阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

In 1901，H.G.Wells, an English writer, wrote a book describing a trip to the moon. When the explorers landed on the moon, they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities. They expressed their surprise to the “moon people” they met. In turn, the “moon people” expressed their surprise. “Why,” they asked, “are you traveling to outer space when you don’t even use your inner space?”

H.G.Wells could only imagine travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really did land on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the “moon people” asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.

Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas. The “Channel”，a tunnel connecting England and France, is now complete.

But what about underground cities?Japan’s Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems, called “Alice Cities”. The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on. A solar dome would cover the whole city.

Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth’s space. The space, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness. H.G.Wells “moon people” would agree. Would you?

56. The explorers in H. G. Well’s story were surprised to find that the “moon people”       .

A. knew so much about the earth            B. understood their language

C. lived in so many underground cities        D. were ahead of them in space technology

57. What does the underlined word “it”(paragraph 2)refer to? ______.

A. Discovering the moon’s inner space          B. Using the earth’s inner space

C. Meeting the “moon people” again           D. Traveling to outer space

58. What sort of underground system are already here with us? _______.

A. Offices, shopping areas, power stations       B.Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas

C. Gardens, car parks, power stations           D.Tunnels, gardens, offices

59. The word “wilderness” in the last paragraph means ______ .

A. wildlife                                B. poor districts

C. desert                                  D. an area that is not allowed to build on

60. What would be the best title for the text? _______

A. Alice Cities—Cities of the Future            B. Space Travel with H.G.Wells

C. Enjoy Living Underground                 D. Building Down, not Up

B

In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.

I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.

However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve can we discover a new meaning in competition.

61. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.

B. Opinions about competition are different among people.

C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.

D. Failures are necessary experiences in competition.

62. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?

A. It pushes society forward.          B. It builds up a sense of duty.

C. It improves personal abilities.         D. It encourages individual efforts.

63. The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means ______.

A. those who try their best to win

B. those who value competition most highly

C. those who are against competition most strongly

D. those who rely on others most for success

64. What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a “desire to fail”?

A. One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others.

B. One’s success in competition needs great efforts.

C. One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills.

D. One’s success is based on how hard he has tried.

65. Which point of view may the author agree to?

A. Every effort should be paid back.

B. Competition should be encouraged.

C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.

D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.

第二节：信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并将答案填写到答题卷标号为66-70的相应位置上。选项中有一项是多余选项。

以下是电影信息：

A. War Horse

War Horse is set at the outbreak of World War I, when Joey, young Albert’s beloved horse, is sold to the army and shipped to France. He is soon caught up in enemy fire, but Albert cannot forget Joey and, still not old enough to enlist, he goes on a   mission to find him and bring him home.

B. Legally Blonde

College sweetheart and homecoming queen Elle Woods (Sheridan Smith) doesn’t take notes for an answer. So when her boyfriend, Warner (Duncan James), upsets her for someone serious, Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and heads for Harvard Law School! Legally Blonde the Musical is the Broadway sensation.

C. An Inspector Calls

The story begins with the mysterious Inspector Goole arriving unexpectedly at the rich Birling family home. Their peaceful dinner party is destroyed by his investigations into their involvement in the death of a young woman whom each of them in turn has treated unfairly.

D. Billy Elliot

It tells the story of one boy’s dream to become a ballet dancer from a working class community, set against the background of the miners dispute in the 80’s. It is a very funny, heartwarming tale with fantastic music from Elton John and some brilliant dance sequences. Strictly age 8 years.

E. Breakfast at Tiffany’s

New York City, 1943. William ‘Fred’ Parsons, a young writer from Louisiana, meets Miss Holly Golightly, a charming, lively girl. Everyone falls in love with Holly, including William, who is poor. Will she marry Rusty, playboy millionaire?

F. Prick up your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears -- a darkly funny and moving play imagines what really happened                                  when, after years of creative cooperation, the door slammed shut and Kenneth was home

Alone. It tells the moving story behind the domestic life of Joe Orton and Kenneth Halliwell,

holed up in a tiny flat in Islington, trading well-trodden insults and extremely funny put-

downs like any old married couple.

以下是观众信息，请匹配观众与适合他们的电影：

66. Shelia is a university student majoring in music. She hasn’t relaxed herself long for she is focused on her study. Tonight she wants to enjoy some musical play with her boyfriend.

67. Linda, 21 years old, lively and enthusiastic, longing for a sweet lover. She loves romantic movies best of all and she especially enjoys love stories with unexpected changes.

68. Bob is a science student in Birmingham University. He loves going to the cinema and is especially interested in those plays which can move the audience and at the same time offer them much fun.

69. Michael plans to spend the weekend at the theatre. He has fallen in love with wartime films since childhood and he loves animals very much, including stories about them.

70. Helen, a 15-year-old student who likes dancing very much, hopes to try something new. She would like to learn

about ballet while enjoying the plot of the movie.

第Ⅱ卷(共两部分，满分45分)

第四部分：基础知识运用(共三节，满分25分)

第一节：选词填空(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分)

根据短文内容，选择合适的单词填到空格中，并使用该词的恰当形式。每个单词只能用一次。

survive   surface   multiply   energy   exist   power   explode

Where do we come from? How did the universe begin? When we watch the stars through the telescope, we wonder why the universe   71  . After the “Big Bang”, the earth was just a cloud of   72   dust. Somehow it   73   loudly with fire and rock, which made the earth’s atmosphere. As the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its   74   which was important for the beginning of life. Then living animals   75   on the earth.

第二节：单词拼写(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分)

根据所给汉语意思写出单词正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为76-80的相应位置上。

76. ______ (宗教的) legends in Tibet attract millions of visitors every year.

77. It was very difficult for him to answer the question that ______ (困扰) a child of eight.

78. To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know  their ______

(优点) and weaknesses.

79. It’s suggested that she ______ (寻找) her fortune in big cities.

80. The shopping mall was really big, _______ (尺寸测量为...) 200 meters long and 100 meters

wide.

第三节：句子翻译(共5小题;每小题3分，满分15分)

81. 均衡的饮食对我们的身体有益。(balance)

82. 据说他昨天及时赶上了救援工作(rescue work)。(It; in time)

83. 那就是为什么我们不被允许谈论暴力事件(violent incidents)的原因了。(permit)

84. 我们应该采取措施来防止水受污染。(measure; prevent … from …)

85. 使我们印象最深刻的是去年他家发生火灾了。(what; break out)

第五部分：书面表达(共1小题;满分20分)

(将答案填写在答题卷相应的位置上)

2011年“地球一小时(Earth Hour)”活动刚过去不久。请你根据以下中文提纲，写一篇英语文章介绍该活动，用于学校英语墙报的出版。

【写作内容】

Earth Hour

活动时间 每年三月最后一个星期六的20:30至21:30

活动性质 世界自然基金会(WWF)发起的全球性活动

目    的 让民众了解全球变暖的影响，唤起环保意识

形    式 熄灭不必要的灯一小时

历    史 2007年在悉尼(Sydney)第一次举行

现    状 2011年3月27日，125个国家的1亿多人参与本活动

本市活动情况 第一节 市民关灯走出家门去散步

第二节 城市一半的街灯熄灭

【写作要求】

1.只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容;

2.写作中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

【参考词汇】意识awareness