—I can’t move the bookcase． Could you give me a hand?
—_____．
A． With pleasure B． It’s my pleasure
C． Not at all D． Never mind
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—Don’t you think Obama is _____ success?
—Yes, I do． He is popalar with _____ public in America．
A． / , a B． a, a C． the, a D． a, the
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Things like eye contact and hand gestures _____ great importance in situations such as job interviews．
A． take in B． take off C． take on D． take down
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During the opening ceremony, “Miss Smile” has won the hearts of Chinese Internet users after being caught _____ the same smile for nearly 20 minutes．
A． fixed B． to be fixed
C． to fix D． fixing
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I would have come earlier, but I _____ that you were waiting for me．
A． didn’t know B． hadn’t known
C． haven’t known D． wouldn’t have known
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—What made her so happy?
—_____ her son passed the driving test．
A． That B． Because C． Since D． When
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—Listen! There is a knock on the door． Who _____ it be?
—It must be Jack． Just now I sent for him．
A． shall B． can C． must D． might
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—It’s such a beautiful day． Why not have a picnic with us?
—_____． But I have a lot of homework to do．
A． Don’t mention it B． It’s up to you
C． I have no time D． I’d love to
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The beautiful town, _____ we spent our summer vacation last year , lies at the foot of a mountain．
A． whose B． which C． where D． why
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As we all know, China is a developing country, _____ attracting more and more foreigners．
A． the one B． one C． it D． that
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With more and more forests _____, many animals are facing the danger of dying out．
A． to destroy B． destroying
C． destroyed D． to be destoyed
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So hard-working _____ that he sets a good example to all the other classmates．
A． he is B． is he C． does he D． he does
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Noise is unpleasant, _____ when you are trying to sleep．
A． especially B． specially
C． extremely D． naturally
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Tired and disappointed, the rescue team finally reached _____ used to be a village．
A． where B． that C． when D． what
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—Why are you so depressed?
—I _____ my MP4 player on the bus．
A． had lost B． am lost C． have lost D． was lost
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
He fell in love with her at the first sight at a party． She was so outstanding while he was so 36 ． At the end of the party, he invited her to have 37 with him． She was very 38 , but she promised．
Sitting in a nice coffee shop, he was too 39 to say anything． Suddenly he
said to the waiter,“Would you please give me some 40 ?” Everybody stared at him, so strange！His face turned red, but still, he 41 the salt in his coffee and drank it．
She asked him 42 ,“Why do you have this 43 ?”
He replied,“When I was a little boy, I was living near the 44 ． Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood and my 45 ．”
While saying that tears 46 his eyes． She was deeply 47 ． That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their story． Later they got 48 … And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that’s the way he liked it．
After 40 years, he passed away, leaving her a letter which 49 :
My dearest, please forgive my lie, the only 50 I said to you --the salty coffee． The first time we 51 I was so nervous that actually I wanted some sugar． I 52 to tell you the truth many times, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have 53 not to lie to you forever… Having you is my biggest happiness even though I have to drink the salty coffee．
Her tears 54 the letter totally wet． Someday, someone asked her,“What’s the taste of salty coffee?”She replied,“It’s 55 ．”
1.A． handsome B． pretty C． humorous D． ordinary
2.A． dinner B． coffee C． tea D． meal
3.A． surprised B． disappointed C． shocked D． ashamed
4.A． anxious B． eager C． nervous D． serious
5.A． sugar B． paper C． salt D． spoon
6.A． put B． took C． mixed D． dipped
7.A． curiously B． carefully C． seriously D． elegantly
8.A． interest B． practice C． hobby D． act
9.A． city B． village C． sea D． road
10.A． mother B． family C． hometown D． friend
11.A． formed B． filled C． collected D． appeared
12.A． touched B． moved C． inspired D． encouraged
13.A． divorced B． married C． drunk D． hurt
14.A． wrote B． spoke C． told D． said
15.A． request B． will C． fact D． lie
16.A． danced B． dated C． gathered D． talked
17.A． managed B． offered C． tried D． failed
18.A． promised B． asked C． ordered D． persuaded
19.A． watered B． beat C． covered D． made
20.A． romantic B． salty C． sweet D． cosy
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The German shepherd runs off and noses around in the grass of Kenya’s Laikipia Plateau． “OK, Oakley,” the dog’s handler orders, “Find it!”
