24. According to their researches; a strong social support system can protect people ____ disease, such as heart trouble depression.

　　　 A. against　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　 C. in 　　　　　　　　　 D. of

23. The computer got_____ when we were moving, so I will have to get it ______.

　　　 A. destroyed; to repair　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. destroyed; repaired

C. damaged; repairing　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. damaged; repaired

22. Most students have been present____ the speech by Mr. Smith but some naughty boys were absent____ it.

　　　 A. at; at 　　　　　　　 B. at; from 　　　　　 C. from; at 　　　　　 D. from; from

第一节.单项选择(共15题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. Summers in _____ south of France are for_____ most part dry and sunny.

　　　 A. 不填; a　　　　　　 B. the; 不填　　　　　 C. 不填; 不填　　　 D. the; the

第二节　　　　 书面表达(满分30分)

　随着社会的发展,世界各国之间的联系日益增多, 文化之间的传播也越来越多。受此影响, 国内很多年轻人热衷过“圣诞节”、“情人节”等外国节日。你校的英语校报开设的“Opinions”栏目本期就在讨论对这一现象的看法。请你用英语写一篇120词左右的文章, 向校报投稿。文章主要内容包括：

1．分析为什么很多中国人喜欢过外国节日；

第二节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；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：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Have you ever felt gap between you and your parents?　　　　　 　 76．__________

You may complain that they were never satisfied with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 77．__________

whichever you do. Remember you are not alone. Three 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 78．__________

school students share his stories in the movie I Am Not　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 79．__________

Stupid Too. It was the opened film of the 2007 Singapore　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 80．__________

Film Festival, that was held in Beijing.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 81．__________

At the beginning of the film, the following question is being　　　　　　 82．__________

asked: When was the last time someone praise you? Tom, 15,　　　　　　　　　 83．__________

can’t remember. He and his brother Jerry, 8, are the two leading　　　　　　　　　　 84．__________

characters in the movie. Their parents are busy but have little　　　　　　　　　 85．__________

time for their children.

第一节　 单词拼写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(每空只限一词)

66．Fear ______(传播)quickly through the village after they left.

67．China will launch 15 rockets, 17 ______(卫星)and the Shenzhou VII spacecraft in 2008.

68．In primitive times, people had no ______(手段)of communication.

69．I’m ______(稍微)upset she forgot my birthday.

70．During the torch relay for the 1996 Atlanta Games, a man ______(骑)a bicycle was carrying the torch across a bridge in Washington State.

71．“Think before you act” is my ______(座右铭).

72．Some parents feel ______(内疚)about not spending much time with their children.

73．The company has ______(失去)a lot of business to its competitors.

74．The workers might become even more ______(暴力)if they’re not given better treatment.

75．I’m sorry to hear that your new business didn’t make a ______(利润)last month.