第一部分 基础知识(满分20分)
1. He loves the song in p_______, for his mother used to sing it.
2. Look at the river! The water is as s_______ as glass.
3. In the film, the use of light and dark always s_______ good and evil.
4. Well done, Lucy! You are a________ right.
5. The secretary said reading letters o________ much of her time every day.
6. A large p________ of the population live in big cities. (百分比)
7. Recovery from the disease is very _______. (逐步的) Just have a little patience!
8. The thing that _______ me is that I made her sad. (使烦恼)
9. Our farm, __________ (配备) with modern machinery, has attracted lots of tourists..
10. As is known, 90% of the engines in our country are __________ (出口) to Europe.
11. 直到深夜_____________________ 12. 考虑到相对少的人口_______________
13. 就我而言_____________________ 14. 某物的优缺点_____________________
15. 对……有很大的冲击力_______________ 16. 夺取对……的控制权_______________
17. 对……负责___________________ 18. 被公认为_________________________
19. 以有序的方式_________________ 20. 冠名为……_______________________
第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分35分)
第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C及D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21.---A trip to outer space must be fun and exciting.
---_______. That’s why so much people are looking forward to such a trip.
A. That’s all right B. I prefer to
C. I suppose so D. It depends
22. They have been stopped from leaving their homes since King Gyanendra seized ________ control of ________ government three months ago.
A. the; the B. the; / C. /; the D. /; /
23. Despite the ______ progress of building work, the campaign against it is still going strong.
A. fragrant B. steady C. deliberate D. sacred
24. ---Do you enjoy the dinner?
---Yes. The whole meal was good but the wine ________ was excellent.
A. in common B. in total C. in particular D. in general
25. __________, we have to stay at the railway station.
A. As there being no rain B. There being no rain
C. Being no rain D. There having no rain
26. I would have remained in _______ if Shaun hadn’t mentioned it.
A. ignorance B. friction C. construction D. recognition
27. ________ the new album on time, the musical group, including the famous pop star, worked far into the night every day.
A. Having released B. To have released
C. Releasing D. To release
28. Mary ______ Kate by a yard and ________ the race last year.
A. defeated; won B. was beat; got C. defeated; got D. was beat; won
29. We must _________ a new teacher at once to the mountain school.
A. appreciate B. appeal C. approach D. appoint
30. To our surprise, he didn’t ______ to check the exact wording of the contract before he signed it.
A. bother B. interrupt C. impress D. excuse
31. A few objections have to be _________ before we can start the project.
A. smoothed out B. put away C. smoothed down D. smoothed away
32. ________, he made a __________ in Shenzhen as a businessman.
A. Fortunate; fortune B. Fortunately; fortunate
C. Fortunately; fortune D. Luckily; fortunate
33. ---Wanglin has been transferred to Guangzhou branch.
---Does he have to sell the new apartment he has just ________?
A. it decorating B. decorated C. it decorated D. to be decorated
34. I ________ in London for many years, but I’ve never regretted my final decision to move back to China.
A. lived B. was living C. had lived D. have lived
35. _________, he doesn’t study as hard as he can.
A. A student as he is B. As he is a student
C. Student as he is D. He is as a student
第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Another school term is beginning, full of classes, materials for study, and happiness, anxiety, loss, success and failure. It’s difficult to forecast what will happen this __36__, what will be found and what will be lost. __37__ the first day in class, I can smell the smoke of a coming war.
I want to be __38__, to Hong Kong or to Singapore. But in front of me, there’s still a long way, tough with detours and curves. Here the guys are really __39__ in the school of business. I don’t have much confidence at the thought of being __40__ with the top students in the college. But when I __41__ my resume, I can still see lights __42__ me. __43__, I am one of the top students in the college, too.
Many things need to be done in a week. The problem is not that they are too much for me, __44__ I don’t clearly know how to prepare. What should be done? Paperwork can be done in a short time, but many things __45__ that need to be carefully taken into consideration. But I believe things would be better __46__ I had communicated with the exchanges last year. They are nice. Their suggestions would be very useful.
