一、單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

1. They got up very early that morning they wouldnt miss the first bus.

A. in case B. as if

C. so that D. even though

2. Yi Siling was the first Chinese athlete the gold medal in the London Olympic Games.

A. winning B. to win

C. wins D. won

3. Alice said that she saw two strange people in her neighbors house at 9 oclock yesterday， so she reported it to the police.

A. steal B. to steal

C. stole D. stealing

4. Professor Williams keeps telling his students that the future to the welleducated.

A. belongs B. is belonged

C. is belonging D. will be belonged

5. It is reported that the family who got lost in the valley with the help of the local police recently.

A. was found B. had been found

C. have been found D. has been found

6. This new model of car is so expensive that it is the reach of those with average incomes.

A. over B. within

C. beyond D. below

7. He agrees with us. In other words， his opinion is to ours.

A. similar B. common

C. popular D. the same

8. Disney， money was now no problem， started a new film company.

A. for whose B. for whom

C. for which D. to which

9. —Jenny took the 8：00 bus to Guangzhou this morning.

—Really？ She the 9：00 train. Its much more comfortable and safer to travel by train.

A. could have taken B. should take

C. must have taken D. can take

10. He realized that she was crying what he said.

A. because B. because of

C. as D. since

11. Every time he an offer， he received a failure notice， which either informed him that tickets were sold out or that too many people were waiting in front of him.

A. registered B. underlined

C. submitted D. exchanged

12. He became an official in the government as his parents had hoped， but he didnt like it and had no in this field.

A. ambition B. intention

C. identification D. explanation

13. the students present at the party， I would like to thank you for your wonderful evening.

A. In honor of B. In favor of

C. On behalf of D. In place of

14. a long time ago， the law cant be followed by anyone any more.

A. Abolishing B. To abolish

C. To be abolished D. Abolished

15. —Do you have any plan for the weekend？

— . I thought of calling you to see what we can do together.

A. It depends B. Not really

C. Forget it D. Lets wait and see

二、完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

A young man waited at a stop light. In front of him was a woman going through papers on the seat of her car and when the light changed to green， she didnt go. A green light is not a 16 ， you know. It is more of a demand. But she didnt 17 .

When the light turned red again， she still had not 18 her car. The man now started 19 and beating his steering wheel.

A 20 tapped on his windshield （擋風(fēng)玻璃）. He asked for his 21 ， returned to his car， talked on the radio， and finally handed it back. The driver protested， “I knew you couldnt 22 me for shouting in my own car！”

The officer replied， “I didnt want to 23 you of that. But I was directly behind you. I 24 you screaming， and I said to myself， ‘That man is out of 25 . Hes going to 26 someone！”

“Then I noticed the cross 27 from your rear view mirror， the bright yellow ‘Love Is a Choice license tag， and the ‘Give 28 a Chance bumper sticker （保險杠標(biāo)簽）， and I am sure you must have stolen the 29 .”

His behavior did not 30 his bumper sticker. But lets not be too 31 . Are we always the people we want to be？ We make 32 all the life. Personal change can happen when the person we at present are does not yet 33 the person we hope to be. Better to set high ideals and 34 fall short than to settle for mediocrity （平庸）.

The important question is not， “Who are you today？” It is 35 to ask， “Who will you be tomorrow？”

16. A. mark B. suggestion

C. warning D. symbol

17. A. observe B. follow

C. require D. notice

18. A. moved B. reached

C. repaired D. left

19. A. crying B. confusing

C. screaming D. complaining

20. A. businessman B. psychologist

C. manager D. policeman

21. A. passport B. license

C. address D. name

22. A. arrest B. suspect

C. charge D. criticize

23. A. remind B. accuse

C. inform D. appeal

24. A. felt B. reported

C. saw D. recorded

25. A. control B. patience

C. anger D. despair

26. A. hate B. terrify

C. kill D. hurt

27. A. sticking B. hanging

C. lying D. tying

28. A. Peace B. Desire

C. Anxiety D. Courage

29. A. car B. sticker

C. cross D. tag

30. A. communicate B. represent

C. reflect D. express

31. A. horrible B. critical

C. curious D. serious

32. A. decisions B. mistakes

C. promises D. changes

33. A. resemble B. admire

C. respect D. differ

34. A. endlessly B. never

C. sometimes D. seldom

35. A. worse B. more useful

C. more interesting D. better

三、閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

A

Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs， its people are by now almost entirely an urban society. Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry （林業(yè)）， and most of the rest live in or around towns， small and large. Here the traditional picture is changing：every small town may still be very like other small towns， and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country， but most Americans do not live in small towns any more. Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas （large cities with their suburbs， of more than a million people each—a larger proportion than in Germany or England， let alone France）. The statistics （統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)） of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day. As the rush to live out of town continues， rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses， so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb. But more and more typical Americans live in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment.

