1、一、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）1. Where would you like to have your dinner，in a French restaurant or in a Chinese one? It makes _to me as long as we can chat while having dinner. Ano differenceBno sense Cmuch difference Dmuch sense2. He asked whether we were _women taking part in political activities. Ain place
2、of Bin face of Cin favor of Din terms of3. Mr Cook is a man with a strong will. After repeated _ he finally succeeded in his experiment. Aannouncements Bdecisions Cremarks Dattempts4. Nowadays many housewives prefer to go to supermarkets for their shopping，because they provide a large _of goods. Ava
3、riation Bvarious Cvaried Dvariety5. The agent was about to sign his name to the document _，to our surprise，a stranger broke in to prevent him. Awhile Bwhen Cas Duntil6. They demanded that the books _ to the school library right away. A. should return B. return C. were returned D. be returned7. To te
4、ll you the truth，his answer was so _that I was greatly _at it. Aconfusing；confused Bconfused；confusing Cconfusing；confusing Dconfused；confused8. _with the size of the whole earth，the biggest ocean does not seem big at all. ACompare BWhen comparing CComparing DWhen compared9. You cant imagine what di
5、fficulty we had _home in the snowstorm. Awalked BWalk Cto walk Dwalking10. There are plenty of jobs _in the western part of the country. ApresentBavailable Cprecious Dconvenient11. The talk between the headteacher and me had much effect _my study. Ain Bon C. to Dat12. We shouldnt take _for granted t
6、hat we still have a lot of time before the Entrance Examination. Athis Bthat Cit Dsuch13. After he retired from office，Rogers _painting for a while，but soon lost interest. Atook up Bsaved up Ckept up Ddrew up14. As a result of the serious flood，two-thirds of the buildings in the area _. Aneed repair
7、ing Bneeds to repair Cneeds repairing Dneed to repair15. I had wanted to help you last night but I couldnt spare any time，for I _a composition which I have to hand in this morning. A wrote Bhad written Cwas writing Dhave written二、完型填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）It was already late when we set out for the next tow
8、n, 16 according to the map was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the 17 There we felt 18 that we would find a bed 19 the nightDarkness fell soon after we left the village, but luckily we met 20 as we drove fast along the narrow winding road that_21_ the hillsAs we climbed 22 , it became
9、colder and rain began to fall, 23 it difficult at times to see the roadI asked John, my companion(伙伴), to drive more 24 After we had traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town which was 25 on the mapWe were beginning to get 26 Then without warning, the car stoppedA quick 27
10、 showed that we had run out of petrol（汽油）Although we had little food with us, we decided to 28 the night in the carOur meal was soon overI tried to go to sleep at once, 29 John, who was a 30 sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk 31 the hillsSoon he came backFrom the top
11、 of the hill he had seen, in the valley below, the 32 of the town we were looking forWe at once unloaded（卸）all our luggage（行李）and with a great effort（努力）, 33 to push the car to the top of the hillThen we went back to the luggage, loaded the car again and set off down the hill34 less than a quarter o
12、f an hour we were in the town, where we found a 35 quite easily16Awhich Bit Cwhere Dthat17Arivers Bhills Ctowns Dvillages18Asurprised Bafraid Cpleased Dsure19Aat Bin Cthrough Dfor20Aeverybody Bsomebody Cnobody Danybody21Agot to Barrived Cled to Dbelonged to22Ataller Bhigher Clower Dfaster23Agetting
13、Bthinking Ccausing Dmaking24Acertainly Bcarefully Cslowly Dsurely25Amarked Bset Cbuilt Ddrawn26Aexcited Bworried Ccold Dwarm27Aattention Boperation Cexamination Dinformation28Aspend Blive Cspare Dstay29Asince Bthough Cso Dbut30Aquick Bfast Cpoor Dheavy31A across Bthrough Cdown Dup32Alights Bmap Cbus
14、 Dsituation33Aought Btried Csucceeded Dmanaged34AFor BIn CSince DAt35Apoliceman Bfriend Chotel D cinema三、阅读理解（每小题2.5分，共30分）AI spent three months volunteering with Volunteer Bolivia. It was sometimes annoying, scary and difficult, but also life-changing, satisfying and amazing. Because I had studied
15、Spanish for a couple of years before I went out, I had just one week of classes at Volunteer Bolivia.cultural talks, was a meeting place for all the volunteers and I met some wonderful people from all over the world who were doing the same as me-giving something of themselves to a country which need
16、s so much. My placement （安排）was in a caring centre for prisoners children from the Cochabamba prisons and from the very （恰好的）start I felt welcomed and needed. There I met some inspiring members who put so much of their heart into caring for those children who maybe had no one else to love them. Not
17、only the work itself was very hard but at times （有时）it was emotionally demanding, especially sending a group of two year olds back into the prison at the end of the day. Despite（尽管）all this, I learnt a lot through the experience and now Im more aware of the problems faced daily by many people in Sou
18、th America. The centre has very limited funding （资金）so they depend heavily on the work of volunteers, and any time people give is very valuable to them. Since returning to Britain I have kept in touch with the people I worked with and Im trying to support them as much as possible. Volunteering throu
19、gh Volunteer Bolivia has changed my life and is an experience I will never forget.36. We can infer that the official language of Bolivia is most probably _ . A. English B. Spanish C. French D. Italian37. Where did the author stay when she was in Bolivia? A. In a hotel. B. In the volunteer centre. C.
