A. it’s the poorest nation in the region B. it’s Vanuatu that are the richest

C. it’s a favorite place for adventurers D. it’s blessed with abundant nature

72. From the text, _______ led to over one hundred languages spoken in Vanuatu.

A. immigration B. location C. dialects D. foreigners

73. Which of the following is true about Vanuatu?

A. Bislama developed from local Pacific French.

B. Yasur is one of the live volcanoes in Vanuatu.

C. Vanuatu has more than 113 official languages.

D. Underwater Post Office has opened for 5 years.

74. Which of the following would be the most proper title for the text?

A. Working at the underwater branch B. Great diving in amazing Vanuatu

C. A hot spot for adventure travelers D. The busiest post office on Earth

75. What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?

A. Various languages. B. Underwater diving.

C. Food in Vanuatu. D. History of Vanuatu.

第II卷 (非选择题 共35分)

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：表格中的每个空格只填一个单词。请将答案写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。 Some young people have become disappointed with how commercialized Christmas has become. As a result, they try to break with established traditions. What do they do to get more out of Christmas?

Ways of celebrating

By booking a short holiday abroad they can escape winter weather. OK, so flying to warm countries is great for those who live in cold winter climates. But how do you celebrate Christmas when your year-round climate is warm, or even hot?

In California, Santa Claus arrives on a surfboard, wearing an unusual red wetsuit. As long as he comes bearing presents, Surfing Santa would probably be welcome anywhere.

In Australia, many young people enjoy the warm weather with a beach barbecue and cold beer. In recent years, Bondi Beach has become an attraction for overseas visitors to gather and celebrate. It’s not uncommon for numbers to reach 40,000 on Christmas day.

Gift giving

We all know the feeling: you receive the kind of gift that you wouldn’t choose for yourself in a million years. But you have to bear it pretending that you love your new present.

To avoid this experience, many people give gift vouchers（购物礼券）at Christmas. With this, the receivers can buy whatever they want.

Digital and electronic goods feature highly on many young people’s Christmas wish lists. Not surprisingly, then, the Guardian’s top gifts for modern young people are:

Apple’s iPad: The iPad is probably one of the hottest items of the year. However you look at it, almost everybody wants one.

Digital Cameras: Christmas is the perfect time to give this gift that can help you to catch those special seasonal memories. Digital cameras are not as expensive as they used to be, either.

假设你叫王成。你的英国笔友Rose想了解你校学生的体育锻炼情况，请根据下图信息，

注意：

1．词数120左右；

2．开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Rose,

As we enter Senior Three, fewer and fewer students do physical training. ____________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes!

Wang Cheng

2013年马鞍山市高中毕业班第一次教学质量检测

英语试题参考答案

1-5 BACBB

21-25 ABDCD

36-40 DACBA

56-58 DCC 6-10 BCABA 26-30 ACCDB 41-45 CCDBB 59-62 BBAD 11-15 BCABC 31-35 BABCD 46-50 DABCD 51-55 ADABC 63-66 ACCD 67-70 CDCB 71-75 DABCC 16-20 ACBAB

76. disappointed 77. traditions 78. Christmas 79. escape 80. Welcoming 81. attractive/crowded/popular 82. Gifts 83. wanted/liked/loved 84. hot 85. cheap

书面表达

One possible version

Dear Rose,

As we enter Senior Three, fewer and fewer students do physical training. According to a survey, only 25% of the students do sports. They can benefit a lot from sports. There are many reasons for students not doing physical training. Some students complain that they have too much homework to do and have not enough time to do exercise. Some of them say that they aren’t fond of doing physical training since childhood. Others say that they live far away from places where they can do physical training. Because of all these, many of us lack physical training and are in poor health.

In my view, we should realize the importance of taking exercise. Firstly, without health, we can’t learn well. Only in good health can we learn attentively. Secondly, as we all know, time is a spongy. We can find time to do exercise if study and physical training are balanced. In all, once we lose our health, we gain nothing. Let’s do physical training right now.

Best wishes,

Wang Cheng