今年年初我国政府对法定节假日作出如下调整:

1. 五一节由3天调整为1天.

2. 清明节（Tomb-sweeping Day ）、端午节（Dragon Boat Festival ）、中秋节增设为国家法定节假日(legal holidays).

假如你是王平,是江苏省南京市育才中学高三8班学生。最近,你班举行了一个班会,对此法定节假日调整进行了一次热烈的讨论，讨论结果如下：

今天是6月8日，正好是端午节, 你的美国笔友Jack想了解有关中国节假日方面的情况，请根据以上内容，用英语给他写一封完整的英文信，向他介绍我国节假日的调整情况及你们班学生对此的不同意见，并就此调整谈谈你自己的看法.(至少两点)

参考词汇: 粽子: zongzi; 黄金周: golden week；取消：cancellation  n.

(注：本篇字数已大大超过了高考要求，内容仅供同学们做写作时参考。另外，提醒同学们注意完整的书信格式。)

第二节  完型填空（共20小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A ship hit a rock on its way back. The only   36     of the shipwreck was washed up on a small,    37        island. He prayed    38    for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the   39       for help, but none seemed forthcoming.

Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut   40     driftwood to protect him from the bad weather, and to store his few    41       . But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to   42     his little hut in flames, the   43      rolling up to the sky.

The    44     had happened; everything was lost.

He was shocked with grief and  45  . “God how could you do this to me!” he cried.

Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the  46   of a ship that was   47    the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" asked the tired man of his   48   . “We saw your smoke  49    ,”they replied.

It is easy to get    50    when things are going bad.

But we shouldn't   51   , because Nature is    52    in our lives, even in the midst of pain and   53      .

Remember,    54      your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of Nature.

For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, Nature has a   55   answer for it .

36. A. captain       B. boss            C. friend         D. survior

37. A. lonely        B. populated       C. rich           D. poor

38. A. happily       B. feverishly       C. sadly          D. surprisingly

39. A. horizon       B. sky            C. land           D. tree

40. A. by           B. with           C. out of          D. in

41. A. possessions    B. food           C. furniture       D. animals

42. A; look for       B. find            C. search        D. search for

43. A. fire          B. cloud           C. smoke         D. wind

44. A. best         B. worst          C. most           D. least

45. A. sadness      B. silence         C. fear            D. anger

46. A. sound       B. voice           C. whisper         D. footstep

47. A. reaching     B. arriving in       C. approaching      D. getting to

48. A. friends       B. rescuers        C. searchers        D. brothers

49. A. sign         B. mark           C. scene           D. signal

50. A. encouraged   B. discouraged      C. enabled         D. disabled

51. A. lose heart    B. lose our heart     C. Lose a heart      D. lose hearts

52. A. at work      B. at play          C. at large          D. at table

53. A. blame       B. suffering        C. praise           D. wandering

54. A. the first time  B. the last time     C. every time       D. next time

55. A. wrong       B. right           C. different         D. positive

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

There is a beautiful story about a child playing with a vase his mother had left on the table for a few moments. When the mother turned   16   the sound of her son’s crying she saw that his   17   was in the vase and was apparently stuck. She   18   to help him and pulled and pulled until the child cried out   19 . But the hand was stuck fast（牢固地）. How would they get it out? The father suggested   20   the vase but it was quite valuable and the child’s hand might be cut in the   21 _. Yet he knew that if all else   22   there would be no other alternative.

So he said to the boy, “Now, let’s make one more   23  . Open your hand and stretch your   24   out straight, as I’m doing, and then pull!” “  25   Dad,” said the boy, “if I do that I’ll   26   my penny!”

The boy had had a coin in his hand   27   and was holding it   28  in his tight little fist. And he wasn’t   29   to open his hand and lose it. But  30   he opened his hand it came out of the vase easily.

The father said to the boy, “What are you holding onto so tightly as to hinder (阻碍) your walk with God? That vase can be  31   to the entrance to the Kingdom of God. It is narrow yet quite   32   to pass in, but first you must open your hand to God and   33   earthly（世俗的）things to fall. If we keep our fists   34   and hold fast to what we have and keep it for ourselves, we will be unable to   35   hold of the hand of God. Open your hand to the hand of God and you will see great things take place.”

A. in                        B. at                            C. from                D. on

A. foot                      B. hair                  C. hand                D. head

A. tried                     B. refused            C. completed         D. separated

A. in fun                 B. in general          C. with fear          D. in pain

A. abandoning         B. selling              C. burning            D. breaking

A. time                   B. state                 C. process             D. record

A. failed                   B. lost                  C. impressed         D. tried

A. chance                B. choice              C. try                   D. force

A. lip                      B. fingers             C. nails                 D. thumb

A. But                   B. And                 C. Though            D. When

A. touch                  B. hit                   C. employ             D. lose

A. all the time               B. in time             C. at one time       D. for some time

A. apparently           B. securely            C. stupidly            D. normally

A. hesitated            B. accepted           C. excited             D. prepared   

A. yet                     B. since                C. once                 D. although

A. seemed              B. compared         C. looked              D. related

A. difficult              B. safe                  C. easy                 D. quiet

A. allow                  B. admit                      C. forbid              D. make

A. open                   B. urgent              C. closed              D. intended

A. bring                  B. take                 C. have                 D. come

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A ship hit a rock on its way back. The only   36    of the shipwreck was washed up on a small,    37        island. He prayed    38   for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the   39      for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut   40    driftwood to protect him from the bad weather, and to store his few    41       . But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to   42    his little hut in flames, the   43     rolling up to the sky.
The    44    had happened; everything was lost.
He was shocked with grief and  45 . “God how could you do this to me!” he cried.
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the  46  of a ship that was   47    the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" asked the tired man of his   48  . “We saw your smoke  49   ,”they replied.
It is easy to get    50   when things are going bad.
But we shouldn't   51  , because Nature is    52   in our lives, even in the midst of pain and   53     .
Remember,    54     your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of Nature.
For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, Nature has a   55  answer for it .
36. A. captain       B. boss            C. friend        D. survior
37. A. lonely        B. populated       C. rich           D. poor
38. A. happily       B. feverishly       C. sadly          D. surprisingly
39. A. horizon       B. sky            C. land           D. tree
40. A. by           B. with           C. out of          D. in
41. A. possessions    B. food           C. furniture       D. animals
42. A; look for       B. find            C. search        D. search for
43. A. fire          B. cloud           C. smoke         D. wind
44. A. best         B. worst          C. most           D. least
45. A. sadness      B. silence         C. fear            D. anger
46. A. sound       B. voice           C. whisper         D. footstep
47. A. reaching     B. arriving in       C. approaching      D. getting to
48. A. friends       B. rescuers        C. searchers        D. brothers
49. A. sign         B. mark           C. scene           D. signal
50. A. encouraged   B. discouraged      C. enabled         D. disabled
51. A. lose heart    B. lose our heart     C. Lose a heart      D. lose hearts
52. A. at work      B. at play          C. at large          D. at table
53. A. blame       B. suffering        C. praise           D. wandering
54. A. the first time  B. the last time     C. every time       D. next time
55. A. wrong       B. right           C. different         D. positive

完成句子(共10小题每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，井将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

1.It wasn’t a good thing; ______________it was a huge mistake.(contrary)

这不是件好事，相反，是个错误。

2.It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, _______________________over 90 meters. ((measure)

这儿很湿，树木极高，一些高达90多米。

3.It is acceptable to___________________________ your friends on April 1^st.(trick)

在愚人节捉弄一下你的朋友是可以接受的。

4._____________________________________the exams mostly depends on whether you study hard.(succeed)

你能不能成功地通过考试主要依靠你是否努力学习。

5.I find it ___________________________this problem.(deal)

我认为这个问题很难处理。

6.He___________________ his teacher entering the classroom, for he was still chatting with his desk-mates.(catch)

因为他一直在和同桌聊天，一定没看到老师进来了。

7.It is reported that the population of China is approximately______________________. (as)

据报道中国的人口大约是美国的4倍。

8.It is harmful for those who are still teenagers ________________in order to lose weight. (diet)

对青少年来说，为减肥而节食是有害的。

9.Not until he failed in the exam __________________________hard. (settle)

直到考试失败，他才静下心来努力学习。

10.Could you tell me how to improve my English?

---My suggestion is _______________________________your teacher. (seek)

我的建议是，你向你的老师征求意见