1、第I卷(共105分)第一部分英语知识应用(共两节,满分55分)第一节单项填空(共10小题;每小题15分,满分15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1Oh,my God! Ive just broken the vase that my mother likes best _It cant be helpedAThats fine BAll right CNever mind DNot at all2Paul fell down and broke his wrist,_ was a pityAwhich Bwhat Cthat Dit3.
2、I must admit you _ but Im afraid the answer is still noAwill try Btry Chave tried Dhad tried4Lora,you _ leave all your books on the floor like this!Awouldnt Bmustnt Cneednt Dmay not5MrBlack is willing to do _ MrsBlack tells him to doAwhichever Bhowever Cwhatever Dwhenever6While reading an interestin
3、g story book in my room,_.Athe light suddenly went out Bthe doorbell rangCsomeone was shouting outside DI heard someone shouting outside7Is Tom still smoking? NoBy next Saturday he _ for a whole month without smoking a single cigarette.Awill go Bwill have gone Cgoes Dhas been going8Shanghai is the f
4、irst city in the world _ a high-speed maglev train,from the city to Pudong AirportAbuilding Bhaving built Cto have built D. built9Mother was busy washing dishes _ Father was watching TVAuntil Bif Csince Dwhile10I was worried about my math,but MrBrown gave me an A.ADont worry about it BCongratulation
5、s! Thats a difficult courseCMrBrown is very goodDGood luck to you!第二节完形填空(共两篇,满分40分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。第一篇(共10小题;每小题1分,满分l0分)Professor Williams lived alone and he was very 11 He used to arrive at the university to give a lecture and find that he had forgotten
6、to bring his notesOr he would lose his spectacles and be unable to see the 12 He could never find any chalk to 13 with,and he often forgot the time and would ramble(漫谈)on for hours because he had 14 his watch at homeBut the most 15 thing of a11 about him was his 16 His overcoat was rarely 17 ,as mos
7、t of the buttons were 18 His shoes were usually untied because he had lost the lacesHe must have lost his comb as well because his hair was always standing onHis trousers were 19 by an old tie instead of a beltHe was a chain smokerHe would smoke 20 in classCigarette ash was liberally scattered over
8、his waistcoat11Ahard-working Bwarm-hearted Cgood-tempered Dabsent-minded12Ablackboard Bfloor Cceiling Dwindow13Asign Bdeliver Cwrite Daddress14Aput Bplaced C1eft Dforgotten15Aexciting Bamazing Cattractive Ddelightful 16Aappearance Bact Cbehavior Dconduct17Atied Bfastened Cironed Dpacked18A1osing Bfa
9、lling Cmissing Dhanging19Arounded up Bstuck together Cput together Dheld up20Aeven Bfrequently Cconstantly Dcontinuously第二篇(共20小题;每小题15分,满分30分)A Wonderful Christmas GiftAnn and her mother had lived in a small cottage as long as Ann could 21 Christmas was so closeAnn wished she could get a new 22 wit
10、h lace as a wonderful Christmas giftBut Ann did not want to ask her Mom for a new dressShe knew how hard her mom worked to 23 both ends meetMaybe she could make a 24 maybe Santa Claus would comeIt was not just gift that 25 AnnIt was her motherNowadays she was working overtime and looked 26 and worn
11、outThe days passed and soon it was Christmas EveAnn went to bed with a 27 heartShe knew that there would be 28 gifts for her RingRingAnn jumped,hearing alarmShe suddenly remembered its Christmas dayWithout much hope she looked 29 there were any gifts for herWonder of wonders! There lay a beautiful p
12、acket 30 with a red ribbonAnn 31 opened the packageIt was a pretty frock with attractive laceThe material was soft and silky 32 the hard material of the dresses she usually woreShe checked the gift carefully to 33 who gave her the frockSuddenly a small piece of paper fell outAnn 34 started to read t
13、he note“Dear Ann,This frock is gifted to you for being a good girlHope you continue to do good things and help your mother Yours, Santa Claus”Ann felt that there was something 35 about this noteShe 36 the note carefully. Then it struck herShe realized this 37 is her mothersHer mother had worked over
14、time to 38 money to buy this expensive siftAnn was happy beyond 39 She knew that she is the 40 girl to have such a wonderful mother as a wonderful Christmas gift.21ArememberBimagine Cthink Dspeak22Apacket Bhat Cdoll Ddress23AearnBmake Cput Dget24ApromiseBdecision Cplan Dwish25A. worried Bdiscouraged
15、Cashamed Dsurprised26Ahappy Benergetic Cpale D. miserable27A1ight Bheavy Ctired D. cheering28Afew Bsome Cno Dany29Aif Bthough Cas Dbecause30Aattached Btied Cpacked Dcarried31Apatiently Bcalmly Cexcitedly D. quietly32A1ike Bunlike Cdislike D1ikely33Apoint out Bbring out Chand out Dfind out34Acareless
