Poor Tim! He had his pocket ________on his way to the theatre. So he had to give up his favourite play.

   A. robbed       B. cheated         C. picked           D. stolen

---Are you content with her lecture?

----Far from that. It _______.

　 A. may have been good　 B. couldn’t have been worse　

C. can’t be better D. must be better

 In _____world, where computers rule our work and life, online searches have become _____necessity.

   A. a, a         B. a, the        C. the, a          D. the, /

假如你是某家英文报社的编辑，昨日收到一位中学生读者王丽的来信。请根据来信内容用英语写一封回信。词数120左右。

 Editor,

I am a hardworking girl and want to do well in my lessons．But in the exams, I always make mistakes that I should have avoided．I really worry about it．What can I do to improve my performance in exams?

Wang Li

       注意：信的开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。

 Wang Lin，

Editor

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第四部分   写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

I'm a booklover．Some of my classmates call me " Book – worm”．

I never mind it b______ reading is one part of my life．Books                76．______

are my best friends．Whenever I'm free, I will take ______ a                  77．______

book and read carefully and soon I will be _____ （沉浸） in it．          78．_____

Actually since my childhood, I've f_____ the habit of reading at                79．_____

any time．When I was a little boy, I became ______ in picture books,         80．______

so my father bought me lots of pictures books．After _____ （进入）     81．_____

middle school, I began to read _____ （小说） , essays and so on．         82．_____

Books tell me how to be a man and how to tell the _____                      83．_____

between right and wrong．I find that I can b______ a lot from               84．______

______．So I think of a good book as my best friend．                    85．______

The day after news broke of a possible revolution in physics ——particles （粒子） moving faster than light ?a scientist leading the European experiment that made the discovery calmly explained it to a standing-room- only crowd at CERN．

The physicist, Dario Auterio, did not try to explain what the results might mean for the laws of physics, let alone the broader world．After an hour of technical talk, he simply said, "Therefore, we present to you today this difference, this unusualness．"

But what unusualness it may be．From 2009 through 2011, the massive OPERA detector （探测器）buried in a mountain in Gran Sasso, Italy, recorded subatomic particles called neutrinos （ 中微子） arriving faster than light can move in an empty space．The neutrinos generated at CERN are hardly detectably early．If confirmed, the finding would throw more than a century of physics into disorder．

"If it's correct, it's phenomenal．" said Rob Plunkett, a scientist at Fermilab, the Department of Energy physics laboratory in Illinois．"We'd be looking at a whole new set of rules" for how the universe works．Those rules would bend, or possibly break, Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity, published in 1905．Basical at the time, the theory tied together space and time, matter and energy, and set a hard limit for the speed of light, later measured to be about 186, 000 miles per second．

No experiment in 106 years had broken that speed limit．Physicists expect strict study to follow, which OPERA and CERN scientists welcomed．

Fermilab operates a similar experiment, called MINOS, that shoots neutrinos from Illinois to an underground detector in Minnesota．In 2007, MINOS discovered a just detectable amount of faster than-light neutrinos, but the permissible difference of error was too big to "mention" , Plunkett said．

Fermilab scientists will reanalyze their data, which will take six to eight months．In 2013, the MINOS detector, now offline, will restart after an upgrade．It could then offer confirmation of the results．

72．Why are the European scientists not sure about the results of the experiment?

       A．Because they are so unexpected．

       B．Because the scientists do not believe them．

       C．Because the scientists are careful and calm．

       D．Because they are against the present law of physics．

73．The underlined word " phenomenal" in the fourth paragraph has the closest meaning to           .

       A．amazing           B．attractive           C．embarrassing        D．sensitive

74．The best title for the passage may be _____．

       A．Are the laws of physics in disorder?

       B．Particles faster than light; Revolution or mistake?

       C．Faster than light measurement: right or wrong?

       D．Is Einstein's theory still right today?

75．What may be discussed in the paragraphs to follow?

