第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

1. — A nice day, isn’t it?

—Yes, it’s ______ that I’d like to go out for a picnic.

A. such nice weather B. so a nice weather

C. such a nice weather D. so nice weather

2. Many species are in ______ danger of extinction now due to the foolish actions of ______ human race.

A. the; the B. 不填; the C. the; 不填 D. 不填; 不填

3. I owe my success to Mr. Smith, a teacher from America, ______ help I have greatly improved my oral English.

A. by which B. by whose C. with his D. with whose

4. In my opinion, more attention should be ______ the environment, which is of great importance.

A. paid to protecting B. paid to protect

C. paying to protect D. paying to protecting

5. ______, I came to realize that my parents could not always stand by me.

A. As time gone by B. With time going by

C. As time going by D. With time gone by

6. The _____ look on his face suggested that the teacher was quite _____ with the result.

A. satisfied; satisfied B. satisfied; satisfying

C. satisfying; satisfied D. satisfying; satisfying

7. Only if you work hard _____, because hard work is the ultimate source of success.

A. you will succeed B. will you succeed

C. you succeed D. do you succeed

8. —The bookshelf fell down itself.

—I know. Neither he nor you ____.

A. was to blame B. was to be blamed

C. were to be blamed D. were to blame

9. —Why not go travelling?

— I can’t afford it. _____ the cost, it will take a lot of time.

A. Because of B. Apart from C. Instead of D. Far from

10. Do you want to pick the tickets up yourself or have them _____ to you, sir?

A. deliver B. to deliver C. delivered D. delivering

11. For your _____, we have added a function that allows you to pay your bills over the Internet.

A. agreement B. convenience C. influence D. preference

第二节 完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A, B, C 和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

When I was a child, I loved to play a Chinese traditional game which was called Caught You! I 　16　 remember playing it every spring and fall if we had good weather. We usually looked forward to this 　17　 activity led by our teachers. At that time, we always 　18　 asking our teachers when and where to play, and our teachers used to 　19　 with a smile. They knew all of us were 　20　 to play the game.

In this game, you 　21　 a large group of people (about 20-30 people), a piece of 　22　, and a small ball. Our teachers 　23　 us to a park with a large green lawn (草地), and then we sat down side by side in a large circle except for one person who was 　24　 by our teachers and sat outside the circle of students.

To keep the game 　25　 well, one of the teachers was a leader and judge, who always gave 　26　 to make the game fair, reasonable and fun. At the beginning, we sat in the circle and one of us just sat a few feet away from the circle with his 　27　 blindfolded (蒙住). That meant that he couldn’t see who was 　28　 the small ball. This was a key point.

As soon as everybody was 　29　, the teacher declared a start. At that moment, we began to 　30　 the small ball one by one around the circle, and the one who sat 　31　 could shout “Stop!” at any time he wished.

When we heard “Stop!”, the student who had the ball in his hand had to 　32　 and sing a song or tell a story. From time to time, we laughed loudly because the players made some funny 　33　 and noise. The person outside the circle was 　34　 every five minutes.

Now that I’m grown up, I 　35　 this game because it was a lot of fun.

16. A. nearly B. clearly C. probably D. immediately

17. A. exciting B. puzzling C. direct D. quick

18. A. suggested B. considered C. enjoyed D. kept

19. A. stop B. help C. answer D. teach

20. A. careful B. possible C. lucky D. anxious

21. A. need B. instruct C. visit D. serve

22. A. paper B. cloth C. chalk D. information

23. A. introduced B. left C. took D. attached

24. A. paid B. selected C. trained D. welcomed

25. A. improving B. ending C. increasing D. going

26. A. medals B. materials C. orders D. presents

27. A. feet B. ears C. hands D. eyes

28. A. dropping B. watching C. holding D. playing

29.A. ready B. confident C. free D. well

30.A. pass B. kick C. catch D. play

31.A. still B. alone C. calmly D. politely

32.A. stand up B. turn up C. come back D. insist?on

33.A. mistakes B. faces C. games D. reports

34.A. warned B. called C. praised D. replaced

35. A. attend B. continue C. miss D. finish

第二部分 阅读理解（第一节12小题，第二节4小题；每小题2分，满分32分）

第一节 阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A, B, C， D）中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

My father was born on a farm in Tipperary, Ireland. He was the fourth child out of eight children.

