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)             你最近对200名学生

(男女各半)的未来择业理想作了一次抽样调查,调查结果如下图：

 [写作内容]

      根据以上数据，写一篇短文，包括以下内容：

1．调查时间、调查问题以及调查对象；

2．男女生分别最喜欢什么职业；

      3．男女生在选择教师为职业方面的排序差异；

      4．男女生在选择以医生为职业方面的异同；

      5．你的选择及理由。

[写作要求]

只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。

[评分标准]

     句子结构准确，信息内容完接，篇章结构连贯。

III 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）         阅读下列短文，

从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

China has now mapped out plans for its next four launches in the Shenzhou program on the next flight. But one conclusion seems to have escaped most reports in the aerospace media. The flight of Shenzhou 7 could be timed to coincide with the Beijing Olympics. Plans for the 2008 Summer Olympics call for the events to be held between the 8th and 24th of August. It's reasonable to expect that China will use the event to promote its achievements before the world, and human spaceflight is China's most significant recent breakthrough.

Shenzhou 7, China's next manned space mission, was originally advertised for 2007. This fit into the pattern of staging a two-year gap between crewed Shenzhou missions, which have previously launched in 2003 and 2005. But Chinese media statements have recently amended this to 2008. Chinese media have reported that while the overall program is going well, more time is needed to work on the spacesuit that will be used on this flight to stage China's first spacewalk. It's possible that Chinese engineers want to make best preparations for this complex mission.

China could intend to carry out the mission of Shenzhou 7 just as media attention is focused on the lead-up to the Olympics. The crew of the flight, and possibly China's other flown astronauts, could then take part in the opening ceremony. China has previously feted her space travellers in great celebrations, such as the Hong Kong event that saw Yang Liwei singing with actor Jacky Chan.

China has also suggested that the activity will be carried out by a single astronaut, and has indicated that half an hour is a rough estimate of the planned time for the spacewalk. China is apparently following suit, probably for the same reasons of conservative mission planning and safety.

41. From the first paragraph we can infer that ________.

  A. China hasn’t made its plan for the Beijing Olympics

  B. The new Shenzhou program are known to all the reporters

  C. China has planned to send up Shenzhou 7 in 2008

  D. Beijing Olympics will be held during the flight of Shenzhou 7

42. China has decided to carry out its human spaceflight in 2008 in order to ______.

  A. make the Beijing Olympics more interesting

  B. show its great achievements to the world

  C. prove that China is a developed country

  D. introduce its science and technology to the world

43. Which one of the following is WRONG according to this passage?

  A. China sent its first manned spacecraft in October of 2003.

  B. Chinese engineers want to make more preparations for Shenzhou 7.

  C. The spacesuit for the flight of Shenzhou 7 hasn’t been prepared well.

  D. Two Chinese astronauts walked in space in 2003.

44. The underlined word “amended” in the passage has a similar meaning to ______.

A. improve            B. change                     C. expect               D. decide

45. What would be the best title for this passage?

  A. The Beijing Olympics.                         B. The Shenzhou Olympics.

  C. China’s Shenzhou Program.                  D. Spacewalk in 2008.

Phrases 词组默写

处理，对付 ____________________ 对…….感到厌倦  ____________________

欺骗、捉弄某人  ____________________   提出(观点) ____________________

传递  ____________________  给……让路  ____________________

打破记录  ____________________  散发(气味)  ____________________

参加  ____________________    (梦想)实现  ____________________

He always thinks of _______ he can do more for the people.

A. what        B. how      C. if           D. whatever

—How are you doing all these years, Jim?

   —Nothing new. Everything is going on _______ it was years ago.

A. as                  B. while                 C. when         D. since        

--- He went to see the man who was in hospital yesterday.

--- ____________.

A. So did he    B. So he did    C. He did so   D. Did so he

I met him very late on Friday night, ______, early Saturday morning.

A. at the latest    B. on the whole     C.  in a word     D. or rather

He met her at a party. She was so outstanding, with many boys around her, while he was so normal, with nobody paying attention to him.

       At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him. She was surprised, but due to being polite, she agreed. They sat in a nice coffee shop. He was too nervous to say anything, and she felt uncomfortable, thinking, “Please let me go home.”

       Suddenly he asked the waiter, “Would you please give me some salt? I’d like to put it in my coffee.”

       Everybody stared at him—so strange！His face turned red, but, still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it.

       She asked him curiously, “Why do you have this hobby?”

       He replied, “When I was a little boy, I was living near the sea. I liked playing in the sea, and I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood. I miss my hometown so much. I miss my parents who are still living there.” While saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. That’s his true feeling, from the bottom of his heart. A man who can tell out his homesickness, he must be a man who loves home, cares about home, and has responsibility of home. Then she also started to speak, about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family. That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their story.

