第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共115分）

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从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。

1. Here came ______ word ______ he got the first in the competition.

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

2. —Why do you suggest we buy a new machine?

—Because the old one has been damaged ______.

A. beyond reach B. beyond repair

C. beyond imagination D. beyond description

3. Food supplies in the flood-stricken area ______. We must act immediately before there is nothing left.

A. have run out B. have been run out C. are running out D. are being run out

4. The book was written ______ careful observations and detailed studies.

A. on behalf of B. regardless of C. on the basis of D. in relation of

5. There is no doubt ______ spending too much time surfing the Internet or watching TV contributes to nearsightedness, a serious problem of young people in many countries.

A. whether B. that C. if D. which

6. ---______ your brother said to you when you met last time?

---Well, he encouraged me to talk to foreigners more often.

A. When did it that B. How was it that C. How did it that D. What was it that

7. We wanted to get home before dark, but it didn’t quite ______ as planned.

A. turn out B. make out C. go on D. come up

8. Experts from several top universities in China ______ the new machine this time next week.

A. will be testing B. will have tested C. will test D. are to test

9. Everyone believes that the new railway line ______ in two months will greatly improve traffic conditions here.

A. opened B. will be opened C. to be opened D. being open

10. The team ______ victory in the final if one of its players hadn’t lost control of the ball in the last minute.

A. should have enjoyed B. need have enjoyed

C. must have enjoyed D. could have enjoyed

11. So interesting ___ that I begged my grandmother to tell it again with more details.

A. did the story B. the story was C. was the story D. is the story

12. ---Was it by cutting down staff ____ are not diligent enough ___ she saved the firm?

---No, it was by improving work efficiency.

A. that; when B. that; what C. who; how D. who; that

13. ---Nowadays children are bearing too heavy a learning burden.

---______So much homework do they have to do that they almost have no time for other activities.

A. So what? B. It cannot be better. C. Good idea. D. I cannot agree more.

14. The ______ house smells as it hasn’t been lived in for many years.

A.little white wooden B. wooden little white

C. white little wooden D. wooden white little

15. ---Could I play computer games for a while, Mum? I’ve finished all my homework.

---Oh, dear, if you ______.

A. can B. must C. should D. dare

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A vacationing American businessman standing on the pier(码头) of a fishing village in Mexico watched as a Mexican fisherman approached the dock in a boat. Inside the small boat were some yellow fin tuna（金枪鱼）. Enjoying the early afternoon sun, the American ___16___ the Mexican for the quality of his fish.

“How long did it take you to catch them?” the American asked.

“Oh, a few ___17___,” the fisherman replied.

“Why don’t you stay out longer and catch more fish?” the American businessman then asked.

The Mexican replied: “With this I have more than enough to ___18___ my family.”

The businessman asked, ___19___: “But what do you do with the rest of your ___20___?”

Smiling, the fisherman answered: “I sleep late, play with my children and watch ball games. Sometimes in the evenings I take a walk to the ___21___, play the guitar, sing songs…”

The American businessman impatiently interrupted: “Look, I have an MBA from Harvard, and I can help ___22___ your profits. You can ___23___ by fishing several hours longer every day. You can then ___24___ the extra fish. With the extra money, you can buy a bigger boat. With the ___25___ income that larger boat will bring, ___26___ you’ll have an entire fleet(舰队).”

___27___ of his ideas, he went on: “Soon, you’ll be able to sell your fish directly to the processor(加工厂), or even open your own ___28___. You could leave this village and move to Mexico City, or even Los Angeles, where you could even further ___29___.”

The Mexican fisherman asked: “But how long will all this take?”

After a rapid mental calculation, the Harvard MBA said: “15-20 years, maybe less if you ___30___ really hard.”

“And then ___31___, senor?” asked the fisherman.

“Why, that’s the ___32___ part!” answered the businessman with a laugh. “When the time is right, you’ll sell your company stock(股票) and become very ___33___. You’ll make millions.”

“Really? What would I do with it all?” asked the young fisherman in ___34___.

The businessman replied: “You’ll happily retire. You’ll ___35___ near a small fishing village where you’ll sleep late, play with your children, and watch ballgames. You’ll walk to the village in the evenings where you’ll play the guitar and sing songs.”

16.A. criticized

B. thanked

C. praised

D. questioned



17.A. hours

B. days

C. weeks

D. months



18.A. arrange

B. save

C. protect

D. support



19.A. rudely

B. jokingly

C. unhappily

D. seriously



20.A. children

B. fish

C. money

D. time



21.A. city

B. seaside

C. village

D. park



22.A. count

B. increase

C. discover

D. predict



23.A. benefit

B. live

C. start

D. work



24.A. cook

B. send

C. keep

D. sell



25.A. additional

B. secret

C. small

D. unexpected



26.A. just then

B. before long

C. in case

D. since then



27.A. Ashamed

B. Proud

C. Tired

D. Full



28.A. project

B. company

C. farm

D. market



29.A. expand

B. imagine

C. improve

D. spread



30.A. study

B. work

C. begin

D. think



31.A. when

B. how

C. what

D. why



32.A. best

B. funniest

C. busiest

D. strangest



33.A. clever

B. lucky

C. rich

D. urgent



34.A. disappointment

B. disbelief

C. anger

D. confidence



35.A. practice

B. hide

C. move

D. recover



第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，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

It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.

My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I’m so glad I did.

On the road to the harbor we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbor itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(里脊)in the distance.

On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it---there aren’t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.

The little baby whale--- actually as big as our boat-- was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and camp up suddenly, making big whirlpools(旋涡）and waves. “She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side,” my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe---and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.

In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day. Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.

36. The author says “ I’m so glad I did”(in Para.2) because_____.

A. he witnessed the whole process of fishing

B. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea

C. he spent the weekend with his family

D. he experienced the rescue of the whales

37. The harbor survived the storm owing to_____.

A. the shape of the harbor B. the arms of the bay

C. the still water in the channel D. the long coast line

38. The mother whale failed to help her baby because_____.

A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long.

B. the whirlpools she had made were no big enough.

C. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction.

D. she had no other whales around to turn to for help

39. What is the theme of the story?

A. Fishing provides excitement for children.

B. It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals.

C. It’s vital to protect the environment.

D. Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness.

B

The flag, the most common symbol of a nation in the modern world, is also one of the most ancient. With a clear symbolic meaning, the flag in the traditional form is still used today to mark building, ships and other vehicles related to a country.

The national flag as we know it today is in no way a primitive artifact. It is , rather, the product of thousands of years’ development. Historians believe that it had two major ancestors, of which the earlier served to show wind direction.

Early human beings used very fragile houses and boats. Often strong winds would tear roofs from houses or cause high waves that endangered travelers. People’s food supplies were similarly vulnerable (易受损害的). Even after they had learned how to plant grains, they still needed help from nature to ens