It is a reply to a letter written by Zhai Mingjun, a 16-year-old girl in the class. The two astronauts thank the student for her concerns and wish the class luck in their future studies.
　 “I'm so happy that the two space men replied with a few encouraging words,” said Zhai. Her letter was one of the 10 winning letters taken into space by Fei and Nie, who have succeeded in traveling space in the Sixth Shenzhou Spaceship. Zhai wrote the letter as if she were a younger sister of the astronauts. “As the single child in my family, I always hoped that I would have an elder brother that I could be proud of,” Zhai said. “I thought that the astronauts would be lonely during such a long space trip. I hoped they would feel happy and warm when reading my letter.” Many of Zhai’s classmates also wrote their words of encouragement and admiration to the astronauts. “The letter to the astronauts made us believe that we can also be part of the manned space programme,” said Zhao Dongxu.
　 All the students have high expectations for China’s future space programme. “I heard that Snoopy is the mascot (吉祥物) for US astronauts. I hope I can design a mascot for our heroes,” said Liu Mengjie, 16. “A physics class taught by astronauts in outer space would be very interesting. I want to be the astronaut who teaches students about zero gravity with my head upside down in the spaceship,” said Han Yinan.

Many students think that the manned space program is still far away from them. But they feel proud that ordinary students could participate in such a great scientific achievement and hope there will be more possibilities to take part.

46. The best title of this passage can be ________.

A. The mascot　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. A reply from space

C. The manned space program　 　　D. The letter to the astronauts

47. The passage is mainly about ______.

A. what the students think of the manned space program

B. how two astronauts thank and encourage the students

C. how the letter from space makes the students care more for astronautics　

D. how the students have expectations for China’s future space program

48. What can you conclude from the passage?

A. All the students look forward to China’s later space program

B. Astronauts feel lonely during such a long space trip

C. There is no gravity in the spaceship

D. A composition contest had been held before the spaceship was launched

49. What does the underlined word “participate” means?

A. take part in

B. hear about

C. make plan

D. write about

50. “such a great scientific achievement”in the last paragraph refers to________.

A. China’s future space program

B. The achievement that US astronauts achieved

C. Fei and Nie succeeded in traveling space in the Sixth Shenzhou Spaceship.

D. Fei and Nie made their head upside down in the spaceship

A year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any noise from the children, but the parents were always yelling at them.

   We often met and I always spoke, but the only answer I ever got was a hello from a four-year old girl. One day when I returned they were just coming back to their apartment and the little girl was holding the door in the hall open for the others. I remained in the car doing unnecessary things. The parents were telling her to hurry. I looked up and saw the little girl was still holding the door open, waiting for me.

   So I hurried as much as I could and thanked her. She was smiling from ear to ear.

   That afternoon I was at the K-Mart and I saw a white teddy bear. I thought of the little girl and said to myself, “I bet she would like it.” So I bought it for her.

   The next day there was a knock on the door and it was the little girl and her father. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me. Then I noticed her mother and the other children were there in the hall, too.

   Now when we meet in the hall we all speak in a friendly manner. Last night we had about 4 inches of snow. The temperature was below zero. When I opened the outside door, there was my car with all the snow removed. The man next door was the only person I knew in the whole building, so when I saw him the next day, I asked him if he was the nice person that removed the snow. He said NO. He wanted to, but his wife said she would do it.

   Isn’t it amazing that the small kind act of a 4-year-old girl can change so many things for the better?

41. Why did the author do unnecessary things in his car?

   A. He did not want to be embarrassed.      

   B. He did not know how to kill time.

   C. The weather was cold outside.

   D. His neighbor yelled at him.

42. The author bought a teddy bear to _____

   A. show off his wealth      B. express his thanks

   C. please his neighbor      D. refuse the help

43. Who removed the snow on the author’s car?

   A. the girl                        B. the girl’s father

   C. the girl’s mother                D. both the girl’s father and mother

44. The passage is _____________.

   A. sympathetic      B. humorous       C. warm       D. frightening

45. What does the author want to tell us through the passage?

   A. little children should be polite to their neighbors.

   B. More good things come from small acts.

   C. Your neighbors are not as bad as you think.

   D. Things can be changed as a consequence of removing snow.

根据句子结构的语法性，在下面空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词的适当形式填空，并将答案填入答题卡的相应位置。

26. _____ hasn’t been decided whether we will go to Beijing by plane.

