The head teacher comes to the classroom ______ to see if the students are quiet.

A. here and there                                B. now and then

C. sooner or later                               D. here and now

— I went to work on foot yesterday, though it _______ cats and dogs.

— You _______ by bus. It was easy for you to get a cold.

A .is raining; must have gone         B. rained; would go    

C. have rained; could have gone       D. was raining; should have gone

—Have you heard that Jones, along with her parents,        to Hainan for the winter vacation?

    — Really? No wonder I haven’t seen her these days.

       A．had been   B．have been C．has gone   D．have gone

 -- I’m very tired, helping with the clothes.

----Why not take a rest ,then?      

-----  ________.

A. Maybe I should    B.I am glad to hear that   C. With pleasure   D. Thank you

Each time a city building is set up, the grass in that spot and trees that once reached up to the sky are replaced by a tar (柏油) roof. In addition to that, roads, parking lots, and yet more buildings are being constructed. The total lost green space can have a very real effect on a city’s air temperature, air quality and energy costs. On a summer day in most American cities, a tar roof can feel like the inside of an oven. But what if we could replace the hot roof of each skyscraper or building in a city with grass or a garden?

    Whether it holds vegetable gardens, wildflowers, or meadow grasses, a green roof can lower the temperature above a building by 60 degrees, which can reduce the building’s energy costs. If used more widely, green roofs could decrease a city’s total energy costs, reduce polluted air from power plant , and improve air quality and public health. But that’s not all — green roofs are a great way to deal with water management in urban areas with overwhelmed sewerage (排污) systems, and actually extend the life time of the roof itself. And green roofs do something else: They beautify the city — whether you’re on the 3rd floor or the 30th. Now that’s a great achievement.

    The environmental nonprofit group Earth Pledge is promoting a Green Roofs progamme. To learn more about how to create a green roof — and the benefits it will provide — visit its website at EarthPledge.com.

This passage is most likely to appear in “______” in a webpage.

A. City Environment       B. True Stories         C. Home and Garden   D. Family Health

The construction of more city buildings leads to ______.

A. fewer energy costs  B. increase of gardens C. poor quality of air  D. loss of parking space    

What en tar roofs are replaced with green ones, ______.

A. low temperature improves one’s health   B. everyone tends to plant vegetables in roof gardens

C. people need more sewerage systems      D. the greenness adds to the beauty of city environment

You can visit EarthPledge.com with the purpose of ______.

A. building a home garden                        B. offering money to the group

C. understanding green roofs better                 D. creating a website of Green Roofs

 They ______ to escape from prison last month, and now the police are still tracking them down.

A. attempted        B. succeeded         C. managed           D. tried

第一部分：英語知識運用（共三大題，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)：語音知識（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

1．through    

       A．plough    B．cough         C．enough             D．tough

2．a(chǎn)ngry

      A．contrary             B．hunter         C．hungry            D．thunder

3．wiped

      A．defended           B．calmed          C．stressed        D．a(chǎn)ffected

4．frequent

       A．recently    B．pretend     C．entire       D．require

5．heard

       A．heart               B．dear  C．nearly       D．early

You had better______ some money for special use.

A. pick up      B. set aside       C. put off          D. set up

News came from the school office _____Wang Lin had been admitted to Beijing university.

A which     B what      C that      D where

    Imagine a mass of floating waste is two times the size of the state of Texas. Texas has a land area of more than 678 000 square kilometers. So it might be difficult to imagine anything twice as big.

    All together, this mass of waste flowing in the North Pacific Ocean is known as the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch. It weighs about 3 500 000 tons. The waste includes bags，bottles and containers—plastic products of all kinds.

    The eastern part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch is about l 600 kilometers west of California. The western part is west of the Hawaiian Islands and east of Japan. The area has been described as a kind of oceanic desert，with light winds and slow moving water currents. The water moves so slow that garbage from all over the world collects there.

    In recent years，there have been growing concerns about the floating garbage and its effect on sea creatures and human health. Scientists say thousands of animals get trapped in the floating waste，resulting in death or injury. Even more die from a lack of food or water after swallowing pieces of plastic. The trash can also make animals feel full，lessening their desire to eat or drink.

    The floating garbage also can have harmful effects on people. There is an increased threat of infection of disease from polluted waste，and from eating fish that swallowed waste. Divers can also get trapped in the plastic.

    Its existence first gained public attention in l997. That was when racing boat captain and oceanographer Charles Moore and his crew sailed into the garbage while returning from a racing event. Five years earlier，another oceanographer learned of the trash after a shipment of rubber duckies got lost at sea. Many of those toys are now part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch.

    In August，2009，a team from the University of California，San Diego became the

latest group to travel to it. They were shocked by the amount of waste they saw. They gathered hundreds of sea creatures and water samples to measure the garbage patch’s effect on ocean environment.

51.How did the writer introduce the topic of the passage?

   A. By giving an example.         B. By listing the facts.

   C. By telling a story.             D. By giving a comparison.

52.What do we know about the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?

   A. It is made up of various kinds of plastic products.

   B. It is a solid mass of floating waste materials.

   C. It lies l60 000 kilometers east of California.

   D. It is described as a kind of oceanic desert.

53.Why do people pay attention to the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?

   A. Because it may prevent the flow of ocean water.

   B. Because the polluted plastic articles will move up the food chain.

    C. Because it may be from an island in the pacific.

    D. Because ships may be trapped in the floating waste.

54.Which column can you find the passage on a newspaper?

    A. Sports and entertainment.              B. Media and culture.

    C. Environment and society.                 D. Science and technology.

55.The purpose of writing this passage is to____________.

    A. warn people of the danger to travel in the pacific

    B. analyze what caused the waste patch in the pacific

    C. give advice on how to recycle waste in the ocean

D. introduce the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch