10、It is obvious that traffic is a major problem in our cities today, but there are endless arguments about the solutions. Some people put forward the argument that banning private transport would make the city centre much safer. What is your opinion on this? Are you for or against the argument? Write an argument letter in about 100 words to express your opinion.

You may use the following words and expressions in your writing.

I am for / against the idea of…

In my opinion…

One solution would be

On one hand

On the other hand

To sum up

二、單詞拼寫

（每空？ 分，共？ 分）

9、警方對這起交通事故未作評論。  ( make no comment )

8、互聯(lián)網(wǎng)可以使我們知道其他國家在發(fā)生什么事情。 (enable )

7、你方便在9點鐘去機場接我嗎？( convenient for )

6、盡管下著大雨，他們還是提前完成了任務。（ despite, manage to）

5、一旦他做出承諾，就一定會信守承諾。(keep one’s word)

4、Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable heading from this list for each paragraph of the passage. Note that there is one extra heading.

61. ___________

   Among the most popular books being written today are those which are usually, classified as science fiction. Hundreds of titles are published every year and are read by all kinds of people. Furthermore, some of the most successful films of recent years have been based on science fiction stories.

62. ___________

It is often thought that science is a fairly new development in literature, but its ancestors can be found in book written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned with the presentation of some form of ideal society, a theme which is still often found in modern stories.

63. ___________

Most of the classics of science fiction, however, have been written within the last hundred years. Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H.G.Wells to mention just two well-known authors, have been translated into many languages.

64. ___________

Most science fiction writers don’t write about men from Mars or space adventure stones. They are more interested in predicting the results of technical developments on society and the human minds; or in imagining future worlds which are a reflection of the world which we live in now. Because of this their writing has obvious political undertones.

65. ___________

    In an age where science fact frequently overtakes science fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep ahead of scientific advances. Those who are sufficiently clear-sighted to see the way we are going, however, may provide a valuable lesson on how to deal with the problems which society will inevitably face as it tries to master its new technology.

3、An ape has a larger brain than any animal except man, though it is much smaller than a man’s brain. Apes all belong to the hot countries of the world―tropical Africa and South―east Asia.

    The gorilla is the largest of the apes. He is as tall as six feet when standing upright. Many people think that gorillas are very fierce. They are often described as standing upright like a man, beating their fists and roaring. In their home, in the forests of Central Africa, however, they are not at all like this, They are peaceful animals and never use their great strength unless attacked. Even then, they retreat if they can.

    Gorillas have black faces and long, black, hairy coats. They feed during the day on plants and fruit. At night the old male often sleeps on the ground at the foot of a tree, while the others each make a sleeping platform in the tree bending the leafy branches. Besides this, gorillas climb trees very seldom.

56. Apes live in ___________ .

   A. different parts of the world                     B. the cold countries

   C. South America and Africa                       D. the countries of Africa and south―east Asia

57. An ape’s brain is __________ .

   A. as large as a man’s brain                                    B. a lot smaller than a man’s brain

   C. larger than that of any other animal including man   D. a lot larger than a man’s brain

58. A gorilla is about six feet tall when he  __________ .

   A. stands on his legs                            B. stand on his arms

   C. roars                                              D. uses his great strength

59. All gorillas live on ____________ .

   A. vegetables           B. leaves and grass        C. plants and fruit                D. rice

60. During the night gorilla usually sleep in trees except __________ .

   A. the old female gorilla                             B. the old male gorilla

   C. the young gorillas up to six years old      D. the baby gorillas

2、Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(錄取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught in school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.

    In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科醫(yī)師) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.

    Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children.  Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.

51. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?

   A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical school

   B. She decided to further her education in Paris

   C. A serious eye problem stopped her

   D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States

52. What main obstacle(障礙) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?

   A. She was a woman.

   B. She wrote too many letters.

   C. She couldn’t graduate from medical school.

   D. She couldn’t set up her hospital.

53. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?

   A. Eight years    B. Ten years      C. Nineteen years           D. Thirty-six years

54. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell,except that she ______.

   A. became the first woman physician

   B. was the first woman doctor

   C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children

   D. set up the first medical school for women

55. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.

   A. England       B. Paris      C. the United States      D. New York City

1、The world is divided into two main parts. The difference is ___41___one part is rich and the other is poor. In the poor part,  a lot of people ___42_____get enough to eat. In the rich part, a lot of people eat too much. In one part ,children starve and in the other, a lot of people get fatter and have to go on diets, or do some exercise in ___43____ to lose weight.

The poor countries are called the ____44______ countries. They have special problems. Sometimes the land is too poor to grow anything ____45___. The land can be ___46___, but a lot of things must be done first. New ____47____ methods must be introduced. The people must be educated. Water must be found.

Many of these problems are too big for one country to solve ___48____. Help should be given by richer countries, but it must be the right ___49_____of help. Money is not enough. The development countries must be helped to ____50_____ themselves. But rich countries have problems too. They are not always very pleasant places to live in. Usually , it is the things that make them rich that also make them unpleasant.