27. You can’t leave the school without your teacher’s ________(permit).

28. Lucy is 160 cm tall and Mary is ________ (slight) taller than her.

29. He worked very hard, that’s _______ he succeeded.

30. He _______ (lie)on the bed reading when his mother came in .

31. It is     unbelievable thing that such an excellent football team should have failed in the finals.

32. Jim is a wealthy man _____ he won’t buy expensive things like other rich people.

33. This bridge is too old and it ____________(rebuild)next month.

34. We _____ (confuse) by his decision at the meeting yesterday.

35. When we go shopping, we should watch out _____ thieves.

36. We are all impressed ____ his good spoken English.

37. They came out of the classroom, _______ (talk) with each other loudly.

38. The person to ________I spoke just now is the manager that I told you about.

39. I was frightened at ________ I saw just now.

40. You should close all the windows ______ you leave the office.

I used to walk my dog every morning. Later when we got back home, I would give it some food. This usually caught the 　11 of a mynah bird(八哥). The most 　12 feature of this bird was its brightly-coloured 　13 mouth, so I found it a bit strange.

Later I read a book and found that the colour yellow 　14 “communication, optimism(乐观) and inspiration”. I took the “c” from 　15 , “o” from optimism, and “in” from inspiration to form the word “Coin”. This became the bird’s 　16 .

Every time when my dog finished his 　17 , Coin would look at me and sing , “Raack! Raack!” After singing, she would start picking up the food left by the dog.

When winter came, Coin 　18 . It was the longest winter that we had ever had. When spring 　19 came, it was the time for the birds to fly back and I often 　20 what had happened to Coin.

One day after I had given my 　21 its food , a mynah flew down. It was then that I heard the 　22 　“Raack! Raack!” Coin was back! Sometimes, I wondered how Coin knew to come back to the same 　23 she had left.

Each morning Coin would come with her sweet 　24 . Both I and my dog accepted her as a member of our family. Now, I understand that if we have optimism and inspiration in our life, and if we communicate often with others, we are sure to be 　25 by everyone.

11. A. realization　　　　 B. view　　　　　　　C. sight 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. attention

12. A. special　　　　　　 B. common　　　 C. central　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. possible

13. A. black 　　　　　　 B. white 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. yellow 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sad

14. A. stands for　　　　 B. achieves　　　　 C. organizes　 　　　　　　　　　 D. changes

15.A. communication　 B. carnival　 　　　　　　　　　　 C.celebration　　　　　　　　　　　 D.custom

16. A. food　　　　　　　　 B. cage　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. name　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. story

17. A. song 　　　　　　 B. communication　　　　　　　 C. meal　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. walk

18. A. died 　　　　　　 B. hid　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. disappeared 　　　　　　　　 D. escaped

19. A. suddenly　 　　 B. finally 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. happily 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. luckily

20. A. complained 　　 B. recorded　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wondered　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wished

21. A. door　　　　　　　　 B. bird　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. daughter 　　　　　　　　　　 D. dog

22. A. strange　 　　　 B. familiar　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. crazy 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. terrible

23. A. place　　　　　　　 B. cat　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. person　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sky

24. A.song　　　　　　　　 B. face 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. appearance　　　　　　　　　　 D. voice

25. A.confirmed　 　 B. accepted　　　　　　　C. agreed　　　　　　　　　　　 D. impressed

The Hidden Gold

There was once a farmer who had a fine olive(橄榄树) garden. He was very hardworking, and the farm always gave so much fruit under his care. But he knew that his three sons were lazy and were eager to make wealth without hard work.

   When the farmer was old and felt his time was coming to an end, he said to his sons, "My sons, there is a pot of gold hidden in the garden. Dig for it, if you wish it."

The sons tried to get him to tell them where the gold was hidden, but he would tell them nothing more.

After the farmer was dead, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold; since they did not know where the hiding-place was, they dug the whole garden. But no pot of gold was found. The three sons were very disappointed

The next olive season, the olive trees in the garden bore more fruit than they had ever give; when it was sold, it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.

Only at this moment did they suddenly understand what the wise father had meant.

写作内容:

1. 以约30个词概括这则故事的主要内容；

2.       然后以“勤奋”为话题发表你的看法，字数大约120左右，并包括如下要点:

(1) 你赞同还是反对农夫的做法？并说出理由；

(2) 叙述你通过勤奋获得丰厚收获的一次经历，并谈谈你的感受。

写作要求:

  1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

  2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

评分标准:

    概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

66. ____ ____ ______ ______(人们相信) greenhouse gases are the main causes of global warming.

67. The house which_______ _______ ______ ____________ (状况欠佳) will be repaired soon.

68. 他的成功应该归功于他的努力学习。

He _______ ________ _________ ________ his hard study.

