1、第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,共15分)从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21How are you getting on with your classmates?_Ive got to know them allAVery good BMuch pleasedCVery comfortable DFar better22The wings of the plane,which stretched out for 80 feet,were _ of its bodyAmore than the leng
2、th twice Bmore than twice the lengthCtwice the length more than Dtwice more than the length23He kept all his letters in a _ boxAmetal strong black Bstrong metal blackCblack strong metal Dstrong black metal24We can go to the cinema as soon as we _ supperAhave Bhave hadCwill have Dhad25She _ writing t
3、he report after breakfast and handed it in at noonAset about Bset downCset out Dset off26You ought _ the matter to the manager the day before yesterdayAto report Bto reportingCto have reported Dhave purported27Johnson,therere a lot of chairs over there Go and fetch _ for meWhy _? Mike is sitting the
4、re doing nothingsAthat;not he Bone;me Cit;not him Dsome;I28Alice came back home the day before yesterdayReally? Where _ at all?Ahad she been Bhad she gone Chas she gone Dhas she been29If that was _ he told you,he was telling liesAwhat Bit Cwhich Dthat30Id like to go to the cinema with you,DadSorry,m
5、y darling,but the film is _ for adults onlyAPromised Bpermitted Cadmitted Dintended31Close attention is _ present movements is the international money marketAbeing paid to Bpaying to Cbeing paid for Dpaying for32How can you know so much about whats going on in that country?Ive got a friend living th
6、ere who always keeps me _Ainforming Bto be informedCbeing informed Dinformed33_,I had no difficulty in finding the famous actors houseADirecting by BI was directed by JackCWith Jack directing me DJack directed me34Peter is very angry about _ to the partyAnot inviting Bnot being invitedCbeing not inv
7、ited Dnot to be invited35The house which he bought in 1999,_ he sold two years later,is again on the marketAand that Bwhich Cand which Dwhen第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分;共30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago,I was filled with excitement of havi
8、ng the weekend offBut I was 36 into stillness by what I sawMother was seated at the far end of the sofa, 37 ,with the second-hand green typewriter on the tableShe told me that she couldnt type fast and then she was out of workMy shock and embarrassment (尴尬) at finding mother in tears was a perfect p
9、roof of how 38 I understood the pressures on herSitting beside her on the sofa,I began very 39 to understand“I guess we all have to 40 sometimes” Mother said quietlyI could 41 her pain and the tension (紧张) of 42 the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrivalSuddenly,something inside me 43 I
10、 reached out and put my arms around herShe broke thenShe put her face 44 my shoulder and sobbed (啜泣)I held her 45 and didnt try to talkI knew I was doing what I should,what I could 46 it was enoughIn that moment,feeling mothers 47 with feelings,I understood for the first time,her being so easy to 48
11、 She was still my mother, 49 she was something 50 ,a person having the ability of bearing fear, 51 and failureI could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought 52 in her armsA week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 53
12、“Its a job I can do,though,” she said simplyBut the evening practice on the old green typewriter continuedI had a very 54 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping 55 across the paperI knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type36Atired Basha
13、med Clazy Dshocked37Acrying Bsmiling Cthinking Dwhispering38Aeagerly Bworriedly Clittle Dmuch39Aquickly Bslowly Csuddenly Dproudly40Afail Bwin Cfall sick Dgive in41Aknow of Bwatch Csense Drecognize42Aholding back Bputting away Csitting up Dstopping from43Alit up Bcame true Cturned Dincreased44Ato Bu
14、p Cthrough Dagainst45Athoughtfully Btightly Ccarefully Dpolitely46Aand that Bnow that Cbut that Dso that47Ahand Bface Chair Dback48Acontent Bbreak Cfall Dunderstand49Atherefore Bhowever Cyet Dthough50Amore Bmuch Clittle Dhuge51Awound Bdefeat Ccut Dhurt52Akindness Bmemory Ccomfort Dsupport53Asupplied
15、 Boffered Cpaid for Dcontributed54Adifferent Bhard Cpleasant Dserious55Aoff Baway Cout Dthrough第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40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。AA desert is a land of silence and spaceThe sun shines,she wind blows,and time and space seem endlessNothing is soft,the sand and rocks are ha
