(考试时间：100分钟；分值：100分）

第一部分 阅读理解（共一节，满分30分）

第一节 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．

A

When I was younger, I wished for a Porsche and a big house. That was my idea of success. I took all the advanced classes possible and took the exams with my mind set on going to a key school. I just knew that I would somehow become famous and be able to afford that car and the dream house. All the way through junior year, my mind was planning this beautiful future.

Then in the eleventh grade, many losses changed my mind. First, one of my friends died at the age of 16. Soon after, my great-grandmother passed away, and on the same day, my beloved fourth-grade teacher. They left me not knowing what to do or where to go. Death had never touched me so closely.

After a long period of emptiness, it finally struck me; life is not promised and neither is my future success. While I was going through the actions in an attempt to achieve material success, I was not enjoying my daily life. I was just existing. It occurred to me that life has more purposes than acquiring possessions, which will only be yours until you can no longer keep up with the payments. I realized that finding inner peace, purpose and happiness will stick with you forever and that is real success.

Enjoying life’s precious changes makes a person more successful than a wealthy person who is not content and takes everything for granted. The summer before senior year, my attitude changed greatly. Instead of memorizing facts, I began learning information. Instead of focusing on the future, I focused on today and the blessings and successes that come with it.

I still make excellent grades, but now I dedicate weeks to studying instead of preparing for exams, and I think about the future with a deeper sense of meaning. Success, just like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder（旁观者). For me, being successful means truly living life each day, being thankful, and affecting the world.

1. The main idea of the first paragraph is ____________.

A. the writer drew a beautiful picture for his future

B. the writer was an intelligent student at school

C. the writer was mad for success

D. the writer devoted himself to material success

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

People can truly enjoy daily life by trying to achieve material success.

Success can only be measured with a Porsche and a big house.

People should concentrate on today and success will follow afterwards.

The pursuit of inner peace, purpose and happiness is a real success.

3. The purpose of the writer is probably to ____________.

A. advise us to have a correct attitude towards success

B. inspire us to lead an active life each day

C. remind us to set a goal for our life

D. persuade us to work hard to achieve our success

4. According to the passage which of the following is TRUE?

A.The writer thinks the success is not promised.

B.His teacher died before the death of his grandpa.

C.The writer didn’t do well in all the exams.

D.He didn’t want to take all the exams.

B

The National Gallery

Description:

The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance

Layout:

The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th-to15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.

The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Veronest.

The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer.

The East Wing houses 18th-to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh

Opening Hours:

The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.

Getting There:

Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk). Leicester Square (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus(8-minute walk).

C

Internet dating has become one of the biggest and most successful business ventures on the Internet. Basically, Internet dating is a way to meet people for either friendship or dating without actually having to meet them in person first.

The first thing to do if you decide to try Internet dating is to build your profile(简介) which can include your hobbies, hopes for the future, and so on. A photograph is optional, but many sites claim that a photograph increases the number of people who look at your profile. Many Internet dating sites will charge a one-time registration fee to use their services.

Internet dating makes it possible to meet people from all over the world. You can even narrow the search down to your area by zip code. Another advantage is that you can communicate by email before you meet in person. Thousands of people have met, fallen in love, and married through Internet dating. It is an excellent way for shy people to meet. It is also a way for people with busy lives to connect with others, and an easy way to meet people who share your interests.

Just as in conventional dating and love, there are some pitfalls to be aware of in Internet dating. The person you have been talking to on the net may not be who they say they are. Be very aware that there are some people who misrepresent their appearance or private details, such as marital status, income, and so on, for their own reasons. It would not be the first time that someone has been taken in（欺骗）, and talk shows are full of cheating partners who have been caught dating over the Internet in their spare time. Nevertheless（然而）, taking a few simple precautions（预防）should help ensure that your Internet dating experience is fun.

Which of the following is a must to make an Internet dating possible?

A．A photo. B．A profile. C．Registration fee. D．Business experience.

9. One advantage of Internet dating is that _______.

A．you can avoid a face-to-face meeting in the beginning

B．you’re sure to find a partner with the same interests

C．you’ll find absolutely reliable information of others

D．you’ll gain fame and money overnight

The underlined word "pitfalls" in Paragraph 4 most probably means________.

A．rules B．trends C．problems D．skills

11. What is probably talked about following the last paragraph?

A．Conventional dating. B．Hidden advantages.

C．Safety measures. D．Romantic love.

D

It was?one?of?those?terribly?hot?days?in?Baltimore.?Needless?to?say, it was?too?hot?to?do?anything?outside. But it was also scorching（烤焦） in our apartment. This was 1962, and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years. So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors. He suggested we could see a movie. It was a brilliant plan.

Movie theaters were?one?of the few places you could sit all?day?and—most important —sit in air conditioning. In?those?days, you could buy?one?ticket and sit through two movies. Then, the theater would show the same two movies again. If you wanted to, you could sit through them twice. Most people did not?do?that, but the manager at our theater. Mr. Bellow did not mind if you did.

That particular?day, my brother and I sat through both movies twice, trying to escape the heat. We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each. Then, we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We’d already seen the second movie once before.?It?had been at the theater since January, because Mr. Bellow loved?anything?with John Wayne in it.

We left the theater around 8, just before the evening shows began. But we returned the next?day?and saw the same two movies again, twice more. And we did it the next?day?too. Finally, on the fourth?day, the heat wave broke.

Still, to this?day?I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart’s dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance!?Those?memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962. They’re really memories of the screen, not memories of my life.

12. In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner?

A．1952 B．1962 C．1972 D．1982

13. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The heat B．The theater.

C．The Music Man D．The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

14. What?do?we know about Mr. Bellow?

A．He loved children very much. B．He was a fan of John Wayne.

C．He sold air conditioners. D．He was a movie star.

15. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．The author turned out to be a great singer.

B．The author enjoyed the heat wave of 1962.

C．The author’s life has been changed by the two movies.

D．The author considers the experience at the theater unforgettable.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分40分）

第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

Do you ever wish you were as thin as a model or as strong as your favorite football player? Maybe you ____16____you were taller or just shaped(使成形) a little ____17____.Those thoughts are a ____18____part of growing up.

But learning what you can and can't ____19____about your body and appearance is ____20____of growing up,too. It can be ____21____to accept-even for teens and grown-ups. ____22____ when people ____23____the way they look, they often feel happier.

Some kids are ____24____ that they're not growing and developing as fast as their friends. This can be a ____25____time in your life.It's ____26____to know that puberty(青春期) doesn't ____27_