第二节：书面表达(满分25 分)

假如你是李华，你的美国朋友想和家人来中国定居，请你帮他在City A和City B两座城市中做出选择。下面图表是对这两座城市在就业，安全，娱乐和气候等方面的对比。图表左边的数字说明人们对这两座城市的喜爱程度。请根据图表提供的信息，给Peter写一封信，提出你的建议并说明理由。

注意：

1．词数120词左右。

2．可适当增加细节，以使文章连贯。

3．信的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 May 17, 2009

Dear Peter,

I’m so glad to learn that you and your family are coming to settle down in China.　　　　　

Nevertheless, this is only my suggestion and it’s up to you to decide. Hope to hear from you again.

Yours,

Li Hua

第一节：短文填空(满分10分)

The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China．So usually a month

________ the festival, people begin to buy food, clothes and decorations for　　　　　 76．_____

houses．About a week before the festival, housewives are busy ________(准备)77．_____

the dinner．　　　 　will do a lot of washing and cleaning in the house.　　　　　　　　 78．_____

People who are far away on business are hurrying or r　　　 home for the 　　　　　 79．_____

family reunion．On New Year’s Eve, each family will get t　　 　　　eating,　　　　　　 80．_____

talking ________ watching TV for almost the whole night．The children are 　　　　 81．_____

the ________(快乐的) of all because they can get lucky money and　　　　　　　　　　　　 82．_____

p　　　 　from their parents or grandparents．On Lunar New Year’s Day,　　　　　　 83．_____

after getting up, people will eat dumplings．When they ________(遇见) their　　 84．_____

neighbors or friends, they’ll say “Happy New Year!” The celebrating

________(活动) will last about half a month.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 85．_____

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

London-life for Cathy Hagner and her three children is set to permanent (不大可能改变的)．

Their 　36 　school day and her job as a lawyer’s assistant are busy enough． 37 　Hagner also has to take the two boys to soccer or hockey or basketball while dropping off her 　38 　at piano lessons or Girl Scout Club．

39 , the exhausted (筋疲力尽的) family doesn’t get home until 7 PM．There is just time for a quick 　40 　before homework．

In today’s world, middle-class American and British parents treat their children 　41 　they were competitors 　42 　for some finishing line．

Parents take their children from activity to activity to make their future 　43 ．It seems that raising a genius (英才) has become a more 　44 　goal than raising a happy and well-balanced child．

“ 45 　across the country are reporting a growing number of children 　46 　from stomachaches and headaches 　47 　exhaustion and stress," says child expert William Doherty of the University of Minnesota．

Teachers are 　48　 　exhausted kids in the classroom．It's a very serious problem．Many children attend 　49 　clubs by necessity．But competitive pressures also 　50 　an explosion of activities．They 　51 　sports, language, music and maths classes for children as 　52 　as four．

“There is a new parenting trend under way which says you have to tap all your child’s potential at a young age, 　53 　you will let them down,” says Terry Apter, a Cambridge-based child and adolescent psychiatrist (青少年精神病专家)．

“It isn’t entirely 　54 ; there have always been pushy parents．But what was seen as strange behavior before is now well 　55 .”

36．A．half　　　　　　　　　　 B．part　　　　　　　　　　 C．full　　　　　　　　　　 D．whole

37．A．And　　　　　　　　　　 B．So　　　　　　　　　　　 C．But　　　　　　　　　　 D．For

38．A．daughter　　　　　　　 B．son　　　　　　　　　　 C．girl　　　　　　　　　　 D．kid

39．A．Often　　　　　　　　　 B．However　　　　　　 C．Though　　　　　　　 D．Seldom

40．A．lunch　　　　　　　　　 B．supper　　　　　　　　 C．breakfast　　　　　　 D．tea

41．A．even if　　　　　　　　 B．as if　　　　　　　　　　 C．now that　　　　　　 D．in case

42．A．hoping　　　　　　　　 B．caring　　　　　　　　 C．calling　　　　　　　　 D．racing

43．A．equal　　　　　　　　　 B．smooth　　　　　　　　 C．excited　　　　　　　　 D．bright

44．A．Exact　　　　　　　　　 B．Excellent　　　　　　 C．Difficult　　　　　　　 D．important

45．A．Doctors　　　　　　　 B．Lawyers　　　　　　　 C．Engineers　　　　　　 D．Businessmen

46．A．dying　　　　　　　　　 B．preventing　　　　　 C．suffering　　　　　　 D．learning

47．A．due to　　　　　　　　 B．so as to　　　　　　　 C．according to　　　　 D．referring to

48．A．dealing with　　　　 B．playing with　　　　 C．going on with　　　 D．getting on with

49．A．grown-up　　　　　　 B．bodybuilding　　　　 C．after-school　　　　 D．night

50．A．grow　　　　　　　　　 B．reduce　　　　　　　　 C．stop 　　　　　　　　　 D．create

51．A．have　　　　　　　　　 B．enjoy　　　　　　　　　 C．teach　　　　　　　　　 D．include

52．A．old　　　　　　　　　　　 B．young　　　　　　　　 C．many　　　　　　　　　 D．much

53．A．except that　　　　　 B．therefore　　　　　　 C．otherwise　　　　　　 D．unless

54．A．old　　　　　　　　　　　 B．new　　　　　　　　　　 C．wrong　　　　　　　　 D．fight

55．A．respected　　　　　　 B．accepted　　　　　　　 C．refused　　　　　　　 D．managed

35．Today even ordinary people understand that the universe is something larger than ever _____ before．

　　　 A．think　　　　　　　　　 B．to think　　　　　　　 C．thought　　　　　　　 D．thinking

34．-May I have a glass of beer, please?

-Beer? There is _____ left．But there’s still some orange juice, I think．

　　　 A．nothing　　　　　　　 B．none　　　　　　　　　 C．no one 　　　　　　　 D．a little