一、语音知识(共5小题,每题1.5分,共7.5分)
在下列每组单词中,有一个单词的划线部分与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同,找出这个词。
1.A.labB.tableC.mathD.attack
2.A.cakeB.customC.centerD.cover
3.A.rushB.duckC.truckD.butcher
4.A.checkB.changeC.chemistryD.chocolate
5.A.cousinB.southC.groundD.thousand
二、词汇与语法知识(共15小题,每题1.5分,共22.5分)
从每小题的四个选择项中,选出最佳的一项。
6.Jackis_____newsreporterandhelikes_____jobverymuch.
A.a,theB.the,theC.the,aD.a,a
7.Ithasbeenalmostfiveyears_____wesaweachotherlasttime.
A.afterB.beforeC.sinceD.when
8.Heknows_____aboutthecity,forhehasneverbeenthere.
A.everythingB.somethingC.anythingD.nothing
9.Withallhishomework_____,theboywasallowedtowatchTV.
A.finishedB.finishC.willfinishD.havingfinished
10.—CanIgetyousomemorefish
—_____.
A.Yes,pleaseB.I’msorry
C.That’sallrightD.Itdoesn’tmatter
11.Tom,hurryup,____youwillmisstheschoolbus.
A.andB.orC.butD.then
12.Theroom____asalaboratoryfornearlytwoyearstillnow.
A.isusedB.wasusedC.hasbeenusedD.hadbeenused
13.—Mom,doIhavetogotobednow
—Yes,you____.
A.canB.willC.mayD.must
14.Manyartistsfindithardto____alivingfromartalone.
A.doB.makeC.haveD.take
15.JameshadneverseenBrandoagain,____wasreallyapity.
A.whoB.whatC.whichD.where
16.Excuseme,whattimeisit____yourwatch
A.toB.byC.onD.with
17.Welcometoourhouse!I’llhaveHudson____youaroundinaminute.
A.showB.toshowC.showingD.showed
18.Shespoke____fastthatIcouldnotcatchaword.
A.tooB.veryC.suchD.so
19.TakeyourcomputertoJohn,andhe____itforyou.
A.repairsB.willrepairC.hasrepairedD.hadrepaired
20.Youbetter____moreclothes.It’ssnowingoutside.
A.putawayB.putupC.putdownD.puton
三.完形填空(共15小题:每题2分,共30分。)
通读下面的短文,掌握其大意。然后,从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳选项。
YuichiroMiuralivesbythesayingthatnothingisimpossible.Forhim,thatmeansclimbingQomolangma,theworld’shighestmountain,attheageof80.He21toclimbitforthe22timenextmouth.Hereacheditstopatages70and75.Ifhesucceedsthistime,hewill23therecordfortheoldestpersontoclimbthe8844-meter-highmountain.
Therecord,24,isnotwhatpusheshimon.Instead,hewantstoknowhowapersonofhisagewill25anddealwiththeextremecold,26airandlowoxygen(氧气)levelsonsuchahighmountain.Hebelievesthose27willadd70yearstotheageofhisbodyoncehe28tothetop.Hisdaughter,EmiliMiura,29othersthathewillfeellikesomeone150yearsold.
“Nobodyeverlivedthatlong,andhe’sso30toknowhowitwouldbelike,”shesaid.“Hewouldliketoknowwhatisthe31ofhumans.”EmiliMiurasaidherfatherthinksthatoneshouldalwayssetahigher32foroneselfandtrytoachieveit.
YuichiroMiurafacesmoredangers33healthproblems.Hehashadthreeheartoperationsin34years,andhesufferedtwo35bonesinasportaccidentin2009.Nobodywouldsayit’swiseforan80yearoldpersontomaketheclimb,butMr.Miurabelievesthatnothingisimpossible.
21.A.begsB.plansC.needsD.refuses
22.A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth
23.A.breakB.checkC.achieveD.improve
24.A.anyhowB.thereforeC.howeverD.meanwhile
25.A.existB.adviseC.workD.feel
26.A.thinB.clearC.freshD.cool
27.A.desiresB.conditionsC.operationsD.advantages
28.A.getsB.leadsC.turnsD.sticks
29.A.warnedB.persuadedC.toldD.promised
30.A.sureB.afraidC.proudD.curious
31.A.endB.aimC.limitD.fact
32.A.goalB.orderC.ruleD.example
33.A.insteadofB.becauseofC.infavorofD.infrontof
34.A.mostB.earlyC.severalD.recent
35.A.burnedB.brokenC.destroyedD.grown
四.阅读理解(共15小题:每题3分,共45分。)
阅读下列短文,然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项。
A
LookingforPenPals
Mary,24yearsold,comesfromScotlandandwouldliketofindapen(笔友)whocomesfromEastEurope.Shelikesplayingthepianoandlisteningtojazzmusic.Sheisinterestedinhistorybutdoesnotlikediscussingpolitics.
