Thus, those who ran the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amount of body fat.

51. Nowadays many Americans have the problem that ______.

A. they are too slim            B. they work too hard

C. they lose too much body fat    D. they are too fat

52.According to the passage, how many people in 900 Americans have a “weight problem”?

A. 150.    B. 300.     C. 270.     D. 600.

53.Is there any scientific evidence to support the idea that eating too much is the cause of a “weight problem”?

A. Yes, there is plenty of evidence.

B. Of course, there is some evidence to support this.

C. There is hardly any scientific evidence to support this.

D. We are not sure.

54.The Americans in 1910 ________.

A. ate more food and had more physical activities

B. ate less food but had more physical activities

C. ate less food and had less physical activities

D. had more problems

B

Legends about the development of coffee are varied and interesting, involving chance occurrences, political tricks, and the pursuit of wealth and power.

According to one story, a sheepherder named Kaldi, as he tended his sheep, noticed the effect of coffee beans. He noticed that the sheep became excited after eating the red “cherries" from a certain plant when they changed pastures (牧场). He tried it himself, and was soon as overactive as his sheep. Another story relates that a monk happened to discover that this fruit from the shiny green plant could help him stay awake.

Another legend gives us the name for coffee, “mocha”. Omar, an Arabian was thrown to the desert with his followers to die of starvation. In desperation, Omar had his friends boil and eat the fruit from an unknown plant. Not only did the soup save the group, but the residents of the nearest town, Mocha, took their survival as a religious sign. The plant and its beverage (饮料) were named Mocha to honor this event.

Coffee was introduced much later to countries beyond Arabia, whose inhabitants believed it to be a tasty thing and guarded its secret as if they were top secret military plans. The government forbade transportation of the plant out of the Moslem nations. The actual spread of coffee was started illegally. One Arab named Baba Budan smuggled (走私) beans to some mountains near Mysore, India, and started a farm there. Early in this century, some of those original plants were found still growing fruitfully in the region.

Coffee today is grown and enjoyed worldwide, and is one of the few crops that small farmers in third-world countries can profitably export.

55.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A. A sheepherder and a monk accidently discovered coffee’s effect.

B. Coffee was a special kind of red cherry from a certain plant.

C. A sheepherder used coffee beans to keep sheep excited.

D. Sheep ate a lot of coffee beans while they changed pastures.

56.Which of the following involves political tricks?

A. Kaldi’s story.      B. Baba Budan’s story.

C. Omar’s story.      D. The monk’s story.

57.Mocha is originally the name of ______.

A. a kind of coffee  B. an Arabian  C. a town    D. a sheepherder

58.What can be the best title for the text?

A. The Secret of Coffee      B. The Function of Coffee

C. People’s Love for Coffee   D. The Tales of Coffee

C

Imagine a mass of floating waste is two times the size of the state of Texas. Texas has a land area of more than 678 000 square kilometers. So it might be difficult to imagine anything twice as big.

All together, this mass of waste flowing in the North Pacific Ocean is known as the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch. It weighs about 3 500 000 tons. The waste includes bags，bottles and containers—plastic products of all kinds.

The eastern part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch is about l 600 kilometers west of California. The western part is west of the Hawaiian Islands and east of Japan. The area has been described as a kind of oceanic desert，with light winds and slow moving water currents. The water moves so slow that garbage from all over the world collects there.

In recent years，there have been growing concerns about the floating garbage and its effect on sea creatures and human health. Scientists say thousands of animals get trapped in the floating waste，resulting in death or injury. Even more die from a lack of food or water after swallowing pieces of plastic. The trash can also make animals feel full，lessening their desire to eat or drink.

The floating garbage also can have harmful effects on people. There is an increased threat of infection of disease from polluted waste，and from eating fish that swallowed waste. Divers can also get trapped in the plastic.

Its existence first gained public attention in l997. That was when racing boat captain and oceanographer Charles Moore and his crew sailed into the garbage while returning from a racing event. Five years earlier，another oceanographer learned of the trash after a shipment of rubber duckies got lost at sea. Many of those toys are now part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch.

In August，2009，a team from the University of California，San Diego became the latest group to travel to it. They were shocked by the amount of waste they saw. They gathered hundreds of sea creatures and water samples to measure the garbage patch’s effect on ocean environment.

59.How did the writer introduce the topic of the passage?

A. By giving an example.

B. By listing the facts.

C. By telling a story.

D. By giving a comparison.

60.What do we know about the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?

A. It is made up of various kinds of plastic products.

B. It is a solid mass of floating waste materials.

C. It lies l60 000 kilometers east of California.

D. It is described as a kind of oceanic desert.

61.Why do people pay attention to the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?

A. Because it may prevent the flow of ocean water.

B. Because the polluted plastic articles will move up the food chain.

C. Because it may be from an island in the pacific.

D. Because ships may be trapped in the floating waste.

62.The purpose of writing this passage is to____________.

A. warn people of the danger to travel in the pacific

B. analyze what caused the waste patch in the pacific

C. give advice on how to recycle waste in the ocean

D. introduce the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch

D

I’m not so sure I like my friends any more. I used to like them-to be honest. We’d have lunch, talk on the phone or exchange emails, and they all seemed normal enough. But then came Face Book, and I was introduced to a sad fact: many of my friends have dark sides that they had kept from me.

Today my friends show off the more unpleasant aspects of their personalities via FaceBook. No longer hidden, they’re thrown in my face like TV commercials -unavoidable and endless advertisements for the worst of their personalities.

