一、听力(共三节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What do we learn from the conversation?
A．The film is not interesting.
B．The woman never sees a film.
C．The woman enjoyed the film very much.
2．What is probably the man?
A．A sportsman.
B．A reporter.
C．A fisherman.
3．What does the man mean?
A．He doesn’t want to take a picture for the woman.
B．He will be happy to take a picture for the woman if he has film in his camera.
C．He doesn’t like to take a picture for the woman although there are some films in his camera.
4．What color of the cell phone would the woman like?
A．Brown. B．Purple. C．Silver.
5．When will the headmaster come back?
A．9∶30.
B．11∶45.
C．12∶40.
第二节(共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分)
请听下面4段对话，每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。
请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6．Where will the woman go?
A．To her friend’s.
B．To the school.
C．To the playground.
7．What is the weather like?
A．It is cloudy.
B．It is raining.
C．It is sunny.
8．What will the woman do?
A．Take an umbrella.
B．Go out later.
C．Put on a raincoat.
请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9．What is the man looking for?
A．A bookstore.
B．A room.
C．A hotel.
10．Why does the man refuse the first offer?
A．It’s too expensive.
B．It’s too small.
C．It’s too far away.
11．How long does it take the man to get there on foot?
A．An hour.
B．Half an hour.
C．One and a half hours.
请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12．What dishes are there on the menu?
A．Only some a la carte.
B．Only some regular.
C．Many different.
13．What does the man have?
A．Some a la carte.
B．A regular dinner.
C．Some chicken dishes.
14．What does the woman recommend?
A．The roast beef.
B．The salad.
C．The dessert.
请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15．What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A．Teacher and student.
B．Husband and wife.
C．Strangers.
16．What day does the conversation take place?
A．Friday.
B．Saturday.
C．Sunday.
17．Where will the speakers go tomorrow?
A．Museum
B．Gyms.
C．Shopping center.
第三节(共3小题，每小题1.5分，满分4.5分)
请听下面一段独白，用所听到的独白中的词或数填空，每空限填一个词或一个数。在听本段独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。本段独白读两遍。
请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
Freedom Tower
It will be built on the World Trade Center Site.
It will be 18.____________feet (or 541 meters) high.
It makes people think of the symbol of the Statue of19.____________.
20.____________work on the US $12 billion building will begin in September.
People will understand the courage of New Yorkers, they will understand the value of freedom.
Difficult Words and Phrases
appetizer开胃品，开胃饮料
dripping tap滴水龙头
skyline轮廓线
in reference to关于
skyscraper摩天大楼
听力材料：
Text 1
M：How about the film last night?
W：Never before have I seen such an interesting film.
Text 2
W：What was the best moment of the race for you?
M：Oh，when I got to the finishing line，definitely.
Text 3
W：The sunrise is so great.Could you take a picture for me，Victor?
M：If I had some film in my camera，I would be more than happy to do it for you.
Text 4
W：I don’t like the color of my cell phone，it’s too dark.I’d like to change the color.
M：Which color do you prefer？Purple?
W：Er...no.I prefer silver.
Text 5
M：Do you think the headmaster could see me tomorrow before 9∶30?
W：He won’t be in until 11∶45.
M：Is 12∶40 any good?
W：Yes.I’ll write down that time.
Text 6
W：Dad，I am going out.I’ve something important to do with my friend.
M：What did you say?
W：I said I was going out.I said I had something important to do with my friend this afternoon.
M：But it’s raining outside.It’s too wet to go out today.
W：His house is not far from here.I can get there quickly.
M：All right.Then put on your raincoat.But when will you come back home?
W：I’ll be back as soon as possible.OK？Bye!
Text 7
W：Good morning，what can I do for you?
M：Good morning，I’m looking for a single room.
W：A single room？Let me see.Well，we happen to have one.
M：How much is the rent?
W：150 dollars a month.
M：I’m afraid that’s too expensive for me.
W：Well，wait a minute.We have another one for 100 a month.But it is three blocks away from here.
M：How long does it take to get there?
W：It takes half an hour to walk there.But you can take a bus.
M：Is it a direct bus?
W：No，you must change once.
M：I don’t think that is a problem.I can use my bike.
W：Oh，sure.That’s a good idea.
Text 8
W：May I take your order，sir?
M：I haven’t seen the menu yet.May I have one，please?
W：I’m sorry！I thought the hostess who seated you had given you a menu.Here’s one，sir.
