At a recent luncheon(午餐會), Yao Ming, an well-known Chinese basketball players, was introduced to the CEOs of IBM, FedEx, Motorola, Disney, AOL Time Warner and visiting former Chinese President, Jiang Zemin. Other deals include Nike, Sorrent, and China Unicom.

In the end Yao is expected to earn much more in endorsement deals than his four-year,＄18-million salary to play center for the Houston Rockets.

    “His friendly personality is real”, says Jimmy Siegel, who as vice-chairman, senior executive creative director at BBDO New York was behind Yao’s “Yo！” commercial for the Visa check card.

    “He’s very much what you’d imagine,” says Siegel. “He’s very modest, down to Earth, somewhat self-effacing（不愛拋頭露面的）and somewhat quiet but I think that’s part of the language problem.”

Despite all the attention, Ming’s bank account is still a far cry from Jordan’s or Woods’, who each earn between＄40 million and ＄60 million every year in endorsement.

Unlike Jordan and Woods--who are unquestionably the best in the world at what they do--there’s no way to know how long Yao Ming will remain the king of the NBA—he’s only been here for six months.

1. Who have / has contacted with Yao Ming recently ?

A. CEOs of IBM, Motorola.Disney, AOL Time Warner.

B. Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao.      

C. Sorrent, vice-chairman of BBDO New York.

D. Jordan and Woods.

2. What does the underlined word“endorsement”mean?

A. Commercial.      B. Entertainment.      C. Sports.              D. Marketing.

3. Which of the statements about Yao Ming is Not true?

A. He is now quite popular in the U.S..

B. He is a modest, down to earth young man.

C. He may earn more in endorsement deals than his salary. 

D. He will surely become the future king of the NBA.

4. Why is it Yao Ming’s bank account still much less than Jordan’s or Woods’?

A. He is not as good a player as Jordon or Woods.

B. He will earn only 18 million in 4 years in the future.

C. His endorsement income is now lower than Jordan’s or Woods’.

D. He has only been in the States for six months.

5. What is the part reason why Yao Ming is self-effacing and quiet according to Siegel?

A. Because Yao Ming didn’t like the luncheon.

B. Because Jordon was invited to the luncheon.

C. Because Yao Ming had language problem.

D. Because Yao Ming didn’t meet his best friend here.

 

                                                                  

第二節(jié)：讀寫任務(wù)（共1小題，滿分25分）

閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150左右的英語短文。

Honesty is one of the most treasured traditional values in China. The children are taught to be honest when they are very young. At schools the students are also instructed to be honest.

However, with the development of society, we often hear complaints about dishonesty. Reports with the theme of dishonesty often appear in the media. For example, some people try to get rich and live a comfortable life. But they do not work hard honestly, instead they cheat others. They sell something quite ordinary at a very high price. Some people's delaying paying back the loan can serve as another example. Some people, including some college students, get loan from the bank, and promise to pay within, say, 3 years. However, they don't do that.

The dishonest people sometimes can get benefit from their behaviors. So some people assert that dishonesty can bring people benefit, while honesty only makes people suffer. Is that so? Definitely not. It is always true that honesty is the best policy. It pays to be honest. The cheater selling “the treasure” mentioned above will surely be disclosed and punished some day.

On the contrary, if he had been honest, neither the buyer nor he himself would have suffered. The people who do not return money in time will sooner or later become infamous, and will not get the money from others again. If he had acted differently, he would have earned respect and trust, meanwhile, the bank would not have suffered from loss.

[寫作內(nèi)容]

1. 以約30個詞概括短文的要點。

2. 然后以約120個詞就“誠實”的主題發(fā)表看法，并包括以下要點：

   （1）         你對不誠實現(xiàn)象的看法；

   （2）         誠實的重要性；

   （3）         作為中學(xué)生，該如何做一個誠實的人。

[寫作要求]

1． 作文中可使用自己的親身經(jīng)歷或虛構(gòu)的故事， 也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；           2．標(biāo)題自定。

[評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)]    概括準(zhǔn)確，語言規(guī)范，內(nèi)容合適，篇章連貫

 

 EVERYONE NEEDS FRIENDS

Everyone needs friends.We all like to feel close to someone.It is nice to have a friend to talk,laugh and do things with.Surely,there are times when we need to be alone.We don’t always want people around.But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.

No two people are just the same.Sometimes friends don’t get along well.That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other.Most of the time they will make up and go on being friends.

Sometimes friends move away.Then we feel very sad.We miss them very much.But we call them and write to them.It could be that we would neven see them again.And we can make new friends.It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.

Families sometimes name their children after a close friend.Many people are named after men or women who have been friendly to people in a town.Some libraries are named this way.So are some schools.We think of these people when we go to these places.

There is more good news for people who have friends.They live longer than people who don’t.Why?It could be that they are happier.Being happy helps you stay well.Or it could be just knowing that someone cares.If someone cares about you,you take better care of yourself.

1.The main idea of this passage is______.

A．that people are all friends	B．that people need friends
C．how to get to know friends	D．how to name a place

2.The first paragraph tells us ______.

A．none needs friends

B．we always need friends around us

C．making friends is the need in people’s life

D．we need to be alone

3.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A．People are not happy when their friends leave them.

B．People can know their friends in different ways.

C．People will never see their friends after their friends move away.

D．People like their friends very much if they get to know them.

4.Why do people who have friends live longer than those who don’t?

A．Because they feel happier and are healthy.

B．Because they get a lot of help from their friends.

C．Because they take better care of their friends.

D．Because they are being well taken care of by their friends.

 

單詞拼寫

1.She__________(提醒)me that I hadn’t written to Mother．

2.The medicine has no side________(效果)on you?

3.The actor owes his success to his_________(父母)．

4.On graduation day，F(xiàn)rank and I were________(出席)at the ceremony .

5.Much to my surprise, the flowers are still in bloom in _______ (六月)．

6.In the __________(二十)century，country music became more popular .

7.Your duties__________(包括)typing and answering the telephone．

8.His words are strongly___________(留下印象)on my memory．

9.More efforts and you’ll surely__________(成功) in this field.

10.It’s good ________(禮貌) to behave yourself well.