命题人：王 刚 审题人：袁亚萍

第一卷 第一节： 听力（略，满分30分）

第二节：阅读 （共20小题，每题 2 分，满分 40 ）

A

Computers are very important to modern life. Many people think that in the future computers will be used in lots of everyday life. It is thought that we won’t have to go shopping because we will be able to get most things which are sold in shops on the Internet. There will be no more books because we will be able to get all texts from computers. The Internet will be used to play games, see films and buy food. Most telephone calls will be made by computers, too.

Some people are glad about these new ways of shopping and communicating(交际). Others do not think that computers will replace our old ways.

Let’s look at books, for example. Some people think that one day we will not read books made of paper. Instead, we will buy and read books using computers. We will read texts on small pocket computers. The computers will keep many different books in them at the same time. We won’t need to turn lots of pages and paper will be saved. Computerized(计算机化) books will be used more and more.

Is Internet shopping such a pleasure as going to the shop? Many people say it is not. It is a pleasure to go in to shops and look at things you want to buy. It is also unlikely that many people will want to read large texts on our computers. Because paper books will perhaps be more friendly. Maybe computers won’t change these two habits.

1. In paragraph(段落)1 it is thought people will use computers for _______.

A. playing games, shopping and making telephone calls

B. making telephone calls, having meals and seeing films

C. seeing films, buying food, and going for holidays

D. playing games, making telephone calls and seeing the doctor

2. Which reason for using computerized books is NOT said in the passage?

A. Computerized books won’t be very expensive.

B. Computers can keep many different books in them.

C. We won’t have lots of pages.

D. We won’t need any paper.

3. Paragraph 4 tells _______.

A. about the old and new ways of shopping and communicating

B. if the Internet will change our habits

C. about computerized books

D. about future uses of computers

4. The title for this passage is _______.

A. Computers will Replace Shops and Books

B. Computers Are the Future

C. Computers will Do Everything for Man

D. How Computers Change Our Habits

B

Great Britain is an island that lies off the northwest of Europe. The nearest country is France, which is twenty miles away, from which Great Britain is separated by the English Channel. The island is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the West, and the North Sea to the east. It includes the mainland of England, Wales and Scotland, which are three countries. Scotland is in the north Ireland which is also an island, lies off the west coast of Great Britain. It is made up of Northern Ireland and Irish Republic. Great Britain together with Northern Ireland makes the United Kingdom. Thus, the United Kingdom is made up of four countries. The largest of three is England which is divided into 43 administration counties(行政郡). The capital city is London, which lies in the southeast England.

5. Which of the following can best replace the word "includes"?

A. is made up of B. makes C. separates D. becomes

6. The United Kingdom is made up of _______.

A. England, Scotland and Wales B. England and Ireland

C. Great Britain and the Irish Republic D. Great Britain and Northern Ireland

7. Great Britain lies in the _______ of the Atlantic Ocean.

A. west B. north C. east D. south

8. Which of the following shows the right relationship(关系) between Great Britain, England and Scotland.

A. Great Britain＞Scotland＞England

B. England＞Great Britain＞Scotland

C. Great Britain＞England＞Scotland

D. England＞Scotland＞Great Britain

C

Mark, a young person, tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “being a writer” and writing. In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “You’ve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.”

The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune（幸运）there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded(报答). When I left a 20-year job in the U. S. Coast Guard to become a writer, I had no hopes at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a real writer.

After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t got a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that hardly made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering “what if”. I would keep putting my dream to the test — even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

9. The passage is meant to _______.

A. warn young people of the hardship that a successful writer has to experience

B. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer

C. show young people it’s unrealistic for writers to seek wealth and fame

D. encourage young people to seek good jobs

10 What can be concluded from the passage?

A. Real writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.

B. A writer’s success depends on luck rather than on effort.

C. Famous writers usually live in poverty.

D. The chances for a writer to become successful are small

11. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing work?

A. He wasn’t able to produce a single book.

B. He hadn’t seen a change for the better.

C. He wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole year.

D. He found his dream would never come true.

12 “Shadow land” in the last sentence refers to _______.

A. the wonderland one often dreams about

B. the bright future that one is looking forward to

C. a world that exists only in one’s imagination

D. the state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached

D

In the US, people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don’t know. This means a hostess may not seat a small group until a small table is available, even if a large one is. If you are sitting at a table with people you don’t know, it is impolite to light up a cigarette without asking if it will disturb them.

At American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap water before you order. You may find the bread and butter is free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill. Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing time for stores or restaurants, though they usually do make rules for bars. Especially in large cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day.

Serving in restaurants is often large; too large for many people. If you can’t finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a “doggie bag”. It may have a picture of a dog on it, but everybody knows you’re taking the food for yourself.

Supper and dinner are both words for the evening meal. Some people have “Sunday dinner”. This is an especially big noon meal.

Tips are not usually added to the check. They are not included in the price of the meal, either. A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave. In some restaurants, a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there. Then the waiter or waitress brings you your change.

13. Which statement is true?

A. American people like sitting with people they don’t know.

B. A hostess always seats a small group at a large table.

C. American people never sit with people they don’t know.

D. American people would not light a cigarette if the people who sit at the same table mind their smoking.

14. What do American people always do when servings are too large for them?

A. They take the food home with a doggie bag for their dogs.

B. They leave the food on the table and go away.

C. They take the food home with a doggie bag and enjoy the food later.

D. They ask the waitress or waiter to keep the food for them.

15. Sunday dinner is_______.

A. a dinner in the evening B. A big noon meal

C. a big lunch on Sunday D. A supper on Sunday

第三节：完形填空 （共 20 小题，每题1.5分 满分30 分）

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift--giving and unselfish love in your program（安排节目）. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you 16 .I wanted to do something very 17 for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He 18 all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it 19 it looked almost new. I was so 20 of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet（头盔）and a riding outfit(骑行服).

I could 21 wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I hardly slept the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to 22 preparing the coffee, tea, and morning goodies(早点). In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a 23 :”To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so 24 . It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could 25 lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s 26 . I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could 27 this expensive gift. Of course, the 28 awoke, and my son was excited with my reaction. Many kisses were 29 , and I immediately wanted him to 30 my gift. As he saw the helmet and outfit（骑行服）, the look on his face was not 31 what I was expecting. Then I 32 that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard. Of course I was the proudest mother 33 on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love st