第三部分∶概括段落大意和补全句子（第16～25题，每题1分，共10分） 阅读下面短文，请完成短文后的2项测试任务∶（1）从第16～20题后所给的6个选项中为第①～⑥段每段选择1个正确的小标题；（2）从第21～25题后所给的6个选项中选择5个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。 Jungle Highway ① Central Brazil has been invaded （入侵） by engineers and construction workers. They have cut through the Amazon jungle to build a new road across Brazil. ② The new road is called the Trans-Amazon Highway. It links the cities of Brazil's east coast with another highway that stretches to the Pacific. The highway connects cities all over Brazil with new settlements in central Brazil. ③ Brazilians are both hopeful and anxious about the highway project. The land of northeastern Brazil is dry. It is difficult for the people to grow enough food or make enough money. They expect the new highway to provide new farmland and many jobs. They also expect new towns and cities to develop along the highway. They believe people will move from the coastal cities and help develop central Brazil. ④ The highway is a great challenge to Brazilian engineering. Huge cutting machines are used to clear away thick jungle growth. There are other challenges, too. Workers have to deal with heavy rains, biting insects, diseases and loneliness. They do not bring their families with them. They often miss their families and friends at home. ⑤ Ecologists（生态学家）are worried about problems the new highway has brought. The rainforest has only a thin layer （层）of rich soil. This layer has been protected by tall trees and fed by dead leaves and plants. But construction is destroying the forest. The trees have been cleared away to make room for the road and new settlements. Ecologists believe there will be no good farmland. Already, some areas of the jungle have turned into dry and dusty deserts. Task1 16.Paragraph ①： 17.Paragraph ②： 18.Paragraph ③： 19.Paragraph ④： 20.Paragraph ⑤： A. Description of the highway B. Difficulties of the project C. Invasion of the Amazon jungle D.Life in the jungle E. Ecologists ' worries F. Brazilians' expectations Task2 21. Trees in the jungle have been cut_____. 22. People in northeastern Brazil expect the highway_____. 23.Brazilians hope that_____. 24. Road workers often feel lonely because_____. 25. Ecologists are worried that_____. A. to make room for a highway project B. central Brazil will be developed C. they leave their families behind D. the forest is destroyed E. people will suffer from more diseases F. to bring them more money

第四部分∶填句补文（第 26～30题，每题2分，共10分） 下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌，并在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。 First-born Children How do first-born children differ from later-born children? Hundreds of experiments have shown that the eldest child tends to be more careful, more eager for success, and more anxious.26_______ He avoids dangerous sports like football and soccer. One thing seems certain: first-borns have a good start in life. They are no more intelligent. But they are better readers as children.They do better in high school. They get better grades on school tests. More first-borns go to colleges and graduate schools.27_______ They dominate（占优势） in graduate schools. They account for more than a third of doctors, lawyers and college professors. More first-borns become famous people in the world. One reason for differences between older and younger children is that parents treat them differently.Many parents usually favor the eldest because everything he does is a novelty（新奇）. First-borns tend to be breast-fed longer.They are photographed endlessly. 28_______ First-borns are also given more responsibility because the mother needs them to help with the younger ones. 29_______ Sometimes it is simply because families cannot afford to send more than one child to college. 30_______The first-born child provides the first vehicle by which parents can continue their own identities and realize their hopes and dreams. All in all, it seems that first-borns are not only teachers' pets, but parents' pets as well. A. He is also more sensitive to pain. B. Many parents simply expect more of the first child. C. They account for 66% of the students in top US universities. D.Later-borns have valuable qualities that many first-borns lack. E. But later-borns are lucky to appear in group pictures. F. In certain cultures, the eldest should enjoy special educational advantages.

