阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One day a few years ago we had an uninvited guest—a sparrow.  36  the little bird had flown into our open garage. Then I  37  the bird before I saw it.

“What’s that?”I asked when I first heard the sound.

“It’s coming from the  38  .”my wife, Anita, said. “Maybe it’s one of the little  39  .”

I looked into the garage. No children at all. But there was that sound again, coming from right up there. And that’s  40   I saw the sparrow. It was flying  41  just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly  42  to get out, but couldn’t see the way out was not up, but  43  and and out through the garage door. So the bird continued flapping its wings and bumping its little head 44  the ceiling.

I tried to terrify it out, but only succeeded in driving it into the  45  open space between the door and the ceiling. Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet  46   it could get outside, but that only seemed to  47  it more.

“Why don’t we just leave for a few minutes,” Anita  48  .“I’m sure he’ll figure it out eventually.”

We went back into the house, where we  49  to hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling. Then suddenly, it was  50  and our uninvited guest was gone.

I’ve  51  that little sparrow through the years, and I’ve decided that birds are not different much from people. We think we were  52  to fly ever upward, and we don’t even consider the  53  that something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit. Once we figure out that we can make  54  without banging（碰）our heads against ceilings, we can usually save ourselves much  55  .

36.A. Still              B. Somehow          C. Instead              D. Perhaps

【答案】B

【解析】不知怎么的，这只小鸟飞进了我们开着的车库。B.不知怎么的。

37.A. heard            B. caught               C. searched           D. observed

【答案】A

【解析】根据下文when I first heard the sound， 可知本句的意思是“未见其鸟，先闻其鸣”。

38.A. house           B. backyard           C. garage               D. basement

【答案】C

【解析】根据36题所在的句子可知， 小鸟进入了garage,所以声音应该从garage传来。

39.A. birds            B. guests               C. cats                  D. kids

【答案】D

【解析】根据下文no children at all.可知, 作者的妻子认为是期中一个孩子

40.A. when            B. how                  C. why                  D. whether

【答案】A

【解析】when引导表语从句。“就在那时我看到了那只麻雀。”

41.A. quickly         B. anxiously           C. cautiously          D. slowly

【答案】B

【解析】anxiously不安的，焦虑的。因为被困，所以很焦虑。

42. A. deciding       B. hesitating           C. trying                D. choosing

【答案】C

【解析】try to get out努力要出去。

43. A. up               B. backward          C. forward            D. down

【答案】D

【解析】但是它看不到出去的路不在上方，而在下方。

44. A. against         B. off                    C. along                D. into

【答案】A

【解析】bump its little head against the ceiling 小脑袋撞击天花板

45. A. free             B. small                 C. wide                 D. dark

【答案】B

【解析】门和天花板之间的空间很小。

46. A. in case         B. even if               C. as though          D. so that

【答案】D

【解析】so that 引导目的状语从句。

47. A. puzzle          B. confuse             C. frighten             D. disturb

【答案】C

【解析】但是这样似乎使它更害怕。Frighten sb使某人害怕， 吓唬某人

48. A. suggested     B. explained           C. insisted             D. demanded

【答案】A

【解析】why don’t sb do 是表示建议的用语。 所以选择A。

49. A. attempted     B. continued          C. refused             D. failed

【答案】B

【解析】continue to do sth继续干某事

50. A. fierce           B. empty               C. safe                  D. silent

【答案】D

【解析】根据下文our uninvited guest was gone， 所以没有声音了，很安静

51.A. looked after   B. worried about    C. thought about    D. brought up

【答案】C

【解析】Ａ．照看　Ｂ．担心 Ｃ．思考  Ｄ． 提出。下文题到“鸟和人没有什么不同”，所以作者是在思考。

52. A. forced         B. determined         C. born                 D. urged

【答案】C

【解析】be born to do 天生就是干某事的。 “我们认为我们天生就是往上飞的”

53. A. idea             B. possibility          C. challenge           D. problem

【答案】B

【解析】我们甚至没有考虑这种可能性，如果我们飞的低一些，好事也可能会发生。

54. A. progress      B. peace                C. decisions           D. efforts

【答案】A

【解析】make progress取得进步

55. A. panic           B. pressure            C. loss                  D. trouble

【答案】D

【解析】save some trouble 省去很多麻烦。

第二节 读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

[写作内容]

