一、常用短語

in space在太空中

work for為……效力；為……工作

take photographs of拍攝……照片

offer one’s congratulations to...向……致賀

take off起飛

in total總共；共計

get out of...從……中出來

now that既然

believe in相信

concentrate on集中精力于

be similar to和……相似

come out出現(xiàn)；出版

fall in love with愛上；喜歡（表動作）

be in love with愛上；喜歡（表狀態(tài)）

play a part扮演角色

to one’s surprise令某人吃驚的是

in surprise吃驚地

belong to屬于

care about關心；顧慮；在乎

every now and then有時；偶爾

leap through跳躍

at the age of在……歲時

二、重點詞匯

A.大綱詞匯

welcomevt. 歡迎

producevt. 創(chuàng)作

foundvt. 創(chuàng)立；建立

interestvt. 使感興趣

arguevi. 爭論

photographn. 照片

politicsn. 政治

universen. 宇宙

sailorn. 船員；水手

flightn. 飛行；班機

congratulationn. 祝賀

fann.（電影等的）迷

actorn. 演員

partn. 角色

reviewn. 評論

actressn. 女演員

braveadj. 勇敢的

B.大綱外常用詞匯

replacevt. 代替；取代

orbitvt. 繞軌道飛行

n. 軌道

leapvi. 跳躍；飛躍

headlinen.（新聞報道等的）標題

economyn. 經(jīng)濟

cosmonautn. 宇航員

navigatorn. 領航員；（飛機）駕駛員

taikonautn. 太空人；宇航員

capsulen. 太空艙

alienn. 外星人

astronomern. 天文學家

telescopen. 望遠鏡

evidencen. 證據(jù)

postern. 海報

comedyn. 喜劇

swordn. 劍

charactern. 角色；人物

financen. 未婚夫

adn. 廣告

channeln. 頻道

draman. 戲劇

plotn. 情節(jié)

settingn.（小說、戲劇、電影的）背景

sharkn. 鯊魚

sectionn. 部分；節(jié)

photographern. 攝影師

politiciann. 政治家

achievementn. 成就；功業(yè)；偉績

beliefn. 信念；信條

disbeliefn. 不信；懷疑；疑惑

spaceshipn. 宇宙飛船

rooftopn. 屋頂

movingadj. 感人的

historicaladj. 歷史性的

delightedadj. 高興的；快樂的

culturaladj. 文化的

financialadj. 金融的

royaladj. 皇家的；皇室的

femaleadj. 女的；女性的

maleadj. 男的；男性的

gracefuladj. 優(yōu)美的；優(yōu)雅的

entertainingadj. 有趣的；令人愉快的

aboardadv. 在船（飛機、火車、公共汽

車）上

occasionallyadv. 有時；偶爾

backstageadv. 在后臺

三、語法

1. 時間狀語從句；

2. 原因狀語從句；

3. 表示頻率和地點的副詞；

4. 副詞和副詞短語。

重點詞匯及短語精析

1. flight n. 飛行；班機

【用法精析】

（1） a flight of stairs/steps 一段樓梯

（2） in flight 飛行

（3） in the first/top flight 名列前茅；佼佼者

（4） take flight 逃走

（5） put sb to flight 迫使逃竄

2. congratulation n. 祝賀

【用法精析】

（1） congratulation往往不用單數(shù)而用復數(shù)

（2） congratulations后往往接on sth

（3） offer sb congratulations 向某人祝賀

（4） offer one’s congratulations to sb 向某人表示某人的祝賀

【拓展】

（1） congratulate vt. 祝賀

（2） congratulate sb on sth 因某事向某人道賀

（3） congratulate oneself on sth 為（成就或成功等事）某人感到驕傲、自豪

3. aboard adv. / prep. 在船（飛機、火車、公共汽車）上

【用法精析】

比較aboard，board和abroad的區(qū)別：

abroad是副詞，意為“在國外，到國外”。board 作動詞時，表示“上車（船、飛機等）”。aboard既可作副詞，也可作介詞，均表示“在船上，在車上；上船，上車”。

