1、第二模块测评(时间:120分钟满分:150分)第卷第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。M:After high school,Id like to go to college to take some business courses.W:But Id rather spend my college days finding out how children
2、learn.1.What will the woman do after high school?A.Start a business of her own.B.Do some business courses.C.Learn children education.答案:CW:What a pity!If it were not raining,we could go to visit our grandson.M:Take it easy,dear.We can wait till the rain stops.2.Whats the probable relationship betwee
3、n the speakers?A.Grandmother and grandson.B.Husband and wife.C.Guide and tourist.答案:BM:Henry hasnt turned up yet.Weve been waiting for 30 minutes,and its already 10 oclock.W:I know,but just be patient.He phoned me and said he had left home an hour ago.3.When did Henry probably leave home?A.At 9:00.B
4、.At 9:30.C.At 10:00.答案:AM:Lucy,would you go swimming with me?W:Sorry,Bob.Im not good at it.Why not ask Jim?He is a good swimmer.M:Jims busy preparing for a test.W:Then you can ask Jenny.She swims better than you and Jim.4.Who swims best according to the woman?A.Bob.B.Jim.C.Jenny.答案:CW:Do you think i
5、ts a good way to learn English by watching English films?M:Well,maybe its useful for some people.But I find they speak too fast to follow.W:It seems Im not alone.5.What does the woman mean?A.English films are good for English learning.B.The dialogues in English films are beyond her.C.Watching Englis
6、h films is her favorite.答案:B第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或读白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。W:Im tired,Mark.We shouldnt have come to so deserted a town.M:Dont say that,Maria.Weve had a lot of fun in the past few
7、 days,havent we?W:We did have,but now Im tired.I really cant go on any further.M:I know.But cheer up!Honey!W:Mike,why not sit here and have a rest?M:All right.Lets sit here and wait.W:Hey,here comes a taxi.Stop,please!M:Look!Its stopped.Lets go.W:Thank God.6.What does the man intend to do?A.To encou
8、rage the woman.B.To test the woman.C.To praise the woman.答案:A7.Where does the conversation take place?A.On a road.B.In a bus station.C.At a hotel.答案:A听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。M:Can you give me a hand,Sue?W:No problem,Jay.M:I want to do the washing with my new smart washing machine,which is like the one you bo
9、ught last month.I cant find the instructions,so I cant get it to work.W:Did you call the service?M:Yes,but they said they wouldnt be free until tomorrow.W:I see.Let me have a look at the machine.M:Thank you.I hope you can get it to work.W:Oh,its the same as my washing machine.Let me show you how to
10、operate it.8.What do you know about the man from the conversation?A.He cant understand the instructions of the new washing machine.B.Theres something wrong with his new washing machine.C.He doesnt know how to use the new washing machine.答案:C9.How does Jay find Sue?A.Generous.B.Energetic.C.Helpful.答案
11、:C听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。M:Hello!May I speak to Linda?W:Linda is not in.This is her mother speaking.M:This is Jack speaking.Im Lindas classmate.Can you take a message for me,please?W:OK.M:Our club planned to have an activity this Sunday afternoon.But the activity room will be taken for a meeting then.So w
12、e will have our activity at 7 oclock this Friday evening.W:I see.Thats tomorrow evening.Ill tell her as soon as she comes back.M:Thank you.And please ask her to tell Tina about the change as well.W:By the way,who is Tina?M:Our classmate.W:Ive never heard of that girl.And which club are you involved?
13、M:The movie club.W:Were you calling Linda Jones?M:No,Linda Johnson.W:Im afraid you dialed the wrong number.M:Oh,sorry,madam.10.What day did the conversation take place?A.Thursday.B.Friday.C.Saturday.答案:A11.Why did the man make the call?A.To invite Linda to the cinema with him.B.To ask Linda to atten
14、d a meeting together.C.To inform Linda of the change of their plan.答案:C12.What can we know from the conversation?A.The woman refused to help the man.B.The man made a wrong telephone call.C.Linda Johnson never heard of Tina.答案:B听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。W:Hi,David.Youve got a really nice jacket.M:Thank you.It
15、s a Christmas gift from my sister.W:Then what did you give her as a Christmas gift?M:I bought her a book.I knew she had wanted that book for a long time,but she couldnt find it in the bookstores of the whole city.W:Then how did you find it?M:I happened to find it sold in an online bookstore,so I ord
16、ered it.W:She was surely excited to receive it.M:Yes,she was.Well,how was your Christmas?W:It was really a happy Christmas.I spent it in my grandparents house in Boston.My uncle bought me a new mobile phone with a good camera,so I took a lot of pictures of my family and the buildings in Boston,too.M
17、:Cool.Ive never been to Boston.Can I have a look at the pictures?W:Sure.Let me see.Oh,no,Ive left my new mobile home.13.Where did the man buy the book for his sister?A.In a bookstore.B.On the Internet.C.In a book fair.答案:B14.What Christmas gift did the woman get from her uncle?A.A new mobile phone.B
18、.A new camera.C.A new jacket.答案:A15.What did the woman do at Christmas?A.She travelled to several cities.B.She got together with her friends.C.She went to her grandparents.答案:C16.Why couldnt the woman show the man the pictures?A.She had left her new cell phone home.B.She couldnt find her new camera.
