceptable                  D. valuable      

What problems concerned examiners?                   

A. Small mistakes in spelling and punctuation,         

       B. Limited vocabulary of boy pupils.

        C. Teachers teaching writing skills.

       D. Poor sentence structure, and errors in spelling and standard English.   

How does the author feel in writing this passage?

     A. worried but positive                                         B. worried and negative 

C. concerned and sad                                        D. warm and excited

According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

     A. In English exams, most answers require informal expression of language.

B. When an informal style is correct, the students are allowed to use it.

C. Boys' writing skills are worse than those of girls in England.

D. There is no improvement in the whole structure of students' writing.

I was told that although these old buildings _______ the Qing Dynasty, they remained in good condition.

A. are dated back to                      B. dated back to

C. dating back to                        D. have dated back to 

One of Britain’s bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected (可疑的) police killer David Bieber — and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to ￡30,000 reward money.

Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide hunt. Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to walk silently into Bieber’s bedroom and to watch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building.

She said: “I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park I was so glad they were there.”

The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious (怀疑) of the guest who came at 3 pm the day before New Year’s Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face. She said: “He didn't seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact .” Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her bosses Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm.

Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes.

“It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said ‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?’. My heart missed a beat.”

Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor room and handed over the key.

“I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I could not see into the man’s room, but I could see the passage. The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed (戴上手铐).”

68.The underlined phrase “be in line for” (paragraph 1) means________.

         A. get     B. be paid           C. ask for             D. own

Vicki's heart missed a beat because ________.

         A. the phone went again              B. she would be famous

         C. the policemen had already arrived    D. she saw 20 policemen in the car park

David Bieber was most probably handcuffed in ________.

         A. the passage         B. the man's room          

C. Vicki's bedroom          D. the top floor room

The whole event probably lasted about ________ hours from the moment Bieber came to the hotel to the arrival of some armed officers.

         A. 6               B. 8               C. 11             D. 14

Many New Zealand cities lie ____ a bay and ____ a natural, deep harbor.

A. on; enjoy         B. on; cover          C. off; include                   D. off; have

_____ is no doubt _____ he will be successful someday.

A. There; whether      B. There; that        C. It; whether        D. It; that

--- Our class team is going to play in the final match. I’m sure we will win.

    ---          !

       A．Congratulations       B．Cheer up   C．Good luck D．Go ahead

IV. 写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节：基础写作（共1小题，满分15分)

下图是我国近10年私人汽车拥有情况。

[写作内容]

    请根据以上数据，写一篇短文，包括以下内容：

1. 我国私人汽车拥有量与十年前相比增加的倍数；

2. 增加的原因。

3. 你的看法。

[写作要求]

1. 只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；

2. 标题为：Car Ownership in China；

3. 短文开头已为你写好，不计入句子总数。

[评分标准]

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

Car Ownership in China

As can be seen from the chart, great changes in car ownership have taken place in China in the past ten years.                                                                         

When we think of leadership, we often think of strength and power. But what are these really, and how do they operate?

Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things. If this is even possible, it is short-term, and tends to backfire. If you order someone to do something against their will, they may do it because they feel they must, but the anger they feel will do more harm in the long-term. They will also experience fear.

Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down, making the person unable to function at his or her best. If they associate you with this emotion of fear, they will become less functional around you, and you will have succeeded in not only shooting yourself in the foot, but possibly making a very good employee or partner unable to perform effectively. Fear has no place in leadership.

    The way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use of emotion. We can order someone to do something, which may be part of the work day; or we can employ them at the emotional level, so they became fully devoted to the projects and provide some of their own motivation (积极性). Today’s work place is all about relationships. Anyone works harder in a positive environment in which they’re recognized and valued as a human being as well as a worker. Everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like. Leaders understand the way things work. They know the pay check is not the single most motivating factor (因素) in the work life of most people.

The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional intelligence---knowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and those of others. Developing your emotional intelligence is the single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationships with people around you, which is the key to the leadership skills.

The underlined phrase “shooting oneself in the foot” means _____ in this passage.

A. throw or walk in a specific direction or towards a specific objective

B. to grow forth (向前) from the ground

C. to move or pass suddenly or swiftly 

D. to injure or harm one's own interests 

An employee may have a feeling of fear in the work place when ___.

A. he cannot work at his best                  B. he is forced to do things

C. he feels his brain shut down                D. he thinks of his work as too heavy

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. People tend to associate leadership with fear.

B. Working conditions affect people’s physical health.

C. Smart people are more functional in the work place.

D. Good relationship is the key to business success.

To positively influence employees, a leader should first of all ____.

A. develop his own personality                     B. provide better suggestions

C. give his employees a pay raise                   D. hide his own emotion of fear

Good leadership is mainly seen in a leader’s ability to_____.

A. provide a variety of project for employees

B. help raise employees’ living standards

C. deal wisely with employees’ emotions     

D. give employees’ specific instructions（指导）