单项填空（共20题，每小题1.5分，共30分）

“We can’t go out in this weather,” said Bob, ____ out of the window.

   A. looking   B. to look      C. looked    D. having looked

--What about the protection?

  ---Let’s keep the surface ____ dirty by putting a cover over it.

   A. far from    B. free from    C. apart from      D. away from

第三部分：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

 A

In meditation（冥想），people sit quietly and focus their attention on their breath. As they breathe in and out, they attend to their feelings. As thoughts go through their minds, they let them go. Breathe. Let go. Breathe. Let go.

According to a recent study at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, three months of training in this kind of meditation causes a marked change in how the brain allocates attention. It appears that the ability to let go thoughts that come into mind frees the brain to attend to more rapidly changing things and events in the outside world. Expert mediators are better than other people at catching such fast-changing stimuli, like facial expressions.

The study provides evidence for changes in the workings of the brain with mental training. People can learn and improve abilities of all sorts with practice, everything from driving to playing the piano. The study has shown that meditation is good for the brain. It appears to reduce pressure and promote a sense of well-being.

In an experiment, 17 volunteers with no meditation experience in the experimental group spent three months meditating 10 to 12 hours a day. A control group also with no meditation experience meditated for 20 minutes a day over the same period. Both groups were then given the tests with two numbers in a group of letters. As both group looked for the numbers, their brain activity was recorded.

Everyone could catch the first number. But the brain recordings showed that the less experienced mediators tended to grasp the first number and hang onto it, so they missed the second number. Those with more experience gave less attention to the first number as if letting it go, which led to an increased ability to grasp the second number. This shows that attention can change with practice.

Just ask Daniel Levision, who meditated for three months as part of the study.” I am a much better listener,” he said. “I do not get lost in my own personal reaction to what people are saying.”

56. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 1 refers to ________.

A. feelings         B. minds         C. people        D. thoughts

57. Meditations manage their daily tasks better because they ________.

A. are given less pressure                    B. allocate their attention better

C. have more stimuli for life                 D. practice them more frequently

58. The study proves that ________.

A. meditation improves one’s health         B. brain activity can be recorded

C. human attention can be trained                D. mediators have a good sense of hearing

  D

  As school fl,tats again，there’s SO much mole for an American parent to nag(唠叨)about，like

 homework，bedtime and lost hours on the Intemet．But in the age of digital childhood，Jacky Long-well，45，of McLean，Virginia，often text—messages(发短信)what she OnCe told her children bymouth_"Be nice to your brother；walk the dog；remember your reading．

  This is the world of the modem family，in which even reminding children to do something has

 become electronic．

  There  are changes in how parents nag and in what they nag about and in the frequency of their

 nagging．

  With technology，“you nag more，and you are a little bit more：precise with your nagging．’’said

 Reginald  Black，46，of Woodbridge，Virginia．

  For many young people，electronic nagging is part of the experience of growing up．Charles Flowers，17，131．$enior at St．John“College High School in Washington．says his mothel-reminds him about everything from laundry，being Oil time to baseball practice and mowing the lawn by text．

   When she uses capitals he knows she is serious：GET HOME!

  Some say technology has made nagging less annoying．

  Jaeky Longwell thinks texts ale less emotional than spoken messages and less likely to be resisted by teenagers．

  It’s not as painful for them to hear it by text．It becomes grouped with the friendly communication，”she said．“They can’t hear the nagging．”

  She thinks a good way to do it is to mix friendliness with nagging．A parent Call always start by

saying hello．

  Not all parents like the new electronic r,agging．Joyce Bouehard，51，a mother of four in Fairfax，Virginia，texts her 14一year—old son but says that for many  things — chores，homework— the

old—fashioned way works better．Nagging by text has risks，she notes：I always think，if you are texting them something and they are with their friends，they ale getting a big laugh out of it．’’

68．We can conclude from the first two paragraphs that————————．

  A．American children often stay up late studying

  B．Jacky Long'well had a happy aigital childhood

  C．American parents pay too much attention to their children’s studies

  D．American parents think a lot about their children’s characters

69．The example of Reginald Black is used to show readers————————．

  A．that her nagging is thoughtful

  B．how the amount and kind of nagging have changed with the arrival of the digital age

  C．the kind of skills a parent needs to nag effectively

  D．that she likes nagging her children very much

70．We can infer that—————————．

  A．It’S better for parents to nag in a friendly,way

  B．whether、nagging is e]ectronic or not，it is annoying

  C．American parents generally don’t like to nag

  D．American parents like to llse capital letters in messages

 7 1．The main idea of the article is———————一．

  A．the subjects American parents like to nag about

  B．the reaSOliS American parents like to nag their children

  C．that electronic nagging is becoming commoll in the U．S

  D．how American parents began to nag their children by text messages

第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

阅读下面短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

       According to a report from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the sale of computer games in the United States of America has more than doubled in the past 10 years, from $2.6 billion to $7 billion in 2005. Analysts (分析家) say that these numbers are very alarming and many people are asking, “Can gaming become an addiction?” Elizabeth Woolly said, “Computer games, like any other activity, can be hard to stop once an addiction has been formed.”

       Many students are addicted to computer games and they even forget eating and bathing. They don’t go to school, playing games for hours of days. It is said that last year, seven people in South Korea died as a result of too much gaming.

       “We have kids who don’t know how to communicate with people face to face because they have spent three years playing games and talking to others through a computer. Eventually computer games have spoiled their eyes,” said a father.

