第二部分：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）

21.The scientist ____that there would be a rainstorm the next week, and it did happen

A. predicted B. varied C. observed D. debated

22._____ we move the picture over there? Do you think it’ll look better?

A. Until B. What about C. As long as D. What if

23. I’ve visited a lot of places and stayed in lots of different hotels, but none of them __________this one .

A. makes B. beats C. compares D. matches

24. Tom ______the girl that he ______four years ago.

A. married, engaged B. was married to, was engaged

C. has been married to, was engaged to D. married with, was engaged in

25. I expect to be ______ the major issue.

A. consult with B. consulted C. consulted about D. refered to

26. The clock works well. There is only ______ of a second per year.

A. a fault B. a mistake C. an error D.a crime

27. I think ______ a joke to stay on the bench in the park for a cold winter night.

A. that B. it C. this D. which

28. It looked like rain last night, but it turned ______a fine day.

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

29. The fact _____ the mainland of Great Britain is made up of three kingdoms _____still unknown to many.

A. which, is B. that, is C. which, are D. that, are

30. I didn’t understand the ______question, so there was a ______expression on his face.

A. puzzling, puzzled B. puzzling, puzzling C. puzzled, puzzled D. puzzled , puzzling

31. Before you sign anything important, pay careful _______to all conditions.

A. notice B. attention C. regards D. reference

32. around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Bird’s Nest for the 2008 Olympic Games.

A. Having shown B. To be shown C. Having been shown D. To show

33. It has been announced recently that all the schools in our country ______ not have students attend school at weekends.

A. need B. may C. could D. shall

34. ----Did you visit the famous museum?

----No. We ______ it, but we spent too much time shopping.

A. shouldn’t have visited B. must have visited

C. could have visited D. can’t have visited

35. The importance of saving gas ______ be stressed too much. Automobiles use up some 70 billion gallons of gas a year.

A. mustn’t B. cannot C. shouldn’t D. may not

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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Suppose, for example, that a teacher tells her students they each must do one hundred maths problems 36 coming to school the next day. The 37 complain about so much home study. But one student does not 38 anything at all. That student is an eager beaver. He 39 to work out maths problems, and does not mind all the 40 . Another eager beaver works as a salesman for a business. He 41 arrives at the office before anyone else, and is the 42 person to leave.

The man works hard, because he 43 his job. He is a true “eager beaver”.

The expression 44 the name of a hardworking animal, the beaver. Beavers are 45 creatures. They are like mice and rats, but much 46 . Some weigh more than twenty-five kilograms. Beavers have a large, black, flat tail to 47 them swim. They also have thick brown hair or fur to keep them warm in cold 48 .They have front teeth 49 enough to cut down large trees.

Beavers spend a lot of time in the water, building dams（堤，坝） to form little 50 or pools. They work hard to cut down trees, 51 branches and put them across streams. They use their tails to pack mud on the branches to make the dams solid. 52 other animals work so hard.

In fact, for two hundred years or more, the beaver was the most valuable animal in North America. And thus most of the beavers were killed. For a time, they were in danger of 53 completely. But laws were passed to 54 the beaver, and today, the 55 is rising.

And, like the animal, the expression “eager beaver” is in no danger of dying out.

