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10小题，每小题1．5分，满分15分)

从每题所给的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.As environment protection is becoming ___________ public concern，__________ government is determined to pay more attention to the issue．

A．不填；the B．a；不填 C．the；a D．a；the

2．The company takes in any good workers ____________ sex，age or background．

A．regardless of B．on account of C．interms of D．in spite of

3．The audience are not expected to copy the dangerous performance unless professionally____________________.

A．training B．being trained C. trained D．to be trained

4．Chinese actor Liao Fan won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival，___________ caused a stir in the Chinese film industry．

A．who B．which C．what D．as

5．When the sick mother got up,she was surprised to find that her six-year-old daughter ____________in the kitchen．

A．had cooked B．has cooked C．was cooking D．cooked

6．___________ you go，____________ you should keep in mind is that you are a Chinese．

A．Wherever，what B．Wherever，whatever

C．Where，whatever D．Where，what

7．____________ to be a football player of the school team，the boy made up his mind to train even harder．

A．Having not chosen B．Being not chosen

C．Not having been chosen D．Having not been chosen

8. My seven-year-old daughter has a great interest in music and __________ Piano classes twice a week over the last three years．

A．took B．is taking C．had taken D．has been taking

9．Yesterday I had my mobile phone stolen in the coffee shop I regularly _______________ to．

A．go B．went C．have gone D．had gone

10．—I just can’t put this new 1amp togetlaer properly．

—_______________，dear．Follow the instructions step by step．

A．Take care B．Don’t bother． C．That’s it D．Be patient

第二节完形填空(A篇10小题，每小题1分；B篇20小题，每小题1．5分。满分40分)

阅读下列短文，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。

A

Xinxin，a 12-year-old student from Beijing，enjoyed his winter vacation with his father in Singapore．During their visit．he even had the chance to 11 some of Singapore’s sights by himself 12 his father was busy with other things．

Xinxin’s first adventure 13 in Singapore was at a water park near their hotel．He enjoyed swimming and 14 into the water by himself and then returned to the hotel before a time in the evening that was 15 by his father．

The boy also made a trip to Universal Studios Singapore 16 a guardian．He had already been to the park with his father two times during the trip．Xinxin volunteered to make his 17 trip by himself. His father gave him some pocket money to buy lunch，and then Xinxin rode the shuttle from their hotel to the studios．He spent a whole day there and had a 18 time．

In an interview with Beijing Evening News，Xinxin’s father said that 19 he was too busy to spend all his time with his son，he decided to give him the opportunity to develop a sense of 20 ．Had Xinxin’s mother been there，she would not have let Xinxin out of her sight，the father commented.

11．A．study B．explore C．test D．measure

12．A．while B．until C．before D．unless

13．A．along B．alive C．alone D．lonely

14．A．floating B．surfing C．driving D．diving

15．A．made B．set C．decided D．asked

16．A．under B．behind C．with D．without

17．A．first B．second C．third D．fourth

18．A．terrible B．miserable C．fantastic D．flexible

19．A. though B．since C．if D．when

20．A. independence B．daring C. pride D．diligence

B

I took time off work to spend with my daughter before Christmas．I wanted the 21 to leach her about the spirit of Christmas—love for all people is what the season is about，not merely 22 ．And one unplanned incident showed this spirit more than I could have 23 ．

I was already running late after 24 in the supermarket．Zipping down to the main road，I noticed a pile of mail in front．I quickly realized that they must have 25 off a postal service vehicle．

Despite my teaching of love to my child，I had a 26 time fighting against my selfishness．But then other thoughts 27 through my mind：There could be 28 to grannies from their grandchildren，or undelivered bills that will be overdue．

I 29 my six-year-old daughter and asked，”Should we stop and pick them up?”

“of course!”She answered without hesitation．To her，it was a perfectly 30 thing．So I pulled over．

Cars were 31 ．Many letters were carried into the 32 and rolling down the road．I，with my daughter，began 33 the letters．A moment later，two other cars pulled over and their drivers 34 us．They stopped their cars on each 35 of the main road，stopping the traffic in a11 directions until the letters were all 36 ．

Just then，a relieved and very 37 ．young postman pulled up on his motorbike．I looked up at those 38 hands and we all smiled．Without speaking，we knew we had done something 39 that day．But the most important lesson I learnt was from my daughter．Her pure heart taught me more about the 40 of Christmas than I could ever teach her．

21．A．condition B．experience C．activity D．opportunity

22．A．foods B．presents C．donations D．drinks

23．A．imagined B．accepted C．decided D．understood

24．A．working B．playing C. shopping D．chatting

25．A．sent B．fallen C．gone D．taken

26．A．good B．sad C．1ong D．hard

27．A．flashed B．got C．1ooked D．went

28．A．clothes B．money C．1etters D．books

29．A．called for B．1ooked at C．went to D．came across

30．A．1ucky B．delight C．interesting D．natural

31．A．racing by B．slowing down C．whistling loudly D．coming near

32．A．water B．dustbin C．dirt D．air

33．A．1ooking through B. picking up C．clearing up D．running after

34．A．approached B．stopped C．joined D．praised

35．A．1ine B．branch C．side D．end

36．A．collected B.gone C．caught D．returned

37．A．polite B．grateful C．careless D．helpful

38．A．injured B．busy C．helping D．proud

39．A．successful B．attractive C．special D．strange

40．A. joy B．soul C．duty D．spirit

第二部分 阅读理解(共25小题；每小题2分，满分50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

Jose Andre Montano Baina was born and raised in the town of Totora，Bolivia—not exactly the home of jazz．But now he is taking the Bolivian and the world music scene by storm．He has already performed in some of the country’s top occasions including the Legislative Palace and alongside famous musicians like Bolivian rocker Glen Vargas—— what’s so great about that?How about the fact that Jose is just seven years old and，has no vision!

The young musician began to show his extraordinary music talent at the age of four when he started playing the drums with a high standard of ability and skills，which are usually played by artists three times his age．After mastering them，he quickly moved on to the piano and by the age of five had formed a jazz band! And，while the young boy knows every jazz song in the book and can play them all with great ease and confidence，it is not the only kind of music he enjoys．This Bolivian prodigy(神童)has well-rounded musical taste and isn’t limited to jazz．He also loves listening to blues，heavy metal，tango，bolero and anything in between!

His extremely proud father is quick to admit that he has nothing to do with his son’s unusual talent．In fact he didn’t even know much about jazz until Jose started to play．”I didn’t know jazz before，he got me into it．It‘s as if he was born a jazz chip(芯片) inside him，I don’t know how to explain how it came about；it's like the jazz was already inside him．”His father recalled．

As for the young rising superstar,he leads a pretty normal life despite all the fame．Just like the rest of you，he goes to school，does homework and yes，has chores assigned(派给) to him as well!

41．What is the text mainly about?

A．Young blind jazz prodigy rises in Bolivia．

B．Jazz chip is found inside the prodigy．

C．To educate a jazz prodigy in successful ways．

D．Bolivia's jazz prodigy performs different songs．

42．What can we learn about Jose Andre from the text?

A．He made performing tours throughout the world．

B．He was born exactly in the home of jazz．

C．His father helped a great deal in his success．

D．He had talent in music though he was blind．

43．What does the underlined word“well-rounded”in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Unique． B．Various． C．Strange． D．Special

44．What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．Jose Andre is now a famous superstar．

B．Great fame has changed Jose Andre greatly．

C．Jose Andre still 1ives his normal 1ife as before．

D．Jose Andre devotes all his spare time to music．

45．What might be the author’s purpose in writing this text?

A．To advertise Jose Andre’s music works．

B．To show the way to bring up the prodigy.

C．To tell us how to deal with great fame．

D．To tell us the story of a jazz prodigy．

B

Do you sleep well? Some people get off to sleep as soon as their head hits the pillow， but many others are not so lucky．In fact，the lack of quality sleep has become a public health Issue around the world. According to the World Association of Sleep Medicine，45 percent of the world’s population suffer from sleep problems．One in eight people don’t sleep well and are easily woken．7．6 percent sleep less than 3 hours each night．Some even can not fall asleep for several days in a row．

As a basic bodily and mental need，sleep is essential for our survival．It helps us to fight diseases，strengthen our memory，perform better in work and school and improve our quality of life．Lack of sleep is known to have a significant negative influence on health，both in the short and long term. Poor sleep has been associated with obesity,diabetes，weakened immune systems and even some cancers，as well as depression and anxiety．

The World Sleep Day，held on the third Friday of March，is a11 annual celebration