第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for him to go back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinnertime came, he didn't go to dinning room, saying that he was not feeling very well.

The next morning he still didn't have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room. But at dinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel (争执).

“Bring me the bill,” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise. “There isn't any bill. On our ship meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter.

21. The story happened _____. 　　

A. in England B. on a ship from Norway to England

C. in Norway D. on a ship from England to Norway

22. The traveler didn’t go to the dinning room first because _____. 　

A. he had no money B. he didn’t feel very well

C. he didn’t want to eat anything

D. he didn’t hear the sound of the bell

23. The traveler went to the dinning room to eat something because _____。

A. his friend had given him some money B. the waiter had asked him to change his mind

C. he learned that there was no bill on the ship D. he was too hungry.

24. After the traveler finished eating, _____. 　　

A. he had a quarrel with waiter over the bill B. he drank a lot

C. he asked the waiter to bring him the change (零钱)

D. he came to know that travelers on the ship had free meals

B

But people didn’t like the change, even if it made life easier. So the new simpler spelling was not popular. More importantly, when the American politicians (政客) discussed the plan, they did not like it either.

Because Roosevelt did not want to have any problems with the politicians, he changed his mind and told the printer to go back to the old way of spelling.

Since then no one in any government has dared to simplify English spelling. However,people do simplify some words, mainly in advertisements. For example, we often see “tonite” instead of “tonight” and “thru” instead of “through”．

25. Many people have tried to simplify English spelling because________.

A. English words are too long to remember

B. there are many mistakes in English words

C. lots of words are spelt in many different ways

D. sometimes the same sounds have different spellings.

26. Who is NOT a member of the Simplified Spelling Board?

A. Andrew Carnegie. B. Melvil Dewey.

C. Theodore Roosevelt.? D. Brander Matthews.

27. What was Theodore Roosevelt’s attitude towards simplified spelling?

A .Worried.?? B. Supportive.?

C. Uncertain. D. Doubtful.

28. According to the passage, simplified spelling________.

A. was welcomed by the US politicians B. changed the way the words sound

C. has been used widely for over a century

D. was first used in US government letters.

C

Travel Information

Place?of?interest



Water?Cube



West?Lake



Disneyland



Dragon?Tower



Location?(位置)

Beijing

Hangzhou

Hong?Kong

Harbin



Phone?Number

010-28135589

0571-68345579

00852-28029822

0451-81187899



Price?of?Ticket

￥60

￥50

￥300

￥150



Feature

Special?bubbly?(气泡状的)?design

The??Broken?Bridge

Cartoon?characters

Skywalk



29. It is said that the love story about Xu Xian and the White Snake happened on _____.

A. Dragon Tower B. West Lake C. Water Cube D. Disneyland

30. If a person in Hangzhou feels like visiting Water Cube, he should call _____to get??information.

A. 010-28315589 B. 0451-82187899 C. 0571-68345576 D. 0l0-28135589

31. Disneyland, which attracts a lot of tourists from home and abroad every year, is in??_____ according to the travel information.

A. Beijing B. Harbin C. Hong Kong D. Hangzhou

32. Which of the following is TRUE according to the travel information?

A. Water Cube is special in design.

B. The price of a ticket for West Lake is the highest.

C. In Disneyland.you can’t see any cartoon characters.

D.The price of a ticket for Dragon Tower is the lowest.

D

His first successful fight was for the equal rights of black people in South Africa. Then, as the first black president, he fought to unite the country and organize the government. Now Nelson Mandela has set his sights on a new enemy, AIDS.

On March 19 the former president, hosted his second AIDS-awareness concert. He warned that 25 million people in Africa were already infected with the fatal disease.

Mandela was born in a small village in South Africa in 1918. He was adopted by the chief of his tribe and could have been a chief himself and lived a happy country life.

But he refused to be a chief when his people lived under racial discrimination(歧视). He decided to fight for equal rights for all the people in South Africa. Before 1990, under the country’s Racial Segregation Law, coloured people and white people lived separately. Black people were treated unfairly even when taking a bus. Blacks had to stand at the back of the bus to make room for white people even when there were only a few of them on board.

For his opposition to the system, Mandela was arrested and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990 and became the president of the country after the first election was held in which everyone could vote.

Mandela was not only a political fighter who attacked with speeches. He was also a trained boxer and fought in the ring when he was young.

“Although I did not enjoy the violence of boxing, I was interested in how one moved one’s body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat，”he wrote in his autobiography.

As a skillful fighter, he chose music as his weapon against AIDS. He hopes to win another victory against AIDS.

33．When was Mandela arrested?

A．In 1963. B．In 1990.

C．When he refused to be a chief. D．When he became the president.

34．Nelson Mandela succeeded in doing the following EXCEPT ________.

A．winning the equal rights for the black people in South Africa

B．uniting South Africa

C．organizing a government in South Africa

D．controlling the spread of AIDS

35．Which of the following statements can best describe the life of Nelson Mandela?

A．Struggle is his life. B．Sports make his fame.

C．Fight for equal rights. D．A great fighter against the government.

第二节 （共5个小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的内容选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? 36 The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.

Make a plan for achieving goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.

Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively(消极地) when you are surrounded by people who think that way. 37

When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks(挫折) to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the things back to their favor.

38 These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.

39 Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously(下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.

Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30 分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Have you ever heard of the saying , “if you want a friend, be 41 ”? What does it 42 ? There are many different things that you can do to 43 friends. You may find out what they are if you

44 someone make friends.

Here is 45 one new teacher made friends with the 46 in her class on the first day of the school. When the bell 47 , the teacher smiled at all the students. Then she said, “Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you 48 my class this year! I want to 49 each of you very much. I am sure we’ll enjoy working togethe”

The teacher smiled, used a pleasant 50 , and acted 51 a friendly way. She told the students her 52 and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them something she liked to 53 and hoped to do with them during the year. The students knew that she liked many of the same things they liked. Everyone felt that she 54 what she said. Each of them wanted to know her 55 and be her friend. Then she let the students tell something about 56 . So they felt that the teacher knew them. Could you make friends as the teacher 57 ?

How do you know and like your classmates? One 58 is to find out more about them. During the 59 you can talk to them. You may ask them their names and the names of the schools they went to last year. As you 60 , the others may be thinking “I like to do the same things you do. It should be fun to be friends with you.”

Remember! Just talking together in a friendly way is one good way to make friends.

41．A. it　 B．one C．that D．careful

42．A.mean B．want C．have　 D．show

43．A.make B．meet C．have 　 D．get

44．A.look B．hear C．listen D．watch

45．A.what B．how C．why D．when

46．A.teachers B．students C．workmates D．parents

47．A.rang B．got C．sang D．spoke

48．A.on B．in C．with D．about

49．A.reach B．learn C．know D．like

50．A.sound B．sentence C．phrase D．voice

51．A.on B．by C．in D．to

52．A.family B．father C．work D．name

53．A.do B．eat C．get D