-- I didn’t go to the movie last night because of the rain.

-- What a pity! If I had got the ticket, I     it.

A. wouldn’t have missed          B. wouldn’t miss

C. didn’t miss                   D. hadn’t missed

-Jack, would you mind driving me to work tomorrow morning?

--        . My car is still being repaired in the garage.

A. No problem       B. Not at all    C. Yes, I would       D. Forget it

第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié) 滿分 40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題  每小題 2 分， 滿分 30 分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D 四個選項中選出最佳選項

While many modern forms of communication like phone calls, e-mails, and letters, are extremely convenient, in my opinion, nothing beats speaking to another person face to face.

The first and most obvious advantage that a face-to-face communication has over a letter and

e-mail is that there is the ability to interactively converse. If the sender of a letter or an email does not write clearly, then much time must be spent in clearing up the misunderstanding. In a face-to-face conversation, misunderstandings are easily dealt with because of the interactive nature of it.

I would still argue that the face-to-face conversation is better because you can see the other person. Not all communication is verbal; the meaning of much of what we say depends on our body language and the tone of voice. Joking and irony are particularly difficult to express and enjoy without seeing the expression on someone’s face, or watching the movements of their body.

Finally, if the goal of communication is to maintain or deepen the relationship with someone, the face-to-face communication offers the choice of communication by touch even if we could communicate by the video. Trust and respect between business partners can be established with a firm handshake. No amount of body language can convey the excitement of a high five between friends, and no number of words can communicate the comforting embrace of a loved one. Touch is the first basic method of our human relationship before spoken language, and it is only available when people communicate face to face.

56. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. How to communicate more effectively.

B. The importance of using body language in communication

C. Face-to-face communication, the best way of communicating

D. Comparison of different communication forms

57.Which of the following is NOT true in the passage?

A. A letter or e-mail is always written unclearly.

B. Business partners can show trust through a firm handshake.

C. During a conversation, body language is also important.

D. The face-to-face conversation is a way of communication.

58.The author’s attitude towards forms of communication is       .

A.Modern forms of communication like phone calls and e-mails are extremely convenient.

B. Traditional ways of communication are out of date and should fall into disuse.

C. Face-to-face communication can only be used among strangers.

D.Face-to-face communication has advantages over the other ways of communication.

59. What does the underlined word“maitain”in last paragraph mean?

A .keep            B. stand          C. destroy             D. reduce      

       Communicating effectively means more than knowing what to say and when to say it. Communication involves the subtle signals your body language sends to those who are watching. Here are some common body actions and the impressions they create:

● Fiddling (好動) — Playing with your watch or a pen looks like you’re bored or impatient.

● Clock watching — It looks like you’re to move on to something else.

● Tapping  — Tapping your feet or fingers suggests you are impatient or nervous.

● Staring — An unblinking (不眨眼的) stare conveys threatening or violent behaviour.

● Legs crossed or body hunched (弓背，聳肩)  — Closing up your body profile — becoming smaller — looks like you lack confidence.

● Arms crossed  — If you keep your arms folded during communication, you appear to be defending yourself against the others.

● Touching your face  — When you have your hand in front of your mouth, you appear very shy.

● Rubbing your nose, looking away  — People who are lying often rub their nose or look away when speaking.

● No eye contact  — If you won’t look the other speaker in the eye, you seem to have low interest or a lack of confidence. (Don’t forget staring above.)

       How you communicate with your body language is just as important as what you say. Watch your body language and control the unconscious messages you might be sending.

68. According to the passage, effective communication includes all of the following EXCEPT　_____.

   A. knowing what to say   

   B. sending unconscious messages to other people

   C. saying the right thing at the right time

   D. getting information from the other speaker’s body language

69. Which of the following people looks shy according to the passage?

A.                      B.       

C.                D.   

70. If you want to show confidence when communicating, you should ______.

   A. cross your legs or hunch your body               

   B. avoid direct eye contact

   C. look the other speaker in the eye   

   D. keep touching your face

71. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

   A. How to make a good impression on others

   B. Can you read body language?

   C. Control your body language for effective communication

   D. How to send effective information through body language

 (2)讀寫任務(wù)：（共25分）

  閱讀下面的短文，然后按要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。

   People used to say, “ The hand that rocks the cradle(搖籃) rules the world.” And “ Behind every successful man there is a woman.”