第五部分∶填词补文（第31～40题，每题1.5分，共15分）下面的短文有10处空白，短文后列出12个词，其中10个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。Building Trust in TeamworkTrust is important for teamwork. Teens must learn to trust each other to work towards a common 31_______.For one activity，put the teens into 32_______.One is blindfolded（蒙住眼睛）.Use rings to 33_______ mines（地雷）in a certain area. The seeing partner stands on the 34_______ side of the field. He must direct his partner across the mine field safely. The point is to see how 35_______ their chosen form of communication is.For another activity， 36_______ the whole group an un-assembled（未组装的） tent. Tell them they are in Antarctica and 37_______ survived a snowstorm. The team leader has his hands hurt and cannot 38_______. Half the team have been blinded by 39_______ and the other half have lost their voices.They must work 40_______,listen to their leader and trust each other to quickly put the tent together for survival. A.barely B. EffectiveC. effotD giveE. goalF. helpG.oppositeH.pairsI. represent J. snowK. difficultL. together

第六部分∶完形补文（第41～50题，每题 1.5分，共15分）下面的短文有 10处空白，每处空白后的括号内有一个词，请根据短文内容将其正确的形式填入文中，以恢复文章原貌。The Origin of Birthday CakeThe words for"cake"and "bread"were practically (practical) the same in early Europe. The only 41_______________(differ)was that cakes were sweet. In the 15th century,42_______________(baker)came up with the idea of 43_______________(sell) cakes for people's birthdays and their weddings. Since the cakes were 44_______________(usual) used for the birthdays of young children, these celebrations were 45_______________(refer) to as children's festival. During this period,people began to put new ingredients（成分） into cakes to make them 46_______________（sweet） and less bread-like.During the 17th century，birthday cakes were a luxury（奢侈品）. Only the very 47_______________(wealth) could afford them. During the 48_______________(Industry)Revolution, materials and tools became more advanced and more 49_______________(easy) acquired.As a result, the price of birthday cakes became 50_______________(accept) to the masses.

第七部分∶短文写作（第51题，30分）请根据所提供材料中的要求完成一篇 80 词左右的英文写作任务。51.某英文报社邀请你参加题为"Where do you prefer to live，in a city or in the countryside?"的征文活动。以下是写作提纲∶● 你的选择; ● 你做出上述选择的原因。

Marriages of The TimesArvind and Renu got married recently. Their wedding flloweld the pattemn of traditional Indian mariage. The girl's family judged the boy's job future, and the boy's family investigated (调查) the girl's background and character. Then Arvind's parents gave Renu the traditional pre-wedding gifts of clothes and jewelry. After the wedding, Renu moved into the home of her husband's parents.Renu and Arvind met through a newspaper ad! Renu's father placed the ad in The Hindustan Times, a national newspaper. Arvind's father looked in the newspapers and saw the ad.“One has to depend on modern resources. You want to find someone who is well educated and from a good family for your child. The newspaper ads give you more choices," said Arvind's father.His son and new daughter-in-law agree. They share the feelings of many young Indians who accept newspaper ads, placed by their parents, as the ideal way to find a mate: "We trusted our parents completely," said Arvind.Social scientists explain that marriage through newspaper ads is becoming more common in India. They say that it is one sign of social change. In the past, Indian parents would arrange marriages with the sons or daughters of their friends and neighbors. Now Indian society is not as stable as it was in the past. People move all the time. They do not get to know the people in their community well. The ads show another change, too. People still expect a woman to be attractive and a good housekeeper. But fanmilies are also looking for women and men with an education. Status is becoming less important.Arvind and Renu are a newly-married Indian couple.

Marriages of The TimesArvind and Renu got married recently. Their wedding flloweld the pattemn of traditional Indian mariage. The girl's family judged the boy's job future, and the boy's family investigated (调查) the girl's background and character. Then Arvind's parents gave Renu the traditional pre-wedding gifts of clothes and jewelry. After the wedding, Renu moved into the home of her husband's parents.Renu and Arvind met through a newspaper ad! Renu's father placed the ad in The Hindustan Times, a national newspaper. Arvind's father looked in the newspapers and saw the ad.“One has to depend on modern resources. You want to find someone who is well educated and from a good family for your child. The newspaper ads give you more choices," said Arvind's father.His son and new daughter-in-law agree. They share the feelings of many young Indians who accept newspaper ads, placed by their parents, as the ideal way to find a mate: "We trusted our parents completely," said Arvind.Social scientists explain that marriage through newspaper ads is becoming more common in India. They say that it is one sign of social change. In the past, Indian parents would arrange marriages with the sons or daughters of their friends and neighbors. Now Indian society is not as stable as it was in the past. People move all the time. They do not get to know the people in their community well. The ads show another change, too. People still expect a woman to be attractive and a good housekeeper. But fanmilies are also looking for women and men with an education. Status is becoming less important.Renu's family investigated Arvind's background before the wedding.