4. welcome v. 歡迎（到達的人）；迎接

n. （尤指熱情的）迎接；接待

adj. 受歡迎的；令人愉快的

【用法精析】

（1） welcome sb （to sth） 歡迎某人（做某事）

（2） a warm welcome 熱烈歡迎

（3） be welcome to do sth 可隨意做某事

（4） 注意：Welcome to Chengdu！歡迎來成都！

表示歡迎來到某地點時，在welcome后接介詞to，再接指代地點的名詞。因此，“Welcome you to visit Chengdu！”是錯誤的。

5. historical adj. 歷史性的

【用法精析】

比較historical和historic的區(qū)別：

historical 通常指“歷史（本身）的；與歷史相關的”；historic 通常表示“具有重要歷史意義的”。

historic moment 歷史性時刻

historic progress 歷史性的進步

historical research 歷史方面的研究

historical figure 歷史人物

【拓展】

history n. 歷史；來歷

historian n. 歷史學家；史學工作者

6. replace v. 代替；取代

【用法精析】

replace A with B 用B替換A

In order to lose weight， many girls prefer to replace the supper with fruit. 為了減肥，許多女生選擇用水果取代晚餐。

【拓展】

replacement n. 替換；更換；替代品

replaceable adj. 可替換的；可代替的

7. delighted adj. 高興的；快樂的

【用法精析】

（1） be delighted to do sth 樂意、高興做某事

（2） be delighted by/at/with... ……讓人高興

【拓展】

（1） delight vt. 使高興；使愉快；使快樂

n. 高興；愉快；快樂

（2） delightful adj. 令人愉快的；宜人的

（3） with delight 高興地

（4） to the delight of sb 令某人高興的是

（5） take delight in sth/doing sth 以做……感到高興

8. belief n. 信念；信條

disbelief n. 不信；懷疑；疑惑

【用法精析】

（1） have belief in sth/sb 對某事/某人有信心

（2） belief后接that從句

（3） 注意：belief 通常為不可數(shù)名詞，表示“相信；信念”；當其表示“信仰；宗教信仰”時，為可數(shù)名詞，通常用復數(shù)形式。

（4） beyond belief 令人難以置信

（5） contrary to popular belief 與大家的看法相反

（6） religious/political beliefs 宗教/政治信仰

9. found v. 創(chuàng)建；創(chuàng)辦（組織或機構(gòu)，尤指提供資金）；

建立；興建（城鎮(zhèn)或國家）

【用法精析】

found sth on sth 把……基于……；把……建立在……上

He is such a careful person that his words are all founded on facts.

他是如此謹慎的人，他的話都是建立在事實的基礎上。

10. produce v. 生產(chǎn)；出產(chǎn)；創(chuàng)作

n. 產(chǎn)品

【拓展】

producer n. 生產(chǎn)商；制造商；制片人

production n. 生產(chǎn)；制造；產(chǎn)量；演出；制作

productive adj. 生產(chǎn)的；多產(chǎn)的；富有成效的

11. character n. 角色；人物；性格；品質(zhì)

【用法精析】

（1） in character/out of character 符合/不符合性格

（2） in character with sth 與……風格相同

（3） have a strong/weak character 個性強/不強

12. leap v. 跳躍；飛躍

【用法精析】

leap at 趕緊抓住；急不可待地接受（機會）

Foreign book publishers leapt at the opportunity to attract new readers among China’s growing middle class.

外國出版商迫不及待地抓住這個機遇，從中國日益增長的中產(chǎn)階級中吸引到新讀者。

13. interest v. 使感興趣

【用法精析】

（1） interest sb/oneself in sth 使……對……感興趣；

使……關注……

I used to interest myself in fashion very much.

我曾經(jīng)非常關注時尚。

（2） interest sb to do sth 使某人有興趣做某事

I may interest you to go shopping with me.

