1、英语试卷第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。ADurga and Amiko became best friends shortly after Durgas family moved to Texas from India. Amiko, who was Japanese American, enjoyed hearing Durga describe her life in India. Amiko also loved being invi
2、ted for dinner at Durgas house. The spicy Indian dishes that Durgas mother cooked were delicious. Durga wanted to know about life in Japan. Amiko explained that her grandparents had come to the United States from Japan but that she had never been there herself. One Saturday at the public library, Du
3、rga and Amiko saw a flyer(广告传单) about the Festival of Cultures. After reading the flyer, the two girls decided that the festival would be a great way to learn about each others cultures as well as various cultures in other countries.The Festival of Cultures1114 AugustCity ParkThe Festival of Culture
4、s is an annual event to celebrate the wide range of cultures found in our great state. People representing 40 cultural groups will share their traditions and customs. Here are just a few of the festivals many activities.Crafts: See the fine art of basket weaving from Vietnam and Zimbabwe. Watch the
5、delicate art of making paper umbrellas from Thailand and the decorative craft of papel picado, or paper cutting, from Mexico. All craft demonstrations provide a firsthand view of how things are made. You will appreciate the process involved in making these products.Music and Dance: Experience musica
6、l instruments that you have never heard before. Listen to the music of a sh from Japan, a bull-roarer from Australia, a sitar from India, and a chakay from Thailand. You will also be entertained by folk dances from around the world, such as the troika from Russia and the mayim mayim from Israel. Fro
7、m 1:00 p.m.to3:00p.m. On14August, specialfolk-dancingclassesforchildrenwillbeoffered. Children ages 68 can learn the kinderpolka from Germany. Children ages 912 can learn the raspa from Mexico.Storytelling:Listen for hours as professional storytellers charm you with captivating tales. Fables, folkta
8、les, and ballads from various countries will be told. Back by popular demand is Gwendolyn Washington, a famous African American storyteller.Food:Enjoy irresistible foods from other countries, such as gyros from Greece, seafood paella from Spain, crpes from France, and tandoori chicken from India. Th
9、ese tasty dishes will be difficult to pass up.The Festival of Cultures is sponsored by the World Marketplace. For more information about the festival, call (800) 555-0199.21For a family with children ages 612, which day would be the best bargain for visiting the festival?A. 11 August.B. 12 August.C.
10、 13 August.D. 14 August.22. Durgas mother most likely cooks _.A. gyrosB. seafood paella C. crpes D. tandoori chicken23. The first paragraph is mainly about _.A. how Durga and Amiko wanted to learn about other culturesB. that Durga and her family moved to Texas from IndiaC. how Amikos grandparents ca
11、me to the United StatesD. what kinds of spicy Indian dishes Durgas mother cookedBBy now, most people know they should be eating more vegetables. But are there ways to get more from the vegetables you already eat？ A research shows that when it comes to vegetables, its not only how much we eat, but al
12、so how we prepare them, that decides the vitamins and other nutrients that enter our body. Many studies show that people who eat lots of vegetables have less heart disease,and eye problems and even cancer. But raw vegetables are not always best. The researchers found that 198 Germans who eat raw foo
13、d were short of lycopene, the matter found in tomatoes and other red vegetables. There is an idea that raw foods are always going to be better, says Steven K. Clinton, a professor at Ohio State University. For fruits and vegetables, sometimes a little bit of cooking can be helpful. A number of facto
14、rs decide how the vegetables do good to peoples health before they reach the table,including where and how they were grown and stored before being bought. No single cooking way is best. Some nutrients are easily lost in cooking if they are cooked in different ways. Vitamins C and B are often lost. I
15、n January,another report said that boiling was better for carrots than frying or serving them raw. Frying was the worst way to cook. What cooked with the vegetables can also be important？ When the vegetables were cooked with fat,the diners can get more nutrients. Fat can also make the taste of veget
16、ables better,meaning that people will eat more of them. Putting on some other things that make it taste better-a little salt-can make the food taste better.24. The writer mainly wants to tell us that _ .A. people should eat more vegetablesB. the way people eat vegetables is importantC. eating vegeta
17、bles is good for usD. how much vegetables one should eat25. The people who eat the raw vegetables for a long time will _ .A. have the eyes problemsB. have heart diseaseC. be in need of lycopeneD. hate eating tomatoes26. The following decide how the vegetables do good to people EXCEPT _ .A. the place
