【正文】 esigning primary school prototypes(樣品)。 they plan to construct their schools starting in 2009. The district will then assess how well the schools perform, and three winners will copy those designs in 50 to 70 new buildings.Green schools are appearing all over, but in Clark County, which stands out for its vastness, such aggressive targets are difficult because design requirements like more natural light for students go against the realities of a desert climate. “One of the biggest challenges is getting the right site orientation(朝向)，” Mark McGinty, a director at SH Architecture, says. His firm recently pleted a high school in Las Vegas. “You have the same building, same set of windows, but if its orientation is incorrect and it faces the sun, it will be really expensive to cool.”Surprisingly, the man responsible for one of the most progressive green－design petitions has doubts about ideas of eco－friendly buildings. “I don’t believe in the new green religion，” Gerner says. “Some of the building technologies that you get are impractical. I’m interested in those that work.” But he wouldn’t mind if some green features inspire students. He says he hopes to set up green energy systems that allow them to learn about the process of harvesting wind and solar power. “You never know what’s going to start the interest of a child to study math and science，” he says.72．How did the architects react to Gerner’s design requirements?A. They lost balance in excitement.B. They showed strong disbelief.C. They expressed little interest.D. They burst into cheers.73．Which order of steps is followed in carrying out the project?A. Assessment—Prototype—Design—Construction.B. Assessment—Design—Prototype—Construction.C. Design—Assessment—Prototype—Construction.D. Design—Prototype—Assessment—Construction.74．What makes it difficult to build green schools in Clark County?A. The large size.B. Limited facilities.C. The desert climate.D. Poor natural resources.75．What does Gerner think of the ideas of green schools?A. They are questionable.B. They are out of date.C. They are advanced.D. They are practical.[答案]本文介紹了美國內(nèi)華達州的“綠色校園建筑”項目。在沙漠地帶的拉斯維加斯，建筑師們設(shè)計綠色教學(xué)樓，這樣的建筑能節(jié)能50%，造價更低，而且有利于學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)。可是這項工程卻面臨很多困難。72．B。考查推理判斷題。第三段說給學(xué)生提供更多自然光這樣的設(shè)計要求很難達到，因為這與沙漠氣候的實際情況相反，由此可推斷，第一段最后應(yīng)該是半數(shù)以上的建筑師們對Gerner的設(shè)計要求都很吃驚(fell off their chairs)，不相信他能達到這一要求。本題的解題關(guān)鍵是理解這個短語的含義。73．D?？疾榧毠?jié)理解。第二段談到建設(shè)的過程是：四個建筑隊設(shè)計樣品，2009年開始施工建校然后對這些修建的校舍進行評估，三個獲勝者將在50到70個新建筑中模仿這些設(shè)計樣式。74．C?？疾榧毠?jié)理解。從第三段可知在這里修建綠色學(xué)校的困難是沙漠氣候使建設(shè)綠色校園的要求很難達到。75．A。考查細節(jié)理解。從最后一段第一句中的“has doubts about ideas of eco－friendly buildings”可知，Gerner對綠色建筑的思想持懷疑態(tài)度。Ⅴ.短文改錯(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)(2009寧波教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測)[答案]76．go→went。時態(tài)錯誤。根據(jù)句中時間狀語“the other day”，可知謂語動詞應(yīng)用一般過去時。77．a(chǎn)→the。表示特指，所以在driver前用定冠詞the。78．picked→picking。此處應(yīng)用動詞的非謂語形式，主語the driver與pick之間構(gòu)成主動關(guān)系，所以用現(xiàn)在分詞。79．on→off。根據(jù)句意，此處表示“我想下車”。80．√81．with→for。表示“求救”應(yīng)用“should for help”。82．passenger→passengers。passenger是可數(shù)名詞，前面有ten修飾，所以應(yīng)用其復(fù)數(shù)形式。83．在blamed前加was。根據(jù)然意。blame與主語I之間構(gòu)成動賓關(guān)系，所以應(yīng)用被動形式。84．on→for。表示“等候”，應(yīng)用wait for。85．that→what。其實should后省略了do，what在賓語從句中做do的賓語。Ⅵ.書面表達(滿分25分)(2009湖北)假設(shè)你是華華，與英國網(wǎng)友湯姆約定用對方的母語通信，以提高各自的外語水平。最近你收到湯姆的電子郵件(附后)，發(fā)現(xiàn)有個成語使用不當(dāng)。請根據(jù)下列要點，用英文回一封電子郵件。要點：1．不應(yīng)使用“無所不為”，應(yīng)使用“無所事事”；2．說明這兩個成語的用法；3．給予鼓勵。注意：1．詞數(shù)為100左右；2．參考釋義：無所不為——do all kinds of bad things，無所事事——have nothing to do；3．除以上兩個成語外，郵件中不得使用其他漢字或拼音；4．電子郵件的開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好(不計入你所寫詞數(shù))。附(湯姆的郵件)：華華，你好！近幾天在忙什么事？有什么有意思的事嗎？我們的學(xué)校放假了，所以這幾天在家無所不為，飽食終日，只好上網(wǎng)發(fā)伊妹兒。沒意思。我決定找份工作，做個自食其力的人。祝好！湯姆Hi! Tom，Nice to read your e－mail today. I notice you’ve begun to use Chinese idioms and used most of them correctly.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Hope you’ll find a job soon.Huahua[參考答案]Hi!_Tom，Nice_to_read_your_e－’ve_begun_to_use_Chinese_idioms_and_used_most_of_them_correctly.However, I’m afraid there is one mistake I’d like to point out. It is “無所不為”. This idiom means “do all kinds of bad things”. Are you doing all kinds of bad things at home? I guess what you were really trying to say is that you’ve got nothing to do these days. In that case, you should use “無所事事”. We usually use “無所不為” to express the idea that people dare to do anything bad, and “無所事事” to describe the situation in which people have got nothing meaningful to do.Have I made myself clear?Anyway, I’m amazed at the progress you’ve made.Hope_you’ll_find_a_job_soon.Huahua