14．Sophie sat in the armchair that Joe bought her on their fortieth anniversary，watching the mailman busy sending mails．It was Valentine's Day and there was more mail than usual．Sophie sighed and pushed herself up for the window using the arm of the chair for support．She stopped at the sink to wash the two dishes she had left after lunch．Then she took her pills．
A florist （花商）appeared in front of Mrs．Mason's house next door．Who would be sending Mrs．Mason flowers？Sophie wondered．Flowers made Sophie think of her  Joe who died eight months ago．The delivery man knocked at the door but no one seemed to be answering，so he looked around and started toward Sophie's house.."Would you take a delivery for your neighbor？"the man said loudly．"Yes，"Sophie answered．Sophie looked at the roses，yellow，the color Joe had always chosen!She stared at them for a while，filled a vase with water，then tenderly arranged the roses and greens，and carried them into the sitting room．It was five o'clock when Mrs．Mason knocked at Sophie's front door．Sophie's cheeks were flushed．She was turning hot with shame．
At the sight of the rose，Mrs．Mason said，"Oh，good，You put the roses in water．Then you saw the card．I hope it didn't startle（使惊吓）you to see Joseph's handwriting．Joseph had asked me to bring you the roses the first year，so I could explain for him．He didn't want to alarm you．He arranged it with the florist last April．Such a good man，your Joseph…"Sophie had stopped listening．Her heart was pounding as she picked up the small white envelope she had missed earlier．It had been lying beside the flower box all this time．With trembling hands，she removed the card．"To my sunshine，"it said．"I love you with all my heart．Try to be happy when you think of me．Love，Joe．"K*s5*u

56．Which of the following is true according to the passage？A
A．Sophie was sick and feeling lonely at home．
B．Sophie was waiting for flowers on Valentine's Day．
C．Sophie was patiently waiting to get her mails．
D．Sophie was enjoying a quiet life alone at home．
57．Sophie arranged the roses in the vase，becauseB．
A．she thought it was Joe who sent them to her
B．she could not resist the temptation to have them
C．she took it for granted that they were hers．
D．Mrs．Mason would never know she got them
58．Sophie did not read the card beside the flower box，otherwiseC．
A．she would not have touched the flowers
B．she would have given the roses to Mrs．Mason
C．she would not have felt ashamed for taking the flowers
D．she would have blamed the florist for his carelessness
59．The passage could be entitledB．
A．Sophie and Joe    B．Love     C．Valentine's Day    D．Flowers．

13．London taxis，with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going，are ranked best in the world，according to an annual taxi poll （民意调查）．
The survey by travel website hotels．com found London taxis，despite being the most expensive，beat others across the globe to head the list for the third consecutive （连续的） years，scoring a total of 59 percent in votes on several categories by travelers．
London taxi drivers were voted both friendly and most knowledgeable，Drivers in the English capital must pass an examination called The Knowledge to earn their taxi license．
New York's yellow taxis came second in the list，scoring 27 percent which was up 10 percentage points from last year even though Manhattan's cab drivers were tied with Parisian taxi drivers as the rudest．Travelers said New York had the most available taxis．
Cabbies in Rome were voted the worst drivers in the world with almost one in 10 travelers thinking the Italian capital had the world's worst taxi drivers when it came to the quality of driving．
"Traveling by taxi is one of the first experiences that many travelers have upon arrival in a new city．In fact，the research found that cabs are by far the most popular method of traveling from the airport to their hotel．"a spokesman for hotels．com said in a statement．
The global poll scored city taxis for their levels of cleanliness，value，quality of driving，knowledge of the area，friendliness，safety and availability．
Rounding out the top five were Tokyo with total score of 26 percent，Berlin with 17 percent，and Bangkok famed for its scoring 14 percent．
68．Why were London taxi drivers voted the best in the world？BecauseA．
A．they were the friendliest                                
B．taxi'fares were the lowest there
C．London had the most available taxis          
D．they were the most hardworking
69．What was the score of New York's yellow taxis last year？A
A.17 percent                
B.26 percent        
C.27 percent         
D.59 percent
70．The worst drivers in the world were from Rome because ofC．
A．being dirty                                         
B．irregular charges
C．the poor quality of driving                       
D．lacking knowledge of the area．
71．What are the top five in the annual taxi poll？B
A．London--New York--Rome--Tokyo--Berlin
B．London--New York-Tokyo--Berlin--Bangkok
C．London--New York--Tokyo--Paris--Bangkok
D．London--New York--Tokyo--Bangkok--Berlin．