69. You are likely to make great progress in your study. (用it作形式主语改写句子)

  _____________________________________________________________________.

70. He did not return to his hometown until 2008. (强调划线部分)

  _____________________________________________________________________.

71. We can’t accept the truth. She is the mother of six children. (用同位语从句合并句子)

______________________________________________________________________.

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

Why do you remember Hello Kitty, Snoopy and all the other cartoon characters? What makes you love them? Well, maybe because they’re like the people around you. Think about it! You may find a friend or classmate who is like them.

A. As sweet as Hello Kitty: She likes to eat cake. She loves to make new friends. She likes to ask friends to her parties. Her smile is so lovely.

B. As clever as Snoopy: He went to school when he was nine. He learned to use a typewriter in two years! He thinks a lot. He is so clever that you like to be with him.

C. As sarcastic (讽刺的) as Garfield: He sits happily in the seat and says sharp words to you. Sometimes he is not nice. He doesn’t really like you? He thinks you’re a fool? No, in his heart, he loves you. He is a friend with hard words but a warm heart.

D. As naughty as MashiMaro: He doesn’t look like a good boy. He has sleepy eyes and looks naughty. He always plays tricks. So you may get angry with him and don’t like him very much. His mind is active and full of ideas. He tries to be big and catch your eyes. But, he’s still a child.

E. As confident as Prince of Tennis: He has faith in himself and always wants to win.

F. As friendly as Mickey: He is clever and kind. He has a good heart and is glad to help others. Everyone likes to turn to him for help whenever they are in trouble.

请阅读Susan, Tom, John, Bob, George的个性描述，然后匹配与他们个性相当的卡通人物。

61. Tom is a warm-hearted boy, and he cares for others very much. If you meet with any difficulty, you can tell him, and he will surely help you.

62. Susan has many friends and she likes to stay with them in many kinds of parties. On her face there is always a smile.

63. John likes thinking and can always find ways to solve any difficult problems.

64. Bob seems to be very rude and impolite and his words are unpleasant to hear, but his inner heart is full of concerns for others.

65. George believes in himself, and he always wants to win the first place in almost everything.

Why should mankind explore space? Why should money, time and effort be spent exploring and researching something with so few apparent benefits? Why should resources be spent on space rather than on people on the earth? These are questions that, understandably, are very often asked.

　 Perhaps the best answer lies in our genetic makeup(基因构成) as human beings. What drove our ancestors to move from the trees into the plains, and into all possible areas and environments? The wider the spread of a species, the better its chance of survival. Perhaps the best reason for exploring space is this genetic tendency to expand wherever possible.

Nearly every successful civilization has explored, because by doing so, any dangers in surrounding areas can be identified and prepared for. Without knowledge, we may be completely destroyed by the danger. With knowledge, we can lessen its effects.

　 Exploration also allows minerals and other potential (潜在的) resources to be found. Even if we have no immediate need of them, they will perhaps be useful later. Resources may be more than physical possessions. Knowledge or techniques have been acquired through exploration. The techniques may have medical applications which can improve the length or quality of our lives. We have already benefited from other spin-offs including improvements in earthquake prediction, in satellites for weather forecasting and in communications systems. Even non-stick pans and mirrored sunglasses are by-products (副产品) of technological developments in the space.

While many resources are spent on what seems a small return, the exploration of space allows creative, brave and intelligent members of our species to focus on what may serve to save us. While space may hold many wonders and explanations of how the universe was formed or how it works, it also holds dangers. The danger exists, but knowledge can help human to survive. Without the ability to reach out across space, the chance to save ourselves might not exist.

While Earth is the only planet known to support life, surely the adaptive ability of humans would allow us to live on other planets. It is true that the lifestyle would be different, but human life and cultures have adapted in the past and surely could in the future.

56. Why does the author mention the questions in Paragraph 1?

　　　 A. To express his doubts.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. To compare different ideas.

　　　 C. To introduce points for discussion.　　　D. To describe the conditions on Earth.

57. What is the reason for exploring space based on Paragraph 2?

　　　 A. Humans are nature-born to do so.

　　　 B. Humans have the tendency to fight.

　　　 C. Humans may find new sources of food.

　　　 D. Humans don’t like to stay in the same place.

58. The underlined word “spin-offs” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to______.

　　　 A. survival chances　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unexpected benefits

　　　 C. potential resources　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. physical possessions

59. What makes it possible for humans to live on other planets?

　　　 A. The adaptive ability of humans.　　　　　　 B. Resources on the earth.

　　　 C. Our genetic makeup.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. By-products in space exploration.

60. Which of the statements can best sum up the passage?

　　　 A. Space exploration has created many wonders.

　　　 B. Space exploration provided the best value for money.

　　　 C. Space exploration can benefit science and technology.

　　　 D. Space exploration may help us avoid potential problems on Earth.

In the room of 200, many people were sitting together for a lesson. They were waiting eagerly for a speech from a well-known speaker. A few minutes later, a middle-aged man came to the platform with smile on his face. At that time, the whole room was suddenly silent. Then, the man started off his speech by holding up a $20 bill. He asked, “Who would you like this $20 bill?” Hands started going up. The crowd became a little noisy. He said, “Calm down, please. I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He continued to crumple(弄皱) the 20-dollar note up. Then, he asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the hands were on in the air.

