第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

How to Make a Budget

Most likely, you aren’t the family breadwinner. But doing a small job or getting a weekly allowance (零花钱) would put some money in your pocket. For kids and grown-ups alike, money is easy to spend. If you aren’t careful, it can be gone in no time.

Being responsible with your money is an important skill to learn ----and the sooner you start the better. Whether you are tracking your spending or saving for something special, creating a budget can help you deal with your expenses and plan for the future. All you need are paper and a pencil --- and some self-control.

First, take a look at our sample monthly budget. Then, use a separate sheet of paper to plan your own. In the first two columns (栏), list your sources (来源) of income and how much you expect to earn from them. In the third and fourth columns, list what you expect to spend your money on and the amount.

The left-hand total should be more than or equal to the right-hand total. If it is, you have an effective budget.

Sample Monthly Budget

Budgets are not complex, but sticking to them can be tough. When planning your budget, be realistic about your expenses. If you know that you drop $18 at a movie, don’t write $12 in that space simply because you wish you were spending less

If you are eyeing a big purchase, such as a $150 skateboard, spend less and save more until you have the total amount. No matter how attractive it may be, avoid spending your savings. One day, you will thank yourself!

51. Who is the passage written for？

   A. Children.      B. Parents.        C. Breadwinners.       D. Bank managers.

52. The purpose of making a budget is to help people _________.

   A. learn to be realistic             B. increase their saving

   C. manage their money well        D. test their power-control

53. What should people do when planning a budget？

   A. Fill in the expenses as they really are.

   B. Avoid spending money on expensive things.

   C. Set aside a fixed amount of money as savings.

   D. List income and expenses on two pieces of paper.

54. Which of the following budgets is effective?

   A.

B.

C.

D.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分,满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock（码头） at his family’s cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day __16__ the bass (鲈鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, __17__ sunfish with worms. Then he tied on a small lure (鱼饵) and practiced casting. When his pole（竿） __18__, he knew something huge was __19__. His father watched __20__ as the boy skilfully worked the fish alongside the dock. Finally, he very carefully lifted the __21__ fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, __22__ it was a bass. It was 10 P.M.-- two hours before the season opened. The father looked at the fish, then at the boy.

“You’ll have to __23__, son,” he said.

“Dad!” cried the boy.

“There will be other fish,” said his father.

“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.

__24__ no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could __25__ by his father’s firm voice that the decision was __26__. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into __27__. The creature moved its powerful body and __28__. The boy thought that he would never again see such a great fish.

That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. And he was __29. He has never again landed such a big fish as the one he __30 that night long ago. But he does see __31 fish again and again every time he comes up against a question of principles. As his father taught him, principles are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of principles__32 difficult. Do we __33_when no one is looking?

We would if we __34__ to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right remains __35__ in our memory. It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren.  

16．A．until              B．when             C．after             D．before

17．A．providing            B．catching         C．feeding            D．supplying

18．A．bent over          B．came up         C．turned over     D．broke down

19．A．on the other end     B．on the other hand C．on one hand     D．at the either side

20．A．with anxiety        B．in surprise      C．with admiration   D．for fear

21．A．delighted                B．frustrated        C．frightened        D．exhausted

22．A．and               B．but             C．however          D．yet

23．A．bring it home     B．put it aside        C．put it back       D．pick it up

24．A．Even though      B．Now that          C．Ever since       D．In case

25．A．tell               B．say             C．speak            D．talk

26．A．passed             B．changed          C．fixed             D．refused

27．A．the wide container  B．the broad sea    C．the black water  D．the small river

28．A．fled             B．disappeared       C．floated            D．swam

29．A．wrong              B．right              C．satisfactory     D．pleased

30．A．caught              B．saw           C．cast               D．threw

31．A．a different           B．many big        C．even bigger      D．the same

32．A．which is           B．it is           C．that is           D．this is

33．A．do wrong            B．do right         C．do harm          D．do good

34．A．were taught         B．told           C．were let           D．orderedw

35．A．freshly             B．fresh             C．clearly         D．strongly

Eleven-year-old Evan Green doesn’t want to save just one tree－he wants to save a whole rainforest!

In the Redwood City, Calif., a boy started a group called the Red Dragon Conservation Team four years ago to do just that. So far, the team’s members have raised $4,500. That’s enough to purchase and protect more than 16 acres of rainforest in Costa Rica through the Center for Ecosystem survival.

Every year, thousands of square miles of rainforest are destroyed worldwide. Logging（伐木）and farming are mostly likely to blame, scientists say. The loss is terrible news for animals and people. Even though rainforests cover less than 2 percent of the earth, they are home to half the world’s plants and animals. Rainforests also provide water and help control the earth’s climate.

Evan’s work to save the rainforests recently earned him a Barron prize for Young Heroes. The prizes are given to children or teenagers who have made a positive difference in the world. Evan’s goal is “to save enough rainforests to last forever”. He won’t have to do it alone. His actions have already inspired other kids to chip in. One girl asked for donations instead of presents on her birthday. She raised $850. Other kids are starting their own conservation teams.

Evan says everyone can help the planet－even by taking small steps such as recycling. He and his family try to make a difference every day. “We recycle, we try to limit our garbage… we’ve been walking a little more, and we buy local food,” Evan said.