Oakley sniffs （嗅） until he comes to a bush, then stops, sits, and looks up at his handler． She bends to see what he has found: the waste of an endangered African wild dog． “Good dog!” she praises． The handler pulls a tennis ball from her pocket． Oakley jumps for his reward．
“He doesn’t actually want the waste,” says Aimee Hurt, a founding member of the U．S．-based group Working Dogs for Conservation． Hurt is in Kenya to train both Oakley and his handler． “He finds it so he can play with his ball． We’re the ones who want the waste．”
Detection dogs are sometimes taught to locate actual animals． Black-footed ferrets （雪貂） have been studied with their help． But more often the dogs learn to locate the waste of creatures such as bears, wolves and mountain lions．
What the dogs find provides scientists with data about a species． Scientists can use the DNA collected from animal waste to identify individuals, sex, and population sizes — all without ever seeing the animal itself． “It can take years to gather this kind of information if you have to trap animals,” Hurt explains．
Waste analysis might make a huge difference when wild species are accused of attacking domestic livestock （家畜）． Hurt says, “A good detection dog will find the waste so we can see what the animal is actually eating．” This may help reduce problems between people and wildlife．
1. The underlined word “She” in Paragraph 2 refers to “_____”．
A． the German shepherd B． an African wild dog
C． Aimee Hurt D． the handler
2. Oakley is interested in finding the waste because _____．
A． he wants to study endangered animals
B． he can get a tennis ball to play with
C． he wants to eat it
D． he wants to play with it
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A． Trapping animals is not difficult．
B． People are making efforts to protect the environment．
C． Detection dogs attack domestic livestock frequently．
D． Collecting animal waste is a good way to gather information．
4. What is the main idea of the passage?
A． Detection dogs can help scientists study wildlife．
B． Detection dogs can defend wildlife．
C． Detection dogs can help the police catch the criminals．
D． Detection dogs can help local people defend domestic livestock．
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The Adventure Guides Program
New Member Information for the Adventure Guides Program （ for children aged 4—12）
What Is the Adventure Guides Program All about?
The objectives of the program are:
● Fostering companionship and setting foundation for positive, lifelong relationships between parent and child
● Increased understanding of one another
● Expanded awareness of spirit, mind and body
● Great memories
● Fun!!!
Parent and Child Will Be Joining…
The nationwide affilicated（隶属的） program sponsored by local YMCA’s and part of the National Council of YMCA’s
A smaller group of families called a “circle”
What Is the Time Commitment?
● Program runs from October to May （ending with the Memorial Day Parade）
● One “circle” activity per month （ one circle decides on fees and dates）
Additional all participant activities （scheduled by Wilton Family Y） —additional fees and registration required．
Outing Dates: To Be Announced
What Do I Do Now?
● Registration is on-going． Registration forms are available online under “Registration”．
● You will be notified by the Wilton Family Y of which “circle” you and your child are in and who your “circle” leader is．
● You will be notified by your “circle” leader as to when your first parent/child “circle” meeting will take place．
Fees:
Participant: Full Child or Family member $110．00 / Program member $200．00
Sibling: Full child or Family member $75．00 / Program member $150．00
Adult: Family member FREE / Program member $125．00
Wilton Family Y Contact Information:
Geoff Malyszka Teen Director 762-8384 ext．224
E-mail: gmalyszka@wiltonymca． org
Kim Murphy Early Childhood Ed． Director762-8384 ext．214
E-mail: kmurphy@wiltonymca． org
1. Which of the following is true about “circle”?
A． You and your children will make up a “circle”．
B． A “circle” activity will be held once a month．
C． You have the right of choosing your “circle” leader．
D． You are free to choose to become a member of a “circle”．
2. What information can you get from the passage？
A． There is no extra fees for additional all participant activities．
B． The program will be held only in October and May
C． You can register just by making a call to 762-8384 ext．224．
D． It has not been decided yet when you will go out．
3. The passage is mainly written for _____．
A． parents and their children
B． adventurous travelers
C． international students
D． children with bad memories
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What’s your idea of a good time? What about dancing in a rainy field with one hundred and fifty thousand other people while a famous rock band plays on a stage so far away that the performers look like ants?
It may sound strange but that is what many hundreds of thousands of young people in the UK do every summer． Why? Because summer is the time for outdoor music festivals．
Held on a farm, the Glastonbury Festival is the most well-known and popular festival in the UK． It began in 1970 and the first festival was attended by one thousand five hundred people each paying an admission price of ￡1 — the ticket included free milk from the farm．
Since then the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength — in 2004 one hundred and fifty thousand fans attended, paying ￡112 each for a ticket to the three-day event． Tickets for the event sold out within three hours． Performers
included superstars, such as Paul McCartney and James Brown, as well as new talent, like Franz Ferdinand and Joss Stone．
Although many summer festivals are run on a profit —making basis, Glastonbury is a charity event, donating millions of pounds to local and international charities．
Glastonbury is not unique in using live music to raise money to fight global poverty （贫穷）． In July of this year, the Live 8 concerts were held simultaneously （同时） in London, Paris, Rome and Berlin． Superstars such as Madonna, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder performed in order to highlight （强调） international poverty and debt．
