第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    Florence Nightingale was born in a rich family. When she was young she took lessons in music and drawing, and read great books. She also traveled a great deal with her mother and father.

As a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure. She enjoyed helping them. At last mind was made up. “I’m going to be a nurse,” she decided.

“Nursing isn’t the right work for a lady,” her father told her.

“Then I will make it so, “she smiled. And she went to learn nursing in Germany and France. When she returned to England, Florence started a nursing home for home. During the Crimean War in 1854 she went with a group of thirty eight nurses to the front hospitals. What they saw there was terrible. Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen — and smelled. The officer there did not want any woman to tell him how to run a hospital, either. But the brave nurse went to work . Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes, beds, medicine and food for the men. Her only pay was in smiles from the lips of dying soldiers. But they were more than enough for this kind woman.

After she returned to England, she was honored for her services by Queen Victoria. But Florence said that her work had just begun. She raised money to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London. She also wrote a book on public health, which was printed in several countries.

Florence Nightingale died at the age of ninety, still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse. Indeed, it is because of her that we honor nurses today.

1．When she was a child, Florence ____.

A．loved to travel very much           B．knew what her duty in life was

C．loved to help sick people    D．was most interested in music and drawing

2．During the Crimean War in 1854, Florence served in the front hospital where ____.

A．she earned a little money                B．work was very difficult

C．few soldiers died because of her work   D．she didn’t have enough food or clothes

3．The passage can best be described as ____.

A．the life story of a famous woman         B．a description of the nursing work

C．an example of successful education     D．the history of nursing in England

       Consumers are being confused and misled by the hodge-podge （大杂烩） of environmental claims made by household products, according to a “green labeling” study published by Consumers International Friday．

       Among the report’s more outrageous （令人无法容忍的） findings, a German fertilizer described itself as “earthworm friendly”, a brand of flour said it was “non-polluting” and a British toilet paper claimed to be “environmentally friendlier”．

       The study was written and researched by Britain’s National Consumer Council （NCC） for lobby group Consumer International．It was funded by the German and Dutch governments and the European Commission．

       “While many good and useful claims are being made, it is clear there is a long way to go in ensuring shoppers are adequately informed about the environmental impact of products they buy,” said Consumers International director Anna Fielder．

       The 10-country study surveyed product packaging in Britain．Western Europe, Scandinavia and the United States．It found that products sold in Germany and the United Kingdom made the most environmental claims on average．

       The report focused on claims made by specific products, such as detergent （洗涤剂）, insect sprays and by some garden products．It did not test the claims, but compared them to labeling guidelines set by the International Standards Organization （ISO） in September, 1999．

       Researchers documented claims of environmental friendliness made by about 2,000 products and found many too unclear or too misleading to meet ISO standards．

       “Many products had specially-designed labels to make them seem environmentally friendly, but in fact many of these symbols mean nothing,”said report researcher Philip Page．

       “Laundry detergents made the most number of claims with 158．Household cleaners were second with 145 separate claims, while paints were third on our list with 73．The high numbers show how confusing it must be for consumers to sort the true from the misleading．” he said．

       The ISO labeling standards ban vague or misleading claims on product packaging, because terms such as “environmentally friendly” and “non-polluting” cannot be tested．“What we are now pushing for is to have multinational corporations meet the standards set by the ISO．” said Page．

1．According to the passage, the NCC found it outrageous that ____．

       A．all the products surveyed claim to meet ISO standards

       B．the claims made by products are often unclear or misleading

       C．consumers would believe many of the manufactures’claim

       D．few products actually prove to be environmentally friendly

2．A study was carried out by Britain’s NCC to ____．

       A．find out how many claims made by products fail to meet environmental standards

       B．inform the consumers of the environmental impact of the products they buy

       C．examine claims made by products against ISO standards

       D．test the guidelines set by the International Standards Organization

3．What is one of the consequences caused by the many claims of household products?

       A．They are likely to lead to serious environmental problems

       B．Consumers find it difficult to tell the true from the false

       C．They could arouse widespread anger among consumer

       D．Consumers will tend to buy products they don’t need

4．It can be inferred from the passage that the lobby group Consumer International wants to ____．

       A．make product labeling satisfy ISO requirements

       B．see all household products meet environmental standards

       C．warn consumers of the danger of so-called green products

       D．prove the efforts of non-polluting products

Difficult as the question was, David ____ to find an answer．

       A．failed     B．succeeded    C．forced     D．managed

—What has made him upset recently?

    —_______ alone to face a troublesome milk case．

A．Left                  B．Being left           C．Having left          D．To leave

._________alone in the large house, the little boy had to learn to survive by himself.

   A. To leave       B. Leaving         C. Left         D. Being left

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项的标号涂黑。

I stood there listening to dad’s severe（严厉的） words. He gathered us into our yard and had the look on his face that told us one of us did something   36  .

