Women have jumped ahead of men for the first time in using the Internet to do their holiday shopping, according to a study published last week in the US.

     For years men have been more likely to shop on the Internet than women, but during the

2007 holiday season 58 percent of those shopping online were women, "it shows how popular

the Internet is becoming," said Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet and American Life

Project group, which carried out the study. Rainie said it was only a matter of time before

women shoppers caught up with men. This is because women traditionally make decisions about

spending.

     Users were more likely to shop online to save time. Internet users between the ages 18 and

29 were responsible for some of the surprising increase in the online gift-buying population this

time around. However, three-quarters of the US Internet users did not buy holiday gifts online

in 2007. They worried about credit card security (安全), or just compared online prices with

off-line prices, then dashed off to the shops to get the best deals.

     "But even if shoppers don't buy online, websites are becoming promotion (^g)tools for

stores," said Dan Hess, vice president of ComScore Networks Inc. Hess said that actually most

stores' websites can make customers fully believe the security of their credit card numbers.

And most are able to ensure that gifts arrive on time. " It' s all about making the shopping

experience more efficient, more reliable and more comfortable. " Hess said.

45. Which of the following statements is true?

     A. There were fewer women online shoppers than men in 2007.

     B. Most of the Internet users between the ages of18 and 29 are women.

     C. People in the US were more likely to buy gifts online.

     D. More women shopped online than men in 2007.

46. We can infer from the passage that____.

     A. men usually decide how to spend money in the family

     B. women usually decide what to buy in the family

     C. the Internet is used in all the shops

     D. shopping online will be more popular in years

47. According to Dan Hess, shopping online ____.

     A. is unsafe       B. is convenient       C. is a waste of money   D. is cheaper

48. Which of the following is the best title?

     A. Women turn to online shopping.         B. Men stop online shopping.

     C. More young people shop online.         D. Shopping off-line provides better service.

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

A warm - heart nurse on her first day’s work came to        1．__________________

a patient. She asked him she could do anything for     2．__________________

him, and he only waved his hands and said something 3．__________________

she could hardly understand. She asked him again       4．__________________

and he just kept saying the different words, but   5．__________________

in a more lower voice, before closing his eyes. She     6．__________________

felt his pulse and found him death. She rushed to 7．__________________

repeat to the doctor sounds she had heard. “My    8．__________________

dear girl,” said the doctor after listen carefully to 9．__________________

what she repeats,“he was saying you’re standing on           10．__________________

my oxygen pipe.”  

___ she’s only a beginner of English, she’s speaking quite well.

A.Looking           B.Considering             C.Expecting                D.Considered

---May I go to the cinema this evening?

---____. We should do the voluntary work in the nursing house.

A. Take it easy   B. Forget it   C. Don’t mention it   D. Couldn’t agree more

 In those days, he would go to Mr. Black and his family, __________.

A. where he was treated as part of them     

B. for whom it was good

C. that was the most important part of his life           

D. with whom he had a wonderful time

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

The first time I saw Crlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was Carlos.

“My God, you’re tall,” he said.

Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to seat without a word.

I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with anything else. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn’t know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington.

“ Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the cocky newcomer Carlos, pointing to the only empty one, in the back of the room.

Carlos grinned, “ But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side.

It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice-president. “How come? ” I kept asking myself, “How come this shrimp who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular?”

So that morning, I stopped Carlos and said, “It doesn’t seem to bother you-being short.” He looked up at me, “ Of course I mind being short. But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.” “You seem to get along great,” I admitted, “But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.” “The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red…

56. The author was angry because        .

A. the class made fun of her       B. Carlos was too rude to her

C. she had to carry many books    D. Reed Harrington didn’t date her.

57. Which of the following about Carlos is NOT TRUE?_{高 考资 源网}

A. He was popular.                B. He was new in the school.

C. He was shorter than the author  D. He was chosen president in the school elections.

58. We can infer from the passage that       .

A. Carlos and the author have become good friends.

B. the author will be more confident.

C. Carlos always encouraged the author.

D. the author was tall

59. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. How to be popular    B. A tall girl       C. Be yourself D. Something about Carlos

 I got up early this morning, but I ________ so because I was not on duty today.

   A. mustn’t have done               B. needn’t have done

   C. didn’t need to do                D. can’t have done

IV 写作(共两节，满分40分)

第二节 读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

在全国“两会”上，“农村留守儿童” 问题成为人大代表和政协委员普遍关注的热门话题之一。请阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

In China, with one or two parents going out to earn money, many children are left in their hometown in the countryside. These children are called “leftover children”. A large number of leftover children have emerged since 1978, and the statistics showed in 2004, the total is 22 million.

Usually their grandparents or their parents’ friends or relatives look after these leftover children. Sometimes they are brought up by one of their parents at home. In most cases, their guardians are not quite educated. To them, making sure that the children are healthy and fed well is the most important task, and that the children are safe and sound is considered to have done a good job. But they seldom care about children’s study, their psychological needs, or mental demands. Neither do they spend  some time teaching kids how to develop good habits.

Therefore, for most of the time, the leftover children can’t get emotional support from their parents, which can result in so many problems.

[写作内容]

1. 以大约30个词概括短文的内容。

2. 然后以约120个词就“如何关心农村留守儿童（leftover children）的成长？”的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点：

  1）农村留守孩子存在的原因是什么。

  2）你认为他们面临的最大困难是什么。

  3）解决留守孩子问题的关键是什么。

  4）提出解决问题的措施。

[写作要求]

1. 你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不能直接引用阅读材料的句子。

2. 题目自定。

[评分标准] 

概括准确、语言规范、内容合适、篇章连贯。

  四. 翻译

    1. 你应该为你的迟到而向老师道歉。

       _________________________________________________________________ .

    2. 孩子们把Jon 的自行车藏起来捉弄他。

       _________________________________________________________________ .

    3. 我认为他不是一个讲信用的人。

       __________________________________________________________________ .

4. 你不可以在医院里抽烟的。

__________________________________________________________________ .

5. 对不起我迟到了，我原应该来早点的。

 _______________________________________________________________________ .

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。

Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.

In the early years, these school were much alike(similar).Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.

In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training(训练)in Harvard's law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching American history.

As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.

Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with(涉及)special fields of learning. There's so much to learn that one kind of school can't offer it all.

41. The oldest university in the US is _________.

A. Yale 　　B. Harvard 　　C. Princeton 　　D. Columbia

42. From the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years,______.

A. those colleges and universities were the same

B. people, young or old, might study in the colleges

C. students studied only some languages and science

D. when the students finished their school, they became lawyers or teachers

43. Modern languages the Harvard taught in 1825 were ________.

A. Latin and Greek                  B. Latin, Green, French and German

C. American history and German       D. French and German

44. As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach_______.

A. everything that was known

B. law and something about medicine

C. many new subjects

D. the subjects that interested students

45. On the whole, the passage is about___________.

A. how to start a university

B. the world-famous colleges in America

C. how colleges have changed

D. what kind of lesson each college teaches