第一节 (共5小题,每小题1. 5分,满分7. 5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例:How much is the shirt?
A. £19.15 B. £9.15 C. £9.18
答案是B。
1. What do the speakers need to buy?
A. A bridge B. A dinner table C. A few chairs
2. Where are the speakers?
A. In a restaurant B. In a hotel C. In a school
3. What does the woman mean?
A. Cathy will be at the party B. Cathy is too busy to come
C. Cathy is going to be invited
4. Why does the woman plan to go to town?
A. To pay her bills in the bank B. To buy books in a bookstore
C. To get some money from the bank
5. What is the woman trying to do?
A. Finish some writing B. Print an article C. Find a newspaper
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. What is the man doing?
A. Changing seats on the plane
B. Asking for a window seat
C. Trying to find his seat
7. What is the woman’s seat number?
A. 6A B. 7A C. 8A
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8. Why doesn’t the woman take the grean T-shirt?
A. It’s too small. B. It’s too dark. C. It’s too expensive.
9. What does the woman buy in the end?
A. A yellow T-shirt. B. A blue T- shirt. C. A pink T- shirt.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10. How long has the man been in London?
A. One year B. A few years. C. A couple of months.
11.Why did the woman leave her hometown?
A. To lead a city life B. A few years C. To find a job
12. Where did the woman come from?
A. London B. Arnside C. Lancaster
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13. What is a daypack?
A. A box B. A bag. C. A lock
14. What surprises the girl at school?
A. A lot of discussions in class.
B. Teachers giving little homework
C. Few students asking questions in class
15. At what time of the school term does the conversation most probably take place?
A. At the end of it. B. In the middle of it. C. At the beginning of it
16. What do we know about the girl?
A. She is new to the school.
B. She writes for the school newspaper.
C. She seldom asks questions in class.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. What does Mr Henry Stone do?
A. A bank clerk. B. A teacher. C. A writer
18. What does Henry like doing at airports?
A. Watching people. B. Telling stories. C. Reading magazine.
19. What did Henry learn from the newspaper that day?
A. A valuable suitcase was missing
B. A man stole money from a bank.
C. A woman ran away from home
20. Why was the woman at the airport?
A. She was traveling on business.
B. She was seeing the man off.
C. She was leaving for Greece.
第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分) 第一节 单项填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,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。
例:It is generally considered unwise to give a child________ he or she wants.
A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever
答案是B。
21. —Bruce, I really appreciate your handwriting.
—______.
A. I practice every day B. Thank you very much
C. No, I don’t think so D. Well, it’s not good enough
22. —Why does the Lake smell terrible?
—Because large quantities of water ______.
A. have polluted B. is being polluted C. has been polluted D. have been polluted
23. —How amazing it is that astronauts are exploring outer space!
—It’s a challenge, I guess, ______man against nature.
A. of B. for C. by D. about
24. It’s helpful to put children in a situation ______ they can see themselves differently.
A. that B. when C. which D. where
25. For a moment nothing happened ,Then ______ all shouting together.
A. voices had come B. came voices C. voices would come D. did voices come
26. —Your mum is very kind.
—Yeah, My mum is pretty considerate, you know what ______, she always arranges everything around me.
A. she means B. you mean C. I mean D. we mean
27. We are at your service. Don’t ______ to turn to us if you have any further problems.
A. beg B. hesitate C. desire D. seek
28. The Somali robbers’ frequent attacks on the sea urged the United Nations to ______ all nations to take immediate action.
A. fight for B. apply for C. call on D. wait on
29. The World Health Organization gave a warning to the public without any ______When the virus of H1N1 hit Mexico in April,2009.
A. delay B. effort C. schedule D. consideration
30. It seems that living green is ______easy and affordable. A small step masks a big difference.
A. exactly B. fortunately C. surprising D. hardly
31. according to the literary review, Shakespeare ______ his characters live through their language in his plays.
A. will make B. had made C. was making D. makes
32. ______not to miss the flight at 15:20, the manager set out for the airport in a hurry.
A. Reminding B. Reminded C. To remind D. Having reminded
33. She had just finished her homework ______ her mother asked her to practice playing the piano yesterday.
A. when B. while C. after D. since
34. In April, 2009, President Hu inspected the warships in Qingdao, ______ the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy.
A. marking B. marked C. having marked D. being marked
35. But for the help of my English teacher, I ______ the first prize in the English Writing Competition.
A. would not win B. would not have won C. would win D. would have won
第二节 完形填空(共20小题:每小题1. 5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(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。
Children find meanings in their old family tales.
When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his grandfather, a banker, ___36___ all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times___37___ his strong-minded grandfather was nearly ___38___, he loaded his family into the car and ___39___ them to see family members in Canada with a ___40___, “There are more important things in life than money. ”
The ___41___took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a ___42___ house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was ___43___ that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t ___44___, their reaction echoed (共鸣) their great-grandfather’s. What they ___45___was how warm the people were in the house and how ___46___ of their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children ___47___ hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing ___48___ in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.
A university ___49___of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to ___50___ parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The ___51___is telling the stories in a way children can ___52___. We’re not talking here about the kind of story that ___53___, “ When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s ___54___, and make eye contact(接触) to create “a personal experience”, We don’t have to tell children ___55___ they should take from the story and what the moral is.
36. A. missed B. lost C. forgot D. ignored
37. A. when B. while C. how D. why
38. A. friendless B. worthless C. penniless D. homeless
39. A fetched B. allowed C. expected D. took
40. A. hope B. promise C. suggestion D. belief
41. A. tale B. agreement C. arrangement D. report
42. A. large B. small C. new D. grand
43. A. surprised B. annoyed C. disappointed D. worried
44. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. Otherwise
45. A. talked about B. cared about C. wrote about D. heard about
46. A. much B. many C. little D. few
47. A. beyond B. over C. behind D. through
48. A. argument B. skill C. interest D. anxiety
49. A. study B. design C. committee D. staff
50. A. provide B. retell C. support D. refuse
51. A. trouble B. gift C. fact D. trick
52. A. perform B. write C. hear D. question
53. A. means B. ends C. begins D. proves
54. A. needs B. activities C. judgments D. habits
55. A. that B. what C. which D. whom