第二卷（非选择题 35分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

　　　阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

M: Miss Dermott, let me ask you straight away. Do you think, within a few years, many people could be working at home instead of working in o   76   ?

W: Oh, yes. It’s h   77    now. You see, the communication industry has made much progress in the last ten years.

M: And how do these people manage to work? I mean, what e    78   do they have at home?

W: Well, they have a television set, a computer, a printer, and a telephone c   79    with other computers.

M: Oh, I see. But surely there’re some a___80____ in being able to work at home.

W: Yes. Working at home, people don’t have to spend a lot of time g__81___ to and back from their work places. The rush hours are the time of day with the s____82_____ traffic. Millions of people have to get up early to a___83____ the rush hours.

M: Ah, yes, I see. What do you think about the conditions of home workers?

W: Oh, let me tell you what might b__84______ of them. In the future a British firm in, for example, London, might e____85____ clerks in Belfast, or a Paris company could had their secretaries in spain, and then they just use a telephone to call around for the labor.

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　This morning, Bob Lee left home very early, against the wishes of his father, to see the ships at Port Richards, he saw a small fire at one end of the S. S. PANAMA. There was nobody else around, and in no time, the fire grew dangerously big.

　　Young Bob stood at the foot of the stairway up to the ship and shouted at the top of his voice. He woke up the port workers living nearby, who were enjoying a Sunday morning in bed.

　　The S.S. PANAMA was one of six big ships in port at the time, all of which were within twenty-five meters of old buildings, shops and houses, of wood. What is more, the S.S. PANAMA was carrying oil, as well as paint, and paper from ports in the Far East.

　　The fire burned a lot of boxes of paper, which is why it spread very quickly. That end of the ship is now black with smoke, but thanks to Bob Lee, the fire did not reach the paint or the oil.

　　Bob was also lucky because his father was pleased rather than angry with him.

1．When Bob Lee saw the fire, he _____.

[　　]

A．was at home very early on a Sunday morning

B．was standing at the foot of the stairway up to the ship

C．was at one end of the S. S. PANAMA

D．was on the ships at Port Richards

2．It was a small fire, _____.

[　　]

A．and it grew bigger very slowly

B．and luckily it stayed small

C．but it grew big very quickly

D．and so it was not dangerous

3．The fire _____.

[　　]

A．burned boxes of paper and made part of the ship black

B．burned the paper and a little of the oil

C．burned one end of the ship

D．reached the paint but did not burn it

4．The six ships were _____.

[　　]

A．not much more than twenty-five meters from the shops

B．not with the S. S. PANAMA at the time

C．less than twenty-five meters from the buildings

D．more than twenty-five meters from the buildings

5．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．Bob's father was angry with him at first because he set fire to the ship. But he became pleased when he learned that it was Bob who reported the fire.

B．Bob's father was pleased because his son could go to the port by himself and found the fire.

C．Bob's father was pleased to have taken Bob to the port and have found the fire.

D．Bob's father didn't like him to go to the port.

I am satisfied with the s______________ and have decided to buy a flat here.

Encouraging early reading skills can build a path to a lifelong love of reading and can help your child get a head start in school. While reading to your child is still the most important thing you can do to build reading skills, there are many techniques that can help.
Make reading fun. Play games with your child as you read. Many traditional children's games can be adapted to encourage reading skills.
While reading or during play, tell your child, "I spy with my little eye, something that begins with the letter "b". Help the child find something on the page or in the room that begins with that letter. For example, “I see a barn.” This can also be used to teach beginning letter sounds.Ｉspy with my little eye something that begins with the sound “s”. Help the child find a word that begins with the "s" sound.
In this variation on the popular game, instruct the child that, "Simon says, point to something that starts with the letter "n". The child can then find an object in the room or a body part, such as the nose, that starts with the letter presented. This can also be used to teach beginning sounds.
Make a game out of rhyming (押韵) words by making up silly words to rhyme with the child's name or favorite toys. This sets the stage for rhyming real words by showing the child the similarities of sounds. As the child masters making up the words, begin rhyming real words to one another.
Tips to raise a successful reader:
Put books in places where the child plays. If books are easily accessible, children are more likely to pick them up.
Let children "read to you" by looking at pictures. Making up stories to go along with illustrations helps children discover how words relate to pictures.
Take books along on trips or even short visits to the doctor's office or grocery store.
Have children help you shop. Reading grocery lists and looking for specific items helps build vocabulary

1. 1.

