PART FOUR WRITING (45 points)SECTIONＡ (10 poi...

PART FOUR  WRITING (45 points)

SECTIONＡ (10 points)

Direction: Reading the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks with no more than three words for each answer that best fits the passage.

Why must we pay taxes? The answer is that the government needs money for many things, for example, to pay its soldiers, sailors and airmen, to build roads, bridges, offices, schools, etc, and to buy goods from abroad; and only the people of the country can supply the money.

One of the most important taxes is income-tax which a person pays according to the amount of his income, whether he is a merchant, a doctor, a lawyer, a shopkeeper, a miner or anything else. This is called a “direct” tax, because it is paid in money directly to the government.

Another tax is paid on goods such as watches, jewelry, new clothes, tobacco, wine, etc, when they are brought into a country. Such a tax is paid as part of the price of these goods if they are late sold in shops. We call it “indirect” tax, because it is paid indirectly through the shopkeepers.

People usually complain about(抱怨) having to pay taxes, but they forget that the money is spent on things that they and their families need. We need policemen to catch thieves, to see that men obey the laws, to direct traffic, etc, and they must be paid what they earn; children need education and there must be schools and teachers; we want our streets to be kept clean, and the wages of men who do this kind of work have to be paid. Above all, the country must always be ready to defend itself against attacking enemies, and we can’t have an army without paying for it. Besides, if a country wants to develop, there are many other things to do.

Taxes, therefore, cannot be avoided. We buy our food and clothes and pay for our amusements; but, there are several things that the State finds the money for, and that is necessary for us if our society is to continue. We have no real reason to complain, therefore, when we are asked to supply money to be spent for the good of ourselves and for our fellow-citizens.

Tax is a   71   part of our life

Why must we pay taxes?

⊕The State need the money for our society to   72  .

⊕We supply money for the good of ourselves and   73  .

How do we pay taxes?

⊕  74

The tax is paid according to one’s   75  .

The tax is paid to the government.

⊕  76

The tax is paid through   77  .

The tax is paid as part of the price of goods.

Where does tax money go?

⊕To   78   — to keep us safe

⊕To teachers — to   79   the children

⊕To cleaners — to   80   clean

⊕To the army — to defend our country

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IV. PART FOUR WRITING( 45 points)

SECTION A (8 points)

Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram/Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information for the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.

Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of others they need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money.

Most of the money today is made of metal or paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shell. Shells were not the only things used as money. In China, cloth and knives were used. In parts of Africa, cattle were one of the earliest kinds of money. Other animals were used as money, too.

The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. People strung them together and carried them from place to place.

Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. The first coins in England were made of tin. Sweden and Russia used copper to make their money. Later, other countries began to make coins of gold and silver.

But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note.

Money has had all interesting history from the days of shell money until today.

Title：The 68_______ of money

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SECTION B (10 points)

Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions according to the information you get in the passage and the required words limit.

Several years ago, Masaru Ibuka, the chairman of Sony, was at a company planning a meeting. Suddenly he had a brilliant idea. He stopped the meeting and asked everyone present what would happen if Sony removed the recording function and speaker and sold headphones(耳机) with a tape player instead. Almost everyone thought he was crazy. Still, Ibuka kept thinking about his idea and worked at refining it. The result, of course, turned out to be the wildly successful Sony Walkman.

Good ideas often start with a really silly question. Bill Bowerman was making breakfast one day. As he stood there making waffles(蛋奶烙饼)for his son, he wondered what would happen if he poured rubber into his waffle iron(蛋奶烙饼烤模).So, he tried and the result looked something like the bottom of most sports shoes we see today. Still, when he took this idea to several existing shoe companies he was literally(确实地)laughed at. In fact, every single company turned him down. Though rather disappointed, Bowerman was determined and went on to form his own company, making NIKE athletic shoes.

Sometimes good ideas grow out of frustration(挫败). When Fred Smith was a student at Yale University, he had some paperwork that he needed to have delivered across the country the next day. Smith was amazed to find out that overnight delivery(隔夜送货) was impossible. He sat for a long while wondering why. Why couldn’t there be reliable overnight mail delivery service? He decided to design one. Smith did just that and turned his design into a class project. His business professor thought it was not a good class project and gave him only a C. However, Smith refined the idea in that class project and eventually turned it into one of the first and most successful overnight mail services in the world——FedEx.

