After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering, What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test — even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is Shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. 61.What’s the purpose of the passage?
A. to show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to seek wealth and fame B.to advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer C. to warn young people of the hardship that a writer has to experience D. to encourage young people to take up a writing career
62. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing work? A. He wasn’t able to produce a single book. B. He found his dream would never come true. C. He wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole year. D. He hadn’t seen a change for the better. 63. Which of the following is true?
A．If you have a dream,you can make it come true. B. Don’t to be a writer
C. Many young people think if they can write,they can become a writer. D.The writer will give up being a writer.
64 What does the underlined phrase refer to? ________. A. who think a lot without making any effort B. who regret giving up their career halfway C. who think too much of the dark side of life D. who are full of imagination even upon death
65. “Shadow land” in the last sentence refers to ________. A. the wonderland one often dreams about
B. the state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached C. a world that exists only in one’s imagination D. the bright future that one is looking forward to
C
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 and that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people．
I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied(依赖)on how well they performed at tennis and other skills．For them，playing well and winning are often life-and-death affair.In their single-minded pursuit(追求)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 students may have to find jobs．These students have to worry about assignments and grades and also about their jobs．If they work too much at their jobs they may be absent from class or miss assignments or make too many errors on tests．They may even fail their courses and have to leave the university． 66．The authors think that_________.
A．Every effort should be paid back．
B．Competition shouldn’t be encouraged．
C．Fear of failure should be removed in competition． D．Winning should be a life—and—death matter．
67．What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a “desire to fail”? A．One’s success in competition needs great efforts．
B．One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others’．
C．One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills． D．One’s success is based on how hard he has tried．
68．The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means________． A．those who try their best to win
B．those who are against competition most strongly C．those who value competition most highly D．those who rely on others most for success
69．Why do some people favor competition according to the passage? A．It encourages individual efforts． B．it builds up a sense of responsibility． C．It improves personal abilities． D．It pushes society forward．
70．What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Competition helps to set up self-respect．
B．Opinions about competition are various among people． C．Competition is harmful to personal quality development． D．Failures are necessary experiences in competition．
D（2009.陕西卷）
Brian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before the flight to Paris. He was wearing three shirts, a jacket, two pairs of socks, a pair of shorts, and two pairs of jeans. He was carrying one small backpack, which was very full, but he didn’t have any other luggage. Brian needed to meet a man named Tony before he checked in for his flight. He found Tony near the Air France counter. Tony gave him a round-trip ticket and a small package.
“Give this package to Jean-Paul at the airport in Paris. He will have a sign with your name on it. I think you can find him easily ,” Tony said, ”You don’t have any luggage, right?”
“Only this backpack,” Brian answered. ”You said I could bring one carry-on bag.” “That’s right. One carry-on bag is fine. Have a good trip.” “Thanks.”
Is Brian a criminal(罪犯)? Not at all. He is an air-courier. And he paid only $110 for the round-trip ticket to Paris. Air couriers get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign countries. Businesses sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next day. Often, the only way they can do this is to use an air-courier company. It is not cheap for a business to send a package with an air courier, but it is quick.
Every year about 80,000 people worldwide travel as air couriers. The number of tickets for courier travel is growing by about 10 percent a year. However, air-courier travel isn’t for everyone. But if you have very little money, can be flexible(灵活的) about your travel plans, and don’t mind wearing the same clothes for a week, it can be a great way to take a vacation! 71.Why was Brian wearing so many clothes for his travel? A. Because they were the uniforms for air couriers. B. Because that made him easier to be recognized. C. Because his backpack had no room his clothes. D. Because he did not have any luggage with 72. An air courier is a person who_________
A .manages a business company in foreign countries B. organizes international flights for tourists C. travels around the world with cheap tickets
D delivers papers and packages to foreign countries.
73. Business choose the air-courier service because_____.
A. it costs less B. it is flexible C. it saves time D. it grows fast 74. One of the disadvantages of traveling as an air courier is that he_____. A. cannot decide when and where to travel B. cannot take any luggage with him C. has to wear two pairs of jeans D .saves little money from the travel 75. The author of the text mainly______. A. describes the activities of a law-breaker B. suggests an ideal way to travel
C. argues against the air-courier travel D. tells us about a developing business
第二卷 非选择题 （共两节；45分） 第四部分： 书面表达
第一节：阅读表达 （共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，按要求完成76-80题。
You might think that “global warming” means nothing more than a rise in the world’s temperature. But, rising sea levels caused by it have resulted in the first evacuation(撤离) of an island nation — the citizens of Tuvalu will have to leave their homeland.
During the 20th century, sea level has risen 8~12 inches. As a result, Tuvalu has experienced lowland flooding of salt water which has polluted the country’s drinking water.
Paani Laupepa, a Tuvaluan government official, reported to the Earth Policy Institute that the nation suffered an unusually high number of fierce storms in the past ten years. Many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures __________global warming to greater and more damaging storms.
Laupepa expressed dissatisfaction with the United States for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their green house gas emissions(导致温室效应的气体排放), which are a main cause of global warming. “By refusing to sign the agreement, the US has effectively taken away the freedom of future generations of Tuvaluans to live where their forefathers have lived for thousands of years,” Laupepa told the BBC.
Tuvalu has asked Australia and New Zealand to allow the gradual move of its people to both countries.
