1、A卷 单句语法填空1Those cats _(scream) for hours答案:have been screaming2We _(wait) for him for two hours答案:have been waiting3The dollar _(climb) steadily all week答案:has been climbing4He _(help) himself to my stationery答案:has been helping5The children _(enjoy) themselves for a day答案:have been enjoying6She is
2、very tiredShe _(work) all morning答案:has been working7Tom _(apply) a work permit for you答案:has been applying8The tobacco industry _(try) to improve its image答案:has been trying9It has come to our knowledge that you _(cheat) the company答案:have been cheating10The group _(live) in a remote corner of the
3、Cambodian jungle答案:has been living 阅读理解AMy folks bought their first house in the early 1940s after Dad got a better job in Marquette, Michigan We lived just inside the city limits in what was still a rural areaIn the spring of 1948, when I was 6 years old, my parents bought a calf(小牛) to replace our
4、 cow, which had been killed the year before So one day we drove to a local farm and returned with a white and brown calf we named TubbyWe didnt own a truck, so Tubby rode home in the backseat of Dads car with my 9yearold brother, Steve, and me As you can imagine, the trip was a lot of fun for us kid
5、sLater that summer, Mom thought it would be cute to take a picture of me sitting on Tubbys back All went well until the snap of the camera shutter sent Tubby charging off on a run, with me holding on for dear lifeI lasted for about 30 feet before I hit the ground Mom was quick enough to shoot a foll
6、owup picture, so we had photos of me both on and off Tubby!When summer had passed, the day arrived for poor Tubby to fill our freezer I must have been somewhere else with my Mom on the fateful day, because I have no memory of how it happened All I knew was that the barn was empty, and that we had pl
7、enty of meat for dinnersI hadnt lived on a farm like my mother, so I didnt understand that what happened to Tubby was not unusual Livestock(家畜) arent meant to be pets, and most farm kids know and accept that truthWhenever we had beef for dinner, I would tearfully ask,“Is this Tubby?”This went on for
8、 a couple of weeks until Dad had finally had enough and declared,“No more cows!”That made me feel a little better about poor Tubby【解题导语】作者的父母买了一头小牛,叫做Tubby。作者和哥哥跟小牛一起玩得很开心。可是后来小牛被父母宰杀吃肉。作者很难过。直到父亲宣布,不再养奶牛,作者才感觉稍微好些。1The writers parents bought Tubby so that _Athey would have more cows in the futureBi
9、t would provide their children with milkCthe family would have enough meat to eatDthey would no longer feel lonely on the farmC解析:推理判断题。根据文中的my parents bought a calf(小牛) to replace our cow, which had been killed the year before可知,买这头小牛是为了养大了吃肉。2Which word can be used to describe the authors mom?ASer
10、iousBStrongwilledCCareless DQuickmindedD解析:推理判断题。根据第五段的Mom was quick enough to shoot a followup picture, so we had photos of me both on and off Tubby!可知,母亲是反应很快的。3We learn from the passage that _ASteve was not so fond of Tubby as his younger brotherBthe author had much trouble with Tubby in the summ
11、erCthe authors mom thought it natural to kill a cow for meatDthe author was pleased to see their freezer filled with beefC解析:推理判断题。根据第七段的I hadnt lived on a farm like my mother, so I didnt understand that what happened to Tubby was not unusual(我没有像妈妈那样在农场中生活过,所以我不明白宰杀Tubby为什么是很正常的。)可知,妈妈认为杀掉牛吃肉是很正常的。
12、4We can most probably read the text above in a website on _Apets BeducationCdiet DanimalsA解析:文章出处题。作者在本文中表达了对小牛的爱和思念。应该是出自宠物板块。BOne day while shopping in a small town in southern California, it was my misfortune to be approached by a clerk whose personality conflicted with mine He seemed most unfrie
13、ndly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase I bought nothing, and marched angrily out of the store My hostility toward that clerk increased with each stepOn the outside, standing by the road, was a darkskinned young man in his early twenties His expressive brown eyes met and held mine,
14、and in the next instant a beautiful, dazzling smile covered his face I gave way immediately The magnetic power of that smile dissolved all bitterness within me, and I found the muscles in my own face happily responding “Beautiful day, isnt it?” I remarked, in passing Then, I turned back “I really ow
15、e you a debt of gratitude,”I said softly His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby The woman stepped forward and eyed me inquiringly “Sir, but he doesnt speak English,” she volunteered“You want I should tell him something?”At that moment I
16、felt transformedThe young mans smile had made a big person of me“Yes,” my reply was enthusiastic and sincere, “tell him I said Thank you!”“Thank you?” The woman seemed slightly puzzledI gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave “Just tell him that,” I insisted“Hell understand; I am sure!”Oh,
