they don’t have enough money, they buy everything they want.
The question is why they have this addiction. There isn’t a specific answer. Some people go
shopping when they are sad, worried, upset or lonely. 38 Shopaholics say that they feel more important and better after they buy something. They also tend to have this addiction when they feel guilty.
39 Some of them can be psychological. If this is the case, people addicted to
shopping should go to a support group to help them break this habit. However, the process, like for most addictions, is long, and they suffer a lot. It can also cause financial problems. They just think about satisfying their feelings, so they spend money they don’ t have. 40
A. Once you are addicted to alcohol or drugs, it is difficult to get rid of. B. Over the years, shopping has become a very common activity. C. They use this activity as a way to forget their problems.
D. However, in modern-day society we are seeing some new kinds of addictions.
E. People addicted to computer games consider the games as great ways to amuse themselves. F. They get deep in debt, and can even go bankrupt (破产) and get sent to prison. G. Shopaholism seems to be a harmless addiction, but it can bring out problems. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空
白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification. It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects. Knowing this, one year I 41 to reach for something special just for Mike. The 42 came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, attended a wrestling match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church shortly 43 Christmas. These youngsters’ sneakers were in 44 and the shoestrings seemed to be the only thing holding them 45 , compared to our boys’ gold uniforms and shoes. I was even shocked to find they had no helmets.
Mike, seated beside me, 46 his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he
said. “They have a lot of potential, but losing could take their dreams away.” That’s when the idea for his 47 came.
That afternoon, I went to a local sports store and bought some wrestling helmets and 48 and sent them anonymously（匿名地） to the inner-city 49 . On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note 50 telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year.
For each Christmas, I 51 the tradition. The envelope became the most exciting part of our Christmas. It was always the 52 thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their unwrapped (打开的) new toys, would stand with wide-eyed 53 as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to exhibit its 54 .
As the children grew, the toys 55 more practical presents, but the envelope 56 lost its temptation. The story doesn’t end there.
We lost Mike due to cancer. When Christmas rolled around, I was in 57 . But Christmas Eve found me placing an envelope on the tree, and in the morning, three more 58 it. Each of our 59 , had placed an envelope on the tree for their dad. The tradition has grown and someday will expand further with our grandchildren standing around the tree 60 as their fathers take down the envelope with expectation. Mike’s spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.
41. A. decided 42. A. story 43
A. after
B. urged B. Christmas B. before B. styles B. forever B. shook B. note B. shoestrings B. school B. outside B. imagined
C. struggled C. inspiration C. during C. chains C. together C. waved C. envelop C. gifts C. church C. between C. followed
D. declared D. affection D. on D. rags D. around D. turned D. present D. sports D. store D. nearby D. missed
44. A. ruins 45. A. apart 46. A. nodded 47. A. word 48. A. shoes 49. A. house 50. A. inside 51. A. refused
52. A. best 53. A. comfort 54. A. concepts 55. A. gave way to 56. A. once 57. A. anger 58. A. attended 59. A. grandchildren 60. A. watching
B. first B. patience B. contents B. keep up with B. never B. shock B. entered B. children B. singing
C. worst C. satisfaction C. shadows C. get away with C. ever C. sadness C. placed C. friends C. smiling
D. last D. expectation D. shapes D. fit in with D. seldom D. annoyance D. joined D. relatives D. crying
第II卷
注意事项：
用0.5 毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of 61 elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular there?
Among the arguments for uniforms is that most uniforms look more 62 (profession) than civilian (百姓的) clothes. People expect superior quality from a man 63 wears a uniform. The television repairman wearing a uniform tends 64 (inspire) more trust. Faith 65 the skill of a garage worker is increased by a uniform. Uniforms also have many practical 66 (benefit). They save on other clothes and laundry bills. They are often 67 (comfortable) than civilian clothes.
Among the arguments against uniforms 68 (be) their lack of variety and the loss of individuality. 69 there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change. When people look alike, they will think, speak, and act 70 (similar).
第四部分写作（共两节；满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每次错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(?)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I almost didn’t wake up in time for school this morning. I stayed up late last night, prepare my lessons. The alarm clock does go off, but I didn’t hear them because I was too tired.
It was already 7 o’clock when I opened my eye. The first thing I was aware was that I would be late. Terrified, I ran to school and without having breakfast. I didn’t want to be criticized by the teacher, nor I want to be laughed at by my classmates. Lucky, I rushed into the classroom in the last minute. We had a test today, for that I was well-prepared and it was so easy a exam that I got high marks. What an exciting experience!
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，现就读于光明中学高二年级。目前你的学习出现了问题。面对即将到来的重要考试，你很紧张，出现一些焦虑症状（头晕、睡眠不好等）。请你用英语向某英文报编辑写一封信，希望得到帮助。
注意：1. 词数：100字左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 参考词汇：头晕—dizzy(adj.) Dear editor,
I am Li Hua of Senior Two, Guangming Middle School. ____________________________ _______________________________________________________________________. Yours,
Li Hua