We stared down at the floor containing the art of a child’s   37   in chalk. I suppose that was a no-no（不可接受的行为） for us, though I can’t say I quite   38   the result when I was committing the crime. All the others denied. I stood there,   39   inside. The only words that came from my mouth were, “Not me, dad.” I couldn’t find the   40   to tell the truth. Lying was not    41   for me. But the look on dad’s face scared me.

Without saying a word, dad   42   for only a few minutes and came back with paper and a pencil. He was so   43   to find the truth! “I want each of you to write   44   what you see on the floor.” I was not a     45    kid, though and when my turn came, I wrote the words   46  . So when my dad compared the handwriting, he still   47   tell the truth.

“ I will give you one more chance to confess (承认) ”, he said. Not   48  , no one spoke up.

Should I say something? I guess he’ll be   49  ! So again, I held my   50  . “Well, if someone came forward, there would be   51   punishment.” he added. Oh, no! I’ve lost my last chance!

He took us into the house. “  52   none of you confessed, then you all get a spanking (打屁股).” 

“I did it,” someone said. I looked around to see my sister come   53  . My sister was going to get spanked. And I let it   54  .

I didn’t tell the truth until years later. When I think back to that day, I know I learned the   55  of family, of a sister who would do anything for me. And I would do the same for her now.

36. A. special                             B. funny                      C. wrong                     D. useless

37. A. handwriting               B. map                    C. calculation      D. playing

38. A. understood                 B. remembered             C. forgot                  D. expected

39. A. cheering                    B. imagining               C. trembling         D. wondering

40. A. courage                      B. time                    C. way                 D. chance

41. A. unusual                      B. unfit             C. normal                    D. difficult

42. A. walked                       B. disappeared              C. hid               D. escaped

43. A. afraid                     B. determined      C. surprised          D. proud

44. A. similarly                  B. carefully           C. particularly     D. exactly

45. A. smart                       B. stupid            C. naughty                 D. lovely

46. A. differently                B. strangely        C. quickly                 D. quietly

47. A. would not                 B. might not                C. could not               D. need not

48. A. excitingly         B. disappointingly  C. interestingly      D. surprisingly

49. A. mad                            B. curious            C. delighted       D. amused

50. A. breath                       B. face                   C. hand                     D. tongue

51. A. heavy                           B. much                   C. new                       D. no

52. A. Since                           B. Although                C. Unless            D. While

53. A. out                            B. forward                   C. in                D. round

54. A. remain                    B. exist              C. happen                 D. do

55. A. knowledge                B. use                       C. sense                   D. value

We can make mistakes at any age．Some mistakes we make are about money．But most mistakes are about people．“Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?” “When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?” “And Paul, why didn’t you pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car?” When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad．But when we look back, it’s too late．

Why do we go wrong about our friends-or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning．And if we don’t really listen we miss the feeling behind the words．Suppose someone tells you, “You’re a lucky dog, ”and that’s being friendly．But “lucky dog”? There’s a bit of envy in those words．Maybe he doesn’t see it himself．But bringing in the “dog” bit puts you down a little, what he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you deserve your luck．

“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for” is another noise that says one thing and means another．It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole．But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn’t important．It’s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven’t got a date for Saturday night．

How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking．Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think．The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake．

1．This passage is mainly about ______．

A．how to interpret what people say

B．what to do when you listen to others talking

C．why we go wrong with people and how to avoid these mistakes

D．why we go wrong with people sometimes

2．According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that ______．

A．we fail to listen carefully when they talk

B．people tend to be annoyed when we check what they say

C．people usually state one thing but mean another

D．we tend to doubt what our friends say

3．The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to______．

A．being friendly                                           B．a bit of envy

C．lucky dog               D．your luck

4．When we listen to a person talking, the most important thing for us to do is ______．

A．notice the way the person is talking

B．take a good look at the person talking

C．mind his tone, his posture and the look in his eyes

D．know what he really means from his tone and posture 

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

假如你是新华中学高三（1）班的李华，参加了美国史迪威国际交流项目主办的Homestay International Summer Camp活动。活动方拟在周末举办一次联欢活动，现向你征求活动内容建议，请用英语就下面的要点提示写一篇100字左右的短文，交给美方组织者。

自我介绍  

活动内容 演唱英语歌曲

曲目建议 Home, My Sweet Home; Yesterday Once More   

理由说明

注意：(1) 注意行文连贯得体； (2) 开头语已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir/Madam,

    I’m Li Hua from_                                                          

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________                                                                             

Wish the evening successful!

                                                        Yours ever,

                                                        Li Hua

______ turned out that an army officer set off the bombs．

     A．What               B．It                           C．They                      D．As

Alice _____ her father that both she and her husband would be happy if he would live with them.

A.convinced  B.reinforced   C.pledged  D.required