6、      BELT FAJAR, West Bank of Khalil Taqataqah’s nine children, 20-year-old Andaleeb was his favorite. She was up early on Friday, made him tea and then slipped unnoticed out of the modest family home in this West Bank village.

       In central Jerusalem later in the day, Andaleeb ended her life the way dozens of other Palestinians did before: She blew herself up, killing herself and six Israelis and injured scores more.

       Andaleeb’s parents, sisters, best friends and close relatives painted a picture of a quiet and soft-spoken woman who had not given a hint（暗示）of her intentions.

       But Andaleeb spoke of her plan in a video taken before Friday’s bombing and shown on Saturday on the Qatar-based Arab satellite TV channel AI-Jazeera.

       “I’ve chosen to say with my body what Arab’s leaders have failed to say.” Said Andaleeb, repeating a frequent complaint by Palestinians that Arab nations are not doing enough against Israel.

       “My body is a barrel of gunpowder that burns the enemy.” she said, reading from a piece of paper.

       “She was like any other girl of her age. She spoke about love and marriage. I am so sad she’s gone. It’s the shock of my life.” said her best friend and coworker Laila Mahmoud.

       A school dropout, Andaleeb had supported her family from a job at a Palestinian-owned textile factory in the nearby town of Belt Jala. She had not reported for work for nearly three weeks because of repeated closures of West Bank roads by the Israeli army, according to her relatives.

       “Anyone in her place would have been out of control. It’s her destiny（天命）and it’s a source of pride and glory for us that she did what she could.” said her aunt, Jameela Taqataqah as she held back tears.

       Andaleeb, the third Palestinian woman to commit a suicide（自杀）murder this year, wore blue jeans and a matching checkered shirt when she had a photograph taken two months ago.

       Andaleeb, her parents’ fourth child, looked more than 20 in the photograph.

       Andaleeb’s parents said they learned of their daughter’s death early this morning when Israeli troops arrived and asked everyone to step out while they searched the house.

       “They arrested one of her brothers and a male cousin who lives next door.” said the parents.

  53. What’s the news story mainly about?

       A. A Palestinian girl killed herself.

       B. Andaleeb, her father’s favorite daughter.

       C. A Palestinian girl blew herself up to kill Israelis.

       D. Israeli troops arrested two Palestinian men.

  54. How many Palestinian women had committed suicide-murders so far?

       A. 12                           B. 9                             C. 4                             D. 3

  55. All the following are true EXCEPT that ________.

       A. Andaleeb was a student before she died

       B. Andaleeb was very brave

       C. Andaleeb’s parents knew nothing about her plan

       D. Andaleeb was not satisfied with Arab leaders

  56. Which of the following is the writer of the news story most likely to agree with?

       A. Palestinians should kill more and more Israelis.

       B. Andaleeb was a lovely girl with great courage.

       C. Andaleeb’s parents should have stopped her killing herself.

       D. Andaleeb’s brother and cousin should be arrested.

5、       The common cold is the world’s most widespread illness, which is plagues（疫病）that flesh receives.

       The most widespread mistake of all is that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated Arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes.

       During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches（战壕）, cold and wet, showed no increased tendency to catch colds.

       In the Second World War prisoners at Auschwitz concentration camp（奥斯维辛集中营）, naked（裸露的）and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds.

       At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in drafty room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.

       If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter? Despite the most pains ― taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.

       No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are kinds of medicines such as aspirin, but all they do is to relieve the symptoms of colds.

  49. The writer offered _________ examples to support his argument.

       A. 4                             B. 5                             C. 6                             D. 3

  50. Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage?

       A. The Eskimos do not suffer from colds all the time.

       B. Colds are not caused by cold.

       C. People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.

       D. A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already had one.

  51. Arctic explorers may catch colds when _________.

       A. they are working in the isolated Arctic regions

       B. they are writing reports in terribly cold weather

       C. they are free from work in the isolated Arctic regions

       D. they are coming into touch again with the outside world

  52. The passage mainly discusses _________.

       A. the experiments on the common cold

       B. the false idea about the common cold

       C. the reason and the way people catch colds

       D. the continued spread of common colds

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  45. From the reading we know that all the four books are intended for _________.

       A. teachers                   B. adults                       C. children                    D. women

  46. Some of the four books were illustrated in order to _________.

       A. help readers understand them better

       B. persuade more readers to buy them

       C. reduce the cost of them

       D. make them suitable for different readers

  47. If you buy all the four books in April, 2005, you will have to pay _________ for them.

       A. $ 65                         B. $ 80                         C. $ 90                         D. $ 130

  48. The purpose of the passage is to _________.

       A. introduce the four books to readers

       B. help children to learn English

       C. make students know the importance of learning

       D. sell the four books to students

3、       I once studied at a major university in the Midwest United States. At the beginning of each term, I could see lots of undergraduates（大学生）accompanied by their parents gather around the dormitory buildings. Fathers often helped children with huge luggage; mothers took much concern over children’s necessities in university; while children were only absorbed in chatting with friends and getting to know each other, showing no sign of worrying about their future lives.

