There have been several new events _____ to the program for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

A. add  B. to add       C. adding                  D. added

Educators and explorers Will Steger, John Stetson, Elizabeth Andre and Abby Fenton joined four Inuit hunters on a 1,200-mile, four-month-long dog-seld expedition (考察队) across the Canadian Arctic’s Baffin Island.

The expedition is travelling with four Inuit dog teams over traditional hunting paths, up frozen rivers, through steep-sided bays, over glaciers and ice caps, and across the sea ice to reach some of the most remote Inuit village of the world.

The travelers wake up early around 6 a. m . During the course of the day they are able to travel about 17 miles. They hope to be able to travel 25 miles or 30 miles per day. They manage their body temperature by adding or taking off layers depending on their level activity.

Team member Elizabeth Andre had to leave the expedition because of frostbite(冻伤) . She was disappointed to miss part of the expedition, but leaving the field was the right decision to protect her fingers from any more damage. She will rejoin the expedition in Pangnirtung, the next village. Elizabeth feels how tough the weather condition can be in the Arctic. She is beginning to appreciate how much skill and knowledge of the environment the Inuit people have.

The expedition team plan to eat a combination of country foods from Iglulik, fresh meat hunted on the trail, and dried food packed out from Steger’s homeland in Minnesota.

The expedition members have already begun to notice the effects of global warming. Theo, a native Inuit traveling with the team, points out that “Looking at what we saw today －we saw that there haven’t been caribou(驯鹿) tracks for a long time. Usually, you look out of your window in Iqaluit and you see them. Now numbers are down”. Theo was born in an igloo(冰屋)and has lived in Inuit for most of his life.

49. The main purpose of the expedition is to_______.

A. experience the hard life of Inuit

B. appreciate the beautiful environment of Inuit village

C. do some research about the Inuit’s life style

D. explore the effects of global warming

50.          of the expedition team members didn't miss any part of the expedition.

A. Four       B. Six       C. Seven      D. Eight

51. The author gives an example of the caribou to show that_______.

A. global warming has had bad effects on the environment there

B. caribous are dying out because of the cold weather

C. the Inuit hunters have killed too many wild animals

D. good measures haven’t been taken to protect wild animals

52. From the text we can learn that_______.

A. the expedition team will walk across the Arctic

B. the expedition members only eat their packed food

C. the final stop for the expedition team is Pangnirtung

D. traveling to Inuit villages needs skill and knowledge of the environment.

五、书面表达（满分30分）

假设一批外国友人要在中国过春节，他们想了解我国过春节的情况。请你根据下面要点写一篇英语短文。

1、春节是中国的重大节日。

2、节前人们要大扫除。

3、全家人在一起吃年夜饭。

4、孩子们会到压岁钱。

5、年初一穿新衣服，走亲访友，互道吉利。

词数：100左右

生词：春节the Spring Festival；压岁钱Yasuiqian

 Li Ming speaks very good English ______he were an English boy .

   A. so that      B. even though    C. as though       D. now that

______ English is more and more important for our future, we should spend more time on it.

       A. Since  B. While C. In case       D. Even though

Ⅳ 写作(共两节，满分40分.

第四部分  写作 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节  基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）

你校开展了“环境保护周”活动，请你为校英语角墙报写一篇相关报道。

[ 写作内容 ]

活动目的：支持广州举办2010年亚运会，保护我们生存的环境；

活动时间：1月3日到1月8日

主办单位：校团委和学生会（the League and Student’ s Union of our school）

活动内容: 打扫操场, 给树木花草浇水, 收集旧报纸、旧书、空罐头盒、废玩具，

分类后送交回收中心。

活动意义：提高同学们的环保意识。

[ 写作要求 ]  只能用5个句子表达全部内容。

【评分标准】       句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

Prices of daily goods _____ through a computer can be lower than store prices.

　　A.buying 　　      B.bought 　   C.are bought 　     D.been bought

______ they live in the same house, we would no trouble finding them.

---But as traveling salesmen as well as seasonal herdsmen and farmhands, as you know, they move house _______ many of the Americans who live on wheels.

　　A.As far as; as often as 　　　　 B.As well as; as well as

　　C.As long as;;as often as 　　　        D.As long as ; as far as

We saw a film yesterday afternoon , _____we had supper in a nearby restaurant.

　　A.when 　　 B.which 　　 C.before it 　　    D.after which

He took pity on the people in the flooded-areas and ______ his clothes and quilts to them.]

　　A.gave away 　　 B.gave out 　　    C.sent out 　　     D.threw away