注意事项
1.考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。
2.试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上,在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答;第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。
3.考试结束后,考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上,待监考员收回。
Ⅰ. 单项选择
1、My mother when I got home yesterday.
A.will cook B.cooks C.has cooked D.was cooking
2、Do you think that ________ little children should know ________ knowledge of safety?
A.so; a little B.such; a little
C.such; a few D.so; a few
3、It ______ heavily when we got off the train.
A.rains B.rained C.is raining D.was raining
4、---What do you think of his words?
--- What he said sounds____.
A.nicely B.pleasantly
C.friendly D.wonderfully
5、Which of the following words has the same sound as the underlined letters of the word “ theatre”?
A.though B.through C.therefore
6、We ate rice and fish yesterday and we ate noodles _____.
A.as far as B.as soon as C.as well D.as long as
7、English is very important in our daily life. To improve your English language skills, you should ____.
①be active in practice
②only study things like grammar and vocabulary
③listen to a tape and repeat out loud
④avoid speaking English in public for fear of losing face
⑤take note of (注意) the key words in an article for better understanding
A.①③⑤ B.②③④ C.①②③⑤
8、________ you to get good marks in the English exam.
A.Wish B.Wishes C.Hope D.Hopes
9、—How old is your grandpa? He looks energetic.
—Yeah, it’s hard to imagine he is already in his________ .
A.seventies B.seventy C.seventieth D.seventieths
10、Mr. Wang recommended me a few foreign movies, but ____was to my taste.
A.all B.neither C.nothing D.none
Ⅱ. 完形填空
11、 Velma, a US high school student, is busy with her studies every day. But after school, she puts down her books and goes off to 1 . She takes care of cats, helps teachers at school and cleans up the beach. Why? Because students in US public schools are 2 to do at least 20 hours of community service in order to graduate.
“This project is to give students a 3 of the real world, create a habit of volunteering and perhaps 4 a career.” said Bob Parks, an official at school.
5 volunteering takes time, Velma enjoys it. "I learn so much from it. she said. She plans to keep volunteering even after she has finished her required hours of work. Velma is now on her way towards 250 hours to get a silver medal at graduation. She hopes the medal will help her 6 her dream university.
But some have 7 about the project. Phil, a single parent of four, has to drive his children from one activity to another every weekend. I have no time to work and rest, he said, "But I know some kids finish their 20-hour volunteering by just sleeping in their fathers office!
Mike Roland, a volunteering manager, has heard those complains. He said, "We keep telling people, Volunteer hours are 8 than for graduation; they are life lessons.’’
Unlike Phil, some parents agree with the project and want their children to 9 more time volunteering. Michael, a junior, spends Saturdays at JFK Medical Centre guiding patients and bringing them newspapers and meals. He's at 258 hours. Michael ‘s father said, " Twenty hours isn’t 10 .Children should have more contact with the world.
1.A.relax B.volunteer C.work
2.A.invite B.requested C.required
3.A.chance B.taste C.picture
4.A.explore B.change C.invent
5.A.But B.Although C.However
6.A.realize B.accept C.enter
7.A.doubts B.experience C.agreements
8.A.rather B.more C.less
9.A.spend B.take C.pay
10.A.true B.short C.enough
Ⅲ. 语法填空
12、Dear editor,
Last week I 1. (visit) our zoo, and I was very surprised 2.(find) hardly anyone there. Zoos are important places .They are like living textbooks for young people. They provide homes for many endangered animals and help to educate the public about 3.(care) for them. If we 4.(not support) our zoos, they 5.(not have) enough money to take care of so many fine animals. I urge all of your readers to visit our wonderful zoo soon.
Sincerely,
Animal Friend
Ⅳ. 阅读理解
A
13、
Driver wanted
①Clean driving licence
②Must be of smart appearance
③Aged over 25
Apply to: Capes Taxi, 17 Palace Road, Ruston. |
Air Hostesses for International Flights Wanted ①Applicants must be between 20 and 33 years old. ②Height 1.6m to 1.75m. ③Education to GCSE standard. ④Two languages, must be able to swim. Apply to: Recruitment office, Southern Airlines, Heathrow Airport West, HR 37KK. |
Teachers Needed For a private(私立的) language school, teaching experience unnecessary. Apply to: The Director of Studies, Instant Languages Ltd, 279 Canal Street, Ruston. |
A.Caps Taxi, 17 Palace Road, Ruston
B.The Director of Studies, Instant Languages Ltd, 279 Canal Street, Ruston
C.Recruitment Office, Southern Airlines, Heathrow Airport West, HR 37KK
D.any of the three
2.Why can’t John, an experienced taxi driver, work for Capes Taxi?
