考试日期： 2013年11月

试卷说明：1、本试卷满分150分，答题时间120分钟。

2、请将答案直接填涂在答题卡上，考试结束只交答题卡。

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分55分）

第一节：单项填空（共25小题，每小题1分，满分25分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. He suddenly appeared on ____ rainy night, which was ____ great surprise to us.

A. a; / B. the; a C. a; a D. the; the

2. Please read the _______ on the bottle and take the right amount of medicine.

A. explanations B. introductions C. instructions D. descriptions

3. The meeting began two hours ago and because no decision _______, we will continue our discussion tomorrow.

A. has made B. has been made C. had made D. had been made

4. I was deeply impressed ________ the speech by the mayor of Shanghai before the final voting for EXPO 2010.

A. to B. on C. over D. with

5. Can you imagine the great difficulty he had ________ his driving test last week?

A. pass B. to pass C. passing D. passed

6. After two years’ research, we now have a _______ better understanding of the disease.

A. very B. far C. fairly D. quite

7. You can’t avoid _____ your job tomorrow ______ you work hard today.

A. losing; unless B. to lose; though C. losing; until D. to lose; if

8. She must be looking forward as much to his return as he himself is to _______ her.

A. see B. have seen C. seeing D. be seeing

9.The shop will be closed for repairs ________ further notice.

A. with B. until C. for D. at

10. —May I ask you a question after class, Mr. Lee?

— ______________, but not during my lunch break.

A. I’m sorry B. Anytime C. Certainly D. Go ahead

11. —Daniel is good at physics and speaks fluent Chinese.

— ____________.

A. So is his brother B. Nor does his brother

C. So it is with his brother D. It is the same as his brother

12. Everyone hates ________ in public.

A. to laugh at B. to laugh C. being laughed D. being laughed at

13. What? Is it the first time that this _________?

A. happened B. has happened C. had happened D. happens

14. ______ great fun it is to have a swim in such a hot day!

A. How B. How a C. What D. What a

15. This English book __________ five parts, __________ grammar.

A. includes; including B. contains; including

C. includes; containing D. contains; containing

16. Few pleasures can equal ________ of a cool drink on a hot day.

A. some B. any C. that D. those

17. Do you mind _____ alone at home?

A. Jane’s leaving B. Jane having left C. Jane being left D. Jane to be left

18. The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already _____ for a meal to be cooked.

A. laid B. laying C. to lay D. being laid

19. The committee ______ over the problem among themselves for two hours.

A. has argued B. has been arguing C. have argued D. have been arguing

20. Hurry up! The train _______. You know it _______at 10:00pm.

A. leaves; leaves B. is leaving; leaves C. leaves; is leaving D. is leaving; is leaving

21.She was disappointed to see the beautiful coat _____ she had bought the day before ______ with a lot of dust.

A. which; cover B. that; covered C. /; covering D. where; covered

22.— Do remember to go to see the doctor.

—_____________.

A. Heard it B. Made It C. Got it D. Taken it

23. If you want to make progress, you’d better be strict _____ yourself ______your studies.

A. with; in B. with; about C. in; with D. about; in

24. Wherever he traveled in those days, he always _______ down what he saw and heard.

A. writes B. has written C. wrote D. had written

25. Great changes have taken place in my home town. It’s no longer ______ it was ten years ago, ______ I spent my childhood there.

A. what, when B. that, where C. as, which D. which, that

第二节：完形填空(共20小题：每小题1.5分，共30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。

There are 28 main reasons for people leaving their homes: poverty and less affordable houses 29 bad economic conditions. Living without a home 30 people main targets of violence activities and these homeless people have to face the following 31 .

They have to move 32 , carrying their belongings, which makes 33 difficult to help them. They have limited 34 to bathrooms and restrooms and are forced to live in dirty conditions, making them easy to be attacked by 35 . They have limited access to health-care facilities in case of emergency(紧急情况), and 36 no access to education as they have no money. They are often badly treated by society, 37 makes them unfriendly, often ending up being involved(被卷入) in activities connected with crime like selling drugs or guns.

Homelessness is not 38 that happened suddenly --- it has been in the country for 39 . The society usually 40 those living on the street to be mentally(精神上) ill sometimes. This belief is partially true. Most of them are 41 people just like you and me.

The government is doing 42 it can to help but it is not enough, so the ordinary citizens have to help 43 it’s possible. There are various organizations, such as charity organizations that are working all the time to help them and the united efforts have helped 44 of people return to their normal lifestyle. However, there is still a long way to go 45 a better situation is created for all the homeless.

26. A. going B. working C. playing D. living

27. A. worked out B. concerned with C. dealt with D. made up

28. A. one B. several C. two D. three

29. A. according to B. because of C. in addition to D. as to

30. A. makes B. takes C. has D. gives

31. A. challenges B. difficulties C. activities D. punishments

32. A. out B. quickly C. about D. personally

33. A. that B. which C. who D. it

34. A. access B. right C. time D. approach

35. A. robbers B. polices C. disasters D. diseases

36. A. seldom B. almost C. hardly D. ever

37. A. that B. what C. which D. it

38. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything

39. A. weeks B. days C. seconds D. decades

40. A. believes B. judges C. makes D. lets

41. A. common B. ordinary C. normal D. usual

42. A. any B. all C. every D. none

43. A. whatever B. however C. whichever D. whenever

44. A. million B. millions C. hundred D. thousand

45. A. when B. after C. before D. unless

第二部分　阅读理解（共两节20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. But neither happened. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling（爬）around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never able to fly.

The man was in his kindness, but he did not understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid（流体）from its body must be forced into its wings, and then it would be ready for flying. It must have a hard struggle to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been; we could never fly.

46. What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story?

A. It was trying to make a cocoon for itself.

B. It was struggling to get out of its cocoon.

C. It was flying among the trees in the forest.

D. It was crawling around quietly on the ground.

47. What do you think of the man?

A. Patient but cruel. B. Careful and wise. C. Kind but unwise. D. Brave and funny.

48. What does the last paragraph tell us?

A. Struggles are sometimes necessary in our life.

B. Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it.

C. Every good deed will come back with a good result.

D. The greatest happiness in the world is to help others.

49. What is the best title for the story?

A. The love for the cocoon. B. The joy of helping each other.

C. The lesson of the cocoon. D. The expectation for the butterfly.

B

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