. Johnson had made up his mind to give it up, but on ____ second thoughts he determined to try ____ third time.  

A.不填; a       B. 不填; 不填          C. a; a            D. the; a

 . The traffic in the city was ____ today, so Mary got home earlier than usual.

     A. heavy            B. weak              C. scare           D. light

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分；共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题的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

A man walks into a doctor’s office. He has a cucumber (黄瓜) up his nose, a carrot in his left ear and a banana in his right ear. “What's the matter with me?” he asks the doctor. The doctor replies, “You’re not eating properly.”

This is a popular joke among British school children. It shows Britain's famous dry and satirical (讽刺的) way of seeing the funny side of life. People say this unique sense of humor is one of Britain's national characteristics.

The British sense of humor is different from other countries because it is often more negative. When it comes to making the British laugh, there is nothing that works better than a socially inappropriate (不恰当的) joke. It reflects the culture where mocking (嘲弄) is part of everyday life.

While most Britons don’t take these jokes too seriously, foreigners often don’t understand them. A recent survey found that most foreigners who visited Britain think the British are “unfriendly and have almost no sense of humor”.

Are the British just not as funny as they think they are? Leo McKinstry, a British journalist, thinks the British are funny. “Accusing the British of having no sense of humor is like telling Rolls-Royce (劳斯莱斯) that its cars are cheap and not good in quality,” he says.

56. What does the doctor actually mean by the remark “You’re not eating properly”?

A. What you have had is the cause of these problems.   B. You are not having the right food.

C. You don’t eat the way people usually do.           D. You eat with the wrong cutlery. ( 餐具 )

57. The word “dry” in Paragraph 2 means ________.

A. without water or liquid inside                  B. special and popular among school children

C. dull and meaningless                         D. funny and clever while seeming to be serious

58. Why do most visitors, who once visited Britain, think that the British are unfriendly?

A. Because the British always take things seriously.

B. Because the British have no sense of humor.

C. Because the British are cold and difficult to get along with.

D. Because the British have a different sense of humor.

59. Which of the following is NOT the characteristics of British humor?

A. dry and satirical                              B. negative and mocking

C. encouraging and gentle                         D. clever and witty

C

    American teens are setting an example for their parents through their volunteer work,

according to a new poll by Harris Interactive. The random national telephone survey released this week by the charity World Vision found that more teens volunteer to support a charitable cause（56 percent） than have a part-time job（39 percent）.

Parents said 82 percent of the teens in their lives do something to support charitable causes, including volunteering, recruiting others to a cause, wearing a button or T-shirt or donating money. Forty-six percent of the adults surveyed said they volunteer their time, but they also take credit for inspiring their children to volunteer.

The Harris Interactive poll was conducted in the United States between Jan 29 and Feb 2 among 2,003 adults. Sara Johnson, a teacher who advises students at a private school in a Chicago suburb, says she's seen a resurgence of teen involvement in social causes since President Barack Obama was elected in November.

The Harris Interactive survey found a quarter of teens have become more involved in charitable causes or organizations as a result of the economic downturn, but the economy has also led to cuts in allowances, and has teens working more hours at a paying job.

Unlike many public high schools across the nation, Illiana Christian does not require its students to clock public service hours. Senior Melissa Martin said some kids are too busy with other commitments like sports and music, but most of her classmates do volunteer.

Alynn Woodson, director at Habitat for Humanity International, said she has noticed a new enthusiasm among teen volunteers for the organization. Habitat for Humanity celebrates the 20th anniversary of its alternative spring break program this year and is expecting more than 12,000 young people to help build homes for low-income people around the nation.

63．What’s the main idea of the passage?

      A．It is surveyed that more teens volunteer to support a charitable cause nowadays.

       B．Illiana Christian asks its students to clock public service hours strictly.

       C．American parents are setting an example for their children through their volunteer work.

       D．The financial crisis led to the employment of American parents.

64．The underlined word “resurgence” in the third paragraph most probably means      .

       A．replacement     B．recall C．review      D．return 

65．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

       A．About 12,000 young people will help build homes for low-income people around the nation.

       B．In Illiana Christian, teens are busy with sports and none of them do volunteer.

       C．The majority of the teens in their lives do something to support charitable causes.

       D．Forty-six percent of the adults surveyed said they volunteer their time.

66．We may infer from the passage that          .

       A．American teens prefer charitable causes to attending school.

       B．People noticed a new enthusiasm among teen volunteers for the organization.

       C．The majority of the adults are not willing to volunteer their time.

       D．Habitat for Humanity celebrates the 20th anniversary this year.

第Ⅱ卷 （共35分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分 35 分）

第一节：单词拼写（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）

76. Many children s_______________（ 挨饿 ）to death in Africa because of the lack of food.

77. Mahatma Gandhi was both a political and a r_______（ 宗教的 ）figure in Indian history.

78. We all ____________ ( 钦佩 ) her for the way she saved the children from the fire.

79. The __________( 起源 ) of some words are unknown.

80. With plenty of rain and sunshine this summer, there will be a good____( 收成) in autumn

81. On his a _______________( 到达 ), he was greatly welcomed by his fans.

82. He managed to save the d___________ （ 淹没 ）girl, which was praised by many people.

83. At the beginning of the year, farmers usually have a lot of a________（农业的）work to do.

84. I hope you will always be e________________（ 精力充沛的 ）when having classes.

85. Under the lead of our Party, we finally got i___________（ 独立 ）from the other countries.

22. The manager meant ____ the workers that being 5 minutes late meant ____ the company.

A. to tell, to leave    B. telling, leaving    C. to tell, leaving     D. telling, to leave

16．Julia _____ with a stranger when Jim went to the jacket he _____ in the restaurant．

       A．had quarreled; left               B．had quarreled; had left

       C．was quarreling; has left           D．was quarreling; had left

31．— I'm wondering why the visitors chose to stay with the host family．

       — _____real local life．

       A．Experiencing         B．Experience       C．To experience        D．Having experienced

20．---We’d like a standard room, please.

   ---I’m sorry. All but two single rooms with Internet access__________.

       A．were reserved          B．has been reserved    

       C．have been reserved   D．has reserved

书面表达（本题有1小题，满分15分）

假设你叫李华，是学校英语报“Share with You”栏目的编辑。你收到一封读者来信。请仔细阅读此信，并根据所给信息，结合自己的学习经验，写一封回信。

Tips

be active in English classes

watch English programs

read English texts aloud

listen to English tapes

…

注意：（1）回信可参考上述要点，并适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

     （2）词数：100左右。信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

April 10th, 2010

Puzzled,

    Thank you for your letter. You asked me about how to improve your listening and spoken English. Here are some tips for you.                                            

________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes!

                                                               Yours,

                                                               Li Hua