Those _______ the plan will be asked to speak out their mind and how to carry it out.

A. in honor of       B. instead of     C. by means of     D. in favor of

Australia is famous for its beautiful beaches. And Australian people love swimming and going to the beach. But it wasn’t always that way.

       Different Climate, Different Habits

       When Europeans first invaded Australia, the only people here who were good at swimming were the Aboriginal people. The Europeans came from climates where it was too cold to swim. However the warm climate of Australia soon changed their attitude to swimming. At first, only men swam. They swam without any clothes on—there were no women to see them.

       Cover up!

       By the 1880 and 1890s visiting the beach was very fashionable. People wore everyday street clothes—much more than people wear at the beach today.

       In those days people believed they should cover their most body so it would not be seen by the opposite sex. Special bathing costumes were designed for women. This costumes used a lot of cloth and were very heavy when wet, making it difficult to swim.

       Laws Made and Laws Changed

       The government decided to stop men swimming naked. It passed a law which forbade bathing between 6 am and 7 am. But in 1903, the laws changed; people could swim in the daytime, but they had to wear neck-to-knee costumes.

       The Shrinking Costume

       As time passed, swimming costumes became smaller and more convenient.

       At first men and women were covered from neck to knee. Then arms became bare. Then more of the legs were uncovered. Each new change was regarded by many as shocking and rude and people wrote letters to the newspapers complaining about the new costume. Nowadays some people go to special “nude beaches” to swim naked.

       However, most people cover their bodies more than they did ten years ago—not because they think bare skin is shocking—but to protect their skin from the harmful rays of the sun.

Which of the following statements about the climate of Australia is TRUE?

       A. It made European settlers think differently about swimming.

       B. It changed European settlers’ swimming costume.

       C. It made European settlers feel much hotter.

       D. It made European settlers have to swim naked.

What should swimmers do during the late 19^th century?

       A. They should hide when they meet a person of the opposite sex.

       B. They should cover their body to avoid being seen by the opposite sex.

       C. They should wear many heavy clothes on beaches.

       D. They should wear special wet costumes designed for them.

What does the underlined sentence mean?

       A. People were surprised by each new change and criticized it.

       B. People were amazed by each new change and praise it.

       C. Only newspapers were in favor of each new change.

       D. Only newspapers thought poorly of each new change.

What can we conclude from the last paragraph?

       A. People worry about getting skin cancer from too much sun.

       B. People protected their swimming costumes from too much sun.

       C. People are greatly shocked by the nude beaches.

       D. People think it rude to swim with the smaller costumes.

  基礎寫作(共1小題，滿分15分)

【寫作情景】

假如你是李明，你跟你的朋友Paul聊天，他表示學習壓力很大，請你給他寫封信，給他提一些建議。

【寫作內(nèi)容】

將自己的問題告訴老師和同學，請求得到他們的幫助。

不要總想著考試成績，要多想想自己在哪些方面進步了，這樣就會給自己自信。

多做運動，運動可以幫助自己緩解壓力，并且有助于睡眠。

你對他的祝福。

【寫作要求】

用五句話表達全部的內(nèi)容，并組成一篇連貫的短文。（信的開頭和結尾已給出，不計入句數(shù)。）

【評分標準】

句子結構準確，信息內(nèi)容完整，篇章結構連貫。

Dear Paul,

I quite sympathize with you and understand the great trouble you are suffering from.

…

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

At last she made herself ______ by drawing a picture.

     A.understand       B.to understand        C.understood        D.understanding

He always works hard, but__________, he didn't pass the exam.

   A. much to our surprise  B. to our great surprising  C. to our surprise much D. to surprise

Everyone would like to be a millionaire , a person with a lot of money, but can you imagine having over $30 million and only being 20 years old? Britney Spears from Kentwood, a small town in Louisiana, is only 20 years old. She is a world famous film star with not only $30 million but also a $2 million house in LA. At her young age, she can look after her family financially (經(jīng)濟上) all her life. This year is a big year for Britney. She is now on a 31-day tour of the US and every concert is a sell-out. That means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18,000 people every time. It’s a tiring schedule but brings her a lot. When touring, she goes to bed around 1 a.m. and then has a lie-in until 1 p.m. the next day. Her philosophy (人生觀) is to take care of the body and relax but always make sure you work hard and have fun.

Spears is not pleased with only touring and selling nearly 40 million records so she decided to step into the movie business and try a bit of acting. She made an appearance in “Austin Power 3” this year and she is filming a teenage light play that will come out in March 2003. In this movie, she has a starring role.

For Britney, acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic (熱心的) about it all. If her movies are successful, her money in the bank is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she does it for the love, not the money, as she herself tells the reporters .

We can infer (推斷) from the text that most millionaires are __________.

   A. older than 20     B. around 20     C. in their 30s     D. in their 40s

The underlined word “you” in the first paragraph refers to __________.

   A. a person in general                  B. a special person

   C. Britney Spears                     D. a person interested in money

Which of the following is not true according to the text?

   A. Though young, Britney can support her family now.

   B. While touring, Britney sleeps about 12 hours a day.

   C. The teenage comedy movie was based on Britney’s own story.

   D. Britney will be even richer with her movies successful.

According to Britney Spears, she works __________.

   A. to be a great actress   B. for the enjoyment   C. for money    D. to be more famous

Along the river banks of the Amazon and the Orinoco there lives a bird that swims before it can fly, flies like a fat chicken, eats green leaves, has the stomach of a cow and has claws (爪) on its wings when young. They build their homes about 4.6m above the river, an important feature (特征) for the safety of the young. It is called the hoatzin.

In appearance, the birds of both sexes look very much alike with brown on the back and cream and red on the underside. The head is small, with a large set of feathers on the top, bright red eyes, and blue skin. Its nearest relatives are the common birds, cuckoos. Its most striking feature, though, is only found in the young.

Baby hoatzins have a claw on the leading edge of each wing and another at the end of each wing tip. Using these four claws, together with the beak (喙), they can climb about in the bushes, looking very much like primitive（遠古的） birds must have done. When the young hoatzins have learned to fly, they lose their claws.

During the drier months between December and March hoatzins fly about the forest in groups of 20 to 30 birds, but in April, when the rainy season begins, they collect together in smaller living units of two to seven birds for producing purposes.

What is the text mainly about?

A．Hoatzins in dry and rainy seasons.

B．The relatives and enemies of hoatzins.

C．Primitive birds and hoatzins of the Amazon.

D．The appearance and living habits of hoatzins.

Young hoatzins are different from their parents in that____ ．

A．they look like young cuckoos

B．they have claws on the wings

C．they eat a lot like a cow

D．they live on river banks

What can we infer about primitive birds from the text?

A．They had claws to help them climb.

B．They could fly long distances.

C．They had four wings like hoatzins.

D．They had a head with long feathers on the top.

Why do hoatzins collect together in smaller groups when the rainy season comes?

A．To find more food.

B．To protect themselves better.

C．To keep themselves warm.

D．To produce their young.

自哥本哈根氣候大會以來，“實行低碳經(jīng)濟”，“過低碳生活”已成為人們關注的熱門話題。最近你班就這個話題展開了熱烈的討論。請你根據(jù)下表所提供的信息，給21st Century 寫篇文章，報道你們班的討論情況。

    注意：

    1．對所給要點，逐一陳述，適當發(fā)揮，不要簡單翻譯。

2．詞數(shù)120左右。開頭已經(jīng)寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。

3．文章中不得提及考生所在班級及本人姓名。

Since the Copenhagen Climate Conference, carrying out low carbon common & living a low carbon life has been a hot topic. Recently                            

—Ring me at six tomorrow morning, will you?

—Why that early? I ______.

A. will be sleeping  B. will sleep       C. have slept   D. have been sleeping

—George, ___    _ you sing so loudly at such a late hour?

       —I am terribly sorry．

       A．will           B．may            C．must       D．shall