75. When on holidays, the railways put on _____ trains to make people’s travel more convenient.

  A. regular          B. special              C. particular          D. Unusual

55. There have been many changes in _____ history of _____ English language.

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

35.______ money is concerned, we still need much support from the public so as to help the survivors of the earthquake.

  A. As well as             B. As soon as         C. As far as            D. As long as

15. --- Who are the teenagers gathering at the school gate?

   --- Well, if you _____ know, they are all my visiting students.

  A. need              B. must          C. may           D. Will

B

       Many people say that the United States is a paradise for the children, a struggling field for the youth and a tomb for the aged. However, the situation is quite different in Australia. Different people have their own ways for enjoyment and their own worlds of pastime.

       Most children often work hard in school since they have to face various exams. After school they do not want to confine themselves to books any more. Instead, they put aside their schoolbags at home and sneak quickly to some quiet street comers for their games. Bigger children like to shoulder their large kites to some steep cliffs, and jump to fly in the sky with their kites.

       Some old people often get up early in the morning and go to parks to do newspaper reading. After breakfast, they come to horse races, dog races and sometimes car races for betting. If he wins, he will feed himself a good dinner. In the evening, they stay at home, watching TV sometimes with grandchildren. Some of the aged also enjoy fishing and gardening.

       Young people prefer to go outing for holidays. At the weekends, they go to the seashore for swimming or to the forest for hunting and camping, or mountainous areas for picnicking. Then in the evenings on Sundays, they start their long bumper-to-bumper drive back on the highways. Nobody seems in a hurry.

       The Australian government also encourages its people to have more relaxation after work. Sometimes, certain kind of financial help is distributed to people going on holidays and public holidays are purposely set on Monday or Friday so that Australians may have a longer weekend for enjoyment. They think people can word better only after they get a full relaxation. And it grows out of this idea that relaxation comes the top priority(優(yōu)先權(quán))for enjoyment in Australia.

60．According to many people’s opinion, which of the following is NOT true?

       A．All people in the US live a desirable life.

       B．The competition among American young people is fierce.

       C．The life of the American old people is very terrible.

       D．Children in America are extremely happy.

61．Australia is different from America because Australia_______.

       A．is not a paradise for children

       B．is not a struggling field for the youth

       C．is not a tomb for the aged

       D．has different worlds for different people

62．There is an idea of enjoyment priority in Australia because____.

       A．enjoyment is more important than other aspects of life

       B．a(chǎn) full relaxation will make people work better

       C．enjoyment can make people happy

       D．Australian people are lazy

63.The underlined part can be replaced by “ ______．

    A.adjust themselves to                                      B．prevent themselves form

       C．limit themselves to                                      D．satisfy themselves with

E

Should struggling students be banned from clubs and sports?

Getting a bad grade in Rockingham, Vt. could get you kicked off the team! School officials there are considering new guidelines that would prevent students with bad grades from participating in extracurricular activities, such as sports and clubs. The proposal would affect students in eighth grade and below.

School board member Mike says the policy would motivate students to work harder in school. He drafted a letter to coaches, parents, and after-school program leaders to encourage them to allow only kids who are meeting certain academic standards into their program.

Not everyone gives such policy an A+. Some people argue that no student should be excluded from after-school activities. They say taking part in extracurricular activities can help kids do better in class by improving their participation and concentration skills. They say a 2009 study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that time spent in extracurricular physical activities does not take away from students’ ability to do well in the classroom . In fact, it may even help boost girls’ academic performance.

Students themselves have different opinions.

SCHOOL COMES FIRST

Why not require good grades to participate in those activities?

Kids need to understand that grades are important. School comes first, period. Getting good grades help you with life, help you go to college, get a job, and so on. Banning underachieving students from extracurricular activities not only gives them motivation to get their grades up, but allows more time to study or get help from a tutor.

DON’T BAN STUDENTS

Every student should be able to participate in extracurricular activities, no matter what his or her grades are. Extracurricular activities can help kids concentrate more on doing homework. They can help kids develop mentally and physically.

A school policy that tells kids with bad grades that they can’t be in sports or the school play is like judging a book by its cover. Every student is unique. A kid may have a learning disability, an attention issue, or a difficult time studying in his or her home environment. His or her teachers should find why the student is struggling. Together they should find out a solution that will keep the student in the activity.

72. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “excluded”?

A. protected       B. approved       C. blamed       D. banned

73. What’s the author’s attitude to the policy that prevents students with bad grades from participating in extracurricular activities?

