听录音，将所听到的内容填入题号为1-10的空格处。听录音前,你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。每段录音播放两遍 Do you know at what age a child becomes an adult? The answer depends on your ＿＿ .Here are some examples. First, in some North American Indian cultures, a boy became a man around the age of 13．At that time, he would go into ＿＿ alone, without food or water, for several days．When he ＿＿ ,he became an adult man．Girls became adult women as soon as they were old enough to have babies, also around the age of 12 or 13. In the Jewish religion, children spend years studying their history and religion．Then, at the age of 13 for boys and 12 for girls, they go through an important religious ceremony. ＿＿ ,they are adults, and they ＿＿ their own religious development. In Japan today, young people become ＿＿ at age 20．Each year on January 15, they celebrate “Coming-of- Age Day”, when all the twenty-year-olds in a town are invited to attend ＿＿ .They wear traditional clothes, listen to speech, and visit with old friends. Finally, in the United States, ＿＿ adulthood takes several years．American teenagers look forward to their 16th birthday, because in most states that is the age when they can get ＿＿ .The legal age of adulthood is 18, when Americans can vote, get married, and work full-time．However, they must wait until age 21 ＿＿ .Many people celebrate their 21st birthday by having a drink with friends in a bar.
第三节 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中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号的相应位置上。 Long ago the Emperor decided to hold a swimming race between 13 different animals．The order in which they finished would decide the order of their ＿＿ (appear) in the Chinese calendar．All the animals lined up on the river bank and ＿＿ (give) the task of getting to the opposite shore．The cat wondered how he would get across ＿＿ he was afraid of water．The ox worried how he would cross ＿＿ his poor eyesight．The calculating rat suggested that he and the cat ＿＿ (jump) onto the ox's back and guide him across．The ox, steady and hard-working, did not notice the two animals on his back．In the meanwhile, the rat ran behind the unsuspecting cat and pushed ＿＿ into the water．As the ox came ashore, the rat jumped off and finished the race first． ＿＿ the rat got the first year ＿＿ (name) after him and the ox got the second year． ＿＿ the lazy pig reached the finish line in 12th place the race was over and he was awarded the final place on the calendar．From that day the cat, ＿＿ never finished and lost his place on the calendar, became the enemy of the rat．
Mr．William is entitled to 10 days’ paid holidays every year．This summer he decides to go vacationing with his wife, two middle school sons and their lovely dog Piggy．He is looking forward to the picturesque coastal scenery, delicious food and a discount for the children’s living.
The Bushes are going to celebrate their thirties wedding anniversary．They are going to spend the special day in a place where they can enjoy the quiet countryside view, and some entertainment and exercises.
Rob, a 22-year-old college student who is major in architecture, hopes to spend his summer holiday by the sea where he also can continue his research on the ancient buildings.
Johnson who lives in the north of England is dying to spend his winter holiday in the south where he can listen to the beautiful sound of sea and enjoy the peaceful village life of the local people.
Li Jing’s parents are going to visit him in December．The family are going to have the Christmas celebration in a small family hotel where they can appreciate rural scenery and a few other people in the hotel.
It is well known that London is a splendid modern city, but it is also a historical place with many famous a ＿＿ which fascinate the tourists worldwide.
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。 The First Lesson of the New Term, a TV programme about how to protect oneself in times of emergency, is meant to provide school students with the knowledge on self-protection．It will help student in case of natural disasters such as earthquakes, fires, snowstorms or floods．Many examples show that enough knowledge about self-protection along with enough courage and willpower can help many survive. The most recent example is from the earthquake in Sichuan Province in May of 2008．While thousands of school kids were killed by collapsed school buildings, all students from a middle school survived even without a single one being hurt．That's because of their timely and orderly evacuations (撤离), which they had been drilled in every term. It's good to see this program is the most important activity of a national campaign to make students be aware of personal safety．Chinese Education Ministry has called on all schools nationwide to give lessons on self-protection knowledge in times of emergency every term. 【写作内容】 某中学生英文报就“学生安全教育”为主题举行英语征文活动。你阅读了上述文章后， 准备给该报投稿，稿件内容要点包括： 1.以约30个词概括以上短文内容。 2.然后以约120个词谈谈你的观点，并包括以下要点： (1) 安全教育的重要性； (2) 举例说明中学生在日常安全方面应该注意的事项： (3) 呼吁中学生提高安全意识。 【写作要求】 1.在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，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； 2.文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。 [评分标准] 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
