These people once had fame and fortune；now        is left to them is poverty．

A．a(chǎn)ll that    B．a(chǎn)ll of which  C．a(chǎn)ll what  D．that all

The man，whose early career was not        great success，has built       business empire after years of hard work．

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

In New Orleans，throughout the Fall and Winter and Spring, there is usually a festival of          sort every weekend．

A．one    B．some    C．a(chǎn)ny   D．that

2009年高考在即，高三學(xué)生目前正處于緊張復(fù)習(xí)迎考的氛圍中。假如你叫李華，廣西某中學(xué)高三學(xué)生，面對目前的壓力，想和父母說說知心話，請你用英文在你的博客上用書信形式表達(dá)出來。主要內(nèi)容如下：

注意：

1.短文須包括所有內(nèi)容要點，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮。

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Dear Mom and Dad,

The annual college entrance examination is around the corner. On this special occasion, how I wish I could have a heart-to-heart talk with you.

___________________________________________________________________________

                                                　　　　　　Yours,

                                                             Li Hua

Each year on the first Saturday in March, a group of middle-aged men and a few women gather at sunrise on a beach near St. Petersburg, Fla. Above the high-water line are more than 50 small boats.

At exactly 7 a.m., Steve Isaac stands at the water’s edge with his arm raised and yells: “Go!”

Most of the boats are part of the Everglades Challenge. They head for a finish line many days and 300 miles to the south, at Key Largo. But this Saturday, for the first time, 10 of the brave mariners―including a journalist, whose progress will be available online―will compete in the world’s toughest small boat race, called the Ultimate Florida Challenge.

Instead of finishing at Key Largo, the 10 boaters will continue around the state, heading north past Miami, the Kennedy Space Center, and Jacksonville, then down the Suwannee River, eventually passing most of Florida before arriving back at the beach near St. Petersburg.

It will be 1,200 miles of head winds and burning sun. But it will also take the challengers through some of the most impressive scenery in North America.

The rules are no-nonsense: First one back to the beach wins. The voyage must be completed within a month. Human power or sails, only. No motors. No rides in cars or tows from power boats. No help from family or friends. And at least once a day, participants are required to acknowledge by cell phone or radio that they are still alive.

The race will be a replay of the tale of the tortoise (龜) and the rabbit. The trick, if there is one, is to be a tortoise and just keep moving forward. But the one-month deadline means that being too much of a tortoise may result in failure. So challengers have to be a little bit of a rabbit, as well.

72. What can we infer from the passage?

   A. People can watch the 1200-mile race on the net this year.

   B. Over 50 boats will take part in the 300-mile race this year.

   C. The racers cannot take a rest during the race.

   D. The winner will act as a tortoise in the play. 

73. This 1,200-mile race is unusual because _____.

   A. more people will take part                B. only men will take part

   C. its rules are meaningless                   D. it will be more challenging

74. According to the last paragraph, _____ is most important if one wants to win the race.

   A. strength                     B. courage                    C. equipment                D. strategy

75. Which can be the best title for the passage?

   A. Around the coast in 30 days                            B. Among the life-and-death tests

   C. A new world record expected                   D. Everglades Challenge on line

       But I wonder about my Momma sometimes, and all the other Negro(blacks )mothers who got up at 6 a.m. to go to the white man’s house with sacks over their shoes because it was so wet and cold. I wonder how they made it .They worked very hard for the man, they made his breakfast and they scrubbed his floors and they took care of his babies. They didn’t have too much time for us.

       I wonder about my Momma, who walked out of a white woman’s clean house at midnight and came back to her own where the lights had been out for three months, and the pipes were frozen and the wind came in through the holes in the wall. She’d have to make deals with the rats: leave some food out for them so they wouldn’t bite the doors or the babies. The roaches（蟑螂）？Oh, they were just like part of the family!

       I wonder how she felt telling those white kids she took care of to brush their teeth after they ate, to wash their hands after they finish bathroom. She could never tell her own kids because there wasn’t soap or water back home.

