65. The number of refereeing errors in the experimental matches was

   A. slightly above average

   B. higher than in the 1998 World Cup

   C. quite unexpected

   D. as high as in a standard match

【解析】C. 本题涉及短文第三段关于误判率的要点。第三段第一句句末的a remarkably high number

即是本题答案依据。

66. The findings of the experiment show that _________.

   A. errors are more likely when a referee keeps close to the ball

   B. the farther the referee is from the incident，the fewer the errors

   C. the more slowly the referee runs，the more likely will errors occur

   D. errors are less likely when a referee stays in one Spot

【解析】A. 本题涉及实验结果，第四段第二句即是本题答案依据。

67. The underlined word “officials” (Para．4)most probably refers to“

   A. the researchers involved in the experiment

   B. the inspectors of the football tournament

   C. the referees of the football tournament

   D. the observers at the site of the experiment

【解析】C. 短语的理解不仅要基于上下文，也要紧扣短文主题，不论是上下文还是结合短文主题，这里的officials都应该指referees．

68. What is one of the possible conclusions of the experiment?

   A. The ideal retirement age for an experienced football referee is 45．

   B. Age should not be the chief consideration in choosing a football referee．

   C. A football referee should be as young and energetic as possible．

   D. An experienced football referee can do well even when in poor physical condition．  

【解析】B. 根据短文最后一段要点：① 国际足联坚持裁判45岁必须退休是出于误导；② 既然裁判不必时刻跟着球跑，其身体条件就不是最关键的。结论涉及裁判的身体和年龄。A和C明示与上述要点相悖，选项D是不舍逻辑的推论：身体条件不是最关键不等于身体不好也行。

D

   WASHINGTON―The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday denied California and 16 other states the right to set their own standards for carbon dioxide emissions (排放) from automobiles.

   The E.P.A. administrator, Stephen L. Johnson, said the proposed California rules were preempted (抢在……之前行动) by federal authority and made moot (争论未决的) by the energy bill signed into law by President Bush on Wednesday. Mr. Johnson said California had failed to make a compelling case that it needed authority to write its own standards for greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks to help control global warming.

   The decision immediately provoked a heated debate over its scientific basis and whether political pressure was applied by the automobile industry to help it escape the proposed California regulations. Officials from the states and numerous environmental groups swore to sue (控告) to overturn the edict rules．

   In an evening conference call with reporters, Mr. Johnson defended his agency's decision.

   “The Bush administration is moving forward with a clear national solution, not a confusing patchwork of state rules,” he said. “I believe this is a better approach than if individual states were to act alone."     

    The 17 states―including New York, New Jersey and Connecticut―had waited two years for the Bush administration to issue a ruling on an application to set stricter air quality standards than those adopted by the federal government. The decision technically known as a Clean Air Act waiver, was the first time California was refused permission to carry out its own pollution rules; the federal government had previously granted the state more than 50 waivers(弃权声明书).

The emissions standards California proposed in 2004―but never approved by the federal government―would have forced automakers to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent in new cars and light trucks by 2020, with the cutbacks to begin in 1990 models.

69. What's the main idea of the passage?     

   A. 17 states are not allowed to set their own emission rules for cars. .

   B. 17 states have the right to set their own standards for emissions.

   C. The proposed California rules are good to help control global warming.

   D. E.P.A.’s decision to deny the proposed California rules, right or wrong.

【解析】B. 从本文第一段就可知文章大意为加州决定采取严厉措施限制引致气温上升及温室效应的

废气排放量，但是被美国环保署否决。

70. What does the underlined word“provoked”in the third paragraph mean?

   A. Caused.        B. Deepened.        C. Motivated.         D. Cancelled.

【解析】A . “provoked a heated debate" 在此句中的意思是：“引起了一场激烈的辩论”“provoked”意

思与“caused”相符。

71. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. The decision made by E.P.A. depends on its scientific basis.

