With so much work_______ my mind, I have got tired of it.

filled B. filling C. to fill D. being filled

The cost of renting a house in central Xi’an is higher than ______ in any other area of the city.

that B. this C. it D. one

The house belongs to my aunt but she _________ here any more.

hasn’t lived B. didn’t live C. hadn’t lived D. doesn’t live

The boy is so young that he _______ come out at night by himself.

dares not B. dares not to C. doesn’t dare D. didn’t dare to

I don’t believe he has finished, _________?

does he B. has he C. do I D. have I

These peasants prefer ______ the vegetables at half price rather than ______ them to go bad.

to sell ;allowing B. selling ; allow C. selling ; allowing D. to sell ; allow

In our factory there are 2000 workers, two thirds of ________ are women.

them B. which C. whom D. who

Always read the ________ on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.

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

14. Information has been put forward that more middle school graduates will be______ into universities.

A. admitted B. accepted C. permitted D. allowed

15. Lucy has a great sense of humor and always keeps her colleagues ________ with her stories.

A. amused B. amusing C. to amuse D. to be amused

16. I remembered ______ the door before I left the office, but forgot to turn off the lights.

A. locking B. to lock C. having locked D. to have locked

17. _______ that Marie was able to set up new branches elsewhere.

A. So successful her business was B. So her business was successful

C. So successful was her business D. So was her successful business

18. Look at the timetable. Hurry up! Flight 4026 ________ off at 18:20.

A. took B. takes C. will be taken D. has taken

第二部分　阅读理解（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

Disney World, Not To Be Missed!

Are you still looking for an amusement park to enjoy yourself? Then, Disney World is your best choice! Disney World has four theme parks. A single-day admission ticket to any of these four theme parks is $67 for adults and $ 56 for young children above three years. The very best time to come here includes middle of April to late May, and Labor Day to middle of November or early December. You’ll surely have a fantastic and memorable experience!

Magic Kingdom

This is the original Disney park from which the entire Disney World has expanded. Once you get here, you can pose for pictures with the Disney characters at the entrance. But if you want to save time, go straight to the Main Street. The children would almost certainly desire to see the Dumbo and Winnie. Just remember the parking lot is usually packed. You will need to walk to the entrance gate.



Epcot

Epcot is divided into two sections: World Showcase and Future World. Future World is all about futuristic rides and high-tech attractions like Test Track and Turtle Talk with Crush. World Showcase, which lies along a lake, shows international styles from different parts of the globe, including Germany, Canada, Mexico, China and a lot more.



Disney’s Animal Kingdom

If you’re an animal lover, you’ll really like the Animal Kingdom. The newest addition to this part of Disney World is the Expedition Everest ride plus the Finding Nemo stage show. It’s very best to come here in the morning when animals are more active. The safari（游猎）is open but the opening hours depend on the animals, and how active they are during the day.



Disney’s Hollywood Studios

You will discover plenty of huge attractions inside this movie park. Indiana Jones, Playhouse Disney Live, Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage, and also the Lights, Motors, Actions Extreme Stunt show are just few of what you need to watch out for. It is also the very best spot for taking pictures with Disney characters.



21. You think Epcot is worth visiting probably because you can __________.

A. see the most popular movies nowadays

B. go hunting wherever you like

C. take pictures with the Disney characters

D. enjoy the foreign styles along the lake

22. If your parents bring you and your 2-year-old little brother to visit Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the cost is __________.

A. $190 B. $255 C. $134 D. $179

B

Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount of education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.

It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random(随机地) from population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take two identical(完全相同的

) twins, they will very probably be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.

Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.

C

Celebrating soccer

THIS summer is exciting for many people on the planet--- the World Cup will take place in Brazil from June 12 to July 13. Among the world’s most widely watched sporting events, the World Cup makes the world turn around a moving ball. Many businesses, including banks and shops in some countries, change their hours according to the games so that people don’t miss any of the action.

But why is this sporting event so popular? Soccer can be played by anybody almost anywhere, without too much and expensive equipment. The universal attraction of the sport is down to being simple, according to Kevin Alavy from a sports research organization.

FIFA（国际足联）, which has organized the World Cup since 1930, has helped make the event more popular. FIFA makes a habit of taking the World Cup to many new markets, such as South Korea and Japan in 2002 and South Africa in 2010. This has expanded the sport’s reach beyond Europe and South America, according to CNN. Brazil is seen by many as the home of soccer, so it is a bit surprising that this is just the second time that the World Cup is held in the country after the fourth one was held there back in 1950.

Soccer writer Jonsthan Wilson believes that the challenge of achieving success at the World Cup has also increased its magical attraction. Although FIFA has more than 200 member states --- it’s an organization with more members than the United Nations --- only eight countries have ever won the competition. These countries are Brazil (five wins), Italy and Germany (four each); Uruguay and Argentina (twice each); and England, France and Spain (once each).

The 2014 World Cup has seen different teams compete in 12 different cities, more than any other Cup on record. Spreading from south to north, some cities have different scenes, which surely make the World Cup more inspiring.

28. In the first paragraph, the underlined sentence probably means ______.

A. both the world and soccer turn in the same way

B. the World Cup is always changing like a moving ball

C. the World Cup has brought a lot of trouble for banks and shops

D. many people’s life centers around soccer during the World Cup

29. We can learn from the passage that FIFA ______.

A. has almost 200 member states

B. has always tried to make soccer more popular worldwide

C. has organized the World Cup since 1920

D. has almost the same members as the United Nations

30. In which year did Brazil host the World Cup for the first time?

A. 1930

B. 1950

C. 2002

D. 2010



31. According to the passage, the World Cup is attractive for the following reasons EXCEPT that ______.

A. the event is full of top athletes that are fun to watch

B. soccer is a simple sport that suits everyone to take part in

C. achieving success is a great challenge for all the teams

D. very few countries have ever won the World Cup

D

If Confucius（孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.

While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.

But this doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.

In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually in