| 听下面一段短文，然后根据录音内容填空。短文读两遍。 |
| In Britain and the US, surnames, also called last names or family names, 1_________________ fathers to their children. 2_________________, women change their surnames when they marry, 3_______________ their maiden names, the surnames they had from birth, with the surnames of their husbands. 4____________________ their surnames or last names, most British and American children are given two personal names by their parents, a first name and 5_____________________. These names are sometimes called Christian names or given names. Some people have only one given name , a few have three or more. |
| 听下面一个故事，然后回答问题。 短文和问题读两遍。 1. Question One: _____________________ _________________ 2. Question Two:_______________________________________ 3. Question Three:____________  __________________________4. Question Four:_______________________________________ 5. Question Five:________________________________ _______ |
| Thinking about how to finish her work on time while walking on the street, she was ____ by a bus. |
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| A. knocked off B. knocked around C. knocked against D. knocked over |
| By serving others, a person focuses on someone other than himself or herself, _____ can be very eye-opening and rewarding. |
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| A. who B. which C. what D. that |
| - Do you need any help, Lucy? - Yes. The job is ____ I could do myself. |
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| A. less than B. more than C. no more than D. not more than |
| Drivers who park their cars illegally, _____ preventing traffic flow should be punished. |
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| A. casually B. carelessly C. unluckily D. particularly |
| I’m going to have my waste paper ____ away at once. |
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| A. taking B. take C. taken D. to be taken |
| They ______ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we _______ on it as no good results have come out so far. |
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A. had been working; are still working B. had worked; were still working C. have been working; have worked D. have worked; are still working |
| If you ____ any problems when you arrive at the airport, give me a ring. |
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| A. come up with B. set about C. run into D. put aside |
| It is the first time I _____ visitors since I moved to London. |
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| A. had had B. have had C. have D. had |
| Most of the participants _____ to our city for the conference next month come from developing countries. |
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| A. are invited B. invited C. inviting D. to invite |
| He listened to me _____ in detail what Nightingale had said the day before. |
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| A. repeated B. repeating C. being repeated D. was repeated |
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| "How did you do it, Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years?" It took me almost 20 years to have the 1 to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first 2 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he got into a 3 that, in the past, would have started him drinking again. For a few years we were 4 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again. "I had this little 5 that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day" was Dad's 6 to my 18-year  -old unasked question. "The 7 were an instant relief and constant 8 to me that things were never so 9 that I could not handle them," Dad said. And then he 10 the poem with me. The poem's simple, yet profound (深刻的) words immediately became part of my daily routine as well.About a month after this talk with my father, I 11 a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of daily sayings of wisdom with one listed for each day of the year. I 12 opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. 13 of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had helped my 14 for all these years! It is called The Serenity Prayer. God, give me the Serenity (平静) to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to 15 the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference. | |||
| ( )1.A. confidence ( )2.A. too k up ( )3 A. way ( )4.A. anxious ( )5.A. book ( )6.A. reply ( )7.A. letters ( )8.A. fear ( )9.A. tough ( )10.A. shared ( )11.A. brought ( )12.A. easily ( )13.A. Satisfaction ( )14.A. mother ( )15.A. change |
B. ability B. went on B. situation B. glad B. text B. praise B. phrases B. imagination B. different B. talked B. bought B. hurriedly B. Smiles B. father B. benefit |
C. wisdom C. gave up C. habit C. eager C. poem C. contribution C. words C. thought C . simple C. read C. accepted C. sadly C. Sweat C. friend C. believe |
D. courage D. carried on D. house D. afraid D. lesson D. comment D. sentences D. reminder D. strange D. impressed D. received D. peacefully D. Tears D. classmate D. do |
| 语法填空。 |
| Long ago, near the frontier lived an old man. One day he found his horse 1 _ (miss). It was said that the horse was seen running outside the border of the country. The neighbors came to comfort him for the unfortunate loss. But the old man was 2_ (expect) calm and said, “ It doesn’t matter; it may not be a bad event, on the contrary, I think it can be a good 3 .” One night the old man heard some noise of horses and got up to take a look. To his surprise, he saw 4 handsome horse besides his own. It was clear that his horse had brought a companion home. Hearing the news, the neighbors all came to say congratulations 5 his good luck. However, the old man was very calm. He added, “It is true that I got a new horse for nothing, but it is hard to say 6 it is good or bad. It may be 7 unlucky thing.” What he said turned 8 to be right. The son of the old man was very fond of the horse 9 (bring) home, and one day, when he was riding the horse, he fell off the horseback and terribly hurt in his left leg. “Nothing serious,” the old man said, “perhaps it is going to be good.” A year later, many of the youth were recruited (应征) to fight in a war and most of them died. The son of the old man was absolved(免除) from the army service for his 10 (disable), so he escaped death. |
