1、第I卷 选择题（共60分）第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AA Childs History of the WorldOur Price: $28.00Item #: 010821ISBN: 978-8-8828-7028-7Grades: 4AdultProduct Description V. M. Hillyer, the first headmaster of Calvert School, spent many of his school years studyi
2、ng only American history. Believing that studying world history would broaden childrens horizons and give them a better understanding of the world and history in general, he set out to write an understandable and comprehensive world history children could enjoy. A Childs History of the World functio
3、ns to familiarize young children with some historical events and people of significance while reading like a good story. The subjects are covered in chronological order, from the beginning of the world through the end of the Cold War. This gives the child a linear view of world history that allows t
4、he details to be filled in later. A Childs History of the World is a basic reader and is not intended to be used as a supplementary(补充的) reader.Customer Reviews This is a must-have book. It is a complete and engaging curriculum that is easy to use and understand. My girls are so close in age I was a
5、ble to use it with all three at once and they loved it. And its inexpensive! Love the way it is written. -Katrena R. from Shingle Springs, CA This is a great book. Everyone (elementary/primary aged) should have this book in their homeschooling library. My kids (ages 4-9) have all enjoyed this book.
6、It is engaging and well written for young ones. There is a lot of information packed into this book and it is presented in a way that is not boring for kids. It is kind of like The Story of the World. -Patrice T. from Seattle1. We can know that A Childs History of the World _.A. included many origin
7、al historical picturesB. included many interesting historical detailsC. was introduced to Calvert School by V. M. HillyerD. was first used as a history textbook at Calvert School2. A Childs History of the World was written _.A. in order of space B. in order of timeC. in numerical(of numbers) order D
8、. in alphabetical order3. From A Childs History of the World, children can know _.A. important events only in AmericaB. famous places of historical interestC. lives of many famous people in the pastD. some stories of ordinary people in the past4. According to Katrena R, her children _.A. read A Chil
9、ds History of the World to each otherB. learned A Childs History of the World togetherC. each had a copy of A Childs History of the WorldD. used A Childs History of the World to improve their writing5. From the two customer reviews, we can know that children enjoy A Childs History of the World mainl
10、y because of_.A. its writing style B. its simple wordsC. its low price D. its funny storiesBThe “old school of thought” here in China is that it is dangerous to buy online, that the products are often fake, and that you will often lose your money. Based on my experience, this manner of thinking is d
11、efinitely out-of-date. Taobao has a system for reviewing sellers and helping you pick the responsible ones.In the last few years, I have bought so many things online. Some of the things I bought online were expensive and many of my Chinese friends were really shocked that I would use Taobao. You mig
12、ht think living in a foreign country means you will be lonely at times, but I most enjoy chatting online with the sellers and especially enjoy the casual online language of Taobao. I particularly like being called “Qin”! This is an abbreviated form of “dear” which is a familiar greeting on Taobao.I
13、once bought an expensive computer from Taobao and the seller turned out to be living just down the street, so I was invited to pick it up at their home. Yes, there was the computer running in the kitchen while the woman of the house prepared dinner. She carefully loaded the Chinese service pack on t
14、o the computer and explained how to use it. Two days later I returned to buy some accessories and met her husband, a friendly young couple who was very interested in what I was doing in Dalian. If I am very clever with my Chinese, sometimes Taobao people will not know I am a foreigner, but the woman
15、 found out because my Chinese name is not commonly used by Chinese people. We had a wonderful time chatting, and I also wrote a great review for them. By the way, the computer turned out to be the very best computer for studying Chinese I have ever used!6. In the first paragraph, the author implies
16、that many Chinese people believe that Taobao_.A. has enough measures to protect buyersB. is an unsafe place to buy thingsC. sells quality products at low pricesD. sells fake products at high prices7. Apart from buying things, the author regards online shopping as a good way of_.A. making friends B.
