| 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。 |
| 1. Where does the conversation probably take place? |
| A. At a restaurant. B. In a supermarket. C. In an ice cream shop. |
| 2. What language does the man speak? |
| A. French. B. German. C. French and German. |
| 3. What does the woman want to watch? |
| A. News. B. "Animal World". C. Movie. |
| 4. Who is the woman talking to? |
| A. A painter. B. A porter. C. An electrician. |
| 5. Why did the woman remember James so well? |
| A. He had a funny face. B. He was late for school on the first day. C. He was the first person she met at school. |
| 听下面一段材料，回答第1至2题。 |
| 1. What did the woman write down in her notebook? |
| A. Her friend's telephone number. B. Her friend's room number. C. Her friend's address. |
| 2. Where did the woman leave her notebook? |
| A. Next to the phone. B. In the pocket. C. In the bedroom. |
| 听下面一段材料，回答第1至2题。 |
| 1. When was the butter bought? |
| A. The day before yesterday. B. A few days ago. C. Yesterday. |
| 2. What's the woman going to do with the butter? |
| A. Ask the supermarket to change it. B. Eat it up and not waste it. C. Throw it away. |
| 听下面一段材料，回答第1至3题。 |
| 1. Which is true about the man's family? |
| A. His mother is a doctor. B. His father is an engineer. C. One of his sisters is a teacher. |
| 2. What made the man decide to get into computers? |
| A. The good salary. B. Simply interest. C. The influence of his family. |
| 3. What's the conversation basically about? |
| A. Applying for a job. B. Making an appointment. C. Family background. |
| 听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。 |
| 1. How long does the training period last? |
| A. At least half a year. B. Two years or more. C. More than four years. |
| 2. Why do learner drivers have to keep their present jobs? |
| A. They don' t want their present bosses to know what they' re doing. B. They want to earn money from both jobs. C. They cannot earn money as taxi drivers yet. |
| 3. What can we learn about the exam officers? |
| A. They are cold and strict. B. They are experienced but rude. C. They are helpful but impatient. |
| 听下面一段对话，完成第1题至5，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题， 听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。 | |
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| — Did you watch the football match last night? — Yes, that's a most close one, and eventually neither could defeat _____. |
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| A. both B. the other C. another D. each |
| With its rapid growth in population, the city _____ in all directions in the last five years. |
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A. spreads B. had spread C. spread D. has spread |
| I'm afraid it's not appropriate to turn up at the ceremony _____ jeans and a T-shirt. |
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| A. in B. with C. on D. by |
| It is obvious that people hold different opinions about _____ voluntary services should be financially rewarded. |
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— Has Tom finished writing his essay today? — I have no idea. He _____ it this morning. |
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A. wrote B. has written C. was writing D. had written |
| When we arrived, she went straight to _____ kitchen and started to prepare _____ meal for us. |
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| A. the; a B. 不填; a C. the; 不填 D. a; the |
| — Write to me when you get home. — I _____. |
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| A. must B. should C. can D. will |
| The president promised to keep all the board members _____ of how the negotiations were going on. |
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A. inform B. informed C. informing D. being informed |
| Any packet _____ properly will not be accepted by the post office. |
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| A. not to address B. not being addressed C. not addressed D. not having addressed |
| If the contest _____ tomorrow, I would probably go and see it. |
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A. is to take place B. were to take place C. was taken place D. would take place |
| Members do not need to repeat the information which _____ before. |
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A. has submitted B. had been submitted C. has been submitted D. submitted |
| _____ in the country, we had few social activities. |
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| A. Living B. Being lived C. Having lived D. Having been lived |
| _____ Tom has no interest in piano, there is no point pushing him to learn it. |
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| A reward of $ 1,000 will be given to _____ wins the first prize. |
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| A. anyone B. who C. whoever D. whomever |
| _____, I believe, and you will find Tom is very outgoing. |
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| A. Having a talk with the student B. Given a talk with the student C. If you have a talk with the student D. Once talk with the student |
