第二部分: 阅读理解（共20小题, 每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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12-year-old John Thomas Robertson is a born train fan. “I’ve liked trains probably from the day I was born,” he told Good Morning America. “When I was very little,” he said, “my grandpa got me a train model. I would just watch it go round for hours and hours.”
When Robertson finally had the opportunity to ride on a train, he felt great. His journey was so mind-blowing that he couldn’t keep it to himself: he decided to take all his classmates to go on a ride with him. When he found that some of his classmates couldn’t pay the fares, he spent money he had saved by collecting cans (罐子) and bottles and raised more than ＄1,000 for them.
That train was such a happy one that he made it yearly action. “It never gets boring for some reason; it’s just very fun,” he said. “It really lets people get away from their busy life and have fun.”
Every October, Robertson takes a new group of disabled children to ride the train — but now, he has a problem. Several disabled children were refused because the train was not accessible (可用的) to disabled people. “He was angry to think that children of his own age couldn’t ride a train,” his mother said.
But he wouldn’t say no: he recently sent a letter to the train office for help. To his surprise, the leader, Ty Pennington, took the letter seriously. He said that he and his workers would work on making a train accessible to disabled people.
41. The first time John Thomas Robertson took a train, he_______
A. felt extremely happy.           B. was frightened by it.
C. watched it for hours.            D. acted as a driver.
42. John Thomas Robertson is a born train fan, because he _______.
A. was taken on a train the day he was born.
B. his grandpa once worked on the train.
C. took a group of disabled children on board a train.
D. was greatly attracted to trains since early childhood.
43. The underlined word “mind-blowing” can be replaced by “_______”.
A. exciting       B. frightening       C. surprising    D. disappointing
44. The disabled children were refused to get on the train because _______.
A. they couldn’t afford the train tickets
B. Robertson had not saved enough money for tickets
C. the train didn’t have special services for them
D. the workers there would not allow them to do so
45. According to the passage, we can see that Robertson is a(n) _______ child.
A. honest and crazy     B. kind and helpful
C. clever but boring     D. lazy but kind

A sunflower is a sunflower. A mobile phone is a mobile phone. But can you combine the two to do something for your local environment? As early as next year it may well be possible. When you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury it in the garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower.
A biodegradable (生物可降解的) mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists. It is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage consumers to recycle. Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years. It looks like any other plastic, but overtime it can break down into the soil without giving out any poisonous chemicals. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed. When this cover turns into waste, it forms nitrates (硝酸盐). These feed the seed and help the flower grow. “We’ve only put sunflower seeds into the cover so far. But we are working with plant experts to find out which flowers would perform best. Maybe we could put roses in next time.” said one scientist.
As phone technology is developing so quickly people are constantly throwing their mobiles away. This means producers are under pressure to find ways of recycling them. Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. Most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment. A biodegradable cover can offer some relief for nature, according to the scientists. “The seed is released and the flower grows in the pot so you don’t have to concern yourself with the phone when you have finished using it,” said Kerry Kirwan, the leader of the research team.
【小题1】After you have finished using the new type of mobile phone, _______.

One morning I stood beside the window. Across the river, the __1___ decorated the edge of the shore in white. I stood __2____ and looked at what the night’s storm had ___3___.

I leaned forward and stood close to the window. There was a goose out there, quite ___4___, its wings folded to its sides, its feet ___5___ to the ice. Then from the dark skies, I saw a line of swans. They moved in their own ___6___ style, graceful and free.

As I watched, the leader __7___ from the sky and landed on the ice. As the swans surrounded the frozen goose, I __8___ it might be killed by those great swan beaks(鸟喙).

__9__instead, those beaks began to work on the ___10___. The long necks were lifted and curved down, again and again. At last, the goose’s head ___11___; its body pulled. Then the goose was ___12____ and standing on the ice. And the swans stood in the air ___13___. It seemed as if the goose was crying, “I cannot fly.” Four of the swans came down around it. Their powerful beaks cleaned the goose’s ___14___ from top to bottom, chipping off the ice held in the feathers. ___15___at last the goose’s wings were free,  the four swans ___16___  and joined the group.They restarted their eastward journey cheerfully.

I watched them until they ___17____ over the tops of the farthest trees. Only then did I realized that __18____ were running down my cheeks. Believe me! This story is __19____. And I will ask “If so for birds why not for ___20____?”

