28. It’s quite clear that for Joan the trip to London had been ________.

A. spilt by the fog       B. quite tiring

C. rather disappointing     D. very enjoyable

C

The scientist from the Lockheed Space Company work in Felton, California, with the help of a computer. But the computer is placed in Sunnyside, about 80 kilometers away. What scientists input (输入) is sent by telephone lines to the computer, and after a time, copies of the designs are needed back in Felton as quickly as possible Lockheed people have tried several ways of sending the prints, but the most effective seems to be by pigeon. Are pigeons really used to carry messages in these days? They are, and they send the prints faster and cheaper than any other way.

Human messengers are much more expensive and slower than the pigeons. The road to Felton goes through the mountains, and the driving is not easy. An electronic printout (电子打印输出) system could do the work in Felton, but at a cost of 10 dollars a print. Pigeons carry the designs for about 1 dollar each.

Now Lockheed people have ten pigeon messengers. The pigeons do the work, and they have made Lockheed more famous. You can often read the news about pigeons in the newspapers around the world.

29. The passage is mainly about ___________________.

A. Felton, California       B. the scientists

C. how to work with computers           D. sending prints by pigeon

30. This story is unusual because pigeons ____________________.

A. don’t like carrying things                B. are often expensive to keep

C. seem out of place in the space age              D. aren’t friendly to the scientists

31. Something that’s effective ________________________.

A. usually costs more                        B. is something that works

C. is often unhappy                           D. is often done by animals

D

You surely want to take a good school yearbook photo, for you only get to do it once, and it’s what people remember you by for the whole school year. Learn how to look good and look natural in your yearbook photo with these simple tips.

1. Practice smiling in a mirror. It sounds crazy, but figuring out how to make a natural looking smile for the camera does need a little preparation. Don’t be shy! Just imagine you are in front of a camera —hold your head high, look straight into the mirror and smile. Keep practicing until you find out your most attractive smiling face.

2. Choose your color wisely. In yearbook photos, lots of people look good in darker colors because they draw attention to the face. Generally, white often isn’t the best choice because it can make your skin look a bit gray, especially if you’re pale. Besides, stay away from super(超级的)-bright colors ( bright yellow, bright blue) unless you’re really sure they make you look perfect.

3. Avoid unnecessary details. Busy patterns draw attention to themselves in yearbook photos, not to your face and smile. Save them for your everyday fashion experiments. Besides, have your clothes prepared for the day when the yearbook photo is taken. The last thing you want to do is pick out the perfect thing to wear, only to find that it’s in the laundry.

4. Avoid big changes to your appearance. Big changes may not turn out the way you hope. Leave some time to do your hair, such as combing(梳头) it up right before the yearbook photo is taken. Don’t overdo it, since you want your hair to stay in one place and your face to draw all the attention, but go for the "less is more" approach.

32. The best title of this passage is ______.

A. How to Make Yourself Look Good

B. How to Do When Taking a School Photo

C. How to Get Ready for Your School Photo-taking

D. How to Make a Good School Photo Book

33. A bright yellow shirt is not a good choice for taking photos because _______.

A. it reflects light with the brightness

B. it makes people look gray and pale

C. it draws more attention than the face

D. it suits nobody in front of a camera

34. The underlined part "less is more" in the last paragraph means _______.

A. common hair style is more attractive than the over-done

B. simple hair style makes your face more attractive

C. spending less time on hair makes you look more attractive

D. combing the hair up right costs less time but means more

35. During the preparation for photo-taking ______.

A. a camera is needed      B. clothes should be in the laundry

C. fashion should be perfectly showed   D. big changes are not needed

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。House Sitting

In many countries of the world people do what is called house sitting. It means that if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come into their home and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away.

In Australia, many people travel. After pe ople retire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country.    36

So if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their home to care for it and keep the gardens tidy. House sitters might have to care for pets. Also, quite a few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning.    37    I feel it is a great way of seeing the country, because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, and have time to go sightseeing in a new area.

38      There are websites where you find the advertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying to the advertisement, you can make arrangements to go and look after their home.

There are some requirements to be a house sitter. You must be a trusted person, so that the home owner knows you will not steal anything. You must be able to go when the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time.    39    You need to be good with pets, able to care for cats and dogs, or other pets they may have.

Some house sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house owners have a short holiday. Sometimes it is for much longer. We have had one house sit for six months, while the home owner travelled to Europe.

40    Then you can travel to many different countries and stay there. One of the important things to get is references from the home owners where you have stayed. A reference is a written letter to say that you are trustworthy and have looked after their home well. You can show these letters to possible house sitting jobs and they know you will do a good job.

A. I have done house sitting many times.

B. Thousands of people do this all the time.

C. It is also possible to do house sitting in other countries.

D. Generally you have many opportunities to get a house sitting job.

E. You must take a little care over what your description says about you.

F. This is an international house sitting service for all city and country areas.

G. You must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of the country.

第二部分：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文， 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A Different View

At age 14, 15 and 16, the way we looked was the most important thing in the world to us. My friends and I wanted nothing less than perfection.