A. supportive        B. critical        C . neutral       D. indifferent

74. In the second paragraph “a 2009 study…”is used by the critics to_______ .

A. To indicate the author is against the policy.

B. To emphasize there is no need to ban the students with bad grades to take part in extracurricular activities.

C. To suggest girls can benefit from extracurricular activities.

D. To prove grades have nothing to do with extracurricular activities.

75. Some don’t think the policy is reasonable for the following reasons EXCEPT______.

A. Every kid is unique.

B. Extracurricular activities will benefit students mentally and physically.

C. Grades will help students get a job.

D. One can learn more that can’t be learned in class.

第二部分  英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

21.－Excuse me, Sir, is the swimming pool open all day?

－____.Only from 6:00 pm to 10:00pm.

A.That’s right         B. Yes, of course  C. Sorry, I’m not sure   D. Sorry, I’m afraid not

第四部分 寫作技能 (共兩節(jié)，滿分25分)

 雙向翻譯 （共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

    請(qǐng)根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)容，將文中劃線部分譯成漢語或者英語。

Justin has been missing for two weeks now. I miss him a lot.  61  I’m worried that something bad has happened to him. I’m sure he came home that night at around 11p.m.  62  我聽見他放自己最喜歡的CD。I wonder where the aliens with large black eyes have taken him.

Mavis told me that creatures from outer space took her away a few years ago. They did some  research on her.  63  The whole experience was very frightening, just like a nightmare, but at least they returned her home. I hope they will return Justin soon.

64  警察沒有取得多大進(jìn)展。Now they are searching for other witnesses. They say Justin might have been murdered. Dad is very disappointed with them. He thinks they are not doing their job properly. Mum is really worried, too. She can’t sleep well.  65  I hope Justin will come home soon and tell us what happened to him. I want all of us to be together again.

61  ______________________________________________________

62  ______________________________________________________

63  ______________________________________________________

64  ______________________________________________________

65  ______________________________________________________

第二節(jié) 摘錄信息 （共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文后第53至第57小題的空格里填上適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或短語，并將答案轉(zhuǎn)寫到答題卡上。

注意：每空不超過3個(gè)單詞。

Many people have contributed to the Olympic Games. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the People’s Republic of China returned to the Games after the 32 years of absence. I am sure the whole of China must have felt very proud when Xu Haifeng won the first gold medal for his country. Deng Yaping, who won four Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996 and became an IOC member in 2000, is perhaps the greatest female table tennis player the world has ever seen. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Liu Xiang excited people all over Asia when he became the first Asian to win the gold medal in the men’s 110-meet hurdles. Another superstar I would like to mention is Michael Jordan. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Jordan won his second Olympic gold medal as part of the so-called “Dream Team” of NBA players.

C

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Thursday that his country hopes to deepen ties with China, which have been strained over French President Nicolas Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama.

   "We need China, the world needs China to get out of the recession(衰退) " Fillon told parliament.Relations between the two countries hit a low after Sarkozy refused to call off a meeting with the Dalai Lama in December.

   Beijing then pulled out of a summit（峰會(huì)） with the European Union (EU) that was supposed to have taken place on Dec 1 in France, which held the rotating EU presidency at the time.

   Fillon stressed that Tibet is part of China, but insisted that the French president had every right to meet the Dalai Lama.

   "For us, this incident does nothing to distract（轉(zhuǎn)移） from our desire to reinforce our strategic partnership with China."

   Former French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin is scheduled to visit China next week following earlier attempts to improve relations.

   China, which has said it is up to France to repair ties with Beijing, agreed with the EU last week to hold a summit soon, after the London G20 summit on April 2.

   France was excluded from Premier Wen Jiabao's recent European visit.

   "We all know why," Wen said when asked why he had omitted France from his journey, China News Service reported.

   "I looked at a map of Europe on the plane. My trip goes around France," Wen said.

   "The reason (for not visiting) doesn't lie with China", he told a group of reporters. He urged Paris to "mend and improve ties" with China.

44.Premier WenJiabao didn’t visit France because_______.

A.he promised to visit France later

B.former French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin is scheduled to visit China soon

C.France didn’t attend the summit of the EU

D.Sarkozy met the Dalai Lama

45.According to France, ____________.

A.the president has the right to meet the Dalai Lama

B.the meeting will strengthen the strategic partnership with China

C.they don’t know why Premier WenJiabao didn’t visit France

D.China don’t care much for the ties with France

46.From paragraphs 2,3 and 4, the important conclusion is that _______.

A. Tibet is part of China

B. France and the world need China

C. Sarkozy refused to call off a meeting with the Dalai Lama in December.

D. Beijing pulled out of a summit with the Dalai Lama in December.

47.The main idea of the news is that_______.

A. It’s France’s fault to affect the relation between the two countries

B. France seeks to repair relations with China

C. Premier Wen urged Paris to “mend and improve ties” with China

D. Relations between China and France are going smoothly.