Houston, Texas (June 8. 2002)–in 2004, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will send two robots to separate places of Mars to seek out past or present signs of water. It is an exciting idea to send two robots driving over very different places of Mars at the same time, to be able to see what is on the other side of the hill.

Last month, NASA announced it was sending one robot to Mars, but after two weeks, it decided there was enough money for two. The robots will be sent up within two weeks of each other in May and June of 2003 from Kennedy Space Center. If all goes well, the two spacecraft will touch down on Mars, after a seven-and –a-half-month space flight, on January 2 and 20, 2004.

The robots, each weighing 150 kilograms, can cover 100 meters per day. They are designed to be able to examine the mineral content of the soil, and their special camera will take pictures of the lands and hills. Although they will be under control from the earth, the robots are able to move more freely compared to those sent up before them.

The actual landing points have not been determined yet, but the scientists say it will be in areas where they hope to find water.

49.According to the news report, scientists plan to send robots up to Mars to _____.

A.find out whether there is water on Mars   B.see if robots can find minerals there  

C.test how fast robots can drive there                 D.prove that robots can work on Mars

50.How long in between will the two robots be sent to Mars?

A.1 year       B. 7.5 months                  C. 2 months       D. 2 weeks

51. One of the important jobs for the robots on Mars is to _______.

A.study the soil                                     B. walk everywhere

C.test the new camera                                D. find a suitable landing point

52. We can infer from the last sentence that scientists ________.

A. have changed the landing points many times  B. hope to land the robots on the surface of water

C. are still working on the plan                      D. know where they can find water

.The basketball match will be put off if it ________.

To be _____debt is to be ____danger.

—Coffee________tea?                          

—Coffee________no sugar, thank you.

.Can you still remember the days_________we spent together in Chongqing last summer?

—I’m going to the supermarket in the downtown of city.

—_______you’re there, can you get me some coffee?

If Bob’s wife won’t agree to sign the documents,_________.

.It was not until he went abroad for further study______Li Ming realised the importance of English.

第一节 语音知识（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部份读音相同的选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.       nature   

A.natinal                 B.many                   C.pat                      D.snake

2.  smooth

A.clothes                 B.month                   C.thunder                   D.thirsty

3.  stomach

A.sandwich                B.school                  C.change                   D.machine

4.  hear

A.heart                   B.heard                   C.nearly                   D.bear

5. sure

A.base                    B.usual                   C.season                    D.Asia

第三节 书面表达（满分30分）

李华是家里唯一的孩子，随父母来到美国已有半个月了，但他感到烦恼。请你根据下面提供的有关信息以李华为名用英语给当地报纸写一封信，请求帮助。

父母忙于工作和学习；

单独在家，整天与电视为伴；

没有朋友，感到孤独；

请求帮助。

注意：（1）信的开头与结尾已给出，不计词数；

（2）词数：80个左右。

Dear Editor,                                                        January 12th, 2010

I’m writing to you for help.___________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua