2013年高二英语上册期中考试试卷
详细内容
e back?
A. This Monday. B. This Wednesday. C. This Friday.
Conversation 2
M: Mrs. Sharon, I say…, I have to …
W: What’s the matter, Richard?
M: Er, I’d like to take two days off. My mother’s ill. I need to stay with her.
W: I’m sorry to hear that. You mean you will be back here this Wednesday?
M: Yes, I hope I can e back earlier.
W: That’s all right. By the way, don’t worry about your lessons. I’ll certainly help you with them.
Conversation 3
5. What can we know about Nancy and Steve?
A. They will divorce soon. B. They have two daughters.C. They divorced last year.
6. Who will help Nancy out in the woman’s opinion?
A. Her daughter. B. Her parents. C. Her friends.
Conversation 3
M: Kate, Nancy and Steve are breaking up.
W: It’s really a shame. I’ve heard that they quarrel, but they’ve always made up afterward.
M: Things are not working out this time. They are getting a separation soon.
W: What will happen to their daughter, Bonnie?
M：Nancy is going to take her.
W: The cost of living is so high. It will be difficult for her to take te responsibility.
M: She seems to have made up her mind. She said she would rather be a single parent than cope with an unhappy marriage.
W: Well, I hope her parents will be able to help her out.
Conversation 4
7. How often does the woman pay the tax?
A. Once a month. B. Twice a year. C. Once a year.
8. Why does the woman have to pay more taxes?
A. The government has raised the tax rate.
B. She didn’t pay taxes last year.
C. She has got extra money.
9. What can we know about the woman?
A. She is an aountant. B. She taught in a night school.C. She lives upon a small ine.
Conversation 4
W: Henry, our ine tax is due soon. Did you call our aountant?
M: He’s figuring out our taxes right now. I gave him all the records on our ine and expenses last week.
W: The government has taken away taxes from our paychecks all year. I hope we get some of that money back or at least that we won’t have to pay more.
M: Remember the money your aunt left us when she died, and the money you made when you taught in a night school?
W: Yes.
M: Well, that’s all taxable ine. That money has put us in a higher tax bracket.
W: What does that mean?
M: It means we have to pay more taxes.
W: Well, it looks like we’ll have to make more money this year just to pay last year’s taxes.
Conversation 5
10. What can we know about the kid from Haiti?
A. He doesn’t get on well at school.
B. He is often late for school.C. He doesn’t speak much English.
11. How many countries are mentioned in the conversation?
A. Six. B. Five. C. Four.
12. How does the woman help the immigrant kids?
A. She has spent much time with them after class.
B. She gives them more lessons than other kids.
C. She pays more attention to them at class.
Conversation 5
M: Kate, how’s the new student in your class doing?
W: The kid from Haiti? He’s having a rough time municating since he doesn’t speak much English. However, the other kids seem to involve him pretty well.
M: Our students are used to new kids who don’t speak much English since we have had so many new immigrant families moving into our school district.
W: Don’t I know it! This year I have had a Vietnamese, an Ethiopian, a Cuban and the kid from Haiti in my class. I spend a lot of time with them after class so that they can catch up.
M: It must have been hard for you since you have to give them special attention in order to help them.
W: It has been. Nevertheless, it’s really rewarding to see them progress and make friends.
Conversation 6
13. When will the speakers have the exams?
A. In one week. B. In two weeks. C. In three weeks.
14. What will the woman do this summer?
A. Teach English. B. Find a job. C. Study Chinese.
15. How did the man learn Chinese?
A. By speaking. B. By reading. C. By listening.
Conversation 6
M: Well, Jenny. The school year is almost over. We just have two weeks before exams. What are you going to do this summer?
W: I’m going to teach English to some immigrants in the university’s munity service program.
M: That sounds interesting. Don’t you need to speak a foreign language for the job?
W: No. You just have to present the language simply and give the students a chance to practice speaking.
M: But that’s the way I was taught to speak Chinese. But speaking Chinese didn’t help me learn to read and write Chinese.
W: My students don’t want to read and write English. They are more interested in speaking.
M: You sound very knowledgeable about all this. How do you know so much?