[写作内容]

       1.用大约30个词概括短文的内容要点。

       2.用120个词就“中学生该不该玩电脑游戏”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包括以下要点：

       1）你认为中学生该不该玩电脑游戏。

       2）说明你的理由。

       [写作要求]

你可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

       [评分标准]    概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯

He has ____________ himself to be innocent (无罪的).

   A. checked     B. realized       C. confirmed        D. showed

C

Foods from Around the World

Foods that are well known to you may not be familiar to people from other countries. Here are four people’s experiences with foreign food.

Shao Wong is a student in France. He comes from China. “I’d never tasted cheese or even milk before I came here. Cattle are rare in my part of China, so there are no dairy products. I tried milk when I first arrived in France. I hated it! I sampled cheese too, but couldn’t manage more than one bite. I love ice cream, though, and that’s made from milk.”

Birgit is from Sweden. She traveled to Australia on vacation. “I was in a restaurant that specialized in fish, and I heard some other customers order flake. So I ordered some too and it was delicious. Later, I found out that flake is an Australian term for shark. After that pleasant experience, whenever I see a new food I try it out on purpose. You know why? I remember how much I enjoyed flake.”

Chandra is a dentist in Texas. She originates from India. “I’m frightened of eating new foods because they might be made from beef. I’m a Hindu, and my religion forbids me to eat meat from the cow. It’s a sacred animal to Hindus, so that’s the reason I can’t eat hamburgers or spaghetti with meatballs.”

Nathan is American. He taught for a year in China. “My friends gave me some 100-year-old eggs to eat. I didn’t like the look of them at all. The insides were green, but my friends said the color was normal. The Chinese put chemicals on fresh eggs. Then they bury them in the earth for three months. So the eggs weren’t really very old. Even so, I absolutely refused to touch them.”

Life in a new country can be scary, but it also can be fun. Would you sample a 100-year-old egg? Would you order shark in a restaurant?

44. Which of the following sentences is true about Shao Wong?

       A. He is a French – Chinese.

       B. Cattle are seldom raised in his hometown.

       C. He doesn’t like any dairy products.

       D. He didn’t taste cheese because he hated it.

45. What kind of girl is Birgit?

       A. Religious.  B. Brave. C. Confident.  D. Open- minded.

46. Chandra is frightened of eating food made from beef, because _________.

       A. It’s against Hindus’ religion.

       B. She is a doctor and she thinks beef is not easy to chew and digest.

       C. She is an Indian.

       D. Hindus think beef is not tasty.

47. The underlined word “Sacred” in paragraph 4 means _________.

       A. frightening    B. large         C. man – eating         D. greatly respected

48. What can you infer from this passage?

       A. Foods that are well known to you may not be familiar to people from other countries.

       B. Despite (虽然) cultural differences in food, have a try and maybe you’ll get used to it.

       C. A vacation is a good way to learn about new foods. Be sure to go on vacation more often.

       D. People dislike eating new foods only because their religion forbids it.

Food sometimes gets poisoned with harmful things. A person who eats such food can get an illness called food poisoning. Food poisoning is usually not serious, but some types are deadly. The symptoms of food poisoning usually begin within hours of eating the poisoned food. Fever is one of the most common symptoms.

Certain microorganisms(微生物)cause most types of food poisoning. Bacteria and other microorganisms can poison eggs, meat, vegetables, and many other foods. After entering the body, these tiny living things release(释放)poisons that make people sick.

Some chemicals can also cause food poisoning. They are often added to food while it is being grown, processed, or prepared. For example, many farmers spray chemicals on crops to kill weeds and insects. Some people may have a bad reaction to those chemicals when they eat the crops.

Some plants and animals contain natural poisons that are harmful to people. These include certain kinds of seafood, grains, nuts, seeds, beans, and mushrooms.

When people handle food properly, the risk of food poisoning is very small. Microorganisms multiply rapidly in dirty places and in warm temperatures. This means that people should never touch food with dirty hands or put food on unwashed surfaces. Food should be kept in a refrigerator to stop microorganisms from growing. Meat needs to be cooked thoroughly to kill any dangerous microorganisms. People should also wash food covered with chemicals before eating it. Finally, people should not eat wild mushrooms or other foods that grow in the wild. Some of these foods may contain natural materials that are poisonous to humans. In addition, some types of fish can be poisonous.

Most people recover from food poisoning after a few days of resting and drinking extra water. If people eat natural poisons, they must go to the hospital right away to have their stomachs emptied.

67. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Food when poisoned can make people sick.   

B. Food poisoning means death.

C. Food poisoning comes in varieties.           

D. Food poisoning can be serious.

68. Food poisoning can be caused by all the following EXCEPT ________.

A. some chemicals            B. low temperatures

C. some tiny living things      D. certain natural materials

69. From Paragraph 5,we can learn that ______________.

A. mushrooms should not be eaten      

B. vegetables are safer than meat and seafood

　　C. natural poisons are more dangerous than chemicals

　　D. different types of food should be handled differently

70. It can be inferred from the passage that____________ .

　　A. natural materials are safe in food processing

　　B. chemicals are needed in food processing

　　C. food poisoning can be kept under control

　　D. food poisoning is out of control

书面表达 (满分25分)

很多同学计划在暑假期间去参观上海世博会。请你根据下表提示的信息，用英语写一篇发言稿，在班会上给同学们介绍参观世博会的注意事项。

It’s difficult for college students to have a train seat during holidays, so they are advised to make seat ________ well in advance.                                                       

A. observations    B. reservations      C. preservations   D. conservations