二、完成下列句子。（每空2分，满分10分）
1.这张照片让我想起了我的童年
The photo ___________________my childhood.
2.过去，他靠卖报纸维生。
In the past, he ______________________by selling newspaper.
3.汤母是在农村被他祖父抚养长大的。
Tom _____________________________by his grandfather in the countryside.
4.一旦你找到了诀窍，掌握一们外语就不难了。
It’s not difficult for you to master a foreign language once you______________________ it.
5.那女孩有音乐天赋，有希望成为音乐家。
The girl ________________________ music and promises to be a musician.
Susan Sontag (1933 — 2004) was one of the most noticeable figures in the world of literature. For more than 40 years she made it morally necessary to know everything — to read every book worth reading, to see every movie worth seeing. When she was still in her early 30s, publishing essays in such important magazines as Partisan Review, she appeared as the symbol of American culture life, trying hard to follow every new development in literature, film and art. With great effort and serious judgment, Sontag walked at the latest edges of world culture.
Seriousness was one of Sontag’s lifelong watchwords (格言), but at a time when the barriers between the well-educated and the poorly-educated were obvious, she argued for a true openness to the pleasure of pop culture. In Notes Camp, the 1964 essay that first made her name, she explained what was then a little-known set of difficult understandings, through which she could not have been more famous. Notes on Camp, she wrote, represents “a victory of ‘form’ over ‘content’, ‘beauty’ over ‘morals’”.
By conviction she was a sensualist (感觉论者), but by nature she was a moralist, and in the works she published in the 1970s and 1980s, it was the latter side of her that came forward. In Illness as Metaphor —published in 1978, after she suffered cancer—she argued against the idea that cancer was somehow a special problem of repressed(被压抑的) personalities, a concept that effectively blamed the victim for the disease. In fact, re-examining old positions was her lifelong habit.
In America, her story of a 19th century Polish actress who set up a perfect society in California, won the National Book Award in 2000．But it was as a tireless, all-purpose cultural view that she made her lasting fame.
“Sometimes,” she once said, “I feel that, in the end, all I am really defending …is the idea of seriousness, of true seriousness.” And in the end, she made us take it seriously too.
51. The underlined sentence in paragraph 1 means Sontag ______.
A. was a symbol of American cultural life
B. developed world literature, film and art
C. published many essays about world culture
D. kept pace with the newest development of world culture
52. She first won her name through _______.
A. her story of a Polish actress
B. her book Illness as Metaphor
C. her explanation of a set of difficult understandings
D. publishing essays in magazines like Partisan Review
53. From the works Susan published in the 1970s and 1980s, we can learn that _______.
A. She was more a moralist than a sensualist
B. She was more a sensualist than a moralist
C. She believed repressed personalities mainly led to illness
D. She would like to re-examine old positions
54. According to the passage, Susan Sontag would agree to the ideas except _______.
A. We should try hard to follow every new development in literature, film and art.
B. Cancer can be defeated because it is a special problem of repressed personalities.
C. “Form” should be over “content”, “beauty” should be over “morals”.
D. We should defend the idea of seriousness, of true seriousness.
55. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A lifelong watchword: seriousness.
B. How Susan Sontag became famous.
C. Susan Sontag is the symbol of American culture.
D. An introduction to Susan Sontag and her watchword.
A special education teacher and former police officer was honored by President Barack Obama at the White House as the 2009 National Teacher of the Year for his innovative（创新的）approach, community focus, and teamwork with other teachers. “In a global economy where the greatest job qualification isn't what you can do, but what you know, our teachers are the key to our nation's success,” President Obama stated.
Mullen, a ninth-through twelfth-grade special education teacher at the ARCH School in Connecticut, is the 59th National Teacher of the Year. Mullen's goal is to provide passion, professionalism（职业特质）, and perseverance as an educator. “A teacher can receive no greater reward than the knowledge that he or she helped recover a lost student,” Mullen remarked. He will travel for one year as a full-time national and international spokesperson for education beginning June 1, 2009.
The National Teacher of the Year Program focuses public attention on teaching excellence and is the oldest and most famous national honors program for teachers. “ACEI is a proud participant in the selection process for the National Teacher of the Year, and we are pleased to see Anthony Mullen selected. Mr. Mullen is a dedicated individual who possesses a wealth of talents and skills as a teacher. His devotion to young people, however, reaches beyond the call of duty. Mr. Mullen extends himself to adviser and guides children who need to know that they are not forgotten and that they, too, are unique and special,” stated ACEI Executive Director Diane Whitehead.
ACEI is one of 15 national education organizations that select the National Teacher of the Year from among the state teachers of the year, including those representing the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, and five U.S. extra state departments.
46. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A White House ceremony.
B. An innovative teaching approach.
C. The 2009 National Teacher of the Year.
D. The national education organizations.
47. We can learn from the first paragraph Obama stresses ____________.
A. teachers’ role B. community lives
C. teachers’ teamwork D. innovative approach
48. According to Mullen, his success as an educator lies in ____________.
A. being a full-time national and international spokesperson
B. providing passion, perseverance and professionalism
C. helping those who cannot find their way home
D. helping the students achieve high scores
49. Which of the following statements of Mr. Mullen is NOT true?
A. He is totally devoted to the students.
B. He gets the honor for his special talents.
C. He is a talented teacher as well as an adviser.
D. He encourages children to achieve a better future.
50. It can be inferred from the passage that___________.
A. the National Teacher of the Year Program hasn’t been well-known
B. ACEI is the only organization in charge of selecting excellent teachers
C. Mullen is devoted to teaching the students for the call of duty
D. Mullen’s success may be due to his previous work experience.
III 阅读(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在
题卡上将该项涂黑。
LONDON, England（CNN）--- The youngest person to sail solo around the world returned home Thursday from his 30,000-mile, 282-day ocean journey.
