2014.10

第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）

第一节：语法和词汇知识（共10小题15分）

1. ---I am so glad to find you at home. Can you do me a favor?

---Sure. ______________?

A. Why not B. What’s up C. How come D. How is it going

2. ____I like about Cambridge is that there’s so much open space.

A．Whether B．That C．What D．Where

3. _____________ others when they are talking to us is usually considered rude and inappropriate.

A. Interrupting B. Interrupt C. Having interrupted D. To be interrupted

4. It is required by law that a driving test ______________ taken before a man gets a license.

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

5. A daily stretching and yoga practice are the best two ways to _________ back pain.

A. relieve B. refresh C. liberate D. comfort

6. I came cross Mr. Read on the square the other day. We didn’t talk much because he _______ to catch the bus.

A. had rushed B. had been rushing C. was rushing D. would rush

7. Florence in Italy, ________ beauty is beyond description, is the city that I have been dreaming of visiting.?

A. which B. that C. whose D. Who

8. _____again later if the webpage you are looking for is temporarily unavailable.

A. Try B. To try C. Having tried D. Trying

9. I never realized what an exciting life he had ____ I read his book．

A. after B. until C. while D. As

10. Stella ___ English fairly well，but she has got a strong French accent．

A．spoke B．would speak C．speaks D．has spoken

第二节：完形填空（A篇共10小题，计10分；B篇共20小题，计30分，满分40分）

A

A fire completely destroyed my mobile home last year. Four months after I 11 the loan， I had to rebuild 12 what little I had saved. I knew what I had in the bank would not be enough 13 I began to rent out my RV，recreational vehicle(休旅车)，as a way to help ends meet．

One woman who had 14 a week in the RV called and told me she just found out from her 15 that she had cancer and that her husband thought they probably should not be spending unnecessarily but saving for doctor bills．He felt that they should 16 the trip．

I could hear the disappointment in her 17 as she told me that she thought the trip was just what she and her family needed．Then she asked me how much it would 18 if they only took the RV for a few days 19 ．1 was so moved by her story that I told her not to worry about the 20 ．I told her I wanted to give her and her family the trip for free．She broke down into tears at the offer．It was a beautiful moment I would never forget．

11．A．took over B．got through C．paid off D．1ooked up

12．A．with B．through C．by D．on

13．A．or B．so C．but D．yet

14．A．bought B．repaired C．offered D．reserved

15．A．advisor B．doctor C．driver D．guide

16．A．support B．sponsor C．cancel D．damage

17．A．disease B．voice C．family D．health

18．A．spend B．take C．earn D．cost

19．A．either B．though C．anyway D．instead

20．A．reward B．treatment C．profit D．payment

B

Long long ago, a circle missed one piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its 21 piece. But because it was 22 and therefore could roll only very slowly, it 23 the flowers along the way. It 24 with the worms. It enjoyed the sunshine. It found lots of different pieces, but 25 of them fitted. So it left them all by the side of the road and 26 searching. Then one day the circle found a piece that fitted 27 . It incorporated the missing piece into itself and began to roll. 28 it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, 29 fast to notice the flowers or talk to the worms. After it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly, it 30 , left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away.

