In my opinion，your composition is not as interesting as his but yours is         in writing．

      A．the best organized        B．better organized

      C．so organized as             D．as organized as

 In an interview, he told us that he is always happy to _____ new foreign students.

   A. take on            B. put on              C. take up           D. pick up

—— The experiment is of particular importance.

—— I see. We won’t carry on with it _______ we can get the good equipment.

   A. until              B. unless                  C. whether               D. after

 Tom as well as his friends ____ to visit our school soon after they arrive in Changsha.

   A. is coming             B. are coming           C. will have come        D. has come

第四部分 写作技能 (共三节，满分26分)

第一节  阅读摘录信息 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分 ）

认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。

(注意：每空不超过3个单词。)

This year, about 2,300 teenagers from all over the world will spend about 10 months in US homes. At the same time about 1,300 American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and learn the rest of the world.

Here is a 2-way student exchange in action .Fred,19, spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.

Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived .But after 2 months of studying, the language became easy for him. School was completely different from what he had expected and it was much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took 14 subjects instead of 6 that were usually taken in the US.

Family life ,too, was different. The father’s word was the law. All the activities were done with the family rather than individually .Fred found the food to be too simple at first. He also missed having a car.

“Back home ,you pick up some friends in a car and go out to have a good time .In Germany, you walk but you soon learn to like it .”

At the same time, in America, Mike ,a friendly German boy, was also forming his own ideas. “I suppose I should criticize American schools” he says , “It is far too easy for our level but I have to say that I like it a lot. In Germany, we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many other activities. I think that maybe American schools are better than in training their citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”

             65   between American school life and German school life

双向翻译 （共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）

   When I entered senior high school, I began to show a great interest in poems. 61.I happily devoted nearly all my free time to reading and writing poems. One day, I presented one of my poems to my teacher because I wanted his honest opinion. I waited while he read through the lines. 62.让我高兴的是，他说我的诗很棒, and encouraged me to send it to a newspaper. I was happy to hear his opinion, 63. but I still felt uncertain about whether or not my poem was really that good. Anyhow, wanting to try my luck, I posted it to a newspaper the following day. After waiting more than a month, I assumed that my poem was not wanted. Then a letter came informing me that 65.他们准备要出版我的诗歌并为我付足够的稿费。Hooray! I had done it.

双向翻译 （共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）

      The technology of the future will allow me and my family to be healthy. And never worry about illness . 61. No one will be sad because humans will have learned to fix many of the problems that affect us now, like  war, pollution and hunger . 62. People will be able to communicate better .  Technology will guarantee good health and happiness for all! I imagine that the workday will be only four hours long, and 63 大家可以做一些有趣的兼职工作. We will have robots and computers to assist us with the things that are boring . 64 这将会简化我们的生活

B．阅读理解：

                               Now we can see a man and his wife at the breakfast table. They are not speaking to each other.

They haven’t spoken to each other at the breakfast table for years. The husband is reading his newspaper. We can’t see his face. The wife looks very worried as she gets a cup of tea ready for him. Today she is using a new kind of tea for the first time. The husband picks up his cup. He isn’t interested. He tastes his tea. Suddenly he puts down his newspaper. Something is different! Can it be the tea? He takes another taste. It’s wonderful. He smiles. He looks at his wife and says in surprise, “Doris, when did you cut your hair?” Doris is pleased. She answers, “Two months ago.” Doris asks, “Herbie, when did your hair begin to become white?” He answers, “A long time ago.” Doris says, “We have been together for many years, but we never cared about each other.” Now they aren’t worried any longer. Breakfast is different. Has a new kind of tea changed their lives?

36. This story happens______________________.

     A. before breakfast                      B. after breakfast

     C. at home                             D. in a teahouse

37. In the passage, we can see ________________________.

     A. Doris is drinking tea                  B. Herbie likes the new kind of tea

     C. Doris is reading a newspaper            D. Herbie is very young and good-looking

38. Herbie and Doris lived ______________ before this day.

     A. a wonderful                         B. an unhappy

     C. an enjoyable                         D. a friendly

39. Which of the following statements is true?

     A. They are good friends.                 B. They have just got married.

     C. They like to talk about their hair.        D. They are no longer young.

40. From the passage, we think it may be ______________.

     A. a radio programme                    B.  a short film

     C. a computer game                      D.  a beautiful painting

第三节 回答问题（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分）

阅读下面短文，根据第58至第60小题的具体要求，尽可能简要回答问题，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

An online recruitment drive(招聘活动) with a TV reality show in the world was truly a tourism marketing campaign. It is called ‘The best job in the world' competition which finally has a winner, Ben Southall, a 34-year-old charity worker from Britain. Ben won the competition and he has to blog(写博客) about life on Australia's Hamilton Island.

Ben beat over 34,000 people from 200 countries in the online competition that became something of an internet wonder. "To go away now as the island caretaker for tourism Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef is an extreme honor. I hope I can do the job well as much as everybody is expecting, my swimming hopefully is up to standard and I look forward to all of the new roles that the task concerns." Ben Southall told the reporters.

What’s claimed to be the best job in the world comes with a $110,000 (about 750,000 Yuan) contract(合同) for six months' work.

58. How many people asked for “the best job in the world”? (回答词数不超过4个)

_____________________________________________________________________________  

59. How long will Ben Southall work on the island? (回答词数不超过2个)

_____________________________________________________________________________  

60.What has Ben Southall to do for his new job? (回答词数不超过8个)

_____________________________________________________________________________

Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying, “Friends are God’s way of taking care of us.” But how do you find real friendship and keep it?

The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed(种子) and take care of it to make it grow.

First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient(耐心). For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his best to help. To make a good friend, you cannot be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.

But things cannot always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have an honest talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you could write a letter.

There are three steps to being friends again:

Tell him or her how you are feeling; say what your friend has done wrong, and explain why you did this or that. Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.

49  Sally wants to tell students the ways to_____.

    A  find friends        B  plant trees          C  get happy           D  keep fit

50  What makes good friends? A good friend should_____.

    A  be lovely and cool                          B  be kind and patient

    C  have lots of money                          D  have good looks

51  According to the text, you can________your friend after a fight.

    A  buy a present for                                   B  never say a word to

    C  have dinner with                                    D  write a letter to

52  What is the best title of the text?

    A  Teenagers and friendship.                          B  The good friends around you.

    C  The trouble of growing up.                           D  The care and keeping of friends.