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JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov.10 ------ A 14-year-old boy was arrested today after the rotten body of an 8-year-old girl who was his neighbor was found hidden in his bedroom. She had been stabbed and beaten.

The boy, Joshua Earl Patrick Philips, admitted and was charged with murder in the death of the girl, Maddie Clifton, who disappeared on Nov.3, Sheriff Nat Glover said.

Joshua, who has no criminal record, would not be eligible (合格的) for the death punishment because of his age. Detectives discovered a knife and a baseball bat believed to be the weapons used to kill the girl, the Sheriff said.

The girl had been stabbed at least nine times and was struck in the head, Sheriff Glover said at a news conference. The authorities did not say whether she has been attacked sexually, nor did they give motive for the attack.

The boy’s mother, Melissa Philips, grew suspicious after the police searched her home on Monday and detected an odor (strange smell), the Sheriff said. This morning she pulled aside the frame of the bed, saw a child’s feet and called an officer, he said.

Maddie’s body was found under a sheet of wood supporting the frame of the water bed, which was filled, Sheriff Glover said, adding, “He put her under the bed and taped her up in it.”

Investigators believe the third-grader was killed in the boy’s house shortly after she disappeared last Tuesday, touching off a widespread search.

On Friday, Maddie’s parents, Steve and Sheila Clifton, made an earnest request for her return.

The boy’s house, like others in the neighborhood, had been searched three times. During the third search on Monday, the mother had at first said she thought the odor came from family pets.

Hundreds of volunteers had sent thousands of leaflets with Maddie’s picture since she disappeared that evening, about 30 minutes after she went out to play with friends.

The girl’s house is one of the well-kept, single-family homes in the older working-class of Jacksonville. Yellow ribbons (丝带) still hung from the trees this morning.

60. Which of the following statement is not fit for the report?

A. After the girl disappeared, the police searched on a large scale (大规模地).

B. Quite a lot of people handed out lots of papers to look for the girl.

C. The girl’s parents are still waiting for their girl to come home safely on Friday morning.

D. The police searched the boy’s house and found the girl’s body by a strange smell.

61. It can be inferred (推断) from the report that ______.

A. the girl was killed in the boy’s home

B. the girl was stabbed many times and struck by a baseball bat

C. it is the first time that the boy has been charged

D. the boy won’t be put into prison

62. The words “motive” probably means______.

A. reason B. action C. motion D. information

63. The man, Sheriff Glover, may be ______.

A. a reporter B. a government official

C. the girl’s father D. a person in charge of the case

C

The old idea that child prodigies (神童) “burn themselves” or “overtax their brains” in the early years, therefore, are prey to failure and (at worst) mental illness is just a myth. As a matter of fact, the outstanding thing that happens to bright children is that they are very likely to grow into bright adults. To find this out, 1500 gifted persons were followed up to their thirty-fifth year with these results:

On adult intelligence tests, they scored as high as they did as children. They were, as a group, in good health, physically and mentally. Eighty-four percent of their group were married and seemed content with their life.

About 70 percent had graduated from colleges, though only 30 percent had graduated with honors. A few had even flunked out (退学), but nearly half of these had returned to graduate.

Of the men, 80 percent were in one of the professions or in business, managers or semiprofessional jobs. The women who had remained single had offices, business, or professional occupations.?

The group had published 90 books and 1,500 articles in scientific, scholarly, and literary magazines and had collected more than 100 patents (专利权).

In a material way they didn’t do badly either. Average income was considerably higher among the gifted people, especially the men, than for the country as a whole, despite their comparative youth when last surveyed.

In fact, far from being strange, maladjusted (难以适应) people locked in an ivory tower, most of the gifted were turning their early promises into practical reality.?

64. The main idea of the passage is _____.

A. how many gifted children turned successful when they grew up?

B. that bright children were unlikely to be physically and mentally healthy?

C. that gifted children were most likely to become bright grown-ups?

D. that when the bright children grew up, they would become ordinary?

65. From the passage, we can conclude that _____.?

A. most of the gifted children became white collars?

B. half of the gifted followed up graduated from colleges?

C. each of the talented published at least one article?

D. bright men got higher income than bright women?

66. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?

A. The gifted could not be fit for their social positions.?

B. Most of the bright and successful women kept single.?

C. The gifted men got full marks in intelligence tests.?

D. Most of the gifted appeared satisfied with their life.?

67. The explanation of the underlined “turning their early promises into practical reality” is ____.?

A. earning their living and keeping promises B. doing practical jobs and facing reality

C. doing what they have promised D. realizing what they were expected?

D

ENTRY-EXIT INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE

THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

HEALTH AND QUARANTINE DECLARATION FORM ON ENTRY

Name: Shirley Booth Sex: Male √ Female

Birth Date: 1959 yy 02 mm Nationality(Region): American

Time of Arrival: 17:20 hh Place of arrival: Shenzhen

From(Country/Region): USA Passport No.: CA5728019

Vehicle/Ship/Flight No.: Flight UA 3625 Seat No.: 16E

Destination: Changsha, Hunan

1. Please list the countries and cities(towns) that you have visited in the past 4 weeks:

New York, Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong

2. The contact address and telephone number in the next 14 days:

Changsha Friendship Hotel

3. Please mark “√” before the items of following symptoms or illness if you have any now.

Fever Cough Other disease

Shortness of breath Difficulty breathing

4. Have you had close contact with any probable or suspected H1N1 case in the past 14 days? Yes √ No

5. Please mark “√”before the items of following articles if you bring any of them.

Animal Animal products Plant Plant products

√ Biological products Waste and used clothing Soil

I hereby declare that all the information given above is true and correct.

