Some people say that the best way to reduce the size of your waist is to do stomach exercise. Many people believe that when specific muscles are exercised, the fatty tissues (组织) in the immediate area are burned up. The truth is that exercise burns fat from all over the body and not from one specific area. Of course, if you reduce the fat throughout your body, you will certainly see results around your waist too.

Some people believe that you need to exercise twice a week in order to keep a sufficient level of physical fitness. However, studies directed by American scientists show that unexercised muscles lose their strength very quickly. Within 48 to 72 hours, you must use the muscles again to reestablish (重建) the good physical effects. And what does that mean to you? American scientists concluded that while daily exercise is most helpful, exercising every other day or three days a week will keep a sufficient level of physical fitness.

Is it true that you burn more calories running one mile than walking the same distance? The answer is no. The truth is that you use the same amount of energy whether you walk or run the mile, since in both cases you are moving the same weight the same distance. The speed does not matter. Of course, if you run rather than walk for 30 minutes, you will cover more distance, and therefore burn more calories.

If your breathing doesn’t return to normal within 5 minutes after you finish exercising, you have exercised too much. Five minutes or so after exercising, your breathing should be normal, your heart shouldn’t be beating loudly, and you shouldn’t be tired.

36. If you want to reduce the fat around your waist, you should ____.

A. do stomach exercise                   B. exercise the waist

C. exercise all the muscles of your body    D. run fast for 30 minutes

37. From the second paragraph, we learn that ____.  

A. we only need to exercise twice a week

B. we should exercise three times a week

C. muscles lose their strength after 48 hours

D. we should exercise every other day, or three days a week

38. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that _________ .  

A. you will lose more weight running one hour than walking one hour

B. whether you run one mile or walk the same distance, you use the same amount of energy

C. you will lose more weight running one mile than walking the same distance

D. both A and B

39. If you have exercised too much, _______. 

A. your breathing will take longer than 5 minutes to return to normal after you finish exercising            

B. your breathing will return to normal within 5 minutes after finishing exercising

C. your heart will not be beating loudly   

D. you will be too tired to move

40. This passage tells us that _________.  

A. it is better to do more running than walking

B. the more exercise you do, the healthier you will be

C. the unexercised muscles must be used again within 48 to 72 hours

D. in order to lose weight, you have to run fast

After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a spe­cial student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me. I was told it would mean a great deal to him, so I agreed.

During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy (肌肉萎缩症). When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to five, and then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal power lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles and going for my dreams.

I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain or ask, “Why me?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. He didn’t mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weights with me. When we had finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I had won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”

Last summer I received a letter from Matthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had passed away. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:

Dear Dick,

My mum said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live any more, but I still smile as much as I can.

I told you someday that I would go to the Olympics and win a gold medal, but I know now I will never get to do that. However, I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me.

Your friend,

Matthew

31. The boy looked forward to meeting the author because _________. 

A. he was also good at weight lifting      

B. he wanted to get to the Olympics and win a medal 

C. he was one of the author’s fans

D. he admired the author very much

32. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that _______.

A. the boy never complained about how unlucky he was to have this disease

B. the boy never complained about not being able to go to school

C. the boy never complained why the author had never come to see him before

D. the boy never complained about not getting a medal

33. From the passage we learn that _________. 

A. Matthew was an athlete

B. Matthew was an optimistic and determined boy 

C. The author used to have the same disease as Matthew had

D. Matthew became a champion before he died

34. Matthew didn’t accept the author’s medal because _________.  

A. he thought it was too expensive

B. he was sure that he could win one in the future

C. he thought it was of no use to him as he would die soon

D. he would not be pitied by others

35. What would be the best title for this passage? 

A. A sick boy.                  B. A special friend.

C. A real champion.             D. A famous athlete.

My grandfather lived only half a mile away from where I grew up in New York. Every day, he would walk down to our house and bring my dad newspapers. Along with the papers he would bring a small bag of treats (美食) for my two brothers and me.

Western New York had terrible winter weather: rain, sleet (雨夹雪), or even 3 feet of snow. Even when he was 81, he still walked the half mile every single day. As a child, I looked forward to the daily treats, but now I’m older and I realize he braved the rough weather each day just to see us smile; I now value that more than anything else.

My grandfather touched many lives. A woman who had been in hospital for five years told me her story. She said my grandfather would visit her twice a week at her home: to read to her, play bridge, or just chat. It lasted for years without stop. She had few visitors. Even a hitch-hiker who my grandfather had picked up for free told me of my grandfather’s influence on his life. My grandfather took the traveler to his home. After learning that the man was homeless, my grandfather gave him a place to stay. The man told me that no one had ever been so nice to him. He later found a job in a supermarket.

