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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life: death and taxes. Americans do not have a corner on the “death” market, but many people feel that the United States leads the would with the worst taxes. Taxes consist of the money which people pay to support their government. There are generally three levels of government in the United States; federal(联邦的), state, and city; therefore, there are three types of taxes. Salaried people who earn more than four to five thousand dollars per year must pay a certain percentage of their salaries to the federal (national ) government. The percentage varies for individuals. It depends on their salaries. The federal government has a two-level income tax; that is, 15 or 28 percent. $17,850 is the dividing point. The tax rate is 15 percent below $17,850 and 28 percent above. The second tax is for the state government: New York, California, North Dakota, or any of the other forty-seven states. Some states have an income tax similar to that of the federal government. Of course, the percentage for the state tax is lower. Other states have a sales tax, which is a percentage charged to any item that you buy in that state. For example, a person might want to buy a package of gum(口香糖)for twenty-five cents. If there is a sales tax of eight percent in that state, then the cost of the gum is twenty-seven cents. The third tax is for the city. This tax comes in two forms: property tax (citizens who own a home have to pay taxes on it ) and excise(消费税) tax, which is collected on cars in a city. The cities use these funds for education, police and fire departments, public works (including street repairs, water and so on ) and municipal(市政的)buildings. Since Americans pay such high taxes, they often feel that they are working one day each week just to pay their taxes. 56. What do Americans feel about their taxes? A. They are too low. B. They should be paid once a week C. They are rather high. D. They are acceptable 57. The income tax for $20,000 paid to the federal government is . A. $3,00 B. $ 5,600 C,.$ 1,600 D. $1,000 58. Which is included in the tax for the state government? A. Property tax. B. Excise tax. C. Salary tax. D. Sales tax. 59. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. America leads the world with a good tax system. B. People in some states have to pay income tax to both the federal and state government C. $ 17,850 is the average salary of Americans. D. Property tax is given on vehicles in a city.
B
The Eskimos must hunt and fish during the whole year to supply themselves and their families with food. In winter, they hunt the seal, the walrus, and the polar bear. The seal is an animal that breathes air but can live under the ice. When an Eskimo hunts the seal, he cuts a hole in the ice and tries to kill the seal when it comes up to breathe. He uses a harpoon, which is a spear with a rope tied to it. The walrus is another animal that lives in the sea. It is very large, and has two long teeth called tusks. These tusks consist of ivory(牙质), like those of an elephant. The polar bear is a large, dangerous animal. It has heavy white fur and is hard to see in the snow. In summer, a few other animals come into the northern regions to eat the grass and moss(苔藓)hat grow there. One of these is the caribou, an animal like a large deer. The Eskimos hunt these animal for their meat and hides(皮革), and they also hunt birds and catch fish. Everything that is useful is saved. The Eskimos use the meat from animals for food. They melt(熔化)the fat from their bodies and use the oil as fuel. They make tools out of animal bones and out of the ivory tusks of the walrus. Until the Europeans came into the northern lands, the Eskimos even made needles out of bone and ivory. Now they can buy metal needles. If an Eskimo is very lucky, he may kill a whale, or a dead whale may wash up on the shore near his home. The whale is an especially useful animal ,because the weather is too cold for trees to grow. Eskimos get all their wood from the sea. Sometimes floating wood from places farther south washes up on the shore. This wood is called driftwood. 60. In winter the Eskimos hunt all the following EXCEPT . A. the seal B. the polar bear C. the caribou D. the walrus 61. What do the Eskimos use as fuel? A. The oil from the animal fat. B. Floating wood washed up on the shore. C. Driftwood D. The furs from the animal bodies 62. Which of the following is the main idea of this text? A. The Eskimos live mainly on animal meat. B. Animals are very important to the Eskimos. C. The Eskimos save everything that is useful. D. The Europeans have brought great changes to the Eskimos’ life. 63. The Eskimos must be living . A. in Europe B. in the far North C. in Africa D. in the South
C
Secretary
Jenny loves office work but it’s hard on her figure. All those sandwich lunches and her sweet tooth added up to extra pounds till Jenny started sliming(减肥)with Bisks. Every lunchtime she’d have a Bisks chocolate bar with a glass of milk. It filled her up and satisfied her longing for sweet things. And it was all so convenient. She watched what she ate at her other meals and soon she was losing weight. Now Jenny’s feeling and looking are so good even her boss has noticed the difference. That was her proof that Bisks work..
