第三部分:  阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

A

When Jackie Robinson walked onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York, on April 15, 1947, he changed baseball forever. As the first African American to play in the Major League in modern times, many believe he changed the country forever.

Robinson was born in 1919. He lived in a time when rules controlled what African Americans could do. He was a top athlete, playing football, basketball and baseball. But playing for a major League team was off limits to Robinson because of his race.

Branch Rickey, president and manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, signed (和……签约) Robinson in 1947. He believed that Robinson not only had the skills, but the courage to face the challenge of becoming modern baseball’s first black player.

It wasn’t easy. Robinson sometimes faced boos (嘘声) from fans. But he became a star, anyway. In 1962, he became the first African-American player chosen to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award Congress can give to an American.

By breaking baseball’s color barrier (肤色障碍), Robinson opened the door for many to follow his footsteps, not only in baseball, but in other areas of life as well. After he stopped playing the game, Robinson worked as a manager for a coffee company. He wrote a newspaper column (专栏). He also  started a bank.

56. Before Jackie Robinson, no African-American players could __________.

A. play baseball        B. play in the Major League

C. play football and basketball     D. watch Major League games

57. According to Branch Rickey, Jackie Robinson was __________.

A. poor but clever       B. unlucky but confident

C. proud and strong       D. brave and skilled

58. We can know that Jackie Robinson’s story __________.

A. changed many Africans’ ideas

B. had an effect on many black people’s lives

C. encouraged black people to fight with whites

D. started a hot discussion about the color barrier

59. Which of the following is NOT what he once did?

A. a newspaper column writer     B. a banker

C. a university teacher                       D. a manager in a company

B

LONDON: What could possibly be wrong with planting trees? The advantages are obvious; they  firm the soil, soak up (摄取) extra water and take carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) out of the atmosphere.

However, it now turns out that planting trees could add to global warming.

Tree roots do a great job of keeping soil firmly on the ground and out of the wind’s power. The problem is that some of those dust clouds play an important part in soaking up carbon dioxide.

Huge dust storms blow out over the oceans from dry parts of North Africa and central Asia. Tons of dust are lifted and left as a thin film over the ocean surface. The dust fuels oceanic life.

Dust from China is carried east and left in the Pacific Ocean. If a tree-planting programme there is successful and the dust supply reduced, the net result may be that less carbon dioxide gets locked away in the ocean.

Andy Ridgwell, an environmental scientist from the University of East Anglia, has spent the past few years studying dust and says his work “shows clearly the complexity of the system and the importance of not tinkering(粗劣地修补) with it without understanding the results. For this reason there is the need to focus(集中) on cutting carbon dioxide giving off rather than monkeying (瞎弄) about with the land surface.”

An American scientist, Robert Jackson, has shown that when native grassland areas are invaded(侵入) by trees, carbon is lost from the soil. “We are studying why the soil carbon disappears, but one theory is that trees do a lot more of their growing above ground compared to grasses, so less carbon goes directly into the soil from trees, ” says Jackson.

In wet areas of the world, the gain from trees absorbing carbon dioxide above ground seems to be outweighed(超过) by the loss of carbon from the soil below ground. Countries that plan to combat global warming by planting trees may have to think again.

Solutions(解决办法) to environmental problems are often more complex than they first appear, and understanding the Earth’s climate is a very great challenge.

60.People usually hold the opinion that       .

A.huge dust storms can destroy carbon dioxide

B.huge dust storms can destroy the oceans on the earth

C.huge dust storms can’t do anything beneficial for man

D.planting trees is the only way to control huge dust storms

61.Andy Ridgwell, the environmental scientist, believes that       .

A.dust plays a more important part than trees

B.trees shouldn’t have been planted in dry places

C.carbon dioxide is harmful to everything on the earth

D.environmental problems are more complex than expected

62.Robert Jackson’s experiment proves that         .

A.grassland areas should be covered by forests

B.trees hold more carbon than grass

C.carbon can turn grass into dust

D.less carbon can make trees grow faster

63.The underlined word “combat” in the last paragraph means      .

A.learn about B.fight against C.live with D.give up

C

Summer Holiday Fun 2010 !

The summer holidays are upon us again Here is our guide to summer holiday fun in Peterborough!

Peterborough Museum

The Age of the Dinosaurs’is the museum’s main attraction this summer.Get up close to prehistoric creatures via some great hands—on exhibits! Watch out for monsters lurking around every ember! The museum is open from 10：00am to 5：00pm Monday to Saturday，and from 12：00pm to 4：00 pm on Sundays in August.

Call 01733 864663 for details

Saxon Youth Club

School holiday fun：Young people aged 13—19 will be able to produce their own music, compete in spots activities，or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club，Saxon Community Centre, Norman Road.Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3：00pm.PLUS an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday 12th August between 3：30pm and 6：30pm.

Call 01 353 720274 for details

Houghton Mill

Alice through the Looking Class—a new production of the family favorite on Monday 30th.August.Bring rugs or chairs to sit on and a picnic if you wish to eat during the play.Gates open 5：30pro，performance 6：30pm—8：30pm.Tea room will be open until end of the interval.Adult ￡10.Child￡7.Family ￡20.

Booking advisable on 0845 4505157.

Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey

Farmland Gaines：From Wellie Wanging to Pretend Ploughing matches，come and join the Farmland Team.Collect your sporting stickers and create a colorful rosette that is fit for a winner!No need to book，just turn up between 12：00pm and 4：00pm on Thursday 19th August Suitable for children aged four and above，each child should be accompanied by an adult and all

activities are included in the normal admission price Tickets Cost￡7 per child.

For further information，call 01223 810080.

64.If you are interested in cooking, you can go to          .

A.Peterborough Museum      B.Houghton Mill

C.Saxon Youth Club     D.Farmland Museum

65.You want to watch the new play with your parents，so it will cost you            .

A.￡7       B.￡17       C.￡27    D.￡20

66.If Tom comes to Peterborough for amusement on August 19，he will have      activities to

choose from for himself.

A.one activity        B.two activities

C.three activities     D.four activities

D

The rising costs of health care have become a problem for many countries in the world. To deal with this problem, it is recommended that a big part of the government's health budget be used for health education and disease prevention instead of treatment. Actually, many kinds of diseases are preventable in many ways and preventing a disease is usually much cheaper than treating it. For example, people could avoid catching a cold if they dressed warmly when the weather starts getting cold. But many people get sick because they fail to do so, and have to spend money seeing a doctor

Daily habits like eating more healthy food would have kept millions of families from becoming bankrupt if the patients had taken measures for early prevention. For instance, keeping a balanced diet, such as not consuming too much animal fat and insuring a steady intake of vegetables and fruits, seems to be quite important.

One very effective and costless way of prevention is regular exercise, which is necessary for a healthy mind and body. Regular exercise, such as running, walking, and playing sports is a good way to make people feel better or reduce stress

In addition, health education plays a key role in improving people's health. By giving people more information about health, countries could help people understand the importance of disease prevention and ways to achieve it. For example, knowing one's family medical history is an effective way to help keep healthy. Information about health problems among close relatives will make them aware of what they should do to prevent certain diseases through lifestyle changes, which will work before it is too late

However, stressing disease prevention does not mean medical treatment is unimportant. After all, prevention and treatment are just two different means toward the same effect. In conclusion, we could save money on health care and treat patients more successfully if our country spends more money on health prevention and education

67.What’s the best title of the passage?

A.Prevention or Education?    B.Prevention or Treatment?

C.Health or Illness?          D.Exercise or Illness?

68.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “bankrupt’’?

A.Unable to be cured         B.Unable to pay one’s debts

C.Stronger than ever before    D.More successful than ever before

69.We learn from the passage that

A.dressing warmly can prevent diseases

B.a balanced diet is cheaper than regular exercise

C.the more health education, the better

D.the government’s health budget should be increased

70.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

CP (Central Point)  P (Point)  Sp (Sub-point次要点)  C (Conclusion 结论)

第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 选项中有两个多余选项。

The wife-carrying World Championship has been celebrated in a small town in central Finland since 1992. In 1992, the people of the town decided to restart some long-forgotten traditions.  71  He was said to only accept men as members of his gang who proved their worth in challenges. At that time, it was also a common practice to steal women from neighboring villages.

72   A large number of competitors, people, and journalist s from Finland to Canada attend the Wife-carrying World Championship every year.

73    The Wife-carrying World Championship is held on a 253.3 meters long official track. The track has two dry obstacles and a water obstacle, about a meter deep. The wife to be carried may be your own, or your neighbor’s. The minimum weight of the wife to be carried is 49 kg. If she is less than 49kg, the wife will be given a heavy bag to carry. Each time a competitor drops his wife, that couple will be fined 15 seconds.  74

Alongside with the Wife-carring World Championship, there is also a team competition. The distance is the same but three men in the team carry the wife in turns. At the exchange point the carrier has  to drink official “wife-carrying drink.” Then he may continue the race.  75

While the Wife-carrying World Championship is being held, there are bands playing music, a wife carrying dance and other forms of entertainment.”

A.There are a few basic rules.

B.People everywhere hold the event.

C.A special prize is awarded to the team.

D.Do you know how these traditions restarted?

E.This event is becoming increasingly popular.

F.The winner is the couple who complete the course in the shortest time.

G.Back in the late 1800s, there was a robber called Rosvo-Ronkainen in that area.

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节: 短文改错 (共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

短文中有10处语言错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下方写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。

修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

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。

What should you do when your parents become angrily? If your parents got mad, try to have a conversation with them about it. Remembering not to shout at them. They usually will try to change. But they will take some times to change because they always get angry, and that is all they know. You might have to change for your method a couple of times. Do any nice things for your parents that they don’t expect — like cooking, doing the dishes, washing clothes, or clean the floors. If this doesn’t work, bring in friend that you feel comfortable, and have him or her help you.

第二节： 书面表达(满分25分)

假设你是2010年”希望英语”竞赛的参赛选手，组委会以“健康”为题命题演讲。

以下是演讲要点：  健康对我们任何人来说都是最为重要的。

首先，注意你的饮食。我们应该吃大量的水果和蔬菜……

其次，锻炼是必需的……

最后，养成良好的生活习惯……

注意：1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;  2.词数：120字左右; 3.文章题头已给出;

Health is the most important for any of us. ________________________________________