It was 11:30 in the evening. A 16 American lady of about seventy was standing on the side of an Alabama 17 trying(忍受) a pouring rainstorm. Her car had 18 and the moment she badly needed a ride. Wet to the 19 and the moment she decided to flag(挥旗) down the net 20. A young white man stopped to help her- generally unheard 21 in those conflict-filled(充满矛盾、冲突的) 1960s. The man 22 her to safety in his car, and 23 a taxi for her. She 24 to be in a great hurry. She wrote down his 25, thanked him and went away. Several days went by and a 26 came on the man’s door. To his 27, a very big color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was 28 to it. It read,

Dear Sir,

Thanks you so much for aiding 29   colored woman on the freeway the other night. The rain 30 wet all over, not only my clothes 31 my spirits. And at the very moment you 32 along. Because of you, I was 33 to make it to my dying husband’s bedside 34 before he passed away. God bless(保佑) you for helping me and kindly serving 35.

                                                Sincerely,

                                         Mrs. Nat King Cole

书面表达（满分25分）

今年2月6日，教育部对“高中是否该取消文理分科”公开向社会征求意见。为此，某媒体做了一次民意调查，结果如图表所示。

请你结合图表，用英语写一篇题为“Should Science and Arts Education Be Separated?”的短文，介绍调查情况并谈一下你的看法

要求： 1.观点明确，理由充分； 

2.不要逐句翻译； 

3.字数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数

参考词汇: 负担－burden (n.&vt) 复合型人才－multi-skilled people                                                                                                 

The issue of separating science and arts education is getting heated up as debate spreads

across the country, which attracts tens of thousands of votes.

II. 完形填空（共10题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

Married couples   21   more than their homes, cars and finances. They are also likely to have some of the same   22  , experts say. If one of them   23  from asthma (哮喘) , depression, high blood pressure or raised cholesterol n. (胆固醇) levels , his or her partner   24   be afflicted ( vt. 使苦恼,折磨) with the   25   illness , Julia Cox of the University in northern England said. Cox and her team said the most likely  26   for the shared diseases was environment. Married couples usually eat the same foods, are exposed to the same allergens (n. 过敏原) and often have similar exercise patterns, all of   27   contribute to ailments (n. 小病, 疾病) such as allergies, high blood pressure and raised cholesterol. The scientists     28     the medical history of 8,000 married couples, aged 30 to 74.     29    is known, the proper use should be     30   some efficient measures to stop this.

21. A. share            B. spare          C. own        D. use

22. A. cancer           B. diseases       C. ill              D. throat

23. A. keeps           B. goes           C. suffers           D. comes

24. A. should          B. shall            C. could      D. will

25. A. different        B. difficult        C. similar     D. same

26. A. season          B. promise         C. reason      D. approach

27. A. who             B. which           C. whose      D. that

28. A. studied          B. read           C. copied     D. understood

29. A. As              B. For            C. It          D. What

30. A. made to               B. made of       C. making of  D. to make of

13-year-old Frank had received many presents he wanted. But Frank was not __36__ because this was his first Christmas without his brother. Frank said to his parents that he would __37__ to see a friend. __38__ it was cold outside, Frank put on his new jacket and took presents on his new sled(雪橇).
As Frank walked, he saw a house with the __39__ hanging over a fireplace. A woman was seated near them __40__. The stockings reminded Frank of the ones beside him and his brother. A sudden thought __41__ Frank.
So he knocked on the door. “__42__?” the sad voice of the woman answered. “May I come in?” “Please” she said, seeing his __43__ full of gifts, and thinking he was making a collection, “but I have no food or gifts for you. I even have __44__ for my own children.”
“That’s not why I am here,” Frank replied. “Please __45__ any present you like for your children from this sled.”
“Why, God bless you!” the __46__ woman answered. She chose until the stockings were full. “Won’t you tell me your __47__?” she asked. “Just call me the Christmas Scout,” Frank replied.
The visit __48__ the boy touched, with an unexpected __49__ in his heart. He understood that his sorrow(悲伤) was not the only sorrow. He __50__ all the gifts, including the new jacket.
“Where are your presents, Frank?” asked his father as he __51__ the house. “ I handed them out to other children.”
“Frank, how could you do so?” his mother asked in anger. The next morning, he came downstairs and __52__ his parents listening to Christmas news on the radio. Then the announcer spoke: “Merry Christmas! Several families __53__ their children were made happy by the gifts from a boy. No one could __54__ him.” Frank felt his father’s arms go around his shoulders, and he saw his mother smiling __55__ her tears.

Our neighbour's son was getting married at an out-of-town church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a store, and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little tight, but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and I would lose a few pounds.

    June 29 came and, of course, I hadn't lost a single pound; in fact I had gained two. But I figured a nice new girdle (紧身内衣) would cure everything. So on our way out of the city we stopped once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a large-size girdle. The shop assistant found the box with the described girdle marked "LG", and asked if I would like to try it on. “Oh, no, a large will fit just right. I needn't try it on.”

The next morning was rather hot, so I waited to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. I opened the box only to find a new girdle in a small size. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn't fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out in the hotel room between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag? That's it. Finally my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. At once I put on the pink dress, which didn't match my red face well, and was ready to go.

Finally we got to the church. I heard one of the people say that they were having a High Mass. I turned to my husband and asked, "What is a High Mass?" He shrugged his shoulders.

Unfortunately, I learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight and one half seconds—the priest (神父) was going to bless everything except my girdle.

1. The author most probably bought a nice pink dress with a jacket ______.

  A. 4 weeks later    B. 4 weeks ago    C. a fortnight ago     D. a fortnight later

2. What had the author wanted to do with the tight dress?

  A. To make herself thinner.           B. To buy a large-size girdle.        

  C. To put on some weight.            D. To shake herself into it.

3.Which of the following statements about the author is TRUE according to the story?

A. She was very lucky to buy a girdle to go with her dress.

B. She had no choice but to put on the dress without a girdle.

C. She complained to the shop assistant about her carelessness.

D. She managed to put on the girdle with her husband’s help.

4.The purpose of this passage is ______.

  A. to show a husband’s selfless love         B. to share an interesting experience

  C. to describe a changeable girdle           D. to tell us how to keep calm in trouble[来源:]

5. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Funny Wedding      B. A Wise Decision    C. A Tight Situation     D. A Fierce Fight