debate over home schooling against public schooling.
What then is the future of education? Will this new model of
schooling replace normal schools? Will computers and the Internet
__27__ our classrooms and teachers? As the debate continues, so do
the questions about what home schoolers are studying at home. How
can parents ensure that their children are prepared __28__ for
college? How are home schoolers assessed to make sure they are
getting the
same educational standards that school students
must have?
Finally, there are questions regarding the children's emotional
development. Are they too __29__ their fellow students? Are they
__30__ the opportunity to get the social benefits of being in a
large classroom of students? As with any debatable issue, the
answers to these questions are neither simple nor one-sided.
21.
A. patient
B. familiar
C. pleased
D. dissatisfied
22.
A. active
B. contrary
C. important
D.
negative
23. A. care
B. fear
C. wish
D. deny
24. A. activity
B. education
C. behavior
D. belief
25. A. effects
B. suggestions
C. reasons
D. pressures
26. A. As a result
B. On the whole
C. After
all
D. On the contrary
27. A. replace
B. reserve
C.
represent
D. release
28. A. gracefully
B. emotionally
C.
academically
D. financially
29. A. free from
B. isolated from
C. related
to
D. close to
30. A. providing
B. making
C. taking
D. losing
第二节:语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号里词语的正确形式填空.
Little boys
31
play truant(逃学) from school are unimaginative.
A
quiet day's fishing or eight hours in a cinema
32
（see） the same film over and over again
is usually as far as they get.
They have all been put to
shame by a boy __33____(name) Tomas, who travelled 1600 miles while
playing truant.
He hitchhiked（搭便车） to Dover and went into a boat to find
somewhere
34
(sleep) in the evening.
35
he woke up next morning,
he discovered that the boat
36 (travel) to Calais
in the meantime. No one noticed the boy as he jumped off. From
there he hitch-hiked to Paris in a lorry.
37
driver gave him a few biscuits and a cup of
coffee and left him just outside the city.
The next
car that the boy stopped did not take him into the centre of Paris
38
he hoped, but to Perpignan
39
the French-Spanish border.
There he
40
(pick) up by a policeman and sent back to
England. He has surely set up a record for the thousands of boys
who dream of evading school.
第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
People often say, “The hand that rocks the cradle（摇篮）rules the
world.” and “Behind every successful man there is a woman.” Both
these sayings mean the same thing. Men rule the world, but their
wives rule them.
Most American women like making their husbands and sons successful,
but some of them want more for themselves. They want good jobs, and
when they work they want to be paid. They also want to be as
successful as men.
The American women’s liberation movement was started by women who
didn’t want to stand behind successful men. They wanted to stand
beside men and have the same chances for success. They didn’t want
to be told that certain jobs or offices were closed to them. They
refused to work side by side with men who did the same work for a
higher pay.
A liberated woman must be proud of being a woman and have
confidence in herself. If somebody says to her, “You have come a
long way, baby.” She will smile and answer, “Not nearly as far as
I’m going to go, baby.” This movement is quite new, and many
American women don’t agree with it. But it has already made some
important changes in women’s lives and in men’s lives, too.
41. From the first paragraph, we can learn that ________.
A. American women usually take care of their children by
themselves
B. women in the United States are powerful
C. women play a very important role in men’s lives
D. if there is no woman, there is no man
42. By saying “Not nearly as far as I’m going to go”, a liberated
woman is stating that _______.
A. she has nearly got to her destination
B. there is a little more than what she wants
C. she will never get to her ideal destination
D. it is not far enough and she will go a lot further
43. In this passage, the author suggests that in the United States
_______.
A. most women can’t get a good job
B. many women still don’t want to go out of their home to
work
C. all families are still supported by men
D. all liberated women have achieved a lot
B
The first reality TV show in the world was called Expedition
Robinson and it was shown in Sweden in 1997. Half the population of
the country watched the final event and a new kind of TV program
was born. Two years later in Holland , the first series of Big
Brother was filmed. Again, it was a great success and the final
program was watched by 15 million people. Now more than 20
countries around the world have Big Brother or Expedition Robinson
on their TV screens. The ordinary people who take part in the
programs are known by millions of people in their own countries and
reality TV has become big, big business.
