第I卷

第一部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节 单项填空(共15小题：每小题1分，满分l5分)

1．1t's not good idea to drive for four hours without break.

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

2．Dogs have a very good of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake．

A. sense B. view C. means D. idea

3．We are busy preparing for the gathering this coming Saturday．

A. held B. holding C. being held D. to be held

4．He has made a lot of films，but good ones．[来源:学科网]

A. any B. some C．few D．many

5．My MP4 player isn’t in my bag．Where I have put it?

A. can B. must C. should D．would

6．The juice like a combination of banana and strawberry．

A．tastes B．is tasted C．being tasted D．tasted

7．His dream is to be to Tsinghua University next summer．

A．obtained B．received C．admitted D．allowed

8．—Jack bought a new mobile phone the other day．’

— ? That's his third one in just one month．

A．Had he B．Did he C．Does he D．Has he[来源:学科网]

9．It's hard for him playing against me．I’ve got nothing to play for，but for
him，he needs to win so ．

A. far B．well C．1ittle D：badly

10．Dolly wants to cycle round the world and she is really keen the idea．

A．on B．for C．at D．with

11．—It's my treat today. Is there any particular meal you would like to have?

—
you choose is all right with me．

A．Whatever B．What

C．No matter what D．Anything what

12．After the long journey，the three of them went back home, .

A．hungry and tiredly B．hungry and tired

C．hungrily and tiredly D．hungrily and tired

13．Mabel cried after she found herself in the forest．

A．losing B．lost C．to lose D．having lost

14．My nephew was fired by his company due to his attitude towards his job．

A．tough B．informal C．casual D．violent

15．—Where did you get to know her?

—It was on the farm we worked．[来源:学科网ZXXK]

A．that B．there C．which D．where

第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，将短文内容补充完整。

After a long day at school, I walked home with my heavy schoolbag．Sleepy and 16 ，I threw my things on the couch and grabbed something from the 17 to eat．I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV，but I knew my 18 would take m
e the whole night．I took my schoolbag and went 19 to my room．I tried to understand chemistry and 20 sleepiness at the same time．I tried to keep my eyes 21 and I wanted something to cheer me up．

Later，I 22 the sound of the front door opening．And I waited for it—the sound of my mom singing．Though she sang off-key(跑调)，23 made me excited that she was here．I ran down to 24 my mom．We hugged each other and talked for a while. I like it when my mom is happy．Her 25 seemed to flow down to me and I got the strength to 26 the stress again．

Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be 27 after coming back from work．Every weekday，she wakes up 28 in the morning to go to work and spends an hour on the bus before getting downtown．At a 29 factory，she works standing for the whole day and draws patterns for clothes over and over．After work，my mom at times gets stuck in 30 for two hours on her way back home．When I 31 my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to 32．At least I have some interesting things to do at school，but one mistake at work can cost my mom her job, I 33 that my mom has a positive attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart，which encourages me to do my work well, 34 there may be difficulties．Seeing her happy makes me feel 35，too．

16．A．heavy B．busy C．hungry D．unlucky

17．A．classroom B．kitchen C．bedroom D．apartment

18．A．dream B．supper C．homework D．experience

19．A．downstairs B．outside C．upstairs D．inside

20．A．break off B．put off C．get off D．fight off

21．A．clear B．bright C．open D．close

22．A．felt B．1istened C．raised D．heard

23．A．which B．that C．it D．but

24．A．look B．greet C．cheer D．help

25．A．need B．idea C．faith D．energy

26．A．fac
e B．change C．accept D．1eave

27．A．creative B．sensitive C．competitive D．positive

28．A．early B．soon C．fast D．1ate

29．A．furniture B．shoe C．car D．clothing

30．A．chat B．traffic C．duty D．task

31．A．replace B．exchange C．connect D．compare

32．A．complain B．decide C．Study D．play

33．A．achieve B．notice C．appreciate D．improve

34．A．however
B．though C．despite D．at least

35．A．good B．skillful C．successful D．important

第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2．5分，满分50分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