16、rd,and many of the plants even have hard needles rather than leavesThe size and location of the worlds deserts are always changingOver millions of years,as climates change and mountains rise,new dry and wet areas appearBut within the last hundred years,deserts have been increasing at a frightening s
17、peedThis is partly because of natural changes,but those most responsible for creating deserts are human beingsIn the 19th century some people living in the English colonies (殖民地) in Australia introduced rabbits into that continent from EnglandToday there are millions of rabbits that eat every plant
18、in sightThe great desert that lies in the center of Australia is growing,Partly due to the rabbitsHuman beings can make deserts,but they also can prevent them from getting biggerIn China,wind breaks are being built in the northwest to keep the desert from growingDeserts still threaten the worldIt is
19、 believed that land that is on the way to becoming desert equals the size of AustraliaRussia,and the United States put togetherCan we stop the spread of the worlds deserts and save the land that is so important to mankind? Yes,we canAnd we must56Which statement is TRUE according to the text?ANot eve
20、ry thing is hard in desertsBIn deserts time and space are endlessCTrees in deserts do not have big leavesDYou can only feel winds blow across deserts57From the text we can tell the reason for the increasing of desert in Australia is partly that _Athere are too many cattleBthere are too many peopleCt
21、here are too many sheep and goatsDthere are too many rabbits58The writer believes that _Adesert is a big problem to human beings and there will be no way outBman will find a way to control the desertCman will kill a number of rabbits to reduce desert areasDbirth-control will help to control the incr
22、easing of desertBLiving and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days,but living and dealing with parents can be even tougherIf I have learned anything in my 16 years,it is that communication is very important,both when you disagree and when you get alongWith any relationship,you need to let o
23、ther person know how you are feelingIf you are not able to communicate,you drift (漂浮) apartWhen you are angry with your parents,or anyone else,not talking to them doesnt solve (解决) anythingCommunication begins with the concerns of anotherIt means that you cant just come home from school,go up to you
24、r room and take no notice of anyoneEven if you just say “hi”,and see how their day is for five minutes,it is better than nothingTo have a good relationship,you must keep communication strongLet people know how you feel,even if its just writing a noteWhen dealing with parents,you always have to make
25、them feel good about how they are doing as a parentIf you are trying to make them see something as you see it,tell them that youll listen to what they have to say,and ask them politely to listen to youShouting or walking away only makes the situation worseThis is an example: One night,Sophie went to
26、 a street party with her friendsShe knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks,but she didnt feel she could just ask to go homeThat would be rudeAfter all,they had been nice enough to take her along with themNeedless to say,she was late getting homeHer parents were unhappy at first,but
27、when Sophie explained why she was late,they let the incident goCommunication was the key factor hereIf Sophies parents had not been willing to listen,Sophie would have been in a lot of troubleCommunication isnt a one-way deal: it goes both ways. Just remember: if you get into a situation like Sophie
28、s, tell the other person how you feel listening is key factors to communication59In the writers view,dealing with parents is _ than with childrenAmore difficult BeasierCmore uninteresting Dmore interesting60The main idea of the second paragraph is _Athe importance of friendshipBto make your feeling
29、known to othersCthe importance of communicationDthe disagreement between generations61When parents and children are in communication,the key to a happy relationship is that _Achildren should always obey their parentsBparents play the leading partCthey should be equalDparents make the children know t
30、heir feelings62The example in this passage proves that _ASophies parents are willing to listen to herBSophie is very polite to her parentsCSophie did well in explaining her being lateDcommunication is the way out of misunderstandingCWithout proper planning,tourism can cause problemsFor example,too m
31、any tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of the countryIf tourists create too much traffic,the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappyThey begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitelyThey forget how much tourism can help the countrys economyIt is importa
