In a recently published book, I came across some exercises with interesting names such as fishbone diagrams, lotus flowers and clustering. As I used these exercises in my classes, I noticed that students were interested. They said more and wrote more. They enjoyed expressing their ideas and sharing them in groups. They were no longer passively waiting for the bell , but actively taking part in the lesson. I find that creativity can act as a way to increase participation and improve fluency.

Creativity has become a popular word in recent years. Scholars in arts, psychology, business, education and science are all working to get a deeper understanding of it. Robert J. Stemberg is a creativity specialist and Yale professor of psychology. He defines creativity as “the ability to produce work that is both new (original) and appropriate(applicable to the situation ) ”. this definition is useful, as we want our students to use language in a new way and to use it correctly and properly. Most scholars say there are two types of creativity: big “C” creativity and small “c” creativity. Big “C” creativity refers to genius level thinking that results in artistic masterpieces and scientific breakthroughs. Small “c” creativity refers to everyday level thinking that can be used in any situation our emphasis is on the letter. While it goes without saying that any of our students could go on to be the next Picasso or Edison, our aim is to help students produce more ideas and use language in a new way.

68. The underlined words “waiting for the bell ” in the first paragraph probably means______.

A. longing for a phone call        B. hoping to have a bell   

C. expecting the end of the class    D. waiting to speak in the class

69. It can be inferred from the passage that the author thinks the exercises in the book were ____. A. popular    B. useful    C. scientific     D. creative   

70. When you use a familiar word in a new way, you are ________.

   A creative in the sense of big “C” creativity.

   B. creative in the sense of small “c” creativity..

C. not creative in the sense of big “C” creativity..

D. not creative in the sense of small “c” creativity.

71. The main purpose of the passage is to _________.

A. show how useful the book is.

B, explain what creativity 

C. discuss how one can be creative 

D. tell what reaching aims at 

第二节：读写任务(共1小题，满分25分)

    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。

We Have Different Ideas!

This may be the most important choice—the turning point in my life.  Never before have I been so serious.  For me, a Senior Three student, which university to choose is really a hard question, especially when I hold a completely different opinion from my parents. 

I’m longing for Beijing University for its long history, beautiful campus and academic atmosphere.  Besides, it’s a good chance to experience a different culture. 

But to my great surprise, when my parents heard this, they are strongly against my idea.  Moreover, I was shocked to find mum crying! She asked in tears, “Why don’t you stay in Guangzhou? So young a girl, how can you take good care of yourself? Beijing, oh! It’s too far away.  What if I want to see you or you want to see me?” My father also asked me a serious question, “Are you sure you can find a good job in Guangzhou after graduation?”

Actually, I’ve thought about all these.  As an independent and active girl, I certainly can handle all the problems.  I insist on my choice, but I really value my parents’ agreement. 

[写作内容]

1.  概括短文要点，字数为30词左右；

2.  假设你是这位学生的班主任，该生向你求助，希望你能帮她说服她的父母，请写下你要对家长说的话，字数为120词左右，至少包括以下内容：

（1）客观分析去外地读大学和留在广州读大学的利与弊；

（2）陈述你支持这位学生的理由。

[写作要求]

1.  在作文中可以使用自己亲身目睹的或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2.  作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

3.  标题自拟。

[评分标准] 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

 ---Where is my new football shoes, Mum? I need them to play football with my friends.

　　---I haven’t seen them. You ____ somewhere in your room.

　　A. ought to put it   B. might put it    C. must  put it    D. may have put it

    Feel tired lately? Has a doctor said he can't find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he has sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong with you

    Then, consider this: you might be in a state of sub-health. Sub-health, also called the third state or gray state, is explained as a borderline state between health and disease

    According to the investigation by the National Health Organization, over 45 percent of sub-healthy people are middle-aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-week

    Symptoms(症状) include a lack of energy, depression, slow reactions, insomnia, anger, and poor memory. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs

    The key to preventing and recovering from sub-health, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work and rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open air activities

    As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should also eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, fish because they are rich in nutritional elements -- vitamins and other elements that are important to the body. Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract. They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub-health

68. When you are in a state of sub-health, you should_______. 

   A. stay at home and have a good rest.       

   B. go to see a doctor and buy some medicine

   C. have yourself examined with advanced equipment

   D. find out the reasons and relax yourself

69. It may be easy for middle-aged people to get sub-healthy because _______

   A. they have used up their energy               

   B. they have lost their living hopes

   C. they have more pressure in life and work       

   D. they begin to get older

70. We can know form the passage if you____, you can avoid falling into a state of

   sub-health.          

