第Ⅰ卷 (选择题共85分)

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, 选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。

1. The price of gold has jumped to______ new all-time high as debt worries in the US and ______ Europe continue to trouble the world.

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

2. Neighbors said they heard the man tell the woman that she couldn’t leave______ she gave back the money borrowed from him.

A. unless B. since C. if D. though

3. The Chinese mainlanders from selected cities are allowed to visit Taiwan______ individual tourists.

A. within B. as C. for D. like

4. You should be more confident in______ situation is challenging you.

A. wherever B. whenever C. however D. whatever

5. The Korean government plans to import Chinese cabbage from China, as the recent rainstorm has______ the price.

A. driven up B. taken up C. set up D. looked up

6. It’s hard to tell real Jingdezhen vases, and it’s a little more difficult for the untrained shopper to______.

A. dismiss B. distinguish C. seek D. shelter

7. If you have health examinations______, any disease you may have can be discovered early and successful treatment is more likely,

A. approximately B. regularly C. gradually D. roughly

8. “Run away from Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou” has been a slogan for some of China’s younger generation______ are under unbearable economic pressure to survive in cities.

A. who B. which C. whose D. for whom

9. As a well-known Chinese saying goes, “If you want to be rich, you______ first build roads.”

A. may B. must C. can D. will

10. China is embarrassed by such a fact: Chinese visitors______ rubbish on the Great Wall, followed by a foreigner picking up the litter.

A. will drop B. would drop C. are dropping D. had dropped

11. —What are you busy with?

—The sports meeting ______ in our school next week.

A. held B. to be held C. is holding D. will be held

12. It was______ she went back home______ Kate realised she had left her schoolbag at school.

A. when; then B. not; until C. only; when D. not until; that

13. Air quality in Beijing was rated as poor______ more than 5 million cars in the capital.

A. except for B. regardless of C. due to D. in spite of

14. The price of peanuts in Hangzhou has______ since late May, the Qianjiang Evening News reported.

A. more doubled than B. more than doubled

C. doubled more than D. doubled than more

15. — Would you like to come to the party?

— ______.

A. That’s quite all right B. Yes, why?

C. Oh yes, thank you. D. I really can’t agree with you.

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中, 选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The other day I decided to come home early because it was such a beautiful day. The 16 were outside playing in my apartment complex (公寓大楼) and the ice cream truck was whistling its tune. As I 17 slowly to avoid an accident, I noticed a little boy 18 at the ice cream truck. He didn’t get anything and he walked away with a 19 look on his face. I asked the ice cream seller what happened and he said the little boy had no 20 . I had no cash on me so I drove to my building and went upstairs to 21 some cash. When I found it, the ice cream seller was 22 waiting but the little boy had 23 .

I went in the 24 I thought he might have gone and I saw a 25 getting out of her vehicle. I asked her if she had a little boy and she said yes. She then told me that she and her son had gone to the grocery store the day before and had 26 ice cream but she did not have enough money to buy 27 .

She quickly went into the 28 to get her son, and when she 29 several minutes later, I realized that he was not the 30 little boy I had seen. This boy was a bit older and his sister came out with him. I took them both to the truck and let them 31 out what they wanted.

I 32 told the mom it was not the same boy I was talking about. I 33 myself to the mother properly and 34 my baby-sitting services free of charge if she ever needed them. 1 couldn't find the original boy 35 but 1 hope he gets some ice cream soon.

16. A. cats B. kids C. dogs D. students

17. A. walked B. ran C. climbed D. drove

18. A knocking B. shooting C. lying D. looking

19. A. puzzled B. curious C. disappointed D. delighted

20. A. excuse B. money C. parents D. friends

21. A put away B. look for C. borrow D. lend

22. A. still B. anxiously C. doubtfully D. nervously

23. A. left B. appeared C. cried D. escaped

24. A. station B. line C. sight D. direction

25. A. woman B. girl C. granny D. conductor

26. A. chosen B. ordered C. wanted D. eaten

27. A. it B. ones C. them D. those

28. A. house B. shop C. truck D. market

29. A. disappeared B. returned C. waited D. stayed

30. A. lost B. strange C. short D. same

31. A. look B. pick C. speak D. make

32. A. never B. seldom C. often D. ever

33. A. explained B. admitted C. devoted D. introduced

34. A. denied B. resigned C. offered D. operated

35. A somewhere B. everywhere C. anywhere D. nowhere

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。

A

The Future Stars

General introduction

The Future Stars was set up in 1988 as a non-profit service center for child development devoted to providing quality childcare in a loving and educational environment for children 6 weeks to 6 years of age. Our funds mainly come from public donations.

