I. 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。

The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two 1 systems on the whole.

The 2 of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated孕育 by 3 . In China, the mother river is the Yellow River while the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were developed for several thousand years and formed their own 4 . Then in Dang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture 5 went overseas to Japan, 6 into the Japanese society and shaped the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it belongs to the same 7 .

When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was 8 on the Mesopotamian Plain美索不达米亚平原 ---- the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known as the 9 of the European culture. Like the Chinese culture, the European one also 10 waters. When the colonists of England 11 in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't 12 from the European one a lot.

At the same time, the difference of the language systems 13 _ the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.

Other factors like human race difference counts as well. But what’s more, as a result of the far distance and the steep险峻的areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom 14 until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no 15 with the other.

1. A. connected B. separate C. ancient D. remote

2. A. preservation B. development C. resource D. origin

3. A. coasts B. lakes C. rivers D. mountains

4. A. styles B. habits C. ways D. means

5. A. hurriedly B. gradually C. unfortunately D. suddenly

6. A. made B. crashed C. mixed D. applied

7. A. culture B. nation C. influence D. system

8. A. brought up B. brought out C. brought about D. brought along

9. A. bottom B. key C. base D. basement

10. A. crossed B. drunk C. swam D. dived

11. A. touched down B. put down C. got down D. settled down

12. A. evolve B. judge C. distinguish D. rise

13. A. adds to B. results to C. turns to D. takes to

14. A. approached B. contacted C. involved D. communicated

15. A. impact B. difference C. connection D. familiarity

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使用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16-25的相应位置上。

Several days ago， a 16 (shock) news broke out. A Malaysian airplane (MH370) with 239 passengers just disappeared after its departure from the airport. Almost two hours later， the plane just vanished into air，as if it never existed before.

Rumors about its 17 (disappear) have spread fast around the world. Some people said that the plane was kidnapped by the space aliens，the so called UFO. 18 has never been proved or confirmed true. Some people claim 19 the aircraft exploded in the midair before landing. This might be true to some extent，but we still need more confirmative proof.

The people 20 care most about the passengers are the family members of the passengers. They 21 _(wait) anxiously and even getting desperate after waiting 22 (hope) for almost four days. 23 tortures them most is not the sad news of their beloved ones' death， 24 the newsless. They could get no news from anywhere or anybody about the wreckage失事.This has been driving them into craziness day by day.

We hope these people 25 board will soon be found well and safe， and with their family members they could get together and reunited.

II. 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

Daniel Defoe (about 1660—1731) was an important novelist in the English literature. When he was young, he served as a soldier and had been to Spain, Italy, France and Germany. At the same time, he went in for politics. He cared much about the development of capitalism(资本主义). He had written a lot of articles against it and he was put into prison twice for that. It was not until that he was nearly sixty that he began to write the famous novel “Robinson Crusoe”, which was published in May, 1709. It spread so rapidly that the story was known to every household very soon.

“Robinson Crusoe” can be divided into three parts. The first part is about Crusoe’s three voyages, the second part about his hunting, hiding in caves farming and his hard struggles against nature on a small island, the third about the things which happened after his return from the island. The second part is the body of the novel, in which Robinson’s characters are clearly shown. Defoe wrote his novel in a simple style and his language is easy to understand. His novel writing set a milestone of the modern English novel. In his later part of life, He was in poor health and lived very poorly. He died on April 24, 1731.

26. Deniel Defoe was _______ and the writer of _______.

A. an Englishman, “A Tale of Two Cities” B. an American, “A Million Pound Note”

C. a French, “The Lost Necklace” D. an English, “Robinson Crusoe”

27. How old was he when he began to write his famous novel Robinson Crusoe?

A. He was in his sixties. B. He was in his fifties.C. He was over 60. D. He was sixty.

28. Robinson Crusoe can be divided into ______ parts and the first is about _______.

A. three, his journeys by sea B. three, his characters C. two, his lonely life D. four, his fame

29. “Every household” in this passage means ________.

A. all members of a family B. all people C. every building D. persons living in the same house

30.What was Defoe’s contribution(贡献) to the English literature?

A. He wrote a very interesting story. B. He made people happy while reading his story.

C. He set a milestone of the modern English novel. D. He was active in politics and was against capitalism.

B

Growing up, I wanted to be just like my mom. She was kind. People always seemed to feel comfortable in her presence. For years, she was a volunteer in our community. I loved going to the local nursing home with her where she taught a ceramic class.

On one summer day, Mama told me to get changed and meet her at the car.

I had planned to spend the day at the lake with friends. Why did she have to ruin everything? I imagined the cool lake water. Irritated使烦燥，I climbed into the car and slammed the door shut. We sat in silence. I was too upset to make conversation.

“Tasha, would you like to know where we are going?” Mama asked calmly.

“No,” I said.

“We are going to volunteer at a children’s shelter today. I have been there before and I think it would benefit you,” she explained.

When we reached the shelter, Mama rang the doorbell. Moments later, we were greeted by a woman. She led us to the front room where all of the children were playing. I noticed a baby whose body was scarred with iron marks. I was told it was because she wouldn’t stop crying. The majority of the children had noticeable physical scars. Others hid their emotional wounds.

As I took in my surroundings, I felt a gentle tug猛拉，牵引on my shirt. I looked down to see a little girl looking up at me. “Hi. You want to play dolls with me?” she asked. I looked over at Mama for reinforcement. She smiled and nodded. I turned back and said, “Sure.” Her tiny hand reached up and held mine, as if to comfort me.

31. The author admired her mom for ________.

A. her kindness to others B. her excellent teaching

C. her quality of honesty D. her positive attitude to life

32. According to Paragraph 3, when she was asked to go out with her mom, the author was ________.

A. excited B. angry C. surprised D. worried

33. From the passage we learn most children in the shelter ________.

A. were often punished by staff B. weren’t allowed to go outside

C. were once treated badly D. all suffered from mental illness

34. The underlined word “reinforcement” in the passage is closest in meaning to “________”.

A. truth B. help C. comfort D. support

35. What lesson did the author learn from her experience?

A. To value what you take for granted. B. To play with children is fun.

C. To love others is to love yourself. D. To do as what your parents do.

C

TOKYO, Japan (AP) – Japan is very serious about robotics (机器人技术). If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea. Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that. In a show this week, a humanoid（有人类特点的）with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc. poured tea from a bottle into a cup. Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling, to simulate（模仿）life with robot technology.

“A human being may be faster, but you’d have to say ‘Thank you,’” said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato. “That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.”

Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden（卧床不起的）.

Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.

The walking, child–size Asimo from Honda Motor Co. greets