For the TV producers, reality TV is a dream which
comes true because many of the programs cost nothing to make. At
some point, the television viewers are asked to telephone the
program to vote or to apply to take part in the show. It is the
cost of these telephone calls that pays for the shows. One of the
most popular shows is Pop Idol. In the show a group of attractive
young people are made into pop stars. TV viewers vote for their
favorite person on the show. The winner makes a record and millions
of copies of the record are sold. His or her pictures are published
on the covers of magazines or on the front pages of newspapers, and
then, they are quickly forgotten.
But not everyone is happy about reality TV. In
Portugal, two TV channels got into trouble because they showed too
much of the personal lives of the people in the shows. In France,
reality TV is called “rubbish TV” and the TV studios of Big Brother
were attacked three times in one week. In Greece, Big Brother was
described as “ against human rights and civilization”.
44. Those who take part in the reality TV shows are usually
_____.
A. common people
B. pop TV
stars
C. attractive people
D. famous film stars
45. Who would pay for the cost of the reality TV shows according to
the passage?
A. TV producers who make reality TV shows
B. TV actors who take part in reality TV shows.
C. TV viewers who telephone reality TV shows
D. TV companies which broadcast reality TV shows
46. It can be concluded from the passage that ______.
A. everyone is happy about reality TV.
B. reality TV will do well in many countries.
C. all the people in Europe are in favor of reality TV
D. reality TV will not be broadcast in any countries.
C
Frank Lloyd Wright probably is the greatest architect（建筑师）that the
United States has ever produced. He was very talented and had a
natural ability to design buildings. His buildings were not only
beautiful, but they were also functional（实用的）. They fit their
purposes very well. Wright's churches, for example, make people
feel like thinking and praying. His office buildings make people
enjoy working, and his houses make people feel comfortable at home.
However, Frank Lloyd Wright's beautiful, functional buildings are
not the only reason that he is famous. There is another
reason.
Frank Lloyd Wright is called the greatest American architect
because he started an American style in architecture. More of the
architecture in the United States before Wright was really
European, not American. Wright's buildings do not look like those
in old European States and in other parts of the world.
The most important idea in Frank Lloyd Wright's style of
architecture is that a building must fit its purpose and the land
around it. His houses are often called 'grass-land houses' because
their lines are similar to the lines on the grass-land. Both the
lines of the grass-land and the lines of Wright's houses are
parallel（平行的）to the horizon, the place where the earth and sky seem
to meet.
47. The best title for this passage would be ______.
A. The Influence (影响) of European Architecture on American
Architecture
B. The Buildings Designed by the Greatest Architect Frank Lloyd
Wright
C. The Influence of Architect Frank Lloyd Wright on American
Architecture
D. Frank Lloyd Wright's contribution （贡献）to the United States of
America
48. The character of Wright's buildings can be best described as
_______.
A. they were plain outside and well designed inside
B. they were beautiful in design and practical in use
C. they were spacious and very functional
D. they could be used as a church or an office building
49. It can be concluded that before Wright's time _______.
A. American architecture hadn't formed its own style yet
B. American architecture was mixed with modern style
C. Most American houses were designed by Europeans
D. Most houses were practical but no-good looking
50. The style of Wright's 'grass-land houses' is that
_______.
A. the houses appear to stand on the horizon
B. the houses have many lines that are similar to the horizon
C. the houses are built mainly on the grass-land
D. the lines of the houses are similar to those on the
grass-land
D
A research team from Finland, the United States, China and Scotland
is hopeful about the future of forests. Six experts in forestry
science and economics say forest growth is on the increase in some
countries and the number is rising. Professor Kauppi says the
findings suggest the world may be able to reach a turning point
away from deforestation (毁林). Many experts have considered that
impossible. But the researchers say it may be possible to expand
the world’s forests by ten percent, or an area about the size of
India, by 2050.
They used information released last year by the Food and
Agriculture Organization. The new study looked at the fifty nations
with the most forests. The researchers used a new way to measure
forest resources. They considered more than just the amount of land
covered by trees. They also considered forest density, tree sizes,
biomass (生物量) and the amount of atmospheric carbon captured in
forests. The biomass represents all plants and tree growth.
The researchers say growing stock increased in twenty-two of the
fifty countries. And, in about half of the fifty countries, biomass
and carbon storage also increased. The researchers say forest areas
and biomass are still being lost in such important countries as
Brazil and Indonesia. But they found gains in others, including the
world’s most populous nations. They say China and the United States
have had the greatest gains. And they say India has reached the
right balance between forested and non-forested land.
