Mary often does some translation work to earn extra money, which______half of her income.

   (濰坊市)

      A. makes for     B. counts on       C. accounts for   D. consists in

TOKYO – The number of domestic (國(guó)內(nèi)) infections cases of influenza A/H1N1 in Japan hits 42 on Sunday after a total of 34 people in Osaks and Hyogo counties were confirmed to have been infected, local media reported.

The total number of the infection in the country now stands at 46, including the first four cases contracted abroad.

The country is now facing the risk of grass-root outbreak which could lead the WHO to raise its new flu pandemic alert（傳染病預(yù)警）to the highest level of 6 from the current 5, experts has warned.

The 34 newly confirmed domestic cases, 11 in Osaka and 23 in Hyogo, included high school students, college students and teachers, the health ministry and local governments said Sunday.

Japan on Saturday confirmed the first eight cases of domestic infection on students of a Kobe high school. The later confirmed cases in Osaka are said to have contacted(感染) the Kobe students in a volleyball match. Osaka and Hyogo are neighboring in the Kansai region.

All of the 42 people had no record of overseas travel. Meanwhile, a total of 143 students at the Kansai Okura Senior High School where many infections in Osaka were found, have shown symptoms of influenza since around Monday, according to local media reports. The privately run school said it will be closed from Monday through Saturday. More than 1,000 educational facilities -- kindergartens, and elementary, junior and senior high schools -- in Osaka and Hyogo counties have decided to suspend (暫停) classes for certain periods following the confirmation of new flu infections in the counties, Kyodo News reported.

The two counties have requested private schools to follow suit. Osaka Governor Toru Hashimoto held a meeting of a new flu task force on Sunday and decided to ask facilities such as movie theaters to suspend operations to prevent the spread of the flu. TV clips showed people in Kansai region started to wear masks in public spaces and rushed to drug stores for buying medicines.

The Japanese government on Saturday shifted the stage of its new-flu action program from “a period of overseas outbreak” to “a period of domestic outbreak” and called for companies and schools in the areas concerned to allow individuals to avoid commuting（出行）during rush hours.

The Kyodo News quoted Masato Tashiro, a member of the World Health Organization's emergency committee, as saying that several hundred people in Japan already may have been infected with the new flu.

60．According to the passage, the total number of the A/H1N1 infection in Japan now is _______.

       A．42             B．34      C．46         D．143

61．The reasons for the happening of the later confirmed cases in Osaka are the following except

__     _.

       A．143 students at the Kansai Okura Senior High School have shown symptoms of influenza.

       B．Some students in a Kobe High school got infected.

       C．Osaka and Hyogo are next to each other in the Kansai region.

       D．The later infected people contacted the Kobe students in a volleyball match.

62．What is the implied meaning of what Masato Tashiro said in the last paragraph?

       A．The real situation about the new flu in Japan may be worse than it has been reported.

       B．Several hundred people have been infected but they don’t know it.

       C．The WHO has to raise its new flu pandemic alert to the highest level.

       D．The WHO’s emergency committee are trying to confirm the number of infection in Japan.

63．The purpose of the passage is ______.

       A．to introduce the domestic infection cases in Japan.

       B．to draw people’s attention to the worsening situation of influenza A / H1N1

       C．to give some advice on preventing the spread of the flu.

       D．to call for educational facilities in Japan to suspend classes for some time.

A serious problem for today’s society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives. It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society. I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem.

First, employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees. To make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose. But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees, it may suffer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs.

Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual. This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement. This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years. This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor.

In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly. This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions（養(yǎng)老金）. Furthermore, some in-situation should be created for senior citizens, which can help provide a comfortable life for them. Unfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answer. The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young.

One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent.

To sum up, all these options（選擇）have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.

67. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The problems faced by the old in society.

B. Why we should take responsibility for the old.

C. How we can improve the lives of the old.

D. Where the old can go to get their pensions.

68. According to the passage, how can the government help to improve the lives of retired people?

A. Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire.

B. Increase savings levels of people during their working years.

C. Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old.

