时间：100分钟 满分：120分 命题人：宋文磊 2013.05

第一部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. In science fiction people know about the UFOs flying through_______space, so they want to have____better knowledge of the universe.

A. 不填; a B. the; the C. the; a D. an; 不填

22. We are hoping for a visit from Mr Johnson, on_______support we depend on so much.

A. which B. that C. whom D. whose

23----I’m tired of watching TV every night.

----Why not______to a movie for a change？

A. to try going B.try going C.trying to go D. try to go

24. After______himself for several days, Frank decided to move to California.

A. wrestling with B. turning to C. dropping out D. Singling out

25. With a lot of difficult problems_______, the newly-elected President is having a hard time.

A. settled B. settling C.being settled D.to settle

26. Call me when you get there, no matter______the time is.

A. how B. what C. which D.when

27. We asked many people but no one could tell______that painted the picture on the wall.

A. who it was B. whom it was C. who was it D. whom was it

28.The headmaster_______him with the award for excellent students, which made him proud.

A. protested B. prevented C.protected D.presented

29. ----You canceled your travel to Qingdao, did you?

----Yes, if it had not rained heavily yesterday, we______on the beach there now.

A. would be lying B.can be lying C.are lying D.will be lying

30._______in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet in the car.A. To wait B. Waiting C. Having waited D. To have waited

31. ----It is nice. Never before_______ such a special drink!

---- I am glad you like it.

A. I have had B. I had had C. have I had D. had I had

32.The meeting______last Thursday mainly aimed to deal with the problems related to metal health.

A.held B.to hold C.being held D.to be held

33. He would have come to the party, but he______very busy.

A. were B. had been C. was D. would be

34.By the time he arrives in Beijing, we_____here for two days

A.will have stayed B.will be staying C. have been staying D. have stayed

35. ----Do you think Tim did well in the English speech contest?

----______. He won the first place.

A. He couldn’t have done better. B. He played naturally

C. He was not nervous at all D. I couldn’t agree more

第二节 完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分30分)

I did service work in the community. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a 36 shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.

I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to 37 . She wanted to help, 38 she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to 39 and hand out to people. When getting to the homeless shelter I passed out the remaining meals. I had the containers with my 40 cookies in them and began to 41 , offering them to anyone near me.

I 42 an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me 43 in the eye and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had, and his eyes 44 a little bit and he said, “No one has 45 called me sir.” He was completely taken aback.

It struck me.

I explained I had been raised that 46 color and social status, everyone deserved 47 . It made me 48 to think that just because he was homeless, no one 49 him the honor. It broke my 50 , and I couldn’t help 51 cry. I just didn’t understand 52 no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every 53 person deserves to be treated with dignity. Years later, I still carry that memory and the 54 it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can 55 make a difference in someone’s life.

How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?

43. A. even B. right C. still D. just

44. A. cried B. watered C. tore D. dropped

45. A. already B. still C. ever D. yet

46. A. regardless of B.in spite C. concerned about D. for fear of

47. A. truth B.happiness C. help D. respect

48. A. strong-minded B. sad C. frightened D. pleased

49. A. handed B.provided C. afforded D. supplied

50. A. eyes B. mind C. opinions D. heart

51. A. but B. and C. until D. or

52. A. what B. when C. whether D. why

53. A.poor B. single C. ordinary D. normal

54. A. stories B.tears C. experiences D. lessons

55. A. equally B. really C. hardly D. finally

第二部分：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

Tess was eight years old. Her little brother Andrew was very sick and their parents were completely out of money. She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother, “Only a miracle can save him now.”

Tess took her money and made her way six blocks to Rexall’s Drug Store.

“And what do you want?” the chemist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. “I’m talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven’t seen for ages.”

“Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. “He’s really sick. He has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?”

“We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry but I can’t help you,” the chemist said, softening a little.

“Listen, I can help you.” The chemist’s brother was a well-dressed man. He asked Tess, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?”

“I don’t know,” Tess replied. “Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can’t pay for it, so I want to use my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man from Chicago. “One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered. “And it’s all the money I have, but I can get some more, if I need to.”

“Well，what a coincidence (巧合),” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents － the exact price of a miracle for your little brother. Take me to where you live. Let’s see if 1 have the kind of miracle you need.”

That man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon in neurosurgery (神经外科). The operation was completed without charge and it wasn’t long until Andrew was home again and doing well．

Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost… one dollar and eleven cents… plus the faith of a little child.

56. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Tess’s brother would recover because there was a miracle.

B. Tess’s brother would die because his family had no money to treat his illness.

C. Tess’s family would look for a miracle to treat Andrew’s illness.

D. Andrew should go to hospital for a miracle.

57. Why did the chemist get annoyed first？

A. Because he was a nervous man．

B. Because Tess didn’t buy his medicine.

C. Because Tess had bothered him and his brother.

D. Because Tess was poorly dressed.

B

In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.

The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.

It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They had to move back to an apartment in New York City.

Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.

People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.

60. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they _______.

A. want to be as rich as their neighbours

B. want others to know or to think that they are rich

C. don’t want others to know they are rich

D. want to be happy

61. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ________.

A. live outside New York City B. live in New York City

C. live in apartments D. live with many neighbours

62. What’s the author’s attitude to keeping up with the Joneses?

A. Negative. B. Positive.

C. Supportive. D. Objective.

C

33 Chilean miners were trapped nearly a half-mile underground after the mine accident. They had no real hope that they’d ever be found. Luckily, though, the men had Luis Urzua. They were rescued to safety on October 13, 2010.Urzua, 54, was the shift leader at the time of the disaster, and used a