1、.阅读理解AHave you ever gone to work to find that one of your coworkers is coughing and sneezing all day long？You do your best to keep a safe distance and wonder：Why did he or she come to work when they were ill？The reality for many Americans is that they do not have enough paid sick time each year to a
2、fford them the luxury of staying at home because they dont feel well.This problem doesnt just affect the working employees who are sick，though.In an article by James Warren for Bloomberg Business Week，a secondgrade school teacher，Stilli Klikizos shares about the sick children who must stay in school
3、 all day long because their parents cant get off work to come and get them.In the past school year，she had several children who were unable to be picked up at school who were later diagnosed with H1N1.There is a movement called the Healthy Families Act in Congress that would change this situation fo
4、r many Americans.The Healthy Family Act would require employers with 15 or more employees to provide 7 paid sick days a year for their workers.These days could be used not only for days when the worker is sick，but the time can also be used when caring for others，or going to routine doctors appointme
5、nts. Those who are against the Act argue that many businesses are struggling to make ends meet owing to recession(经济衰退)，and point out that this is the wrong time to force employers to add an additional expense.Those who support the Healthy Families Act say that our nation cant afford to not take the
6、se measures.When an individual goes to work sick，they are possibly infecting their coworkers，clients and customers.According to a report by Katie Couric on the CBS evening news，threefourths of low wage earners get_docked when they are sick.Those individuals include daycare workers and restaurant wor
7、kers，whose health can affect the health of many.1Why do many Americans still come to work when they are sick?AThey often ignore the illness if not serious.BThey work in high spirits.CThe cost of staying at home is great.DThe cost of medical treatment is high.解析：选C。根据第一段的最后一句“The reality.do not have
8、enough paid sick time each year to afford them the luxury of staying at home”可知，许多美国人带病上班是因为他们生病待在家时没有薪水，这使他们付出的代价太大，所以选C。2In the article mentioned in this passage，James Warren intends to say_Achildren need more thoughtful and considerate careBteachers are responsible for taking good care of childre
9、n at schoolCparents shouldnt leave the sick children at schoolDadults not having enough paid sick time may be bad for children解析：选D。根据第二段的内容可知，父母不能休假导致生病的孩子不能得到照顾，由此可推知，成年人没有足够的带薪病假对孩子不利。3According to the Healthy Families Act，_Aall the employers are required to provide 7 paid sick days a year for th
10、eir workersBthe employees can use the paid sick days to take care of their sick childrenCthe employees could demand their companies pay for their medical billsDthe employees can use the paid sick days to take a trip so as to relax themselves.解析：选B。根据第三段最后一句中的“These days could be used not only for da
11、ys.，but the time can also be used when caring for others”可知，雇员可以利用带薪病假照顾生病的孩子。4The term“get docked”(Para.6)probably means“_”Aget firedBget paid Close their health Dlose part of wages解析：选D。根据画线部分前后的内容可知，低收入者中有四分之三的人生病时被扣除部分工资，因此选D。BIn the old days，divers used to go down into the sea looking for ships
12、 that had sunk because they hoped to find gold and jewels.Now divers still search for valuable things in sunken ships，but they also try to bring to the surface the ships themselves，or parts of them.The value of different kinds of metals has increased greatly over the last twenty or thirty years and
13、even though a ship has been under the sea for many years，it may be worth a great deal.The“Andrea Doria”is a valuable ship lying on the seabed.It is an Italian passenger ship which sank in 1956 after a collision with a Swedish ship.The ship itself was worth at least $30，000，000 and in addition it was
14、 carrying over $4，800，000 and many other valuable things.There is one silver object which is worth over $1，200，000.But the ship is lying in deep water which is very dark and cold.As strong current also sweeps past the ship，so far divers have been unsuccessful.5The underlined word“current”in the seco
15、nd paragraph means_Alots of moneyBairCsea Dstream of water解析：选D。猜测词义题。船只沉没海底，自然是强烈的“水流”流经船只，故选D项。6Divers try to bring up metal from sunken ships because_Ametal has been in the sea for a long timeBsome kinds of metal are worth a lot of money todayCmetal becomes better after it has been in the seaDit
16、is easy to bring up metal解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句话“The value of different kinds of metals has increased greatly.，it may be worth a great deal.”可知B项正确。7The“Andrea Doria”sank because_Ait hit an Italian shipBit hit a Swedish shipCthere was a strong currentDthe water was very deep解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句话“It i
17、s an Italian passenger ship which sank in 1956 after a collision with a Swedish ship.”可知，该船是与瑞典船只相撞后沉没的。8Divers have tried to bring up things from the“Andrea Doria”because_Athe water is not very deepBit is lying on the seabedCit sank in a collisionDthe ship and the things in it are very valuable解析：选
18、D。细节理解题。根据第二段第三、四两句话可知该船及其上面的物品都非常昂贵，故成为潜水者们争相打捞的对象。.语法填空Robot teachers，who never get angry or make critical remarks，have been a hit with pupils in some South Korean schools，a government report said.“Elementary school children responded 1._(positive) to the robotic teachers，”the Ministry of Knowledg
19、e Economy said，citing a survey 2._(make) by educational researchers.Englishteaching robots were sent to three provincial schools for eight weeks starting in late December.And programmable electronic robots，3._ teach maths，science and art，were used in ten Seoul schools for five weeks from November.Th
20、e researchers found that the Englishteaching robots raised the interest of students in the language and improved 4._ confidence.The robots are controlled 5._(remote) by an English teacher and are equipped with a microphone and video camera.Autonomous units use voicerecognition software 6._(interact)
21、 with children.The government has expressed interest in robots to give rural school children 7._(many) learning opportunities than before.“The machines inspired creativity and had a positive influence on the attitude of students，”a ministry official 8._(proud) told the media.Nowadays，officials in ch
22、arge of the project 9._(work) to improve the quality of robot teaching 10._ solve some small problems before any decision to expand their use is made.【解题导语】韩国政府发布一份报告称，该国在其部分学校试行的机器人老师受到学生们的热捧。1解析：此处需要填入一个副词修饰动词“respond”，故应用positive的副词形式positively。答案：positively2解析：过去分词短语作survey的定语。答案：made3解析：关系代词whi
23、ch引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词“robots”，并在从句中作主语。答案：which4解析：their在此处指代上文提到的students。答案：their5解析：副词remotely作control的状语。答案：remotely6解析：本句中动词不定式to interact作目的状语。答案：to interact7解析：根据句中的than及句意可知，此处应用many的比较级形式。答案：more8解析：副词proudly作动词told的状语。答案：proudly9解析：根据句中的时间状语“Nowadays”及句意可知，work这个动作是“officials in charge of the
24、 project”在现阶段正在进行的一个动作，故应用现在进行时。答案：are working10解析：“to improve the quality of robot teaching”和“(to) solve some small problems”为两个并列的不定式短语，故应用and连接。为避免重复，第二个不定式短语中的不定式符号to被省略。答案： and.书面表达自2009年7月18日起，大陆居民可以赴台湾旅游。为便于大家更好地了解台湾，请你用英语写一篇短文，简介台湾，内容要求如下：1、台湾的地理位置：位于福建省的东南，东面被太平洋环抱；2、台湾是我国最大的岛屿，其面积约三万六千平方公里
25、，人口约两千三百万；3、台湾资源丰富，盛产大米、香蕉、茶叶和甘蔗等；4、台湾气候宜人，风景优美，著名的风景区有日月潭、阿里山等。注意：1.词数：100左右2参考词汇： 日月潭the Sun Moon Lake; 阿里山ALi Mountain_One possible version：Taiwan，the largest island of China，lies to the southeast of Fujian Province，with the Pacific Ocean surrounding its east.It covers an area of about 36，000 squ
26、are kilometers and has a population of about 23，000，000.Taiwan is rich in natural resources.Its famous for its rice，bananas，sugarcanes and so on.In Taiwan，the climate is so pleasant and the scenery is so beautiful that it attracts tens of thousands of travelers from all over the world each year.Of the numerous places of interest，the most famous ones are the Sun Moon Lake and ALi Mountain which you shouldnt miss if you get the chance to visit Taiwan.