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个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

The boys, who _____ their homework, were allowed to play basketball on the playground.

A. will finish B. finish C. have finished D. had finished

2. You will never gain success ______ you are fully devoted to your work.

A. when B. because C. unless D. after

3. --- Did you have a good time in the US during the Golden Week Holiday?

--- ______ . Due to the temporary shutdown, a lot of national parks were closed.

A. Not really B. You’re right C. Oh, great! D. Yeah, why not?

4. I don’t think _____ possible to master a foreign language without much memory work.

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

5. --- I am really struck by your spoken English. You speak so fluently. Have you been abroad?

--- Yes. I _____ in London for two years.

A. have stayed B. had stayed C. stayed D. have been staying

6. The play ______ next month aims mainly to reflect the local culture.

A. produced B. to be produced

C. being produced D. having been produced

7. The best moment for the football star was ______ he scored the winning goal.

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

8. — Do you mind my opening the window? It’s a bit hot in here．

— ______________，as a matter of fact．

A．Go ahead B．Yes，my pleasure C．Yes，I do D．Come on

9. Today there are more airplanes ______ more people than ever before in the skies.

A. carry B. to be carrying C. carried D. carrying

10. Nowadays almost everyone prefers to use a smart mobile phone ______ functions are more practical.

A. whose B. where C. what D. which

第二节 完形填空（共30小题；满分40分。A篇每小题1分，满分10分；B篇每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

When I was in seventh grade, I volunteered at a local hospital during the summer. I spent most of the time with Mr Gillespie. I spent many days there __11__ his hand and talking to him. He became a close __12__ of mine, although he was in a coma(昏迷).

I left for a week, and when I came back, Mr Gillespie was __13__. I didn’t have the courage to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might tell me he had died. So with many questions __14__, I continued to volunteer there.

Several years later, I was at a gas station when I noticed a __15__ face. When I realized who it was, my eyes filled with tears. He was alive! I got the courage to ask him if his name was Mr Gillespie, and if he had been in a coma about five years ago. With an uncertain look on his face, he __16__ yes. I explained how I knew him. His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug.

He began to tell me how, as he lay there comatose(昏迷的), he could hear me talking to him and could feel me holding his hand the whole time. He thought it was a(n) __17__, not a person, who was there with him. Mr Gillespie firmly believed that it was my voice and touch that had kept him alive. We both cried for a while, said our good byes and __18__ our separate ways.

I know that I made a __19__ between his life and his death. More importantly, he has made a very big difference in my life, too. I will never forget him and what he __20__ for me: he made me an angel.

11. A. touching B. breaking C. holding D. seeking

12. A. friend B. nurse C. volunteer D. doctor

13. A. dead B. lost C. puzzled D. gone

14. A. undone B. unanswered C. uncovered D. unaccepted

15. A. unbelievable B. pleasant C. familiar D. strange

16. A. allowed B. replied C. thought D. considered

17. A. animal B. angel C. businessman D. ambassador

18. A. ran B. checked C. turned D. went

19. A. life B. difference C. promise D. lives

20. A. missed B. realized C. did D. practiced

B

The eyes are one of the most expressive of body language．Keith，seventeen，from Montclair， New Jersey，learned the hard way about one 21 the eyes can make．“I had a teacher who 22 heavily on classroom discussion，”Keith says．“He seemed to have a strong 23 to know just when I didn’t have the answer．I couldn’t 24 how he could be so 25 .Then it dawned on(逐渐被人明白)me． 26 I didn’t know the answer，I would 27 looking at him．When I did know what to say，I always stared straight back 28 him. From that moment on，I 29 myself to look him in the eye， 30 I knew the answer or not．That trick has 31 me a lot of trouble．”

Many people， 32 some policemen，believe eye contact is a good 33 of testing honesty．If someone can’t look at you directly in the eye，then he or she is not playing 34 ，they insist. After many experiments， 35 ，a number of exports have found out that good liars can make false eye contact．

Eye contact，though not a sure 36 of dishonesty, is a clear way to show interest in another person. When a person looks at you and continues to do so，you know his attention is 37 on you．When he turns his head away， his mind is probably 38 ．But there is 39 ．A shy person may have trouble making and keeping eye contact， no matter how interested he is in the other person．And certain nationalities，such as the British and Germans，are much 40 oriented(适应)to eyeball-to-eyeball contact than，say，the French and the Arabs．

