That year , in the local school, there was a new math teacher, as well as some new pupils. One of the new kids was the stupidest child anyone had ever seen. It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried explaining numbers to him; he would always end up saying something enormously stupid. Like two plus two was five, seven times three was twenty-seven, or a triangle had thirty corners……
Before this boy arrived, math lessons had been the most boring of all. Now they were great fun. Encouraged by the new teacher, the children would listen to the pieces of nonsense spouted by the new kid, and they would have to correct his mistakes.
Whenever the new teacher asked questions, the stupid kid would stand up but made the wrong answers, the other students all wanted to be the first to find his mistakes, and then think up the most original ways to explain them. To do this they used all kinds of stuff : sweets, playing cards, oranges, paper planes, etc. It didn’t seem like any of this bothered the new kid.
However, Little Lewis was sure that it was bound to make him feel sad inside. Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school. On leaving school, the new kid walked a few minutes to a local park, and there he waited for a while, until someone came along to meet him……
It was the new teacher!
The teacher gave the new kid a hug, and off they went, hand in hand. Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.
【小题1】根据短文第二三段描述，可知这位新老师的工作很有创造性，故选A。
【小题2】根据短文最后一段Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.描述，可知选B，这个所谓的最蠢的学生其实比其它学生知道的多。
【小题3】根据Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school.描述，可知选B。
【小题4】联系上文To do this they used all kinds of stuff :可知选C。
【小题5】The math lessons became interesting again because of the new teacher’s ___________.

71.     With the 2010 World Cup a distant memory, the country is doing _____________________bid for the 2022 World Cup. (what)

在 2010年世界杯已坠入史册时，这个国家正尽一切所能去申办2022世界杯。

72.     _______________ the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States, the Great Wall is still perfectly preserved. (date)

追溯到春秋战国时代，长城至今仍保存完好。

73.     At the airport, we saw Lady Gaga, the world-famous super star, __________________several bodyguards. (alongside)

在机场，我们见到了Lady Gaga这位闻名世界的超级巨星，她旁边有几位保镖。

74.     ­­­­_______________________ sitting in the classroom all day may account for these students’ dropping out. (fed)

厌倦了整日坐在教室里可能是这些学生辍学的原因。                                                  

75.     But for his sudden departure, our plan __________________. (pay)

要不是他的突然离去，我们的计划就成功了。

76.     Believe it or not, Mr. Smith is said ____________________ the position three times up till now. (apply)

信不信由你，据说迄今为止史密斯先生已经三次申请这个职位了。

77.     The chief engineer including his colleagues ____________________state secrets to America over these years. (betray)

这些年来，这位总工程师与他的同事们一直在向美国泄露国家机密。

78.     I don’t know ________________ that our headmaster was absent from such an important meeting. (why)

我不知道到底为什么我们的校长缺席如此重要的会议。

79. There________________then, they had to build their defense works by hand.(equipment)

   因为当时没有现代化的设备，所以他们不得不人工建造他们的防御工事。

80．____________________before we leave school and go to university.(month)

   八个月后，我们就离开学校上大学了。

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
下面是21世纪报中学生版（21st Century School Edition）刊登的一封读者来信，请你以编辑的身份给这位中学生写封回信。
Dear editor,
I spend most of my time studying. I hardly talk to my classmates. Sometimes I don’t care much about others, but I do want to talk. I just don’t know what to talk about and how to begin a conversation.
I feel so lonely. How I wish I had a good friend! Could you give me some advice?
Yours,
Jin Jing
注意：1．回信的内容要包括以下要点：
（1）要相信自己。你最大的问题是缺乏自信；
（2）微笑面对同学，让他们相信你是友好的；
（3）先试着与一个和你同样害羞的或和与你有同样爱好的同学交谈，可以问一些学习上的问题，谈谈共同的爱好；
（4）帮助学习和生活上有困难的同学。
2．词数100左右。信的开头已写好，不计入总词数。
3．参考词汇：自信self-confidence n.    缺乏: lack  vt.
Dear Jin Jing,
Your problem is a common one among middle school students. Maybe the following advice can help you.                                                                  
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第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假如比尔·盖茨是你最崇拜的人，请根据以下信息用英语写一篇100词左右的短文介如这位给全球带来影响的计算机天才。可以根据所给信息作适当发挥。
微软（Microsoft）创始人，被认为是全球首富；
出生于1955年10月28日，热衷科学和数学，13岁开始编写计算机程序（computer program）；深信计算机将是对社会非常有价值的工具，并在这一信念指引下于1975年创办微软公司；
创办慈善组织基金会（charity fund），在为贫困学生提供奖学金、艾滋病防治方面作出了很大的东贡献；
你从该人物身上得到的启示。

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假如比尔·盖茨是你最崇拜的人，请根据以下信息用英语写一篇100词左右的短文介如这位给全球带来影响的计算机天才。可以根据所给信息作适当发挥。
微软（Microsoft）创始人，被认为是全球首富；
出生于1955年10月28日，热衷科学和数学，13岁开始编写计算机程序（computer program）；深信计算机将是对社会非常有价值的工具，并在这一信念指引下于1975年创办微软公司；
创办慈善组织基金会（charity fund），在为贫困学生提供奖学金、艾滋病防治方面作出了很大的东贡献；
你从该人物身上得到的启示。