development charges have raised prices, and the problem will be only solved through urgent action by the government.
Some Americans cities were also included on the least affordable list, four of which were in California. America is still involved in a mortgage crisis, though, affecting the affordable homes. Yet a number of US cities gained affordable status, namely Dallas and Kansas. Australia had no cities listed in the top fifty places with affordable homes.
The survey suggests that you can find affordable homes in most places, just not if you are Australian.
51. Which city has the most expensive houses? A. Dallas. California.
52. To buy an affordable house, you should pay . A. 3 times or less of the average family’s income B. 4 times or less of the average family’s income C. 5 times or less of the average family’s income D. 6 times or less of the average family’s income
53. What caused the prices of houses to increase in Australia? A. The rising of family’s income C. The excessive development charges A. cheerful sad
55. What might be the most suitable title for the passage? A. Housing Bubble
B篇
There are many differences between America and China. The biggest difference is traffic rules. In America there are too much more cars than in China. But there are much fewer traffic jams and accidents in America than in China. We hardly see traffic police in the street, but all cars obey strictly traffic rules, and people hardly find that a car does not obey traffic rules in the street.
About American traffic rules, there are many better terms, such as: 1. Stop line: There are stop lines in all crossing without traffic light (some have two stop lines and others have four stop lines). All cars must stop while meeting the stop line.
2. Traffic light: There is traffic light in the crossing of the road. Cars may
B. A House is a Dream First
D. Homes Too Expensive
C. Affordable Houses
B. The demand over supply D. The decrease of land C. difficult
D.
B. Sydney. C. Kansas. D.
54. The underlined word “dismal” in Paragraph 3 may mean .
B. satisfactory
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almost turn every direction. The traffic light can give signal step by step including u-turn. There is a kind of middle lane of turning left. When a car wants to turn left in the road, he may enter into the middle lane of turning left and give a signal of turning left. When he thinks being safe, he may turn left. In many conditions the order of passing is also given very specifically. If people want to change lane or turn, they must look behind and think being safe. Only so, they may do it.
3. Specific item: Such as parking, there are three kinds of lines (their colors are white, blue or red) in the roadside. Every line may park different kinds of cars. There are many streets in some residential areas (住宅区), and there is a kind of rule that any car cannot park at any time or any period time. In every parking, there are some special positions for invalid (伤残的) people.
4. About the priority of passenger and car: At any case, passengers have the priority to cars. And only after passengers have passed the road and got the top of sidestep, cars may go ahead.
In general, traffic rules of America are very specific, convenient, safe and humanizing.
56. Which of the following is NOT the reason why we can hardly see traffic police in the street in America?
A. Traffic police are not very necessary because few cars break traffic rules. B. The traffic is very clear and there are few traffic jams and accidents in the street.
C. There are so many cars in the street that the traffic police can’t be seen. D. The effective traffic rules play an important part in the road safety. 57. Why is there a middle lane of turning left on the road? A. It is designed for the cars that want to turn left. B. It is very safe to drive there.
C. It is very convenient for the traffic police to find the cars that break the rules.
D. The cars that want to turn left can easily give a signal of turning left. 58. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. In America, all cars in the crossing must stop when they meet the stop line. B. In America, any car cannot park in the streets in some residential areas. C. If people want to turn, they can obey the guide of the traffic police. D. There are more traffic jams in China.
59. What’s the meaning of the underlined word in the sixth paragraph? A. A traffic rule
B. An established right
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C. An order D. A duty
60. What’s the best title for the passage? A. American Traffic Rules
B. Differences in Traffic Rules between China and America C. Traffic Jams in America
D. American People Who Obey Traffic Rules
C篇
As the environment and green topics are at the forefront of many business concerns today, more environmental awareness. Some businesses cut down on the amount of paper they use and wastage they create, but there are more ways in which a business can be green. Many businesses do this by using web conferencing (网络会议).
Web conferencing is an easy and effective way of hosting and attending conferences without having to leave the office. With web conferencing, all participants attend the conference from the comfort of their own desk. When the conference is ready to begin, all participants can sit in front of their computers and they will be connected to the Internet.
Clearly, in doing this, no fuel is used in traveling to and from a conference, and less work time is taken up in attending a conference.
Any material to be used during the web conferencing is simply e-mailed to all the participants before the conference. This not only saves paper but also greatly reduces mailing costs. As a conference hall or business centre isn’t being used, it means that the only power that is used is the power that is used by the participants’ personal computers. Similarly, conference organizers don’t have to arrange food or overnight accommodation (住宿) for participants of their conferences. All these mean that less energy is used.
Often in business some companies actively choose to do business with other companies that do many things to reduce their negative effect on the environment. And web conferencing helps you show other businesses that you’re willing to work hard for the green cause.
So any business that is going to improve its green initiatives (新方案) and is proactive in reducing its negative effect on the environment should consider that web conferencing is a highly positive and beneficial step towards achieving this. 61. According to the passage, many companies use web conferencing because they .
A. are interested in using the new technology B. think web conferencing is more convenient C. want to do something to protect the environment
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D. don’t have enough money to hold a traditional conference 62. The participants of a web conference . A. will be e-mailed an invitation before the conference B. are required to sit in an office together C. will receive a great many paper materials D. have to own computers connected to the Internet
63. Using web conferencing has the following advantages EXCEPT . A. saving paper
B. increasing working time D. using less energy
C. cutting down on fuel
64. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. It is important for a company to take the green cause into consideration. B. Web conferencing is a popular way all over the world.
C. A company will lose friends in its business without web conferencing. D. A company must learn to protect the environment before doing business. 65. What is the text mainly about? A. Ways for businesses to be greener. B. How to be greener with web conferencing. C. Advantages of protecting the environment. D. Ways to reduce wastage in businesses.
第二卷：非选择题 （共两节；满分20分） 第一节：阅读表达 （每题1分；满分5分）
What would you do if you quarreled with your friend? Would you like to say sorry to him or her first if you don’t want to stop your friendship with him or her? The following are well worth reading.
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It’s not about winning. Friendships aren’t like the Super Bowl, and there should never be a winner and a loser. When you start fighting with a friend, it may feel important that you “win” the fight by proving you’re right and he’s wrong, or by making him be the first to apologize. In reality, you’ll both lose if you let the fight spoil your friendship, and you will both win if you find a way to make up.
Put aside your pride. Maybe you think you will lose your pride if you say sorry to your friend, which means you admit that you are wrong. Therefore you just wait for your friend to say sorry. Don’t let this happen to a friendship you care about. Remember: as time goes on, we usually forget who was right and who was wrong in a disagreement, and only remember the sadness of losing a friend. So just put your pride aside if you want your friendship to keep going.
Take the first step. Try being the first to apologize. You don’t have to take full responsibility for starting the fight, or even say that your feelings were wrong. But you should find something that you did or said that’s worth apologizing for. If you say you’re sorry, it’s like an invitation for your friend to do the same. Once you’ve both said it, you’ll both feel a million times better.
Apologizing isn’t about “bowing down” to your friend or becoming a “doormat.” It’s about taking some responsibility for the argument, and inviting him or her to take responsibility too. If your friend thinks he’s “won” just because you’ve apologized, then he’s not ready to make up yet. 66. What does the passage mainly tell us? （No more than 20 words）
67. Why is it important to say sorry to your friend after a fight? ( No more than 12 words)
68. In what way is friendship different from the Super Bowl? （No more than 8 words）
69. Please explain the underlined word “spoil” in English. (No more than 5 words)
70. Does apologizing mean losing pride? Why? (No more than 25 words)
第二节：书面表达 ( 满分15分 )
中学生相互交流的途径很多。请你围绕“Ways to share opinions with each other”这一话题，按照下列要点写一篇英语短文。要点如下： 1. 相互交流的途径：讨论、打电话、使用网络等； 2. 我的做法和理由：??
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