Jim,19yearsold,comesfromSouthKorea.Helovestraveling,listeningtopopmusicandplayingfootballinhisfreetime.
Pietro,42yearsold,comesfromArgentina.HeisabusinesspersonandwouldliketofindapenpalwhoisalsoabusinesspersonandwouldliketofindapenpalwhoisalsoabusinesspersonandlivesinNorthAmerica.HelikesusingtheInternetandlisteningtolightmusic.
Helga,31yearsold,comesfromGermanyandspeaksFrench.EnglishandRussian.Shewouldlikeapenaplwhoisinterestedinexchanging(交流)ideasaboutlanguagelearning.Shedoesnotlikeusingcomputersforlearningandbelievesthatlanguagelearningcanonlyhappeninaclassroom.
Jennifer,18,comesfromNewOrleans.SheisinterestedindiscussingthepoliticaldifferencesbetweenEastEuropeandNorthAmerica.Sheloveshorse-ridingandlisteningtojazzmusic.
Alessandro,25yearsold,comesfromRome.Heisinterestedinfindingapenpalwhospeaksdifferentlanguagesandcanexchangeideasonusingcomputersforlearningpurposes.Helikesplayingfootballinhisfreetime.
36.Whoareinterestedinthesamekindofmusic
A.MaryandPietro.B.PictroandJim.
B.JimandJennifer.DMaryandJennifer.
37.WhathobbydoJimandAlessandrohaveincommon
A.Traveling.B.Playingfootball.
CHorse-ridingD.Learninglanguages.
38.Whoisinterestedinfindingapenpalfromthebusinessworld
A.Jim.B.Pietro.C.Jennifer.D.Alessandro.
B
“Areyoucrazy”peoplearoundhimshoutedasAlexBien,a33-year-oldimmigrant(移民),rantowardthreecarsinachainaccidentalongthehighwayinMiami,whichwereburningdown.Alexdidn’tthinktwice.
Thearticle“AgainsttheFlames”reportedhowheputoutthefireonacarandpulledacoupleoutofanother.Butwhenhereturnedtohisowncar,steamwascomingoutfromit.Itwasdamagedbeyondrepair.
Backinhistinyflat,aloneandwithlittlemoney,Alexdidn’tknowwhattodo.Hewasalreadyworking,goingtocollegeandsupportinghiswife,Aline,andchildrenbackinHaiti.Heworriedabouthiswife’shealth;doctorsthoughtshehadcancer(癌症).Everycentwasimportanttohim.Andnowthis.
Withinweeksofreadingthearticle,readerssenthundredsoflettersofferingjobs,moneyandbestwishes.Onedeliveredacar-used,butinfinecondition.OthershelpedAlinecometoMiami,whereamedicalteamfoundoutitwasnotcancetr.
ReadersalsowrotetoU.S.govemmentofficialstosupporttheimmigrationofAlex’sfamilytoMiami.ConsulGeneralRogerDaleyeveninvitedAlextodiscussthematter.Aline,togetherwiththeirchildren,joinedAlexinMiamithispastMarch.Alexsays,“Iwouldliketosayabeautifulchankstothereaders.Therearegoodpeopleeverywhereinthisworld.”
39.WhydidpeoplesaythatAlexwascrazy
A.Hehadanaccident.B.Hemadeafireonthehighway.
B.Heburnedhisear.D.Herantowardtheburningcars.
40.WhatdoweknowaboutAlexfromthetext
A.HeandhiswifeworkedintheU.S.
B.Hewasafull-timestudentinHaiti.
C.Hewasanimmigrantwithlittlemoney.
D.Hewrotethearticle”AgainsttheFlames”.
41.WhatdidRogerDaleyinviteAlextodiscuss
A.Alex’snewjobasanewsreporter.
B.ThemedicaltreatmentofAlex’swife.
C.Alex’sfurtherstrdiesataU.S.university.
D.TheimmigrationofAlex’sfamilytotheU.S.
42.WhatmadeAlexsay“Therearegoodpeopleeverywhereinthisworld”
A.Somestrangersrepairedhiscarfreeofcharge.
B.Somepeoplesupportedhischildren’seducation.
C.Manyreadersofthearticletriedtohelphimout.
D.HisfriendssentdoctorstotrcathiswifeinHaiti.
