( ) 1. Don’t be surprised. It was ___________of her to say that.
A. normal B. usual C. typical D. official
( ) 2. When ___________from a stomachache, she can’t bear the pain and must be rushed to
hospital.
A. to suffer B. suffering C. suffered D. suffer
( ) 3. The milk boiled over and there was a(n) ___________ smell of burning.
A. reasonable B. horrible C. valuable D. visible
( ) 4. All of you ___________ at the school gate! We’ll soon start.
A. are gathering B. will gather C. have gathered D. gather
( ) 5. There has been no ___________ of life on Mars so far, though great efforts have been
made on the research.
A. symbol B. sign C. mark D. signal
( ) 6. ---Why do you eat all the vegetables but leave __________ meat untouched? ---I’m on ___________diet.
A. a; the B. the; 不填 C. 不填; a D. the; a
( ) 7. We need to watch out when we become ____________ to them.
A. addicted B. addicting C. to addict D. addict
( ) 8. I’ll be out for some time. _______________ anything important happens, call me up
immediately
A. In case B. As if C. Even though D. Now that
( ) 9. The director recommended that she ____________ more English before going abroad.
A. studies B. studied C. study D. has studied
( ) 10. As is known to all, Diaoyu Island ____________ China.
A. belonging to B. belongs to C. is belonged to D. belonged to
( ) 11. If he continues like this, he will end up ____________ a stone only to have it drop on
his own feet, just as the old saying goes.
A. to lift B. lifting C. in lifting D. with lifting
( ) 12. The firefighters soon got the fire in the building ___________.
A. under attack B. under control C. under construction D. under way
( ) 13. Without proper lessons, you could ___________ a lot of bad habits when playing the
piano.
A. keep up B. pick up C. draw up D. catch up
( ) 14. China’s new food law provides for a food recall system ____________ producers
have to stop production if their food isn’t up to standard.
A. where B. that C. when D. which
( ) 15. Mr Jones accepted our suggestion and tried every means to ___________ himself to
his new conditions.
A. suit B. adapt C. adopt D. regulate
二、完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)。
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、 C、D四个选项中, 选出最
佳选项。
When Shaun and I were first married, he half-jokingly said I was not allowed in the kitchen. He would do all the ___16___, he told me confidently. I didn’t ___17___. We both knew my cooking
skills were limited at best. I found it easier to ___18___ cooking, rather than preparing a meal that ___19___ in the rubbish bag.
Shuan, on the other hand, was completely ___20___ in the kitchen. As we cooked meals together, he gently ___21___ me through all the preparation and cooking of the food.
But two and half years later I ___22___ realized that, for my husband, a homemade meal meant ___23___. And while we often cooked meals together, “Food always tastes better when someone else makes it,” he once ___24___.
Taking his feelings into consideration, I___25___ it was time for me to try it on my own. We were watching TV when I first discussed the ___26___ with Shaun.
“Shaun,” I said during the commercial break (插播广告时间), “I’m cooking dinner Thursday night.”
“Oh?’ he asked.
“But what if it doesn’t___27___ well?” I added hurriedly.
With a bright smile, he said, “Then we’ll call the___28___.” And that’s what we did. There was no ___29___ to make the “perfect” meal because I knew there was plan B.