19、C.She hadnt developed the pictures.答案:A听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。M:Nowadays,people are often educated to protect animals.But what if there are too many of them?Our reporter Lily has the story.W:In America,there are more white tailed deer than before,so many in fact that theyve become a burden to the suburbs
20、 and a danger to peoples health.The small community of North Haven on Long Island is home to some six hundred to seven hundred deer.However,animal experts believe the largest population it can hold is 60.The grass here has been eaten up except where gardens are protected by high fences.Drivers often
21、 knock over deer and there are many dead bodies left by the side of the road.Some people in the town have become ill from deer-connected diseases.On the occasions when hunting has been tried,local animal protectors have worked to stop the hunts by making a lot of noises.The activists believe simply
22、that the deer are not the problem.Some communities have even discussed the possibility of bringing wolves back into the ecology.The wolves would kill deer of course.They would also kill dogs and cats,even human beings,which is not what people want.17.Whats the conversation about?A.The reason why peo
23、ple should protect animals.B.The way the people in North Haven protect deer.C.The problems brought by the deer in North Haven.答案:C18.How many deer can North Haven hold at most according to experts?A.60.B.600.C.700.答案:A19.Why have local animal protectors made a lot of noises?A.To stop the deer from b
24、eing bunted.B.To encourage people to bring wolves back.C.To warn people of the threat from the deer.答案:A20.Whats the womans attitude towards bringing wolves back to the ecology?A.Supportive.B.Critical.C.Uninterested.答案:B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)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。ATwo
25、 billion children in the developing world cant receive good educationthe key to human development.However,technology offers an answer which allows the poor in developing countries to learn.It is a tool which holds the ability to change the lives of the poor,as it provides a means of learning and com
26、municating.Educational programmes must break away from old systems.New companies such as One Laptop(笔记本电脑)Per Child(OLPC),an organisation founded by MIT Professor Nicholas Negroponte have been active in solving the worlds education problem.The Internet has changed the world,allowing educational serv
27、ices to help with the global fight against poverty.Khan Academy is one such service.Like OLPC,it is an organisation founded by Harvard Business School graduate Salman Khan with the task of “providing a world-class education to anyone,anywhere”.The education offered includes a large number of math-re
28、lated topics.The GMAT Pill Review is another company that trains MBA candidates(应考人)worldwide to prepare for the GMAT exam on both the Quant and Verbal section.Founded by Stanford graduate Zeke Lee,the company offers services which are priced at about 75% less than other similar programmes.It allows
29、 students from developing countries who might not be able to afford similar courses to have access to these services.Whether paid or free these services provide educational opportunities to those who would never have had the chance in the past.As a result of the technology revolution(革新),business sc
30、hools may see more students from different corners of the world.Because of the Internet,people in developing nations have access to better and more affordable educational opportunities.More and more people will try to improve their lives through educational opportunities outside of their homelandan
31、idea usually uncommon in developing countries.21.According to the text,technology can .A.improve peoples reading abilityB.solve the problems facing the whole worldC.help the poor to reduce povertyD.cause poverty in developing countries答案:C解析:根据第一段的“It is a tool which holds the ability to change the
32、lives of the poor,as it provides a means of learning and communicating.”可知,由于科技提供学习和交流的方法,所以它是能够改变穷人命运的工具。22.We can learn from the text that Khan Academy aims to .A.help the poor pay for good coursesB.provide every child with a computerC.help train MBA candidatesD.make everyone receive good educatio
33、n答案:D解析:根据第三段的“Khan Academy is one such service.Like OLPC,it is an organisation founded by Harvard Business School graduate Salman Khan with the task ofproviding a world-class education to anyone,anywhere.”可知,该组织的目的是使每一个人都得到世界一流的教育。23.In the past,people in developing countries .A.had no educational
34、opportunities in their homelandB.seldom thought of receiving foreign education to change themselvesC.always believed education was of great importanceD.wouldnt leave their homeland to reduce poverty答案:B解析:由最后一段的“More and more people will try to improve their lives through educational opportunities o
35、utside of their homelandan idea usually uncommon in developing countries.”可知,现在越来越多的人通过本国之外的教育机会来改善他们的生活,这一点在过去的发展中国家是不常见的。由此可以推断出,过去发展中国家的人们很少想到通过接受国外的教育来改变自己的命运。24.Why did the author write the text?A.To introduce some organisations in developed countries to help developing countries by technology.
