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英语试题

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节 (共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the woman want to do?

A. Return her shoes. B. Repair her shoes. C. Buy new shoes.

2. Where does the conversation take place?

A. At an airport. B. At a hotel. C. At a travel agency.

3. Who will probably decide the place to go?

A. The man. B. The woman. C. Harry.

4. What makes the man so happy?

A. Tom will play football with him.

B. Tom will tell him the best news.

C. Tom’s father will play football with him.

5. What does the woman like to watch in her spare time?

A. Advertisements. B. TV plays. C. Art shows.

第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. Why is the woman so excited?

A. Her grandpa will cook for them.

B. Her grandpa will come here.

C. Her grandpa will give her a valuable present.

7. How does the grandpa come here?

A. By plane. B. By bus. C. By train.

8. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The grandpa was independent.

B. The grandpa will arrive at 6 o’clock in the morning.

C. The speakers will book a room for the grandpa.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. Which two countries will have a football game tonight?

A. Brazil and Japan. B. China and England. C. Brazil and England.

10. What is the man busy with recently?

A. His driving test. B. His final exam. C. His basketball training.

11. When will the game start?

A. 1:00 a.m. B. 1:00 p.m. C. 11:00 p.m.

听第8段材料，回答第12至13题。

12. What is the woman’s problem?

A. Her screen isn’t clear.

B. Her printer doesn’t work.

C. Her computer has stopped working.

13. What is the cause of the problem?

A. The screen is too old. B. The printer has no ink. C. The connector was loose.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A. Landlord and tenant(房客). B. Agent and tenant. C. Agent and landlord.

15. What does the woman want the man to do?

A. To cut down the rent.

B. To discuss with the landlord.

C. To do some repair work.

16. What is the man’s reply for the request?

A. He needs time to consider it. B. He thinks it is impossible. C. He can’t decide it.

17. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman hasn’t made the decision yet.

B. The man doesn’t know how much the rent is.

C. The woman doesn’t think the house is good.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. How often is the lab class given?

A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.

19. What is the result if one misses 3 lab classes?

A. He can’t graduate. B. He will get a low mark. C. He will be dropped.

20. What is forbidden in the lab?

A. Washing hands. B. Wearing short hair. C. Wearing large clothes.

25. Good friends don’t what they do for each other; instead they offer help when it is needed.

A. made up B. keep up C. hold up D. add up

26. The police announced that they had a psychologist to communicate with the criminals in the hope that they could cease fire and reduce the damage.

A. appealed to B. arranged for C. brought out D. set aside

27. Jane Austen’s novels still appeal to people because they focus on issues that are as ________today as they were when she wrote them.

A. relevant B. available C. appropriate D. casual

28. “One world one Dream” fully reflects the values of the Olympic spirit:

friendship, progress, harmony, participation and dream.

A. influential B. contemporary C. universal D. precise

29. The researches compared Einstein’s brain with those of about 90 normal people and found that one area of his brain was different from most people’s.

A. abundantly B. sincerely C. randomly D. significantly

30. According to the embarrassing situation here, I am afraid that your arrival at present is not quite .

A. in practice B. in demand C. in place D. in turn

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very 31 . When Doctor Gibbs wasn’t 32 lives, he was planting trees. His house 33 on ten acres of land, and his life’s 34 was to turn this land into a forest. The good doctor had some 35 theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle:“No pain, no gain”. He never watered his new trees, a(n) 36 which is contrary to 37 wisdom.

Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants 38 them because it made them grow weaker. He said you have to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest 39. He talked about how watering trees made them develop 40 roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots 41 moisture(水分).So Doctor Gibbs would plant an oak(橡树)and, instead of watering it every morning, he’d beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s 42.

Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him 43 some 25 years ago. They were tall and 44 .

I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of coddling(溺爱)these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches 45 .Adversity (逆境)seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb’s trees in ways comfort and ease 46 could.

Every night before I got to bed, I 47 my two sons. I stand over them and watch their little bodies. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to 48 my prayer. I know my children are going to 49 hardships. There’s always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won’t be 50.

31. A. cruel B. mean C. kind D. grateful

32. A. living B. saving C. wasting D. helping

33. A. depended B. located C. sat D. existed

34. A. work B. goal C. value D. belief

35. A. interesting B. complicated C. funny D. abnormal

36. A. rule B. attitude C. trend D. principle

37. A. current B. conventional C. original D. reasonable

38. A. spoiled B. restored C. strengthened D. discouraged

39. A. support B. survive C. insist D. continue

40. A. shallow B. strong C. slim D. deep

41. A. in need of B. in spite of C. in view of D. in search of

42. A. attention B. interest C. injury D. improvement

43. A. grow B. plant C. bring D. destroy

44. A. weak B. colorful C. beautiful D. strong

45. A. waved B. danced C. swung D. trembled

46. A. never B. always C. sometimes D. almost

47. A. look through B. care for C. watch out D. check on

48. A. improve B. correct C. stop D. change

49. A. experience B. challenge C. beat D. reach

50. A. cut down B. held up C. taken over D. torn apart

第三部分:阅读理解（共20小题; 每小题2分, 满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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It is common sense that children who walk or cycle to school have a lower risk of obesity than those by car. But driving your youngsters to the gates could also cause their academic work to suffer.

Researchers found children who were driven to school, or who took public transport, had poorer concentration levels than those who took a more active route such as walking or cycling.

The joint study by researchers at two Danish universities found the regular exercise could advance a student up to half a year in their studies. Children who were driven to school, or who took public transport, performed less well in a test measuring concentration levels, than those who had walked or cycled.

The results surprised the researchers, as their hypothesis(假设) originally focused on the effects of eating breakfast and lunch on pupils’ ability to concentrate.

“The exercise one uses to transport oneself to school is reflected in the level of concentration one has about four hours later,” Niels Egelund, a co- author of the report said. “The results showed that having breakfast and lunch has an impact, but not very much compared to having exercise.”

“As a third-grade pupil, if you exercise and bike to school, your ability to concentrate increases to the equivalent of someone half a year further in their studies,” he added.

In the survey, taken by 19, 527 pupils aged five to 19 years old, participants were asked about their exercise habits and were then given a basic test measuring their concentration.

“Most people know the feeling of being refreshed after having exercised, but it is surprising that the effect lasts for so long,” Egelund said.

Previous research from the university of Montreal has found that exercise helps our brains make better use of oxygen. It may also reduce mental fatigue(疲劳) and sharpen your thinking in between gym sessions. And last week Swedish researchers said they found that muscular boys will live longer than their weaker friends.

And even if they are overweight by the time they get to adulthood, those with stronger muscles tend to live longer.

51. What is the best title of this passage?

A. Exercise —— Refresh you B. Exercise —— Look slim

C. Exercise —— Live longer D. Exercise —— Learn faster

52. Which of the following is NOT the result of the research from the University of Montreal?

A. Exercise helps our brain make the most of oxygen.

B. Exercise can improve the level of concentration.

C. Exercise can make you sharp- minded.

D. Exercise can decrease mental fatigue.

53. According to the passage, which of the following statements is correct?

A. Having breakfast and lunch has a greater impact on concentration than having exercise.

B. Children driven to school perform worse in all tests.

C. Having exercise can refresh us but