C
InJanuary2004,a20-year-oldwomanranaredlightwhiletalkingonacellphon.Hercarknockedintoanothercarcrossingwiththegreenlightdirectlyinfrontofher.Thepolicefoundthedrivernevertouchedherbrakes(刹车)andwastraveling48mphwhenshehittheothercar.Thepoliceweretoldthatthedreiverwasnotlookingdown,pressingbuttons.Shewaslookingstraightoutofthewindshield(挡风玻璃)talkingonhercellphoneasshepassedfourcarsandaschoolbus.
Visionisthemostimportantsenseforsafedriving.Yet,driversusingcellphonesarelikelyto“lookat”butnot“see”objects.Itissaidthatdriversusingcellphoneslookbutfailtoseeupto50percentoftheinformationwhiledriving.Driversarelookingoutofthewindshield,buttheydonotreallydealwiththesituationontheroad.
Althoughthepublicappeartobeturningagainstcellphoneusewhiledriving,manyadmittheyregularlytalkortextwhiledriving.Thepolicesaythatninepercentofthedriversatanygiventimeareusingcellphones,andaboutoneinfourcaraccidentsaredirectlyrelatedtocellphoneuse.
Usingcellphoneswhiledrivinghasbecomeaseriouspublichealththreat(威胁).Afewstateshavepassedlawsmakingitunlawfultouseahandheldcellphonewhiledriving,buttheselawsgivethefalsemessagethatusingahand-freephoneissafe.
43.Whatwasthewomandoingwhenthecaraccidenthappened
A.Ahewasbusypressingbuttons.
B.Shewastalkingonhercellphone.
C.Shewaslookingattheredlightahead.
D.Shewaslookingforsomethinginthecar.
44.Theword“vision”(Paragraph2)referstothesenseof.
A.tasteB.touchC.hearingD.sight
45.Whatisthepercentageofthecaraccidentscausedbydriversusingcellphones
A.9%B.25%C.45%D.50%
46.Whatdoweknowaboutthelawsmakingitunlawfultouseahandheldcellphonewhiledriving
A.Theyarenotperfect.B.Theyarenotnecessary.
C.Theyarenotpractical.D.Theyarenotimportant.
D
Manypeoplethoughtbabieswerenotabletolearnthingsuntiltheywerefiveorsixmonthsold.Butdoctorsnowsaybabiesbeginlearningontheirfirstdayoflife.Ababywillsmileifhisorhermotherdoessomethingthebabylikes.Ababylearnstogetthebestcarebysmilingtopleasehermotherorothercaregivers.Thisiswhenbabieslearntoconnectand“talk”withotherpeople.
Languageskillsarebelievedtodevelopbestinthefirstthreeyearswhentheplaceisrichwithsoundsandsights.Scientistssaychildrenshouldhearthespeechandlanguageofotherpeopleagainandagain.Thefirstsignsofcommunication(交际)happenduringthefirstfewdaysoflife,whenababylearnsthatcryingwillbringfoodandattention.
Researchshowsthatmostchildrenrecognizethegeneralsoundsoftheirnativelanguagebysixmonthsofage.Bythattime,ababyusuallybeginstomakesounds.Bytheendoftheirfirstyear,mostchildrenareabletosayafewsimplewords,althoughtheymaynotunderstandthemeaningofthewords.By18monthsofage,mostchildrencansaybetweeneightandtenwords.Bytwoyearsofage,mostchildrenareabletomakesimplesentences.Byagesthree,fourandfive,thenumberofwordsachildcanunderstandquicklyincreases.Itisattheseagesthatchildrenbegintounderstandtherulesoflanguage.
47.Whendobabiesbegintolearnaccordingtodoctors
A.Rightaftertheyareborn.B.Notuntiltheyarefivemonthsold.
C.Whentheyaresixmonthsold.D.Assoonastheyareoneyearold.
48.Babieswillsmilewhen.
A.theyarewetorhungryB.theywanttogetthebestcare
C.theywanttotalktoothersD.theylearnsoundsandwords
49.Whatdomostchildrenbegintodofromagethreeorolder
A.Makesounds.B.Makesimplesentences.
C.Sayafewwords.D.Understandlanguagerules.
50.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext
A.TheLanguageofBabiesB.WhenDobabiesLearntoTalk
C.TheRolesofCryandSmileD.HowBabiesUnderstandWords
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五、补全对话(共5句:每句满分为3分,共15分。)
根据中文提示,把对话中缺少的内容写在答题卡相应题号后,这些句子必须符合英语表达习惯,打句号的地方,用陈述句;打问号的地方,用疑问句。