   Both these saying mean the same thing . Men rule the world, but their mothers and wives rule them. Most American women wish to make their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want more for themselves. They want to be as successful as men.

   The American women’s liberation（解放） movement was started by women who didn’t want to stand behind successful men. They wanted to stand beside men, with the same chance for success. They refused to work side by side by side with men who did the same work for a higher pay.

   This movement is quite new, and many American women don’t agree yet. But it has already made some important changes in women’s lives—in men’s lives, too. Liberated women are proud of being a woman and have confidence in themselves. More and more women are holding important positions in companies, institutions and politics. More people than ever have realized that women deserve as much respect as men.

（寫作內(nèi)容）

1）.以約30詞概括短文大意。

2）就“男女平等”這個主題發(fā)表你的看法，至少包含以下內(nèi)容要點，該部分詞數(shù)大約120；

   a.婦女在家庭和社會中的地位的今與昔；

   b.婦女的貢獻，婦女應(yīng)該受到尊重；(contribution貢獻)

   c.你認(rèn)為怎樣才能實現(xiàn)真正的男女平等。(real equality)

（寫作要求）

   可以使用實例或其他論述方法支持你的論點，也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容，但不得抄襲材料中的句子。

V 寫作 （共1小題，滿分15分）

【寫作內(nèi)容】

最近, 學(xué)校學(xué)生會提議全校同學(xué)參與一項公益活動。以下是活動內(nèi)容：

【寫作要求】

請用5個句子表達以上全部內(nèi)容. 首句和尾句已給出, 不包括在5個句子中。

Dear students,

We hope all of you can take an active part in such a public-interest program that love will be 

gathered and carried on.  _________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Looking forward to your support.

Students’ Union

Like all animal species, plant species must spread their offspring to suitable areas where they can grow and pass on their parents’ genes. Young animals generally spread by walking or flying. Because plants don’t have that ability, they must somehow hitchhike(搭車). Some plant seeds scatter by blowing in the wind or floating on water. Many other plant species, though, trick an animal into carrying their seeds. How do they do this? They enclose the seeds within a tasty fruit and advertise the fruit’s ripeness by its colour or smell. The hungry animal collects and swallows the fruit, walks or flies off, and later spits out the seeds somewhere far from its parent tree. Seeds can thereby be carried for thousands of miles. It may surprise you to learn that plant seeds can resist digestion. In fact, some seeds actually require passage through an animal’s body before they can grow.

Wild strawberries offer a good example of hitchhiking tactics. When strawberry seeds are still young and not yet ready to be planted, the surrounding fruit is green, sour and hard. When the seeds finally mature, the berries turn red, sweet, and tender. The change in the berries’ colour serves as a signal to birds which then eat the strawberries, fly off, and eventually spit out the seeds.

Naturally, strawberry plants didn’t set out with a conscious intention of attracting birds only when their seeds were ready to be dispersed. Nor did birds set out with the intent of planting strawberries. Rather, strawberry plants evolved through natural selection. The sweeter and redder the final strawberry, the more birds spread its ripe seeds; the greener and more sour the young strawberry, the fewer birds destroyed the seeds by eating berries before the seeds were ready.

46．What does the underlined word “dispersed” in the third paragraph mean?

    A．spread                                B．eaten        

C．born                                  D．planted

47．For plants, which of the following is NOT a way of spreading their offspring to suitable areas?

    A．Hitchhiking.                           B．Blowing in the wind.  

C．Floating on water.                      D．Tracking an animal.

48．Which strategy does the example of wild strawberries describe?

    A．The conscious intent of attracting birds.     B．Spreading by walking.

   C．Spreading by flying.                    D．The strategy of taking a lift.

49．Why does the author describe how strawberry seeds are spread?

    A．To show plants are good at adapting to the environment. .

    B．To show strawberry’s special way.

    C．To show the plant has different ways of spreading seeds.

    D．To show the mystery of plant.

50．What’s the passage mainly about?

    A．How animals disperse offspring.           B．How plants disperse their offspring.

    C．Plant evolution.                        D．Plants’ hitchhiking on animals.