36. If now America has 250 million people， how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry？

A. About 25 million.

B. More than 25 million.

C. Less than 25 million.

D. Less than 225 million.

37. Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas？

A. United States. B. Germany.

C. France. D. England.

38. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “metropolitan”？

A. Of a large city with its suburbs.

B. Of small and large towns.

C. Of urban areas.

D. Of rural areas.

B

The African elephant， the largest land animal remaining on earth， is of great importance to African ecosystem （生態(tài)系統(tǒng)）. Unlike other animals， the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big planteater， it largely shapes the forestandsavanna （稀樹草原） surroundings in which it lives， therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat.

It is the elephants great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day， it kills small trees and underbushes， and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other planteaters.

Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state， the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants， elephants make open spaces， allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations， the forests become suitable for large hoofed planteaters to move around and for small planteaters to get their food as well.

What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears， scientists say， many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna， greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.

39. What is the passage mainly about？

A. Disappearance of African elephants.

B. Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants.

C. The effect of African elephants search for food.

D. The eating habit of African elephants.

40. What does the underlined phrase “setting the terms” most probably mean？

A. Fixing the time.

B. Worsening the state.

C. Improving the quality.

D. Deciding the conditions.

41. What do we know about the open spaces in the passage？

A. They result from the destruction of rain forests.

B. They provide food mainly for African elephants.

C. They are home to many endangered animals.

D. They are attractive to planteating animals of different kinds.

42. The passage is developed mainly by .

A. showing the effect and then explaining the causes

B. pointing out similarities and differences

C. describing the changes in space order

D. giving examples

C

Find a quiet location. Keep a routine. Focus on one subject at a time. It all seems like sound advice for students who need to hit the books， but recent studies indicate the conventional wisdom is all wrong.

Heres a list of tips from Carey， a scientist， for getting the most out of your study time：

Test yourself： Doing practice quizzes can help you retrieve information on test day. “Tests have a very bad reputation as a measurement tool，” Carey says. But psychologists have found selftests slow down the forgetting of material youve studied. “If you study something once， and then you test yourself on it，” Carey says， “you do better than if you study it two times over.”

Move around： Changing up where you study can help you retain more information. “If you move around and study the same material in several places，” he says， “you may be forming... multiple associations for the same material， the same words and so on. So its better anchored in your brain， and you can pull it out easier.”

Mix it up：Think about a football player who does strength training， speed training and drills. Carey says alternating between different facets of a subject in a single sitting can “l(fā)eave a deeper impression on the brain”. For example， when studying French， do some verbs， some speaking and some reading. Spending your time in deep concentration on just verbs， say， isnt as effective.

Space it out： Information learned in a hurry is lost just as fast. Carey likens cramming your brain to speedpacking a cheap suitcase—it all falls out. So if you really want to learn， space out shorter， hourlong study sessions. “Theres no doubt you can cram your way through an exam，” Carey says. The problem is that its so easy to forget what you just crammed—and once its gone， Carey says， “its gone. Youre not getting it back.”

Of course， nothing can replace the power of motivation and discipline. But Carey says the overall message is encouraging：“Studying can sort of be incorporated into a more varied life， much more easily than we thought.”

43. According to the text， the best way to learn is .

A. to learn ones subject at a time in a quiet place

B. to be strongly motivated to learn something

C. to mix up everything that you will learn

D. to do selftests after you learn immediately

44. How did the writer develop the fifth paragraph？

A. By telling an interesting story.

B. By presenting in the time order.

C. By analyzing cause and effect.

D. By making a comparison.

45. Why did the author write the passage？

A. To present some new advice on learning.

B. To introduce some traditional wisdom.

C. To explain some phenomena of studying.

D. To list some views on reading books.

D

It was a bitterly cold day and six inches of snow had fallen the night before. I was five years old and being bundled up by my mom in front of the stove. In those days， a heavy snow was no reason to cancel school. After my mom finished， I walked outside to wait for the school bus.

The snow was heavy on the old and swinging bridge that led from our house， across the river and to the main road. I and my brothers had grown up walking across it， so I wasnt scared. In fact， when I saw my brothers involved in a snowball fight on it， I joined in. After hitting my oldest brother in the back with a snowball， I laughed while he picked one up to throw back at me. I ran back to the far end of the bridge and thought I was safe， but he flung （用力扔） his snowball at me with all his strength. I saw it getting closer and closer. I bent down and ducked（閃避）thinking it would sail harmlessly over my head. But at the last second it dropped and it just hit me in the face. It pained me so much that I ran crying back inside to my mom who just shook her head and wiped off my nose， mouth， and eyes. Then she smiled， hugged me and sent me back outside to get on the bus and face life once again.

That wasnt the last time that I tried to duck the troubles in my way and got hit in the face instead. Over the years I have learned that it is far better not to duck them at all， but rather to look them straight in the eye and learn what they have to teach me.

