B

       I love charity（慈善） shops and so do lots of other people in Britain because you find quite a few of them on every high street．The charity shop is a British institution, selling everything from clothes to electric goods, all at very good prices．You can get things you won’t find in the shops anymore．The thing I like best about them is that your money is going to a good cause and not into the pockets of profit-driven companies, and you are not damaging the planet, but finding a new home for unwanted goods.

       The first charity shop was opened in 1947 by Oxfam．The famous charity’s appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so successful it had been flooded with donations（捐贈(zèng)物）．They decided to set up a shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appeal．Now there are over 7,000 charity shops in the UK．My favourite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross shop, where I always find children’s books, all 10 or 20 pence each.

       Most of the people working in the charity shops are volunteers, although there is often a manager who gets paid．Over 90% of the goods in the charity shops are donated by the public. Every morning you see bags of unwanted items outside the front of shops, although they don’t encourage this, rather ask people to bring things in when the shop is open.

       The shops have very low running costs: all profits go to charity work．Charity shops raise more than ￡110 million a year, funding（資助）medical research, overseas aid, supporting sick and poor children, homeless and disabled people, and much more．What better place to spend your money? You get something special for a very good price and a good moral sense．You provide funds to a good cause and tread lightly on the environment.

45．The author loves the charity shop mainly because of _______.

     A．its convenient location         B．its great variety of goods

     C．its spirit of goodwill         D．its nice shopping environment

46．The first charity shop in the UK was set up to ____.

     A．sell cheap products           B．deal with unwanted things

     C．raise money for patients       D．help a foreign country

47．Which of the following is TRUE about charity shops?

     A．The operating costs are very low.      B．The staff are usually well paid.

     C．90% of the donations are second-hand.  D．They are open twenty-four hours a day.

48．Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?

     A．What to Buy a Charity Shops.

     B．Charity Shop: Its Origin & Development.

     C．Charity Shop: Where You Buy to Donate.

D．The Public’s Concern about Charity Shops.

第二卷（共35分）

第四部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)：短文填詞（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)以下提示：1）漢語提示；2）首字母提示；3）語境提示，在每個(gè)空格內(nèi)填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)挠⒄Z單詞，并將該詞完整地寫在右邊相對(duì)應(yīng)的橫線上。所填單詞要求意義準(zhǔn)確、拼寫正確。

Dear Sally,

Hi! I’m Li Ying, your new pen friend from Fujian, China. I got your name

and address from a magazine and thought I would w       to you. Well,             76.       

let me start by telling you something about         . I’m a high school              77.       

student of seventeen. I have many hobbies, among __ reading novels and              78.       

collecting         (郵票) are my favorites. I love the outdoors, especially            79.       

the sea and I’ve been on several tours abroad. I also enjoy            (聽)           80.       

to both pop and classical music. In a word, I’m a            (謙虛的) ,              81.       

patient and caring person. I guess life in London must            wonderful          82.       

with so many places of i           to visit and so much tasty food to enjoy. I          83.       

hope to visit London d           my holidays because I really like to                84.       

learn more about your culture. I’m 1           forward to hearing from you.          85.       

Yours,

Li Ying

22. The computer programs are a puzzle to me. The more I think of them, the more questions I think of     .

A. ask        B. asked          C. being asked      D. to ask

第二節(jié)：完型填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36--55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

My little Angel, you are teaching me how selfless real love is!

My wife called, “How long will you be with that   36  ? Will you come here and make your dear daughter eat her food?” I threw the paper away and rushed to the   37  . My daughter, Sindu, sat there,   38   welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a big bowl of rice.

　  I   39   the bowl. “Sindu, darling, why don't you take a few mouthful of this rice?”

　　Sindu wiped her tears. “Ok, Dad. I will eat — not just a few mouthfuls,   40   the whole lot of this. But …You should…” Sindu hesitated. “Dad, if I eat this  41  rice, will you give me   42   I ask for?”

　　“Promise”. I   43   the pink soft hand of my daughter with mine. Now I became a bit   44   . “Sindu, dear, you shouldn't insist on getting a computer or any such   45   items. Dad does not have that kind of money right now.”

