一、单项填空（共20小题； 每小题0.5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1. — Sorry to have made your coat dirty.

— ________. It’s not even worth mentioning.

A. You’re welcome B. Forget it C. With pleasure D. That’s right

2. It’s ______ great news for the driver that running a yellow light no longer results in ______ 6-point punishment.

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

3. Although we may not realize _________, when we talk with others we make ourselves understood not just by words but also by body movements.

A. ourselves B. them C. that D. it

4. I’m afraid I’m not _________ to help with the talent show, for I am fully occupied with my own project.

A. available B. convenient C. suitable D. accessible

5. This year, the state high school will admit 30 foreign students, _______ half are from China.

A. of whom B. of which C. with whom D. with which

6. We took great________ from the fact that at least some of our savings were safe.

A. conduct B. content C. comfort D. concern

7. None of us can ________ with certainty what the next big industry will be, or where the new jobs will come from.

A. declare B. demand C. imply D. predict

8. — I rang you at about nine, but there was no reply.

— Oh, that was probably _______ I was seeing the doctor.

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

9. Unfortunately, some natural signs which might have helped more people survive the earthquake were __________.

A. abandoned B. ignored C. deserted D. reflected

10. They work hard, marry, have lots of children and ________an evening each week for quality time with the family.

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

11. — I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have been so rude to you.

— You ______ your temper but that’s OK.

A. have lost B. had lost C. did lose D. were losing

12. Certainly it makes sense for them to look forward, ___________back, since their future is much better than it used to be.

A. more than B. rather than C. along with D. or rather

13. If you did all of our steps correctly, ________ you don’t only have one job offer, but several!

A. actually B. frequently C. hopefully D. gradually

14 . No matter how frequently _______, I always remember never to stop improving myself.

A. praising B. praised C. to be praised D. being praised

15. I’m hoping that John will let us have the car tonight; ________, I’m afraid we won’t be able to go out.

A. even if B. if so C. if not D. what if

16. Constant quarrels between my parents are driving me crazy. If only I _______ a warm and harmonious family.

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

17. So, to be?here tonight?and?be acknowledged?as?the first?to?receive?this?honor?is _________expression?in words?for?me.

A. over B. with C. beyond? D. from

二、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。

Every day on the way to work I drive down a street lined with pine trees. One tree in particular ? 21 ? my attention. It must have suffered some ? 22? . Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel to the ground, and then in an effort to ? 23 ? its own course of life, the trunk took a 90 degree turn ? 24? to stand tall and stretch toward the sun.

This tree became a? 25 for me. Each day as I drove by, I saw this bent but determined tree and I would be ? 26 ?. It was a reminder to me that ? 27 ? I may not have had the best start in life, I could change ? 28 in the parts of my life at any time.

I was planning to stop one day to get a perfect ? 29 of my kindred-spirit (志趣相同的) tree. But that week I was ? 30 ?. After that busy week, I still didn’t take any action. Every time I drove by the tree I would ?? 31? myself, “Tomorrow, I’ll stop tomorrow to take one.” Then one day, as I ? 32 ? by?“my” tree, I glanced over, and much to my? 33? found a sawed-off stump (树桩) where that symbolic tree had stood. Gone. I had ? 34 my plan until “tomorrow” and tomorrow proved to be too ? 35 ?.

A picture of a tree is not of great ? 36 ?. But my lesson rang through clearly??? 37 ??I found out one of my colleagues had been ? 38 with stage-four cancer. He may no longer have many ? 39 ?.

What have you been putting off? What would you do today if you knew you would ? 40 ? have the opportunity to do it again? Why not do those things that you have been putting off until tomorrow??

21.

A. paid?

B.?fixed

C. caught

D. escaped



22.

A. damage

B. influence

C. experience???

D. defeat



23.

A. follow??

B. design

C. change

D. imagine



24.

A. applying

B.?learning

C. happening

D. attempting



25.

A. symbol?

B. signal?

C. sign

D. shelter?



26.

A. interested

B. satisfied?

C. encouraged?

D. educated



27.

A. as if

B. even though?

C. in case

D. if only



28.

A. direction

B. plan???

C. habit?

D. purpose



29.