36、B.To explain why education and technology revolution are very important to developing countries.C.To describe relationships between developed countries and developing countries.D.To show how educational programmes in developed countries are started.答案:A解析:该文主要介绍了发达国家通过科技手段帮助发展中国家的人们接受教育的几个组织,故A项作为写作
37、目的最合适。BSchool leaders from around the country gathered at the White House on November 19 for“Connected to the Future,” a conference about digital technology in education.Connected is the Obama Governments five-year plan to support the growth of digital learning in schools.This growth includes equipp
38、ing Americas schools with high-speed broadband Internet(宽带互联网).At the conference,President Barack Obama said the U.S.Department of Education is taking steps to help educators and school districts as they change to digital learning.The department created new guidelines to help schools work to improve
39、 their technological infrastructure(基础设施).The guidelines are also designed to help schools choose the right digital devices(装备)and set up policies(政策)for their proper use.“We have to do more to offer our children a world-class education,”Obama told the crowd of school leaders.“We have to improve our
40、 education level if we are going to make sure that every child in America can go as far as their dreams and talents will take them.”According to Cecilia Munoz,director of the Domestic Policy Council,less than 40% of public schools in America have high-speed Internet access in their classrooms.She be
41、lieves that Connected will make America a leader in using technology to educate students.Munoz mentioned the Mooresville school district as a success story.Mooresville provides each student in grades 3 through 12 with a device,and uses a mostly digital subject.Munoz said Mooresville now ranks third
42、in test scores and second in graduation rates(比例)in the state.At the end of the presidents speech,1,200 school leaders attending the event signed the Future Ready District Pledge on their iPads.It promises the education leaders to help develop a culture of learning through technology at their school
43、s,and to support teachers and students in using technology.“Every child deserves a chance at a world-class education,”Obama added.“Thats what makes our nation great.”25.Who will take charge of putting the plan into practice?A.The leaders of all the schools.B.All the state government officials.C.The
44、U.S.Department of Education.D.The U.S.Domestic Policy Council.答案:C解析:根据第二段“.the U.S.Department of Education is taking steps to help educators and school districts as they change to digital learning.”可知C项正确。26.Which of the following statements is true?A.All students in Mooresville have digital device
45、s.B.Mooresville has carried out Connected for years.C.Teaching quality in Mooresville was the worst in the past.D.Digital learning helps Mooresvilles test scores and graduation rates go up.答案:D解析:根据倒数第三段中“.Mooresville now ranks third in test scores and second in graduation rates in the state.”可知D项正确
46、。27.The purpose of Connected to the Future is to.A.make America get ahead in digital learningB.make all the schools teach with digital technologyC.enable more schools to connect with the InternetD.equip all schools with the high-speed Internet in 3 years答案:A解析:根据第一、四、五三段和最后一段可知,该计划的目的是让美国在数字化教育方面处于领
47、先地位。28.This passage mainly wants to.A.tell readers how to use digital devices for learningB.introduce some information about a five-year plan for digital learning in U.S.C.encourage more and more countries to use digital devices to teachD.make people know the importance of teaching with digital devi
48、ces答案:B解析:根据文章内容可知,文章主要介绍了美国一个关于使用电子设备学习五年计划的一些信息。C(2014课标全国高考)As more and more people speak the global languages of English,Chinese,Spanish,and Arabic,other languages are rapidly disappearing.In fact,half of the 6,0007,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next cent
49、ury,according to the United Nations Educational,Scientific,and Cultural Organization(UNESCO).In an effort to prevent language loss,scholars from a number of organizationsUNESCO and National Geographic among themhave for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.Mark T
50、urin,a scientist at the Macmillan Center,Yale University,who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas,is following in that tradition.His recently published book,A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture,grows out of his exper