Freshmen have rolled in for several days. They look at the campus in a special way, __47__ we did two years ago. What do they see? Things change a lot during the last two years. We __48__ a lot. All of us try seeking something important in our lives. Maybe it is here, or there __49__ the campus. Anyway, we __50__ become happy, or successful, to become the kind of person that we want to be. We are all motivated and learn hard. We are all freshmen.
If you feel yourself getting __51__ and have no desire to __52__, then you are really old. __53__ the freshmen, change ourselves and learn hard. If you dare to take your time, change a bit and learn just like we need to be filled __54__ an empty bottle, you are freshmen.
We are all freshmen, in the long __55__ of study.
36. A. year B. school year C. semester D. class
37. A. So after B. Even though C. Even after D. Even before
38. A. a change B. an exchange C. a student D. change
39. A. complete B. competitive C. accomplished D. comparative
40. A. at war B. in fight C. in the war D. for war
41. A. turn to B. turn up C. turn off D. turn down
42. A. ahead of B. beside C. behind D. for
43. A. However B. Anyway C. Therefore D. Beside
44. A. but what B. that C. but that D. that but
45. A. behind B. in front of C. ahead of D. ahead
46. A. even though B. as though C. as if D. if
47. A. just as B. just C. just what D. just that
48. A. exchange B. change C. get D. lose
49. A. in B. at C. out of D. of
50. A. pretend to B. tend to C. try to D. contribute to
51. A. fresh B. younger C. old D. older
52. A. exchange B. develop C. change D. promote
53. A. Lead B. Teach C. Follow D. Get
54. A. as B. as like C. as to D. for
55. A. term B. item C. team D. distance
第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The Inspiration
Greeks in ancient times believed in many deities or gods. One way they showed their devotion to gods was to build temples in their honor.
A Shaky Start
The Greeks were building the original Parthenon in about 480 B.C. when the Persians captured Athens. The Greeks swore an oath called “The Oath of Plateau”. They swore to fight to death. They also vowed never to rebuild the city’s monuments. The Greeks survived the invasion. They used the remains of the monuments to build a defensive wall around the city. After thirty years peace, the Greeks broke their oath. Their ruler, Pericles, ordered the rebuilding of Athens. They started work on Parthenon.
Fit for a Godness
The Greeks used expensive white marble to build the Parthenon. The Parthenon was 60 feet high and was surrounded by 46 tall Doric columns. The temple was adorned with many sculptures, statues and engravings. A continuous sculpture formed a border around the outside of the building. This horizontal band is called a frieze. Only 325 feet of the original 525 feet of the frieze still exist. A huge 40-foot gilt and ivory statue of Athena was placed inside the temple.
Changes in Purpose
Over time, many different groups of people used the Parthenon. It was first a Greek temple. Then in the sixth century, Christians made it a church. Later, in the 1400s, Muslins used it as a mosque. At one point, it was nearly destroyed by war. Turkish invaders used it to store ammunition. An explosion destroyed the inside of the building.
The Parthenon stands as a ruin today. Pollution has harmed the exterior. Despite the changes over time, the Parthenon remains one of the most famous buildings in the world.
56. Why didn’t the Greeks rebuild the Parthenon for thirty years after the Persian invasion?
A. They were unwilling to rebuild it.
B. They had no money to rebuild it.
C. They were angry with Athena for allowing the invasion.
D. They had sworn an oath not to rebuild.
57. In the long history, the Parthenon had been used as the following except ____________.
A. a temple B. a church C. an ammunition D. a mosquito net
58. What caused the temple to lie in ruins?
A. Passing of time, lack of money and people’s neglect.
B. Passing of time, an explosion and pollution.
C. An explosion, a volcanic eruption and an earthquake.
D. Pollution, rain and wind.
B
If you talk about a dog’s life, go to Beijing to see the pampered(过分娇惯的) dogs. Dogs clipped, dressed up, washed and dried. Here, it’s the owners who go to obedience(服从) school, and these people pay almost a thousand US dollars a month to learn how to properly care for their pets. Dogs are hot in Beijing, a symbol of a new middle-class family.