M：There are so many different dishes listed that it is hard to decide.
W：The a la carte dishes are on the left.The regular dinners are on the right-hand page.
M：I’ll have the regular dinner.I’m pretty hungry.With the regular dinner，I get an appetizer，soup and so forth.Isn’t that the idea?
W：Yes，sir.The regular dinner includes appetizer，soup，and salad，choice of dessert，tea or coffee.
M：Is there any particular dish you would recommend?
W：The roast beef is very good tonight.We also have several good chicken dishes if you like chicken.
Text 9
W：Tomorrow we have to do some shopping at the shopping center.
M：Yes.I want to go to the tailor’s shop and buy a few pairs of socks for our sons.
W：While we’re there，let’s pick up some new washers for the dripping tap in the kitchen and some meat for our next week meals.
M：OK.The bank is open on Saturday，isn’t it?
W：Yes，from 9∶00 a．m.to 1∶00 p．m..
M：Good.We can stop there to draw some money from my account.Anything else to buy?
W：I did most of the shopping yesterday，but I forgot to get fruit for the children and eggs for breakfast.
M：You pick that up while I go to the shop and buy seeds for the vegetable garden.I want to get them planted before it rains again.
W：Good.We’ll have to get up early tomorrow morning.
Text 10
W：News from New York：New York officials Friday showed the new design for the Freedom Tower.It will be built on the World Trade Center Site.
According to the plan，the office building will be 1776 feet (or 541 meters) high，in reference to the year the US declared its independence.It’s topped by a spire that makes people think of the symbol of the Statue of Liberty.Construction work on the US $12 billion building will begin in September，exactly three years after the attacks in 2001.By the time the 70-floor skyscraper is completed in 2008，it will be the world’s tallest building.
“It is a historic day，a day that，hopefully decades from now，we’ll look back on as we see the New York skyline，we will understand the sacrifices of September 11，we will understand the courage of New Yorkers，we will understand the value of freedom.” Said the New York Governor George Pataki.
答案：1～5.CABCB 6～10.ABCBA 11～15.BCBAB
16～17.AC 18.1776 19.Liberty 20.Construction
二、英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21．They are of________ height，but I think Robert________ the job.
A．equally；is equal B．equal；is equal to
C．equal；equals D．equally；is equaled
解析：选B。be of equal height高度相等；be equal to the job胜任某项工作。句意：他们身高相同，但我认为罗伯特能够胜任这项工作。
22．The music sounded________ and it brought the happy days back to me________ I was a child.
A．familiar；when B．similar；which
C．familiar；who D．similar；where
解析：选A。句意：这首音乐听起来很熟悉，它使我想起了自己还是个孩子的童年时光。familiar熟悉的； similar相似的。第二个空是when引导的定语从句，修饰先行词days。
23．You’d better stop playing games on line.There is evidence of a(n)________ between headaches and computer use.
A．combination B．connection
C．association D．organization
解析：选B。句意：你最好停止在网上玩游戏，有证据表明头疼和电脑的使用有关系。combination结合，合并；connection关系，联系；association联合，结合，交往；organization组织。
24．Do you think________ true that________ is hard work that leads to success?
A．it；it B．it；what
C．that；it D．what；which
解析：选A。句意：勤奋工作能带来成功，你认为这是真的吗？第一个it是句中的形式主语，真正的主语是后面第一个that引导的主语从句；第二个it是其引导的一个强调结构。
25．You’d better________ your scores and see if you have passed the exam.
A．add up B．add up to
C．add to D．add to up
解析：选A。句意：你最好把分数加起来看一下你是否考试及格了。add up把……加起来；add up to共计，合计；add to增添。
26．It’s incredible________ a 14-year-old girl could break the high jump________ .
A．that；balance B．what；record
C．what；balance D．that；record
解析：选D。句意：很难让人相信一个十四岁的小女孩能打破跳高纪录。that在句中引导主语从句，是句子真正的主语，break the record打破记录。
27．It is said that more than fifty people will have to compete________ only ten positions offered by the software company.
A．with B．against
C．for D．at
解析：选C。句意：据说有五十多人将要为软件公司所提供的仅有的十个职位而展开竞争。compete with/against：与……竞争；compete for：为……而竞争。
28．Aboriginal (土著居民)is a term________ to describe the people living in a place from the earliest________ times or before European arrived.