51、ience living,working,and raising a family in a village in Nepal.Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin,who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayan reaches of India,Nepal,Bhutan,and China.But he is not content to simply record
52、 these voices before they disappear without record.At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materialsincluding photographs,films,tape recordings,and field noteswhich had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection.Now,through the two organizations th
53、at he has foundedthe Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature ProjectTurin has started a campaign to make such documents,found in libraries and stores around the world,available not just to scholars but to the younger generations of communities from whom the materials were originally c
54、ollected.Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet,Turin notes,the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.29.Many scholars are making efforts to .A.promote global languagesB.rescue disappearing languagesC.search for language communitiesD.set up
55、 language research organizations答案:B解析:由第二段可知,许多组织和学者付出努力正是为了保持语言的多样性,即为了拯救那些正在消失的语言。30.What does “that tradition” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A.Having full records of the languages.B.Writing books on language teaching.C.Telling stories about language users.D.Living with the native speakers.答案:A解析:第三段中的
56、that tradition应指上文提到的传统,本句的上文就是第二段中的“documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect”,即完全记录下正在消失的语言以及它们所反映的文化。故选A项。31.What is Turins book based on?A.The cultural studies in India.B.The documents available at Yale.C.His language research in Bhutan.D.His personal experience in Nepal.答案:D解析:由
57、第三段最后一句中的“grows out of his experience living,working,and raising a family in a village in Nepal”可知,Mark Turin的书籍是以他自己在尼泊尔的经历为依据的。32.Which of the following best describes Turins work?A.Write,sell and donate.B.Record,repair and reward.C.Collect,protect and reconnect.D.Design,experiment and report.答案:C
58、解析:由短文最后一段中的“were originally collected”“the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities”可推知,C项正确。DWhen I was in college,I was always very passionate(热情的)about music and I was proud to be a member of our band.However,I almost gave up because of my fear of playing solos(独
59、奏).One day two years ago my director informed me that he wanted me to be the featured soloist in a piece of music.Of course I was terrified,but he encouraged me that everything would be OK,and that he believed me and knew that I could do it.Up until four days before the concert,I could not make it t
60、hrough the solo.I would always seem to get discouraged before I played it.I decided to ask my director for help thinking that he would tell me that I didnt have to do it and that he was still proud of me.All he said was“You just have to believe yourself.”I didnt think trying his advice would hurt,so
61、 I started the next morning differently.Instead of wondering how I could mess up,I imagined myself playing through my solo with confidence and I kept on telling myself that I could do it.The strange thing was.it worked!After that day I played the solo without any mistake.When the big concert came,al
62、though I was a little nervous,I knew that I could do this.I didnt know what was going to happen,but I realized that the only person that was holding me back from being my best,was myself.I believed myself.I thought things would go a little more differently than they had in the past.Of course,I playe
63、d the solo wonderfully and I gained acclamation from all the audience.Always do the thing that you fear the most,dont get discouraged if you fail,and just keep on trying harder.33.It can be known from the passage that when in college the author.A.took pride in his college bandB.was fond of music ver
64、y muchC.started to learn playing musicD.was told to stop playing solos答案:B解析:根据第一段“.I was always very passionate about music.”可知B项正确。34.What was the authors reaction when he was told to play a solo in the concert?A.He was excited that he could hardly sleep.B.He believed that he could play it wonderf
65、ully.C.He couldnt believe the news was true.D.He didnt believe he could make it.答案:D解析:根据第一段“I almost gave up because of my fear of playing solos.”和第二段“I would always seem to get discouraged before I played it.”可知D项正确。35.The author played the solo wonderfully in the concert because.A.the director di