Dogs or pets can take the place of children, even husbands. Qin Lu, 23-year-old dog owner, certainly thinks her dog makes some more loyal partner. She’s spending 1,300 yuan, that’s almost 200 US dollars a month, sending her dog to the training school. Think about it, almost half her monthly salary as a secretary.
Personally, if I have a dog, I want to give it the very best of everything. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have a dog.
Before we get too sentimental(引起伤感情绪的), though, other dogs in China have a far more grisly(令人毛骨悚然的) fate, many still destined for the dinner table, dog meat, a popular delicacy. But appetities are changing. What was once for the eating is now for the treating. Beijing alone is home to more than a million dogs. Owners spend an average 25 dollars a month on pets. Do the math. Dogs are big business. Ning Wei who runs this obedience school on the outskirts of Beijing said. “It has been open for almost three years. There are many dogs. And now we are opening another branch.”
As their owners embrace everything western, so too, are the dogs. Ning Wei’s specializing in producing a new breed of bilingual puppies. Yes, dogs that understand Chinese and now English. “I’m going to do a test now to see if it understands both English and Chinese. Effectively, if its Chinese is better than my English, and its English is better than my Chinese.”
59. From the first paragraph we can know _______ in Beijing.
A. dogs are tired of the hot days B. why people spend so much buying a dog
C. dogs are very expensive D. many new middle-class families raise dogs
60. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that ____________.
A. the author also loves dogs
B. dogs can take the place of children, even husbands or wives
C. no dogs, no life
D. people will live a happy life with a dog
61. What can we know about Ning Wei from the passage?
A. He is an English teacher in an obedience school.
B. He is a businessman who runs a school.
C. He is a dog-keeper who is learning how to properly care for his dog.
D. He is a researcher who is crazy for the bilingual puppies.
62. From the passage we can conclude that _________.
A. there are many different kinds of dogs from all over the world in Beijing
B. many Beijingers love dogs better than their own sons or daughters, even their husbands or wives
C. learning how to treat dogs is a hot business in Beijing now
D. so much money has been spent on treating a dog
C
Though often called the “koala bear”, this cuddly(逗人怜爱的) animal is not a bear at all; it is a marsupial, or pouched mammal. After birth, a female carries a single baby in its pouch for about six months. When the baby comes out, it rides on its mother’s back or grasps her stomach tightly, accompanying her everywhere until it is about a year old.
Koalas live in eastern Australia, where the eucalyptus trees they love are most plentiful. In fact, they rarely leave these trees, and their sharp claws and opposable digits easily keep them in a high position. During the day they sleep lightly, hidden into forks(树叉) in the trees, sleeping for up to 18 hours.
When not asleep a koala feeds on eucalyptus leaves, especially at night. Koalas do not drink much water and they get most of their moisture(水分) from these leaves. Each animal eats a large amount for its size---about two and a half pounds (one kilogram) of leaves a day. Koalas even store snacks of leaves in pouches in their cheeks.
A special digestive system---a long gut(肠)---allows koalas to break down the tough eucalyptus leaves and remain unharmed by their poison. Koalas eat so many of these leaves that they take on a different and particular smell from their oil, reminiscent of cough drops.
These rounded, fat, lovely and fuzzy mammals were widely hunted during the 1920s and 1930s, and their populations decreased suddenly. Helped by reintroduction, they have reappeared over much of their former range, but their populations are smaller and scattered. Koalas need a lot of space---about 100 trees per animal---a pressing problem as Australia’s woodlands continue to shrink.