48. How much does it cost to buy and protect an acre of rainforest in Costa Rica?

A. About $4,500.       B. About $850.      C. About $280.      D. About $1,000.

49. The underlined phrase “chip in” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”.

A. look at                                     B. contribute money

C. ask for birthday presents                D. donate gifts

50. What Evan said in the last paragraph suggests that _________.

A. we can all do something to protect the earth

B. actions speak louder than words

C. we should learn to recycle from now on

51. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Evan Green-a famous teenager    B. The Red Dragon Conservation Team

C. Rainforests are being destroyed    D. Boy gathers support for rainforests 

二、完形填空

Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, ____31____ that his great gift to the Russian people would have such a strange history. This was the Amber Room, ___32___was given this name because almost seven __33__tons of amber were used to make it. Amber has a beautiful yellow-brown colour. Although it __34__as hard as stone, it easily melt when __35__. Once it is heated, the amber can become any shape. The design for the __36___was __37__ the fancy style popular in those days. The Amber Room was also made with gold and jewels.  It ___38__a team of the country’s best artists ten years to make it. Everyone agreed that it was the best and biggest __39___of amber art ever made. ___40___, in 1941 the Nazi German army stole it.

31. A. could never imagined   B. imagined

C. could have imagined   D. could never have imagined

32. A. which                B. that               C. /                D. who

33. A. thousands of         B. thousand of        C. thousand         D. thousands

34. A. feel                 B. feels             C. felt              D. has felt

35. A. heat                B. heated             C. it was heated        D. it has heated

36. A. room               B. house              C. amber              D. thing  

37. A. of                  B. to                C. for               D. in

38. A. spent               B. cost              C. took             D. costs

39. A .job                B. work              C. works            D. gift

40. A. Therefore           B. However           C. but              D. Moreover

--- Do you think Bob will attend the meeting this afternoon?  

--- ______．

       A．I hope not B．I don’t hope so C．I don’t think it D．I hope he would

第三节：书面表达（满分30分）

作为中学生，你肯定经历过多次考试，体验过成功，也遭遇过失败。请你根据提示内容，简要概述中学生中普遍存在的对考试失败的两种态度，并结合自身实际，说明你的观点。

____ Yang Liwei was trained for the space travel is what I want to know .

   A. How          B. That            C. What             D. Who

第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21--40个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

I left my friend’s house nearly after seven. It was still too early for me to have my evening meal,  _21_  I walked along the sea front for about an hour  _22__  I began to feel hungry. By that time I was not far from a favorite restaurant of mine,  _23__  I often went to eat. I went into the restaurant and  _24_  my meal. While I was waiting for the soup  _25_  I looked around to see if I knew anyone in the restaurant. It was then  _26_  I noticed that a man seated at a corner table kept glancing  _27_  my direction, as if he knew me. The man had a newspaper in front of him, which he was  _28_  to read. When the waiter  _29_  my soup, the man was clearly puzzled by the  _30__  way in which the waiter and I addressed (称呼) each other. He became more  _31_  as time went on and it was  _32_  that I was well known in the restaurant. Eventually, he stood up and went into the  _33__ . After a few minutes he came out again,  _34_  the bill and left. Then I called the owner of the restaurant and asked him  _35_  the man had wanted. At first the owner did not want to tell me, but I  _36__ . “Well,” he said. “That man was from the police.” “Really?” I said, considerably surprised. “He was very  _37_  you.” “But why?” I asked. “He  _38_  you here because he thought you were the man he was  _39__ ,” the owner said. “When he came into the kitchen, he showed me a photograph of the  _40__ . Of course, it was you.”

21. A. and            B. but                 C. so                   D. yet

22. A. until             B. when                C. because               D. after

23. A. where            B. what                C. which             D. that

24. A. sent              B. ordered              C. carried             D. got

25. A. making          B. to arrive           C. carrying          D. prepared

26. A. that              B. when             C. who                D. which

27. A. back             B. in                  C. off                D. at

28. A. trying            B. pretending                C. holding            D. going

29. A. brought           B. fetched               C. sent               D. took

30. A. familiar               B. strange               C. interesting           D. easy

31. A. puzzled           B. interested           C. funny              D. impatient

32. A. obvious           B. known               C. difficult             D. impossible

33. A. office            B. restaurant          C. kitchen           D. WC

34. A. gave             B. sent                 C. paid                     D. ordered

35. A. how             B. that                 C. which             D. what

36. A. thought           B. said                 C. explained           D. insisted

37. A. excited at      B. worried about       C. satisfied with         D. interested in

38. A. searched          B. followed             C. persuaded         D. advised

39. A. finding           B. looking for         C. talking to            D. listening to

40. A. wanted man       B. owner               C. policeman          D. waiter

第二节：任务型阅读：(6选5)（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

You say you are old enough to stay out late on weekends while they say you have to be home early. __71___while they say you can’t see it . You say you have met some nice kids and you’d like to go out with them, but they say they’d like to see your friends first.

When you’re a teenager, it seems that every time you say “I want to ” , they will certainly answer “No, you can’t .” Also, no part of your life is safe from the “prying eyes” of your parents.15-year –old Debbie says, “My dad always wants to know where I am, what time I’m going home. Most parents do that .Do they have to know everything? _72____”

__73__ When something goes wrong, most parents just don’t believe in their children. Without asking why, they think their kids are wrong. And not many parents would allow their kids to choose for themselves.

__74__ But remember that not too long ago you were really a child. Your parents still remember the childish mistakes you used to make.  They want to protect you though you do not want them to do so. And when something seems to threaten your well-being, they worry.

So, if you want to get more freedom, please try to understand your parents and do not just lie. __75__If you want them to allow you to stay out late, don’t just say, “All the other kids can stay out late.” Tell them as much as you can about what you want to do and where you’ll be and why it’s important for you to stay out later…, they might just say yes.

A. Yes, it is true that your parents sometimes treat you like a small child.

B. No one likes being troubled.

C. They should give us more freedom.

D. Try a more friendly way.

E. Young people further complain that their parents do not respect them.

F. You say you want to see a film.

-----What about having a rest?

  ----- __________________

  A. Good idea             B. Help yourself    C. Go ahead            D. Me, too.