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；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空格处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. Everything comes with price; there is no such thing as free lunch in the world.

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

2. _________ sympathy for the homeless children, he gave them shelter for the night.

A. Out of B. Due to C. Because of D. On account of

3. Few pleasures can match _______ of working out a difficult math problem for a student.

A. those B. that C. it D. one

4. A clear _________ is a soft pillow. This saying means if you have done right, you won’t feel guilty.

A. concept B. conscience C. confidence D. convention

5. The project didn’t get the approval of local people. ________, it failed.

A. Unsurprisingly B. Hopefully C. Smoothly D. Deliberately

6. The new job will provide you with invaluable experience. In this sentence, “invaluable” can be replaced by _________.

A. priceless B. valueless C. worthless D. worthwhile

7. Doctors said the five patients were in stable condition, _______that the transplants (移植) were successful.

A. indicating B. indicates C. to indicate D. indicated

8. We can find many children playing on the playground, ________in school uniforms.

A. all dressing B. all dressed C. all wearing D. all worn

9. You seem to be fed up with castles, ________ we won’t go to Windsor(温莎).

A. in that case B. in which case C. in case D. in case of

10. Please drop me_________ you picked me up this morning.

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

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。）

A

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11～20各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped(绊倒) and dropped all his books. Mark 11 and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Then as they walked along together, Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history,? 12 he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects. He also learned that he had just? 13 with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was 14 in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly. They then became good friends and later entered the same senior high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks 15 graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill? 16 him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a 17 for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping 18 . But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I? 19 that if I had killed myself, I would have? 20 that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you picked up my life as well.”

11. A. sat down ? B. lay down? ? C. knelt down ? D. slowed down

12. A. and? B. but? ? C. but that?? ? D. and that

13. A. fallen in love ?B. broken up ? C. got along well? D. done away

14. A. invited? ?B. allowed? ?C. stopped?? ? D. interested

15. A. after?? ?B. from?? ? C. before? ? D. since

16. A. asked? ?B. informed? ? C. remembered ? D. reminded

17. A. note? ? B. message? ? C. sign?? ? D. mess

18. A. medicine ? B. pills ? C. bags ? D. clothes

19. A. wondered? ?B. doubted ? C. realized ?D. forgot

20. A. missed? ?B. lost? ? C. seized? ?D. spent

B

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

One lunchtime when I was in the third grade will stay with me always. I had been 21 to be the princess in the school play，and for weeks my mother had painstakingly 22 my lines with me. But no matter how easily I 23 them at home，as soon as I stepped onstage，every word 24 from my head.

Finally. my teacher took me aside. She explained that she had written a narrator’s(旁白者) part to the play，and asked me to switch 25 . Her words， 26 delivered，still stung(刺耳)，especially when I saw my 27 go to another girl.

I didn’t tell my mother what had happened when I went home for lunch that day. But she 28 my unease，and instead of suggesting we practice my 29 ，she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard.

It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine(枝条) was turning 30 . We could see yellow dandelions(蒲公英) popping through the grass in bunches.

I watched my mother 31 bend down by one of the clumps(丛)，“I think I’m going to 32 all these weeds.’’ she said. “From now on，we’ll have only roses in this garden.” “But I like dandelions.” I 33 . “All flowers are beautiful—even dandelions”

My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes，every flower gives 34 in its own way，doesn’t it?” She asked thoughtfully. “And that is 35 of people too,” she added. “Not everyone can be a 36 ，but there is no shame in that.”

Relieved that she had guessed my 37 , I started to cry as I told her what had happened.

“But you will be a 38 narrator,” she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her, “The narrator’s part is as 39 as the part of the princess.”

Over the next few weeks, with her constant 40 , I learned to take pride in the role. Lunchtimes were spent reading over my lines and talking about what I would wear.

21. A. trained B. picked C. tested D. expected

22. A. rewritten B. changed C. questioned D. practiced

23. A. replaced B. selected C. delivered D. designed

24. A. disappeared B. came C. failed D. shone

25. A. seats B. roles C. tasks D. ideas

26. A. secretly B. exactly C. fully D. kindly

27. A. goal B. duty C. part D. work

28. A. sensed B. ignored C. admitted D. controlled

29. A. speeds B. skills C. 1ines D. questions

30. A. empty B. green C. dry D. soft

31. A. casually B. angrily C. joyfully D. proudly

32. A. dig up B. give out C. turn over D. set down

33. A. nodded B. cried C. added D. sighed

34. A. fortune B. heat C. favor D. pleasure

35. A. true B. wise C. possible D. equal

36. A. director B. host C. princess D. king

37. A. trick B. pain C. joy D. anger

38. A. beautiful B. thankful C. cheerful D. merciful

39. A. strange B. useful C. exciting D. important

40. A. challenge B. competition C. encouragement D. agreement

第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、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 an education official in Palo Alto, California. Polly Tyner, the president of our school board, wrote a letter that was printed in the Palo Alto Times. Polly's son, Jim, had great difficulty in school. He was classified as educationally disabled and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers. But Jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the room. His parents acknowledged his academic difficulties, but always tried to help him see his strengths so that he could walk with pride. Shortly after Jim finished high school, he was killed in a motorcycle accident. After his death, his mother submitted（提交）this letter to the newspaper.

Today we buried our 20-year-old son. He was killed instantly in a motorcycle accident on Friday night. How I wish I had known when I talked to him last that it would be the last time. If I had only known I would have said, “Jim, I love you and I’m very proud of you.”

I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he brought to the lives of the many who loved him. I would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile, the sound of his laughter, his genuine love of people.

When you put all the good qualities on the scale and try to balance all the irritating phenomena such as the radio which was always too loud, the haircut that wasn’t to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed, etc., your angry feelings won’t amount to much.

I won’t get another chance to tell my son all that I would have wanted him to hear, but, other parents, you do have a chance. Tell your young people what you would want them to hear if you knew it would be your last conversation. The last time I talked to Jim was the day he died. He called me to say, “Hi, Mom! I just called to say I love you. Got to go to work. Bye.” He gave me something to treasure forever.

If there is any purpose at all for Jim’s death, maybe it is to make others appreciate more of life and to have people, especially family members, take the time to let each other know just how much we care.

41. According to the passage, we know that _______.

A. Jim kept to himself B. Jim’s parents were patient with him

C. Jim did very well in his studies D. Jim failed to finish his high school

42. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Many people in the school loved him.

B. Jim’s smile cheered up his family.

C. Jim wanted to be a motorcyclist after his graduation.

D. Jim was killed in a motorcycle accident at the age of 20.

43. The underlined word “irritating” in Paragraph 4 means _______.

A. thrilling B. aggressive C. impatient D. annoying

44. By writing the letter printed in the Palo Alto Times, the author intends to _______.

A. mourn her son’s sudden death in a traffic accident

B. remind people to be cautious of motorcycles

C. appreciate more of life than ever before

D. advise people to take the chance to express their love in time

45. What can be the best title of th