A．used ；knowing B．used ；known
C．using ；known D．using；knowing
解析：选B。句意：土著居民是用来形容人们所知的最早时期或欧洲人到来之前就生活在某一地区的人们的一个术语。术语和使用之间是被动关系，而时期和知道之间也是被动关系，故都用过去分词作定语。
29．Recently I bought a second-hand car，________ was very low.
A．which price B．the price of whose
C．its price D．whose price
解析：选D。句意：最近我买了一辆二手车，它的价格很便宜。价格和车之间存在所属关系，故用whose引导定语从句。B选项中应把whose改为which。
30．________ beauty of________ nature inspired many poets.
A．The；the B．A；a
C．The；/ D．/；the
解析：选C。句意：大自然的美丽激发了很多诗人的灵感。beauties 特指大自然之美，故用定冠词；nature 表示“自然”的意思时，前通常不带冠词修饰。
31．________ the room，the nurse found the tape-recorder________ .
A．Entering；stealing
B．Having entered；to be stolen
C．To have entered；being stolen
D．Entering；gone
解析：选D。句意：进入房间后，护士发现录音机不见了。“护士”和“进入房间”是主动关系，故用现在分词作状语；gone 常作宾语补足语或表语，表示“不见了，没有了”；录音机和偷之间是被动关系，应用过去分词作补语。
32．Jack decided to buy himself an iPhone 4________ it means standing in line all night waiting.
A．so that B．as if
C．even though D．however
解析：选C。句意：杰克决定买一部iPhone 4的手机，即使这意味着要排一晚上队。so that：为了；as if：好像；even though：即使，尽管；however：然而。
33．It was a nice meal，________a little expensive.
A．though B．whether
C．as D．since
解析：选A。句意：尽管这顿饭有点儿贵，但还是很不错的。though尽管；whether是否；as因为，当……时；since自从。
34．The ________ expression on her face suggested she was ________ when she heard the news.
A．amazing；amazed B．amazed；amazing
C．amazed；amazed D．amazing；amazing
解析：选C。句意：她脸上惊奇的表情表明当她听到这个消息时她很惊奇。amazing：让人惊奇的；amazed：惊奇的。
35．There________ many people ________ in the office，but now nobody is allowed to.
A．used to be；smoking
B．used to have；smoking
C．used to be；smoke
D．used to have；smoke
解析：选A。句意：过去办公室里有很多吸烟的人，但现在任何人都不许吸烟。本题考查there be结构。“过去曾经有……”用“There used to be...”表示；“有人干某事”用“There be someone doing sth.”表示。故选A。
第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction (拍卖)．It had been almost a year since her dear grandmother died in this house at the age of 92.__36__ the family business had failed and left them with heavy debts.So the bank had__37__ the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts.
__38__ the past several weeks，she had managed to save $100 in order to bid (出价) on the__39__ .Surely this would be enough，she had thought.Now the__40__ moment arrived.Looking around，Sally was surprised to see so many people had__41__，even some people were from far away.
As the auction began，Sally waited.Finally，the time came to bid on the quilt (被子)．She held her__42__ tightly and listened.The first bid was $ 45.She was__43__ .It was so high.Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding__44__ $ 85.Sally cried out，“$100！” For a moment there was silence.Hope__45__ her.She glanced again at the quilt，thinking how__46__ her grandmother would have been with her__47__ .
Just then，from the back，another person shouted，“$125！” She had lost her__48__ .Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people__49__ be interested in that old，torn，dirty quilt.The quilt was sold for $150 to a complete__50__ .
After the sale，Sally went to the counter to pay for the few items that were now hers.The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt.“There must be some__51__ .Someone else got it，”she said.A hand-written__52__ was pinned to the quilt，which read：
Dear Madam，
I noticed you__53__ the quilt.Clearly，it was__54__ to you.Please accept this quilt as my gift.I don’t expect repayment from you，but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who__55__ to cross your path.
