第三部分：阅读理解

第一节：(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Liu Qian, a magician from Taiwan, cast his spell(魔法)over an audience of thousands on the CCTV Spring Festival Show. Die-hard fans are still trying to work out the secrets behind many of the tricks he performed.

But Liu, 32, when asked, laughed off the idea that there might be an “answer” to his magic. “The most fascinating thing is the puzzling process. People enjoy how magicians make the impossible come true,” said Liu.

Few people today believe in the possibility of real magic. They also often fail to consider magicians’ devotion to their art. It can take a magician years’ of practice to perfect a trick before he performs it on stage.

Part of Liu’s star appeal is his astonishing skill. However, when he began in the industry, he was all embarrassingly clumsy. “I could practice thousands of times for one single act. It wasn’t much fun,” he said.

No magician’s supernatural powers on stage extend to their life off stage. Liu says his life was no easier or funnier because he was a magician.

He developed an interest in magic at a young age, but didn’t consider making a living out of it until he graduated from university. He had studied Japanese and found himself unable to find a job. “My parents never considered being a magician as a proper job. To begin with, I had little confidence I would be doing this in the long term,” he said.

Yet Liu felt a powerful calling to become a magician. “For many people, magic somehow means a miracle, which is something we all secretly wish for no matter how hard-bitten we become,” he said.

Liu may be right. A popular modern dream is of the fairy godmother, who waves her magic wand(魔杖) and makes our dreams come true. But according to Liu, we all have the power to create magic in our lives. As Liu puts it: it’s not the magic that makes it work;it’s the way we work that makes it magic.

56. According to the passage, we can tell that __________.

A. being a famous magician, Liu Qian leads a comfortable life

B. it is a hard job for magicians to perform magic tricks well

C. Liu Qian’s parents supported his wish to be a magician

D. Liu Qian showed great talents for magic tricks when he first took it up

57. Talking of whether there’s real magic, Liu Qian believes _________.

A. there is no real magic and what counts in our life is the way we work

B. if we secretly wish for something, magic will turn out to be a miracle

C. the puzzling process of performing magic tricks is the answer to magic

D. there exists a fairy godmother waving her magic wand to make our dreams come true

58. Which of the following is similar to the underlined sentence in meaning?

A. All roads lead to Rome.       B. A miss is as good as a mile.

C. Every dog has his day.        D. No pains, no gains.

59. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Magic Power by Liu Qian       B. The Magic Skill

C. A Popular Magician---Liu Qian   D. How to Be a Successful Magician

B

Some American schools paid teachers more if their students improved on

tests. Now there is a growing movement to pay the students --- in some cases, even just for coming to class.

Students at one school in New Mexico can earn up to three hundred dollars a year for good attendance. A program in New York City pays up to five hundred dollars for good attendance and high test scores.

In Baltimore, Maryland, high scores on state graduation tests can be worth more than one hundred dollars. And a New Jersey school system plans to pay students fifty dollars a week to attend after-school tutoring programs. Schools that pay students can be found in over one-fourth of the fifty states. Other state schools reward students with food or other things.

Robert Schaefer is public education director for the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, an activist group. He says paying may improve performance in the short term, but students develop false expectations for the future. He sees a lack of long-term planning in these programs because of pressure on schools to raise test scores.

Public schools need to show improvement under the education reform law. Low-performing schools may lose their federal money; teachers and administrators may lose their jobs. Often these schools are in poor neighborhoods where getting students to go to school can be a continual problem.

Critics say paying students sends a message that money is the only valuable reward. But some students say it makes school more exciting. And some teachers have reported getting more requests for extra help.

60. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Some American schools pay teachers more for improving students’ scores.

B. Some American schools pay students for good attendance and high test scores.

C. Public schools need to improve their teaching management.

D. Some American schools pay teachers for after-school tutoring programs.

61. In _________ of the fifty states, schools pay the students.

A. less than one half            B. less than ten

C. more than ten               D. more than one half

62. We can learn from the text that _________.

A. all the people are in favor of the movement to pay the students.

B. not all the people think the movement to pay the students is good

C. in New York City students can get food for high test scores.

D. teachers can’t lose their jobs in some schools in American poor neighborhoods

63. The text is probably taken from_________.

A. education report           B. health report

C. information report          D. science news

C

Wash Your Clothes with a Cup of Water?

A washing machine that uses only a cup of water to carry a full wash, leaving clothes completely dry, has been developed by British inventors. Researchers say the technology, which uses less than 2 percent of the water and energy of a traditional machine, could save billions of liters of water each year.

The machine works by using thousands of plastic chips— each about half a centimeter in size—to absorb and remove dirt. Around 20 kilos of the chips are added to each load, along with a cup of water and detergent(洗涤剂). During the washing cycle, the water is heated to help dissolve the dirt, which is then absorbed by the plastic chips. The inventors say the chips should be removed at the end of each wash, but can be used up to 100 times.

The technology, called Xeros, is already being compared to the Dyson bagless vacuum cleaner, which revolutionized the home cleaning industry when it was first introduced to the public in the mid-1990s.

