本试卷分第Ⅱ卷（选择题）和第II卷（菲选择题），共120分。考试时间120分钟．

第Ⅰ卷（选择题部分，满分80分）

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1. — I’ve nothing on me except this ten-yuan note to donate, I’m afraid.

— Never mind. ______. We really appreciate your assistance.

A. Every little helps B. The more, the better

C. It’s better to give than to receive D. No one is perfect.

2. Awarded ______ 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, Mo Yan, ______ productive contemporary Chinese writer，has published dozens of short stories related to the countryside.

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

3. His remark was considered to be quite ______, because it deepened the gap between two parties and caused more conflicts.

A. out of place B. out of mind C. out of question D. out of order

4. In April, thousands of holidaymakers remained ______ abroad due to the volcanic ash cloud.

A. sticking B. to be stuck C. stuck D. to have stuck

5. As for diet, Michael Jackson chooses vegetables and fruit in ______ to any kind of meat.

A. comparison B. preference C. control D. advantage

6. When dealing with students, teachers are supposed to adopt ______ and caring approaches, as they are unique young individuals of different personalities.

A. abstract B. efficient C. flexible D. effective

7. His novels sell best and have made him famous, but before that no one could have imagined how great a role he ______ in the literary world．

A. had played B. has played C. is playing D. was to play

8. Let's learn to use the problem we are facing ______ a stepping-stone to future success．

A. to B. for C. as D. by

9. It has been reported that some government leaders ______ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.

A. overlook B. employ C. abandon D. abuse

10. I think that something has to be done to stop the air from being polluted, ______ ?

A. doesn't it B. don’t I C. don't they D. haven't they

11. Many students listened to the lecture, but I wondered how much they ______.

A. took out B. took up C. took off D. took in

12. As is known to all language learners, newly learnt words will soon be forgotten unless ______ used in everyday communication.

A. exactly B. finally C. gradually D. frequently

13. I will be surprised if you can get Calvin, who is very mean, ______ these donation draw tickets from you．

A. buy B. buying C. buys D. to buy

14. --- I saw your uncle take a taxi to the airport. Why didn’t you drive him there?

--- I ______. But my car ______.

A. would; was fixed B. would have; was fixed

C. would have; was being fixed D. did; was being fixed

15. In his lecture, the professor referred to the belief, in contrast to all other countries, ______ the elderly are wise, ______ is particularly dominant （占优势的） in the Chinese culture．

A. that; that B. that; one that C. which; which D. that; one

16. Was it not until you began to write ______ you should have remembered more words?

A. did you realize B. that you realized

C. did you not realize D. that you didn't realize

17. Sometimes smiles around the world ______ be false, hiding other feelings like anger, fear or worry.

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

18. Not having promoted the new digital camera successfully, the company should ______ its original marketing methods.

A. account for B. reflect on C. work out D. call up

19. The knowledge that his friends have deserted him is a (n) ______ pill for Mr. Smith to swallow.

A. extra B. common C. bitter D. effective

20. —He is a very hard-working student.

— ______. As far as I know, he often burns the midnight oil.

A. You?can?say?that?again B. Absolutely?not??C. Heaven?knows ???? D. No?way

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。

That morning, I got the train as always. I was a publishing director and was looking forward to embracing a new day of work, as usual. I would always turn to the crossword(纵横填字游戏), but that day it didn't 21 . I'd been doing it for 30-old years, but trying to read this one was like walking through syrup（糖浆）: 22 slow and hard. I thought I must be tired.

I said to my assistant. The 23 colleague contacted my wife, Beth, and she drove me straight to hospital. There, confirmation came that I'd had a stroke in the part of my brain that 24 communication. I was now in a condition that means it's difficult or 25 to receive and produce language. It was the only time I 26 .

I was back at home a week later, and my goal was to get better and 27 work in a couple of months. The way to 28 my language ability was rough. I'd look at simple pictures and try to describe them as my mind 29 round and round in the darkness, looking for words．

As the months passed, it became 30 that I wasn't going to be able to go back to my old job. For 25 years, I had 31 myself as a publisher. I was used to a busy day of meetings. I enjoyed colleagues and the 32 I'd had. I didn’t feel ready to say goodbye to my old self. There were times when I felt incredibly 33 .

In the darkest months, I devoted myself to 34 . I couldn't manage novels or newspapers, 35 I tried reading poetry, and found the shorter lines less overwhelming(势不可挡的). My speech came back, and I learned how to read again, though much more slowly. I also learned the 36 to keep up. I allowed myself to slow down, and started to enjoy it．

37 , I get rid of my old skin. I grieved(感到悲痛) the past, its passing and its absence, and started to 38 it. Now, 10 years later, I look after my grandson a day a week, and my relationship with my family is deeper than ever. If you'd asked me 15 years ago to 39 the importance of the things in my life I might have said work, but now I'm no longer a high-achieving publisher or someone who reads 10 books a week. I'm a 40 man, and if I read 10 books a year, that’s pretty good.

21. A. wear off B. make any sense C. count up D. pay off

22. A. temporarily B. scarcely C. unbelievably D. mildly

23. A. curious B. reserved C. serious D. concerned

24. A. calls for B. deals with C. suffers from D. responds to

25. A. practical B. absurd C. impossible D. innocent

26. A. prayed B. cried C. failed D. withdrew

27. A. contribute to B. agree to C. return to D. appeal to

28. A. gaining B. rebuilding C. revealing D. improving

29. A. slipped B. doubted C. wandered D. fled

30. A. messy B. flexible C. straightforward D. self-evident

31. A. informed B. evaluated C. reflected D. defined

32. A. extinction B. reward C. schedule D. status

33. A. angry B. cautious C. awesome D. merciless

34. A. speaking B. trying C. writing D. managing

35. A. since B. until C. so D. as

36. A. favor B. patience C. sympathy D. comfort

37. A. Gradually B. Hopefully C. Narrowly D. Annually

38. A. keep up with B. come to terms with C. get around to D. live up to

39. A. arrange B. compare C. rank D. declare

40. A. genius B. community C. dignity D. family

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节：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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness, or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.

Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, those things that hurt, instruct. It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.

41. From the passage, it can be inferred that ______.

A. everybody has problems

B. we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life

C. life is difficult because our problems bring us pain

D. people like to complain about their problems

42. The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to ______.

A. save space B. persuade readers

C. make readers laugh D. get readers’ attention

43. The main idea of Paragraph 3 is that ______.

A. most people feel life is easy

B. the writer feels life is easy

C. the writer likes to complain about his problems

D. most people complain about how hard their lives are

44. According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to______.

A. encourage them to learn B. teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem

C. help them learn to deal with pain D. teach them how to respect from problems

45. The saying from Benjamin Franklin “Those things that hurt, instruct” suggests that ______.

A. we do not learn from experience

B. we do not learn when we are in pain

C. pain teaches us important lessons

D. pain cannot be avoided

B

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