B

A trip to the library can change your life.That is the idea of the Get It Loud in Libraries project，which challenges the habit of speaking in a low voice.The sweet tones of singer Diana Vickers rang out recently，surrounded by books as well as fans，at Lancaster Library.Plan B，Adele，Florence and the Machine，Speech Debelle，and the Thrills have also performed for the project.

This five­year project aims to increase access(进入) to libraries while developing youth talent and has attracted more than 8,500 visitors,5,000 of whom are first­time library users.

“I think it’s wonderful，”Vickers says.“I’ve been playing in front of big crowds and I’m excited about close environments where you can be close to your fans.”

As a child growing up in nearby Blackburn，she says that her school library was a “second home”to her.When she was young she loved Peter Rabbit and Mr.Men books，and later her favorites included Little Women and The Lovely Bones.

Attracted by the stage，the young who would once never have been to a library have been returning to borrow books and CDs.The project’s founder，Stewart Parsons，has worked in libraries for 25 years.He feels that the concerts have made libraries something that the young want to be part of.A mother，Lauren Zawadzki，sent him a text message after a concert：“Your work is great!!!Both Izaak and Dom have been reading in the library for the last half hour...You should be proud.They would never have suggested that before the concerts.”

Parsons hopes that the activity is changing the way people view libraries.“My big worry is that libraries trail(拖拉)behind slightly;they shouldn’t.This is about bringing libraries up to date.The beautiful thing is that people are reconnecting with the library in a way they haven’t done before.”

【解题导语】　本文是一篇新闻，报道了一些图书馆为了吸引读者，在图书馆举办音乐活动，颠覆了人们认为图书馆应该安静的认识。

60.The Get It Loud in Libraries project aims to ________.

A.collect money for libraries to buy books

B.attract more people to read in libraries

C.provide a performing place for music lovers

D.develop youth talent for singing

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段的A trip to the library can change your life.That is the idea of the Get It Loud in Libraries project，...和第二段的This five­year project aims to increase access(进入) to libraries while developing youth talent可知其目的是让更多的人来图书馆读书。

61.According to the passage，Vickers’s attitude towards Libraries project is that of ________.

A.praise B.unconcern

C.doubt D.worry

解析：选A。推理判断题。由第三段Vicker的话可推断出，她认为Libraries project非常好，持支持态度。故A正确。

62.What can we know about Diana Vickers from the passage?

A.She once worked at a library.

B.She doesn’t like being close to her fans.

C.She liked reading in her childhood.

D.She complains about the noisy environment.

解析：选C。推理判断题。结合第四段的As a child...she says that her school library was a “second home” to her.When she was young she loved...可知Vickers小的时候喜欢读书。

63.According to the passage，Zawadzki ________.

A.advised libraries to keep quiet

B.praised Parsons for helping her reading

C.found her children’s talent for singing

D.praised the Get It Loud in Libraries project

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据Zawadzki发的短信Both Izaak and Dom have been ... that before the concerts可知，她的两个儿子现在喜欢到图书馆看书了，而在图书馆举办音乐会前，儿子从未要求去过，因此推断她很赞赏这个项目。

C

What will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question，you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio­technology.With the help of new medicine，the human body will last a very long time.Death will come mainly from accidents，murder and war.Today’s leading killers，such as heart disease，cancer，and aging itself，will become distant memories.

In discussion of technological changes，the Internet gets most of the attention these days.But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times.How long can humans live? Human brains were known to decide the final death.Cells are the basic units of all living things，and until recently，scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years because the basic materials of cells，such as those of brain cells，would not last forever.But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine.Sometime between 2050 and 2100，medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so，people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs.The medicine，made up of the basic building materials of life，will build new brain cells，heart cells，and so on-in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones.

It is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence，but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future.

【解题导语】　随着科技、医学的发展，未来的某天，人类的寿命会得到无限制地延长。年龄与疾病对生命不再构成威胁。

64.According to the passage，human death is now mainly caused by ________.