| 阅读理解。 |
| It didn’t take long at all for me to decide to come and study in the UK. With the approach of globalization, more and more people realize that it is necessary to study in an English-speaking country. UK does not only offer the chance to study the original English, it also has so many first-class universities, whose qualifications are widely respected all over the world. Besides the academic, there are many fun elements too; its famous football environment is definitely one for me! Since UK has such a diverse society, I feel there is less chance that there would be any racism(种族歧视) at boarding school. This is one reason why I did not take any summer courses before I started my school. It was just so easy to settle in and pick up the language as you go along, because everyone is so friendly and helpful. At the moment I am doing 5 A-levels and 1 AS, which are Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Government and Politics and Chinese. I am aiming to achieve A’s in all my exams, and  I hope to go to Oxford University to study Engineering Science in the autumn. I still remember my first day at Merchiston Castle School, and I was really nervous about it, because I have never visited the school before and didn’t take any summer courses. Despite my anxiety, I soon relaxed once I arrived; the staff members were so nice that I felt that my spoken English was better than it actually was! As soon as I walked into the day room (日间休息室) of my boarding house, I was absolutely amazed by the friendly atmosphere: Everyone was so friendly that a boy as shy as I had no difficulty in setting in, and I made many new friends on my very first day, although I was struggling to remember all the names. 1. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. The author’s impression on UK. B. The author’s plan for his study. C. The author’s comments on British schools. D. The report of achievements. 2. Which is NOT a reason that the author decided to study in the UK? A. It’s less likely that racism would be found at boarding school. B. He wanted to learn pure English. C. There are many worldwide famous universities. D. It provides a good environment for a living. 3. The author thinks the British are __________. A. funny B. hard-working C. friendly D. respectable 4. We can learn from the passage that the author _________. A. plays football very well B. has been admitted to Oxford University C. is a shy boy D. is good at remembering names 5. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to "________". A. my first day at the school B. my oral English C. Merchistion Castle School D. one of my summer courses |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Beijing - "Ma", a Chinese character for horse, is the 13th most common family name in China, shared by nearly 17 million  people. That can cause no end of confusion when Mas get together, especially if those Mas also share the same given name, as many Chinese do.Ma Cheng’s book-loving grandfather came up with an elegant solution to this common problem. Twenty-six years ago, when his granddaughter was born, he consulted his library of Chinese dictionaries and lighted upon a character pronounced “cheng”. Cheng looks just like the character for horse, except that it is condensed (压缩) and written three times in a row. The character is so rare that once people see it, Miss Ma said, they tend to remember both her and her name. That is one reason she likes it so much. Chinese parents’ desire to give their children a spark of individuality (个性) is colliding (冲突) with the Chinese government’s desire for order. Seeking to modernize its vast database on China’s 1.3 billion citizens, the government’s Public Security Bureau has been replacing the handwritten identity card that every Chinese must carry with a computer-readable one, complete with color photos and microchips. The new cards are harder to forge (伪造) and can be scanned at places like airports where security is a priority. The bureau’s computers, however, are programmed to read  only 32,252 of the roughly 55,000 Chinese characters according to a 2006 government report. The result is that Miss Ma and at least some of the 60 million other Chinese with obscure characters in their names cannot get new cards - unless they change their names to something more common. Moreover, the situation is about to get worse or, in the government’s view, better. Since at least 2003, China has been working on a standardized list of characters for people to use in everyday life, including when naming children. The list will aim to control the use of obscure names. 1. Which of the following can describe the function of Paragraph 1? A. Lead-in. B. Main idea. C. Summary. D. Argument. 2. This passage is somewhat like a(n) ________. A. advertisement B. official document C. special report D. study plan 3. What can we know about Ma Cheng according to the passage? A. She has got her new ID card. B. She was named after her grandfather. C. She is 26 years old now. D. She wants to change her name. 4. The underlined word “obscure” in the fifth paragraph is closest in meaning to "________". A. common B. poor C. puzzling D. meaningless 5. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs? A. China’s Public Security Bureau’s computers can read 55,000 Chinese characters. B. The usage of Chinese characters would be more and more standard. C. Standardized list of Chinese characters has been given out to the public. D. Those who have stra  nge names will have their new ID cards sooner or later. |