32、nt to think about the people of a destination (旅行目的地) country and how tourism affects themTourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract touristsTourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitantsToo much tourism can be a problemIf tourism grows too quic
33、kly,people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industryThis means that other parts of the countrys economy can sufferOn the other hand,if there is not enough tourism,people can lose jobsBusinesses can also lose moneyIt costs a great deal of money to build large hotelsAirports,first-class ro
34、ads,and other support facilities (配套设施) needed by tourist attractionsFor example,a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to buildIf this room is not used most of the time,the owners of the hotel will lose moneyBuilding a hotel is just a beginningThe
35、re must be many other support facilities as well,including roads to get to the hotel,electricity,sewers (下水道) to handle waste,and waterAll of these support facilities cost moneyIf they are not used because there are not enough tourists,jobs and money are lost63Which of the following do you think has
36、 been discussed in the part before this selection?AIt is extremely important to develop tourismBBuilding roads and hotels is importantCSupport facilities are highly necessaryDPlanning is of great importance to tourism64The underlined word “inhabitants” (in Paragraph 1) probably means _Acitizens Bpas
37、sengersCpopulation Dtourists65Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT _Aa bad effect on other industriesBa change of tourists customsCover-crowdedness of places of interestDpressure on traffic66It can be inferred from the text that _Athe author doesnt like tourism developing so fastBloc
38、al people will benefit from tourist attractionCother parts of a countrys economy wont benefit from tourism muchDwe cant build too many support facilities67The author thinks it is good for local people to know that tourism will _Awaste a lot of moneyBweaken their economyChelp establish (确立) their cus
39、tomsDhelp improve their lifeDSo whats the adjective (形容词) most commonly used by teenagers to describe how they feel about school?“Bored”,according to a Gallup Poll reportIn a recent online survey,Gallup asked 785 students aged 13 to 17 to look over a list of adjectives and choose the three that best
40、 describe “how you usually feel at school”“Bored” was the clear winner,named by half the students,beating out “tired”,which was picked by 42 percentGirls and boys were equally uninterested,and 16-and 17-year-olds were more often bored and tired and less often happy in school than the 13-to 15-year-o
41、ldsStudents who say they drink alcohol (酒) are even more bored than those who dontSixty-three percent of student drinkers said they were bored in school and 50 percent were tiredOnly 19 percent said they were happy in school,compared with 36 percent of the teetotalersTied for third on the list of ad
42、jectives were “happy” and “challenged”,each named by 31 percent of respondents“Pressured” was ranked fifth,named by 28 percent of the students so three of the five most commonly named terms reflect negative attitudes about schoolGallup also asked the same age group,with 439 responding,about how thei
43、r parents would punish them for a serious offense (过错),like drinking alcohol or stealing,and for a less serious offense,like cursing (说脏话)In both cases,most teenagers reported that they would be grounded or have their privileges (优待) taken awayOnly 8 percent said their parents would “beat me” for dr
44、inking or stealingAnd 3 percent said they “would never do those things”One 16-year-old minor offender complained,“They shout at me” One 14-year-old boy had to do “push-ups”68According to the passage,which adjective was ranked second about how the students feel about schoolABored BPressured CHappy DT
45、ired69What does the underlined word “teetotalers” (Para . 3) mean?ADrinkers BSmokers CNondrinkers DNonsmokers70We can learn from the survey that _Astudents take passive attitudes toward schoolBstudents take positive attitudes toward schoolCstudents feel happy while drinking alcoholDstudents are bore
46、d with study and teachers71The children would be punished for their offense in the following way EXCEPT THAT _Athey would have themselves beatenBthey would get their mouths washed out with soapCthey would have their privileges taken awayDthey would have themselves stopped going outE“Life is speeding
