2007年4月29日上午10点到11点，全国亿万学生阳光体育活动在各地大中小学校同时进行，江苏省1，100万学生积极参与了这项活动。

　　教育部倡导学生：

　　1. 每天锻炼一小时

　　2. 健康工作五十年

  　3. 幸福生活一辈子

　　请你根据以上提示，用英语准备一份发言稿，向同学们讲述一下阳光体育活动的有关情况，并就高三学生是否需要每天花一小时锻炼，谈谈你的看法及理由。

　　注意：

　　1、  发言稿应包括以上所有信息，要有适当发挥。

　　2、  词数：120左右。发言稿的开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。

　　3、  参考词汇：阳光体育活动--a national student sports program;

　　教育部--the Ministry of Education

Section B  

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.   Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. environment        B. necessarily  C. allowed        D. cheated       E. hardly

F. admitted       G. communication   H. necessary    I. joy          J. difficulty

    A relative of mine once asked me: “Why should a Chinese take time to learn a language that is not his own?” Obviously he has ___37___ in learning a foreign language. He is not the only one who is mentally against English learning. One reason, as I suspect, is the way English is taught. The emphasis on memorization is such that no ___38___ is left in the process, only endless irritation. What students are presented in the classroom is not the language in real-world ___39___. A Chinese student with extremely high scores for American standardized tests was ___40___ into one of the most famous universities. But his professors soon found out that he could ___41___ understand them in the classroom. Suspecting that he ___42___ in the tests, the school demanded he repeat them. Again, he passed with high scores. Not till then did they realize that the student had mastered the techniques for dealing with the tests, not ___43___ the skills of using the language.

　　Many people take TOFEL, IELTS, GRE, annual Band 4 and Band 6 exams not because they work in areas where English is a ___44___ tool, but because they have to do it for job promotion or enrolment in certain programmes.

　　Must English learning be such a pain in the neck?

　　Create a(n)___45____ where learning English is natural and painless. Don't make it compulsory for people whose work or major does not require it. China will not become more international by adding millions of people who can only say a simple "Hello."

第二节书面表达(满分25分)
假如你是李华，美国安吉利斯中学（PORT ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL）将在今年寒假期间组织学生来你校访问一周。期间，Amy Anderson将借住在你家。请你写信告诉她主要的活动安排。内容要点如下：
1）上午由学校安排统一活动；
2）下午由你家负责安排市内游览、名胜观光或者购物等活动；
3）晚上在家看电视、聊天或者去滑冰。
注意：1、词数：100词左右；
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯流畅；
3、开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；
Dear Amy,
I am very much pleased to learn that you are coming to visit our school in the coming winter holiday and that you will stay at my home.　　
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________                                                                              
Yours，
Li Hua

Last year, a report by a committee of education experts said that a lot of American students cannot write well. The report noted the concerns of business leaders and teachers. The experts said that more students should have to pass a writing test before they can finish high school. They pointed out that major college entrance tests are changing now to include a writing part.

　　Educators know that teaching students to write well is not easy. One problem is the amount of time needed to read through large amounts of work. So some companies have developed computer programs. These can grade student writing much more quickly than a person can. Writing tests can also cost less to carry out by computer than paper-and-pencil. These computer systems are known as e-readers. They use artificial (人工的) intelligence to think in a way like teachers. In the state of Indiana, computer grading of a statewide writing test began with a test of the system itself. For two years, both a computer and humans graded the student writing. Officials say there was almost no difference between the computer grades and those given by the human readers.

　　The entrance test commonly used by business schools, the GMAT, already uses e-readers. The GRE and TOEFL tests might start; officials are deciding. The GRE is the Graduate Record Examination. TOEFL is the Test of English as a Foreign Language.

　　Systems are also being used to grade writing in college classes. The computers read a few hundred examples of student writing already graded by humans. Then the systems compare new writings against those already examined.

　　How do teachers feel all about this? Many say machines can never do the job as well as people can. A computer can find spelling and grammar mistakes. But these teachers say it can never really understand what a writer is trying to say. Critics say a program cannot follow a thought or judge humor or understand a beautifully expressed idea.

　　But inventors of the programs say computer grading guarantees that each piece of writing is graded in the same way. They also say the systems are meant to judge knowledge more than creativity.

What do the teachers think of the computer system?

       A. They think highly of the computer systems.

       B. They think that computers cannot grade writing as well as people.

       C. They believe that computers can understand a writer’s idea well

       D. They are glad computers will spare their effort to correct students’ school work.

From the first paragraph we can conclude that _________.

       A. American students’ writing ability is being improved

       B. American students’ writing ability is not satisfactory

       C. business leaders and teachers are not worried about students’ writing

       D. all college entrance tests will include a writing part

Which of the following is NOT the advantage of e-readers?

       A. Saving much of teachers’ time.　    B. Saving a lot of money.

　    C. Being fair and objective.   D. Appreciating humor and beauty

The best title of this passage might be _________.

       A. Computer-graded Writing B. Human-graded Writing

       C. How to Improve Students’ Writing   D. Advantages of E-readers

书面表达

　　假定你是一名高中生，一次一位外国朋友问你，除了在学校学习英语外还有什么其他途径练习英语。请你根据提示用英语写出你参加“英语角”的情况。

　　提示：1．“英语角”于两年前成立，许多中学生参加，有时也有些大学生和外国友人来此。

　　2．活动时间，每周六上午。

　　3．活动内容：练习英语口语，谈论大家共同感兴趣的事情，交流学习英语的经验等。

　　4．谈谈你参加此项英语的体会。

　　参考词汇：“英语角”：English Corner