Lateral thinking（迂回思維），first described by Edward de Bono in 1967，is just a few years older than Edward’s son．You might imagine that Caspar was raised to be an adventurous thinker，but the de Bono was so famous，Casspar’s parents worried that any time he would say something bright at school，his teachers might ask，“Where do you get that idea from？”

“We had to be careful and not overdo it．”Edward admits．Now Caspar is at Oxford-which once looked unlikely because he is also slightly dyslexic（誦讀困難）．In fact，when he was applying to Oxford，none of his school teachers thought he had a chance．“So then we did several thinking sessions,”his father says，“using my techniques and，when he went up for the exam，he did extremely well．”Soon after，Edward de Bone decided to write his latest book，“Teach Your Child How to Think”，in which he transforms the thinking skills he developed for brain-storming businessmen into informal exercises for parents and children to share．

Thinking is traditionally regarded as something executed in a logical sequence，and everybody knows that children aren’t very logical．So isn’t it an uphill battle，trying to teach them to think？“You know，”Edward de Bono says，“if you examine people’s thinking，it is quite unusual to find faults of logic．But the faults of perception are huge！Often we think ineffectively because we take too limited a view．”

“Teach Your Child How to Think”offers lessons in perception improvement，of clearly seeing the implications of something you are saying and of exploring the alternatives．

60．What is TRUE about Caspar？

A．He is Edward’s son．    B．He is an adventurous thinker．

C．He first described lateral thinking．      D．He is often scolded by his teacher．

61．It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that Edward        .

       A．was likely to improve children’s logic with his book

       B．gave a description of lateral thinking several years after his son was born

       C．was prompted to study lateral thinking because his son was slightly dyslexic

       D．once taught businessmen how to think before he wrote for parents and chikdren

62．According to Paragraph 3，which of the following statements expresses Edward de Bone’s view？

       A．Everybody knows that children aren’t very logical．

       B．It is an uphill battle trying to teach children to think．

       C．We often think ineffectively because we take too limited a view．

       D．Thinking is traditionally regarded as something executed in a logical sequence．

63．Lateral thinking refers to the following EXCEPT         ．

       A．improving one’s logic in thinking

       B．improving one’s perception in thinking

       C．seeing the implications of what you are saying

       D．exploring the alternatives for what you are saying

 (Xinhua)

Chinese and Russian armed forces on Wednesday began a five-day joint military drill aimed at boosting their troops’ capability（提高部隊能力）in fighting against terrorist. They will conduct a joint antiterror military exercise beginning July 22.

The exercise, named “Peace Mission-2009”, will be carried out in Russia’s Far East area and the Shenyang Military Area Command in northeast China, according to the two countries’ defense authorities. It will last five days.

About 1,300 people from the army and air force of each side will participate in the exercise. The Russian forces would also send an airborne assault unit(空降突擊連) to participate in the exercise, according to the Defense Ministry.

The more than 2,600 soldiers have conducted joint exercise before. From July 23 to 26, the troops will conduct the exercise at a training base in the Shenyang Military Area Command where theater-level command headquarters(司令部) of both sides will be established.

The deputy chief of general staff of Chinese armed forces Ma Xiaotian told reporters this morning that the Chinese military is well prepared for Sunday’s joint anti-terror drill with Russia in a training base in Baicheng, Jilin Province.

The other four member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Takistan, Uzbekistan and the SCO’s secretariat will send military observers.

China, Russia and other member states of the SCO held two similar anti-terrorism exercises under the name of “Peace Mission” in 2005 and 2007 respectively.

The exercise was not targeted at any particular third party, but would show the abilities and resolution of both sides to jointly deal with various kinds of security threats and crack down on terrorist, separatist and extremist forces, the spokesman said.

72.In which day will the military exercise end?

A．On July 22.    B．On July 23.   C．On July 25.   D．On July 26.

73.How many soldiers in all between China and Russian will conduct joint exercise?

A．More than 1,300.     B．Exactly 2,600.

C．More than 2,600.      D．Less than 2,600.

74. The passage tells us that     .

A．the five-day joint military drill is held in Russia’s Far East area.

B．China, Russia and other member states of the SCO, held three similar anti-terrorism exercises before this

C．not only the other four member states of the SCO, but also the members from America and France will send military observers

D．the target for the exercise is to show two nations strong determination to beat the terrorists severely and at the same time to show their military abilities to jointly deal with various kinds of security threats internationally.

75. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Peace Mission-2009.               B．A Five-day Joint Military Drill.

C．Mission for Peace Tarets Terrorists.   D．Chinese Forces Ready for Sunday’s Joint Drill.

–Jimmy had a lot of parties recently.

—Yes, that might      why he didn’t do well in the test.

A．sum up    B．a(chǎn)dd up to   C．a(chǎn)ccount for   D．make sense of