读下图，根据图中提供的信息，回答15-17题。

15．图中代号表示四个城市，则其中降水最多的城市是　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　 )

　 A．①　　 　　　　　　　 B．②　 　　　　　　　　 C．③　 　　　　　　　 D．④　

16．图中 ②　 、④　 两地直线距离最接近　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　 )

A．100千米　 　　　 B．200千米　 　　　　 C．300千米　 　　　 D．2000千米

17．该岛屿适宜种植的主要经济作物是　 　　　　　　　　

A．甘蔗　 　　　　B．水稻　　 　　　　C．棉花　 　　　　D．甜菜

北京时间为2009年2月2日12时25分,我国首个南极内陆考察站--中国南极昆仑站(南纬80°25′01″，东经77°06′58″；海拔4087米)正式开站。读南极大陆等高线示意图，完成12-14题。

12． 图中所示①②③④科考站中与昆仑站位置基本相符的是 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　 )

　 A． ①　　 　　　　　 B． ②　 　　　　　　　　 C． ③　　　 　　　　　　 D． ④

13． 昆仑站正式开站时，下列现象描述正确的是　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　 )

　 A．昆仑站当地时间(区时)为2009年2月2日15时25分

　 B．此时为南半球暖季，昆仑站正午太阳高度达最大值

　 C．昆仑站正值极昼时期

　 D．松花江流域水量达一年中最大值

14．当①②③④科考站均为黑夜时,阳光有可能直射在 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　 )

　 　 A．珠江口　 　　　　　 B．新加坡　　 　　　　 C．马达加斯加岛 　 D．刚果河口　

读下面“甲、乙两地区等高线分布示意图”，回答10-11题

10．甲、乙两图中，a、b两地所处国家均为我国某种重要矿产进口地区，该种矿产海运至我国的最近线路必须经过的“咽喉地带”分别是　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　 )

　　 A．霍尔木兹海峡、巴拿马运河　 　　　　 B．苏伊士运河、麦哲伦海峡

11．有关甲、乙两图中a、b两地的叙述，正确的是　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　 )

　　 A．两地区气候和自然带类型相同 　　　　　　

　　 B．两地均处于高原地区，植被以热带草原为主

　　 C．两地均为雨热同期的气候，a地高温多雨时b地也高温多雨

　　 D．两地海拔均介于200-500之间

右图为我国某地区略图，图中甲山海拔高度为1474米，是我国著名的旅游胜地，读图回答8-9题。

8．有关该山地类型叙述正确的　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　 )

　　 A．侵蚀山地　　　　　　 B．火山　　　　　　　　　 C．褶皱山 　　　　　　　 D．断块山

9．下列四幅图中，最可能符合甲山地植被垂直差异的是　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　 )

　　　　 A　　　 　　　　　　B　　　　　　　　　 C　　　　　　　　　 D

读非洲简图及非洲局部地区放大图，回答6-7题。　

6．图中A、B两点气温不同的主要因素是　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　 )

A．地形　 　　　　　　 B．纬度　　 　　　C．洋流　 　　　　　　 D．海陆位置

7．右图中甲乙之间的铁路建设遇到的主要困难是　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　 )

　 A．高寒缺氧，多年冻土　　　　　　　 　 B．全年干燥，沙尘飞扬

C．地表起伏，地质条件复杂　　　　　 　 D．地势低洼，沼泽众多

5．读某区域示意图，若图中相邻两条等高线相差50米，则下列叙述正确的是 　　　 (　　 )

A．a、b、c三地中，海拔最高的是c地　 B．图中河流自北向南流

C．图示区域位于北半球　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．最高处与最低处的相对高度可能为399米

下面是我国东部某地区年降水量和一月份平均温度分布示意图，读图回答3-4题。

3．根据等值线分布规律分析，图中甲地的降水量不可能是　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 (　　 )

　　 A．450毫米　　 　　　 B．650毫米　 　　　　 C．690毫米　 　　　　 D．550毫米

4．该图乙处形成多雨中心的原因是　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　 )

　　 A．该地常年地处迎风坡，空气上升冷却降水多　

　　 B．6月份，准静止锋长期停留该地

　　 C．七、八月份该地位于东南季风的迎风坡　　

　 D．夏秋季受热带气旋的影响

下图中的MP、MQ为部分晨昏线。阴影所在的经度范围与全球其他地区日期不同，读图回答1-2题。

1．此时太阳直射点的地理坐标为 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　 )

　　 A．20°S，60°E　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．20°N，120°E

　　 C．20°S，0°　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．20°N，180°

2．此日可能在 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　 )

　　 A．1月　　 　　　　　　 B．5月　 　　　　　　　 C． 7月　 　　　　　　 D．11月

106. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “How to find happiness ”. ( 以“How to find happiness”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)

( 注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。)

Use the following points as a guide. (短文必须包含以下要点)

l　　　　 What’s your view on happiness ?

l　　　　 Do you agree with the saying, “ Money is happiness.” ? ( give two reasons )

l　　　　 How do our students find happiness in our study and life？　

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A)　 True or False (判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)(7分)

The elephant is another animal that lives in groups. An elephant herd (群) usually has from twenty to forty members. The elephants in the herd depend on one another for help in time of trouble.

