On April 24^th, another natural disaster—the oil spill(泄露) in the Gulf of Mexico, happened. Millions of dollars have been used to help stop the spill and to clean up the animals, beaches, and land spoiled by the oil．Unfortunately, when many of these chemicals are used, more damage is caused to the environment, especially to lives in the sea．
But governments seem to accept the risk of transporting millions of tons of oil by ship every day so that we can fill up our cars and drive around and cause even more environmental damage．Interestingly, the biggest companies in the world produce cars, and the next biggest supply the gasoline to make them run.
Of all of today’s environmental disasters, an oil spill may actually be one of the least serious．Although oil is poisonous, it is a natural material．In the end, it breaks down naturally．In 1967 the tanker Torrey Canyon sank off the Scilly Isles near the coast of England and spilled 120,000 tones of oil into the ocean．If you go there today, you will find it hard to see any sign that it ever happened．      
However, we should be thinking more about reducing our dependency on oil．Governments should be encouraging research into new technologies, such as cars run by solar power（太阳能）, electricity, hydrogen, and so on．Much of this research, in the past, was stopped by the oil, gas, and coal．
If the world’s millions of cars were 10% more efficient（高效的）,we would need many fewer tankers crossing the oceans each year．If this happened, the risks of oil spills would be reduced, and the air we breathe would be cleaner and fresher, too．
【小题1】What is the passage mainly talking about?

A．Oil spills pollution．	B．What oil pollution is．
C．Oil tanker accidents.	D．How to reduce oil pollution.

【小题2】How does the author support the idea that oil spills are not as serious as people believe?

A．By giving a description．	B．By making an argument．
C．By giving an example．	D．By drawing a diagram(图表)．

【小题3】What does the underlined word "risk" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Transportation depending more on oil．

B．Poisonous oil breaking down naturally．

C．Millions of tons of oil spilling into the sea．

D．More environmental damage being caused．

【小题4】Which suggestion is made for reducing oil tank accidents according to the passage?

A．We should build safer tankers in the near future．

B．We should develop new technologies to cut oil use．

C．Tankers should not be allowed to sail near the coastlines．

D．Countries should build more oil pipelines under the sea．

【小题5】Where can you read this article?

A．In a story book．

B．In a science magazine．

C．In a novel.

D．In a brochure．

书面表达（满分25分）

请你根据以下图表和提示，用英语写一篇关于我国手机拥有量变化的报道，并阐述手机给人们生活所带来的利与弊。

1.方便，随时随地联系；

2.许多功能满足不同要求，如发短信、上网等；

3.接到打错的电话并为之付费；

4.电磁辐射（radiation）有害健康。

注意：1. 词数：100左右；    

2.开头已给出（不计入总词数）。

    As can be seen from the chart, great changes have been taking place in the ownership of mobile phones in China.

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六、书面表达（本题有1小题，共15分）
今年国家将对“文明城市”进行再评审，我市希望继续保持“文明城市”称号。请你根据下列图表所给提示写一篇倡议书。
要求：1.语句通顺，书写规范，文章中不得出现真实的姓名和校名。
2.必须包含所有提示要点，并在倡议书中写出两点以上自己的观点。
3.词数在100左右，文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总数。

Civilized （文明 ）City
good  behavior					excellent  environment
should			don’t		can			had better not
talk with… politely	Be friendly to	help	traffic rules	loudly	plant	pick up litter	clean the small ads	your idea	your idea

Dear friends,
This year, the government of our country will make comments on the civilized cities again.____________________________________________________________________________________________   
Thank you for four support.

首先请阅读下列国外媒体上的插图及提示性文字：

         

   

以下是关于这些插图的简要评论。请把评论与相关插图及提示性文字匹配起来。

1.The debate has been raging for years over the safety of, and necessity for, childhood vaccinations, which has been so much so that it is termed "The Vaccine War". The debate has only a few moments that might be inspiring to those who have been following this now familiar issue.

2.There are certainly benefits of using a star in a film. It makes the film easier to market. Stars also help sell more tickets and drive DVD sales, which are a big part of studio revenue. However, a star does not guarantee success. The simple fact is that if you pay a star a great deal of money for a film that people don't want to see, then it won't work.

3.They are barely in their twenties and are already multimillionaires. At the age when many people are looking for their first job, the youngsters of The Sunday Times Rich List are buying country estates or jetting off to their overseas homes. Daniel Radcliffe, for example, who plays Harry Potter, has a fortune of 42 million, at 20.

4.Millions of jobless Americans, who might be suffering in anxiety and lacking a sense of security, are showing up at emergency rooms of state-owned hospitals, contributing to a longer waiting time and a higher risk of cursory treatment by overworked doctors and nurses.

5.Alice Miller, a psychology expert, who died at 87 at home in Provence, France, on April 14, repositioned the family as a central place of abnormal psychological function with her theory that parental power and punishment lay at the root of nearly all human problems.

 

星期一, 你们开了个班会讨论 “上大学是高中生唯一的出路吗?” 以下图表是讨论结果.

根据图表数据, 写一篇短文,

要点包括以下内容;

1. 增长知识,提高素养(quality), 利于择业

2. 成功的路不只一条.

3. 学费(tuition)高,就业难.

4. 你的观点及原因

字数：110左右

Is It The Only Way Out To Go To College？

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