16、ly Bnervously Ceagerly Ddisappointedly35Afamiliar Bsimilar Cstrange Dunique36A1ooked intoBmade use of Cwrote down Dtook away37Adress BhandwritingCnote Dpacket38Aoffer Bwin Cspend Dsave39Areach Bpraise Cwords Dpower40Abest Bpoorest Cgreatest Dluckiest第二部分阅读理解(共25小题;每小题2分。满分50分) 阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的四个选项(A、B
17、、C、D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AJenny found her old bicycle at the back of the garageIt was a lot smaller than she rememberedWhen she sat on it and put her feet on the pedals,her knees nearly touched her chin. She then asked her dad for a new bicycle“Well,Im sorry,but I cant afford a bicycle now,“said Da
18、d“Why dont you work and earn some money? You can save up for a bicycle yourself”Jenny began to workThat day she earned five dollars for cutting the grass and ten dollars for mowing the lawn for her dadThat night Jenny went on the computerShe wrote“Gardening and HouseworkTen dollars an hourCall Jenny
19、 at 23 Roseville Lane“She decorated the page with pictures of cleaning and gardening equipmentShe printed it fifty timesThen she posted the pages through all the doors on her streetThat week,Jenny was very busy! Lots of people had jobs to do,but they didnt have time to do themSo they called JennyEve
20、ry day,Jenny rushed home from schoo1She did her homework quickly,and then she went out to workAt the end of the weekshe had$65! She told her father“Thats enough for a second hand bicycle.”he said“Yes,but if I work for one more week,I might have enough money for a new bike,“said Jenny“In two more wee
21、ks,I could buy a really good bicycle! I think thats what Ill do. I want to have the best bicycle in the class,because I earn it myself!”Jennys dad hugged her“I think you learned something importantWe appreciate things a lot more when we earn themWhen we get something without earning it,we do not rea
22、lize its true value”41What was the problem with Jennys old bicycle?AIt was broken BIt was too dirtyCJenny didnt like itDIt was too small42Why didnt Jennys dad buy her a bicycle?AHe wanted to teach her a lessonBHe was too busyCHe had just bought Jenny a birthday present.DHe didnt think it was a good
23、idea43How much money did Jenny earn on the first day?A10 B5 C65D1544How did Jenny tell her neighbors about her new business?AShe mailed letters to them BShe delivered messages by handCshe sent them an emailDShe talked to all her neighbors45We can infer from Jennys words at the end of the story that
24、she was _Apleased because she had learnt a useful lesson Bgrateful to her father for his adviceCoptimistic about making more money Ddisappointed because she couldnt afford a new bicycleBWhen another old cave is discovered in the south of France,it is not usual newsRather,it is art ordinary eventSuch
25、 discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to themHowever,when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940,the world was amazedPainted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years agoThe scenes show people hunting animals,su
26、ch as bison or wild catsOther images show birds and,most noticeably,horses,which appear in more than 300 wall images,by far outnumbering all other animalsEarly artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult taskThey did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but c
27、arried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complexUnfortunately,the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes,which easily wear the images awayBecause the Lascaux caves have
28、 many entrances,air movement has also damaged the images insideAlthough they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago,many of the images have been destroyed and are barely recognizableTo prevent further damage,the site was closed to tourists in 1963,23 year
29、s after it was discovered46What can be the best title for the text?AWild Animals in Art BHidden Prehistoric PaintingsCExploring Caves RespectfullyDDetermining the Age of French Caves47The underlined phrase“pays heed to”in Paragraph 1 probably means _Adiscovers Bwatches Cnotices Dbuys48According to t
30、he text,which animals appear most often on the cave walls?ABirds BBison CHorses DWild cats49Why was painting inside the Lascaux complex a difficult task?AIt was completely dark inside BThe caves were full of wild animalsCPainting materials were hard to findDMany painting spaces were difficult to rea
31、ch50.According to the text,all of the following have caused damage to the paintings except_.Atemperature changes Bair movementCwater DtouristsCMost city parks are places where you can escape from big,ugly structures of metal and stoneThe Manhattan High Line is differentRaised 25 feet above the groun
