第二部分 閱讀理解(共8小題;第50小題是一分，其余每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分15分)

　　閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。

　　A

　　Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis, cricket —— anything with a round ball, I was useless.” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.

　　It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.

　　The following year, he met John Ridgway and he was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s School of Adventure in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgway’s cold-water exploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, then decided that this would be his future.

　　In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his fist long-distance expedition towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite(凍瘡), ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his supply-loaded sled(雪橇)up and over rocky ice. Next October, Saunders, 27, heads south from the coast of Antarctic to the South Pole and back, a 2900-kilometer journey that has never been completed on skis.

　　46. What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 years old?

　　A. He became good at most sports. B. He began to build up his body.

　　C. He joined a sports team. D. He made friends with a runner.

　　47. The underlined word “exploits” (Para. 3) is closet in meaning to _________.

　　A. journeys B. researches C. adventures D. operations

　　48. Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Saunders?

　　a. He ran his first marathon. b. He skied alone in the North Pole.

　　c. He rode his bike in a forest. d. He planned an adventure to the South Pole

　　A. acdb B. cdab C. acbd D. cabd

　　49. What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders?

　　A. He is a success in sports. B. He is the best British skier.

　　C. He is Ridgway’s favorite student. D. He is good instructor at school.

　　B

　　As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes. The changes may seem difficult and they may seem to happen quickly. Don’t panic! You will deal successfully with them! You are a young adult now!

　　With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed about your choices so that you can make healthy balanced decisions that will help shape your future. You may already know your career path or you may have no ideas at all what you want to do. Both situations are fine! Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you. http://www.xkb1.com

　　Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. You will probably want to be independent. But try not to shut your family out of your life! You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself. Your families have been with you since you came into this world.

　　It is also perfectly natural in this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family. Choose your friends wisely. A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.

　　This period is part of the life circle. There are some people who will be with you throughout life’s journey and there will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality is that you may not ever see all of your classmates again.

　　You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. The choices that you make from now on will be your choices. So making the right choices will be important to you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely!

　　50. The best title for this passage would be _________.

　　A. The Choices in Life. B. The Key to Success.

　　C. Say Goodbye to the Past. D. Becoming a Young Adult.

　　51. Who do the underlined words “some people” (Para. 5) probably refer to?

　　A. Your parents. B. Your classmates. C. True friends. D. Your relatives.

　　52. The author thinks teenage years are _________.

　　A. a period of complete freedom

　　B. too hard for young to get through

　　C. an important time for the young to make right choices

　　D. a very important period for young students to leave their parents.

　　53. Who is the passage mainly written for?

　　A. Teenagers. B. Teachers. C. Young parents. D. Adults.

　　第三節(jié) 書(shū)面表達(dá)(滿(mǎn)分30分)

　　假設(shè)你是李華，你收到你的美國(guó)筆友Mike 的一封E-mail，請(qǐng)根據(jù)郵件內(nèi)容給Mike 回一封電子郵件。

　　Dear Li Hua,

　　How are you going on recently?

　　I’m so glad to tell you that I have planned to go to Xi’an to attend a training school to study Chinese in my coming holiday. Would you please give me some suggestions on how to learn Chinese well?

　　Write back soon.

　　Mike

　　寫(xiě)作要點(diǎn)：

　　1.上課認(rèn)真聽(tīng)講，做好筆記;

　　2.課外大膽開(kāi)口，多與人交流，提高聽(tīng)力能力;

　　3.合理安排時(shí)間，勤加練習(xí)。

　　注 意：

　　1.詞數(shù)100左右，開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)已為你寫(xiě)好;

　　2.內(nèi)容可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，注意行文連貫。

　　Dear Mike,

　　I’m so glad to learn that … __________________________________________________________