66、rected him personally on the stage of the concertB.he happened to play it well without any mistakeC.he became confident with the encouragement of the directorD.the director played the solo together with him on the stage答案:C解析:根据第二段“.but he encouraged me that everything would be OK and that he believ
67、ed me and know that I could do it.”和倒数第二段中“I believed myself.I thought things would.”可知C项正确。第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。Having your cell phone at work can be useful but it can also be very damaging.Here are some rules you should follow if you have your cell phone at
68、 work.1.Turn your cell phone ringer off.If you have your cell phone at work,it shouldnt ring.36.The sounds of different rings going off all the time can be very annoying to others.2.Use your cell phone only for important calls.If you have your cell phone at work,you should only use it for important
69、calls.37.The school nurse calling to say your child is ill,your child calling to say hes arrived home from school safely and family emergencies that you must deal with immediately are important.Your friend calling to chat,your child calling to say the dog had an accident,or your mom calling to tell
70、you your cousin Mark is married should not be considered important.3.38.While you are at work if you are in doubt about whether an incoming call is important,let voice mail pick it up.It will take much less time to check your messages than it will to answer the call and then tell the caller you cant
71、 talk.4.Dont bring your cell phone into the restroom.39.Why?Well,if you must askyou never know whos there;the person on the other end of the line will hear bathroom sounds,e.g.,toilets flushing(冲洗);it is an invasion(侵犯)of your co-workers privacy(隐私).5.Find a private place to make cell phone calls.Wh
72、ile its okay to use your cell phone at work for private calls during breaks,dont stay at your desk.40.You may be on a break but your co-workers have a job to do.A.Dont bring your cell phone to meetings.B.What should you sort an important call?C.Find somewhere else to talk,where your conversation can
73、t be overheard.D.This rule should apply to using your cell phone at work or anywhere.E.If you dont want to turn off your cell phone completely,at least set it to vibration mode(振动模式).F.If you need to have it with you for those reasons,then you dont have much of a choice.G.Let your cell phone calls g
74、o to voice mail.答案:3640 EBGDC第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(2014课标全国高考)As a general rule,all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规) basis.As a matter of fact,we can see this 41 at work in people of al
75、l 42.For example,on Christmas morning,children are excited about 43 with their new toys.But their 44 soon wears off and by January those 45 toys can be found put away in the basement.The world is full of 46 stamp albums and unfinished models,each standing as a monument to someones 47 interest.When p
76、arents bring home a pet,their child 48 bathes it and brushes its fur.Within a short time,however,the 49 of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents.Adolescents enter high school with great 50 but are soon looking forward to 51.The same is true of the young adults going to college.And then
77、,how many 52,who now complain(抱怨) about the long drives to work,53 drove for hours at a time when they first 54 their drivers licenses(执照)?Before people retire,they usually 55 to do a lot of 56 things,which they never had 57 to do while working.But 58 after retirement,the golfing,the fishing,the rea
78、ding and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they 59.And,like the child in January,they go searching for new 60.41.A.principleB.habit C.wayD.power答案:A解析:第一句所提到的人们对经常做的事情会感到厌倦,这是一种法则,而不是一种习惯、方式或力量。principle意为“法则,原则”;habit意为“习惯”;way意为“方法”;power意为“力量”。42.A.partiesB.racesC.countriesD.
79、ages答案:D解析:由下文提到的children,young adults,adults以及people retire可知,此处用ages表示“各个年龄段的人”。43.A.workingB.livingC.playingD.going答案:C解析:由空后的with their new toys可知此处用playing表示“玩他们的新玩具”。44.A.confidenceB.interestC.anxietyD.sorrow答案:B解析:由下文“玩具被放在地下室”可知此处句意为“但是他们的兴趣很快就消失了”,故用interest。45.A.sameB.extraC.funnyD.expensi