A.Because he doesn’t have college education.
B.Because he likes doing sports.
C.Because he is unable to speak a foreign language.
D.Because he was punished for speeding and wrong parking.
3.Tom, aged 22, has just graduated from a college. Which job may be given to him?
A.Driving for Capes taxi.
B.Working for Southern Airlines.
C.Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd.
D.None of the three.
4.Why can’t Lucy, aged 27, become an air hostess?
A.Because she can speak only Japanese.
B.Because she is 27 years old.
C.Because she can’t skate.
D.Because she likes rubbish food.
5.Which of the following is not mentioned in the three advertisements?
A.Marriage. B.Male or female.
C.Education. D.Working experience.
B
14、Are you having a problem going to sleep? Have you tried many ways such as drinking a glass of warm milk or listening to some soft music or counting sheep but it still does not work? Cooling down your brain may be a great way to help you get good sleep.
A new study has found that you might fall asleep quicker if you try cooling down your brain. Daniel and Eric from the University of Pittsburgh Medical School led the study. They examined twelve people who had insomnia. The other twelve had no problems in sleeping. Each of them wore a cap on their heads at bed time.
The caps had tubes (管) inside filled with water. The researchers moved the water through the tubes and then changed the temperature of the water. People had trouble sleeping (called “patients” in the following parts of the passage) often had more chemical reactions (化学反应) in their brains. The researchers thought lowering the temperature of the head might help.
On the first two nights of testing, the patients wore no water caps. During the next two nights, the caps were worn, but the water was not cooled. Then the researchers cooled the water a little for another two nights. On the final two nights of the study, the temperature of the water was made much cooler.
The situation of the insomnia did not become better until the temperature was about 14ºC.Most of the patients fell asleep faster and slept better when the coolest water was moving around their heads.
This is the only beginning of the head temperature study. But they believe they have discovered something important that needs more research.
1.A new study to help people fall asleep quicker is _________.
A.counting sheep B.listening to soft music
C.cooling down your brain D.drinking a glass of warm milk
2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “insomnia”?
A.抑郁症. B.失眠症. C.自闭症. D.头痛.
3.According to the passage, the test lasts for _________ nights.
A.12 B.10 C.8 D.6
4.Insomnia patients became better when _________.
A.the water was cooled about 14ºC B.The caps were filled with water
C.the water was not cooled D.the water caps were worn on their heads
C
15、阅读下列短文,从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
It is really a happy thing to look back on the days I spent with Jennie. We met in night school. After Jennie and I had completed the required courses, we started teaching in the same school. For a time we were just casual friends, but one day, when I was telling Jennie about my problem son, we discovered we were kindred (同类的) spirits. "He’s a difficult little character," I explained. Jennie looked thoughtful. "Maybe you’re only seeing him with your eyes." She was silent for a moment and then added softly, "It is only with the heart that one sees rightly." I stared at her. "You’re quoting (引用) that! It’s from The Little Prince, Saint-Exupery’s book for children, one of my favorites. You know it, too?" Jennie nodded. "I love it. I’ve read it so often. I’ve practically memorized it."
Now, when I think of Jennie, I recall that book because Jennie —more than anyone I know —possessed the gift of seeing with the heart.
From that moment of a treasured book shared, our friendship grew steadily. It wasn’t that I didn’t have an excellent relationship with my husband and son, but my mother had died shortly after my marriage, and I had neither sisters nor daughters. I realize, now, how I needed someone to share those little, seemingly unimportant things that add so much to life —things that must be shared to be fully appreciated.
And it was Jennie who helped me with my fourth-grade problem child. One day I was at my wit’s end. "What he needs is a good beating!" I exploded.
"He’s probably had plenty of those," Jennie said. "Maybe he just needs sincere praise for anything he does right, and a hug or two each day." I followed this suggestion, and eventually, because of Jennie, I discovered a lovable little boy.
Looking back, I have to admit that she taught me so much. The days I spent with her has become one of my happiest memories.