12．All over my garden I've planted nothing but roses，because I especially love the flower．A close friend came for a visit the other day．I told her that she should pick a bunch of roses to beautify her bedroom．I promised that the smell of the roses would be  wafted far，far away．
That girl friend of mine，walking into the garden in high spirits，smelt here and there，but in the end she didn't pick a single rose．I said that she could pick many flowers； I told her that I was not a flower farmer and didn't make a living out of them．Saying so，I raised the scissors for the sacrifice of the flowers，but she stopped me，crying no，no，no!
To cut such beautiful roses would hurt one，she said．With her hands seizing at my sleeves，she told me that by no means should they be cut．Roses are the smiling face of the earth，and who could be so iron-hearted as to destroy such a charming smile？
My mind was shocked：the ugly earth，the tough earth，the plain earth-it is for the reason of that smile that it wins the care and pity of people．

56．The writer plants nothing but roses in her garden probably becauseC．
A．she can make money out of them           B．her friends like them
C．she enjoys the roses very much           D．the roses sell well
57．The underlined word"wafted"in Paragraph 1is closest in meaning to"A"．
A．given off    B．lost      C．destroyed    D．thrown away
58．Why did the writer's close friend refuse to pick a single rose？B
A．Because the roses were not beautiful．
B．Because she loved the roses very much．
C．Because she did not like this kind of roses．
D．Because the writer did not want to give her any．
59．What is the best title for the passage？D
A．The Pity of People to the Roses             B．A Lover of Flowers
C．A Lovely Rose Garden                        D．The Smiling Face of the Earth．

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10．你的英语老师要求你在班上用英文向同学们介绍你英语写作的方法和心得．请根据下表提供的中文提纲，选择相关的信息写一篇发言稿．

学 习 方 法	学 习 效 果
背诵范文	运用英语思维，进行模仿性写作
多阅读英文文章	吸取语言材料
多听英文广播	提高听力水平
学习语法	正确表达
多写日记	在做中学
多练习口语	提高口头技能
参考他人的习作	取长补短

[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．开头与结尾已经给出．
Ladies and gentlemen，
Now I would like to tell you how I learn English writing．
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[写作要求]
1．只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容；
2．将5个句子组织成连贯的短文；
3．可适当增加情节，使表达连贯．
[评分标准]
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯．

9．Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century．Early in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street．Main Street was always in the heart of a town．This street was（1）Don both sides with many （2）Bbusinesses．Here，shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise：clothing，furniture，hardware，groceries．（3）C，some shops offered（4）D．These shops included drugstores，restaurants，shoe-repair stores，and barber or hairdressing shops．（5）Din the 1950s，a change began to （6）B．Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street while too few parking places were （7）Bshoppers．Because the streets were crowded，merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces （8）D the city limits．Open space is what their car-driving customers needed．
And open space is what they got when the first shopping centre was built．Shopping centres，or rather malls，（9）Aas a collection of small new stores（10）Bcrowded city centres．（11）Aby hundreds of free parking space，customers were drawn away from （12）Dareas to outlying malls．And the growing （13）Cof shopping centres led （14）Bto the building of bigger and better stocked stores．By the late 1970s，many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves．In addition to providing the （15）Cof one stop shopping，malls were transformed into landscaped parks，with benches，fountains，and outdoor entertainment．

1．A．built	B．designed	C．intended	D．lined
2．A．varied	B．various	C．sorted	D．mixed up
3．A．Apart from	B．However	C．In addition	D．As well
4．A．medical care	B．food	C．cosmetics	D．services
5．A．suddenly	B．Abruptly	C．Contrarily	D．But
6．A．be taking place	B．take place	C．be taken place	D．have taken place
7．A．available for	B．available to	C．used by	D．ready for
8．A．over	B．from	C．out of	D．outside
9．A．started	B．founded	C．set up	D．organized
10．A．out of	B．away from	C．next to	D．near
11．A．Attracted	B．Surprised	C．Delighted	D．Enjoyed
12．A．inner	B．central	C．shopping	D．downtown
13．A．distinction	B．fame	C．popularity	D．liking
14．A．on	B．in turn	C．by turns	D．further
15．A．cheapness	B．readiness	C．convenience	D．handiness

8．假设最近某校就同学们的习惯养成问题展开了广泛的讨论．请你根据下表所提示的信息，用英语写一篇题为 A good habit，a successful life的短文，发表在该校的网站上．
注意：

良好的学习习惯	1．及时预习；
	2．认真听课；
	3．独立作业；
	…
良好的生活习惯	1．健康饮食；
	2．经常锻炼；
	3．珍惜时间；
	…
为何要养成良好习惯	（请考生结合自身认识，给出一至两点）
如何改掉不良习惯	（请考生结合自身感受，给出一至两点）

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．开头已经写好，不计入总词数．
3．作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名．
A good habit，a successful life
A habit is something that you do often or regularly almost without thinking，especially something that is hard to stop doing．     ．

7．Just recently I had been wondering if there was much point in doing little acts of kindness．So often they get （36）A，and occasionally they come back to bite you!
Then，just last week，after a long travel，I found myself （37）D at a bus station．The bus was four hours late!So，I guess I wasn't in a good （38）C．
That's when a woman asked me if I had any spare （39）A to help her get a bus ticket．
"Oh，sure，"I said sarcastically （挖苦地）．"How much would you like？"
As I spoke，I mentally kicked myself for my （40）B and reached into my bag for some money．As I handed her five dollars，I heard low sounds from her stomach because of real （41）C．
I reached back into my bag and brought out a （42）D I had bought earlier．I handed it to her with a（n） （43）B that I hoped would make up for my earlier tone of voice．Getting a （44）C look at her now，I realized she was extremely tired，like she had had several months of （45）B days!
As she took the food，a look of （46）A washed over her．In return，she tried to give me a Milwaukee bus ticket!I don't live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably （47）D be used，but I took it．
A few minutes later she came back over，apologized，and told me she was still （48）C of five dollars．I took some singles out of my bag and slipped a twenty in there as well． （49）B，the voice in my head told me I was being a fool．
Five minutes later she came back again and tried to （50）A my twenty．When I said it was for her so she could get something else to （51）D，and that I was completely serious and I wasn't taking it （52）C，she started crying and hugged me．
From now on，when I wonder if it is （53）D trying to help someone，I will remember that woman．Maybe I am really making a （54）A for someone．So，sure，sometimes my efforts might not be noticed，and sometimes they might come back to bite me，but they might actually （55）B another human being!

36．A．ignored	B．appreciated	C．acknowledged	D．forgiven
37．A．examined	B．trapped	C．confused	D．delayed
38．A．habit	B．place	C．mood	D．situation
39．A．change	B．time	C．hand	D．energy
40．A．appearance	B．attitude	C．selfishness	D．experience
41．A．pain	B．anxiety	C．hunger	D．fear
42．A．souvenir	B．ticket	C．gift	D．cake
43．A．shout	B．smile	C．apology	D．praise
44．A．quick	B．gentle	C．good	D．cold
45．A．dark	B．tough	C．mysterious	D．special
46．A．relief	B．regret	C．doubt	D．anger
47．A．once	B．often	C．sometimes	D．never
48．A．ashamed	B．aware	C．short	D．proud
49．A．Eventually	B．However	C．Therefore	D．Besides
50．A．return	B．show	C．share	D．earn
51．A．do	B．trade	C．add	D．eat
52．A．away	B．out	C．back	D．over
53．A．hard	B．fun	C．useless	D．worth
54．A．difference	B．profit	C．decision	D．suggestion
55．A．excite	B．help	C．educate	D．inspire

