Ⅵ．閱讀表達(dá)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）
閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)短文后的要求答題。
Scientists have revealed（展示）the 10 commandments（法則）for a long and happy life. And the rules even allow for sunbathing, drinking alcohol and eating chocolate.
The first rule, as published in the New Scientist magazine, is to enjoy yourself.
Married
Second on the list is remaining sociable, with a happy marriage and good family life being essential for health.
Studies have shown that marriage can add as much as seven years to a man’s life and two years to a woman’s life.
A Drink
So called vices like wine, partying and chocolate provide the fourth rule, with countless studies showing that a little of what you fancy does you good rather than harm.
Work Your Brain
The fifth rule says that you should exercise your brain to stay active.
Last month scientists at Cambridge University said puzzles could help prevent a range of conditions, from depression to schizophrenia（精神分裂癥）.
Knitting, doing crosswords or just walking also help.
See the Doctor
It’s simple really. If you’re sick, get treatment fast .
Eat Healthily
As is well-known, you are what you eat.
Scientists have recommended that the low-fat, high-fiber Mediterranean diet is a model for healthy eating and a long life.
High in fruit and vegetables, the diet also uses beans ,breads and cereals.
Small amounts of meat and moderate amounts of fish are also eaten.
Take Risks
Rule eight urges people to put more excitement into their lives.
Intellectual challenges, traveling, or learning a new language can all        .
Embrace Technology
Rule nine advises those seeking a long life to embrace new technologies.
Be Happy
Rule ten is that you should smile and feel happier in life.
Research showed that older men with an optimistic（樂(lè)觀的）attitude towards life were only half as likely to suffer from cardio-vascular disease（心血管疾�。゛s those whose world view was more negative.（悲觀的）
1. What’s the best title of the passage ?(Please answer within 10 words.)
2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
Everybody knows that good health depends on a good diet.
3. Please fill in the blank in Rule 8 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)
4. Which of the suggestions do you think is the best for you ?Why ?(Please answer within 30 words .)
5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.

III. 完形填空(共20小題;每小題分，滿分20分)
閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Catch of a Lifetime
He was 11 years old and often went fishing in a lake. On the day   36   the bass (鱸魚(yú)) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening,   37   sunfish. Then he practiced casting. When his pole   38  , he knew something huge was   39 . His father watched   40  as the boy skilfully worked the fish alongside the dock.   41  , he very carefully lifted the   42  fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen,    43    it was a bass. The father lit a match and looked at   44  . It was 10 P.M. — two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy.
“You’ll have to   45  , son,” he said.
“Dad!” cried the boy.
“There will be other fish,” said his father.
“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.
46   no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could   47  by his father’s firm voice that the decision was   48  . He obeyed and lowered it into the black   49  . The boy suspected that he would   50  again see such a great fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect. And he was   51  . He has never again landed such a magnificent fish as the one he   52   that night long ago. But he does see the same fish — again and again —   53 he comes up against a question of ethics (道德規(guī)范). for, as his father taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the    54    of ethics that is difficult. Do we do   55   when no one is looking?
36. A. until     B. when C. after   D. before
37. A. providing    B. catching    C. feeding      D. supplying
38. A. broke down       B. broke up    C. turned over       D. doubled over
39. A. on the other end       B. in the dark     
C. in the deep water      D. on the other bank
40. A. with anxiety       B. in surprise 
C. with admiration        D. with anger
41. A. Finally B. Unfortunately    C. Actually     D. Accordingly
42. A. active B. discouraged       C. energetic   D. exhausted
43. A. and      B. but     C. however    D. yet
44. A. his watch   B. the bass      C. the sunfish  D. the boy
45. A. bring it home     B. put it aside        C. put it back        D. pick it up
46. A. Even though     B. Now that        C. Ever since        D. In case
47. A. say       B. tell     C. speak  D. talk
48. A. passed B. changed     C. fixed   D. refused
49. A. container     B. sea      C. water  D. river
50. A. ever     B. once   C. then    D. never
51. A. wrong  B. right C. satisfactory       D. pleased
52. A. caught  B. saw    C. cast     D. threw
53. A. no time       B. one time     C. a time D. every time
54. A. standard       B. concept     C. practice      D. idea
55. A. wrong B. right C. harm D. Good