Marriages of The TimesArvind and Renu got married recently. Their wedding flloweld the pattemn of traditional Indian mariage. The girl's family judged the boy's job future, and the boy's family investigated (调查) the girl's background and character. Then Arvind's parents gave Renu the traditional pre-wedding gifts of clothes and jewelry. After the wedding, Renu moved into the home of her husband's parents.Renu and Arvind met through a newspaper ad! Renu's father placed the ad in The Hindustan Times, a national newspaper. Arvind's father looked in the newspapers and saw the ad.“One has to depend on modern resources. You want to find someone who is well educated and from a good family for your child. The newspaper ads give you more choices," said Arvind's father.His son and new daughter-in-law agree. They share the feelings of many young Indians who accept newspaper ads, placed by their parents, as the ideal way to find a mate: "We trusted our parents completely," said Arvind.Social scientists explain that marriage through newspaper ads is becoming more common in India. They say that it is one sign of social change. In the past, Indian parents would arrange marriages with the sons or daughters of their friends and neighbors. Now Indian society is not as stable as it was in the past. People move all the time. They do not get to know the people in their community well. The ads show another change, too. People still expect a woman to be attractive and a good housekeeper. But fanmilies are also looking for women and men with an education. Status is becoming less important.Renu received gifts from Arvind's parents before the wedding.

Marriages of The TimesArvind and Renu got married recently. Their wedding flloweld the pattemn of traditional Indian mariage. The girl's family judged the boy's job future, and the boy's family investigated (调查) the girl's background and character. Then Arvind's parents gave Renu the traditional pre-wedding gifts of clothes and jewelry. After the wedding, Renu moved into the home of her husband's parents.Renu and Arvind met through a newspaper ad! Renu's father placed the ad in The Hindustan Times, a national newspaper. Arvind's father looked in the newspapers and saw the ad.“One has to depend on modern resources. You want to find someone who is well educated and from a good family for your child. The newspaper ads give you more choices," said Arvind's father.His son and new daughter-in-law agree. They share the feelings of many young Indians who accept newspaper ads, placed by their parents, as the ideal way to find a mate: "We trusted our parents completely," said Arvind.Social scientists explain that marriage through newspaper ads is becoming more common in India. They say that it is one sign of social change. In the past, Indian parents would arrange marriages with the sons or daughters of their friends and neighbors. Now Indian society is not as stable as it was in the past. People move all the time. They do not get to know the people in their community well. The ads show another change, too. People still expect a woman to be attractive and a good housekeeper. But fanmilies are also looking for women and men with an education. Status is becoming less important.Renu refused to move into her husband's home before the wedding.

Marriages of The TimesArvind and Renu got married recently. Their wedding flloweld the pattemn of traditional Indian mariage. The girl's family judged the boy's job future, and the boy's family investigated (调查) the girl's background and character. Then Arvind's parents gave Renu the traditional pre-wedding gifts of clothes and jewelry. After the wedding, Renu moved into the home of her husband's parents.Renu and Arvind met through a newspaper ad! Renu's father placed the ad in The Hindustan Times, a national newspaper. Arvind's father looked in the newspapers and saw the ad.“One has to depend on modern resources. You want to find someone who is well educated and from a good family for your child. The newspaper ads give you more choices," said Arvind's father.His son and new daughter-in-law agree. They share the feelings of many young Indians who accept newspaper ads, placed by their parents, as the ideal way to find a mate: "We trusted our parents completely," said Arvind.Social scientists explain that marriage through newspaper ads is becoming more common in India. They say that it is one sign of social change. In the past, Indian parents would arrange marriages with the sons or daughters of their friends and neighbors. Now Indian society is not as stable as it was in the past. People move all the time. They do not get to know the people in their community well. The ads show another change, too. People still expect a woman to be attractive and a good housekeeper. But fanmilies are also looking for women and men with an education. Status is becoming less important.Arvind and Renu met online.