Housewife
A lively little girl and a hungry husband meant Elizabeth always cooked big, filling meals. And when she cooked them, she couldn’t resist eating them, which led to her weight getting out of hand. So Elizabeth tried sliming with Bisks. Bisks offered her 24 different flavors of biscuits and chocolate. Some sweet and some savory.(咸辣的)hen she ate them instead of a meal they were really filling and satisfying. She hardly ever felt hungry and soon she began to lose weight. Now Elizabeth’s back to what she weighed at her wedding. And she knows that Bisks work.
Student
Sue’s first year at college was her first opportunity to cook for herself. Only she didn’t. She ate whatever the dinning room had to offer. Pretty soon, Sue had a weight problem. A problem she worked our with Bisks. Sue had Bisks instead of a meal easily because there was nothing to cook. The Bisks flavors were so delicious that she really enjoyed them. And she ate more sensibly at her other meals. In a few weeks Sue had lost her extra weight. Now she’s even taking a class in cooking! That’s proof that Bisks work. 64. What does “Bisks” refer to? A. A health expert B. A kind of food C. A method of keeping fit D. A kind of women’s clothes 65. Bisks suited Jenny because . A. they were sweet and convenient B. they were easy to prepare C. they were cheap D. her boss liked them 66. Sue started her cookery lessons when . A. she entered college B. she had a weight problem C. she wanted to cook food as delicious as Bisks. D. she’s lost her weight 67. The main purpose of these texts is to . A. prove that Bisks work in sliming B. ask people to pay attention to their figures while working C. show people how delicious Bisks are D. ask people not to cook by themselves
D
Sailors used to speak of a “jack” when they meant a flag which was set near the bow(船头)f a sailing ship. The flag showed the country to which the ship belonged. The Union Jack became the flag of Great Britain. Australia’s flag has the Union Jack in the top left-hand corner together with the stars of the Southern Cross. They have kept this small part of Britain on their flag because their country was first settled by people from Britain. Australia’s flag is the same color as the Union Jack-red, white and blue. The act of joining together is called a “union”, The Union Jack was the name of the flag made when England, Scotland and Ireland joined together to make one country. It all began in 1707, when England and Scotland joined together to become one nation. A flag was made using two crosses-one for the patron saint of each country, which means protector. Many centuries before, the English had taken St. George as their patron(守护神)saint. His emblem(标记)was a red cross on a white background. The Scottish patron saint was St Andrew. In memory of him, they used a white cross on a blue background. This cross was shaped like the letter “X”. The new flag was a mixture of both flags with two sets of crosses. When Ireland joined England and Scotland in 1800, another cross was added. St Patrick’s cross of Ireland was red and also shaped like an “X”. All three flags now made up the Union Jack. 68. The Union Jack is the flag of . A. the United Nations B. Ireland B. England and Scotland D. Great Britain 69. It is because that Australia has the Union Jack in the top left-hand corner together with the stars of the Southern Cross. A. the Union Jack was named when England, Scotland and Ireland joined together B. people from Britain brought the flag of Great to Australia C. people from Britain settled in Australia first D. the flag of Great Britain is colorful 70. According to the text, which of the following statements in NOT true? A. St. George was the English patron saint B. The Scottish had taken St. Andrew as their patron saint. C. St. Patrick was the patron saint of Ireland, whose cross was red. D. Ever since 1800, the British have taken Union Jack as their patron saint. 71. Which of the following is the Union Jack?
