1、 本试卷共三大部分,满分135分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项:1答卷前,考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号分别填写在答题卡上,用2B铅笔将试卷类型(A)填涂在答题卡上,并在答题卡右上角的“试室号”和 “座位号”栏填写试室号、座位号,将相应的试室号、座位号信息点涂黑。2选择题每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑,如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案,答案不能答在试卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答,答题前必须先填好答题纸的密封线内各项内容。答案必须写在答题纸上各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动,先划掉原来的答案,然后再写上新的答案;不
2、准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4考生必须保持答题卡、答题纸的整洁,考试结束后,将试卷和答题卡、答题纸一并交回。 第一部分 语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)第一节 完形填空供15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Many animals recognize their food because they see it. So do 1 . When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate you know that these are
3、 things you can eat. You can also use other 2 when you choose your food. You may 3 it because it smells good or because it 4 good. You may dislike some types of food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice.Different 5 use different senses to find and choose their food. A few animals depen
4、d on only one of their senses, while most animals use more than one sense.Although there are many 6 types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type. The giant panda eats only one 7 type of bamboo. Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the 8 . A kind of white butt
5、erfly will stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though there are plenty of other 9 in the garden. However, most animals have a more 10 diet. The bear eats fruits and fish. The fox eats small animals, birds and fruits. The 11 of these animals will be different depending on the season.12 have a very
6、varied diet. We often eat food because we like it and not because it is 13 for us. In countries such as France and Britain, people eat foods with too much 14 . This makes them overweight, which is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat and animal 15 , such as butter, can also be bad for the
7、health. Choosing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modem life.【小题1】A. males B. children C. humans D. adults【小题2】A. organs B. senses C. parts D. means【小题3】A. hate B. sell C. like D. fancy【小题4】A. digests B. consumes C. touches D. tastes【小题5】A. creatures B. mammals C. people D.
8、animals【小题6】A. different B. rare C. familiar D. unique【小题7】A. typical B. particular C. special D. unusual【小题8】A. food B. meal C. choice D. diet【小题9】A. flowers B: vegetables C. fruits D. branches【小题10】A. varied B. creative C. random D. nutritious【小题11】 A. fish B. fruit C. diet D. insect【小题12】A. Anima
9、ls B. Chinese C. Humans D. Foreigners【小题13】 A. effective B. beneficial C. delicious D. attractive【小题14】 A. sugar B. nicotine C. fiber D. alcohol【小题15】A. products B. attachments C. goods D. subscriptions【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】B【小题3】C【小题4】D【小题5】D【小题6】A【小题7】B【小题8】C【小题9】B【小题10】A【小题11】C第二节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1。5分,满分1
10、5分) 仔细阅读下面短文,短文中有10个空格。请按照语境以及括号里所给的词完成短文。答案填写在答题卡标号为1625的对应位置。Until about 150 years ago, the most important, expensive and renowned kind of painting was large-scale pictures that told a story, regarded as the 【小题1】 (hard) challenge for an artist. 【小题2】 (choose) suitable subjects, artists had to be
11、well-read. Then they had to know 【小题3】 stories could be told without words, using only gestures and expressions. To create lifelike scenes, they had to understand perspective, lighting and anatomy. So history painting needed a lot of thought and 【小题4】 . (imagine). Large-scale pictures used to be res
12、erved for grand religious or patriotic subjects, but that changed in the 19th century, as artists began creating history paintings based 【小题5】 contemporary news stories. One of the first of these was The Raft of the Medusa, inspired by the wreck of 【小题6】 French ship in 1816, which showed how art cou
13、ld have a powerful political impact. It presents a scene 【小题7】 the survivors of the wreck on a raft littered with bodies try to signal to a distant ship. When they 【小题8】 ( rescue ), they told how they had been abandoned by their captain, while he sailed to safety in a lifeboat. Starving, they had to
14、 eat each other to survivethough this picture makes 【小题9】 look heroic rather than violent. The picture caused a huge outcry. Some people thought the artist meant to criticize the French king, 【小题10】 had been involved in appointing the ships captain.【小题7】考查定语从句。分析结构可知名词后面the survivors of the wreck on
15、 a raft littered with bodies try to 第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列四篇短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe Beatles were the most influential band in pop history. In their 8-year, 12-album history, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr altered popula