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| When I was about five years old, I used to watch a bird in the skies of southern Alberta from the Blackfoot Blood Reserve in northern Montana where I was born. I loved this bird; I would 1 him for hours. He would 2 effortlessly in that gigantic sky, or he would come down and light on the 3 and float there beautifully. Sometimes when I watched him, he would not make a sound and liked to move 4 into the grasses. We called him meksikatsi, which in the Blackfoot language 5 "pink-colored feet"; meksikatsi and I became very good friends. The bird had a very particular significance to me 6 I desperately wanted to be able to fly too. I felt very much as if I was the kind of person who had been born into a world where 7 was impossible. And most of the things that I 8 about would not be possible for me but would be possible only for other people. When I was ten years old, something unexpected 9 my life suddenly. I found myself become an 10 child in a family I was not born into; I found myself in a 11 position that many native Americans find themselves in, living in a city that they do not understand at all, not in another culture but 12 two cultures. A teacher of the English language told me that meksikatsi was not called meksikatsi, even though that is what 13 people have called that bird for thousands of years. Meksikatsi, he said, was really "duck". I was very 14 with English. I could not understand it. First of all, the bird did not look like "duck", and when it made a 15 , it did not sound like "duck", I was even more 16 when I found out that the meaning of the verb "to duck" came from the bird. As I 17 to understand English better, I understand that it made a great deal of 18 , but I never forgot that meksikatsi made a different kind of meaning. I 19 that languages are not just different words for the same things but totally different 20 , totally different ways of experiencing and looking at the world. | ||||
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| 阅读理解。 |
| The pupils of the remote Beau-Roc primary school in Haiti are chanting. One of them plays a guitar made from an empty oil tin. Their headmistress, Emile Jean-Noel, is one of the few women school headteachers in the country. Today, over 70% of Haitian population live without proper food, water, schools, or housing. To reduce the hunger that prevents learning and to encourage parents to send their children to school, meals are provided by the World Food Programme. "We are so cut off that we have many difficulties," comments Emile, adding that finding chalk, school books and other materials is practically impossible. Entile tries to encourage people around her to make use of available resources. Her efforts are bearing fruit. One of her successes was convincing local women to contribute to their children's schooling and increase their income by selling embroidery (刺绣) and other handicrafts. Recent political instability has meant that the country has not invested (投资) in education for ten years. Only 44% of children go to school and less than half of them finish primary school. Less than a third of these children go on to secondary school. In rural areas it is not rare to find 17 and 18 year olds in primary school- Beau-Roc has only 4 teachers for 260 pupils. Emile works constantly to improve her pupils' environment. Under her direction, a local worker is now constructing a store house for the food delivered regularly by the WFP. Not only is Emile's salary small, but she receives it irregularly. For her, transport is a real headache. She lives five kilometers away and has to take the tap, a privately-owned bus, costing more than she can afford. "The decision to be a rural teacher in Haiti should not be taken lightly", Emile comments. "With all the sacrifices and risks it requires, only those who are really cut out for teaching should do it." However, Emile loves her job. "I always feel at home with the children and, because the parents understand what I'm doing, I try to give my best." |
| 1. Which of the following is extremely difficult for Beau-Roc primary school? |
| A. Teaching the women how to make embroidery and other handicrafts. B. Persuading local women to care about their children' s education. C. Encouraging people around to use those available resources. D. Finding chalk, school books and other materials. |
| 2. The many figures in Paragraph 4 indicate _____. |
| A. poor investment in Haitian education B. political instability in Haiti C. challenges in Emile's life D. Emile's constant efforts |
| 3. In the last paragraph, "those who are really cut out for teaching" refer to people who are _____. |
| A. dismissed from teaching B. unfamiliar with teaching C. qualified for teaching D. cautious about teaching |
| 4. What topic is presented in this passage? |
| A. Hardship for teachers. B. Devotion to education. C. Politics and children. D. Love and beauty. |
| 阅读理解。 |
