第二部分　英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1．—How often do you eat out?

—______，but usually once a week.

A．Have no idea B．It depends C．As usual D．Generally speaking

2．When he came into the house, he smelt something ______. And when he finally found this something, it had got ______.

A．burning; burning B．burnt; burnt C．burning; burnt D．burnt; burning

3．I'm moving to the countryside because the air there is much fresher than ______ in the city.

A．one B．the one C．those D．that

4．I came here to turn to you for help.

A．particularly B．specially C．especially D．in particular

5．When we believed that Alice was sad for ______for the broken window, Tom stood up to say that he himself is the one ______.

A．blaming; blamed B．being blamed; to blame

C．being blamed; blamed D．blaming; to blame

6．This was the second time they the Great Wall.

A．visited B．had visited C．shall visit D.have visited

7．Every month I can get 40 dollars extra income ______ my salary.

A．in place of B．in return for C．in line with D．in addition to

8．Don't you think it a pity that John ______ have behaved roughly toward us?

A．would B．should C．could D．might

9．She found her washing machine she went wrong again..

A．had got repaired B．have repaired

C．got repaired D．had been repaired

10．It never occurred to me you could convince him to change his mind..

A．which B．what C．that D．if

11．So seriously ______ in the car accident that he was sent to hospital at once.

A．his leg was hurt B．was his leg hurt

C．his leg hurt D．did his leg hurt

12．Now all of us live in a situation ______ we compete with others to make progress.

A．why B．what C．that D．where

13．______ to nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may produce variants (变异体) of genes in human bodies.

A．Being exposed B．Having exposed

C．Exposed D．After being exposed

14. Much to my surprise, she ______ tears ______ she read the letter.

A．burst out; instant B．burst into; the instant

C．burst out; instantly D．burst into; instant

15．______ surprised me most was the suggestion that he ______.

A．What; should make B．What; had made

C．That; should make D．That; had made

完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Yesterday I was having lunch at Subway. In the meantime, occasionally, I 16 a young man struggling to get his drink. He was spilling everything and making a 17 . As I got close, I noticed he was blind.

I went over and 18 to help. I took him by the hand and 19 him to the table. I asked him if he 20 anything else and he said he was fine, so I left.

About two hours 21 I was heading to my car and the rain started pouring down. I took 22 in a nearby building, and then I saw the young blind man again. He was trying to cross the street and using his stick to make sure that 23 was in his way.

I went up to him and said，“Hi！” He smiled and said, “Hey! You are the young lady who helped me at the 24 .”

I smiled and said, “Yes.” 25 I took him by the hand and led him across the street. I asked him 26 he knew I was the same person from the restaurant. He said he 27 my energy! He said he could feel it just like before!

We 28 it to the other side of the street and he told me he was 29 now and could make the rest of the way on his own. So we said good－bye and went our separate 30 .

As I got into my car I was all wet 31 I felt warm. I was glad I was able to be in both places to 32 that young man out even if it was very 33 . He helped me as well. He told me I had a positive energy and that made me feel great about myself. So 34 he is today, I hope he knows what a 35 it was for me to have those two moments with him.

16．A.imagined B．noticed
C．stopped D．heard

17. A.mess B．bet C．noise D．difference

18．A.promised B．agreed C．offered D．waited

19．A.sent B．caught C．showed D．led

20．A.bought B．ordered C．lost D．needed

21．A.long B．before C．later D．ago

22．A.shelter B．risks C．chances D．rests[来源:学科网ZXXK]

23．A.something B．nothing C．everything D．anything

24．A.hotel B．restaurant C．building D．shop

25．A.Then B．Suddenly C．Anyhow D．Anxiously

26．A.whether B．why C．when D．how

27．A.appreciated B．liked C．remembered D．forgot

28．A.did B．tried C．made D．put

29．A.happy B．tired C．full D．safe

30．A.directions B．ways C．roads D．paths

31．A.and B．but C．so D．while

32．A.help B．pick C．drag D．drive

33．A.comfortable B．convenient C．simple D．difficult

34．A.wherever B．whenever C．whoever D．whatever

35．A.surprise B．shock C．wonder D．pleasure

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

I had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal, eggs and toast. Others had cokes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids'. But at least I was not alone in my suffering. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.

My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace because she made our clothes herself, just to save money.

The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9：00 each night and up at 7：45 the
next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law. She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us. Through the years, our friends' report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, however, would merely be content with black marks. None of us was allowed the measure of being a dropout.

She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Using this as a background, I'm now trying to bring up my three children. I'm filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.

36．From the passage we can learn that the writer's mother was ______.

A．not generous at all B．very strict with her children

C．very mean with money matters D．very cruel to her children

37．Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?

A．Eating differently from other kids. B．Wearing clean clothes made by mother.

C．Going to bed early and getting up early. D．Letting mother know where they were.

38．It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A．the writer worked hard and got good grades in studies

B．mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law

C．all the other kids studied better than the writer

D．the writer's family lived a miserable life

39．The passage was written in a way of ______ tone.

A．hateful B．ridiculous C．critical D．Humorous

B

Bursting into the classroom from recess(学生的课间休息), 15 children take their seats and face the woman they know as Ms. Yang. “What day is it today?” she asks, in Mandarin (普通话) Chinese. “Confucius’ birthday!” the fifth graders shout in Mandarin. “Why do we celebrate Confucius’ birthday?” “Because he’s the greatest teacher in the history of China!” exclaims a brown-haired girl. She too is speaking Mandarin. English is rarely heard in Lisa Yang’s class at the Chinese American International School (CAIS), despite the fact that few students are native speakers of Mandarin. The United States is actively trying to increase the group of students in “critical languages” such as Mandarin. The students at CAIS are way ahead in such a trend. Founded 25 years ago, this small private school in San Francisco, USA, does what few other American schools do: It produces fully fluent speakers of Mandarin Chinese, by far the most commonly spoken language in the world. Mandarin Chinese is suddenly hot in American schools. As China becomes the world’s leading economy sometimes this century, schools in the U.S. are scrambling to add Mandarin to their roster of foreign languages or expand Chinese programs already in place. “It really is almost unprecedented(无前例的). People are looking at China as a force to be reckoned with…And to ensure that the U.S. has the ability to conduct trade, and to work with the Chinese, certainly having an understanding of Chinese language and culture is an advantage,” said Marty Abbott of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) (美国外语教学协会). To develop Chinese-language programs has not been smooth. A shortage of trained teachers has made it difficult for some schools to join the race. When schools do get teachers, they often hire them straight from China, and the teachers usually suffer culture s
hock when they come to the U.S. Robert Liu remembers his first two years in an American classroom. It was not an easy adjustment. “In China, students respect their teachers,” he
said. Liu found that American students, however, expect an active teaching style. He had to use games to engage them rather than lectures. To avoid many of the problems with foreign teaching styles, the CAIS has been working with the Chinese government to improve training of teachers who are sent to the U.S.

40. Which of the following is not true according to the passage.

A.Understanding Chinese language and culture is helpf