我或許讓你有興趣和我一起去買東西。

【拓展】

（1）interested adj. 感興趣的

（2）be interested in sth/sb 對……感興趣

（3）be interested in doing sth 對做……感興趣

（4）be interested to do sth 對做……感興趣

14. argue v. 爭論；爭吵

【用法精析】

（1） argue with sb （about/over sth） 與某人（因某事）爭吵

（2） argue sb into/out of doing sth 說服某人做/不做某事

（3） argue for/against （doing） sth 據(jù)理力爭/反對（做）某事

（4） argue with sth （通常用于否定句）不承認某事

【拓展】

argument n. 爭吵；辯論；論據(jù)；理由

arguable adj. 可論證的；有論據(jù)的；無把握的

argumentative adj. 好爭論的；愛辯論的

15. believe in 信任；相信……的存在；信仰

Do you still believe in your relations？

你仍然信任你的親戚嗎？

I don’t believe in publishing children when they do wrongs. 我不贊成在孩子做錯事時處罰孩子。

【用法精析】

（1） believe in sb 信賴、信任某人

（2） believe in sth 認為某事好，對某事可接受

（3） 比較believe和believe in的區(qū)別：

believe表示“相信某事是真的”或“相信某人說的話是真的”；而believe in表示“相信某人、某事的存在；信賴、信任某人或相信某人會成功”。

【拓展】

believer n. 信徒

believable adj. 可相信的；可信任的

16. be similar to 和……相似

We are twins， so our thoughts are similar to each other.

我們是雙胞胎，所以我們的想法相似。

【拓展】

be similar in 在……方面相似

The two books are similar in content.

這兩本書在內(nèi)容方面相似。

17. be/fall in love with 愛上；喜歡

Just having one date， I was in love with him.

只經(jīng)過一次約會，我就愛上他了。

I fell in love with an Italian when I traveled in Italy.

我在意大利旅游時，愛上了一個意大利人。

【拓展】

（1） （ just ） for love/（ just ） for the love of sth 出于愛好；不收報酬；無償

（2） for the love of God 看在上帝的份上

18. to one’s surprise 令某人吃驚的是

To my surprise， my son found his missing car without police’s help.

令我吃驚的是，沒有警察的幫忙，我的兒子找到了他丟失的車。

【用法精析】

比較in surprise和to one’s surprise的區(qū)別：

in surprise意為“驚奇地”，常位于動詞之后作狀語，表示方式；to one’s surprise意為“使某人吃驚的是”，常位于句首，作狀語，表示行為的結(jié)果。

19. care about 關心；顧慮；在乎

They are childish and only care about food.

他們很孩子氣，只關心食物。

【拓展】

care for sb 照顧、照料（病、老、幼者）；深深地愛，

非常喜歡

20. at the age of 在……歲時

He graduated from university at the age of 22.

他22歲讀完大學。

【拓展】

（1） for ages 很長時間

（2） under age 未到法定年齡

（3） be/act your age 行為和年齡相稱

語法精析精練

考試提示：

1. 單項填空中主要考查形容詞和副詞的詞義和比較級用法。

2. 完形填空中也以考查形容詞和副詞的詞義為主。

3. 短文改錯中主要考查形容詞和副詞的語法功能。

一、形容詞、副詞的位置

1. 形容詞的位置

1） 單個形容詞作定語時常在所修飾詞的前面，但是形容詞作定語修飾someone， somebody， something， anyone， anybody， anything， everyone， everybody， everything， no one， nobody， nothing時，要放在它們后面。

2） 以—able或—ble結(jié)尾的形容詞放在前面有最高級或only 等修飾的名詞之后，如：the only solution possible.

3） 以a—開頭的表語形容詞alive， alike， asleep， awake， alone等作定語時要放在名詞之后。

4） 形容詞詞組或短語作定語放在所修飾詞的后面。如：a basket full of fruit.

