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。

   Each year, prizes are presented to adults who accomplish great things in art, writing, science, and economics．So why not give awards to kids?

   Harry Leibowitz asked himself that question in 1996．As an answer, he and his wife, Kay, created the World of Children organization and began handing out awards to kids and adults whose work has helped kids all over the world．The awards World of Children presents are nicknamed the "Children's Nobel Prize．" On Thursday, World of Children honored six adults and two kids at its 11th Annual Changemakers for Children awards ceremony held at the UNICEF House at United Nations Plaza in New York City．

   Talia Leman, from Iowa, was awarded a Founder's Youth Award for Leadership．She is only 13 years old, but she has accomplished a lot．In 2005, she founded "RandomKid．" Since then, the nonprofit organization has raised more than $10 million to help kids in 48 states in the U．S．and in 19 other countries develop funding solutions to real-world problems．One place helped by RandomKid was a school built in Cambodia to enable 300 kids to go to school．The organization has also helped fix a school for 200 kids in Slidell, Louisiana, and provided interactive play centers that serve more than 500 kids in hospitals in Iowa．In faraway places like Africa, RandomKid has provided money for the purchase of water pumps．

   Talia never thought that the organization she founded would be as successful as it has become．"I did a project called TLC, which meant Trick or Treat for the Levy Catastrophe, where kids would trick-or-treat for coins along with getting candy," she told me．"My goal was to raise $1 million．That seemed really high, but when you reach a goal, you always wind up reaching higher--and we actually raised $10 million．" The money RandomKid raised provided help to the victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita．

56．The World of Children organization was created to _____．

       A．answer questions from chilren      B．match the Adults’ Nobel Prize

       C．give awards to chilren in poor areas     D．honour anyone who has helped kids in need

57．Talia Leman was honourd by the World of Children _____．

       A．because of her sucessful work in RandomKid

       B．because she gave the organization over $10 million

       C．because of her solutions to the many world affairs

       D．because she was chairman of RandomKid

58．In order to help kids, the organization RandomKid has done all the following EXCEPT _____．

       A．building a school in Asia  

       B．providing play centers for sick children

       C．solving the water-drinking problem for African children

       D．helping 300 Cambodian kids to go to school in America

59．How did the kids in RandomKid collect money?

       A．They got paid by working at a building project at weekends．

       B．They called at houses and threatened to play tricks if they receive nothing．

       C．They gave performances to passers-by by playing trick-or treat games．

       D．They helped a project called TLC sell candy after school．

Soil conservation efforts protect soil from wind and water that can blow or wash it away. Good soil produces food crops for both people and animals.

One important form of soil conservation is the use of windbreaks (防风林). Windbreaks are barriers formed by trees and other plants with many leaves. Farmers plant them in lines around their fields. Windbreaks stop the wind from blowing soil away. They also keep the wind from destroying or damaging crops. They are very important for growing grains, such as wheat.

For example, in parts of West Africa, studies have shown that grain harvests can be twenty percent higher on fields protected by windbreaks compared to those without such protection.

Windbreaks are effective when a wall of trees and other plants blocks the wind. The windbreaks should also limit violent motions of the wind to those areas closest to the windbreak.

However, windbreaks seem to work best when they allow a little wind to pass through. If the wall of trees and plants stops wind completely, then violent air motions will take place close to the ground. These motions cause the soil to lift up into the air where it will be blown away. For this reason, a windbreak is best if it has only sixty to eighty percent of the trees and plants needed to make a solid line.

An easy rule to remember is that windbreaks can protect areas up to ten times the height of the tallest trees in the windbreak.

There should be at least two lines in each windbreak. One line should be large trees. The second line, right next to it, can be shorter trees and other plants with leaves.

Windbreaks not only protect land and crops from the wind. They can also provide wood products. These include wood for fuel and longer pieces for making fences. Locally-grown trees and plants are best for windbreaks.      

68. What does this text primarily concern?

       A. A way to protect soil.          B. Some advice on growing windbreaks.

       C. The effect of windbreaks.       D. A way to protect crops.

69. Which of the following is NOT true about windbreaks?

A. If windbreaks stop the wind completely，the soil will be blown away above the windbreaks.

B. Leaving sixty to eighty percent of the trees and plants needed to make a solid line is a best windbreak.

C. A better windbreak should be two lines or more with the same height.

D. Windbreaks work best during an area up to ten times the height of the tallest trees in them.

70. The underlined word "barriers" (Para. 2) refers to         .

A. something that is built with trees together with other plants

B. a structure built to forbid passage of wind with trees or other plants.

C. something used to help things control their movement.

D. narrow lines where trees and other plants with many leaves are planted.

71. Which of the following is most likely to show the right area that a windbreak can protect?

第二节  书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是高三(2)班班长，你班要在5月4日即下星期六去庐山郊游。请你拟一份通知，准备向同学们宣读。内容包括：

1、郊游日期：5月4日，下星期六；

2、主要内容：攀登比赛、摄影等；

3、早餐后8点坐校车出发，午餐自带，下午3点回校；

4、欢迎全体同学参加。凡参加者先登记并交给班长5元钱。

注意：通知词数约100—120。要求意思连贯。

----It is freezing cold. You can’t cross the river to the other bank.

-----All right.I guess I can make ___.

A. that         B. this         C.it        D. one     

第一部分 英语知识运用(共四节,满分45分)

语音知识(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)

从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,找出所给单词的正确读音,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑. 1. shade   A.[t??eid]       B.[??eid]          C.[t????d]          D.[????d]

2. crop    A.[kr??p]       B.[krup]          C.[kr??p]          D.[kr??up] 

3. fist     A.[fist]         B.[fi:st]          C.[fest]          D.[feist]

4. theme   A.[??i:m]       B.[??em]          C.[θi:m]          D.[θem]

5. failure   A.[??f??ilj ??]     B.[??f??ulj??]        C.[??fi??lj?? ]        D.[??feilj??]

A plan has been put forward        more graduates should go to work in the countryside this year.

       A. when                       B. that                   C. whether             D. how

Learning a foreign language calls for your memory, time, patience and emotions.____, it is not a simple thing.

A. As a result       B. In short          C. In generally           D. In the conclusion

—What do you think of our design for the new car？

—Pretty good. But I find theirs is _____ worth considering and studying.

A．more 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．very

C．better 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．well

. --- Bob isn’t feeling very well. He has caught a cold.

   ---Everybody seems to have ________ because of the sudden change of the weather.

   A. one            B. it              C. that           D. another

—How about your present salary？

—My basic salary is about $500 and _____ I’ll receive some extra income.

A．in general 　　　　　　　　　　 B．in addition

C．in public 　　　　　　　　　　　D．in common