D

The easy way out isn't always easiest . I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug , my husband of one month , to a special meal . I glanced through my cookbook and chose a menu(菜谱) which included homemade bread . Knowing the bread would take time , I started on it as soon as Doug left for work . As I was not experienced in cooking , I thought if a dozen was good , two dozens would be better , so I doubled(加倍)everything . As Doug loved oranges , I also opened a can of orange and poured it all into the bowl . Soon there was a sticky dough (面团) covered with ugly yellowish marks . Realizing I had been defeated , I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn't have to face Doug laughing at my work , I went on preparing the rest of the meal , and , when Doug got home , we sat down to eat Cornish chicken with rice . He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed . Twice he got up and went outside , saying he thought he heard a noise . The third time he left , I went to the windows to see what he was doing . Looking out , I saw Doug standing about three feet from the rubbish bin , holding the lid up with a stick and looking into the container . When I came out of the house , he dropped the stick and explained that there was something alive in our rubbish bin . Picking up the stick again , he held the lid up enough for me to see . I felt cold . But I stepped closer and looked harder . Without doubt it was my work . The hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast (酵母)made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing .It looked like some unknown being from outer space. I could see why Doug was so shaken. I had to admit what the 'living thing” was and why it was there . I don't know who was more embarrassed(尴尬)by the whole thing - Doug or me.

41.The writer's purpose in writing this story is ___________

A.to tell an interesting experience

B.to show the easiest way out of a difficulty

C.to describe the trouble facing a newly married woman

D.to explain the difficulty of learning to cook from books

42.Why did the woman's attempt at making the bread turn out to be unsuccessful?

A.The canned orange had gone bad.

B.She didn't use the right kind of flour.

C.The cookbook was hard to understand.

D.She did not follow the directions closely.

43.Why did the woman put the dough in the rubbish bin?

A.She didn't see the use of keeping it

B.She meant to joke with her husband.

C.She didn't want her husband to see it .

D.She hoped it would soon dry in the sun.

44.What made the dough in the rubbish bin look frightening?

A.The rising and falling movement.

B.The strange-looking marks.

C.Its shape.

D.Its size.

45.When Doug went out the third time , the woman looked out of the window because she was ______________.

A.surprised at his being interested in the bin

B.afraid that he would discover her secret

C.unhappy that he didn't enjoy the meal

D.curious to know what disturbed him

四. 信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卷上作答。以下是景点信息：

A. Leigongshan Nature Reserve

Located 15 kilometers east of Kaili, Guizhou Province, Leigongshan is the most fascinating scenic area of the Miaoling Mountains. It gained its reputation as a National Nature Reserve because of its abundance of overlapping(与…重叠) mountain ridges(山脊), flourishing verdant(翠绿的) plants, valuable and rare animals, and historical war remains.

B. Wuyi Mountain

The Wuyi mountain is situated in the middle of the Wuyi mountain range, The Nine Twist Stream, a meading brook(小溪) running nine kilometers through the mountain, has been designated as a key national scenic spot. A great many scholars and poets like Zhuxi(朱熹), Luyou and Xinqiji visited and lectured here. As a result, a valuable cultural heritage has been preserved.

C. Hengshan Mountain (South Mountain)

There are five scared mountains in China, among which Hengshan Mountain in Hunan is the most famous for its natural scenery. It has 72 peaks and extends 150 kilometers, with 800 miles in circumference(圆周). The mountain consists of 72 peaks. It runs 150 kilometers in extend, and possess the reputation of Buddhism(佛教) and Taoist(道教) culture of China.

D. Mountain Tai

Mountain Tai is the first mountain in the five high mountains. It lies in the middle of Shan dong province.There are four natural remarkable spectacles. They are sunrise, sunset glow, cloudy sea and yellow river. The pines and cypresses on the mountain still stand firmly. Their branches and leaves heap up a lot of snow, which shine brightly under the sunshine.

E. Luoxiao Mountain

Luoxiao Mountain lies on the border between Hunan Province and Jiangxi Province. It is where China's revolution started. High peaks(山峰) and thick forests contribute to make the mountain quite steep. Luoxiao Mountain is rich in natural resources with a forest coverage rate of 64%. More than 3,800 different plants grow here, including over 30 rare tree species and over 20 rare animals species.

F. Mt.Huangshan

Mt.Huangshan is bound to be one of the most visited tourist destinations in the 21st Century. Old residences(住宅), archways, clan temples, ancient bridges and pagodas(宝塔) are abundant. Mt.Huangshan is famous for the uniquely shaped pines, the fantastic rock peaks, the sea of clouds and the hot springs. The mystic clouds drift in and out, changing the scenery from minute to minute.

请阅读下面5个人的特点，然后将他们与想去的旅游景点匹配起来。

46. Peter intends to go to a famous mountain for a holiday. As he is into Chinese classical literature(文学) and works, he is sure to consider something like that when he chooses a mountain to visit.

47. Jacky is from Australia. He has never been to a really high mountain before. So he is eager to visit a famous Chinese mountain. Jacky particularly enjoys the beautiful scenery on the top of a mountain in the early morning watching the sun rising.

