（二）（2009娄底市） 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，完成表格。（每空填1至3个词） China has decided to stop the use of free plastic bags. Supermarkets， shops and outlets(经销店) in China can’t offer plastic bags any more. Every year， people use too many plastic bags. They throw them here and there after they have used them. The government has done its best to deal with them but failed. While we offer quick service（服务） to customers， the plastic bags pollute water，earth and air， and they waste the oil. The government asks people to go back to carry cloth bags and use baskets when they go to buy something. The cloth bags and the baskets can be used again and again. Many months have passed. The environment has been improved a lot. Action Make a decision to stop the use of 41. 42. Supermarkets， shops and outlets Advantage Offer 43. service to customers Disadvantage Pollute water， earth and air and waste 44. What should we do Go back to carry cloth bags and use 45. 【答案】 41. free plastic bags 42. Places 43. quick 44.the oil 45. baskets （三）（2009宿迁） 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格（每空限填一词）。 One of the most well-known directors of our time is Stephen Spielberg. He was born in Cincinnati on 18 December 1946. His father was an electric engineer and his mother was a performing pianist. His sister, Anne Spielberg, became a screenwriter who wrote the stories for many famous films. Stephen had always wanted to be a director ever since he was a young boy. When he was just 13 years old, he made a 40-minute film. It won a local competition. Three years later, he produced a film called Firelight, which made one hundred dollars’ profit at the cinema in his hometown. Many of the ideas from this film were later used for one of his most famous films called Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
When he was 18 years old, he wanted to go to film school so that he could improve his skills and become an even better director. Unluckily, he was unsuccessful in getting a place at this school so he went to a university in California to study English. Even though he had failed to get into the school he wanted to go to, he didn’t let this stop him following his dream to become a great director. Stephen Spielberg has directed many films since his first major film in 1976. He now owns many different businesses, most of which are involved in the film industry. Year What happened 1946 76. Stephen Spielberg_________ ___________ in Cincinnati. 1959 77. Stephen Spielberg made a __________ film and it_________ a local competition. 1962 78. Stephen Spielberg produced a film called___________, from which many __________ were later used for Close Encounters of the Third Kind. 79. _______ Though he_____________ to get into the film school he wanted to go to, Stephen Spielberg didn’t give up his dream to become a great director. 1976 80. Stephen Spielberg____________ his ___________ major film. 【答案】76. was born 77. 40-minute; won 78. Firelight; ideas 79. 1964; failed 80. directed/ made/ produced; first （四）（2009新疆埠康市） 请分别为下面四则谚语及图片找到相应的寓意，并把序号A、B、C、D填在答题卷相应的位置。 1.It's never too late to learn.
2.A crane standing amidst a flock of chickens. 3. The early bird catches the worm.
4. Play a harp before a cow.
5. A book holds a house of gold.
A. This proverb means that you do something useless. B. This proverb means that someone is the best of all. C. This proverb means that if you study hard, you will succeed. D. This proverb means that there’re many things to learn no matter how old you are.. E. This proverb means that if you do something early or before others, you will have more chances and be successful. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 【答案】1. D 2. B 3. E 4. A 5. C （五）（2009常州） 阅读下面短文，在表格内的空白处填入合适的答案(每格词数不限) The Internet has changed our habits, including our habit of sending greeting cards. There are many e-card websites that make it so easy to find the right greeting cards. They have greatly changed the way we send greetings to each other. Our lives have become so busy that we have limited personal time. These e-card websites have allowed everyone to easily share their feelings and emotions(感情) with the people they love. They contain(包括) plenty of greeting cards that can be used immediately. The users can choose any card they like, from festival greetings to birthday wishes. In fact, e-cards are perfect for any event. That’s why more and more people like to send e-cards. If the users are interested in making their own greeting cards on the internet, they can create a card within only a few minutes. Another benefit(好处) of e-card websites is that they have made it possible for you to send top quality cards to your beloved (心爱的) ones and surprise them with cheerful greetings. They allow you to send your greetings on a specific(特定的) date. So you can plan for the occasion(场合)when you want to send the card. For example, you can send your e-card on a certain day and then visit the person with some flowers the next day. This will surely create a good impression(印象)on the person you love. We have never forgotten the importance of saying sorry to our beloved ones. But sometimes we fail to do so because, we are not brave enough to face those we hurt. Some e- cards on these websites allow us to express our feelings in a more thoughtful way. Although some people still would rather buy traditional cards in the shops for the persons they love, especially when they want the cards to last a long time, more and more people are choosing to send greeting