21．A．1etter B. notice C．message D．news

22．A．1ooked B．graded C．1ived D．took

23．A．ability B．body C．mind D．way

24．A．figure out B．speak out C．turn out D．put out

25．A．slow B．sharp C. boring D．cautious

26．A. The first time B．Last time C．Each time D．At times

27．A．hate B．enjoy C．1ike D．avoid

28. A．on B. at C．in D．of

29．A．allowed B forbade C．taught D．persuaded

30．A．when B. whether C．if D．unless

31．A．saved B．given C．increased D．offered

32．A．except B．adding C．beside D．including

33．A．1esson B．way C．chance D．approach

34．A．honestly B．effectively C．efficiently D．constantly

35．A．furthermore B．moreover C．however D．otherwise

36．A．expression B．means C．sign D．trick

37．A．discovered B．1ain C．put D．fixed

38．A．anywhere B．nowhere C．elsewhere D．everywhere

39．A．exception B．expectation C．question D．adaptation

40．A．worse B．1ess C．too D．enough

第二部分 阅读理解（共25题，每小题2分，满分50分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Many experts say that Billy Wilder changed the history of American movies. He is often called the best movie maker Hollywood has ever had.

He was known for making movies that offered sharp social comment. Wilder was one of first directors to do this. Between the middle 1930sand the 1980s,Billy Wilder made almost fifty movies. During that time he received more than twenty nominations(提名) from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He won six of the Oscar awards. His movies have been seen by people around the world.

In 1944,Billy Wilder made the film Double Indemnity. Some critics said this movie established him as one of the greatest Hollywood directors. Wilder directed The Lost Weekend in 1945.Ray Milland plays the part of an alcoholic writer in the movie. It shows that alcohol rules his life, yet he does not admit it. He hides alcohol in his home and says he is not drinking.

In 1950, Wilder made Sunset Boulevard. This movie told of an aging actress in silent movies. She plans to return to movies though facing many problems. In 1954, Billy Wilder became an independent producer. The next year, Wilder’s first movie as an independent filmmaker was a huge success. It was The Seven Year Itch. In this movie, a married mail wants to cheat on his wife with some of hisfriends.In1959,

Wilder made a funny movie that was very popular. It was Some Like It Hot. It tells about two jazz musicians being chased by criminals. They decide to wear women’s clothes and join a band in which all the musicians were women.

Wilder died in March,2002. He was ninety-five. A current Hollywood producer said: “Billy Wilder made movies that people will never forget.”

41. The text is mainly about_______.

A. the background of American movies

B. the development of American movies

C. Wilder’s attitude to American movies

D. Wilder’s achievements in American movies

42. What was Wilder famous for according to Paragraph 2?

A. His unique style of making movies.

B. Sharp remarks on society in his movies.

C. More than twenty awards he received.

D. Almost fifty movies he produced himself.

43. Which of the following made Wilder among the greatest Hollywood directors?

A. Double Indemnity B. Sunset Boulevard

C. The Lost weekend D. Some Like It Hot

44.When was The Seven Year Itch made?

A. In 1944 B. In 1945 C. In 1954 D. In 1955

45. The text is developed mainly______.

A. by following time order B. by making comparison

C. by analyzing exact data D. by giving instructions

B

Unemployment in the United States is still high at 6.7 percent. But for job seekers, especially those with college educations, researchers say findings a job can be as logging on to a computer. It used to be that looking for a job meant hurrying around, knocking on doors and turning to ads. But that’s changing, thanks to the Internet. A new report says, for college graduates, looking for a job is getting easier. More than 80 percent of the jobs are available online.

At the height of the depression(萧条), when U.S. unemployment peaked at 10 percent, just a little more than two million jobs were being posted each month. But as the recovery takes hold, the job picture looks increasingly bright.

That’s great news for Hamilton. Only once has he ever applied in person for a job at a shopping mall. He said,“I think my generation—the idea of going door to door, out knocking and saying, hey are you hi