第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

21．Once upon a time，a(n)________famous scientist said that life was not easy for any of us but first of all we should believe in ourselves.

A．another　　　　　　　　 B．sure

C．some D．certain

22．His car deserved ________ after the accident. Which of the following is False?

A．repaired B．repairing

C．repairs D．to be repaired

23．—You must apologize________your sister________being so rude.

—No way. It was her fault.

A．with；about B．at；for

C．to；with D．to；for

24．.________ true events, the film follows the life of Ali, a world famous boxer in the US.

A．Being based on B．Basing on

C．Based on D．Having based on

25．—It sounds to me as if he knows a lot about computers.

—He is a person who is fond of________.

A．showing up B．making up

C．showing off D．making out

26．She was ________ mayor of the city for what she had done for the public.

A．absorbed B．appointed C．appealed D.applied

27．There is a new problem________in the popularity of private cars that road conditions need improving.

A．involved B．to involve

C．involving D．being involved

28．I don't doubt ________the people in Beichuan County will recover from the disaster soon and rebuild their homes better than before.

A．that　　　　　　 　　　 B．if

C．what D．whether

29．Will you________me a favour and carry this box？It’s too heavy for me.

A．give B．make

C．do D．bring

30．The media can often help solve problems and ________ attention to situations ________help is needed.

A．take；which　　 　 B．draw；where

C．pay；that D．draw；不填

31．______ money，it remains to see whether we can put the idea into practice.

A．Lacking B．Lacked

C．To lack D．Having lacked

32．You are saying that everyone should be equal，and this is________I disagree.

A．why B．where

C．what D．how

33．He always thinks________he can do more for the people.

A．what B．how

C．of how D．of what

34．—How did you ________ the old valuable house?

—It used to be ________ my uncle. He left it to me in his will.

A．take possession of；in possession of

B．take the possession of；in the possession of

C．take possession of；in the possession of

D．take the possession of；in possession of

35．The newly-discovered star was named ________ a Chinese astronomer ________ honor of his contributions to astronomy.

A．for；in B．after；for

C．as；in D．after；in

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But ? 36? a few of them are very? 37 .English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U.S.A., but in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a? 38 language. Many millions are ? 39 to do so.?Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different ? ?40 Have you ever ??41? ?ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? "Learn English in six weeks, or your ? 42 ?back..." "Easy and funny! Our records and tapes?? 43 ?you master your English in a month. ??44?? the first day your ??45 ?will be excellent. Just send …"Of course, it never ?? 46 ?quite like this.

? The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should ??47? ?that we all learned our own language well when we were? 48? . If we could learn English in the same?way, it would not seem so difficult. ??49?? ?what a small child?does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, 50? in it all?the time. Just imagine how much ? 51 ?that gets!

? So it is??52? to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English? 53 ?upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and?? 54? ?much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will?? 55 . But they cannot do the student's work for him.

36. A. not???? ?B. quite????? C. only?????? D. very

37. A. difficult? B. important? C. helpful?? D. easy

38. A. native?? ? B. foreign?? C. useful????? D. mother

39. A. learning? B. enjoying??? C. trying??? ? D. liking

40. A. questions? B. problems? ?C. ideas????? D. answers

41. A. found??? ? B. watched??? C. noticed?? ? D. known

42. A. knowledge? B. time???? C. money????? D. English

43. A. make????? B. help????? C. let?????? D. allow

44. A. From????? B. On?????? C. Since???? ? D. After

45. A. spelling? B. grammar?? C. English??? D. pronunciation

46. A. happened?? B. looked??? C. seemed???? D. felt

47. A. know?? ? B. remember??? C. understand?? D. think

48. A. students? ?B. children??? C. babies??? D. grown-ups

49. A. Imagine??? B. Mind????? C. Do?????? D. Think of

50. A. using??? B. thinking??? C. trying?? D. practicing

51. A. time??? ? B. money????? ?C. language?? D. practice

52. A. hard???? B. easy????? ?C. funny???? ? D. silly

53. A. depends?? B. tries???? C. has??????? ? D. takes

54. A. uses?? ? ?B. takes???? C. gets????? D. costs

55. A. do?????? B. work??????? C. help?????? D. master

第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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

??? In Canada you can find dogs，cats，horses，etc．in almost every family．These are their pets．People love these pets and have them as their good friends．Before they keep them in their houses，they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections so that they won’t carry disease．They have special animal food stores，though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store．Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food．When you visit people’s houses，they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them．You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden．All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal．They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada．They have a law against killing wild animals．If you killed an animal，you would be punished．If an animal happened to get run over by a car，people would be very sad about it．

??? People in Canada have many reasons to like animals．One of them might be：Their family ties are not as close as ours．When children grow up， they leave their parents and start their own life．Then the old will feel lonely．But pets can solve this problem．They can be good friends and never leave them alone．

56. The passage mainly talks about _________．????

? A. how to keep disease from pets ?????? B. pets in Canada

????? C. how to take good care of pets ????? D. life of the old in Canada

57．In?Canada，children?leave?their?parents?when?they grow up because _______．

A. they don’t love their parents any more

B. they can only find jobs far from their parents

C. their parents’ houses are too small

D. they wouldn’t depend on their parents any more

58. Which of the following is TRUE？

??? ?A. People buy animal food only at the animal food stores.

??? ?B. Pets eat better than people．

??? ?C. Almost every family has a birdcage in his house．

??? ?D. Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat．

B

?? ?Language is always changing. In a society where life continues year after year with few changes, the language does not change either. The earliest known languages had difficult grammar but a small, limited vocabulary. Over the century, the grammar changed, and the vocabulary grew. For example, the English and Spanish people who came to America during the sixteenth century gave names to all the new plants and animals they found. In this way, hundreds of new words were introduced into English and Spanish vocabularies. Today life is changing very fast, and language is changing fast too.

There are several major language families in the world. Some scientists say there are nine main families, but other scientists divide them differently. The languages in each family are connected, and scientists think that they came from the same parent language. About 3 percent of the people in the world speak languages that are not in these major families.

59. The early language had ________.

A. a lot of problems B. words and easy grammar

C. words but no grammar D. grammar but not many words

60. In the next few hundred years we can expect language to _____.

A. stay exactly the same B. change a great deal

C. change only a little D. ask more words and drop some grammar

61. What this article shows is that _____.

A. languages change fast B. languages really don't want to change

C. language really with changes in society D. Spanish and English change

C

When traveling abroad, it is wise to carry your money in traveler's checks because checks are protected against loss or theft. If your checks are lost or stolen, the issuing authority will refund(赔偿) your money.

Not only are they safe, they are also convenient. They are available in different currencies and they can be cashed at most banks throughout the world. Most shops, hotels and restaurants also accept them.

Traveler's checks are very easy to use. When you collect them, you sign each check once. The cashier enters the amount in your passport. When you cash, you sign each check again. The cashier will usually ask to see your passport again too.

To get traveler's checks you usually go to your bank. They can be paid in cash or in other ways. Large amounts, however, must be ordered in advance.

For the safety and convenience of travel