According to the policy, people over 60 in the countryside can get their 60-yuan pensions each month, somewhat _____the burden of their children.

   A. to relieve               B. relieving           C. having relieved         D. relieved

Metro Pocket Guide

Metrorail(地铁)

Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out. Up to two children under ago five may travel free with a paying customer.

Farecard machine are in every station, Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the station and farecard machine only provide up to $ 5 in change.

Get one of unlimited Metrorail rides with a One Day Pass. Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro stations. Use it after 9:30 a. m. until closing on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays.

Hours of Service

   Open: 5 a. m Mon-Fri           7a. m. Sat—Sun .
   Close: midnight Sun—Thurs     3 a.m. Fri.---Sat. nights.    

   Last train time vary. To avoid missing the last train, please check the last train times posted in the station.

Metrobus

  When paying with exact change, the fare is $ 1. 35 . when paying with a smarTrip card, the fare is $1. 25

Fares for the Senior /disabled customers

   Senior citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare. On Metrorail and Metrobus, use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTrip card. For more information about buying senior/disabled farecards, farecard or SmarTrip cards and passes, please visit MetroOpenDoors. com or call 202-637-7000 and 202-637-8000.

Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorail services by calling 202-962-1100

Travel tips （提示）

  . Avoid riding during weekday rush periods –before 9:30 a. m. and between 4 and 6 p. m.

  . If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost & Found at 202-962-1195.

24. what should you know about farecard machine?

   A. They start selling tickets at 9:30 a. m.

   B. They are connected to change machines.

   C. They offer special service to the elderly.

   D. They make change for no more than $5.

25. At what time does Metrorail stop service on Saturday?

   A. At midnight   B. at 3 a. m.  C. at 5 am   D. at 7 p. m.

26. What is good about a SmarTrip card?

A. It is convenient for old people    B. It saves money for its users

C. it can be bought at any time      D. it is sold on the Internet.

27. Which number should you call if you lose something on the Metro?

A. 202-962-1195                 B. 202-962-1100

C. 202-673-7000                  D. 202-673-8000

 —Would you classify it as a hard drug or a soft drug?

       —________time，________I will finish my work.

       A．Take；and                             B．Some；/

       C．Give；or                               D．A little more；and

It is known to all that the world is _____ up of seven continents and four oceans.

A. made      B. consisted      C. included      D. formed

If you want to learn a new language,the very first thing to think about is why.Do you need it for a__41__ reason, such as your job or your studies?__42__ perhaps you're interested in the__43__,films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a __44__ of the language.

Most people learn best using a variety of __45__,but traditional classes are an ideal(理想的)start for many people.They __46__ an environment where you can practice under the__47__of someone who's good at the language.We all lead __48__ lives and learning a language takes__49__.You will have more success if you study regularly,so try to develop a __50_.It doesn't matter if you haven't got long.Becoming fluent in a language will take years,but learning to get by takes__51__.

Many people start learning a language and soon give up.“I'm too__52__,”they say.Yes，children do learn languages more __53__ than adults，but research has shown that you can learn a language at any__54__.And learning is good for the health of your brain,too.I've also heard people _55__ about the mistakes they make when __56__.Well,relax and laugh about your mistakes __57__ you're much less likely to make them again.

Learning a new language is never _58___.But with some work and devotion，you'll make progress.And you'll be__59__by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in__60__own language.Good luck!

41   .A.technical         B.political                   C.practical                  D.physical

42.A.After                   B.So                                C.Though                   D.Or

43.A literature         B.transport                       C.agriculture                  D.medicine

44.A view                 B.knowledge              C.form                           D.database

45.A paintings           B.regulations            C.methods                       D.computers

46.A.protect                      B.change                   C.respect                   D.provide

47.A.control                      B.command              C.guidance                D.pressure

48.A.busy                   B.happy                     C.simple                      D.normal

49.A.courage                    B.time                        C.energy                    D.place

50.A.theory                B.business                       C.routine                    D.project

51.A.some risks         B.a lot less                       C.some notes                    D.a lot more

52.A.old                     B.nervous                        C.weak                       D.tired

53.A.closely                      B.quickly                    C.privately                  D.quietly

54.A.age                    B.speed                     C.distance                  D.school

55.A.worry                  B.hesitate                  C.think                       D.quarrel

56.A.singing                      B.working                  C.bargaining                     D.learning

57.A.if                        B.and                        C.but                          D.before

58.A.tiresome             B.hard                              C.interesting                     D.easy

59.A.blamed                      B.amazed                  C.interrupted                     D.informed

60.A.their               B.his                          C.our                       D.your

When I drove to work yesterday, I met a traffic jam. As I looked out of my window, a handsome young man was walking on the street. He was walking towards the bridge. There were some homeless men with their cups around there. The young man went to one of them. He brought out some money from his pocket, said a few words to him and put the money into his cup. He continued to walk and then saw another homeless man. He stopped for a minute, said a few words and then gave the man a candy.

