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. --- Would you mind not littering in the classroom?

--- ______. I’ll pick up the waste paper.

A. With pleasure B. Thanks C. No, not at all D. Yes, that’s all right.

2. I have been convinced that the print media are usually more _____ and more reliable than television.

A. accurate B. ridiculous C. urgent D. shallow

3. The dance performed by the disabled actors is really a hit, but years ago no one ______ they were to achieve such great success.

A. must have imagined B. could have imagined

C. should have imagined D. would have imagined

4. It takes talent to make a scientist and it also takes ______if you are to succeed.

A. dignity B. sympathy C. ambition D. intelligence

5. The speed ______ light travels is said to be the maximum in the universe.

A. in which B. from which C. by which D. at which

6. Anyone, whether he is an official or a bus driver, should be_______respected.

A. especially B. equally C. naturally D. normally

7. Known for his great skills, Jeremy Lin sticks out in NBA, _____ the eyes of the world.

A. catching B. caught C. to catch D. having caught

8. He insisted that all of us ______ there on time by any means.

A. was B. were C. be D. is

9. – I have two tickets to the film In 1942 on Saturday evening. Would you like to _____ me?

– I’d like to, but I’m afraid I have no time.

A. invite B. accompany C conduct D. attend

10. If their marketing plans succeed, they ______ their sales by 20 percent.

A. will increase B. have been increasing C. have increased D. would be increased

11. --- Wow！You’ve got so many clothes.

--- But __________ of them are in fashion now.

A. all B. both C. neither D. none

12. Heavy rain brought by Tropical storm Fitow has flooded Yuyao city in East China's Zhejiang province, _____ more than 830-thousand people.

A. appealing B. adopting C. adapting D. affecting

13. Stephen Hawking believes that the earth is unlikely to be the only planet _____ life has developed gradually.

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

14. Brown said he was by no means annoyed; ______, he was glad to be able to make himself clearly understood.

A. all in all B. for one thing C. on the contrary D. by the way

15. _____ author of the report is well informed of the details of the accident because he has interviewed ______ good many witnesses.

A. The; a B. The ; / C. An ; the D. the; the

16. The news ________the housing price will fall has caused many people to sell their houses at lower prices.

A. that B. how C. what D. why

17. Walking?alone?in?the?dark,?the?boy?whistled?to?________?his?courage.?

A.?hold?up?????????B.?keep?up????????C.?set?up??????????D.?take?up

18. Try _____ she might, Sue couldn’t get the door open.

A. if B. when C. since D. as

19. _________from the operation, the patient had to stay in hospital for another two weeks.

A. Having not fully recovered B. Having not been fully recovered

C. Not having fully recovered D. Not having been fully recovered

20. –Have you got through the test papers?

–_________. I am working on the last two questions.

A. Not likely B. Not at all C. Not yet D. Not bad

二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new ___21___ in high school.

___22___, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts (选拔赛) for cheerleaders (拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be ___23___ for her to be selected. Two hours later, the ___24___ read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart ___25___ as the list ended without her name. Feeling ___26___, she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was ___27___. She moved on to English and history, and was ___28___ to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to ___29___ math for the time being.

The next day, Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school ___30___. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as ___31___ as Jenna. “I am sorry, but we have enough ___32___ for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled ___33___ and left. “ Why is high school so ___34___?” She sighed.

Later in ___35___ class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much ___36___. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to ___37___ at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to ___38___. High school was just as her mother had said: “ You will feel like a small fish in a big pond ___39___ a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the ___40___ fish you can be.”

21. A. challenges B. decisions C. processes D. exercises

22. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Otherwise D. However

23. A. boring B. easy C. difficult D. interesting

24. A. editor B. judge C. candidate D. boss

25. A. jumped B. raced C. stopped D. sank

26. A. awful B. happy C. strange D. lonely

27. A. working B. improving C. struggling D. complaining

28. A. ashamed B. relieved C. shocked D. disappointed

29. A. worry about B. prepare for C. put up D. give up

30. A. committee B. team C. radio D. newspaper

31. A. sympathetic B. artistic C. enthusiastic D. realistic

32. A. speakers B. writers C. cheerleaders D. readers

33. A. widely B. brightly C. excitedly D. weakly

34. A. different B. ordinary C. similar D. familiar

35. A. physics B. math C. English D. history

36. A. trouble B. hope C. pleasure D. sorrow

37. A. stay up B. look out C. fit in D. get around

38. A. swim B. escape C. ask D. try

39. A. in return for B. instead of C. in terms of D. in case of

40. A. best B. smallest C. slimmest D. gentlest

三、阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

A

“Healthy” is a term that many people use lightly. Some people think that if they do not eat fast food every day but try to eat a few vegetables every once in a while, they can consider this “healthy eating”.