16、r culture dramatically. It wasnt just the suits and changing lengths of hair the four Liverpool boys wore that had such an impact, but what they seemed to stand for. The world saw them as the voice of a new generation, one with a very different attitude to life.Their influence was at its height in t
17、he 1 960sbut their music continues to stir listeners todayHowever, up until recently one aspect of the Beatles was struck in Yesterday:The music had never been remastered (重新灌录)But on September 9 that situation came to an end,with the release of the entire bands music in a digital makeoverIt is prob
18、ably the biggest reissue(重新发行)in pop music history, said British newspaper the Financial TimesThe albums were to be remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London, the location where the band produced much of their workThe cover of their 1ast album,Abbey Road of 1969featured the four young men striding(
19、大步行走)across a zebra crossing on Abbey Road itselfIt is one of the most famous Of a11 Beatles imagesRecently, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the album, hundreds of Beatles lovers gathered there to show their appreciation Pop groups come and goThe boy band pursued by screaming fans one year will
20、 be forgotten the nextBut the Beatles are one Of the few groups whose music seems to have enduredWhy? Paul McCartneys biographer Barry Miles has an explanation:“They were the first rock bandand they just happened to be the bestThey were the first band to play stadiums,to have their own productsThey
21、were groundbreaking in every way”he says【小题1】Why did the Beatles change popular culture? ABecause of the suits of the four Liverpool boys BBecause of changing lengths of hair the four Liverpool boys wore CBecause of their different attitude to life DBecause of their albums【小题2】Which of the following
22、 statements is FALSE according to the second paragraph? AThe Beatles influenced people at its height in the 1 960s B111eir music Yesterday had never been remastered CThe entire bands music in a digital makeover will be remastered DOn September 9,their music came to an end【小题3】What is their last albu
23、m? AYesterday BAbbey Road of l969 CCome TogetherDIn My life【小题4】What is NOT the reason why their music can endure? AThey were the first rock band BThey were the best one CThey were the first band to have their own works DThey wore special suits【小题5】What does the author mean by“They were ground-break
24、ing in every way” AThey broke the ground to find away BThey broke the rules while driving on the way CThey did what other bands had never done before DThey play their hits at every concert【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】D【小题3】B【小题4】D【小题5】C【解析】BDo you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive(欺骗)?When someone tell
25、s you something that is true,but leaves out important information that should be included,he can give you a false pictureFor example,someone might say, I just won a hundreddollars on the lottery(彩票)It was greatI took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!This
26、guys a winner,right? Maybe,maybe notWe then discover that he bought$200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winnerHes really a big loser! He didnt say anything that was false,but he left out important information on purposeThats called a half-truthHalf truths are not technically lies,but they are j
27、ust as dishonestSome politicians often use this trickLets say that during Governor Smiths last term,her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobsThen she seeks another termOne of her opponents says, “During Governor Smiths term,the state lost one million jobs!” Thats trueHowever,an h
28、onest statement would have been,“During Governor Smiths term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”Advertisers will sometimes use half-truthsIts against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truthAn advertisement might say,Nine out of ten doctors advised their
29、 patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company This kind of deception happens too oftenIts a sad fact of life:Lies are lies,and sometimes the truth can 1ie as well【小题1】The underlined word“opponents”in P
30、aragraph 3 means Aenemy Bpartner Ccooperator Dassistant【小题2】We may infer that the author believes people should A:buy lottery tickets if possible Bmake use of half-truths Cbe careful about what they are told Dnot trust the Yucky Company【小题3】How many examples does the writer give to show how the trut
31、h is used to deceive? AOne BTwo CThreeDFour【小题4】Which of the following is true according to the passage? AUsing half truths is against the law BTechnically,half truths are in fact lies CYucky Pills is a very good medicine for toothache DGovernor Smith did a good job during her last term【小题5】M1ich of
32、 the following best expresses the main idea of the passage? AHes really a big loser! BSometimes the truth can lie as well CAdvertisers will sometimes use half truths DIts against the law to make false statements【答案】【小题1】A【小题2】C【小题3】C【小题4】DCCelebrities(名人) are more in love with themselves than the av