| 阅读理解。 |
| While scientists are worried that humans are causing higher temperatures on the Earth, a Maryland man, Ace, thinks we can save the world by spraying (喷射) huge amounts of water into the air. Ace told the McClatchy News Service that at least 1,000 places should be chosen to spray water. The water would be sprayed between 20 and 200 feet into the air. Thousands of tons of seawater would be sprayed for years at a time. The 1,000 sites would be picked after more studies. They would be mostly in the Northern Hemisphere. Ace says he would avoid tropical (热带的) areas of the globe. He says water turns to rain too quickly in these areas for his plan to work. The wate  r would be changed into vapor. That process require s heat. The water vapor would rise above the Earth. The vapor would form clouds. The clouds would help in several ways. They would coo  l the Earth by reflecting sunlight. They would later turn into rains. The rains would provide another way of cooling the Earth. Ace’s plan has gotten some support from a limited scientific study. Kenneth Caldeira is a climate scientist. He works at the Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology at Stanford University in California. Caldeira tested some of Ace’s figures on a computer program. The computer model is used by top  scientists to study global climate change. The model showed that the plan might work."More tests are planned in 2009. Ideas like Ace’s should be considered carefully and with an open mind," Caldeira said. “Every brilliant invention in the history of technology looked a little bit mad when first put forward.” 1. What’s the purpose of Ace’s plan? A. To reduce air polluti  on. B. To make summer cooler. C. To offer dry areas more rain. D. To solve the problem of global warming. 2. According to Ace’s plan, ________. A. planes would be used to spray water B. it would be best to spray water on rainy days C. seawater would be sprayed high into the sky D. 1,000 sites in the Southern Hemisphere would be chosen 3. Why wouldn’t Ace spray water in tropical areas? A. Water is changed i  nto vapor too quickly. B. Water turns to rain too quickly. C. It is hard for vapor to form clouds. D. It is bad for local plants to have too much rain. 4. It seems that Caldeira _________. A. takes Ace’s plan seriously B. thinks Ace’s idea too  crazyC. doesn’t believe the computer’s result D. agrees to carry out Ace’s plan right now 5. According to the passage, Ace can be best described as __________. A. mad B. creative C. mysterious D. optimistic |
| 根据句意填入适当形式的词，首字母或中文已给出。 |
| 1. The new drug might help save the lives of cancer v_______. 2. Jane and Mary are good friends; the f_______ is a teacher while the latter is a nurse. 3. The thought of how much work she had to do d__________ her. 4. You should see her wardrobe - it's u_______________ - she's got about fifty pairs of shoes. 5. Recently the government has begun a c______________ to stop drunken driving. 6. Smoking is f_________ in the hospital. 7. These old buildings have _____________ (见证了) great changes in our school. 8. Eleven million bottles of water had to be __________ (召回) from sale due to a health scare. 9. We must ensure that tourism develops in ___________ (和谐) with the environment. 10. Jay Chou is usually ____________________(认可) to be one of the best singers. |
| 完成句子。 |
| 1. With a house ________ _______ ______ (出现在眼前), we were all pleased as it was so cold and rainy outside. 2. He saw a cloud coming down the mountain, ______ ______ (遮住) the sun and burying everything in its path. 3. She ________ _______ ______ (突然哭起来) when she learned her failure in the exam. 4. Stop spending so fast, or you’ll ________ _______ ______ (最终会成为) a beggar. 5. I can ________ _______ ______ (忍受) the house being untidy, but I hate it if it's not clean. 6. Experts________ _______ ______ (被请来) to advise the government. 7. Icy road conditions in Teesdale _______ _____ ______ (导致) two roads being closed so far. |
| 写作。 |
假如你是李明，某报社委托你在就读的中学进行关于午睡情况的问卷调查。请你根据下表中的内容（打∨的选项为大多数人的选择），用英语写一封信，简要向该报社编辑介绍调查结果。 【写作内容】 根据以上调查表的结果写一篇调查总结，并简要谈谈你对午睡的好处的看法。 【写作要求】 请用5个句子表达全部所给的内容（短文的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总句数）；参考词汇：午睡take a nap after lunch 【评分标准】 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。 Dear Editor， Recently I have conducted a survey on taking a nap after lunch in my school． … Yours, Li Ming |
| 阅读下面的短文，然后以约30个词概括短文的内容。 |
| Mother’s Day was coming, a man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be wired to his mother who lived two hundred miles away. As he got out of his car, he noticed that a young girl was sitting on the curb sobbing (啜泣). He asked her what was wrong with her and s  he replied, “I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother. But I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars.”The man smiled and said, “Come on in with me. I’ll buy you a rose.” After they went in, he bought a rose for the little girl and ordered flowers for his own mother. As they  were leaving, he offered to ride the girl home. She said, “Yes, please! But can you take me to my mother?” “To your mother?” the man was a little puzzled but didn’t say anything. She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave (坟墓).The man was shocked and returned to the flower shop, canceled the wire order, picked up a bunch of flowers and drove the two hundred miles to his mother’s house. |