And then he saw the next homeless man. He was shivering because of coldness. The young man now stopped for a second and gave his scarf to him. He then said goodbye to him with a big smile and went away in the snow.

At that moment, I was in tears. I gave this young man my best wishes with love and blessings.

32.The story probably happened in __________.
A.spring       B.summer     C.winter      D.autumn
33.How many homeless men did the young man help in this passage?
A.3.           B.2           C.4.           D.5.
34.What did the young man give the homeless men?
A..His scarf,hiscoat and some money
B..Some money,his scarf and a candy
C.A candy, his hat and his coat.
D.His coat, some money and a candy.
35.The man was shaking slightly because of       __________.
A.coldness       B. hunger     C.illness      D.worries

Long long ago, a circle missed one piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its  41  piece. But because it was  42  and therefore could roll only very slowly, it  43  the flowers along the way. It 44  with the worms. It enjoyed the sunshine. It found lots of different pieces, but  45 of them fitted. So it left them all by the side of the road and  46  searching. Then one day the circle found a piece that fitted  47 . It incorporated the missing piece into itself and began to roll.  48  it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast,  49  fast to notice the flowers or talk to the worms. After it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly, it 50 , left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away.

The  51  of the story, I suggest, is that in some strange  52  we are more whole when we are missing something. The man who has  53  is in some ways a poor man. He will never know what it  54  like to nourish his soul with the dream of something  55 . When we accept that  56  is part of being human and when we can continue rolling  57  life and appreciate it, we will have  58  a wholeness that others can only desire, which , I believe, is _59  God asks of us — not “Be perfect”, not “Don’t even make a mistake”,  60  “Be whole”.

41. A. missing       B. other       C. rest       D. remaining

42. A. ugly          B. incomplete        C. ordinary   D. unusual

43. A. admired       B. watered        C. picked D. planted

44. A. chatted       B. played     C. sang       D. danced

45. A. neither       B. each          C.Call         D. none

46. A. carried out   B. kept on       C. worked out  D. put on 

47. A. especially    B. perfectly   C. Permanently   D. constantly

48. A. Although      B. Unless     C. Now that    D. As long as

49. A. very          B. so         C. too        D. how

50. A. cried         B. continued     C. hesitated    D. stopped

51. A. root          B. lesson     C. cause     D. reason

52. A. degree        B. level          C. sense      D. manner

53. A. nothing       B. something     C. everything D. little

54. A feels          B. smells     C. looks      D. sounds

55. A. better        B. common         C. impractical    D. worse

56. A. strength      B. imperfection   C. kindness   D. benefit

57. A. behind        B. at             C. of             D. through

58. A. recognized    B. searched       C. achieved       D. founded

59. A. which         B. how            C. what           D. that   

60. A. while         B. but            C. and        D. Otherwise

We have worked out the plan and now we must put it into ________.

A. fact    B. reality

C. practice    D. deed

It’s useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. There is a famous saying “Good habits lead to good endings.”, 56.       shows the importance of habits. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away ”also shows how a healthy everyday habit helps to build up our body. Good learning habits can help us gain great learning results, 57.______(include) high scores and abundant knowledge. Learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitudes 58.        our learning. 59._______(obvious), a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations. As we can see, cultivating a good habit is so important 60.______ I would like to develop some good habits, like keeping a learning diary every day. I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分20分）

.—Do you know our town ?

---No, this is the first time I _____here.

A. come              B. am coming    C. came             D. have come

_____，Sharon couldn't find her lost wallet．（　　）

A．As she might try B．Might she as try

C．Try as she might       D．She might as try

Most of the educators are ___ ▲___ providing more freedom to the teenagers, believing that it

 may make them more creative and independent.

A. in charge of                     B. in search of    

C. in favor of                      D. in place of

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

With limited space for parks and gardens, architects and city planners often find it challenging to include greenery in neighborhoods in cities. One creative solution is to grow plants on unused areas like walls and rooftops. It’s a popular idea, and now rooftop gardens and green walls have been sprouting up（大量冒出）in cities around the world.

