84．When did the team of forty-five men leave St. Louis?

Section C (25 marks)

　　 　Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below

in Chinese.

　　 请根据所给信息，以The Great Wall of China 为题写一篇120字左右的演讲稿，在班上与同学一起交流。开头和结尾已写好。(请书写工整，卷面整洁) 1、be called the "Ten-thousand-Ii Great Wall" in Chinese. 2、be more than 6000 kilometres long. 3、wind its way from west to east, across deserts, over mountains, till at last it reaches the sea 4、be one of the wonders(奇迹) of the world. 5、have a history of over twenty centuries　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

83．How long did it take the first men to finish such a journey?(5个单词以内)

82．Who became the guides of the first men to cross North America?

81．How many ways are mentioned in the article to go from the east to the west of the USA?

70. The passage mainly tells us ____________________________.

　 A. the deepest economic crisis in the 1930’s

　 B. the result of the presidential election

　 C. America tries to save the country’s economy

　 D. how Americans think of the newly-elected president

Part 1V　 Writing (45 marks)Section A (10 marks)

　　 Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the

information from the passage.

　　　 Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Dolphins are not fish; they’re mammals. They are warm-blooded like man and give birth to one baby called a calf at a time. At birth a calf is about 90-130cm long and grows to about 4m. They live up to 40 years. They are highly sociable animals.

　　 Their teeth are interlocking rows of hooks, suitable for holding slippery fish. They eat fish whole starting with head first. When they go wild they keep their mouth open and sometimes keep it nodding to express their aggression. Greater aggression is shown by violent jaw clapping. Dolphins breathe through their blowhole(呼吸孔) located at the top of their head. The dolphin’s eyes produce a special slippery secretion(分泌物) which protects the eyes from foreign objects and water friction.

　　 Dolphins use their powerful tail to move through the water. They also use their tail while hunting. They slap their tail rapidly when they get annoyed or when they want to indicate the sign of danger to alert other dolphins.

　　 The dolphin’s skin is completely smooth allowing the dolphin to move easily through the water, and also reduce heat loss. Their skin may bear rake marks from other dolphin’s teeth during play or mating, and can easily become badly sunburned if they strand(搁浅).

　　 Their bodies are very streamlined so they may swim at high speed through the water, and an example of this is their ears. Dolphin’s ears are barely noticeable marked only by a small hole just behind the eyes.

　　 While sleeping, it shuts down only half of its brain, as its breathing is under voluntary control. Dolphins take short catnaps, floating just below the surface, and then slowly rising to breathe. Often dolphins are very active during night time, for some this is their main feeding time. Dolphins are able to dive to great depths, and also leap to great heights. They may leap to avoid predators or to show how powerful they are to females at mating time.

Section B (10 marks)

　　 Directions: Read the following passage, Answer the questions according to the

information given in the passage.

Have you ever thought about going from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, that is, from the east to the west of the USA? If you go by plane, you will make to trip in a few hours. If you go by train, you will finish the journey in two days. If you go by car, you will arrive there in a week or less. But how long does it take if you have to walk, or go on horseback or by boat? Certainly, it would take a lot more time if you do so.

But the first men to cross North America went this slow way. They went from St. Louis, Missouri, to the Pacific Ocean. They had to carry their own supplies with them. There were no roads to follow, and rivers were very dangerous.

Led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, a team of forty-five men left St. Louis on May 8, 1804. They traveled up the Mississippi River in boats. By late fall, the men reached the land of Manda Indians in what is now the state of North Dakota.Here they built a camp for the winter. Here they also met a French trapper(设陷阱捕兽者) and his Indian wife. The trapper and his wife became their guides later.

In the spring of the next year, the men started up the Mississippi River again. At last they came to a place where the river divided into three forks(支流). At this place there is now a small town called Three Forks, Montana.They followed one of the forks, the Jefferson River, but the river soon became too small and they could no longer use their boats. They walked many miles before they met some Indians. These Indians gave them horses for their trip over the Rocky Mountains.

The trip over the mountains was dangerous and difficult. Many of them were sick, and there was little food.On the west side of the mountains, they found the Columbia River. Here they built canoes(独木舟，小划子) to use on the rest of their trip to the west In November of 1806, after a long and hard trip, they reached the Pacific Ocean.

69. Which of the following statements does NOT belong to Obama’s rescue plans?

　 A. Cutting taxes for middle income Americans.

　 B. Seeking money for job creation programs.

　 C. Putting forward a health care reform plan.

　 D. Stopping spending on new energy technologies.

68. We know from the passage that _______________________.

　 A. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are insurance companies

　 B. the government will become a share holder in small banks

　 C. money spent on the government’s rescue plan will be decreased

　 D. the budget deficit will not affect the economic programs

67. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is mentioned to show _________________.

　 A. how serious the economic crisis is

　 B. the value of all America’s stocks

　 C. the economy was considered as the top issue

　 D. what percentage of shares Obama has in leading stocks

66. According to the passage, the election results suggested ___________________.

　 A. how fierce the presidential campaign was

　 B. the significance of the election in American history

　 C. Obama promised to devote himself to economic development

　 D. how much money was spent during the presidential campaign

65. From the passage, we think it may be ______________.

　 　 A. a radio programme　　　　　　　 　　　 B.　 a short film

　 　 C. a computer game　　　　　　　　 　　 D.　 a beautiful painting

C

　 Barack Obama defeated John McCain in the longest and most costly presidential campaign in

American history. The election results were widely seen as a strong statement by voters(选民) on economy(经济). A public opinion study reported by the Wall Street Journal found that about sixty percent of voters considered the economy as the top issue(热点问题).

　 Mr. Obama faces the deepest economic crisis(危机) since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of leading stocks(主要股票) has lost nearly thirty of its value. The government seized the nation’s two largest home financing companies(两家最大的金融公司), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It also took control of the huge insurance company(保险公司), A. I. G.　 The government is now a share holder in nine of the country’s largest banks. That will expand to small banks , too. The amount spent on these rescue plans has been close to one trillion dollars. That amount could increase.

　　 Another problem the new administration faces is the budget deficit(赤字). Some experts predict the deficit for next year’s budget could be close to one trillion dollars. Some observers predict that the deficit will limit speeding in economic programs.

　 Barack Obama has promised a tax cut for middle income Americans. He is seeking fifty billion dollars in aid for states and job creation programs. Mr. Obama has put forward a health care reform plan that costs fifty to sixty-five billion dollars. Obama is also seeking to spend one hundred and fifty billion dollars on new energy technologies over the next ten years.

　 In addition, Mr. Obama has been discussing a program worth one hundred billion dollars. It includes spending in public works projects and aid to American states, cities and citizens.