50. Which of the following might explain the fact that the manuscript was found in the attic?

A. O. Henry once worked in Houston.          B. O. Henry once stayed in Galveston.

C. O. Henry once moved to Des Moines.        D. O. Henry once taught at SMU.

51. The underlined word “authenticated” in Paragraph 2 probably means __________.

A. named            B. treated            C. proved            D. described

52. According to the text, why did the author’s father go to Des Moines?

A. To sell the O. Henry story.           B. To meet the author himself.

C. To talk with the O. Henry expert.      D. To give money to the girl.

C

Why do Americans struggle with watching their weight, while the French, who consume rich food, continue to stay thin? Now a research by Cornell University suggests how life style and decisions about eating may affect weight. Researchers concluded that the French tend to stop eating when they feel full. However, Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over.

According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a health expert, the French see eating as an important part of their life style. They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table, while Americans see eating as something to be squeezed between the other daily activities. Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full. So they keep eating long after the French would have stopped. In addition, he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week. The French, instead, tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers’ markets where they have a choice of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal.

After a visit to the United States, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid food. Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.

In spite of all these differences, evidence shows that recent life style changes may be affecting French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity — or  extreme overweight — among adults is only 6%. However, as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject older traditions, the obesity rate among French children has reached 17% — and is growing.

53. In what way are the French different from Americans according to Dr. Joseph Mercola?

A. They go shopping at supermarkets more frequently.

B. They squeeze eating between the other daily activities.

C. They regard eating as a key part of their lifestyles.

D. They usually eat too much canned and frozen food.

54. This text is mainly the relationship between _________.

A. Americans and the French           B. life style and obesity

C. children and adults       D. fast food and overweight

55. The text is mainly developed __________.

A. by contrast        B. by space             C. by process       D. by classification

56. Where does this text probably come from?

A. A TV interview     B. A food advertisement  C. A health report    D. A book review

D

One afternoon last week, I saw three tearful children from my son’s school being comforted by teachers. That morning, my 11-year-old had stomach pains, retching(干呕)into a bowl. Talking to other mothers later, I heard about other children with stomachache or difficult sleeping the night before.

What caused so much pain? Sports day. Sports day might be necessary at a highly-competitive independent school, but not at a village primary school. For the children who can fly like the wind, sports day cause no problem. For those who are overweight or just not good at sport, it is nightmare(噩梦). Even for those who enjoy running but fall halfway down the track in front of the entire school and their parents, it can prove a disease.

Why do we put our children through this annual suffering? Some may say competition is character building; or it’s taking part, not winning, that’s important; or that’s a tradition of school life. I just felt great pity for those children in tears or in pain.

Team games at the end of sports day produced some close races, wild enthusiasm, lots of shouting — and were fun to watch. More importantly, the children who were not so fast or quick at passing the ball were hidden a little from everyone’s eyes. Some of them also had the thrill of being on the winning side.

I wish that sports day could be abandoned and replaced with some other less competitive event. Perhaps an afternoon of team games, with a few races for those who want them, would be less stressful for the children and a lot more fun to watch.

57. What can we learn about the author’s son from Paragraph 1?

A. He talked with some mothers.           B. He comforted his classmates.

C. He had difficulty in sleeping.      D.  He suffered from stomachache.

58. Sports day is still an annul event in this school probably because __________.

A. this is an independent school            B. it is a tradition of the school

C. it helps children lose weight       D. children enjoy watching sports

59. What does the author think about team games?

A. They should include more stressful races.

B. They are acceptable to different children.

C. They should be abandoned at primary school.

D. They are less fun for those who love running.

60. What is the author’s attitude towards sports day?

A. Critical.           B. Neutral.             C. Positive.           D. Ambiguous.

第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从下框的A~F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余项。

A. Real winners of tourism

B. Negative effects of tourism

C. Growing tourism in the world

D. Developing tourism with caution

E. Benefits to the locals from tourism

F. Tourism problems and possible solutions

61. __________________

On the Mediterranean island of Majorca in Spain, the locals are angry. Too late. In the last quarter of 20th century, they obtained profit from foreign visitors wanting to buy up property on their beautiful island. Suddenly, it occurred to Majorca that the island no longer belonged to them. Its 630,000 inhabitants(居民)are increasingly convinced that the 14 million visitors a year are far too much of a good thing. Water is in short supply, pollution is worsening, and there is no affordable housing left for them to buy.