   Which of the following statements is TRUE?

   1. A.
      A good reading habit can benefit your child at school
   2. B.
      Computer games help children develop reading skills
   3. C.
      You should be careful as for what books to read
   4. D.
      Children enjoy reading poems to their parents
2. 2.

   What does the underlined word “accessible” most probably mean?

   1. A.
      available
   2. B.
      beneficial
   3. C.
      readable
   4. D.
      worthwhile
3. 3.

   What can we conclude from the text?

   1. A.
      The most important thing is to make reading funny
   2. B.
      Children have a preference for stories with pictures
   3. C.
      Rhyming games should begin only with real words
   4. D.
      Children tend to read more if books are at hand
4. 4.

   Which of the following can be the best title of the text?

   1. A.
      Interest is the best teacher
   2. B.
      Practice makes perfect
   3. C.
      Good methods are half done
   4. D.
      Failure teaches success
5. 5.

   What are the intended readers of the text?

   1. A.
      Parents
   2. B.
      Adolescents
   3. C.
      Educators
   4. D.
      People in general

On numerous drives throughout my childhood, my mother would suddenly pull over the car to examine a flower by the side of the road or rescue a beetle (甲虫) from certain tragedy while I, in my late teens and early twenties, sat impatiently in the car.

    Though Mother’s Day follows Earth Day, for me, they have always been related. My mom has been “green” since she became concerned about the environment. Part of this habit was born of thrift (节俭). Like her mother and her grandmother before her, Mom saves glass jars, empty cheese containers and re-uses her plastic bags.

    Mom creates a kind of give-and-take relationship with wildlife in her yard. She knows to pick the apples on her trees a little early to fend off the bears and that if she leaves the bird feeders out at night, it’s likely they’ll be knocked down by a family of raccoons (浣熊). Spiders that make their way into the house are captured (捕获) in a juice glass and set loose in the garden.

    I try to teach my children that looking out for the environment starts with being aware of the environment. On busy streets, we look for spent (开败的) dandelions (蒲公英) to parachute; we say hello to neighborhood cats and pick up plastic cups and paper bags. This teaching comes easily, I realize, because I was taught so well by example. Mom didn’t need to lecture; she didn’t need to beat a drum to change the world. She simply slowed down enough to enjoy living in it and with that joy came compassion and an instinct (本能) for preservation.

    I am slowing down and it isn’t because of the weight of my nearly forty years on the planet, it is out of my concern for the planet itself. I’ve begun to save glass jars and re-use packing envelopes. I pause in my daily tasks to watch the squirrels race each other through the palm (棕榈树) leaves above my porch (门廊).

    Last summer, in the company of my son and daughter, I planted tomatoes in my yard. With the heat of August around me, I ate the first while sitting on my low wall with dirt on my hands. Warm from the sun, it burst on my tongue with a sweetness I immediately wanted to share with my mom.

Why does the author say Earth Day is connected with Mother’s Day?

A. Because Mother’s Day falls shortly after Earth Day.

B. To stress that all the older women in her family are environmentalists.

C. To stress how much her mother cares about the environment.

D. Because on Mother’s Day her mother shows her how to be friend to nature.

According to the fourth paragraph, which of the following is the author’s mother NOT likely to do?

A. When she came across a lost dog, she helped it to find its shelter.

B. In spring, she spent some time watching the plants growing in the garden.

    C. She joined in the campaign to encourage the public to contribute actively towards a better environment.

    D. She walked to a nearby shop which was within ten minutes’ walk rather than drove there.

What can we conclude from the article?

A. The author’s mother is very patient with her children.

B. The author’s mother knows how to live in harmony with nature.

C. The author’s mother always took care of the wildlife that came into her yard.

D. The author’s mother used to remind her to slow down to protect the environment.

We can infer from the article that ______.

A. the author thinks that too many people now label themselves environmentalists   

B. the author’s mother knows how to get rid of the wildlife in her yard   

C. the author believes that only by learning to slow down, can we enjoy life

D. the author realizes that she should teach her children by example as well

What is the main idea of the last three paragraphs?

A. How the author taught her children to protect the environment.

B. How the author’s mother influenced the author.

C. What inspired the author to slow down and enjoy life.

D. How the author spent her time with her children.