第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，共10分)

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

The Mayan Indians lived in Mexico for thousands of years before the Spanish arrived in the 1500s.They had farms, beautiful palaces, and cities with many buildings. 71 This knowledge helped them to li ve a better life than most people of that rime, because they could use it to make their life more comfortable and rewarding.

In ancient Mexico there were many small clearings in the forest.In each clearing was a village with fields of corn, beans, and other crops around it.To clear the land for farms, the Maya cut down trees with stone axes.They planted seeds by digging holes in the ground with pointed sticks. 72

The Maya believed in many gods, including rain gods, sun gods, and corn gods.The people built large temples to honor the Mayan gods, around which cities were built.Today, many of these ancient Mayan cities and temples are still standing.

Although the cities were beautiful, and the people worked hard to build them, few of them lived there.Usually, only the priests lived in the cities.The other people lived in small villages in the forests.They lived in small huts with no windows.The walls were made of poles covered with dried mud, and the roof was made of grass or leaves. 73

Measuring time was important to the Maya. 74 The Maya developed a system for measuring time accurately.Mayan priests made a system to keep t rack of time.They made a calendar based on their study of the sun, moon and stars.The Mayan calendar was far more accurate than the European calendars of the time.

Around the year 800, the Maya left their villages and beautiful cities, never to return. 75 They may have died from an infectious disease.They may have left because the soil could no longer grow crops.Scientists are still trying to find the lost secrets of the Maya.They are still one of our greatest mysteries.

A.No one knows why this happened.

B.Most Maya lived a simple life close to nature.

C.The Maya were an intelligent, culturally rich people,

D.Farmers needed to know when to plant and harvest their crops.

E.They had to fight against natural disasters as common occurrences.

F.One farmer was able to grow crops producing food for several people.

G.The Mayan people knew a lot about nature and the world around them.

第四部分 书面表达(共两节，35分)

第一节 情景作文(20分)

假设你是红星中学学生李华，在抗震加固改造后(renovation)，你们回到了焕然一新的学校。请根据下列提示，给你的美国笔友Peter写信，介绍学校的新面貌。

注意：1.信的开头和结尾已为你写好。

2.词数不少于60。

Dear Peter,

How are you doing with your school work recently? Today we are back at our school after the renovation.

Best wished,

Li Hua

第二节 开放作文(15分)

请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

In your English class, your teacher shows you the following picture.You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it.

参考词汇：鸵鸟 ostrich 蜗牛 snail

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