24．Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and entertaining, many people do not have the ______ to read a book that requires thinking.

　　　 A．courage　　　 　　　 B．wisdom　　　 　　　 C．patience　　 　　　 D．freedom

23．He made too many mistakes in the exam．To ______ it another way, he failed to pass the examination．

　　　 A．put 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．place　　　 　　　　　 C．set　 　　　　　　　　 D．speak

22．After eggs were found containing toxic chemical melamine(三聚氰胺) , the price of which is discounted ________ it was before.

　　　 A．half as many as　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．as half as many

　　　 C．as half much as　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．half as much as

　　 从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21．It is ___ great honour for China to have launched ____ manned spacecraft

ShenZhou-7 successfully．A great celebration was held in ___ honour of the event.

　　　 A．a, a, a　 　　　　　　　 B．a, the, /　　 　　　　　 C．/, the, /　　　 　 D．a, the, a

第二节：开放作文(满分15分)

　　　 请根据下面提示，写一篇短文，词数不少于50。

　　　 In your English class, the teacher shows the picture below and asks the class to discuss it. Your classmates have different understandings.

　　　 Look at the picture carefully and tell the class how YOU understand it.

第一节：情景作文(满分20分)

　　　 假定你是李华，你校明天将组织来访的外国朋友游览北京，并由你担任导游。请根据下面图示，用英语写一篇讲话稿，准备在今晚向外国朋友简要介绍明天的活动安排。

　　　 注意：

　　　 1．可根据汉语提示和图示适当发挥；

　　　 2．短文开头语已为你写好；

　　　 3．词数不少于60。

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen,

　　　 My name is Li Hua. I have the honor of being your guide tomorrow.