There are many benefits of having green spaces to the urban landscape. Adding gardens to rooftops or walls can create a pleasant environment –– what was once a gray cement（水泥）wall can become a colorful, blooming garden. The CaxiaForum art gallery in Madrid, Spain, is a famous example –– one of its walls is covered with 15,000 plants from over 250 different species. In other cities, green walls are being used more functionally, to cover up construction sites and empty buildings and to decorate the lobbies of office buildings.                          

Using plants to cover walls and rooftops can also keep cities cooler in the summer. Buildings and roads absorb the sun’s heat and hold it, causing a building or neighborhood to stay warmer longer. Plants, on the other hand, provide an enormous amount of shade. There is evidence that growing a roof or wall garden can lower a building’s energy costs. 

In New York City, public schools plant rooftop gardens that can reduce heating and cooling costs. In addition to saving the school money, teachers and parents love the gardens because of their educational value –– it’s a fun and healthy way for their kids to investigate the world around them. “For the children, it’s exciting when you grow something edible（可食用的）, ” said Lauren Fontana, principal of a New York public school.

Rooftop gardens and green walls may require a bit more effort to grow and maintain. However, hard work always brings rewards, and with green spaces, the rewards are plentiful.

Somebody Loves You

One miserable rainy night, a man named Mark decided to end his life. In his mid-fifties, Mark had never been married, ___21___ the joy of having children or spent holidays with his family. Wet and unhappy, he walked along the streets, feeling as if there was ___22___ in the entire world that cared whether he lived or died. ___23___, I was sitting in my room watching the rain hit my window. When I heard the doorbell ring, I jumped from my chair and ___24___ out. But my mother was already at the door. Opening it, she found herself face-to-face with a very dirty-looking man with tears streaming down his face. My mother, overcome by ___25___，invited the man inside, and he sat with my parents in our living room．

___26___，I walked secretly downstairs so that I could get a better look. I couldn't understand what they were saying, but the ___27___ of the man, holding his head in his hands and crying, made my chest ache. I raced back upstairs to my room and  ___28___ my hand into my money jar. Pulling out my only half-dollar coin, I ran back downstairs.

When I___29___ the door of the living room, I walked right in. The three adults looked at me in ___30___ as I quickly made my way over the stranger. I put the half-dollar in his hand and told him that I wanted him to have it. Then I gave him a ___31___, turned and ran as fast as I could out of the room and back upstairs. I felt excited but happy.

Downstairs, Mark sat quietly with his head ___32___. Tears streamed down his face as he tightly held that coin. Finally looking up at my parents, he said, "It’s ___33___  that I thought nobody cared. For the last twenty years, I have been so ___34___ . That is the first hug I have ever got. It’s hard to believe that somebody ___35___”

Mark's life changed that night. When he left our house, he was ___36___ to live instead of die.___37___we never saw Mark again, we received letters from him every once in a while, letting us know that he was doing fine.

My life changed that night, too, as I witnessed the huge healing power of ___38___．even if it’s only a gift of fifty cents.

Before Mark left, my parents asked him why he had knocked on our door. Mark said that ___39___ he'd walked along the streets that rainy night, helpless and ready to ___40___, he had noticed a sticker on the car. It read: SOMEBODY LOVES YOU.

21. A. believed    B. noticed    C. experienced    D. understood

22. A. everybody    B. somebody    C. anybody    D. nobody

23. A. Later    B. First    C. Afterwards    D. Meanwhile

24. A. looked    B. raced    C. spoke    D. broke

25. A. pity    B. anxiety    C. guilty    D. fear

26. A. Worried    B. Curious    C. Puzzled    D. Annoyed

27. A. sense    B. thought    C. sight    D. look

28. A. shook    B. put    C. pushed    D. forced

29. A. answered    B. fixed    C. found    D. reached

30. A. anger    B. delight    C. peace    D. surprise...

31. A. hug    B. kiss    C. smile    D. handshake

32. A. held    B. turned    C. bowed    D. raised

33. A. just    B. still    C. also    D. even

34. A. anxious    B. stressed    C. lonely    D. bored

35. A. cares    B. gets    C. makes    D. knows

36. A. lucky    B. proud    C. hesitant    D. ready

37. A. Since    B. When    C. Although    D. Unless

38. A. receiving    B. giving    C. loving    D. taking

39. A. if    B. as    C. until    D. before

40. A. die    B. cry    C. leave    D. Regret

●Does failure really exist?