A healthy curiosity about learning is the most important quality for early childhood development. We aim at offering high quality developmentally age-appropriate activities for early childhood, the most Important time of child development, so that they can do better after they start formal schooling.

Hours of operation

Childcare will be provided for the child from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday except for holidays. Children may not arrive before 7:00 am or remain after 6:00 pm. Should an emergency arise, the parent should immediately make us know in consideration of our work arrangements. A late charge of $ 1.00 per minute will be assessed if the child is not picked up by 6:05 pm. Charges for these services are to be paid directly to the staff person that has been looking after your child until your arrival, not to the center. Failure to pay late charges may affect continued services with the center.

Tuition (学费)

When it has been confirmed that a position is available for your child, you must pay a registration (注册) fee of $200 per child.

The weekly tuition fee is $ 98.00. You can make payments either by credit card or in cash on Monday every week. If your payment is not made by Tuesday at 9:00 am, you will be charged a $ 25.00 late fee.

For more information, please call 434-293-6110 or visit www.childdevelopmentcenter.com.

36. The Future Stars is intended for______.

A. would-be parents B. teenagers C. child experts D. pre-school children

37. What can we know about late pickups from the passage?

A. They may affect continued services with the center.

B. Parents have to pay late charges for them to the center.

C. Parents have to inform the center of them right away.

D. They greatly disturb the work arrangements of the center.

38. If you want your child to receive childcare services from the Future Stars? you must ___.

A. pay extra for delayed payment B. pay every Tuesday

C pay $ 98 for registration D. pay in cash

39. What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To attract public donations. B. To promote early education.

C. To tell the benefits of childcare. D. To introduce a child development center.

B

It’s hard not to feel cheated and over-charged when you receive unexpected roaming (漫游) charges while traveling abroad—whether they come from making phone calls or checking e-mails.

Jeff Gardner received an $ 11,000 bill from Verizon after spending four days in Jamaica. Before the trip, Mr. Gardner, who runs a fly-fishing business in Grayling, Michigan, said he called Verizon to find out what it would cost to use his cellphone for calls and his wireless card to check e-mails while in Jamaica. He said he was told that calls would be about $ 2 a minute and that there would be no extra charges for data as he was on an unlimited plan. The latter part turned out to be wrong.

“I don’t mind paying a fair amount for fair service, but $11,000 for four days is ridiculous,” said Mr. Gardner, who used his phone carefully and economically on the trip. He also tried to check and send e-mails using his wireless card, but quickly gave up after the e-mails didn’t go through. Still, his Verizon bill said more than 500,000 kilobytes (千字节) of data was delivered while he was in Jamaica, an amount Mr. Gardner said is 100 times what he normally uses in a month.

As travelers increasingly use smart phones abroad in the same way they do at home—to check e-mails, update Facebook and Twitter and pull up online maps—many are facing costly roaming fees, which providers charge when customers use their phones outside their service area. In fact, roaming charges have gotten so out of hand that the Federal Communications Commission has proposed a plan that would require wireless companies to send their customers a voice or text message when they are approaching their plan’s limit, when they have reached that limit and when they are starting to result in roaming fees.

40. Why did Jeff Gardner call Verizon before his trip to Jamaica?

A. To hand over his business. B. To check his cellphone bill

C. To find out information about Jamaica.

D. To find out information about roaming charges.

41. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. Extra charges were made for Jeff Gardner’s data delivery.

B. Jeff Gardner’s calls were charged over $2 per minute.

C. Jeff Gardner’s plan turned out to be limited.

D. Jeff Gardner had difficulty delivering data abroad.

42. During the trip, Jeff Gardner______.

A. was car