“Good evening, Miss Ray. I?m Mr. Collins, a policeman here. Is there anything unusual here?”

“No,” she said loudly, “ only my brother and I are in the room.? “OK. Good night,” Collins replied.

A few minutes later, the police car went away.

“Good,” the robber said with a smile. Just at this moment, some policemen broke the window and hurried into the room from the balcony. They quickly caught the robber.

“You really did a good job, Miss Ray. When you said that your brother was in the room, I knew there was something unusual,” said Mr. Collins, “because we knew that your brother had been killed in a robbery half a year ago.”

71. Nobody except Jolie was watching TV at home when the program suddenly stopped. 72. The police showed the importance notice on TV so that people could know the event .

73. When the robber suddenly appeared in front of Jolie, she knew what she should do at once. 74. After hearing the robber?s words, Jolie was too frightened to calm down. 75. Just before opening the door, Jolie had an idea to ask the police for help. 76. The robber was caught by the policemen after a long time fight. 77. From the story, we know that both Jolie and Mr. Collins are clever. B. Choose the best answer.(根据短文内容，选择恰当的答案)：（共7分）

Many scientists think that the earth is getting warmer and warmer. If the change continues, the natural world and human society will face danger. Scientists believe human activity is responsible for the climate change. We produce too many greenhouse gases. They keep heat in the air and make the earth warm.

Many of the world?s governments agree. And they want to solve the problem. So from December 7 to 18, 2009, they held a conference in Copenhagen, Denmark to talk about global warming and climate change.

Representatives( 代表) from 192 countries and regions went to the meeting. Although they have not reached an agreement, the Copenhagen Accord(《哥本哈根协议》)was an important beginning to save the earth. It was made by a small group of countries including China, the US, India, Brazil and South Africa. Some other countries at the conference also showed support.

What are the key points of the Copenhagen Accord? The accord limits global temperature increases to 20C by 2050 compared to pre-1850. Scientists think it could help the world to avoid serious climate change.

The accord also says that developed countries must promise to cut greenhouse gas emissions(排放)to the UN by January 31, 2010. The accord asks developed countries to give money to help developing countries.

Many countries and organizations are disappointed that the conference didn?t reach a legal document(法律约定). And they think the accord is not clear enough about its goals.

African leaders are worried that the goal of a 20C global temperature increase isn?t good enough, because it will mean a much higher increase in temperature across Africa. This could cause big problems like food and water shortages across the continent.

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Still, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon believes the conference was an “improvement”. “Finally we reached a deal,” Ban said. ?The accord may not be everything every one had hoped for, but this…is an important beginning.”

78. What do scientists believe is responsible for the climate change? A) Human activity B) Animals growing C) Plants growing D) Too many people 79. The Copenhagen Conference was held ____________.

A) from November 7 to 18, 2009 B) from December 18 to January 31, 2010 C) from December 7 to 18, 2010 D) from December 7 to 18, 2009 80. ___________ countries and regions took part in the Copenhagen meeting. A) 18 B) 20 C) 192 D) 205 81. What did members of the Copenhagen Meeting NOT talk about? A) Economic recovery(经济复苏) B) Global warming

C) Climate change D) Cutting greenhouse gas emissions

82. What?s the attitude（态度）of African leaders towards the goal of a 20C global temperature increase?

A) They are happy about it B) They don?t care much about it C) They are worried about it D) They support it 83. What does the underlined word “disappointed” mean? A) worried because something bad has happened

B) sad because something was not as good as they had hoped C) afraid because of something terrible D) upset because of changeable situation

84. Which is true about the Copenhagen Accord?

A) Developing countries must promise to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

B) Both developing countries and developed countries should not produce any greenhouse gases. C) The EU agreed to give $3.6 billion to help developing countries.

D) The Copenhagen Accord isn?t a legal document, but it?s an important beginning to save the

earth.

C．Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)：（共14分）

When I was about 12 years old, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to tell me about my weak points. Week by week her list became __85__: I was very short, and I wasn?t a good student, I talked too much, and so on. I tried to stand all of these as long as I could. Finally, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me __86__, and then asked, “Are the things that she said true or not? Jane, have you ever __87__what you?re really like? Now you have that girl?s ideas. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things that she said.”

