D

What is more important to a high school student than being popular? Anyone who has ever gone to high school or at least seen a John Hughes’ movie knows the answer to that question. When Theresa Sommers first discovered MySpace three years ago, the teen from Minneapolis, St. Paul thought she had found the real high school popularity contest (比赛). She could spend hours a day creating an online picture, finding cool pictures and music to make her page look more beautiful, and looking for interesting-looking people to be her online friends. And along the way, she could compete (竞争) with her friends to see who had the most friends or most-visited page.

The more she used the site, however, the less interested she became in only being popular; she started using her time for more heartfelt conversations with friends and went more deeply into her personal interests. As a beginner in taking pictures, she put her best pictures on the site and looked for advice from people who are good at taking pictures.

At the same time, she began to get in touch with the students of the colleges she wanted to go to. She opened up a new account (账户) on Facebook. And she even began to put some of her own creative writing on the website and would ask for advice on homework from her friends. She asked them, “How long did you spend on your homework?” or “How would you write it?” Often she would put her homework online.

12. What’s a John Hughes’ movie most probably about?

　　 A. Life of high school students.　　 　　　

　　 B. Stories of successful people.

　　 C. How to do well in exams.　 　　

　　 D. How to make friends online.

13. At the beginning, Theresa spent much time on MySpace in order to 　　　.

　　 A. make more online friends　

　　 B. look for beautiful pictures

　　 C. watch some online movies

　　 D. keep in touch with her friends

14. Which of the following is Theresa most interested in?

　　 A. Photo-taking.　 　 B. Drawing.　　 　　　 C. Writing.　 　　　 D. Music.

15. We can learn from the last paragraph that Theresa 　　　.

　　 A. wastes much of her time online

　　 B. gets along well with her classmates

　　 C. now uses Facebook mainly for her studies

　　 D. has much fun by talking with her friends online

C

What do you do when a friend tells you he/she is lonely?

Perhaps you think if someone is lonely, it’s their fault, or that since you’re so busy, you couldn’t possibly do anything to help. Loneliness can hit anyone from time to time, but if you’ve failed to help a lonely friend, here are some tips for doing better next time.

It’s easy to ignore a friend’s loneliness, especially when you have a life full of people and you’re busy. You might even think it’s stupid to admit (承认) that you’re lonely.

But being lonely doesn’t mean someone has few friends. There could be a number of reasons for this. Perhaps their close friends have moved away, perhaps something unexpected has pulled them away from some of their friends, or any number of things that can happen to anyone at any time. Another wrong belief is that lonely people just aren’t busy enough.

Don’t say these things to a lonely friend:

● Lonely? Ha! I never get lonely! I’m so busy.

●Why don’t you have any friends?

●Oh, I’d love to have some quiet time as you have.

●I wish I were lonely, but my kids keep me running.

●You’ll be fine. You’ve got your kids/your dog/your job …

These statements make you sound smug (沾沾自喜的) and indifferent, even when you really want to help them.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

8. The passage is written mainly to 　　　. 　

　　 A. share some ideas about making friends

　　 B. explain why people feel lonely sometimes

　　 C. give advice on how to help a lonely friend

　　 D. suggest some ways to get rid of loneliness

9. When one of your friends is lonely, you’d better 　　　.

　　 A. not talk with him about his kids

　　 B. not show you are always busy

　　 C. let him help you with your job

　　 D. bring him a pet to play with

10. The underlined word “indifferent” in the last paragraph probably means “ 　　　”.

　　 A. uninterested　　　　　 B. popular

　　 C. busy　　　　　　　　　　 D. lucky

11. What is most likely to be talked about in the paragraph following the passage?

　　 A. How you can be a good friend.

　　 B. Why people feel lonely sometimes.

　　 C. How people make friends with others.

　　 D. What to do with a friend who is lonely.

B

Hilton Head Island, in South Carolina, is a popular vacation spot on the East Coast of the US. There are 250 restaurants on the island. You can try the following excellent restaurants.

Skull Creek Boathouse

397 Squire Pope Road

843-681-3663

It’s a good place for seafood lovers. Lunch is served daily from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., dinner from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., and weekend lunch is served from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The menu is mostly seafood.