Tuvalu is not the only country that is vulnerable(易受影响的)to rising sea levels. Maumoon Gayoon, president of the Maldives, told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311 000 an “endangered nation”. 76.What’s the best title of the passage?
77.Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?
You may think global warming can cause no more than a rise in the world’s temperature. ___________________________________________________________.
78.Please fill in the blank in the passage with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(within ten words) 79What do you think we can do to reduce the global warming? (within 30 words)
80.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
第二节：写作（满分30分）
你们班英语课上进行了一场有关偶像崇拜的辩论，同学们提出了不同的看法，请根据下表的提示写一篇有关讨论的英语短文
Agree Disagree
1．生活中我们需要偶像； 1．我们不需要偶像
2．偶像是我们学习的榜样，能激励我们努力学习上进； 2．偶像崇拜浪费时间、金钱，耽误学习；不利于成长 3．不少名人是得益于偶像崇拜而成名的。 3．不健康的盲目的偶像崇拜害人害已。 注意：1. 词数120---150左右；文章开头已给出，不计入总词数 2. 可适当发挥，使行文连贯
3．参考词汇：偶像：idol；崇拜：worship v./n.
Our class had a discussion about idol worship. _____________ _________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 参考答案
第一部分1—5 BACBB 6—10 CABBA 11—15 BACCB 16—20 AACAB
第二部分21-25 DCBCB 26-30 ACCCB 31-35 BBDBD
36-40 BDABC 41-45DABCC 46-50 DCAAD 51-55 DACAA
第三部分56-60 DBCCC 61-65 CDCAB 66-70 CBBDB 71-75 DCDBC 第四部分
第一节阅读表达
76. Bad effects of global warming
77. You might think that “global warming” means nothing more than a rise in the world’s temperature. 78 resulting from
79.We should call on people in the world to protect the environment
80.可是由全球变暖导致的日益增加的海水高度使得这个岛国第一次撤离 第二节：写作
One possible version:
Our class had a discussion about idol worship in the English class Some of my classmates think that we need idols in our life who have set examples to us. And our idols’ deeds can encourage us to make efforts to make progress. Besides, many figures have benefited from idol worship since they experienced their roads to be famous.
However, others do not agree. They believe we never need idols and idol worship can do nothing but waste money and time which we should have spent on studies. What’s worse, some unhealthy idol worship may do harm to ourselves as well as others.
As for me, I don’t object to idol worship, but we must be aware that idol worship can’t take the place of our efforts and our future will and should be created by our own hands.
听力录音材料 Text 1
W: Why is Bob so tired?
M: He stayed up to study for his exam. I told him many times to prepare earlier, but he didn’t listen to me. Text 2
M: The doctor said if I kept smoking, I would increase my chance of having a heart attack. W: Didn’t he suggest you lose some weight, too? Text 3
W: I’m having a party tonight. Mike will buy food and drinks and I need something different. M: How about some roses? W: Oh, roses! How wonderful! Text 4
W: What a lovely dog, is it yours? M: Sure!
W: I have difficulty in finding words to express how much I like it. Text 5
M: Can I have two tickets, please?
W: One way is $25 for each; round trip is $40. M: One way, please. Text 6
W: If you had a lot of money,Tom, where would you like to go for your vacation? M: Oh, I think I would go to the seaside to enjoy the fresh air. W: If I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world.
M: That sounds great. Anyway, stop dreaming. We have to stay at home for our long vacation. Text 7
M: You must be very excited about your trip to Europe. When are you leaving? W: In just three weeks. But there are still a few things I need to do before I leave. M: Like what?
W: Like renewing my passport, going to the travel service to buy my plane ticket, and considering what to do with my house while I’m away.
M: You’re not going to give it up, are you?
W: No way! I’ll never find another house here. But I don’t want to pay three-month rent for an empty house, either. Text 8
W: Good morning, Mr White.
M: Good morning. It’s very nice to see you again.
W: How are you feeling today?
M: I’m much better. The stomachache is gone, and the doctor is about to give me another examination. W: That’s good. Well, these are for you. I hope you will like them. M: How beautiful these flowers are! Thank you very much.
W: I’ve also brought some magazines for you. I hope they’ll keep you from getting bored while you’re in hospital. M: You’ve though of everything!
W: It’s time for me to leave. I hope you will recover soon. M: Bye, and thank you for coming. Text 9
M: Where do you want to go, madam?
W: Hilton Hotel, please. Brrr! It’s cold, eh? I’m freezing.
M: Come on. San Francisco is usually cold in winter, you know. It’s often very rainy, which makes the weather colder. W: Well, it gets very hot in summer, doesn’t it?
M: Not really. It gets warm in July and August. That’s the best time to visit the city. Uh, oh! Here comes the rain! W: It’s raining hard. By the way, how long does it take to reach the hotel?
M: About half an hour if there is no traffic jam. Would you like to listen to some light music? W: That would be lovely. Text 10
There was a young flower in the desert where all was dry and sad-looking. It was growing by itself, enjoying every day and saying to the sun “When shall I grow up?” And the sun would say “Be patient. Each time I touch you, you grow a little.” She was so pleased. Because she would have a chance to bring beauty to this corner of sand.
One day a hunter came by and stepped on her. She was going to die and felt so sad. Not because she was dying but she would never have the chance to bring a little bit of beauty to this corner of the desert.
The sun saw this, then reached down, touched her and gave her a second life.
At last she grew up to be a beautiful flower and with her here this corner of the desert became so beautiful.