　 Slowly and   46  , she finished eating the whole quantity. After that, Sindu came to me with her eyes wide with   47  . “Dad, I want to have my head shaved off(剃掉), this Sunday!” was her   48  .

On Monday morning, I  49   her at her school. It was a sight to watch my hairless Sindu walking towards her classroom. She turned around and   50  . I waved back with a smile. Just then, a boy, who just got out of a car, shouted, “Sindu, please wait for me!' What struck me was the hairless head of that boy.

“Sir, your daughter Sindu is   51   indeed!” Without introducing herself, a lady standing beside me continued, “that boy is my son Harish. He is suffering from a disease. He lost all his   52  due to the side effects of the treatment. He   53    to come back to school fearing the unintentional but   54   teasing（取笑）of the schoolmates. Sindu visited him last week, and promised him that she would take care of the teasing issue. But, I   55   imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for the sake of my son!”

36. A. bowl          B. newspaper                C. daughter             D. food

37. A. scene             B. kitchen              C. bedroom           D. study

38. A. surprise           B. anger                   C. tears                        D. smiles

39. A. took away         B. picked up            C. put aside            D. put down

40. A. and              B. so                    C. or                  D. but

41. A. delicious        B. terrible               C. entire                       D. wonderful

42. A. whatever          B. wherever              C. whichever              D. whenever

43. A. moved           B. hit                    C. covered                D. put

44. A. nervous           B. anxious                C. excited                 D. confused

45. A. valuable               B. useful                 C. wonderful          D. expensive

46. A. happily           B. excitedly           C. painfully           D. quietly

47. A. expectation        B. confidence             C. worry              D. curiosity

48. A. message          B. demand                 C. note                 D. sign

49. A. sent           B. helped               C. dropped                D. collected

50. A. shouted           B. smiled               C. waved              D. nodded

51. A. beautiful        B. lovely             C. faithful                 D. great

52. A. friends          B. hair                 C. hope                D. face

53. A. refused           B. wished                      C. intended                D. disliked   

54. A. kind                  B. cruel                   C. harmless                D. rough

55. A. hardly            B. ever                    C. never                  D. nearly

B

Everybody knows that words can carry messages. People communicate with words. Books, magazines, TV ， radio and films all help us to know what is going on in the world and what people are thinking about.

Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you put up your hand in class, the teacher knows that you say something or ask a question. You shake your head, and people know you are saying “No”. You nod and people know you are saying “Yes”.

Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you where to go in or out. Have you ever noticed there are a lot of signs around you and you receive messages from them all the time? People can communicate in many ways without words. For example, an artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, seas and many other things.

66.Choose the best title for this passage.

A.Ways for Communication.

B.The Best Way for Communication.

C.The Only Way for Communication.

D.Words Can Carry Messages.

67.How can people communicate with each other?

A.With words only

B.Only without words.

C.Either with words or without words.

D.Just by using different kinds of signs.

68.Which of the following is NOT a way for communication without words?

A.A cry for help  B.A smile on your face   C.Making a face   D.Nodding your head

69.What does the road sign P tell people?

A.You can go into the park.           B.You can please everybody.

C.You can leave your car there.        D.You can cross the street there.

70.How can a musician (someone who writes music) communicate with people?

A.By saying something.                  B.By playing some music.

C.By writhing letters.                    D.All of the above are right.

23. He did as much as he _____ her.

A. could help  B. could to help  C. helped  D. Helping

原創(chuàng)（三）

Once there lived a rich merchant(商人) and a poor shoemaker in the same house. The merchant occupied the second floor,   36   the shoemaker lived and worked in a small room on the first floor. The shoemaker was one of the   37   persons on earth. He worked from morning till night, singing merrily. His heart was filled with   38   , whenever he saw the boots and shoes    39   . Now the merchant upstairs was so rich that he   40    knew how much wealth he had. He was always   41    over his gold and silver coins far into the night. Even in bed his uneasiness(不安) about his riches kept him  42  . When at last he had been asleep for an hour or two, up came the song of the happy shoemaker, who was an   43   riser. It continued all day and was a (n)   44   to the merchant. Day by day the merchant grew more and more tired through want of    45   . He asked a wise friend of his how he could put an   46   to the shoemaker’s song. “Well, if I were you, I would give the shoemaker a hundred pounds,” answered his friend. “You are rich enough to do that, I suppose. Ask for nothing in    47   . Simply give the money.” The merchant    48    the advice.

