第二部分：词汇与语法知识（共35分）

第一节：单项选择（每题1分，共15分）

21. We made Xiao Ming _______ monitor at the class meeting last Saturday, since

when ten students have been looking after the old man by turns, including _______ monitor.

A. our; X B. X；the C. the; the D. a; our

22.You must be careful while carrying the box upstaires.As you know, these glasses

______easily.

A.are broken B.is broken C.breaks D.break

23.I’ll finish reading the magazine _______,and I’ll return it to you immediately I________it.

A.as soon as possible; read B.as soon as I can; have read

C.as quick as possible; will read D.as possible as I can; have read

24.---- Have you heard a terrible fire broke out in the factory last night?

---- Yes. The officials are trying to find out _______the fire_______.

A.how;caused B.for what ;started C.why;caused D.how; started

25. She looks much young ________her age with the new dress________her.

A.for; on B.at; in C.by;on D.to; in

26.________is known to all that Huang Chao Uprising took place in ________was called Cao Zhou at the end of Tang Dynasty.

A.It; What B.As; where C.It; the place D.What; where

27.He left home young in 1949. Thirty years________,and he returned only to find evreything changed.

A.later B.passed C.after D.past

28..We are determined to complete the project ahead of time _______great difficulties

we may come across in it.

A.however B.whatever C.how D.what

29.Professor Li is our chemistry teacher, ________is patient as well as strict_______

students.

A.who; with us B.who; in our

C.he; with each D.she; to any

30.----- How long are you staying there for the interview?

----- ________________.

A.Five hours later B.In five hours

C.Until five o’clock D.Around five o’clock

31.The innocent young man was_______of robbing the bank.

A.sentenced B.charged C.accused D.punished

32.---The concert was wonderful yesterday. Didn’t you go to it?

--- . I , but I had to look after my sick baby at home.

A. Yes; would like to B. No; would love to

C. Yes; would love D. No; would like to have

33. ---You were out when I dropped in at your house at 8:00 PM yesterday, but where were you then?

---Oh, I a friend at the airport.

A. might have gone to meet B. was seeing off

C. could have waited for D. was about to meet

34. It’s reported that the weather will ______ cold for several days ______ it gets warm.

A. stay; before B. last; before C. continue; then D. keep; until

35.__________of his honesty, we decided to depend on him_______the secret order.

A.Convincing; carrying out B.Convinced; to carry out

C.To convince; carry out D.Convincing; to carry out

第二节：完形填空（每题1分，共20分）

Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to ___36___. Not only ___37___ want to say it well, but he wants to be something which ___38___ been said before. He hopes the public will listen and understand — he wants to teach them and he wants them to ___39___ from him.

What visual artists like painters want to teach is easy to make ___40___ but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experiences into ___41___ and colors, not words. They seem to feel a ___42___ selection of shapes and colors is exceptionally interesting for them and ---------___43___ showing to us. Without their work we should never have ___44___ these particular shapes and colors, ___45___ have felt the delight which they brought to the artist. Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of ___46___ and from human bodies in motion and repose. Their choices ___47___ that these aspects(外表) of the world are worth looking ___48___, that they contain beautiful ___49___. Contemporary artists might say that they merely ___50___ subjects that provide an interesting pattern, that there is ___51___ more in it. Yet even they do not choose entirely with reference ___52___ that character of their subjects.

If one painter chooses to paint an injured leg or a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing our attention ___53___ a certain aspect of the world. Each painter is telling us something, showing us something—all of which means ___54___, consciously or unconsciously, he is ___55___ to reach us.

36. A. students B. the students C. public D. the public

37. A. does he　 B. he does　 C. has he D. he has

38. A. has　 B. has not C. have D. have not

39. A. get　 B. obtain C. study　 D. learn

40. A. out　　　 B. up C. off D. after

41. A. shapes B. forms C. states　 D. conditions

42. A. kind B. sort C. certain D. exciting

43. A. worth B. thus C. so D. is

44. A. minded　 B. noticed C. worked out D. found

45. A. we　　 B. they C. or D. but

46. A. nature B. people C. beauty D. mountains

47. A. states B. says C. tells D. indicates

48. A. out　 B. about C. at D. after

49. A. sights B. girls C. choices D. skills

50. A. take　　B. choose C. describe D. produce

51. A. no B. nothing C. some D. something

52. A. to　 B. for C. above D. as

53. A. on B. to C. for D. at

54. A. that B. clearly C. by the way D. hardly

55. A. doing　 B. getting C. trying D. Having

第三部分：阅读理解

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。（每题2分，共40分）

A

A simple flower made headlines in the British press last week. How could that be?

British Prime Minister David Cameron and his ministers were attending a reception hosted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. They insisted on wearing poppies(罂粟花) in their buttonholes.

What’s wrong with that?

According to the Global Times, Chinese officials apparently had asked the UK delegation not to wear poppies. The British said that poppies meant a great deal to them on that day and they would wear them all the same.

So what’s the significance of the poppy? It’s a flower which has different cultural and symbolic meanings for British and Chinese people.

From the Chinese point of view, the poppy is a symbol of China’s humiliation at the hands of European powers in the Opium Wars of the 19th century. Britain forced China to open the borders to trade – including in the opium – which was made from poppies grown in India.

Yet from the British viewpoint the poppy is a reminder of the killing during World War I. Red poppies grew on the battlefields of Flanders in Belgium where many thousands of British soldiers died or were buried. Since then, Poppy Day (November 11) has become a time in the UK to wear poppies and remember the sacrifices of British soldiers and civilians in times of war.

So you can see that the poppy sets off strong feelings in the hearts of Chinese and British people for different reasons. And it makes sense for us to try to understand each other’s standpoint.

Of course cultural differences can also be interesting and funny. And what one nation thinks is an acceptable gift may be viewed differently by their guests from overseas. US President Barack Obama gave a gift of an iPod to Britain’s Queen – a dull person with no interest in music. Obama also presented Gordon Brown with a fine selection of American movies. But they were in US format and impossible to play on British DVD players.

Many countries have diplomats stationed overseas. Diplomats provide information and advice to their governments back home. However, sometimes it would seem that even diplomats can overlook the cultural significance of a small flower.

56. British Prime Minister David Cameron probably attended a reception in Beijing on __________.

A. October 1 B. November 11 C. December 31 D. January 11

57. The poppy reminds the Chinese of __________.

A. the shame caused by European countries in the 19th century

B. the British soldiers who were killed and buried during World War I

C. the Chinese soldiers killed during World War II

D. the suffering caused by Britain during World War I

58. The diplomatic problem in Beijing is mainly caused by __________.

A. the translation mistake B. the language difference

C. the cultural difference D. the different lifestyle

59. We can infer that __________.

A. Britain’s Queen is not interested in art

B. Gordon Brown was fond of American movies US President Barack Obama sent him

C. US President Barack Obama received a gift for music

D. Britain’s Queen may not like the iPod US President Obama presented her

60. What is the main idea of the 9th paragraph?

A. Cultural differences can also be interesting and funny

B. Cultural differences can cause a big problem

C. US President Barack Obama likes to present gifts to other leaders

D. US leaders and British leaders get along well with each other

B

I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year-round sun. You may think people in such a splendid, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.

　　Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more lasting emotion.

　　Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring h