My boss hates being interrupted,        when he is trying to work.

A. occasionally      B. generally    C. specially     D. especially

Stopping teens from smoking is a big challenge many communities face today. Many communities can only watch without being able to act while local businesses continue to sell tobacco products to children, even under the risk of punishment by law.

    Recent studies show that a large percentage of teens today are getting their cigarettes from stores, mostly gas stations or convenience stores. As teens continue to be able to buy their own cigarettes, more and more communities begin to punish those who sell cigarettes to the teens.

    One community has experienced success in their attempts to stop the sale of tobacco products to children. Woodridge, Illinois, started a program seven years ago which forbade and strictly punished the sale of tobacco products to children. The entire program includes local licensing of vendors (小販), repeated undercover inspections to see if the sale to children has stopped, and education programs in schools. Woodridge has become a model community as other communities are moving to stop teen tobacco use.

    A recent national study showed that 36.5% of females, and 40.8% of males buy their cigarettes from stores, whether it is a gas station or a supermarket. Hopefully, as more and more sellers see the trouble they face if caught selling to children, they will stop selling.

  True, tightening down on stores that sell tobacco to children isn’t going to completely stop the problem of teen tobacco use. Teens continue to get them from other sources. But it definitely does prevent their efforts. With more education in schools, and perhaps stronger punishments for teens caught with tobacco, more and more teens will see the problems with the tobacco usage, and will stop the habit.

1. To stop teens from smoking, more and more communities are ________.

A. punishing those who sell cigarettes to teens more severely

B. punishing teens caught with tobacco more severely

C. educating those who sell cigarettes about the danger of teen smoking

D. stopping the sale of tobacco products in stores

2. Which of the following is NOT a way Woodridge uses to stop tobacco sale to children?

A. Local licensing to tobacco sale.        B. Repeated undercover inspections.

C. Education programs in schools.              D. Stronger punishment of teens caught smoking.

3. It can be inferred from the passage that _____________.

A. teens can only buy cigarettes from gas stations and convenience stores

B. more communities have succeeded in stopping teen tobacco use

C. More males than females have the habit of smoking in America

D. Punishment alone cannot solve the problem of teen tobacco use

4. What attitude does the writer have towards stopping teen tobacco abuse?

A. Negative        B. Optimistic     C. Uncertain      D. Uncaring

.寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)：基礎(chǔ)寫作(滿分15分)

你校學(xué)生進(jìn)行了一場有關(guān)高考英語聽力測試的討論。討論的主題是：高考英語測試聽力部分該不該取消？你的觀點是:應(yīng)該取消。請根據(jù)下列提示寫出你的觀點。詞數(shù)60字左右。

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第三部分 閱讀 （共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)：閱讀理解（15小題，共30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A 、B 、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

In the southern part of America, when somebody has a birthday, often family or friends, or both, will arrange a party. The party could be elaborate(精心準(zhǔn)備的)and include a meal or may be simple with a birthday cake and drinks. One does not plan, nor give, one’s own birthday as is the custom in some cultures. At a party there is usually a decorated cake, often with the words “Happy Birthday” and with the name of the person written on the top of the cake. Sometimes there is also one candle for each year of the person celebrating the birthday before the cake is cut. While blowing out the candles, the person makes a wish for something pleasant.

Usually those invited to a birthday party will bring a gift for the person honored. Gifts given by friends do not have to be expensive, but the family of the birthday person will spend whatever they can afford on a gift.

Christmas parties also are very popular in the South. Often this is the only time during the year that some people see acquaintances(熟人). These parties can be elaborate or simple, ranging from a buffet(自助餐)to a reception called “open house (家庭招待會)”. If you are invited to one of these, you don’t need to take a Christmas gift, as it is not customary to take the hostess a gift every time you are invited to a party or a meal. However, if you wish to take a gift, it should only be something useful and inexpensive and should be given to the hostess at the door as you enter the party. Usually gifts of Christmas food treats are the most appreciated.

1. On one’s birthday, before blowing out the candles, he or she will______.

A. wear beautiful clothes           B. eat birthday cake

C. invite friends                  D. make a wish

2. This passage mainly tells us about __________.

A. two kinds of parties in the southern United States

B. how to arrange a birthday party

C. how to arrange a Christmas party

D. who will arrange a party

3. In southern America, birthday parties are often arranged by _________.

   A. friends     B. oneself      C. family        D. Both A and C

4. Which of the following is true?

A. For a birthday party, the cake is often cut before candles are blown out.

B. For a birthday party, neither friends nor the family will buy expensive presents.

C. It’s customary to take the hostess a gift when you are invited to a party.

D. If you take a gift to a Christmas party, you’d better take something useful and inexpensive.

5. What kind of gift is the best if someone is invited to a Christmas party?

 A. Expensive things     B. Candles      C. Food      D. Money

   Do you have bright ideas? Ideas or inventions that change society or, at least, make life easier for somebody? Perhaps we all do sometimes, but we don’t often make the idea a reality. Recently, in Britain, there was a competition called British Designers for Tomorrow. The competition encourages young people to carry out their bright ideas. There were two groups in the contest; Group One was for schoolchildren under 16; Group Two was for schoolchildren over 16. And there were eleven prize-winners altogether.

Neil Hunt, one of the prize-winners, was called “Sunshine Superman”. It’s important when people study the weather to be able to record sunshine accurately. We need to know how many hours of sunshine we have and how strong it is. Most sunshine recorders only record direct sunlight. Neil’s is more accurate(精確的) and this is very important for research into the way of using solar power.

You can do so much with animated cartoon. Look at Simon West’s idea for animated road signs. He uses pictures which appear to move as you go nearer to or farther from them. This isn’t a new idea. But it is new to use these pictures on road signs. “We found that people were more likely to see moving signs,” said Simon. So now, you can really see rocks falling, trains moving , horses running or a car falling over the edge of a cliff(懸崖). Quite a warning!

The ideas in the competition were so inventive that we are surprised that British industry doesn’t ask more schoolchildren for suggestions. Perhaps this will be the start of “pupil power!”

1. The writer holds that people seldom ______.

   A. have bright ideas       B. turn their bright ideas into reality

   C. make their life easier    D. think of inventing something

2. Neil Hunt’s design would finally lead to the improvement of the way of _______.

   A. recording direct sunshine        B. recording the hours of sunshine

   C. using the energy of the sun       D. knowing how strong sunlight is

3. What’s the use of Simon West’s animated road signs?

   A. To warn people to be careful while working.

   B. To warn people on the roads of the danger ahead.

   C. To add to the beauty of a city.

   D. To help make a car trip more exciting.

4. The writer seems to be encouraging the British industry to ______.

   A. take better care of schoolchildren   

B. help schoolchildren in their studies

   C. stop asking schoolchildren for suggestions

   D. pay more attention to schoolchildren’s inventive power

隨著電腦普及率的提高，一些家長和學(xué)生對書寫的重視程度降低了。據(jù)一項調(diào)查顯示，有85%的學(xué)生說自己的書寫不好看，而他們又不想改善書寫。他們陳述了各自的理由（如下圖）。請結(jié)合該圖，寫一篇英語短文，闡明該現(xiàn)象及其理由并發(fā)表自己的看法（至少兩點）。

注意：

1. 不要逐句翻譯，但可適當(dāng)增加內(nèi)容，使行文連貫；

2. 詞數(shù)120左右；

3．開頭已給出，但不計入總詞數(shù)。

Nowadays, with the growing popularity of computers, some students and their parents are paying less and less attention to handwriting.

According to a recent survey,__________________________________________________

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Few people realize that there is a big difference between formal English and informal English. Formal English is used for most writing, and often in public speaking and formal meetings. It pays close attention to grammar rules, because if we use proper grammar, our meaning is often more precise. Also, on important occasions, we do not want to appear uneducated or to offend (冒犯) others, so we are very careful about how we speak. Informal English is used in speaking or writing to our friends and family. It often does not pay such close attention to grammar rules, because when we speak or write to them, we want our words to flow quickly. Also, with our friends and family, we are usually not so worried about appearing uneducated or about offending them by how we write or speak.

  A big difference between formal and informal English is the use of contractions. A contraction is where we make a word shorter or where we put two words together and take away some of the letters. For example, instead of saying “do not”, many people say “don’t”. Using contractions in our speech is fine because it sounds natural, especially when we speak to our friends. In formal writing, however, contractions are usually avoided because people might think that you have made a mistake, or that you do not know proper grammar.

  In the same way we might make words shorter, in informal English we often make sentences shorter as well. For example, if someone asks you your name, you will likely answer with one word: your first name. However, in formal English we usually use complete sentences. For example, we might write “My name is John”. In most speaking, we may not need to use every word in a sentence because the person we are speaking to will probably still understand us. In most writing, however, every word in a sentence must be written out in order to make sure that we can be understood.

When we use formal English, _______.

       A. we will offend others      

B. we will appear educated on important occasions

       C. we needn’t pay more attention to grammar rules

       D. we can express ourselves more directly and more quickly

What’s the meaning of the underlined word “precise”?

       A. simple                     B. direct                C. puzzling            D. clear

Contractions are best used when we are _______.

       A. speaking at a formal meeting                  B. speaking to our friends

       C. speaking in public                                 D. writing an application (申請) letter

In speaking, we do not always use complete sentences because ______.

       A. we do not care about grammar               B. we do not want to sound stupid

       C. we can still be understood                      D. we don’t want to waste time

Books for Children

If you want to make a Christmas plan together with your children, which book do you prefer？

       A. Star of Wonder                                            B. The Not-So-Wise Man

       C. First Festival: Christmas                         D. My Very First Christmas Book

Which number would you dial if you want to order a book for your 2-year-old child?

       A. 07459 40560.                               B. 07459 38922.

       C. 07459 45783.                               D. 07459 44116.

If your child wants to read stories of animals, whose book will be your choice?

       A. Pat Alexander.                                             B. Beth Webb.

C. Lois Rock.                                                   D. Elizabeth Goudge.

He was made ________ the house under his mother’s direction.

       A. clean             B. cleaning                  C. cleaned              D. to clean

Most parks in our city are free. They don’t charge money for ________.

A．a(chǎn)greement            B．a(chǎn)dmission             C．a(chǎn)llowance               D．permission