       They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who meets all her demands; he was kind-hearted, warm and careful. He was such a good person but she almost missed him! Thanks to the salty coffee! Then the story was just like every beautiful love story, the princess married the prince, then they were living a happy life… And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee.

       After 40 years, he passed away, leaving her a letter which said, “My dearest, please forgive my whole life lie. This was the only lie I said to you—the salty coffee.”

       “Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time. Actually I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead.”

       “I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have promised not to lie to you for anything.”

       “Now I’m dying, I’m afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth: I don’t like the salty coffee. What a strange bad taste! But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life!”

       “Since I knew you, I never feel sorry for anything I do for you. Having you with me is my biggest happiness for my whole life. If I can live for a second time, I still want to know you and have you for my whole life, even though I have to drink the salty coffee again.”

       Her tears made the letter totally wet.

       Someday, someone asked her, “What’s the taste of salty coffee?”

       “It’s sweet,” she replied.

60. After ordering some salt to put into the coffee, the young man must have felt ___.

   A. touched              B. satisfied            C. disappointed             D. embarrassed

61. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Salt coffee is more delicious and sweeter than sugar coffee.

B. The man ordered the salt coffee in order to create a chance to date with the girl.

C. The man had to have the salty coffee all his life to keep his word.

D. The woman hardly believed the man’s explanation at the first date.

62. From the passage we can see that the man is ___.

A. caring and kind-hearted                  B. shy and sly

C. dishonest but responsible          D. warm and understanding

63. It is implied in the passage that the woman ___ when reading the letter left by her husband.

A. was cheated by his husband’s behavior

B. was touched by his husband’s white lie

C. felt sorry to know the truth too late

D. felt angry about his dishonesty

At present, in many American cities especially, many teachers in the public schools say they are underpaid. They point to jobs such as secretary or truck driver, which often pay more to start than that of a teacher. In many other fields, such as law, medicine, computer science, a beginning worker may make more than a teacher who has taught for several years.

Teaching has never been a profession that attracted people interested in high salaries. It is by history a profession that has provided rewards in addition to money—the satisfaction of sharing knowledge, of influencing others, of guiding young people. But in the past several years, there are more difficulties in teaching, for many, than there are rewards.

Unruly students, especially in big cities, large classes and a lack of support from the public in terms of money and understanding have led many public school teachers to leave the profession.

As a result, many of the best students, who would have chosen teaching as their life career in the past, are going into other fields.

Another reason for this change in teacher candidates is the changing status of women in the United States. Until the late 1960s and 1970s, one of the most popular choices for women was teaching. But as other professions, such as law and medicine opened up to women, women stopped pouring into teacher training programs. Thus, a major pool of excellent candidates for the teaching profession dwindled.

Bit by bit government officials and others realized that the status of the teacher had suffered. They talked about change. But the change in a vast society like the United States is not easy. People’s attitudes have formed over many years, and sometimes change takes many years.

The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 1 refers to “      ”.

A. money       B. job     C. secretary    D. truck driver

What is the present situation of the teaching?

A. Teachers work harder and get underpaid.

B. Teachers have no opportunities to work in other fields.

C. Teaching can attract best students to work as a teacher.

D. Teaching can provide rewards as well as high salaries.

Many public school teachers turn to other professions because        .

A. the unruly students and large classes

B. the difficulties of teaching as well as a lack of money, support and understanding

C. the attracting power of other jobs

D. a lack of satisfaction of sharing knowledge and influencing others

The author believes that change in teachers’ status in the United States       .

A. is not great        B. impossible

C. influences people’s attitude       D. needs time

It was Mother's Day，but the young mother was a little unhappy，because she was 800 miles away from her parents．In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day，and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs（丁香）in the garden．

Later that day，when she told her husband about the lilacs，he said，“I know where we can find all that you want．Get the children and come on．”So they went，driving down the country roads．

There on a small hill，they saw a lot of beautiful purple(紫色的) lilacs．The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers．Carefully，she picked a few here and a few there．On their way home there was a smile on her face．

When they were passing a nursing home（养老院），the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair．She had no children with her．They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman，put the flowers in her hands，and smiled at her．The old granny thanked her again and again．She smiled happily，too．

When the young mother came back to her car，her children asked her，“Who is that old granny？Why did you give our flowers to her？”

“I don't know her，”their mother said．“But it's Mother's Day，and she has no children．I have all of you，and I still have my mother．Just think how much those flowers meant to her．”

56. The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother's Day because         ．

A．she didn't have a present            B．she was a long way from her mother

C．she didn't know it was Mother's Day  D．she wanted to see her father

57. The young woman had         ．

A．one child                      B．no child 

C．more than one child            D．a boy and a girl

58.The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because         ．

A．she was her mother           B．she didn't like those flowers

C．her mother asked her to do so D．she wanted the old granny to be happy，too

59. Which of the following is NOT true？

A．The young woman was kind．     B．The young woman was understanding．

C．The young woman was friendly． D．The young woman was surprised．