18、 where the vegetables are grownB. the way how the vegetables are storedC. the way how the vegetables are preparedD. the price at which the vegetable are sold27. From the last paragraph, we can know _ .A. its better to cook vegetables with the fatB. the more fat in the cooking, the fewer vegetables p
19、eople will eatC. its better to cook the vegetables without saltD. the fat will increase the nutrition of the vegetablesCFood festivals are a common occurrence in the UK and take place in all sorts of places and at all sorts of times. Whatever your taste, theres a food festival to match-no matter how
20、 specialized.MeatopiaThis three-day, London-based festival takes place at the end of August and is a meat lovers paradise. In addition to a range of meat products, from burgers to steaks, attendees can listen to live music, watch butchery shows, and attend informal meat-based workshops.VegfestIf you
21、 prefer a festival that will help you meet your five a day, then Vegfest is for you. This vegan-friendly event takes place several times a year. Here you can enjoy a wide selection of freshly prepared vegetables, learn cooking tips and hear talks on nutrition to help you make the most of your plant-
22、based search.The Marmalade FestivalHeld in Cumbria, this festival has been running for 13 years. It includes a competition to find the best homemade marmalade. There are thousands of entries from over 30 different countries across the globe.The Ginger (姜） and Spice FestivalThe Ginger and spice Festi
23、val, held in Market Drayton, celebrates its towns historic connection to Robert Clive, who returned from India with ginger. Because of this, they specialize in baking gingerbread, but also sell a range of spices from mild to hot.The National Honey showIt started in 1921 and is the largest event of i
24、ts kind. This three-day event attracts over 2,000 participants to their traditional competition, and offers lectures and workshops on beekeeping and, of course, that syrupy golden honey.28. Which is TRUE according to the passage?A. People can enjoy a wide selection of meat in Vegfest.B. Robert Clive
25、 took ginger to the UK from India.C. The Marmalade Festival is only known by the British.D. Meatopia falls on August 31 every year.29. Which festival will be most attractive for people having a sweet tooth?A. Meatopia. B. The Ginger and spice Festival.C. Vegfest. D. The National Honey show.30. In wh
26、ich part of a magazine can you most probably find this passage?A. Voice.B. Science.C. Culture.D. Sports.31.Which festival can the visitors watch butchery shows?A. The National Honey show B. MeatopiaC. The Marmalade Festival D. Vegfest DOn the International Space Station, astronauts constantly fall a
27、round the earth as they orbit, so they dont feel the effects of gravity. While floating around for six months or a year in space sounds like a lot of fun,there is a serious side effect； once they get back to the earth,theyre basically cripples（瘸子）.If the worst happens, astronauts walking out of thei
28、r spacecraft for the first time could slip and break a bone the moment they get back to the earth, because their bones and muscles have weakened over time in space. NASA has made a lot of progress in this regard. It is clearly required that its astronauts spend about 90 minutes per day exercising in
29、 space,using a resistance machine as well as either a treadmill（跑步机）or an exercise bike. Although astronauts are burdened with a lot of things to do in space, that exercise time is sacred -everyone makes sure the astronauts are not pressured to abandon their exercise time in favor of some experiment
30、. The doctors say that this time sweating it out is extremely important. On muscles and bones, you have de - loading effects which can be reduced by extensive exercise, says NASAs Peter Norsk. NASA is especially concerned with how a lack of gravity and increased space radiation（辐射）could hurt explore
31、rs on the way to the moon or Mars. On the earth,we are protected from most forms of radiation due to the atmosphere. While in space,explorers in the low-earth orbit still get a little less radiation than in deep space due to the earths magnetic field（磁场），which attracts some radiation from space. But
32、 on the way to Mars, thats not the case. However,doctors still dont understand how radiation can affect astronauts bones and muscles. Its hard to simulate（模仿）deep-space radiation on the earth,and we only sent a handful of astronauts to the moon back in the 1960s and 1970s.32What does Paragraph 1 mai
33、nly focus on？ _ A. The role gravity plays in life.B. The weakness of bones and muscles.C. The side effects of a long stay in space.D. The fun experience astronauts have in space.33. How can astronauts better protect themselves while in space？ _ A. By sleeping as long as possible.B. By performing few
34、er spacewalks.C. By relieving their mental pressures.D. By doing exercise on a regular basis.34. Where will astronauts suffer the most radiation？ _ A. In deep space.B. On the moon.C. On the earth.D. In a low-earth orbit.35. What can be inferred from the last paragraph？ _ A. More people are willing t