2. 多個形容詞作定語時的排列順序

常見排列順序是：限定詞（the，this，his等）+ 順序形容詞（first，last，next等）+ 數(shù)量形容詞 + 描繪性形容詞 + 大小/長短/高低/形狀/新舊等形容詞 + 顏色 + 國籍地區(qū) + 材料 + 用途 + 名詞。注意：判斷選擇正確詞序時，可采用排除法。

3. 副詞的位置

副詞在句中的位置靈活，在句首、句末、句中都有，但注意：

1） 頻度副詞always， usually， often， sometimes， seldom， never， hardly等在句中通常放在行為動詞前，系動詞、情態(tài)動詞或助動詞之后。

2） 有些副詞可修飾全句，放在句首。

二、形容詞、副詞的辨析

1. 同根副詞的區(qū)別

英語中有的副詞有兩種形式：一種與其形容詞同形，另一種是由形容詞后加詞綴—ly構(gòu)成。這兩種副詞的大致區(qū)別是：第一種副詞與相應的形容詞意義常相近，第二種副詞表示相應的其他意義。熟記以下幾組副詞的區(qū)別：

close 接近地，近closely 嚴密地，親密地

deep 深deeply 深深地

fair 公平地，正直地fairly 相當?shù)?/p>

free 自由地，免費地freely 隨便地，自由地

hard 努力地hardly 幾乎不

high 高highly 高度地

late 晚，遲lately 近來

most 最，非常mostly 大多數(shù)，主要地

near 近nearly 幾乎

wide 寬，廣widely 廣泛地

注意：以—ly結(jié)尾的形容詞：costly， deadly， friendly， likely， lively， lonely， lovely， manly， silly， unlikely等。

2. 注意幾組詞的辨析

1） very與（very） much

2） ago與before

3） already，yet，still

4） once與ever

5） so與such

6） too，also，either

7） rather，fairly，very，quite，pretty

8） almost與nearly

9） most，mostly，almost，mainly

10） but，yet，however，though

11） likely，possible，probable

12） sure與certain

13） late，lately，latest，later，last

14） common，ordinary，usual，average，normal

三、形容詞、副詞的特殊用法

1. 倍數(shù)表達結(jié)構(gòu)：

1） ……+ 倍數(shù) + as...as...

2） ……+ 倍數(shù) + 比較級 + than...

3） ……+ 倍數(shù) + the + 名詞 + of...

2. 比較級 + and + 比較級：“越來越……”

3. the + 比較級，the + 比較級：“越……越……”

4. the + 比較級 + of...：“……（兩者中）較……的一個”

5. no + 比較級 + than...：“和……一樣不……”

6. 比較級用于否定句中或與否定詞never等連用，可表示相當于最高程度的意義。

7. the + 最高級 + 比較范圍，表示“最……”，但若沒有比較范圍，最高級前用不定冠詞或不用冠詞時，不表最高程度意義，而表示“很、非?！薄?/p>

8. cannot/can never... too/enough...：

“越……越好”/“無論……也不為過”。

1. （2012年四川卷） The hotel is almost finished， but it ___ needs one or two weeks to get ready for guests.

A. onlyB. also

C. evenD. still

2. （2012年山東卷） Be ___ — you can’t expect me to finish all this work in so little time.

A. reasonableB. confident

C. creativeD. grateful

3. （2012年安徽卷） Interest is as ___ to learning as the ability to understand， even more so.

A. vitalB. available

C. specificD. similar

4. （2012年福建卷） Anyone， whether he is an official or a bus driver， should be ___ respected.

A. especiallyB. equally

C. naturallyD. normally

5. （2012年福建卷） — Can you lend me the book Gone with

the Wind？

— Sorry. I returned it to the library just now. Maybe it is still

___ .

A. availableB. affordable

C. acceptableD. valuable

6. （2010年四川卷） The school was moved out of downtown as the number of students had grown too ___ .

A. smallB. few

C. largeD. many

7. （2009年四川卷） My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours， but it is twice ___ expensive.

A. asB. so

C. tooD. very

8. （2008年四川卷） I haven’t seen Ann for ___ long that I’ve forgotten what she looks like.

A. suchB. very

C. soD. too

9. （2008年四川卷） Although badly hurt in the accident， the driver was ___ able to make a phone call.

A. stillB. even

C. alsoD. ever

10. （2008年四川卷） A cough is usually nothing to worry about unless it lasts for ten days ___ .

A. or moreB. instead

C. at mostD. only

11. （2008年四川卷延考） — I think Tracy needs to find herself a new job.

— ___ . This is what we’ve been talking about.

