She’s hoping her first performance in the US will be the first step on the road to success, then she wants to try her ________ in Hollywood.

        A. profit                    B. fortune                 C. distinction                D. wealth

Can you think of some cases ________ people can communicate only by means of body language?

A. that             B. which      C. where         D. when

. Information has been put forward ___ more middle school graduates will be admitted into universities.

A. while                                                                              B. that                                 

C. when                                                                              D. as

Ⅱ语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节  完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

      Mrs. Williams became a foster grandparent to Mary when she was nine years old. At first Mary was ___16   . She was afraid because Mrs. Williams was a stranger. But she came to see Mary every day. Gradually, she began to   17   Mrs. William.

      At last Mary let Mrs. Williams do things for her. She came at lunchtime and fed her. One day she   18  _ her the spoon and guided it to her    19   . She told her she must learn to feed herself.

     "Most of the   20   ended up on us instead of in Mary's mouth.” Mrs. Williams remembers. “But it was a ___21    for Mary. Mary learned to feed herself in a few months.”

     Then Mary was ready for more treatment. Thanks to Mrs. Williams, after she had learned to do one simple thing, she could learn to do other simple things. Mrs. Williams was   22   to help with Mary's _  23   .

     To become foster grandparents, people must be at least sixty-five years old and in good __24   . They must be willing to give their   25   to disabled children. They are volunteers, so they are not paid.

     Mrs. Williams  26   for most foster grandparents when she says, “We all benefit. The  ___27   children benefit because we help them live more useful lives. And we benefit because we know the children   28    us and love us. For any   29  , there is no greater __30   than that!”

16. A. sorry             B. glad                  C. surprised                   D. shy

17. A. know          B. realize                C. recognize                 D. trust

18. A. awarded           B. handed              C. returned                         D. hit

19. A. nose                B. eye                  C. mouth                D. ear

20. A. supper               B. dinner                      C. lunch                  D. breakfast

21. A. job                  B. start               C. invention               D. help

22. A. trained             B. forced               C. afraid                D. tired

23. A. treatment        B. medicine             C. food                 D. drink

24. A. wealth              B. health               C. position               D. heart

25. A. money              B. life                   C. house                D. time

26. A. tells                 B. speaks              C. announces                        D. informs

27. A. poor                 B. sick                 C. disabled                          D. unhealthy

28. A. help                B. need                C. treat                 D. touch

29. A. place              B. person              C. time                             D. chance

30. A. progress           B. responsibility          C. happiness               D. work

He kept putting his dream to the test –even though it meant ____________ with uncertainty and fear of failure.

  A. living            B. to live               C. to be living        D. having been lived

Good technique in medicine means less pain and fewer deaths;       , it is our duty to master it.

     A. thus                 B. therefore         C. otherwise       D. however

读写任务 （共1小题，满分25分）

在全国“两会”上，“农村留守儿童” 问题成为人大代表和政协委员普遍关注的热门话题之一。请阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

In China, with one or two parents going out to earn money, many children are left in their hometown in the countryside. These children are called “leftover children”. A large number of leftover children have emerged since 1978, and the statistics showed in 2004, the total is 22 million.

Usually their grandparents or their parents’ friends or relatives look after these leftover children. Sometimes they are brought up by one of their parents at home. In most cases, their guardians are not quite educated. To them, making sure that the children are healthy and fed well is the most important task, and that the children are safe and sound is considered to have done a good job. But they seldom care about children’s study, their psychological needs, or mental demands. Neither do they spend  some time teaching kids how to develop good habits.

Therefore, for most of the time, the leftover children can’t get emotional support from their parents, which can result in so many problems.

[写作内容]

1. 以大约30个词概括短文的内容。

2. 然后以约120个词就“如何关心农村留守儿童（leftover children）的成长？”的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点：

  1）农村留守孩子存在的原因是什么。

  2）你认为他们面临的最大困难是什么。

  3）解决留守孩子问题的关键是什么, 提出解决问题的措施。

[写作要求]

1. 你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不能直接引用阅读材料的句子。

2. 题目自定。

[评分标准] 

概括准确、语言规范、内容合适、篇章连贯。

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Earth is the third planet from the sun.It is one of the four inner planets.The other three inner planets are Mercury,Venus,and Mars.The inner planets are also called the rocky planets,because they are made of rocks.

Earth is often called the “Water Planet”,because it is the only planet in our solar system which has liquid water on its surface.About 70% of the surface of Earth is covered by water! The other part of Earth is made up of continents and islands which have different landforms on them.Examples of landforms are mountains and plains.Plants and animals can live on Earth,because it has so much water.

Earth spins very quickly compared to other planets.It only takes Earth 24 hours to spin around its axis one time.One Earth day is 24 hours long!Earth orbits the sun in 365 days! This makes one Earth year 365 days long!

Earth is the only planet in our solar system where humans,other animals,and plants can live.There is plenty of water to drink or to live in.Water is present on Earth in its big oceans and in the air! Clouds are made of water vapor.The atmosphere has a lot of oxygen in it for animals to breathe,but the rest of our “air” is made up of water vapor,nitrogen,carbon dioxide,and other gases.The air is perfect for plants to grow.Earth temperature is not the same in all places,but the temperature is just right for plants,animals,and humans in most places on Earth.

Like the other inner planets,Earth has volcanoes.Volcanoes on Earth are different from those on other planets,because they still erupt.Scientists think that there may be active volcanoes on other planets and moons in our solar system,but they are still studying this.

Earth has one planet which we call the Moon.The surface of the Moon has many craters on it These were caused when meteorites hit it.It has many volcanoes on it which do not erupt anymore.We can see the moon at night without using a telescope.It is the closest space object to our planet,Earth.

73.Earth is called the Water Planet,______.

A.because animals need water

B.the water makes it look blue from space

C.it has liquid water on its surface

D.Earth is the third planet from the sun

74It takes Earth ______to orbit the sun in one year.

A.24 hours                   B.24 days                     C.365 days                   D.360 days

75Life exists on Earth,______.

A.because the water,air,and temperature are just right

B.there is water vapor in clouds

C.Earth is the planet closest to the sun

D.earth has volcanoes

.He_______just before the concert started.

  A.dropped out   B.dropped away   C.dropped in  D.dropped up

It is often       that in sports records are made to be broken. This saying suggests records are made to be broken. This saying suggests there is no limit to athletic performance.

       A．to say       B．said   C．saying      D．being said