Beginners are often taught several folds which are the starting shapes for other more difficult things. 42 These folds are used to create things such as a kite, fish, bird or frog. As a folder has learned these basic folds, he or she can move on to more difficult objects.

43 Others view it as an art form and a means of creative expression. Some people spend a great deal of time creating original pieces. For example, one man created an origami model of the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek. It took him a month to design the piece. A. For some people, origami is a hobby. B. However, the start of origami is unclear. C. You could write a note to a friend or type a story. D. What we do know is that it was developed in Japan. E. Some basic folds include the mountain fold and rabbit ear. F. Modern-day folders have experimented with many other things. G. Origami begins with special paper that is 15cm long on each side. 第三部分:英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 分）

第一节:（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。

During a mid-autumn holiday with my family at a fishing spot, I witnessed a fish being 44 , hopping (跳跃) out of the water’s surface, making every effort to 45 . I could see that the fisher was an expert 46 he decided to 47 it struggling (挣扎) in the water so as to work off its 48 . Right at that moment, I held my 49 . With every move it made, I became more and more 50 . Finally, the fish, the fighter, ran out of power 51 it was caught in the expert’s fishing net. When it was thrown out of the net, it 52 started to struggle with all of its strength. Still, the expert fisherman was there to wait for it to become 53 . The fighter stopped hopping in only a couple of minutes. My feelings were 54 . I appreciated its strength and braveness but at the same time felt sorry about its sad 55 . Suddenly, I heard a sound of something dropping into the 56 : the fighter itself had turned the tables! Yes, the fish 57 . After pretending that it had run out of all of its strength, it had rolled back into the river.

I 58 for the fighter from the bottom of my heart when it made it. Of course not every fish is as 59 as this one. However, they all 60 hard just to survive. Even though they can be more 61 hurt

compared to us human beings, I’m struck by how such a little fish tried so hard to 62 its own life. Why can’t we human beings cherish (珍惜) our life just as these little creatures do? Wouldn’t people who don’t realize the 63 of life feel ashamed after seeing such creatures struggle to survive? 44. A. eaten B. killed 45. A. move B. survive

C. freed

D. caught

C. hunt D. recover

46. A. for B. if C. though D. before 47. A. bring B. imagine 48. A. time B. anger 49. A. opinion B. breath

C. leave D. stop C. weight D. energy C. plan

D. record

50. A. careful B. surprised C. nervous D. disappointed 51. A. and B. but 52. A. just B. also 53. A. dead B. exhausted 54. A. mixed B. terrible 55. A. news B. choice 56. A. net B. water 57. A. remembered B. failed 58. A. thanked B. loved 59. A. lucky B. special 60. A. learn B. fight 61. A. quickly B. directly 62. A. save B. finish 63. A. truth B. purpose

C. while D. until C. once D. again C. afraid D. hungry C. unclear D. familiar C. ending D. feeling C. sea D. cave C. regretted D. succeeded C. clapped D. trusted C. fresh D. beautiful C. pull D. hop C. repeatedly D. easily C. enjoy D. improve C. importance D. hardship

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Rice 64. ______ (believe) to have been first grown in China or possibly somewhere else in eastern Asia around 10,000 years ago. 65. _____ earliest evidence of rice farming comes from a 7,000-year-old site near the lower Yangtze River village of Hemudu in Zhejiang province in China.

Rice is a kind of food which requires much labor. In developed countries, the planting and harvesting is done 66. ______ (most) with machines. However, in much of the world, these things are still largely done by hand. It takes one farmer 1,000 to 2,000 working hours 67. ______ (raise) a rice crop on 2.5 acres

of land. The fact that rice needs so much labor means 68. ______ (keep) a lot of the population on the land.

Rice is also a crop 69. ______ need of lots of water. The wet rice grown in most of Asia needs hot weather after a period of rain and conditions provided by the 70. ______ (rain) seasons affect many of the places 71. ______ rice is grown.

Rice straws (稻秆) 72. ______ (leave) in the fields add nutrients to the soil after rice is harvested. For the next crop, rice farmers can often enjoy a good harvest by adding little 73. _______ no fertilizer. 第四部分写作（共两节，满分29 分）

第一节: 短文改错（共10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 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。

Two terrible thing happened yesterday. I hit a classmate on the head or I failed my mid-term math exam. I got home little late that evening, and I could still picture my dad standing in the living room, my mom on the sofa looked straight ahead. That was the first time that my parents have learned about my disappointed behavior at school. But they didn’t speak angry to me. Instead, they had a long talk with me, making me to realize how impatient and careless I had grown these days. I don’t know what’s wrong about me but one thing I’m sure of is which happened yesterday will not happen again. 第二节：书面表达（满分19分）

你校英语俱乐部将举办主题为“My Hero”的讨论活动。请你用英语写一篇发言稿，介绍你心中的英雄。要点包括：

1. 他/她的职业； 2. 他/她可称为Hero的理由； 3. 你对Hero的理解。

注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。 Good afternoon, everyone.

_________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ That’s all. Thank you!