20、 In a cafe bar. D. In a local family. 38. The authors job as a volunteer in Bolivia was to . A. raise money for some prisons B. meet volunteers from other countries C. look after some prisoners children D. help the local people with their farm work 39. What did the author think of her work in Bolivi
21、a according to Paragraph 3? A. Challenging. B. Relaxing. C. Disappointing. D. Boring.B * Begin each term by filling in a master plan. First fill in things you must do(classes, work, practice, etc. That you cant change). Then find the most effective use for these times. * Set a regular time and place
22、 for study. This will save you time in the long run, If you have a study hall in your school, use it ！ * Use daylight hours to study whenever possible. For most people for every hour of study done in daylight hours, it will take them one and a half hours to do the same task at night. *Take breaks. D
23、ont plan marathon（马拉松） study time. Have a short rest before you study again. *By using flash cards or summary sheets, you can use odd times to study-while youre waiting for class to start or for a friend to pick you up. * If possible, plan study time with a partner. Choose your partner wisely howeve
24、r. Make sure you study, not socialize yourself.（使社会化） * Do the most difficult tasks when you are active. (Take math for example: when youre energetic, it will become easier to solve; when youre tired, it will be impossible ! ) *Make a daily checklist (清单 ). Do the most important tasks first.40. Acco
25、rding to the passage, your success in high school mainly lies in_ . A. making full use of your time B. your hard work C. your brain power D. how well you play the game41. We should use daylight hours to study whenever possible because _ . A. school study halls are open to students only in the daytim
26、e B. most people can spare more time to study in the daytime C. its more difficult to study effectively at night D. we have more important things to do than study at night42. On how to use our time, we should follow the following suggestions EXCEPT _ . A. working out a complete plan for the whole te
27、rm B. keeping a good balance between study and rest C. putting the most important tasks first D. trying to study alone instead of working with others43. The underlined word odd in Paragraph 6 probably means _. A. strange B. irregular C. busy D. dividedC Imagine, one day, getting out of bed in Beijin
28、g and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours, and then, after a full day of work, going back home to Beijing and having dinner there. Sounds unusual, doesnt it? But its not that unrealistic(不切实际的) , with the development of Chinas high-speed railway system. And thats not all. Chin
29、a has an even greater high-speed railway plan-to connect the country with Southeast Asia, and eventually Eastern Europe. China has suggested three such projects. The first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore ,via Vietnam and Malaysia. Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan
30、 and Uzbekistan, and possibly to Germany. The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe. If Chinas plan for the high-speed railway goes forward, people could zip over from London to Beijing in less than two days. The new system would still follow Chi
31、nas high-speed railway standard. And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour, almost as fast as some airplanes. Chinas bullet train(中国的子弹头列车 ) , the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou, already has the worlds fastest average speed. It covers l,069 kilometers in about three hours. Of cour
32、se, there are some technical challenges to overcome. There are so many problems that need to be settled, such as safety, rail gauge(轨距) , maintenance（维修）of railway tracks. So, its important to pay attention to every detail(细节). But the key issue（问题） is really money. China is already spending hundred
33、s of billions of yuan on domestic(国内的 )railway expansion. Itll be a win-win project. For other countries, the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business, tourism and so on, not to mean the better communication among those countries. For China, such a project would not onl
34、y connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources, but would also help develop Chinas far west. We foresee (预言)hat in the coming decades, millions of people will move to the western regions, where the land is empty and resources are unused. With high-speed trains, people will s
35、et up factories and business centers in the west. And theyll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries.44. Chinas new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because _ A. China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions B. China and the countries involved
36、(有关的) will benefit from the project in various ways C. China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries D. the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation, business and tourism45According to the passage, the greatest challenge to the new high-spee
37、d railway plan is _ A. technical issues B. safety of the system C. financial problems D. maintenance of railway tracks46. Which of the following words best describes the authors attitude towards Chinas high-speed railway plan? A. Critical. B. Reserved（保留意见的）. C. Doubtful D. Positive.47. Which of the
38、 following might be the best title for the passage? A. New Railway Standards. B. Big Railway Dreams. C. High-speed Bullet Trains. D. International Railway Network.四、阅读表达（每小题2分，共10分）Milk and cookies, chicken noodle soup-they re called comfort foods because they make you feel better, at least emotiona
39、lly. But can food really ease pain?Researchers are chewing on the subject, and their findings may someday make for a tasty prescription(处方) . “Were not at the point where youre going to go into a physicians office and be prescribed pills for your pain,” says Jill Tall, PhD, a professor at Youngstown
40、 State University in Ohio, who has studied how food helps relieve discomfort.Soy. It may help relieve some pain. In a study of 135 men and women, those who took 40 grams of soy protein a day for three months improved their range of reported fewer aches. Men saw the most benefit. Its still not clear
41、exactly how soy helps, but the isoflavones(异黄酮) are thought to have anti-inflammatory effects, says Srinivasa N. Raja, MD, a pain-management specialist at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Sugar. The sweet stuff can reduce the perception of pain, especially in children. Studies show when
42、we consume sugar-sucrose, better known as table sugar, in particular-we hurt less. It seems to enhance (提高) our bodys natural pain-relief system. But we all know the unhealthy effects of too much sugar, including an expanding waistline, so make sure you dont eat more than you need.1. Whats the best
43、title of the text? (No more than 8 words)_2. What can you choose to feel better when you have difficulty digesting your food according to the text?(No more than 2 words)_3. Why should we control the intake of sugar? (No more than 15 words)_4. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 proba
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