in urban areas. At present, 81 percent of the inhabitants in the US live in cities说明在来到美国之前很多人都住在农村地区，故B正确。

3.【解析】细节题。根据本段最后一句There is also diversity in state and local governments.说明多样化的种族在影响着美国的政治领域，故D项正确。 4.【解析】主旨大意题。根据文章主题段第一段1,2行The United States of America is the most culturally diverse(多样化) country in the world in terms of culture religion, ethnicity(种族) and sexual orientation.说明本文介绍了美国生活，文化等方面的多元化等方面的影响，故A正确

5.【解析】推理题。本文主要就是介绍了美国的文化方面的内容，故最有可能出现在关于文化方面知识的书。故C正确。

阅读短文，从下面六个选项中选出适当的填入空白中，有两项为多余选项。 Palm reading, or palmistry (手相术), is the art of studying the lines on the palm of the hand to describe a person y S characteristics and foretell future events in a person's life.

To study a person 's characteristics and future, a palm reader looks carefully at the three main lines on the active hand (the one a person writes with). 1 This begins under the index finger (食指 ), and goes down towards the wrist (手腕). This line describes the way a person lives his or her life. 2 If a person has a faint (模糊的 ) line, he or she is more of a thinker than a doer.

The Heart line runs across the hand, just below the fingers. 40 A person with a deep Heart Line is a peace maker. Family is important to this person. Those with a faint line do not like to be alone. They are often controlled by their feelings. The Head Line is below the Heart Line, it describes how a person thinks. 3 Those with a short Head Line are very decisive (果断的). A person with a deep

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Head Line s clever and talkative. Those with a faint Head Line are often very

A. Life Line is the most important line in a person's life. B. The reader usually looks first at a person's Life Line. C. A person with a long Head Line thinks about things very carefully. D. A person with a deep Life Line is energetic and competitive(好竞争 的). E. This line describes one } s feelings. F. It's the longest line of the three. creative.

Palm readers believe that these lines and marks on the hand can tell us something about our personalities. Do you agree ?Try the test on yourself.【答案】B D E C 3）话题写作能力 1. 写作话题一

毫无疑问，计算机是人类20世纪最伟大的发明之一，自从1946年在美国诞生以来，它在我们的工作，生活中的作用越来越大，请介绍一下计算机，并说说你对未来计算机的畅想 要求：1.文章连贯，语句通顺

2.词数不少于80词，短文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数 范文

Computers are becoming more and more important in our daily life. Do you know the history and the changes of computers? Computer was invented in 1946. at that time, the machine was huge and it was as large as a big house. It weighed about 30 tons.

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Computer is a very useful tool in our life, in our study as well as work. For example, computer can send some messages to foreign friends by e-mails. The computer can open our eyes to let us know more. Computer is the most helpful invention in the world. Computer can help us in study or work. People can use them to do varied things. For example, we can listen to music or play the game on computer.It makes us relax. It is hard to imagine what our life would be like if we had no computers in our daily life.And in my opinion, computers are going to change our life completely in the near future. 2.写作话题二

随着阳光体育运动在全国开展，政府对中学生身体素质有所下降这个问题给予了高度重视，提出了这样的标语：“EXERCISE ONE HOUR A DAY, KEEP ILLNESS AWAY”。同学们参加了各种体育锻炼之后，校园里出现了可喜的变化，强身健体，增强了学习效果，校园生活丰富了。请你报道一下学校开展这一活动的情况。 注意：

1. 词数80—100左右。

2. 要求文章结构合理、内容通顺、句子连贯。 范文：

As the Sunny Sports is developing in our country, the government has paid attention to the health of the students and raised, “EXERCISE ONE HOUR A DAY, KEEP ILLNESS AWAY”. So far our school life has changed a lot. Now we have more time to do sport in the morning or after school. We play football, basketball, badminton and swim. They let our brains relax and make our

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school life more colorful. We have become more energetic. Above all our study has all been improved. Let’s take exercise every day. It can build up our body strength and reduce diseases. 3.写作话题三

现在全世界都在倡导“低碳生活”（low-carbon life），即：降低二氧化碳的排放，采取低能量、低消耗、低开支的生活方式。低碳生活对我们大家都有好处，请你写一篇短文向一家英文报社投稿。内容包括：你的具体做法、你的感受以及建议。

提示词语：be good for, everyone, ride a bike,think, environment 要求： 1. 主题明确，结构完整，语意连贯，用词准确。 2. 字数80左右。

Low-carbon life is good for everyone. To help with the environment, I always walk or ride a bike to school instead of taking a car. Besides, I will try to use things that can be recycled and I never forget to turn off the lights when I leave the classroom. I think it’s my duty to live a low-carbon life. And even the simplest activities can make a real difference to the environment. So I suggest we should reuse books as long as possible. And we’d better not spend much money on expensive clothes. If everyone does something for the environment, I believe the earth will be a better place. 4.写作话题四

旅游可以让人放松身心，增长见识……初中毕业在即，很多同学想利用暑假去旅游。请你根据下面的内容提示，写一篇短文，通过你校英语论坛，向大家推荐一个好去处，并给出旅行建议。

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