Take Fred. If you were to have lunch with him, you’d find him warm, and self-effacing(谦逊的).Read his FaceBook and you’ll realize he’s an unbearable, food-obsessed boring man. He’d pause to have a cup of coffee on his way to save a drowning man-and then write about it.

Take Andy. You won’t find a smarter CEO anywhere, but now he’s a CEO without a company to run. So he plays Mafia Wars on FaceBook. He’s doing well-level 731. Thanks to FaceBook, I know he’s playing about 18 hours a day. Andy, you’ve run four companies-and this is how you spend your downtime? What happned to golf?What happened to getting another job?

Take Liz. She is positive that the flu vaccine will kill us all and that we should avoid it. And then comes Chris who likes to post at least 20 times a day on every website he can find, so I get to read his thoughts twice, once on FaceBook and once on Twitter.

In real life, I don’t see these sides of people. Face to face, my friends show me their best. They’re nice, smart people. But face to FaceBook, my friends is like a blind date which goes horribly wrong.

I’m left with a dilemma. Who is my real friend? Is it the Liz I have lunch with or the anti-vaccine madman on FaceBook? Is it the Fred I can grab a sandwich with or the Fred who weeps if he’s at a party and the wine isn’t up to his standard?

63.Who is opposed to the flu vaccine in the text?

A. Fred      B. Andy   C. Liz      D. Chris

64.What’s Andy probably busy in doing now?

A. He’s running his company

B. He’s playing golf all day

C. He’s looking for another job

D. He’s playing computer games

65.According to the text, FaceBook tends to _______.

A. present another side of people

B. offer some foods for free

C. show endless advertisements

D. get you to more parties

66.The text is developed mainly by _____.

A. giving examples   B. following the time order

C. listing figures       D. raising questions

E

February has long been a month of romance. With the sweet smell of roses in the air, romantic films hit cinemas and love stories fill newspapers and magazines.

On the 14th day, it is a custom for a boy to take his girlfriend out to dinner, buy her flowers and chocolates, write poems, sing to her or even spell out her name with rose petals! This is what you see on Valentine’s Day, a day named after Valentine who was a priest in the third century Rome. When the emperor (皇帝) decided that single men could become better soldiers than those with wives, he didn’t allow marriage.

But Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies for young lovers in secret. When his actions were discovered, the emperor sentenced him to death. While in prison, it is said that Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his prison guard. Before his death, he wrote her a letter, which he signed “From your Valentine”, an expression that is still in use today. Valentine died for what he believed in and so he was made a Saint (圣徒), as well as becoming one of history’s most romantic characters.

Nowadays, Valentine’s Day is also popular among Chinese young people. Some students are planning to make Valentine’s cards for parents, teachers and friends. Others want to hold parties at which they will exchange small gifts and eat heart-shaped cakes. The idea is to have fun and encourage people to share in the spirit of St. Valentine.

67. Why did the emperor in Rome not allow marriage in his country?

A. Because there were few women in his country at that time.

B. Because he wanted to control the birth rate.

C. Because there wasn’t enough food for so many people.

D. Because he thought men without wives could be better soldiers.

68. Valentine was put into prison because ______.

A. he killed one of the soldiers

B. he stole a lot of food

C. he didn’t obey the emperor’s order

D. he didn’t want to be a soldier

69. The last paragraph mainly tells us ______.

A. students in China send cards to their teachers

B. Valentine’s Day is also popular in China now

C. it is interesting to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China

D. it is a good idea to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China

70. The best title for this passage should be ______.

A. Valentine’s Day               B. A Brave Priest

C. Valentine’s Day in China        D. A Romantic Man

第II卷(非选择题)

第四部分：书面表达(共两节，满分50分)

第一节：完成句子(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

71.__________________ China is playing an increasing important role in international affairs.(doubt)

毫无疑问中国在国际事务中发挥着越来越重要的作用。

72.This was the first time that I ________________ English Speech Contest. (take)

这是我第一次参加英语演讲比赛。

73.I prefer to ask teacher for help ___________________ others’ ideas . (copy)

我宁愿向老师求助也不愿抄袭别人的答案。

74. The problem put forward at the meeting yesterday ___________________. (worth)

在昨天会议上提出的这个问题不值得讨论。

75. I’m really worn out, I ________________an article for the last couple of hours and it is due tomorrow. (write)

几个小时我一直在写一篇文章，明天要交。

76. Such great contributions _________________ to our country that he is widely admired by people of all ages. (make)

袁隆平对我们国家作出来如此伟大的贡献，以至于老老少少都尊敬他。

77. ________________ that made him lose both of his legs. (accident)

是这起车祸让他失去了他的双腿。

78. It is required that all the students __________________ to use mobile phones at school.(allow)

学校规定所有的学生在校内不准使用手机。

79.The manager must stay up late tonight with ___________________.(deal)

有很多工作要处理，经理今晚肯定要熬夜到很晚。

80.Australia is home to more than 170 different kinds of snake, 115 _________________ poisonous . (be)

澳大利亚有170多种不同种类的蛇，其中的115种是有毒的。

 

第二节：短文写作(共1题;满分30分)

请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。

People nowadays are facing more and more pressures in life and therefore they are more likely to do something they like in their spare time. They believe that hobby is a way to relax themselves or enjoy life.

注意：① 无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语;

② 除诗歌外，文体不限;

③ 内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例。

④ 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称;

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