Yours，
A stranger
36．A.Naturally B．Unluckily
C．Luckily D．Strangely
解析：选B。考查行文逻辑。“不幸的是”，家族企业经营不善亏本，被迫拍卖财产偿还债务。
37．A.expected B．hoped
C．waited D．forced
解析：选D。考查语境理解及固定搭配。“强迫”某人做某事。
38．A.With B．At
C．By D．During
解析：选D。考查语境理解及介词习惯用法。during the past several weeks“在过去的几周内”。
39．A.house B．desk
C．watch D．quilt
解析：选D。考查行文逻辑。根据下文可推断出是 “拍卖祖母的被子”。
40．A.strange B．necessary
C．big D．important
解析：选C。考查语境理解及词义辨析。下文暗示参加拍卖的人很多，这个场面很宏大。
41．A.turned out B．turned up
C．turned down D．turned on
解析：选B。考查行文逻辑及固定搭配。turn up“出现；露面”。
42．A.purse B．picture
C．book D．ticket
解析：选A。考查生活常识。Sally 囊中羞涩，仅有的$100对于她来说很珍贵，所以对自己的钱包倍加注意。
43．A.excited B．calm
C．worried D．shocked
解析：选D。考查行文逻辑推理。下一句说明拍卖的行情出乎Sally的预料，她感到很“震惊”。隐约担心自己得不到被子，这与意外的结局形成鲜明的对比，产生喜剧效果。
44．A.rose B．got
C．reached D．arrived
解析：选C。考查行文逻辑及动词词义辨析。竞拍价已经“达到”$85。rose to才正确。
45．A.told B．helped
C．filled D．gave
解析：选C。考查行文逻辑及词义辨析。这里侧重描述Sally的心理波动。现场短暂的寂静使她一时又“充满”希望。这样使故事一波三折，高潮迭起。
46．A.happy B．anxious
C．angry D．confident
解析：选A。考查行文逻辑及词义辨析。这样的结果也一定会使祖母感到宽慰和“高兴”。
47．A.at this moment B．ever since
C．long before D．soon after
解析：选A。考查语境理解及固定搭配。要是祖母 “此时此刻”在场的话，她一定会很高兴。
48．A.order B．chance
C．turn D．way
解析：选B。 考查行文逻辑及词义辨析。这时现场风云突变，别人继续加码，而Sally 没有太多的钱了，这样她就会失去“机会”了。
49．A.could B．might
C．must D．would
解析：选D。考查语境理解及词义辨析。Sally想不通别人为什么会这样关心这件拍卖品。
50．A.relative B．customer
C．friend D．stranger
解析：选D。考查行文逻辑及运用。根据最后一段，当时是一位“陌生人”取得这床被子的所有权。
51．A.reason B．fault
C．mistake D．fun
解析：选C。考查行文逻辑及名词词义辨析。面对意外结局，Sally的认为一定是出现“差错”了。
52．A.check B．wallet
C．address D．note
解析：选D。考查生活常识及名词词义辨析。结合语境，这是一则便条，是给Sally的最好的礼物和回报。
53．A.admiring B．touching
C．watching D．holding
解析：选A。考查主旨理解及词语辨析。admire恰如其分地描绘Sally既恋恋不舍又无可奈何的心境。
54．A.wonderful B．amazing
C．attractive D．precious
解析：选D。考查语境理解及词义辨析。显然，对方已经意识到这床被子对于Sally是多么“珍贵”。
55．A.goes B．stops
C．happens D．comes
解析：选C。考查行文逻辑及固定搭配。结合语境，这仅是“碰巧”发生的故事，的确有些意外。
三、阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there.One night，he went out for a walk alone.It was late and the small street was dark and quiet.Suddenly he felt someone behind him.He turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked past him.The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone.He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch.He decided to follow him and get back the watch.
Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian.Neither of them understood the other’s language.The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist(拳头)and pointed at the Italian’s watch.In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.
When he returned to the hotel，the Frenchman told his wife what had happened.He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table.Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italian’s.
【解题导语】 本文讲述了法国人与意大利人语言不通发生误解的一个有趣的故事。法国人在散步时以为自己的手表被经过的意大利人偷了，于是他向意大利人举起了他的拳头将手表拿了回来。而他回到旅店发现他的手表安然无恙地躺在桌上。
56．The Frenchman went to a small Italian town________ .
A．alone B．with his wife
C．with his friend D．with an Italian
解析：选B。文章的第1句The Frenchman是staying with his wife at the best hotel，由此句可推知答案。
57．One night he went out for________ alone.
A．a ride B．a walk
C．a drink D．rest
解析：选B。文章第一段的第2句．..he went out for a walk alone.由此句可推知答案。
58．Suddenly he found his________ was gone.
