(06·全國Ⅰ)

假定你是李華。應英國朋友Bob要求，寫一封短信介紹你校圖書館的基本情況。內容須包括下面兩幅圖中的相關信息。

          2．可以適當增減細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

          3．開頭語已為你寫好。

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                                                                                                      June 8

Dear Bob,

       Thank you for your last letter asking about our library.

                                                                                                      Best wishes,

                                                                                                      Li Hua

 (06·全國ⅠB篇)

Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款臺), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.

I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.

I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christ-mas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.

Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery(電池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership－a shop selling cars－was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.

“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when  I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.

“Thank you”－two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.

60．The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City _______.

A．to visit a friend

B．to see his parents

C．to pay or the cash register

D．to have more gas for his car

61．The words “took off ” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “________”.

A．turned off

B．moved off

C．put up

D．set up

62．What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?

A．He had it pulled back to the gas station.

B．The couple sent him a business card.

C．The couple offered to help him.

D．He called his friend for help.

63．The battery of the author’s car was dead because _______.

A．something went wrong with the lights

B．the meeting lasted a whole day

C．he forgot to turn off the lights

D．he drove too long a distance

64．By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show _______.

A．how to write a thank-you letter

B．how to deal with car problems

C．the kind-heartedness of older people

D．the importance of expressing thanks

（2011·全國II）D

The way we do things round here

Some years ago, I was hired by an American bank. I received a letter from the head of the Personnel Department that started, "Dear John, I am quite pleased that you have decided to join us." That "quite" saddened me. I thought he was saying "we're kind of pleased you decided to join

us although I wish we had hired someone else." Then I discovered that in American English "quite"sometimes means "very", while in British English it means "fairly".

So the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language and by that I don't

just mean the words people speak. It is body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on. The way people do things highlights many of the differences we see between cultures（文化）．

Some of these differences may be only on the surface一dress, food and hours of work一while others may be deeper and take longer to deal with. Mostly, it is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them, like the climate（氣候），while getting on with business.

Some of the differences may be an improvement. People are more polite; the service is better; you ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask again. However, other differences can be troubling, like punctuality（準時）．If you invite people to a party at 7 o'clock

your guests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in Germany, five minutes early in the

American Midwest, an hour early in Japan, 15 minutes afterwards in the UK, up to an hour afterwards in Italy and some time in the evening in Greece. I prefer not to use the word "late" because there is nothing wrong with the times people arrive. It is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country.

52. The author was unhappy as mentioned in Paragraph 1 because he thought______．

    A. the American bank didn't think much of him

    B. the American bank might hire another person

    C. it's difficult to get used to American culture

    D. it's easy to misunderstand Americans

53．The word "highlights" in Paragraph 2 probably means_____.

    A. encourages B. helps to narrow

    C. increases D. draws attention to

54. According to the author, what should we do with most cultural differences?

    A. Ask the native people for help.

    B. Understand and accept them.

    C. Do things in our own way.

    D. Do in-depth research.

55. When invited to a party the people who are usually punctual are______.

    A. Italians B. Germans C. Greeks D. the British

（2011·全國II）E

 "I didn't hear them call my name," explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004. "Are you ready?" is what she heard. Then she said, "I shook my head no, and then they said‘yes’ and it was announced again."

 It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana----she was still on cloud nine．

 "I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen." Present in the audience（觀眾）that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.

Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, AT asked why her

dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete（比賽）．"She's always been my role model．I've danced with her since I was six. She's been through so many difficulties and came through them all. I've learned to get over bad life's experiences and learned how to move on because of her."

One of those bad life's experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. He was 18. She found writing helped her get through

the rough days. She said, "I write a lot about my brother. I write a lot, a lot, a lot...”

As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens（青少年）about the dangers of drinking and driving. In her role as Miss Teen USA, Sheiley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to many other things to help the youth.

When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, "Don't let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is

easy to be yourself."

56. What do the words "on cloud nine" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

    A. frightened B. troubled C. very happy D. very angry

57. Shelley takes her dance teacher as a role model mainly because she is_____.

    A. determined B. friendly C. strict  D. experienced

58. How many children did the Hennigs have according to the text?

    A. 1．B．2. C. 3．D. 4.

59. What did Shelley often do after she became Miss Louisiana Teen?

   A. She visited drunken drivers.

  B.She gave dance performances.

  C. She made speeches on safe driving.

  D. She helped other teens with their studies.

60. What suggestion does Shelley give to the teens?

    A. Be yourself with the support of friends.

    B ．Meet friends whenever possible.

    C. Go easy on yourself and others.

    D. Have a good role model.

讀寫任務(共1小題，滿分25分)
閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。
Increased College Enrollment
In recent years, there is a steady increase in college enrollment. To many high-school students, it's definitely good news，for they would have better chance of receiving higher education.
You don't have to look very far to find out the advantages of the increased college enrollment. For one thing, it lessens the worries of both high school graduates and their parents. Besides，increased college enrollment can contribute to raise the educational level of our nation. What's more, increased college enrollment can provide more students with specialized knowledge, thus serving our development in a positive way.
On the other hand, we can not deny that there are some potential problems about increased college enrollment. To begin with, with the increased number of students, the shortage of teaching staff and facilities becomes clearly seen. Worst of all, increased college enrollment leads to increased competition in the job market.
It's not an easy task to tell whether the tendency should be encouraged. As to me, it's laudable to grant more students higher education. But a college degree is by no means a guarantee for a better job or future. To cast a promising career, we need a lot more abilities which we can not learn from college.
[寫作內容]
1. 以約30個詞概括短文的要點；
2. 然后用120個詞寫一篇文章, 包括一下要點：
1）高校擴招的益處：1.緩解了父母和高中生們的心理壓力;提高全國教育水平;
2.培養(yǎng)更多有專長的人才。
2）擴招造成的一些問題：造成大學里師資和教學設施短缺;使就業(yè)市場競爭更加激烈。
3）我對大學擴招的看法
[寫作要求]
1）文章可參照閱讀材料的內容,但不要抄襲閱讀材料中的句子；
2）不能出現(xiàn)真實姓名和學校名稱；         3）題目自定。
[評分標準] 概括準確, 語言規(guī)范, 內容合適, 篇章連貫。