1.A. flower       B. tree          C. snow       D. picture

2.A. quietly       B. silently        C. happily     D. nervously

3.A. washed      B.painted        C. destroyed   D. cleaned

4.A. hungry       B. thirsty        C. terrible     D. still

5.A. frozen       B. put          C. turned      D. tied

6.A. common     B. ordinary      C. noticeable   D. boring

7.A. dived        B. moved        C. flew       D. circled

8.A. frightened    B. feared         C. hoped      D. knew

9.A. Wonderfully  B. Puzzlingly  C. Surprisingly  D. Disappointingly

10.A. ice          B. earth        C. goose        D. swan

11.A. carried       B. pushed      C. moved        D. lifted

12.A. glad         B. sad         C. free           D. lucky

13.A. listening     B. hearing       C. fighting       D. watching

14.A. head         B. legs         C. feathers       D. body

15.A. While        B. When        C. Before        D. Until

16.A. took off       B. took up      C. got away       D. got up

17.A. climbed       B. stopped      C. disappeared     D. landed

18.A. leaves         B. hairs        C. rivers          D. tears

19.A. actual         B. real          C. true           D. right

20.A. animals        B. man         C. people         D. insects

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后面的要求答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）

After achieving a 9 percent GDP growth, hosting a successful Olympic Games and carrying out its first space walk the year before last, you'd think China would be happy. __________________. That, at least, is the opinion of a new book written by a group of Chinese authors.

China Is Not Happy was published in March, 2009. It is a follow-up to the 1996 work China Can Say No, a bestseller that complained about the influence of the West, and the US in particular, on China. Thirteen years later, the authors of China Is Not Happy list their dissatisfaction with how China is being treated in the world today.

They argue that China needs to use its growing power and economic resources to build its own position of preeminence (卓越). "From looking at the history of human civilization, we are most qualified to lead this world." the book says.

The authors, single out the US for special scorn (轻蔑). "The economic problem has shown the Chinese people that America does have problems, that what we've been saying is right," said one of the authors. Zxxk

The book has become a bestseller in many Chinese bookstores. Yet much of the response to the book has been negative. Several reviews in the Chinese media have criticized the book's radical (激进的) opinions. The book is a way to "fish money from the pockets of the angry youth and angry elderly," wrote one critic in the China Youth Daily. Meanwhile, a well-known sociologist, Li Yinhe, has said that China needs patriotism (爱国主义), but there is a limit. In her blog she wrote, "If we are to bully (欺负) other countries, take the world's resources and try to lead it, we're going over the top."

76. List three great achievements that China made in 2008 based on the text. (Please answer within 20 words.)

   ①                                                                        

   ②                                                                       

   ③                                                                      

77. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words.(Please answer within 6 words.)

78. Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

   Ancient China was advanced and it was Chinese who created developed civilization, so we Chinese should be the leader of the world.

79. What is the main idea of the last Paragraph? (Please answer within 10words.)

80. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 into Chinese.

Whether in the workplace or on the football field, effective teamwork can produce amazing results. However, working successfully as a team is not as easy as it may seem. Effective teamwork certainly does not just happen automatically; it takes a great deal of hard work and compromise. There are a number of factors that must be in place to make a good team.

Effective leadership is one of the most important components of good teamwork. The team’s leader should possess the skills to create and preserve a positive working environment and motivate and inspire the team members to take a positive approach to work and be highly committed. An effective team leader will promote a high level of spirit and make them feel supported and valued.

Communication is a vital factor of all interpersonal relationship and especially that of a team. Team members must be able to articulate their feelings, express plans and goals, share ideas and see each other’s opinions.

Conflicts will arise no matter how well a team functions together. The best way to deal with conflicts is to have some organized methods of handling conflicts. Team members should be able to voice their concerns without fear of offending others. Instead of avoiding conflict issues, a hands-on approach that settles them quickly is much better. It is often advised that the team leader sit with the conflicting parties and help work out their differences without taking sides and trying to remain objective if possible.

The team leader must set a good example to create good teamwork. In order to keep team members positive and committed and motivated, the team leader herself / himself needs to show these qualities. The team turns to the leader for support and guidance. So any negative words or behaviors on the leader’s part can be disastrous.+X+K]

Regardless of what type of work you are in, knowing how to effectively work on and with a team is going to be extremely important to your success and that of your team.

1.Effective leadership is important partly because _________.

A. it helps a leader to develop lots of skills

B. it makes a leader feel supported and valued

C. it creates a positive working environment   

D. it depends on interpersonal relationship of a team

2.The underlined word “articulate” probably means _________.

A. hide            B. feel            C. express            D. plan

3.When conflicts arise among team members, the team leader should ________.

A. worry about the team members          B. ignore the team members’ voices

C. try to avoid conflict issues                D. work out their differences

4.To become a good team leader, you have to __________.

A. be positive and committed                B. set up a good team

C. look for support from the team           D. avoid natural disasters

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Football And Teamwork                 B. What Makes Effective Teamwork

C. Handle Conflict In A Team              D. Communication And Teamwork