33、erage person,according to a new studyIn case anyone needed proof, a new study supports the widely held perception:Famous people are more narcissistic(自我陶醉的),which means they are more in love with themselves than the average person isThat is the conclusion drawn by Drew Pinsky and SMark Young of the
34、University of Southern California,whose study of 200 celebrities will appear in the Journal Of Research in PersonalityIt is not the entertainment industry that turns stars into narcissists,the study foundRather, it suggests,the self-adoring(自恋的)people seek jobs in show businessThe study, whose subje
35、cts were a11 celebrities from PinskysLovelineradio show, found that reality TV stars were the most narcissistic of all celebritiesFemale stars were also more likely than the male stars to exhibit narcissistic characteristicsIts “common sense” that celebrities are narcissists,said Jeremy Ritzlin,a lo
36、ngtime Hollywood psychologist who has not seen the study“Everyone knows famous people are really in love with themselves,”he said“So it would be natural for narcissists to be attracted toward the stage and spotlight,where other people will also think highly of them”Pinsky, an assistant clinical prof
37、essor of psychiatry at USCS Keck School of Medicine,said narcissists desire attention,are overconfident,behave strangely and lack sympathy“However, they are easily-liked,especially on first meeting,are outgoing and perform well in public,” added Pinsky, who has hosted the radio show“Loveline”for 20
38、yearsCelebrity guests appearing on the program were randomly chosen to participate in the studyThey anonymously(匿名地)took the Narcissistic Personality Inventory testwhich rates self-love levels based on seven components:superiority, exhibitionism,entitlement,vanity,authority, exploitativeness,and sel
39、f-sufficiency【小题1】Who are most likely to be self-adoring in the study? AThe women stars BThe men stars CThe average people DIt is not mentioned in the passage【小题2】According to the forth paragraphthe fact “celebrities are narcissists” . Ais common in the entertainment industry Bis a misunderstanding
40、of Jeremy Ritzlin Cis known to most of the people Dis unreal on the stage【小题3】According to Pinsky, narcissists may NOT . Ahope to attract attention Bbe kind to poor people Cbelieve in themselves Dbe liked by others easily【小题4】How were the celebrities surveyed in the study? AThey were interviewed by
41、Drew Pinsky and SMark Young BThey were invited to the University of Southern California C。They appeared on PinskysLovelineradio show DThey took the Narcissistic Personality Inventory test【小题5】The author of this passage wants to tell US Ahow psychologists make a studyBhow entertainment industry produ
42、ces celebritiesChow people think of the famous starsDhow celebrities feel about themselvesDOne of the greatest sources of unhappiness,in my experience,is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they areWhen we see something we dont like,we wish it could be differentWe cry out for something bet
43、terThat may be human nature,or perhaps its something ingrained(根深蒂固的) in our cultureThe root of the unhappiness isnt necessarily that we want things to be differentHowever, its that we decided we didnt like it in the first placeWeve judged it as bad,rather than saying, “Its not bad or good,and it ju
44、st is it”In one of my books,I said“You should expect people to mess up and expect things to go differently than you planned”Some readers said its too sorrowful to expect things to go wrongHowever, its only negative if you see it as negative and judge it as badInstead,you could accept it as the way t
45、he world works and try to understand why that isThis can be applied to whatever you do:how other people act at work,how politics works and how depressing the news media can beAccept these things as they are,and try to understand why theyre that wayIt will save you a lot of sadness,because youll no l
46、onger say,“Oh1 wish bad things didnt happen!Does it mean you can never change things? Not at a11But change things not because you cant accept things as they are,but because you enjoy the process of changing,learning and growingCan we make this world a better place? You can say that you11 continue to
47、 try to do things to help others,to grow as a person,to make a difference in this worldThats the correct path you choose to take,because you enjoy that pathTherefore,when you find yourself judging and wishing for difference,try a different approach:accept,and understandIt might lead to some interest
48、ing results【小题1】The author believes that we feel unhappy maybe because _. Ait is our natural emotion in the life Bculture asks us to be different from others Ceveryone has their own opinions on things Dwe dislike something in the beginning【小题2】Some readers think the words in the authors book is too
49、_. Adepressing Bfrightening Cdelighting Didealistic【小题3】In Paragraph 4,the underlined word it refers to _ Aacting well at work and in politics Bfeeling depressed for the news media Caccepting and understanding what has happened Dsaying something negative when bad things come【小题4】In the last paragrap