If adopted by many homes across the UK, the machine could save billions of liters of water each year. According to the research, washing machine use has risen by 23 percent in the past 15 years, up from three times a week in 1990 to an average four times now. The average UK household uses most 21 liters of water daily on clothes washing. Nationally, this equals to approximately 455 million liters of water a day — enough to fill 145 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

Although the Xeros is now in the design and testing stage, the inventors say they are in talks with a commercial partner. The machine could be in the market as early as next year. Tests have produced quite astonishing results. “We’ve shown that it can remove all sorts of everyday stains including coffee and lipstick while using a tiny fraction of the water used by traditional washing machines,” said one of the inventors.

An expert said, “This is one of the most surprising and remarkable technologies I’ve had in recent years. Xeros has the ability to save billions of liters of water per year and, we believe, the potential to revolutionize the global laundry market.

64. Compared with the traditional washing machine, the most outstanding feature of the Xeros is that _________.

A. it doesn’t need any detergent

B. it saves a large amount of water

C. it can remove all sorts of everyday stains

D. the plastic chips can be removed at the end of each wash

65. The writer supports his idea with __________ in Paragraph 4.

A. examples B. words      C. data      D. imagination

66. What do we know about the Xeros from the passage?

A. It will be quite cheap as the plastic chips can be used up to 100 times.

B. It’ll take the place of the Dyson bagless vacuum cleaner in future.

C. The plastic chips play an important role in absorbing and removing the dirt.

D. It isn’t in the market now because no investors are willing to develop it.

67. What is the writer’s attitude toward the new technology in this passage?

A. Positive.    B. Opposed.    C. Indifferent.    D. Doubtful.

D

Beldon and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apart. Both towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other tourists.

Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon. The next day, this news appeared on Page 2 of the town’s newspaper. The Beldon Post:

FIRE AT SEABREEZE

Late last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom. The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire. We say again to all our visitors： “Please don’t smoke cigarettes in bed.” This was Beldon’s first hotel fire for five years.

The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on Page One：

ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE

Last night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Seabreeze Hotel. An angry holiday-maker said, “An electric lamp probably started the fire. The bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels. When I put my bedside light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp.” We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield.

What are the facts, then? It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident. There was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel last August: that is one fact. Do we know anything else? Yes, we know that firemen went to the hotel.

Now what do you think of the rest of the “news”?

68. Which of the following best gives the main idea of this text?

A. Beldon and Canfield are both good places for tourists in summer.

B. A fire broke out at night in Seabreeze Hotel last summer.

C. It was not easy to find out the exact truth from newspapers.

D. Two newspapers gave reports on the same matter.

69. Which of the following are probably facts?

a. The fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotel.

b. A cigarette started the fire.

c. An old lamp started the fire.

d. The fire broke out at night.

e. There wasn’t any fire in Canfield.

A. b and c    B. a and d   C. c and e   D. a and c

70. The Canfield Times used the headline “ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE” in order to make its readers think _______.

A. hotels in Beldon catch fire more often

B. hotels in Beldon don’t often catch fire

C. this was the second fire at the Seabreeze Hotel

D. Beldon was a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe

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。

71    Lots of people aren’t satisfied with their present weight, but most people aren’t sure how to change it. You may want to look like the models, actresses or actors in magazines or on TV, but those goals might not be healthy or realistic for you .     72

So what should you do about your weight control?

73     The best way to find out if you are at a healthy weight or if you need to lose or gain weight is to go to see a doctor or dietitian(营养学家) for advice. They will compare your weight with healthy standards and help you set goals. If it turns out that you can benefit from weight loss, then you can follow a few of the simple suggestions listed below to get started.

74     People who lose weight quickly by crash dieting or other extreme measures usually gain back all of the pounds they lost, because they haven’t completely changed their habits. Therefore, the best ways of weight management are those that you can keep for a lifetime.

Small changes are a lot easier to stick with than big ones. Try reducing the size of what you eat.     75     Once you have that down, start gradually introducing healthier foods and exercise into your life.

All in all, it’s a good idea to keep a healthy weight because it’s just that: healthy.

A. Try giving up regular soda for a week.

B. Try to mind what you eat and stop when you’re full.

C. Weight management is about long-term success.

D. In addition, no magical diet will make you look like someone else.

E. Being healthy is really about being at a weight that is right for you.

F. Changing from whole to nonfat or low-fat milk is also a good idea.

G. Weight loss is a hard topic.

第II卷

第四部分   写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。短文中有10处错误，每句最多有两处。错误设计一个单词的增加、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。

Welcome to our English Corner. It set up about four years before. Since then on many high school students have joined in it. The students from different schools gather round on Sunday mornings, and there are also some college students or foreigners. We talked about everything we know and show interest in. We also exchange our effective method in English learning. We think we have learned much here.

The English Corner is a really addition to our English class and popular with students. Parents and teachers appreciate them very much because they all believe it is of great help to their children. If you want to know much about it, you may talk to students here.

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

每位同学都希望自己具有良好的人际关系，成为班级中受欢迎的人。请你根据下表所提供的信息，写一篇题为 “Being a Popular Student”的英语短文，参加学校网站英语论坛的讨论。

受人喜爱的

个性品质 对待集体 热心班级活动，具有团队精神，工作负责，……

对待他人 尊重、关心他人，富有同情心，……

对待自己 (根据自己实际拟定内容，列举至少两点) ……

注意：1.对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2.词数120左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

Being a Popular Student

We all hope to be popular with our classmates and teachers. _____________________________________________________

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