程）． Recently， the Ministry of Education has increased the number of ancient Chinese poems for students to memorize and recite， from 14to 72． Why is it important to learn poems？
First of all， poetry is a necessary part of learning traditional Chinese culture． It is a path to understanding your history and your society． It is also the key to understanding the thoughts and feelings that are common to everyone but that we may be unable to express-the joy of Li Bai dancing with the moon， for example． Everyone has feelings of joy， love， loneliness， sadness and even anger， and a good poem can put those feelings into words and bring us self-understanding． Poems can also express beauty． In a few short lines， even something common can become beautiful． Here is a poem called Fog by Carl Sandberg： The fog comes/on silent haunches（弓腰）/and then moves on． Yes， fog does move smoothly， silently and like a cat， and Sandberg catches that feeling and image（形象）， and makes it beautiful．
Of course， to really enjoy poetry， it has to be read aloud． After all， a poem is really just a song without music． Most ancient poetry， like Homer's Epics（《荷马史诗》） and China's Book of Songs， was spoken for hundreds of years before it was written．
The American poet Robert Frost said， \thought and the thought has found words．\You are lucky that you now have seventy-two poems to learn!
Title： When a thought has found words Passage outline Detailed information Most people think poetry is（1） from the life of today's students In the West China's recent action （2） Students must memorize and recite more ancient Chinese poems ◇Learning poems helps you （3） history and society for learning po◇Poems help express your personal thoughts and feelings etry ◇Poems can express beauty of （4） things with very few lines （5） aloud is the best way to enjoy poetry． In tact， many ancient poems were spoken before they were written Chinese students should feel lucky to have 72poems to learn! A tip on enjoying poetry Conclusion 【答案】1．different． 2．Reasons． 3．understand． 4．common． 5．Reading．
五、词汇（共4小题；每小题1分，满分4分）A）根据句子意思，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空填一词． 17．-Is this your umbrella？ -No， it's another （visit）． 【答案】visitor's
18．-How much should I pay？
-18yuan in all， （include）the pen you picked out just now． 【答案】including
19．Time is limited． You'd better make a （decide）right now． 【答案】decision
20．Nothing is （possible）． It means everything can happen if you make efforts．
【答案】impossible
B）根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词． 21．-How much time do you need to carry on with the project？ -Another （四）days． 【答案】four
22．Do you know what the exact （人口） of China is？ 【答案】population
23．Finally， we managed to hand out all the 1，000posters （凭借） other's help． 【答案】with
24．Miss Gao can always come up with （幽默的） ideas to make her classes lively．
【答案】humorous
六、用括号内所给动词的正确形式填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 25．-Why do you buy so many flowers， Justin？ - （celebrate） my mother's birthday． 【答案】To celebrate
26．-Bad luck! My watch doesn't work well． -Take it easy． It just needs （repair）． 【答案】repairing
27．-Why are you still waiting here？
-Doctor Yu promised to attend the party， but he （not appear）． 【答案】didn't appear
28．Zhu Ting， one of the best volleyball Players of China， says she will return
whenever she （need）． 【答案】needed
29．-Do you want to go to the talk on recycling？
-Great! I （look） for some information for my article on the topic． 【答案】am looking
七、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题：每小题1.5分，满分9.0分） 30．听到这个结果，朱莉激动得说不出话来了． Julie was the result．
【答案】too excited to speak after hearing 31．真是令人惊讶，他将放弃执导这部电影． It this film．
【答案】is amazing that he will give up directing 32．我们应当习惯公交出行． We should by public transport． 【答案】get used to going out
33．结婚以来，他们已经去过很多名胜古迹了． They many places of interest ． 【答案】have been to since they got married 34．你多久参加一次社会活动？ ？
【答案】How often do you take part in social activity？ 35．那位老师给的建议是多么有价值啊! ？
【答案】What valuable advice the teacher gave! 八、书面表达（共1题；满分15分）
36．暑假将至，学校呼吁每天花三小时自主读书．但是，同学们对于主要读什么产生了分歧．请根据下表提示，写一篇英文短文，向学校报刊投稿． 观点一 观点二 你的选择 读长篇读物，如文学作品、科学书籍，因为能培养阅读习惯 读实用短文，如社会新闻、生活知识，因为能更多了解世界 长篇读物还是实用短文？ 你的理由 …（至少两点） 注意：1．必须包括表中所有提示内容，并作适当发挥； 2．文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称； 3．表达清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯，书写规范；
4．词数不少于100．文章的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数． 5．参考词汇：长篇读物 full-length reading n．[u]； 文学作品 works of literature n．（pl．）
Our school asks us to spend three hours on self-reading every day in the summer vacation． However， opinions are divided on what to read．
Some of us think we should choose the full-length reading，such as works of literature and scientific books．Because they can develop our reading habits．Others think that we should read practical essays．such as social news and knowledge about life．Because they can help us learn more about the world．At the same time，we will find life interesting for us through reading them．
In my opinion，I would like to choose practical essays．On the one hand，they can help us deal with our life problems．On the other hand，social news can let us know what happens every day around the world．