My father was the oldest boy so the majority of the responsibility fell upon his shoulders to complete the farm work. He attended school until the fourth grade; his father pulled him out of school to work on the farm permanently (永久地), though he hated it. Though supposed to inherit the farm, my father had other plans. At sixteen he left home for England.

He left without telling his parents anything. He eventually became very homesick and missed his mother greatly. He came back to Ireland and worked on the farm until he was eighteen. He got tired of the farm and left home for England again. He worked as a construction worker for five years, and then a part-time actor. But he couldn’t get a decent (体面的) job because he was Irish. Many times he would walk into an interview and read a sign saying, “The Irish need not apply.”

He was twenty years old with no family and limited friends in a foreign country that didn’t want him. Once he was able to work again my father decided to save money to move to Australia. He lived in a house with a fellow Irishman, a Swede, an Englishman, and an Austrian for five years becoming a successful salesman. He bought a beach house for himself in Sydney. He then traveled through Europe visiting his family in Ireland.

In 1975 my father came to America as an illegal immigrant (移民). My father with a friend of his drove across the country to Los Angeles with the dream of becoming Hollywood stars. My father lived in his car for the first few months in Los Angeles, and worked as a used car salesman. After two years of living in Los Angeles, he became documented. He met my mother and started a family. My parents have kept the family in Los Angeles, and just three years ago my father became a U.S. citizen.

B

While elephants are respected by the people of Thailand, they are also used as beasts of burdens (驮兽). Today, these majestic animals are extensively used to help carry wood for the logging industry. It is therefore nice to hear that on National Elephant Day the mighty mammals are treated like a king, and served with meals fit for a king.

One of the biggest celebrations took place at the Pattaya Resort in Thailand’s Chonburi Province. Fifty-two elephants, some wearing beautiful clothes, arrived bright and early (大清早) for the big day. Each was first blessed with holy water by a professional elephant rider and then led to the grand feast, which served an unlimited supply of their favorite treats—bananas, dragon fruits (火龙果), pineapples, assorted melons, apples and the list went on and on! The elephants ate till they were satisfied before walking back with their owners for a good night’s rest.

Though called National Elephant Day, the celebrations that took place on March 13th this year stretched out for an entire week. Besides providing a well-deserved treat and break for the hard-working animals, the celebrations were also aimed to raise awareness about the mammal’s dwindling (减少的) population. One smart elephant even helped show the message by painting a dead elephant and the words “Don’t kill me”, right beside it .

And horrible as the message may sound, there is a sad ring of truth to it. Since the 1900s the number of elephants in Thailand has gone from over 100,000 to just 3,000-4,000 because of the destruction of their natural habitat and illegal killing. Asian elephants are not the only ones that are in trouble. African elephants are facing the same fate (命运). Hopefully, the public and officials are now working together to save these mighty animals from disappearing from the world.

40. Nowadays elephants in Thailand are

A. still used to help fight battles

B. never used as beasts of burdens

C. used to do tasks that need strength

D. less respected because of the development of the society

41. The celebrations held at the Pattaya Resort aimed to ______ .

A. show visitors the elephants’ great performance

B. honor elephants for their devotion to the country

C. encourage people to play with elephants

D. show visitors the beautiful scenery in Thailand

42. The underlined word “it” (Para 3) probably refers to_______ .

A. the elephant rider B. the words “Don’t kill me”

C. the elephant that was painting D. the dead elephant

43. What can we learn from the text?

A. Elephants are protected very well in Thailand.

B. Elephants also face the risk of being killed in Thailand.

C. The number of elephants is increasing gradually in Thailand.

D. Elephants could enjoy a grand feast every week in Thailand.

C

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