(C)

Imagine one day, the water taps in your house stop running. You have to buy water from shops. And still there isn’t enough for everyone. Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to do other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life? Probably not. But that’s what kids in Yemen are experiencing. Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water. According to a report, the capital, Sanaa, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025. Because of the shortage, the government often cuts the water supply. Hannan, an 18-year-old from Lahej, told the Times: “In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.” Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water truck. Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell water – at very high prices. “A lot of people can’t afford it,” she said. The average person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic meters of water per year. That is far below the international water poverty line of 1,000 cubic meters. The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.

61. The purpose of the text is to _________.

A. tell us what life is like in Yemen B. draw our attention to water shortage

C. remind us how important water is D. show us ways of solving problems

62. The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refers to _________.

A. buying water from shops B. drinking dirty water

C. suffering from water shortage D. washing clothes with used water

63. Hannan described _________.

A. what her life is like B. how beautiful Lahej is

C. how people use water fully D. how heavy the traffic in Lahej is

64. The Yemen Government _________.

A. has found a practical solution B. only cares about rich people

C. may try to make use of seawater D. can do nothing about the water supply

65. We can infer from the text that _________.

A. Sanaa will run out of water in 10 years

B. Hannan is a teenager from a rich family

C. the capital of Yemen is developing fast

D. private companies make a lot of money

(D)

Decide to Do Well

Everybody makes decisions in daily life. They can be as important as what you will do in the future or as simple as what you will eat for breakfast. Any decision could be the turning point of your life. I made an important decision when I was in Junior 3. Before I made that decision I was one of the boys who tried too hard to act as an adult. I didn’t know that only kids want to show themselves as adults. I didn’t listen to my parents and teachers, and my grades became poor. Then came the high school entrance exam. At the turning point of my life, my mom wanted to have a conversation with me. I wanted to turn it down but when I looked at her eyes, I felt I couldn’t refuse. Instead of asking me to study hard, to my surprise, Mom just asked what I wanted to do in the future. Without thinking too much, I just said I would like to study hard. Mom smiled and asked again: “I asked: what do you wantto do?” I never seriously thought about the question. So, I kept silent. “Whether you want to go on studying or enter the society,” she went on, “it is your own decision. Your life ought to be decided by you, not by anyone else, including me.” After saying that, she had tears in her eyes. For the first time in my life I was asked to make my own decision. I sat in my chair and thought about myself, my life and what kind of person I wanted to become. It took me what seemed to be ages to make the biggest decision so far in my life—I wanted to be a man who makes a difference in the world. To achieve that, I needed to study hard. The path to my future became clear to me. I didn’t act rebelliously(叛逆地) any more. With passion (激情) in my heart, I studied hard. Now, I’m 17 and I’m in one of the best schools in my city, in one of the best classes at the school and I am one of the best students in the class. Thanks to that decision, I have become what I am today. 66. When did the writer make the important decision? A. After he was 17 years old.B. After he was in one of the best classes. C. When he was a pupil.D. When he was studying in Junior 3. 67. What was the writer like before the decision? A. His grades became poor. B. He tried too hard not to act as an adult. C. He was one of the top students in his class. D. He did what his teachers and his parents asked him to do. 68. How did the writer make the decision? A. It was easy for him to make the decision. B. It was his second time to make the decision. C. He made the decision seriously. D. It was his mother that made the decision for him. 69. Why did the writer make the decision? A. Because his teacher talked with him patiently. B. Because he didn’t want to act rebelliously any more. C. Because his mother asked him to study hard as usual. D. Because his father asked him to think about his future by himself. 70. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The writer made the decision that he should work hard. B. It took the writer several years to make the decision. C. After hearing his mother’s words, the writer had tears in his eyes. D. At the turning point of his life, the writer wanted to have a conversation with his mother.

第二节 阅读理解（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

What is your favorite English letter? Many of you may say QQ. Why? Because so many of you chat withyour friends on QQ. What do you like about QQ? What do you talk about? The CCTV reporter, Miss Wang,interviews three kids. Let's listen to what they say. Miss Wang: When do you chat on QQ? What do you talk about? Lin Yuhan, Xi'an: On weekends. 71

Tang Xuting, Shanghai: At weekends and when I don't have much homework. We exchange test answersand chat. Yang Yuhang, Dalian: Our class goes online together at 4-6 pm on weekends. We complain abouthomework, chat an talk about computer games.

Miss Wang: What do you put on your QQ blog (博客)? Lin:72 I also write articles myself. They are about funnythings that have happened in my class. Tang: I put pictures on my blog. Not my own photos, but pictures from my favorite Japanese cartoons(动画片) like Tennis Prince and Conan. Yang: I put DV films on my blog. I shoot (拍摄) them during sports meetings and school parties. 73 It is so funny that everyone watches it. Miss Wang: How do you like QQ? Lin: It's a good space for us to make a record of our lives, of both good times and sad times. Tang: 74 But we can do it on QQ. It isvery helpful toour friendships. Yang: If you chat with friends on the telephone, your parents sometimes listen in on your conversation.There's no such problem with QQ You can relax and talk freely.

75. Which one is TRUE according to this article?

A. Lin says QQ is very helpful to their friendships.

B. Yang says he can chat freely with many friends and relax on QQ. C. Tang says QQ is a good space for them to make a record of their lives. D. Tang says he chats on QQ on weekdays though he has lots of homework.

第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共40分）

第四部分 读写综合（ 共四节，满分40分）

第一节 词汇。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。

76. Yang Liwei isthe ___________ ofour nation.

77. This Friday, we had a long ___________ about how to protect the environment.

78. Spaceships which now mainly use electronic controls used to be__________ by astronauts.

79. I believe the little boy can use the computer ___________.

80. The news of launching Chang’e Ⅲ caused people’s great___________.

完成句子。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据中文意思完成英语句子，每个空格填一个单词。

81. 我肯定只要你能坚持阅读，就会取得巨大进步。

I’m sure that you will make great __________ as long as you __________ to reading.

82. 写作文是提高你英语的一个好方法。

Writing __________ is a good way to __________ you English.

当和外国人交谈的时候，他害怕犯错误。

He is afraid of __________ mistakes when talking with __________.

直到我们亲眼看到，才相信有外星人。

We ___________ believe there are aliens until we see them __________ our own eyes.

托马斯•爱迪生是个异想天开的伟大发明家。

Thomas Edison is a great ___________ who has crazy and wild __________.