1.What does the underlined part mean in the fourth paragraph?
A.I was unsure of how to treat my son.
B.I decided to give up my job.
C.I faced financial difficulties.
D.I was very disappointed with myself.
2.How did the author and Jennie’s friendship grow?
A.They both were interested in children’s education.
B.They both liked a novel, The Little Prince.
C.They often chatted together about their families.
D.They both worked in the same school.
3.We learn from the text that __________.
A.the author has the gift of seeing with the heart
B.the author had no friends before meeting Jennie
C.the author had lost her mother before her marriage
D.the author seldom praised her son in the past
4.How does the author feel about her family?
A.No one listened to her seemingly unimportant things.
B.She didn’t get along well with her husband and son.
C.She once seldom spoke to her mother.
D.She felt quite lonely in her family.
5.The text is mainly about _________.
A.how to educate children properly
B.the fact that we should see nature differently
C.the influence of friendship in life
D.how friendship begins and develops
D
16、Many young people want to become pop-stars. It is their great ambition(雄心) in life. They think pop-stars earn a lot of money, they lead interesting and exciting lives, thousands of fans love them, and they become famous!
Yes, but first they must become stars. Most performers star life with a group. This is the pattern nowadays. But there are many groups and competitions are hard. Groups appear and disappear almost overnight. Only a small number survive. Almost without exception they have to work very hard before they reach the top.
And very few reach the top and stay there. In England there are perhaps thirty or so groups at the top. Most of these do not earn so much money, perhaps 500 pounds each time they perform. What’s more, they have quite a lot of expenses(开销). They have to pay a manager, for example. He is the key person in their lives and takes about 20% of their earnings-perhaps more. Then there are their clothes, their instruments and their van. Sometimes they are still playing for the last two items.
And don’t forget, they have to travel a great deal-sometimes 2,000 miles in one week. At times they even sleep in their van instead of a hotel, just to save money.
So now, what do you think? Are pop-stars so rich? And do they have such exciting lives?
1.Which of the following is the reason that many young people want to become pop-stars?
A.Living an exciting life.
B.Becoming a rich man.
C.Being loved by thousands of fans.
D.All of the above.
2.Why is the group’s manager well paid? Because __________.
A.he runs this group
B.he looks after them
C.he is important to them
D.he buys them clothes and instruments
3.The writer makes us believe ___________.
A.it is pleasant to become a pop-star
B.if you work very hard in pop groups, you will reach the top
C.pop-stars are neither too rich nor too happy
D.general persons had better not dream of pop-star
E
17、It all started a year before when my daughter Suzanne and I were shopping in Sydney. In the window of a sports shop I noticed a photo of a group of young people climbing the rock along a canyon(峡谷). "That's what I'm going to do next year," I said. Suzanne laughed. "Sure, Mom! Don't forget you're 65 years old. "
I didn't feel l was that age! I joined a club and trained weekly. Each day I felt my physical energy increase and, along with it, my confidence. Then Suzanne pointed out, "It's good, but how can you clear away the fear of height?" "I've got it worked out, " I replied bravely. "We're going to the indoor climbing center. "
While I was going up the high wall, I was afraid to look down as if a terrible animal was after me. Some time later, as I reached the ground, I sat down heavily on the floor. Later that night, as I lay in bed, I encouraged myself, "You've climbed the wall! You'll certainly make it! "
We set off with our packages to the Grand Canyon. When we reached it, I found the canyon was a huge black hole—far deeper than I had imagined. As the guide clipped(夹住) me onto the rope,____________________________________Time lost all meaning as I pushed my body forward. Only the strong rope kept me from losing hope. I began to think it would never end when everyone had stopped. "This is as far as we go, and we can climb out after a few steps, " the guide said finally. Two and a half hours later, we returned to the car park at last. I began to shake, one hard step after another.
Getting onto the bus, I fell into the seat I had left so confidently a lifetime before. Then, while I was in the seat catching my breath, a feeling of happiness spread through me. I had done it, at the age of 66.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填人题前括号内。
1.At the beginning, what's her daughter's attitude towards her decision?
A.Supportive. B.Doubtful.
C.Confident. D.Satisfied.
2.What did the writer find when she reached the Grand Canyon?
A.She found it was very easy to climb the canyon.
B.She found she began to shake, one hard step after another.