When Thursday evening arrived, I ___30___ a simple chicken dish with a side of green beans and potatoes. After a few ___31___, Shaun said, “Heather, you did a great ___32___. Thank you foe dinner; this is delicious.” But what made the dinner ___33___ wasn’t the taste of the food. It was the acknowledgement (承认) and appreciation (欣赏) that I was ___34___ my comfort zone (舒适区) to ___35___ my husband that I loved him. ( ) 16. A. cooking ( ) 17. A. know ( ) 18. A. avoid ( ) 19. A. stored up B. cleaning B. move B. forget B. ended up C. shopping C. belong C. imagine C. made up D. packing D. argue D. start D. caught up ( ) 20. A. strange ( ) 21. A. contacted ( ) 22. A. finally ( ) 23. A. business ( ) 24. A. wondered ( ) 25. A. hoped ( ) 26. A. detail ( ) 27. A. bring out ( ) 28. A. hospital ( ) 29. A. reason ( ) 30. A. prepared ( ) 31. A. calls ( ) 32. A. review ( ) 33. A. simple B. comfortable B. followed B. quickly B. power B. offered B. agreed B. subject B. bring up B. restaurant B. time B. ordered B. tests B. job B. healthy C. silent C. guided C. hardly C. freedom C. thought C. decided C. result C. turn out C. bank C. pressure C. saw C. hits C. trade C. delicious C. taking care of C. advise D. proud D. put D. probably D. love D. explained D. remembered D. change D. turn up D. school D. way D. bought D. bites D. service D. informal D. losing control of D. show ( ) 34. A. stepping out of B. making use of ( ) 35. A. promise
B. teach 三、阅读理解 (共20个小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分50分)
阅读下列短文, 从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
One of my earliest memories was walking up to the smell of camp smoke and my mother's hot chocolate. My parents were poor, and we lived in the countryside in Portland. Dad had two jobs and Mom was disabled, but that didn't stop them from heading into the Cascade Mountains several times a year.
Our clothes were old and worn and our food was usually cheap and simple. However, we were always satisfied with our hot chocolate, which was made in a traditional way handed down from my grandmother to my mother.
There was no store to buy anything we needed. We just had powdered cocoa in our camp. Mom would set the smoke-blackened coffee pot at the side of the fire and slowly warm the milk, adding chocolate and sugar, and stirring (搅拌) until the contents became thick and rich brown. The wonderful smell of chocolate filled the camp. More than once, I could remember people that we had just met hours before stepping into our camp to enjoy mother’s creation.
Once we were trapped in our tent for days because of a terrible rainstorm. Every morning I was woken up by the attractive smell of Mom's hot chocolate.
Now, many years have passed, when we head for the mountains, I still use that worn coffee pot. And we always bring extra cups for the neighbours who will certainly turn up.
I have told my family a lot about Mom, and it seems that nothing brings back those warm memories better than sitting around the fire at night and tasting sweet hot chocolate. 36. Where did the author live when she was a child?
A. In a village. B. In a big city. C. In a hotel. D. In a palace. 37. What does the underlined word “trapped” mean in Paragraph 5?
A. Saved. B. Stuck. C. Surrounded. D. Suffered. 38. Which of the following can NOT describe the author’s mom?
A. Generous. B. Friendly. C. Disabled. D. Serious. 39. What can we learn about the author from the passage?
A. Her parents were poor. B. Her mom had two jobs.
C. Her mom was a boss of Coffee House. D. Her dad stopped them from camping. 40. What could be the best title for the passage?
A. Camp Smoke B. Mom’s Hot Chocolate C. My Neighbours D. Grandmother’s Creation B
Rule of thumb: If it’s a large, wild animal that you aren’t in any way trained to deal with, then don’t touch it. don’t get close to it, and for the love of God, don’t risk your life to take a selfie (自拍) with it. That’s a lesson that I learned last week when I was visiting Yellowstone National Park.
Last week, my mother and I went to Yellowstone National Park. Like most young people, when I go to a famous tourist attraction. I like taking selfies. While my mother and I were walking in the park. I saw a bison(野牛). It looked really huge. I thought it must be cool to post a selfie of me standing close to it on my Facebook page. So I stood about six meters away from it when I turned my back on the animal to take a photo.
While I was doing that, my mother warned me that I was too close to the animal She was concerned about my safety. But I didn’t listen to her. I kept taking selfies with the bison nearby. Suddenly, the bison ran towards me and used its head to lift me into the air and tossed me aside. I was frightened to death and thought I was going to die. Luckily, the bison didn’t keep attacking me and ran away.
