Directions: Write an English composition in 120---150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

6．为追求时尚付出高昂代价的人应该尽早改变这种生活方式。(Those)

5．当你难以与父母交流时会感到苦恼吗？(when)

4．我们对他的不辞而别感到惊讶。(without)

3．宝宝的出生使这个大家庭充满了欢乐。(fill)

2．我们应该竭尽所能使城市变得更美丽。(try)

Directions : Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1．她找到了一份做护士的工作。(as)

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Stonehenge(巨石阵)may have been a prehistoric health center rather than a site for observing stars or a temple in honor of the dead, scientists said yesterday. New evidence unearthed at the World Heritage Site in more than 40 years suggests that the monument was a place where the diseased and injured went in groups, seeking cures.

After a two-week dig, scientists have concluded that Stonehenge was “the ancient healthcare centre of southern England” because of the existence of “bluestones”---the smaller columns of dolerite(辉绿岩)that formed an earlier stone structure.

By dating pieces of remains to around 7330BC, Tim Darvill, of Bournemouth University, and Goff Wainwright, of the Society of Amtiquaries have found that hunter-gatherers were at the site on Salisbury Plain 4,000 years earlier than thought. The first stage of Stonehenge, a round earthwork structure, was built around 3000BC. Professor Wainwright added: “I did not expect the degree of complexity we discovered. We’re able to say so much more about when Stonehenge was built and why---all of which changes our previous understanding of the monument.”

The research reveals the importance of the henge’s famous bluestones. Hundreds of bluestone chips gathered at the site have led the team to conclude that the bluestones were valued for their curing effects---the key reason that about 80 of them, each weighing up to 4 tons and a half, were dragged more than 150 miles from the Preseli Hills to Wiltshire. After years of research, Professors Darvill and Wainwright have concluded that, for thousands of years, the Preseli mountain range was home to magical health centers and holy wells.

Even today there are those who believe in the curing powers of the springs for coughs and heart disease, and people who use crystals and bluestones for self-curing. Radiocarbon tests have also revealed that the construction of the original bluestone circle took place around 2300BC, three centuries later than originally thought. Interestingly, on the same day died the “Amesbury Archer”---a sick traveler from the Swiss or German Alps who had an infected knee---whose remains were discovered about five miles from Stonehenge. The professors believe that he was a devoted religious person who was hoping to benefit from the curing powers of the monument.

75．Stonehenge is recently believed to be a place for people　　　　　 .

A．to recover from poor health　　　　　　　　　 B．to observe star movements

C．to hold religious ceremonies　　　　　　　　　 D．to gather huge bluestones

76．What can be inferred about Stonehenge from the passage?

　　　 A．The springs could cure coughs and heart disease best.

　　　 B．The new discovery was the same as what had been expected.

　　　 C．Some huge bluestones were not produced at Stonehenge.

　　　 D．The original bluestone circle was thought to be constructed around 2000BC.

77．The sick traveler in the passage is supposed to be　　　　　 .

　　　 A．a devoted religious person from Stonehenge

　　　 B．one of the earliest discoverers of Stonehenge

　　　 C．the first explorer to test the magical power of bluestones

　　　 D．a patient trying to cure his infection at Stonehenge

78．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

　　　 A．Stonehenge: A New Place of Interest　　　 B．Stonehenge: Still Making News

　　　 C．Stonehenge: Heaven for Adventurers　　　 D．Stonehenge: Still Curing Patients

Section C

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

79． 　

Recently a group of second –graders visited our school library to work on a “holidays around the world” project. The children created pictures showing holiday customs and then created voice recordings explaining what they drew. The incident showed very clearly the effectiveness of student-created voice recordings. Now imagine taking things one step further and creating Podcasts in a classroom setting.

80． 　

The term Podcast refers to an audio recording, linked to the Wed, that can be downloaded to a personal MP3 player. The word is created from broadcast and from iPod ---the wildly popular MP3 player from Apple.

81． 　

Using audio with students isn’t new, of course. Teachers have used audiobooks at listening centers and recorded student voice on tape or CD or many years. Voice and music are the original media for teaching. Podcasts ,however, can reach a much wider audience in a time frame outside the school days. Booktalking , an old way of getting kids excited about books, gets a tech assistance with Podcasting. Students can do some booktalking themselves; book review Podcasts seem to be another natural way for students to share what they know, providing an alternative to the book report.

82． 　

　　 There are a number of excellent reasons for using Podcasting. Teachers made audio Podcasts, including visuals or video clips for any content area instruction and review. Some teachers have begun to record themselves teaching important concepts; this creates an account of information online for kids to access when they’re stuck on a homework assignment. Audio and video files can also function as assessment tools. Imagine being a classroom teacher in September who can actually hear how his or her students were reading in June the school year before.

83． 　

You don’t need an iPod to make a Podcast. If you have a computer, a microphone, and some free software, you can make a Podcast. While an MP3 player is a popular and useful gadget, your audience doesn’t need MP3 players to listen, either: your students and their families can use the computer to play back what you’ve recorded.

第Ⅱ卷(共45分)

C

A 69-year-old grandmother with no teeth of her own has eventually won a long legal battle to stop a Scottish regional council(政务委员会)adding fluoride(氟化物)chemical to the public water supply.

In a case which has already cost the taxpayer ￡1,000,000, the judge ruled that it was beyond the powers of the local authority to add the chemical to the water in order to reduce tooth decay.

At her home last night Mrs. Catherine fluoride to public drinking water made it into some kind of dirty soup. “Where would it stop?” she asked. “They might come up with the idea of putting drugs into the water to keep the unemployed quiet.” It was a horrible poison, she said, that could have caused all kinds of diseases, including cancer.

The judge, however, concluded that there was no evidence to suggest that the inclusion of fluoride in the water supply would have had a negative effect on public health. Although the chemical might serve as an efficient and convenient means of achieving a beneficial effect on the dental health of consumers generally, he said, and its use was greatly favored by the dental profession, he could also understand why some members of the public, Mrs. McColl in particular, might be passionately opposed to the action of the Water Authority in assuming the right to improve public well-being without consulting the public in the first case. The Authority’s legal duty to provide “wholesome” water for public consumption which was both safe and pleasant to drink ,did not, he said, extend to their right to safeguard public health by chemical means.

72．Mrs. McColl felt so strongly about the fluoride issue that she eventually　　　　　 . AACD

A．took the local council to court

B．had a physical fight with the judge

C．urged the authority to apologize

D．spent much money removing the chemical

73．According to what the judge said in the passage, adding fluoride to the water　　　 .

A．wasn’t proved to be harmful

B．was the duty of the local authority

C．was strongly poised by dentists

D．was surely beneficial to the public

74．Form the passage we learn that people like Mrs. McColl are more concerned about　　　 .

A．the improvement of their personal health

B．the problem of unemployment in their community

C．the chemicals to be used for the improvement of water quality

D．their right to be informed of the authorities’ decisions