   B. Political pressure is the main reason to force the government to deny the rules.

   C. Officials from the states are not satisfied with the government’s decision.

   D. The states recently urged government to set stricter air quality standards.

【解析】C. 从文章第三段倒数第二行“Officials from the states and numerous environmental groups swore to sue(控告)to overturn the edict rules．”可知这些州的官员及环保组织对政府决定不满。从文章第三段“The decision immediately provoked a heated debate over its scientific basis and whether political pressure was applied by the automobile industry to help it escape the proposed California regulations．”可知A、B选项错误。从第六段“The 17 states―including New York，New jersey and Connecticut―had waited two years for the Bush administration to issue a ruling on an application to set stricter air quality standards than those adopted by the federal government．”可知D项错。

73. Now that all their possessions were lost in the fire，the woman and her husband felt that their lives were __________. (请从文章中找出一个单词，将句子补充完整)

   simplified 

74. What do we know about the author's house from the sentence“Though we've never had a    catastrophic loss such as that，Gibbs and I did have a close call…”(Lines 1―2，Para．4)? (回

答词数不超过8个单词)

A tragedy/disaster/loss almost occurred to it. // It had nearly been destroyed by a firestorm. //A disaster happened // There happened a disaster.

76. Items/ Aspects

Descriptions/ Details

Positive attitude

79. Growing up

● A wonderful process: Children 80. developing and learning new things, enjoying another birthday part

Growing old

● Being respected by the young

● 81. Being valued  as a source of experience and wisdom

77. Negative attitude

Disadvantages

● Never being young again

● Feeling lonely in a youth-oriented culture

82. Problems

● 83. Economy: personal income decreasing sharply

● Health: suffering from poor nutrition and other diseases

● Housing: being poor and simple

●Society: 84. being ill-treated// being rudely treated

―experience age discrimination, cheating and robbery

78. Solutions    

Improving 85. social security benefits  

The young caring for and respecting the old

第二节 写作（满分25分）

    请根据下面的素材，以China’s third manned spacecraft was successful为题目用英语写一则100―120词左右的新闻报道。

    发射时间：北京时间2008年9月25日晚上9: 10

    发射地点：酒泉卫星发射中心   

    事件：神州七号在北京时间2008年9月25日晚上9：10发射成功；在9月27日顺利完成中国宇航员首次“太空行走”任务；于9月29日安全降落在内蒙古草原。

    航天员：翟志刚刘伯明景海鹏

    意义：……(请发表自己的感想)

    注意：1．短文标题、开头已写好，但不计入总词数。

    2．可适当增添细节，注意行文连贯。

    3．参考词汇：神州七号ShenzhouⅦ  发射launch内蒙古Inner Mongolia

China's third manned spacecraft was successful

Jiuquan: The Launch of Spacecraft Shenzhou VII

From Xinhua News Agency

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One possible version：

    China's third manned spacecraft was successful

Jiuquan：The Launch of Spacecraft Shenzhou VII

From Xinhua News Agency

   China's third manned spacecraft Shenzhou VII was launched(1ifted off)from the Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan at 9: 10 p.m. of September 25th, 2008. Afterwards, the spacecraft fulfilled its most ambitious and risky mission successfully: China's first-ever space walk. Three astronauts Zhai Zhigang. Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng made a great number of experiments during their space journey. Finally they landed in the grasslands of North China's Inner Mongolia.

   The success of shenzhou VII has realized the great dream of Chinese astronauts’ walking in space in their own spacecraft. This breakthrough in China's human space flight is bound to make new contributions to the peaceful uses of outer space.

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Text 1

W：What time is Susan coming?

M：Well，she won't finish work until 4：30．It will take her fifteen minutes to get here-

Text 2

M：Aren't you going to see the film? They say it's well worth seeing・

W：I'm afraid I can't make it today．I am not feeling myself today．

Text 3

W：This is a great jacket，but look at the price!$600．It's too expensive!