When the shoemaker    49   the bag that had been sent by the merchant, he was   50    to find shining coins. “I must hide this from the eyes of my neighbors. If they see it, they will think that I have stolen it,” he thought. “I will   51   it away even from my wife.” So he hid the bag of money under the floor. From then on he    52    his neighbors as much as he could. His wife who had been the best  53    to him, became troublesome. Now his mind was too much set on the money bag to   54   to his work with diligence(勤勞). He could not sing merrily now.   55   he thought of the money bag, he became uneasy and unhappy.

36．A．for                  B．therefore          C．but                  D．however

37．A．poorest            B．happiest           C．richest             D．shortest

38．A．smile               B．sorrow             C．sadness            D．joy

39．A．being repaired  B．repair                     C．to repair          D．to be repaired

40．A．a(chǎn)lways             B．completely       C．hardly             D．entirely

41．A．hiding             B．counting          C．calculating       D．figuring

42．A．a(chǎn)wake             B．nervous           C．frightened        D．a(chǎn)sleep

43．A．early               B．happy              C．noisy               D．late

44．A．threat                     B．matter             C．trouble            D．a(chǎn)larm

45．A．sympathy         B．understanding   C．sleep               D．treatment

46．A．end               B．notice              C．information      D．stop

47．A．trouble            B．need                C．turn                 D．return

48．A．refused            B．a(chǎn)greed             C．a(chǎn)sked               D．followed

49．A．stole                B．opened            C．received           D．closed/carried

50．A．excited            B．a(chǎn)mazed           C．a(chǎn)shamed            D．disappointed

51．A．throw              B．keep                C．give                D．put

52．A．a(chǎn)voided           B．thanked           C．helped             D．a(chǎn)ttract

53．A．companion       B．fellow             C．shoemaker              D．merchant

54．A．tend                      B．turn                 C．a(chǎn)ttend              D．come

55．A．Wherever        B．Whatever         C．Whenever        D．However

第三節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。

When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My  21 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the  22  . All day, I seem to remember, I   23   on the sands with strange   24  children. We made houses and gardens, and   25   the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we   26  over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.

In those days the   27   seemed to shine always brightly   28  the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country,_ 29  ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were  30   in one’s pockets or good places where one could   31   ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.

Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good   32   is much the same as it was. I   33  like the sun and warm sand and the sound of   34  beating the rocks. I no longer wish to   35   any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.  36 I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

Sometimes I   37 what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am   38  . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about   39  who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves   40   on too many ices…

21. A. teacher      B. parents      C. nurse           D. younger sister

22. A. sea         B. lake         C. mountain       D. river

23. A. played      B. slept         C. sat            D. stood

24. A. moving     B. exciting      C. anxious         D. nervous

25. A. made       B. brought       C. watched        D. heard

26. A. rolled       B. jumped       C. turned         D. climbed

27. A. light        B. sun          C. moon          D. lamp

28. A. and         B. yet          C. but            D. or

29. A. exploring    B. examining    C. repairing        D. measuring

30. A. sweets      B. sand         C. ice-creams      D. money

31. A. make       B. sell          C. buy            D. offer

32. A. house       B. holiday       C. garden         D. tide

33. A. hardly      B. almost        C. still            D. perhaps

34. A. waves      B. tides         C. hands           D. feet

35. A. destroy     B. fix           C. use            D. build

36. A. But        B. However      C. Otherwise      D. Besides

37. A. wonder     B. feel          C. understand      D. believe

38. A. strong      B. weak         C. young         D. old

39. A. children    B. boys          C. girls           D. grown-ups

40. A. happy      B. tired           C. sad            D. Sick

                     C

Little Brother

By Cory Doctorow, 382 pages, $19.95

In the very near future, Marcus Yallow is walking with his friends in San Francisco when a 9/11-sized terrorist attack occurs blocks away. Everyone around is secretly taken away by the Department of Homeland Security to see whether they're terrorists. However, during the investigation, one of his friends dies mysteriously. The friends try to find out the truth. If you read only one science-fiction novel this year, make it this one.