D. Make available pensions for those who have retired.

69. The underlined word “viable” most probably means “__________”.

A. impossible    B. practical  C. useful   D. successful

70. What can be concluded from the passage?

A. Taking care of the old is mainly an issue of money.

B. Employers should allow their workers to retire at a later age.

C. Becoming independent should be the goal of most old people.

D. There is no single solution to the problems of the old.

71. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this article?

A. To point out the need for government support for old people.

B. To make general readers aware of the problems of retired people.

C. To discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem.

D. To instruct retired people on how they can have a happier life.

Japan's 24-hour convenience stores, already struggling with lagging sales and growth, may soon face yet another threat - moves to limit business hours and close the stores late at night. The district of Saitama, which borders Tokyo, may follow in the footsteps of the western city of Kyoto and urge convenience stores to close during late night hours in an effort to limit carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）emissions, Japanese media reported.

Kyoto, a former capital, wants to persuade convenience and other 24-hour stores to close late at night so as to improve evening views of the city and cut down on energy use. The Nikkei business daily said closures could last from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. The move is strongly opposed by the industry, which fears a bad impact on an already troubled sector also grappling with the specter of a higher tobacco tax, which could hit overall sales.  

"Even if we only operate the stores for 16 hours, we can't stop the refrigerators," said Toshiro Yamaguchi, the president of Seven-Eleven Japan Co, which is owned by Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd, at a news conference in Saitama on Tuesday. He said such cuts in operating hours would reduce each store's profit by 20 percent. "If this happens, our current business model will lose its foundation."  

Analysts said that while it is difficult to estimate the potential impact of the move without a concrete plan, their overall impression was that it was likely to be negative. "This could cut profits and lead to less efficient operations and the increased loss of opportunities," said Masafumi Shoda, an analyst at Nomura Securities. "But it depends on the store -- urban stores do better than others. There are some in the countryside that are inefficient."  

Some have suggested that if governments were sincere about reducing carbon emissions there were much more efficient methods, such as cutting back on the huge number of automatic vending machines（自動(dòng)售貨機(jī)）

68. Which of the followings was the first to try to limit convenience store hours?  

A. Saitama                   B. Tokyo               C. Kyoto               D. Nomura Security  

69. What's the main goal of the proposal?  

A. To give employees more free time.  

B. To limit carbon dioxide emissions.  

C. To sell more tobacco products.  

D. To reduce each store’s profit.  

70. How's the convenience store sector doing in Japan?  

A. It is not mentioned.  

B. It's doing great. Business is booming.  

C. Not very well.  

D. It’s about to close.  

第四部分：書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）

假如你叫李華,是合肥的一名中學(xué)生。最近,當(dāng)?shù)卣�府正在�?shí)施道路和橋梁建設(shè),結(jié)果引起人們的廣泛爭(zhēng)議。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)人們不同的觀(guān)點(diǎn),給當(dāng)?shù)貓?bào)社寫(xiě)一封信,發(fā)表自己的觀(guān)點(diǎn)。

注意：

1信的開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出,但不計(jì)人總詞數(shù)。

2不要逐句翻譯,可適當(dāng)增加內(nèi)容使行文連貫。

3詞數(shù)120左右。參考詞匯：高架橋：overpass

Dear Editor,

I'm writing to you about the road construction which is taking place in our city. Recently the local government has decided to broaden some narrow roads and ,build some overpasses, which has aroused a heated discussion.

Yours truly,

Li Hua

Botswana lies immediately to the north of South Africa. It is bordered on the north and west by Namibia, on the north and east by Zimbabwe, and is connected by a narrow strip of land on the northern border to Zambia. Its territory consists almost entirely of a broad, flat, arid subtropical plateau(高原), though there are hills in the eastern part of the country.

In the northwest, the Okavango River empties into the Kalahari sands, creating the largest inland river delta in the world. While the Okavango Delta is home to relatively few large animals in comparison to other areas of Botswana, its clear waters and countless small islands are home to a variety of birds, plants, and smaller species of animals.

