第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)：（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）

Strange coincidences（巧合）happened to the deaths of John F.Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln.For example,Kennedy was elected President in 1960 while Lincoln became President in 1860.Both were murdered from behind,on a Friday,and in the presence of their wives.The two men were exactly one hundred years apart and so were their murderers,Lee Harvery Oswald and John Wilkes Booth.Perhaps the strangest coincidence is that Kennedy’s secretary,whose name was Lincoln,advised him not to go to Dallas where he was shot later.Lincoln’s secretary,whose name was Kennedy,suggested him not going to the Ford Theatre,where he met his death.?

56.The coincidence of the two presidents’ death were           .?

A.very mysterious                       B.just the same ?

C.rather different                         D.quite special?

57.Where was his wife when Kennedy was murdered??

A.Maybe she was in a church.?

B.She was at home because the secretary had advised her not to go with her husband.?

C.She was somewhere we don’t know.?

D.She was with his husband.?

58.Which of the following is NOT true??

A.The two murderers were one hundred years apart.?

B.The two murderers fired their guns behind the two presidents.?

C.The two presidents were shot in a theatre.?

D.Both secretaries told the two presidents not to go where they were killed,but both failed.?

59.What’s the passage mainly about??

A.Two strange presidents.?

B.Strange coincidences between Kennedy’s and Lincoln’s deaths.?

C.Both Kenney and Lincoln didn’t die in a natural way?

D.Both Kennedy and Lincoln died on Friday.?

One morning last summer Joyce Andrews made some sausage sandwiches for her husband’s lunch. There was one sausage left over. Mrs. Andrews didn’t care for them herself, and so she gave to last one to Henry, their little dog, Henry ate it up quickly.

     During the morning the dog got ill. He wouldn’t stop shaking his head, and couldn’t stand properly. Joyce thought, “He’s eaten something that didn’t agree with him. Maybe that sausage very bad…” she suddenly remembered her husband’s lunch. She ran to the telephone and called Jim at office.

“Jim, I hope you haven’t eaten any of those sandwiches yet.”

“You have? Two? Well, listen—don’t eat any more. I gave Henry the last sausage, and new he’s ill. Go to the doctor, Jim.”

“What? You feel all right? No, Jim, don’t take a chance with your health. I’m sure the sausages are bad. Please go…”

“Yes, Jim. Tell him about the dog. Get some medicine.”

Jim came back at lunch time and went to bed. “I had a very unpleasant hour at the doctor” he told Joyce, “and the medicine made me very sick.”

The next morning Jim was fine. Henry seemed quite fit again, too. At eleven o’clock milkman came with the milk.

“Morning, Mrs. Andrews,” the milkman said “How’s your dog this morning? I’ve been thinking about him…”

“Have you? Well, he seems all right now, but...”

“Yesterday morning he and I had I a little accident. He jumped up at me, and I dropped a bottle of milk on his head.”

67. Why did Joyce telephone Jim?

A. She wanted him to come home for lunch  

B. Jim’s dog was badly ill.

C. Jim was ill and needed to go to the hospital

D. She thought the sausage would do harm to him

68. Joyce’s husband ________.

A. took her advice that he should go to the hospital  B. didn’t believe her

C. knew why Henry kept shaking his head  D. didn’t eat any of the sausage

69. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. It was the sausage that made Henry ill.

B. Jim ate only two sandwiches, so he was quite all right.

C. The milkman explained Henry’s illness

D. Jim felt unpleasant because of her wife’s telephone call.

70. The underlined word “him” probably refers to _________.

A. Jim     B. the milkman     C. the doctor      D. Jim’s dog

第三節(jié)：書面表達(dá)(滿分25分)

假設(shè)你是李華，你收到你的英國筆友Bob的一封E-mail（見圖一），請(qǐng)根據(jù)郵件內(nèi)容和你所獲得的海報(bào)（見圖二）提供的信息，給Bob回一封郵件。

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注意：1.詞數(shù)120左右              2.根據(jù)內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dear Bob，

 Plastic bags won't be allowed to be used for free in the supermarkets. They can't _________ easily, which does great harm to our environment.

A. break off            B. break in        C. break down      D. break out 

I really don’t know____I had my walet stolen.

A.when it was that   B.that it was when   C.where was it that  D.it was where that

– Have you got any plans for the coming birthday?

   – Yes.  _____, I’m going to try bungee jumping.

   A. If not     B. If busy     C. If possible     D. If anything

________ in faraway northwest , this place has its beautiful fresh air .

A．Being located          B．Having located

C．Located           D．Locating

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),  并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home, Dad _36_ stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams. I couldn’t _37_ it, but I could pray from the _38_ we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or _39_ and go home empty-handed. That corner _40_ either mouth-watering excitement or _41_.

On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the _42_ sound of his offer. It _43_. “Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “How would you like to _44_ today?”

Twenty cents! My mind reeled(震驚). I could afford it. I got a weekly allowance of 25 cents, plus some _45_ for odd jobs(零活). But _46_ it was my money, ice cream wasn’t a good use of it. In a fit of _47_, I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll _48_.” My father just said, “Okay, Son.”

But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to _49_. But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt _50_ for my selfishness and ungratefulness. He didn’t mind, or _51_ act disappointed.

I _52_ that generosity（慷慨）goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than “thank you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the _53_ ice cream I’d ever had.

I’ll tell you one more thing. We _54_ another trip the next week. As we _55_ the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”

A. never                 B. hardly             C. frequently     D. strangely

A. expect               B. mention           C. wait                       D. get         

A. month                   B. day                 C. weekend          D. moment        

A. finish                B. drive                C. turn                 D. return       

A. indicated              B. meant               C. suggested          D. instructed    

A. anger                    B. shame              C. happiness         D. disappointment

A. funny                    B. surprising         C. interesting        D. beautiful    

A. came                   B. spoke              C. went                D. flew       

A. serve                     B. treat                       C. buy                 D. provide    

A. extra                  B. limited            C. little                D. easy      

A. after                    B. while               C. when             D. although 

A. sadness                B. regret                      C. curiosity          D. selfishness 

A. accept                  B. pay                 C. pass              D. eat      

A. turn back            B. keep up           C. stop by           D. give in    

A. unsatisfied           B. awful                      C. frightened     D. crazy     

A. even                  B. never                      C. only               D. somehow  

A. knew              B. learned            C. acknowledged         D. found    

A. dearest                 B. worst              C. cheapest           D. best       

A. made out             B. prepared for     C. went on           D. took up  

A. crossed               B. left                C. saw            D. approached

China launched its fifth Beidou orbiter into space on Sunday morning, moving it one step closer to its goal of building a navigation(導(dǎo)航) and positioning satellite network.

       The Beidou, or Compass, system is being built to rival the US-developed GPS, the European Union's Galileo and Russia's Global Navigation Satellite System. It can allow travelers, drivers and military officials to know their locations.

       The fifth orbiter was launched on top of a Long March 3A carrier rocket at 5:30 am on Sunday from Xichang of Southwest China's Sichuan province.

       It is the third Compass satellite launched this year, following launches on Jan 17 and June 2.

       The short interval of less than two months since the last launch demonstrated that "the country is stepping into a busy period of launching the Compass satellites", an unnamed official in charge of the project said last month.

       The first two orbiters were launched in 2007 and 2009 respectively.

       Sun Jiadong, the Beidou program's chief designer, said on June 21 in a TV interview that China would launch 13 to 15 Beidou navigation satellites into orbit by 2012 to form a network that provides regional service covering the neighboring areas.

       And in about 10 years, the network would be expanded to include more than 30 satellites covering the globe, he said.

       The system is a crucial part of the country's space infrastructure for providing navigation and positioning services in transportation, meteorology, petroleum prospecting, forest fire monitoring, disaster forecasting, telecommunications and public security.

       In addition, a global positioning system is crucial to any country's national security and defense, said Ran Chengqi, an official in charge of the program, referring to the fact that the US initially built its GPS system for military purposes.

       It is unimaginable for China to go without such a system, he said.

       Earlier reports cited（引用） Song Xiaojun, a Beijing-based military expert, as saying that 90 percent of the world's current weapons systems need a global positioning system.

This news report was probably released            .

       A．in January, 2010      B．in June, 2010   C．in July, 2010         D．in August, 2010

The Compass System is expected to finally cover      in the future.

       A．China              B．China and its neigh boring areas

       C．Asia, Europe and Oceania       D．the earth

At the very beginning, the GPS system was built to help       .

       A．military officers to judge their locations B．travelers to know their locations

       C．drivers to reach their destinations easily D．hunters to find wild animals smoothly

閱讀下面的短文，并根據(jù)短文后的要求答題。（請(qǐng)注意問題后的詞數(shù)要求）

[1]The government employs many people to take care of our city. However, these professionals can not help out everyone by themselves. They need our help!

[2]Volunteering is something that really helps as individuals. Volunteering is when we regularly go and do nice things for other people. Volunteers may help out in local retirement homes, or in hospitals. Some volunteers work with poor people and other volunteers help teach orphaned children to read.

[3]Volunteering teaches mature thinking. Volunteering gives us a chance to stop complaining about our lives and realize exactly how lucky we are. We are able to see the people who really need the help. Volunteering also teaches more about the quality of being responsible for others and ourselves, the character of giving understanding and showing pity to others in trouble.

[4]Volunteering gives us a chance to our share of the work of making this society the best it possibly can be. It helps us feel good about ourselves when we can help those who rally need our help. When we can make somebody else feel special, it helps us remember what life is really about.

[5]There are many places that you can go to try volunteering. Here are a few places for you

◆Hospitals—You can go and visit people who are really sick. Sometimes all they need is someone who will talk with them, or someone

◆Orphanage—The children living here really need someone to play with them.

◆Food shelter—Many food shelters can really use more people willing to just organize the shelters and help distribute the food to those who need it.

◆Community center—Although a lot of community centers are well run, some of them can really           , especially with cleaning and with repairs.

◆Retirement home—Many of the elderly people living here have lived very fascinating lives. Lister to them.

Whatever you decide to do, just do the best you can. Remember that giving can be its own reward!

What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?(no more than 10 words)

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According to the underlined part of Paragraph 3, list three words that can summarize what volunteering can also teach us about.

    ①             ②             ③      

Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

We will understand the real meaning of life if we let others feel they are different.

Fill in the blank with proper words(no more than 5 words)

Please translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4.