6．Walking with long steps on purpose，Barack Obama appears to have arrived to visit an elementary school he attended as a boy．But wait．It's not real Obama．The US president is back in Washington DC．
So who is this guy？He's Ilham Anas，34，a teen-magazine photographer who has taken advantage of his striking resemblance to Obama and turned it into his own brand of celebrity and wealth．
Since his sister told him in 2007that he looked like the then-presidential candidate，Ana's face and big smile have been seen on Southeast Asian TV and the Internet，appearing in the advertisements of medicine and other products．He has also shown up on his nation's television-talk show．Anas'resemblance to the president has turned his life around 180degrees．He's even written an autobiography Because of Obama．
Anas is the first to admit that he's an impostor（冒牌货）．But he'll also tell you that he's in incredible demand．"I've got so much work I can't handle it all，"he said．
But when his sister first mentioned the resemblance，he dismissed it．Then a colleague at the magazine asked him to pose as Obama in front of a US flag．He also refused．"I'm a photographer，not an object for the camera，"he said．
As soon as he accepted the idea，his career took off．The married father of two children is rarely home these days．Recently a group of reporters followed him on a tour of the elementary school Obama once attended．Anas sat in the classroom where the president studied．He spoke a few lines in English．The moment he opened his mouth，however，the differences became apparent．"Obama is a baritone（男中音），"Anas said．"I'm not．I sound like a little boy．"He is also shorter than the president．But he makes up for that by practising Obama's typical actions．Before public appearances，he spends hours in front of the mirror posing，gesturing，flashing that smile．
Anas said he hasn't changed his appearance much for the role．He wears his hair just like he did in high school．But he did shape his eyebrows to look more like those of the president．
He used to dislike looking into the mirror because of his average appearance．Now he no longer considers himself as an average guy，but a superstar．
Now，he hopes that Obama will win a second term in the White House．‘‘The longer he's in office，the longer my fame will last，"he said．

61．Ilham Anas becomes well-known because heB．
A．wrote a biography for President Obama
B．looks like President Obama
C．attended the same school as President Obama used to attend
D．played many roles in films
62．Which of the following can't be used to describe Ilham Anas？C
A．Famous．  B．Wealthy．  C．Handsome．  D．Busy．
63．The underlined sentence"he's in incredible demand"meansA．
A．his advertisement business is very booming
B．he demands better pay from his boss
C．he is planning to increase the production
D．he asks for higher prices for his advertisements
64．Ilham Anas differs from President Obama in that AnasD
A．is taller than President Obama
B．is older than President Obama
C．is a baritone
D．sounds like a little boy
65．We can infer that Anas nowA．
A is proud of his appearance
B is not satisfied with his appearance
C often keeps in touch with President Obama
D intends to become a politician．

5．Some wonderfully creative uses of X-rays have been in the world of art．But the m ost impressive one is to uncover what has bee n covered up．Details unfolded by an X-ray of a painting can't be seen any other way．For example，in the past，paintings were often repaired if small pieces of paint fell off the canvas （帆布）． These repairs cannot be seen just by looking at the painting．It takes an X-ray to discover where the repairs have been made．
An X-ray of a painting is one of the best ways to tell if it was created by a famous painter or if it is a forgery．If there is a question as to whether an old master has painted a certain painting or not，X-rays are made and compared to those of paintings that are known to be original．If the brushstrokes （笔迹），for example，are shown to be totally different than in other work done by a certain artist，then the painting is proved to be a fake copy．
Since modern paints are usually made from different materials than paints of hundreds of years ago，the image they leave on an X-ray film looks different．This is another way X-rays can be used to spot a forgery．A modem artist will try to make a forgery look hundreds of years old by painting dirty vamish on it or by using artificial means to get the varnish to look cracked．To the naked eye the forgery may look ol d，but when a careful study of the X-ray image is made，the deception is obvious．
It was common many years ago for an artist to finish a painting，decide it wasn't any good，and paint a completely different picture on top of it．Or artists would paint over others'work-it was their version of recycling．Taking an X-ray is the only way to find out if there is a picture underneath the picture you see with your eyes．Sometimes museums will be more interested in the painting beneath than the one on top，and will restore the older one by having the top layer painstakingly removed．

63．What is the main purpose of the article？C
     A．To provide information to police who are looking for stolen art．
     B．To persuade art dealers to check for fake copies before selling art．
     C．To explain how modern technology can be applied in unique ways．
     D．To help artists restore damaged artwork to its original appearance．
64．According to the passage．X-rays are used toB．
     A．make repairs on paintings in the past
     B．identify the authenticity of an artwork
     C．change the materials of a forgery
     D．remove the recyclable paints
65．In Paragraph 3，the word"deception"probably meansC．
     A．comparison    B．drawback       C．trickery             D．judgement
66．Which is the best title for the passage？A
     A．X-ray Detectives                B．Creative Uses of Technology
     C．Forgery Studies                 D．X-ray Painting Techniques．