35、o step into space.B. More research into radiation should be done.C. The harm caused by radiation can be avoided.D. Deep-space radiation has been copied in the lab.二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）How to Avoid Identity Theft Every year, a large quantity of personal information is leaked into the wrong hands. M
36、illions of people suffer the identity theft. Maybe theres spyware on their computer,or a service they use has a security problem, leaving customers at risk of exposure. But there is no need to fear. Its a lot easier than you might think to set up proper defenses.（36） _ . Heres how. Clean your comput
37、er and smart-phone （ 37） _ ，before you put new security measures into place. This means fixing a good anti-virus program and taking the time to clear out any spyware that may have already infected your system. Ensure your Wi-Fi safety Now that your computer is clean,you should plug any holes in your
38、 home network. Its fairly easy for potential criminals to gain access to your information if theyre able to share your connection.（38） _ . Different routers 路由器） will have different setup pages,so the actual step-by-step will vary,but the end result will be the same. Heres what to do： Enable basic p
39、assword protection. You also need to change the password that allows you to access your routers settings to begin with. Then change the original name of your wireless network. Dont use any personal information here. （39） _ . Everything you just finished could be for nothing if a thief has your exist
40、ing passwords,so you need to change them for every service you use. What youve heard is true： Passwords should use a variety of special characters, numbers, letters, and cases when possible.（40） _ ， and there should be a different one for each website you use. Doing this or keeping track of it all i
41、s pain, which is why people dont do it and wind up with stolen identities. Try it, and theres no need to worry about all those problems. A.Dig deep with your passwords B.They should be close to random C.Use the passwords in the same way D.In fact, you can easily do it all in a weekend E.However, it
42、is a challenge to set up a defense F.Make sure your devices are as spotless as possible G.Thats why you want to be careful when using public Wi-Fi第三部分 完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）I always pay attention to the first impression I leave upon strangers. However,I have （41） _ that no stranger cares much about w
43、hat you have done. It was Saturday. I was very excited after a weeks hard study. What was more,my former classmate and best friend was coming to visit me. When dusk（42） _ near,my friend appeared on time. We decided to have supper together and went to a restaurant. To my astonishment, many people wer
44、e（43） _ at us as if we were monsters from other planets. I looked myself up and down,but found nothing was（44） _ . When I cast my eyes at my friend, suddenly I realized what had happened： I was with a boy （45） _ . My friend also noticed it. We looked at each other and smiled.（46） _ ， people kept sta
45、ring at us throughout our meal （47） _ the strange atmosphere made us uncomfortable. During the meal, I（48） _ that my friend finish as fast as possible, so that we could get out of such an embarrassing situation. Suddenly my friend noticed another classmate passing by the（49） _ and he rose to his fee
46、t to （50） _ him. But he was in such a hurry that he knocked down the table,leading to the hot soup pouring all over me. Even worse,his voice caught peoples（51） _ again. The（52） _ on their faces showed me that they were laughing at us. How embarrassed I was! My face turned red and I wished I could fi
47、nd a hole to（53） _ in. As quickly as possible, I rushed out of the restaurant. My friend （54） _ and he caught up with me when I was so tired that I had to stop. But he was so （55） _ that it surprised me. Dont be too（56） _ what people think about you, he said to me. In fact, to many （57） _ ， you are
48、just a passing figure, like a piece of cloud in the sky, which will disappear in no （58） _ . Nobody knows who you are. You can just be yourself. Yes,he is right. No one in the restaurant actually knew who I was I should just be myself and （59） _ others prejudices（偏见） aside. Life is a long road and w
49、e need not make such fuss（大惊小怪）of tiny things - it is too （60） _ .41.A. understoodB. realizedC. guessedD. suppose42. A. wentB. fellC. cameD. drew43. A. staringB. smilingC. laughingD. glaring44. A. newB. lostC. wrongD. fresh45. A. togetherB. aloneC. hereD. there46. A. IndeedB. HoweverC. ThereforeD. S
50、imilarly47. A. butB. whileC. orD. and48. A. orderedB. suggestedC. thoughtD. whispered49. A. shopB. bankC. restaurantD. school50. A. stopB. joinC. preventD. hold51. A. interestB. careC. thoughtD. attention52. A. anger B. expressions C. disappointment D. joy53. A. liveB. sleepC. hideD. wait54. A. fini
51、shedB. followedC. completedD. stopped55. A. calmB. excitedC. pleasedD. angry56. A. curious aboutB. surprised atC. nervous aboutD. interested in57. A. customersB. strangersC. passers-byD. visitors58. A. timeB. hurryC. waitD. line59. A. castB. pushC. throwD. leave60. A. tiringB. boringC. frighteningD.
52、 disappointing四、 语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）China is a big old country， (61) has a history of more than five thousand yearsWe are proud of (62)（it）culture and part of the culture even influences the world (63)（great），for example，the thought of Confucius（孔子）As Chinese economy develops very fast and plays (6
53、4)important role in the world，more and more (65)（foreign） learn Mandarin （普通话）in Confucius institutionsThe Chinese traditional culture can (66)（test） by the timeIt unites the whole nation (67)no matter what kind of disaster comes，we will fight together for the countrys futureToday，many young people
54、lose faith in traditional culture and they are crazy about the western cultureThey follow the western fashion， (68)（think）we are the old styleBut some day，they (69)（realize） they are wrong (70)（ignore） traditional culture五、短文改错（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）该文中共有十处错误，每句中最多有两处，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改. 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在
55、此符号下面写出该加的词. 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉. 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词. It is Mothers Day today.Though its a western festival,but its popular in China now.Mom has a full-time job,so she has to do most of the houseworks.She is a great mother.Both Dad or I planned to do something on Mothers Day.We get up early in t
56、he morning.Dad cleaned the house,and then went shopping.When he came back,I found a bunch of flowers in her hand.I asked Mom to stay in the sitting room and I cooked in kitchen.The dishes what I cooked were Moms favouritest.At dinner,we said to her,Happy Mothers Day！Mom was grateful and moving.六、书面表
57、达（本大题共1小题，共25分）假定你是李华，你的美国交换生朋友Tom今年寒假打算在中国过春节，请写封邮件邀请他除夕(New Years Eve) 到你家过春节，感受中国文化。内容包括：（1）时间（2）活动安排（如吃团圆饭、放烟花、剪纸等）（3）表达期待和祝愿注意：（1）词数 100左右；（2）可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。Dear Tom,_ Yours, Li Hua英语答案阅读：21-23 DDA 24-27 BCDA 28-31 BDCB 32-35 CDAB 36-40 DFGAB完形填空：41-45 BDACB 46-50 BDBCA 51-55 DBCBA 56-60 CBADA语法
58、填空：61.Which 62.its 63.greatly 64.an 65.foreigners66.be tested 67.and 68.thinking 69. will realise 70.to ignore短文改错：1but去掉 2so改为but 3houseworks改为housework 4or改为and 5get改为got 6her改为his 7kitchen前加the 8what改为that或which或去掉what 9favouritest改为favourite 10moving改为moved 写作范文：【答案】Dear Tom, On hearing that you
59、 are scheduled to celebrate the Spring Festival in China this year, Im more than honored to invite you to enjoy our New Years Eve together. As the most important festival in China, the Spring Festival is celebrated to say goodbye to the old and greet the new. During the festival, people, immersed in
60、 the warm and charming atmosphere, will have many a way to celebrate it. We are to have a family reunion to experience the enjoyment of a big dinner, after which we will set off fireworks to welcome its coming. In addition, chances are that you can taste the fun of the traditional paper- cutting, which expresses peoples longing for a better life. Not only will you be deeply in love with Chinese culture, but you will also have a good time. I would appreciate it if you could accept my invitation. Best wishes for a happy Spring Festival in China. Looking forward to your early reply.Yours,Li Hua