Nearby is Chobe National Park, a beautiful grassland reserve(保護(hù)區(qū)) that has gained international fame for its large elephant population. Southeast of Chobe are Botswana's large Makgadikgadi salt pans, home to numbers of blue wildebeest, several antelope species, and those international lovers of salt pans, flamingos(a kind of birds).

Almost the entire remaining portion of the country is covered by the Kalahari Desert--a varied environment of sand and grassland. Although this area of Botswana is where few people live, it is one of the richest wildlife areas in all of Africa.

Botswana's two largest parks, the Central Kalahari Game reserve and Gemsbok National Park, are found in this region.

Botswana's climate can get rather cool, particularly during the dry winter months of June to August when night occasionally brings frost. The rainy summer months (December through March) are best avoided for those interested in enjoying the best game viewing conditions.

72.South Africa is to the______of Botswana.

       A.east     B.north   C.south   D.west

73.In the Okavango Delta we can find______.

       A.a lot of large animals         B.many small islands

       C.salt pans             D.polluted waters

74.If we want to see flamingo, we should go to_______ .

       A.salt pans             B.Chobe National Park

       C.Kalahari Desert          D.Gemsbok National Park

75.It is suggested that tourists visit Botswana in______.

       A.December   B.March  C.January       D.July

76.What is the passage mainly about Botswana?

       A.Location, geography and climate.     B.Living conditions, politics and salt pans.

       C.Parks, animals and population.  D.Animals, races and sightseeing places.

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每題2分，滿(mǎn)分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

 “BANG!” the door caused a reverberation(回聲). It was just standing there, with Father standing on one side, and I on the other side.

We were both in great anger. “Never set foot in this house again!” stormed Father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.

The street lights were shining rather desolately(凄涼的). I wandered aimlessly.

A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and harmonious.

But now… I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old. We differ in our ways of thinking. He always imposes his opinions and codes of behavior on me. Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits it. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened.

I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summer night. As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still on.

In fact, it was nothing. Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps. I can’t stand his outrageous(蠻橫的) words: “ I can throw you away, let alone these old papers.”

All the lights were off except father’s.

Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself. After shouting at me, he never showed any mercy or any moments of regret. After an argument he has the habit of creeping up in my sleep and then tucking me underneath the covers.

This was how he always was. He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.

The light was still on. “Am I wrong?” I whispered, maybe… With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door, tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love – is second to none.

56.Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.

a. I opened the door and entered the house.

b. Sadly I ran out into the street.

c. I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit.

d. I thought of my father’s kindness towards me.

e. I walked about in the street without any aim.

A. b, e, d, c, a    B. b, e, c, d, a    C. b, e, a, c, d    D. b, e, c, a, d

57.What made the writer think of his childhood?

A. The sight of the desolate street lights.    

B. The sight of the empty street.

C. The sight of a father with a child in his arms.

D. The sight of light in his own house.

58.Why do you think the father often shouts at his son?

A. Perhaps the father is getting older and older.

B. Perhaps the son has already grown up.

C. Perhaps they never agree with each other.

D. Perhaps the father has got used to doing that.

59.What conclusion can you draw after reading the passage?

A. The father is actually kind to his son.

B. The father treats his son in an unfair way.

C. The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son.

D. The father is always finding fault with his son.

At 227 billion yuan ($33 billion) for 2008, Guangdong's cultural industries accounted for 6.4 percent of its GDP and experienced a growth rate of 13.8 percent.  But Lai admits that size does not equal weight. "Our businesses are mostly small, financing difficult and brands few."

One local brand that has made it big is Pleasant Goat and Big, Big Wolf, also translated as Happy Sheep and Gray Wolf, China's most popular cartoon series currently being aired. But according to Liu Manyi, general manager of Creative Power Entertaining Inc, the firm behind the hit show, is not laughing to the bank. Instead she is bitter: "Pirate discs were all over the streets before our first movie hit the screen. Their images appear on all kinds of products. All this has no proper licensing."

In case you don't know, China produces the largest amount of animated(動(dòng)畫(huà)的) programming in the world. But quantity is not quality. Behind every Pleasant Goat there are tens of thousands of flops. The best way for the government to promote the country's creative industries is to crack down on piracy (盜版). Hollywood often raises its voice about being victimized (受害) in China. Truth be told, Hollywood is probably the least affected since there is a quota system for China's importation of Hollywood films.

