第II卷（共55分）

第三部分  写作（共三节，满分55分）

第一节 单词拼写 (共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分)

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释, 在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(每空只写一词)

66. I have to work on ______(星期六) while my friends can have a good rest.

67. The young fellow was _____(讨价还价) when I entered the shop.

68. Is it ______(方便) for you to pick her up at ten o’clock?

69. I think _____(地理) is one of the few subjects that I love.

70. Travelers have been ______(提醒) not to travel in that country.

71. It's hard to ______(说服) him to give up the plan.

72. _____(自然), as a beginner I’m not a very good driver.

73. As you know, this purpose may not be _____(立即) obvious.

74. After a short _____(暂停), they continued walking.

75. This area needs a large number of _____(毯子).

8._____ I can see what you mean, even though I don’t share your point of view.

A. On the way              B. In the way         C. All the way        D. In no way

14. He successfully passed the exam and was _____to his ideal university.

     A. received       B. admitted       C. permitted      D. Moved

20. He was down with the flu, and ____ couldn’t come to the party.

A. moreover   B. meanwhile  C. therefore    D. Otherwise

C

　　Several years ago I worked in an office, which I had a locust tree growing outside the window. It had grown into a tall tree and must have been there for a long time. The tree blocked the view and made the office seem dull, unfortunately this happened to be the room assigned to me and I was depressed by it for quite some time.

　　When the first spring came, everything was green except the locust tree. Secretly, I was very happy because I had thought it had died.

　　One morning when I opened the window for fresh air, I unexpectedly smelt a familiar sweet scent floating into my office but I couldn’t name it. Suddenly, I realized it was the locust tree! The tree that I thought dead was blossoming in full glory.

　　From then on, I usually came to the office very early to see dew forming on the locust tree blossoms and every year was eager to see spring again.

　　During summer, the green leaves provided shade protecting me from the harsh sunlight, but allowing enough light in to make it pleasant. In autumn, the leaves turned into many different colors. Its beauty touched my soul. Many times I thought to take photos but never did. Then I had to leave in a hurry. Later in life it became a great regret that I had not done so.

　　Actually, many times in our lives, we think we own something, therefore we don’t cherish it. We don’t feel regretful until we lose it one day! Moreover, sometimes, we have to accept the things we don’t want and need to discover the hidden beauty to find unexpected joy!

59．The author of the passage employed a writing way ________.

A．of holding and releasing            B．that released first, then held

C．that held first, then released         D．that was not holding or releasing

60．What the author wanted to tell us is that ________.

A．not being delighted for what you have got and not feeling pity on the lost

B．think twice before you leap

C．treat everything calmly

D．cherish what you’ve owned

61．The reason the author came to the office early is ________.

A．to enjoy the dew                 B．to finish her work early

C．to do some cleaning              D．to avoid the burning sun

62．The underlined word “so” in the fifth paragraph perhaps refers to ________.

A．that I couldn’t see the tree any longer    B．that I should have taken some photos

C．that I had to leave                    D．that the tree died

B

While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states — at least in getting people off welfare. It’s estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls（名册） since 1994.

　　In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens Country have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result: The Athens Country poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent — twice the national average.

　　For advocates（代言人）for the poor, that’s an indication much more needs to be done.

　　“More people are getting jobs, but it’s not making their lives any better,” says Kathy Lairn, a  policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.

　　A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down.

　　But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.

　　“Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin（毒素）that was poisoning the family,” says

Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. “The reform is changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It’s beginning to rebuild the work ethic（道德观）, which is much more important.”

　　Mr. Rector and others argued that once “the habit of dependency is cracked,” then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards.

45. From the passage, it can be seen that the author _______.

　　A. believes the reform has reduced the government’s burden

　　B. insists that welfare reform is doing little good for the poor

　　C. is overenthusiastic about the success of welfare reform

　　D. considers welfare reform to be basically successful

46. Why aren’t people enjoying better lives when they have jobs?

　　A. Because many families are divorced.

　　B. Because government aid is now rare.

　　C. Because their wages are low.

　　D. Because the cost of living is rising.

47. From the passage we know that welfare reform aims at _______.

　　A. saving welfare funds

　　B. rebuilding the work ethic

　　C. providing more jobs

　　D. cutting government expenses

48. According to the passage before the welfare reform was carried out, _______.

　　A. the poverty rate was lower

　　B. average living standards were higher

　　C. the average worker was paid higher wages

　　D. the poor used to rely on government aid

3. My money________. I'd better go to the bank to draw some of my savings out in case I have none in hand.

A. has run out      B. is running out   C. has been run out   D. is running out of

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有多余选项。

         Have you ever seen any students whose trousers hang so low you can see their underwear? What do you think of that? Fashionable? Some of today’s teenagers are big fans of such a look. 71. __________

    The headmaster of a school in central Italy has asked students to stop wearing low-rise jeans that expose underwear and parts of the body. His request came after a class trip. One day, he saw one boy’s baggy trousers slide to his feet. 72. ____________    

                   But in Italy, a nation that takes fashion very seriously, the suggestion caused a debate among parents, teachers and students. The issue is whether the headmaster's request will limit students' freedom— or whether dress in Italian schools is too casual.

    73. _________ “We do not want to kick fashion out,” the headmaster explained, “but extremes (极端) of fashion like this are not right in school.” Many other schools have now requested that their students also stop wearing such trousers.

    74._________ Ludovica Gaudio, 14, wore extremely low trousers exposing orange underwear in class. It was cold, so she wore a matching orange scarf. 75._______________ “I don't really feel comfortable in those sort of jeans,” said Sarah Lattanzi, “in winter, when dressed like that, it's quite cold and I am afraid my stomach will ache.”

         A. But recently this trend has been at the center of an argument in Italian middle schools.

B. A parents’ group praised the move in favor of good taste, while others advised schools to stop worrying about fashion and fix up old school buildings.

C. He pointed out that this way of dressing is not suitable for school.

D. Most students have simply ignored the request.

E. Another 14-year-old said she would probably respect the request, simply for practical reasons.

F. Let us see that Italian students react differently to schools’ requests.

G. Schools should pay attention to things more important than students’ clothes.

For a long time they walked without saying ________ word. Jim was the first to break

___________ silence.

A. the; a         B. a; the         C. a; /               D. the; /

10. Mr. White was so angry at all______Bill was doing________he walked out.

A. that; which           B. that; that                 C. what; that       D. which; that