A．watch B．money
C．book D．ring
解析：选A。根据第一段当Italian was nearly out of sight的时候这个法国人就发现他的手表不见了。据此可知答案为A。
59．The Italian gave up his watch to him at last because________ .
A．he had stolen the watch from the Frenchman
B．he understood what the Frenchman wanted
C．he had picked up the watch on his way from work
D．he was afraid of the Frenchman
解析：选D。根据第二段中The Frenchman frightened...我们可以推知这个意大利人是害怕这个法国人的拳头才把手表给他。
B
Do you suppose Darwin，one of the greatest scientists of all time，really did fool experiments? Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish?
Sometimes，people think they already know the answer to a question or the solution (解决办法)to a problem.Sometimes，they really do know an answer or a solution，but without thinking they are important.
Charles Darwin didn’t settle for (满足于)just thinking he knew something.And，he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be.
Suppose you drop sheets of paper that are of exactly the same size and shape.If you drop them at the same time in the same place，they will fall in the same way.Now make one of the sheets of paper into a tight (紧的)little ball and let it drop along with the other sheets.What happens? You have done an experiment that is so simple that you might think it couldn’t be worth anything.
But this simple experiment is important.It explains part of our present-day understandings of physics，ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton.And these understandings set_aside some of ancient Greek physics.
Scientists sometimes stop to look at very simple things and to think very hard about them.Even the simplest idea，which we might think is foolish，can shake the foundations of science.
60．The passage tells us that Charles Darwin________ .
A．was a great English scientist
B．always liked doing the experiments that others thought difficult
C．thought even the simplest thing was important
D．didn’t get well with others
解析：选C。本题为判断题。短文并没有说 Charles Darwin是哪个国家的科学家，可排除A；由第二段可知别人认为Darwin的许多实验不值得做，可把B排除；文中没有论述Darwin与别人相处的事情，可排除D。由“...he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be.(Para.3)”可推出答案C。
61．The phrase “set aside” most probably means________ .
A．throw away B．store up
C．put to use D．realize
解析：选A。本题为词义猜测题。由上文可知作者认为做这个简单实验是重要的，它解释了目前人们对于物理方面的理解。因此这些理解当然是推翻了一些希腊古典物理学的观点。由此可推知set aside与throw away同义。
62．The author of the passage tries to________ .
A．convince us that Charles Darwin，Galileo and Newton are the greatest scientists in the world
B．draw the conclusion that basic sciences are simple things
C．prove that two sheets of paper，with the same size and shape，will fall at the same speed
D．draw our attention to everyday happenings around us
解析：选D。本题为主旨大意题。短文的最后一段点明最简单的事情都可能动摇科学的根基，意在告诉读者要留意身边的每一件事，哪怕它非常简单。
63．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Darwin really did fool experiments.
B．According to some people Darwin did foolish experiments.
C．It is believed by all the people that things could be important though they seemed to be simple.
D．Galileo and Newton worked out ancient Greek physics.
解析：选B。本题为细节考查题。短文第一段第二句“Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish？”明确告诉我们，有些人认为Darwin做了愚蠢的实验。
C
Canada is a very large country.It is bigger than China.China is the third largest country in the world.Canada is the second largest.It has an area of nearly 10 million sq.km.Canada has a very long coastline.To the west is the Pacific Ocean.To the east is the Atlantic Ocean.The Arctic Ocean is in the north.There are very many islands off the Pacific coast and off the Arctic coast.The biggest one in the west is Vancouver Island.In the east there is Newfoundland，and in the Arctic Ocean the biggest islands are Baffin Island and Victoria Island.(Greenland is not part of Canada.It is a part of Denmark，a country in northern Europe.)
Canada has a long border with the U．S.A.in the south.In the northwest Canada borders on the American“State of Alaska”．
Canada is a northern country.The Arctic Circle (Latitude 66°34’N) passes through the northern part.In the south，half of the border with the U．S.A.follows line of latitude 49°N.
64．Which of the following statements is true?
A．U.S.A is the second largest country in the world.
B．Canada has nearly 10 million sq.km.，so it is the second largest country on the earth.
C．China is as large as Canada and the second largest in the world.
D．Russia is the second largest country in the world.
解析：选B。细节辨认题。文中已有交代，在面积上加拿大是世界第二大国，中国居第三位。
65．What ocean is in the north of Canada?
A．The Pacific Ocean.
B．The Atlantic Ocean.
C．The Indian Ocean.
D．The Arctic Ocean.
