第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

请你根据以下提示写一则英语短文来介绍你哥哥的同学李华。

提示：1. 李华在今年的高考中被清华大学录取；

　　　　　 2. 他戴眼镜、个子小、偏瘦；

　　　　　 3. 乐观并乐于助人、尊敬老师，学习刻苦，严格要求自己；

　　　　　 4. 帮助父母做家务。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

　　　　　 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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。

Good morning, everyone,

The topic of my speech is “Let’s pick up a book and read”. Nowadays, under the growth of the Internet, many teenagers are crazily about online games. They usually spend long hours before computers in his spare time.

The long-term use of computers cause many students to suffer loss of memory. Their interest in studying drops greatly as well as.

What can we get teenagers back to a normal life? I think it good idea to help them form a habit of reading. For one thing, reading can broaden teenagers horizons. For another, reading can deepen their understanding of the events which has happened at home and abroad. However, reading can help them get good grades in their exams.

Let’s pick up a book and read!

Thank you!

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第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Basketball is so popular that almost every country in Asia, Europe and America plays the sport. 　　16　　 　I have seen people playing indoors and outdoors so many times, but it is mostly played outdoors along the streets. I will list some of the top reasons why people love to play basketball.

Basketball is affordable (支付得起的). All you need is a ball and a basketball court. 　　17　　 　You can have different choices when it comes to the prices. On the other hand, finding a basketball court is not a problem either. There are lots of schools and communities who open their gates for individuals who want to play the game.

　　 18　　 　If you are unable to use the courts in both public and private schools, there are many social communities who provide them. Some local governments try to set up public sports areas for everyone to enjoy. If you want to play, all you need to do is to go to the nearest basketball court available in your community or your local basketball club.

Basketball enables you to play with 5 or more friends all at the same time. 　　19　　 　In this case you may get tired and bored when waiting for your turn. In basketball, you can have great chances of playing all the time.

If you want to learn more about the sport and improve your basketball skills, you can attend basketball camps. 　　20　　 　These camps provide excellent tutors who can help you improve your shooting, dribbling (带球), and other basketball abilities.　

A. Basketball can be played anywhere.

B. A basketball does not cost much.

C. It is always fun to meet strong-minded people.

D. They are available and nearly open for everyone.

E. These rules are very simple and easy to understand.

F. Almost every person knows how to play the sport.

G. However, many other sports can be played only by two or four people.

D

Here’s an easy choice: would you rather spend 4 minutes chatting to a good friend or to a complete stranger?

It’s safe to say most of us would choose our friend. With friends we can “be ourselves”, which means expressing our feelings freely. The problem with strangers is that we have to make much effort: psychologists (心理学家) call it “impression management”. We control our behavior more tightly and our impression management starts being very active. But according to recent research, there are hidden benefits to this effort and a lesson for all of us about how we should treat those we know well.

The researchers had participants (参与者) predict how pleasurable it would be to chat with their friends and a complete stranger.

They then had a quick chat and rated how good they felt afterwards. What they found was that people enjoyed talking to their friends less than they predicted. On the other hand, they had more fun talking to a stranger than they had predicted.

So what’s going on here? How can people be having more fun than they imagine talking to complete strangers and less with the person they are in a long-term relationship with?

What the researchers found was that it comes down to whether or not you’re making an effort. Sometimes when we talk to our friends we don’t make much effort to entertain them or to present ourselves in the best light. But we do tend to make much effort with strangers.

In a follow-up study the researchers told participants to make an effort with their friends and then their enjoyment of the social communication improved in line with their predictions. This suggests that we can all have more fun with our friends if we make an effort.

12. When we talk with strangers, we tend to 　　　.

　　 A. hide our feelings　　　　　　　　　　　 B. control our behavior

　　 C. express our feelings freely　　　

、 D. judge their first impression of us

13. What did the researchers find?

　　 A. It was hard to talk with strangers.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 B. Most people liked to talk with friends.　

　　 C. People had more fun talking with strangers. 　　　　

　　 D. Most people preferred to talk with strangers.

14. What can we conclude from the last paragraph?

　　 A. Our friends are easier to entertain. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 B. We don’t have much fun talking with friends.

　　 C. We need make much effort talking with strangers.

　　 D. We can have more fun with our friends through our effort.

15. The main purpose of the text is to let us learn about 　　　.

　　 A. how to communicate with strangers 　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 B. the benefits of talking to strangers

　　 C. the way we should treat our friends 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 D. how to improve our communication skills

C

After a couple of days out of town, Denise Thompson arrived at her Kilkenny home on Sunday afternoon to a bizarre scene: her front lawn was gone.

