9、-What’s the climate like in Xiamen?

-Pretty hot and wet in the summer，but it ______ be quite cold in the winter．

A．will              B．may              C．should              D．can

8、Scientists have announced the cause 1  death for a mail who died five-thousand-three-hundred years ago．The scientists say the man was killed by an arrow that tore through his  2  ．They say the  3  of the arrow in the victim’s body settles questions of  4  he died．

Two German climbers discovered the body in northern Italy ten years ago．The climbers were __5  in the Alps Mountains，more than three-thousand meters  6  sea level．Suddenly, they saw the body of a man in a piece of ice．He wore leather clothing and carried food, tools and  7  ．Newspapers called him the Iceman，

When the Iceman was discovered, some scientists  8  that he had fallen asleep and died in the snow or was killed in a fall．A bow and arrows were found with the Iceman．This  9  some people to believe that he died while  10  animals．Later, his  11 and other objects were transported to Bolzano．Italy, near the  12  with Austria．They are now kept at the South Tyrol Museum of Archeology in Bolzano．The body is kept_ 13  in a special observation area at the museum

In the new study, scientists used special x-ray equipment to  14  several different images of the Iceman’s upper chest．This process is called computerized tomography．Scientists had  15  the body several times in the past．But this was the first time they produced X-ray images of the chest area from more than one  16  ．The scientists discovered the arrowhead  17  the iceman’s left shoulder．The  18  was less than two-and-one-half centimeters long．The scientists say the arrow tore through the nerves （神经）and blood vessels（血管）of his left arm．It stopped near his lungs．

The museum’s director Alex Susanna said the discovery changes many theories about the Iceman．He said scientists must now  19  new research An international conference  20  the Iceman will be held in Bolzano in September．

1．A．to                         B．with                    C．of                          D．for

2．A．back                     B．head                    C．led                         D．hand

3．A．foundation             B．invention              C．discovery               D．search

4．A．why                      B．how                    C．when                     D．where

5．A．upward                 B．height                  C．highly                    D．high

6．A．above                    B．on                       C．over                             D．than

7．A．clothes                  B．weapons              C．toys                       D．books

8．A．planned                  B．wished                 C．suggested            D．found

9．A．led                        B．made                   C．showed                  D．let

10．A．during                 B．as                        C．for                        D．while

11．A．clothes                B．shoes                   C．bones                    D．remains

12．A．city                     B．river                    C．border                   D．place

13．A．freezing               B．cool                     C．unknown                      D．still

14．A．give                     B．produce               C．show                     D．draw

15．A．cut                      B．checked               C．examined               D．watched

16．A．state                    B．location                C．position                  D．situation

17．A．under                         B．within                  C．at                          D．on

18．A．thing                   B．matter                  C．one                        D．object

19．A．hold on                B．set about              C．carry out                D．make out

20．A．over                    B．on                       C．about                     D．with

7、Welcome，everybody，to the lovely house and gardens of Rosewood，once the home of the famous writer，Sebastian George．He bought the house in 1902 although he had first seen it two years earlier．At that time the owners let it out to a tenant（租户）because George was too slow making up his mind to buy it．When it eagle back on the market，there was no hesitation（犹豫） and he bought it immediately，for ￡9，300，even though the house had no bathroom，no running water upstairs and no electricity．

When he came here，he’d been married for ten years During that time，he’d become one of the most famous writers in the English-speaking world．His professional success was great, but his personal life wasn’t as successful．He was no longer on speaking terms with his brother and had been devastated （压倒）by the death at the age of seven of his elder daughter, Josephine．

Moving to Rosewood allowed the family to start a new life．George regarded Rosewood as a pure example of a traditional country house of this part of England and did some of his most successful writing here．The house and its grounds became the family haven （避难所）and their escape to privacy and quiet．

1．When the writer Sebastian George first saw Rosewood House，he______．

A．thought he might rent it

B．felt it was too expensive for him

C．was unsure whether to buy it

D．bought it

2．Before buying the house，George had______．

A．experienced some family problems

B．struggled to become a successful writer

C．suffered a serious illness

D．divorced（离婚）

3．According to the speaker，George treat Rosewood House as______．

A．a rich source of material for his books

B．a way to escape from his work

C．a traditional building of the region

D．a place to spend his holidays

6、Students at Northwest Missouri State University have started spring term classes，but many aren’t carrying thick textbooks．Instead，most students are carrying a lightweight electronic tool that can fit into a coat pocket which holds the textbook material for all their classes．Some students will also download their text information onto their laptops．（笔记本电脑）．

