Many countries such as Iraq, Uganda, Guatemala, and many others have been known to abduct（誘拐）children and force them to serve in the army. The reason is that the enemy isn’t likely to suspect children as a real threat. Many non-government organizations are also known to abduct and force children into being child soldiers. Below we have some quotes from former child soldiers.

“The army was a nightmare. We suffered greatly from the cruel treatment we received. We were often beaten, mostly for no reason at all, just to keep us in a state of terror. I still have a scar on my lip and sharp pains in my stomach from being violently kicked by the older soldiers. The food was not enough, and they made us walk with heavy loads, much too heavy for our small bodies. They forced me to learn how to fight the enemy.”

——Emilio, 14

They gave me pills that made me crazy. When the craziness got in my head, I beat people on their heads and hurt them until they bled. When the craziness got out of my head, I felt guilty. If I remembered the person, I went to them and apologized. If they did not accept my apology, I felt bad.

                                                          ??????——Michael, 13

As seen in the quotes, the army is not very friendly toward children. Forced to act like adults, kill like adults, and carry an adult’s load, these children sometimes die from exhaustion（筋疲力盡）. Below are some facts about child soldiers.

Today, as many as 300,000 children under the age of 18 serve in government forces or armed rebel groups. Some are as young as eight years old. Children are most likely to become child soldiers if they have no money to buy food and clothes. Many children join armed groups because of economic or social pressure, or because children believe that the group will offer food or safety. Child soldiers are used all over the world. Here is a list of where child soldiers are used.

59.Many countries force children to serve in the army because__________.

  A.children are brave and strong

B.the enemy doesn’t consider children as a threat

C.there aren’t enough adults to join the army

D.they think children are very easy to control

60.Which of the following words can best describe Emilio’s feeling about his army life?

  A.Adventurous              B.Happy                     C.Boring                     D.Terrible

61.When Michael became crazy, he would_____________.

  A.try to kill people                                             B.apologize to people

C.beat people violently                                D.feel guilty about himself

62.According to the passage, many children who become child soldiers_________.

  A.are very poor                                                      B.have lost their parents

C.are loyal to their country                            D.are braver than other children

第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，共30分）

       閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

       It was a Sunday morning, and I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me．I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride，today，Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”

       “No ! Leave me alone!”Those were the last words I said to him that morning．

       My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later．I forgot to be mad at them and went I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”．

    When I reached the hospital，my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive.“Your lather told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911，thank God! If he had moved Daddy，there’s no telling what might have happened．A broken rib（肋骨）might have pierced（穿透）a lung….”

       My mother may have said more，but I didn’t hear．I didn’t hear anything except those terrible

words：Leave me alone．My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more．How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?

    It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation．I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him．

       “Daddy… I am so sorry….”

       “It’s okay，sweetheart．I'll be okay．”

       “No，”I said，“I mean about what I said to you that day．You know, that morning?”

       My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly．He looked at me and said．“Sweetheart,

I don’t remember anything about that day，  not before，during or after the accident．  I remember

kissing you goodnight the night before，though．”He managed a weak smile．

    My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power．They can hurt or they

can heal．And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

56．The author was in bad mood that morning because______.

    A．his father had a terrible accident

    B．he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends

    C．his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema

    D．his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends

57．Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?

       A．Because he didn’t go along with his father．

       B．Because he was rude to his father that morning．

       C．Because he failed to come earlier after the accident．

       D．Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital

58．The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that______

       A．he had a poor memory

       B．he didn’t wanted to comfort his son

       C．he just wanted to comfort his son

       D．he lost his memory after the accident

59．What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?

       A．Don’t treat your parents badly．

       B．Don’t hurt others with rude words．

       C．Don’t move the injured in an accident．

       D．Don’t be angry with friends at small things

--- How come your father can read books in German?

    --- Well, he____on a project with some German engineers for 3 years when he was young.

       A．worked     B．was working    C．had worked      D．would work

第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，40 分）

第一節(jié)：（共15小題；每小題2分，共30分）

       閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

       Shopping in the United States changes a lot．About ninety years ago most people shopped in small stores that were owned by one person or a family．Women went from the bakery to the butcher's to the grocer and on to the fruit and vegetable seller in order to get their food for the week．

       Then about sixty years ago, supermarkets were born．In a supermarket, people could get all the different kinds of food they needed without going to different stores．

       The next big change in shopping in the United States was the shopping mall．A shopping mall is a group of stores under one roof．Because malls allowed people to shop without worrying about the weather, they soon became very popular．The mall became a place for people to socialize in addition to shopping．If you walk through a mall, you will see older people sitting, chatting and drinking coffee．Malls are places for teenagers to hang out．Many teens will often just "go to the mall" and spend time with their friends．

       The recent change in American shopping was the superstore．Large chain stores such as Wal-Mart, Office Depot and Toys "R" Us have been built all across the United States．Because they are so large, they can buy goods at a great discount and sell them much cheaper than smaller stores．

       Sometimes, when they are built near small towns, many of the small town stores have to close．They just cannot compete with their giant neighbors．

       And now, online shopping is becoming more and more popular all over the States．People are too busy to go to the physical stores, so they go shopping over the Internet．Online shopping has lots of advantages．For instance, online stores are usually available 24 hours a day．Searching or browsing online shops can be faster than browsing the physical stores．While, online shopping also has its disadvantages．People are at higher risk of being cheated on the part of the merchant than in a physical store．And privacy of personal information may be let out．

56．Which of the following shows the right order of shopping development in the United States?