A. ExactlyB. Cheer up

C. Please doD. Really

12. （2008年四川卷延考） It’s often difficult to find ___ to express what you want to say.

A. exactly the right wordB. the word right exactly

C. the right exactly wordD. exactly right the word

13. In the Great Smoky Mountains， one can see ___ 150 different kinds of trees.

A. more thanB. as much as

C. so many asD. much more

14. — Have you discussed the plan at the meeting？

— Yes， but it should be ___ examined， I think.

A. furtherB. more

C. veryD. rather

15. It’s a ___ difficult question， so it’s ___ impossible for me to answer it.

A. too； quiteB. so； fairly

C. rather； quiteD. very； rather

16. — It’s very cold here.

— Yes， it is. You see it’s usually about ___ on the mountain

than in the valley.

A. three degrees colderB. three degrees as cold

C. three degree colderD. as cold three degrees

17. — What’s the weather like in winter here？

— It’s ___ warmer in winter here than in your hometown.

A. veryB. fairly

C. quiteD. rather

18. — How is everything going on with you in Europe？

— Quite well. Not so well as I hoped， ___ .

A. thoughB. instead

C. eitherD. yet

19. — Is there anything else in today’s newspaper？

— Oh， there’s ___ .

A. special nothing elseB. nothing special else

C. else nothing specialD. nothing else special

20. — Mike is looked down upon， isn’t he？

— So he is. He is thought of as the ___ important person

there.

A. leastB. less

C. moreD. most

21. （2011年成都診斷） The final score of the basketball match was 88—90. We were only ___ beaten.

A. nearlyB. narrowly

C. hardlyD. lightly

22. （2011年成都診斷） As the idea of low—carbon life is now ___ accepted， more and more people travel by public transport.

A. mainlyB. slightly

C. widelyD. deeply

23. （2010年成都診斷） Strangely， the two men look ___ alike that nearly all the people think they are twin brothers.

A. too muchB. such much

C. much tooD. so much

24. （2010年成都診斷） — Excuse me， which of the three buses shall I take to the People’s Park？

— ___ one as you please.

A. EachB. Every

C. AnyD. Either

25. （2010年成都診斷） — ___ do we still need to wait for

the tickets？

— Maybe for another two hours. Look at the queue！

A. How oftenB. How long

C. How soonD. How much

綜合能力提升

第一部分 英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié) 單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

1. No matter how fast science is developing， computers will never ___ teachers in class.

A. exchangeB. produce

C. replaceD. create

2. Most people don’t like to go out in the deep winter， ___ they feel the cold a great deal.

A. forB. as if

C. unlessD. now that

3. — Look！ The sky is full of dark clouds. Take an umbrella with

you when you leave.

— OK. ___ .

A. Take it easyB. It just depends

C. Just in caseD. You’re welcome

4. When you have decided to do one thing， don’t ___ what—ever somebody unimportant says， and just ___ yourself， then you have a big chance to achieve success.

A. believe in； believe B. believe； believe

C. believe； believe inD. believe in； believe in

5. Because of my drinking too much wine at the party last night， my behavior was a bit out of ___ .

A. dateB. character

C. balanceD. order

6. — Would you ___ a cup of coffee for a rest？

— No， thanks. I have to finish my work first.

A. care aboutB. care with

C. care forD. care of

7. He ___ says to me that he should be able to get used to the new living conditions.

A. some timesB. some time

C. sometimeD. sometimes

8. The official who was considered as a briber， ___ to be a right—behaved man who never offered a bribe.

A. made outB. sent out

C. came outD. turned out

9. — She told me that she was deeply ___ by this song. How

about you？

— Its content is really ___ ， which I like.

A. moving； movingB. moved； moved

C. moved； movingD. moving； moved

10. In order to accomplish the work in advance， all members will be ___ into three groups to take up different parts of the work.

