2011汕头一模英语试题及答案

第二节  信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
下面是几条与节日有关的报道，首先请阅读这些报道的标题和插图：
A. 
Father’s Day Shortchanged? Humble History, Fewer Gifts
With Father’s Day 2011 here, find out how the holiday started, why Dad doesn’t mind being shortchanged on gifts, and more.
B. 
Why Mother’s Day Horrified, Ruined Its Own Mother
Born of war, Mother’s Day grew to horrify its own mother, whose fight to fix the holiday “cost her everything, financially and physically.”
C. 
Valentine’s Day Facts: Gifts, History, and Love Science
Where did Valentine’s Day come from? What does it cost? And why do we fall for it, year after year?
D. 
Thanksgiving 2010 Myths and Facts
Before the big dinner, debunk the myths—for starters, the first “real” Thanksgiving wasn’t until the 1800s—and get to the roots of Thanksgiving 2010.
E. 
4th of July Facts: 1st Fests, Number of Fireworks, More
How did Founding Fathers Celebrate 4th of July? How many 4th of July fireworks explode each year? Answers and more.
F. 
Earth Day at 40: What Good Is It Now?
After 40 years, outsourced activism is replacing traditional Earth Day activities, and green’s gone mainstream, experts say. So what’s the point?

以下是这些报道的简要内容介绍，请配对它们的标题。
46. Where did this most popular day for couples come from? And how does it come into beings, year after year? Noel Lenski, professor of the University of Colorado, said the lovers’ holiday traces its roots to raucous annual Roman festivals held every year on February 15 and remained wildly popular well into the fifth century A.D.
47. The first Earth Day in 1970 was a raucous, radical teach-in that helped spur clean-air, clean-water, and endangered species legislation in the United States. Now, 40 years later, Earth Day is every day, as the saying goes. The thing is, it’s also everyday - environmentalism has become a routine with green-ness as much a marketing tactic as a moral pursuit.
48. Some 242 million turkeys were raised in the U.S. in 2010 for slaughter, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Last year’s birds were worth about U.S. $3.6 billion. Before the big dinner, debunk the myths, we need to know that the first “real” U.S. Thanksgiving wasn’t until the 1800s and get to the roots of Thanksgiving 2010.
49. Father’s Day traditionally takes a backseat to Mother’s Day, and, for the most part, dads are cool with that, experts say. Nevertheless, as traditional roles around the house gradually change, fathers are gaining more attention on their special day, at least as measured in the monetary value of gifts estimated to be given on June 19, 2011, when the holiday will be celebrated in dozens of countries.
50. Cookouts, fireworks, and, of course, a chance to wish Uncle Sam a big “happy birthday” —the day means summer in full swing across the United States and beyond. Besides the founders of the US, Fireworks, first authorized by Congress in 1777, are another legacy. More than 14,000 fireworks displays light up U.S. skies each year.
            
Ⅲ  写作(共两节，满分为40分)
第一节：基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)
假如你叫李华，是汕头的一名中学生。最近，当地政府正计划实施快速公交和桥梁建设，结果引起人们的广泛争议。请你根据人们不同的观点，给当地报社写一封信，反映这一情况。
赞成观点 反对观点
1．能够解决交通问题，方便人民生活；
2．有助于发展经济，提高人民生活水平；
3．有助于提高汕头作为现代化旅游城市的形象。 1．会造成环境污染；
2．会产生噪音，打扰居民平静的生活；
3．时常造成交通堵塞。
【写作要求】
1．只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；
2．可适当发挥，但不能出现真实的学校和学生姓名。
3．短文开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入5个句子中。
【评分标准】
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
参考词汇：快速公交系统BRT  高架桥overpass
 Editor,
I’m writing to tell you about the road construction which is going to take place in our city.
                                                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
Yours truly,
Li Hua