reasonable, the proposal he     attracted much attention．

A．Sounding; put up                                B．Sounded; put through

C．Sounding; put forward                         D．Sounded; put on

—What should I wear to attend his wedding party?

—Dress ____ you like.

A．what        B．however        C．whatever       D．how

I have got _______ good news for you．You are to change _______ trains in Changsha and take _______ fast one.

A．/; /; a                B．a(chǎn); /; a                 C．a(chǎn); the; the                      D．/; the; a

   從電視上看到H７N９流感(H７N９ flu)在上海發(fā)現(xiàn)了八例，你為你正在上海上學(xué)的筆友Anderson的健康與安全擔(dān)心。請(qǐng)你給他寫一封信詢問(wèn)他的情況，并給他提出防護(hù)建議。
要點(diǎn)：
一、詢問(wèn)
  他的健康狀況；
  他們學(xué)校有無(wú)H7N9流感病例(H7N9 flu cases)；
  他們是否對(duì)這一流行的疾病感到恐懼。

二、建議
1．盡量待在家里，少去人多的地方；
2．勤洗手、講衛(wèi)生；
3．多開窗，保持空氣新鮮；
4．多吃水果、蔬菜。
注意：
 1．詞數(shù)：100左右；
 2．首尾已給出，不記入總詞數(shù)

Dear Anderson ,
From TV I know there are still many H7N9 flu cases reported recently in

 Shanghai. I’m so worried about you.___________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

 Li Hua.

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（/\），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

    Dear Mr. Black,

I’m Li Hua, an exchange student from China. I had been studying in your

school for a year. I am deep moved by the kindness of people around. What I want

to say first is that the teachers here are very friendly. They do what they can help

me and encourage me to study hard. Whenever asking, they give satisfactory

answers. Beside, my classmates offer me a lot of help, either. We get on well to

each other and I have made quite a few good friend. At home, Walter’s parents take

good care of me, treating to me as if I were their own child.

I’m so grateful to all these people, with their help I have been accustomed to American culture and gained a lot of knowledge.

Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

單詞拼寫

76. Over 130,000 users have signed a petition（請(qǐng)?jiān)笗��?__________(要求) the US investigate a woman they call a suspect in the 1994 poisoning incident.

77. The word "          （預(yù)算） husband" originates from the word “affordable housing”, government subsidized public housing for low-income households.

78. He is making ___________(安排) for the wedding.

79. Today is the tenth __________(周年紀(jì)念日) of the country’s independence.

80. She is in bed with an ___________(可怕的) cold.

81. In the Spring Festival, Chinese people would like to hang the character fu u_______ down.

82. English is compulsory for all students, but art and music are o_______.

83. Most of the bedroom is o_________ by the big bed.

84. A person with his a___________ won’t stay long in a little firm like this.

85. The committee asked to see all the official d__________ concerning the sale of this land.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Trust has been considered as the basis of any relationship, including friendship. No relationship can last long with a lack of trust. Not many of your friends will have real faith in you as you would like to believe. 71 . Sometimes, it takes years, even a complete lifetime, to trust someone. However, how do we know if our friends have faith in us?

   72 . With whom will you share things that you don’t want everyone to know? It would be with a close friend, whom you trust as much as you trust yourself. While a few of your friends may be fiercely protective of their privacy and may not tell their secrets to anyone, those who do, surely find you trustworthy and reliable.

   Whom do you look up to for advice when you need it the most? It has to be either your parents or your friends. 73 . This is a shining example of trust. You only seek advice from people you hold in high regard and find dependable. The friends who trust you will never forget to include you in the important decisions of their life.

   Arguments and heated discussions are a part of every relationship, and this is also true for friendship. 74 . While some people find it difficult to forgive and forget, your friends will never have problems moving on. It is because they trust you and believe that you will never cause any pain to them on purpose.

There are times in life when you find yourself a lonely soldier. 75 . Your friends will never let you down and will strongly stand for you when you need encouragement. You can determine that they trust you and believe in your beliefs, if they side with you when you need them the most.