48. Susan is a university student in LA. She has just got a holiday, but as she is doing a research on how religion or ancient Chinese doctrines(教条，教义) have influenced Chinese people, she will not lose any chance for her research.

49. Smith, a German exchange student, extremely adores(喜爱) Chairman Mao Zedong. He is told that if he visits the mountain he can feel the beginning of Chairman Mao Zedong’s revolutionary cause, otherwise he will feel regretful in his later life if he misses it.

50. George is a photographer from a Canadian journal. He likes to take pictures of remarkable scenery, especially the lightning in a thunder storm and the change of clouds. It is said that he can make it in a well-known mountain.

五 写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节 基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)

中国的传统节日中秋节马上就要到了，你的美国笔友Mike请你在他们的校报上介绍一下中秋节的情况，请你根据下表写一篇短文。

【写作内容】

中秋节简介

时间： 每年阴历(lunar)八月十五日，是中国最重要的传统节日之一。

范围： 中国及亚洲其它一些国家都会庆祝。

象征： 人们认为月亮是团圆、运气、财富的象征，在那天会互相表达祝福。

方式： 在那一天，人们通常回家与家人团聚，共聚晚餐。人们还会吃月饼，那是一种圆圆的饼，里面有肉、果仁、鸡蛋等。

【写作要求】

只能使用5个英语句子表达全部内容。

【评分标准】

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

第二节 读写任务。阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。(满分25分)

After my brother died in an accident , my mother was inconsolable(痛苦的，极其伤心的). I was only 4 years old at that time, but I still understood the seismic shift(地震的改变) in my mom’s attitude towards safety. Suddenly, everything around us was potentially dangerous.

I grew up with a lot of restrictions(限制)that were meant to protect me. I couldn’t walk home from school by myself even though everyone I knew already did. I couldn’t attend parties, or go to summer camp, because what if something happened to me. My life was divided into “things you should avoid” and “things you needed to do in order to have a good , long life”.

I became a natural worrier. I worried about things like getting cancert, losing my wallet, car accidents, and earthquakes-disasters big and small, real and imagined.

When I was 14, my mother died suddenly in a car accident. That loss, on top of my brother’s unnatural death, could have paralyzed(瘫痪) me. But at my mom’s funeral, I made a choice. I could either live out the rest of my life trying to be “safe”　or I could be brave enough to live out a fulfilling, exciting and, yes, sometimes dangerous life.

I began constantly forcing myself to do the things that frighten or worry me. In fact, I’ve developed a rule for myself: If it scares(使….害怕) me, I have to do it at least once. I’ve done lots of things that my mom would have worried about: I’ve ridden a motorcycle, I’ve dived, I’ve tried rock-climbing, I’ve traveled a lot.

Courage(勇气，勇敢) isn’t a natural attribute (性格) of human beings. I believe that we have to practice being courageous; using courage is like developing a muscle. The more often I do things that scare me, the more I realize that I can do a lot more than I originally thought I could. I’ve also come to believe that fear can be good thing if we face it.

写作内容

1. 以约30词概括以上短文的主要内容;

2. 然后以约120词写一篇短文谈谈你对培养勇气的看法，并包括如下要点：

1).勇气是否需要后天的培养;

2).以你自己成长的经历(真实的或虚拟的)举例说明。

写作要求:

可参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文句子。

参考答案

完形填空(每题2分，共30分)

1-5.D.BCA D 6-10. A B BC D 11-15.BB C D A

阅读理解(每题2分，共40分)

26-30 ACDBD 31-35 CABAC 36-40 CCBAC 41-45 ADCAD

信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

46-50 BDCEF

第一节基础写作(满分15分)：

The Mid-autumn Festival, which is one of the most important traditional festivals in China, falls on August 15th of the Lunar calendar every year. Not only is it popular in China but it is also celebrated in many other Asian countries. People believe that the moon is a symbol of reunion, luck and fortune, and it is a custom to express best wishes to the beloved ones at this particular time. On that day people usually go back home to have family reunion, enjoying a large meal with their family. They will also eat moon cakes, which are round cakes with meat, eggs, nuts and other things inside.

第二节读写任务(满分25分)：

The passage tells us that after her brother’s unnatural death, the author feared lots of things. But at her mother’s funeral, she decided to cultivate her courage by doing things that frightened her and she gradually became brave.

I can’t agree more with the author’s opinion that people are not born brave. Courage , like many other virtues, is cultivated rather than endowed with. If you are not born a courageous person, you still can become one if you try to be.

Once I was a shy girl in my class. I dared not put up my hand to answer any question. My mother became really worried about my extreme shyness. She asked all my teachers to tell me to stand up and answer questions no matter whether I put up my hand or not. She forced me to take part in the singing competition. She even set a rule for me that I must say hello first loudly when I came across any acquaintance. I was very painful at first. I blushed, I trembled, and I sweated. But I gradually got used to it. I spoke with a very low voice at first, but as time went by, I could speak louder and louder. Now I do not fear to speak in public at all.

So what the author believed is true, as far as my experience is concerned. Courage can be cultivated, if you try your best.

写作评分标准：概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

1 基础写作要按点打分。超五句的要扣分。

2 读写任务要按概括主要内容(5分)和正文(20分)分别打分。

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