       I wonder how my Momma felt when we came home from school with a list of vitamins and pills the school nurse said we had to have .Momma would cry all night , and then go out and spend most of the rent money for pills. A week later, the white man would come for his eighteen dollars’ rent and Momma would beg him to wait until tomorrow. She had to lie to him that she had lost her wallet or the relief check was coming soon or the white people had some money for her. Tomorrow I’d be hiding in the closet because there was only supposed to be two kids in the flat, and I could hear the rent man shout at my Momma and call her a cheat. And when he finally went away, Momma put the sacks on her shoes and went off to the rich white man’s house to dress the rich white kids so their mother could take them to a special baby doctor.

68．Mother got up at 6 a.m. every day because       

       A．she had to cook breakfast for her children          B．she had to catch the first bus to the factory

       C．she had to work in the white man’s house       D．she had to go to see a special baby doctor

69．Mother never told us to brush our teeth or to wash our hands because     .

       A．she though we didn’t need to                   B．we didn’t like washing hands

       C．we had done everything very well              D．there was no soap or water in our home

70．Why did the writer hide in a closet when the landowner came for rent?

       A．The closet could only hold two kids.  

        B．Only two kids were allowed to live in the house.

       C．They should pay more rent for two kids. 

       D．There was only one bedroom for the two kids.

71．What does the writer mainly tell us?

       A．Black people lead a miserable life.              B．Black people don’t have enough rent money.

       C．White people lead an expensive life.            D．White people have special baby doctors.

Happy April Fool’s Day．In celebration of the day, we have put together a list of some of the greatest hoaxes in history．They are the lies that have been designed for innocent people who are ready to believe them．

INSTANT COLOUR TV

In 1962 there was only one TV channel in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white．The station’s technical expert, Kjell Stensson, appeared on the news to announce that thanks to a newly developed technology, all viewers could now quickly and easily transform their existing sets to display color reception．All they had to do was pull a nylon stocking over their Tv screen, and they would begin to see their favorite shows in color．Reportedly, hundreds of thousands of people were taken in．Actual color TV transmission only started to appear in Sweden on April 1, 1970．

SAN ERRIFFE

In 1977 the British newspaper The Guardian published a special seven-page supplement（增刊）in honor of the tenth anniversary of San Serriffe, a small republic located in the Indian Ocean．A series of articles affectionately described the geography and culture of this unknown nation．The Guardian’s phones rang all day as readers asked for more information about the beautiful holiday spot．Few noticed that everything about the island was made up．

NIXON FOR PRESIDENT

In 1992 American National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation program announced that Richard Nixon, in a surprise move, was running for President again．His new campaign slogan was, “I didn’t do anything wrong, and I won’t do it again．” Accompanying this announcement were audio clips（片段） of Nixon delivering his election speech．Listeners responded immediately to the announcement, flooding the show with calls expressing shock and anger．Only during the second half of the show did the host John Hockenberry reveal that the announcement  was a practical joke, Nixon’s voice was copied by comedian Rich Little．

64．What does the underlined word “hoaxes” mean in the first paragraph?

A．lies       B．jokes         C．stories        D．broadcast programmes

65．What can we infer from the part about Instant Color TV?

A．The Swedish People didn’t watch color TVs until 1970．

B．The Swedish People began to watch color TVs in 1962．

C．Kjell Stensson was a TV host．

D．Not many people believed Kjell Stensson．

66．Which of the following statements about San Serriffe is True?

