命题人：王兆艳 审题人：康 力

注意事项：1．本试题分为第I卷（客观卷）和第II卷（主观卷）两部分。

2．考试时间120分钟，满分120分。

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第一部分 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） 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

CAMBRIDGE – A teenager is being hailed （致敬）as a hero for saving his aunt from a fire at their house, but he lost his own life when he went back into the burning building to search for the family’s two cats, authorities say.

Seth A. DeShane, 14, pronounced dead late Thursday at the family home, which was destroyed in the fire.

“He really saved his aunt,” said the Rev. Kris Dietzen, pastor（牧师）at Cambridge Lutheran church. “He woke his aunt up and told her the Christmas tree was on fire.”

“He got her out of the house. She thought he （Seth） was behind her, but he went back inside.”

Dietzen said that when Seth’s aunt realized the boy had gone back inside, she tried to get back in herself, but by then the smoke was so thick and the fire so intense, she had to leave the house.

“She ran to a neighbor’s farm, and they proceeded（接着）to call 911,” Dietzen said.

The fire is being blamed on lights on the Christmas tree on the first floor, Chief Edward Bole of the Cambridge Fire Department, said. The front half of the two – story home was fully engulfed（吞没）when firefighters arrived.

1．Choose the best title for the story.

A．Teen dies trying to save cats from fire B．Teen saved his aunt.

C． A fire destroyed the building D．The boy hailed as a hero.

2．What caused the fire?

A．The lights on the Christmas tree. B． We don’t know.

C．The cats. D．The Christmas tree.

3. The aunt failed to save the boy because _____

A．she delayed phoning the fire department B．she was at a loss in time of danger

C．she was selfish D．the fire was too fierce

B

It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech．At some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned．Fortunately, the moments are usually not obvious to the listeners. Why ? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say. They hear only what the speaker does say. If you lose your place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain point, no one will be any the wiser．When such moments occur, don’t worry about them. Just continue as if nothing happened．

Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that don’t really matter. If you have ever listened to Martin Luther King’s famous speech – “ I have a dream”, you may notice that he stumble（结巴）his words twice during the speech．Most likely, however, you don’t remember．Why? Because you were fixing your attention on its message rather than on his way of speech-making. People care a lot about making mistakes in a speech because they regard speech-making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication. They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition．But, in fact, the listeners are not looking for a perfect performer. They are looking for a well-thought-out speech that expresses the speaker’s ideas clearly and directly．Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speaker’s attractiveness by making him more human．

As you work on your speech, don’t worry about being imperfect．Once you free your mind of this, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely．

4. The underlined part in the first paragraph means that no one will ___________．

A．be smarter than you B．notice your mistakes

C．do better than you D．know what you are talking about

5. You don’t remember obvious mistakes in a speech because ___________．

A．your attention is on the content

B．you don’t fully understand the speech

C．you don’t know what the speaker plans to say

D．you find the way of speech-making more important

6. It can be inferred from the passage that ___________．

A．giving a speech is like giving a performance

B．one to two mistakes in a speech may not be bad

C．the listeners should pay more attention to how a speech is made

D．the more mistakes a speaker makes, the more attractive he will be

7． What would be the best title of the passage?

A. How to Be a Perfect Speaker B. How to Make a Perfect Speech

C. Don’t Expect a Perfect Speech D. Don’t Expect Mistakes in a Speech

C

It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005.While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone．

The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour a week to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries, saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live．

I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story．Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before．

People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others．No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting．

8．What does the underlined phrase mean?

A． go very far to see someone

B． walk out on foot to greet someone

C． help someone with one’s best

D． enjoy the moment with someone

9．We can infer from the text that ________．

A． the couple worked 60 hours a week

B． life was hard for the young family

C． the stranger brought over the bike

D． people were busy before Christmas

10．What do the couple learn from their experience?

A． Strangers are usually of little help．

B． One should take care of their bike．

C． News reports make people famous．

D． An act of kindness can mean a lot．

D

While it is impossible to live completely free of stress，it is possible to prevent stress as well as reduce its effect when it can’t be avoided．The US Department of Health and Human Services offers the following suggestions for ways to deal with stress．

◆Try physical activity

When you are nervous，angry or upset，try releasing the pressure through exercise or physical activity．Running，walking，playing tennis，and working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try．

◆Take care of yourself

You should make every effort to eat well and get enough rest．If you easily get angry and can’t sleep well enough，or if you’re not eating properly，it will be more likely that you will fall into stressful situations．If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping，you should consult a doctor．

◆Make time for yourself

Schedule time for both work and entertainment．Don't forget，play can be just as important to your overall well-being as work．You need a break from your daily routine to just relax and have fun．Go window-shopping or work on a hobby．Allow yourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy．

◆Make a list of things to do

Stress can result from disorganization and a feeling that “there’s so much to do，and not enough time”．Trying to take care of everything at once can be too much for you and as a result，you may not achieve anything．Instead，make a list of everything you have to do，then do one thing at a time，checking off each task as it is completed．Set out to do the most important task first．

11.Which of the following statements shows that you have fallen into stressful situations？

A．You can't sleep well all the time． B．You have a break after work．

C．You always feel happy and relaxed． D．You only do one thing at a time．

12.According to the passage，how do you make a list of things to do?

A．Try to take care of everything at once． B．Do one thing at a time．

C．Only do the most important thing． D．Have a break from your work．

13.Why does the writer write this passage?

A．To give opinion． B．To give suggestions．

C．To make a request． D．To ask for advice．

14.What is the best title for the passage?

A．How to Deal with Stress? B．How to Make Time for Yourself?

C．How to Take Care of Yourself? D．How to Make a List of Things to Do?

15.Which of the following would be the advice to deal with stress according to the passage?

A. just lie in bed for a rest B. always listen to pop music

C. insist on doing work D. make a list to do things one by one

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

How can we all get more laughter into our lives? Here is what the experts suggest: ____16___ Nancy Alguire, a teacher in Clifton Park, N. Y., was once painfully shy and had a hard time laughing. Then she married a circus clown (小丑) . “I became interested in the clowns,” she recalls. “One day I put on a costume and paint my face. That afternoon my whole life changed. I learned to laugh and enjoy life in a way I had never done before.” ___17__ To this day, she still makes it a rule to be with people who enjoy life and laughing.

___18__ It doesn't take you too much time and can be easy. Collect favourite cartoons and jokes. Also, keep a paper for writing down the humour you find in everyday life. “Good ideas come and go fast, you have to capture them quickly or they are gone,” says Virginia Tooper.

Laugh when you need it most. “___19___” says comedian Bill Co