Today, as I was relaxing at the beach, I couldn't help but eavesdrop（窃听，偷听） on a conversation four high school kids were having on the beach blanket next to me. Their conversation was about making a positive difference in the world. And it went something like this…
"It's impossible to make a difference unless you're a huge company or someone with lots of money and power," one of them said.
"Yeah man," another replied. "My mom keeps telling me to move mountains – to speak up and stand up for what I believe. But what I say and do doesn't even get noticed. I just keep answering to ‘the man’ and then I get slapped back（山谷回声） in place by him when I step out of line."
"Repression…" another snickered.
I smiled because I knew exactly how they felt. When I was their age, I was certain I was being repressed and couldn't possibly make a difference in this world. And I actually almost got fired from school once because I openly expressed how repressed(压抑) I felt in the middle of the principals’ office.
I Have A Dream.
Suddenly, one of the kids noticed me eavesdropping and smiling. He sat up, looked at me and said, "What? Do you disagree?" Then as he waited for a response, the other three kids turned around too.
Rather than arguing with them, I took an old receipt out of my wallet , tore it into four pieces, and wrote a different word on each piece. Then I crumbled the pieces into little paper balls and handed a different piece to each one of them.
"Look at the word on the paper I just gave you and don't show it to anyone else." The kids looked at the single word I had handed each of them and appeared confused. "You have two choices," I told them. "If your word inspired you to make a difference in this world, then hold onto it. If not, give it back to me so I can recycle the paper." They all returned their words.
I walked over quickly , sat down on the sand next to their beach blanket and laid out the four words that the students had returned to me so that the words combined to form the simple sentence,        "I have a dream."
"Dude, that's Martin Luther King Jr.," one of the kids said.
"How did you know that?" I asked.
"Everyone knows Martin Luther King Jr." the kid snarled. "He has his own national holiday, and we all had to memorize his speech in school a few years ago."
"Why do you think your teachers had you memorize his speech?" I asked.
"I don't really care!" the kid replied. His three friends shook their heads in agreement. "What does this have to do with us and our situation?"
"Your teachers asked you to memorize those words, just like thousands of teachers around the world have asked students to memorize those words, because they have inspired millions of repressed people to dream of a better world and take action to make their dreams come true. Do you see where I'm going with this?"
"Man, I know exactly what you're trying to do and it's not going to work, alright?" the fourth kid said, who hadn't spoken a word until now. "We're not going to get all inspired and emotional about something some dude said thirty years ago. Our world is different now. And it's more screwed up than any us can even begin to imagine, and there's little you or I can do about it. We're too small, we're nobody."
Together
I smiled again because I once believed and used to say similar things. Then after holding the smile for a few seconds I said, "On their own, ‘I' or ‘have’ or ‘a’ or ‘dream’ are just words. Not very compelling or inspiring. But when you put them together in a certain order, they create a phrase that has been powerful enough to move millions of people to take action – action that changed laws, perceptions, and lives. You don't need to be inspired or emotional to agree with this, do you?"
The four kids shrugged and struggled to appear totally indifferent, but I could tell they were listening intently. "And what's true for words is also true for people," I continued. "One person without help from anyone else can't do much to make a big difference in this crazy world - or to overcome all of the various forms of repression that exist today. But when people get together and unite to form something more powerful and meaningful then themselves, the possibilities are endless.
Together is how mountains are moved. Together is how small people make a big difference.
1.Why were the kids repressed?

A．Because they were scolded by their teachers

B．Because they lacked confidence of making a difference in the world

C．Because they didn’t have lots of money or power.

D．Because one of them almost got expelled from school.

2.What did the writer do when one of the kids noticed him eavesdropping?

A．He argued with them.

B．He played a game with them.

C．He scooted over sat down on the sand next to their beach blanket .

D．He took an old receipt ,ripped it into four pieces, and wrote a different word on each piece.

3.Which of the following is not true?

A．“I Have A Dream” was delivered by Martin Luther King.

B．A national holiday was named after Martin Luther King to honor him.

C．Teachers asked kids to memorize Martin Luther King’s famous speech.

D．Martin Luther King made a difference because he is a man with power.

4.Give a proper Chinese translation to explain the underlined sentence.

A．车到山前必有路???????? B．从我做起

C．团结就是力量?????????? D．三人行,必有我师

5.Which of the following sentences is true according to the story.

A．The kids and the writer are complaining about their life.

B．All of the four kids don’t believe they can change the world.

C．The word on the paper inspires the four kids.

D．The writer’s purpose is to tell them to a faith in the life.

6.Which of the following can be the best title for the story?

A．How adults persuade kids

B．How small people make a big difference

C．How young adults build up their confidence

D．How create a better world to live in

把一枚质地不均匀的硬币连掷5次，若恰有一次正面向上的概率和恰有两次正面向上的概率相同（均不为0也不为1），则恰有三次正面向上的概率是

A．           B．        C．            D．

基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）

假如您是刘风，您的英国朋友Bob即将到您所在的国际学校学习。应他的要求，请您写一封e-mail，介绍您校体育馆的基本情况。

［写作内容］

1．历    史：40年的历史，2006年重建；

2．位    置：教学大楼的左边，大操场的西边，面朝学校大门；

3．结    构：占地面积750平方米，共三层。一楼有游泳池；二楼有排球、篮球、羽毛球、乒乓球场；三楼有报告厅；

4．特    点：设备现代，环境优美；

5．开放时间：早上6：30到晚上10：00；周末照常。

［写作要求］

1．只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；

2．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

3．注意：信的开头和结尾已给出。

Dear Bob,

I was so glad to hear that you are coming to study in our school.                     

SincerelyYours,

Liu Feng

翻译句子(共5小题, 每小题2分, 满分10分， 每空可填一个或多个单词)

这是本周她第三次上班迟到了。

_____________________________this week that she_______________________.

列车以每小时400多千米的速度行驶，8分钟就能完成30千米的旅程。

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

和我们的房子比起来，他的房子如此漂亮看上去就像花园一样。

__________________________________________________our house, his house

_______________________________________________.

我加入这个组织已经十年了。

________________________________________I ___________ this organization.

我宁愿待在家里而不是出去，我妹妹也是。

I________________________________________ go out, ___________________.

你叫李华，你的英国笔友Peter给你发了封E-mail，告诉你他从因特网上看到下面这张公益广告图片，不太明白图片的意思，请你给他回一封E-mail讲解图片的意义。内容包括：
根据下表数据，简要介绍5·12大地震及其给中国四川汶川(Wenchuan)地区带来的巨大损失。