80、ve答案:A解析:此处的玩具指的是上一句中提到的their new toys,故用same表示“他们那些相同的玩具被放在了地下室”。46.A.well-organizedB.colorfully-printedC.newly-collectedD.half-filled答案:D解析:由空后的and unfinished models可推知此处应选择half-filled(装满一半的)与unfinished相呼应。47.A.broadB.passingC.differentD.main答案:B解析:既然这些集邮只完成一半、模型没有完成,说明他们的这些兴趣爱好已经成为过去,故用passing表示“
81、过去的兴趣爱好”。48.A.silentlyB.impatientlyC.gladlyD.worriedly答案:C解析:由句意“当父母把一只宠物带回家时,他们的孩子会高兴地为它洗澡、梳理毛发”可知答案为gladly。49.A.promiseB.burdenC.rightD.game答案:B解析:由空后的of caring for the animal可知,此处用burden表示“照顾宠物的担子落到了父母的肩上”。50.A.courageB.calmnessC.confusionD.excitement答案:D解析:由空后的转折词but可推知,当青少年刚进入中学时,是非常激动的,故用excit
82、ement。51.A.graduationB.independenceC.responsibilityD.success答案:A解析:此处用graduation表示“但是不久就盼着毕业了”。52.A.childrenB.studentsC.adultsD.retirees答案:C解析:由空后的the long drives to work可知,此处讲述的是成年人,故选C项。53.A.carefullyB.eagerlyC.nervouslyD.bravely答案:B解析:由空前的complain和空后的drove for hours at a time可知此次应用eagerly表示“渴望一次开
83、车几个小时”。54.A.requiredB.obtainedC.noticedD.discovered答案:B解析:require意为“需要”;obtain意为“获得”;notice意为“注意到”;discover意为“发现”。此处用obtained表示“当他们最初获得驾照的时候”。55.A.needB.learnC.startD.plan答案:D解析:由空前的时间状语Before people retire可知,此处应用plan表示“在人们退休前应先做计划”。56.A.greatB.strangeC.difficultD.correct答案:A解析:既然是打算退休后做的事情,当然是很棒的事情
84、。故用great。57.A.timeB.moneyC.skillsD.knowledge答案:A解析:由空后的while working可知,此处用time表示“当他们上班的时候没有时间做的事情”。58.A.onlyB.wellC.evenD.soon答案:D解析:由空后的after可知此处用soon,表示“在退休后不久”。词组soon after意为“后不久”。59.A.lostB.choseC.leftD.quit答案:C解析:由该句开头的retirement可知,此处用left表示“他们离开的工作”。60.A.petsB.toysC.friendsD.colleagues答案:B解析:由
85、空前的like the child in January可知,此次应选择toys与the child相呼应。第卷第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Stop reading for a minute and think about what you see when you look up in the sky on a clear night.You 61.see many stars.Long long ago,farmers watched some stars
86、 62.(know)when to plant their crops.Travellers did so to find 63.ways in the dark.Today stars are very important to some people.Scientists find out that most 64.(star) are very big.In fact some stars are so far away from us 65.it will take millions of light years 66.(get)to them even by spaceship.An
87、other thing we know today about stars is that some are made up of hot gases.The 67.(gas)are so hot that they send out light.If you often look up 68.a star carefully at night,you may find it twinkles sometimes.As you may understand,light from a star must shine through the air before you can see the s
88、tar.Air is always 69.(move),and it makes light from the star move.When the light moves,it makes the star twinkle.Stars also have different colours.To our surprise,the coolest stars are red and the 70.(hot)ones are blue-white.答案:61.can62.to know63.their64.stars65.that66.to get67.gases68.at69.moving70
89、.hottest第四部分:写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节:短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。短文中有10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(),并在其下面写出该加的词。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。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。There are some voices said Lei Fengs spirit has gone out of style in todays soc
90、iety.They think nowadays people should look for more practically things,such as fame,money or a comfortable life.To them everything is more important than those things.However,there are some other people still believe in the spirit of Lei Feng is important in modern society.I agree with the second v
91、iews.The great soldiers story has a strong influence on peoples ideas,values and ways of life on the past.Now we still need it to make us becoming better people so that we can live meaningful lives.答案:第一句:saidsaying第二句:practicallypractical;orand第三句:everythingnothing第四句:people后面加who或that;in去掉第五句:view
92、sview第六句:hashad;onin第七句:becomingbecome第二节:书面表达(满分25分)自从1980年上海和旧金山结成中美之间第一对姊妹城市以来,双方开展了经济、技术、文化等各方面的交流与合作。请你根据下面表格提示的信息,用英语写一篇短文来介绍这两座城市。上海旧金山地理位置位于中国东部,面朝东海位于美国西海岸面积约7,000平方千米6,000多平方千米气候亚热带季风气候,温和湿润地中海气候,全年温和宜人城市类型国际贸易中心及旅游城市国际贸易中心及旅游城市注意:1.词数100左右;2.参考词汇:东海 East China Sea;温和的 mild参考范文:As sister c
93、ities,Shanghai and San Francisco are both famous international trade centres.Besides,they are both popular cities that attract tourists from all over the world.Shanghai lies in the east of China,facing East China Sea.It has a total area of about 7,000 square kilometres.San Francisco is located on the west coast of the United States.It covers an area of over 6,000 square kilometres.Shanghai enjoys a mild climate,with plenty of rainfall while San Francisco enjoys a warm and pleasant climate all year round.