62. __________________

Tourism is the world’s largest and fastest growing industry. In 1950, 25 million people traveled abroad; last year, it was 750 million. The World Tourism Organization predicts that 1.6 billion people, by 2020, will travel each year, spending over two trillion(万亿)US dollars.

63. __________________

The host country may not see many benefits. In Thailand, 60% of the $ 4 billion annual tourism income leaves the country. Tourists arrange by travel companies tend to stay at a big foreign-owned hotels, buying few local products. Mass tourism(团队旅游)usually leaves little money inside the country and most of the money goes to the airlines, the tour operators,and the foreign hotel owners, who are the final winners of tourism.

64. __________________

These days the industry’s most urgent question may be how to control the flow of tourist. A typical example of this is Italy, where great cultural centers like the Florence and Venice can’t handle all the tourists they get every summer. In Florence, it’s half inhabitants have to live with the pollution, traffic jam, and crime caused by 11 million visitors a year. Now there is talk about how to solve these problems, like raising hotel taxes, or even changing admission to some public squares. The idea is to discourage at least some visitors, as well as to pay for cleaning up the mess.

65. __________________

For many poorer countries, tourism may still offer the best hope foe development. The Vietnamese are doing their best to open up their country. Libya has paid $ 1 million for a study. They all wanted tourists. Yet if something isn’t done, tourism seems certain to become the victim of its success. Its effect on the environment is a major concern. For this reason, tourist organizations need to have second thoughts about what exactly they are trying to sell.

选择题答题卡

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X.X

T.H 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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T.H 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45

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T.H 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60

X.X

T.H 61 62 63 64 65 此       处       空       白

X.X

(注：T.H代表题号，X.X代表选项)

第II卷 写作 (共55分)

第三部分 写作(共三节，满分55分)

单词拼写(共10题;每题1分，满分10分)

根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确、完整形式，每空只写一词。

66. It can be seen clearly in a ray of __________(阳光) or under a lamp.

67. I think reading English newspaper is a good way of _________(提高)your English.

68. New owners will have to wait until __________ (九月) before moving in .

69. ____________ (判断) from his accent, he must be from Hunan province.

70. This is my ___________ (最喜爱的) live album of all time .

71. We love you beyond ________ (语言) and promise you a healthy and happy life.

72. As a matter of fact, every villager, young and old, has _________(受益) from the reform..

73. I was late, but __________ (幸运地) the meeting hadn't started.

74. He was among the three candidates ____________ (面试)for the job.

75. Please follow the ____________ (说明) on the bottle when you take the medicine.

第二节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌系的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(  )划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线(    )，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

My father took me out camping for the first time when I was seven. He wanted teach me about animals, insects and trees. My uncles all come along with bows and arrows for hunting.

One evening at sunset, we sat by the fire, have our barbecue. Just then a bird was flying over us. My uncles immediate jumped up and shot their arrows on the bird. Neither of the arrows hit the target. Suddenly the arrows was flying down at us from the sky — they were looked like rain! We ran to escape but fortunately no one was injured.

That day I didn’t learn much about animals, insects or trees, but I learnt a impressive lesson about gravity!

第三节  书面表达(满分30分)

假如你(Li Hua)在互联网(Internet)上看到美国高中生Tony希望结识一位中国朋友的信息,请你用英文给他发一封电子邮件,希望和他作网友,并希望能尽快收到他的回信。内容包括:

表示愿和对方交朋友;

2. 简单介绍自己,如爱好、特长(体育、文艺等);

3. 希望多了解美国文化。

注意:1. 电子邮件格式已经给出,但不计入总词数; 2. 词数:100左右。

Dear Tony,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Li Hua

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