Quarterdeck

32 Greenwood Road

1-866-561-8802

The view from this restaurant is wonderful. You have many choices, such as beef, burgers and soups. Open for lunch and dinner, the hours are 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for lunch, and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. for dinner.

Frankie Bones

1301 Main Street

843-842-4033

They are open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For lunch you can enjoy sandwiches, salads, rice, and pasta dishes. The entrée (主菜) is served with soup or salad. The salad also has cheese, pine nuts and dried berries.

Mellow Mushroom

33 Office Park Road

843-686-2474

If you want something different, stop in at the Mellow Mushroom. They have specialty (特色菜) pizzas, salads, and sandwiches. If you enjoy wines, you’ll surely find something you like. It is open 7 days a week — Sunday through Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

4. What is special about Skull Creek Boathouse?

　　 A. It offers breakfast on weekends.

　　 B. It is closed on Sundays.

　　 C. It mainly offers seafood.

　　 D. It is next to the sea.

5. If you want a restaurant that has a good view, you’d better phone 　　　.　

　　 A. 843-681-3663　　　　 B. 1-866-561-8802

　　 C. 843-842-4033　　　　 D. 843-686-2474

6. Where is the restaurant that closes the latest on Saturdays?　　

　　 A. At 397 Squire Pope Road.

　　 B. At 32 Greenwood Road.

　　 C. At 1301 Main Street.

　　 D. At 33 Office Park Road.

7. We can learn from the passage that 　　　.

　　 A. all the four restaurants have their own specialties

　　 B. the mealtimes of the four restaurants are different

　　 C. you can drink free wine in Mellow Mushroom

　　 D. Hilton Head Island is a very small island

A

Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess. He traveled all over the world to find one. There were many princesses, but it was difficult to find out whether they were real ones. So he came home and was sad.

One evening a terrible storm came, and the rain poured down. Suddenly there was a knock on the city gate. A girl was standing in front of the gate. The water ran down from her hair and clothes. And yet she said that she was a real princess.

“We’ll soon find out whether she is a real princess or not,” thought the old queen. But she said nothing, went into the bedroom, took all the things off the bed and put a pea (豌豆) on the bed. She took twenty mattresses (床垫) and laid them on the pea and then twenty eiderdowns (羽绒被) on top of the mattresses.

The princess lay on the bed all night. In the morning she was asked how she had slept. “Oh, very badly!” said she. “I have hardly closed my eyes all night. I was lying on something hard so that I am black and blue all over my body. It’s horrible!”

Now they knew that she was a real princess because she had felt the pea right through the twenty mattresses and the twenty eiderdowns.

Nobody but a real princess could feel the pea.

So the prince and the princess got married. The pea was put in the museum, where it may still be seen if no one has stolen it.　　　　

1. Why did the princess come to the city?

　　 A. To meet with the prince.　 　　　　

　　 B. To look for a place to sleep.

　　 C. To prove who she actually was.

　　 D. To look for protection from the storm.

2. Which of the following words can be best used to describe the queen?

　　 A. Polite.　　　　　　　　　 B. Clever.　　 　　 C. Friendly. 　　　 D. Careful.

3. What made the princess spend a sleepless night?

　　 A. The mattresses . 　　　　　　　　　　 B. The eiderdowns.

　　 C. The storm. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The pea.

第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)

假如你叫李华，你的美国笔友Mike要求你介绍一下你的新英语老师的情况。介绍必须包括以下信息：

1. 新英语老师的外貌及爱好；

2. 你对英语老师的看法：如上课生动有趣、工作认真负责、热心帮助学生等。

词数：100左右。

第三部分 写作

第一节 短文改错 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请修改下面的短文。短文中共有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。

Dear Miss Green,

How are you doing recently? There will be English talent show in our school, so I’m writing to invite you to watch them. The talent show, its theme is “English — Bridge to the World”, will be held in our school hall from 8:30 am to 11:30 am in 16th September. Every class is requiring to put on one performance, in which students can sing songs, dance, tell stories or giving speeches. I’m sure we will have a better time enjoying the performance. I’d be very glad that if you could come. If you had some questions, please call me.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Yours,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Li Hua

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