Many people do not want to eat the required fruits and vegetables. But what most people don’t realize is that potassium(钾) as well as many other minerals and vitamins is in these foods. Without proper amounts of potassium, your body will undergo unhealthy changes. Headaches, anxiety, irregular heartbeat and weakness are all symptoms that can result from potassium deficiency(缺乏). Therefore it is best to keep up on your potassium rich foods on a regular basis. Foods rich in potassium can be tasty as well as easy to eat. Potassium rich foods are generally found in fruits and vegetables. Here are a few others to think about eating daily.

One cup of cantaloupe(甜瓜) is worth almost 500 mg, so if you ate seven cups a day you would have your daily intake covered. However, many people don’t want to eat a lot of the same food, so try one of these: five dates (海枣果) are worth 270 mg, the same as eating two figs(无花果). One cup of lima beans at supper gives you almost 1,000 mg, and one cup of milk is worth 407 mg, and one orange is worth 237 mg. Eating only a few of these foods daily will help you reach a healthy amount daily.

Potassium is a necessary part of keeping the balance of water in a human body. Therefore if you do not take in enough potassium, you can become dehydrated while taking in too much potassium can cause you to gain water weight. A balanced diet rich in fruits and vegetables will help keep your potassium levels healthy. So from now on, include potassium rich foods in your diet for healthy eating!

41. According to some people, “healthy eating” refers to ________.

A. eating the fruits and vegetables required

B. having no fast food but some vegetables from time to time

C. keeping up on your potassium rich foods regularly

D. having a balanced diet rich in fruits and vegetables

42. If you don’t have enough potassium in your body, you ________.

A. may feel a stomach ache B. may not sleep well

C. may feel anxious D. may not absorb nutrition well

43. Which of the following contain the same amount of potassium?

A. One cup of milk and two oranges.

B. Two figs and four dates.

C. Two cups of cantaloupe and one cup of lima beans.

D. Five dates and one cup of honeydew melon.

44. When you feel dehydrated, you ________.

A. should lose weight B. don’t want to drink water

C. should take in less potassium D. need more water in your body

45. The author writes the passage in order to persuade us ________.

A. not to take in much potassium B. not to eat fast food

C. to eat more fruits every day D. to eat enough foods rich in potassium

B

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The keywords of the Oxford 3000 have been carefully selected by a group of language experts and experienced teachers as the words which should receive priority in vocabulary study because of their importance and usefulness. The selection is based on three criteria.

The words which occur most frequently in English are included, based on the information in the British National Corpus and the Oxford Corpus Collection. (A corpus is an electronically held collection of written or spoken texts, often consisting of hundreds of millions of words.) However, being frequent in the corpus alone is not enough for a word to qualify as a keyword: it may be that the word is used very frequently, but only in a narrowly defined area, such as newspapers or scientific articles. In order to avoid including these restricted words, we include as keywords only those words which are frequent across a range of different types of text. In other words, keywords are both frequent and used in a variety of contexts. In addition, the list includes some very important words which happen not to be used frequently, even though they are very familiar to most users of English. These include, for example, words for parts of the body, words used in travel, and words which are useful for explaining what you mean when you do not know the exact word for something. These words were identified by consulting a panel of over seventy experts in the fields of teaching and language study.

The words of the Oxford 3000 are shown in the main section of the dictionary in larger print, and with a key symbol (
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A separate list of words which are important for language study, but less important in everyday life, follows the main list on page R158. Knowing these words will help you to understand more of the information given in the entries, especially regarding the word’s grammar and register (whether it is formal, informal, etc.).

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