以上是你的好友刘风在他的Blog里记录他十八岁生日那天所发生的事, 现在请你依据他Blog里的内容发表你的看法：

1．以约30个词概括Blog的内容；

2．以约120个词发表你的的看法，并包括如下要点：

（1）简要评价英语老师的做法；

（2）依据英语老师指出刘风的不足之处，请你任选一点提出改进的建议；

（3）说明其必要性；

（4）表达你对他的希望。

[写作要求]

1．作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．写作内容中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

假如你叫李明， 你有一位英国网友名叫Tom，他听说过中国的故宫，但知之不多，于是给你发来了e-mail，请你向他介绍一下有关故宫的一些情况。请你根据下面提供的一些要点给他回一个电子邮件：

1. 故宫（the Palace Museum）又叫紫禁城（the Forbidden City）。它于1407年开始修建，二十万人花了十四年的时间，于1420年建成。

       2. 它所有的宫殿一共有9,999个房间。在中国，9这个数字传统地被认为是吉祥的。

       3. 现在，每周星期二，故宫免费向中国学生开放。

       4. 故宫有着中国历史上五千多年的珍宝（precious treasure）。请他亲自来看看。

注意：1. 词数：100左右

          2. 信的开头已为你写好

          3. 不可逐字翻译

Dear Tom,

   It is nice to receive your e-mail. Now I’d like to tell you something about the Palace Museum.

   Best wishes.

                                                                         Yours,

                                                                         Li Ming

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

： Liu Feng    Blog                      My 18^th Birthday      2010- 4-14 9:29:2

       Today is my 18th birthday, which means that from now on, I am an adult, so it is very fresh to me. I can not forget the happiness and love that my family and friends have given me. To show their love and affection, they held a great ceremony for me at home, and also sent me many kinds of presents, which have left me with great memories.

However, the most unforgettable thing is : a small gift from my English teacher, Jesse.

This morning, after class, Jesse approached me and said “Happy Birthday and here is a card for you”. After thanking him, I carefully opened it:

Dear Liu Feng,

       I sincerely hope the 18^th birthday will bring you great happiness all through your life. I have been with you for almost one year, and I find you are a good boy. You are working hard and doing fine in your study, and also I’d like you to have a little change in yourself. Since last month, when you failed in the exam, you have become shy and passive; you seem to have closed your world from others and hesitate to be together with them, which I think is not good for you. To adapt yourself to your future college and social life, find yourself an active life！

Yours,

Jesse”

Reading this, I was moved to tears…

       [写作内容]

       以上是你的好友刘风在他的Blog里记录他十八岁生日那天所发生的事, 现在请你依据他Blog里的内容发表你的看法：

       1．以约30个词概括Blog的内容；

       2．以约120个词发表你的看法，并包括如下要点：

   （1）简要评价英语老师的做法；

   （2）依据英语老师指出刘风的不足之处，请你任选一点提出改进的建议；

   （3）说明其必要性；

   （4）表达你对他的希望。

       [写作要求]

       1．作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．写作内容中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

假如你叫李明， 你有一位英国网友名叫Tom，他听说过中国的故宫，但知之不多，于是给你发来了e-mail，请你向他介绍一下有关故宫的一些情况。请你根据下面提供的一些要点给他回一个电子邮件：

1．故宫（the Palace Museum）又叫紫禁城（the Forbidden City）。它于1407年开始修建，二十万人花了十四年的时间，于1420年建成。

    2．它所有的宫殿一共有9,999个房间。在中国，9这个数字传统地被认为是吉祥的。

    3．现在，每周星期二，故宫免费向中国学生开放。

    4．故宫有着中国历史上五千多年的珍宝（precious treasure）。请他亲自来看看。

注意：1．词数：100左右

      2．信的开头已为你写好

      3．不可逐字翻译

Dear Tom,

   It is nice to receive your e-mail. Now I’d like to tell you something about the Palace Museum.

   Best wishes.

                                                                       Yours,

                                                                      Li Ming