第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

The 92-year-old, thin, calm and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, even though she is nearly blind, moved to a nursing home today.

Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready.

As she walked slowly to the elevator, I provided a true description of her tiny room, including the old sheets that had been hung on her window. “I love it,” she said with the happiness of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.（小狗）

“Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room…just wait.” “That doesn’t matter,” she replied. “Happiness is something you decide ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged. It’s how I arranged my mind. I have already decided to love it. It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away.” She went on to explain, “Old age is like a bank account. You take what you’ve put in. So, my advice to you would be to put in a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories. Thank you for your part in filling my memory bank.” And with a smile, she said, “All my memories are happy ones.”

Mrs. Jones was always happy in the nursing home and she died at the age of 108.

21. We can infer from the passage that the author________.

A. is one of Mrs. Jones’ children B. is a relative of Mrs. Jones

C. works in the nursing home D. is the owner of the nursing home

22. The room in which the old lady will live________.

A. is very comfortable B. is fairly big

C. isn’t well equipped D. is equipped with new furniture

23. Mrs. Jones was very happy when told about her room because she________.

A. couldn’t see what her room was like

B. thought the nursing home was her home

C. would have to live in the nursing home

D. had already made up her mind to be happy

24. Which of the following words can best describe Mrs. Jones?

A. Proud. B. Cheerful. C. Determined D. Honest

B

I found a new job that meant a move from Florida to California. We got a date from the moving company to move our belongings, but we weren’t sure what to do about the car. We had moved before, but never so far. We thought driving our car across the country wouldn’t be good for us or the car, and we were pretty nervous about entrusting (托付) our new SUV to anyone.

A friend suggested Mountainside Auto Transport. Moving day arrived, and Mountainside’s driver showed up right on time. We had agreed to meet early in a shopping mall parking lot right down the street from us. When I saw the truck I realized why. It was huge! We watched as the driver skillfully guided our car onto the truck and waited while he secured（保护，使安全） it in place. Then he was off, and we were free to spend some time saying good-bye to our families before enjoying a relaxing flight across the country and settling into our new home.

Just over a week later, we were pleasantly surprised when Mountainside called us to say they were able to deliver（运送） the car the next day — 4 days earlier than we expected. The delivery was more smooth than expected.

We have to say that it certainly was a wise decision to use Mountainside Auto Transport to move our car. They were very nice people who were a pleasure to do business with.

They were the right people to deliver the car. Instead of a hassle, they turned our moving experience into a very moving story!

25. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. The author found no one to look after the car at home.

B. The author had moved farther than this before.

C. The author valued the new car.

D. The author didn’t get permission to drive across the country.

26. The underlined word “hassle” in the last paragraph can probably be replaced by________.

A. enjoyment B. fun C. excitement D. trouble

27. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Famous Moving Company B. Moving My Car, Moving My Heart

C. SUV! My Favorite D. A Successful Deal

28. The service of the moving company can be described as ______.

A. disappointing B. funny C. satisfying D. careless

C

Want to save money when traveling by train? Here are some ways.Day Returns　　This ticket can save you up to 45% on the standard fare（标准票价）. You have to travel after the rush hour period（拥挤的时间） Mon.—Fri . but can travel at any time on Sat. or Sun.Big City Savers　　These are special low-priced tickets on certain trains. You have to book in advance—at the latest by 16:00 the day before you travel. It's first come, first served.（先到先得）Weekend Returns　　Weekend Returns are available for most journeys over 60 miles. Go on Fri. Sat. or Sun, and return the same weekend on Sat. or Sun, and save up to 35% on the standard fare.Monthly Returns　　These are available for most journeys over 65 miles. Go any day and return within a month. Monthly returns save up to 25% on the standard fare.Family Railcard　　For ￡20 this railcard allows you to take a second adult and up to 4 children for only ￡3 each when you buy single or return tickets. You can travel as often as you like until the card becomes out of date.

29. How many ways does the author give us to save money when traveling by train?

A. Six B. Five C. Four D. Three

30. Which is the best ticket to buy if you live in London and want to go to a small town 80 miles away for four days? A. Big City Savers B. Monthly Returns 　

C. Weekend Returns 　 D. Day Returns

31. A man bought himself a ticket of ￡15 and three tickets for his family with a family railcard. How much did he pay?　　A.￡44 　 B. ￡29 　　　 C.￡24 　　 D.￡15

第二节：七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

_______71____ It is a very happy day for many boys and girls. Before the term ends in some schools, the children act a nativity (基督诞生) or "birth" play, showing how Jesus（耶稣） was born in a stable.（马棚）.

On the twenty-fourth of December, all children are very excited.______72____ The younger children think that Father Christmas will come down the chimney of fireplace, so they hang up a sock for him to put presents in. The greedy ones even hang up a pillowcase （枕套）to try to get more presents.________73_____ On Christmas morning, the children wake up very early. Some even turn on the light at two o'clock, and most of them are awake by six o'clock although there is no light in England for another hour or two at this time of the year.

_____74____ At about one o'clock in the afternoon, the Christmas dinner is brought in._____75______Children search in their Christmas pudding for new coins which are hidden in it. The rest of the day is full of games and eating until the happiness of all Christian holidays comes to an end.

A. People are often busy going shopping.

B. The turkey or chicken is quickly eaten.

C. Now the Chinese people also celebrate Christmas.

D. Children look for their presents, and the young ones play while the dinner is prepared.

E. Later that night, Father or Mother will put presents in the sock, and leave others at the side of the bed.

F. Usually they are sent to bed early so that their parents can get the presents ready.

G. Christmas Day falls on the twenty-fifth of December.

第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

A lesson for Life

Students in high schools can be cruel and we certainly refer to a young man named Matt who was in my class. We laughed at him about his 41 . He was at least fifty pounds overweight.

One day he sat near me in a 42 . Someone pushed him and he 43 on me and hurt my foot quite badly. With the whole class 44 , I had to choose either 45 it off or pick a fight with Matt. I chose to fight in order to keep my 46 .

I shouted, “Come on, Matt, let’s fight.” He said he didn’t 47 to. But the pressure from the peer(同伴) 48 him into the fight 49 he liked it or not. He came toward me with his fists in the air. With one 50 I bloodied(弄出血) his nose and the classroom became 51 . No one dared to say a word. Just then the teacher walked into the classroom. He saw that we were 52 and sent us out to the running track.

He followed us with a 53 on his face and said, “I want you two boys to go out there and run that mile holding each other’s hands.” The room broke into 54 . The two of us were 55 , but Matt and I went out to the track and ran our mile---- 56 .

At some point during the course of our run, I 57 at him, with blood still flowing from his nose and his 58 slowing him down. It struck me that here was a person, not all that different from myself. I no longer saw Matt as 59 . It was amazing what I learned when I was forced to go hand-in-hand with someone for only one mile.

For the rest of my life I have never 60 a hand against another person. I know it is wrong to do so.

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