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the perfect living arrangement for cash-strapped students. Two mothers believe they have devised a way for struggling students to save on accommodation costs when they leave home to study at university.
Kate Barnham and Amanda Flude have launched Student Swaps, an online accommodation forum (论坛) for parents and students, in advance of the introduction in September of ￡3,000 higher education top-up fees.
Their website says, “The principle behind Student Swaps is to enable students to literally swap (交换) family homes.” The website will hold a database of students who would like to swap and link them with suitable matches. So those from one town / city could swap with those from a different town / city.
The site describes itself as offering a “cost-free accommodation alternative… at a time of growing student debt”. There is no charge for the service at the moment but Ms Barnham and Ms Flude intend to introduce a ￡10 annual fee if it becomes established.
However, the National Union of Students (NUS) has warned that, while the scheme may sound appealing to struggling freshers, it lacks any formal regulation.
Veronica King, NUS vice-president of welfare, said, “The fact that this scheme has even been suggested is evidence to the high levels of debt students now face on graduation.” Recent research has shown that students are more likely to live at home in coming years, in a bid to cut down on the cost of a degree.
“This is worrying, as it may mean that students choose their university on the basis of where it is, rather than because it offers the best course for them. It also means students will miss out on what is for some a key part of the student experience-living away from home.” 51. A “cash-strapped” student means one who __________. A. lacks money B. prefers to stay at home C. is careful with money D. wants to change cash
52. What is Kate Barnham and Amanda Flude’s purpose of launching Student Swaps? A. To provide cheaper accommodation for students. B. To let students stay close to their universities.
C. To help students spend less on accommodation costs. D. To let students exchange ideas freely online. 53. What can students do on Student Swaps?
A. They can find students to exchange homes with.
B. They can make friends with students from a different city. C. They can borrow money to pay for their higher education.
D. They can voice their opinions against the rising cost of a degree. 54. Now many students would prefer a university _________. A. which can give them free accommodation B. which is not far away from their homes C. which offers the best courses D. which can offer home-cooked meals 55. What would be the best title for the passage? A. High Cost Troubles University Students in UK. B. Students Swaps is Welcomed by Students in UK.
C. Two Mothers’ Good Intention to Help Students in UK. D. Website Helps Students Live at Someone Else’s Home.
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第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先，请阅读下列有关电器的介绍： [A] This 1000-wat electric kettle rapidly boils up to 1 quart of water for coffee, tea and more. It provides a rapid and quiet heating process, making it ideal for the office, home or students’ bedroom, and unit’s easy-open lid is designed with a security lock to prevent spilling. The kettle automatically shuts off when the water boils. [B] This 12-inch everyday pan is made of aluminum, allowing for quick heat giving. The stainless-steel handles are comfortable to grasp, plus they decrease heat moving so handles stay cool on the stovetop. The included lid is ideal for moist-heat cooking. It cooks fast and is easy to clean and can cook everything with little oil or no oil. [C] This lightweight carpet cleaner comes with a display of convenient features. It gets under furniture and in hard-to-reach areas, and it is removable for easy clean-up. It provides heavy-duty cleaning for the worst type dirt, like high-traffic areas and pet stains, and dirty water and clean water always remain separate. It is ideal for carpeted stairs. [D] This electric pressure washer is an ideal choice for home and auto cleaning projects. It features and an instant stop or start function. It also includes an adjustable pressure nozzle(喷嘴), so you can adjust pressure from 100 PSI to 1300 PSI, and owns effective cleaning power. [E] This solar spotlight turns on automatically at dark and off at dawn. Show off garden accessories like fountains or light a path through your yard with a solar light that needs neither electricity nor maintenance. Solar lighting saves money and energy by gathering power from the sun. [F] Keep the air in the home, office, or workplace circulating with this high-performance fan. It features a design for fast, focused cooling and effective air circulation. It also comes equipped with a three-speed motor and a specially-designed blade, which provides different power. Thoughtfully designed, the fan can also be wall mounted to help save floor space. 阅读以下消费者的信息，然后匹配他们拟要购买的电器。
56. Terminal examination is coming near and it is getting hotter and hotter. Michael studies hard at his desk, often wet through with sweat. Now what he is most longing for is some kind of instrument that can cool himself while he is doing his lessons at the desk so he can have a better learning result.
57. It is only a few days before Christmas Day. Jacky and his family are to give their house a thorough cleaning. As his father has some trouble with his health, Jacky volunteers to undertake the task of cleaning the ceiling and walls. In order to do a better job, he is eager to find an ideal instrument to match his aim.
58. For the purpose of being admitted by a key university, Harry has been burying himself in lessons and often studies until late into the night so that he often feels tired out and sleepy. “Why not refresh myself with a cup of coffee now and then?” He thinks and then he comes up with an idea….
59. Simon has decided to go hiking with his classmates for a holiday and hopes to have a picnic by cooking in the open air to add pleasure and fun to their trip. Now he is given the task that he should get an instrument with which they can cook delicious dishes.
60. Peter’s mother is a cleaner whose job is to get clean kinds of floors, including carpets of many buildings. The boring work—especially the stair carpet cleaning—often makes her mother worn out. So Rachel is anxious to buy her an easy-to-use machine to take the place of her mother’s heavy work.
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IV 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 基础写作（共1小题，满分15分)
你的澳大利亚笔友Tom发来电子邮件，向你询问国家体育馆“鸟巢”的有关信息。请你根据下列提示给Tom回一封电子邮件，简单介绍“鸟巢”。 [写作内容] 地 点 建筑面积 开工/竣工时间 外 观 用 途 Kofi Annan 的评价 北京北部 5.8万平方米，可容纳9万多名观众 2003年12月－2007年 犹如用树枝搭成的“鸟巢” 奥运会期间可举办田径、足球比赛 奥运会后将用于各类大型活动 “鸟巢”将成为奥运历史上一个建筑奇观 [写作要求]
1. 只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；
2. 短文的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入句子总数；
3. 参考词汇：田径: track and field events 观众: spectators 建筑: architecture [评分标准]
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
Dear Tom,
In your last e-mail, you showed a great interest in our National Stadium — the Bird’s Nest. Now I’d like to introduce it to you.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I hope that my introduction will satisfy you.