At the university，textbooks are fast becoming a thing of the past．Besides taking a load off students’ backs，going textbook-free can save them a lot of money．The pilot electronic textbook program began in autumn with four classes and about 200 students．This spring about 4，000 of the school’s 6500 students will use electronic textbooks．

Textbooks publishers say many colleges are moving toward using some electronic textbooks，but Northwest's plan to eventually eliminate all printed textbooks makes it a leader in the movement．

“Right now，digital products account for（占）a small percent of our higher education business, but it is growing at a rate that is breathtaking（激动人心的），”said Jeffrey He，a product manager for McGraw—Hill Education

“But Northwest can only move toward a bookless campus as fast as the availability of e-books allows，”said Dean L．Hubbard, Northwest’s president．“Publishers don’t have all textbooks online yet．But I would think as a realistic guess we could be totally out of the printed textbooks business in three years”

The idea pleases Mike Jenkins，who is in the second year at the university．“ I think the whole idea is pretty cool，”said Jenkins．He used e-books in his history class during the autumn term“I would like it if we didn’t have textbooks at all anymore，”he said“You wouldn’t have the trouble of messing with hooks．The e-book is so convenient，and you don't have to carry all those books around．”

Also，unlike printed textbooks，e-books have interactive（交互式的）quizzes and the ability to search the full text within seconds for key words．

1．What is this passage mainly about?   

A．Future laptops designed especially for students

B．Electronic textbooks that may replace printed ones

C．A comparison between printed textbooks and electronic ones

D．The advantages of electronic textbooks

2．According to the passage，compared with printed textbooks，electronic ones______．

A．require less money

B．are free for most students

C．don't need to be explained by teachers

D．will be used more widely in the world

3．The underlined word“eliminate”in paragraph 3 probably means______．

A．increase               B．offer                    C．destroy                D．remove

4．What is Mike Jenkins’ attitude towards the idea of replacing textbooks with e-books?

A．Critical                B．Supportive           C．Negative              D．Uninterested

5、We put together a list of the best American books．Here are five that have helped define（阐明,说明）the national character．Most are from a century or so ago．but they still entertain，teach，and inspire．

Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

It was first published in 1851．It is about the adventures of Captain Arab as he searches for white whales．It draws us into a universe full of attractive characters and stories

The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1918 Adams came from one of America’s most famous political dynasties．In his book，he provided insights（洞悉）into his family, including his experience as private secretary to his father who was minister to England during the American Civil War．

Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

It was published in 1855．Whiteman wanted to praise the new country in a new voice．By doing this he showed the great changes that had taken place in the American literary world during his lifetime．

Poems by Emily Dickinson

Dickson was all enthusiastic poet whose works have had a great influence on modem poetry．She often used dashes（破折号）and sporadic capitalization（零星的大写）of nouns．She was considered as one of the greatest American poets in the 19th century．

The song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

It was first published in 1855 and is Longfellow’s most popular and most recognized poem．It is about the heroic life and death of a magic American Indian．

1．According to the passage，The education of Henry Adams______．

A．is about the author’s family’s experience   

B．shows readers a world full of fascinating stories   

C．was finished and won an award in 1918

D．mainly tells us about the American Civil War   

2．Walt Whiteman’s purpose in writing．Leaves of Grass was to______．

A．show the improvement of literature in the world

B．reflect（反映）mc great changes in America

C．praise the country in a new voice

D．Show people his talent and heroic life

3．If you want to learn some new ways of writing poems，yon should read a book written by______．

A．Walt Whiteman                                 B．Emily Dickinson

C．Henry Adams                                            D．Herman Melville

4．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Herman Melville was an enthusiastic poet and writer

B．Of the five books mentioned in the passage, four are poems

C．Leaves of Grass and The Song of Hiawatha were published in the same year

D．Of the five books mentioned in the passage，Moby Dick was published last．

4、PS Camping is a company which started twenty five years ago．It actually opened as a retail（零售）chain selling camping equipment, and then twenty years ago，it bought few campsites（营地）in the UK and began offering camping holidays．The company grew rapidly and has been providing holidays in continental Europe for the last fifteen years．

If you book a camping holiday with us，you’ll have a choice of over three hundreds sites．In Italy we now have some 64 sites that we either own, or have exclusive（独有的）use．France is where we have most of the sites，and we Currently（当前）have a project to expand in Switzerland．We also have a number of sites in Northern Spain, particularly In the mountainous region of Picos de Europe．We've upgraded all these Spanish sites，and improve them considerably from their original three-star rating．   