63. After he came into the world, the baby stays on the mother’s body for _______.
A. half a year B. a year C. a year and a half D. two years
64. Most of the time koala bears sleep _________.
A. between the branches on the trees B. in the caves made of tree forks
C. in the leaves of the top trees D. in the shelter made by humans
65. From the passage we know that _______.
A. koalas even store leaves in pouches when they don’t feed on babies
B. koalas live in the eucalyptus trees along the eastern coast of Australia
C. the leaves don’t poison koalas because of their special digestive system
D. koalas feed on a special smell of tree leaves when they don’t sleep at night
66. What does the underlined word “fuzzy” probably mean in the last paragraph?
A. Soft-haired. B. Sleepy. C. Precious. D. Strange-looking.
D
Storytelling has been an important means of making sense of the environment and of transmitting information, knowledge, and wisdom from generation to generation among many groups across the world, including the North American continent. In fact, although generally emphasized in the context of native cultures, stories are part of all cultures and all cultural groups. Fables, myths, fairy tales, and legends serve the purpose of transmitting values and knowledge, and can become a tool that aids people’s sense of control over their lives and environments. Stories transmitted through the generations are used by the story-tellers to guide the actions of younger members of a cultural group and to help them adapt their behaviors according to the codes and values of the group. Traditional stories serve to reflect or illustrate typical situations people in a given group might face, thus preparing them for their happening and for adjusting to and dealing with them. Through cultural storytelling, human beings developed a means of expressing their experiences to others around them, helping them feel complete into an understanding group. This self-disclosing and sharing purpose of storytelling may well be critical to the keeping of mental health within cultural groups.
Cultural stories have developed across time to adapt to changes within a cultural group and to reflect the shifts in a culture experience as it meet with others. Traditional oral cultures have largely given way to print or literary cultures, which in turn have been replaced in many ways by television and internet (or visual) cultures. Regardless of media (oral, print, or visual), the story meets its purpose of communication and sharing.
67. What can storytelling mainly do according to the passage?
A. It can carry a lot of useful information.
B. It can strengthen friendship between generations.
C. It can increase communication and sharing of different cultures.
D. It can do everything regardless of media.
68. Which of the following is TRUE about storytelling?
A. Storytelling has a long history.
B. Storytelling is as popular as in the past.
C. Young generations do not like stories.
D. Culture has little relationship with storytelling.
69. What’s the author’s attitude towards storytelling in the passage?
A. He thinks highly of storytelling.
B. He thinks little of the modern media.
C. He regards storytelling only as a tool.
D. He thinks little of traditional stories.
70. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Storytelling: its past and present
B. Storytelling: a link between generations and cultural groups
C. Storytelling: a way to tell stories of the past and the present
D. Storytelling: like it or not
第II卷 (共35分)
第四部分 任务型阅读 (共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面的短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。
注意：每空一词。
For years, the automobile industry has been testing vehicles that use hydrogen as fuel. Now, people across the United States have had a chance to see and even drive cars that get power from hydrogen fuel cells (燃料电池).
But the hydrogen fuel cell is not a new idea. The fuel cell was first invented by Sir William Grove of Britain in 1839. Since then, many different designs, have been invented. There is one place where fuel cells are a proven technology: in space. The American space agency used fuel cells in its Apollo spaceships in the twentieth century.
The most useful fuel cell for transportation purposes is the Polymer Electrolyte Membrane, or P.E.M. fuel cell. It is simple and can operate at temperatures of sixty to eighty degrees Celsius. That is much lower than other fuel cell designs. A P.E.M. fuel cell has two sides divided by a thin membrane (膜). Hydrogen gas is forced through one side where it comes in contact with a reactive material containing the metal platinum(铂). The membrane separates the electrons(电子) from the protons(质子) in the hydrogen atoms. The protons pass through it to the other side of the fuel cell. But the electrons are captured to do work; like powering a motor. Oxygen from the air is forced into the other side of the fuel cell. There, the gas meets the protons that have passed through the membrane. They combine to form water and heat. A single fuel cell does not produce a lot of electricity. But when many fuel cells are combined, they can produce enough electricity to power a vehicle. The product of the chemical reaction that powers fuel cells is water. This makes fuel cells a very clean technology.
