第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题，每题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

.Sarah and Mariam looked at the glass fragments on the floor in panic (恐慌). They could not believe what had just happened.

Mariam was Sarah’s best friend. They had spent the entire day drawing and painting. Sarah’s mother had gone to the market to buy some goodies and the two friends were alone at home. Sarah decided to show her friend a very expensive vase that her father had gifted her mother on their wedding anniversary (结婚纪念日). She took her friend to the drawing room and carefully removed the vase. She knew it was not allowed by her mother but she wanted to show off a bit.

Mariam looked at the vase with wonder. When she was giving back the vase to Sarah, a disaster happened. The vase slipped between their fingers and fell on the floor with a crash.

“Oh no!” cried Sarah in panic. “What shall I do now? Mother will be so angry.” Mariam felt equally guilty (有罪的). “I know! Let us sweep up the pieces and hide them. Mother will not know that I have broken it.”

“But she will ask when she sees it missing. What will we say then?” Mariam asked. “I think the best thing would be to own up (承担责任).”

Sarah took a deep breath. “You are right.”

When Sarah’s mother came back, Sarah and Mariam poured out their tale. At first, her mother looked angry. Then she saw how unhappy and guilty they both looked. She hugged them both tightly. “I am so glad you were brave enough to own up, Sarah. I am very upset about the vase but I am happy you are both such truthful girls.”

“It was Mariam’s idea that we should own up, Mother,” Sarah added honestly.

The girls laughed. They felt as if a huge load had been taken off their shoulders.

56. After Sarah’s mother left home, _____.

A. Mariam came to Sarah’s home

B. Sarah wanted to eat some goodies

C. Mariam and Sarah were very frightened

D. Sarah wanted to show something to Mariam

57. According to the passage, the vase _____.

A. was not expensive at all

B. was not important to Sarah’s mother

C. was a present from Sarah’s father

D. caused Sarah’s mother a lot of trouble

58. The underlined word “fragments” in Paragraph 1 means “_____”.

A. pieces   B. vases   C. flowers  D. forms

59. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Sarah is cleverer and shyer than Mariam.

B. Sarah’s mother is very strict with Sarah.

C. The two girls’ honesty made the mother forgive them.

D. Sarah’s mother set a good example for Sarah to own up.

B

For thousands of years, the most important two buildings in any British village have been the church and the pub. Traditionally, the church and the pub are at the heart of any village or town, where the people gather together to socialize and exchange news.

As a result, British pubs are often old and well preserved. Many of them have become historic sites. The most famous example is the pub in the city of Nottingham called “The Old Trip to Jerusalem”, which dates back to the year 1189 AD and is probably the oldest pub in England.

However, British pubs are not just for kings and queens; they welcome people from all classes and parts of society. On a cold night, the pub’s landlord or landlady can always find a warm place for you by the fire. There is always honest and hearty food and plenty of drink available at an affordable price.

That’s how things used to be. Things are beginning to change. It is said that the credit crunch(信贷紧缩) is causing 39 British pubs a week to go out of business. People do not have enough spare money to spend on beer. Recently, the UK government banned smoking in all pubs, and that may also have affected the number of customers going to pubs.

This decline is happening despite the fact that in 2005 the UK government started to allow pubs to stay open after 1l pm. Previously, with 1l pm as closing time, customers would have to drink quite quickly, meaning they sometimes got more drunk than they would if allowed to drink slowly. The British habit of drinking a lot very quickly is known as “binge drinking”, and it causes long-term health problems for people and problems with violent crime for communities.

In order to save their businesses, pubs are trying to change with the market. British pubs now offer something for everyone. A lot of pubs used to be “Working Men's Clubs”, meaning that women could not usually enter. Today, however, women can freely enter 99% of pubs without experiencing any problems. Perhaps things are changing for the better after all.

60. The passage mainly tells us something about ______.

A. the past and present of British pubs       B. the decline of British pubs

C. the long history of British pubs          D. the importance of British pubs

61. Which may not be the cause of the decline of British pubs?

A. The credit crunch.             B. The present closing time.

C. The ban of smoking.            D. Having no spare money.

62. We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. British people used to like drinking slowly

B. closing the pubs early will reduce social problems

C. binge drinking means drinking less beer

D. British government aims to discourage people from binge drinking

63. We can see from the last paragraph that the author _______.

A. is against the admission of too many women to the pubs

B. holds an optimistic attitude towards the British pubs

C. thinks that women in the pubs will cause less social problems

D. thinks that British pubs should offer everything you need

C

. Norway—Ten Chinese college students arrived at the country’s Arctic research base，the Yellow River Station，on Friday.

