第一部分：语言知识及应用（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项, 并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1-15的相应位置上。

Jim was my cousin. I first met him when he came to stay with my family for a 1 , because his parents were going to teach in Africa.

He and his family 2 all the way on the other side of the country, so we had never had a chance to visit. However, when we arrived at the airport, it was not hard to find which person was my 3 . He was the one standing all alone, looking around for someone to 4 him. He looked a little scared to meet us, but started to smile shyly after my mom hugged (拥抱) him.

When we got back home and Jim 5 putting his things away, I could not believe it. All of his 6 were the same, all white shirts and dark blue shorts. He 7 had a dark blue jacket with a tie!

“How come you were only one kind of clothes?” I asked him.

“That’s the way my school has 8 been,” he said. “We have to wear uniforms.”

“I would hate having to wear the 9 thing every day,” I said.

“I don’t 10 ,” Jim said. “It saves time. I don’t have to think about what I am going to wear.”

“Well, we don’t wear uniforms at our 11 . You’re going to look pretty 12 if you come to school in a jacket and tie.”

Jim looked worried. 13 , I felt bad. I had not meant to 14 his feelings. After all, it was not easy to come all this way to live with some 15 family for a year. Then and there I decided that I was going to look after my cousin and try to make this as good a year as possible for him.

1. A. day

B. week

C. month

D. year



2. A. worked

B. lived

C. traveled

D. studied



3. A. parent

B. cousin

C. uncle

D. friend



4. A. ask

B. teach

C. help

D. meet



5. A started

B. stopped

C. finished

D. continued



6. A. bags

B. pictures

C. books

D. clothes



7. A. also

B. again

C. still

D. even



8. A. sometimes

B. never

C. always

D. seldom



9. A. right

B. same

C. only

D. old



10. A. know

B. use

C. mind

D. remember



11. A. airport

B. country

C. home

D. school



12. A. brave

B. funny

C. smart

D. handsome



13. A. Really

B. Luckily

C. Suddenly

D. Secretly



14. A. share

B. enjoy

C. hurt

D. understand



15. A. difficult

B. special

C. big

D. strange





第二节：根据所给提示或首字母课填空（共10小题，每空2分，满分20分）

Hiding behind the loose 16 （dust） curtain, a teenager packed 17 his overcoat into the suitcase. He 18 (plan) to leave home at dusk though there was thunder and lightning outdoors. He had got to do this because he 19 (厌烦) his parents’ nagging about his English study and did not want to go through it any longer.

His partner was concerned about him very much. She understood 20 (exact) what he was suffering from, but entirely disagreed with his idea.

21 (因为)this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell which country the foreigners of your block are from. For example, if a boss fluently commands his driver, “Come up straight to my a 22 by elevator and take some g 23 for my trucks and cabs”, instead of 24 (request), “Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis”, you can r 25 his American identity, while the latter suggests that he is British.

第二部分：阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）

(A)

If you do not use your arm or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory（记忆力） is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault(过错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame(受责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things they cannot write down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: Practice remembering.

26. The main reason for one’s poor memory is that _______.

A. his father or mother may have a poor memory

B. he does not use his arm or legs for some time

C. his memory is not often used

D. he can’t read or write

27. If you do not use your arms or legs for some time _______.

A. you can’t use them any more

B. they will become stronger

C. they become weak and won’t become strong until you use them again.

D. they will become neither stronger nor weaker

28. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Your memory works in the same way as your arms or legs.

B. Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you don’t give it enough chance for practice.

C. Don’t learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.

D. A good memory comes from more practice.

29. Some people can’t read or write, but they usually have better memories, because _______.

A. they have save much trouble

B. they have saved much time to remember things

C. they have to use their memories all the time

D. they can’t write everything in a little notebook

30. Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Don’t Stop Using Your Arms or Legs B. How to Have a Good Memory

C. Strong Arms and Good Memories D. Learn From the People

(B)

Bamboo（竹） is one of the nature’s most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass. Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe（欧洲）. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains. Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters（厘米）wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green. Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables(绳索) hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong. In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills(钻) can help to make the poor thirsty fields be watered.

31. How is bamboo like grass? A. It is thin and easy to cut.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. It grows everywhere.C. It grows quickly after it’s cut short.? ? ? ? D. It is short and green.

32. The underlined sentence “while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across.” means “Some other bamboo plants may grow to be very _______.”  A. short ?? ? B. strong ? ? ? C. thick?? ? D. tall

33. From the text we know ______. A. All people call bamboo plant treesB. a bamboo plant may grow 4.5 meters in three daysC. the bamboo plant changes its colors when it growsD. a bridge held by bamboo cable was built thousands of years ago

34. Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bamboo? A. Because it is cheap. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. Because it is colorful.C. Because it drills fast.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. Because it is used by Asians.

35. Which of the following is NOT true?A. There are many different kinds of bamboo with different colors.B. Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand years.C. Bamboo can be used for buildings, bridges and watering projects(工程).D. Bamboo plants are able to grow well in any part of the world.

(C)

A few years ago, I moved into a new house in Los Angeles. Soon after, a family moved in next door. It wasn’t the best of times for me. I had just divorced(离婚) from my second wife, and I wasn’t working. I’d come home each day and sit by myself in the backyard. One night, I heard someone from the yard next door, “Tom ! How are you, Tom? ”

I couldn’t see anybody through the trees, but I answered, “I’ m good.”

“Good!” said the voice.

“What’s your name?” I asked.

“Eric.” Then I heard someone say, “Eric, don’t bother him.”

“Okay!” Eric said. “Talk to you tomorrow!”

Months later, on Halloween, we finally met face to face. Eric came to the door dressed like a rap star. We became friends. We’d hang out in our yards, and Eric, who was almost 17 at the time and look liked a 13-year-old, would tell me his ideas and dreams. Eric’s dad, Alec Gores, is a billionaire(亿万富翁), the head of Gores Technology Group.

One day, Alec called me and said, “I know you are an actor. My son’s an actor, too. And he’s very good. I want you to write a movie for him. He wants to do something like True lies.” That’s the movie I made in 1994. His father has given Eric the great gift of confidence. He believes he can do anything he wants. He also offered to fund the movie. And that’s how The Kid & I, which opens in November, began.

Well, I really have to say that opportunity(机会)lies anywhere.

36. What do we learn about the writer when he had just moved into his new house in Los Angele?

A. He often came back very late.

B. He was working in the city at that time.

C. He and his second wife had just gotten divorced.

D. He often talks with others in the backyard.

37. The writer of this passage is a(an) .

A. teacher B. actor C. singer D. doctor

38. What do we le