说明：本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共100分。

考试时间100分钟。交卷时只交答题卡。

第Ⅰ卷

（选择题 满分55 分）

第一部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分25分）

第一节：单项填空 （共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分）

He asked us to _______ him _______carrying out their plan.

A. assist; with B. help; to C. assist; in D. help; with

2. On Sunday morning after getting up, I helped my mother ____ our rooms and wash dirty clothes.

A. sweep up B. carry up C. keep up D. speed up

3. In order to a good knowledge of English, he gave up his job and went to study in an English school.

A. require B. inquire C. acquire D. address

4. Five people won the “China’s Green Figure” award, a title to ordinary people for their contributions to environmental protections.

A. being given B. is given C. given D. was given

5. According to the driver’s explanation, it was not his carelessness but the bad road conditions that

for the accident.

A. was to blame B. was to be blamed C. were to be blamed D. were to blame

6. The machine is so advanced that it will start you press the button.

A. roughly B. instantly C. deliberately D. constantly

7. You have to listen for detailed facts. you have to prepare the next question depending on what the person says.

A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile

8. In the dark forest _____, some large enough to hold several towns.

A. stand many lakes B. lie many lakes C. many lakes lie D. many lakes stand

9. The woman ______ there, ________ in a blue shirt, is Lily’s teacher.

A. seated; dressing B. sitting; dressed C. sat; dressed D. seating; dressed

10. The result of the entrance exam was not made ____ to the public until last Sunday.

A. knowing B. to be known C. knew D. known

第二节：完型填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11---40题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans．With each passing day everyone became more 11 waiting for the final school bell．Upon its 12 everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.

David was a small boy in ragged clothes．I had often 13 what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so 14 for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves．But something made David 15 ．I can still remember he was always 16 a smile and willing to help．He always 17 after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor．We never talked much．He 18 just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly 19 home.

Weeks passed and the 20 over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of 21 before the holiday break．I smiled in 22 as the last of them hurried out the door．Turning around I saw David 23 standing by my desk.

“I have something for you，” he said and 24 from behind his back a small box． 25 it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it．I lifted the lid and to my 26 , I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s 27 .”

“Oh no it isn’t，” said David．“It’s full of love．My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”

Tears filled my eyes 28 I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given 29 to．After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning 30 the little empty box set on my desk.

11．A．anxious

B．courageous

C．serious

D．cautious



12．A．warning

B．ringing

C．calling

D．yelling



13．A．scolded

B．wondered

C．realized

D．learned



14．A．modestly

B．naturally

C．inaccurately

D．inappropriately



15．A．popular

B．upset

C．special

D．funny



16．A．expressing

B．delivering

C．wearing

D．sharing



17．A．practised

B．wandered

C．studied

D．stayed



18．A．would

B．should

C．might

D．could



19．A．aim at

B．turn to

C．put off

D．head for



20．A．argument

B．excitement

C．movement

D．judgment



21．A．school

B．year

C．education

D．program



22．A．relief

B．return

C．vain

D．control



23．A．weakly

B．sadly

C．quietly

D．helplessly



24．A．searched

B．found

C．raised

D．pulled



25．A．Holding

B．Handing

C．Sending

D．Leaving



26．A．delight

B．expectation

C．appreciation

D．surprise



27．A．cheap

B．empty

C．useless

D．improper



28．A．as

B．until

C．because

D．though



29．A．advice

B．support

C．attention

D．command



30．A．from

B．behind

C．over

D．towards



第二部分：阅读理解：（共二节，满分30分）

第一节：阅读短文，从题中所给的（A,B,C,D）中选出最佳选项

（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

A

You may not be aware, but digital currency (货币) is a big part of the Internet world. QQ Coins can buy you accessories (配饰) for your QQ images. More importantly, a new digital currency, Bitcoin, is bringing the world’s commerce online.

If you’re traveling, you can spend Bitcoins at restaurants and hotels listed at BitcoinTravel.com. In China, Bitcoins can be used to buy goods at about 134 online shops on Taobao. And at a café named 2nd Place in Beijing, you can even buy fresh coffee with Bitcoins.