50、h,you are advised _ Ato help others and make a difference Bto enjoy what you have to do in the work Cto judge yourself and make a wish for you Dto try a new way when making the world better【小题5】What is the main theme of the passage? AExpecting things to be different gives us hope BAccepting can make
51、 our life happier and better CTraditional culture becomes root of unhappiness DJudging good or bad is important for our world第二节 信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分) 阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。 下面是几部荣获奥斯卡奖的著名电影,首先请阅读它们的海报信息:A.The Hurt LockerUS Army ordnance disposal teams disarm improvised explos
52、ive device (IED)placed by Iraqi guerrilla fightersBSlumdog MillionaireTV gameshow success fuels one mans escape from poverty in this Bollywood-tinged romantic dramaCThe DepartedA policeman and a criminal go undercover and infiltrate(渗透) each Others worlds in this crime thrillerD.Dances With WolvesA
53、nineteenthcentury soldier learns to respect and then love the Lakota(拉科他族人) way of lifeEBrave heartThirteenthcentury Scot Sir William Wallace takes up the sword to defend his people against the EnglishF.GladiatorA slave in ancient Rome finds dignity and a reason to live in gladiatorial combat 下面是对这几
54、部影片的简要介绍,请把它们对应的海报找出来:【小题1】Sergeant First Class William James,a battletested veteran,arrives as a new team leader in Bravo company of a U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (E.O.D.) unit to disarm improvised explosive device in Iraq in 2004,replacing Staff Sergeant Matthew Thompson, who is killed b
55、y a radiocontrolled improvised explosive device in Baghdad【小题2】In AD 180,the dying Roman emperor wishes to grant temporary leadership to Maximus, but was killed by his son,Commodus, Maximus realizes the truth,but unfortunately, he is taken to Zucchabar, a Roman city in North Africa,by slave traders。
56、There,he iS bought by Proximo, and forced to fight for his life as a gladiator in arena tournaments【小题3】In the 13th century,after several years of political unrest,Scotland is invaded and conquered by King Edward I of EnglandYoung witnesses the treachery of Longshanks, survives the death of his fath
57、er and brotherTwenty or so years later, he led the people to fight against the English army, but finally he was killed1eaving a shout“Freedom!”【小题4】In Mumbai,India,eighteen-year-old Jamal Malik, a former street child from the Juhu slum, is a contestant on the TV show of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
58、and is one question away from the grand prizeHowever,he is detained and interrogated by the police,who suspect him of cheating because of the impossibility of a simple“slumdog”knowing all the answersJamal recounts the incidents in his life which provided him with each answer【小题5】Colin is introduced
59、to organized crime by Irish mobster CostelloCostello trains him to become a mole inside the Massachusetts State PoliceColin is accepted into the Special Investigations Unit,which focuses on organized crimeBefore Billy graduates from the police academy,he is asked by Captain Queenan to go undercover,
60、 as his family ties to organized crime make him a perfect infiltrator第三部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节 基础写作(共1小题,满分15分)假如你是李华,上周六你们班召开了一个“中学生可不可以谈恋爱”的主题班会,请根据下面的表格把主题班会的讨论结果用英语写出来。写作内容25的学生赞同55的学生反对20的学生持中立态度爱一个人是每个学生的权利。如果正确处理恋爱关系,会促进学习进步。分散学生精力和时间,影响学业。父母不希望我们求学期间恋爱。几乎恋爱的学生都是以失败而结束。不懂喜欢和爱有什么区别。 写作要求 1只能使用5个句子
61、表达全部内容。2文章的首句已给出,不计入句子数量的总数。评分标准句子结构准确,信息内容完整,篇章结构连贯。参考词汇:中立neutral adj【答案】One possible version:Last Saturday , our class held a discussion about the topic “Can middle school students be in love .”:As is shown in the discussion ,25% of the students are in favor of it , thinking that loving one perso
62、n is the right of every 第二节 读写任务(共1小题,满分25分)阅读下面的短文,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took offShe told him that she would bring him the water within ten minutes Thirty minutes passedBut the air hostess was so bu
63、sy in the aircraft cabin(客舱) that she forgot to bring him the water! As a result,the passenger couldnt take his medicineWhen the air hostess hurried to him with a cup of water, he was angry and refused her offer.In the following hours on the flight,each time the air hostess passed by the passenger s
64、he would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or notBut the passenger never paid attention to herWhen the passenger was going to get off the plane,he said to the air hostess with a smile,“On the flight,you offer service to me for twelve times in a11Although l didnt accept them, how can I refuse your twelve sincere(真诚的)smiles?”写作内容】1概括短文的内容要点,该部分的词数大约30左右;2以“真诚的回报”为主题发表自己的看法,至少包含以下的内容要点,该部分的词数大约120左右:(1)如果你是那位旅客,你是否也会被这位空姐的做法感动?为什么?(2)你是否也有遇到过类似的情况,描述一下当时的情形;(3)你觉得真诚能够使我们得到回报吗?写作要求】 你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。【亮点说明】本文在结构上符合读写任务的布局要求,首先概述了发生的事情,然后发表自己对这件事的