第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題，每題1分，共20分)
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從41-60各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to     41    a different life. It was a transitional（過(guò)渡的）time in Daniel's life. I wanted to     42    him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the     43     time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked     44     the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar     45      played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him     46     and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words     47     me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those     48    opportunities. How many times have I let such moments     49    ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have     50     to me. Or what he might     51     to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?     52     as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always     53    never hearing him put his    54     into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so    55   to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world    56    , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was    57     of was the stubble（短須）on his chin as his face pressed    58   mine. What I had said to Daniel was    59   . It was nothing. And yet, it was   60    .
41. A. experience             B. spend              C. enjoy              D. shape
42. A. show               B. give               C. leave              D. instruct
43. A. last                 B. first               C. very              D. next
44. A. upward             B. into               C. down             D. up
45. A. sign                        B. scene              C. scenery             D. sight
46. A. interest                 B. instruction          C. courage           D. direction
47. A. failed               B. discouraged         C. struck             D. troubled
48. A. future               B. embarrassing        C. obvious           D. lost
49. A. last                 B. pass               C. fly               D. remain
50. A. counted             B. meant              C. valued            D. eared
51. A. think               B. want               C. expect             D. wish
52. A. But                B. And                C. Instead            D. So
53. A. wondered            B. regretted                  C. minded           D. tried
54. A. views              B. actions             C. feelings            D. attitudes
55. A. important            B. essential            C. hard               D. complex
56. A. disappeared          B. changed            C. progressed          D. advanced
57. A. sensitive             B. convinced          C. aware             D. tired
58. A. by                 B. against             C. on                D. with
59. A. clumsy             B. gentle             C. absurd             D. moving
60. A. none               B. all                C. anything           D. Everything

第二節(jié) 完型填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Dear son,
The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.
If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I   36   teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I   37   the same things thousand and one times, do not   38  me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story   39   you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a   40  , neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I   41 , in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my   42   little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking(嘲弄) smile. I taught you   43  to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life…. When at some moment I lose the memory or the   44   of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you   45   to me.
If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well   46   I need to and when not. When my   47   legs do not allow me to walk, give me your   48 , the same way I did when you gave your first   49  . And when someday I say to you that I do not want to   50   any more ---- that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand.
Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that,  51   my mistakes, I always wanted the   52   thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent(無(wú)可奈何) for seeing me   53   you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you   54   living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and   55 . I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.
I love you, Son.
Your father
36. A. paid       B. Spent          C. cost       D. took
37. A. praise      B. think      C. repeat     D. criticize
38. A. interrupt      B. disturb          C. look       D. avoid
39. A. when       B. after      C. since      D. until
40. A. rest         B. word      C. shower       D. sleep
4l. A. discovered    B. invented     C. noticed       D. assumed
42. A. knowing      B. fearing          C. enjoying     D. consulting
43. A. what        B. when     C. how       D. why
44. A. news       B. attitude      C. material     D. thread
45. A. talking     B. listening     C. responding D. appealing
46. A. where      B. how       C. that        D. when
47. A. tired        B. short      C. long       D. strong
48. A. leg              B. ear         C. hand      D. mind
49. A. step         B. pace       C. laugh     D. cry
50. A. talk         B. live        C. write      D. sleep
51. A. though     B. since      C. while     D. despite
52. A. Last        B. first       C. best       D. most
53. A. near        B. behind          C. Below     D. against
54. A. made       B. started     C. earned     D. found
55. A. mercy      B. care       C. excuse     D. patience

