第I卷（选择题）

一、单项选择

1．Paris was made a judge to decide to whom the golden apple ____.

A. was to be given B. to be given

C. to give D. be given to

2．This language training programme ____ teenagers who want to go abroad to study.

A. accounts for B. cares for C. makes up for D. caters for

3． --- We need three single rooms for the first week in June.

--- ____. The hotel’s not busy then.

A. Never mind B. Don’t bother

C. No problem D. It doesn’t matter

4．After five hours’ drive, they reached ____ they thought was the place they had been dreaming of.

A. what B. that C. which D. where

5．As I know, there is ____ car in this neighborhood.

A. no a B. no such C. not such D. no such a

6．---When did you last hear ____ Jay?

---He phoned me this morning, and we agreed ____ a time and place to meet.

A. of; to B. about; with C. from; on D. from; with

7．That car accident ____all his life. After that he was limited to a wheelchair.

A. damaged??? B. destroyed??? C. harmed??? D. ruined

8．____?they decide which col
lege to go to, students should research the admission procedures.

A. Once????????? B. While???? C. Until????????? D. As

9．Making _______ good impression on the interviewers is of ________ vital importance.

A.a; / B. a; a C. /; / D. /; a

10．To be honest, no speech ________ so far has had the same effect on me as this one.

A.has been made B. being made C. made D. to be made

11．The manager seemed to be doubtful about my ability, _______ I could see from the expression on his face.

A.this B. where C. that D. which

12．In addition to the farming they ______ since the 1990s, the Smiths have started a small business.

A.have done B. had been done

C. were doing D. have been doing

13．__________, they couldn’t make her change her mind.

A.Hard as they tried

B.Tried hard as they

C.As they tried hard

D.They tried as hard

14．He pretended not to care but that remark _________ his real opinion on the matter.

A.put away B. put out C. gave away D. gave out

15．_______ is known to us all is that the theme of Shanghai World Expo is “Better City, Better Life”.

A.It B. That C. Which D. What

二、完型填空

Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job. __1__ the financial crisis(危机), fewer companies would like to __2_
_ new staff. My son targeted a company that was __3__ to hire only one person __4__ there were more than twenty people filling their resumes(简历).

After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later ____5____ one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite ____6____ and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.

On the day of the final interview, my son and other two __7__ arrived at the interview place on time, __8__ the test. Unexpectedly, the interview was unbelievably __9__. The interviewer only said to them, “All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our __10__. We will tell you the __11__ in 3 days. Good luck to all of you!” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very __12__.

In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me __13__ on the phone, “Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, “What’s the whole __14__?” My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also __15__ of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son’s __16__ was “Thank you” while the others said “Goodbye”.

Only then did I know that my son’s “hope” __17__ in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not __18__ to say “thank you” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand __19__. Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of __20__ compared with others!

16．A. As to B. Due to C. Instead of D. Contrary to

17．A. promote B. train C. employ D. discover

18．A. encouraged B. allowed C. supposed D. intended

19．A. while B. since C. though D. if

20．A. meet B. attract C. decide D. represent

21．A. slowly B. smoothly C. secretly D. silently

22．A. members B. students C. friends D. candidates

23．A. waiting for B. watching over C. thinking about D. looking into

24．A. formal B. simple C. funny D. strange

25．A. information B. notice C. order D. return

26．A. result B. choice C. mark D. idea

27．A. annoyed B. puzzled C. disappointed D. shocked

28．A. doubtfully B. excitedly C. calmly D. worriedly

29．A. matter B. cause C. conclusion D. interview

30．A. middle B. ending C. part D. course

31．A. way B. reply C. problem D. question

32．A. changed B. grew C. came D. developed

33．A. expect B. forget C. dislike D. regret

34．A. generosity B. curiosity C. dignity D. personality

35．A. abilities B. strengths C. challenges D. opportunities

三、阅读理解

“Now I just don’t believe that.” Surely all of us, at some point, have watched a movie and thought: It’s simply badly researched, or, the makers must think we’re fools.