       ①small stores  ②superstores   ③shopping malls    ④shopping online

       ⑤supermarkets

       A．①②③④⑤              B．①⑤②③④

       C．①⑤③②④           D．②③④①⑤

57．Which is the place for people to spend time with others according to the passage?

       A．Shopping malls．            B．Small stores．      

       C．Supermarkets．           D．Superstores．

58．Why can the superstores sell products at much lower prices?

       A．Because they are built near small towns．

       B．Because they are across the United States．

       C．Because they sell all kinds of products people need．

       D．Because they can buy goods at a reduction in the price．

59．What's the disadvantage of online shopping according to the passage?

       A．Wasting time．          B．Leaking personal information．

       C．Fixed prices．          D．No chance to do physical activities

D

I don’t like getting up too early unless I have to. When you’re filming, you’ve got make-up on, which doesn’t happen often. As I’m not filming at present I’ll get up at 8.30.

Work normally means Matt coming over to my house about 10 am. We’re writing at the moment. We’ll chat for a bit before going to my study. One of us will have an idea for a sketch (梗概), we’ll talk about the characters and when we feel we have enough we’ll start writing.

Matt and I met at the National Youth Theatre in 1990 and started doing shows together in ’95, at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. We know we’re onto something if we’ve made each other laugh, and that’s a really special moment. It’s not always like that, but we’re comfortable enough with each other that we can be honest and go. Some days you’re not in the mood to be funny—like writing when my dad was dying of cancer, or when Matt was separating from his partner.

We stop for lunch and sometimes go to Wagamama in Camden, but the last time we were followed by paparazzi (狗仔隊(duì)), which gets you down—who wants to be pictured eating noodles?

When I’m not writing with Matt I work on other projects. My second children’s book comes out later in the year. It’s called Mr. Stink. The first one I dedicated to my three-year-old nephew, Eddie. Both books have been illustrated by Quentin Blake; it’s been a thrill to work with him—like 20 years ago reading a Roald Dahl book and looking at those drawings, then one day that person illustrates your work… magical.

At 5 I go swimming in Soho. My trainer makes me do horrible exercises, but I always feel better after.

Being in all day, I like to go out in the evening and look smart, but not like I’ve come out of the City. I’m a tall, broad guy and well-dressed.

For dinner I’ll meet friends. When you’re a single guy it’s great to have some good female friends. Or I might take my mum to the theatre, as I know she really appreciates it. I like watching TV comedy shows to see what everyone’s doing. When you see something impressive it makes you work harder. I also love Larkin’s poems: they don’t try to transcend (超越) the commonplace; they’re much more straightforward.

Poetry is great to dip into before going to bed, rather than falling asleep reading a novel and being confused over what you’ve read or not. I haven’t had a good night’s sleep in seven years; unfortunately, I rely on pills. I’ve tried everything. If I could wish anything for myself, I’d wish I could sleep better.

67. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A. the author spends much time with his friends

B. the author and Matt are both famous in the district

C. the author doesn’t care much about what to wear

D. the author works at home and seldom goes out every day

68. Where does the passage most likely appear?

A. In a travel diary.                          B. In a news column.

C. In an online diary.                    D. In a research paper.

69. Why does the author read some poetry before going to bed?

A. Because poetry can often bring him some funny ideas.

B. Because poetry is much easier to understand than novels.

C. Because poetry is very abstract and reflects unusual things.

D. Because poetry can be of some help for him to kill time.

70. What might be the best title for the passage?

A. A day’s work with Matt                 B. A new life-style 

C. A life in the day                       D. A good way to write

第二節(jié)  書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

假定你是李華，你的美國朋友Smith托你在北京找工作。你看到《21世紀(jì)英文報(bào)》（21st Centry）上有一則招聘啟事，你認(rèn)為該工作很適合他。請用英文給他發(fā)一封電子郵件，告知此事。廣告原文如下：

注意：1、信的格式和開頭語已為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；2、介紹須包含所有要點(diǎn)，但不要逐條翻譯；3、詞數(shù)100左右。

Dear Smith ,

    I know you want to find a job in Beijing                                                                       

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours ,

Li Hua

Her performance in the driving test didn’t reach the required standard , _____, she failed .

A. all in all        B. at the same time     C. in the end        D. in other words

. -----I don’t suppose the police know who did it.

-----Well ,surprisingly they do. A man has been arrested and________now.

A. has been questioned        B. is being questioned      

C. is questioning             D. has questioned                         

B    

    A beggar（乞丐） followed a lady and asked her for some money. She refused, so he turned away sadly and said he must do what he had made up his mind to do.

At this word, the lady was greatly frightened (害怕) for she was afraid for his life. So she called him back and gave him a dollar. The beggar took the money, put it into his pocket, and thanked her a great deal. “You have saved me from a terrible fate,” he said. The lady asked him what he meant. The beggar replied, “Madame, I have been begging all day, but only you have taken pity on me. Without this dollar you gave to me, I should have had to go to work now.

44. Before meeting the lady, the beggar ________.

A. had already received some dollars     B. had been thinking of taking his own life

C. had received no money for that day    D. had acted as if he was looking for a job

45. If the woman had understood the beggar’s words correctly, she would probably _____.

A. have given him one more dollar            

B. have persuaded him to give up begging

C. have gone away without giving him any money    

D. have offered him some work

46. In the story, “a horrible fate” means _______

A. to beg     B. to go to work    C. to die   D. to live a hard life

47. The best headline(標(biāo)題) for the story is ______.

A. How to Beg                            B. Money before Everything

C. Anything except Work          D. Work for Money

 Nowadays, more and more young people _____becoming a super girl or a super boy.

A. agree on            B. dream of           C. wait for             D. get along with