The leader of the group is usually a wise and strong female. She travels at the head of the herd and is followed by the other females and their young. The bull elephants (公象)follow last. When danger threatens(威胁), the bulls form a circle around the weaker animals and guard (守卫)them.

The members of the herd are loyal to(忠诚)one another. A sick or wounded elephant is not left behind to die. If an elephant is sick, the whole herd stops traveling until it gets well. When an elephant is injured, two others walk on both sides of it and support it with their bodies. A member of the herd may be caught in a trap. Then the others try to free it.

Elephants are fond of the youngsters in the group and give them special care. They help young animals stay afloat (漂浮着) when the herd crosses a river. They work together to rescue a calf(幼象)that has wandered(迷路)into a dangerous place.

A female elephant that is about to give birth to(生产)her young leaves the herd for a short time. However, she takes another female along to act as "aunt". The aunt stands guard and helps the mother with her new-born calf. In this way, the whole herd protects its newest member.

71. The leader of the elephants travels in the middle of the herd.

72. In times of danger, the males form a circle around the weaker animals.

73. The leader of an elephant herd is usually a strong female.

74. Sick elephants are usually left behind to die.

75. Elephants will try their best to save the young ones when they are in dangerous situations.

76. Elephants can help each other in time of trouble.

77. A strong elephant can carry a sick elephant on its back.

B) Choose the best answer (根据短文内容选择最恰当的答案)(7分)

Benjamin Banneker was born a few months before another great American-George Washington. Benjamin was black, but he was not a slave. He and his mother and his grandmother were free. Benjamin’s grandmother came from England. In America she got a job and worked for many years to pay for her boat trip across the ocean . After working many more years, she saved enough money to buy a farm. Benjamin lived with her for a while. She taught him to read and write and do arithmetic (算术).

Benjamin’s neighbour knew that he was clever. They were not surprised when he built a large wooden clock. He made each piece after studying a small pocket watch. The clock made him famous, for it was one of the first clocks built in America. People from other places began to send hard problems of all kinds for Benjamin to settle.

Thomas Jefferson learned of Benjamin Banneker’s ability to settle hard problems. He asked Banneker to help build the city that was to be the capital of the United States-Washington, D.C. Banneker worked hard on the plans for the city. He marked where the streets and buildings-the Capitol (美国国会大厦) the White House, and many others-should be built.

Later, L’ Enfant, the Frenchman who had designed the new city, had a quarrel, and went back to France in anger. He took all of the plans with him. The workmen couldn’t build without any plans to follow.

For a while it seemed that the plans for the capital might have to be changed, but Benjamin Banneker remembered the plans he had helped draw. He drew each again as he had built each piece of his clock.

If it weren’t for Benjamin Banneker, Washington, D.C might look very different from the way it does today.

78. Benjamin’s grandmother taught him how ____________ when he was young.

　　　 A) to read and write and do arithmetic　 B) to make a clock　　

C) to do farm work　　　　　　　　　 D) to solve some difficult problems　

79. When Banneker built a large wooden clock, ___________________.

A) people in America showed no surprise

B) his name spread all over America

C) he became the first man in America to build a clock

D) people came from other places to congratulate him

80. Thomas Jefferson asked Banneker to help build the city Washington because he was told that Banneker was _____________.

A) warm- hearted　 B) clever　　　　　 C) hard-working　　　　 D) serious

81. The French designer L’Enfant had a quarrel with the Americans and returned to France___________________.

　　　 A) worriedly　　　 B) angrily　　　　 C) excitedly　　　　　　 D) calmly

82. When L’ Enfant left with his plans, Banneker was in _____ of building the capital Washington.

A) charge　　　　　 B) helping　　　 C) design　　　　　　　 D) completing

83. In building the city Washington, Banneker showed that _____________.

　　　 A) he had a good memory　　　　　　 B) he was never tired of working

　　　 C) he feared no difficulties　　　 　　　D) he was good at drawing

84. Benjamin Banneker is remembered to this day mainly because _____.

A) he made one of the first clocks in America

B) he used to be an assistant to L’Enfant, who had designed the city Washington

C) he designed the city Washington when L’Enfant left

D) he was able to continue the plans for the new city Washington as L’Enfant left with his plans

C) Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语,完成短文) (14分)

Canada is one of the few ____85______ in the world to have two official languages: English and French. There are 10 provinces (省) in the country but only one of these -- Quebec( 魁北克 ) is known as “French Canada”. This is because it was founded by French explorers while British adventurers discovered and governed the rest.