 Dear friend As the anniversary of your membership approaches, I'd like to express a heartfelt "Thank you" from everyone here at the National Geographic Society for your valuable support. We appreciate having you as a member, which is why we're asking you for help. One of the Society's long-standing goals is to keep membership costs as low as possible. To do this, we ask members to post their fees early. This keeps renewal (续订) printing and postage costs down (you save the expense of sending renewal reminders to you repeatedly and help us save paper) and allows us to pass the savings on to you. Member's cooperation is why we can afford to send you 12 colorful issues of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine at such a low price. As you know, this rate is extraordinarily low for an award-winning publication filled from cover to cover with full-color photographs, pictures and wall maps created by our world-famous photographers. Plus, your fee helps enrich the world. Part of the payment I hope that you will send today helps support the Society's research, exploration, and educational projects around the globe. In the past ten years alone, your Society has helped sponsor more than 2, 700 scientific and environmental researches. And, of course, posting your fee now guarantees that you won't miss a single issue of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine. I hope that you'll commit yourself again to the pleasure that membership brings. Thank you in advance for your early renewal. I' m looking forward to hearing from you. John Griffin President, Publishing Department |
| 1. The underlined word "disregard" probably means "_____". |
| A. ignore B. consider C. recognize D. include |
| 2. According to the Society, why is it cheaper to renew for two years? |
| A. The Society is a nonprofit organization. B. The Society highly appreciates readers' support. C. The discount is offered for readers' contribution. D. It can save the money for renewal reminders and papers. |
| 3. This letter is intended to _____. |
| A. introduce an award-winning magazine B. instruct readers how to make payment C. persuade readers to renew membership D. explain the benefits of an early renewal |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Nuclear energy is a controversial topic. There has been widespread public debate over it. It seems that the nuclear energy is either a gigantic disaster waiting to happen or the all-powerful way of the future. It is often believed that unclear energy is something we cannot do without. We live in a consumer society with a huge demand for commercial products of all kinds. Besides, an increase in industrial production is considered to be one solution to the problem of mass unemployment. Such an increase assumes an abundant and cheap energy supply. Many people believe nuclear energy provides an endless and economical source of power and that it is therefore fundamental for an industrially developing society. Among other advantages is that unclear power, except for accidents, is clean. A further advantage is that a nuclear power station can be run and maintained by relatively few technical and administrative staff. The nuclear reactor represents a great step in our scientific evolution and, whatever the anti-nuclear group says, it is wrong to expect a return to more primitive sources of fuel. However, opponents (people who oppose something)of nuclear energy point out that nuclear power stations bring a direct danger not only to the environment but also to civil liberties. Environmentalists argue in the long run nuclear energy wastes valuable resources and disturbs the ecology to an extent which could bring about the destruction of the human race. Furthermore, it is questionable whether unclear power is a cheap source of energy when everything is considered. There have, for example, been very costly accidents in America, in Britain and, of course, in Russia. The possibility of increases in the cost of uranium (铀) in addition to the cost of greater safety provisions could price nuclear power out of the market. In spite of the case against nuclear energy above, nuclear energy programmes are expanding, which assumes a continual growth in industrial production and consumer demands. However, it is doubtful whether this growth will or can continue. Having weighed up the arguments in both sides, it seems that there are good economic and ecological reasons for sources of energy other than nuclear power. |
| 1. What's the writer's attitude toward nuclear energy? |
| A. Objective. B. Negative. C. Tolerant. D. Appreciative. |
| 2. According to the opponents, which of the following is true of nuclear energy? |
| A. Primitive. B. Endless. C. Cheap. D. Unsafe. |
| 3. Some people believe that nuclear energy is the most important because _____. |
| A. nuclear power stations can be run and maintained by relatively few staff B. it can meet the growing demand of an industrially developing society C. it represents a huge step forward in our scientific evolution D. it provides a perfect way out to increase employment |
| 4. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? |
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| 阅读理解。 |
| Traditional surgical procedures require surgeons to make large incisions (伤口) in a patient's body in order to gain access to the organs inside. It was once common for heart surgeons, who perform highly specialized and complex procedures, to make long incisions in a patient's chest and then split the breastbone to reach the heart. Patients who undergo surgery are often at the risk of infection (感染), as bacteria can infect the cut in the skin. In addition, there is often a lengthy recovery period. A surgical technique known as "keyhole surgery" has become more common in recent years. In general, the surgeon will make a couple of small incisions around the area where the operation I'm going to be performed. Tubes are pushed into the holes, and a tiny camera is put into the body. The camera is attached to a large monitor screen and the doctor can see it while performing the operation. In addition to