C.She found the canyon was far deeper than she had imagined.
D.She found that a terrible animal was after her and she was afraid.
3.The underlined sentence suggested that the writer was feeling ______ .
A.angry B.nervous C.happy D.excited
4.What’s the right order of the following?
a. I went back to the car park.
b. I found the canyon was more terrible than I had thought.
c. I got the idea of rock climbing.
d. I felt happy and proud of myself.
e. I trained weekly in a club.
A.e-c-b-d-a B.c-e-b-a-d
C.a-c-e-b-d D.d-c-e-b-a
5.What can be learned from the passage?
A.Every dog has its day.
B.Where there is a will, there is a way.
C.Climbing is the only way to keep healthy.
D.Children should care more about their parents.
F
18、Space is a lonely place. Hundreds of thousands of kilometers from home, astronauts have a hard life. It stands to reason that, once in a while, they need to have a good cry. But this is a lot harder than it sounds.
We still know very little about space, and about living in zero gravity (重力). In fact, we are discovering new things every time astronauts take to the sky. As The Atlantic reported in January, crying is not all that simple in space. This is because when a person normally cries, gravity makes their tears move downwards. But in a spacecraft, this is not the case. Here, there is no gravity, which is why we so often see pictures of astronauts floating around. This means that, strangely, when you cry, your tears have nowhere to go. As a result, they just stick to your eyes.
In May 2011, astronaut Andrew Feustel experienced this. “Tears,” as he said, “don’t fall off of your eye...they just kind of stay there.” This can be quite painful. In space, your eyes get very dry, and the added moisture is annoying. Sometimes, things get even unusual. The astronaut Ron Parise told The Atlantic that when tears get big enough, they “break free of the eye andfloataround”.
No one can be quite sure why we cry. Why should water in our eyes have anything to do with feeling sad? If you stop to think about it, crying is a very strange thing indeed. And now, thanks to the wonders of space, it just got even stranger.
1.What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?
A.It’s hard to cry in space.
B.It’s easy to feel sad in space.
C.Living in space is lonely.
D.Nobody wants to live in space.
2.What will happen if astronauts cry in a spacecraft?
A.The tears will move downwards.
B.The tears will stick to their eyes.
C.The tears will go out of the window.
D.The tears will move upwards.
3.What does the underlined word “float” probably mean in this passage?
A.静止 B.漂浮 C.盘旋 D.下沉
4.How will astronauts feel if tears are always in their eyes?
A.Sad. B.Comfortable.
C.Happy. D.Uncomfortable.
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Our eyes usually feel very wet in space.
B.Gravity makes people’s tears move upwards in space.
C.People know about living in zero gravity very well.
D.Tears will float around if they are big enough in space.
Ⅴ.书面表达
19、考试是老师检测学生对所学知识掌握程度的一种工具,但对考试成绩公布与否,不同的人有不同的观点。有学生认为考试成绩是一种隐私,老师不应该公布。你的看法如何呢?请用英语写一篇 80词左右的短文,谈谈你的看法。开头已给出,不计入总词数。
Some students think that exam scores should be something private and they don't think their teachers should show them to others.
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参
Ⅰ. 单项选择
1、D
2、B
3、D
4、C
5、B
6、C
7、A
8、A
9、A
10、D
Ⅱ. 完形填空
11、1.B
2.C
3.B
4.A
5.B
6.C
7.A
8.B
9.A
10.C
Ⅲ. 语法填空
12、1.visited
2.to find
3.caring
4.don’t support
5.won't have
Ⅳ. 阅读理解
13、1.B
2.D
3.C
4.A
5.A
14、1.C
2.B
3.C
4.A
15、1.A
2.B
3.D
4.A
5.C
16、1.D
2.C
3.C
17、1.B
2.C
3.B
4.B
5.B
18、1.A
2.B
3.B
4.D
5.D
Ⅴ.书面表达
19、One possible version:
Some students think that exam scores should be something private and they think their teachers shouldn’t show them to others.
I think it’s really a bad thing to let others know my exam scores.
If I get a low score, some students may laugh at me and it will make me sad. If I get a high score, I will be happy, but it may make others unhappy. They may think they are not smart enough and maybe they will even think my score isn’t true. Then I will have fewer friends than before and it will also make me sad..
So just keep my exam scores a secret, and everyone will be happier.