The singer sang the song ______ for her mother.

A. specially           B. special                     C. specialized         D. specialty

 As far as I know, he is seldom,       , absent from school. 

   A.if any        B. if much            C. if ever          D. if not

She’s such a smart ___ that she can type 150 words in one minute.

  A.typewriter        B.typist         C.surgeon          D.pilot

.As a result of the serious flood, two-thirds of the buildings in the area       .

A. need to repair           B. needs to repair          C. needs repairing         D. need repairing

第三部分阅读理解     （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

    阅读下列短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin （顽童） was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.

Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…” He hesitated.

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He wished he had a brother like that．But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”

“Oh yes, I’d love that.”

After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car．But Paul was wrong again．“Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.

He ran up to the steps．Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast．He was carrying his little crippled （残疾） brother． He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs．His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent．And some day I’m going to give you one just like it… Then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car．The shining-eyed older brother climbed in and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

56．The street urchin was very surprised when __________．

       A．he saw the shining car            B．Paul told him about the car

       C．he was walking around the car     D．Paul received an expensive car

57．From the story we know that the urchin __________．

       A．wished to give his brother a car

       B．wished Paul’s brother to give him a car

       C．wished Paul could be a brother like that 

       D．wished he could have a brother like Paul’s 

58．The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ______.

       A．to show he had a rich friend        B．to show his neighbors the car

       C．to let his brother ride in the car      D．to tell his brother about his wish

59．We can infer from the story that __________.

       A．Paul couldn’t understand the urchin

       B．the urchin’s wish came true in the end

       C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother

       D．the urchin had a deep love for his brother

60．The best title for the story probably is __________．

       A．A Christmas Present    B．A Street Urchin  

C．A Brother Like That    D．An Unforgettable Ride

Federal regulators Wednesday approved a plan to create a nationwide emergnecy alert(警报) System using text messages delivered to cell phones.

Text messages have exploded in popularity in recent years, particularly among young people, The wireless industry’s trade association, CTIA, estimates(估计)more than 48 billion text messages are sent each month,

The plan comes from the Warning Alert and Response Network Act,a 2006 federal law that requires improvement to the nation’s emergency alert system. The act tasked the Fedral Communications Conmmissino(FCC)with coming up with new ways to alert the public about emergencies ．

“The ability to deliver accurate and timely warnings and alerts through cell phones and other mobile services is an improtant next step in our offorts to help ensure that the American public has the information they need to take action to protect themselves and their families before, and during, disasters and other emergencies.” FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said following approval of the plan,

Participation in the alert system by carriers-telecommunications companies-is voluntary, but it has received solid support from the wireless industry,

The program would be optional for cell phone users, They also may not be charged for receiving alerts.

There would be three different types of messages, according to the rules.

The first would be a national alert from the president ,likely involving a terrorist attack or natural disaster, The second would involve “approaching threats.” Which could include natural disasters like hurricanes or storms or even university shootings, The third would be reserved for child abduction(绑架)emergencies,or so –called Amber Alerts,

The service could be in place by 2010

68．What is the purpose of the approved plan?

A．To warn people of emergencies via messages．

B．To popularize the use of cell phones．

C. To estimate the monthly number of messages．

D. To promote the wireless industry．

69. The improvement to the present system is in the charge of         

A.CTIA             B．THE Warning Alert and Response Network

C.FCC              D．federal regulators，

70．An alert message will NOT be sent if          

A. a child loses his way    B．a university shooting happens

C. a natural disaster happens D．a terrorist attack occurs

71．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. Cell Phone Alerts Protecting Students

B. Cell Phone Alerts by Wireless Industry

C. Cell Phone Alerts of Natural Disasters

D. Cell Phone Alerts Coming Soon

第二节：书面表达(满分30分)

请根据以下提示，以“节约——从身边做起”（Save In Everyday Life)为题写一篇关于创建节约型社会的短文。要求1 00词左右。

注意：1.词数100左右；

      2.标题已给出。

Save In Everyday Life

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Don’t mind too much about      mistakes. They are           natural part of learning.

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

Though ____ to go to bed many times, the little boy just turned a deaf ear and fixed his eyes on the cartoons．

       A．urging    B．being urged    C．urged              D．having urged

17. Besides our group ,we need 20 extra workers         to get the work finished in time.

   A. around         B. about             C. or so           D. some