23．On May 12,2008, a terrible earthquake happened in Sichuan, _________ the people are suffering

　　　 A．from their effects　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．of which effects

　　　 C．of its effects　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．from whose effects

22．-Tommy, what's wrong with your pen again? There is little time left.

　　　 -The ink 　　　　　come out.

　　　 A．doesn't　　　　　　　　 B．won't 　　　　　　　　 C．hasn't　　　　　　　　　 D．can't

21．Education is a lifelong process, ______ process that starts long before _________ start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one's entire life．

　　　 A．a; a 　　　　　　　　　 B．a;the　　　　　　　　　 C．the;a　　　　　　　　　 D．the; the

第三节：书面表达：(满分25分)

　　　 最近你校对中学生消费情况进行了调查。 请根据调查表提供的信息写一篇英语短文，简要介绍调查结果并谈谈你对中学生消费的看法，发表在《21世纪中学生英文报》上。

词数：120左右

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第二节：短文填词：5分

　　　 UK is a country that is known for its __________(传统)　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 1．_________

of paying attention to m__________．Its people’s patience 　　　　　　　　 2．_________

can be seen in the orderly q______ everywhere at the bank, 　　　　　　　 3．_________

in the hospital and at the bus stop．However, in a recent

survey c__________ among 2050 people, more than half　　　　　　　　　　 4．_________

________(承认) that they tend to lose their temper　　　　　　　　　　　　 5．_________

________ than before．And it may be the Internet 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 6．_________

that is to b______, for people have become so used to its speed　　　　　　 7．_________

and convenience．Young people are much impatient-not just

when they use the Internet, ___________ in the offline world too．　　　 8．_________

For example, twice as many 55-64 year ________ than 18-24　　　　　　 9．_________

year olds were prepared to wait more than 30 minutes for a friend

to s_________up for a meeting．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 10．________

10．If you are not on a tight s__________, you could easily spend several months exploring all that NZ has to offer．

9．Scientists are not all in agreement as to why dinosaurs suddenly became e__________ millions of years ago．