E
We usually play as we work in America. But we are not the first to enjoy many of the games and sports we play today. People in other countries were enjoying these games and sports long before us. You probably have played many games with dice(骰子), which was brought to America in the 1800s. Some people think a Greek leader made up or invented the game of dice in about 1184 B.C. But most people believe that a ruler of Lydia in Asia invented the game of dice. The people of Lydia had little to eat. The ruler would let his people eat one day. Then he made fast the second day. The ruler had the people play the game of dice on the fast days. He thought the game would keep the people’s minds off food! Some people believe that playing cards started in China. The ruler of China enjoyed card games in 1120. But playing cards probably were invented in India. There is a reason why people believe playing cards first came from India. The early cards had pictures of kings but no queens. India had no queens. But India did have kings. Playing cards came to America from Mexico in about 1519. The game of bowling started six hundred years ago. It probably began in Germany and in the Netherlands. Bowling was brought to America by the Dutch in the 1700s. Do you like to ski in winter? Americans began skiing in the 1850s. A man from Norway started the sport in America. He used to ski ninety miles carrying a mailbag on his back. Ice-skating is another winter sport that was brought to America from another country. People have skated on ice for about eight hundred years. Ice skates came from the Dutch. As you can see. Americans were not the first to have fun. People from many other counties taught us to play today! 72. A fast day is a day on which . A. the sun sets early B. people run races C. people eat little or nothing D. people did nothing 73. Why were there no pictures of queens on the first playing cards? A. The country in which cards were probably invented had no queens. B. No queens wanted their pictures on the cards. C. The first card games were played by kings only. D. Women’s pictures could not appear on the cards. 74. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The game of playing cards started in China. B. Most people believe that dice game dates from about 1184 B. C C. Bowling, which dates back to six hundred years ago, came to America in the 1700s. D. Ice-skating was brought to America by a man from Norway. 75. Bowling was brought to America by the . A. Norwegians B. Dutch C. Germans D. English
第二卷（共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在此行右边横线上面画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正： 此行多一个词，把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。 此行缺一个词，在缺词处加一个漏字符合（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该词。 此行错一个词；在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意：原行没有错的不要改。 It is important of you to learn some knowledge 76. about first aid in daily life. If a person has an 77. accident, he needs medical care before the doctor can be 78. found. When you give first aid, you must pay attention 79. to the following thing. First, when a person stops breathing, 80. open his mouth and see that if there is food at the back of 81. his mouth. Second, if a person cannot breath, do your 82. best to start his breathing at once, use a mouth-to- 83. mouth way. Third, if a person is bleeding bad, try at 84. once to stop the bleeding. Then take him to a doctor If a person lost one third of his blood, he may die. 85.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华强。时下，你校不少学生带手机上学。为此，你班组织了一次班会，讨论中学生上学是否有必要带手机。请你给英语笔友Tom写一封信，根据下表提供的信息，客观地介绍讨论的情况。可结合你校实际进行适当发挥，并发表自己的看法。
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一些同学认为 |
一些同学认为 |
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中学生自控能力较差；玩手机浪费时间。 |
（请你实话实说） | 注意： 1．正确使用英文书信的基本格式。 2．词数：100左右。 参考答案:
21-25 CDBDA 26-30 CDAAC 31-35 BDACB
36-40 DBCAB 41-45 BCDCB 46-50 CDDAB 51-55 CCAAC
56-60 CBDBC 61-65 ABBBA 66-70 DADCD 71-75 ACACB
76. of改为for 77. daily前加your 78. the改为a 79. 正确 80. thing改为things 81. 去掉that 82. breath改为breathe 83. use改为using 84. bad改为badly 85. lost 改为loses One possible version Dear Tom, I’m so glad to hear from you. Recently we’ve had a class meeting to discuss whether it is necessary for middle school students to carry mobile phones to school. Some of the students think that it is more convenient for them to keep in touch with their parents and friends if they have a mobile phone. And what’s more, it’s a fashion. However, others think that middle school students are not old enough to control themselves. It is a waste of time for students to play games and send messages to each other by mobile phone. And it’s easy to cause the students to vie（攀比）with each other. If necessary, they can make phone calls by using public phones on the campus. In my opinion, as middle school students we should put all our heart into our studies though following the fashion is understandable. What do you think of it? With best wishes.
Yours truly,
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