If it were not for the fact that she _____ sing, I would invite her to the party.

A. couldn’t                   B. shouldn’t                  C. can’t                        D. might not

第二节 完型填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a   36     part of the learning process . But all too often as parents and teachers we   37   this same right to our children .

When I see a child   38    from this kind of pressure , I think of Donnie .

Donnie was my youngest third-grader . His   39  of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed . He   40   answered questions—he was afraid he might be wrong . I tried my best to build his   41  . But nothing changed until midterm , when Mary Anne , a student teacher , was assigned to our classroom . She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included , all   42    her very much .

One morning, we were working on math problems at the chalkboard. Donnie had    43    the problems with pains-taking tidiness . Pleased with his progress , I   44   the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials . When I returned , Donnie was in   45   . He’d missed the third problem .

My student teacher looked at me in despair . Suddenly her face   46    . From the desk we shared , she got a container filled with pencils .

“Look , Donnie,” she said, kneeling beside him and gently  47    the tear-stained (弄脏的) face from his arms. “I’ve got something to   48   you.” She removed the pencils , one at a time , and placed them on his desk .

“See these  49    , Donnie,” she continued . “They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me. See how the erasers are   50   ? That’s because we make mistakes too . But we erase the mistakes and try again . That’s what you    51    learn to do , too.”

She kissed him and stood up. “Here”, she said, I’ll leave one of these pencils on  52      desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes,    53    teachers.” Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile .

The  54   became Donnie’s prized possession . That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement, gradually   55   him that it’s all right to make mistakes—as long as you erase them and try again .

36．A．small B．basic        C．necessary        D．large

37．A．give        B．disallow   C．offer        D．permit

38．A．come       B．take C．fall   D．suffer

39．A．fear B．lesson      C．chance      D．sense

40．A．always     B．often       C．never       D．seldom

41．A．self-protection        B．self-improvement C．self-confidence   D．self-learning

42．A．respected        B．disliked    C．avoided    D．minded

43．A．worked out     B．written down   C．gone over        D．learned

44．A．left   B．offered    C．missed     D．parted

45．A．surprise   B．astonishment    C．anger       D．tears

46．A．darkened B．brightened       C．pulled      D．loosened

47．A．lifting      B．picking    C．holding    D．pushing

48．A．help        B．show       C．reward     D．promise

49．A．pencils     B．mistakes   C．marks      D．containers

50．A．used        B．built        C．worn       D．damaged

51．A．may        B．must        C．ought       D．can

52．A．my   B．someone’s       C．the teacher’s    D．your

53．A．still   B．also C．even        D．not

54．A．pencil      B．words      C．mistake    D．desk

55．A．warned             B．informed            C．persuaded          D．reminded

Staying positive through the cold season could be your best defense against getting ill, new study findings suggest.

In an experiment that exposed healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found that people with a generally sunny character were less likely to fall ill. The findings, published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, build on evidence that a “positive emotional style” can help to protect us from suffering the common cold and other illnesses.

Researchers believe the reasons may be both objective — as in happiness improving immune function — and subjective — as in happy people being less troubled by a sore throat or runny nose. “People with a positive emotional style may have different immune responses to the virus,” explained lead study author Dr Sheldon Cohen of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. “And when they do get a cold, they may interpret their illness as being less severe.”

Cohen and his colleagues had found in a previous study that happier people seemed less likely to catch a cold, but some questions remained as to whether the emotional style itself had the effect.

For the new study, the researchers had 193 healthy adults complete standard measures of personality characteristics, self-felt health and emotional style. Those who had a tendency to be happy, energetic and easy-going were judged as having a positive emotional style, while those who were often unhappy, tense and aggressive had a negative style.

The researchers gave them nasal (鼻腔的) drops containing either a cold virus or a particular flu virus. Over the next six days, the volunteers reported on any aches, pains or sneezing they had, while the researchers collected objective data. Cohen and his colleagues found that based on objective measures of nasal troubles, happy people were less likely to develop a cold.

Which is the best title for the passage? ______

A. Stay Away from Being Negative

B. Positive or Negative？It’s Up to You.

C. Emotional Style and Flu.

D. Optimistic People Likely to Keep Diseases Away.

According to Dr Cohen’s research, the reason why some people are unlikely to catch a cold may be that ______.