W: I took teaching English as a second language course last year when you were in China. I’ve also talked with the program administrators quite a lot. I think I would like to be an ESL teacher when I graduate.
SECTION B
Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.
You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.
About friendship
No definite 16 * Different people hold various views on friendship.
Everyone has one or more friends.* Quality is more important than 17 .
* Loyalty is the most important because no one wants to be 18 .
Friendship relies on your 19 .* Your friends give you encouragement, offer knowledge or help you find 20 .
* You may function as a supervisor, a learned brother, etc.
Section B
We often say, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” But what is the exact meaning of friendship? No one can really offer a definite concept, because different people hold various views on friendship.
Everyone has his own friendship and some have a lot of friends. But in fact, quantity is not so important as quality. Loyalty is the most important for friendship. No one wants to make friends with those who will betray them.
No matter whether you are married or not， no matter where you live and work， your friends are your friends. It is not based on bloodline. It relies on your intention. To you， some friends are fun-loving， some give encouragement， some offer knowledge， and others help you to find your own identity. Before your friends， you may act as a supervisor， a learned brother， a lovely child， a gentleman or a playmate. In a word， friendship helps you to be a full person. So friendship can benefit.
Keys:
1---5 BBA6---10 BCBBC11--- 15 CABAA
16. concept / concepts17. quantity18. betrayed19. intention20. your own identity
Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)
Section A (15 marks)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best pletes the sentence.
21. --- The Chinese government is trying to protect the giant panda.
--- I know. By 2020, they _________ about 69,500 square miles of land to the country’s nature reserve system.
A. add B. are adding C. will add D. will have added
22. It was when I argued with Hannah _________ I told her we were not going to be friends any more.
A. until B. that C. so D. when
23. Everyone queued up before the booking office in silence, having nothing to do but _________.
A. to wait B. waiting C. wait D. waited
24. Don’t cut across other people’s campsites, ________ will bring much inconvenience to them.
A. where B. which C. what D. that
25. The exhibition hall is clean and tidy, with a range of goods already ________ for sale.
A. laid B. lain C. laying D. to lay
26. Not until the teenager left his hometown ________ how much he loved it.
A. did he know B. he knew C. had he known D. he had known
27. ____________ with the efforts that the students made, all the teachers nodded and smiled.
A. Satisfying B. Having satisfied C. Satisfied D. To be satisfied
28. --- Why didn’t you tell me the news of the meeting?
--- I knew nothing about it, or I _______ you.
A. would tell B. had told C. told D. would have told
29. Unfortunately, women were not admitted to university in the past, ______, nowadays, they have got equal rights.
A. while B. when C. as D. since
30. ________ about 6300 kilometers, the Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world, running through 9 provinces of China.
A. Measured B. Being measured C. Measuring D. To measure
31. After seeing the movie Three Idiots, I felt shocked and annoyed, not knowing _____________.
A. who to be blamed B. who to blame C. who blamed D. who should blame
32. Regardless of the sign ________ “stop”, he intended to drive ahead but was prevented by a policeman.
A. telling B. going C. writing D. saying
33. --- When it es to __________with naughty kids, Sarah knows various skills.
--- Do you know she is on the way to _________ a kindergarten teacher?
A. dealing; beingB. deal; bee C. dealing; bee D. deal; being
34. We are all able to live a green life. For instance, we can get something repaired ____________ buy a new one.
A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. less than
35. _________ around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Bird Nest for the 2008 Olympic Games.
A. Having shownB. To be shownC. Having been shownD. To show
Keys: 21---25 DBCBA26---30 ACDAC31---35 BDABC
Section B (18 marks)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
“Where’s the light?” my dad used to ask me that when I was little. It’s one of those questions that parents use to find out how 36 their young children are. Whenever he asked me, I pointed at him.
My dad, a good provider and guide, has always 37 with us the value of living an honest life. He did not grow up in a close-knit family like the one he has with us. His father died when he was very young and his mother was too busy to be with him, so my dad found himself alone and felt 38 --- lacking nurturing and love, short of family happiness.