A. formedB. parted

C. dividedD. broken

11. I like the TV program， while my best friend doesn’t ， somewhat ___ .

A. in my surpriseB. in surprise

C. to my surpriseD. by surprise

12. The boy was running home in a hurry ___ a sudden bike knocked into him.

A. asB. while

C. beforeD. when

13. Almost all students here know this magazine seldom ___ educational information for teenagers.

A. puts intoB. concentrates on

C. takes in D. works for

14. No matter where I stay， as long as I ___ myself in things around， I will no longer feel bored.

A. foundB. interest

C. getD. put

15. In fact， I don’t agree that my father’s opinion is similar ___ my mother’s. Besides， I agree ___ neither of them ___ many family matters.

A. with； with； onB. with； to； on

C. to； with； onD. to； to； on

第二節(jié) 完型填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

The public schools I attended from 6th grade to 12th grade had surprising education programs for children with various disabilities. They took part in the same programs along with us in classes 16 biology， history and PE， and I never heard anyone with a（n） 17 get laughed at or made fun of.

I was a close 18 with a darling girl named Vanessa who had Down Syndrome（唐氏綜合癥）. And I was 19 to see Jeff， another boy with Down Syndrome， be the first one working normally at a local store a few years after we 20 .

Three years after I graduated from Murray High School， my 21 was a senior student and was chosen as a finalist for Homecoming Queen. Among the 10 students were two girls with disabilities. Shellie had Down Syndrome， and April 22 from mental disabilities due to a 23 trouble she had in her childhood. Since 24 education students usually stay for a few extra years， I also knew Shellie when I 25 Murray High.

The finalists went on the stage together with their 26 or friends. When Shellie and April 27 ， the crowd rose to their feet， 28 and clapping.

Shellie’s parents tried to prepare her for the possibility of not 29 ， but it was unnecessary. Murray High School 30 the crown（皇冠）on the head of this lovely girl with Down Syndrome—their 2010 Homecoming Queen that night. And you know what， there wasn’t a dry 31 in the audience. I’ll never 32 Shellie’s little face， shining below her bright crown. April’s face was shining， too， 33 she was given an honor as an excellent waitress.

Whenever I feel that all of the 34 things that happen in the world seem to be winning， I 35 open my old sheet of newspaper of that day and read the whole story again. Hope in humanity makes everything feel better.

16. A. exceptB. forC. likeD. with

17. A. giftB. abilityC. disabilityD. difficulty

18. A. neighborB. friendC. relativeD. workmate

19. A. afraidB. unhappyC. anxiousD. proud

20. A. separatedB. practicedC. marriedD. graduated

21. A. little sisterB. little brotherC. elder sisterD. elder brother

22. A. discouragedB. sufferedC. tookD. got

23. A. legB. armC. brainD. heart

24. A. normalB. foolishC. specialD. excellent

25. A. leftB. attendedC. visitedD. reached

26. A. classmatesB. teachersC. sistersD. parents

27. A. cried outB. looked outC. walked outD. stood out

28. A. shoutingB. laughingC. cheeringD. dancing

29. A. speakingB. winningC. understandingD. caring

30. A. treatedB. letC. acceptedD. placed

31. A. handB. footC. eyeD. body

32. A. forgetB. rememberC. imagineD. recognize

33. A. whileB. asC. thoughD. if

34. A. niceB. terribleC. impossibleD. important

35. A. justB. neverC. stillD. seldom

第二部分 閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）

A

Beldon and Canfield are two seashore towns， not far apart. Both towns have many hotels， and in summer the hotels are full of holiday—makers and other tourists.

Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon. The next day， this news appeared on Page Two of the town’s newspaper. The Beldon Post：

FIRE AT SEABREEZE

Late last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom. The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire. We say again to all our visitors， “Please don’t smoke cigarettes in bed.” This was Beldon’s first hotel fire for five years.

The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on Page One：

ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE

Last night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing， bedclothes and some furniture at the Seabreeze Hotel. An angry holiday—maker said， “An electric lamp probably started the fire. The bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels. When I put my bedside light on， I heard a funny noise from the lamp.” We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield.

What are the facts， then？ It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident. There was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel last August： that is one fact. Do we know anything else？ Yes， we know that firemen went to the hotel.