In percentage terms, though, the study says that forest areas have
expanded fastest in the last fifteen years in Vietnam, Spain and
China. And they have shrunk fastest in Nigeria and the Philippines.
Professor Kauppi says the main obstacle to forest growth is
fast-growing poor populations that burn wood for cooking fuel, or
sell it for quick money or clear forest for crops. But a number of
scientists criticized the use of information that came from
governments. They said some governments didn’t keep good records
about their forests, and might not tell the truth.
51. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the
passage?
A. The research team is made up of experts from
four countries.
B. By 2050, India’s forest will have expanded by
10%.
C. Professor Kauppi says it is possible to stop
deforestation on the Earth.
D. The Food and Agriculture Organization has provided some useful
information for the research.
52. Which of the following statements did the researchers consider
when measuring forest resources?
A. The amount of land covered by trees.
B. Forest density, tree sizes and biomass.
C. The amount of atmospheric carbon captured in
forests.
D. All of the above.
53. From the third paragraph, we learn that ________.
A. in about 50% of the fifty countries, biomass and
carbon storage increased
B. forest areas and biomass are still being lost in
China
C. Brazil is one of the world’s most populous
nations
D. Indonesia has reached the right balance between forested and
non-forested land
54. What delays forest growth?
A. Some people in developing countries burn or sell
wood from forests.
B. There are too many people in the world.
C. Forests are being lost in 22 countries.
D. Some governments don’t tell the truth.
55. What is the tone of this passage?
A. Critical.
B.
Sorry.
C. Indifferent.
D.
Hopeful.
第四部分 课本知识考察
根据所给汉语完成句子（每空0.5分，共10分）
56. 他写作方面的天赋令他蜚声国际。
His _______
_______
________
_______
him famous around the world.
57. 在这次表决中，有23票赞成我的建议，12票反对。
In the vote there were 23 votes ______
_____
of
my suggestion, and 12 against.
58. 如果你放弃这个理想，你一定会后悔的。
You _______
________
________
________ in
future if you give up your dream.
59. 政府正在竭尽全力提升人们对该问题的认识。
The govenment are sparing no efforts to ______
_______
________
_____ this issue.
60. 很多女孩子觉得被羡慕的感觉很棒。
Many girls feel it great ______
_______
_______.
61. 这台电脑又修了一遍，终于可以用了。
________
_______
________ a second time, the
computer works finally.
第五部分 书面表达（满分40分）
第一节 基础写作 （15分）
为了丰富学生的生活，你校学生会举办了一次音乐节活动。请你以参与者的身份写一篇五句话的新闻报道，记述有关内容。
时间
2009年3月14日
下午4点下课之后开始
地点
学校操场
目的
放松大家；同时让大家了解一定的音乐常识
主办者
校学生会
活动
1）
演唱流行歌曲和民歌；
2）
学生演奏古典乐和民乐；
3）
音乐比赛，听歌曲片断，然后猜出处
评价
十分成功，受到学生们的欢迎
第二节 任务型写作(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。
Here are some comments on L1 Hua from his classmates.
Lily said, 'Li Hua is the smartest student in our class and usually
scores the highest marks in the English and mathematics exams. His
homework and assignments are always done to a very high standard so
our teachers ask us to follow his example. We all admire his
intelligence.'
Kate said, 'Li Hua is really a hard-working student. He spends at
least four hours everyday reviewing his lessons and his homework is
never late. As the exams get closer he becomes even more diligent
and works into the early hours of the morning, making sure he has
gone over all of the information covered in our classes.'
John said, 'Li Hua is the kind of person who is easy to co-operate
with. Although he's very clever he is still willing to listen to
others' opinions and take their suggestions. When we do groupwork
in class we all want to be in his group because he always does his
share of the work and is easy to get along with.'
Tim said, 'Li Hua is the class monitor and the most helpful student
in our class. He always makes sure the classroom is kept clean and
assists the teacher in handing out and collecting the students'
books and homework. When a student is absent from school he will
call and tell them what they have missed.'