D
In this voyage I visited my new colony on the island, saw the Spaniards(西班牙人), had the whole story of their lives and of the villains(罪犯) I left there; how at first they treated the poor Spaniards badly,·how they afterwards agreed, disagreed, unired, separated, and how at last the Spaniards were forced to use violence with them; how they gave in to the spaniards, how honestly the Spaniards used them ---- a history, if it were entered into, as full of variety and wonderful
accidents as my own part ---- particularly, also, as to their battles with the Caribbeans, who landed several times upon the Island, and as to the improvement they made upon the Island itself, and how five of them made an attempt upon the main land, and brought away eleven men and five women prisoners, by which, at my coming, I found about twenty young children on the Island.
Here I stayed bout 20 days, left them supplies of all necessary things, and particularly of arms, powder, shot, cloths, tools, and two workmen, which I brought from England with me, namely a carpenter and a smith.
Besides this, I shared the Island into parts with them, reserved to myself the property of whole  but gave them such parts resoeetively as they agreed on; and having settled all things with them and encouraged them not to leave the place, I left them there.
From then on I landed the Brazils, from where I sent a bark, which I bought there, with more people to the island; and in it, besides other supplies, I sent seven women, being such persons as I found proper for service, or for wives to such as would take them. As to the Englishmen, I promised them to send them some women from England, with a good cargo(船貨) of necessaries, if they would apply themselves to planting ---- which I afterwards could not perform. And the fellows proved very honest and diligent after they were mastered and had their properties set apart for them. I sent them also from the Brazils five cows, three of them being big with calf, some sheep, and some pigs, which when I came again were considerably increased.
But all these things, with an account how 300 Caribbeans came and invaded(入侵) them, and ruined their plantations, and how they fought with that whole number twice, and were at first defeated, and one of them killed; but at last a storm destroying most of their enemies’ boats, they destroyed almost all the rest, and renewed and recovered the possession of their plantation, and still lived upon the Island.
All these things, with some very surprising incidents in some new adventures of my own,  for ten years more, I may perhaps give a further account of the story.
66. From Paragraph l, we know _______ .
A. the Spaniards were always getting along well with the villains
B. the Spaniards were always the rulers of the island
C. the Spaniards and the villains both ruled the island peacefully
D. the Spaniards and the villains once had battles witll each other
67. In Paragraph 2, the place where I stayed was probably ________.
A. a wild island                    B. a deserted downtown
C. a primitive supermarket           D. a new city
68. The underlined word “respectively” in the third paragraph probably means ______ .
A. separately      B. particularly    C. specially         D. surprisingly
69. The writer of the story once went to _______.
A. Japan and Brazil                  B. England and Brazil
C. France and Spain                 D. Korea and Caribbean
70. From the story, we can judge the Writer might be _______ .
A. an invader      B. a carpenter     C. an adventurer       D. a prisoner

第四部分 任務(wù)型閱讀（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）
認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。
(注意：每空填1個(gè)單詞。)
“BANG! BANG!” Setting off firecrackers(爆竹), which has been the most typical custom on the Spring Festival, is the happiest part of the Festival for most Chinese kids. They light the fuse(導(dǎo)火線) nervously, run away in a hurry, cover their ears with their hands and watch the colorful display with a big smile on their faces. Faced with the beautiful scene, they feel they are the happiest ones in the world as if they had never had a more exciting experience.
While setting off firecrackers can bring kids so much fun, these firecrackers can also be dangerous. Therefore, many Chinese big cities including Beijing began to ban them in the 1980s. Such an activity was completely or partially forbidden in big cities because the government took security, noise and pollution factors into consideration. As a replacement, some buy tapes with
firecracker sounds to listen to, some break little balloons to get the sound too, while others buy firecracker handicrafts to hang in the living room.
This year good news came for teens in Beij ing. The ban on firecrackers was cancelled on September 9, 2008. It will add much fun to the coming Spring Festival in tile capital. Hearing the news, many kids were wild with joy.
According to Chinese custom, lighting firecrackers is a must during the Spring Fesrival. People believe the sound of the firecrackers drives away demons(惡魔) and bad luck for the coming year. Their beautiful colours and sound also bring much excitement during this most important traditional Chinese festival.
Since the ban, people complained that the Spring Festival was too quiet and not traditional enough. Children lost the fun and grown-ups lost their childhood memories.
Some even worried that if the ban continued, the next generation would only know the custom of lighting firecrackers through books. This would be a great loss for tradition.
Everybody knows that we can’t give up eating for the slight risk of choking(因噎廢食). So in recent years, many cities have resumed the old custom at the request of local residents. This year Beijing kids will also be able to join in.
However, every year there are kids injured by setting off fireworks in a dangerous way. So while enjoying yourself, please bear safety in mind.
Don’t light fireworks among crowds, inside a bottle or with a part of your body right over it.
No matter how much fun firecrackers are, the most important thing is to keep away from danger. We wish every kid an exciting and safe Spring Festival!
Title：Firecrackers back in Beijing on the Spring Festival