So what makes Bitcoin so attractive to investors?

First of all, the Bitcoin system is not controlled by anyone. One central authority cannot make policies to change the value of Bitcoins. The fixed amount of Bitcoins also means they cannot lose value through inflation(通货膨胀), as all forms of paper money have done over time.

In addition, accounts in the Bitcoin system are anonymous and transparent. Users can set up an account easily and track every Bitcoin. All of these features seem to make Bitcoins immune(有免疫力的) from loss, but that is not entirely true.

Ben Bernanke, outgoing chairman of the Federal Reserve, told the Washington Post that “these types of creations, such as Bitcoin… may hold long-term promise, particularly if its system promote a faster, more secure and more efficient payment system.”

31. Bitcoin is ______.

A. actually exactly like QQ Coins

B. a new currency used both online and in real life

C. only used online

D. a country’s new digital currency.

32. We can use Bitcoin to buy the following things except ______.

A. online goods B. goods at 134 online shops on Taobao

C. books in physical shops D. coffee at a café named 2nd Place

33. What is the disadvantage of Bitcoin?

A. the value of it can rise and fall wildly.

B. It cannot lose value through inflation.

C. Every bitcoin in your account can be followed.

D. It can even be used at some specific restaurants and hotels.

B

Some colors people see late at night could cause signs of clinical depression. That was the finding of a study that builds on earlier study findings. They show that individuals who live or work in low levels of light overnight can develop clinical depression. Doctors use the word “clinical depression” to describe severe form of depression. Signs may include loss of interest or pleasure in most activities, low energy levels and thoughts of death or suicide.

In the new study, American investigators designed an experiment that exposed hamsters（仓鼠）to different colors. The researchers chose hamsters because they are nocturnal, which means they sleep during the day and are active at night.

The animals were separated into four groups. One group of hamsters was kept in the dark during their night-time period. Another group was placed in front of a blue light, a third group slept in front of a white light, while a fourth was put in front of a red light.

After four weeks, the researchers noted how much sugary water the hamsters drank. They found that the most depressed animals drank the least amount of water.

Randy Nelson heads the Department of Neuroscience at Ohio State University. He says animals that slept in blue and white light appeared to be the most depressed. “What we saw is that these animals didn’t show any sleep uneasiness at all but they did mess up biological clock genes and they did show depressive sign while if they were in the dim（微弱）red light, they did not.”

Randy Nelson notes that photosensitive（感光）cells in the eyes have little to do with eyesight. He says these cells send signals to the area of the brain that controls what has been called the natural sleep-wake cycle.

He says there’s a lot of blue in white light. This explains why the blue light and white light hamsters appear to be more depressed than the hamsters seeing red light or darkness.

34．Researchers use hamsters in the experiment because __________.

A．they are similar to humans in dealing with colors

B．they are easy to observe and study

C. they are active at night and sleep during the day

D．they are sensitive to colors like human beings

35．What sign shows that the hamsters are being depressed?

A．They don’t sleep well.

B. They drink less sugary water.



C．Their eyesight becomes worse.

D．Their energy level becomes low.



36．__________ tends to cause hamsters to be depressed.

A．Blue light

B．Red light



C．Dim light

D．Darkness



37．What can help people who work late at night to avoid being depressed?

A．Not being exposed to dim red light when using computers.

B．Equipping their computer screens to put it more in the reddish light.

C．Living or working in low levels of light overnight.

D．Going to see doctors of clinical depression regularly for help.

C

Ocean Park Hong Kong is a theme park in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island. The park was built with donations from the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (now Hong Kong Jockey Club) and opened on 10 January 1977. Today it offers affordable marine animal education and entertainment and is a private organization for commercial purpose.
??? Since it was permitted to use commercial means to operate, it gradually raised its ticket price and the deficit turned into profit. In 1992, 3 million visitors visited the park. Since 1998, the East Asian