47、 up Everyone is getting unwell”This may sound like something someone would say todayBut in fact,an unknown citizen who lived in Rome is AD 53 wrote itWe all love new inventionsThey are exciting,amazing and can change our livesBut have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?P
48、icture this : Youre rushing to finish your homework on the computerYour mobile phone rings,a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen,and the noise from the television is getting louder and louderSuddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your workNow you have to stay up all night to
49、 get it doneHow calm and happy do you feel?Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tiredWhy do you think people who live far away from noisy cities,who have no telephones,no cars,not even any electricity often seem to be happier?Perhaps because they
50、 lead simple livesOne family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have todayThe grandparents,with their daughter,and grandsons Benjamin,10 and Thomas,7,spent nine weeks in a 1940s houseThey had no washing machine,microwave,computer or mobile phonesThe
51、 grandmother,Lyn,said,“It was hard physicallyBut not mentally” She believed life was less materialistic“The more things you have,the more difficult life becomes,” she saidThe boys said they fought lessProbably,they said,because there was less to fight over,such as their computerAlso Lyn changed from
52、 being a “fashionable,beer-drinking granny,to one who cooked things”Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!Dont be available all the timeTurn off your mobile phone at certain times of the dayDont check your emails every dayMake sure you spend some time talking to
53、 your familySet aside one evening a week when you dont turn on the televisionPlay cards and chat insteadGet a low-tech hobbyEvery day,do something in the old-fashioned way,such as walking to have a face-to-face meeting instead of using the email or telephoneDont worry too much about lifelaugh more!7
54、2The passage is mainly about _AProblems with technologyBimprovements of our life with technologyCthe important roles technology pays in out everyday lifeDmajor changes which will be likely to happen to technology73The writer uses the quote (引语) at the beginning of the story to _Ashare a truth about
55、lifeBtell us what life was like long time agoCmake us wonder what causes such a thing to happenDpoint out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same74Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s house?ABecause they loved to live simple livesBBecause they were curious a
56、bout how people lived without modern inventionsCBecause they were troubled by modern inventionsDBecause living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them75What do you think the underlined word “available” in the 1 st suggestion offered by the writer means?ABusy on time BFreeCBe able to DTo b
57、e found by others第卷(共35分)第四部分:书面表达(共两节,35分)第一小题 情景作文(20分)一个澳大利亚学生代表团要来你校参观,由你们班负责接待。请你写一篇发言稿,代表全体学生表示对来宾的热烈欢迎,并简单介绍你校的情况。学校的情况如下:1建校时间1953年;现有学生1300人,教职工190人,28个教室,语音实验室1个,计算机教室1个,图书馆一个。2学生学习科目:语文、数学、英语、物理、化学、政治、生物和体育。注意:1词数不少于60。2参考词汇:代表 on behalf of3发言稿的开头和结尾已为你写好。Dear friends,Now let me show you
58、around the school第二小题 开放作文(15分)根据下面的提示,写一篇短文。词数不少于50。In your English class,the teacher shows the picture story and asks the class to discuss itYou classmates may have different commentsLook at the picture story carefully and tell the class your comment on the picture storyWrite what you would say on
59、 the next page参考答案第二部分:21D 22B 23D 24B 25A 26C 27B 28A 29A 30D 31A 32D 33C 34B 35C 36D 37A 38C 39B 40A 41C 42A 43C 44D 45B 46A 47D 48B 49C 50A 51D 52C 53B 54A 55B第三部分:56C 57D 58B 59A 60C 61C 62D 63D 64A 65B 66B 67D 68D 69C 70A 71B 72A 73A 74B 75D第四部分:第一节 情景作文One Possible Version:Dear friends,First o
60、f all,let me,on behalf of out school,warmly welcome you to our schoolHere,Im going to give you a brief introduction of our schoolOur school was founded in 1953Now there are 1,300 students in 28 classesThere are 190 teachers and staffThe school has nine science laboratories,one language laboratory,on
61、e computer laboratory and a big libraryWe study many subjectsChinese,math,English,physics,chemistry,politics,biology and P. E. are required coursesNow let me show you around the school第二节 开放作文One Possible Version:We can see in the picture story that instead of helping the man who loses his way,the little boy and his father take advantage of the lost man to make moneyI think what the father does is wrongHe should set a good example to his sonIt is our duty to help people in troubleIf people can help each other,our world will be a very nice place24 / 24