I love charity shops and so do lots of other people in Britain because you find quite a few of them on every high street．The charity shop is a British institution, selling everything from clothes to electric goods，all at very good prices．You can get things you won’t find in the shops anymore．The thing I like best about them is that your money is going to a good cause and not into the pockets
of profit-driven companies，and you are not damaging the planet, but finding a new home for unwanted goods．

The first charity shop was opened in l947 by Oxfam．The famous charity’s appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so successful that it had been flooded with donations. They decided to set up a shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appeal．Now there are over 7,000 charity shops in the UK．My favorite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross shop．where I always find children’s books，all 10 or 20 pence each．

Most of the people working in the charity shops are volunteers，although there is often a manager who gets paid．Over 90％of the goods in the charity shops are donated by the public．Every morning you see bags of unwanted items outside the front of shops，although they don’t encourage this，rather ask people to bring things in when the shop is open．

The shops have very low running costs, all profits go to charity work．Charity shops raise more than￡110 million a year，funding medical research，overseas aid，supporting sick and poor children，homeless and disabled people，and much more．What better place to spend your money? You get something special for a very good price and a good moral sense．You provide funds to a good cause and tread lightly on the environment．

36．The author loves the charity shop mainly because of

A．its convenient location B．its great variety of goods

C．its spirit of goodwill D．its nice shopping environment

37．The first charity shop in the UK was set up to

A．sell cheap products B．deal with unwanted things

C．raise money for patients D．help a foreign country

38．Which of the following is TRUE about charity shops?

A．The operating costs are very low．

B．The staff are usually well paid．

C．90％of the donations are second-hand．

D．They are open twenty-four hours a day．

39．Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?

A．What to Buy at Charity Shops

B．Charity Shop：Its Origin & Development

C．Charity Shop：Where You Buy to Donate

D．The Public's Concern about Charity Shops

40．The underlined word “them” in the first Paragraph refers to

A．the goods in the shop B．charity shops

C．very good prices D．donations

B

British scientists have discovered that willow trees planted at an angle could increase sugars for biofuel(生物燃料)production．

Willow is a fast-growing species．It is already used to produce fuels for the renewable heating and power market．In future it could also help to produce biofuel to power vehicles．It has been known that when willows growing in the wild are blown sideways they tend to produce more sugars．But for a while it has not been known why this happens．

Researchers at Imperial College London, led by Dr Nicholas Brereton and Dr Michael Ray of the Department of Life Sciences，have now solved the mystery. When the tree is blown sideways，its genes produce large numbers of sugar molecules(分子) to straighten the tree upwards．

“This is an important breakthrough．Our study now shows that natural genetic changes are related to these differences．And this could well be the key to unl
ocking the future for green energy from willow，” said Dr Brereton．

The research was carried out under lab conditions．The willows were grown at an angle of 45 degrees．They were compared to willows which grow naturally straight upwards．The team then looked for the same effect among the willows growing on the isle of Orkney where strong winds cause the trees to bend at extreme angles．They discovered that the Orkney trees produce five times the amount of sugars found in willows grown in sheltered conditions.

Willow is widely planted across the UK．The results show that biofuel crops such as willow could be grown in climatically challenging conditions where chances of growing food crops are limited．

The study is published in the journal Biotechnolog
y for Biofuels．

41．What do underlined words “the mystery” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Why willows grow faster than other tr
ees．

B．Why bent willows produce more sugars．

C．How to produce biofuel from willows．

D．How to use biofuel to power vehicles．

42．What may happen when willows are planted in strong winds?

A．They stop growing B．Few sugars are produced．

C．They try to grow sideways．D．Changes in
genes take place．

43．The Orkney willow

A．are unusually rich in sugars

B．grow naturally straight upwards

C．look taller than ordinary willows

D．are stronger than those growing in labs

44．Farmers living in a challenging climate

A．use biofuel for heating and power

B．are encouraged to grow biofuel crops

C．can plant different ki
nds of food crops

D．should make their willows grow straight

45．