       In fact, compared with Chinese parents, American parents care equally about their children’s advanced education and make plans accordingly. It is true that some students begin to save money for their university education quite earlier ―― for example, Amy, the daughter of my workmate Stevenson, planned to continue her education after secondary school. However Stevenson earned little and could not afford the tuition. Amy had to find a part-time job, working from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on holiday ――but for most American students, at least the majority of undergraduates, they are still financed by their parents.

       Some parents not only take the financial burden for their children’s advanced education but also try every possible way to help them. I could still remember that our teacher once said that American parents seldom offered help to their children, by which she meant to say that Chinese parents might be too caring. However every coin has two sides. For example, my academic advisor successfully got money from a major scientific grant（资助金）to continue his research project, and then he hired an undergraduate Sarah to work with us. The fact is that research assistantship is usually competitive, especially to undergraduate students, and it turned out that Sarah was the daughter of my advisor! “When I apply to the graduate school next year, the money I make and the research experience I build up will benefit me a lot,” Sarah said. I used to think that American people behave like businessmen, but this small incident proves that they still might compromise（妥协）the rules for the benefit of their children as loving parents.

  41. The main idea of the passage is _________.

       A. American children have some difficulty in getting enough money to go to college

       B. Chinese parents give their children too much love

       C. American parents also care for their children going to university

       D. Life in American universities

  42. What’s the writer’s attitude toward the academic advisor?

       A. Angry                      B. Understandable          C. Unfair                      D. Disappointed

  43. Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined part in the second paragraph?

       A. They still use money from their parents.

       B. They are still controlled by their parents.

       C. They are still supported by their parents.

       D. They are still cared by their parents.

  44. What benefit will Sarah get because of her father’s care?

       A. Good grades.                                 B. The chance of finding a good job in the future.

       C. Money and experience.                   D. Good relationship.

2、       A store owner was putting a sign above his door that read “Puppies For Sale”. Signs like that have a way of     21     small children, and    22     enough, a little boy appeared under the store owner’s sign. “   23     are you going to sell the puppies for?” he asked.

       The store owner replied, “    24    from $30 to $ 50.”

       The little boy     25    in his pocket and pulled out some    26   . “I have $ 2.37,” he said. “   27    I please look at them?”

       The store owner    28    and whistled and out of the kennel（狗窝）came a lady, who ran down the aisle（过道）of his store    29     by five puppies. One puppy was    30   . Immediately the little boy singled out the puppy and said, “What’s    31    with that little dog?”

       The store owner explained that the veterinarian（兽医）had    32    the little puppy and had discovered that it didn’t have a hip socket. It would always walk slowly and with difficulty. It would always be lame. The little boy became    33    “That’s the little puppy that I want to buy.”

       The store owner said, “No, you don’t want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I’ll just give him to you.”

       The little boy got quite upset. He looked     34    into the store owner’s eyes, pointing his finger and said, “I don’t want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and I’ll pay    35    price. In fact I’ll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month    36    I have him paid for.”

       The store owner answered, “You really don’t want to buy this little dog. He is   37   going to be able to jump and play with you like the other puppies.”

       To his surprise, the little boy reached    38    and rolled up his pant leg to show a badly twisted, crippled（残疾的）left leg    39     by a big metal brace（支架）. He looked up at the store owner and softly replied, “Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who     40    !”

1、       从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

  1. slow

       A. knowledge                B. showman                 C. showery                   D. power

  2. peace

       A. increase                   B. feather                     C. measure                   D. health

  3. sugar

       A. page                        B. general                     C. illegal                       D. courage

  4. combine                  

       A. comb                       B. thumb                      C. climb                       D. embassy

  5. flood

   A. tool                              B. stood                       C. noodle                      D. blood

32、 (山东省济宁市2008—2009学年度高三第一阶段质量检测)

假设你是李华，在英国参加夏令营时成为下图中的交通事故的唯一目击者，警察要求你用英语填写下面表格。请根据图中信息加上合理想象陈述事故发生的时间、地点、原因、过程和结果。词数控制在120—150之间。（直接写在表格中）

31、 (北京海淀区2009年高三年级第二学期期中练习——情景作文)

假设你是红星中学高三一的学生李华，上周你们班组织了一次感谢恩师的活动。请根据下面图示，为学校网站写一篇英文稿件，叙述这次活动从准备到结束的完整过程。

注意：词数不少于60。

30、________ of the land in that county ________ covered with trees and grass.

A. Two fifth…is      B. Two fifth…are    C. Two fifths…is       D. Two fifths…are