71)      for setting off firecrackers	☆I(lǐng)t is the most typical custom of the Chinese. ☆The sound of the firecrackers is 72)      to drive away demons and bad luck. ☆Their beautiful colours and sound also make people 73)     .
Fun for kids	☆Feeling nervous and running away 74)      when lighting the fuse ☆Covering the ears with hands and 75)      the colourful display joyfully
76)     on the ban	☆I(lǐng)t is very dangerous for people and their properties. ☆I(lǐng)ts noise and smoke cause heavy 77)      .
Complaints about the ban	☆Much fun for kids will be 78)      . ☆I(lǐng)t’s difficult for grown-ups to remember their childhoods.
Return of firecrackers	☆The government 79)      the ban on Septmnber 9, 2008. ☆I(lǐng)f taking proper 80)      measures, Beijing kids will enjoy an exciting Spring Festival this year.

第二部分：完形填空（共20小題，每小題1分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
For my daughter’s 19th birthday, we bought her tickets to go and see Linkin Park, as they were playing in our city. We didn’t really have the   41   but we knew how much this band meant to her.
The night before she was like a   42   at Christmas. Every so often she got up and came to   43   with us, because she couldn’t   44  . On the night of the   45   it was good to see her so   46   and excited, as she and her boyfirend set off.
Needless to say when they   47   after midnight, with T-shirts and lots of pictures of the band,   48   her telling about how fantastic they had been, we knew the money had been well   49  . This will be a memory she would   50   forget, and nor would we.
51   full of excitement from the night before, the following day they   52   to go shopping on the other side of the city. My husband and I   53  , loving the fact that she had not   54   that quality as she grew up.
Later that day they returned, with faces full of happiness and warmth. They presented my husband and me with a   55   each. On each present were the words “Because you are the   56   mum / dad in the world”. When we said our thank-yous and told her she didn’t have to, we asked her   57   she had bought us gifts. Her   58   was simply “Just because I love you”.
This wasn’t something   59   from our daughter; she had always given us a gift when she wanted to express her   60  , and each gift was always a welcome surprise. It could have been anything, it wouldn’t have mattered, and it was the act itself and the feelings behind it.
41. A. money                B. time                         C. interest                            D. news
42. A. worker               B. baby                        C. kid                                 D. parent
43. A. dance                 B. learn                       C.walk                                D. sit
44. A. speak                  B. sleep                        C. stand                               D. leave
45. A. concert               B. holiday                    C. party                               D. travel
46. A. healthy               B. happy                      C. pretty                              D. surprised
47. A. stayed                 B. left                          C. returned                          D. turned
48. A. worrying about    B. caring for                C. looking at                        D. listening to
49. A. lent                    B. earned                      C. saved                              D. spent
50. A. ever                   B. never                       C. often                               D. neither
51. A. Still                   B. Only                        C. Just                                D. Also
52. A. continued            B. tried                        C. decided                           D. struggled
53. A. refused               B. cried                        C. shouted                           D. laughed
54. A. kept                   B. lost                          C. realized                           D. discovered
55. A. gift                       B. prize                        C. ticket                              D. picture
56. A. richest                B. oldest                       C. best                                D. cleverest
57. A. where                 B. how                         C. when                              D. why
58. A. way                    B. answer                            C. suggestion                       D. idea
59. A. important            B. ordinary                   C. new                                D. valuable
60. A. feelings                     B. concerns                   C. understandings                 D. opinions    

