命题人： 吴越 王玉竹 何平 李兴勇 杨怡 审题人：刘艳玲 杨怡

注意事项：

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

本试卷满分150分。

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第I卷（选择题 共95分）

第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1. --- Shall we go to the match on foot tomorrow?

--- ___________. You are always the decision maker.

A. It’s up to you B. That’s settled

C. Come on D. It’s OK

2. As _________ general rule, the street lights are supposed to come on at ___________ dusk.

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

3. Andrew doesn't mind wearing ___________ clothes. That's why he hardly ever buys new

things.

A. others B. the others C. someone else's D. someone's else

4. It's reported that there are still many people buried ___________ after the earthquake.

A. alive B. living C. live D. lively

5. ---You'd better not leave a roomful of rubbish here.

---Sorry, I ___________realize it. I ___________ clean it at once.

A. don't; will B. didn't; will

C. don't; am going to D. didn't; am going to

6. After watching the touching film, have you got the message ___________ by the director?

A. pass on B. passing on C. passes on D. passed on

7. The majority of the students in my class are girls. That is to say, the girls are ___________

as the boys.

A. three times more B. three times as many

C. as three times D. more than three times

8. It was with some relief ___________ he found his way in the deepest forest ___________

lay far from the city.

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

9. Those people in the remote areas live in ___________ conditions, suffering from hunger

and diseases.

A. miserable B. marvelous C. tolerable D. immense

10. Until then, his family ___________ from him for six months. The whole family got

together happily.

A. heard B. didn't hear C. hasn't heard D. is hearing

11. The kids were told that light ___________ faster than sound.

A. travels B. travelled C. is travelling D. has been travelling

12. With a deeply ___________ love for the novel, I often feel some superb words in it

___________ in my mind.

A. rooting; echoing B. rooting; echoed

C. rooted; echoing D. rooted; echoed

13. ___________? It means Information Technology.

A. What do you think IT means B. How do you think IT means

C. Do you think what does IT mean D. Do you think what IT means

14. Having plenty of nightlife on the sandy beach, the small island ___________ travelers

around the world, but now it is deserted and forgotten.

A. used to attracting B. used to attract

C. was used to attracting D. was used to attract

15. Between the two bridges and the hills ___________ a white ___________ house.

A. are; paint B. are; painted C. is; painting D. is; painted

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __16__ she realised that she was lost.

Sitting on a rock and __17__ what to do, she began crying. After a while, She__18__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __19__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __20__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out of the door and back to the __21__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __22__.

The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __23__ that his mistress（女主人）was in danger. He jumped __24__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __25__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __26__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __27__ into the air, the dog __28__ through the woods until he found the __29__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __30__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __31__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __32__.

When she opened her eyes and 33 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 34 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 35 . That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of steak.

16. A. before B. since C. while D. as

17. A. wondering B. forgetting C. remembering D. regretting

18. A. preferred B. expected C. failed D. decided

19. A. When B. Until C. If D. Because

20. A. carelessly B. cautiously C. hopelessly D. unwillingly

21. A. trees B. bushes C. woods D. grasses

22. A. stream B. rock C. tree D. house

23. A. found B. sensed C. heard D. smelt

24. A. at B. through C. in D. onto

25. A. terrible B. strange C. pleasant D. familiar

26. A. missed B. discovered C. followed D. ignored

27. A. calmly B. loudly C. merrily D. gently

28. A. searched B. wandered C. looked D. travelled

29. A. window B. girl C. house D. hero

30. A. satisfaction B. disappointment C. embarrassment D. delight

31. A. jumped B. climbed C. walked D. flew

32. A. awake B. abandoned C. available D. asleep

33. A. spotted B. watched C. observed D. saw

34. A. disturbed B. comforted C. rescued D. scared

35. A. pain B. shock C. sorrow D. relief

第三节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）A

Welcome to My Message Board!



Subject: Slimming down classics?





Mr.

Handsome

2007-5-12

6: 34 AM

Orion Books, which decides there is a market in creating cut-down classics (经典著作), is slimming down some novels by such great writers as L. Tolstoy, M. Mitchell and C. Bronte. Now, each of them has been whittled down to about 400 pages by cutting 30 to 40 pages per cent of original, with words, sentences, paragraphs and, in a few cases, chapters removed. The first six shortened editions, all priced at ￡6.99 and advertised as great reads “in half the time”, will go on sale next month, with plans for 50 to 100 more to follow. The publishing house believes that modern readers will welcome the shorter versions.





Mr.

Edwards

2007-5-12

9: 40 AM

Well, I’m publisher of Orion Group. Thanks for your attention, Mr. Handsome.

I must say, the idea developed from a game of “shame” in my office. Each of us was required to confess (承认) to the most embarrassing blanks in his or her reading. I admitted that I had never read Anna Karenina and tried but failed to get through Gone with the Wind several times. One of my colleagues acknowledged skipping (跳读) Jane Eyre. We realized that life is too short to read all the books you want to and we never were going to read these ones.

As a leading publishing house, we are trying to make classics convenient for readers but it’s not as if we’re withdrawing the original versions. They are still there if you want to read them.



Ms. Weir

2007-5-12

11:35 AM

I’m director of the online bookclub www.lovereading.co.uk

Mr. Edwards, I think your shortened editions is a breath of fresh air. I’m guilty of never having read Anna Karenina, because it’s just so long. I’d much rather read two 300-page books than one 600-page book. I am looking forward to more shortened classics!



Mr.

Crockatt

2007-5-12

4:38 PM

I’m from the London independent bookshop Corckatt & Powell.

In my opinion, the practice is completely ridiculous. How can you edit the classics? I’m afraid reading some of these books is hard work, and that is why you have to develop as a reader. If people don’t have time to read Anna Karenina, then fine. But don’t read a shortened version and kid yourself it’s the real thing.



36. According to the message board, Orion Books ___________.

A. opposes the reading of original classics B. is embarrassed for cutting down classics

C. thinks cut-down classics have a bright future D. is cautions in its decision to cut down classics

37. In Mr. Edwards’ opinion, Orion Group is shortening classics to _________.

A. make them easier to read B. meet a large demand in the market

C. increase the sales of literary books D. compete with their original versions

38. By describing the shortened classics as “a breath of fresh air”, Ms. Weir ________.

A. speaks highly of the cut-down classics B. shows her love for original classics

C. feels guilty of not reading the classics D. disapprove of shortening the classics

39. Mr. Crockatt seems to imply that _________.

A. reading the classic works is a confusing attempt

B. shortening the classics does harm to the original

C. publishing the cut-down classics is a difficult job

D. editing the classic works satisfies children’s needs

B

It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.

My father realised it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I’m so glad I did.

On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance.

On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it —there aren’t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so bad