A. their cheerful mood benefits the immune system

B. they have developed a certain way against flu virus

C. they are less likely to have a sore throat and runny nose

D. they have got a stronger self-confidence in their health

The research is done by ______.

A. getting volunteers in one emotional group and analyzing them

B. conducting a medical experiment on volunteers of different emotional styles

C. collecting and analyzing volunteers’ objective nasal production data

D. having volunteers answer questions on personality, health and emotions

   Millions of people around the world cook their food over smoky fire every day.It is often difficult to find wood for the fire .People who do not have wood must spend large amounts of money on cooking fuel. However, there is a much easier way to cook food using energy from the sun.

  Solar cooker, or ovens,have been used for centuries.A Swiss scientist made the first solar oven in seventeen sixty-seven. Today ,people are using solar cookers in many countries around the world. People use solar ovens to cook food and to heat drinking water to kill bacteria and other harmful organisms.

There are three kinds of solar ovens.The first is a box cooker, It is designed with a special wall that shines or reflects sunlight into the box .Heat gets trapped under a piece of glass or plastic covering the top of the cooker. A box oven is effective for slow cooking of large amonts of food.

The second kind of solar oven is a panel cooker. It includes several flat walls.or panels.that directly reflect the sun’s light onto the food. The food is inside a separate container of plastic or glass that traps heat energy. People can build panel cookers quickly and with very few supplies. They do not cost much.In Kenya ,for example ,panel cookers are being manufactured for just two dollars.

The third kind of solar oven is a parabolic cooker.It has rounded walls that aim sunlight directly into the bottom of the oven .Food cooks quickly in parabolic ovens .However, these cookers are hard to make.They must be re-aimed often to follow the sun .Parabolic cookers can also cause burns and eye injuries if they are not used correctly.

You can make solar ovens from boxes or heavy paper. They will not catch fire. Paper burns at two hundred thirty-two degrees Celsius. A solar cooker never gets that hot. Solar ovens cook food at low temperatures over long periods of time. This permits people to leave food to cook while they do other things.

72.What is the main purpose of the author in writing the passage?

A.To tell the readers how to make solar ovens.

B.To advertise the solar ovens.

C.To give the readers brief introduction of solar ovens.

D.To help readers to save cost on fuel.

73.According to the passage we can conclude that ______.

A.panel cooker is the cheapest oven of the three

B.panel cooker is easy to make

C.box cooker is easy to make

D.box cooker is the most effective oven

74.If you have much food to cook ,you’d better choose      .

A.a box cooker      B.a panel cooker

C.a parabolic cooker     D.a paper cooker

75.From the passage we know that      .

A.solar cookers are dangerous to use

B.solar cookers don’t burn while cooking

C.solar cookers cost less than other cookers

D.Swiss often use solar cookers while cooking

Book three is ______ most difficult book,but is isn’t ______ most difficult one in Senior school books.

A.a;a       B.a;the    C.the;the D.the;a

第二节 读写任务(共1小题，满分25分)

       阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

       In junior high school, one of my classmates, Ethan, was addicted to TV. This boy simply knew everything about such pop shows as Who’s the Boss?

       Then one day Ethan’s mother made brim an offer in order to draw him back to his school subjects. She promised that she would give him $200 if he could go a full month without watching any TV. None of us thought Ethan could do it, but he did quite well. His mom paid him $200. He went out and bought a TV, the biggest he could find.

       In recent years, hundreds of schools have carried out experiments with paying kids with each for showing up or getting good grades. All school kids admire this trend. But it upsets adults. Teachers say that we are rewarding kids for doing what they should be doing of their own will. Psychologists warn that money can actually make kids perform worse by making the act of learning cheap. The debate has become a typical battle over why our kids are not learning at the rate they should he despite decades of reforms and budget increases.

