第一部分： 英语知识运用（共四节，满分40分）

第一节：语音知识 （共5小题； 每小题 1 分， 满分5分）

从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出所给单词的正确读音，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

staff A. dictation B. qualification C. glance D. access

architect A. technology B. charity C. attach D. charge

reflect A. secret B. lecture C. method D. pretend

obtain A. bargain B. mountain C. uncertain D. failure

English A. clinic B. angle C. challenge D. plenty

第二节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

从每小题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

---I failed the exam. I still have trouble in studying English?

---______! I am sure that you’ll pass the exam next term.

Keep it up B. Take it easy C. Stay calm D. Forget it

Mary looked at _____ finished article with ______ satisfaction.

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

How I ______ the college students the good education they can receive!

envy B. admire C. appreciate D. enjoy

---Seize the chance, ______ you will regret it.

--- Thank you.

and B. otherwise C. but D. so

Jenny thinks it won’t be long ______ she is ready for her job.

when B. after C. before D. since

---Is this the first time you ______ Xi’an?

--- No. But ______ here, the city wasn’t so modern.

have visited; the first time I came

B. visited; the first time I came

C. have visited; for the first time I came

D. visited; the first time I’ve come

12. So lucky was the bird that it just missed_____.

A. catching B. to be caught C. being caught D. to catch

13. Tom hasn’t been able to quit smoking, but at least he has ______.

A. cut out B. cut down C. cut up D. cut off

14. The new policy is bound to benefit the public. That is why I’m _____ it.

A. in face of B. in search of C. in charge of D. in favor of

15. ---Why do you look worried?

--- Jane left the company half a month ago. Her work ______ unfinished since.

left B. has left C. has been left D. was left

16. The building ______ now will be our dorm.

A. to be built B. built C. being built D. having been built

17. Your coat and shirt are wet and you should sit close to the fire. They will soon______.

A. dry out B. warm up C. hang out D. clean up

18. Since his retirement, walking the dog after supper has become part of his daily ______.

A. tradition B. routine C. destination D. revolution

19. He suddenly fell ill, ______ prevented him from attending his friend’s wedding.

A. why B. what C. that D. which

20. It took her a long time to ______ living abroad.

A. meet with B. test out C. adjust to D. sit around

第三节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。、

Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher? I remember mine. Her name is Mrs White. And I used to 21 she must have something to do with Walt Disney’s Snow White, 22 she had the same bright blue eyes, short dark hair, and fair skin.

I don’t 23 much about what I learned in her class. But my 24 once told me that we used to 25 a lot. To read what I wrote, my mother asked me to 26 it back and she would find there were so many 27 without red corrections. But 28 a star. And sometimes even a Good! It 29 my mother. One day when she met Mrs White, she asked her why she never 30 my mistakes, and why she never 31 spelling or grammatical mistakes. And Mrs White said, “The children are just beginning to get 32 about using words and forming 33 .I don’t want to make them less enthusiastic about 34 . Spelling and grammar can wait. ”

I think that 35 Mrs White had used her red pen more, I 36 wouldn’t be telling you about that now. I 37 now and think she must have been a rather 38 teacher. I used to misspell “beautiful” a lot. Never could I quite remember that the “e” goes 39 the “a”, which made my teacher in high school upset. However, I could put the “e” and “a” into 40 right places in the end. And thanks to Mrs White, I could express what I meant even if I couldn’t quite spell it out.