解析：选D。加拿大的北边是北极，所以应是北冰洋。
66．There are many islands in Canada，and Vancouver Island is________ .
A．in the west B．in the east
C．in the north D．in the south
解析：选A。细节理解题。根据“The biggest one in the west is Vancouver Island.”可知。
67．Alaska is one of the states of America.It is on the________ of Canada.
A．northeast B．southeast
C．northwest D．southwest
解析：选C。加拿大西北部与美国的阿拉斯加州接壤。
D
Census：everyone counts
BEIJING－Starting Monday，millions of Chinese census takers will fan out across the country，visiting more than 400 million households to try to get an accurate count of the population over a 10-day period.
The sixth census will use about 6.5 million census takers，each dressed in a uniform and bearing a certificate，asking everyone living and working on the mainland for information about their personal lives.
Anyone born before Monday gets included，and anyone born after Monday gets left out until the next one，in 2020，according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)．
About 90 percent of the people will be asked to fill in an 18-item form，covering their name，sex，ethnic group，household registration，and education; the other 10 percent，chosen randomly，will be asked to fill in a longer 45-question form.
Foreigners have it easier：they only have eight questions to answer.
One in 10,000 households will be visited again from Nov.11 to 30，with the NBS sorting and filing the data through December.In April 2011，the main census data will be made public.
Around 700 million yuan ($103 million) of central government funds will be spent on the census，according to official figures.
And，if the previous household visits are anything to go by，the census takers will not have an easy job，because many people worry about their privacy，not to mention the rapidly swelling migrant population in major cities.
Many census takers previously found that people simply refused to open their door to them.
According to Tan Bihua，one census taker in the southern city of Guangzhou，where the census started on Oct.25－ahead of the nationwide effort because of the 16th Asian Games－each person is responsible for about 120 to 150 households and the greatest difficulty is that they often cannot even find the people.
Tan said she had to pay eight visits to one household to get their information because they were migrant workers who had no regular work hours，according to the Southern Metropolis Daily.
In Beijing，most residents received a mobile phone message over the weekend，asking them to take part in a cooperative spirit.
Vice-Premier Li Keqiang，on Thursday，also asked for people to cooperate with the census takers so that the statistics will be more accurate.
Li promised that any personal information collected will be kept strictly confidential.
If people repeatedly refuse to open the door to the census takers，they have the right to ask the police for help，the Beijing News reported on Sunday.
For foreigners，who are being included in China’s census for the first time，special preparations have been made.
Yang Shu，deputy director of the census office of Maizidian，a multinational community in Beijing’s Chaoyang District，said their office has recruited volunteers with bilingual (双语) or multilingual skills to help with the census.They have translated the questionnaire into at least five languages，including the usual English，French and German.
“Foreigners’ lifestyles are different and sometimes it’s difficult to find them，so we suggest they make an appointment with the census takers－a time that is convenient for them，”Yang politely pointed out.
China holds its national census every 10 years.The previous one showed that the world’s most populous country had 1.29 billion people.
【解题导语】文章介绍了第六次人口普查的情况。
68．Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
A．Bilingual or multilingual skills are necessary in doing the census at times.
B．Nine tenths of the people will fill in an 18-item form during the census.
C．Census in Guangzhou started ahead of time because of the Asian Games.
D．Yang Shu is a community in Chaoyang District where many foreigners live.
解析：选D。根据倒数第三段第一句话(Yang Shu，deputy director of the census office of Maizidian...)，Yang Shu是一个人(deputy director)而不是地方，因此D项说法是错误的。其他几项与原文说法相同。
69．We can figure out that the result of the fifth census in China was announced in________.
A．1991 B．1996
C．2001 D．2006
解析：选C。文中提及每10年一次人口普查，而这次是第六次人口普查，因此上次(第五次)应该是2000年，结果2001年公布，即C项正确。
70．Compared with the fifth census，the sixth one is________according to the passage.
A．just as easy
B．almost as difficult
C．relatively easier
D．somewhat harder
解析：选D。根据文章内容可知，文章第八段及以后都在讲本次人口普查的具体措施及遇到的困难。由此可知D项正确。
71．Why do some people refuse to open their door to census takers?
A．Because they hope the police will come to their homes to help.
B．Because most of their family members are hard to find.
C．Because they worry about their own privacy being let out.
D．Because they are unwilling to cooperate with the census takers.
