第三部分 閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）

Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants.

Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet ripe or finished. For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns(角) had not yet developed. A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle. By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job.

Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from the early nineteen hundreds. A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.

The Green Revolution is the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. The new plants produced much larger crops. The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs.

Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling, jealousy(嫉妒). The green-eyed monster is not a frightening creature from outer space. It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play “Othello”. It describes the unpleasant feeling a person has when someone has something he wants. A young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if his girlfriend begins going out with someone else. Or, that green-eyed monster may affect your friend if you get a pay rise and she does not.

56. Greenhorn now refers to ____.

A. a person who is new in a job                  B. a new solider

C. a young horse                                      D. None of above

57. A person who has a green thumb is a person ____.

A. who is good at growing plants                      B. whose thumbs are in green color

C. whose garden is greener than others’              D. who is younger than his neighbors

58. The author is actually talking about ____.

A. colors               B. language        C. politics                     D. agriculture 

Every time an election rolls around，people want to know what each candidate’s stance(立場)is on the issue that are important to them．In deciding which candidate 1 want to vote for, there are two main issues for me：the economy and education．

These issues are important to me because they affect me the most right now．The economy affects everyone，and education is important because t am about to enter college． When I looked at how each candidate views these issues，one man stood out to me，and that is Demoeratic candidate Barack Obama．

I like a11 of Senator Obama’s ideas for improving the economy．He wants to bring the troops home from Iraq，thereby saving the $12 billion we spend there every month．Anotller point that Obama makes is that the United States’current energy policy is hurting the econmny.He believes thal if new energy bills are passed，it will help tile U．S．  get out of its currenr economic slump，and I agree．With these ideas and strategies，I slrongly believe that Obama can improve the current state of the economy．

Obama also has a plan to improve education．He believes that we need to start educating children at a young age．He also hopes to close the gap of achievement between students,which means improving schools that need help．He wants to pay teachers more and treat them like professionals，but in exchange he calls for higher responsibility．

Obama also has a plan to make college more affordable．He wants public colleges to be free for students who maintain a”B”average during high school．And he plans to give a $4，000 tax credit for college and university students who complete 100 hours of community service each year·I belleve these ideas to improve education are good enough and will help many students．

Therefore，there is no longer any doubt in my mind who will be receiving my vote：Barack Obama．

66．According to the passage，if a candidate wants to win the election he must         

A．care more about the education in the U．S．

B．issue plans trying to satisfy everyone

C．make college more affordable

D．narrow the gap of achievement between students

67．We may learn from the passage that the author is a(n)              ．

A．college student    B．economist      C．senior high student    D．candidate

68．What interests the author most in Obama’s stance is          ．

A．economy and education               B．the military and education

C．foreign affairs and education           D．the military and economy

69．Which of the following are among Obama’s promises?

a．to bring troops home from Iraq             b．to reduce income tax

c．to start early education                    d．to develop American economy

e．to offer free college education for all         f．to pass new energy bills

A．a(chǎn)，b，c，d，e，f    B．a(chǎn)，b，c，d，e     C．a(chǎn)，c，d，f     D．c，d，e，f

70．What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．American economy should develop quickly

B．Obama’s new life as president

 C．How to win an election

D．Why I vote for Obama

IV 寫作（共兩節(jié)．滿分40分）

第一節(jié)基礎(chǔ)寫作（共1小題，滿分15分）

    你校進(jìn)行題為“是否應(yīng)該考查英語口語”的英語辯論賽。以下是正方的主要觀點：

［寫作內(nèi)容］

    請你根據(jù)以上內(nèi)容寫一篇短文，代表正方作最后的總結(jié)陳詞。

    1.闡述考查英語口語對各方面的積極影響；

    2.呼吁各界重視英語口語教學(xué)。

〔寫作要求〕

    只能使用5個句子表達(dá)全部內(nèi)容。（首句已給出，不計入句子總數(shù)。）

［評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)］

    句子結(jié)構(gòu)準(zhǔn)確，信息內(nèi)容完整，篇章結(jié)構(gòu)連貫。

       Ladies and gentlemen, in summary, our team has argued that the testing of spoken English is　both necessary and beneficial.

He’s not got another job yet and it’s not ______ he will for some time.

   A. likely                        B. possibly                   C. probably               D. easily

 In the north people sometimes tie straw ropes (草繩) round the trees in winter to ______ them from the cold.

   A. stop                     B. prevent                C. save                    D. protect

 In the UK, what impressed exchange students most was the Student Activity, ______ they could get lots of information outside.  

A. where                 B. that                       C. which                 D. when

第三部分：閱讀理解（每小題2分，滿分30分）

As computers become all the more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly relying on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes（筆畫）of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.

Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school. And computer dependence is more wide-spread among university students. Almost all their assignments and essays are typed on a computer.

All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.

It's faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And that's why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear.

“When I'm writing with a pen, I find I often can't remember how to write a character, though I feel I’m familiar with it.”

“I'm not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper.”

Many students don't feel this is something to worry about. Now that it's more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?

Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei, the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said, “Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic (審美的) value. But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writer's emotion. Through one's handwriting, people can get to know one's thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.”

To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory (必修的) and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.

61. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

A. The Importance of Handwriting and Typing.

B. To Type or To Hand Write

C. Writing By Computer Will Replace Writing By Hand

D. Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters.

62. The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because _______.

A. they are usually asked to e-mail their Homework and Essays

B. they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently 

C. they find it not easy to remember how to write a character

D. computers have become a trend and fashion in China.

63. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of the advantages of handwriting?

A. Handwriting contains the writer's emotion.

B. The writer’s thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting,

C. Handwriting can impress people well and build one’s self-confidence

D. Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value.

64. The underlined expression “taking stock in” (Paragraph 4) probably means ______.

A. getting bored with                 B. getting dependent on 

C. becoming crazy about              D. getting curious about

65. We can draw the conclusion from the passage that _______.

A. more and more students will give up writing on a computer

B. writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one day

C. more and more students will pay attention to handwriting

D. the typing article better expresses one’s emotion and quality

短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分）

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加，刪除或修改。

注意：每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞，只允許修改10處。

I was walking home with my cousin form a Chinese restaurant.We were holding a bag full food.On the way,I saw an old man with a sign said “save Me”at the crossing. He was in a wheelchair.but looked like he was extreme hungry. It was such cold night that my heart went out to him.I remembered that my bag with all the warm food and gave them to him.Before he could react,the signal turns green and we began cross the road.I think this is how acts of kindness should be—when you can’t even be thanked but natural do what you think you should.

-There’s coffe and tea,you can have        .

A.either            B.each             C.one                 D.it

______ by a greater demand of vegetables, farmers have built more green houses.

A. Driven             B. Being driven             C. To drive        D. Having driven