1. What does the author mean by saying “the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength”?
A． The festival has achieved growing success．
B． Great efforts have been made to hold the festival．
C． The festival has brought in a large amount of money．
D． There have been thousands of fans attending the festival．
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A． The Glastonbury Festival is run on a profit-making basis．
B． Tickets for the 2004 Glastonbury Festival were in great demand despite the high price．
C． Both James Brown and Joss Stone were born in poor families．
D． In the 1970 Glastonbury Festival, one could have lunch on the farm for free．
3. We can learn from the last paragraph that _____．
A． the Glastonbury Festival is not so popular as the Live 8 concerts
B． the Live 8 concerts are held every year in London
C． London, Paris, Rome and Berlin are famous for outdoor music festivals
D． some superstars are concerned about global poverty
4. What is the best title for the passage?
A． How to have a good time B． Charity events around the world
C． The Glastonbury Festival D． Superstars’ performances in charity events
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Attempt a guess at the following question: In the English-speaking world, which country has the least affordable homes? You are wrong if you guessed the US, even with the housing bubble （气泡） and main sadness． Nor is it the UK, where prices have risen because demand is far from supply． According to a recent survey of 227 cities around the globe, you must go south of the equator （赤道） to Australia to find the priciest homes．
The report measured a city’s housing market along the following guidelines． An “affordable” home required three times or less of the average family’s income to purchase． At four times earnings, a home fell into the “unaffordable” category． And a “seriously unaffordable” home needed five times a family’s income． In Australia, homes in the least affordable city cost just about 9．5 times the average income． Sydney, Perth, and Melbourne were only a little under this figure．
Australian officials offered little comment, apart from a general statement on the dismal findings． These prices make the possibility that many Australians will one day own a home largely unbelievable． Land rationing （配给制） and excessive development charges have raised prices, and the problem will only be solved through urgent action by the Rudd government．
Some American cities were also included on the least affordable list, four of which were in California． America is still involved in a mortgage（抵押）crisis, though, affecting the affordability of homes． Yet a number of US cities garnered “affordable” status, namely Dallas and Kansas． Australia had no cities listed in the top fifty places with affordable homes．
The survey suggests that you can find affordable homes in most places, just not if you’re Australian and choose to live down under．
1. To buy an affordable house, you should pay _____．
A． 3 times or less of the average family’s income
B． 4 times or less of the average family’s income
C． 5 times or less of the average family’s income
D． 9．5 times or less of the average family’s income
2. What caused the prices of houses to increase in Australia?
A． The rising family’s income． B． The demand over supply．
C． The excessive development charges． D． The decrease of land．
3. The underlined word “dismal” in Paragraph 3 may mean _____．
A． cheerful B． satisfactory
C． difficult D． gloomy
4. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?
A． Affordable Houses B． A House is a Dream First
C． Housing Bubble D． Homes Too Expensive
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余项。
Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables．
____1.___ Make a study time and have it at the same time every day．This will help your kid to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their time．
Allow them to study in block of time, such as for half an hour with a five-minute break in the middle．___2.__ Ideal （理想的） study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner
Never allow your children to study in front of the television, as that will encourage passive activity．3._
____4.__ You’ll also need to help your kids find the right place to study．After you’ve set up a good study time for little learners, set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing ．
Make sure there is a table or a desk and a comfortable chair．
_5.__ This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes and being there for them with the answers to any questions．The input you give your children during study periods will help form a bond and help make studying enjoyable．
A．Pick a place where your children can study properly
B．Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves．
C．Finally, spend time with your kids when they’re studying．
D．Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement, too．
E．Instead, use TV as a treat or a reward when the homework is completed．
F．Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward．
G．One of the best ways to from good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they keep to．
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短文改错（10分）
下面短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Many students feel it that a popular teacher must be kind and easy-going．He and she should make the class very active for joking with the students．However, the popular teacher is at same time the one who should be strict in students．Last year, my English teacher proved to be the more popular in our school．She was usual patient with her students and never made them disappointed．She always stays in full control of the situations．She always made sure that our homework was finished on time, but she marked strictly on student’s actual performance．
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书面表达（满分25）
假如你是中美夏令营的一位工作人员李华，收到了美国营员Peter的电子邮件，他在动身来中国参加夏令营之前，想了解一下中方给他安排的寄宿家庭的有关情况，请你根据下列信息回复邮件：
1．住房宽敞，给Peter预备了自己的房间；
2．交通便捷，另外寄宿家庭还有私家车，出入方便；
3．家人都懂英语，乐于交流；
4．女主人的厨艺非常好；
5．2009年接待过美国学生。
注意：1．词数100词左右；
2．可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；
3．信的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
I’m very glad to receive your e-mail asking for information about the host family we have arranged for you to stay．
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Yours,
Li Hua
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