17、saving moneyC. communication D. learning English8. It can be inferred that the author_.A. has a popular Chinese name B. has used Taobao for quite some timeC, is a foreign teacher working in ChinaD. is a computer engineer with a high income9. Why did the author go to the womans house?A. To have dinne
18、r. B. To meet her husbandC. To take what he bought. D. To load a Chinese service pack.10. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Taobao Enriches Our Life B. Taobao Challenges Traditional IdeasC. My Taobao Tips D. My Taobao ExperienceCHaving a child may improve a womans memory, a new study s
19、uggests.In the study, women who were new mothers scored better on tests of visuospatial(视觉空间的) memory the ability to understand and remember information about their surroundingscompared with women who didnt have children.The findings rebut the old belief that women develop “baby brain,” or a decline
20、 in memory and cognitive(认知的) function, after they have kids, said study researcher Melissa Santiago, a doctoral student at Carlos Albizu University in Miami. “You dont have to feel that because you have kids, your memory isnt the same,” Santiago said. The study was small, and the findings will have
21、 to be tested in larger groups of people, Santiago said.Previous studies on the topic have had mixed resultssome showed motherhood hurts cognition, and others showed the opposite. Studies on rats show those with pups have better memory than those without offspring.Santiago analyzed information from
22、35 first-time mothers whose children were ages 10 to 24 months, and 35 women who had never been pregnant. Both groups scored similarly on intelligence tests. The average age of mothers was 29 and the average age of never-pregnant women was 27.To test visuospatial memory, the women were shown a paper
23、 containing six symbols for 10 seconds, and then asked to draw what they remembered. This task was repeated several times. The first time women were shown the paper, both groups remembered about the same amount. But on the second and third pass, mothers performed better than those without children,
24、indicating that the mothers collected more information each time than the other women.Later, the women were shown a variety of different symbols, and asked to remember which ones were presented onthe earlier task. Mothers did not make a mistake in this taskthey remembered every symbol correctlybut t
25、hose without children made one or two errors, Santiago said.11. How did Santiago lead to the findings?A. By observation. B. By comparison.C. By analyzing intelligence tests. D. By asking women questions.12. What does the underlined word “rebut” in paragraph 3 mean?A. Prove B. Support C. Deny. D. Sha
26、re13. By saying “The study was small, what did Santiago mean? A. The study received little attention. B. The study has just started. C. The study was carried out among a s mall group of people. D. A small group of researchers were involved in the study.14. Which of the following was discussed in the
27、 text? A. Ways to test visuospatial memory. B. Why having kids improves memory. C. How young mothers are different from never-pregnant women. D. The negative effects that worries of women without children have.15. It can be inferred that Santiago believe the findings of the study_. A. may cause a he
28、ated discussion among parents B. may cause an increase in the birth rate C. are tested by previous similar studies D. are encouraging news for mothers第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Dear Sir,I have to travel every day from So UK Road to the airport. Two buses travel al
29、ong their route(路线): the No. 49 and the No. 16. But by the time the No. 16 bus reaches So UK Road it is always full. _16_The timetable states that there are buses from Souk Road to the airport every ten minutes._17_ The instructions state that if there are empty seats on a bus, the bus must stop at
30、every stop where people are waiting._18_The instructions state that no bus may carry more than 40 seated passengers and 20 standing passengers. Yesterday I was the first to get off the bus when it reached the airport. _19_ There were 129 of them.Clearly printed on the back of every bus is a sign tha
31、t says “maximum speed: 50 mph”. _20_Saturday morning a No. 49 bus traveled this distance in ten minutes, at an average speed of 60mph. At times it must have done at least 80 or even 90 mph.It is obvious that our bus companies have neither respect for the instructions nor consideration for their pass
32、engers. Can nothing be done about this?Yours,Tired passengerA. I counted the other passengers as they got off. B. The distance from So UK Road to the airport is 10 miles.C. The problem is that we have to pay more for our trip.D. If this is so, why do I have to wait half an hour for a bus nearly ever