In high school, we joined the gymnastics team, and our   41   became even more important to us. We had no fat, only muscle. On the weekends, we would go to the beach,   42   of our flat stomachs.

One summer day, all my friends were at my house   43  . At one point, I was running back to the pool. I   44   on a bee, and while it was dying under my foot, it stung (蛰) me. I instantly started to feel   45  . That night, I began to run a high fever and my leg and foot were red, hot and swollen. I couldn’t walk. I could barely   46  .

When my foot started to go numb, everyone became more   47  . My foot was not getting enough blood. I had to go to the   48  , and my leg hurt as if it were badly broken. I couldn’t move. All I could do was think about how soft my middle was becoming. That   49_   me more than any concern over my leg.

That would all   50   when I heard the doctors mention possibly cutting of f my foot. It was still not getting the   51   supply it needed. The doctors would have to speed up their treatment.

Never before did I have such great   52   for my foot. And walking seemed like a   53__   from the gods. Less and less would I want to hear my friends talk about   54   and who was wearing what. More and more I expected visits from other kids in the hospital, who were quickly becoming my friends.

One girl came to visit me   55  . Every time she came, she brought flowers. She was recovering from cancer and felt she should come back and   56   the other patients.

She still had no hair, and she was swollen from medications she had been taking. I would not have given this girl a second   57   before. I now loved every inch of her and looked forward to her   58  .

Finally, I was improving and soon I went home. My leg was still swollen,   59   I was walking, and I had my foot! When I would go back to the hospital, I often saw my friend. She was still visiting people and   60   good cheer. I thought if ever there was an angel on this earth, it had to be her.

41. A. grades   B. brains    C. bodies    D. clothes

42. A. ashamed  B. proud    C. sure    D. tired

43. A. dancing   B. chatting   C. jogging   D. swimming

44. A. stepped   B. focused   C. held    D. took

45. A. upset   B. fearful    C. sick    D. anxious

46. A. jump   B. run    C. stand    D. rest

47. A. concerned  B. relieved   C. surprised   D. interested

48. A. beach   B. hospital   C. gym    D. school

49. A. blamed   B. impressed   C. shocked   D. troubled

50. A. change   B. bother    C. help    D. happen

51. A. nutrition  B. blood    C. time    D. air

52. A. observation  B. devotion   C. appreciation  D. evaluation

53. A. gift   B. hand    C. promise   D. treat

54. A. homework    B. appointment  C. movies   D. gymnastics

55. A. suddenly  B. regularly   C. eventually   D. recently

56. A. advise   B. encourage   C. serve    D. instruct

57. A. choice     B. thought    C. glance    D. chance

58. A. words      B. ideas     C. flowers   D. visits

59. A. but          B. then    C. so    D. for

60. A. enjoying       B. gaining   C. discovering   D. spreading

第II卷 (非选择题)

注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

第一节： 语法填空(共10小题;每题1.5分，共15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式(不多于3个单词)。

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to India’s Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai for their struggles _61___________ the suppression(压迫)of children and for young people's rights, _62_____________(include) the right to education.

Yousafzai came to _63___________ (globe) attention after she _64___________(shoot) in the head by the Taliban two years ago for her efforts _65___________(promote) education for girls in Pakistan.

Through her heroic struggle, Yousafzai has become a leading spokeswoman for girls’ rights to education. According to the Nobel committee, at 17 she’s the _66__________(young) ever peace prize winner. “I’m proud that I’m the first Pakistani and the first young woman or the first young person _67___________ gets this award,” she said in Birmingham, England.

She doesn’t believe that she deserves the award but considers _68__________ an encouragement to continue her campaign and to know that she isn’t _69____________.

Awarding the Peace Prize to a Pakistani Muslim and an Indian Hindu _70___________(give) a message to people of love between Pakistan and India, and between different religions.

第二节： 短文改错(共10小题;每题1分，共10分)

假如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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线划掉。

修改：在错词下面划一横线，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仅限一词; 2、只允许修改10处，多者从第11处不计分

All parents wish their children, especially senior high students, can go to top universities and have a bright future. So they always expects their children to make fully use of their time to study. They don’t allow them watch TV, play computer games or go out to play with their friends. Some students just complained that their parents are only concerned about their grades but not their other need.

To my opinion, how our parents are doing is out of nothing but the love. The mos t important thing, I think, is that they should learn to communicate with our parents, telling them that we’ll never let them down and will work harder to earn trust and respect from them.

第三节   书面表达(满分25分)

假如你是中学生李华，你校外教Mary女士近期准备回英国度假，为此，你班同学准备开一个晚会为她送行。请你根据以下提示，用英语写一封e-mail，通知她相关情况。

1. 对她的辛勤教学工作表示感谢。

2. 晚会本周日晚上7：30开始，预计持续1个小时。

3. 地点：高三10班教室

4. 活动：同学们一起唱英文歌，班长代表全班赠送她鲜花和亲手制作的礼物。

注意：

1. 词数100左右。

2. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mary,

We hear that you’ll return to the United Kingdom on a holiday soon. All the class will miss you very much during your absence!

_____________________ ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours truly,

Li Hua