D

　　When couples get married, they usually plan to have children. Sometimes, however, a couple can not have a child of their own. In this case, they may decide to adopt(收養(yǎng)) a child. In fact, adoption is very common today. There are about 60 thousand adoptions each year in the United States alone. Some people prefer to adopt infants, others adopt older children, some couples adopt children from their own countries, and others adopt children from foreign countries. In any case, they all adopt children for the same reason ---- they care about children and want to give their adopted child a happy life. Most adopted children know that they are adopted. Psychologists(心理學(xué)家) and child-care experts generally think this is a good idea. However, many adopted children or adoptees have very little information about their biological parents. As a matter of fact, it is often very difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents because the birth records of most adoptees are usually sealed. The information is secret so no one can see it. Naturally, adopted children have different feelings about their birth parents. Many adoptees want to search for them, but others do not. The decision to search for birth parents is a difficult one to make. Most adoptees have mixed feelings about finding their biological parents. Even though adoptees do not know about their natural parents, they do know that their adopted parents want them, love them and will care for them.

　　71. According to the passage, some couples adopt children because_________

　　A. They care a lot about children. B. They need looking after in their old age.

　　C. They want to enrich their life experience. D. They want children to keep them company.

　　72. Why is it difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents? A. They are usually adopted from distant places.

　　B. Their birth parents often try to conceal(隱瞞)their birth information. C. Their birth information is usually kept secret. D. Their adoptive parents don’t want them to know their birth parents.

　　73. Adoptees find it hard to make the decision to search for their birth parents, because____

　　A. They generally hold bad feelings towards their birth parents. B. They do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents. C. They are fully aware of the expenses(費用) involved in the search.

　　D. They have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents.

　　74. What does the underlined word “infants” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean?

　　A. teenagers B. babies over 2-year old C. new babies D. persons under the age of 18

　　75. What can we infer from the passage? A. Early adoption makes for closer parent-child relationship. B. Most people prefer to adopt children from overseas. C. Understanding is the key to successful adoption. D. Adoption has much to do with love.

　　第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題 滿分35分)

　　注意事項： 第二卷須用黑色墨水簽字筆在答題卡上書寫作答。如在試題卷上作答，答案無效。 第一節(jié) 單詞或短語填空(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分) 請根據(jù)首字母或括號內(nèi)的中文提示用單詞或短語的正確形式填空.(請在答題卡中完整寫出單詞)

　　76.I could no longer __________ (忽視) the fact that he was deeply unhappy.

　　77.Lori had changed so much that I could hardly r______ her when I met her at the supermarket.

　　78. Was it an accident or did David do it _____________(故意)?

　　79. She dreamed about a handsome young man coming to r____ her from her pain.

　　80. President Putin’s official visit to Beijing is _____ (安排)for December 24 to 27.

　　81. Nelson Mandela d_________ all his life to the freedom for the black.

　　82. Learning to __________ (表達)oneself well is an important part of education.

　　83. The rule is b______ on the idea that everybody should be treated equally(平等地).

　　84. Anna returned to her college after r___________ from an illness.

　　85. Obama ___________(上臺) at the beginning of 2009 and he has been in office for five years.

　　第二節(jié) 書面表達(滿分25分)

　　假設(shè)你叫李華,自從上了高中后，發(fā)現(xiàn)自己不是很適應(yīng)高中的學(xué)習(xí)生活，現(xiàn)在就目前的情況，給自己初中時最信賴的老師寫一封求助信：

　　1.對老師的問候。

　　2.高中生活基本情況：

　�、賹W(xué)科比初中多②每天作業(yè)時間3-4小時，課外活動時間很少

　�、鬯�眠時間不足，上課有時感到疲勞

　�、芸荚噳毫Υ�

　　3.你目前遇到的最大的問題以及現(xiàn)在的感受

　　注意： 1.內(nèi)容應(yīng)包括以上所有信息，要有適當(dāng)發(fā)揮。

　　2.詞數(shù): 120左右。信的開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。

　　3.參考詞匯：課外活動— activities after class 壓力 — pressure

　　Dear Mr Wang,

　　This is Li Hua.All the best.

　　Yours truly,

　　Li Hua