21. A. other B. missing C. rest D. remaining

22. A. incomplete B. ugly C. ordinary D. unusual

23. A. picked B. watered C. admired D. planted

24. A. played B. chatted C. sang D. danced

25. A. neither B. each Call D. none

26. A. carried out B. put on C. worked out D. kept on

27. A. especially B. permanently C. perfectly D. constantly

28. A. Although B. Now that C. Unless D. As long as

29. A. very B. too C. so D. how

30. A. stopped B. continued C. hesitated D. cried

31. A. lesson B. root C. reason D. cause

32. A. degree B. level C. sense D. manner

33. A. nothing B. something C. little D. everything

34. A. smells B. feels C. looks D. sounds

35. A. better B. common C. impractical D. worse

36. A. strength B. kindness C. imperfection D. benefit

37. A. behind B. at C. of D. through

38. A. recognized B. searched C. achieved D. founded

39. A. which B. how C. that D. what

40. A. but B. while C. and D. otherwise

第二部分 阅读理解（共25小题；满分50分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Dr. Sylvia Earle wants you to stop eating fish. It's not because fish are endangered, though wild fish stocks in many oceans are very low. It's not because they're bad for you, though fish in many areas are exposed to poisonous substances in the water. It’s because they're smart.  "Fish are sensitive, they have personalities," says the marine biologist. For Earle, eating a fish would be like eating a dog or a cat. "I would never eat anyone I know personally."  There's a lot more to fish than meets the eye: they talk to each other, they like to be touched, and they engage in behavior that can seem very human. They can remember things and learn from experience. Earle and a growing number of animal rights activists see these as strong arguments against eating fish altogether.  The activists also point out that fish feel pain and fish suffer horribly on their way from the sea to the supermarket. "While it may seem conspicuous that fish are able to feel pain, like every other animal, some people think of fish as swimming vegetables," says Dr. Lynne Sneddon. "Really, it's kind of a moral question. Is the enjoyment you get from fishing (or eating fish) more important than the pain of the fish?"  Fishermen and (fried) fish lovers are skeptical. "I've never seen a smart fish," says Marie Swaringen as she finishes off a plate of fish at a Seattle seafood restaurant. "If they were very smart, they wouldn't get caught."  "For years, everyone's been telling us to eat fish because it's so good for us," says another diner. "Now I've got to feel guilty while I'm eating my fish? What are they going to think of next? Don't eat salad because cucumbers have feelings?"

41.According to Dr. Sylvia Earle, he would stop eating fish as a result of the following reasons EXCEPT ___________ .

A. Fish are sensitive and have personalities B. He knows fish very well

C. Fish are dangerous to eat because the water is polluted D. Fish are clever

42. Dr. Lynne Sneddon describes the behavior of eating fish in a(n) _______ tone.

A. opposed B. optimistic C. indifferent D. supportive

43. Which word below can take the place of the underlined word “conspicuous” in Paragraph 4?

A. obvious B. easy C. impossible D. necessary

44. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _____________ .

A. Human beings should stop eating fish

B. We would feel guilty if we continued eating fish

C. People eat fish because fish are delicious

D. Cucumber is a kind of vegetable or fruit

45. What was the author’s purpose when writing this passage?

A. To advise people to stop eating fish.

B. To introduce a topic of whether people should eat fish.

C. To advise people not to stop eating fish.

D. To tell us that fish will feel pain when caught and transported.

B

For most seventh graders，life doesn’t get much harder than a history test．But for Grant Reed of Bellville，Ohio，it’s his own current events that are so painful．“Honestly，I don’t want to die，"Grant says．Last year，doctors at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus found a tumor(肿瘤)in Grant’s brain．They cut it out，but the surgery left him with stroke-like symptoms．Plus，he had to go through months of radiation and chemotherapy to try to stop the spread of the disease．

Yet，through it all，Grant has shown remarkable determination，which he owes partly to Ohio State football．His parents，Troy and Denise，were both in the OSU marching band and fell in love during halftime of the Michigan game．His cat is named after the team Buckeye．His wardrobe is painted scarlet (the color of the team’s sportswear)．The point is，almost nothing mattered more to Grant than Ohio State football until he got sick，of course．

‘‘I didn’t like the word cancer，” Grant says．So he decided not to use the word．Instead，the kid named his cancer Michigan and insisted everyone in his life refer to it as such，because Ohio State always beats Michigan．That was something he could understand and make it into a competition．He was going to beat this disease．

It’s now been more than a year since Grant issued that announcement．“And if you look at his scans，”Dr．Randal Olshefski at Nationwide Children’s says，“There’s nothing there．There’s a big space，but there’s no tumor’’

“Grant is beating Michigan．And although much of it has to go to science，don’t discount the semantics(语义学)．You have to do something to make it a disease you can fight．And for Grant，that was naming it Michigan” his parents say．

This weekend，Ohio State and Michigan will be battling like their lives depend on it．But in this house，the Reed family will be watching with a calm insight：it’s just a game．

46．What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．History is a difficult subject．

B．Grant suffered a serious disease．

C．The operation was successful．

D．The tumor has spread all over