10．It was ______ that caused her to serve dinner an hour later than usual．（　�。�

	A．	us being late		B．	our being late
	C．	we were late		D．	because we were late

9．Neither I nor Amy ______ to attend the business conference if we are busy．（　　）

A．

was

B．

were

C．

is

D．

are

8．Tens of thousands of South Africans have joined dozens of world leaders for the national memorial service for former President Nelson Mandela．The service was held in front of a noisy crowd in the FNB stadium in Johannesburg．
US President Barack Obama said Mr Mandela was a"giant of history"，describing him as the last great liberator of the 20th Century．The former South African president died last Thursday，aged 95．
The country is observing a series of commemorations（紀念） leading up to the funeral on Sunday．The memorial service，which began at about 12：00 （10：00 GMT），lasted about four hours．It was one of the biggest gatherings of international dignitaries（高層） in recent years，with more than 100 current（現(xiàn)任的） or former heads of state or government attending．
There had been fears people would be turned away．But with heavy rain，security and transport issues，and the fact that Tuesday was not declared a national holiday，areas of the 95，000-capacity stadium remained empty．Introducing the proceedings，the master of ceremonies，Cyril Ramaphosa，said that Mr Mandela's"long walk is over…and he can finally rest"．
Current South African President Jacob Zuma made the keynote address but was booed （喝倒彩）in some parts of the ceremony．He said Mr Mandela was"one of a kind…a fearless freedom fighter who refused to allow the cruelty of the apartheid（種族隔離） state to stand in way of the struggle for the liberation of his people"．Mr Zuma announced he was renaming the Union Buildings in Pretoria，where Mr Mandela will lie，as the Mandela Amphitheatre．
Earlier Mr Obama delivered his address，carried on the White House web site，to huge cheers．He said："It is hard to eulogise（頌揚） any man…h(huán)ow much harder to do so for a giant of history，who moved a nation towards justice．"He said Nelson Mandela had taught the world the power of action and the power of ideas，and that it had taken a man like Mr Mandela to free not only the prisoner but also the jailer．
60．Why was the memorial service said to be one of the biggest gatherings of international dignities in recent years？．D
A．Because large amounts of money had been spent．
B．Because everyone in the country had been asked to attend．
C．Because Nelson Mandela had taught the world the power of action．
D．Because more than 100 current or former heads of state or government attended it
61．The memorial service for Nelson Mandela took placeB
A．on Sunday 
B．on Tuesday 
C．on Thursday
D..on the day the passage doesn't mention
62．When Mr．Obama said"It is hard to eulogise（頌揚） any man…h(huán)ow much harder to do so for a giant of history…"，he meantB．
A．We don't need to eulogise Nelson Mandela
B．It is much harder to eulogise Nelson Mandela 
C．We shouldn't eulogise Nelson Mandela in a hurry．
D．It is much easier to eulogise Nelson Mandela
63．It can be inferred thatC
A．Nelson Mandela only used the power of action to win his struggle．
B．Nelson Mandela paid much attention to the power of ideas to win his struggle．
C．Nelson Mandela used both the power of action and the power of ideas to win his struggle．
D．Nelson Mandela refused to use the power of ideas to win his struggle．

7．假如你是高一學生王剛，通過半年的學習，你對高中的英語教與學有了一定的了解，也有不少問題想和你的英語老師Mrs．Liu探討和溝通，同時也想給你的英語老師提些建議，所以在放假之前你發(fā)一個e-mail給Mrs．Liu．信的內(nèi)容應包括以下幾個方面：
1）感謝英語老師半年來的辛勤工作；
2）自己在學習中的幾個問題，如單詞記不住，語法怎么學等；
3）給老師的教學建議，如盡可能用英語授課，作業(yè)布置適量等；
注意：
1）不要逐條翻譯，應適當發(fā)揮；
2）字數(shù)為120左右；            
3）不得使用真實姓名；
（開頭已給出，不計入總字數(shù)）
Dear Mrs．Liu，
How time flies!I have been your student for nearly half a year．To begin with，I want to_______________________________________________________________________________
 
