1、I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily.11to buy a mountain bike, shed been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money.By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “You12have your pick from my bicycle13.” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bi
2、kes are so old.” She was right. All my girls bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would14choose.As Christmas15near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she16a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot.“Can we give something, Daddy?” she asked.“Sorry, Em , Im
3、out of change.” I said.Throughout December, Emily continued to17hard. Then one day, she made a18announcement. “You know all the money Ive been saving?” she said hesitantly. “Im going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volu
4、nteer who was really very19.20by Emilys selflessness, I decided to contribute21of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children.22I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow（发光）.Should I contribute two? No, one
5、would be enough. But I couldnt23the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later24the bikes, the car dealer said, “Youre making two kids very25, sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, were26away one chance to win a girls mountain bike.”Why wasnt I surprised when that sec
6、ond ticket proved to be the27 ? I like to think it was Gods way of28alittle girl for a sacrifice29her years while giving her dad a lesson in the30.11APromised BAmazed CDetermined DOrganized12Aneed Bshould Cmust Dcan13Acollection Bcontribution Cshop Dclub14Aseldom Blikely Cslightly Dmerely15Adrew Bbe
7、came Cwent Dpulled16Aobserved Bsensed Cwatched Dnoticed17Astudy Btry Clisten Dwork18Adisappointing BsurprisingCformal Dpublic19Aagreeable BhopefulCthankful Dpitiful20AMoved BShocked CPersuaded DDemanded21Aone Bsome Ctwo Dany22AWhile BAs CBecause DThough23Aexpress Bdescribe Cexplain Dshake24Areturned
8、Bdelivered Cchose Dshared25Asweet Bhealthy Chappy Dfair26Aputting Bgiving Cstoring Dsigning27Apresent BharvestCwinner Dchance28Agreeting Bpraising Csheltering Drewarding29Aunder Bbefore Cbeyond Dwithin30Aprocess BprojectCstruggleDcommunicationI have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranc
9、h. He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events to raise money for youth at risk programs.The last time I was there he introduced me by saying, I want to tell you why I let Jack use my house. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer. th
10、e boys high school career was continually interrupted. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.第三部分 写作（共三节，共60分）第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语问答问题（请注意问题后词数要求）。A nurse of 78 this weekend celebrates 60 years of walking the wards
11、 - and she has no plans to retire.Jackie Reid was 18 when she started work in 1953 - when the National Health Service(NHS) was just five years old - and is believed to be the oldest nurse in Britain.The diabetes(糖尿病) specialist had to retire at 65 but returned as a nurse within two weeks and still d
12、oes up to four seven-and-a-half hour shifts(轮班）each week.Mrs Reid said: Nursing is hard if you do it correctly but I love my job. Working for the NHS has been my life. I have no other hobbies because I have worked all my life.Jackie has worked at a number of different hospitals-including one in Scot
13、land.Her specialist field has been diabetes for the past 40 years. She retrained after her 12-year-old daughter Michelle developed the disease. She currently works at Southend Hospital, Essex.Over the last 60years she has treated tens of thousands of patients.Jackie believes nursing should be protec
14、ted from government cuts. She said: Therere lots of things I would say to the government. If you are going to get good care you have to have the resources(资源), you cant do it without enough money. They shouldnt need the cuts that there are in the NHS. Its hard now because theres a shortage of staff.
15、Jackie has lived alone in Grays, Essex, since her husband did three years ago.The couple have two daughters Michelle, 50, and Karen, 54.Jackie added: My youngest daughter worried about me - she doesnt think I should work as much as I do. I constantly say dont worry about me, Im fine, but she never b
16、elieves me. I dont like the thought of giving it up and will try to keep going forever.56. In which year was the NHS set up? (within 2 words)57. What does Jackie think of nursing? (within 6 words)58. when did Jackie retrain in the field of diabetes? (within 6 words)59. What does Jackie wish the gove
17、rnment to do? (within 7 words)60. Why does Jackies daughter worry about her? (within 8 words)第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）www.ks*5u.co下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在在错的词下划一横线， 并在该词下面写上修改后的词。 注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词; 2. 只允许修改10处, 多者 ( 从第11处起 ) 不计分。Aft
18、er shopping, Mother and I went to a restaurant for lunch. I notice Mother looking at a nearby table occupy by an elderly woman and young couple. They are silently, and it was clearly that things were not going well. As we left, Mother stopped on their table. “Excuse me,” she said, put her arm around
19、 the unhappy old woman. “You remind me so many of my mother. May I hug ” (拥抱) you?” The woman smiled happily as she accepted to it. After we left, I said, “That wasvery nice of you, Mother. So I didnt think she looked like Grandma.” “Neither did me.” said Mother cheerfully. 第三节 书面表达（35分）近日，多家饭店启动“光盘
20、行动，从我做起”活动，鼓励顾客“减少舌尖上的浪费”。同时，餐后晒空盘在网络上也悄然流行，不少人以身为“光盘族”骄傲。作为一名中学生，请你以“How to build an economized society”为题向2l世纪报投稿，号召大家在日常生活中勤俭节约，共同建设“节约型社会”。要点包括：1.不浪费粮食2.日常生活中的节水、节电等3.呼吁和号召注意：1.词数：100左右。短文标题、开头已为你写好，但不计入总数；2.内容可适当发挥，注意行文连贯。参考词汇：光盘行动 “clear your plate” campaign七、书面表达：How to build an economized so
21、cietyOur government is aiming to build an “economized society”. I think it is every citizens duty to work hard to achieve this goal.Firstly, we know that many restaurants have joined the “clear your plate” campaign against wasting food. We students should do the same in our daily life especially whe
22、n having dinner with our friends and relatives. It is a good virtue for us to do so. Secondly, make sure that the lights and all the other electric facilities are turned off when we finish our work and leave the room. Also it is important to form the habit of turning off the tap after it is used. Saving energy is also saving ourselves.In a word, if we pay much attention to our everyday behavior and take actions to reduce waste, we can make contributions to an economized society. Lets work together from now on!版权所有：高考资源网()版权所有：高考资源网()