Hydrogen fuel cell cars have been slow to develop because of many technical problems that have to be solved. For example, it is unclear how long the membranes in P.E.M. fuel cells will last. Also, fuel cells need water for their chemical reactions. They must be designed to start easily at low temperatures and in dry climates. And smaller, less costly fuel cells must be designed before they can truly take the place of gasoline engines. Now more models of fuel cell vehicles are being tested than ever before. The threat of climate change and the high cost of oil have increased interest in these vehicles that do not cause pollution.
Title More Models of Hydrogen Cars Being Tested
The progress of hydrogen fuel cell·(71) ________ by Sir William Grove in 1839.
·Designed (72) ________ ever since.
·Used in Apollo spaceships in the twentieth century.
Operating principle of P.E.M.·It has two sides divided by a thin membrane.
·Hydrogen gas from one side (73) ________ the active metal platinum.
·The electrons are (74) ________ from the protons in the hydrogen atoms.
·The protons pass through the fuel cell to the other side.
·Oxygen from the air is (75) ________ into the other side of the fuel cell.
·The gas meets the protons，and then water and heat are(76) ________
Reasons for slow (77) ___________
of hydrogen fuel cell cars·There are many technical problems (78) ________
·The durability of the membranes in P.E.M. fuel cells is not clear.
·They have to start easily at (79)________ temperatures and in dry climates.
·They must be smaller and less costly before (80) ________ gasoline engines.
第五部分 书面表达(满分25分)
如今中学生在外租房的现象越来越普遍，你班同学就此话题展开了热烈的讨论。请你根据下表提示，用英语写一篇发言稿，劝说同学们不要到校外租房。
租房的理由住校的理由
1.生活自由，避免不必要的麻烦;
2.有家人照应，可以生活得更好;
3.安静的学习环境，学习效率更高。1.安全有保障;
2.能培养独立精神;
3.学会与人相处;
4.学会守纪律，约束自己。
注意：
1.词数：150左右; 2.开头已为你写好，但不计入总词数。
Should we middle school students rent apartments outside? My suggestion is No.
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参考答案
1. particular 2. smooth 3. symbolizes 4. absolutely 5. occupied
6. percentage 7. gradual 8. bothers 9. equipped 10. exported
11. late into the night 12. considering the relatively small population
13. as far as I’m concerned 14. the strengths and weaknesses of sth.
15. have a great impact on 16. seize control of…
17. be responsible for… 18. be recognized as…
19. in an organized way 20. under the title of…
21—25 CCBCB 26—30 ADADA 31—35 DCBAC 36—40 CDBBA
41—45 AABCA 46—50 DABCC 51—55 DCCAA
56—58 DDB 59—62 DABC 63—66 BACA 67—70 CAAB
71. Invented 72. differently 73. meets 74. separated 75. forced
76. formed 77. development 78. unsolved 79. low 80. replacing
Should we middle school students rent apartments outside? My suggestion is NO.
Why do you want to move out? Maybe freedom is the first reason. You have different lifestyles. Sometimes these differences can result in some very embarrassing contradictions when you live with your roommates. While living outside, you could do as you please. Secondly, with your parents or relatives taking care of you, you enjoy an easier and happier life. Thirdly, you could have a quieter environment to do your lessons efficiently.
However, with its so many advantages, I still suggest you live in the school dormitory. Why?
For one thing, it is safe to live in the school dormitory. For another, you can learn to be independent, doing things like washing clothes by yourself. Besides, with several ones of your age living together, you can learn how to get along, and cooperate with other students. Also, don’t complain schools are too strict. The world needs discipline to remain in order.