Neighbors had noticed a white truck and trailer (拖车) at the home over the weekend — and the replacement (取代) of green grass with dark brown soil — but thought nothing of it, thinking it was a routine (日常的) landscaping job.

Thompson stayed home from work on Monday, talking to her puzzled insurance company about a $10,000 problem, and hoping that someone realized their mistake. When that didn’t happen, she turned to the news media.

By late Tuesday, The Journal’s story had become widespread, with 130,000 web hits and links from The Drudge Report and The New Yorker websites.

Thompson’s patience brought good results minutes after the story first appeared. The landscaper hadn’t seen the news, but came to her house at 7:30 pm on Monday to drop off a business card and a note.

“He was really apologetic about it,” Thompson said. “I’m not happy about it of course, but I am OK that he came forward finally and did apologize for it and is willing to fix it.”

Patrick Kukanu, owner of Kupak Landscapes Ltd., said it was a mistake. “Our BobCat guy was supposed to be three blocks down,” Kukanu said. “He had the wrong address.”

When the company realized what had happened on Saturday, Kukanu said several attempts were made to contact the homeowner or neighbors. The company offered to replace the lawn immediately on Tuesday, but that will wait.

“It’s just an honest mistake,” Kukanu said. “It’s an error and we’ll gladly correct it.”　

8. The underlined word “bizarre” in the first paragraph probably means “ 　　　”.

　 　 A. common　 　　 B. beautiful　 　 C. strange　 　　 D. moving

9. What happened when Thompson was away from home?

　 　 A. Her lawn was destroyed and covered with soil.

　 　 B. A truck ran into her house and caused huge losses.

　 　 C. A thief entered her house and stole a lot of money.

　 　 D. Her neighbor used her truck without her permission.

10. What can we learn from the text?

　 　 A. The insurance company will pay Thompson a lot of money.

　 　 B. Thompson’s neighbors knew nothing about what happened.　

　 　 C. Thompson wouldn’t forgive the landscaper for his mistake.

　 　 D. Thompson’s story attracted a lot of interest on the Internet.

11. Why did the landscaper come to visit Thompson on Monday?

　 　 A. To make an apology to Thompson.　

　　 B. To leave a business card and a note.　

　　 C. To finish his landscaping work.

　　 D. To replace the lawn immediately.　

B

If you want to travel around the world, live in comfort and save money, home exchanges are the way to go.

Cambridge England Home Exchange

It is a Victorian townhouse in the beautiful city of Cambridge. It is only a 20-minute walk from the historical centre.

Description: In Cambridge you can visit the 800-year-old University, the many museums and galleries (画廊), go boating on the River Cam, enjoy Shakespeare’s works performed in the College gardens in summer, and visit stately (豪华的) homes, parks and gardens nearby.

We live in the friendly Mill Road neighborhood of the city with many international shops and cafés. Our house is near a children’s play park and is a 15-minute walk to Cambridge station for a 45-minute train journey to central London. Stansted Airport is only 30 minutes away.

We are a party of four, my wife and I and our two children. Our home is a family home, with one big bedroom and two small bedrooms, one bathroom, a large living room and a kitchen overlooking (俯视) our 100-foot garden. It is homely and is filled with books and toys. The sofa in the living room is a sofa bed.

Features: Television, Computer, Balcony, Restaurants and Stores Nearby, Public Transportation Available, Galleries / Museums

Requirements: No Smoking, No Pets

Nearest Metropolitan Area: London

Available Options: Home Exchange

Period of Availability: mid-July to early September, New Year

Preferred Destination: Europe

Number of people traveling with us on exchange: We have two adults and two children traveling on exchange and our home can comfortably sleep five.

4. The writer wrote this text in order to 　　　.

　 　 A. tell us the convenience of home exchange

　 　 B. introduce the beautiful city of Cambridge

　 　 C. advertise his house for home exchange

　 　 D. encourage travelers to travel in a cheap way

5. Who would most probably be interested in contacting the writer?

　 　 A. A family in Cambridge who want to sell their house.

　 　 B. A local family who want to rent a house for one year.

　 　 C. A businessman who wants to stay in Cambridge for two days.

　 　 D. A family who want to spend a long holiday in Cambridge in August.

6. What can we learn about the location of the writer’s house?

　 　 A. It is not far away from Stansted Airport.

　 　 B. It is a 45-minute walk to central London.

　 　 C. It is a 15-minute walk to a children’s play park.

　 　 D. It is a 20-minute ride to Cambridge University.

7. The writer may say no to a family 　　　.

　 　 A. that has no pets　　　　　 　　　

　　 B. that has a heavy smoker

　 　 C. that has five family members　 　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 D. that wants to exchange in New Year