第Ⅰ卷 选择题

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。

例: It is generally considered unwise to give a child _______ he or she wants.

A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever

　　答案是B。

1．The Smiths don’t usually like staying at hotels, but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by ________ sea.

A．/; a B．the; the C．/; the D．the; a

2．____ that they are inexperienced, they have done a good job.

A. Giving???????? B. To give???????? C. Given?????????D. If given

3．Eat ______ cake you like and leave the others for ______ comes in late.

A. any, who B. every, whoever

C. whichever, whoever D. either, whoever

4．They have most carefully the time and money needed to complete the project.

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5． Zhengnengliang, or positive energy, _______a term used in the book Positive Energy by Richard Wiseman, has developed into a popular phrase in Chinese society where people approach life with optimism and confidence.

A. naturally B. originally C. roughly D. c
onstantly

6．__________my efforts at persuasion，he wouldn’t agree.

A .Apart from B．In spite of C．Because of D．Although

7．I have already told our class teacher that the windows of our classroom require .

A. repairing B. being repaired C. to repair D. repaired

8．_________,the idea of having to work under a woman defeated him.[来源:学科网ZXXK]

A．Wanting the job very much B．Although wanting the job badly

C．Though he wanted the job very much D．He wanted the job badly

9．— I didn’t care about what other people thought about me.

— Well, you ________.

A. should B. could C. would have D.ought to have

10．When_________why he was late, he made no answer.

A.questioned????????????B.questioning C.asking questions????????D.question

11．--How about buying Tim a mobile phone ? After all, he isn’t a boy any more.

--I think it’s necessary, for we sometimes want to make sure if he ____ for dinner.

A. will come B. comes C. has come D. would come

12．Y
ou can use a large plastic bottle, cut off, as a pot to grow flowers in.

A. the top is B. with its top C. whose top D. the top of which

13．Zhang Hua is clever and works hard at his subjects.

A. So is Li Ming B. So does Li Ming

C. It was the same with Li Ming D. So it is with Li Ming

14．—Have you nearly finished?

?? —??______, we have just begun.

A. Above all?????? B. After all C. On the contrary? D. On the other hand

15．—I’m sorry I broke your mirror.

—Oh,really?_________.

A. It doesn’t matter?????? B.It’s OK with me

C .Don’t be sorry????? ? ?D.I don’t care

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

Years ago, I worked at the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. One day, as I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, 16 by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. It was __17__that they could, at any time, break free, 18 strangely enough, they didn’t. I asked a trainer the 19 for this.

He said, “When they were very young we used the 20 size rope, and it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they believe the rope can 21 hold them, so they never try.”

Like the elephants, how many of you believe
you cannot do a thing, simply because you 22 once before? Do you often tell 23 “I cannot dance” or “I’m not good at math”? These are 24 of self limiting beliefs. You must realize you’re 25 for them. A limiting belief that says you’re poor at math may have 26 as a reaction to the embarrassing experiences related to math, or the remarks made by someone important to you which 27 you. The cool thing is that because you create the ___28___you can choose to change it! Here is how:

First, 29 it with “I am good at math”. Once you change your 30 , your subconsciousness will make this 31 by driving you to act. That might be to take a math course or to go online 32 help, etc. Gradually you’ll really see your math skills are 33 .

This is such a simple process that you can 34 it today. Don’t be like the poor elephant and make your life 35 at a place because of a limiting belief you developed years ago.

16．A. excited B. confused C. discouraged D. worried

17．A. impossible B. doubtful C. uncertain D. obvious

18．A. but B. or C. and D. so

19．A. case B. result C. reason D. choice

20．A. same B. bigger C. smaller D. different

21．A. narrowly B. almost C. still D. hardly

22．A. did B. failed C. tried D. succeeded

23．A. yourself B. others C. your teacher D. your partner

24．A. causes B. stories C. results D. examples

25．A. conscious B. honest C. responsible D. depended

26．A. stopped B. referred C. changed D. originated

27．A. interested B. disappointed C. bored D. inspired

28．A. belief B. experience C. embarrassment D. remark

29．A. represent B. compare C. mix D. replace

30．A. action B. though
t C. aim D. plan

31．A. come true B. run out C. on guard D. keep cool

32．A. at B. by C. for D. in

33．A. improved B. judged C. realized D. recognized

34．A. finish B. continue C. keep D. begin

35．A. involved B. stuck C. unfinished D. changed

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选
出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

One reaction to all the concern about tropical deforestation（毁林） is a blank stare that asks the question, "Since I don't live there, what does it have to do with me?"

The answer is that your way of life, wherever you live in the world, is tied to the tropics
in many ways. If you live in a house, wash your hair, eat fruits and vegetables, drink soda, or drive a car, you can be certain that you are affected by the loss of tropical forests.

Biologically, we are losing the richest regions on earth when, each minute, a piece of tropical forest, the size of ten city blocks, disappears. As many as five million species of plants, animals, and insects (40 to 50 percent of all living things) live there, and are being lost faster than they can be found and described. Their loss is immeasurable.

Take rubber for example. For many uses, only natural rubber from trees will do. Synthetics are not good enough. Today over half the world's commercial rubber is produced in Malaysia and Indonesia, while the Amazon's rubber industry produces much of the world's four million tons. And rubber is an important material in making gloves, balloons, footwear and many sporting goods. Thousands of other tropical plants are valuable for their industrial use.

Many scientists strongly believe that deforestation contributes to the greenhouse effect -- or heating of the earth from increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. As we destroy forests, we lose their ability to change carbon dioxide into oxygen.

Carbon dioxide levels could double within the next half-century, warming the earth by as much as 4.5 degrees. The result? A partial melt-down of polar ice caps, raising sea levels as much as 24 feet; even 15 feet could threaten anyone living within 35 miles of the coast. Unbelievable? Maybe. But scientists warn that by the time we realise the severe effects of tropical deforestation, it will be 20 years too late.

Can tropical deforestation affect our everyday lives? Now, you should have got the answer.

36．The underlined word "synthetics" probably means_________.

A. natural rubber B. tropical materials

C. man-made material D. commercial rubber

37．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. The forests are losing their function in turning carbon dioxide into oxygen.

B. Many of our daily uses are related to the tropical forests.

C. Tropical plants can be used to make industrial products.

D. High carbon dioxide levels will make the earth warmer.

38．The author's attitude towards the tropical deforestation is _________ .

A. puzzling B. cold C. supporting D. opposed

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

A. Tropical Forests B. The Value of Tropical Forests

C. Tropical Forests and Our Life D. The Greenhouse Effects

B

Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis, cricket--- anything with a round ball, I was useless,” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun
of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.
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It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set up h
is mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.

The following year he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s school of adventure in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgway’s cold-water exploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, then decided that this would be his future.

In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition(探险) towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite（冻疮）, ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his supply-loaded sled（雪橇） up and over rocky ice.

Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he’s skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old pla