The manager has to go on a business trip. His company will be left in______ of his secretary.

A. charge        B. the charge     C. need           D. place

．________a diary every day and you’ll improve your writing．

      A．Keeping       B．To keep        C．Keep       D．If you keep

 Our life is becoming better and better, while in some countries there are still some people ______ from hunger.

A. suffer                B. suffered        C. being suffered              D. suffering

Every year landslides (滑坡) cause 25 to 50 deaths and $1.5 billion in damage in the United States. They account for 15 percent of the deaths from natural disasters in Europe. And in December, a single event killed more than 200 people in the Philippines. Sending workers to stabilize (加固) mountainsides using steel bars and cement (水泥) can help prevent disaster, but it introduces new difficulties. Shaking drills produce harmful dust and loosen heavy, dangerous debris (巖屑). "It's quite a risky job," says Giorgio Pezzuto of D'Appolonia, an engineering company in Italy.

D'Appolonia, working with eight other companies, may have an answer: a three-ton robot called Roboclimber. "The idea is to operate a machine far away that can drill without a human being on board," says Pezzuto, manager for the project, which is supported by the European Commission. Engineers claim that the machine will be faster and cheaper than manual labor. The robot, a large radio-controlled four-legged mechanical spider, has cost at least $2 million so far. The final product should be able to climb unstable mountainsides, drill holes, insert bars and cement, and collect data on the slope's stability. Testing should begin in May.

The underlined word "event"(in Paragraph 1) refers to _____.

A. landslide  B. machine   C. earthquake     D. flood

The purpose in writing this text is _____.

A. to tell people how serious the damage caused by landslides is

B. to tell people that sending workers to stabilize mountainsides is a risky job

C. to introduce a product that can be used to stabilize mountainsides

D. to show people how to use a new product

What does the robot look like?

A. A human being.  B. A spider. C. A truck.  D. A drill.

The biggest advantage of this product is that _____.

A. it will be faster and cheaper than manual labor

B. it can climb mountainsides, drill holes, insert bars and cement

C. it can collect data on the slope's stability

D. it can drill without a human being on board

In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her free time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year.

As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip (退稿條) from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and ruined hopes can surface.

A revelation (啟示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?”

“No”, she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”

I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自發(fā)地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.

Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting (借用) my daughter’s experience.

While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.

What do we learn form the first paragraph?

A. Now too many entertainments take up too much time.

B. Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activities.

C. Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her free time.

D. Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.

What did the author say about her own writing experience?

A. She was constantly under pressure of writing more.

B. Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.

C. She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.

D. Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.

Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?

A. She had won a prize in the previous contest.

B. She wanted to share her stories with readers.

C. She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.

D. She believed she possessed real talent for writing.

What’s the author’s advice for parents?

A. Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.

B. Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.

C. Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.

D. A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.

第二節(jié)：書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

假如你叫李華，上周來自美國Hingham中學(xué)的交換學(xué)生Tim到你們學(xué)校訪問，作為接待家庭，你參加了這次活動。請根據(jù)以下四幅圖的先后順序，介紹參加這次活動的完整過程，給學(xué)校英文投稿。

注意：

1．文章開頭已為你寫好，不計入總詞；2．詞數(shù)不少于100。

    We had some American exchange students in our school last week. As a host brother. I’d like to share some happy experiences with you.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The news got around the world; people came from________to see the wonder.

       A．somewhere      B．everywhere      C．a(chǎn)nywhere  D．nowhere

 The reason ___ he can’t come is ______ he has to work late.

A. because; that      B. that; that              C. why; that  D. why; because

第二節(jié) 信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

請閱讀下列應(yīng)用文及相關(guān)信息, 并按照要求匹配信息。請在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置填上正確的選項字母。  (注意:如選E,在卡上涂AB, 如選F,在卡上涂CD)

首先，請閱讀下列雜志的信息：

A. DETECTIVES (偵探)ABROAD

  Read about the lives of real detectives. This monthly magazine brings you up-to-date true stories about real life of detectives as they chase criminals across continents. Find out how some of the most dangerous criminals in the world are caught by some of world's finest detectives. Follow their routes on the free map which comes with every issue.

B. WORLD TRAVEL

  This weekly magazine can bring the world to your home. Have you ever wondered what the Chinese eat for breakfast? Did you know that the Sahara Desert is getting bigger every year? This fascinating magazine, full of color photographs, is your window on the world.

C. ONLY 16

  Every week well-known writers bring you the latest teenage love stories. Each magazine carries three full-length stories as well as cartoons and color pictures of your favorite film stars.

D. EUROPE NEWS

  The weekly magazine keeps you in touch with what's happening. Filled with facts and figures about almost everything you can think of, plus articles by our regular writers on the week's most interesting news stories. Special back page sums up the news for the busy readers.

E. OLD SCHOOLHOUSE

The magazine is approximately 200 pages, full color, and packed with support and fun! Columns: Creation Answers with AIG's Ken Ham, Resource Room for special needs home schooling with Christine Field, Diana Waring's History column, our Finishing the Race (High School) department, and Show and Tell – where readers share their own detailed methods and curriculum choices.  

F. CRIME AND CRIMINALS

  These exciting short stories are written by well-known crime writers. Every magazine brings you the best in criminal thrillers, stories are so good that you won't be able to put the magazine down. And every month we leave one crime unanswered so that you, that reader, can play detective.

　　請閱讀以下讀者的信息，然后匹配讀者和適合他/她的雜志：

71. Emi is a university student studying Italian and Polities. She doesn't have much time to read anything very detailed but she is looking for something with plenty of news and information.

72. Carrie is sixteen years old and loves spending time listening to pop music and lying on her bed reading. She is always interested in finding out more about some of the stars in the world of pop and fashion.

73. Bill travels a lot when he was younger. Now that he has stopped his work, he enjoys reading about foreign people, places and customs even if he has already visited that part of the world.

74. Leroy used to be a detective. He still takes an active interest in the work of the police, but these days he enjoys reading fictions after years spent chasing real criminals.

75. Brigitte has a five-year-old daughter and after several talks with her husband, she is considering to educate their daughter at home. She would like a magazine to learn about this new trend.

If your knowledge can be in some way ______ with my experience， we are sure to succeed.

A．joined  B. connected  C. united D. combined