On Saturday，the students are expected to witness the end of four months of darkness in the area, as the sun makes a rare appearance.

During their four-day stay at the station，the students will meet and learn from some of China’s leading polar researchers.They were welcomed at the station yesterday by its director，He Jianfeng, who is an expert on marine micro-ecosystems.

The students will also visit the German and Norwegian stations and meet researchers there.

As for entertainment, the visitors will get the chance to play ice hockey at the world’s most northerly stadium.

Among the visitors is Zheng Li，a student majoring in telecommunications at Dalian Marinetime University.

“It is so exciting to see how the Chinese researchers work in the world’s most northerly laboratory，”she said.

“This opportunity is precious.Most people will never get the chance to travel so far from home and visit such an amazing place.It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing.”

Wu Jinyou，head of the Polar Research Institute of China，and the group’s leader，said，“I hope the students have not only a field trip to the Yellow River station，but are also touched by the devotion and spirit of the Chinese researchers here.I also expect in the future，some of them will choose to devote themselves to polar research and maybe even work with us.”

The students have been in Norway since February 28，and were given Arctic training before

moving to the station.

The Arctic expedition is one of the several international cooperation and exchange activities forming the China Program for International Polar Year(2007-08).It was launched last March.

(China Daily，Xinhua News Agency，March 8，2008)

64.Which of the following is true about Wu Jinyou?

A.He is a graduate from Dalian Marinetime University.

B.He is the leading polar researcher working at the research station.

C.He is sure that all the ten students will make good polar researchers.

D.He thinks highly of the devotion and spirit of the Chinese researchers.

65.What does Zheng Li mean by saying“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing”?

A.It’s exciting to see the sun rise in Arctic area.

B.The trip to the research station is extremely exciting.

C.Playing ice hockey in Arctic area is really a life-long memory.

D.People are only allowed to visit the station once in their lifetime.

66.Which word can most probably replace the underlined word “launched”?

A.ended              B.stopped            C.started             D.performed

67.What could be the best title of the news report?

A.Chinese Students Arrive at Arctic Station

B.Chinese Students Do Research in Norway

C.Chinese Students Play Ice Hockey at Arctic Station

D.Chinese Students Receive Training at Arctic Station

D

It is reported that conservation groups in North America have been arguing about the benefits and dangers of wolves.Some groups believe wolves should be killed.Other people believe wolves must be protected so that they will not disappear from the wilderness.

For Killing Wolves

In Alaska，the wolf almost disappeared a few years ago，because hunters were killing hundreds of them for sport.However, 1aws were established to protect the wolves from sportsmen and people who catch the animals for their fur.So the wolf population has greatly increased.Now there are so many wolves that they are destroying their own food supply.

A wolf naturally eats animals in the deer family .People in the wilderness also hunt deer for food.Many of the animals have been destroyed by the very cold winters recently and by changes in the wilderness plant life.When the deer can’t find enough food，they die.

If the wolves continue to kill large numbers of deer，their prey(猎物)will disappear some day.And the wolves will.too.So we must change the cycle of life in the wilderness to balance the ecology.If we killed more wolves，we would save them and their prey from dying out.We’d also save some farm animals.

In another northern state，wolves attack cows and chickens for food.Farmers want the government to send biologists to study the problem.They believe it necessary to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a small wolf population.

Against Killing Wolves

If you had lived long ago，you would have heard many different stories about the dangerous wolf.According to most stories，hungry wolves often kill people for food.Even today，the stories of the“big bad wolf'"will not disappear.

But the fact is wolves are afraid of people.and they seldom travel in areas where there is a human smell.When wolves eat other animals，they usually kill the very young, or the sick and injured.The strongest survive.No kind of animal would have survived through the centuries if the weak members had lived.That has always been a law of nature.

Although some people say it is good sense to kill wolves，we say it is nonsense! Researchers have found wolves and their prey living in balance, the wolves keep the deer population from becoming too large, and that keeps a balance in the wilderness plant life.

