满分：150 时间：120分钟

第一部分 基础知识（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

1. writing the article, Mrs. Curie even forgot her dinner.

A. Absorbed in B. Absorbing at

C. Having absorbed by D. To absorb in

2. The results of the medical checkup suggested that my father _____ in poor health, so the doctor suggested that he _____ smoking and take more exercise.

A. was; gave up B. be; should give up

C. should be; gave up D. was; give up

3. I feel it a duty that everyone should what he or she can afford.

A. contribute to B. contribute C. devote D. devote to

4. What’s the language in Germany?

A. speaking B. spoken C. be spoken D. to speak

5. Come and see me whenever .

A. you are convenient B. you will be convenient

C. it is convenient D. it will be convenient to you

6. “How do you want to pay—cash, cheque(支票) or card?” the salesgirl asked the customers.

A. customs B. identity C. library D. credit

7. Thousands of foreigners were to the Shanghai World Expo the day it opened.

A. attended B. attained C. attracted D. attached

第二节 根据中文意思完成句子（每空2分，满分20分）

这个错误应归咎于谁？

Who is for the mistake?

你的粗心导致了这次交通事故。

Your carelessness the traffic accident.

除了数学外，她还擅长英语。

　　 math, she is good at English.

联合王国由大不列颠和北爱尔兰组成。

The UK Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

在英国，电气化火车已经取代了蒸汽机车。

Electric trains have the of steam trains in England.

第二部分 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45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，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The British Isles consist of two large islands: one is called Ireland and the other 16 to Britain. Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is 17 into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England.

The United Kingdom is that 18 of the British Isles ruled over by the Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that it, the 19 of Britain, and also about one sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The 20 of Ireland is self-governing. The 21 name of the United Kingdom is therefore “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.

22 is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the largest 23 of the United Kingdom, so often people use the words “England” and “English” when they 24 “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 25 . The Scots in particular are very 26 of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not 27 themselves as English, and have a culture and even a 28 of their own.

Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish Question” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. At last, Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still 29 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland 30 away to found an Irish Free State, later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland.

16. A. means B. prefers C. offers D. refers

17. A. divided B. cut C. separated D. consisted

18. A. piece B. island C. part D. country

19. A. south B. north C. whole D. half

20. A. smaller B. rest C. larger D. most

21. A. full B. true C. correct D. middle

22. A. The UK B. The British isles C. Britain D. England

23. A. colleges B. population C. cities D. provinces

24. A. mention B. prefer C. think D. ask

25. A. unwilling B. rough C. enjoyable D. happy

26. A. proud B. fond C. kind D. delighted

27. A. give B. believe C. united D. regard

28. A. program B. language C. history D. government

29. A. returns B. comes C. gets D. goes

30. A. lived B. left C. ran D. broke

第二节 语法填空（共10小题； 每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或者括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31~40的相应位置上。

Alfred Nobel became a millionaire and changed the ways of mining, construction, and warfare as the inventor of dynamite(炸药). 31 April 12, 1888, Alfred’s brother Ludwig died of heart attack. 32 major French newspaper mistook his brother for him and carried an article 33 (announce) the death of Alfred Nobel. “The merchant(商人) of death is dead.” the article read. “Dr. Alfred Nobel, 34 became rich 35 finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday.” Nobel was upset to find out not that he had died, but that, when his time was up, he would 36 (think) of only as one who profited from death and 37 (destruct).

To make sure that he would be remembered with love and respect, Nobel arranged in his will(遗嘱) go give largest part of his money to establish the Nobel prize, 38 (award) to people who made great 39 (contribute) to the causes of peace, literature, and the science. So basically, Nobel had to die before he realized 40 his life was really about.

第三部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Jesse Owens was born in Alabama in the USA, in 1913. There were ten children in his family. Jesse was the youngest. He went to school in the city of Cleveland. At school he showed he had a special talent for athletics (田径). He could run fast. He could jump high. He could jump far. Because he was good at athletics, Jesse became a student at Ohio State University.

In May, 1935 in Michigan, USA, he broke the world record for the long jump. This was his first world record. On the 25th May Jesse did something unusual. In 45 minutes he broke six world records. Some people think that this was the greatest athletics achievement ever.

In 1936 Jesse went to the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. There were only nineteen black athletes in the USA team. He won gold medals in the 100 meters race, the 200 meters race, the long jump and the relay race.

Jesse was not a professional athlete. This meant that he could not get money for running. Later, he became a professional athlete. To make money he had to appear in strange races. Sometimes he had to race against horses.

In 1960 somebody broke Jesse’s last world record. In 1980 Jesse died.

41. Jesse Owens was born in _____in the USA.

A. Alabama B. Cleveland C. Ohio D Michigan

42. Jesse showed he was very good at ______ when he was at school.

A. basketball B. swimming C. athletics D. shooting

43. Jesse’s first world record was for the ______.

A. running B. relay race C. high jump D. long jump

44. He won ______ gold medals in 1936 in the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.

A. two B. four C. six D. eight

45. This text mainly tells us a story about _____.

A. Jesse’s life B. Jesse’s family

C. the records Jesse broke D. the gold medals Jesse won

B

Very often young people dream not of owing a car but of having a motorcycle. They know that it takes less money to buy and to operate . With a little gasoline they can ride for hours . Boys and girls with motorcycles can also get to where they want to go very fast . they do not have to stay behind cars when there is a lot of traffic. They can go around the cars.

Motorcycles are also convenient to park if there is no space on the street , people sometimes push their bikes onto the lawn to leave them beside their house.

Some people like the noise almost as much as the speed . They may also feel like their grandparents did when they rode a fast horse. The motorcycles may be called the horse of modern time.

Girls and boys may belong to a motorcycle club. The members of these clubs get together and ride to places like state parks or lakes.

Many people have two motorcycles .They use one for the city streets and the other for riding through fields. The other one is called a dirt bike .it is especially made for places where there are no roads. Because a dirt bike is not used in the city . A person must have a truck or a trailer to take it through the city streets.

It is fun to have friends who also own dirt bikes. A group often goes into country to race their bikes. If they are expert riders , they may enter a race called the Motor-cross , and people will pay to see them ride. Better still, they may win a prize.

46. Some young people dream of owing motorcycles instead of cars because ______.

A. motorcycles are called horses of modern times.

B. motorcycles are cheaper and better in traffic.

C. They want to save gasoline whose price is gong higher and higher.

D. Both B and C

47. Motor-cross is _____.

A. a motorcycle club . B. a dirt bike

C. a wonderful motorcycle race D. a truck or trailer.

48. According to the passage it is more fun ____.

A. to race the dirt bike B. to go round the cars

C. to join the motorcycle club D. to pay to see the race

C

I know what you’re thinking: pizza（比萨饼）？For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the a.m. if you want to.

I know lots of women who skip breakfast （不吃早饭）, and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it. Some say they don’t have time, others think they’re “saving” calories （卡路里），still others just don’t like breakfast food.

But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking, R.D. , who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece.

Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.

So eat something in the morning, anything. I kno