　　　 Canada left the British empire in 1867 to become an independent country, and English and French have been recognized as the official language ever since.

　 　　　Most people speak English as their first language and the two ___86______ television networks broadcast in English throughout the country. Apart from in Quebec and a few places on the east coast, French television is very rare.

　　　 The same goes ____87____ traffic signs and menus, for example, Outside of Quebec, there are only a few places ____88_____ you’ll see traffic signs in French. And in restaurants, it’s ____89___ impossible to find French on the menu unless you are in the heartland of French Canada. However, all products sold in Canada must, ____90____ law, have labels and instructions in both languages.

　　　 In Canada’s English-speaking provinces, official bilingualism (双语) means that students can _____91___ to complete a special French course. Under this program, they are taught most of their subjects in French.

D) Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使内容通顺, 每空格限填一词，首字母已给) (14分)

We all like getting into gossip(闲聊).Studies s__92___ that gossiping releases(释放)our emotions and reduce tension(紧张).

Research has proved that in the USA, gossiping can make people more democratic(民主，平等). It is a way of free expression. While gossiping, people communicate with a free mind.

　　 Gossiping h__93____ us shift(转移)our interest to others. When we gossip, we seldom discuss our own problems. We generally discuss another person who is not present. Doing so, we laugh away our own cares. Sometimes we feel sorry for a person involved in a particular problem. And we also come up with solutions to his problems. More happiness flows into our lives when we help and guide a person we are t__94___ about.

　　　 But, be aware of the dangerous side of gossiping! Gossiping can be harmful if you h__95___ others on purpose. When you start speaking i__96____ of someone, you start criticizing others for nothing. When you gossip with an ill-will, it makes you tense. Tension naturally comes to you when you try to make others tense.

　　　 Why do people talk badly about each other? People pass bad remarks about others simply out of hatred﹙憎恨), fear, envy(妒忌), and greed. The person making insulting(侮辱性的) remarks thinks his listener will keep the talk a s__97____, but gossiping travels faster than the wind! And still faster when the gossiping is bad!

　　 We all gossip at one time or another. After gossiping, people feel l__98____ and relaxed. But purely bad gossiping makes us tense and envious of others.

E) Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)(14分)

Beauty: The Korean Way

　“Thank goodness you have double eyelids(双眼皮). Your parents will save a lot of money,” said a family friend when I was five years old. Double eyelids, which almost every Caucasian(白种人) has, are rare among Northeast Asians. Only 25% of South Koreans(韩国) are born with double eyelids.

　 I never quite understood how having double eyelids saved my parents money until that summer when I came back to Seoul. The moment I arrived in the city, I noticed cosmetic surgery clinics(整容诊所)everywhere, along with billboards(街上大型广告牌) featuring South Korean women who had Western characteristics-tall, thin, with a milky complexion(肤色), long legs, nice big eyes, and the perfectly-angled nose. I figured out that South Korean beauty meant looking as “white” or Caucasian as possible.

　 South Korea is known to have the highest ratio(比例) of cosmetic surgeons to citizens worldwide. It is very common for girls to get eyelid surgery as high school graduation presents. What made South Koreans fall so madly in love with cosmetic surgery?

　 Cosmetic surgery has some kind of magical appeal(吸引力) to them-the promise of beauty. Women are often convinced(深信不疑)that suffering and sacrificing(牺牲)is necessary and worthy in order to be beautiful. And this suffering is not for nothing. It is believed that beauty leads to attracting a better-looking partner, which then leads to better-looking children and a better lifestyle.

　 This beauty ideal(期望)is not a trend(时尚), but a very real standard that is growing deeper within South Korean society. Appearance is starting to play a bigger role in the workplace to the extent that men are also resort to(求助于)cosmetic surgery. For instance, my 29-year-old brother, who is slim and over six feet tall, gets many more job offers than his best friend, who is shorter and heavier, even though both of them graduated from the same college and had the same GPA(平均绩点)and certificates.

　 In fact, many South Koreans believe that physical beauty(形体美)equals happiness.

99．How many South Koreans are born with double eyelids?

100. There are cosmetic surgery clinics everywhere in Seoul, aren’t there?　

101. What does South Korean beauty mean?

102. When do girls usually get eyelid surgery in South Korea ?

103. Are South Koreans very fond of cosmetic surgery?

104. What do many South Koreans believe ?

105. What do you think of beauty?