81. What did Masaru Ibuka’s idea turn out to be? （no more than 2 words）

______________________________________________________________________________

82. What did Fred Smith’s teacher think of his class project? （no more than 8 words）

______________________________________________________________________________

83. Nike athletic shoes came from Bill Bowerman’s idea of____________. （no more than 6 words）

______________________________________________________________________________

84. What is the main idea of the passage? （no more than 12 words）

______________________________________________________________________________

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SECTION C (25 points)

Direction: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese

请以What is happiness to you为题，写一篇英语短文。

对于有些人而言，幸福就是和家人和朋友在一起；对于其他人而言，幸福就是获得某种成功或达到某个目标；对于那些身体有伤残的人而言，幸福就是过一天没有疼痛的日子或者仅仅是活着。那么在你眼里，幸福又是什么呢？

注意：1. 既要讲述一般人的幸福观，又要说出自己的幸福观（至少三项）；

　2. 词数：不少于120；

　3. 参考词汇：获得成功achieve success

达到目标meet a goal

身体伤残a physical injury or disability

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SECTION C (12 points)

Direction: Complete the following passage by using one word that best fits the context.

Winter swimming has become popular in Beijing. Many years ago,   48   people would go swimming in the city waters. But now there is a winter swimming club,   49   has more than 2,000 members. The oldest is 84 years of age and the youngest is only 7. The members are from all walks of life. They may be workers, peasants, soldiers, teachers and students. Even though it is now the coldest time of the season and the water   50   is around 0℃, many winter swimmers still swim in the icy waters. They enjoy   51   in the lake, while people by the water are wearing 52  clothes.

Why are so many people interested in winter swimming? Because it can do   53   to your health.

Bei Sha is   54   good example, he is 69 years old, and he once suffered from heart trouble for 26 years. After ten years of winter swimming, he is now   55   good health.

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第Ⅱ卷

Part Three：Writing（two sections；full marks 35）

Section One：Error Correction（10 questions；1 for each，full marks 10）

本题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：

如此行无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）

如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列要求改正：

此行多一词，则把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，且也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一词，则在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该词。

此行错一词，则在错词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

第一节：短文改错

We’ll never forget a day when                                     76_______

my classmates and I paid a visit a                                     77_______

chemistry factory. It was a large                                     78_______

one with nearly 20 000 workers. It

looks like a garden and we saw col-                                    79_______

orful flowers grass and trees there.

We also visited some workshop and                           80_______

found workers working hard. We

talked to them and learned a lot of                                           81_______

We understood them further. On

the way home we felt very tiring,                                  82_______

but we both thought we had a very                                83________

good day. We really hoped what we                                  84________

could get more chances of leaving

the school and learn about society.                             85________

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PART FOUR   WRITING

SECTION A ( 10 points )

Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage.

Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.

After the women’s movement in the world, women’s position in society as well as at home is improving. But how many men on earth have helped their wives do their housework at home, do you know? Recently a European Commission tried to find out people's ideas and reactions to the women's movement.They have carried out an overall survey of that. As part of their survey , they asked many men and women all over the Europe the same question,“Who does the housework?” The men answered very differently from the women!

The housework they asked people about were: preparing meals, washing dishes, cleaning the house and babysitting. 48% of British husbands said they did these things at home. 37% of Danish men helped their wives do such things in the house. But only 15% of Italian men said they did the housework; many of them said they never helped at all.

But there was an interesting point of view from the wives. According to British wives, only 38% of their husbands helped in the house. And Italian wives said that their husbands hardly ever helped them at home. The Italian and British men did not tell the truth! The Commission, however, found that Danish men were the most truthful husbands, fpr their answers were the same as their wives' answers.

Do the men you know around you help their wives in the house? Do you think the survey made by the European Commission gives a true picture in your experience? Write and tell us what you think.

European Commission’s survey

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PART FOUR: WRITING

Section A (10Points)

Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.

There are many things you can do to keep friendship strong forever.

Trust is very important in keeping any relationship strong and long lasting. If you trust the person whom you have a good relationship with and the other person also trust you in the same way, then you two have a good relationship.

You can remember important date of your friends such as their birthdays and wish them or give gifts to them on this special days. Many people say that money is the most important thing to consider, but remember friendship is not about money. You can find something small and inexpensive for their gifts or send online cards.