   “Well,” he replied, “what if I do this?” He dropped it on the ground and started to grind(磨)it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now the note was crumpled and dirty.

   “Now, who still wants it?”

   Still the hands went into the air.

   “My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.”

   “Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and grounded into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances(情况) that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value.”

   “Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE.”

“You are special—please don’t ever forget it.”

51. When the famous speaker began to give a speech, he was holding up ____________.

   A. a $20 bill      B. a $200 bill     C. a ￡20 bill    D. a ￥200 bill

52. What did the speaker then do to give them a valuable lesson?

   A. He crumpled a 20-dollar bill, dropped it on the grounded and crumple it.

   B. He dropped a 20-dollar bill on the ground and left.

   C. He raised his hand and answered several questions.

   D. He was dropped, crumpled and ground into the dirt.

53. When the 20-dollar note was crumpled and dirt, ____________.

   A. nobody wanted it               B. still many hands went into the air

   C. it was not worth 20 dollars        D. The speaker put it into his pocket

54. According to the passage, the worth of our lives lies in ____________.

   A. what we do                         B. who we know

   C. who we are                         D. what we know

55. What is the best title for the text?

   A. A Famous Speaker                   B. Lose your value

   C. Twenty Dollars                      D. Crumple the Money

“There were no rush hours any more,” said Charles M. McLean, who runs the nation’s busiest road. “We have rush periods, and they keep getting longer and longer.”

McLean was describing Chicago’s 235 miles of expressway. But the same might be said about almost any of the expressways that have become an important part of American city life---and about the heavy traffic that often blocks them.

In Chicago, a computerized system has been developed that controls traffic on the city's seven expressways. Now one man- a controller- can follow the movement of Chicago’s traffic by looking at a set of lights.

The system uses electronic sensors that are built into each expressway, half a mile apart. Several times a second, the computer receives information from each sensor and translates it into green, yellow, or red lights on a map in the control room.

A green light means traffic is moving forty-five miles an hour, yellow means thirty to forty-five miles an hour, and red means heavy traffic----cars standing still or moving less than thirty miles an hour.

“See that red light near Austin Avenue?” the controller asked a visitor. “That’s a repair truck fixing the road, and the traffic has to go around it.”

At the Roosevelt Road entrance to the expressway, the light kept changing from green to red and back to green again. “A lot of trucks get on the expressway there,” the controller explained. “They can’t speed up as fast as cars.”

The sensors show immediately where an accident or a stopped car is blocking traffic, and a truck is sent by radio to clear the road. The system has lowered the number of accidents by l8 percent. There are now 1.4 deaths on Chicago’s expressways for each one hundred million miles traveled, while in other parts of the country there are 2.6.

Traffic experts say that the Chicago system is the “coming thing”. Systems like Chicago’s are already in use on some expressways in Los Angeles and Houston. “Chicago has taken the lead,” says New York City’s traffic director; and he adds, “We are far behind...!”

46. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. A Computerized Traffic Control System greatly helps in Chicago.

B. Rush Periods in Chicago are getting longer.

C. Chicago has the busiest road in the nation.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. The expressways are faster now.

47．What can we learn from the passage?

A. The controller follows Chicago’s traffic by waiting for the red light to turn to green.

B. The sensor can immediately deal with the accidents.

C. The system has greatly helped to reduce the deaths on the expressways.

　D. At the entrance to the expressway, the lights can change only because of the speed of the truck

48. By saying “Chicago has taken the lead,” the director means _____.

A. Chicago has taken something very heavy.

B. They are under the control of Chicago.

C. Chicago is ahead of them in using the system.

D. Chicago is the center of all the systems in the US.

49. Why did the controller ask a visitor?

A. He wants to tell him how the lights work.

B. He cited it as an example to show the visitor what the lights tell.

C. He shows the visitor what he does.

D. He was teaching him how to control the system.

50. Where is the passage most probably taken from?

A. A science book　　　　　　 B. A travel journal.

C. A magazine　　　　　　　　 D. A student text