第I卷(选择题 共90分)

第一部分 英语知识运用(共两节, 共40分)

第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.Not everyone has realized what_______ important part the balance of________ nature plays in their life.A．an；the???? B．/；the?????? C．an；/???????? D．the；/?2. After the long journey, the Smiths returned home, ____.A．safe but tired? ?B．safely but tiredC．safe and tiring?? ?D．safely and tiring3. He is afraid to face the difficulty he thinks he’ll have________??the driving test tomorrow; he finds it difficult_________??rid of the worries．A．passed；got????????? B．passing；to getC．to pass；getting?????? D．in passing；in getting4.-- could you please tell me the answer to the question?--???? __.!It is not my style to help the people cheat.A. No problem?????? B. No way????? C. Not at all???? D. No doubt5.Children below age 12 must sit in the back seat,and _______younger than 4 should sit in the back in a child-safety seat,

A.those B. Ones C.that D.this

James said during the interview that he did__________ it took for his team to win.

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

Not far from the club, there was a garden, ____ owner seated in it playing bridge with his children every afternoon.A. whose???????? B. its???????? C. which????????? D. that8. It was not just the size of the party last night but ________ it meant to our company________ made it unique.A. that; that?????? B. what; that?????? C. what; what????? D. that; what9. However,the technology then couldn’t make it come true,_________I think is why he settled for the cable car.

A. which B.why C.how D.when

10. --Why were you not at the concert last night??? --I _______a close game between Seattle and Miami.A. watched??? B. had watched??? C. have been watching???? D was watching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，掌握其大意，然后从11～30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A few years ago, my younger brother and I went to Norfolk, Virginian by plane. 11 , before we took off, we heard the pilot's voice throughout the plane, “Sorry, ladies and gentlemen. We have no 12 on the plane. We have a generator(发电机), and we are going to 13 the engines with it. We will 14 in the air and head to Norfolk, and see what happens. ”

See what happens? We are going to get up in the air, and see what happens? At this point, one woman started crying. “Oh, no! We are going to 15 ！” There were sighs of 16 and anxiety quickly spreading throughout the plane, and we hadn't even 17 yet. Thirty minutes passed and we were still 18 there. Then the voice of the pilot came over again,“ Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are 19 , so are we. We only have one engine going right now, and it is working double time. ”

There was crying 20 we had walked in to grave(坟墓). But the pilot told us our one engine was working double time, and his 21 was to get up in the air and see what happens! Then we did. We got up in the air and 22 happened. We arrived in Norfolk and everyone 23 for still being alive.

Although I do sincerely like to have a plan 24 “see what happens”, it really isn’t such a bad life strategy. All too often, I would see people pursuing their goals 25 with inaction just because they don’t have 26 success. Actually, success will never be guaranteed. The 27 thing that you can do is just get up in the air, and see what happens.

If you are planning to learn a new skill, “get up in the air, and see what happens!” It might not be as 28 as you thought. You might be smarter than you thought, and the result could be very 29 ! So don’t stay there trying nothing just because there is no 30 of guaranteed success.

11. A. Hopefully B. Excitedly C. Unfortunately D. Thankfully

12. A. service B. power C. water D. fuel

13. A. shut B. fix C. change D. start

14. A. get up B. pack up C. light up D. speed up

15. A. wait B. delay C. crash D. suffer

16. A. rumor B. desperation C. disease D. pain

17. A. looked over B. gone out C. got across D. taken off

18. A. sitting B. checking C. watching D. boarding

19. A. puzzled B. patient C. anxious D. embarrassed

20. A. even if B. as if C. what if D. only if

21. A. comment B. complaint C. promise D. plan

22. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything

23. A. escaped B. cheered C. sighed D. praised

24. A. less than B. other than C. better than D. more than

25. A. frozen B. annoyed C. concerned D. satisfied

26. A. realistic B, organized C. potential D. guaranteed

27. A. same B. common C. best D. last

28. A. interesting B. challenging C. surprising D. encouraging

29. A. rewarding B. disappointing C. sorrow D. trouble

30. A. meaning B. sign C. action D. reward

第二部分阅读理解(共两节,共50分)