We believe our holidays offer superb facilities for the whole family．Parents Who want the Children to be fully occupied for all or part of the day can take advantage of our children’s activities．These are organized by our well-qualified and enthusiastic staff．Each day kicks on with a sports match，perhaps football，or volleyball，followed by all hour of drama for everyone．This may include Singing and dancing，mime or other activities．In the afternoon, there’s different art activities for each day of the week including a poster competition or model making．What’s more，our sites are truly child-friendly，and with this in mind，we operate a no-noise rule in the evenings．Children’s evening activities usually finished at 9．30，or occasionally 10，and from 10．30 holiday-makers are expected to be quiet in the areas where there are tents．   

1．PS Camping has been organized holidays for______．

A．15 years              B．20 years               C．25 years                 D．ten years

2．The company has most camping sites in_____．

A．France                 B．Italy                    C．Switzerland            D．Not mentioned

3．Which organized activity can children do every day of the week?

A．football                                                   B．drama                 

C．model making                                            D．poster competition

4．Some areas of the sites have a“no-noise”rule after_______．

A．9．30 pm            B．10．00 pm           C．10．30 pm             D．9．00 pm

3、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项．

Proverbs Ideas about How to Live

A proverb is a short，well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief．We begin with two popular proverbs about staying healthy by eating good food  1  Another is you are what you eat．

Several proverbs about birds also give advice．№l may have heard this one  2  This means a person who gets up early, or acts quickly, has the best chance of success．

Another famous proverb is a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush．This means you should not risk losing something you have by seeking something that is lint guaranteed．

Here is another piece of advice  3   In other words，you should not think too much about some future event before it really happens．

Another proverb warms: do not put all your eggs in one basket．This means you should not put all of your resources together in one place because you could risk losing everything at one time．Many Americans learned this the hard way by investing all their money in stock shares，which then lost value．

Yet another proverb advises us not to be concerned about something bad that you can not change  4  ．

Do yon agree with the proverb that children should be seen and not heard? Maybe you have told your children that hard work never hurt anyone  5  ．They believe it is not wise to spend all your time working and never having fun．

Finally, here is one of our favorite proverbs：People who live in glass houses should not throw stones．This means you should not criticize other people unless you are perfect yourself．

A．It says there is no use crying over spilled milk

B．One says a fool and his money are soon parted．

C．One is an apple a day keeps the doctor away．

D．But other people say that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,

E．Also, never put off until tomorrow what you can do today．

F．Do not count your chickens before they are hatched．（孵）   

G．A．give The early bird catches the worm．

2、短文改错中共有10处错误，每行中最多两处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改．

增加：在此处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面写出增加的词；

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉；

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词．

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词．

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从十一处超）不计分．

Life has become difficult for many villages, and some are disappeared．There are the number of reasons for this．Firstly, young people from villages usually want to live somewhere livelier and they often move to the towns and do not return to．Second，people move to the cities to find work，as there are often very little jobs in the countryside．Sometime villages remain because people from the cities have bought the“second house”in the village，they come and stay at weekends．The price of homes goes up and people from the area cannot afford to a house there．Another question is that it is becoming more and more difficult for farmers to make money from their farms．So they sell their land and find another job．

1、下面来自哥本哈根的一则报道：

COPENHAGEN：No matter what the outcome of the UN climate change conference is, China will remain committed（尽…义务）to achieving the emission reduction targets（减排目标）it has said for itself, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Friday．

“We will honor our word with real action，”Wen told 119 heads of state and government attending the UN climate change conference，or COP 15．

Before the conference began，China announced that it would reduce its carbon intensity emission by 40 and 45 percent by 2020．

Wen then met US President Barack Obama for nearly an hour in what a White House official described as a“step forward”．“But Obama refused to commit to new emission cuts, a move that many said could have saved the struggling climate talks．

假如你叫李华，在看完这则报道后用英语给出席“哥本哈根联合国世界气候变化大会”（Copenhagen）The 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference，or COP 15的各国首脑写封信，代表中国的中学生陈述你们对世界环境问题的关注和对本次大会的期待。文章应包括以下要点的内容，不必逐字翻译，字数在120左右．

1．经济发展决不能以牺牲环境为代价，降低排放，减少温室效应（green house effect）是本世纪人类面对的最大挑战．（challenge）

2．几十年来，中国政府在改善环境方面的努力有目共睹，本次大会，中国提出了最高的减排目标，起了带头作用．

3．自己亲身体验到了学校周边自然环境的变化．

4．发达国家应当有勇气承担更多的责任

5．作为未来的主人，真诚希望各国的领导人立即行动起来，共同合作，不要把问题留给下一代人．

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Dear Sirs／madams，

As Chinese teenagers，we are most concerned about the opening of COP 15 in Copenhagen