第二節(jié)   書面表達(dá)（滿分20分）

在即將舉行的中美高中生夏令營活動中，你和你的美國朋友將討論學(xué)生中的“追星” 問題，請你根據(jù)下面的提示寫一篇發(fā)言稿。

追星表現(xiàn)：模仿衣著、發(fā)型、嗜好、舉止等。

追星后果：迷失自我、荒廢學(xué)業(yè)等。

你的看法：科學(xué)家等貢獻(xiàn)最大，應(yīng)專心學(xué)習(xí)，成為有用之才。

注意：

文章開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；

根據(jù)要點(diǎn)可以適當(dāng)發(fā)揮但內(nèi)容要連貫、完整；

詞數(shù)120左右。

參考詞匯：偶像idol;追星star-worshiping

Boys and girls ,

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That’s all. Thank you .

______ achievements ,last week’s ministerial meeting of the WTO here earned a low, though not failing ,grade.

   A. In terms of          B. In case of          C. As a result of     D. In the face of  

.Water, which seems to be so simple and common, is ______ makes life possible.

   A. that         B. which         C. what          D. where

.Our English teacher had us all _______our names on a card.

A. written     B. to write        C. write            D. for writing

.The two ladies are _______ the same age, but there seems to be ten years _______ them.

A. at; between     B. about; among      C. as; among       D. of; between

. Mike had to walk home _______his bike stolen.

A. with          B. as               C. for              D. since

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每題2分，滿分40分）

There was room for all of us, and the sleeping bags kept the night coldness away. We would listen to the sound of the river, and hear the coyotes (土狼) howling along the hills not far away.

Those were the cool summer nights of the mid-nineties in Southern Alberta, Canada, when the four children were young and we would lie on the trampoline (蹦床) in the backyard late at night, for the sun would not set till late in July and August. We would look at the stars up above and never grow tired of it.

These were the times when I would tell the stories of my own childhood and teach the kids life’s lessons that have been remembered to this day. I chuckle (輕聲地笑), as I recall the time when we heard a coyote not far away, and then I started a story about a bear approaching the trampoline. The bear came close (in the story), and the kids snuggled up to mom and me, until suddenly I’d let out a howl and grab all the kids and they would be frightened and jump up and then all laugh, “Daddy, you scared us!”

Now the children are in their mid and late teens, but they fondly remember the starry nights on that trampoline. Recently my oldest daughter on her wedding day sang a song for her parents, entitled “I’ll always be your little girl”. She wrote the music and words and yes indeed: it included a memory of those starry nights.

I have learned as a parent that one of the greatest gifts we can give our children as they are growing up is the time to tell them stories, or if telling stories is not that simple, perhaps read them a story. They can read their own books, but telling or reading them a story will create a close relationship with pleasant memories such as those late summer nights under the starry sky.

1. The passage is mainly about _____.

A. coyotes’ effects on children                   B. the relationship between children

C.the author’s unforgettable experiences        D. the author’s memories of starry nights

2. The underlined part “snuggled up” probably means _____.

A. lay down        B. got close

C.gave in        D. struggled forward

3. How do the children feel about their childhood?

A. Very enjoyable.        B. A bit regretful.

C.Rather busy.        D. Sort of dull.

4. In the last paragraph, the writer mainly wants to express _____.

A. it is easy to tell stories to children        B. kids should read stories themselves

C.it is important to tell or read stories to kids

D. it’s necessary to spend summer nights with kids

The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go, because college will help them earn more money, become “better” people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don’t go.      

But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don’t fit the pattern are becoming more and more, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students get in the way of each other’s experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the competition for admission to graduate school. Others find no interest in their studies, and drop out—often encouraged by college administrators（教導(dǎo)主任）.

Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves—they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But that is a condemnation of the students as a whole, and does not explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We’ve been told that young people have to go to college because our economy cannot take in an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer take in an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds, either.

Some adventuresome educators and campus watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school. We may have been looking at all those surveys upside down, it seems, and thinking of the rosy glow of our own remembered college experiences. Perhaps college does not make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn things—maybe it is just the other way round, and intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are only the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place. And perhaps all those successful college graduates would have been successful whether they had gone to college or not. This is heresy（異端邪說）to those of us who have been brought up to believe that if a little schooling is good, more has to be much better. But opposite evidence is beginning to mount up.

1．According to the passage, the author believes that______.

A. people used to question the value of college education

B. people used to have full confidence in higher education

C. all high school graduates went to college

D. very few high school graduates chose to go to college

2．In the 2nd paragraph, "those who don't fit the pattern" refers to______.

A. high school graduates who aren't suitable for college education

B. college graduates who are selling shoes and driving taxis

C. college students who aren't any better for their higher education

D. high school graduates who failed to be admitted to college

3．According to the passage, the problems of college education partly arise from the fact that______.

A. society cannot provide enough jobs for properly trained college graduates

B. high school graduates do not fit the pattern of college education

C. too many students have to earn their own living

D. college administrators encourage students to drop out

4．In this passage the author argues that______.

A. more and more evidence shows college education may not be the best thing for high school graduates

B. college education is not enough if one wants to be successful

C. college education benefits only the intelligent, ambitious, and quick-learning people

D. intelligent people may learn quicker if they don't go to college

II. 書面表達(dá)

假如你是高中三年級的學(xué)生張明，在學(xué)校組織了一項(xiàng)“有煩惱向誰說”的調(diào)查活動。請用英語給校報(bào)編輯寫一封信，反映相關(guān)情況。內(nèi)容包括：調(diào)查結(jié)果（如圖所示）、持相應(yīng)想法的理由及你對調(diào)查結(jié)果的看法。

向同學(xué)、朋友說（理由：同齡人，容易交流和理解）

向老師、家長說（理由：閱歷豐富，有生活和教育經(jīng)驗(yàn)）

不向別人說（理由：不愿和別人說自己的事或難以與別人相處）

注意：1．信的開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出。2．詞數(shù)100詞左右。

Dear Editor,

I am a Senior Three student. Recently we have carried out a survey – “To whom do you go when in trouble?” The results are as follows.

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Yours sincerely,

Zhang Ming

．The room was empty_______ a computer and a desk.

      A．except      B．without     C．except for D．besides