I卷（选择题部分：共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）

1. –I’d like to be on my own for a while. Do you mind?

–_________. Go ahead.

A. Yes, of course B. No way C. Not in the least D. I’m afraid so

2. He suggested another approach, ______ I thought, that required managers to change their behavior and the way they spend their time.

A. one B. this C. that D. it

3. The 30-year-old one-child policy will be ______, allowing for couples to have two

children if one of the parents is an only child.

A. performed B. strengthened C. conducted D. relaxed

4. Life is like riding a bicycle. ______your balance, you must keep moving.

A. Keeping B. Keep C. To keep D. Being kept

5. Susan looked at _______ damaged vase with _________ disappointment.

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

6. —My dear, you ______ things about. Look, what a mess in the room!

—Sorry, Mom.

A. have always thrown B. always throw

C. always threw D. are always throwing

7. Bill Gates, ______ money is no problem, still leads a simple life.

A. for whose B. for whom C. of whose D. of whom

8. The tourists were all pushing ______ one another when they tried to get on the bus.

A. against B. over C. on D. off

9. Some school teachers complained, “Many kids haven’t got any hobbies — ______ you call playing computer games a hobby.”

A. if B. once C. since D. unless

There’s an old saying ____ goes, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” This is especially true in the US, ____ apples are a huge part of food culture.

A. that; which B. that; where C. which; when D. what; where

11. Reportedly yesterday a group of soldiers were talking along the road when a bomb was _________, and three of them were killed.

A. set aside B. set out C. set off D. set up

12. The box has a label “__________” on it, please handle it with care.

A. fragile B. flexible C. break D. full

13. He was __________with envy when he saw one of his classmates struck it rich.

A. complained B. consumed C. conveyed D. covered

14. You may demand an immediate _____ if the company fails to supply the product in

time.

A. cooperation B. justice C. guarantee D. refund

In class the teacher ___ the finance project in simple but vivid language to make it easier for us to understand.

A. undertook B. approved C. clarified D. submitted

–Can I get out at noon?

--No. Our school rules state that no student ____ be allowed out at noon, unless he has a request form.

A. can B. will C. must D. shall

The young man felt so guilty about his drunk driving that not a single word ____ to defend himself in court.

A. said he B. did he say C. he said D. he did say

The young boy has come to himself in hospital now. But he ___ unconscious for three days.

A. has been B. had been C. was D. is

Compared with other animals, snakes are believed to be below ____ in intelligence.

A. common B. average C. ordinary D. usual

20. ——My new computer is really handy and works perfectly well.

——__________________________.

A. I’d like to have one like that. B. Good for you!

C. May I have a look? D. That’s interesting!

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, 掌握其大意, 然后从 21～40 各题所给的四个选项 (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。

When I was a child of seven, my friends, on a holiday, filled my pocket with coppers. I went at once to a shop where they sold 21 for children. Being charmed with the sound of a whistle in the hands of another boy, I 22 over all my money for one. I then came home, and went 23 all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, 24 disturbing all the family. My brothers and sisters, when I told of the 25 I had made, said I had given four times as much as the whistle was worth. They put me in 26 of what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money, and laughed at me so much for my stupidity that I cried feeling upset. And the 27 gave me more chagrin(懊恼) than the whistle gave me pleasure.

This, however, was afterwards of use to me, for the impression 28 on my mind, so that often, 29 I was tempted to buy something I did not need, I said to myself, “Don’t give too much for the whistle,” and I 30 my money. As I grew up, came into the world, and 31 the actions of men, I thought I met with many, very many, who “gave too much for the whistle”.

If I knew a miser who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the 32 of doing good to others and the joys of friendship, for the sake of 33 and keeping wealth — “Poor man,” said I, “you pay too dear for your whistle.” When I met a man of pleasure, who did not try to 34 his mind or his fortune but 35 devoted himself to having a good time, perhaps even 36 his health, “Mistaken man,” said I, “you are providing 37 for yourself, instead of pleasure; you are paying too dear for your whistle.” If I saw someone fond of 38 who had fine clothes, fine houses, fine furniture, all 39 his fortune, for which he had run into debt, “Alas,” said I, “he has paid very dear for his whistle.” In short, the miseries of mankind are largely due to their putting a 40 value on things — to giving “too much for their whistles”.

21. A. magazines B. flowers C. clothes D. toys

22. A. took B. handed C. passed D. gave

23. A. talking B. laughing C. showing D. whistling

24. A. but B. and C. so D. then

25. A. wish B. decision C. bargain D. choice

26. A. support B. mind C. need D. favor

27. A. curiosity B. apology C. reflection D. expectation

28. A. continued B. stopped C. forgot D. escaped

29. A. because B. until C. when D. though

30. A. lost B. saved C. wasted D. paid

31. A. observed B. recognized C. developed D. suggested

32. A. technique B. feeling C. pleasure D. sympathy

33. A. focusing B. gathering C. buying D. counting

34. A. change B. open C. improve D. make

35. A. fairly B. merely C. hardly D. rarely

36. A. overcoming B. keeping C. ignoring D. stressing

37. A. pain B. gift C. money D. advice

38. A. health B. appearance C. exercise D. business

39. A. above B. under C. up D. down

40. A. great B. proper C. false D. true

第二部分：阅读理解（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, 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

Researchers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a stranger’s personality simply by looking at the person’s shoes.

