It has taken millions of years for volcanoes and lava flows (熔岩流) to build Iceland. When hiking through one of Iceland’s many ancient lava fields, you may notice something strange. White steam is rising from each vent in front of you. Iceland is covered with vents which steam can pass out of. The steam comes from naturally heated rocks and hot water below the Earth’s surface (表面).

Like steam vents, hot springs can be seen here and there in the ancient lava fields. Blue Lake is the most famous hot spring in Iceland. It isn’t far from the capital city of the country. The water and white earth in it can make your skin as soft as a newborn baby’s skin. Enjoy that water, because it has traveled a long way. It starts nearly two kilometers under Blue Lake. There, water from the ocean continues moving up slowly into the spaces between hot rocks below the surface. And then the water is heated by hot rocks. Powerful machines and long pipes (水管) help bring the heated water to the surface. People in Iceland use natural hot water for hot springs. Besides, they use it to create electricity that can be used to heat homes and even greenhouses.

Iceland is one of the few places on the Earth where active volcanoes lie below ice. Heat from the volcanoes creates a strange an d wild beauty. Therefore, some people believe that it’s better to call the country “Heatland” instead of Iceland. If you have a chance to travel there, take it.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

() 46. From the passage,          are the most amazing sights in Iceland.

A. smoking volcanoes and ice

B. smoking volcanoes, white steam and hot springs

C. heated rocks, hot springs and new lava fields

() 47. The underlined word “vent” in the passage means “       ” in Chinese.[来源:Z§xx§k.Com]

A. 进入口              B. 回流口          C. 排放口

() 48. Picture         shows how Blue Lake is formed.

() 49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Iceland was built millions of years ago.

B. People in Iceland use natural hot water for hot springs and creating electricity.

C. Iceland is the only country where active volcanoes lie below ice.

() 50. The best title for this passage should be       .

A. THE HISTORY OF ICELAND

B. THE HOT SPRING OF BLUE LAKE

C. THE HEAT IN ICELAND

(B)

Word box: publish    出版                    achievement 成就

Newbery Medal 纽伯瑞文学奖        Guinness 吉尼斯

根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案。

() 51.         of the books in the form were written by American writers.

A. Two                  B. Three          C. Four

() 52. The book that came out in 1957 was written by         .

A. Gary D. Schmidt        B. Paulo Coelho     C. Theodore Geisel

() 53. If you want to know how a boy’s mind developed, you should choose        according to the form above.

A. The Wednesday Wars

B. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

C. The Alchemist

() 54. The book that broke the Guinness record came out        .

A. in 1947                 B. in 1988            C. in 1903

() 55. Which of the following is NOT true according to the information above?

A. The theme of the book The Cat in the Hat is a natural and easy attitude to life.

B. Only one of the four books won the Newbery Medal.

C. The book with the theme of a positive attitude to difficulty came out when the writer was 41 years old.

(C)

Deep down in the sea, Oliver, a little octopus(章鱼)sat on the floor covered with sand, bored and upset. He watched  pretty fish swimming in and out of rocks, which were laughing and dancing in the sea. “Why am I so different?” he said to himself sadly.

“You are an octopus, Oliver. That’s special.” The sweet voice of Cherub, a beautiful purple angelfish (神仙鱼), always made Oliver feel better. Oliver looked up at the purple angelfish and smiled. Cherub suggested, “Let’s play hide-and-seek (捉迷藏).” They were having so much fun that they didn’t realize they had swum far from home. Suddenly, Cherub saw a large shark (鲨鱼) swimming above them. “It was Big White… the biggest, scariest shark in the sea,” she shouted to Oliver. Cherub looked at Big White hopelessly. She was too frightened to swim. Just at this moment, Big White rushed down toward them. An idea came to Oliver. He quickly sprayed (喷射) a very dark cloud of black water to the shark’s eyes. Then Oliver and Cherub escaped and got home safely.

“Are you OK?” asked Oliver. I am lucky to have you as my friend!” Oliver’s face turned red. “I guess being different can be pretty cool in some situations,” Oliver said. “That is what I tried to tell you,” Cherub smile d.

根据短文内容判断正、误。

(注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”)

() 56. In the beginning, Oliver laughed when he saw pretty fish swi mming around him.

() 57. Oliver and Cherub were enjoying themselves when Cherub noticed Big White swimming above them.

() 58. Cherub was brave and calm when she faced the unexpected danger.

() 59. Oliver’s quick mind and action saved Oliver himself and Cherub.

() 60. From this passage, we know we have our own advantages in tall situations, though we are different.

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五、任务性阅读(本题共10分，每空1分)

先阅读(A)、(B)两篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列四项任务。

(A)

Photo  regular  good   keep   that

Every person needs friends. Friends are __61__ who open their hearts to us. They always encourage us to try our __62__ to do everything, and they even make us face challenges bravely. __63__ in touch with our friends is important to us all. In this way, we can know how everything is going on with our friends. Friends communicate with each other in different ways. Some make phone calls to their friends __64__. Some send postcards to their friends when they go on holiday. Others prefer to send interesting articles and __65__ along  with their letters. Among the ways, there must be your favorite one. Anyway, let’s communicate with our friends as often as possible.

(B)

Music touches our hearts and shortens (缩短) the distance between people of different countries. The super star Jay Chou has cooperated with the American NBA star Kobe Bryant to create a song named The Heaven and Earth Challenge. That’s a song written by Jay Chou whose favorite sport is basketball. It expresses the love for basketball. And it encourages young people to be more confident. Jay Chou has learned much from Kobe’s sports spirit. In the song, Jay Chou does most of the singing part while Kobe plays a part of rapper (说唱者). People can download the ring tone (铃声) of the song from the Internet. All the money from the downloads will go to Project Hope, which aims to improve educational environment in poor areas in China.

任务1. 用方框里所给的单词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理(每词限用一次)

61._____ 62.______ 63._____ 64.______ 65.______

任务2. 根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。

66. d__________: space between two points or places

67. e__________: give confidence or hope to somebody

任务3.同义句转换，每空一词。

Jay Chou has learned much from Kobe’s sports spirit.

Jay Chou has learned 68.______ 69.______ from Kobe’s sports spirit.

任务4. 根据短文内容简答问题。

70. What does the song express?

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六、交际应用(本题共15分，每空1分)

(A)从A-J选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话。(选项中有两项是多余的)

A: Hello, Tim!

A. How about visiting some places of interesting in your spare time?

B. What is the purpose of your visit?