If you believe you have failed, then you have.  If you believe you don’t have the ability to succeed, then you don’t.     36     The moment you decide to give up or stop working toward your goals, failure is born.

●    37   

Most people give themselves an out without even realizing it. They are willing to work hard on reaching their goals, but only until the going gets too rough or their energy dies down.  Don’t do that!     38      Never quit, never admit failure, and never lose heart.

●Don’t believe in a clear finish line for goals.

It’s a good idea to set a general timeline, but remember that something will be beyond your control.      39     If you lock yourself into a given timeline, you might make yourself feel like a failure!  Instead, get a general idea of when you’d like your goal to be completed. Then take it one day at a time and focus on making progress instead of reaching the finish line in as little time as possible.

●Be sure that you don’t see difficulties as failures.

Difficulties mean only one thing: it’s not time for your goal to be completed yet.  That’s it!  It doesn’t mean you failed; it doesn’t mean you’re weak; it doesn’t mean you’ll never achieve your goals.     40     You’ve got to keep moving forward and find a way over, around, or through the difficulties.

A. Never give up on yourself.

B. Failure only exists in your own mind!

C. That’s exactly how failure makes us feel.

D. It simply means you have not done enough yet.

E. You can never say exactly when your goal will be reached.

F. Instead, make up your mind to make your goal happen, no matter what!

G. Work hard towards your goal, and you will be likely to get good results.

In campus violence cases in Beijing during the last five years, 14 percent of the offenders not only beat others, but also insulted(侮辱)them. They slapped(打耳光)others, made them kneel down, and in some cases took off other peoples clothes.

   Violence at schools has been widely reported in media in recent years---the violence among teenagers has drawn public and government attention. On Nov 11, the Ministry of education, along with eight other central sectors, published a guideline on dealing with school violence.

   The guideline stressed that students with serious behavioral problems should be handed over to special schools. Or, in more serious cases, they may take criminal responsibility and be sent to prison.

   “The common tolerant attitude toward violence should be changed,” wrote Jiaxing Daily. “When teenagers do something wrong, we should tolerate and help them when necessary. But all of this has a limit.”

1．以约30个词概括上文的内容要点；

2．然后以约120个词写作以下相关内容：

  1）校园暴力存在且越来越严重的原因（至少两点）；

  2）你认为如何应对校园暴力（至少两点）；

  1．不得直接引用原文中的句子；

  2．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

  概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

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美国学生Lucy在互联网上登出启事notice，希望结识一位中国朋友，以便学习中国的语言、文化。假设你是新华中学的李华，请在看到这则启事后，用英文给Lucy发出一封电子邮件，主要内容包括：

1、你怎样得知他的愿望；

2、你愿意成为他的朋友；

3、你打算如何帮助他；

4、你盼望他的回复。

注意：

1、同数100左右；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2、开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Lucy，

I’m Li Hua, a 17-year old middle school student, coming from China.

Looking forward to your reply soon.

Yours,

Lihua

______, we should sleep at sleep at least 8 hours a day, but in practice we sleep less than that.

A. In fact    B. In theory

C. On average    D. In particular

63. 要预测出谁将获胜是不可能的。（用“it”作形式主语, predict）

______________________________________________________________________

64. 他虽然没有通过考试，但却是个不错的尝试。（attempt）

______________________________________________________________________

65. 他工作太卖力，最后自己病倒了。（so…that, eventually）

______________________________________________________________________

66. 今晚我们准备去试试那家新餐馆。（try out）

______________________________________________________________________

67. 她想散散步。（feel like）

______________________________________________________________________

68. 因交通拥挤，他迟到了。（due to）

______________________________________________________________________

A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.

The conversation soon turned into complaints about 41 in work and life. To offer his 42 coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 43 with a large pot of coffee and a 44 of cups---plastic, glass, metal, porcelain (陶瓷), crystal, some plain-looking, some beautiful. The professor told his students to 45 themselves to hot coffee.
    When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “lf you have 46, all the nice-looking expensive cups have been 47, leaving behind the plain and 48 ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 49 of your problems and stress.”

The professor continued, “Believe that the cup itself adds no 50 to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even 51 what we drink. What all of you 52 wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went 53 the best cups.”

Now 54 this: life is the coffee; the jobs, money, and 55 in society are the cups. 56 are just tools to hold and contain life, and the different types of cups we have don’t decide, nor 57 the quality of life. If we concentrate only on the cups, we will 58 to enjoy the coffee in it. So don’t let the cups 59 you...enjoy the coffee instead.
    At these words, the graduates looked at each other in 60 embarrassment.