A．San Seffiffe is located in the Indian Ocean．     B．San Seffiffe became a republic in 1967．

C．San Seffiffe is a beautiful place．                     D．San Seffiffe doesn’t exist．

67．From the last paragraph, we can see that _____．

A．Richard Nixon didn’t win the election in 1992．

B．Richard Nixon didn’t do anything wrong

C．Richard Nixon was not liked by the American people

D．Richard Nixon asked Rich Little to speak for him

Last week，Bill Gates retired from full-time work at the world’s biggest computer software company, Microsoft．He will remain chairman of the company he established with Paul Allen in nineteen seventy-five．

Mister Gates leaves Microsoft at a time of change in the computing industry．Microsoft grew at a time when personal computers，or PCs，were replacing big mainframe computers as the main computing tools．He showed that huge profits could be made in software as PCs increasingly were found “on every desk and in every home．”

Early on，Microsoft understood the importance of the “network effect．” That is, software is the kind of product that increases in value as more people buy and use it．

Now，free Internet software threatens to replace PC-based software．Devices like “smart phones” connect people to the Internet．Google has become a 1eader in Internet Web searching and advertising．Microsoft has struggled to change with the new computer environment．Its efforts to sell music and its latest operating system，Vista，have not been big successes．And an attempt this year to buy Yahoo for over forty-seven billion dollars failed．

In the last several years，Bill Gates has slowly given control of Microsoft to others．In two thousand，he gave the job of chief executive officer to Steve Ballmer, a friend of his since their years at Harvard University．Mister Ballmer has been with Microsoft since nineteen eighty．Still，it is hard to overestimate(過高估計) the influence of Bill Gates on computing．He developed the business model that put the Windows operating system on about ninety percent of the world’s one billion PCs．Microsoft now has almost ninety thousand employees．

At fifty―two years old，Bill Gates is currently the third richest man in the world．He is worth about fifty-eight billion dollars．He remains Microsoft’s biggest shareholder．

Mister Gates will now spend most of his time working at his charity organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation．The foundation is the world's largest charity with over thirty-seven billion dollars．It provides money for health, education and other projects，mostly in developing countries．

60．Bill Gates retired from full-time work in Microsoft because           

A．he had earned enough money

B．Google threatened Microsoft’s leading place

C．PCs were out of fashion

D．of a reason that was not mentioned

61．Which of the following statements is true about Bill Gates?

A．Bill Gates set up Microsoft on his own in 1975．

B．Bill Gates failed to buy Yahoo．

C．Bill Gates was the chief executive officer when he retired．

D．Bill Gates is the richest man in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation．

62．Microsoft grew at a time when              ．

A．‘smart phones’ connect people to Internet

B．Vista was put into market

C．Personal Computers were on every desk and in every home

D．Computers became the main computing tools

63．Microsoft’s “network effect” probably means                ．

A．the more people use PCs，the more software they will buy

B．the more people use Internet，the more money Microsoft can make

C．the better product, the more value

D．the later operating system，the better software

THIS sign was found in the front yard of a house in the US. The people living here want to let their dog play outside and ensure it won't run into the street. So, they hired a company to set up an "invisible fence", an electric wire buried in the ground around the yard. The dog wears a special collar and when it walks near to the "fence", the wire will send out a small shock. The dog quickly learns to stay away from the edge of the yard. As it says at the bottom of the sign, the fence will keep your dog "safe" (away from the street) and "at home" (contained inside the yard).

The small word "BRAND" printed in blue means that "Invisible Fence" is registered as the company's brand name. Similarly, the "TM" printed after "your dog safe at home" stands for "trade mark", a slogan registered specifically to one company.

56. The people set up an "invisible fence" _______.

A. to let their dog play outside their house    B. to keep their dog away from the edge of the yard

C. to keep their dog inside their yard           D. to warn others not to enter their house

57. Which of the following is NOT true about the "invisible fence"?

A. The fence does not exist at all.        

B. The "invisible Fence" is a brand name of a company.

C. Without the special collar, the fence won't work on the dog.

D. Science and technology play an important part in it.

58. The purpose of the passage is to ______.

A. introduce a new product for your dog        

B. expand your knowledge of foreign culture

C. give a detailed explanation of the "invisible fence"  

D. help you understand the sign in the picture

59. What can you infer from the passage?

A. Dogs have become more and more clever.    

B. Companies place much value on trade marks nowadays.

C. The sign is actually an advertisement of a certain company.

D. The more advanced technology is, the less free dogs become.