第一节

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. (共20小题；每小题2分, 满分40分)

A

As you grow older, you’ll be faced with some challenging decisions—like whether to cut class or try cigarettes. Making decisions on your own is hard enough, but when other people get involved and try to pressure you one way or another it can be even harder. People who are your age, like your classmates, are called peers. When they try to influence how you act, to get you to do something, it’s called peer pressure.　　Peers can have a positive influence on each other. Maybe another student in your science class taught you an easy way to remember the planets in the solar system. Maybe you got others excited about your new favorite book, and now everyone’s reading it. These are examples of how peers positively influence each other.　　Sometimes peers influence each other in negative ways. For example, a few kids in school might try to get you to cut class with them; your soccer friend might try to convince you to be mean to another player and never pass him the ball.
?? If you continue to face peer pressure and you’re finding it difficult to handle, talk to someone you trust. Don’t feel guilty if you’ve made a mistake or two.31. For whom is the passage most probably written?　　A. Students.???? ?B. Parents.??? ?C. Teachers.???? ?D. Doctors.32. In the last three paragraphs, the author mainly_____.　　A. explains why friendship is so important　　B. gives advice on how to deal with peer pressure　　C. discusses how peers influence us　　D. shows how to make more good friends33. Which of following may help handle peer pressure?　　A. Spending more time with classmates.　　B. Taking up more relaxing hobbies.　　C. Choosing friends with no bad habits.　　D. Helping others who are in trouble.34. What is the topic of the passage?　　A. Friendship.??? B. Making decisions???? C. Self-confidence???? D. Peer pressure

B

Here is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone can't make us tired. It sounds absurd. But a few years ago, scientists tried to find out how long the human brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue(疲劳). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we could find it full of fatigue toxins(霉素) and fatigue products. But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day.

So far as the brain is concerned, it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of efforts as at the beginning. The brain is totally tireless. So what makes us tired?

Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and emotional(情感的) attitudes. One of England's most outstanding scientists, J. A. Hadfield, says，“The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin. In fact, fatigue of purely physical origin is rare.” Dr. Brill, a famous American scientist, goes even further. He declares，“One hundred percent of the fatigue of a sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems.”

What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satisfaction? No! A feeling of being bored, anger, anxiety, tenseness, worry, a feeling of not being appreciated—those are the emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue. We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.

35．What surprised the scientists a few years ago?

A．Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborer's blood.

B．Albert Einstein didn't feel worn out after a day's work.

C．The brain could work for many hours without fatigue.

D．A mental worker's blood was filled with fatigue toxins.

36．According to the author, which of the following can make sitting workers tired?

A．Challenging mental work. B．Unpleasant emotions.

C．Endless tasks. D．Physical labor.

37．What's the author's attitude towards the scientists' ideas?

A．He agrees with them. B．He doubts them.

C．He argues against them. D．He hesitates to accept them.

38．We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energetic, sitting workers need to _____.

A．have some good food B．enjoy their work

C．exercise regularly D．discover fatigue toxins

C

China is a land of bicycles. At least it was back in 1992 when I traveled the country. Back then everyone seemed to be riding a bicycle. Millions of them, all black. Cars were rare. Yet since my arrival in Beijing last year, I've found the opposite is true. There are millions of cars. However, people still use their bicycles to get around. For many, it's the easiest and cheapest way to travel today. Bicycles also come in different colors—silver, green, red, blue, yellow, whatever you want.

It's fun watching people biking. They rush quickly through crossroads, move skillfully through traffic, and ride even on sidewalks(人行道). Bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that cars just can't provide.

Eager to be part of this aspect of Chinese culture, I decided to buy a bicycle. Great weather accompanied my great buy. I immediately jumped up on my bicycle seat and started home