_______________________________________________________________________________
Yours faithfully，
Wang Gang．

6．Ann與Mary是同班同學．一天Ann拿了Mary的計算器沒有及時歸還，為此兩人發(fā)生了爭吵．Ann內(nèi)心很自責很后悔，不知道怎么辦，于是寫信告訴她的好友Lisa，尋求幫助．
假如你是Lisa，請按以下要求用英語給Ann寫封信：
1、談談你對此事的看法；     
2、給Ann提一些建議．
注意：字數(shù)100-120，信的開頭和寫信人姓名已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)．
參考詞匯：計算器----calculator         彌補----make up for         后悔；悔意----repentance（n．）

5．It was 1：30 a．m．Monday at London's Savoy Hotel and，with autograph books and cameras，a group of brighteyed tennis fans of all ages were waiting for just a glimpse of Maria Sharapova（莎拉波娃）．
    The 17-year-old girl defeated champion Serena Williams（威廉姆斯） 6-1 6-4 in the Wimbledon（溫網(wǎng)）final on Saturday in London to become the first Russian to win a single title at the championships．
    A silver lining to a depressing，rain-hit Wimbledon，she has raised heated passion．
    Nobody was complaining，though，for the 1.83-metre Sharapova has created a welcome wave of interest in tennis，something missing in recent years．
    Not even Anna Kournikova（庫爾尼科娃）evoked（喚起） such passion when she broke on to the scene．To look good on court is one thing，but Sharapova can actually play the game too．Extremely well．
    She proved it over 13 days at the world's most prestigious tournament．Playing tennis of the highest quality throughout，the Russian's triumph not only lifted the tournament from fits of rain-induced depression but also salvaged（拯救；挽回） the season for the woman's tour．
    Sharapova was given no easy ride in the tournament，having to beat 1999 champion Lindsay Davenport（達文波特）in the semifinals and twice-champion Serena Williams for the title．Neither caused her much concern．
"I don't remember too much about the final，"Sharapova giggled．"I was in my own place．"
    She will find it increasingly hard to find any place to call her own from now on after advertisers identified her as the most marketable woman in sport．
    In Russia she is sensational news．She headlined the news bulletins and was telephoned by former Russian President Boris Yeltsin after her triumph．
   Sharapova will return to her adoptive Florida home knowing life will never be the same again．
    But the girl who arrived in the US aged seven with her father and just US$700 is determined not to let fame and riches detract from her number one love，tennis．
"I know things will start coming up and that many more things will want to get involved，but I want to keep my head cool and play tennis，"she said．
61．Why is Savoy Hotel mentioned in the passage？C
A．Because the good-looking Kournikova would break on to the scene．
B．Because the fans wanted to take a picture of Sharapova．
C．Because Sharapova was expected to appear there．
D．Because it gave the fanatics shelter from the rain．
62．Who has won the most times in Wimbledon？C
A．Sharapova．B．Kournikova．C．Serena Williams．D．Davenport
63．Before Sharapova，there was（were）DRussian（s） who had won the title．
A．Four．B．Two．C．One．D．No．
64．Which of the following statements about this year's Wimbledon is RIGHT？A
A．The rain caused depression in the tournament．
B．Sharapova beat the 17-year-old Serena Williams with a silver lining．
C．Sharapova won the title without effort．
D．Lindsay Davenport met Sharapova in the final and lost the title．
65．What can be inferred from the passage？B
A．Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin will phone Sharapova for her success．
B．It's not easy for Sharapova to keep herself away from the advertisers．
C．Sharapova doesn't like fame or riches．
D．Sharapova will continue to live a quiet life in her second homeland-Florida．