My father is a self-made man. Many hurdles(障碍) lay in his path, but his dream of a better life kept him 39 . At 14, he began taking part-time jobs to support himself. 40 the demands on his time, he graduated from high school at the top of his class.
Dad loved reading, and always looked for opportunities to 41 himself. One day, when he was sitting under a tree 42 in a book, a kind-hearted man saw him and asked him why he wasn’t in school. Dad replied that he had no money for college. The man saw his 43 to study, and remended him to Baguio College as a working student. Thanks to this man, Dad got his Bachelor of Arts degree, then went on to study Law and became a suessful lawyer. He wrote a 44 read textbook on Philippine law.
Looking at my father now, I can see that he is 45 a hardworking and determined man, pouring his energy into his career but without fetting his family. When I was at school he never 46 to attend parent-teacher meetings or e to singing contests that I took part in. He put me and my brother through college and 47 us in our chosen careers. He gives us encouragement and tells us that education is the key to achieving any goal.
36.A. naughtyB. braveC. curiousD. smart
37.A. sharedB. binedC. agreedD. associated
38.A. conflictedB. puzzledC. ignoredD. separated
39.A. hesitatingB. goingC. wanderingD. waiting
40.A. In view ofB. In search of C. In regard toD. In spite of
41.A. educateB. expressC. behaveD. satisfy
42.A. concentratedB. devotedC. absorbedD. mitted
43.A. desireB. purposeC. ruleD. ability
44.A. wildlyB. widelyC. deeplyD. heavily
45.A. by aidentB. by natureC. by educationD. by profession
46.A. requestedB. intendedC. failedD. tried
47.A. critisizedB. judgedC. mentedD. guided
Keys: DACBD ACABB CD
Section C (12 marks)
Directions:plete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
My 15-year-old brother, Carlos, is one of the people I can’t live 48. _________. But sometimes I fot to show him how much I appreciate him.
I’m truly happy to have an older brother like him. He’s caring, smart 49. _________ responsible. I’m so proud of him, yet sometimes I fail to show 50. ________. I’m always annoying him, making fun of him and hurting his feelings. I do such things so that I can draw his 51. __________. I remember I once said that I wished I had another brother.
One thing made me see 52. _______ special our relationship is. I had a cousin who died seven years ago. The day of his funeral, his sister gave a speech and said that she wished she had a better relationship with him. But we can’t turn back the hands of 53. __________. I don’t want this happen to my brother and me. We should be happy that we have each other because we can never tell 54. _________ lies ahead. I will try to be a 55. _________ sister so that my brother won’t wish that he had a better one.
Keys:
48. without 49. and50. that / it51. attention52. how53. time54. what55. better
Part III Reading prehension (30 marks)
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the one that fits best aording to the information given in the passage.
A
At just six years old, Joey Kilpatrick is Australia’s unofficial hide-and-seek champion after he hid in a bedroom cupboard for eight hours while playing his favourite game, causing a massive rescue operation.
The determined little boy’s disappearing act led to a full-scale search, including nine police officers, five State Emergency Service volunteers, tracker dogs and almost all of the residents(居民) of the town of Goombungee.
His mother, Chris, says she called the police when Joey disappeared one afternoon after telling his older brother, Lachlan, 14, that he was off to play hide-and-seek.
“I called the two boys for dinner, ” Chris says. “After about 20 minutes I started to worry. I was shouting to Joey, ‘OK, we can’t find you, time to e out!’ ”
But there was no sign of her little boy. Within minutes of Chris calling the authorities, the police started on of the biggest ground searches in the town’s history.
“I was really scared. I rang my husband, Kris, who works out of town, and he immediately hit the road, calling me every 10 minutes, ” Chris recalls. “They searched the house from top to bottom; everyone was out looking for him. When a neighbour asked if I’d checked the water tank, that’s when reality hit. I was terrified.”
After hours of searching the town, confused police decided to search the house one more time.
“I just sat there waiting, ” Chris says. “Then a strange feeling came over me, and I wandered into the bedroom and put my hand on a pile of blankets in the cupboard. As I pulled them out, there he was --- asleep and pletely unaware of what was going on! I’ve never hugged him so hard.
