B

Thanksgiving Day is special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.

Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest. On December 4, 1619, the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia. They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.

The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest. The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a three-day feast（盛宴）. The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.

In time, other colonies（殖民地）began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed（宣布）the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours. But the Canadian thanks-giving Day falls on the second Monday in October.

45 The first to celebrate thanksgiving were      .

  A. some people from EnglandB. the American Indians

  C. Sarah Josepha HaleD. Governor Bradford

46. We can infer from the passage that New England must be      .

   A. in the U. S. A.        B. in Great Britain

  C. in Canada            D. on some island off the Atlantic

47. Which of the following is NOT true?

  A. Thanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest.

  B. Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations.

  C. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian people’s thanks to God.

  D. There’s little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day.

48. The passage mainly tells us      .

  A. how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U. S. A.

  B. how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated

  C. that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holiday

  D. how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and places

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題  2分，滿分  10 分）

      根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Cyber Café computer centers are found in many cities around the world. Now, a few American high schools are opening these centers. For example, a high school in the state of Maryland began operating a Cyber Café last March. All students at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda can use  the Cyber Café.    ___71___

The officials say 13% of the students at the school are from poor families. Many students have arrived in the United States from other countries only recently. Students in the school’s program for learning English speak 23 other languages.

The idea for a Cyber Café at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School began nine years ago. __72__ Parents interested in technology proposed a Cyber Café.

They wanted this center even though schools in the area had suffered budget cuts(預(yù)算消減). The community(社區(qū))wanted to help. __73__

Over two years, the community collected money for a Cyber Café and other new computers. ___74___ The Café now has many computers a printer and a scanner. School official Ann Hengerer says students use the Internet to complete research. They also write homework and required papers on the computers. ___75___ That is especially helpful for the many students who have family members in other nations.

A.It received more than 170,000 dollars.

B.In addition, they can send and receive e-mails.

C.Some officials in the area opposed（反對(duì)）the idea.

D.It wanted all students to have the best chances to learn.

E.At that time, officials were planning to rebuild the school building.

F.One student at the school says students can start their homework even before they leave school.

G.But school officials say it especially helps students who have no computer or cannot use the internet at home.

第二部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分  35 分)

第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)填空（共15小題，每小題  1 分，滿分 15  分）

從A, B,C,D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)

21. -----In my view, education is the foundation of all.

   -----____ . I feel exactly the same.

   A. It’s up to you   B. I’m with you on that  C. Thank goodness     D. Let’s get going

24_______the sale usually takes place outside the house ，with the audience on benches ，_______chairs or boxes。

A.having seated          B. to seat           C. seated           D. Seating

27. In the west-central region lived the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic language, and in the north lived the Scots, whose language, ______ not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic.

A. though           B. unless        C. if          D. as if

29．Mr. Bush is on time for everything．How         it be that he was late for the opening

    ceremony?

A．could                         B．should                 C．may                      D．Must

32．_____from lightweight materials，the robots are about the size of a human arm or

    smaller．

A．To build              B．Being built           C．Having built           D．Built

35.   –Michael was late for Mr. Smith’s oral class this morning.

--_____? As far as I know, he never came late to class.

A.How come                B. So what                   C. Why not                   D. What for

                                                        B

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale shook Haiti on Tuesday, causing several buildings to collapse in the Western hemisphere's poorest nation and leading to an unknown number of fatalities（死亡）, officials and witnesses said.

The earthquake was centered just 10 miles southwest of the crowded and impoverished（貧困的）capital of Port-au-Prince（太子港）.Making matters worse, the earthquake was relatively shallow, at a depth of five miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said Shallow earthquakes can cause more damage.

“I think it's really a huge catastrophe,” Haiti's ambassador to the U.S., Raymond Alcide Joseph, told Cable News Network.

An Associated Press（美聯(lián)社）videographer saw the ruins of a hospital in Petionville, near Port-au-Prince. Reuters（路透社）news agency said several buildings had crumbled in the capital and that there were dead and injured trapped in the rubble.

At least 1.8 million people live within the area where the earthquake had its highest intensity, John Bellini, a geophysicist at the USGS, told The Wall Street Journal. “With a strong and shallow earthquake like this in such a populated area, it could really cause substantial damage.” he said.

“The quake was the most powerful to hit Haiti since at least 1770. This isn't normally an earthquake-prone（地震頻發(fā)）area.” Mr. Bellini added.

Within minutes of the original quake, two aftershocks rolled through the area, measuring 5.9 and 5.5 on the Richter scale.

60.   The main purpose of this passage is to ________.

       A. tell people some disasters are very dangerous.

       B. introduce some common sense of natural disasters.

       C. appeal to readers for help, love and support.

       D. present some information of Haiti’s earthquake this year.

61.What can we learn from John Bellini’s words?

   A. The earthquake which took place in Port-au-Prince was strong and shallow.

   B. Thanks to the shallow earthquake, it did little damage to Port-au-Prince.

   C. Earthquakes occur frequently in the area of Port-au-Prince,capital of Haiti.

   D. At least 1770 people lost their lives in the earthquake.

62.   The underlined word catastrophe is closest in meaning to __________.

       A. problem                   B. disaster                    C. phenomenon             D. news

63.   How many earthquakes of Haiti are mentioned in this article?

    A. None.                      B. One                         C. Two.                        D. At least three.

D

第二節(jié)：閱讀下列材料，從所給的A、B、C、D、E中選出符合各小題要求的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

The following people are trying to choose which TV programme to watch. Read the descriptions and decide which programme would be the most suitable.

A. TV1 7:20 p.m. Find out more about Australia’s animal life. This film was made last year by one of Australia’s best-known cameramen, Dougie Bond. He spent over 200 hours filming the birds, animals and fish that inhabit this beautiful continent and for the first time brings some of these unusual animals to our TV screens.

B. TV3 9:00 p.m. The popular science programme is back with the latest in technology and medicine. This week, cars that run on sunlight and the story of one baby’s fight live.

C. TV2 8:10 p.m. Do you think what goes into the food most of us eat every day of the week? Tonight’s programme takes a serious scientific look at the bread industry. Whether you bake your own bread or just enjoy buying it, this programme will give you an interesting insight into something most of us eat every day of the week.

D. TV3 8:45 p.m. If you’ve always wanted to cook, now it’s your chance to learn. In the studio are two chefs who will take you through some simple recipes (菜譜) step by step. This is a repeat of the popular series shown last year, and available from most good bookshops.

E. TV3 7:40 p. m. The latest new music. Pete Hogg looks at the best of the current rap, rage and new jack swing plus new video releases. This is programme that tells you all about what’s happening on the music scene and brings you interviews with tomorrow’s young artists.