Now what do you think of the rest of the “news”？

36. Which of the following best gives the main idea of this text？

A. Beldon and Canfield are both good places for tourists in summer.

B. A fire broke out one night at the Seabreeze Hotel last summer.

C. It is not easy to find out the exact truth from newspapers.

D. Two newspapers gave reports on the same matter.

37. Which of the following are probably facts？

a. The fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotel.

b. A cigarette started the fire.

c. An old lamp started the fire.

d. The fire broke out at night.

e. There has never been a fire in Canfield.

A. b and c.B. a and d.

C. c and e.D. a and c.

38. The Canfield Times used the headline like this in order to make its readers think that ___ .

A. hotels in Beldon often catch fire

B. hotels in Beldon don’t often catch fire

C. this was the second fire at the Seabreeze Hotel

D. Beldon is a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe

39. The Canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to The Beldon Post by saying that ___ .

A. the bedroom lamps were very old at the Seabreeze Hotel

B. the bedroom lights made a funny noise when the fire broke out

C. the firemen failed to save clothing， bedclothes and some furniture

D. such accidents never happened in Canfield for the past 5 years

B

There was a wonderful story about Jimmy Durante， one of the greatest entertainers of a few generations ago. He was asked to be a part of a show for some World WarⅡveterans. He told them his schedule was very tight and he could only afford a few minutes. However， if they wouldn’t mind him doing a short monologue（獨白，單口相聲）and leaving immediately for his next appointment， he would come. Of course， the show’s director agreed happily.

But when Jimmy got on stage， something interesting happened. He went through the monologue and then stayed. The applause grew louder and louder and he continued to stay. Pretty soon he had been on fifteen， twenty， then thirty minutes. Finally he took a last bow and left the stage. Backstage some—one stopped him and said， “I thought you had to go after a few minutes. What happened？” Jimmy answered， “I did have to go， but I can show you the reason why I stayed. You can see for yourself if you look at the front row.”

In the front row were two men， each of whom had lost an arm in the war. One had lost his right arm and the other had lost his left arm. Together they were able to clap， and that’s exactly what they were doing， loudly and cheerfully.

40. The underlined word “veterans” in Paragraph 1 means “___”.

A. actorsB. old soldiers

C. disabled menD. workers

41. Why did Jimmy stay longer than he planned on the stage？

A. Because he forgot his monologue words.

B. Because he wanted to get more applause.

C. Because he was moved by a couple of veterans.

D. Because the show’s director asked him to do so.

42. What would Jimmy do after his show for veterans？

A. He would head for his next appointment.

B. He would give veterans another show.

C. He would meet the two men in the front row.

D. He would go back home and have a rest.

C

Nothing fits like an old shoe—especially if that shoe walked on the earth 5500 years ago. Researchers in Armenia found the world’s oldest leather shoe， and they said it was in surprisingly good condition. Diana Zardaryan of the Institute of Archeology found it in a cave near the border with Iran and Turkey. She said even the shoe laces were kept.

Two laboratories in the United States and Britain did radiocarbon tests. The date showed it was four hundred years older than the Stonehenge formation in England， and a thousand years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.

The cool air and dry conditions in the cave protected the shoe and the other objects. So did a thick， solid layer of sheep dung（羊糞）covering the floor. This acted as a cover to prevent damage.

The shoe was made from a single piece of cow leather. The researchers believed the shoe was shaped to fit the wearer’s right foot. The shoe was small—a European size thirty—seven， or a woman’s size seven in the United States.

The head of the research said he did not know if the shoe was made for a man or a woman. Ron Pinhasi of University College in Cork， Ireland， said it could have fitted a man at that time.

His team also found grass packed inside the shoe. They said the grass might have been used to keep the wearer’s foot warm. Or it could have been used to hold the shape of the shoe while it was not being worn.

The team of scientists also found large containers of wheat， barley and apricots in the cave， along with a broken pot and sheep’s horns. They also found the graves of children buried near the back of the cave. They did not know why all these things were found together in one place. They did not know what the purpose of the cave was.