32、d,this massive metal structure once supported a rail lineThe line opened in 1934 but it was hardly used after the 1960s,and much of it was torn downHowever,one stretch remained in a region of ManhattanThe railway structure was ugly and everyone knew that at some time,it would have to be removedBut t
33、he High Line was not destroyedIn factnow the old rail line serves as one of the most peaceful places in the cityThe idea to change the rail line into a park came from Joshua David and Robert HammondIn 1999,they attended a community meeting to decide the fate of the High LineDavid and Hammond were th
34、e only people at the meeting interested in saving the historical structure. Later on,when they asked railway officials to take them up to look at the High Line,they saw a mile and a half of wild flowers growing in the middle of the city,and they realized that the High Line had potential to become a
35、parkThere was growing interest in improving urban centers,and so the project quickly gathered funds for constructionThe first section of the High Line opened in 2009 and immediately became popular with tourists and locals alikeEach part of the park has a different atmosphereSome areas are like balco
36、nies with wonderful city viewsOther sections have wide lawns and walkways planted with wild flowersOnly the final section remains the way it has been for the last fifty yearsa railway line overgrown with weeds51What is the text mainly about?AA park BA train lineCCity transportDA historical monument5
37、2Which of the following is NOT true about the High Line?AIt is above ground level BOnly part of the line remains.CIt is now a popular parkDTrains still use the line.53Why did David and Hammond want to save the High Line at first?AThey thought it would make a good parkBThey wanted to reopen the train
38、 lineCThey thought it had historical valueDThey were interested in improving the city.54Why were people easily persuaded by David and Hammonds idea?AThey wanted to make cities nicer placesBThey wanted to see the wild flowers too.CThey realized the High Line was important.DThey knew that funds were a
39、vailable55We can infer from the last paragraph that the park is _.Apopular with tourists Bsimilar to what it used to beCvarious in its design D1ike natural countrysideDOn March 15Dunes View Middle School held a contest for school bandsStudent bands tried out for the opportunity to perform at the sch
40、ool picnic,which will be held at the end of JuneThe winner of the contest was the band called Four Square.“Were very proud that we won the contest and are excited to perform at the picnic,” says Peter Zandt,who plays guitar in the band“And since we hope to perform someday at other local places,like
41、restaurants and parks,this will be a great first step.”The contest was the creation of music teacher MrLopez and drama teacher MsCho. The two thought of the idea while discussing recent years school picnics“The picnic is one of the biggest events of the year,but it has become a bit formulaic,said Ms
42、Cho“The activities are the same every year .We thought that a performance by a student band would make the school picnic more interesting and fun”MrLopez,MsCho,and three other teachers judged the contest,which took place in the gym. To see if the bands could present a wide range of musical skills,th
43、e teachers asked them each to prepare two songs:one song with original words,and another in which students played instrumental music onlyThe judges finally chose the band Four Square as the winner of the contestFour Square is a rock band with an unusual twist:it includes a violin player! The members
44、 of Four Square write their own songs and practice three times a week after schoo1Students and teachers agreed that the band competition was:a big successAll are looking forward to the school picnic in June56What can be the best title for the article?AFamous Band Visits Schoo1 BTeachers Give Music L
45、essonsCStudents Have Fun at School PicnicDSchool Holds Student Band Contest57The underlined word“formulaic”in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _Aexpensive Bdull C1ong Duncertain58Why did the teachers ask each band to play two songs?ATo decide which songs to play at the picnicBTo see if the bands
46、 could play a variety of songsCTo make sure the contest did not go on too longDTo make the concert more enjoyable for students59According to the article,what is unusual about the band Four Square?AIt is named after a popular childrens gameBIts members practice several times a weekCIt is a rock band
47、with a violinistDIts members all play guitar60According to the article,what does the band Four Square hope to do in the future?APerform at the school picnic every year BPerform in many different placesCBuy new instruments DRecord an albumERobert Capa is a name that has for many years been associated
