Not everyone likes everyone else, ___________?

A. does one     B. does everyone    C. do they      D. don’t they

 They will fly to Shanghai to visit the EXPO in 2010 ,____they plan to stay for two or three days.

A. where   B. there      C. which    D. when

 _______ that caused him to serve dinner an hour later than usual.

A. It was we being late                       B. It was our being late

C. It was we were too late                   D. It was because we were late

第三部分 閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

       請認真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。

John Davis doesn’t use his GPS system in his car. Instead of guiding the direction, the Delaware farmer uses it to determine where and how much fertilizer to use on the crops on his 4,000-acre family-owned farm. Technological advances like that last year helped Davis and other Ohio farmers set a record for corn product. Ohio's corn crop in 2009 totaled 546 million bushels(蒲式耳), despite a cooler and wetter than normal spring, a dry summer and a delayed, wet harvest. Davis said. “I knew it would be a good crop, but it was much better than we expected.”

A farmer can map his fields on GPS, spotting where soil turned out to be least fertile（肥沃的） and using more fertilizer the next year in those areas where corn didn’t grow as well.

Although Ohio farmers produced more corn, it was grown on less land than in past years. Total area used for corn in Ohio was 3.35 million acres, about the same as in 2008 but down from 3.85 million acres in 2007, said Dwayne Siekman, director of the Ohio Corn Growers Association. “When you look at the total number of acres in Ohio used for corn, it’s clear that farmers are able to do more with less,” he said. “American farmers can grow five times more corn on 20 percent less land than they did in the 1930s, saying that modern farming techniques are necessary for a growing demand in the world today.” That technology includes using improved seeds that can withstand(忍受) greater temperature extremes and pests, Siekman said.

Farmers aren't the only ones who benefit. Consumers(消費者) do, too, as food costs reduce in the face of “enough supplies of corn,” said Fred Yoder, who runs a 1,500-acre corn, soybean and wheat farm in Plain City. “This is the best, highest-producing corn crop that I've raised in 30 years,” he said.

1. Most people usually use the GPS system for ______.

    A. driving their cars    B. telling the position   C. mending the car   D. supplying the sunshine

2. The farmers in Ohio use GPS to ______.

    A. check if the soil is fertile in some areas                   B. control the rain of the place

    C. water the crops if the weather is dry                                  D. draw the map of all the crops

3. Why did Ohio farmers produce more corn?

    A. Because they expanded more land to grow corn

    B. Because they turned to technological advances

    C. Because they used more and more fertilizer.

    D. Because they supplies themselves with more money.

4. From the passage, we can know _____.

    A. John Davis hadn’t expected a good harvest.

    B. farmers grew less land than in the 1930s

    C. improved seeds cost much more money

    D. the output of corn in the same field is increased.

Claude and Louris are “giraffes”. So are police officers Hankins and Pearson. These men and women don’t look like giraffes; they look like you and me. Then, why do people call them “giraffes”?

A giraffe, they say, is an animal that sticks its neck out, can see places far away and has a large heart. It lives a quiet life and moves about in an easy and beautiful way. In the same way, a “giraffe” can be a person who likes to “stick his or her neck out” for other people, always watches for future happenings, has a warm heart for people around, and at the same time lives a quiet and beautiful life himself or herself.

“The Giraffe Project” is a 10-year-old group which finds and honors “giraffes” in the US and in the world. The group wants to teach people to do something to build a better world. The group members believe that a person shouldn’t draw his or her head back; instead, they tell people to “stick their neck out” and help others. Claude and Louris, Hankins and Pearson are only a few of the nearly 1,000 “giraffes” that the group found and honored.

Claude and Louris were getting old and they left their work with some money that they saved for future use. One day, however, they saw a homeless man looking for a place to keep warm and they decided that they should “stick their neck out” and give him some help. Today, they lived in Friends’ House, where they invite twelve homeless people to stay every night.

Police officers Hankins and Pearson work in a large city. They see crimes every day and their work is sometimes dangerous. They work hard for their money. However, these two men put their savings together and even borrowed money to start an educational center to teach young people in a poor part of the city. Hankins and Pearson are certainly “giraffes”.

1. Which of the following is true?

   A. Some of the people around us look like giraffes.

B. Giraffes are the most beautiful animal in the world.

   C. “Giraffes” is a beautiful name for those who are ready to help other people.

D. A “giraffe” is someone who can stick his neck out and see the future.

2. “The Giraffe Project” is a group _____.

  A. of police officers                  B. which appeared ten years ago

  C. of ten-year-old children             D. which takes care of children

3. People call Claude and Hankins “giraffes” because they _____.

  A. do what is needed for a good world          B. are not afraid of dangerous work

  C. found a home for some homeless people      D. made money only for other people

4. What does “The Giraffe Project” do?

  A. It tells people how to live a quiet life.

  B. It helps the homeless and teaches the young people.

  C. It tries to find 1,000 warm-hearted people in the US.

  D. It shows people what their duty is for a better world.

5. The underlined word “crime” in the last paragraph has the similar meaning to ____.

A. mistake       B. happiness     C. failure      D. wrongdoing

第Ⅱ卷(共45分)

注意事項：

    1.第II卷共4頁。用0.5毫米黑色簽字筆答在試卷的相應位置。

2.答卷前將密封線內的項目填寫清楚。

第四部分 書面表達(共二節(jié)，滿分45分)

第一節(jié) 閱讀表達(共5小題；每小題3分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，按要求完成下面試題。（請注意問題后的字數(shù)要求）。

Electronic devices(裝置) are changing the way people listen to music. But studies show the devices may be causing hearing loss in many people. Some experts say people may be playing them too loud and too long. And experts say sound levels on these devices need to be set lower.

Researchers did a study with three hundred high school students and one thousand adults. They were asked about their use of portable music devices. Forty percent of the students and adults said they set the sound levels at high on their players. But students were twice more likely to play the music at a very loud volume(音量). More than half of the students said they would probably not limit their listening time.

The study found that more than half of the students and less than forty percent of the adults had at least one kind of hearing loss. Some reported difficulty hearing parts of a discussion between two people. Others said they had to raise volume controls on a television or radio to hear it better. And, some experienced ringing in their ears or other noises.

Hearing experts say part of the problem is the listening equipment people are using. They say large earphones that cover the whole ear are probably safer than the smaller earbuds(耳塞) that come with most music players. Hearing loss may not be obvious for years, however, once it happens, there is few chance of curing. About thirty million Americans have some hearing loss. One third of them lost their hearing as a result of loud noises.

The American Speech-language-Hearing Association is working with companies and government officials on setting rules for use of portable music devices. The group says the best way to protect your hearing is to _______, limit listening time and use earphones that block out foreign noises.

76．What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

_______________________________________________________________________________77．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Compared to adults, teenagers are more likely to turn up their players.

_______________________________________________________________________________78．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

_______________________________________________________________________________79．What trouble will happen to a person if he suffers some hearing loss? (Please give at least two examples mentioned in the passage, each within 15 words.)

_______________________________________________________________________________80．Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.

It’s_________ comfort to know that so many people are donating money and food to the people in________need.

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

The time he has devoted in the past years _______ the disable is now considered ________ of great value.

      A．to help; being            B．to helping; to be

      C．to help; to be             D．helping; being

I have an itch ____ writing.      

A. for    B. in    C. with    D. on

. Expanding fast, we`ve decided to create a new post and _____ someone responsible for getting orders to our customers.

   A. take on          B. bring on            C. call on          D. turn on