43. Where was the shoe found？

A. In America.B. In Iraq.

C. In Armenia.D. In Turkey.

44. How many reasons are mentioned in the passage why the shoe was well kept？

A. One.B. Two.

C. Three.D. Four.

45. What would be the best title for the passage？

A. How Researchers Discovered the World’s Oldest Leather Shoe？

B. Who Is the Owner of the World’s Oldest Leather Shoe？

C. The Mystery of the World’s Oldest Leather Shoe

D. A Strange Cave

第三部分 寫作（共四節(jié)， 滿分55分）

第一節(jié) 閱讀表達（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

When Dan Shaw gets up from the sofa in his home， Cuddles is never far away. When he wants to go outside， he doesn’t take Cuddles out for a walk—Cuddles takes him for a walk. Cuddles is clearly no ordinary family pet. It is a two—foot—high miniature horse and serves as the guiding eyes of Shaw， who is blind.

When Shaw lost his sight， his wife suggested he apply for a guide dog. Shaw， an animal lover， said he couldn’t bear to part with a dog（which usually lives about eight to ten years）and get used to a new one， perhaps several times in his life.

Then Shaw heard of a program about the tiny guide horses. He learned that the horses possess many qualities that make them an excellent choice for guiding people. They are clean， friendly， smart and have great memories. They can be trained to remain calm in noisy and crowded places. Best of all， they live for 25—35 years， which would enable Shaw to have the same guide companion for most or all of his life.

Shaw immediately applied to be and was accepted as the first person to receive a guide horse. The instant he met Cuddles， he knew he was making the right choice. Then he began his training.

Through training， Shaw and Cuddles learned to find their way on busy streets， step over curbs（便道沿兒）and find elevator buttons. Cuddles even demonstrated（顯示）its ability to step in front of Shaw and block him， to prevent him from walking into a dangerous situation. The little horse also expertly led Shaw through busy shopping malls. They got along without any difficulties. Now Shaw is confident that Cuddles will change his life for the better.

46. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “miniature” in Paragraph 1？ （No more than 2 words）

47. Why didn’t Shaw want to choose a dog as his guide？ （No more than 15 words）

48. What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us？ （No more than 10 words）

49. How does Shaw feel about his future life with the help of Cuddles？ （No more than 10 words）

50. In your opinion， what is the ideal relationship between man and animals？（No more than 20 words）

第二節(jié) 單詞拼寫（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

51. Don’t be shy！ Please accept my ____（祝賀）and say “Thank you” to me.

52. We must follow the rule of the airplane and not take certain kinds of goods ____（在飛機上）.

53. It’s a good story， but I found some of the ____（人物）rather unconvincing.

54. Unlike the other members of my family， politics doesn’t ____（使感興趣）me.

55. After so much disappointment， I had no great ____（信任）in this kind of medicine.

56. We’ve r the old machines with the new computers in order to work efficiently.

57. I was d with the gift that I received from my husband.

58. It’s said that the town was f by English settlers in 1790.

59. The region p over 60% of the country’s corn every year.

60. It’s well known that he’s a really successful man—you can’t a with that.

第三節(jié) 短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標有題號的每一行做出判斷：如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個勾（√）；如有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤），則按下列情況改正：

此行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。

此行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

此行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。

Last Friday on our way to home， we heard a loud shout

61. ___

behind us. When we looked around to see what happened，

62. ___

we found a woman lying on the ground with blood. We

63. ___

soon realize that she had been knocked down by the car

64. ___

in front of her. We hurried to help her， and a man came over

65. ___

and tried to stop us from getting closer to the wounded women.

66. ___

We got very angrily with the man. How could he stop us from

67. ___

helping a died woman？ The man asked us to turn around

68. ___

and we were surprised to see the man carrying a video camera

69. ___

on their shoulder. In fact， they were just shooting a film！

70. ___

第四節(jié) 書面表達（滿分25分）

一些學校開始實行一項新舉措：部分教材循環(huán)使用，即部分用過的教材被新學生再使用。針對這一措施，同學們有著不同的看法。請結(jié)合以下內(nèi)容提示，寫一篇英文短文。

贊同反對

1. 環(huán)保方面；

2. 經(jīng)濟方面。1. 教材內(nèi)容更新問題；

2. 在教材上做筆記的問題。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)：120左右；

2. 可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

參考詞匯：更新 update