I did as he told me. To my great __88__, I found that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn?t change, like being very short, but a great number of them I could. I wanted to change the bad things , and for the first time I knew something about myself in a very clear way.

I brought the list back to my father. He refused to take it. “That?s just for you,” he said, ”You know better than __89__else the truths about yourself, but sometimes others? opinions are also

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important, so you have to learn how to __90__, and not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something that is said about you is true, you?ll find that it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think that they know you. Don?t shut your ears. Listen to all of them, __91__ hear the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do.” I have remembered my father?s advice at many important moments. I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life. 85. A) longer B) shorter C) politer D) fairer 86. A) happily B) quietly C) angrily D) usually 87. A) dreamed of B) thought about C) worked out D) dealt with 88. A) joy B) unhappiness C) surprise D) interest 89. A) anything B) anyone C) everything D) everyone 90. A) shout B) follow C) listen D) accept 91. A) so B) or C) for D) but

D．Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入恰当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：（共14分）

There are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if we want to use our pocket money wisely, we need to shop c__92__. We need know how to compare the prices of things in different shops. We need to know how to make sensible choices w__93__ we shop. Knowing how to make such choices is a “life skill”, and we need these skills if we want to l__94__ useful and happy lives.

Some of these choices are small. For example, will I take an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I get the bus to school today or will I walk? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more i__95__. For example, will I eat healthy food or will I eat junk food because it is tastier? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes which I enjoy? We make decisions l__96__ this every day. Making the wrong choices can result in sadness. We have to r__97__ that the choices we make can affect(影响) the rest of our lives. What?s more, our choices can also affect other p__98__. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the movies, consider this: Who else does my choice affect?

E. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题): (共14分)

Ernest Hemingway（欧内斯特.海明威）was born in 1899 in the state of Illinois. His father was a doctor and his mother taught music lessons. When Hemingway was young, the family owned a house on a lake where they spent the summers. Hemingway learned to hunt, fish, and camp in the woods and lakes. His early experiences with nature made him interested in outdoor adventure（冒险）, hunting, and fishing.

After graduating from high school in 1917, Hemingway worked as a reporter for a newspaper named the Kansas City Star. During World War I, Hemingway, at the age of 19, volunteered to become an ambulance driver for the Red Cross in Italy. He got wounded in a battle and was sent to a hospital in Milan. He fell in love with Agnes, a Red Cross nurse seven years older than he. They planned to marry; however, Agnes married someone else in 1919.

Later, Hemingway began writing and travelling around the world. In 1925, his first novel, The Sun Also Rises, came out. It is widely considered his best work. Four years later, he wrote A Farewell to Arms(《永别了，武器》), a sad love story of an American soldier and a British nurse. The plot was inspired by his earlier relationship with Agnes in Milan. In 1939, Hemingway moved to Cuba. He wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls(《丧钟为谁而鸣》)the same year. In 1952, his last

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novel, The Old Man and the Sea, was published; it made Hemingway famous and gained him the Pulitzer Prize(普利策奖) in 1952 and the Nobel Prize in literature in 1954.

Because of bad health and illness of the mind, Hemingway killed himself in July, 1961. The influence of his writings on American literature was great and continues today. 99. What was Hemingway?s father?

_______________________________________________________________________ 100. Hemingway was interested in outdoor adventures, wasn?t he?

_______________________________________________________________________ 101. Was Hemingway a doctor during World War I?

________________________________________________________________________ 102. Which novel is widely considered Hemingway?s best work?

________________________________________________________________________ 103. In which year did Hemingway write A Farewell to Arms?

_______________________________________________________________________ 104. What did Hemingway get in 1954, the Pulitzer Prize or the Nobel Prize in literature? ________________________________________________________________________ 105. What do you think of Hemingway?

_________________________________________________________________________ IX. Writing (写话): （共18分）

106. Write at least 60 words about the topic “An argument with xx (your parent, classmate, friend…)”. （以“我和某某的一次争吵”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。) （注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。） Use the following points as a guide. (短文须包含下列要点)

1. Simple information about the argument. (when…, where…, why…,) 2. Did you understand him\\her at last? 3. What did you do to end the argument?

(argue v. 争吵， argument n.)

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