26．Marking "Earth Day 2009" with his plan for _____ energy．President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for energy exploration.

A．alternative 　　　 B．traditional　　 　 C．available　　 　　 D．inexpensive

25．As a matter of fact, nearly everybody in the world would like to be ____ Bill Gates is, doing ____ he is doing.

A．where; what　 　 B．what; that　　 　　 C．that; what　 　　　 D．who; that

24．They _____ of the terrible situation in Thailand, otherwise they wouldn't have gone there for sightseeing.

A．wouldn't hear　 B．didn't hear　 　　　　 C．haven't heard　 　　 D．don't hear

23．The number of women dying from breast cancer has fallen to its lowest level ____ records began in 1971.

A．when　　　 　　　　 B．before　　　 　　 C．since　　　　 　　 D．after

22．-Margaret ______ stay at home all day long in front of the TV.

-That' s right．She ought to go to the fitness center with us.

A．couldn't　　 　　　　 B．mustn't　　　 　　 C．needn't　　 　　　 D．shouldn't

第一节：单项填空(共15小题，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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

例：Mr. Smith owned ____ collection of coins than anyone else I have ever met.

A．larger　　　 　　　 B．a larger　　　 　 C．the larger　　 　　 D．a large

答案是B。

21．We had over 120,000 people here at _____ weekend and expect to have up to ______ third of that number on the beach today

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

第二节：短文写作(满分25分)

　 假设你是某中学的艾运东, 你一直关注和支持在NBA火箭队效力的中国球星姚明。作为姚明的粉丝,你想给他写一封100词左右的英文信, 内容如下:

1.　　　 表示崇拜和钦佩(列举理由一二);

2.　　　 对他近况了解: 火箭队进入季后赛,首场大胜;

3.　　　 美好祝愿;

4.　　　 索要一张签名照片。

参考词汇: 火箭队 Houston Rockets　 季后赛　2009 NBA Playoff　

Dear Yao Ming,

I am Ai Yundong from a high school in China. I have always been your loyal fan since you began to play for Houston Rockets.