   A. eat more fresh vegetables and fruits      B. develop good living habits

   C. sleep more                             D. take more medicine

71. The underlined word "alternate" in this passage is closest in meaning to ____

   A. keep oneself busy with              B. cause to take place       

   C. arrange by turns                       D. get rid of

第二节    书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是李华，由于高考临近，你的好友王平感到前所未有的焦虑和压力。请你结合以下要点，用英语给他写封信安慰并鼓励他。

1．保持良好的心态，对自己有信心；

2．缓解压力的办法：听音乐、进行体育锻炼以及和家人或朋友交流；

3．高考的成败并不能决定人的一生……

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Wang Ping,

    I’m sorry to hear that you are suffering from heavy pressure and anxieties from college entrance examination.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________                                                                                   

Best regards,

Li Hua

_______in the city for thirty years, the old man moved back to the countryside.

       A．Having worked       B．Working   C．To have worked       D．To work

. Alien had to call a taxi because the box was _____ to carry all the way home.

A. much too heavy        B. too much heavy       

C. heavy too much        D. too heavy much

I lost my favourite pen, ______ I wrote my diary.

A. in which           B. in that             C. with which       D. with that

Claude and Louris are “giraffes”. So are police officers Hankins and Pearson. These men and women don’t look like giraffes; they look like you and me. Then, why do people call them “giraffes”?

A giraffe, they say, is an animal that sticks its neck out, can see places far away and has a large heart. It lives a quiet life and moves about in an easy and beautiful way. In the same way, a “giraffe” can be a person who likes to “stick his or her neck out” for other people, always watches for future happenings, has a warm heart for people around, and at the same time lives a quiet and beautiful life himself or herself.

“The Giraffe Project” is a 10-year-old group which finds and honors “giraffes” in the US and in the world. The group wants to teach people to do something to build a better world. The group members believe that a person shouldn’t draw his or her head back; instead, they tell people to “stick their neck out” and help others. Claude and Louris, Hankins and Pearson are only a few of the nearly 1,000 “giraffes” that the group found and honored.

Claude and Louris were getting old and they left their work with some money that they saved for future use. One day, however, they saw a homeless man looking for a place to keep warm and they decided that they should “stick their neck out” and give him some help. Today, they lived in Friends’ House, where they invite twelve homeless people to stay every night.

Police officers Hankins and Pearson work in a large city. They see crimes every day and their work is sometimes dangerous. They work hard for their money. However, these two men put their savings together and even borrowed money to start an educational center to teach young people in a poor part of the city. Hankins and Pearson are certainly “giraffes”.

56. Which of the following is true?

  A. Some of the people around us look like giraffes.

  B. Giraffes are the most beautiful animal in the world.

  C. “Giraffes” is a beautiful name for those who are ready to help other people.

  D. A “giraffe” is someone who can stick his neck out and see the future.

57. “The Giraffe Project” is a group _____.

  A. of police officers        B. which appeared ten years ago

  C. of ten-year-old children   D. which takes care of children

58. People call Claude and Hankins “giraffes” because they _____.

  A. do what is needed for a good world       B. are not afraid of dangerous work

  C. found a home for some homeless people   D. made money only for other people

59. The passage mainly tries to tell us _____.

   A. what giraffes are like

B. what the Giraffe Project is

C. why Claude, Louris, Hankins and Pearson are called “giraffes” 

D. what we should do for a better world

第二卷

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或首字母,写出空缺处各单词的正确形式. (每空只写一词)

66.He collected a lot of ______________(各种各样的) foreign stamps.

67. They’ve kept up their ___________(友谊) for 20 years since they came here.

68. I was late for the lecture this morniong,so I a_____________ to my teacher.

69. We must make efforts to take exercise for the ____________(利益) of our health。

70. He was ____________(禁止) to talk to her.

71. Can you tell me who will be ___________(负责) for this accident?

72. The sailors made a v________ across the Pacific two years ago.

73. We were c___to know where she had gone because we had something important to discuss with her.

74. The captain g_______all the soldiers before him ,telling them to get ready for the fight.

75. They were lost at sea, at the m_________ of wind and weather..