Senior constable(巡警), Chris Brameld, from Goombungee police, says he is glad that Joey’s game had a happy ending: “When we realized he was safe, we agreed that it doesn’t get much better than that!”
And young Joey promises that next time he won’t be so intent on finding the best hiding place. “I want to say sorry to the policemen and to Mummy for scaring them, ” he says. “ I promise next time I’ll hide where they can find me and I won’t fall asleep!”
56. Why did the boy hide in a bedroom cupboard?
A. He wanted to start a massive rescue operation.
B. He didn’t think he could be easily found there.
C. He is Australia’s unofficial hide-and-seek champion.
D. He thought it was good place to sleep.
57. What did the boy’s mother do the moment she couldn’t find her son?
A. She turned to her neighbours for help.B. She called the police and her husband.
C. She checked the water tank.D. She searched the town from top to bottom.
58. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The boy felt very cold when he was found.
B. The boy knew clearly what was going on.
C. The mother was very grateful to find her boy.
D. The mother usually hugged her boy very hard.
59. How did the boy feel after he found out what had happened?
A. Pitiful. B. Funny. C. Scared. D. Guilty.
60. Aording to the passage, what was the best thing in the end about what happened?
A. The boy was found safe. B. The boy fell asleep.
C. The boy won the championship.D. The boy found the best hiding place.
解析：
56. 答案是: B。文中的小男孩是在玩“ hide-and-seek”游戏，所以他要找一个别人不易找到他的地方。
57. 答案是: B。细节题，从文章第三段和第六段可找出答案。
58. 答案是: C。从文章倒数第三段可看出
59. 答案是: D。从最后一段 “I want to say sorry to the policemen and to Mummy for scaring them, ” he says. “ I promise next time I’ll hide where they can find me and I won’t fall asleep!”可看出。
60. 答案是: A。小男孩平安才是最重要。
B
Memo(备忘录) To: Parents / Guardians of all students from Kindergarten to Grade 6
Memo From: The School Administration
Topic: Uping Events and School News
Date: December 13, 2010
Professional Development Day --- Friday, December 17th
Staff(全体员工) at St. Augustine’s will be participating in a Professional Development day on Friday, December 17th, dealing with problems related to School Development. Therefore there will be NO CLASSES for students on that day. When children return on Monday, December 20th, it will be Day 3.
Christmas Ticket Draw:
Please return all tickets stubs (存根) and money as soon as possible. The draw will take place on Monday evening, December 20th, at the conclusion of our Christmas concert. Thank you for your attention to this matter. School Christmas Concert.
The school Christmas concert will take place on Monday, December 20th at 7:00 p.m., featuring all our students from Kindergarten to Grade Six. The admission cost is $3.00 per adult and $2.00 per child. Each child must be aompanied by an adult.
All students are required to arrive at the school no later than 6:30 p.m. It will be quite a busy time and this will allow us to be anized and prepared for the exciting show ahead. Primary students are asked to go to their classrooms and elementary choir(合唱团) students are asked to go to the music room upon arrival at the school. The attire for the Elementary Choir will be a red or green shirt and dark trousers (preferably black). We are very excited about the uping concert and so are the students! We are looking forward to sharing the spirit of the Christmas season!
Lunch Program Service for Wednesday, December 22nd will be provided as usual.
Kindergarten Information
Due to the early dismissal on Wednesday, December 22nd, all kindergarten students will e to school for the morning session. Your child will be dismissed at the usual time, which is 11:20 a.m.
Christmas Dismissal / Break:
School buses will be at our building on Wednesday, December 22nd at 12:45 p.m. for early dismissal at 1:00p.m. The children will return to school after the Christmas holidays on Tuesday, January 4th, 2011. It will be DAY 1 on the student’s schedule.
Final Note:
At this time the Saff of St.Augustine’s would like to thank you for your continued cooperation and support of your child’s school and education. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
61. How much would a couple with twins pay for the Christmas concert?
A. $5.00. B. $7.00. C. $8.00. D. $10.00.
62. Aording to the memo, on December 20th, primary students had to__________.
A. arrive at least one hour before the concertB. wear a red or green shirt and dark trousers
C. bring lunch by themselvesD. gather in their classrooms first
63. From the passage, we know that__________.
A. the teachers were busy on December 17thB. a ticket draw took place on December 21st
C. students had no classes on December 22ndD. No food was supplied December 22nd
64. For the Christmas holidays, the students had__________. .
A. 9 days off B. 10 days off C. 12 days off D. 15 days off
65. Which of the following is TRUE, aording to the passage?
A. Students had classes on December 17th.
B. Parents had to return the Christmas ticket stubs.
C. Students went home as usual on December 20th.
D. School buses arrived at 1: 00 p.m. on December 22nd.
解析：
61. 答案是：D。从文章中 “The admission cost is $3.00 per adult and $2.00 per child. Each child must be aompanied by an adult.” 可算出。
62. 答案是：D。从文章Christmas Ticket Draw中“Primary students are asked to go to their classrooms and elementary choir students are asked to go to the music room upon arrival at the school.”可找到答案。
63. 答案是: A。从文章 Professional Development Day --- Friday, December 17th中“Staff at St. Augustine’s will be participating in a Professional Development day on Friday, December 17th, dealing with issues related to School Development. Therefore there will be NO CLASSES for students on that day. When children return on Monday, December 20th, it will be Day 3.”可找到答案。
64. 答案是：C。Christmas holidays从12月23日开始到元月3日结束，元月4日回校。
65. 答案是：B。从文章“Christmas Ticket Draw中Please return all tickets stubs (存根) and money as soon as possible.”可知。A项错，on Dec. 17学生不上学；C项错，因为“The school Christmas concert will take place on Monday, December 20th at 7:00 p.m.”，所以学生不能正常放学回家；D项错，因为校车是12:45分到。
C
It’s the basic nature of young children to touch the things in their environment that their parents find most unpleasant. Just try to keep your one-year olds from sticking the dog’s bone in their mouth!
Although health authorities suggest regular hand washing, it’s difficult not to worry about what your children are getting into and the effect it will have on their health. Infectious(传染的) diseases are a great cause for concern, but some would argue that our society has gone overboard when it es to protecting our kids from bacteria(细菌).
An increasing body of research suggests that exposing little kids to bacteria may offer them greater protection from illnesses such as allergies(过敏) later on in life. It’s believed that when exposure to bacteria and viruses is limited early in life, children face a greater chance of having allergies and other autoimmune (自身免疫的)diseases during adulthood. In fact, kids with older brothers and sisters who grew up on a farm seem to show lower rates of allergies.
Just as a baby’s brain needs stimulation, input, and interaction to develop normally, the young immune(免疫的) system is strengthened by exposure to everyday bacteria so that it can learn, adapt, and regulate itself, notes Thom McDade, PhD, associate professor and director of the Laboratory for Human Biology Research at Northwestern University.
Exactly which bacteria seem to do the trick hasn’t yet been confirmed. But new research offers clues. In a recent study, McDade’s team found that children who were exposed to more dirt and had more cases of diarrhea (腹泻) before age 2 had lower rates of inflammation (炎症) that has been linked to many adulthood diseases such as heart disease in adulthood.
We’re moving beyond this idea that the immune system is just involved in allergies and autoimmune diseases to think about its role in inflammation and other diseases, “McDade ”says. “Exposure to bacterium early in life may play an important role in preventing inflammation in adulthood.”
66. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Exposure to bacteria as a child can help protect him or her from some illnesses later in life.
B. Kids with older brothers and sisters have lower rates of allergies.
C. Exposure to bacterium will increase the chance of having allergies in adulthood.
D. Parents should protect their kids from exposure to bacteria.
67. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to __________ .
A. a baby’s brainB. the young immune system
C. exposure to everyday bacteriumD. a baby’s body
68. If a kid is exposed to dirt before age 2, he may_________.
A. have fewer cases of diarrhea in adulthood
B. develop a worse immune system than others
C. be more likely to have allergies later in life
D. be less likely to develop heart disease in adulthood
69. What is the author’s attitude towards kids’ exposure to bacteria?
A. Dissatisfied. B. Negative. C. Supportive. D. Angry.
70. The passage is probably written for__________.
A. parents B. your children C. teachers D. nurses
解析：
66. 答案是：A。从文章最后一段“Exposure to bacterium early in life may play an important role in preventing inflammation in adulthood. ”可看出正确答案。
67. 答案是：B。根据上下文可判断出。
68. 答案是：D。从文章倒数第二段“In a recent study, McDade’s team found that children who were exposed to more dirt and had more cases of diarrhea (腹泻) before age 2 had lower rates of inflammation (炎症) that has been linked to many adulthood diseases such as heart disease in adulthood.”可以得出正确答案。
69. 答案是：C。纵观全文可知。
70. 答案是：A。从文章第一段可知。
Part IV Writing (45 marks)
Section A (10 marks)
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer．
With more than 12,500 plastic bottles being discarded (丢弃) every eight seconds, environmentalists are trying to e up with new innovative uses for this artificial (man-made) waste that is rapidly filling our landfills (垃圾填埋地) and harming our marine life.
Now, some developing nations are finding a new use for discarded bottles --- building much-needed schools. A Central American anization called Pura Vida was the first to e up with this innovative idea. Instead of using building bricks, they filled plastic bottles with rubbish and built walls by piling them up between steel wires. The resulting structure was not only eco-friendly and cheap, but also as strong as a structure built using normal materials.
The project, which cost only US$ 5,181, was so suessful that it had led to the establishment of a non-profit anization, Bottle Schools, which, with the support of San Diego-based Hug It Forward, has built five additional schools in Guatemala and has two more in the works.
Taking the hint from Bottle Schools is the My Shelter Foundation, which, under the leadership of Lilac Diaz, has started similar projects in Asia. Built on land donated by the government, the San Pablo, a Philippine school, was also built by volunteers and with “donations” of plastic bottles by the locals. However, unlike the other bottle schools, these bottles are filled with liquefied adobe(液化土坯)，which is three times stronger than concrete, and they are reinforced with steel bars. The school is also a lot more stylish than the previous ones, thanks to the different colors of the bottles and the open-air design. The best part is that this is just one of many such schools that will be built throughout the country. This kind of structure would be a great idea for developing countries around the world. And because it is good for the environment, perhaps it would also be a good way to celebrate Earth Day.
Title Plastic Bottle Schools
71. _____________The discarded bottles are filling landfills and are also harmful to 72. _________ .
Solution: use 73.__________ to build schools74. ________by Pura Vida, the idea is to build schools with bottles 75._________, making them into walls using steel wires.
They are cheap, strong and good for the 76. ___________.
Inspired by the idea, a 77. ___________, Bottle Schools, was set up.
Many bottle schools have already been pleted.
Bottle schools in 78._________The San Pablo, a Philippines school, was built by 79. _________ out of bottles filled with liquefied adobe on land donated by the local government.
More bottle schools will be built all over the world.
Inspirational conclusionOther countries in need of schools may follow this environmentally 80. ___________idea.
Keys:
71. Present situation / Introduction 72. our marine life 73. discarded bottles
74. Started 75. filled with rubbish 76. environment 77. non-profit anization 78. Asia 79. volunteers 80. friendly
Section B (10 marks)
Directions: Read the following passage.Answer the questions aording to the information given in the passage and the required words limit.
What is Christmas all about? Has it ever crossed your mind? Are we teaching our children the true meaning of Christmas? Do they know that a single gift of kindness can touch an endless number of hearts forever?
We met a little girl seven years ago during one of my daughter’s oasional hospital stays. Her name was Beth and she was my daughter’s roommate for a week. My daughter had an incurable kidney disease. Beth was a very happy girl, despite the fact that she had cancer. I was amazed at her will and determination to never give up, however sick her treatment made her. She was always concerned about my daughter and the other children with cancer.
My daughter’s hospital treatment was pleted in a week and we were waiting for her final discharge orders when Beth appeared. She said “I want you to have this. I know you need a new kidney, so keep this angel pin with you till you get better. She will watch over you and make you smile. My friend, John, gave it to me to watch over me. When you get your new kidney and smile, you can give this angel to someone that needs her, too”. My daughter thanked her and the girls exchanged hugs and big smiles. Later that year, Beth passed away.
