An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.

When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.

“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.

“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.

“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”

“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.

“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”

He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.

How much did the miracle cost?

What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?

A．Her brother was seriously ill.                B．They had no money.

C．Nothing could save her brother.                    D．Both A and B.

In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be        .

A．something interesting                                  B．something beautiful

C．some wonderful medicine                            D．some good food

The little girl said again and again “...I can try and get some more.” That shows      .

A．she had still kept some money

B．she hoped not to be refused

C．There was no need to worry about money

D．she thought money was easy to get

What made the miracle happen?

A．The girl’s love for her brother．                  B．The girl’s money.

C．The medicine from the drugstore.                 D．Nobody can tell.

From the passage we can infer(推斷) that        .

A．the doctor didn’t ask for any pay

B．a(chǎn) miracle is sure to happen if you keep on

C．the little girl is lovely but not so clever

D．the doctor had great sympathy for the girl’s little brother

The science of computer, _____rapid progress has been made in recent years, is the most important of all science.

A. to which       B. in which     C. of which      D. from which

 Why ____________ I drive so many miles away for a supper when I can easily have it at one of the restaurants nearby?

A. might          B. could                C. would                  D. must

Honesty is priceless. Stars, _____, need to take honesty seriously.

A. in short                           B. in return                   C. in particular              D. in reward

第二節(jié)：完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分)

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(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)。

It was almost Christmas. We wrote to my father, asking him to  36  an artificial tree for us and   _37  it to us in several smaller boxes. Two days before Christmas we were in a  38  . All of the boxes that my father had sent us arrived except for the one with the tree  39 . We decided to wait one more day.

Meanwhile, in Bremerhaven, a young mail clerk  40  a box under a counter. He  41  that someone would be without a tree for Christmas. Although he was closing up and there was no  42_   on Christmas, he processed the mail and got it to Mannheim.

After putting the  43  on the proper shelf, he headed to the snack bar. The place was  44   and he ended up sharing a table. Two men were speaking and the clerk discovered that one of his  45  at the table was working in Mannheim. He said to the man, "You could  46  play Santa for someone in Mannheim tonight if you'd like to." The man  47  to deliver it and the two walked to the mail room to  48  the package.

At home in Mannheim, we were busily  49  to think up some way to put our tree together, but couldn't  50  a workable solution. We were ready to give up  51  the door bell rang. There stood a stranger holding a long  52  carton, our tree trunk. We invited him in,  53  it was Christmas Eve and he was  54  to get home to his own family.

The next day as we watched our little boy's eyes light up at the  55  of our beautiful tree, I whispered a little prayer: "Bless the stranger who brightened up our Christmas with his kindness."

36. A. sell               B. buy              C. deliver                  D. bring

37. A. send             B. pass                  C. carry                 D. take

38. A. surprise           B. hunger              C. pleasure                      D. panic

39. A. leaf             B. trunk                 C. stand                 D. branch

40. A. watched         B. caught                C. spotted                 D. broke

41. A. directed          B. whispered            C. realized                  D. confirmed

42. A. delivery          B. customer              C. money                  D. letter

43. A. present          B. tree              C. mail                            D. package

44. A. crowded          B. small              C. noisy                   D. normal

45. A. friends           B. colleagues            C. relatives                D. companions

46. A. really            B. confidently        C. kindly                  D. patiently

47. A. overcame        B. agreed               C. astonished             D. struggled

48. A. fetch               B. transform            C. post                        D. consult

49. A. solving           B. explaining           C. trying                  D. worrying

50. A. come across       B. come back to         C. come upon              D. come up with

51. A. while              B. when               C. as                         D. since

52. A. slim             B. beautiful            C. thick                 D. heavy

53. A. but                B. so                   C. because                 D. or

54. A. in surprise        B. it, the, way          C. in a hurt7                     D. in lime

55. A. sight             B. back             C. corner                   D. scene

Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experiences? Strangely enough，the answer to both these questions is yes．To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth，and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence．On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings．Thus the limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth，but whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts can be supported in a number of ways．

       It is easy to say that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with．The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence．Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different．If on the other hand we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other．Relations like brothers and sisters，parents and children，usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth．

       Imagine that now we take two identical twins and put them in different environments．We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring．We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part．This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence．

By using the example that two people closer in blood relationship are closer in intelligence that writer wants to prove _________．

       A．intelligence is given at birth

       B．intelligence can be developed by environment

       C．intelligence can be developed by experience

       D．education plays an important part in the development of education

A child who lives in rich and varied surroundings turns out higher in intelligence because ________．

       A．his family is rich and therefore can afford to develop his intelligence

       B．he can break the limits of intelligence fixed at birth

       C．his family is rich and provides him with various healthy food

       D．these surroundings are likely to help him reach the limits of their intelligence

Writer of this article believes that _________．

       A．the development of one’s intelligence is determined by many factors working together

       B．environment plays the most important role in the development of intelligence

       C．education plays the most important role in the development of intelligence

       D．birth plays the most important role in the development of intelligence

The best title for this passage might be __________．

       A．Intelligence                  B．Birth and Environment

       C．The Answer to a Question       D．Intelligence and Education

假設(shè)你是李華，作為交流學(xué)生去了美國(guó)新奧爾良市(New Orleans)學(xué)習(xí)生活了一年。在此期間，你住在Brown夫婦家中，他們?yōu)槟闾峁┝顺�、住、行及旅游方面的幫助。�?qǐng)你給他們寫(xiě)一封感謝信，主要內(nèi)容如下：

◆表示感謝

◆表達(dá)感受

◆歡迎來(lái)訪

◆保持聯(lián)系

注意：

1．詞數(shù)100左右。

2．信的開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫(xiě)好。

3．可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

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April 10

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Brown,

I'm writing to you from my home in China.

Yours faithfully,

Li Hua

—What shall I do with the medicine?

—The instructions _______ that you should take three pills a day.

A. speak                    B. write           C. say                      D. tell

.We are living in an age ______ many things are done on computers.

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

第四節(jié)：書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分15分）

      假設(shè)你叫李華，你校高一同學(xué)正在開(kāi)展一場(chǎng)討論，主題是: 學(xué)生要不要參加體育鍛煉。請(qǐng)根據(jù)下面所提供的信息，給英文報(bào)社寫(xiě)一封信，介紹討論情況。

55%的同學(xué)認(rèn)為：

應(yīng)該每天進(jìn)行體育鍛煉；

做早操，打乒乓球、打籃球，但不要時(shí)間過(guò)長(zhǎng)；

鍛煉能增強(qiáng)體質(zhì)，減少疾�。�

鍛煉能使大腦休息，使學(xué)習(xí)效果更好。

45% 的同學(xué)認(rèn)為：

鍛煉浪費(fèi)時(shí)間;

鍛煉容易使人疲勞；

鍛煉以后很興奮，較長(zhǎng)時(shí)間不能投入學(xué)習(xí)；

鍛煉中途可能會(huì)受傷。

[ 寫(xiě)作要求 ] 只能用五句話寫(xiě)作，開(kāi)頭結(jié)尾已寫(xiě)出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Editor,

     I’m writing to tell you about a discussion we’ve had about whether students should take physical exercise.

Yours sincerely

                                                           Li Hua