17、what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning From that day on, I became smileconscious, and I practice the art diligently, anywhere and everywhere, with everybody 【解题导语】作者在一次对别人充满了怨恨的时候, 从一位迎面而来的小伙子那里感悟到了微笑的巨大能量。5The
18、author left the store angrily because _Ahis intended purchases were of poor qualityBtheres nothing he wanted in the shopCthe clerk didnt speak EnglishDthe clerk didnt treat him kindlyD解析:细节理解题。由第一段第二句He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase 可知答案。6The underlined w
19、ord “hostility” in the first paragraph probably means “_”AattitudeBhatredCidea DopinionB解析:词义猜测题。由前面的描述可以看出, 由于售货员的不和善, 我很生气, 由此可以看出四个选项中只有hatred(怨恨、讨厌)的逐渐增加符合语境。7What does the author mean by saying “I found the muscles in my own face happily responding” in Paragraph 2?AHe did not want to smile BHe
20、would thank the young man CHe smiled back at the young man DHe was happy to meet the young man C解析:句意理解题。该句中的最后一个词意为: 回应。由此可以看出, 对于对方的微笑, 我同样以微笑来回应。8The passage tells us that we should _Ahelp people in trouble Bsmile at othersCpractice smiling every day Dbe generous to strangersB解析:主旨大意题。作者通过自己的经历告诉
21、我们微笑的重要意义, 因此B项正确。 语法填空Mr Brown liked taking photos He dreamed of becoming a 1_ (photograph) one day But he had no time for his dream 2_ his work kept him too busyOne day, he made a big mistake at work His boss was so angry that he fired 3_(he) Mr Brown came back home with a broken heart When his wi
22、fe noticed he was upset, she asked him the reason Mr Brown told her that he 4_(lose) his jobHe thought his wife would be sad to hear that But she didnt look sad at all5_, she smiled and said, “You are lucky, my dear Now you finally have time for your dream” But Mr Brown wasnt happy He asked, “What s
23、hall we live 6_while Im taking photos around the city?” 7_(surprising), his wife opened a drawer and pulled out a big sum of money “How did you get that?” Mr Brown asked“I have always known you are good at 8_(take) photos I knew that someday youd succeed, so Ive been saving money all these years for
24、 you 9_(follow) your dream”Hearing that, Mr Brown 10_(move) deeply He felt lucky to have married a woman who supported his dream【解题导语】Mr Brown失业了,他妻子不但不难过,反而鼓励他去追求他的梦想。1photographer解析:考查名词。photograph后面加er表示做摄影的人,此处表示摄影师。2 because解析:考查连词。his work kept him too busy是在解释原因,故填because。3him解析:考查代词。him指代Mr
25、Brown。4had lost解析:考查动词时态。lose的动作发生在told之前,故表示过去的过去,所以用过去完成时态。5Instead解析:考查副词。句意:他以为他的妻子会很伤心,可是她看起来一点都不难过,相反地,她还笑了。instead意为“相反地”。6on解析:考查介词。live on sth意为“靠生活”。7Surprisingly解析:考查副词。此处表示“令人吃惊的是”,故用surprising的副词形式。8taking解析:考查非谓语动词。be good at doing sth意为“擅长做”。9to follow解析:考查非谓语动词。此处用动词不定式表示“为了”。10was m
26、oved解析:考查动词语态。Mr Brown与move之间是被动的关系,故用被动语态。全文发生在过去,故用过去时态的被动语态。B卷 阅读理解AAlmost every machine with moving parts has wheels, yet no one knows exactly when the first wheel was invented or what it was used for We do know, however, that they existed over 5,500 years ago in ancient AsiaThe oldest known tra
27、nsport wheel was discovered in 2002 in SloveniaIt is over 5,100 years oldEvidence suggests that wheels for transport didnt become popular for a while, though This could be because animals did a perfectly good job of carrying farming tools and humans aroundBut it could also be because of a difficult
28、situation While wheels need to roll on smooth surfaces, roads with smooth surfaces werent going to be constructed until there was plenty of demand for them Eventually, road surfaces did become smoother, but this difficult situation appeared again a few centuries later There had been no important cha
29、nges in wheel and vehicle design before the arrival of modern road designIn the mid1700s, a Frenchman came up with a new design of roada base layer(层) of large stones covered with a thin layer of smaller stones A Scotsman improved on this design in the 1820s and a strong, lasting road surface became
30、 a reality At around the same time, metal hubs (the central part of a wheel)came into being, followed by the pneumatic tyre(充气轮胎) in 1846Alloy wheels were invented in 1967, sixty years after the appearance of tarmacked roads(柏油路)As wheel design took off, vehicles got faster and faster1What might exp
31、lain why transport wheels didnt become popular for some time?AFew knew how to use transport wheelsBHumans carried farming tools just as wellCAnimals were a good means of transportDThe existence of transport wheels was not knownC解析: 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“This could be because animals did a perfectly good j
32、ob of carrying farming tools and humans around” 可知, 由于当时动物使用的方便使得轮子一时没能普及。2What do we know about road design from the passage?AIt was easier than wheel designBIt improved after big changes in vehicle designCIt was promoted by fastmoving vehiclesDIt provided conditions for wheel design to developD解析:
33、 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“There had beendesign” 可知, 在现代的道路设计之前, 轮子和车辆的设计是没有重大变化的。故选D项。3How is the last paragraph mainly developed?ABy giving examplesBBy making comparisonsCBy following time orderDBy making classificationsC解析:文章结构题。根据第四段中的时间数据mid1700s, 1820s, 1846, 1967可知, 整个段落是按时间顺序展开说明的。4What is the passage
34、 mainly about?AThe beginning of road designBThe development of transport wheelsCThe history of public transportDThe invention of fastmoving vehiclesB解析:主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了轮子的发展历程以及道路设计对车轮发展的影响, 故选B项。BI visited my friend Mike last weekendAs soon as I entered his sitting room, I noticed he had a new TV set
35、hanging on the wall Its a really big TV I immediately said, “What a great new TV set! Im sure now you just want to watch it every day” To my surprise, Mike didnt look happy at all Instead, he said, “Id rather I hadnt thrown away my old TV Though this TV is very smart, I dont think its safe to use” I
36、 couldnt believe my ears So I asked why Instead of saying anything, Mike handed me a 46page privacy (隐私) policy After I read it, I no longer thought Mike had made the right choiceMikes TV is a smart TV Unlike older TVs, it doesnt just offer access to TV programs Instead, it also delivers a lot of mu
37、ltimedia contents, games, apps, social media and Internet browsingSuch TVs are surely popular with young people, who like smart electronic devices after all I like such electronic devices, too, because they can make our lives much more convenient And they can also make us concernedTake Mikes TV for
38、example, it can collect a huge amount of dataIt logs where, when, how, and for how long you use the TV It sets tracking cookies designed to find when you have viewed particular contents or a particular email message It records the apps you use, the websites you visit, and how you use them In one wor
39、d, you have no privacy at all when youre using such a smart TV You may wonder why smart TVs do that Well, they do that for advertising purposesWe all should have our privacy And I hope smart TV manufacturers become aware of that and respect their consumers privacy【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。讲述了智能电视给我们带来很多方便的
40、同时也威胁到我们的隐私。5In Paragraph 1, its implied that Mike got a new TV but he _Agave it up to the writerBconsidered it too smartCwas much satisfied with itDwas mixed with happiness and sadnessD解析:段落大意题。根据第一段的To my surprise, Mike didnt look happy at all Instead, he said, “Id rather I hadnt thrown away my ol
41、d TV Though this TV is very smart, I dont think its safe to use”可知Mike在享受智能电视带来的方便的同时也在承受它带来的苦恼。6Paragraphs 2 & 3 mainly show us that _Asuch a smart TV is of various practical usesBMikes TV cannot be used in children gamesCMikes TV cannot be connected to the InternetDsuch a smart TV can just offer a
42、ccess to TV programsA解析:推理判断题。根据第二、三段的内容可知Mike的智能电视功能很多。7 Smart TVs collect the data to _Aprotect the users privacyBadvertise in a better wayCknow better about TV users Dhelp provide better TV programsB解析:细节理解题。根据第四段的You may wonder why smart TVs do that Well, they do that for advertising purposes可知应
43、选B。 短文改错One Sunday last month I go shopping with my friends Luckily in a crowded store, I had my wallet losing I was such upset that I almost shoutedI was afraid to tell to my parents the truth So I went back to school without some money I didnt know what to do next I didnt eat anything Monday My ro
44、ommate Mary found something wrong with me but she asked me about the problem I told him the truth Then Mary lent me some money, with that I lived through the terrible week答案:One Sunday last month I shopping with my friends in a crowded store, I had my wallet I was upset that I almost shoutedI was af
45、raid to tell my parents the truth So I went back to school without money I didnt know what to do next I didnt eat anything Monday My roommate Mary found something wrong with me she asked me about the problem I told the truth Then Mary lent me some money, with I lived through the terrible week 书面表达据调
46、查,人们对学生网上交友持不同意见。请以“Should Students Make Friends Online?”为题,用英语写一篇短文,介绍不同看法,并表达自己的观点。赞成方认为反对方认为你的观点1可以广交朋友1浪费宝贵时间 请考生列举一到二点2自由表达思想2影响正常学习3利于学习外语3容易上当受骗注意:1对所给要点逐一陈述,适当发挥,不要简单翻译;2词数100左右;3作文中不得提及考生所在班级和本人姓名。参考词汇:网络朋友online friend(s);上当受骗to be cheated;意见opinion_One possible version:Should Students Mak
47、e Friends Online?Some people say yes The Internet helps students make many friends Chatting online, students can express their feelings and opinions more freely and even get help with their foreign language studies Others, however, think students should not make online friends They think it a waste
48、of time to make friends online, which should be spent more meaningfully on their studies Otherwise, their normal studies will be much affected Besides, some students may even get cheated online From my point of view, students should think of their study, health and safety first As for friendship, we can easily find it in our classmates and other people around us