We kept that angel for six more years. My daughter had gone beyond what medical journals had studied and expected from her disease. Finally, a kidney became available and she received a transplant.
Now she felt it was time to give it to someone who needed to be watched over until he or she could smile again. She gave it to an elderly man trying to recover from a heart problem.
How many families and hearts this angel has touched, no one knows for sure. But all that it took was a single gift of kindness. So in this Christmas season, create a tradition with your children or maybe someone you love. Give them a gift that keeps on giving. It’s a gift from your heart. After all, isn’t that Christmas is all about?
81.Why did Beth give an angel pin to the author’s daughter? (No more than 8 words )(2 marks)
82. How does a single gift of kindness affect people? (No more than 6 words ) (2 marks)
83. What did the girl impress the author with? (No more than 8 words )(3 marks)
84. How do you understand “the true meaning of Christmas” in the passage? (No more than 8 words )(3 marks)
Keys
81. She wanted to cheer her up. / She wanted to make her happy.
82. It moves / touches many people.
83.Great courage, / bravery, optimism and kindness /goodness.
84. We should pass our kindness / love /goodness on.
Being kind to others is the best Christmas gift.
Helping others is the best Christmas gift.
Section C (5 marks)
Direction: Translate the follwing sentences into Chinese or English.
85. Desertification, the name of what happens when land that can be used to grow crops turns into desert, is a growing world problem. The United Nations and its member countries are working hard to fight desertification.
86. 无可争辩人类的活动加速了沙漠化的进程。China has taken many measures to stop it, including encouraging farmers to build fences and providing money for people in dry areas to plant more trees and bushes. At the moment, China is planting a Green Wall of plants and bushes in the north-east part and also spending money trying to find and drill for underground water.
A special center was set up in 1996 to do research into the problem of desertification. There exist over 300 scientists 87.致力于寻找阻止沙漠化的措施。However, scientific research is not the only way to help. There are also things that can be done at a national or international level, 88. such as sharing information between countries and using satellites to pick out areas likely to be affected by desertification.
89. Having made her great efforts to protect the environment , China deserves much credit for it.
Key:
85.沙漠化是指能用来种植庄稼的土地变成了沙漠这一过程，这是一个日益严重的全球性问题。
86.There is no debating that human activities speed up the process of desertification.
87.devoted to finding measures that will stop desertification.
88.例如国与国之间的信息共享，以及使用卫星来分辨出有可能受沙漠化影响的地区。
89.因为中国已经在保护环境方面做出了很大的努力，所以值得大力赞扬。
Section D (20 marks)
Directions: Write an English position aording to the instructions given below in Chinese.
我国正提倡建设“节约型社会”，下图为我校上两个学期用水、用电、用纸的情况。请对其进行简要分析，以“How to build an economized society”为题，写一篇作文，谈谈自己的看法。
用电费用用水费用用纸费用
第一学期115万元55万元18万元
第二学期119万元59万元21万元
文章须包括以下要点：
1. 节电：及时关灯、电脑等用电设备。
2. 节水：随手关水龙头，废水利用。
3. 节纸：纸张再利用。
4. 补充：自己日常生活所为所感。
注意：文章不少于120字，短文标题已给出，不计入总字数。
How to build an economized society
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One possible version
Our government is aiming to build an economized society. It is everybody’s duty to work hard to achieve the goal including us students.
Recently the statistics in the report of our school in two school terms suggested that the expense of electricity, water and paper are surprisingly large and growing rapidly, which draws our attention.
As a mon member of society, we must keep the following points in our minds. Firstly, make sure that the lights and all the other electric facilities are turned off when we finish our work and leave the room. Secondly, try to form the habit of turning off the tap after it is used and the waste water can be reused for more purposes before being poured into the sewers. Thirdly, save paper as much as possible in our daily life. Try to use both sides of paper. Fourthly, we can ride bikes to school every day and there is no need for parents to drive us to school. Fifthly, don’t use things like paper cups and disposable (not reusable) chopsticks because they are made of wood.
In a word, if we pay much attention to our everyday behaviour and take actions to reduce waste, we can make contributions to an economized society.