考试时间：2014年5月6日

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

第I卷

第一部分: 单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分,满分20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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. Jumping out of ________ airplane at ten thousand feet is quite ________ exciting experience.

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

2. With the country’s population reaching 1.6 billion in the mid of this century, most of China’s rivers,

including the Yellow River, ________.

A. is drying up B. will be drying up C. dry up D. have dried up

3. Great ___________ should be made to speed up higher education to meet the needs of industry and

agriculture.

A. measures B. goals C. efforts D. effects

4. London is a most beautiful city, ________ the River Thames.

A. located in B. lied on C. situated on D. stood in

5. —The English exam was not difficult, was it?

—________. Even Tom ________ to the top students failed in it.

A. Yes; belongs B. No; belonged C. Yes; belonging D. No; belonging

6. ________ the Internet is bridging the distance between people, it may also be breaking some homes or

will cause other family problems.

A. When B. While C. If D. As

7. He suddenly saw Sue ________ the room. He pushed his way ______ the crowd of people to get to her.

A. across; over B. over; through C. over; into D. across; through

8. Thinking of the increasingly bad situation, he couldn’t but ______ worried.

A. feel B. feeling C. felt D. to feel

9. ________ of my school ________ two large lakes in which many kinds of fish live.

A. East; lie B. To the east; does lie C. The east; lies D. On the east; lies

10. The tower clock was ________ eleven when I was walking towards home.

A. hitting B. beating C. striking D. knocking

11. Nobody would stand out admitting the fact, for some reason, ________ they lost the game.

A. that B. which C. what D. why

12. The soldiers have to stand for hours without changing ________.

A. position B. state C. situation D. condition

13. —Did you watch the football match last night?

—No, there was something wrong with my TV and it couldn’t ________ any programs.

A. send up B. get up C. pick up D. take up

14. It is exactly the way ________ we speak ________ makes our teacher angry.

A. which; that B. what; which C. that; which D. that; that

15. Cars do cause us some health problems—in fact far more serious ________ than mobile phones do.

A. one B. ones C. it D. those

16. —Were you late for the film?

—Very late. Half of it ________ by the time we ________ the cinema.

A. was shown; reached B. had been shown; reached

C. was shown; had reached D. had been shown; had reached

17. ________ is no possibility ________ Rob can win the first prize in the match.

A. There; that B. It; that C. There; whether D. It; whether

18. —I heard you saw the film Taijiong last night. ________?

—It’s totally fascinating.

A. Have you got that B. How do you think of it

C. How do you find it D. Oh, really

19. ______ in the research of bird languages, Mr. Richard hasn’t got any time to relax these days.

A. Devoted B. Concerned C. Contributed D. Buried

20. I don’t like Tom’s way of behaviour, but ________ I admire his great knowledge.

A. in other words B. on the other hand C. for one thing D. as a matter of fact

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分）

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

A

Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, “Mum, you must come and see the daffodils (水仙花) before they are over.” I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Lake Arrowhead. “I will go next Tuesday,” I promised, a little unwillingly, on her third call.

The next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and so I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn’s house and hugged and greeted my grandchildren, I said, “Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible (看不见的) in the cloud and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see!”

My daughter smiled calmly and said, “We drive in this weather all the time, Mum. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience.”

After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a hand-lettered sign that read“Daffodil Garden”.

We got out of the car and each took a child’s hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, we turned a corner of the path, and I looked up and gasped. Before me lay the most beautiful sight! There were five acres of flowers! “But who has done this?” I asked Carolyn. “It's just one woman,” Carolyn answered. “That's her home,” Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house that looked small and modest in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house. On the patio (庭院), we saw a poster. “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking” was the headline.

The first answer was a simple one. “50,000 bulbs (鳞茎),” it read. The second answer was, “One at a time, by one woman.” The third answer was, “Began in 1958.”

I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than fifty years before, had begun—one bulb at a time—to bring the beauty and joy to the mountain top.

21. The author didn’t go to see the daffodils at first because ________________.

A. she was not interested in them

B. they were growing on the mountain top

C. the weather was not good enough

D. it was not easy for her to drive there

22. What do we know about the woman living in the A-frame house?

A. She must be out of mind.

B. She was a gardener there.

C. It took her great determination to grow the daffodils.

D. She was poor and made her living by selling daffodils.

23. What could the author probably learn from this experience?

A. Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.

B. We must put the interests of others above our own.

C. We can change the world by growing flowers.

D. It's never too late to learn.

24. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. An Unforgettable Experience.

B. Beautiful Daffodils.

C. One Bulb at a Time.

D. I Love Daffodils.

B

Why 33% of the households in the USA have cats? And how do you explain why there are 16 million more pet cats than dogs? Yes, cats are bearable. Yes, they can grow up to be good mousers and are very entertaining to watch. And yes, cats are independent and don’t require as much care as dogs. But research shows cats can also be caretakers for us and our families, improve our health and teach us and our children to be kinder, gentler souls.

Theodora Wesselman is 94 and has lived for the past two years with her elderly cat, Cleo, at Tiger Place, a retirement community in Columbia, Mo. Their lasting friendship is a classic example of how humans and animals can become family and look out for each other.

Wesselman visits other residents, and her children stop by, but Cleo is her best friend, according to her.

“She sleeps on her own pillow right beside mine,” Wesselman says. “In the morning, she pecks on my cheek to wake me up. It’s really sweet. I pet her, tell her I love her and take her to the kitchen to prepare her food.”

Research shows that being able to care for a pet improves our mood and encourages us to take care of ourselves, says Rebecca Johnson, director of the University of Missouri’s Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction. The research is leading more retirement communities and universities to roll out the welcome mat for pets.

25. According to the context, where do you think the sentence “They start and end the day together.”

should appear in the passage?

A. At the end of para.1. B. At the beginning of para.2.

C. At the end of para.3. D. At the beginning of para. 4.

26. Which of the following words best describe the author’s attitude towards keeping pet cats?

A. Favorable. B. Critical. C. Objective. D. Doubtful.

27. Why does the author take 94-year-old Theodora Wesselman as an example in the passage?

A. To show that the elderly like Theodora Wesselman in the USA have pet cats.

B. To suggest humans and pet cats can be caretakers for each other.

C. Because Theodora Wesselman has been living with a pet cat for the past two years.

D. Because Theodora Wesselman pets her cat Cleo and tells her she loves her.

28. What does “to roll out the welcome mat for pets” in the last paragraph imply?

A. To give a special welcome to pets.

B. To make the welcome mat for pets.

C. To open out the welcome mat for pets to sleep.

D. To wrap the welcome mat to make room for pets.

C

Adult Basic Education (ABE) Preparation

Task

The ABE Department serves a huge population of learners. Our task is to teach basic skills and help learners to get more knowledge to function effectively as a family member, citizen, worker, and lifelong learner in a changing world.

Description

ABE is a non-credit program of self-improvement designed to improve basic skills for students who are of different educational levels. Development of reading, writing, and math skills are paid special attention to, as well as life skills, employability, and technology. Students without a high school diploma also have the opportunity to prepare for the GED (General Equivalency Diploma) exams in the five subject areas: writing, social studies, science, literature, and math.

Prerequisites （条件）

ABE classes are open to anyone 18 or over who desires to improve basic reading, writing, and math skills at the pre-college level. Students who are 16 or 17 must obtain an official permission from high school before attending class.

To be accepted, students must attend an Educational Planning Session. During the Educational Planning Session students will be given an overview of th