[写作内容]假设你叫李平，你的同学李华拟申请到美国某大学学习。申请材料需包括同伴的推荐信。李华邀请你为他写一封推荐信。上文是其他同学对李华的一些评价，请根据这些评价和你自己对李华的看法，写一封推荐信。
(信的开头和结尾已经为你写好)：
1．以约30个词概括同学们眼中李华的特点和优点；
2．以约120个词表达你对李华的看法，并包括如下要点：
(1)你对同学们评价意见的看法；
(2)以你和李华之间的经历来说明其中的一点看法。
[写作要求] 作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
[评分标准] 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
第一次月考英语试题A卷答案
听力
1-5ABCCB
6-10AABCA
11-15 BBACA
16 on the Saturday afernoon
17 to the gate
18 asking for more money
19 almost 20minutes
20 got stuck
完型填空21 – 25 DDBBC
26 – 30 AACBD
语法填空31who/that
32 seeing
33 named
34 to sleep
35 When/After
36 had travelled
37 The
38as
39 on
40 was picked
阅读理解 41-45 CDBCC
46-50 B CBA.D
51-55 BDAAD
翻译句子
56 His talent for
57 in favor
58 is
bound to regret
59 raise/increase people’ s awareness of.
60 to be envied
61
Having been repaired
书面表达 (One possible version)
On March 14th, 2009 the Students’ Union of our school organized a
music festival, which aimed to get the students relaxed as well as
introducing some common knowledge about music to them. The festival
began at 4 p.m. on the playground after class and the first
activity is singing pop songs and folk ones. After that some
classical and folk music was played by us students. There was also
a music contest, in which the participants would listen to part of
a song and then guess where it came from. It was such a successful
festival that all the students really enjoyed it.
任务型写作(One possible version)
Dear Principal,
I am writing this letter to support
my good friend Li Hua's application to study at your university. In
my classmates' eyes, he has always been an intelligent and
hard-working student, who is helpful and co-operative with others.
For these reasons,
he is very
popular with everyone. (29字)
I agree with my classmates and I
have personally benefited greatly from his help. I still remember
at the beginning of this school year I was in a traffic accident
and that required me to be in hospital for over two months.
This situation caused me great concern as I feared I would fall far
behind my classmates in this very important year of study. But
thanks to Li Hua by the time I was well enough to leave hospital
and return to work I was up-to-date in all areas of my study. Not
only did he come to visit me every day,
bringing with him
all the lessons and materials our class had gone through each day,
but he patiently sat with me and explained to me all those
issues that I didn't understand. Only after staying with me for at
least 2 hours every day would he go home and begin his own studies.
(156字)
For the reasons above, I urge you
to consider his application favourably.
Yours truly,
Li Ping
41. C。从第一段可得出答案。
42. B。从第二段可得出答案。
43. A。从第三段可得出答案。
44. D。从全文可知妇女解放运动者一直都在努力，以争取更大的胜利，因此她们不仅不满足于现状, 而且还将继续奋斗下去。
45. B。从文章的倒数第二句话可知，在美国还是有不少妇女保持着原来的传统观念，在家作家庭主妇。
46. C。文中提到是付税费，而不是生活方面的费用。
47. D。依据为第二段中的“In the eighteenth-century town meetings, only men
who owned property and who were church members actually voted,
…”。
48. B。从文章的第一句和最后一段可看出市政会议之所以受欢迎是因为其民主性。
49. B。从文章的最后一段中的“Occasionally a meeting of this type is called by a
government agency…”可知这种会议是偶尔召开，而不是经常开。
50. A。文章开头就点明了主题，主要介绍了英格兰的新市政会议。
51.
B。从第一段可以了解到，研究人员认为在2050年以前，地球的森林面积可以增加10％，等于印度的面积，并不是印度森林面积增长10％。
52. D。根据第二段中的“The researchers used a new way to measure forest
resources. They considered more than just the amount of land
covered by trees. They also considered forest density, tree size,
biomass and the amount of atmospheric carbon captured in
forests.”可以得知。
53. A。根据第三段中的“And, in about half of the fifty countries, biomass
and carbon storage also increased.”可得知。
54. A。最后一段中的“… the main obstacle to forest growth are fast-growing
poor populations that burn wood for cooking fuel, or sell it for
quick money or clear forest for
crops.”表明森林增长的阻碍在于贫困国家人民燃烧、贩卖太多的木材或者毁林种庄稼。
55. D。通读全文，不难推测作者在文章中对森林面积的扩大是充满希望的。
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