You
rs faithfully,
Li
Ming
第二节 读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150左右的英语短文。
On September 1, 1965, the Tibet Autonomous Region was officially established, which marked the establishment of the people's democratic power in Tibet. From then on, the Tibetan people enjoyed the right to administer their own affairs and, together with the people throughout the country, engaged in the socialist development. Nowadays, the Tibet Autonomous Region, covering one-eighth of China's territory with a population of 2.8 million, has developed rapidly in recent years.
China is a multi-ethnic country and Tibet is an inalienable(不可分割的) part of China. For more than 700 years the central government of China has continuously exercised sovereignty over
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Tibet. No government of any country in the world has ever recognized Tibet as an independent state. Anyone must be denounced(谴责) if he tries to split his motherland. British Foreign Secretary Lord Lansdowne, in a formal instruction in 1904, called Tibet \province of the Chinese Empire.\In his speech, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said, \the past several hundred years, as far as I know, at no time has any foreign country denied China's sovereignty over Tibet.\The Dalai clique and overseas anti-China forces used to claim that between the 1911 Revolution and the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Tibet became a country \full authority.\However, many historical facts denied such a fallacy(谬论). The so-called \independence\which the Dalai clique and overseas anti-China forces spread is nothing but a fiction of the imperialists who committed aggression against China in modern history. Never will they succeed. [写作内容]
(1) 以约30个词概括短文的要点。
(2) 然后以约120个词就“西藏是中国领土不可分割的一部分”的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点：
① 自古以来，西藏就是中国的领土，西藏历史源远流长；
② 在中央政府的大力支持下，西藏在经济、政治、文化等方面都得到了很好的发展； ③ 达赖分裂祖国的行为必将受到热爱和平的中国人民和全世界华人的强烈谴责； ④ 作为中学生，你认为该怎么做？ [写作要求]
(1) 可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子； (2) 标题自定。 [评分标准]
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
参考答案与解析
听力
1—5 BCABA 6—10 ABACC 11—15 ACBCB
16. 3. 17. bottles of beer. 18. red wine. 19. mushrooms. 20. tender beef. 完形填空
本文讲述了一个感人的故事：一个无家可归的人几乎没有钱买东西吃，但是他却买食物给一只需要喂小狗的母狗吃，作者被这一场面深深感动。 【答案与解析】
21. D 根据上下文，作者能够“判断”出来他是一个无家可归的人。
22. B 根据后面的to drink可知，由于天气冷，他给自己弄来了一杯咖啡或者温热的东西喝。 23. A 根据副词修饰动词原则得知。那是一些作者记得不太清楚的事情。 24. B 接下来的事情是“我”看到一只狗走到了房子的前面。 25. D 作者是一个爱狗的人。
26. A 此处的terribly相当于badly，意为“十分、非常”。
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27. B “我们”注意到一些人走了过去，但是没有人理她。 28. A 这里的I thought作插入语用，意为“我原以为”。
29. D 他走进商店，用他仅有的一些钱买了一罐食物给那条母狗吃。
30. C 根据上文的story可知，“我”知道这个故事不像大多数故事那么鼓舞人心。
语法填空
本文通过一个父亲惩罚儿子的例子，教育人们凡事要有耐心， 【答案与解析】
31. puzzlement 固定搭配，to one’s puzzlement意为“使某人感到迷惑不解的是”。 32. happily 副词修饰动词。 33. punishment 作为惩罚。
34. Although / Though 根据句意，该句为让步状语从句。 35. woke 结合全文时态得知。
36. but 固定句型；前后为转折关系。
37. the 此处的the next time作连词用，引导一个时间状语从句。 38. before 根据上下文意思得知，在你发脾气之前要三思。 39. be repaired 根据上文得知，truck可以被修理。 40. greater 由后面的than和本句句意可知。
阅读理解
A 篇：2008年北京奥运会火炬首次登上世界上最高的珠穆朗玛峰，这是奥运史上一次伟大
的创举。
【答案与解析】
41. C 细节理解题 奥运火炬首次登上珠峰，这当然是一个历史性的时刻。
42. D 细节理解题 根据文章第二段和第五段可知，登珠峰的五名奥运火炬手中至少有两名是女的。
43. A 词义猜测题 根据后面的of the torch relay理解，leg应该是比赛或者旅途中的一段路程。
44. B 主旨大意题 根据全文所讲内容得知，北京奥运会火炬首次登上世界上最高的珠穆朗玛峰。
45. B 推理判断题 文章是讲北京奥运会火炬首次登上珠峰，显然是一篇新闻报道。
B 篇：本文主要讲述中国将在2008年北京奥运会之前发射神州七号卫星，并进行第一太空行走。
【答案与解析】
46. C 细节理解题 根据第一段内容得知，中国计划在2008年发射神州七号。
47. B 细节理解题 根据第一段最后一句可知，中国发射神七的目的是向世人展现中国所取得的伟大成就。
48. D 推理判断题 文章第三段提到，中国人在2008年将进行第一次太空行走，所以D项错误。
49. A 词义猜测题 根据第二段后半部分可推知。
50. B 主旨大意题 本文巧妙地将北京奥运会与神州七号结合在一起，应是文章的最佳标题。
C 篇：本文主要介绍英国的两个母亲创办Student Swaps网站，帮助大学生在网上找到其它