My mother immediately came to me and some passers-by came to me, too. Luckily, my injuries were only minor. I was just too frightened to do anything.
After coming back, I learned that I wasn’ t the only one that had been attacked by a bison there. I
do hope that those who read this will avoid making the mistake that I have made. 41. The author went to the bison because she wanted to___________.
A. do some research on it C. take a photo with it
B. observe it carefully
D. help her online friends see it
42. Why was the author’ s mother worried?
A. The bison might attack passers-by. B. The bison might attack the author. C. The author might drive the bison away. D. The author didn’t care for her mother’s safety.
43. What does the underlined word “tossed” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Kept B. Pressed C. Threw. D. Touched. 44. After the author was attacked, she most probably___________. A. got severely injuredB. regretted having done that
C. was worried about her mother D. was immediately taken to hospital 45. What would be the best title for the text?
A. A dangerous bison. B. An interesting selfie. C. An important lesson. D. A visit to a national park.
C
Several months ago, 150 people were killed when German wings Flight 9525 crashed in the French Alps. Officials said the co-pilot flew the airplane directly into a mountain on purpose. Now, experts wonder if removing pilots from planes would improve airline safety. They have different opinions.
Mary Cummings, a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot, says, “The real reason why a person wants another human in the cockpit (驾驶舱) is that they want to believe there’s somebody in the front who shares their own fate and thus if anything goes wrong, they will do everything they can to save their own lives.” She and other experts believe cargo planes (运输飞机)will be the first aircraft to fly over the U.S. without pilots. They say big cargo companies would go from two pilots to one, with a team of pilots assisting from the ground. Then, all operations would be done by flight specialists on the ground.
Airlines would save money on pilot training, pay and retirement costs. They also would save on hotel and travel costs. In addition, ground-based pilots would be able to have normal eight-hour work days, even if their plane is in the air for 12 hours. Todd Humphreys, who teaches aerospace engineering at the University of Texas, says it would not be hard to go one step further and have the pilots watching those same monitors from a room on the ground. He suggests having a team of airplane specialists in the room with all the remote pilots who could assist with any emergency. He says this would reduce the number of mistakes by pilots. But many pilots disagree. They say that often pilots must make split-second decisions. In the end, the final decision may come down to passengers. Are travelers more worried about a pilot killing them or stepping onto a plane without a pilot? 46. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A. There was only one pilot in the cockpit. B. Removing pilots from planes will be better. C. German wings Flight 9525 crashed by accident. D. A heated discussion has arisen from the air crash.
47. According to Mary Cummings, every pilot needs a co-pilot for the purpose of ___________.
A. getting information from the ground B. seeking help when there is an emergency
C. communicating with other crew members
D. working together in solving any technical difficulties 48. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A. The advantages of flying without pilots. B. The appearance of planes without pilots. C. The costs of building a plane without pilots. D. The biggest challenge of flying without pilots.
49. What does the underlined word “split-second” mean in Paragraph 3?
A. Unexpected. B. Important. C. Quick. D. Helpful. 50. What’s the author’s attitude towards flying without pilots?
A. Negative. B. Objective. C. Doubtful. D. Positive.
D
It has become common in recent years for parents to be warned about the dangers of praise. We are told that frequent praise, although planned to strengthen a child's self-confidence and self-esteem, may instead create increased anxiety and finally weaken their creativity and confidence. Many parent advisers are especially concerned, even shocked by empty praise — Parents or teachers tell children that they are wonderful or special when a child has not, in fact, done anything wonderful or special.
In this view, when praise is cheap, children fail to learn the importance of hard work. The critics ask, how can children learn the need for effort and perseverance (毅力) when they are not challenged to do better, when they are given A’s for C work, awarded medals just for showing up, and only hear good things?