If movies were completely scientifically accurate, they’d probably be as interesting as a Physics 101 lecture. In real life, there are no explosions in space, gas usually doesn’t explode from a lit cigarette, and Bruce Willis / Jackie Chan / Will Smith would most likely be in a coma(昏迷) after getting kicked in the head.

Recently, the British newspaper The Daily Teleg
raph ran a humorous piece on unconvincing tech moments from some top movies. Let’s see what they are all about.

Telegraph writer Tom Chivers’ first example is from the end-of-
the-world movie Independence Day, in which a character comes up with a virus capable of destroying Windows, the computer system the alien(外星人的) spacecraft uses. “It’s a good thing they didn’t have Norton antivirus,” jokes Chivers.

It’s just one case of a movie that takes a lot of license with its science. Another one Chivers mentions is from Star Wars, where glowing beams of light traveling through space look very impressive. The problem is that in space there are no air particles(颗粒) for the light to reflect off. In reality, they’d not be seen, which wouldn’t look so cool on the big screen.

Chivers’ second piece of Star Wars nonsense is the sound the fighters make in the movies: “ the bellow(咆哮) of an elephant mixed with a car driving on a wet road”. But sound needs a medium to travel through, like air. In space, there wouldn’t actually be any sound at all.

Few people would deny that the mind-bending Matrix films make for great viewing, but for Chivers, the science in the movies is a little silly.

And finally: as Chivers points out, DAN is not replaceable. But this bit of elementary genetics passed the makers of the 2002 Bond film Die another Day by. In the film the villain(坏人) has “gene therapy” to change his appearance and his DNA, which is completely impossible.

36．What does the text mainly deal with?

A. Plots of some famous movies. B. Charac
ters in space movies.

C. Popularity of space movies. D. Mistakes made in some movies.

37．From the first two paragraphs we can know that some movie makers ____.

A. went against general knowledge of science

B. didn’t pay attention to the viewers’ real demand

C. overestimated viewers’ appreciation of movies.

D. didn’t try their best to improve the quality of the movies.

38．What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. The newspapers. B. Unconvincing tech moments

C. Some top movies. D. Heroes in the movies.

39．We can learn from Paragraph 7 that ____.

A. most people like Matrix films

B. the truth of Matrix films remains in doubt

C. few people think Matrix films silly

D. Chivers thinks science is unacceptable

“A very disruptive(调皮捣蛋的) six-year-old child kicked my legs and clawed at my hand,” said one teacher. “ I broke up a fight and was kicked between my legs,” said another. Many people have heard stories like this. But the situation is more worrying still and it involves parents.

Every child, regardless of the circumstances into which they are born, has the right to achieve their potential, regardless of their parents’ wealth and class. And we recognize that, as a nation, it is a long way to achieve this goal. But with rights come responsibilities and what worries people is that we are in danger of ignoring the latter.

Far too many children are behaving badly at school, even to the point of being violent to staff. This is terrible enough, but it is hard to be surprised since many children are just mirroring the behaviour of their parents.

My members tell me that parents also come into school often and threaten staff and some staff have been attacked by a pupil’s parents. One father encouraged his child to start a fight on the playground before school started. A primary teacher reported that a parent shouted at him. We need to have a serious and sensible debate about the roles and responsibilities of parents and the support that they can reasonably expect of schools and teachers.

Children will not learn how to behave as social beings if they are stuck in front of the TV for hours every day. They need their parents to show an interest in them and to spend time with them, helping them to play with their peers(同龄人) and to learn the rules of social behavior.

Children are now arriving at school socially undeveloped, increasingly unable to dress themselves, unable to use the toilet properly, unable to hold a knife and fork and unused to eating at a table, Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, writes in today’s Observer. Instead of taking responsibility themselves, too many parents expect teachers to control their children’s behaviour and wellbeing, she adds. Bousted says one mother blamed staff when she discovered that h