A.diseases and aging B.accidents and war

C.accidents and aging D.heart disease and war

解析：选A。根据第一段最后一句“Today’s leading killers，such as heart disease，cancer，and aging itself，will become distant memories.”可知目前导致人类死亡的主要原因是疾病和衰老。

65.In the author’s opinion，today’s most important advance in technology lies in ________.

A.medicine B.the Internet

C.brain cells D.human organs

解析：选A。根据第二段“But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times.”可以推断出答案选A。

66.Humans may live longer in the future because ________.

A.heart disease will be far away from us

B.human brains can decide the final death

C.the basic materials of cells will last forever

D.human organs can be repaired by new medicine

解析：选D。根据第二段“But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine...medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so，people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs.”可知医药将能够修复人的器官，从而使人活得更长。

67.How long can humans live in the future according to the passage?

A.Over 100 years.

B.More than 120 years.

C.About 150 years.

D.The passage doesn’t tell us.

解析：选B。根据第二段第五、六句“...scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years because the basic materials of cells，such as those of brain cells，would not last forever.But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine.”可知答案为B。

D

When it comes to friends，I desire those who will share my happiness，who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me.I seek friends whose qualities illuminate(照亮) me and train me up for love.It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours，too good not to share.

When I was in the eighth grade，I had a friend.We were shy and“too serious”about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors.We said little at school，but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper，and one of us would say：“Let’s start with a train whistle today.”We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle.Then we would read them aloud.At the end of that school year，we，too，were changed into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.

When I lived for a time in London，I had a friend.He was in despair(失望)and I was in despair.But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time.We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things.We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted.We_gave_London_to_each_other.

For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine.We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves.Each of us appears，sometimes in a funny way，in the other’s dreams.She and I agree that，at certain times，we seem to be parts of the same mind.In my most interesting moments，I often think：“Yes，I must tell.”We have never met.

It is such comforting companions I wish to keep.One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist(心理学家)，who will only fill up the healing(愈合的)silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend. 新课标第一网

68.In the eighth grade，what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to ________.

A.become serious about her study

B.go to her friend’s house regularly

C.learn from her classmates at school

D.share poems and stories with her friend

解析：选D。细节理解题。由第二段内容中的“We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle.Then we would read them aloud.At the end of that school year，we，too，were changed into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.”可知答案应为D项。

69.In Paragraph 3，“We gave London to each other”probably means ________.

A.our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us

B.we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London

C.our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared

D.we parted with each other in London

解析：选A。句意理解题。由第三段内容可知在我们的沮丧消失后，我们分开了，我们给对方留下了自己开拓的空间，故应选择A项。

70.According to Paragraph 4，the author and her friend ________.

A.call each other regularly

B.have similar personalities

C.enjoy writing to each other

D.dream of meeting each other

解析：选C。细节推断题。由第四段内容可知“我”和“我”的朋友写了四年时间的信，由此可以推断他们都喜欢互相写信。

71.What is the best title for the passage?

A.Unforgettable Experiences

B.Remarkable Imagination

C.Lifelong Friendship

D.Noble Companions

解析：选D。归纳标题题。全文讲述了朋友在自己成长过程中的重要作用，故应选择D项。C项表示“终生的友谊”，而文中的每一种友谊都不是终生的，故C项是错误的。

E

Getting paid to talk about the World Cup is a great job.I’m not a football commentator(评论员)，though—just an English teacher in Japan.

I came to Japan two years ago，and didn’t think I would stay，but Japan has that effect on you.People_often_end_up_living_here_longer_than_they_planned.I think it’s best to teach in a bigger city where there are other foreigners to mix with，rather than a small town where English teachers often complain of feeling like a goldfish in a bowl.Many people choose to live in Tokyo，of course，which is good for the nightlife factor.But I’d say that for general quality of living，cities of neither too large nor too small，like Sapporo where I live，are better choices.

I teach English privately，which means I’m my own boss.If you want to devote yourself to private teaching，it’s well worth doing a TEFL course first，because your lessons will be much better for it.The problem with private teaching is finding students;it took me a year to build up a full schedule(日程表) of private lessons，so I started out teaching in schools part­time.

Most of my foreign friends here work full­time for big English conversation schools.The salary is fine to live on，but whether you can save money depends on how much going out and traveling you do here.

The schools are reluctant to take time off—even teachers with tickets for the England­Argentina game had trouble getting the day off.

72.From the passage we know in Japan the writer likes to live in ________.

A.Tokyo B.a small town

C.a city of middle site D.a big city

解析：选C。细节理解题。第二段中的But I’d say that for general quality of living，cities of neither too large nor too small，like Sapporo where I live，are better choices.说明作者喜欢住在中等城市中。neither too large nor too small表示是一个不大不小的城市，即大小适中的城市，与a city of middle size同义。

73.According to the writer，one had better ________ first to do private teaching better.

A.take a TEFL course

B.decide his or her own lessons

C.find students

D.build up a full schedule

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三段中的If you want to devote yourself to private teaching，it’s well worth doing a TEFL course first，because your lessons will be much better for it.可判断出为了把私立教学搞好，首先要参加TEFL课程，因为TEFL课程可以使私立教学搞得更好。

74.The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies that ________.

A.there are many foreigners in Japan

B.Japan is good for nightlife

C.they can teach English privately in Japan

D.Japan has something more attractive than expected

解析：选D。猜义题。根据上文中的I came to Japan two years ago，and didn’t think I would stay，but Japan has that effect on you.可判断出这句话的意思是“日本有些比想象得更吸引人的东西。”作者本来没有打算呆在日本，但是在那儿已呆了两年，这超出了预料，其原因是日本有一些吸引人的东西。

75.The underlined word“reluctant”in the passage may probably mean ________.

A.kind B.unwilling

C.free D.careless

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据下文中的even teachers with tickets for the England­Argentina game had trouble getting the day off可判断出reluctant意为“不愿意”，因为had trouble getting the day off表示在休假方面有困难，说明校方不愿意让教师休假。

第Ⅱ卷(共35分)

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，并将该词完整地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。

With the development of agriculture

and industry，more and more people are

pouring into big cities，________ causes 76.________

so much trouble.________ the growth 77.________

of the population，city problems are

g________.To begin with，big cities are 78.________

becoming so ________(拥挤) that it 79.________

makes finding a job difficult.People without

a job probably become a d________ 80.________

to our society.In addition，the environ­

ment is getting w________，and there 81.________

are traffic problems and pollution prob­

lems as ________.We have to face them .82.________

Big cities need to control the population

to h________develop 83.________

________(自己) for the future.As for 84.________

protecting the environment，I think every

________(市民) should contribute to 85.________

protecting the environment.

答案：76.which　77.With　78.growing　79.crowded

80.danger　81.worse　82.well　83.help　84.themselves　85.citizen

第二节　书面表达(满分25分)

Teenagers杂志Conversation with Brad栏目的负责人Brad收到了李华的一封来信。仔细阅读下面的来信，帮助Brad用英语写一封回信，给出分析并提出合理的建议。

Q &A　互动空间

Dear editor，

I’m a senior high school student，and I want to work part­time this summer.I think it is good to do so，but my parents don’t agree with me.I just can’t understand them.I need your advice.

Lora

假定你是李华，请根据所给材料，给Lora写封回信。

要求写出下列要点：

1.Lora打算利用暑假打工;

2.Lora父母不同意的理由;

3.你给Lora的具体建议。

注意：1.词数120左右;

2.可适当增加情节使行文连贯;

3.开头与结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Lora，

I read your letter in the magazine.______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Yours truly，

Li Hua

Dear_Lora，

I_read_your_letter_in_the_magazine.I know that you want to work part­time this summer.But your parents don’t agree with you.

I think your parents may have their reasons.They may regard learning as the most important task for you.Perhaps they’d like you to make use of this summer holiday to study.Besides，they may think you are too young to work.

My advice for you is this：you’d better have a talk with your parents.If they agree，you should make a detailed plan for your study and work，ask your friends to work together with you，and tell your parents not to worry about you because you are old enough to manage things properly.

Anyway，I wish you a pleasant summer.

Yours_truly，

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