       A．Different opinions about the experiment．

       B．How Albert Einstein's theory developed．

       C．The new rules for how the universe works．

       D．How Fermilab scientists will reanalyze their data．

For thousands of years, the most important two buildings in any British village have been the church and the pub．Traditionally, the church and the pub are at the heart of any village or town, where the people gather together to socialize and exchange news．

As a result, British pubs are often old and well preserved．Many of them have become historic sites．The most famous example is the pub in the city of Nottingham called " Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem" , which dates back to the year 1189 AD and is probably the oldest pub in England．

However, British pubs are not just for kings and queens; they welcome people from all classes and parts of society．On a cold night, the pub's landlord or landlady can always find a warm place for you by the fire．There is always honest and hearty food and plenty of drinks available at an affordable price．

That's how things used to be．Things are beginning to change．It is said that the credit crunch （信贷紧缩） is causing 39 British pubs in a week to go out of business．People do not have enough spare money to spend on beer．Recently, the UK government banned smoking in all pubs, and that may also have affected the number of customers going to pubs．

This decline is happening despite the fact that in 2005 the UK government started to allow pubs to stay open after 11 p．m．．Previously, with 11 p．m．as closing time, customers would have to drink quite quickly, meaning they sometimes got more drunk than they would if allowed to drink slowly．The British habit of drinking a lot very quickly is known as "binge drinking" , and it causes long-term health problems for people and problems with violent crime for communities．

In order to save their businesses, pubs are trying to change with the market．British pubs now offer something for everyone．A lot of pubs used to be "Working Men's Clubs" , meaning that women could not usually enter．Today, however, women can freely enter 99% of pubs without experiencing any problems．Perhaps things are changing for the better after all．

68．British people have the habit of gathering in the pubs to _____．

       A．have the hearty food                                                B．enjoy the historic sites

       C．make themselves known                   D．communicate with each other

69．The British pubs are allowed to stay open after 11p．m．to ______．

       A．urge customers to drink quickly                                   B．affect the number of customers

       C．help reduce social problems                D．give pub owners better income

70．We can learn from the last paragraph that the author _____．

       A．is against the admission of too many women to the pubs

       B．holds an optimistic attitude towards the future of the British pubs

       C．thinks that women in the pubs will cause less social problems

       D．holds the view that British pubs should offer everything you need

71．The passage mainly tells us ______．

       A．the long history of British pubs

       B．the present situation of British pubs

       C．the reason why British people go to pubs

       D．the disadvantages of running pubs in Britain

The World’s Most Impressive subways

64．Which of the following gives the passengers the best visual enjoyment?

       A．The Tokyo Metro and Toei Lines．            B．The Moscow Metro．

       C．The London Metro．                        D．The Hong Kong MTR．

65．According to the passage, the only subway that can bring more financial gains is ______．

       A．the Tokyo Metro and Toei Lines                B．the Moscow Metro

       C．the London Metro                              D．the Hong Kong MTR

66．We can learn from the passage that Shanghai Metro ______．

       A．is the busiest system in the world

       B．carries the most people each day

       C．may be larger than the Chicago Subway in the future

       D．has become the world's largest subway since it opened

67．The purpose of the passage is to _____．

       A．give us a brief introduction to some subway systems

       B．introduce the working system of some railways station

       C．tell the general background of world-wide transportation

       D．show the historical development of underground system

Quit while you're ahead

I am one of those people who are terrible at saying no．I take on too many projects at once, and spend too much of my time doing things I'd rather not be doing．I get work done, but it's not always the best I can do, or the best way I could spend my time．

That's why my newest goal, both as a professional and a person, is to be a quitter．

Being a quitter isn't being someone who gives up, who doesn't see important things through to the end．I aspire （渴望） to be the opposite of that．The quitter I want to be is someone who gets out when there's no value in what he's doing, or when that value comes at the expense of something more important．

A friend of mine once told me, "I knew I was an adult when I could stop reading a book, even after getting 500 pages into it．" Strange though it sounds, we all tend to do this．We get involved in something, realize we don't want to be a part of it, but keep on going．We say "Well, I've already invested so much time in this, I might as well stick it out．"

I propose the opposite: quit as often as possible, regardless of project status or time invested．If you're reading a book, and don't like it, stop reading．Cut your losses, realize that the smartest thing to do is to stop before your losses grow even more, and quit．Instead of reading an entire book you hate, read half of a bad one and half of a good one．Isn't that a better use of your time?