My own experience — and, I believe, a correct reading of the research on praise — teaches a
different lesson. In three decades of clinical(临床的) practice, I have met many discouraged, angry and unhappy children. I have met discouraged kids who were unable to keep up efforts when they experienced even little disappointment.
And the cause of the problem is not praise, but criticism. Most of these children were over-criticized; very few were over-praised. Children need praise. We all do. From early in life, children look to us for praise, and to share moments of pride. Of course, I do not recommend (建议) praise that is unrealistic or insincere. I certainly do not believe in empty praise.
But I believe that we should offer children generous praise for all of their efforts, including their good behavior. Over time, they will come to learn that praise is earned by hard work and good deeds. 51. Which one of the following is the danger of praise?
A. Weakening a child’s confidence. B. Increasing a child’s desire for more.
C. Making parents discouraged about themselves. D. Preventing children from sharing their proud moments. 52. What does “critics” refer to in Paragraph 2?
A. People who learn the need for effort. B. People who support the idea of praise. C. People who disagree with the idea of praise. D. People who learn the importance of hard work.
53. What should parents do with their children according to the author's experience?
A. To praise them. B.To correct them.
C. To warn them to be realistic. D. To find out the cause of criticism. 54. What’s the author’s attitude towards empty praise?
A. Supportive. B. Doubtful. C. Respectful. D. Disapproving,
55. When a a child behaves well, we should . A. give them rewards B. offer generous praise
C. offer them more opportunities D. encourage them to behave better
四、阅读表达(共10小题, 每小题1分, 满分10分)
Lee Shapiro is a retired judge. At one point in his career, Lee realized that love is the greatest power there is. As a result, Lee became a hugger. He began offering everybody a hug. His colleagues called him “the hugging judge”.
About six years ago Lee created what he calls his Hugger Kit On the outside it reads “A heart for a hug.” The inside contains 30 little red hearts. Lee will go around to people and offer them a little red heart in exchange for a hug.
One day, Lee’s friend Nancy Johnston called, “Lee, take a bunch (串) of your Hugger Kits and let’s go out to the home for the disables.”
When they arrived at the home, they started giving out balloon hats, hearts and hugs to the patients, Lee was uncomfortable. He had never before hugged people who were seriously ill, and severely retarded (智力迟缓的). But after a while it became easier. A group of doctors and nurses followed them.
After several hours Lee came to the last person, Leonard. Leonard was wearing a big white bib (围嘴), which he was drooling (流口水) on. Lee looked at Leonard and said, “Let’s go, Nancy. There’s no way we can get through to this person.” Nancy replied, “Come on, Lee. He’s a fellow human being, too, isn’t he?” Then she placed a funny balloon hat on his head. Lee took one of his little red hearts and placed it on Leonard’s bib. He took a deep breath, leaned (屈身) down and gave Leonard a hug.
All of a sudden Leonard began to scream, “Eeeeehh! Eeeeeehh!” Some of the other patients in the room began to make a loud sound together. Every doctor and nurse was crying. Lee asked the head nurse, ‘‘What’s going on?”
Lee will never forget what she said: “This is the first time in 23 years we’ve seen Leonard smile.”
56. What’s the Hugger Kit like? (No more than 20 words)
______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 57. What did Lee think of hugging the disabled patients at first? (1 word)
_____________________________________________________________________________ 58. How do you understand the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5? (No more than 5 words) ______________________________________________________________________________ 59. Why did the doctors and nurses cry? (No more than 10 words)
______________________________________________________________________________ 60. What do you think of what Lee did? (No more than 15 words)
______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
五、书面表达 (满分25分)
假定你是李华, 你的英国朋友Mike 给你发来邮件, 邀请你本周六晚上和他一起去一家新开的餐馆吃饭, 但你因故不能应邀前去。请你用英语给他回一封邮件, 内容包括：
(1) 感谢对方的邀请; (2) 委婉拒绝并说明原因; (3) 希望下次有机会一起吃饭。
注意：(1) 词数不少于100;
(2) 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
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