The Flying Troutmans

      By Miriam Toews, 274 pages, $32

     The heart of the book is a road journey in Canada made by Hattie, Thebes and Logan to find Cherkis, the kids' dad. It's rich in dialogue, sometimes funny, sometimes surprisingly sad, always character-true. Toews is an extraordinarily gifted writer, with tough-minded compassion（同情） for her characters.

Reading By Lightning

      By Joan Thomas, 388 pages, $22.95

      We're in 1930s Canada, where Lily's father arrived three decades earlier to be promised fertile agricultural land. But they had been cheated and thrown in the middle of Manitoba. Now William Piper and his wife farm their land and place little hope in this life.

What They Wanted

By Donna Morrissey, 325 pages,$32

A father has a heart attack; a brother and a sister leave Newfoundland and go to Alberta, Canada to work; a tragedy brings reconciliation（和解）, but also terrible loss. Primarily a novel of character, it’s also a novel of Canada, of two very specific and vividly drawn places. Donna Morrissey's characters are troubled, sensitive, quick to be moved to anger or pain, and just as quick to laughter and affection.

63.If Jim only has 20 dollars, which book could he buy?

   A. The Flying Troutmans         B. What They Wanted

   C. Little Brother                D. Reading By Lightning

64.According to the text, we know that The Flying Troutmans is_____.

   A. Full of dialogue     B. A sad story     C. About tourism      D. A real story

65.In Reading By Lightning, why did William Piper arrive in Canada?

   A. To carry out his promise.         B. To work in a big city.

   C. To get work experience.         D. To seek his fortune.

66.If you want to know about two different places of Canada, whose novel is the best choice?

   A. Cory Doctorow's         B. Miriam Toews's

   C. Joan Thomas's           D. Donna Morrissey's

Section B

Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Marti Sementelli has been a baseball player since preschool, throwing plastic balls and swinging a tiny wood bat from the time she was 3 years old. She was a solid player at every youth level, and sometimes a star. In 2007, Nike even featured the young Californian in a TV commercial.

Despite her experience, Sementelli, now 16, had a hard time finding a high school that would allow her to try out for the boys’ baseball team.

Two parochial schools (教會(huì)學(xué)校) near her family’s home in North Hollywood said no, and several public schools were lukewarm (冷淡的) to the idea. Finally, she found Burbank High School, where she’s now a sophomore and a member of the JV baseball team.

Sementelli’s story is not unique. Across the country, girls devoted to baseball--and with as many seasons of youth ball under their belts as their male teammates--are finding it isn’t easy to stay in the sport when they reach high school.

Biology does play a role in the situation: Boys, especially older ones, often have an edge over girls in size and strength, allowing them to throw harder and swing with greater force. But girls say that the toughest battles are not about capabilities, but against the traditional attitude that baseball is for boys.

“Most people just are incapable of seeing beyond what’s easy,” says Jennifer Ring, the author of Stolen Bases: Why American Girls Don’t Play Baseball, and a professor at the University of Nevada-Reno. “It is much neater if we say boys play baseball and girls play other sports.”

In at least one state, Massachusetts, girls are barred from trying out for boys’ baseball in high schools that also offer softball. Nebraska dropped its ban last year, and in January, Indiana removed its ban after being sued (控告) by the parents of Logan Young, a 15-year-old aspiring catcher and freshman at Bloomington South High School.

81. When did Sementelli begin to play baseball? (no more than 6 words)

82. Where did Sementelli stay in a baseball team? (no more than 6 words)

83. What does the author think about girls’ capabilities in baseball? (no more than 10 words)

84. In which states are girls allowed to play baseball? (no more than 4 words)