34．During the 2008 financial crisis，the French president Nicolas Sarkozy agreed to provide  Millions of emergency fund aid to help______unemployment．

A．release                    B．resemble                 C．relieve                    D．Recommend

 第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

    阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将其涂黑．

A

    It was close to dusk．We came to a large，bowl-shaped nest in which we saw the gray head of a very small sea turtle popping out about half an inch out of the sand．Then we heard a rustling in the bushes behind us．A flesh-eating bird came near．

    Our young guide wanted us to be quiet and watch the bird moving towards the young turtle’s

head．

    The bird got closer and closer to the opening and began pecking at the young turtle’s head, trying to pull it out of the sands．

    The young life was in danger．We were worried about it．One of us asked the guide，“Aren’t

you going to do something?”

    He put his finger to his lips and said，“This is the way nature works．”

    But we didn’t agree with him and spoke with one voice asking him to do something．So he had to go and pull the young turtle out of his hole and put it on its way towards the sea．

    What happened next，however，caught everyone by surprise Soon after the young turtle was set free，lots of baby turtles—having received a wrong signal that it was safe—went out of the nest and began moving towards the sea．

    Our foolishness became clear．Not only had the baby turtles come out under the mistaken impression that it was safe to do so，but their mad dash was taking place too early．The still-clear

light of dusk allowed no hiding from meat—eating birds．Within a short period of time，dozens of

baby turtles had been eaten by those birds．Our young guide quickly took a baseball cap and filled it with baby turtles．Walking into the water．he set them free．Then he wildly waved his hat to frighten off those birds．

    When it was over，the joyful cries of dozens of well—fed birds rifled the air．Two of the birds stood silently on the beach hoping to catch a final，struggling baby turtle．All that could be heard was the sound of the waves beating against the sands．

    Heads down，we walked slowly along the beach in the dusk．

56．At first, the guide would not help the young turtle out of the nest because____．

     A．he wouldn’t mind others’business

     B．he thought the young turtle liked to dash into the sea

     C．he wanted the young turtles to take their own course

     D．he thought the young turtle should have come out earlier

 57．In fact，the first baby turtle worked as_______．

     A．a clever spy to attract the birds outside B．one to get information outside the nest

    C．a leader to come out first                         D．a brave guard to fight against the birds

58．From the last sentence of the passage, we know that _______．

      A．they were sad because the young turtles were foolish

      B．they felt very tired with the still—clear light shining

      C．they came to know that their rush to help did more harm than good

      D．they regretted not killing the meat—eating birds

59．According to the passage，which of the following statements may be true?

      A．The young turtles were doomed (注定) to be eaten by those birds．

      B．All the young turtles are eaten by dozens of birds．

      C．The young turtles shouldn’t come out of their nest before it was dark．

      D．The young turtles gathered to frighten off the birds．

                                     C

Two Earthquakes in Two Months:

Comparing the Quakes in Haiti (海地) and Chile (智利)

Overview (概要) How do the earthquakes in Chile and Haiti compare? Here, students perform a gallery walk to learn more about the earthquakes from a specific point, and then do a specific research and presentation project or response activity. Finally, they seek answers to their unanswered questions.

Materials Print copies of photographs, charts, documents and other visuals to display, as described below; computer (s) with Internet access (optional), research materials, handouts.

Warm-up Choose and prepare a “gallery” of photographs, graphics, news reports and other materials to display around the room to enable students to consider the 2010 earthquake in Chile.

Depending on course program, choose materials for the gallery that provide a window on the two quakes, through one of the following specific points, or the focus of your choice:

Earthquakes through History Putting the 2010 Chilean and Haitian quakes into historical view related to other earthquakes, including the 1960 Chilean quake and the 2004 Asian earthquake and tsunami.

Rescue and Aid Considering domestic and international response to the disasters by militaries, governments and aid organizations, including rescue and recovery as well as efforts to provide food, water, health care and shelter to those affected.

Related The article Underwater Plate Cuts 400 Mile Gash compares several earthquakes:

Mr. Lin figured that the quake on Saturday was 250 to 350 times more powerful than the Haitian quake.

       But Paul Caruso noted that at least on land, the effects of the Chilean tremor (震动) might not be as bad. For one thing, he said, the quality of building construction is generally better in Chile than in Haiti. And the fact that the quake occurred offshore should also help limit the destruction. In Haiti, the rupture (断裂) occurred only a few miles from the capital, Port-au-Prince. The rupture on Saturday was centered about 60 miles from the nearest town, Chillan, and 70 miles from the country’s second-largest city, Concepción.

Read the article using the following questions.

       Questions For discussion with others and reading comprehension:

How does the 2010 Chilean earthquake compare to the 1960 Chilean earthquake?

       Why do scientists believe that the 2010 Chilean earthquake will not cause the same level of damage as January’s Haitian earthquake did?

How does the 2010 Chilean earthquake compare to the 2004 Indonesian earthquake?

What reasons do scientists give to explain why the Indonesian quake caused so much more damage than the recent Chilean earthquake?

64. Which of the following shows one of the reasons for slighter losses in Chile than in Haiti?

A. Position:

B. Power:

C. Building:

   D. Rescue:

65. We can infer that the article Underwater Plate Cuts 400 Mile Gash includes ________.

   A. the causes of the 2010 Chilean earthquake and the 1960 Chilean earthquake

B. the comparison between the 2010 Haitian and the 2004 Indonesian earthquakes

C. the reason for the 2010 Chilean quake being more powerful than January’s Haitian earthquake

D. the reason for less damage in the 2010 Chilean quake than in the 2004 Indonesian earthquake

66. What is the passage most likely to be?

A. A program for research.                            B. A guide to earthquake study.

C. An advertisement for students.                       D. An introduction to quakes.

书面表达（满分25分）

某英语报就中学生课外阅读开展征文活动。假如你是某中学高三学生蒋平，请你根据下面表格中的信息，写一篇英语短文，发送到该报。

注意：

1．对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不能简单翻译。

2．词数150左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

3．参考词汇：结晶crystal；课外阅读out-of-class reading

Dear editor,

Students of today are reading more than ever before. Indeed, the importance of reading can never be too much stressed.

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Best Wishes.

Yours Sincerely,

Jiang Ping

—Mike, you’ve got a “D” in physics. ________?

    —Well. I find the subject hard and I think I’ll drop it for History next term.

A. What if                   B. How come             C. Why not      D. So what

 We do not know how astronauts can ________ when they spend months in space without the protection of the atmosphere.

A. get off                         B. get up               C. get along            D. get in

 .—Why do English people talk so often about the weather when they start a conversation?

 —Well, it’s probably because the weather is a(n)________ topic.

safe                B. sensitive       C. amazing        D. Ordinary

His way of teaching English was _________ make his classes lively and interesting.

A. so as to        B. such as to           C. in order to         D. due to

 Exciting as its special effects are _________, there is too much violence in the film.

A. to watch         B. to be watched    C. watching      D. being watched

 —Can I use the telephone on the table, sir?

   —Under no circumstances _________ to use the telephone in the office for personal affairs.

A. anyone is allowed                      B. nobody is allowed  

C. is anyone allowed                     D. is nobody allowed