21. A. remind B. consult C. think D. admit

22. A. but B. because C. if D. though

23. A. remember B. admire C. miss D. benefit

24. A. teacher B. classmate C. father D．mother

25. A. read B. speak C. listen D．write

26. A. leave B. pick C. bring D．look

27. A. mistakes B. stars C. scores D．subjects

28. A. seldom B. always C. never D. hardly

29. A. interested B. worried C. satisfied D. pleased

30. A. saw B. found C. corrected D. removed

31. A. looked for B. pointed out C. brought up D. cut down

32. A. excited B. frightened C. tired D. upset

33. A. stories B. books C. words D. sentences

34. A. differences B. marks C. corrections D. stars

35. A. if B. since C. as D. unless

36. A. generally B. probably C. actually D. exactly

37. A. break out B. watch out C. look back D. cheer up

38. A. lazy B. busy C. honest D. good

39. A. before B. with C. behind D. on

40. A. my B. her C. our D. their

第二部分：阅读理解 （共两节，满分30分）

第一节：（共10 小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面两篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Schooling matters

THIS is an excerpt(摘录) from Michelle Obama’s speech at No 7 High School in Chengdu on March 25,2014 :

You see, the truth is that I grew up like many of you. My Mom, my dad, my brother and I, we lived in a tiny apartment in Chicago, which is one of the largest cities in America. My father worked at the local water plant……

While we certainly weren’t rich, my parents had big dreams for me and my brother. They had only a high school education themselves, but they were determined to send us both to universities. So they poured all of their love and all of their hope into us, and they worked hard. They saved every penny. And I know that wasn’t easy for them, especially for my father. You see, my father had a serious illness called multiple sclerosis(多发性硬化). And as he got sicker, it got harder for him to walk, and it took him longer to get dressed in the morning.

But no matter how tired he felt, no matter how much pain he was in, my father hardly ever missed a day of work, because he was determined to give me and my brother a better life. And every day, like so many of you, I felt the weight of my parents’ sacrifices(牺牲)on my shoulders. Every day, I wanted to make them proud.

So, while most American kids attend public schools near their homes, when it was time for me to attend high school, I took an exam and got into a special public high school where I could get a better education. But the school was very far from my home, so I had to get up early every morning and ride a bus for an hour, sometimes an hour and a half if the weather was bad. And every afternoon, I’d ride that same bus back home and then immediately start my homework, often studying late into the night—and sometimes I would wake up at 4:30 or 5：00 in the morning to study even more.

And it wasn’t easy. But whenever I got tired or discouraged (气馁的，沮丧的), I would just think about how hard my parents were working for me. And I would remember something my mother always told me—she said: “A good education is something that no one can take away from you.”

41．Which of the following is TRUE about Michelle Obama and her family?

A．Her parents were poor but had good educational backgrounds．

B．She attended a public high school near her home．

C．She was aware of her parents’ sacrifices and expectations.

D．Her father suffered a serious disease and became disabled.

42．Which of the following words best describes Michelle’s father?

A．Strong-minded B. Humorous C. Artistic D. Generous

43．What does Michelle mainly want to tell readers in this excerpt?

A．She struggled a lot to become the US First Lady．

B．Our parents always have high expectations for us．

C．She is an ordinary person from an ordinary family．

D．We should work hard and get good educations．

B

The USA is a land of immigrants. Between 1815 and 1914, the world witnessed the greatest peaceful migration in its history: 35 million people, mostly Europeans, left their homelands to start new lives in America. Why did these people risk everything by leaving their homes and families?

First, what forced emigrants to make the decision to leave? One major cause for European farmers to leave was the rise in population which in turn led to land hunger. Another was politics. There was an increases taxation(税收)and the growth of armies, and many young men fled eastern Europe to avoid being forced to join the army.

Physical hunger provided another pressing reason. Following the collapse(衰退)of the economy of southern Italy in the 1860s, hundreds of thousands decided to start a new life in America. Religion also encouraged millions to leave the Old World.

In short, people chose to leave their homes for social, economic and religious reasons. As a result, by 1890 among a total population of 63 million, there were more than nine million foreign-born Americans.

But what were the attractions? First of all, there was the promise of land which was scarce(缺乏的，罕见的)in Europe. Next, factories were calling for workers, and pay conditions were much better than back home. Men were needed to open up the West and build the long railroads, and new towns needed settlers to live in and to develop business. There was