Many Chinese producers are taking baby steps and the domestic market is all they have. If their rights in the home market are not protected, they will never see the day their products find a foreign audience.

The sudden closure(關(guān)閉) of BT websites where copyrighted materials used to flow freely suggests a determination on the part of the government to take intellectual property rights seriously. This kind of websites is bad for us, so we should ban them.

Much of the news coming out of the 2009 International Cultural Industries Forum was encouraging. China's film industry is expected to get 6 billion yuan ($879 million) in box office receipts this year. A decade from now, this number may go up to 30 billion, according to some forecasts.

If the government takes serious action against online and offline pirates, China's creative industries may well have a bright future.

What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 mean?

A.Fast as the development of Guangdong's cultural industries is, they don’t have a big challenge in the world.

B.Guangdong's cultural industries can make a big profit although they are just the small companies.

C.Guangdong's cultural industries make a big contribution to its GDP because of their strong economic power.

D.The development of Guangdong's cultural industries cannot catch up with any other industries.

What does Liu Manyi think about Pleasant Goat and Big, Big Wolf?

A. It is a failure since it is a local brand.

B. It is a success but cannot get the expected profit.

C. Its profit from the images has been shared legally.

D. Pirate discs make it more popular among the children.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Chinese creative industries are more advanced than foreign ones.

B. The domestic market is of little significance to the survival of Chinese creative industries.

C. BT websites stand in the way of the development of Chinese creative industries.

D. The growth of China's film industry is always slow and needs more support

第四部分：書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）

請(qǐng)根據(jù)下列圖表及文字說(shuō)明用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)一篇短文,內(nèi)容應(yīng)包括中美高中生零花錢(qián)的主要來(lái)源、比例、差異及原因。

Pocket Money Sources for High School Students

要求：1.詞數(shù)100個(gè)左右。短文題目已為你寫(xiě)好并不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

2.不可逐字翻譯,但可適當(dāng)增加內(nèi)容,使行文連貫。

    3.參考詞匯:百分比  percentage (n.)

The Parthenon is an ancient Greek temple built in Athens about 438 B. C. Many people think that the Parthenon is one of the world' s most beautiful buildings. It has a grace and balance that have pleased the eyes of man for centuries.

Architects who have studied the Parthenon know that the Parthenon is a giant optical illusion. An optical illusion is a trick our eyes play on us. All the seemingly straight lines of the Parthenon are actually curves(rounded bends). These curves did not happen by accident. The ancient Greeks,who were fine engineers as well as excellent artists, knew that straight lines can sometimes appear to be curved ! So they designed their columns (stone poles) to look straight.

Try drawing two long parallel(平行)lines on paper. Do they seem to look closer together in the middle than at the ends? A tall column is likely to look narrow halfway up, too. The columns of the Parthenon look as if they stand perfectly straight. Actually, they are slightly bigger in size in the middle and go inward a little at the top. If lines were drawn up along opposite sides of the columns, these lines would meet about one mile above the building.

A platform of three steps forms the base on which the Parthenon rests.These steps have strong horizontal(水平)lines that balance the vertical(豎直)lines of the columns.But the steps are not really level and flat!They curve up in the middle because if they were absolutely straight,,they would appear to curve down.The line of the top step,if continued at both ends,would form a circle with a radius of 3. 5 miles.

When is a curved line not a curved line? When our eyes tell us it is straight!

73.The passage mainly tells us_______.      

      A. what two parallel lines look like on paper

      B. why a curved line can appear to be straight

      C. where the secret of the Parthenon Temple lies

      D. when the columns of the Parthenon look curved

74.Which of the following is close in shape with the steps of the platform?

      A.                B.            C.       D.

75.What can we infer from the passage?

      A. The Parthenon is a famous historic building.

      B. The Greeks knew a lot about optical illusions.

      C. The ancient Greeks were people of intelligence.

      D. Curved lines can meet somewhere above a building.