C. dinner hosts  D. dinner guests

C

“Football is a very short-term career. Football really prepares you for almost nothing. The only thing I got out of football was the ability to work hard.” says Gales Sayers. So what do you do after your glory days on the field are over? Here’s what one of the top players, Gales Sayers did after he put down the pigskin.

Gales Sayers: #40, Chicago Bears, Running Back.

Gales Sayers became famous in 1965. After recovering from a serious knee injury in 1968, Sayers returned to the Bears in 1969 and was awarded the George Halas Award as “the most courageous player in professional football.” At the award ceremony, he owed his prize to his friend and teammate Brian Piccolo, who was dying of cancer.

Sayers couldn’t get away from the injuries, though, and another blow to his knee put an end to his football career in 1971. His personal life was unfortunate as well, as he and his wife, Linda, split up that year. Shortly after that, Sayers started a new life and career as an assistant athletic director in the University of Kansas. By 1976 he was moving up the ladder at Southern Illinois University, becoming the first African-American athletic director at a major university.

Sayers started a computer supplies company in 1984 with his second wife, Ardie, whom he married in 1973. The couple was looking for a field with a future, and computers seemed to have it all. Seventeen years later, the company that bears his name is a national provider of technology solutions, with 10 locations and over 350 employees across the country. Just like in the old days the honors started rolling in. Sayers was listed into the Chicago Area Entrepreneurship(企业家) Hall of Fame in 1999.

64. What does the underlined sentence “he put down the pigskin” mean?

A. Sayers ended his football career.

B. Sayers was too tired to go on playing.

C. Sayers intended to start a new career.

D. Sayers only wanted to rest for some time.

65. How many times was Sayers honored in his life?

A. Only once as a football star.    B. Only once as a businessman.

C. Twice altogether.     D. We are not quite sure.

66. Sayers started his new career mainly because of _______ .

A. the first knee injury in l968

B. his unfortunate personal life

C. another more serious knee injury

D. a friend’s being deadly ill

67. What can be learned from this passage?

A. Football players are not successful all the time.

B. A successful businessman should be a ball player first.

C. A retired football player can easily make money.

D. Whatever you do, working hard is the most important.

D

Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much. They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day. They don’t want anyone to go shopping on that day.

Buy Nothing Day is November 29. It’s 25 days before Christmas. It’s after Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping. At this time, we see ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to “buy, buy, buy!”

The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California, parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs, and paint pictures. The children talk about why they don’t need a lot of toys. This year, in Manchester, England, people dressed up to tell people that we buy too much.

In Albuquerque, New Mexico, high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day. They organized a spaghetti dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day. They asked restaurants in the neighborhood to donate the food. They made posters and talked to other students about it. The dinner was a big success, and many students agreed not to buy anything on November 29. The students at high school liked the idea of this new tradition. Next year, they want to have another dinner to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day!

68. Which of the following is NOT the day for people to celebrate Buy Nothing Day?

A. November 29.                B. 25 days before Christmas.

C. After Thanksgiving.           D. The first day after Christmas.

69. When do people usually do shopping?

A. Before Thanksgiving.         B. On Christmas.

C. Before Christmas.            D. Anytime.

70. How do people celebrate Buy Nothing Day?

A. In California, parents and children get together to play games.

B. In England, people celebrated by performing plays.

C. In Mexico, high school students dressed up.

D. They bought nothing and made the others decide not to.

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。

The Wife-carrying World Championship has been celebrated in a small town in central Finland since 1992. In 1992, the people of the town decided to restart some long-forgotten traditions.   71   He was said to only accept men as members of his gang who proved their worth in challenges. At that time, it was also a common practice to steal women from neighboring villages.

72   A large number of competitors, people, and journalists from Finland to Canada take part in the Wife-carrying World Championship every year.

73    The Wife-carrying World Championship is held on a 253.3 meters long official track. The track has two dry obstacles(障碍物) and a water obstacle about a meter deep. The wife to be carried may be your own, or your neighbor’s. The minimum weight of the wife to be carried is 49 kg. If she is less than 49kg, the wife will be given a heavy bag to carry. Each time a competitor drops his wife, that couple will be fined 15 seconds.   74

Alongside with the Wife-carrying World Championship, there is also a team competition. The distance is the same but three men in the team carry the wife in turns. At the exchange point the carrier has to drink official “wife-carrying drink.” Then he may continue the race.   75

While the Wife-carrying World Championship is being held, there are bands playing music, a wife carrying dance and other forms of entertainment.”

A.There are a few basic rules.

B.People everywhere hold the event.

C.A special prize is awarded to the team.

D.Do you know how these traditions restarted?

E.This event is becoming increasingly popular.

F.The winner is the couple who complete the course in the shortest time.

G.Back in the late 1800s, there was a robber called Rosvo-Ronkainen in that area.

第II卷(非选择题， 满分45分)

第三部分：写作(满分45分)

第一节：单词拼写(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

1. Ms Lin is a nice teacher, who is frequently________(鼓励) us to be brave in face of trouble.

2. Math is hard for John. _________(同样地), English is difficult for Mary.

3. This kind of sportswear is specially designed for________.(少年)

4. On the __________(旅程) to Beijing, he met one of his old classmates.

5. No one can imagine what trouble she had _________(面试) the super star.

6. On yearly v_________, he traveled to Hawaii with his family to enjoy the beautiful sunshine and beach.

7. When she heard the unexpected news, she rushed out i__________.

8. When you do experiments, you must follow the teachers’ i___________.

9. With Christmas a_________, we are considering where to spend our holiday.

10. No one is allowed to come into the room without p__________.

第二节 短文改错

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。

When my father bought a computer as birthday gift for me in last year, I felt very excited. As is known to us all, computers are getting more and more usefully now. Much information can be stored in it. We can also learn that has happened lately in the world on the Internet. In the past, people had to do lots of work that were very dangerous. But now computers can do it, instead. When an exam is coming, I often did some exercises in my computer. Then it will correct them and tell me the right answer. In this way it is very convenient(方便的) for me to get ready for the exam than before.

第三节：书面表达(满分25分)

某英语报社开展以 “Parents and Children” 为题的“看图作文”征文活动，要求根据以下三幅图用英语写一篇作文，文章内容应包括：①4月9日发生在李明家的事情;②你个人的感受。请你写一篇向报社投稿的征文。

注意：  1.词数100左右，作文题目已给出，不计入总数;

2.短文要求观点明确，结构合理，紧凑连贯。

Parents and Children

参考答案

1~5 DBCDC    6~10 ACABC    11~15 BCDCD   16~20 BBADC

21~25 CABBB  26~30 AADCC   31~35 BADCC

36~40 BDABC  41~45 CABCD   46~50 ABBDC   51~55 DBADD

56~59 CABD   60～63 DAAD    64~67 ACCD    68~70 DCD

71~75 GEAFC

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