----Do you like______a doctor for the children?

   ----Yes. To be a children’s doctor is rewarding.

   A.be                  B.being                C.are                    D.become

B

    We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that  their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests’ coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over  the younger one because she’s the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.

But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.

I said, “What are you doing, my dear?”

She turned to me with a sad expression and said, “Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister?” Is it because I’m not pretty? Is that why they don’t say nice things about me as much?

I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.

Now, whenever I visit a friend’s home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

59. The underlined expression “make a big ‘to do’ over” (Paragraph 4) means “_____” .

A. show much concern about               B. have a special effect on

C. list jobs to be done for                    D. do good things for

60. The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her________.

       A. beautiful hair                                 B. pretty clothes           

C. lovely smile                                   D. young age

61. Kristen felt sad and cried because_________.

       A. the guests gave her more coats to carry

B. she didn’t look as pretty as Kelly

C. the guests praised her sister more than her

D. her mother didn’t introduce her to the guests

62. We can conclude from the passage that______.

       A. parents should pay more attention to the elder children

B. the younger children are usually more easily hurt

C. people usually like the younger children more

D. adults should treat children equally

E

The earth is getting warmer. The planet is suffering. But what can you do about it? Reduce the amount of waste you generate. Use cleaner energy sources and go greener today, starting with these steps:

1. Get a reusable water bottle

Americans buy about 25 billion single-serving plastic water bottles each year. That's an average of 83 bottles per person per year. Plastic bottles take plenty of resources to produce, including fuel for transportation and petroleum to make the plastic. Even recycling bottles uses energy.

2. Eat less meat

You don't need to become a vegetarian to help save the planet. Eating meat just one day less a week can reduce your negative impact on the environment. More water, energy and land are required to produce meat than to produce grain.

3. Switch to energy-efficient light bulbs

Most households use standard incandescent (白炽的) bulbs. But compact fluorescent (荧光的) light bulbs, or CFLs, use 66 percent less energy than standard bulbs, produce just as much light, last up to 10 times longer and don't need to be replaced as often. If every household in the United States replaced just one incandescent light bulb with a CFL bulb, it would equal removing one million cars from the road.

4. Buy organic and local food

Did you know that only 1 percent of pesticides (杀虫剂) applied to crops reach the pests they target? The rest enter the environment. Organic food is grown without the use of pesticides. Organic farming can use 50 percent less energy than traditional farming methods. Buying local food saves on the fuel used to transport food grown elsewhere, thousands of miles across the country or around the world.

5. Recycle your electronics

Everyone knows the importance of recycling glass and plastic, but what about cell phones, computers, CDs and batteries? Electronics are responsible for about 40 percent of toxic (有毒的) heavy metals such as lead and mercury. Check with your city's recycling facilities to see if they take electronics.

72. The readers of this passage are called on to ______.

A. help reduce global warming                B. use water in a wise way               

C. donate money for charity                  D. keep a balanced diet

73. What is an advantage of CFLs according to the passage?

A. They use more energy but produce more light.                                  

B. They can last longer so don't need to be replaced often.

C. They cost less than standard incandescent bulbs.                                       

D. They are as energy-efficient as incandescent bulbs.

74. Which of the following figures is correct according to the passage?

A. Every year an American buys 63 plastic water bottles on average.                  

B. Eating meat one day less a week helps cut environment costs.                                  

C. 99 of the pesticides used on crops is effective in practice.                                         

D. Electronics account for half of poisonous heavy metals on the earth.

75. Which can be the best title for this passage?

A. Why is the earth getting warmer?           B. What can we do about pollution?               C. How can you lead a greener life?              D. Who is to blame for global warming?

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

 单项填空 （ 共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分 ）

从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

 —Would you mind if I sat here?

— Sorry. _____ I'm expecting a friend.

A. Of course not.      B. I'd rather you didn't          C. Go ahead.          D. Why not?

Not until____________the exam _________ the importance of doing homework.

       A．had he failed; he realized                         B．he had failed; did he realize           C．he had failed; he realized                      D．had he failed; did he realize

—I don’t know why Tom was absent from yesterday’s meeting.

—He must have been sick, _______？

A.isn’t he       B.didn’t he       C.wasn’t he         D.mustn’t he

 (B)

Martin Luther King, Jr., is well known for his work in civil rights and for his many famous speeches, among them his moving “I Have a Dream” speech. But few people know much about King’s childhood, Martin Luther as he was called was born in 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, at the home of his maternal grandfather. Martin Luther’s grandfather, the Reverend A.D. Williams, purchased their home on Auburn Avenue in 1909, 28 years before Martin Luther was born. The Reverend A.D. Williams, an eloquent speaker, played an important role in the community because so many people’s lives centered around the church. He allowed his church and his home to be used as a meeting place for a number of organizations dedicated to the education and social advancement of blacks. Martin Luther grew up in this atmosphere, with his home being used as community gathering place, and was no doubt influenced by it.

Martin Luther’s childhood was not especially memorable. His father was a minister and his mother was a musician. He was the second of three children, and he attended all-black schools in a black neighbourhood. The neighbourhood was not poor, however, Auburn Avenue was the main artery through a prosperous neighbourhood that he had come to symbolize achievement for Atlanta’s black people. It was area of banks, insurance companies, builders, jewelers, tailors, doctors, lawyers and other black-owned or black-operated businesses and services. Even in the face of Atlanta’s segregation (种族隔离), district thrived. Dr. King never forgot the community spirit he had known as a child, nor did he forget the racial prejudice（歧视） that was a seemingly insurmountable barrier that kept black Atlantans from mingling with whites.

68. This passage mainly gives an account of ______.

       A. the prejudice that existed in Atlanta  B. Martin Luther’s grandfather

       C. Martin Luther King’s childhood              D. the neighbourhood where King grew up

69. According to the author, King was influenced by ______.

       A. community spirit                           B. black lawyer     

C. his mother                                     D. his grandfather’s speeches

70. The word “mingling” in paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to ______.

       A. interfering         B. consuming         C. associating         D. meeting

71. This passage tells us that Martin Luther King, Jr. ______.

       A. had a difficult childhood

       B. was a good musician when he was a boy

       C. loved to listen to his grandfather speak

       D. grew up in a relatively rich area of Atlanta

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

61．如今空气污染日益加重，请你根据右侧图画中的情景，写一篇短文，描述空气污染带来的危害，提出一些应对的措施，并表达出你自己对未来环境的憧憬。

注意：词数不少于100字。

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----What ______ do you focus on when choosing a mobile phone for personal use?

   ----Its functions and stand-by time．

       A．features    B．signs C．symbols        D．brands

He is the first person you can think of ______, for he is always willing to ______ is in trouble.

       A．relying on; figure out who      B．relying on; help out whomever

       C． to rely on; help out whoever D．to rely on; make out no matter who