Mike Perham, 17, sailed into Lizard Point in Cornwall, the southernmost point in Britain, at 9:47 a.m., his race team said.
“It feels absolutely brilliant,” Mike told CNN by phone hours before crossing the finish line. “I'm really, really excited to be going across the line at last. It doesn't feel like long since I crossed it first.”
Mike set off on his round-the-world trip on November 18, 2008. He has been sailing his yacht, TotallyMoney.com, single-handedly, though a support team has been sailing next to him along the way.
The teen has now achieved the title of Youngest Sailor to Circumnavigate the Globe Solo, according to the Guinness World Records.
Mike learned how to sail when he was seven years old from his father, Peter and at age 14, he sailed across the Atlantic alone.
The teenager's school --- which Mike describes as “highly supportive” of his trip --- has redesigned his coursework to fit in with his trip. It also gave him some coursework to do during “quiet moments,” according to Mike's Web site.
There haven't been many of those quiet moments. Repeated autopilot failures forced him to stop for repairs in Portugal, the Canary Islands, South Africa, and twice in Australia, according to his Web site.
Bad weather in the Southern Ocean --- between Australia and Antarctica --- forced Mike to battle 50ft waves and 57 mph winds. He said at one point, a “freak wave” picked up the boat and turned it on its side.
“My feet were on the ceiling at the time,” he told CNN. “That was a really hairy moment, and I was certainly thinking, ‘Why am I here?’ But we took the sails off and the day after I thought, ‘This is brilliant!’”
Mike describes his father as his biggest hero, always supportive of what he wanted to achieve. Peter Perham said he wasn't too worried about his son facing dangerous situations at sea, as long as he knew what to do and stayed safe.
41. Mike Perham returned to Britain in ________.
A. August B. September C. October D. November
42. Mike Perham is ________ that went on the round-the-world trip in the world up till now.
A. the first B. the bravest C. the luckiest D. the youngest
43. We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. the English school is the same as ours
B. the English school doesn’t care for students
C. the English school has a humane management
D. the English school gives students a lot of course work
44. According to the passage, Mike did anything EXCEPT ________ on his trip.
A. regret B. worry C. abandon D. fear
45. The passage mainly tells us ________.
A. Mike’s exciting sail trip around the globe
B. how Mike’s father taught him to sail a boat
C. why CNN wanted to report the news to the public
D. the introduction of the Guinness World Records
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Two books per visit per week,” said the unsmiling librarian as she handed a library card. Neither the limits nor her attitude surprised me, a 9-year-old Jewish girl growing up in Berlin in the 1950s. I needed those visits. The books were filled with stories in which, however 21 things seemed, everything 22 well in the end, 23 justice, bravery, and wisdom—a striking contrast (对比) to my everyday experiences.
Thirty years later, I, a recent immigrant to the US with a daughter aged 13, stood in front of another librarian. This librarian was smiling.
“What did she say?” I asked my daughter, who already knew a little English and often served as my interpreter.
“She said ‘Can I help you?’”
“Ask if they have any books in 24 ,” I requested.
“No, they don’t.” translated my daughter.
While hunting for a job, I was told that the library needed people to shelve books. The interview was short—the job didn’t require much English, just a 25 of the alphabet. I started the next day. Every day, I handled hundreds of books whose meaning was 26 from me, mentally dividing them by size and color. One day, while shelving, I found English for Beginners and began studying it on my own. Step by step English letters started forming words I could 27 , words combined into phrases, and—oh, wonder!—I was reading. It was a slow process, supported by dictionaries and 28 by tears, but it was progress. Afterwards I got promoted to the front desk— 29 books in and out and answering simple questions.
Every day I receive dozens of people. Sometimes I spot new immigrants. They come from all over the world, so they look different, but the hesitant expression on their faces and their shy manners are similar. My heart goes out to them, for they are people like me. I fully understand the 30 roads on which they have stepped. “They’ve come to the right place,” I think to myself. Then I smile and say—just the way a librarian said to me a long time ago—“Can I help you?”
A. attractive B. dull C. terrible D. strange
22. A. went out B. turned out C. ended in D. came up
23. A. rewarding B. affecting C. deserving D. denying
24.A. Spanish B. English C. Russian D. German
25.A. list B. knowledge C. line D. competence
26. A. vague B. simple C. hidden D. clear
27. A. recognize B. realize C. define D. interpret
28. A. inspired B. accompanied C. blocked D. excited
29. A. checking B. classifying C. borrowing D. lending
30.A. difficult B. smooth C. endless D. straight
第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
If you wake up this morning feeling healthy, you are more blessed than millions who will not survive this week.
If you have never experienced the danger of battle, or the pain of starvation, you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.
If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of this world.
If you have money in the bank, or in your wallet, you are among the top 8% of the world’s wealthy.
If you parents are still alive and still married, you are very rare, even in the United States.
If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful, you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.
If you can read this, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world that cannot read at all.
【写作内容】
1. 约30个词概括短文的内容要点；
2. 以“Should we complain about our life”为题，发表自己的观点，该部分大约120词，包括以下内容要点：
（1）我们是否应该抱怨我们的生活；
（2）实际生活中，许多学生牢骚满腹，抱怨各种不公、压力过大、考试、作业太多等；
（3）部分学生认为生活条件差，不如别人；
（4）作为学生，我们应该怎么做。
[写作要求]
1. 在作文中可以使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2. 不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准]
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
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