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 wonder if I could pay the bill by check.

--- ______. The card machine has just broken down.

A. No problem B. Take your time C. Never mind D.I’m sorry

2.The driver had to______because the traffic light had turned red.

A. set up B. shut up C. catch up D. pull up

3. ---I acquired ______ Van Gogh from a businessman from Paris the other day.

---Really? Are you sure it’s ______ real one?

A. /, a B. /, the C. a, a D. a, the

4. All the pictures in this book, ______ otherwise stated, come from those taken by Miss Brown.

A. unless B. until C. even if D. as if

5. Why____you play the piano in the midnight? It ‘s so noisy.

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

6. It is reported that a storm is on its way, but the weather today is ______ warm and sunny.

A. luckily B. fortunately C. surprisingly D. hardly

7. If he can____his natural ability with hard work,he should be a success..

A. connect B. combine C. link D. join

8. The argument went on for hours as neither side would___.

A. give in B. give away C. give off D. give out

9. The lecture was so complex that I simply couldn’t ______ at all. Could you explain it to me?

A. bring on B. bring in C. take on D. take in

10.Jane,I’m sorry,I___you-you have changed a lot.

A. haven’t recognized B. hadn’t recognized

C. didn’t recognize D. won’t recognize

11. The earthquake was so terrible that in only 15 seconds a large city lay____.

A.in tears B. in terror C. in ruins D. in anger

12. The police offered a large___for any information leading to the robber’s arrest.

A. award B. reward C. money D. prize

13. Whether by accident or____,he arrived too late to help us..

A. purpose B.aim C. design D. chance

14. After all that hard work,you really____a three-day holiday.

A. replace B. deserve C. respect D. admire

15. One of the tourists ______ from the tour group. That was why the tour guide lost his temper.

A. kept away B. broke away C. took away D. gave away

16. He is really an excellent doctor and he is____to becoming an expert in this field.

A. in a way B. by the way C. on the way D. under way

17. ----Do you know how to learn English well? ________.

----Why? Don’t you think English is quite interesting?

It can’t be too interesting. B. I just can’t help it.

C. It’s my favorite subject D. It’s killing me.

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，然后从第21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

When an egg breaks from outside, a life ends. When an Egg breaks from inside, a life begins.

All life’s circumstances can be seen in an egg where in the soft yolk (蛋黄) inside is our __21___ and the hard shell outside is the barrier. When the barrier breaks from outside, our desire is crushed, but when it breaks from inside, we 22__ a new skill, a new habit and a new life.

I was 22 years old. I did not 23 where the kitchen was in my house, since I had 24__ gone into the kitchen before. All of a sudden, I had to move to America to pursue my master’s degree. That is when it ___25__ me that I had to learn to cook a proper meal in order to ___26__ . My desire to cook began to __27___ , and the yolk began to stir.

The first time I made __28___ , it came out like white glue. Within a month of experimenting with different recipes, I ___29___ the art of making Chinese fried rice and north Indian curry. This breaking of the eggshell from 30_ gave me yet another skill for life, __31__ . Now that I look back, maybe my wife agreed to marry me for this __32__ alone.

It is easy to break an egg from outside, but it is 33__ to break it from inside. What is even more difficult is to __34__ you from outside and break the egg from inside. That is where the role of a teacher, a mentor or a coach comes in.

As a father, I took it as my responsibility to 35__ my son cycling and swimming. In this case, the yolk was the untapped potential of my son and the barrier was his fear of losing 36_ . It took months of patience and coaching to help him 37_ his fear. It was an uphill task to keep him motivated through failures. 38_ , I was glad and relieved when he learned both these essential skills.

The important lesson here is that the egg will be 39__ no matter what. Success, when the egg breaks from inside, is more about what you overcome than what you achieve.

Life always throws up 40_ . I urge you all learn the instrument that you always wanted to play but have not played so far. As the saying goes, there is never a lock without a key, never a problem without a solution. Persist, believe in yourself and allow your yolk to break through to a new soul, a new you.

21. A. concern B. desire C. weakness D. resource

22. A. lose B. change C. learn D. expect

23. A. know B. find C. forget D. question

24. A. often B. never C. sometimes D. ever

25. A. reminded B. occurred C. stuck D. hit

26. A. survive B. compete C. continue D. settle

27. A. turn around B. get across C. take shape D. take part

28. A. tea B. rice C. yogurt D. porridge

29. A. recognized B. appreciated C. introduced D. mastered

30. A. inside B. outside C. sideways D. around

31. A. learning B. cooking C. cycling D. adapting

32. A. courage B. attempt C. skill D. hobby

33. A. funny B. simple C. boring D. difficult

34. A. prevent B. influence C. agree D. warn

35. A. accompany B. keep C. teach D. require

36. A. balance B. patience C. courage D. freedom

37. A. understand B. discover C. reflect D. overcome

38. A. Meanwhile B. Finally C. Besides D. Therefore

39. A. broken B. cooked C. lost D. kept

40. A. ideas B. messages C. surprises D. Challenges

第二部分：阅读理解（每小题2分，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，并在答题卷上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

It all began with a stop at a red light.

Kevin Salwen was driving his 14-year-old daughter, Hannah, back from a sleepover in 2006 . While waiting at a traffic light, they saw a black Mercedes Coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other.

“Dad, if that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal.”Hannah protested. The light changed and they drove on, but Hannah was too young to be reasonable. She pestered （纠缠）her parents about inequity, insisting that she wanted to do something.

“What do you want to do?” her mom responded. “Sell our house?”

Warning! Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager. Hannah seized upon the idea of selling the luxurious family home and donating half the proceeds to charity, while using the other half to buy a more modest replacement home.

Eventually, that’s what the family did. The project —crazy, impetuous （鲁莽的） and utterly inspiring — is written down in detail in a book by father and daughter scheduled to be published next month: “The Power of Half.” It’s a book that, frankly, I’d be nervous about leaving around where my own teenage kids might find it. An impressionable child reads this, and the next thing you know your whole family is out on the street.

At a time of enormous needs in Haiti and elsewhere, when so many Americans are trying to help Haitians by sending everything from text messages to shoes, the Salwens offer an example of a family that came together to make a difference — for themselves as much as the people they were trying to help. In a column a week ago, it described neurological evidence from brain scans that unselfishness lights up parts of the brain normally associated with more primary satisfaction. The Salwens’ experience confirms the selfish pleasures of selflessness.

Mr. Salwen and his wife, Joan, had always assumed that their kids would be better off in a bigger house. But after they downsized, there was much less space to retreat to, so the family members spent more time around each other. A smaller house unexpectedly turned out to be a more family-friendly house.

41. The best title for the passage should be “______”.

A. The Less, the Better B. An Expected Satisfaction

C. Something We Can Live Without D. Somewhat Crazy but Inspiring

42. What does the underlined word “inequity” most probably mean in Paragraph 3?

A. Unfairness. B. Satisfaction.

C. Personal attitude. D. Reasonable statement.

43. What does the underlined sentence “Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager.” mean? ______

A. Never give a quick answer to an idealistic teenager.

B. Unless a child is realistic, never give an answer immediately.

C. Give an answer if the child is reasonable.

D. Don’t respond to a child's demands firmly without consideration.

B

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