48、 with war photographyBorn in Hungary in 1913,Capa was forced to leave his native country after his involvement in anti-government protestsCapa had originally wanted to become a writer,but after his arrival in Berlin he first found work as a photographerHe later left Germany and moved to France and i
49、t was here that he changed his name to Robert Capa,mainly because he thought it would sound more AmericanIn 1936,after the breakout of the Spanish Civil War,Capa went to Spain and it was here that he built his reputation as a war photographerIt was here too in 1936 that he took one of his most famou
50、s pictures,The Death of a Loyalist SoldierOne of Capas most famous quotes was“If your pictures arent good enough,youre not close enough”And he took his attitude of getting close to the action to an extremeHis photograph,The Death of a Loyalist Soldier is a prime example of this as Capa captures the
51、very moment the soldier fallsHowever,many have questioned the reality of this photograph,claiming that it was stagedWhen World War II broke out,Capa was in New York,but he was soon back in Europe covering the War for Life magazineSome of his most famous work was created on 6th June 1944Capa,armed on
52、ly with two cameras,took more than one hundred photographs in the first hour of the Normandy landing(诺曼底登陆),but a mistake in the darkroom during the drying of the film destroyed all but eight framesIt was the images from these frames,however,that inspired the visual style of Steven Spielbergs Oscar
53、winning movie Saving Private Ryan61Capa originally wanted to be _Aa journalist Ba writer Can American Da photographer62Why did Capa change his name?ATo hide his identity BBecause he had been involved in protestsCTo sound more AmericanDBecause he had to leave Hungary63Capa went to Spain to _Afight in
54、 the civil war Bbuild his reputationChave a holiday Dtake photographs64Capas famous picture Death of a Loyalist Soldier _Awas taken by someone else Bwas definitely realCwasnt even taken in Spain Dcannot be proven real or staged65A mistake meant that _Amost of Capas images of the Normandy landing wer
55、e destroyedBCapa lost both of his two camerasCCapas images inspired an Oscar winning movieDonly one hundred of Capas photographs were published第卷(共45分)第三部分书面表达(共两节,满分45分)第一节阅读表达(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15分)阅读下面的短文并回答问题,然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上(请注意问题后的词数要求)。1Im JackOn July 14th,my family moved to Britain and excitement
56、 put me in a happy mood for weeks2After half a year self English training,I was sent into a local high schoo1At the time I was extremely nervousStudents and teachers enthusiastically welcomed me and spoke to me very slowly,but I still hardly understood themThey liked me,because I was pretty outstand
57、ing in the maths classOne day,a Russian guy challenged me and I put him on the ground by a bare handSince then,no one ever made a second challenge,and I got to know later that he was the strongest guy in the schoo1I was actually quite proud as in China I never had chance to be seen like this3During
58、the first two years of high school,I frankly didnt achieve very much academicallyThe language put me down all the timeNeedless to say,the British education system is very relaxingI didnt want to do as much work as beforeIt is terrific4Since the year 2000 Ive taken great interest in designing and mai
59、ntaining websitesWith a large amount of effort and a small amount of timeI managed to construct a personal webI gradually acquired the sense of professionalism and redesigned my sites again and again,and the first award or the official recognition was that my school put up my URL on their website as
60、 an example of the IT studentsbrilliance5I progressedThe flash version of the site won a few official website design awardsAnd I even started a business of web designNowadays,I devote much time in pursuit of Search Engine Marketing,which is vital to firms which heavily depend on internet sales66Fill
61、 in the blank with one proper word When Jack moved to Britain,he was _67Which country might Jack come from?_68Which paragraph does the following sentence belong to? Actually,I hadnt even attended an IT lesson _69What did Jack succeed in establishing?(no more than 5 words)_70What awards did Jack win?(no more than 5 words)_第二节写作(满分30分)假设你叫李华。你的表哥王平在美国留学,今年春节没有回国。他在给你的邮件中提到他非常想家,想了解你们过春节的情况。请根据以下提示用英语给他写一封回信:1节俭过春节,做到“光盘”用餐;2减少燃放鞭炮,清洁空气;3希望介绍国外过春节的情况。注意:1词数120150。 2可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 参考词汇:节俭的:frugal;放鞭炮:set off firecrackers。Dear cousin,Im glad to hear from you_Yours,Li Hua