Step back for a second．Let's learn how to say "no" at the beginning, or in the middle, and free up more of our time to do the things we'd like to be doing, and the things actually worth doing． Saying no is hard, and admitting a mistaken yes is even harder．If we do both, we'll start to make sure that we're spending our time creating value, rather than increasing our losses．Let's be quitters together．

60．The author wants to be a quitter, because he _____．

　　　 A．hopes to improve his personality

　　　 B．wishes to have more time for relaxation

　　　 C．expects to make more efficient use of his time

　　　 D．has found it hard to do several things at one time

61．In what circumstances does the author suggest quitting is a good idea?

　　　 A．When you feel tired and need a rest．

　　　 B．When you know a task cannot be finished．

　　　 C．When you meet with difficulties along the way in your life．

　　　 D．When you realize what you are doing is not worth the time．

62．If you stop reading a book you hate, the author might think that ______．

　　　 A．you are wise to cut your losses

　　　 B．it's a pity that you have wasted so much time

　　　 C．you should finish a book that you have started

　　　 D．you should regret choosing the wrong book

63．The message the author tries to convey is to ______．

　　　 A．learn to say no B．live your life to the fullest

C．create more value D．stop doing many things at once

Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56, after years-long and highly public battle with cancer．Mourners （ 哀悼者 ） gathered outside his house in Palo Alto, California, and Apple stores around the world．

Steve Jobs made technology fun．As tech leaders, they're really happy if they have one hit in their life．Steve Jobs has the Apple II, the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad and Pixar．

Steve Jobs was a college dropout．He was adopted by a machinist and his wife, an accountant． They supported his early interest in electronics．He and his friend Steve Wozniak started Apple Computer —now just called Apple —in 1976．They stayed at the company until 1985．That year, Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in a debate with the chief executive．

Mr．Jobs then formed his own company, called NeXT Computer．He rejoined Apple in 1997 after it bought NeXT．He helped remake Apple from a business that was in bad shape then to one of the most valuable companies in the world today．However, Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple's chief executive in August because of his health．He died a day after the company released a new iPhone version that met with limited excitement．Steve left behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple．

President Obama said in a statement: by building one of the planet's most successful companies from his garage, Steve Jobs exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity （独创性的）．By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive （有直觉力的） and fun．

The fact that he was able to redesign American business top to bottom and across is really stunning．He probably will be considered an industrial giant on the scale of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, so one of the greatest of all time．Steve Jobs not only revolutionized technology, he also revolutionized American business．Steve Jobs was remembered as a "great visionary and leader" and a " marketing genius"．

56．According to the second paragraph, the author wants to show that _____．

       A．Steve Jobs owns many computer companies in America

       B．Steve Jobs has a lot of inventions in the field of computers

       C．tech leaders will be really happy when they have one hit in their life

       D．Steve makes great contributions to mankind in the field of computers

57．Which of the following statements about Steve Jobs is TRUE ?

       A．He left Apple in 1985 because he and the CEO had different opinions．

       B．He built a company called NeXT Computer with his friend Steve Woaniak．

       C．He died a day after he stepped down as Apple's chief executive．

       D．He was remembered as the founder of Apple and the Internet．

58．The underlined word "stunning" in the last paragraph probably means ______．

       A．effective         B．brilliant              C．practical            D．interesting

59．This passage is mainly about _____．

       A．the inventions of Steve Jobs                B．the childhood of Steve Jobs

       C．a brief introduction of Steve Jobs            D．the death of Steve Jobs