第二節(jié)：任務(wù)型閱讀（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）。閱讀下面六個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D、E和F），選出符合各自需求的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有一個(gè)是多余選項(xiàng)。
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________76. The Millers move into a small house which has a history of 30 years. They are pleased with the environment but not the electrical work. They have a lot of household appliances (家用電器) which require good electrical support. They need help.
________77. Mrs. Hill finds there is something wrong with her shower room. Each time she takes a shower, a lot of water spreads out of the shower room into the living room. She has to find someone to fix the shower room.
________78. Andrew, a carpenter, has a customer who wants to make some furniture for his new house. Andrew can help him, but he needs some wood first.
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C
James Blunt is one of the most popular singers in the UK. His first album, Back to Bedlam, and his number one hit, You’re Beautiful, brought him fame in 2005. his music is a mix of pop, rock and folk.
Blunt comes to China for the first time this month, he will hold two concerts, one in Beijing and one in Shanghai on April 18 and 19 respectively.
Blunt, 34, took an unusual path to stardom. His father was a soldier and so was his grandfather.
“The only music he heard growing up was Happy Birthday and Silent Night. His father considered all music, even classical, to be unnecessary noise,’ reads Blunt’s official website.
Even though Blunt did not want to join the military, he eventually followed his father’s wishes, and served as a soldier in Kosovo on peacekeeping duty.
“Like any parents, mine wanted me to have a secure job with a regular wage and career prospects,” Blunt said. “And the one job my father knew of, that he’d had experience of himself, was the army, so he could help me in that direction.”
Blunt eventually became a Captain. One of his final duties in the army before retirement was carrying the coffin(棺材) at the funeral of the Queen Mother of England in 2002.
But Blunt couldn’t escape his love for music. So, after leaving the British Army he moved to Los Angeles and worked on his first album. While in LA, Blunt lived with the actress Carrie Fisher, who played the lead female role in the Star Wars movie. He recorded his song, Goodbye My Lover, in his bathroom, where he kept a piano.
Blunt took his new album back to England where it was not very successful. But he kept performing and eventually his song, You’re Beautiful, became a number one hit.
Now Blunt has won numerous awards, sold millions of records and dated super models.
But his greatest accomplishment might be that his father now enjoys music!
59. All of the following belongs to Blunt EXCEPT__________.
A. Back to Bedlam                 B. Silent Night     
C. Goodbye My Lover              D. You’re Beautiful
60. Which of the following proves “Blunt took an unusual path to stardom”?
A. Blunt was 34 when be became famous.
B. Blunt recorded his most famous song in a bathroom.
C. Blunt’s father wanted him to have a secure job.
D. Blunt began to pursue a career in music after military service.
61. We can infer from the passage that __________.
A. Blunt is living in Los Angeles at present
B. Blunt rose to fame two years after he left the army
C. Blunt became successful immediately he recorded his first song
D. Blunt has changed his father’s attitude towards music
62. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Blunt’s visit to China              B. Blunt’s military life.
C. How Blunt became famous          D. How Blunt father fell in love with music.

任務(wù)型閱讀: 五個(gè)人在講述自己的故事。下面是他們講述故事的后述部分，閱讀下面五個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D、和E），選出符合各自故事前述部分的最佳選項(xiàng)，選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。
67. What I read is mainly about the history of sports. I don’t have much time for anything else, except that I like dancing a lot. Some people say I’m not very good at it, though. I’m happy I’m active, doing things instead of watching people do.
68. I’m particularly interested in current affairs. So I often choose the TV news. And sometimes watch the sports. In some ways I think I learn more than I did at school.
69. Our joy is not only due to the appreciation of his diligence, but also of his strong will. Now I feel happy because something in this boy’s heart moved me and made me know that we mainly depended on our own feet to stand up, not just others’ help.
70. However, all things went contrary (相反的) to my wishes. I was wrong, extremely wrong! What the so-called developed and prosperous city is only the mirage (海市蜃樓).
A.    Jonny’s Story
About month ago, I heard that Johnny, one of my cousins, had got a high score and he could successfully enter a famous university in Shanghai. All of us felt very pleased for him. As you know, he has been an orphan (孤兒) since he was 3 years old.
B.    Eve’s Story
I haven’t much interest in studying. To be honest, I don’t like reading very much, except for magazines and that sort of things. Just do light reading to kill the time. But I do enjoy TV. Not that I watch everything. In fact, I choose my programs very carefully.
C.    Zhang’s Story
Once, I brought with great ideas to come to this city to realize my dreams. Everything in my eyes seemed to be perfect at that time and I thought that there would be nothing imperfect that would come into my life.
D.    Ted’s Story
I’m a very active sort of person --- I simply love doing things. That’s why I enjoy sports so much. Actually I mean playing. I hardly ever watch them on TV, but I read quite a bit about them.
Ben’s Story
When I left school five years ago, I said to myself, “That’s it. No more learning for me. Now I can enjoy myself in the evening.” But about a year ago my boss said, “We’re going to get a computer in the near future.” What did he mean? I simply didn’t know.