M：NO，wait，It's pretty reasonable．You're thinking in US dollars，not Hongkong dollars. It's

   only about 100 US dollars．

W：You’re right．

Text 4

 M：I'd like an Italian soup to start with and then some fried noodles．

W：All right．Anything else?

M：Yes，I'd like a cup of coffee afterwards．Make it hot，please．

W：I've got it，sir．    

Text 5   

M：Hi，Kate! Is your daddy at home? W：No，Mr. Smith．He went out 10 minutes ago．Any message?

M：Hmm．Could you tell him to call me back?

W：Sure．Leave it to me．

Text 6

M：Hurry up，Antonia．It is five to eight now．

W：Don't worry．There are still fifty minutes left．

M：But it will take us forty minutes to go to the airport by bus．

W：We'll take a taxi and it will only take us fifteen minutes．

M：Hmm，have you got the tickets with you?

W：Yeah，I put them in the pocket of my jacket．

M：Shall we buy some fruit and some biscuits from the supermarket?

W：No．Everything will be supplied on the plane．

M：Are you ready now?

W：Yeah．Let's go．

M：Taxi! Taxi!

Text 7     

W：That was a wonderful picture．The acting was wonderful，wasn't it?

M：Yes．The story is unique，and the plot is cleverly designed．

W：But I could understand only about half of the English spoken．

M：I have trouble，too，especially when the actors speak so rapidly．

W：Is the picture shown at Royal pretty new?       

M：Yes，it's the latest release．It's a local picture．

W：How do you like the film?

M：The ending and the plot are both good．I was amused by the dialogue．

Text 8

M：Do you mind if I join you?

W：P1ease do．

M：I'm Alan Hook．I work at St. Jude's Training College．

W：How do you do? Barbara Samuel．And what do you do at the college?

M：I'm in charge of the science department．

W：Have you been there long?

M：Just over a year．By the way，I have seen your picture in the paper recentlv．

W：Ah，that must have been the national tennis competition last week．     

M：That's right--you won a cup．

W：Well，I guess 1 was lucky．How about you? Do you play?

M：I used to，but I'm out of practice these days．I must consider joining a club sometime．

  Text 9

W：Hello．Minchhampton Tourist Office．

M：Hello，we want to stay in a hotel in Minchhampton．

W：Well，we've only got three，the Elm，the Hotel Placid and the Singing Fiddle．

M：How large are they?

W：The Elm has twenty rooms．The Hotel Placid has thirty-five rooms and the Singing Fiddle has

    only eight rooms．

M：How much do they cost?

W：The Elm costs 16 pounds per person a night，the Hotel Placid 32 pounds and the Singing Fiddle

    only 8 pounds．

M：Thank you。and what are the telephone numbers?

W：The Elm is 25397，the Hotel Placid is 60744 and the Singing Fiddle is 81660．

M：Thank you．

Text 10

W：Well，what's on this evening?

M：There’s the English corner．

W：Oh，but I notice at nine o'clock there's a late night coach to Cambridge for a film．I think I'd

    like to go to that．What time does the English corner finish?

M：It starts at seven thirty．Usually it lasts about two hours，but we can always leave earlier・

W： Oh，Ok．So we can do both then?

M：Yeah，SO that's at nine 0'clock．What movie is it at 9：30 P．m．?

W：It's Rocky．Have you seen it?

M：Rocky? No，I haven't．I want to see that．Good，let's go to that．

W：All right，OK．

M：What's on tomorrow?

W：Oh，I remember there's a tennis match．

M：Tennis? Hmm…what time is that?

W：Well，that's at four o'clock in the afternoon．A coach takes US there．

M：Where is it? Is it on campus or…?

W：NO，it's in London．

M：oh，that’s pretty far away．What time will it be coming back?

W：Um…So it…the coach is back at midnight．

M：oh，midnight? Well，hmm．．．，maybe I'd better cancel that because I've got a class on

   Wednesday morning．and I'm afraid that if I came back that late I would be very tired in class．

W：Sorry that I won't have your company．