27.__________ the stars are, the smaller they look, as is known to all the people.

　 A. The farther away　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Farther away　 　

　 C. No matter how far away　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. If farther away

26. Do you think 3,000 yuan is enough to ______ his needs for the tour to Beijing?

　 A. cost　　　　 　　　　　　 B. cover　　　 　　　　　　 C. take　　　　 　　　　　 D. save

25. The chief reason for the population growth isn’t so much a rise in birth rates ________ a fall in death rates as a result of improvements in medical care.

　 A. and 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. or

24. --- What do you think of the headmaster of your school?

　 --- Oh, she is ____ headmaster who is pleasant to work with. It’s __ pleasure to work with her.

A. the, the　　　　　　　 B. a, a　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. a, the　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the, /

23. I look on it as a good opportunity to ________ fresh skills and broaden my knowledge.

　 A. acquire　　 　　　　　　　 B. require　　　　 　　 C. accept　　 　　　　 　　D. receive

22. It _______ law for some people to let the children who are not old enough _______ in the factories for them.

　 A. goes against; to work　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. goes against; work

　 C. sets against; to be working　　　 　　 　　　 D. sets against; working

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. She won the first prize, though none of us had ____________ it.

A. hoped　　　　　 B. wished　　　　 　　　 C. thought　　　　 D. expected

在学习生活和工作中，与人合作是非常重要的。请你根据下表中所提供的信息，写一篇题为 “Cooperate with others”的英文演讲稿。

注意：

1．对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2．词数150左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总数。

3．演讲稿中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。

参考词汇：合作者 partner

Good afternoon, everyone!

The topic of my speech today is “Cooperate with others”. ____________________________

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Thank you for your listening!

启东市2009届高三第一学期第一次调研考试