       [写作内容]

       1     以约30词概括上文的主要内容。

       2     以约120词对用金钱鼓励孩子学习的现象进行议论，内容包括：

       (1)   你对用金钱鼓励孩子学习的看法：

(2)   你的父母(或其他亲人)是如何鼓励你学习的；

(3)   你认为怎样才能更好地鼓励孩子学习。

       [写作要求]

       1.    作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事．也可以参照阅读材料的内容，

       但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

       2.    作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

       [评分标准]    

              概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

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A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin （顽童） was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car, Paul?” he asked．

       Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas．” The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…” He hesitated．

       Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He wished he had a brother like that．But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly．

       “I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that．” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”

       “Oh yes, I’d love that．”

       After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

       Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car．But Paul was wrong again．“Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked．

       He ran up to the steps．Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast．He was carrying his little crippled （残疾） brother．He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car．

       “There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs．His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent．And some day I’m going to give you one just like it… Then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about．”

       Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car．The shining-eyed older brother climbed in and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride．

The street urchin was very surprised when __________．

       A．he saw the shining car

       B．Paul told him about the car

       C．he was walking around the car

       D．Paul received an expensive car

From the story we know that the urchin __________．

       A．wished to give his brother a car

       B．wished Paul’s brother to give him a car

       C．wished Paul could be a brother like that 

       D．wished he could have a brother like Paul’s 

The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ______．

       A．to show he had a rich friend

       B．to show his neighbors the car

       C．to let his brother ride in the car

       D．to tell his brother about his wish

We can infer from the story that __________．

       A．Paul couldn’t understand the urchin

       B．the urchin’s wish came true in the end

       C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother

       D．the urchin had a deep love for his brother

The best title for the story probably is __________．

       A．A Christmas Present       B．A Street Urchin

       C．A Brother Like That D．An Unforgettable Ride

       Justin’s bedroom was so full of flat bicycle tires, bent tennis rackets, deflated（瘪掉的）basketballs, and games with missing pieces that you could barely get in the door. His parents pleaded with him to clean out his room.

       “What use is a fish tank with a hole in the bottom?” his father asked. But Justin simply smiled and repeated his motto, “Never throw anything out, you never know when it might come in handy.”

       When Justin was away from home, he always carried his blue backpack--a smaller version of his bedroom--a place to store the many objects that he collected. It was so worn and stretched that it hardly resembled a backpack anymore.

       Justin had earned a reputation for figuring things out and getting people out of otherwise hopeless situations. Many of his classmates and neighbors sought him out when they needed help with a problem. On the first day of school, his friend Kenny, came looking for Justin.

       “Do you think you have something in your bag that could help me remember my locker combination?” he asked. “I lost the piece of paper it was written on. I have a science class in two minutes and if I'm late on the first day it’ll make me look bad for the rest of the year.” Kenny looked really worried.

       “Relax,” Justin said, taking his backpack off and unzipping the top. “Remember how you borrowed my notebook in homeroom to write the combination down? Well, I know how we can recover what you wrote.”

       He took the notebook and a soft lead pencil out of his bag. The page that Kenny had written on had left faint marks on another page in the notebook. Justin held the pencil on its side and rubbed it lightly over the marks. Slowly but surely the numbers of the locker combination appeared in white, set off by the gray pencil rubbings.

       “That's amazing!” Kenny said. “I owe you one.” And he dashed off to open his locker.

       It was just another day in the life of the boy whose motto was “Never throw anything out, you never know when it might come in handy.”

Why is Justin's room such a mess? WWW.K**S*858$$U.COM

    A. He always forgets to clean it.               B. He shares the room with his brother.

    C. He has no time to clean it.                 D. He never throws anything away.

In what way is Justin’s backpack a smaller version of his bedroom?

    A. He uses it as a place to store objects.

    B. He uses it to carry his books and sports equipment.

    C. His parents tell him to clean it all the time.

    D. He's had it for as long as he can remember.

The underlined phrase "pleaded with" means

    A. ignored               B. asked             C. pushed              D. Ordered

How does Kenny feel toward Justin?

A. Annoyed.     B. Disinterested.             C. Grateful.         D. Angry.

Books for Children

If you want to make a Christmas plan together with your children, which book do you prefer？

       A. Star of Wonder                                            B. The Not-So-Wise Man

       C. First Festival: Christmas                        D. My Very First Christmas Book

Which number would you dial if you want to order a book for your 2-year-old child?

       A. 07459 40560.                               B. 07459 38922.

       C. 07459 45783.                               D. 07459 44116.

If your child wants to read stories of animals, whose book will be your choice?

       A. Pat Alexander.                                             B. Beth Webb.

C. Lois Rock.                                                   D. Elizabeth Goudge.

He was made ________ the house under his mother’s direction.

       A. clean             B. cleaning                  C. cleaned              D. to clean