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. Kathryn Bigelow, director of “The Hurt Locker”, was the first female ______ the best director Oscar.

       A. winning     B. to win C. won    D. has won

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At least 200,000 people were reported _____ in the ever recorded worst earthquake that struck Haiti last winter.

     A. being killed            B. to be killed           C. killing                   D. to have been killed

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Joe’s_______ in the get-together surely brought us a lot of pleasure as he is a man with a

   strong sense of humour.

   A. joining    B. having been joined      C. joined         D. had joined

It is very important for people to drink water in our everyday life. Many people believe they are supposed to drink eight glasses of water a day, or about two liters. Why? Because that is what they have been told all their life. But a recent report offers some different advice. Experts say people should obey their bodies; they should drink as much water as they feel like drinking. The report says most healthy people meet their daily needs for liquid by letting thirst be their guide. The report is from the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academies. The report contains some general suggestions. The experts say women should get about 2.7 liters of water daily. Men should get about 3.7 liters. But wait——in each case, that is more than eight glasses.

There is one important difference. The report does not tell people how many glasses of water to drink. In fact, the experts say it may be impossible to know how many glasses are needed to meet these guidelines. This is because the daily water requirement can include the water content in foods. People do not get water only by forcing themselves to drink a set number of glasses per day. People also drink fruit juices and sodas and milk. They drink coffee and tea. These all contain water. Yet some also contain caffeine. This causes the body to expel(排出)more water. But the writers of the report say this does not mean the body loses too much water.

As you might expect, the Institute of Medicine says people need to drink more water when they are physically active. The same is true of those who live in hot climates. Depending on heat and activity, people could need two times as much water as others do. All this, however, does not answer one question. No one seems sure why people have the idea that good health requires eight glasses of water daily.

It may have started with a misunderstanding. In 1945, the National Academy of Sciences published some guidelines. Its Food and Nutrition Board(营养膳食) said a good amount of water for most adults was 2.5 liters daily. This was based on an average of one milliliter(毫升)for each calorie of food eaten. But that was only part of what the board said. It also said that most of this amount is contained in prepared foods.

56. In experts’ opinion, every day a person should drink ____.

   A. as much water as he can                                            B. more than eight glasses of water

   C. according to actual need for his body                      D. when he comes in sight of water

57. What is mainly described in the second paragraph?        

   A. People know about the daily water requirement.        

B. People need water instead of all kinds of drink.

   C. People get daily water not only from drinking.    

D. People drink all kinds of drink every day.

58. Who might drink less water according to the third paragraph?

59. The main purpose of writing the texts is to _______.

   A. make a good suggestion of drinking daily  B. make clear the requirements to drink daily

   C. tell the importance of drinking water daily           D. figure out a good amount of water daily

Winter in the north is usually very cold and it is important to avoid colder-related injuries such as frostbite(冻伤) and hypothermia(体温降低)．Frostbite is damage that happens when skin is exposed to extreme cold for too long．It mainly happens on the hands，feet，nose，and ears and some will bring permanent damage．Hypothermia is a serious medical condition caused by serious cold．It happens when the body cannot produce as much heat as it loses．If not treated，it can be deadly．

The best way to avoid cold-related injuries is to be prepared for the outdoors．Here is a simple way to remember four basic steps to staying warm．Think of COLD．

The C stands for cover．Wear a hat and scarf to keep heat from escaping through the head，neck，and ears．And wear mittens instead of gloves．Mittens are a type of glove that does not have separate parts for each finger．Gloves may not keep hands as warm because they separate the fingers．

The O stands for overexertion(过分用力)．Avoid activities that will make you sweaty．Wet clothes and cold weather are a bad mix．

L is for layers．Wearing loose，lightweight clothes，one layer on top of another, is better than single heavy layer clothing．Also，make sure outerwear is made of water resistant and tightly knit material．

The last letter D stands for dry．In other words，stay as dry as possible．Pay attention to the places where snow can enter, like the tops of boots．the necks of coats and the wrist areas of mittens．

And there are a couple of other things to keep in mind，one for children and the other for adults．Eating snow might be fun but it lowers the body's temperature．And drinking alcohol might make a person feel warm，but what it really does is weaken the body's ability to hold heat．

67．Both frostbite and hypothermia         ．

A．are injuries caused by extreme cold

B．may happen on the hands，feet，nose and ears

C．may cause uncontrollable shaking and slow breathing

D．may be deadly injuries

68．Mittens can keep your hands warmer than gloves because           ．

A．they are thicker                     B．they are made of better materials

C．they don't separate your fingers        D．they separate your fingers

69．       can help you avoid cold-related injuries．

A．Trying your best to exercise until you get sweat

B．Wearing layers of loose，lightweight clothes

C．Drinking alcohol to make you feel warm

D．Wearing a single heavy layer of clothing

70．Overexertion should be avoided because          ．

A．it may exhaust you        B．it may make you hungry

C．it may make you sweat     D．it may lower your body temperature

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第二节：书面表达（满分25 分）

最近，网上展开一场关于“教科书是否要循环使用”的辩论。假如你是Li Hua，请你向报社写信谈谈你自己的一些想法。

要点如下：

1．据说我国的教科书寿命一般是半年，而美国则是五年。

2．我国有两亿两千万学生，每年要用三十亿本教科书，这就需要消耗一千一百万棵树

木。

3．许多贫困家庭的学生买不起教科书．

4．你的看法（至少两点）。

要求：

1．语句通顺，结构合理；

2．开头和结尾已给出，不记入总词数（字数：100 词左右）

3．参考词汇：lifespan 寿命

Dear Editor，

Recently there has been an argument about the reuse of textbooks on the internet．     

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Best wishes，

Yours truly，

Li Hua

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．—Dad，I’m worrying about my road test！

—Cheer up，dear! There___________be any difficulty about passing it since you have practised a

lot in the driving school．

       A．mustn’t    B．shan’t      C．needn’t    D．shouldn’t

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A volunteer is a person willing to help others, one who offers to do something without__________.

       A．paying          B．paid          C．being paid     D．to pay

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The eggs were        a bad smell. Nobody wanted to eat anything.  

A. giving off        B. giving away     C. giving up      D. giving out

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The talk between the two leaders aimed at ending the long _____of war between the two countries.

A. sense                      B. case                        C. state                              D. condition