4．假如你是李華，給美國筆友David寫一封110詞左右的郵件，根據(jù)以下要點介紹你所喜愛的盲人歌手楊光：
1.2007年星光大道冠軍（Avenue of stars）；
2.2008年獻唱于2008年北京殘奧會（Paralympics）；
3．成名曲"我是陽光"；
4．最感動你的精神；
5．請David介紹一位類似的美國歌手．

3．中國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日春節(jié)越來越受到世界人民的關注．假如你是李華，應美國筆友David的要求寫一封130詞左右的郵件，介紹春節(jié)，內(nèi)容需包含以下要點：
1．時間：農(nóng)歷正月初一；
2．歷史：4000多年的傳統(tǒng)；
3．習俗：掃塵、貼春聯(lián)、守歲、看春晚、放爆竹、拜年…
4．食俗：餃子、年糕…
5．春節(jié)的意義．
生詞：農(nóng)歷 lunar calendar；春聯(lián) spring couplet；春晚 Spring Festival Gala．

2．Many musicians meet and form a band because they like to write and play their own music．They may start as a group of high-school students，for whom practicing their music in someone's house is the first step to fame．Sometimes they may play to passers-by in the street or subway so that they can earn some extra money for themselves or to pay for their instruments．Later they may give performances in pubs or clubs，for which they are paid in cash．Of course they hope to make records in a studio and sell millions of copies to become millionaires!
However，there was one band that started in a different way．It was called the Monkees and began as a TV show．The musicians were to play jokes on each other as well as play music，most of which was based loosely on the Beatles．The TV organizers had planned to find four rock musicians who could act as well as sing．But they could only find one who was good enough．They had to use actors for the other three members of the band．
As some of these actors could not sing well enough，during the broadcasts they just pretended to sing．Anyhow their performances were humorous enough to be copied by other groups．They were so popular that their fans formed clubs in order to get more familiar with them．Each week on TV，the Monkees would play and sing songs written by other musicians．However，after a year or so the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band．Then they produced their own records and started touring and playing their own music．In the USA they became even more popular than the Beatles and sold even more records．The band broke up about 1970，but happily they reunited in the mid-1980s．They produced a new record in 1996，with which they celebrated their former time as a real band．
71．Which of the following are the normal stages that a band might go through？B
A．Form a group．→Make records．→Make advertisement．→Play in theatres．
B．Practise in one's house．→Play to passers-by．→Play in pubs or clubs．→Make records．
C．Play for passers-by．→Form a band．→Advertise for advisors．→Make their own music．
D．Advertise for musicians．→Form a band．→Study their own advantages．→Make records．
72．How did the Monkees start？B
A．It started by some students
B．It began as a TV show．
C．It started by fans of the Beatles
D．It began as a rock music band．
73．At the beginning of their show，how did they solve the problem of lacking good musicians？A
A．They had actors sing for them
B．One sang while others just performed．
C．They broadcast songs by the Beatles
D．They played jokes instead of singing．
74．What were the Monkees most famous for？D
A．Their unique rock style
B．The record for their reuniting．
C．The clubs by their fans
D．Their humourous performance．
75．Which of the following is NOT true about the Monkees？C
A．They started in an unusual way
B．They broke up around 1970．
C．They always played their own songs
D．They reunited in the mid-1980s．

1．假如你是李華，你的英國筆友John來信說假期要來中國，并在中國你所在的城市逗留10天，希望你能安排他的活動．你剛好要參加志愿者工作，很想邀請他一起參加，請你給他寫封回信，說服他跟你一起參加志愿者活動．
理由如下：1．志愿者工作可以幫助有困難的人，將使他的中國之行更有意義；
2．比起去景點觀光，志愿者工作不但能深入普通民眾的生活，而且有助于了解當?shù)厣鐣�風俗．
注意：1、詞數(shù)：100左右；
2、文中應包括所有的提示內(nèi)容，可以適當發(fā)揮．開頭已給出．
Dear John，
I've just received your letter and I know you're arriving soon．