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The 2009 National Year of Reading is a year-long celebration of reading, in all its forms. It aims to help build a greater national passion for reading in England—for children, families and adult learners alike. The following are some of the events.

★The Big Picture Best New Illustrators(插图画家)

Date: 17 April, 2009~3 may, 2009

Location: 22Bury Street

Details:

Booktrust(the organiser)is pleased to announce that the famous Best New Illustrators will be featured at an exhibition at the Illustration Cupboard, London’s only gallery dedicated(把……用于)to the art of illustration.

★ The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2009

Date: 8 May, 2009

Location: 14 Great Peter Street

Details:

The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize celebrates the exceptional(杰出的)works of fiction by living authors which have been translated into English from another language and published in the UK in 2007.

Some of them are: Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Carol Brown Janeway from the German; The Model by Lars Saabye Christensen, translated by Don Barlett from the Norwegian, and The Way of the Women by Marlene van Niekerk, translated by Michiel Heyns from the Afrikaans.

The award ceremony will be held at a central London location——14 Great Peter Street.

★ Reading of The Moon Has Written You a Poem

Date: 14 May, 2009

Location: 180 South Lambeth Road

Details:

Two poets Jose Jorge Letria and Maurice Riordan will read The Moon Has Written You a Poem. This book of young people’s poetry was the first Portuguese picture book ever to be published in the UK. It really is a gem(精品)to be read out loud.

★ Football Reading Family Fun Day

Date: 10 May, 2009

Location: Chelsea Library

Details:

A day of football reading activities with Tom Palmer, author of the new football novel, Foul Play. There will be penalty shootouts(罚点球决定胜负), quizzes, detective hunts and prizes. The day is open to 8~12 years and their families.

65. Which event will last the longest?

A. The Big Picture Best New Illustrators.

B. The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2008.

C. Reading of The Moon Has Written You a Poem.

D. Football Reading Family Fun Day.

66. Which of the following is NOT true about Measuring the World?

A. It has been translated into English.

B. Its author Carol Brown Janeway comes from Germany.

C. It is originally written in German by Daniel Kehlmann.

D. Its English version was published in the same year as The Model.

67. To enjoy some beautiful young people’s poems, you should go to .

A. Chelsea Library B. 14 Great Peter Street

C. 180 South Lambeth Road D. 22 Bury Street

68. We can learn from the passage that .

A. the Illustration Cupboard is one of the many famous illustration art galleries in London

B. 14 Great Peter Street is in central London

C. all children and their families can attend all the four events

D. Maurice Riordan and Tom Palmer are two famous Portuguese poets

C

Today there are 4 billion people around the world with cellphones. As cellphone numbers have grown, so have fears about their safety.

Scientists have not found a definite link between cellphones and cancer, but studies do suggest an increased risk for those who have used the phones for 10 years or more.

“There’s enough concern that the governments of six countries including France, Germany and Israel have limited the usage of cellphones, particularly for children,”says Jane Houlihan, who is vice president of the US’ Environmental Working Group.

The group did a study recently. They found that some cellphones give out several times more radiation(辐射)than others. They have published a list with the radiation levels of 1,000 cellphones.(For the list, visit http://www.ewg.org/cellphoneradiation)Houlihan says her group thinks people should choose a phone with lower radiation.

The following suggestions may also help you to cut your risk.

1. Use a headset(耳机)or speaker

Headsets give out much less radiation than phones. Some wireless headsets do give out low-level radiation, so take yours off your ear when you’re not on a call. Using your phone with a speaker will also reduce your risk.

2. Listen more, talk less

Your phone gives out radiation when you talk or text, but not when you’re getting messages. Listening more and talking less reduces your risk.

3. Hold the phone away from your body

Hold the phone away from your body when you’re talking(with headset or speaker), not against your ear, in a pocket, or on your belt.

4. Choose texting over talking

Phones use less power(less radiation)to send text than voice. And unlike when you speak with the phone at your ear, texting keeps radiation away from your head.

5. Poor signal? Stay off the phone

Fewer signal bars(格)on your phone means that the phone is giving out more radiation. Make and take calls when your phone has a strong signal.

69. Scientists are concerned about the increasing usage of cellphones because .

A. there is an obvious link between the use of cellphone and cancer

B. cellphones give out radiation strong enough to cause cancer

C. studies suggest an increased risk of cancer for cellphone users of 10 years or more

D. people spend more time on their cellphones than before

70. In which of the following situations would it be better NOT to use a cell phone?

A. When your battery is running out. B. When you don’t have a headset.

C. When the signal is poor. D. When you can send a text message instead.

71. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Cellphone radiation does less harm to children.

B. The 1,000 cellphones on the US’s Environmental Working Group List are safe.

C. You should keep your cellphone in your pocket or on your belt while talking with a headset.

D. Send a text message when you do not need to make a call.

D

Book clubs are a great way for adults to get together, have some fellowship, and have intellectual(智力的)conversation. Sure, book clubs may seem more popular to women than men, but I know plenty of fantastic men who love their“book clubs”just as much as I do! So why are we not getting our kids to take part in these types of activities more?

Reading is the biggest push in education today. If our kids do not or cannot read, the future of this country will be in jeopardy. Educators are working overtime, round the clock, trying to teach kids to read. Think of a strategy(策略)to make a child interested in reading? The school systems are doing it. But all students should be enrolled(加入)in some sort of reading class based on their reading needs.

And we can do plenty about this at home! If you are busy and do not have the chance to stay at home with your child, then read to them every night before bedtime. Let them touch the books, hold the books, eat the books if they want to! Any interaction(互动)a child has with a book is good and should be made to be a positive thing. Find a couple of friends with children in your age group and get them together once a month, just like the adults, and seat them in a circle with a pile of books. Do not expect them to discuss which characters they like or hate, instead, have them“play”together with the books.

As they get older, have them read to each other. If we make reading fun and part of what they do with their friends, we still have a chance to teach our future leaders how to be good readers!

72. The first paragraph intends to tell us that .

A. we’d better encourage our kids to join the book clubs

B. many parents get together with their children in book clubs

C. women love book clubs as much as the men

D. children shouldn’t take part in too many activities

73. The underlined phrase“in jeopardy”(in Paragraph 2)can best be replaced by“ ”.

A. in common B. in peace C. in trouble D. in place

74. According to the third paragraph, the author thinks it is good for children to .

A. discuss what kinds of books they like best

B. become familiar with each other through reading books

C. become more positive to make friends

D. enjoy doing anything just with a book

75. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. Book clubs are important to us in our daily life.

B. We should try to make our children good readers.

C. It is necessary for us to communicate with our children.

D. Children usually have a good time together.

第二节(共5小题：每小题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。

In order to get rid of a cold fast you must take care of your body the moment you first experience cold

Symptoms(症状). If you ignore your symptoms you will make yourself more sick. If you help your immune system, you might be able to get rid of the cold much faster than if you did nothing.

*___76_____. If you start feeling sick but spend the rest of the day working, playing, or running around, your body won’t have a chance to recover. You must devote all of your energy to your immune system fighting off the cold. Go home and lie down if you want to get rid of your cold fast.

* Take a bath. As soon as you get home you want to get yourself clean. ___77____.

* Wash your hands often. This is probably how you got sick in the first place. ____78_____ . When you touch your mouth, nose, or eyes the germs(细菌) get into your body.

* Eat well. If you are sick you may not feel like eating. You must anyway. ___79_____. Eat foods that are high in protein but easy to digest. Mom was right. Chicken soup is one of the best food for getting rid of a cold fast.

* __80_____ . Your body needs the water to metabolize (使新陈代谢) your food and fight the cold. Water also cleanses your system. Keep drinking water and keep going to the bathroom. Think of it as washing yourself on the inside. Do not replace water with coffee, soft drinks, or alcohol. Iced tea or lemonade are fine as long as there is not a lot of sugar in them.

A. immediately devote yourself to getting rid of your cold fast.

B. Drink lots and lots of water.

C. Spend as little energy as possible.

D. This will make you feel better and relax you.

E. Your body is hungry for nutrition to battle the cold.

F. Cold germs hide on your hands.

G. Vitamin C can get rid of a cold fast.

第二卷

注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

第四部分 写作(共两节，满分30分)

第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题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，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅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，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Dear John,

Last summer I take a part-time job in the International Camp for children. I have been told one more worker will be needed this year and I think you are fit it. How about join us? The camp is at the foot of a small hill close to a river. It is so a beautiful place! We can hear birds singing happy all around. Everybody sleeps in tents, that is very exciting. We usually work only five hour a day, so we will have plenty of spare time visit the area and have a fun, I am sure it will be an unforgettable experience. If you have interest on it, reply to me soon.

Yours,

Li Ping

第二节 书面表达(满分20分)

假如你是班长李华，你打算邀请外国朋友PETER于1月20日下午2：00----4：00在高二(1)班教室与你一起主持迎春英语活动。请参照以下要点给他写一封信：

1. 主题

2. 目的

3. 内容

4. 时间，地点

注意：1.信的开头和结尾 已给出，不计入总词数;

2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯：

3. 词数100左右。

参考答案

听力

1---5.CBCBA 6---10BABCB

11---15 BCBBC 16---20 AACCB

单项选择

21---25 CCBAC 26---30 BDABC

31---35 DAABD 36---40 BACDA

完型填空

41-------45 CACDB 46------50 DBCDA

51------55 DCAAB 56----60CBDBA

阅读理解

61------65 ABDCA 66------70 BCBCD

71------75DACDB 76----80 CDFEB

短文改错

1) take---took 2) fit后加for 3) join----joining 4) so----such 5) happy---happily 6) that---which 7) hour----hours

8) visit 前加to 9) a fun----去掉a 10) on---in

书面表达

Dear Peter,

How is it going? Our school will hold an English activity in Class One, Grade Three fro 2 pm to 4pm on January 20th, the purpose of which is to welcome the coming of the New Year and to create a good environment for us to learn English in a relaxing and happy atmosphere. We all know you are good at singing and dancing, and most importantly you are a native speaker, so we hope you act as host of this activity. It would be nicer to get your better ideas about it. If you have suggestions, please contact me.

I’m looking forward to your reply.

Yours

Li Hua

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