--Is ___ here? –No, Bob and Tim have asked for leave.

A. anybody   B.everybody   C. somebody    D. nobody

--Don’t you believe me?---____.I’ll believe___ you say.

A. No; whatever      B.Yes;no matter what    C.No; no matter what     D.Yes; whatever

--- Jack didn’t come back early last night, did he?

---_____. It was not yet eight o’clock _____ he arrived home.

       A. No; before B. Yes; when      C. Yes; that        D. No; until

   Although man has known asbestos for many hundreds of years, it was not until 160 years ago that it was mined for the first time on the North American continent. H. W. Johns, owner of a New York City Supply Shop for roofers, was responsible for(对…负责) the opening of that first mine.

   Mr. Johns was given a piece of asbestos which had been found in Italy. He experimented with the material and then showed its surprising powers to his customers. After putting on a pair of asbestos gloves, which looked much like ordinary work gloves, he took red-hot coals from the fireplace and played with them in his hands. How astonished the customers were to discover that he was not burned at all. You can well imagine that he had increasing business in asbestos roofing materials. However, because it was very expensive to transport (carry) them from Italy to the United States, Mr. Johns sent out a young scientist to seek a source nearer home. This young man found great vein(岩脉), in the province of Quebec in Canada.

   Ever since 1881 Quebec has led the world in the production of this unusual mineral, which is made up of magnesium, silicon, iron, and oxygen. When it is mined, the asbestos is heavy, just as you would expect a mineral to be. When it is separated, a strange thing happens; the rock breaks down into fine, soft, soapy fibres(纤维).

   Scientists do not know why the rock can be separated easily into threads(线), but they have found thousands of uses of this fireproof material, of the so-called “cloth of stone”.

40. Which title best expresses the main idea of this passage?

A. Asbestos mined in Canada        B. Fireproof matter

C. A “wonder” mineral                 D. A new roofing material

41. Johns proved his ability as a salesman by_______.

A. going into roofing business             B. carrying asbestos from Italy

C. sending a trained scientist         D. showing the use of asbestos gloves

42. Which is the most important character of asbestos that the author wants to show us?

A. It is like thread. B. It feels soapy. C. It burns easily.      D. It is unusually heavy.

43. The author’s main purpose in writing this passage was to _______.

A. show the need for more scientists     B. compare asbestos with other minerals

C. increase the sales of asbestos            D. present facts about asbestos

IV．任务型阅读: (本题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分)

Select the best heading from the list below for each paragraph in the reading passage. Use each letter ONCE only. Write the appropriate letters A~E, in the spaces numbered 61-65 on your answer sheet. (NB  There are more heading than paragraphs, so you will not use all of the headings.)

                               Intellectual Disability

61.______   People with intellectual disability form one of the largest single disability groups in a community. Intellectual disability refers to a general slowness to learn and function within society, and the identification of intellectual disability is usually based on an assessment of a person's performance in a variety of tests. An individual's level of performance, as assessed, can change with time and circumstances. With skilled training and opportunity for development, people with intellectual disability have much greater potential for acquiring skills and for participation in community life than previously had been thought possible.

62.______   In many western societies, five categories of intellectual disability have traditionally been used in order to indicate the perceived degree of difficulty an individual has with learning. All five may occur in either children, adolescent or adult, and show as mild, moderate, severe, profound or multiple intellectual disability.

63.______   For the majority of intellectual disabilities, there is no identifiable cause but there are some causes that are well documented. They include: brain damage at birth due to lack of oxygen--- prolonged labor during childbirth; brain damage before birth due to factors such as rubella, drug or diet-related problems; damage after birth due to illnesses such as encephalitis or accident; hereditary defects in the genes; abnormal chromosome count resulting in, for example, Down Syndrome.

64.______   Like everyone else, people with an intellectual disability need a rewarding job, a satisfying place to live and a good social life. But they may need extra support to achieve these things. Good support services are based on the principle of normalization---which means enabling people to be part of the community like everyone else.

65.______   With the introduction of the intellectually disabled into communities, there is a need to promote awareness of communication. Although many people may have little experience in talking with an intellectually disabled person, there are common guidelines that can simplify the interaction. Firstly, it is useful to remember that people with disabilities have feelings .Speaking in the same friendly manner as you would to anyone else is also recommended. Being prepared to wait a little longer for replies during a conversation with an intellectually disabled person would undoubtedly benefit the exchange.

List of Headings

A.  What do people with an intellectual disability need?

B.  What is intellectual disability?

C.  How do people with an intellectual disability talk?

D.  What are the forms of intellectual disability?

E.  What causes intellectual disability?

F.  How do you talk to a person with an intellectual disability?

第三节：单句改错（每小题1分，满分5分）

在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词(每句均有一个错误)。

81. What the earth travels around the sun is known to us all.                               81. _______

82. The ruler that he bought yesterday was lain on the table.                               82.________

83. He returned in the afternoon of his birthday.                                            83. ________

84. He spoke too rapidly that we couldn’t clearly understand him.                   84. _________

85. He shouldn’t have gone abroad, for I saw him in the part this morning.             85. _________

The great _____ of this computer is that it’s so cheap compared to the others.

    A. power               B. strength                    C. energy                  D. force

 Was it in the beautiful park ________ was located by the sea ________ we first met our new Chinese teacher?

A. where, which        B. which, which         C. that, that        D. which, where

 As well as costing the Middle East dearly in terms of human life, conflict! (冲突) _______ the region around $ 12 trillion since 1991, according to a report by the Strategic Foresight Group.

A. is also cost          B. had also cost       C. will also cost        D. has also cost

第三节：书面表达（满分12分）

按照惯例，学校要在期中考试后分别召开各年级学生的家长会。对此，英语老师要求学生用英语写一篇短文谈谈关于同学们对家长会的看法。要点如下：

1. 家长会的目的：相互沟通，提高学习成绩。

2. 大部分同学赞同并陈述他们的理由。（至少写两点）

3. 少部分同学不赞同并陈述他们的理由。

4. 你的观点及理由。

要求：1. 可适当增加细节。      2. 词数：100—120 左右。

Parents’ meetings are often held in order to ___________________________________________

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