33、y day?E. This leaves No. 49 with sometimes empty seats on it.F. Is there anything we can do to change this?G. Why is it, therefore, that half-empty buses go straight past me when I am standing at the bus stop?第二部分 完形填空（共20题，每题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A young man with an
34、 unusually happy disposition(性情) once came to meet me in Jerusalem. I asked him, “Whats your 21?”He told me, “When I was 11 years old, I was 22 a gift of happiness. I was riding my bicycle when a 23 wind blew me onto the ground into the path of an oncoming truck. The truck ran 24 me and cut off my l
35、eg. As I lay there 25 , I realized that I might have to live the 26 of my life without a leg. How depressing(绝望)! But then I realized that being depressed wont get my leg back. So I decided not to 27 my life despairing. When my parents arrived at the hospital they were shocked and 28 . I told them,
36、Ive already 29 . Now you also have to get used to this. Ever since then, I see my friends getting upset over 30 things: their bus came late, they got a 31 grade on a test, somebody insulted them. But I just enjoy life.”At age 11, this young man 32 realize that it is a waste of energy to 33 on what y
37、ou are missing, and that the key to happiness is to take pleasure in what you 34 . Sounds simple, doesnt it? So 35 are so many people unhappy?People often think happiness is based on what youll 36 and get. They might say, “My whole life would improve if I had a new 37.” You get the car and what happ
38、ens? For a whole week youre feeling very happy. Then you go right back to being 38 .Happiness is a state of 39 . You can have everything in the world and still be unhappy. Or you can have 40 but feel very happy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating and consciously enjoying what you
39、 already have. 21. A. career B. secret C. name D. number22. A. given B. purchased C. sent D. shown23. A. soft B. strong C. cruel D. large24. A. behind B. near C. over D. around25. A. calling B. waiting C. bleeding D. thinking26. A. ending B. middle C. half D. rest 27. A. waste B. cost C. use D. kind
40、28. A. tired B. angry C. sad D. kind29. A. disabled B. adapted C. hurt D. changed30. A. normal B. little C. easy D. common31. A. high B. good C. average D. bad32. A. usually B. strangely C. cleverly D. directly33. A. focus B. spend C. live D. depend 34. A. have B. like C. do D. learn35. A. how B. wh
41、y C. when D. what36. A. dream B. meet C. achieve D. own37. A. ear B. job C. position D. house 38. A. nervous B. worried C. lonely D. unhappy39. A. comfort B. peace C. mind D. safety40. A. a dozen B. a little C. a number of D. a lot of第II卷非选择题（共40分）第三部分 基础知识（共三节，满分25分）第一节 单词拼写或根据所给词的适当形式填空（共5小题；每小题1分
42、，满分5分）41. The traffic accident o_ on Sunday morning.42. The region was s_ by the thunderstorm.43. When I went in, I found him _ (bury) in doing his homework.44. This film has too much _(暴力), so children shouldnt see it.45. An earthquake and a flood are natural _(灾难).第二节 语法填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）46. John
43、 had to have his car repaired because it _(damage) seriously.47. Scientists have created the worlds smallest “snowman”, _(measure) about a fifth of the width of a human hair.48. In Japan, all students _(teach) how to prepare for and react to a disaster since a young age.49. She started at the painti
44、ng, wondering where she _(see) it.50. It rained heavily, _ (cause) the lake to rise.第三节 把下列直接引语变为间接引语（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）51. “I moved here 5 years ago”, he said. He said he had moved _ 5 years _.52. He asked, “Where shall we have a picnic today.” He asked where they _ have a picnic _.53. Mary said to
45、Tom, “Dont forget to answer this letter.” Mary _ Tom _ forget to answer that letter.54. “Will you go on a business next month?” he said to her. He asked her _ she would go on business_.55. His mother said to him, “Do some shopping for me, please.” His mother asked him _ some shopping for _.第四节 语篇填空（
46、共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 I dont know what it is. No matter 56 I go to a post office and no matter where the post office is, I always find 57 (me)standing in the line behind someone who has a lot of business to do. One day, I had to buy a couple of stamps, but I had to
47、wait behind and old lady who took fifteen minutes 58 (finish) a form that a child could do in one minute. 59 (feel) that I could not stand waiting in such a line any longer, I decided to join 60 one. It seemed twice as 61 as the first line, but at least it was moving. It turned out to be the worst c
48、hoice I had ever made. As soon as I 62 (lose) my place in the first line, the one I joined slowed to a stop. I had no choice but 63 (wait) behind a schoolboy who was taking half an hour to choose a new set of postcards. At last it was my turn. I nearly jumped for joy. Then the clerk behind 64 counte
49、r, a middle-age fat guy, stood up, pushed forward a printed sign saying “Position Closed” and 65 (say) without a smile, “Sorry, going to lunch.”第四部分 短文改错（共10小题，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Dear Jim,