英语试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试用时120分钟。

第I卷（选择题 共90分）

注意事项：

1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选其他答案标号，不能答在试卷上，否则无效。

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）第一节单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）

1. It was the first time she______ at a summer school and she really enjoyed it

A. has been. B. was. C. had been. D. would be

2. —Tom is always saying I’m ugly，Mom．

—Just ______ him．You are the most beautiful in my eyes．

A．disagree B．ignore C．command D．dislike

3. The boy said he hadn’t broken the window ______ and would pay for it by doing a part-time job for Mrs. White .

A．on purpose B．by chance C．in fact D．in trouble

4. The boy asked his mother _______ go out to play table tennis.

A. that he could B. if he could C. if could he D. whether he can

5. The most important thing is to keep _____ when you get into difficulties.

A. quiet B. calm C. still D. silent

6. —— So he wants to sell the house and move to New York.

——_________.

A． I agree B．No problem C．What fun D．Exactly

7. We won’t give up ________ we should fail ten times.

A．even if B．unless　　　 C．whether D．until

8. My hometown has changed so much that I can't ________ it.

A．know B．understand C．recognize D．realize

9. He knows several languages ________ English, French and Japanese.

A. such as B. for example C. namely D. that is

10. I asked my boss for a month’s holiday and, ______, she agreed.

A. believing or not B. that is to say

C. believe it or not D. to believe it or not

11. Mr. Green ______ goes to the park for a walk with some friends after supper.

A. frequently B. immediately C. finally D. completely

12. We trust you; only you can ____ him to stop smoking.

A．suggest B．attract

C．advise D．persuade

13. Mr. Blake ____ Shanghai in a few days. Do you know when the earliest plane ____ on Sunday?

A. is leaving, takes off B. leaves, takes off

C. is leaving, is taking off D. leaves, is taking off

14. He spoke ______ quickly ______ I couldn’t understand a word he was saying.

A. such; that B. so; that C. too; to D. quite; that

15. Rather than _______ in the crowded bus, they preferred _____ home

A. to ride , walk B. riding , walking

C. ride , walk D. ride, to walk

16. A great number of visitors ______attracted to my hometown, and the number of foreigners there_____ quite large.

A. are; are B. is; are C. are; is D. is; is

17. “All the students don't like English” means “________”．

A．None of the students like English

B．Not all the students like English

C．Only a few students like English

D．All students like English

18. I’d like a room windows look out over the sea．

A. whose B. which C. where D. that

19. This is the office _____ my parents are visiting now.

A. which B. what C. who D. where

20. ________ from what she said at the meeting, she must have lied to all of us.

A．Judged B．Judging C．To judge D．Judge

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There was a temple, in front of which stood an ancient banyan ( 菩提树 ). One __21_

morning, a monk got up to__22__the courtyard and noticed the fallen leaves were everywhere. He couldn’t help worrying and stared at the tree to__23__. Suddenly he dropped the broom and rushed to his master’s room. He knocked at the door to request for__24__.

When the master caught sight of his worried__25__，he thought something must have taken place. He asked with __26__,“Why are you in a panic？”

The young monk was full of__27__and questioned，“Master, you persuade us to struggle to__28__our moral character and grasp the truth. However, even though I learn them well, it is hard to avoid__29__. Till then, aren't we just like the leaves in autumn or the deadwood in winter? And we will be buried by a handful of soil？”

Having heard it, the master pointed at the ancient banyan and__30__to him,“There is no__31__to worry about it. With winds blowing hard and the snow falling down heavily，the leaves in autumn and the deadwood in winter will climb back to the trees__32__and become the flowers in spring and grow up into the leaves in summer.”

“Why don't I see it？”

“The__33__is that there isn't any view in your heart, so you can't see the bloom.”

Facing the dancing leaves and__34__they will be in bloom, you need to be optimistic. There are always some miseries which may__35__you when you are unprepared, but we don't need to worry for the__36__of this day.

Treat life with the attitude of optimism, because it can not only__37__the pain and misfortune, but also bring a kind of__38__mood to you. As long as the__39__is in the heart, the paths full of the sweet smell of flowers are__40__.

21. A. spring　　　　 B. summer 　　　 C. autumn 　　 D. winter

22.A. take up B. make up C. bring up D. clean up

23. A. sign B. sigh C. admire D. cheer

24.A. interview B. invitation C. arrangement D. description

25.A. expression B. impression C. attitude D. behavior

26.A. excitement B. anger C. concern D. courage

27.A. doubt B. pride C. respect D. enthusiasm

28.A. change B. develop C. show D. discover

29. A. danger B. death C. growth D. accident

30.A. announced B. suggested C. explained D. declared

31.A. wonder B. choice C. use D. need

32.A. quickly B. silently C. badly D. worriedly

33.A. result B. answer C. reason D. course

34.A. imagining B. realizing C. demanding D. designing

35.A. relieve B. occupy C. strike D. abandon

36.A. beginning B. arrival C. harm D. dream

37.A. agree B. dissolve C. compare D. choose

38.A. disappointed B. puzzled C. satisfied D. left

39.A. environment B. view C. point D. sight

40. A. somewhere B. everywhere C. somehow D. anyhow

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

A beautiful woman took a plane on business. She found her seat and sat down next to a young man. The man was just thinking of making a few dollars on the plane. When he saw the woman, he got an idea.

“Hey! Would you like to play a game?” he asked the woman. “No, thank you. I just want to take a nap (打盹),” the woman answered.

“It’s really easy. All you have to do is to answer the questions that I ask you. If you don’t know the answer, you give me five dollars. If I don’t know the answer to your question, then I’ll give you five dollars.”

“No,” the woman still refused.

“OK. If I don’t know the answer to your question, I’ll give you five hundred dollars. How about that?” the man said. Then the woman became interested and decided to join in the game.

“OK. How many moons does Jupiter (木星) have?” asked the young man. The woman reached into her purse and took out a five-dollar bill.

“What goes up the mountain with three legs and comes back with four?” the woman asked. Then the young man took out his computer and searched the Internet for an answer. Minutes later, the young man handed five hundred dollars to the woman.

After a few hours, the young man really wanted to know the answer to the question. So he asked the woman, “What is the answer to your question?” The woman reached into her purse and handed the young man a five-dollar bill.

41.Why did the man ask the woman to play a game?

A. He wanted to show his kindness.

B. He wanted to have a pleasant journey.

C. He wanted to earn some money from it.

D. He wanted to make friends with the woman.

42.How much did the woman get at the end of the story?

A. $ 500. B. $ 5. C. $ 10. D. $ 490.

43.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. The woman told the man the answer to her question.

B. The woman gave the man’s money back to him.

C. The woman asked the man another question.

D. The woman didn’t know the answer, either.

44.We can learn from the story that the woman is ______.

A. clever B. friendly C. polite D. honest

B

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