46. What was the author going to do on that cold day？

A. He was going to school as usual.

B. He was going to go shopping with his mom.

C. He was going to fight with his two brothers.

D. He was going to wait for the bus for his brothers.

47. When the author was waiting for the bus， he .

A. began to find a safe place

B. joined in the snowball fight

C. felt scared of the snowball fight

D. hit his oldest brother with a football

48. Why did the author run back to his mother？

A. He wanted his mother to punish his brother.

B. He wanted to keep himself warmer inside.

C. He wanted his mother to wipe off the snow.

D. He wanted to get comfort from his mother.

49. According to the text， the author thought that .

A. he should try his best to stop the troubles

B. he should learn more to avoid the troubles

C. the troubles in our life stopped us succeeding

D. the troubles in our life made much sense to us

50. What should be the best title of this text？

A. The Snowball Fight

B. Remember Not to Duck

C. Mothers Beautiful Smile

D. Learn from the Football Fight

四、任務(wù)型閱讀（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

Becoming a fireman is a challenging and competitive job today. A firemans main duty is being scheduled according to the fighting and extinguishment （熄滅） of fire which definitely requires being a strong man，both mentally and physically.

The duty of a fireman involves protection of life and property of the public. They are the servicemen who are decisively selected by an organization to handle situations like fire. The duty of a fireman intentionally consists of helping innocent people in their time of need. Such type of jobs is one of those few jobs where service is provided for people when they need help immediately. This may include rescuing people from a building at fire， providing them with medical facilities， extinguishing fire in a house or in a large commercial building. Serving people is the main intention of these professionals. The satisfaction which a fireman gets from this type of job cannot be compared to any other profession in the world.

Such profession demands toplevel commitment and professionalism from those who have chosen it as a career. Firemen should possess the highest level of courage and patience to put their lives in danger for the sake of others. They undergo lessons of maintaining patience for long hours and go through complete preparation to become successful and wellorganized professional firemen. There are certain tests that are recommended before becoming a fireman.

Its not that easy to become a fireman nowadays. A fireman is supposed to deal with unexpected situations， and they should have good communication skills and be selfdisciplined at the same time.

In order to be a good fireman， one must undergo strict local fire departments training program after passing all the tests. All the fire departments conclude a twotofourmonth course，including classroom training and practical training that cover firefighting techniques，fire avoidance，dangerous materials and urgent situation medical actions. Completing this training， trainees go through the departments trial period of service that can last from three to six months， depending on the methods of selection.

Firemen usually work both indoors and outdoors. They have to be on duty at all times and mostly work in shifts of at least 8 hours. They are also provided with several benefits which include medical aid plan， pension fund， annual leave and many more.

Title： Fireman

五、書面表達（滿分25分）

閱讀下面微博上的短文，然后按要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。

Hi， everyone， I am Jane. I have a problem and dont know what to do. So I need your help！

This morning I was ready to review my lessons with my computer in my dormitory， and then Mary， my roommate and best friend， came back with a laptop. She wanted to use my connector， and I did as she asked.

After a while， she took away my headset and opened her laptop. Afterwards she connected to the Internet with my connector. Then something unexpected happened. She used the audio player with the loudspeaker. She entered her QQ and started using the video system to chat with my microphone. Sounds of music， QQ and their talking became louder and louder. She completely ignored that I was there reviewing my lessons.

I could not bear that， so I asked her to be quiet a little， but I failed. At last I had to go away to the classroom. On the way I became more and more angry because she was using my things， but never thought about my feeling. She drove me out. I am very sad. Am I her friend？ Should I stop our friendship？

[寫作內(nèi)容]

1. 以約30個詞概括上文的主要內(nèi)容。

2. 以約120個詞發(fā)表你的看法，內(nèi)容包括：

（1） 你對Mary的行為的看法，并說明理由；

（2） 假如你是Jane，你會如何處理這件事；

（3） 以你的經(jīng)歷談?wù)勀愫团笥严嗵幍捏w會。

[寫作要求]

1. 作文中可以使用親身經(jīng)歷或虛構(gòu)的故事，也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2. 作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實姓名和學(xué)校名稱。

參考答案

一、1—5 CBDAC 6—10 CABAB 11—15 AACDB

二、16—20 BAACD 21—25 BABCA26—30 DBAAC 31—35 BDACD

三、36—38 CCA 39—42 CDDA 43—45 BDA

46—50 ABDDB

四、1. handle / approach 2. Duties / Responsibilities

3. whenever / when 4. Putting 5. patient

6. mind 7. communication / communicating

8. Training / Courses 9. lasts 10. Benefits

五、One possible version：

Jane was very annoyed by her roommate Mary for using her things and making much noise and even driving her out. She felt sad and didnt know what to do about it.

When I read what Jane is talking about， I cant help feeling sorry for her and feeling angry with Mary too. In my opinion， what Mary was doing is too much for anyone in the world to bear. She is too selfcentered and obviously seldom cares about others. What Mary did is unacceptable and does harm to her friends and roommates.

If I were Jane， I would find time to have a facetoface talk with Mary. I would tell her about what I felt and what I thought about her. I would also tell her， if she did like this again， I would never allow her to use my things and I would not take her as my friend.

Actually in my dormitory， there was a boy who once acted like Mary too. The other roommates had the same attitude to him and we had a good talk with this boy. We helped him realize that his behavior was improper and unacceptable. Then he began to change and now we are living together happily.

（作者：徐勇士，泰興市揚子江高級中學(xué)）