36. A. when B. instead of C. as D. while

37. A. children B. teachers C. parents D. headmasters

38. A. do B. speak C. ask D. say

39. A. loves B. refuses C. hates D. fails

40. A. physical labour B. easy job C.homework D. housework

41. A. seldom B. sometimes C. always D. never

42. A. most eager B. last C. only D. first

43. A. has to do B. needn’t do C. loses D. enjoys

44. A. comes from B. is separated from C. is given to D. has nothing to do with

45. A. tailless B. good-looking C. strange-looking D. kind-hearted

46. A. smaller B. larger C. quicker D. better

47. A. make B. watch C. let D. help

48. A. rain B. land C. water D. ice

49. A. fearless B. smooth C. quick D. sharp

50. A. lakes B. pipes C. gardens D. parks

51. A. grasp B. suck C. remove D. climb

52. A. All B. Most C. Many D. Few

53. A. running away B. disappearing C. missing D. losing

54. A. feed B. raise C. catch D. protect

55. A. condition B. population C. quality D. safety

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

A

Hi, there! I’m Crystal Collins, and I’m very happy to share some time with you. So, you want to keep fit, huh? Well, you surely came to the right place. Together we can keep fit and healthy, and succeed in doing that. It’s easy. Everybody can do it, you hear? Just remember the five golden rules.

Number one. Always wear comfortable clothes when you are exercising. You need to feel comfortable and relaxed.

Number two. You should always do some warming-up exercises first. Get your body ready for the real thing.

Number three. Never try to do too much exercise too soon. Take it nice and easy now, you hear? There’s no rush about this.

Number four. Don’t forget to relax for about five minutes when you’ve finished your exercise. You need to rest a little bit after you’ve been exercising.

And here is golden rule number five. Stop at once if you feel any pain in your neck, head or any part of your body.

56. Crystal Collins may most probably be _____________.

A. a teacher B. a doctor C. a policeman D. a scientist

57. Crystal Collins may most probably say this ______________.

A. before the exercise starts B. when the exercise is over

C. during the exercise D. as soon as the exercise has started

58. What does the underlined words “Take it nice and easy” in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Don’t be nervous. B. Exercise should be beautiful.

C. Have a good rest. D. don't exercise too tiredly .

59. Which of the following is NOT true about exercising?

A. You should do some warming-up exercises before the real thing.

B. You should wear comfortable clothes.

C. You should rest for a while when you are doing warming-up exercises.

D. You should stop if you feel any pain in your body.

B

LOS ANGELES--The advice offered from any other 82-year-old might have made young people yawn(打哈欠)and roll theft eyes．

But when former South African President Nelson Mandela advised two dozen Los Angeles-area youth leaders to take education seriously, his audience was listening．

The famed old man said to the young people that if they expected to improve the fives fives(一种游戏) of others in the future，they must work at improving their own fives now．“Education is one of the most important weapons you have，”Mandela advised，“it will place you in a far better position to serve yourself and your community．”

“The point is，he was young once and rebellious(反叛的)once and he kept his dream alive，just as you each have dreams．” Explained South Africa’s ambassador to the United States，Sheita Sisulu，as she introduced Mandela to the young crowd．

Asked for specific advice about changing society by 21-year-old Ahmed Younis，Mandela suggested that somehow helping arouse(唤醒)more American interest in foreign affairs might be a start．

“There is an impression that Americans，in general，have not followed international developments properly,”Mandela said，”I'm not making that statement myself, but there are serious political analysts who say Americans are not well informed as to what has happened in the world．”

22-year-old Omari Trice said Mandela left him full of passion．”He’s a person who set the tone(格调)for an entire nation．”said Trice．

“You go away feeling you need to be Superman in order to get things done．”Trice said．

60．From the passage，we can conclude that American youth ．

A．are willing to accept the advice from world-famous leaders

B．usually think that advice from old people is not worth considering

C．have a good understanding of the old

D．have no intention to improve the fives of others

61．Nelson Mandela makes the point in his speech that American youth leaders should ．

A．improve their own fives

B．go to college for better education

C．put more importance on education

D．become interested in foreign affairs

62．What Sheila Sisulu said suggested that ．

A．Nelson Mandela never lost hope in his life

B．was especially troublesome when young

C．Nelson Mandela was quite different from American youth when young

D．American youth should be no more rebellious

63．From what Trice said，we can know that ．

A．he was greatly impressed and encouraged by Mandela’s speech

B．he thought little of Mandela’s speech

C．he must be a superman in order to change society

D. he’ll be more interested in international development

C

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