The real problem is that the areas where wolves can live are being used by people.Even if wilderness land is not used directly for human needs, the wolves can’t always find enough food.So they travel to the nearest source, which is often a farm.Then there is danger.The“big bad wolf”has arrived! And everyone knows what happens next.

68.According to the passage，some people in North America favor killing wolves for all the following reasons EXCET that ________.

A.there are too many wolves     B.they kill large numbers deer

C.they attack cows and chickens for food  D.they destroy the wilderness plant life

69.Some people are against killing wolves because ________.

A.wolves help to keep the ecological balance in the wideness

B.there is too small a wolf population in the wilderness

C.there are too many deer in the wilderness

D.wolves are afraid of people and never attack people

70.According to those against killing wolves，when wolves eat other animals，________.

A.they never eat strong and healthy ones

B.they always go against the law of nature

C.they might help this kind of animals survive in nature

D.they disturb the ecological balance in the wilderness

71.The last sentence“And everyone knows what happens next”implies that in such cases ________.

A.farm animals will be in danger and have to be shipped away

B.wolves will kill people and people will in turn kill them

C.wolves will find enough food sources on farms

D.people will leave the areas where wolves can live

E

Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path.I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasn't covered by water or mud.As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked! Yet I did nothing for the attack.It was so unpredictable and from somewhere totally unexpected.I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or five times.I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me.Had I been hurt I wouldn't have found it amusing.And I was laughing.After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!

Having stopped, laughing, I took a step forward.My attacker rushed me again.He charged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but in vain.For a second time, I took a step backwards while my attacker paused.I wasn't sure what to do.After all, it's just not everyday that one is attacked by a butterfly.I stepped back to look the situation over.My attacker moved back to land on the ground.That's when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments earlier.He had a mate and she was dying.

Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her.I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate.He had taken it up on himself to attack me for his mate's sake (缘故), even though she was clearly dying and I was so large.He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life, should I have been careless enough to step on her.His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mate's safety seemed admirable.I couldn't do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool.He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.

Since then, I've always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly whenever I see huge barriers facing me.

72.Why did the writer change his direction while walking down a path?

A.To get close to a butterfly. B.To look over the bad situation.

C.To escape a sudden attack. D.To avoid getting his shoes dirty.

73.What made the man feel funny?

A.Making the attacker pause. B.Being attacked by a butterfly.

C.Being stepped on by his mate. D.Discovering the energetic butterfly.

74.From this experience the man learned        .

A.what he should do when faced with trouble

B.people should show sympathy to the weak

C.how he should deal with attacks

D.people should protect butterflies

75.Which of the following words can best describe the butterfly?

A.Careless.     B.Amusing.    C.Courageous. D.Aggressive

第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：短文填词(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3)语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整的写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

Last Sunday I went to do some reading in your library.

Over the time I was there, I found something unpleasant. T       ,76. ________

I’d like to v     my opinions, which, I hope, would be of help for   77. ________

you to ____(创造)a more comfortable place for readers. First, there are 78. ________

few new books on the shelf, and most books are not s       in proper 79. ________

order, making it difficult for readers to find _______ they want quickly.80. ________

Third, the l        didn’t offer good service. Instead, they were    81. ________

chatting. In _______, they took no notice of the fact that a light      82.________

wasn’t _______. Leave this state of affairs to stay the same, and I’m  83. ________

______(恐怕) there will be fewer and fewer readers. So, I suggest your 84. ________

_______ (改变) all these as soon as possible for the sake of readers.   85. _________

第二节：书面表达:(满分25 分)

假如你是李明，你发现部分同学每次遇到重要考试，都会出现一些焦虑症状。请你用英语写一封信，向某学生英文报编辑反映该问题。信的内容应包括下列要点：

一、焦虑症状： 头晕、乏力、睡眠不好等

二、建 议：

1.考前制定好合适的复习计划 2.考试期间正常作息3.睡前洗热水澡、喝热牛奶等有助于睡眠

三、其他建议 (内容由考生自己拟定)

注意：1.根据以上内容写一篇短文，不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

2.要准确使用语法和词汇;使用一定的句型、词汇，清楚、连贯地表达自己的意思;

3. 词数：120个左右。开头已给出，不计词数。

参考词汇：头晕—dizzy(adj.)

Dear editor,

I’m Li Ming of Senior Three, Guangming Middle School. I’m writing to tell you about some symptoms of anxiety among us students before exams.