A. glance??

B. view??

C. picture??

D. knowledge



30.

A. busy???

B. free??

C. worried??

D. bored



31.

A.?call

B. help?

C. tell?

D. see



32.

A. wandered

B. drove??

C. rode

D. ran



33.

A. happiness

B. pleasure??

C. regret?

D. surprise



34.

A. taken off

B. cut off??

C. put off?

D. called off



35.

A. cold?

B. far??

C. sunny??

D. late



36.

A. achievement

B. value?

C. fun??

D. disappointment



37.

A. when?

B. before?

C. because?

D. unless



38.

A. linked?

B. diagnosed

C. provided?

D. combined



39.

A. lives?

B. tomorrows??

C. lessons

D. opportunities



40.

A. never?

B. almost??

C. ever?

D. surely??



三、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：阅读下列材料，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

On the day after Thanskgiving in the US, or Black Friday, lots of stores offer special discounts to mark the beginning of holiday shopping season. In China, a similar day falls on Nov. 11 when millions of Chinese shoppers go to Tmall.com and Taobao.com, two e-commerce websites operated by Alibaba.

The 11.11 Shopping Festival, as the event is now called, is also known in China as Singles Day. The shopping festival first started in 2009 and Alibaba said it chose the date because it was easy to remember. Last year, Tmall and Taobao together produced 19.1 billion in sales on that day, according to Alibaba. This year’s shopping festival kicked off with an even stronger start—sales hit 100 million yuan 55 seconds after midnight and reached 35 billion at the end of the day.

The shopping spree(狂欢) drew the attention of China’s leaders, as Premier Li Keqiang recently praised Alibaba’s founder, Jack Ma, for creating a day for consumption(消费). China is trying to lead the country’s economy to a slower, more sustainable growth model based on domestic (国内的) consumption instead of investment and exports. Online shopping is no doubt a growth point that will release spending potential. China had 564 million regular Internet users by the end of last year. It has surpassed the US to become the world’s largest e-commerce market, with its online sales over 1 trillion US dollars (6 trillion yuan) by 2020.

“The real-time nature of online consumption attracts millions of people to spend money and enjoy life. E-commerce opens a new channel for China to encourage domestic demand,” Liu Yin, vice-president of the China International Electronic Commerce Center said. More importantly, it promotes employment and the logistics (物流) industry with its sales model of “online purchasing plus express delivery”, he added. Convenience, choice and low prices have increased online shopping, but there are still some problems with the one-day shopping spree.

Some online shops, driven by the huge profits, took this opportunity to play price tricks. They raised prices to twice those of the originals in the early October and then offered discounts on Nov 11. Many consumers, driven by the advantage they could take, just went along for the ride. “They spend lots of time online to check what to buy and are happy to get what they don’t really need at a lower price,” wrote Jia Ge, an Internet analyst, on his Sina weibo.

41. In the US, a holiday shopping season refers to _______________.

A. a shopping spree when stores offer special discounts

B. a holiday when people can relax themselves by shopping

C. one of the four seasons in a year like spring

D. a spree in a holiday like Thanksgiving

42. In this year’s 11.11 Shopping Festival, Tmall and Taobao produced _______________in all.

A. 19.1 billion yuan B. 100 million yuan C. 35.1 billion yuan D. 35 billion yuan

43. What Liu Yin said is mainly about _______________.

A. the development of logistic industry B. the advantages of express delivery

C. the development of online shopping D. the advantages of e-commerce

B

Successful athletes today are able to earn enormous salaries and many of them choose to share the wealth they have by donating to charities.

Ron Artest

This NBA Lakers forward is planning to auction his 2010 championship ring online in an effort to raise money for mental-health problems in schools. He has also been publicly considering donating at least half of his salary for the 2011-2012 year.

Steve Nash

The Phoenix Suns player has a foundation bearing his name. It was started in 2001, and provides funds for children who are less fortunate in health, education and personal growth. The charity also focuses efforts on the community overall.

Tiger Woods

The pro-golfer has continued to make charitable donations despite the trouble in his personal life. His foundation sent $3 million to Haiti following the earthquake that destroyed the region. Woods also donated $100,000 to assist with the tsunami in 2004 and $