第三节：任务型阅读（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。

注意：每空一词。

It is an all too familiar story. A natural disaster strikes in a remote part of the world, causing destruction and suffering. Villages are flattened and people are forced into camps. It is now happening in China, after the earthquake of magnitude（里氏）8 that was centered on Wenchuan but shook the entire country.

Actually, in the past centuries, there were hundreds of thousands of earthquakes in different parts of the world. In Sept. 1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it. They had to be completely rebuilt. One of the most serious earthquakes was in China’s Shanxi Province in 1556. It claimed almost one million people.

We measure an earthquake’s strength on the Richter scale. The Richter scale was introduced in 1935 in Southern California in the USA. It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten. Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually serious.

The earth’s crust (地壳) is made up of layers of rock called plates. As these plates move, they sometimes crash against each other, causing the crust to quake. In cities such as Tokyo, where small quakes happen quite often, many modern buildings are designed to be flexible so when the earth moves, they move with it.

Earthquakes can also break up gas or oil pipes. This can cause fires to break out, which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself.

Another effect of the earthquakes is tsunamis (海啸). These are huge waves created by earthquakes beneath the sea. They can be many meters high and cause great damage to costal towns and cities.

China, Japan, Russia and the USA have the highest occurrence of earthquakes in the world.

第六节：任务型阅读（满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后图表中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。每空一词

Everyone needs a break, and vacations are not meant for serious study. Instead, they’re a great way to take a break and enjoy a good book. The Spring Festival is coming up so this is the perfect time to discuss some great English language literature to take on a long train journey or while you’re hanging out with the family.

Before getting into the recommendations, we need to determine your English reading comprehension level so you don’t pick a book which is so challenging that it’s stressful or so simple that it’s boring.

If you’re at the beginner level, there are two options: reading a children’s book or reading a book that you’ve read in Chinese translation. This will help you get over any unfamiliar words or phrases, since you’re already familiar with the story. If you’re at the intermediate level, popular books like pop fiction, mysteries and thrillers are good options, as they’ll be guaranteed page turners and that will increase the possibility of your getting all the way through the book. For advanced readers, science fiction, classic works of literature or contemporary prize winners （Booker, Nobel, Pulitzer） are good options.

The most important thing is to pick a book that you’re really interested in. When I pick up a new book in Chinese, the first few chapters are always really hard to get through, as I have to get accustomed to the way the individual author uses the language. But after the first few chapters, things get a lot easier, especially if I get involved in the story. Some of my favorite Chinese-language eye candy are books that are series like Brothers by Yu Hua or The Dancer by Hai Yan. I like them because there’s always a lot of action and story development to keep me involved, which helps me make it through those first few chapters.

Another great way to keep yourself motivated over the holiday is to find a friend who’s interested in reading the same book. You can make goals that you both want to achieve and discuss plot lines or vocabulary issues with each other by SMS or e-mail. I’m currently doing that with my friend Laura. We’ve been doing this since we were classmates in Chinese at college.

Some quick recommendations: Harry Potter, start with the first book and go on from there; the Narnia series; anything by US writer Michael Crichton or British writer Agatha Christie; and if you like horror, US writer Stephen King is always unusual and fun. But really you should just find a topic or author that you’re interested in, and the rest will go from there. Happy reading!

－from 21st Century （January 21, 2009）

第II卷非选择题满分35分

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：对话填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字幕的提示，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

M: How come David is always so full of (76) e______?

W: He has a strange but highly (77) e______ way of sleeping.

M: What is that?

W: He takes a short sleep for an hour every six hours and has a (78) t______ of four hours of sleep every day.

M: Where did he get that strange (79) i_______?

W: He read from a book which (80) s_______ it was the best (81) w______ for human beings, and he believed it.

M: How many hours do you sleep a day?

W: I need at least 7 hours. I once tried to follow David’s (82) e_______, but it never (83) w______ out for me.

M: If I sleep (84) d_______ the day, I can never wake up.

W: Not everyone is David, I (85) g______.

第二卷 非选择题 满分35分

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：对话填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字幕的提示，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

D=Debbie      P=Paul  

D: Have you（76）e          been to Britain on vacation?     76.       

P: Oh, yes .I’ve often been there

D: Where have you been?

P: Well, last year, we(77)f          to the Livepool ,           77.       

but we’re(78) a          been to Scotland and Ireland.         78.       

We always go in summer because the (79)w_________ is better.   79.       

D: Yes, but there are more tourists .

P: Yes, that’s right. But it’s the(80) s          in every          80.       

country . Have you been to Britain?

D: Yes, but not on (81) h          .                         81.       

I have(82) m________ several business trips to Britain.           82.        

P: Which places have you been to ?

D: Nowhere (83) b          London.                        83.       

P: There are many (84) i          places in London.            84.       

D: Yes .And there are lots of lovely shops , (85) t          .      85.