解析：选C。根据第八段中的．..because many people worry about their privacy可知，许多人担心隐私泄露。
E
Exploit your parking space
An unused parking space or garage can make money.If you live near a city center or an airport，you could make anything up to ￡200 or ￡300 a week.Put an advertisement(广告)for free on Letpark or Atmyhousepark.
Rent(出租)a room
Spare room? Not only will a lodger(房客)earn you an income，but also，thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program，you won’t have to pay any tax on the first ￡4,500 you make per year.Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.
Make money during special events
Won’t you want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis.If you live in the capital，renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money，Grashpadder can advertise your space.
Live on set
Renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day，depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed.A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for free－but you will be charged if your home gets picked.
Use your roof
You need the right kind of roof，but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment(around￡14,000)，and let you use the energy produced for nothing.In return，they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid.However，you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier，which could prevent you from changing the roof.
72．If you earn ￡5,000 from renting a room in one year，the tax you need to pay will be based on________ .
A．￡800 B．￡500
C．￡4,500 D．￡5,000
解析：选B。推理计算题。根据第二段中“...you won’t have to pay any tax on the first ￡4,500 you make per year”可知你只需为超出部分即￡500赋税。
73．Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?
A．On Letpark. B．On Roomspare.
C．On Grashpadder. D．On Roommateeasy.
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第三段“...renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money，Grashpadder can advertise your space.”可知答案为C。
74．If you want to use energy free，you have to________ .
A．sign an agreement with the government
B．pay around ￡14,000 for the equipment
C．sell the roof to some energy companies
D．keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据最末一段“However，you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier，which could prevent you from changing the roof.”可知所签合同是要求你25年内不改换房顶。
75．For whom is the text most probably written?
A．Lodgers. B．Advertisers.
C．House owners. D．Online companies
解析：选C。推理判断题。通读文章，从文中多处“If you live near a city center or an airport，you could make...”“Try advertising your room...”“Renting your home out...”“You need the right kind of roof...”可推断出本文的写作对象是house owners(房屋所有者，业主)。
四、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)
以下标有题号的每一行均有一个错误，请找出，并按下列情况改正：
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号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
The village was always very quiet.The people lived76.________________
there were busy working in their field during the day，77.________________
and went to bed early at night，tiring after a long day’s78.________________
hard work.All of them had lived in a village79.________________
for all their lives and had never left for less than80.________________
one day at a time.On these days they left，they got up81.________________
early in the morning.They filled their carts of82.________________
fruit and vegetables and sheeps，and went to the83.________________
market in the town beyond their valley.They returned
back in the evening with some money and perhaps a84.________________
present for their children.That is their life.85.________________
76．解析：由于were busy working是谓语部分，若再有动词，应为非谓语部分或定语从句。
答案：lived→living或在lived前加who
77．解析：field在此处是“田野”，应采用复数形式。
答案：field→fields
78．解析：tired是“劳累的”意思，而tiring是“令人厌烦的”意思。
答案：tiring→tired
79．解析：此处是特指。
答案：a→the
80．解析：从句意看“不超过”应为not more than。
答案：less→more
81．解析：when引导定语从句。
答案：在第一个they前加when
82．解析：fill...with是固定短语。
答案：of→with
83．解析：sheep单复数形式相同。
答案：sheeps→sheep
84．解析：return不与back连用。
答案：去掉back
85．is→was
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
最近，某中学生英文报开设了“After-class Activities”的栏目，请你根据以下提示，为该栏目写一篇英文稿件，并鼓励同学们积极参加课外活动。
内容：
1．你校开展课外活动的情况；
2．你参加过的课外活动及给你带来的益处；
3．为同学选择课外活动提出建议；
4．为学校开展课外活动提出建议．
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．文中不得提及人名、校名及地名
3．稿件的开头已为你写好(不计入总词数)
范文：
After-class Activities
Nowadays，after-class_activities_are_becoming_more_and_more_popular_in_high_schools.In our school，there are various kinds of activities，for example，arts and sports.We enjoy them very much.Playing football and reading stories are my favorites which do me lots of good.Besides building my body and enriching my knowledge，they also free me from the heavy work of study.
Here I have some suggestions.To students，you’d better choose the activities which interest you and suit you；to school，they should organize more activities for students and leave students more time for activities by giving them less homework.
Dear friends，please actively take part in after-class activities，which will not only make your school life colorful，but also improve your learning.
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