A friend should also always help others even when it is not very convenient. So have a helping hand ready at all times.

Sometimes distance makes relationships even closer. So, if you are far from your friends, there are many ways you can remain in contact（联系）. You can use email, chat programs, and you can also write a blog and share your daily life activities with your friends.

If there is anything that makes you happy, share it with your friends. Listen to their thoughts as well. If they have achieved something noticeable, congratulate them and celebrate with them.

I have seen good friendships and when there is unhealthy competition between two friends. Though this may not happen in many cases, it is better to keep this idea in mind since it may happen to you.

As far as I have seen and experienced, it will be better not to either lend to or borrow money from your good friend. Of course, we have to do this with friends. But, attention should be paid so that your friendship may not end.

How to Keep Your Friendship 71______

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SECTION B (18 points)

Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked with A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the words or phrases that best fits the context.

People have always enjoyed laughing, and there has always been humor. One of the most well-known and well-loved types of comedy is called   36  . Stand-up comedy is special   37   the comedian is right there in front of the audience and may talk directly to audience members. A stand-up comedian may make fun of an audience member, or he or she might decide to tell different jokes 38  the reactions of an audience.

There are different styles of stand-up comedy. The main four are observational(观察评论类), prop(道具使用类), physical(形体动作类) and impressionist(印象模仿类) . In observational comedy, the comedian makes jokes about humorous things he or she    39    in everyday life. If you hear a comedian telling jokes about the way   40   people behave when they queue up in lines, or asking why it only rains when you forget your 41 , you are listening to an observational comedian. Prop comedians use things, called   42  , to tell their jokes. The jokes are not funny if you cannot see the prop. It is a type of visual humor. If a comedian points to a   43   tennis game and says, “I’ve been playing tennis 44  for a month. I don’t understand why I am not losing   45  !”, he or she is using the computer as a prop. Physical comedians use their bodies to make jokes. They have been   46  chairs, walking into doors, and falling down on stage for years. The last style is called 47 . These comedians act or speak like a well-known person. This is called doing an impression of the person.

36. A. prop              B. comedy       C. stand-up              D. comedian

37. A. because of                     B. because           C. although            D. as if

38. A. in honor of             B. in order to     C. in case of           D. in response to

39. A. watch              B. observe         C. see                D. find

40. A. /                        B. in that             C. how               D. which

41. A. coat                     B. wallet             C. umbrella           D. sunglasses

42. A. queues                B. humor        C. impression         D. props

43. A. funny               B. boring           C. computer                   D. new

44. A. every day          B. everyday      C. some times        D. sometimes

45. A. weigh           B. weight             C. overweight         D. weight-loss

46. A. running after    B. fighting against C. competing with       D. tripping over

47. A. impressionist        B. prop                    C. physical            D. observational

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SECTION B (18 points)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.

There was once a lonely girl who wanted so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving (挨饿的) birds. She took them home and put them in a small  36 . She treated them with love and the birds grew  37 . Every morning they  38  her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.

One day, the girl left the door with the cage open. The  39  and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was worried that he  40  fly away，so as he flew close, she caught him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing (捕获) him. Suddenly she felt the bird go limp (无力的). She opened her hands  41  looked at the dead bird. Her strong love had killed him.

She noticed  42  bird moving slowly to the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for  43 . He needed to fly into the blue sky. She lifted him from the cage and let him go. The bird  44  once, twice, three times over her head.

The girl watched happily at the sky. Her heart was no longer worried about her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly, the bird flew  45  and landed softly on her shoulder. He  46  the sweetest song for her that she had ever heard.

The fastest way to  47  love is to hold on to it too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it WINGS.

36. A. cage                   B. box                      C. house                   D. bag

37. A. old                     B. tall                          C. strong                      D. weak

38. A. showed         B. gave                 C. greeted                     D. followed

39. A. smaller        B. weaker                     C. taller                        D. larger

40. A. will                    B. would                     C. should                      D. must

41. A. but              B. or                     C. and                      D. so

42. A. another            B. the other               C. others                  D. some

43. A. food              B. space                   C. love                    D. freedom

44. A. walked           B. left                           C. circled                  D. ran

45. A. closer             B. away                   C. farther                        D. down

46. A. sang              B. danced                        C. flew                    D. wrote

47. A. get               B. lose                   C. remain                  D. find

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