the camera, doctors also push their tiny surgical instruments through the tubes. The awkward part of keyhole surgery is that it is counterintuitive; that is to say, if a surgeon wants to move the tool to the left, he or she must push it to the right. Another new machine called the "da Vinci Surgical System" has been tested in hospitals in the US-Unlike keyhole surgery, this robot's moving parts are designed to copy man's hand and wrist movement, thus providing better control and sensitivity. Sitting at a console (控制台) a few feet from the patient, the surgeon can control the instruments by moving highly sensitive pads. The area of the body is enlarged on a screen, which gives surgeons a view similar to that of a traditional surgical procedure. The da Vinci Surgical System has been welcomed as revolutionary by many surgeons. Patients with serious illnesses must still undergo major surgery, but the smaller incisions typically mean a shorter recovery time. On the downside, some operations have taken up to fifty minutes longer because surgeons are inexperienced at using the new technology. As surgeons become more familiar with the machines, the time needed for surgical procedures is likely to decrease. |
| 1. What can be learned about the traditional surgery according to the passage? |
| A. Long incisions are made in a patient's chest. B. It often takes a longer time to do an operation. C. The cost of the traditional surgery is very high. D. The incision is likely to be infected after the operation. |
| 2. Which of the following is one disadvantage of keyhole surgery? |
| A. It requires the use of long thin tools and a tiny camera. B. The doctor cannot view the inside of the patient's body clearly. C. The direction in which a doctor moves the surgical tools is opposite. D. A tiny camera has to be inserted into the patient's body in advance. |
| 3. The da Vinci Surgical System differs from keyhole surgery in that it _____. |
| A. requires that a surgeon make more small incisions on a patient B. reduces the amount of time it takes to perform a surgical procedure C. allows the surgeon to use the surgical instruments more sensitively D. gets rid of the need for surgeons to make large incisions on patients |
| 4. The passage mainly tells readers about _____. |
| A. the challenges brought about by new technology B. the application of new technologies in modem surgery C. the reflections on the development in medical science D. the benefits and drawbacks of the da Vinci Surgical System |
| 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 |
| The Mayan Indians lived in Mexico for thousands of years before the Spanish arrived in the 1500s. They had farms, beautiful palaces, and cities with many buildings. 1_____ This knowledge helped them to live a better life than most people of that rime, because they could use it to make their life more comfortable and rewarding. In ancient Mexico there were many small clearings in the forest. In each clearing was a village with fields of corn, beans, and other crops around it. To clear the land for farms, the Maya cut down trees with stone axes. They planted seeds by digging holes in the ground with pointed sticks. 2_____ The Maya believed in many gods, including rain gods, sun gods, and corn gods. The people built large temples to honor the Mayan gods, around which cities were built. Today, many of these ancient Mayan cities and temples are still standing. Although the cities were beautiful, and the people worked hard to build them, few of them lived there. Usually, only the priests lived in the cities. The other people lived in small villages in the forests. They lived in small huts with no windows. The walls were made of poles covered with dried mud, and the roof was made of grass or leaves. 3_____ Measuring time was important to the Maya. 4_____ The Maya developed a system for measuring time accurately. Mayan priests made a system to keep track of time. They made a calendar based on their study of the sun, moon and stars. The Mayan calendar was far more accurate than the European calendars of the time. Around the year 800, the Maya left their villages and beautiful cities, never to return. 5_____ They may have died from an infectious disease. They may have left because the soil could no longer grow crops. Scientists are still trying to find the lost secrets of the Maya. They are still one of our greatest mysteries. |
| A. No one knows why this happened. B. Most Maya lived a simple life close to nature. C. The Maya were an intelligent, culturally rich people, D. Farmers needed to know when to plant and harvest their crops. E. They had to fight against natural disasters as common occurrences. F. One farmer was able to grow crops producing food for several people. G. The Mayan people knew a lot about nature and the world around them. |
| 情景作文。 |
| 假设你是红星中学学生李华，在抗震加固改造后（renovation），你们回到了焕然一新的学校。 请根据下列提示，给你的美国笔友Peter写信，介绍学校的新面貌。 注意：1. 信的开头和结尾已为你写好。 2. 词数不少于60。  Dear Peter, How are you doing with your school work recently? Today we are back at our school after the renovation. ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes, Li Hua |
| 开放作文。 |
| 请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。 In your English class, your teacher shows you the following picture. You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it. 参考词汇：鸵鸟 ostrich 蜗牛 snail  ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ |