He‘d _________a volleyball court on the beach with stick.

A. turned out         B. marked out      C. made out    D. broken out

第二部分  閱讀理解（共20小題：每小題2.5分，滿分50分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A very important world problem---- in fact, I tend to say it is the most important of all the great world problems which face us at present time----is the rapidly increasing pressure of population on land and on land resources.

It is not so much the actual population of the world but its rate of increase, which is the most important. It works out to be about 1.6 percent net annual increase. In terms of numbers this means something like 40 to 55 million additional people very year. Canada has a population of 20 million, rather less 6 months’ climb in world population. And there are 10 million people in Australia. So, it takes the world less than three moths to add to itself a population, a population of that vast country. Let us come to our own crowded country---- England and Wales; 45--50 million people---- just about a year’s supply. By this time tomorrow, and every day, there will be added to the earth about 120, 000 extra people---- just about the population of the city of York.

I am not talking about birthrate. This is net increase. To give you some idea of birthrate, look at the second hand of your watch. Every second three babies are born somewhere in the world. Another baby! Another baby! Another baby! You cannot speak quickly enough to keep pace with the birthrate.

This enormous increase of population will create immense problems. By 2010 A. D., unless something desperate happens, there will be as many as 7,000, 000, 000 people on the surface of this earth! So this is a problem which you are going to see in your lifetime.

1．The topic for the passage is _________.

       A．The Lack of Land Resources   B．Population Explosion

       C．Your Lifetime         D．The Birthrate

2．According to the author, _________ is the most important for population pressure.

       A．the net increase rate B．the birthrate

       C．the enormous amount of world population  D．the population explosion in Australia

3．It can be learned from Paragraph 2 that ________.

       A．in more than 6 months, to the world population 20 million will be added

       B．three months later, to the population in the world 10 million will be added

       C．in less than three months, to the world population 10 million will be added

       D．one year later, the population of England and Wales will be doubled

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

       A．After 24 hours, 120 thousand babies were born

       B．The birthrate is 180 babies every minute.

       C．During a year, about 45 million people are born.

       D．After a day, York will have 120, 000 extra people.

5．“…something desperate happens” in the last paragraph can be best replaced by _________.

       A．the world wars break out B．people are in despair

       C．birth control policy is adopted

       D．people realize the seriousness of the population problem

Life gets noisier every day and very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. It doesn't matter where you live--in the middle of a modern city, or a faraway village--the chances are that you' 11 be disturbed by jet planes, transistor radios, oil - powered engines, etc. We seem to be getting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without background music while they’re working.

Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be a very frightening experience for a human being. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their eardrums(耳鼓). The noise level in some discos is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.

One recent report about noise and concentration(專心) suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, what really influences their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a background noise which doesn't change too much (music, for example) may even help people to concentrate.

1. According to this passage, the noise pollution __

A. has become the worst in the countryside               B. has become better in big cities

C. has spread from cities to villages                   D. has been controlled in modern cities

2. What does background music refer to?

A. Music played while people are working.

B. Music played in the backyard.

C. Noise that continues while you’re listening to other noises.

D. Music used to help people to concentrate.

3. Some people have their hearing harmed __

A. while listening to pop music    B. in complete silence

C. when speaking loudly             D. while watching TV

4. Which of the following isn't included among the things causing noise?

A. trucks       B. motorcycles      C. electric engines               D. jet planes

5. Scientists have discovered that what prevents people from concentrating on something is

A. all kinds of noise      B. great changes in the level of noise

C. background noise     D. popular music

                          第II卷  （非選擇題、共35分）

第三部分：寫作           (必須使用黑色筆答題，其它顏色無效)

第一節(jié) 閱讀表達 (共5小題, 每小題2分，滿分10分)

Most people say “yes” much more readily than “no”.

    A friend is moving house this weekend and would like some help, and you agree. But, what you really wanted was relaxing at home for a couple of quiet days. Or a roommate spends the whole weekend playing video games and wants to borrow your homework for “reference”. But, you’ve just finished it after working hard for a whole day.

    Many people say “yes” to this kind of requests. They tend not to consider their own interests and feelings, and are often angry with themselves afterwards. Saying “no” requires courage and considerable practice. “Everyone wants to be liked,” says Gabriele Steinki, a German psychologist, “Saying ‘no’ risks losing the affection of the person asking for the favor. Or even a job.” The result is that many people say “yes” just for keeping the peace. But experts say this regrettable. Anyone should have the right to say “no”. In fact, rejecting a request can even help to stabilize a relationship because it expresses real affection. But, for people accustomed to agreeing every request, it’s very distressing to say “no”.

    Most people believe that if they say “no”, they’ll lose the affection of the person. But the affection is important to them. This way of thinking can be replaced by this: “If he only likes me because I always do what suits him, then the price of this affection is too high in the long term.”

When people saying “no”, Steinki advises giving the reasons calmly until the person gets the message.

56. What’s the best title of the passage?

   (No more than 10 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________

57. Why don’t many people say “no” though they really want to?

  (No more than 15 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________

58.In the author’s opinion, what will be actually resulted in if a request is rejected?

 (within 15 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________

59 What does the underlined word distressing in the 3rd paragraph mean? (within 3 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________

60. How do you like the author’s opinion? Why? (within 30 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________

 Having _____ no-meat day would be a good way of encouraging _____ low carbon life-style.?

  A. a; a              B. a; the               C. the; the              D. the; a

 There must be a time in every man’s lif ________.m

  A. that he is in low spirits                    B. which he is in low spirits

  C. when he is in low spirits                   D. then he is in low spirits

Low-carbon lifestyle is of great benefit to improve the world environment．_________can be

    enjoyed from it until you have a deep understanding of it，however．

    A．Something           B．Nothing               C．Few                       D．Much

第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題，共50分）

注意事項：

1．用鋼筆或圓珠筆直接答在試卷上。

2．答卷前將密封線內(nèi)的項目填寫清楚。

第三部分  寫作（共兩節(jié), 滿分50分）

第一節(jié)  短文改錯 (共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15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：

此行多一個詞：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。

    此行缺一個詞： 在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(^)， 在該行右邊橫線上寫該加的詞。

    此行錯一個詞： 在錯的詞下劃一橫線， 在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

    注意： 原行沒有錯的不要改。

When people are asked about precious things, they usually

think of money or jewelry. I am not very rich, and I have   66.________

something very preciously in my room. It’s not a CD player or                  67. ________

a cell phone. It’s the view outside my windoI’m lucky live 68. ________

near a park. My window faces with the tops of the trees in the   69. ________

park. Below the tree I can see children on the playground,  70. ________

young couples walked quietly, mothers playing with children,    71. ________

and old people sitting on the benches. The whole world seems to       72. ________

be before their eyes. My classmates like to surf the Internet or   73. ________

listen to music, but when I have a free time, I just sit in my       74. ________

room and enjoyed the most precious thing alone: the view. 75. ________

. I have no dreams _______ to have a happy life.

  A. rather than            B. better than                C. other than                 D. less than

       The Browns had the house painted brown when they moved in,____________?

     A. did they         B. hadn’t they            C. didn’t they      D. hadn’t they