Date: April 16, 2009 Signature: Shirley Booth

Note:

1. For the health of all, please give true and correct information;

2. You will be sued according to related laws if you give the false information;

3. No entry shall be allowed without the declaration;

4. Body temperature: 37°C

68. When does one need to fill in this form?

A. Permissions for a foreigner to take the Chinese nationality.

B. Entry to China from other countries or regions.

C. Exit to other countries or regions from China.

D. Anyone planning to take animals to China from other countries or regions.

69. The underlined word “sued” can be taken the place of by _____.

A. charged B. sentenced C. prevented D. analyzed

70. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the form?

A. It was not by ship that Shirley Booth came to China.

B. Shirley Booth went to at least three continents during March16-April 16, 2009.

C. Shirley Booth brought some biological products with her.

D. From the form we know Shirley Booth was not in good health.

第二节(共5小题;每题2分，满分10分)

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

Can you imagine your parents choosing your husband or wife for you? And can you imagine not setting eyes on him or her until your wedding day? This situation is common in India, the Middle East and many parts of Africa. 71 We don't realize that people in other places often get married in very different ways ------ and with different motives.

72 A marriage provides a safe and stable home for the husband and wife. It also joins two families, which benefits the couple's parents and makes them happy. Marriage also brings children, making sure the couple will be taken care of in old age. Because a marriage is important for the whole family, some cultures don't let young people choose whom to marry.

Just as there are many different reasons for marriage, there are also many different wedding rituals (仪式). 73 In a typical Western wedding, the bride (新娘) seeks good luck by wearing "something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue." Something old represents the past. Something new represents success in the future. Something borrowed reminds the bride she can get help from her friends and family. 74

In Poland, one wedding tradition is not only lucky, but also very practical. The wedding guests pin money to the bride's dress while she is dancing. The money is meant to bring luck and to help the young couple build their new life. In Bermuda, the young couple plants a tree in the yard of their new home. Once they move in, they take good care of the tree, making it grow and blossom (开花). The planting of the tree is a good metaphor (隐喻) for marriage. 75

A. Every culture has its own ways of bringing good luck to the happy couple.

B. A truly good marriage is something that grows with care.

C. In the United States, parents do not arrange marriages for their children.

D. And something blue reminds her to be true to her husband.

E. Marriage customs around the world often differ from our own.

F. In many countries, marriage is a practical matter.

G. Different countries have different cultures.

第II卷 (非选择题，共35分)

第四部分：写作 (共两节，满分35分)

第一节 ：短文改错 (共10小题;每题1分，满分10分)

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

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，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，并在其下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Dear Mary,

I receive your E-mail just now. Don’t worry about me. I’m getting on well my research

work in the lab. But to my great surprise you say you will give up learning English. The

reason is because you have not done well in it recently and you have lost interests. I’m

afraid I can’t agree with you. I know it is difficult to learn English, but English is wide

used in the world today. It will be important tool in our future work. Beside, it is becoming

more and more important in your daily life. If you study hard, you will succeed. Do

remember that where there is a will and there is a way. I’m looking forward to hear good

news from you.

第二节 ：书面表达 (满分25分)

下表为某市2000年与2010年人们度假方式的比较。 请根据表中的内容， 以 “How People Spent Their Holidays”为题目, 用英语写一篇100词左右的文章， 并对度假方式变化的原因加以简单的分析。

2000 2010 原因

境外旅游 33% 66% 收入增加

海边度假 40% 23% 海水污染

爬山野营 12% 48% 回归自然

参考答案

听力：1------5 BACBA 6----10 BABCA 11-----15 BBCAB 16-----20 CBACC

单选：21-----25 BACDD 26-----30 ABCDA 31-----35 DCBBD

完型：36-----40 BBACD 41-----45 ABCAB 46-----50 DCCAB 51-----55 BDDCA

阅读：56-----59 BDCA 60-----63 DCAD 64-----67 CADD 68-----70 BAD 71-75 EFADB

改错： 1. receive改received 2. getting on well 后加 with 3. because 改that

4. interests改 interest 5. wide 改widely 6. be和 important中间加an

7. Beside改Besides 8. your 改our 9. and去掉 10. hear改hearing

作文范文：

How People Spent Their Holidays

The ways people spent their holidays changed much.

The table shows that a greater number of people spent their holidays traveling abroad, the rate of which in 2010 (66%) doubled that of 2000 (33%). And we are sure it is still increasing because more and more people can afford the journeys. The rate of people going camping and climbing mountains in 2010 (48%) is four times of that in 2000 (12%). The reason may be that the beauty of nature is attracting people who are eager to get closer to nature.

Things about traveling to the seaside were different. The rate dropped from 40% in 2000 to 23% in 2010. This is because of pollution. The polluted seaside would certainly drive the visitors away.

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