第三部分：阅读理解(满分20分)

第一节(共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项

A

It gives me great pleasure today to say a few words in praise of a man we will all miss very much. To be honest, I can't imagine we will do without him when he's gone.[来源:Z§xx§k.Com]

Bill Masters almost single-handed built up our sales force in the Houston area and developed the market position that we enjoy today. In only six years, he has brought the firm from a very low fifth position in the area sales to the point where we now outsell all but one of our competitors. Not only have we got 37 per cent of the market under Bill's leadership; we are increasing our share with each passing month.

As you know, the company has moved Bill to northern California to work his sales magic in one of this company's most competitive(竞争的) areas. But we know that if anyone can do it, Bill Masters can, and I know you all join me in wishing him the best of luck in his new work.

41. The speech was made _______.

A. at a welcome meeting

B. at the opening of a new school term

C. when somebody was leaving

D. when they had a new manager

42. How long did Masters worked there?

A.37 years B. less than 5 years

C. about six years D. since he began to work

43. When Bill started to work in Houston area, he had _______to help him.

A. many people B. nobody

C. about 37 people D. very few people

44 Bill increased the company's sale _______.

A. by 37 per cent every month B. to the second largest in the area

C. to be the fifth largest in the area D. five times as much as before

B

One of the best-known American writers of children's books is Alfred Strong, or Doctor Strong, as he is better known to readers everywhere. Now, an art show called "Doctor Strong From Then to Now" is travelling around the United States. The pictures and drawings show the history of Doctor Strong.

Doctor Strong first became famous almost fifty years ago when his first children's book was published. Since then, he has written forty-five books that have sold more than one hundred million copies around the world.

Doctor Strong's books are known for their easy use of words and colorful, hand-drawn pictures. These drawings bring life to his imaginary creatures. The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and hundreds of others.

The San Diego Museum, in California, organized the art show. It included about three hundred Doctor Strong's original(最早的) drawings and some of his writings.

Most of Doctor Strong's books, although written in a funny way, have serious messages. For example, in Mc Elligot's Pool, he describes the danger of pollution. He discusses the arms race in T he Butter Battle Book, written in nineteen eighty-four.

Doctor Strong is almo st eighty-four years old now. He says he never planned to write stories just for children. He says he writes stories that interest people of all ages. He says he uses easy words so that everyone, even a child, can understand.

45. Alfred Strong is a famous _______ in the United States.

A. doctor 　　　　B. artist 　　　　C. writer 　　　　D. readerxkb1.com

46. Doctor Strong first became famous in _______.

A. his eighties when an art show was travelling around the United States

B. his fifties when his drawings and writings were published

C. nineteen eighty-four when his book MeEligot's Pool was published

D. his thirties when his first book was published

47. Doctor Strong's books are very popular in America because _______.

A. they are stories about animals such as cats, elephants and so on

B. they are written in easy words with colourful pictures

C. he organized the art show in California

D. they are written in a funny way

C

It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he ha rdly let them leave the camp.

Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn't work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry.

"I'm sorry, sir," said the first soldier. "I left the town on time . But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I h ad to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back."

And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier's turn. He said, "I'm sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…"

Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, "If you say something was wrong with your bus, I'll punish you at once!"

"No, no, sir," said the young man. "My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way!"

48. The military camp was built in the village to _______.

A. stop the soldiers going to towns

B. stop the soldiers meeting their friends

C. train the new soldiers

D. make the young men live quietly

49. Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because _______.

A. he was kind to them

B. they felt lonely

C. they had something important to do

D. they were the best of all

50 The young officer was worried because _______.

A. a traffic accident had happened

B. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiers

C. the nine soldiers didn't come back on time

D. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town

第四部分 写作

第一节 短文改错

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仅限一词;

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

I was used to feel sleepy in class and couldn’t focus on the lessons the teachers

give. As a result, not only did I do bad in my studies, but also my health went from

bad to worse, about which I was often scolded by my parents. I was also annoying

about my situation. About half a year ago, followed the head teacher’s advice, I began

to participate in some sport activities and kept on playing basketball for 45 minutes

and so every day till today. Now my health has been greatly improved, so at the same

time, I’ve made good progress in all my lessons. Physical exercise has changed me

into an entire new person!

第二节 书面表达

越来越多的中学生深陷“QQ农场”不能自拔。为了帮助大家正确认识“QQ农场”，英语课上你们班开展了一次讨论。请从以下方面将这次讨论结果写成一篇英语短文，发表到你的英文博客上：

分析沉迷于“QQ农场”的原因;

分析其负面影响;

解决方法以及你的看法或建议。

注意：1. 开头已给出，不计入总次数;2. 词数100左右。

Recently our English teacher organized a discussion about middle school students playing the

game “QQ Farm”.