D. We should help the African people build more schools. 59. What is Mary’s opinion?
A. Everyone should do what they can to help the African people.
B. It is not good for people to give so much money to the African people. C. It is very important to have a good government.
D. We can send more teachers there to help the African people. 60. Where are these suggestions posted?
A. In the textbook. B. In the guidebook. C. On the website. D. In the magazine.
C
For middle school students in China, it’s really easy to spend money. There are so many things, such as the latest brand-name(品牌) clothes, video games, expensive handbags and backpacks and so on.
The habit of spending money is an easy one to get into, but like most habits, it’s hard to break. When I was a middle school student, I spent lots of money on stuff (things) that I thought was cool but I didn’t really need. I had some fun. But I could have had more fun if I hadn’t wasted so much money.
When something is the latest and greatest, you want it at once because it’s new. And you don’t want to wait till it’s old. The problem is that the latest fashions usually cost a lot to follow. But once you own the stuff, it goes out of fashion very, very quickly. How many things do you have in your bedroom that you don’t use so much, even though they cost quite a lot?
A good test of whether something should be bought is to have yourself wait a few weeks before buying it. You’ll be amazed how many things that you want to have very much just become uninteresting. And you’ll be even more amazed how much money you can save to spend on stuff that you really like and use for a long time. You’ll also find that the expensive stuff is not the coolest stuff at all and it’s just the most expensive. 61. The writer holds the idea that _________.
A. students should never buy the most expensive stuff B. the fashions are all made for young students C. students should wear the clothes in fashion D. the latest fashions are not always useful
62. The third paragraph tells us fashions _________. A. come fast and disappear fast, too
B. are attractive to students because they are expensive C. mean making money
D. can make students have good habits of saving money 63. According to the passage, which statement is TRUE?
A. Chinese middle school students all like the latest fashions. B. It’s not easy to form a good habit of spending money.
C. Young students keep themselves from spending money on the expensive stuff. D. Young students always think twice before spending money on stuff. 64. From the passage, we can infer (推断) the writer ________. A. is careful in spending money
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B. is a Chinese middle school student C. owns lots of the latest fashionable stuff
D. is trying to tell young people to stay away from the fashionable life 65. The best title (标题) for this passage is _________. A. Saving Money on Expensive Stuff
B. Fashions and Students’ Money Spending C. Chinese Middle School Students D. The Habit of Spending Money
D
Started in 1636, Harvard (哈佛) University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.
In the early years, these schools were nearly the same. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin and Greek. Little was known about science. And few people knew that one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.
In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could study in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began to teach modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to teach American history.
As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.
Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There’s so much to learn that one kind of school can’t offer all.
66. In the early years, people learned ________ in colleges. A. science
B. medicine C. law
D. Latin and Greek
D. workers
67. Most of college graduates became ________ in the early years. A. ministers or teachers B. lawyers C. doctors 68. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. In the early years, everyone can go to colleges. B. In 1782, Harvard began to teach German.
C. In the early years, different colleges majored in different fields.
D. More and more courses were taught in college with the improvement of knowledge. 69. Which of the following is the right order of the courses taught in Harvard? a. law
b. French and German c. Latin and Greek d. medicine A. d-b-e-c-a
B. a-d-b-c-e
C. c-d-a-b-e D. c-d-b-e-a
e. American history
70. Nowadays college students ________.
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A. can learn everything they are interested in
B. go to different smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning C. learn the same subjects
D. must learn Latin and Greek
第二节：下面文章中有5处（第71～75小题）需要添加句子。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D和E）中，选出符合各段意思的句子，使短文内容完整、正确。
A. He began to write when he was 17 B. Other stories show Andersen’s care for the poor C. April 2nd is the birthday of the great Danish writer D. His stories teach children many things about life and people E. It often seems to me as if every little flower is talking to me
Around the world, kids have different childhoods, but many of them share one thing — the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen.
71 . People also celebrate it as International Children’s Book Day.
Two hundred and seven years ago, Andersen was born in a poor family in Denmark. 72 , and published(出版）his first successful book of fairy tales at the age of 30. From then on, he wrote one book almost every year for another 37 years.
In one of his biographies, Andersen said, “ I have a lot of material. 73 .”
In his lifetime, Andersen wrote hundreds of fairy tales, and his stories have been translated into over 100 languages. 74 . For example, the story The Ugly Duckling teaches children not to judge(判断）others by their looks. 75 , such as The Little Match Girl, which is about a dying little girl’s dreams and hopes.
Andersen’s stories have influenced millions of children. He is loved by people all over the world.
第三部分：写作（共四节；满分50分） 第一节：单词拼写。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
(A)根据所给音标，写出相应单词的正确形式。 76. /'dj??r?? / ___________ 77. /tr?'d???nl / ___________ 78. /'f?z?kl / ___________ 79. /'med?sn/ ___________ 80. /?k'spekt/ ___________
(B)根据句意及汉语提示或首字母提示，写出各句空缺处单词的正确形式。 81. —It’s very cold today, isn’t it? —Yes, the t__________ is -1℃.
82. — Tom’s birthday is coming. Let’s c________ it together! — Good idea. 83. I’m much h________ now. I want to eat something. 84. The story is funny. All of us couldn’t help l________. 85. Earth is one of the p________ of the solar system.
86. Bill doesn’t work hard at math. As a ________(结果), he failed the exam yesterday. 87. “Since ________ (人人) is here, let’s begin our class.” Miss Chen said.
88. The old man is very weak and his children are afraid that he is ________ (死).
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89. Both of the dresses were good, but she ________ (选择) the red one at last. 90. He can cook well ________ (尽管) he is only ten years old.
第二节：短文填空。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面的短文，在短文空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Worried That People Are Laughing at You?
Imagine this situation. You pass a group of people. The people are talking to each other. You cannot hear what they are saying. But 91 (sudden) they start laughing. What would you think? Would you think they were laughing at something 92 that one of them said? Or, to be honest with yourself, would you think they were laughing at you? Yes, you.
Being 93 at is a common fear. But a major study published(公布)in 2009 found that this fear is not the 94 around the world. It differs from culture to 95 . Some people in the study said they felt unsure of 96 in social situations and hid their feelings of insecurity (不安全). Others said they avoided (回避) social situations where they had been laughed at 97 . Shy people often avoid situations that would make them get into close contact (接触) with other people. They worry that something they say or do will make other people laugh at them. It can be 98 (true) sad for those who live with the fear of laughter. It can affect how they lead their lives.
In the study, a team from the University of Zurich led more than ninety researchers from around the world. They wanted to understand the difference between normal 99 (shy) and true fear of being laughed at. Another purpose of the study was to compare the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures. The scientists surveyed more than 22,000 people in 42 different languages. The findings would 100 in Scientific Humor.
第三节：短文改错。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一篇作文。文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加上一个漏字符号（∧），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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。 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11处起）不计分。
The day before the speech contest English teacher talked to me. She said she and my classmate all wished me success, but it didn’t matter that I would win or not. When I was on the stage next day, I felt so nervous as I shook like a leaf. There were so many people present! Suddenly, I caught sight of my English teacher in the crowd. She was smiling but nodding at me. I remembered her words and calm down. I did a good work and won the first prize. Now my picture and the prize is hanging in the library. Whenever I see them I often think of my English teacher.
第四节：书面表达。（满分15分）
慈溪市正在为创建“浙江省文明城市(civilized city)”而努力。你们学校的English Club正在举办以“文明慈溪”为主题的征文活动，请你根据以下的内容提示及要求写一篇应征稿。
内容提示：◆尊敬师长，明礼诚信 ◆友善待人，乐于助人
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◆ 遵守交规，不闯红灯 ◆保护环境，（写2-3个例子） 要求：1）词数80左右，不包含已给出的句子的词数；
2）内容完整，意思连续，语句通顺，书写规范。
参考词汇： respect(v.尊敬), polite, honest(诚实的), traffic lights,
protect the environment(保护环境), spit(吐痰), litter(垃圾)
Civilized Cixi
Cixi is now trying to be a civilized city in Zhejiang Province. As students, what shall we do to help Cixi to be a civilized city? First, we ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In short, if everyone makes contributions, our city will be better and better.
第三节：短文改错。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一篇作文。 文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。 增加：在缺词处加上一个漏字符号（∧），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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
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11处起）不计分。
The day before the speech contest English teacher talked to me. She said she and my
classmate all wished me success, but it didn’t matter that I would win or not. When I was on the
stage next day, I felt so nervous as I shook like a leaf. There were so many people present!
Suddenly, I caught sight of my English teacher in the crowd. She was smiling but nodding at me. I
remembered her words and calm down. I did a good work and won the first prize. Now my picture
and the prize is hanging in the library. Whenever I see them I often think of my English teacher.
第四节：书面表达。（满分15分）
Civilized Cixi
Cixi is now trying to be a civilized city in Zhejiang Province. As students, what shall we do to help Cixi to be a civilized city? First, we
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