Societies all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits died hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.

Many roads and places in Singapore are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries —in both the West and the East.

Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus—obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.

Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, “Base Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay. Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road”? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.

A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is “Circular Road” for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like “Paya Lebar Crescent”. This road is called a crescent（月牙） because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.

46. We learn from Paragraph 1 that _____.

A. the government is usually the first to name a place

B. many places tend to have more than one name

C. a ceremony will be held when a place is named

D. people prefer the place names given by the government

47. What does the underlined phrase “die hard” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Change suddenly.           B. Change significantly（greatly）.

C. Disappear mysteriously.               D. Disappear very slowly.

48. Which of the following places is named after a person?

A. Raffles Place.       B. Selector Airbase. C. Piccadilly Circus. D. Paya Lebar Crescent.

49. Bras Basah Road is named _______.

A. after a person      B. after a place   C. after an activity              D. by its shape

50. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Some place names in Singapore are the same as in Britain.

B. Some places in Singapore are named for military purposes.

C. The way Singaporeans name their places is unique.

D. Young Singaporeans have forgotten the pioneers.

— Is there any possibility        you could pick me up at the airport?

   — No problem.

   A. when     B. that        C. whether     D. what

______ many people, he prefers classical music to pop.

    A. In common    B. In common with  C. Out of common with   D. Out of common

It’s _____ pleasure to see _____ sun rising in _____ east.

A. /, the, /      B. /, the, the   C. a, the, the   D. a, /, /

第二節(jié)：讀寫任務(wù)（共1小題，滿分25分）

閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。

Everyone must receive education from teachers at school or at university. Think about all the teachers who have taught you. Can you find which one is your favorite? And the reason? Are the teachers you liked best also the ones who were the most excellent teachers with good qualities? Before you read the following paragraphs, think about what qualities make a teacher extraordinary (優(yōu)秀的).

Most people will say that the several important qualities of a teacher are that he should love his students, that he needs to have an expert knowledge of his subject, and that he should devote himself to his jobs whole – heartedly. All of these can be the good qualities of a teacher but not all.

As we all know, it is impossible for a teacher to love every one of his students that he teaches in his life. Teachers must try their best to make most of their students interested in the subject so that they are able to teach themselves in the future. This requires teachers to master many teaching skills, which include how to control a class and so on. Teachers have to spend much time and energy on their work. However, students also imitate many things of the teacher, so it is also important for teachers to be well – balanced people with interest outside their schoolwork – family, friends, hobbies etc.

[寫作內(nèi)容]

1）概括短文的內(nèi)容要點，該部分的字?jǐn)?shù)大約30詞左右；

2）就“我心目中的好老師”這個主題發(fā)表你的看法，至少包含以下的內(nèi)容要點，該部分的字?jǐn)?shù)大約120詞左右；

a．你認(rèn)為好老師應(yīng)該具有什么樣的好品質(zhì)；

b．結(jié)合自己的經(jīng)歷，介紹你喜歡的一位老師。

[寫作要求]

   （1）你可以使用實例或其它論述方法支持你的論點，也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容。

        但不要抄襲閱讀材料的句子。

   （2）題目自定。

18．After you have used the dictionary，please just put it back_________it belongs．

  A．to whom    B．to which    C．what   D．Where

第三部分 閱讀理解 (滿分30分)

A

Some scientists say that animals in the ocean are increasingly threatened by noise pollution caused by human beings. It is caused mainly by industrial underwater explosions, ocean drilling, and ship engines.

Some scientists have proposed setting a noise limit of one hundred and twenty decibels (分貝) in oceans. They have observed that noises at the level can frighten and confuse (使困惑) whales.

A team of American and Canadian scientists discovered that loud noises could seriously injure some animals. They found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the area to lose their hearing. This seriously affected the whales’ ability to exchange information and find their way. Some of the whales even died.

Some researchers whose work depends on ocean sounds object to (反對) a limit of one hundred and twenty decibels. They say such a limit would mean an end to important industrial and scientific research. Scientists do not know how much and what kinds of noises are harmful to ocean animals. However, many scientists agree that noise is a greater danger than they believed. They want to prevent noises from harming creatures (生物) in the ocean.

56. According to the passage, which of the following is increasingly dangerous to sea creatures?

A. The man-made noises.            

B. The noises made by themselves.

C. The sound of earthquakes.         

D. The sound of ice-breaking.

57. Concerning the effect of noises on whales, which of the following is TRUE?

A. They are deaf to noises.           

B. Noises at a certain level may hurt them.

C. Noises could kill them.            

D. Noises will cause them to lose their eyesight.

58. Some scientists think that the noise limit of one hundred and twenty decibels would _________.

A. prevent them doing their research work    

B. benefit them a lot in their research work

C. do good to their health                 

D. increase the industrial output

59. According to the last paragraph, what will scientists most probably do in the future?

A. They will study the effect of different noises in the sea.

B. They will work hard to make no noise.

C. They will never do any scientific research in the sea.

D. They will protect sea animals from harmful noises.

C

Wind is the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure. In fact, wind exists because the sun unequally heats the surface of the Earth. As hot air rises, cooler air moves in to fill the gap. As long as the sun shines, the wind will blow. And as long as the wind blows, people will manage it to power their lives.

Ancient sailors used sails to capture the wind and explore the world. Farmers once used windmills to grind their grains and pump water. Today, more and more people are using wind turbines to make electricity from the breeze. Over the past decade, wind turbine use has increased at more than 25 percent a year. Still, it only provides a small part of the world's energy.

Most wind energy comes from turbines that can be as tall as a 20-story building and have three 200-foot-long (60-meter-long) blades. These devices look like giant airplane propellers(螺槳)on a stick. The wind spins the blades, which turn a shaft connected to a generator.

The biggest wind turbines generate enough electricity to supply about 600 U.S. homes. Wind farms have tens and sometimes hundreds of these turbines lined up together in particularly windy spots, like along a ridge. Smaller turbines set up in a backyard can produce enough electricity for a single home or small business.

Wind is a clean source of renewable energy that produces no air or water pollution. And since the wind is free, operational costs are nearly zero once a turbine is erected. Mass production and technology advances are making turbines cheaper, and many governments decrease tax to encourage wind-energy development.

Some people think wind turbines are ugly and complain about the noise the machines make. The slowly rotating blades(螺旋風(fēng)片) can also kill birds and bats, but not nearly as many as cars, power lines, and high-rise buildings do. The wind is also changeable: If it's not blowing, there's no electricity generated.

Nevertheless, the wind energy industry is increasing sharply. Globally, generation more than quadrupled(四倍) between 2000 and 2006. At the end of last year, global capacity was more than 70,000 megawatts. In the energy-hungry United States, a single megawatt is enough electricity to power about 250 homes. Germany has the most installed wind energy capacity, followed by Spain, the United States, India, and Denmark. Development is also fast growing in France and China.

Industry experts predict that if this pace of growth continues, by 2050 the answer to one third of the world's electricity needs will be found blowing in the wind

63. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A. The rotating blades can kill as many birds as high-rise buildings do

B. Single families are not encouraged to build turbines.

C. The USA produces more wind power than any other country in the world.

D. The noise the turbines make may discourage people from building them.

64. The underlined word “generator” in the third paragraph probably means_______.

A. 電動機(jī)                  B. 發(fā)電機(jī)                    C. 機(jī)翼                       D. 飛機(jī)引擎

65. If the USA wants to build wind turbines in an area with 30,000 homes, how many

should they build at least?

A. 50.                          B. 150.                         C. 250.                         D. 200.

66. All the following are the advantages of wind energy EXCEPT that_________.

       A. it is environmentally friendly                        B. it is free to build and operate

       C. the government supports it                                   D. the energy is clean and renewable

第Ⅱ卷（共35 分）

第四部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)：短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標(biāo)有題號的每一行作出判斷：如無錯誤，在該行右邊的橫線上畫一個勾(√)；如有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤），則按下列情況改正：

該行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。

該行缺一個詞：在缺此處加一個漏字符號（∧），在該行右邊的橫線上寫出該加的詞。

注意：原行沒錯的不要改。

It’s kind of you to e-mail me telling me something about your beautiful         76．__________

city. Now I’ll let you know something about mine. The city standing on        77．__________

a river. The climate here is pleased and more people have come to        78．__________

settle here. In the past 10 years the city has been developing rapidly.            79．__________

New factories, buildings and roads have been built. And we still         80．__________

have some problems to dealing with, such as water and air pollution and        81．__________

heavily traffic in rush hours. So in my opinion, the city should develop  82．__________

its economics scientifically. I would also think that we should try our           83．__________

best to control the growth of the city’s population.

I’m very glad to know that you’ll come and pay a visit for my         84．__________

city. I’m sure I can be your guide and make your visit great success.            85．__________

22．_____trying to persuade his father to give up smoking, his letter was rejected.

A．Aiming at      B．Aimed at C．Being aimed at       D．to aim at