A. People can be extraordinarily jealous sometimes

B. You know they will never pass on a wrong suggestion

C. In fact, winning trust is, by far, the most challenging aspect of relationships

D. Two people cannot have identical reactions to a situation and different opinions do exist.

E. No matter how close you are to your friends, you cannot take that comfort level for granted.

F. If your friends share their secrets, there’s a good possibility that they have much faith in you.

G. However, people who are fortunate to have been blessed with true friends are never alone in any battle.

   At the heart of the debate over illegal immigration lies one key question: are immigrants good or bad for the economy? The American public overwhelmingly thinks they’re bad. Yet the agreement among most economists is that immigration, both legal and illegal, provides a small net boost to the economy. Immigrants provide cheap labor, lower the prices of everything from farm produce to new homes, and leave consumers with a little more money in their pockets. So why is there such a discrepancy between the perception of immigrants’ impact on the economy and the reality?

There are a number of familiar theories. Some argue that people are anxious and feel threatened by an inflow of new workers. Others highlight the stress that undocumented immigrants place on public services, like schools, hospitals, and jails. Still others emphasize the role of race, arguing that foreigners add to the nation's fears and insecurities. There’s some truth to all these explanations, but they aren’t quite sufficient.

To get a better understanding of what’s going on, consider the way immigration’s impact is felt. Though its overall effect may be positive, its costs and benefits are distributed unevenly. David Card, an economist at UC Berkeley, notes that the ones who profit most directly from immigrants’ low-cost labor are businesses and employers —meatpacking plants in Nebraska, for instance, these producers’ savings probably translate into lower prices at the grocery store, but how many consumers make that mental connection at the checkout counter? As for the drawbacks of illegal immigration, these, too, are concentrated. Native low-skilled workers suffer most from the competition of foreign labor. According to a study by George Borjas, a Harvard economist, immigration has reduced the wages of American high-school dropouts by 9%. 

Among high-skilled, better-educated employees, however, opposition was strongest in states with both high numbers of immigrants and relatively generous social services. What worried them most, in other words, was the financial burden of immigration. That conclusion was reinforced by another finding: that their opposition appeared to soften when that financial burden decreased, as occurred with welfare reform in the 1990s, which curbed immigrants’ access to certain benefits.

The irony is that for all the overexcited debate, the net effect of immigration is minimal. Even for those most acutely affected — say, low-skilled workers, or California residents — the impact isn’t all that dramatic. “The unpleasant voices have tended to dominate our perceptions,” says Daniel Tichenor, a professor at the University of Oregon. “But when all those factors are put together and the economists calculate the numbers, it ends up being a net positive, but a small one.” Too bad most people don’t realize it. 

68. What is the chief concern of native high-skilled, better-educated employees about the inflow of immigrants?

A. It may change the existing social structure.

B. It may pose a threat to their economic status.

C. It may decrease their financial burden.

D. It may place a great pressure on the state budget.

69. What is the irony about the debate over immigration?

A. Even economists can’t reach an agreement about its impact.

B. Those who are opposed to it turn out to benefit most from it.

C. People are making too big a fuss about something of small impact.

D. There is no essential difference between seemingly opposite opinions.

70. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

    A. A debate about whether to immigrate.

    B. A debate about the impact of illegal immigrants.  

    C. The great impact of immigrants on the economy.

    D. Opposition to illegal immigration.

     Our risk of cancer rises rapidly as we age. So it makes sense that the elderly should be routinely screened for new tumors (腫瘤) or doesn’t it?

While such tracking of cancer is a good thing in general, researchers are increasingly questioning whether all of this testing is necessary for the elderly. With the percentage of people over age 65 expected to nearly double by 2050, it’ s important to weigh the health benefits of screening against the risks and costs of routine testing.

In many cases, screening can lead to additional examinations and operations to remove cancer, which can cause side effects, while the cancers themselves may be slow-growing and may not cause serious health problems in patients’ remaining years. But the message that everyone must screen for cancer has become so ingrained (根深蒂固的) that when health care experts recommended that women under 50 and over 74 stop screening for breast cancer, it caused a noisy reaction among doctors, patients and social groups.

It’s hard to uproot deeply-held beliefs about cancer screening with scientific data. Certainly, there are people over age 75 who have had cancers detected by routine screening, and gained several extra years of life because of treatment. And clearly, people over age 75 who have other risk factors for cancer, such as a family history or previous personal experience with the disease, should continue to get screened regularly. But for the rest, the risk of cancer, while increased at the end of life, must be balanced with other factors like remaining life expectancy.

A recent study suggests that doctors start to make more objective decisions about who will truly benefit from screening—especially considering the explosion of the elderly.

It’s not an easy calculation to make, but one that makes sense for patients. Dr. Otis Brawley said, “Many doctors are ordering these tests purely to cover themselves from medical disputes. We need to think about the wise use of health care, which means making some difficult decisions with elderly patients, and going against the misguided belief that when it comes to health care, more is always better.”

64. Routine cancer screening for the elderly people makes sense because ______.

A. it is believed to contribute to a long life        

B. it is part of their health care package

C. they are more sensitive about the health     

D. they are in greater danger of tumor growth

65. How do some researchers now look at routine cancer screening for the elderly?

A. It adds too much to their medical bills.         

B. It helps increase their life expectancy.

C. They are doubtful about necessity.                    

D. They think it does more harm than good.

66. Why do many doctors advise routine screening for cancer?

A. They want to protect themselves against medical disputes.

B. They want to take advantage of the medical care system.

C. They want data for medical research.

D. They want their patients to suffer less.

67. What does the writer say is the general view about health care?

A. The more, the better.                             B. Prevention is better than cure.

C. Better early than late.                                   D. Better care, longer life.

    I am especially interested in eco-friendly cars.  Would you please give me some help?

-John Lily

John Lily,

More and more automobile companies are taking measures to create cars that do less harm to the planet. Here are some of the top green cars this year.

Tesla Roadster

This is an electric sports car. You can travel 220 miles before recharging the battery. The only problem? It will cost you $ 100 000. So, until you win the lottery or happen to find a box of gold at the end of a rainbow, let's move on to the more reasonable choices.

Aptera 2e

This electric car is much more affordable than the Tesla Roadster, with a starting price of around $25 000. Its electric motor runs 100 miles per charge. Unfortunately, it is currently only available in California through a complex booking process.

Toyota Prius

At 51 miles per gallon in the city and 48 on the highway, the Toyota Prius is one of the most fuel-efficient cars in the world. With an annual CO₂ rating of 1 968 kilograms, this car holds the first place on MSN's list of the Least Polluting Vehicles of 2009. It also has other eco-friendly features like a solar-powered ventilation(通風(fēng)) system.

Honda Civic Hybrid(混合動(dòng)力車)

The Honda Civic Hybrid is competitive with the Toyota Prius when it comes to fuel efficiency.  It gets 40 miles per gallon in the city and 45 on the highway. It also has the second-lowest annual CO₂ figure, releasing 2 160 kilograms in a year.

Honda Insight Hybrid

With a base price of just $20 000, the Honda Insight Hybrid is the least expensive Hybrid on the market today. Coming just after the Honda Civic and Toyota Prius in terms of pollution, this fuel-efficient vehicle gets 40 miles per gallon in the city and 43 on the highway:

Besides all these, Toyota Camry Hybrid is also a good choice.

William

60. Compared with Aptera 2e, Tesla Roadster        

A. costs less                          B. needs more time to be recharged

C. is harder to book                   D. runs much further per charge

61. Which of the following vehicles causes the least pollution to the environment?

A. Honda Civic Hybrid.                                        B. Toyota Prius.

C. Honda Insight Hybrid                                       D. Toyota Camry Hybrid

62. We can infer from the passage that___________

A. as long as you have won the lottery, you can buy Tesla Roadster

B. only people in California are allowed to buy Aptera 2e

C. Honda Insight Hybrid may be the third least polluting hybrid of 2009

D. the fuel efficiency of the Aptera 2e must be the highest of all the vehicles mentioned

63. What might William be according to the passage?

A. A future car buyer.               

B. A car expert giving advice to people online.

C. An eco-friendly car repairer.   

D. An eco-friendly car designer.