I was touched, but not surprised to know all of the touching stories from which I understood my grandfather’s selflessness. I have since tried to learn from him to help others. Although he died years ago, we still respect him.

26. The writer’s grandfather walked to his grandson’s home each day in order to ________.

A. bring his son newspapers 　 B. give his grandchildren some food

C. take exercise by walking 　 D. see his son and grandchildren

27. All of the following can describe the writer’s grandfather EXCEPT ________.

A. kind 　 B. selfless 　 C. strict 　D. helpful

28. The underlined word “hitch-hiker” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.

　 A. a person who gets a free car ride when traveling

　 B. a person who likes traveling by car

　 C. a person who is given up by parents

　 D. a person who travels alone and gets lost

29. From the text we can infer that ________.

　 A. the writer didn’t know his grandfather’s selflessness until years later

　 B. the writer’s grandfather went to his house except on snowy days

　 C. the writer’s grandfather ever looked after a woman in hospital for five years

　 D. the writer’s grandfather ever helped a stranger find a job in a supermarket

30. After learning about his grandfather’s stories, the writer ________.

A. felt a little surprised at first 　 B. followed the example of his grandfather

C. was much sad all the time 　　D. didn’t like his grandfather’s action

It was a sunny day. I was walking alone ___16___ I found a BlackBerry cell phone under the bench of the park. I picked it ___17___ and it still worked! I looked around the park, ___18___ to find nobody except myself.

My mother’s words “Be honest ” came to my mind. I looked through the contact list and called some numbers to see ___19___I could find whose phone it was. ___20____(fortunate), nobody answered. ___21__, I decided to sit on the bench under ____22____ I found the BlackBerry and waited for some time. Then, two college-aged students came to me. I stopped them and asked whether they had lost something. ___23___ shook their heads. But as I mentioned some names on the contact list, one of them was sure it must be___24___ phone of one of his friends, Peter.

Then, I followed them to his friend’s home. After hearing the story, Peter was very happy. He thanked me again and again. I really didn’t have anything to say, __25___ in my mind, I was just doing the right thing. I never consider keeping the phone — it wasn’t mine.

 “Imagine you are walking along the road. Suddenly you fall over and all the passers-by burst into laughter. You feel very  1  and think the world is laughing at you. But in fact, five minutes later, they have  2  it ever happened.” The other day when I came across these words in an article, I didn’t agree with the _ 3   . He thinks the best thing to do in this kind of situation is to pretend nothing has happened, and so avoid   4   trouble.  I admit that we should keep   5     because “Your tears will only remind others of what happened, while your   6   can let them forget it.” But this is far from satisfactory. We should do everything to make things better.

I used to be a(n)    7   girl and not very good at math. Our new math teacher asked me a question and I still remember how I hung my head in  8   when I couldn’t answer it. “If you don’t know the answer, just tell me.” the teacher said, “If you don’t, how can I know whether you know the answer or not?” All of my classmates burst into laughter. My face turned red but the teacher  9  me to go to the blackboard and  10  what I knew. If I had  11   the words in the article, I would have given up. But I tried my best. And to everyone’s   12 , I succeeded! The teacher smiled and said, “Well done! I   13   you could do it!” Since then, I have become active in math as well as in other subjects. I used to think doing math exercises was a waste of time. But now, I know whatever I do can make things better. Everyone is the  14   of his own fate.

If we make mistakes, we should take on an active  15  . Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.

1. A. nervous       B. excited          C. afraid                D. embarrassed

2. A. realized       B. recognized       C. forgotten          D. remembered

3. A. speaker       B. reader           C. announcer         D. author

4. A. ordinary      B. extra            C. necessary          D. usual

5. A. confident     B. smart            C. calm              D. strong

6. A. smile         B. worry            C. courage           D. satisfaction

7. A. shy           B. energetic         C. happy             D. clever

8. A. joy           B. pride             C. shame            D. surprise

9. A. forced        B. invited            C. asked         D. pushed

10. A. bring up      B. put down         C. think about        D. show off

11. A. obeyed       B. suspected         C. rejected           D. understood

12. A. expectation    B. disappointment    C. delight           D. surprise

13. A. hoped        B. knew             C. doubted          D. regretted

14. A. architect      B. owner            C. host              D. inspector

15. A. position       B. attitude           C. value            D. response

假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Victor给你发来e-mail，询问你校正在开展的“低碳生活”(low-carbon lifestyle)活动情况。请就以下几个方面的活动用英语写一封回信作一下介绍。

1.上学（步行或骑自行车）；

2.校内（节电节水，双面书写）

3.购物（使用环保购物袋）

4.你对活动的看法

注意：1.词数100字左右；开头语已为你写好,不计入总词数。

2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；

3. 请将回信写到II卷答题纸上。

参考单词或短语：

switch off (关掉), tap(水龙头), environmentally friendly shopping bags(环保购物袋)

Dear Victor,

 I’m happy to receive your e-mail asking about what are doing to promote a low-carbon life style.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                    Yours

                                                Li Hua

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的第一行作出判断：如无错误，在答题卡相应的的位置上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词在答题卡相应的位置上用斜线（\）划掉。

此行缺一个词：在答题卡相应的位置上写出该加的词，并附带前（后）词。

此行错一个词：在答题卡相应的位置上写出该该错和改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Dear Alice,

   I have just got some good news to tell to you.                             76. ______

I win a national prize for painting last week.                             77. ______

My father was so pleasing that he suggested                             78. ______

I go to England for a holiday. I’d like to staying                           79. ______

there for half a month, visiting place of interest                               80. ______

or practicing my English as well. We’ve been                            81. ______

writing to each for nearly a year now. I have                            82. ______

often dreamed of talk face to face with you.                         83. ______

I imagine you’ll be at vacation yourself by that                           84. ______

time. Perhaps we could go out to do some                                   85. ______

sightseeing together.

Best,

                                  Lily

第一节       单词拼写

66 Twenty percent of the country is ____________(覆盖)by islands.

67 Tourism is ______________(重要) to both of them.

68 The hurricane ____________  (持续)for two days .It was terrifying.

69 Scientists have tried many ways to __________(解决) this problem.

70 They use fules which polluted the ____________(环境) very badly.

71 Now they’re living a happy new life in ______________(不同的) areas.

72 Police will __________(逮捕)criminals by nets instead of  guns.

73 It’s a good idea to __________(避免) public transport during the rush hour.

74 Chairman Mao made a great ______________(贡献) to the revolution of China.

75 He told us a ______________(可怕) story last night.

W：Hi ,John.

M:  Hi, Lucy.  61   

W:  Yes, I’m required to tell a story in English before the lesson begins.

M:  Oh, I see.   62    

W:  You’re right. I need to practice on the stage before they all come

M:   63    

W:  Yes, here, in my pocket……Oops, where is it?

M:  Don’t worry.  64   

W:  No, not in the bag, either. I’m afraid .I left it at home.

M:      65   

W:  Aha! It’s just the key to the classroom! Thank you so much.

A．Glad to see you.

B．What’s the story about?

C．What’s that around your neck?

D．Maybe you put it in your schoolbag.

E．Do you have the key to the classroom?

F．You’re going to school rather early today.

G．So you want to get to the classroom earlier to make some preparation?

I met the old man at a cafe. “Did you hear the radio news yesterday?” he asked me. “No,” I replied. “Anything exciting?” “Exciting? NO! Something very sad. A group of hungry dogs killed and ate my best friend.”

“Oh, dear!” I cried. “How did it happen?” “He was working on the hillside when the dogs attacked him. When he didn't return, I went to the hillside and found…” “His body?” I asked. The old fellow drank half of his coffee. “No. I told you they were hungry dogs, didn't I? The big bones were lying every where. But they found this.” He pushed open a match box he was holding in his hand. In it was a man's thumb(拇指), lying on some white bloody material.

“This is my friend's right thumb. The dogs ate the rest of him”. The old man began to cry. He finished his coffee quickly and left the cafe. I drank mine and called the waiter. “I'll pay the gentleman's bill. His poor friend—how terrible!” “You've heard the news?” The waiter laughed. “Sure. There's a hole in the bottom of the match box. He put his own thumb through the hole. The blood is red ink, I believe. Is the story worth a cup of coffee, sir?” “But he held the box in his right hand.” “Yes, but listeners look into the box. They just can't take their sight off that terrible thing.” “And when he tells the story, he gets free cup of coffee!” I said, laughing. “Yes, sir, but only from strangers who come to this town, and, of course, he does us no harm!”

57. We can learn from this passage ________.

A. the writer came to the cafe for the first time

B. the old man made a living by telling jokes in the cafe

C. the writer had known about the old man before

D. what had happened to his best friend made the old man mad

58. Having heard the old man's story, the writer _______ .

A. couldn't help laughing immediately B. showed great mercy （怜悯）upon him

C. didn't believe him at all　　　 D. bought the old man another cup of coffee

59. It turned out that the thumb in the match box was actually __________.

A. the right thumb of his best friend

B. the thumb he stole from the dead body of an unknown person

C. something made of bloody white materials

D. his own right thumb

60. The waiter hadn't let out the truth of the old man's story earlier because _______ .

A. he was nobody but the best friend of the old man

B. the old man wouldn't pay for his coffee if he did

C. the waiter hadn't seen through the old man's trick

D. the old man helped the cafe in some way