“Shoes convey a thin but useful slice of information about their wearers,” the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality. “Shoes serve a practical purpose, and also serve as nonverbal indications with symbolic messages. People tend to pay attention to the shoes they and others wear.”

Medical Daily notes that the number of detailed personality traits detected in the study include a person’s general age, their gender, income, political affiliation(派别), and other personality characteristics, including someone’s emotional stability.

Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style, cost, color and condition of someone’s shoes. In the study, 63 University of Kansas students looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the study’s participants. Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes, and then filled out a personality questionnaire.

So, what do your shoes say about your personality?

Some of the results were expected: People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes, and flashier footwear was typically worn by extroverts(外向者).

However, some of the more specific results are interesting. For example, “practical and functional” shoes were generally worn by more “agreeable” people, while ankle boots were more closely aligned with “aggressive” personalities.

The strangest of all may be that those who wore “uncomfortable looking” shoes tend to have “calm” personalities.

And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take exceptional care of them, you may suffer from “attachment anxiety”, spending a large amount of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance.

There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal types wearing “shabbier and less expensive” shoes.

The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personality traits, but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were revealing deep insights into their personalities.

41. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that___________.

A. shoes are vital to their wearers

B. a practical purpose is to wear shoes

C. people want to buy new shoes they pay attention to

D. shoes may give away their wearers’ information

42. According to Omri Gillath, a stranger’s personality can be judged by___________.

A. the age and sex of the person

B. the shoes the person wears

C. the emotional stability of the person

D. the personality questionnaire by the person

43. The underlined word “agreeable” is closest in meaning to___________.

A. generous B. guilty C gentle D. greedy

44. A woman who cares too much about many pairs of her new shoes often minds__________.

A. her own emotional stability

B. other people’s opinion about her looks

C. the functional purposes of her shoes

D. her own income, health and reputation

45. Which might be the best title for the passage?

A. Bad Shoes, Bad Personality. B. Good Shoes, Good Character.

C. Shoes and Their Wearers’ Personality D. Shoes Shape A Person’s Character.

B

Below is adapted from an English dictionary.

Idiom







pull / pul / n. 1 [C] act of pulling; tug: I felt a pull at my sleeve and round. 2 [sing] the ~ of sth (a) physical force or magnetic attraction in nature: The tides depend on the pull of the moon. (b) force that influences a person’s behavior, career, etc: the pull of wondering life. 3 (infml) influence over other people: He has a lot of pull in affecting my character. 4 ~(at sth) (a) action of drinking deeply: take a pull at a bottle (b) action of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, pipe, etc: She took a long pull at her cigarette. 5 [sing] prolonged effort (in walking, rowing etc): It was a hard pull up the mountain hut. 6 [C] (esp in compounds) handle for pulling sth: a bell-pull

pull / pul / v 1 (a) use force on sth in order to move it towards oneself: In a tug-of-war, the competitors pull as hard as they can. (b) [Tn] use this force on (sth); tug: Fred pulled his sister’s hair and made her cry. (c) cause (sth) to move (in a specified direction) by using this force; draw sth: How many coaches can that locomotive pull? 2 [Tn] remove (sth) by using force; draw sth out: pull a cork, tooth, stopper * pull a gun (on sb), ie from a pocket, holster, * pull (a pint of beer), ie draw it out from a barrel 3[ I, Ipn, Tn] ~(for sth) (cause a boat to ) move through the water by the action of oars: They pulled hard and reached shore. 4 [Ipr] ~at /on sth (a) give a tug on sth (b) draw or suck sth 5 [Tn] move(a switch) in order to operated a mechanism: pull the trigger, ie



fire a gun 6 [Tn] (sl)attract (sb sexually: He can still pull the girls.

bring/pull sb up short/sharply make sb stop suddenly pull the carpet / rug (out) from under sb’s feet (infml) take the help or support away from sb suddenly: His mother pulled the carpet from under his feet by announcing that she was selling the house. pull the strings/wires control events or the actions of other people pull oneself up by one’s (own) bootstraps (infml) try to improve one’s position by one’s own unaided efforts pull up pull up one’s roots move from a settled home, job, etc to start a new life elsewhere pull one’s weight do one’s fair share in a job, project, etc

pull (sb) back (cause sb to ) retreat; withdraw (sb): The army pulled back after the battle.

pull (sb) down (infml) (of an illness) leave sb in a weak condition: His long illness had pulled him down.

pull sth down (a) destroy or demolish: The cinema she used to visit had been pulled down.

pull sb in (a) (infml) bring sb to a police station for questioning; detain sb (b) attract(audiences, supporters, etc): How many voters can he pull in?

pull (sth) over (cause sb/sth to) withdraw from sth: They are pulling their troops out of the battle zone. Pull (your car) over and let me pass!

pull (sb) round/ through (infml) (help sb to )recover consciousness or from an illness: She was so ill that it seemed unlikely that she would pull through .